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
The temperature in the car was rising, and Nancy could feel Yaacob's reaction.When he was about to put his hand under her clothes, she pushed it away."Yaacob, I'm not feeling well."Yaacob had been in the mood and had not expected her to say that.However, he saw that she really was not feeling well and did not force her. He stopped himself and just snuggled against Nancy's body. After that, he bit her earlobe in mild anger. "Are you trying to torture me?"After cuddling a while, Yaacob finally sat back in the driver's seat and started driving."Did you catch a cold? I can get you some medicine when we pass the hospital later," Yaacob said."No need. I'm just very tired. I want to go back home and sleep."Nancy was so tired that she could not keep her eyes open. She was still finding it hard to accept what had happened today.She did not know if she was more sad or shocked. Her mind was a mess, and she was incredibly tired. Before anything else, she just wanted to sleep.
It was not the first time Julian had used the idea that being by Yaacob's side would be dangerous to scare Nancy.Was she scared?In the past, she had felt nothing, because she had never really been harmed.However, this time, she was deeply wounded. A little life had been taken. It was hard to say that she was not afraid.Nancy's hand was shaking. She curled it into a tight fist to hide her fear and anger.Why did people resort to such awful methods?However, Nancy would never leave Yaacob out of fear.She had just remarried Yaacob not too long ago. Even if she had originally married him because she was desperate for money, she had remarried him out of love.Leave him? Only if she stopped loving him!So, Nancy ignored Julian's words, not even turning around as she left the restaurant.This time, Julian did not stop her. He merely gently tapped his plate with his spoon, counting her footsteps. Once he reached the number he was waiting for, a look of amusement came upon his fac
Nancy turned around and saw Lucy.Lucy stood just two steps away from her and stared at her emotionlessly for a long time.Nancy felt herself shiver as she asked, "When did you come in?"Lucy had probably slipped into their room after Yaacob had gone to pour the water away, forgetting to lock the door behind him.Why did she walk so silently?Someone appearing behind her without a sound in the middle of the night, especially after Nancy had been targeted by a murderer, was terrifying. The murderer was still on the loose. With Emily's father also having a target on her back, how could she not be afraid?"Do you need something?" Nancy asked.Lucy had woken up at the hospital a few days ago and was already back in the household.Nancy never really interacted with her. Even if they bumped into each other at home, they would not greet each other.She thought the best thing for them was to remain strangers, so she did not know why Lucy had suddenly barged into her room."Yes. I cam
"Sorry. Butterfingers."Nancy picked up the phone and handed it to Ain.The latter smiled and typed another sentence. "It's okay. Ms. Lawson, you have such nice skin. It feels smooth and tender to the touch. You must spend a lot of time maintaining it, right?"For some reason, Nancy was not happy to hear a woman praise her skin condition.She found Ain's smile disconcerting, especially since her hand had seemed to linger a little too long on hers. Nancy felt the urge to wash her hands and scrub them clean.However, Nancy did not want to seem impolite. "That's not true. I was just born with it.""No wonder Yaacob likes you so much."Nancy did not like to talk about Yaacob with Ain. After all, it was sort of awkward.However, Ain did not seem to care at all. She talked about Yaacob as if she was talking about a good friend.Nancy did not think she could be friends with Ain. She did not know her well at all.To be honest, she had never let her guard down in front of Ain.Althou