They soon reached Daisy's apartment. The door was wide open. Jolene was standing at the entrance, not daring to go inside out of fear. When she saw Yvan, she felt like her savior had finally arrived. "Mr. Jenkins, you're here! If this goes on any longer, Ms. Bailey would really break everything in the house." Yvan saw the mess in the living room and frowned. He turned his head and told Yuna gently, "Stay here and wait for me. Be careful." Yuna nodded and watched as he entered the house. In just a few seconds, Daisy realized Yvan had arrived and jumped to hug him. Yuna looked away, unwilling to see what was happening. She tried to remain calm. But dissatisfaction and an inexplicable pain shot through her heart the moment she saw Daisy hugging Yvan.She took a deep breath and tried to not let her emotions overtake reason. However, Yvan immediately pushed Daisy away from him. "Tell me why you're set on destroying everything here." Daisy seemed helpless. Her eyes were c
When Daisy saw Lucian, she shook her head. "Don't give me the injection. Yvan, we're not done talking about this. "What sort of relationship do you have with Yuna now? Why do you have to do that? You can only be with me." Yvan had gripped both of Daisy's hands as Lucian quickly administered the shot. Instantly, Daisy fainted into his arms. Seeing that, Yuna took a deep breath. She walked out, unwilling to look at them. Yvan placed Daisy onto a bed in the other room. Lucian asked, "You confessed the truth right in front of them?" He remained silent. "Did you think this was the right moment? You saw how Daisy was just now. And Yuna didn't look fine either." "What would be the right time, then? You said Daisy wouldn't heal so quickly. Why do I still have to put on an act and play along with her?" Yvan's eyes were ice-cold. "I've spent enough years acting for her." Lucian didn't say a word. He was relieved that Yvan seemed to have let go of the fact that Daisy had saved
Yuna didn't say a word. Sherry looked serious. There was a stern expression on her face. "Based on what you told me, Yvan made this decision on the spot. And he said all those things in front of Daisy … "Wasn't Daisy having an attack? Isn't it bad of him to agitate her on purpose?" "I don't know." Seeing how miserable Yuna looked, Sherry went back to the main issue. "So what do you think?" "I don't know." Sherry crossed her arms. "Are you sure about that?" Sherry's question seemed strange to Yuna. She stared at her, curious as she asked, "Why do you ask?" "It's simple. If you don't feel anything for Yvan, you would've made it clear to him after hearing what he said. But you ran off instead, and now you're talking to me about it," Sherry assessed. The words got stuck in Yuna's mouth after hearing that. With a sigh, Sherry asked, "You still feel something for him, don't you?" Yuna remained silent. "It's not surprising that you do. The fact that you resented him
After an hour, Yuna was in Yvan's car again, on their way back to Lakewood Estate. Silence filled the car. Seeing the lack of expression on Yuna's face, Yvan shifted his gaze. He looked ahead and slowed the car down. "Why aren't you saying anything?" "What do you want me to say?" "Why did you run off for no reason?" "I couldn't seem to help with anything back there." Hearing her tone, Yvan sighed. "Daisy's situation is rather special. But if we allowed her to have the false impression, it would only complicate matters." "So, did it work?" Yuna asked, not looking at him. "It's enough to make it clear to her." "Aren't you worried that it would agitate her and worsen her condition?" "Are you concerned?" Yvan asked suddenly. The expression on Yuna's face shifted slightly. "No, I'm just stating the truth." "Lucian would keep an eye on her. If the treatment here doesn't work, I'll send her abroad," Yvan said. Yuna didn't say anything else. "Apart from this, don't
After ending the call, Yvan looked at Yuna. To his surprise, Yuna opened the door and got out. "You should go look for Daisy now. If something really happens to her, it'd be your fault. We're not far from Lakewood Estate here. I can go back myself." Then, she got out of the car without asking for Yvan's permission. Yvan had a grave expression on his face. Only when he got yet another call did he eventually make a U-turn. Yuna didn't know how to feel about it as she watched his car speed away. There's no reason for her to be upset. She had nothing to do with Yvan anymore. Because of him, Daisy might even get into an accident now. He had to be rational and choose what was more important. With that thought in mind, she felt much better. And so, she walked her way back to Lakewood Estate. Upon entering the house, she immediately spotted the kids in the living room with Hesta. Natalie trotted over and hugged her the moment she saw Yuna. "Mommy, you left work early today."
Natalie nodded happily. Then, Nathaniel got up and said, "Let's go, Nat. We'll see if Uncle Spencer's toys are still here." "Oh yeah, let's go look for them." Familiar with all the rooms in the house, Nathaniel led Natalie to the innermost room. When the twins were gone, Cedric's smile disappeared as well. With a serious expression, he stared at Yuna. "Something's on your mind, Surra." "Is there?" Yuna averted her gaze. She said, "I think that there's too much on my plate, that's all. I thought I'd be able to complete everything as I planned, but I realized I couldn't even settle one thing." "It's not your fault. That's because there's a lot of uncertainty now, so it's trapping you here," Cedric reassured her. "Are you facing some troubles?" Yuna shook her head. "No, I just want to deal with the current problem as soon as possible." "About Jerry, I've been trying to contact my men in Barocia. But it's as if Barocia is Jerry's home. He's been able to sneak around,
As Kiara drove, Yuna watched how serious she looked. She couldn't help but feel anxious as well. "Kiara, stop scaring me. Tell me what's going on." "Daisy tried to kill herself," Kiara blurted out loud. "She cut herself, and she was bleeding heavily. When they found her, she lost almost half of her blood. If Lucian didn't find her in time and rescued her, she might've died."She was determined this time. She escaped from the house and hid in a hotel to end her life." The news sent a shiver down Yuna's spine. "How is she now?" "They saved her, but she's still in a coma." "Where are you bringing me to then?" "Somewhere where my mom couldn't find you." "Natalie and Nathaniel—" "Don't worry. If my Mom knows you're with me all this while, she won't go to Lakewood Estate. Natalie and Nathaniel are safe. If not, I wouldn't have called you so many times." "How did you find out, Kiara?" Yuna asked with a frown. "Lucian called me and told me about the situation." "Then
Yuna seemed calm and composed throughout the night, as if her mood wasn't affected at all. The other three keep silent. They just accompanied her by drinking and chatting with her till dawn. …Seeing how the three were still sleeping, Yuna had cleaned herself up. She wore Sherry's clothes and called Vince, asking him to fetch her. When she got into the car, Vince gave her the breakfast that he prepared earlier. "Yuna, you didn't seem to get enough rest." "I drank all night with my friends." Yuna sipped her tea. Her stomach felt much better now. "Do you know what happened last night?" "You heard about Daisy trying to end her life as well?" Vince seemed calm when he heard that. "I was thinking that you'd know about this too." "It has nothing to do with us, so we shouldn't concern ourselves about this." "Yeah." …When it was almost noon, Yuna received a call from Ashton. He wanted to return the car to her. So, she headed out. She didn't expect Ashton would be buy