When they arrived at the hospital, Nancy took out a handheld mirror and reapplied her lipstick. Yaacob stood beside her and waited for her as he felt hopeless trying to talk sense into her."Mr. Getson, am I pretty?""Yes, you are!""Am I the fairest of them all?""Yes!"After giving herself a pep talk, Nancy walked confidently, with her arms in Yaacob's, and marched into the hospital. Once she was in Ain's ward, she finally believed in everything Yaacob told her.His ex-girlfriend… was in an appalling condition.What Nancy saw laying on the hospital bed was a bag of skin and bones. The woman was very, very skinny, and both her cheeks were sunken. Other than the epidermal layer, her hands seemed as if they were a collection of protruding bones. Pale lips, cloudy eyes, and a deep scar on her chin… all these made up a pretty terrifying sight.Nancy found it hard to imagine. Was this really Yaacob's ex-girlfriend?It was Ain who took the initiative to greet and smile at her.Nan
Nancy felt that what Yvonne had said made a lot of sense, so she stopped quarreling with Yaacob when she returned.She had monitored her menstrual cycle the past few days, and it had not come on the first day it was supposed to, nor the second, nor the third…She used to have very regular periods, so when she missed three days, Nancy told Yaacob about it.Yaacob looked thoughtful for a moment before he put his hand on Nancy's belly, rubbing it gently."Do you think you're pregnant?""I don't know." Nancy bit her lip, feeling a bit shy. "But I feel normal, other than missing my period. I don't feel like vomiting at all.""It's possible that you haven't been pregnant for long, so the symptoms haven't shown yet. Let me bring you for a checkup this weekend.""Okay."Yaacob felt like she was probably pregnant. After all, he had been very hardworking in that regard. It had not been for the express purpose of getting pregnant, but it would be a nice addition to their sweet marriage.
Half an hour later, Randall and Yaacob were speaking at a different location."I looked into it. Someone spiked your wine last night."Randall stood in front of the mirror as he smoked. The dense, lingering smoke embodied his melancholy.He never smoked unless something incredibly frustrating had happened. He heard Yaacob continue, "If it were just an ordinary person, there's no way they would have been able to spike your wine right in front of you. It's possible that they spiked the whole bottle, and it spread around."It was clear that this had been a set-up meant to trap someone.Despite how intelligent Randall was, he had fallen into a trap.As a single gentleman who was incredibly charming, he had naturally been approached by many beautiful women that night, but Randall had rejected them all.He had gone to the balcony alone, thought about his relationship with Rowena, and drunk a few more glasses than usual.He had wanted to leave only after he had won the crown, but af
"Yaacob!"Nancy called out to Yaacob when she returned to the room, but the man did not even turn around.He looked serious as he sat in front of his desk, so Nancy approached him quietly before embracing him from behind, leaning her weight on his back."Yaacob, are you unhappy?" Nancy whispered into his ear.Her voice was gentle and sweet, and her breath tickled his earlobes. How could he still be angry?Yaacob pulled Nancy into his lap."Where did you meet him?"Nancy knew that he was talking about Benjamin.She did not want to reveal that she had been to see the doctor, so Nancy said, "I went to the mall to buy a bag, and I happened to bump into him.""Nancy, do you really believe there are so many coincidences in the world?""What do you mean? Are you saying he purposely went to get me so he could send me back?" Nancy asked.She knew Yaacob held negative opinions of Benjamin but did not know where they stemmed from.She still remembered how Yaacob had treated Benjamin t
While Yaacob was at work, Nancy took the medicine she had gotten from the hospital.It was bitter, but she forced herself to swallow it.Yaacob only got home at ten that night. Smelling alcohol on him, Nancy asked, "You went causing trouble with your friends again?""We didn't. We just drank a bit.""Were you with Xander?""He wasn't there."Nancy relaxed slightly.She had her own opinions about Xander and was always worried he would lead Yaacob into his affairs.In truth, it was not really an opinion. Xander was truly a bad person.Comparatively, Randall was much better.It was strange. Randall clearly had more shady dealings, but Nancy's impression of him was of an upright man. It was probably because she had never seen him fighting or doing anything dubious, so she could not imagine it. What she saw was just Rowena's husband.She felt like he resembled a bandit lord from ancient times — kidnapping a beautiful woman to marry him. However, Randall was incredibly sincere i
Randall, Rowena, and Karter made plans to visit Rowena's family.They brought Karter along because Randall was worried that he would not be well-liked by Rowena's parents because of his work.It was also a form of respect. After all, the two of them were all that was left of their family. It was basically a meeting of two families.When Rowena got out of the car, she looked around uncertainly.It was a wealthy neighborhood. How could her parents afford to stay here?Was that man toying with her?However, Randall did not seem like the type to mess around. He would not lie to Rowena. She could bring up divorce."Let's go."Randall reached for Rowena's hand to lead the way, but she refused.Thankfully, they had prepared many gifts, so both he and Karter were holding gifts in both their hands. Randall stood in front of a mansion, and Rowena hesitantly pressed the doorbell.Within a minute, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman wearing an apron looked out.The woman was stun
Randall never expected to meet Lola while visiting Rowena's parents.Lola looked to be feeling a bit awkward herself and explained, "I stay nearby."It was a rich area, but not as high-end as Amethyst Coast. Lola's family ran a business, so it was not surprising that she lived there.After what had happened that night, Randall had looked into her.She was a student of the School of Journalism and Communication of Athenapolis. Her results were very good, and her classmates and teachers had good things to say about her. Lola's father was a second-tier business owner and had been rather profitable due to favorable business conditions, but he had begun to struggle starting last year.Lola's mother had passed away when she was in primary school, and her father had remarried less than a year later. She had a stepsister a year younger than her. However, it was not really a blended family. Her stepmother's daughter was related to her father by blood, which meant that her father had been u
Nancy had a dream. It was a dream wherein Julian was abusing her with basketballs.Then, she fell and bled on the ground alone.Right after that, she found herself on an operating table. There were a lot of people around her, and there was a white light above that hurt her eyes. Her lower body was in a lot of pain…Nancy realized it was not a dream when she woke up. She lay on the hospital bed, and Julian was standing next to her."You're up?"The man raised an eyebrow when he saw her opening her eyes.Nancy could not be bothered to respond as she turned away. "Why are you still here?""I brought you to the hospital; what do you think?""Didn't you cause this? You should have sent me to the hospital…" She would not let him play the good guy.Nancy suddenly felt tired after saying so much. She did not know why, but she was exhausted. So, she did not continue speaking, not wanting to argue with Julian."You don't need to be here. You just need to call Yaacob to pick me up. I'll