"Who are you people exactly?" Nancy asked in alarm.The blond woman smiled and pressed a knife against Nancy's face with a flip of her wrist."Oh honey, you don't want to know that… nor do you want to know what kind of person your man used to be," said the blond woman.After that, she checked to make sure Nancy was tied up properly before standing up and ordering the man, "Keep an eye over her. Make sure she doesn't escape."The blond man replied in their language, and because the words he used were ones Nancy had not come across before, she had no idea what he said. However, she could tell the way he was looking at her pervertedly that it must be something lewd."Not now, Clyde! It took us a lot of effort to kidnap her so don't even think about laying a finger on her before Yaacob gets here. Otherwise, how am I going to explain to the organization? But, if she tries to escape…"The blond woman glanced at Nancy. "You can f*ck her. I'm sure you'll enjoy the experience of f*cking Y
"Yaacob tasked me to protect you before he left for the island. I didn't expect Tina and the others would make their move in a church. You must be frightened," said Randall, avoiding her question as to why Yaacob did not come to save her.Nancy knew he was hiding something from her, so she continued asking, "You know the kidnapper’s name, so who are they exactly?""You don't need to be concerned with that since no one from that organization will ever bother you anymore.""Who are you then? And who is Yaacob? Why did the kidnappers say that Yaacob betrayed them? What has he done in the United States? I'm his wife, who was kidnapped because of him. I have the right to know!" Nancy refused to be ignorant.Randall simply stayed silent as he continued driving with a stern face.Randall was not the kind of man who knew how to sweet-talk a woman. 'If Yaacob were here, he would have easily talked his way out of this,' he thought.Randall was either too honest or too proud to sweet-talk N
When Nancy saw Yaacob walking over, dressed in camouflage uniform, her first thought was, 'I must be seeing things because of the heat.' She lowered her head and rubbed her eyes. All the girls around her shrieked crazily, way louder than when they screamed for Spencer this morning. Nancy looked up again and confirmed that the man standing in front of her was indeed Yaacob. It had been more than one month since she last saw him. However, the first thing she did was retreat to the back of the group. Lola turned around and called out to her, "Nancy, where are you going?" She was puzzled. One moment, Nancy was standing next to her, and the next, she was moving herself to the second to last row. Yaacob swept his eyes across the group, and the frenzied girls became silent at once. His eyes were filled with icy coldness, which was usually hidden so deeply that others would wrongfully assume he was of no threat to them. However, should he release just a tiny bit of his true color,
Nancy could not help but feel hurt by what he said."Why do I have to pick you up at the airport just because you asked me to? It's not like you're going to die if I don't. You're a grown man for christ sake!"Her eyes turned red even before Yaacob said anything.Yaacob reached out his hand to stroke her cheeks gently, but Nancy turned away before he could touch them."What's the matter? Did I say something wrong? Tell me, what have I done to make you angry," he asked."I don't know! You should know!""How would I know if you yourself don't even know?"A woman would never tell a man why they were angry. They never want to explain why they were angry. Instead, they want men to just admit their own mistakes and apologize.However, Yaacob was unwilling to do that. This made Nancy angrier, so she tried to break free from him even more.Seeing this, Yaacob held her even tighter. He then leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips."Mpmh!"Nancy was not in the mood to be intimate
"Because something really urgent came up on the island. After making sure you were alright, I took the last flight back. I know it was wrong for me to do that. I should've comforted you then. So I don't blame you for being angry at me," said Yaacob.Yaacob was really cunning. First, he made Nancy believe he did not care about her at all before letting her know he actually did come back that day.That way, Nancy would not blame him for not comforting her because it was more important for her to know that he had come back to rescue her.In fact, not only did Nancy not blame him, but she was actually touched by his gesture. She pressed the boarding pass to her chest as though it was the most precious thing in the world to her.Seeing that she had finally stopped crying, Yaacob moved on to the next step of his plan."Now do you want to see the gifts I bought for you?" he asked.Nancy's eyes immediately lit up when she saw the luggage full of branded handbags. The ten handbags cost mi
Nancy followed Yaacob to the infirmary. Once there, she stood at the doorway while he relayed Lola's condition to the doctor.Yaacob's expression was so glum and, to be honest, a little worried.'And I thought he's here to spend more time with me. Looks like he cares more about the other students than me,' thought Nancy with a sarcastic smirk.She decided to ask the doctor for more information."Did the girl who was brought in just now really passed out from a heat stroke?""Yes, that's right. But her condition isn't serious. In fact, she has already woken up and she'll be as good as new after getting some rest," replied the doctor with a nod.However, the doctor's answer failed to convince Nancy that Lola was not putting up an act.'It can't be a coincidence that she passed out from a heat stroke right in front of Yaacob,' she thought.Yaacob was talking to Lola, who was lying on the infirmary bed when Nancy went in.Nancy guessed that he was probably telling Lola to rest wel
Spencer looked at Nancy for a while, as if mentally preparing himself, before finally saying, "Teresa and I lost the baby.""Was it because of that night...""No! It has nothing to do with you. Teresa had an abortion because she said she didn't want the baby anymore," interrupted Spencer.Nancy secretly sighed with relief. It was a good thing she was off the hook for this matter.However, she thought it was mean of her to celebrate when she saw how down Spencer looked, so she pretended to comfort him, "You and Teresa are still young, so I'm sure she'll get pregnant again when she's ready."Spencer just shook his head. "Do you know what her reason for not wanting the baby is? It's not because she thinks she's too young or because she feels we aren't ready to raise a kid of our own yet. It is because she thinks having a baby will affect her acting career, and that's why she murdered our baby without even discussing it with me first!"This was especially hard on Spencer because he w
Nancy drank one glass of whisky after another on Yaacob's behalf, and this earned her the respect of the other guests."This girl sure can hold her alcohol!" said one of them.The door opened again after Yaacob and Nancy took their seats.When Nancy first came in, she immediately noticed there was one more empty seat on the table. Meaning to say the big shot Yaacob wanted her to meet had not arrived yet.After the door opened, two bodyguards dressed in black suits came in, scanned the room, and stepped back out again.Only then did the big shot come in.He was a man who looked to be around his early fifties years old, but he was not balding or fat like the other middle-aged men in the room. Even though his hair was turning white in some places, it only served to make him accentuate his majestic and distinguished aura; if his chiseled and lined face could tell stories, it would have told of all the bold and daring feats he had pulled off in his youth.'I'll be happy if Yaacob cou
Yaacob stayed in Nancy and Celica's house in Rhea City for a month without leaving.After sending Celica to kindergarten, Yaacob sent Nancy to the company.Nancy always asked him to stop the car two streets away from the company, but that day, Yaacob went a bit further, and she started to get anxious. "Stop the car, quick. Stop going forward. It's the peak hour right now. I can't let anyone see me."Yaacob stopped the car, but he did not unlock the door.He lowered the top of the convertible and asked her, "Is being with me that embarrassing to you?""I'm not with you. This is just a transaction!" Nancy insisted.She could not open the door and noticed that Yaacob had locked it. When she went to unlock it, her hand was pushed down by the man."Don't I make you happy? Is Celica unhappy? Don't you enjoy every night that we're together? You clearly have me in your heart, but why do you keep denying it? Nancy, what happened to your boldness and carefree spirit? Who do you want to im
Nancy had just stopped at Athenapolis to pick up some things she had left with Benson's friends when they had stayed there.She had also wanted to congratulate Rowena and Randall on their marriage and to apologize for not being able to attend their wedding.However, the next day, she could not get up at all.Fearing another intense night like the one before, she decided to book a flight to Rhea City that afternoon.The moment she sat on the plane, Nancy almost collapsed in her seat. Her lower back was aching.When she shut her eyes, her head was inexplicably flooded with certain images.It was like she was under a spell!"Ms., the flight is about to take off. Please switch off your phones," the flight attendant told Nancy.Nancy remembered that she had already turned off her phone.However, she turned around to see Celica looking at her phone unhappily."Sorry."Nancy switched off Celica's phone, but she did not seem happy about it. "Mommy… will Uncle Yaacob call me?""Even
After half a year, Nancy finally returned from America with Celica.Celica held Nancy's hand in one hand and a cat plushie that was almost half her size in another.As soon as they walked out of the VIP channel, Celica's sharp eyes immediately spotted the man who had come to pick them up. She abandoned her plushie as she rushed to him, hands outstretched and waiting to be carried."Uncle Yaacob! Uncle Yaacob!""Celica, don't run so fast!"Nancy could not stop her and could only follow behind, picking up the plushie along with some candy that had dropped from her pocket as she ran.Yaacob hurried forward and immediately scooped Celica up. He smelled the sweet scent of candy."Uncle Yaacob…"Celica hugged Yaacob, nuzzling her head against his. The fine and soft hair that was unique to a child warmed Yaacob's heart.It had been two years, but she had not forgotten him!It seemed like her memory was better than expected. She had probably gotten it from him.Of course, it was als
Randall and Rowena went to the same motel they had the last time.The boss remembered them as the ones who had broken his window, but he did not give them a hard time, warmly welcoming them instead.After all, the money that Randall had given him for it had been enough to replace the windows of the whole building. This time, Randall flexed his financial might again. He pulled out a wad of cash from his wallet and put it on the counter. "Boss, we want an entire floor.""Sir, do you want one room or two?""The whole floor!"Hearing what Randall said, Rowena looked at him in amazement. "Why so many rooms?""Have you forgotten how bad the soundproofing is here?" Randall replied.Rowena was speechless.The hotel owner was a veteran of this. He immediately put the money into the counter drawer and said, "Okay, I'll give you a key to a room on the third floor. I'll go knock on every door to clear the floor out right now. I assure you that you'll have an enjoyable night!"Rowena fel
"How absurd!"Randall's words were not meant to demean her. He just felt that it was too dangerous for the child to be there.Rowena, however, felt like she was being blamed for no reason."Why are you in a restaurant with this girl in the middle of the night?" Rowena asked Randall.Randall did not answer. He walked forward to help secure Dorothy before he took the dangerous weapon off her hands."Rowena, you should bring Sandy back for now."Rowena did not move."It's too dangerous for the both of you to be here. Listen to me!" Randall told her.Rowena did not respond. Instead, it was Dorothy who spoke: "Mr. Smith, why do you think she can just come and go as she pleases? I already told my subordinates that not even a fly is allowed out."Even though Rowena had been captured, she knew that they would not be able to walk free if anything happened to her so the man would not touch her so easily."Mrs. Browning, you just wanted to talk with me."Dorothy really liked talking to
Dorothy and Randall found themselves in a standoff. Suddenly, a hushed report from her subordinate reached Dorothy's ears. "Someone's outside, claiming to have information on Mr. Randall.""Who? Could it be that Yaacob has returned earlier than expected?" Dorothy, determined to prevail over Randall that night, insisted, "Don't let him in; I can't believe he would just barge in!""It's not Mr. Randall. It's a woman, accompanied by a child." The subordinate hesitated before providing more details.Rowena, who had given birth just four months ago, had swiftly regained her pre-pregnancy figure. She wore a navy blue striped shirt knotted at the waist, paired with snug jeans, showing no signs of her previous pregnancy. From behind, she looked slender and youthful, resembling a young girl. Yet, in front, she cradled a baby.The infant, only three or four months old, sported a hat with a few wisps of hair peeking out and a pacifier. The child's intelligent eyes darted around, exploring the
Four months later, the impending presidential election heightened the tension in Athenapolis. Harrison, eyeing reelection, aspired to forge an alliance with the Browning family and assimilate the Getson Group.Simultaneously, at this critical juncture, Yaacob had already partnered with Tom. He opted to collaborate with Yaacob after his unsuccessful bid to become part of the Browning family. Both were cunning strategists with centuries of experience, making their alliance arguably the most formidable.Tom, with backing from overseas financial giants, had a complex and mysterious identity. However, his requirements from Yaacob were surprisingly straightforward. He sought to use Yaacob to advance his political standing.On the flip side, Yaacob needed Tom's support to solidify his position within the Getson family, ensuring it remained stable. The previous presidential transition in Athenapolis had resulted in bloodshed and political turmoil, claiming Xander's life.This time, Randall
Lola pondered her predicament, finding her situation undesirable. She was infertile and struggling to establish stability despite numerous relationships. Her benefactor stood idly by as the original wife attacked her, too hesitant to intervene. After that day, Athenapolis no longer offered a solid ground for Lola.Dorothy sternly cautioned Lola, vowing to teach her a lesson whenever they crossed paths. Leaving Mr. Randall did not lead to greener pastures for Lola. She remained destitute. Rowena, the source of her misfortune, was to blame.Life with Randall had been tolerable. He never mistreated her, though love was absent. However, everything changed when Rowena reappeared. Witnessing Rowena's pregnancy with Randall intensified Lola's resentment, fueling an intense hatred. She harbored a fervent wish for Rowena and the unborn child to die!Lola understood that only Rowena's demise could rekindle hope for her. Unfortunately, Lola was uncertain about the vast power imbalance be
Having finally brought Rowena home, Randall became an aspiring intern dad. Opting against hiring a nanny, he naturally assumed the responsibility of caring for his pregnant wife.He would juggle the demands of running the company and handling household matters. Randall appeared fatigued, yet those with keen observation could discern a tired but content expression on his face. Lately, a newfound joy, previously unseen, frequently illuminated his features—the anticipation of becoming a father.During a visit to the hospital, a woman seated beside Rowena observed her pregnant belly and initiated a conversation, "Your belly is quite prominent. When are you due?""In about a month," Rowena replied."That's wonderful! Congratulations! I saw you during one of my check-ups. Is the man accompanying you each time your husband?" Others looked on with envy, expressing, "My husband isn't as involved. No matter how many times I ask, he never joins me for the appointment."Rowena remained silent