Tyler noticed a hint of confusion in Jean's eyes when their gazes met. Tyler knew very well that Jean was a sensitive person. She must have sensed something suspicious, so he quickly said, "You've never been to any public functions since you returned from overseas a while ago. "I'm just worried that you might bump into someone you knew in the past but can't recognize them. That would be awkward." Jean pondered for a moment before replying with a smile, "It's alright. I might have forgotten them, but they'd remember me. Just whisper to me who they are at the reception." Tyler was left speechless. Emmett and Jean were schoolmates, so any mutual friends they had would surely show up at the reception as well. Tyler only knew some of these friends. In fact, Jean did not care much that Emmett was getting married. Soon, it was Emmett and Alison's wedding day. Since Jean had prepared the gifts, Tyler had to bring her along. He was not as worried anymore seeing how calm
Alison nodded slightly as she listened to Emmett, her expression abnormally calm. Her gaze landed on Emmett as she said softly, "I didn't know you invited Jean, so I invited Joyce to play the piano at our wedding." A slight frown appeared on Emmett's face when he heard that. Looking somewhat worried, Alison pursed her lips and asked carefully, "You're not taking it to heart, right?" Emmett heaved a deep breath and nodded. "No, I'm not." Of course, Alison knew that Emmett would invite Jean, especially when she was currently in Henkel. Therefore, Alison had deliberately invited Joyce to play. At first, Alison had not thought of this idea. But lately, Joyce had intentionally been trying to get close to her, so she figured she would just invite Joyce to the wedding to irritate Jean. Emmett used to be a famous director in the entertainment industry, and he still had a lot of connections. The reason why Joyce was being unusually nice to Alison was because she wanted to ente
After withdrawing her gaze from Joyce, Jean noticed the people at other tables had started eating. So, she looked toward Tyler and said softly, "Let's eat." Tyler nodded and picked up his spoon. Only then did the others at their table dare to dig into their appetizers.Seeing how Jean had no intention of responding to her multiple attempts to start a conversation, Joyce couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh. The younger Joyce would have gotten mad after being treated like that, but she could control her emotions better now. She pushed her serving of creamy potato soup to Jean and said, "Jean, I remember you loved potato soup when you were young." Jean had forgotten everything about her childhood. Seeing how hard Joyce was trying to fawn over her, Jean inhaled deeply and shoved the soup aside."I haven't had potato soup for a long time," she answered with absolute calmness.Joyce pursed her lips and whispered, "Jean, I … " Jean gave her a cold glance and added, "We're here
Jane successfully resolved the brewing crisis with just a single sentence.Alison and Emmett promptly moved on to the next table.Jean's expression didn't change much. At this moment, Tyler tightened his grip on her hand.Jean could feel the warmth Tyler was trying to provide. She pursed her lips and smiled a little.After hearing what Alison said, it was clear that Jean's relationship with Emmett wasn't as simple as she thought.Joyce looked at Jean with a small smile and whispered, "I guess Ms. Matthias is still feeling resentful toward you."Joyce knew that Jean had lost her memories and was aware that Tyler had definitely chosen to hide the truth from Jean. As such, she mentioned it casually.Tyler shot Joyce a cold glare.Joyce immediately shut her mouth. However, before she completely quieted down, she said quietly, "Jean, you must've felt burdened by it. It's not your fault, though. You didn't do anything wrong."Jean frowned slightly at that.After lunch, all the gues
After she returned to Larson Group, Jean settled into her workstation.When Tyler returned to the office for his lunch break, he gave Jean a heads-up. "I've already got Ms. Sage to handle today's matters. Why don't you come in and take a break?"Jean had other tasks to attend to, so she declined. "You go ahead and rest. I need to go through some documents.”Observing Jean's earnest demeanor, Tyler nodded slightly and retreated into his private office.Jean waited until Tyler began resting before she quickly left her workstation.There was a communications store near the office. Jean immediately went there with her ID card to replace her SIM card.Currently, Jean was using a SIM card registered under Tyler's name. Her social media accounts were also newly created. However, she felt an urge to retrieve her old social media accounts.In just half an hour, Jean successfully replaced her old SIM card.As she inserted the card into her phone, an inexplicable tension gripped her. She
Jean returned to her workstation and placed the SIM card inside a notebook at the very bottom of her drawer. Only then did she start her work.She felt mentally unprepared to log into her social media platforms, so she dared not do it just yet.After she dealt with some documents, Robin brought them over to Jean.When Jean saw the files, she picked one up and was about to peruse it. Robin pressed her hand down on it and asked in a low voice, "Where did you go just now?"Jean's expression flickered imperceptibly upon hearing Robin's question. She had always thought she hid her actions well, but apparently, Robin had noticed.After a moment of silence, Jean smiled and replied, "I went to the file room." Robin raised an eyebrow slightly, removed her hand from the file, and said in a hushed voice, "You're lying."Jean felt Robin's sharp gaze on her, so she took a deep breath and changed the subject. "Remember how I mentioned wanting to move to your apartment area?"Robin nodded.
Robin walked fast, deliberately creating distance between herself and Terence. Terence watched Robin's brisk pace with a hint of amusement in his eyes. He followed her at a leisurely pace.Robin had taken a ride in Terence's car to the office this morning. So now, with Terence picking her up, it was natural for her to ride back with him. This had been their routine for the past few days. Robin wore a resigned expression on her face. Every day, as soon as she entered the underground parking lot, Terence would corner her. Once inside Terence's car, she fastened her seatbelt and glanced at him. After a moment's hesitation, she said in a low voice, "Mr. Weiss, starting tomorrow, you don't have to pick me up anymore. I can drive myself here." Hearing Robin's words, Terence furrowed his brows and replied in a deep voice, "Oh? Afraid I'll mess up your love life?" Robin raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze serious as she looked at Terence. Then, she smiled faintly and said,
When Robin answered Terence, her tone was particularly indifferent.She slowly shifted her gaze away from him. Upon seeing his dark expression, her lips curled into a casual smile.Robin had deliberately said what she did.Terence sighed, his expression turning somewhat indifferent.Upon arriving at The Iris Indigo, Terence stopped his car. Robin immediately opened the car door and got out with a smile on her face."Thank you for the ride back, Mr. Weiss," she said.She continued, "I'd like to drive myself to the company tomorrow, so you don't have to come over."Robin didn't bring up the issue about Terence moving into her apartment building.It seemed as if she wasn't curious about the matter at all. She maintained a calm and nonchalant demeanor the entire time.She walked briskly into the elevator of the apartment building. When she turned around, her lips curled into a small smile at the sight of Terence sitting in his car.Terence watched Robin walk into the elevator wit
Even though Lukas was now back together with her, Jenny could clearly feel that their relationship could never return to the way it had been in the past. After spending some time with Lukas, Jenny felt that Lukas' heart no longer belonged to her.Once Conner and Robin were done packing up Alina's belongings at the hospital, they made their way to Robin's car. Robin drove them to her apartment. Upon seeing where they were heading, Conner said to Robin softly, "Roo, I won't be going back to your apartment."Upon hearing this, Robin looked confused. Before she could ask why, Conner added softly, "I want to return to Swiree."Robin was taken aback for a moment. Then, she replied, "Dad, you really don't need to rush back home."Conner had already sold the family business in Swiree when Alina was hospitalized in Henkel. As such, Robin had not expected to hear Conner tell her that he wanted to return to Swiree."Just stay here," Robin said.Upon hearing that, Conner sighed softly and
After Alina passed away, her body was taken to the funeral home the next morning.Alina had instructed Conner to keep her funeral simple after her death.After Alina was hospitalized, Conner showed her a grave site according to her wishes.A van from the funeral home came to the hospital the next morning to take Alina's body to the funeral home.Upon hearing the news, Jean and Tyler rushed to the hospital and accompanied Robin there.On the way to the funeral home, Tyler tried to call Terence. However, Terence did not answer.Tyler had to call Wilson to inform Terence of what had happened.Only a handful of relatives and friends attended the funeral to pay their respects to Alina.With Jean and Tyler's help, Alina's funeral wasn't much trouble to set up.Terence received the news of Alina's death in the afternoon. Only then did he rush to the funeral home.When Terence arrived, Alina's remains had already been cremated and placed in an urn.He walked over to Robin. When he s
Robin's call managed to go through, but no one answered her call even after a long while.Robin gradually tightened the grip she had on her phone. She tried to maintain her composure while holding the phone.After what seemed like ages, Terence finally answered her call."Roo, why are you still up?"Terence's gentle voice came through in the end. His tone was tinged with a hint of exhaustion.Upon hearing his voice, Robin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that Terence had ended up answering her call, she supposed there weren't any problems to worry about."Yeah, I haven't gone to sleep yet. I'm still—"Robin was about to tell Terence that she was still at the hospital.However, Terence quickly interjected, "I'm still at the hospital now."Upon hearing Terence's words, Robin unconsciously tightened her grip on her phone. Her heart quivered in fear for a moment.She suddenly felt insecure.Robin hummed in acknowledgment and asked, "Is Ms. Blake not doing well?"Robi
Robin's response was in no way problematic.From her response, it was clear how cautious and serious she was when dealing with matters of the heart.Brian sighed and looked at Robin deeply.However, Robin deliberately avoided Brian's gaze at this moment.She didn't want him to waste his time on her. Robin certainly didn't want Brian's friendship with Terence to be negatively affected because of her.Seeing that Robin was deliberately avoiding his gaze, Brian curled his lips into a small smile and said softly, "You don't need to be so wary of me. I'm not going to force you to help me."I'm glad to see that you're going steady with Terence. I'm looking forward to attending your guys' wedding."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips lightly. She let out a calm smile and replied, "Well, then you'll have to spend quite some time waiting."Brian turned to look at Robin. He had a tender expression on his face as he said, "Don't worry, I know Terence very well. I'm certain he'll marr
Robin couldn't help looking surprised upon seeing Brian dressed in formal attire. He looked somewhat weary."Mr. Collins," Robin greeted.Brian nodded slightly in response and walked over to her side.He whispered, "I heard that Aunt Alina isn't doing very well, so I came to check on you guys. Don't be too upset if you can help it."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips. She replied in a soft voice, "I already expected this to happen, so I'm not too upset by it. I just feel a bit helpless at the moment."Although Robin had already anticipated this outcome, she couldn't change it.Robin sighed as a hint of grief filled her eyes.Brian walked over to sit beside her. His tone was gentle as he said, "Death is inevitable for everyone, after all. People either die from old age or sickness. Try to take it easy."Aunt Alina probably wouldn't want you to be so upset either."Robin nodded and turned her gaze toward Brian. When she noticed that was wearing a suit, she asked, "Where we
During her conversation with Alina, Robin had already tried her best to keep her emotions under control. She did not expect Alina to get so worked up.Robin simply didn't want Alina to use her past as an example to educate Robin.After all, everybody was living a different life.Robin would never settle for second best.Robin sat quietly as the doctor continued talking. But she didn't hear a word he said. Noticing Robin's low spirits, Conner said softly to her after the doctor left, "Roo, don't burden yourself with all this. This day was bound to come sooner or later."Although Conner was trying to comfort Robin, his voice was hoarse and contained a hint of melancholy that he failed to conceal.Robin took a deep breath. With her reddened, teary eyes, she told Conner, "I shouldn't have argued with her knowing she was sick. With her current state, it's my fault that I insisted on my point."Conner sighed with a hint of helplessness in his expression. He avoided Robin's eyes and
Robin took a deep breath and said softly, "Don't worry about Chandler. Terence will handle it."After all, Chandler raised Terence like a son despite not being blood-related. The bond between them was too strong for Terence to ignore."Just focus on getting better."Alina went silent for a while. Robin chose not to say anything further either.She wanted to end the discussion in Alina's silence. But to her surprise, Alina uttered hesitantly after a long pause, "No, Terence will not care about Chandler."If Terence helps Chandler out, Weiss Group will face setbacks. Terence prioritizes his interests above all else. He won't care about Chandler. I…"Robin watched Alina getting worked up as she continued talking. Robin couldn't help but feel bad.However, she couldn't pinpoint her feelings. Did she feel bad because after all these years, Alina still cared about Chandler? Or was it because Conner's effort was being overlooked by Alina?Even though Chandler was her biological father
Conner had been working tirelessly to take care of the family. Even now that Alina fell ill, he cared for her selflessly."I should go back and check on your mom. If not, she'll wake up and find herself alone."Robin felt bad watching Conner's silhouette. She and Conner went back to the ward together. Sure enough, Alina was already awake.Robin sat on the couch and felt a mix of emotions as she watched Conner care for Alina devotedly.Alina had finished her medicine for the day, and Conner needed to get her the newly prescribed medicine from the pharmacy. So, Robin stayed back to keep Alina company.Robin kept her gaze fixed on Alina's weary face and asked softly, "Mom, do you want me to end up like you?"Alina paused for a moment after listening to Robin as a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. Clearly, she did not understand the meaning of Robin's words.Robin took a deep breath to control her own emotions and continued softly, "I was referring to finding a man who takes
Terence was waiting at a traffic light, so his surroundings were noisy. As Robin's voice was very soft, Terence couldn't quite make out what she was saying. "I'm heading to the hospital to check on her now. How are things with your mom?" Terence repeated his question to Robin again. Robin went silent. She had already decided to be with Terence, and he had also publicly clarified that nothing was happening between him and Monica. So, it would be childish of her to ask the question again because he had already made things clear. Robin's lips were pressed together, and her expression had reverted back to normal. She said, "She's fine here. Don't worry about it." She then murmured softly under her breath, "I'll call you back later. Drive safely." As soon as she finished talking, she immediately ended the call. Terence didn't give it much thought after Robin ended the call. He turned the engine on and drove off to the hospital to visit Monica. Robin stood in the cor