"Susan, I'm terribly sorry. We didn't expect it to turn out like this," Ashley took the initiative to apologize to Nancy.After all, the Taggarts were the ones who brought Yaacob along. They felt awful seeing how badly beaten Benson was.Nancy was putting ointment on the cuts and gashes on Benson's face. She shook her head and told them, "You're not to be blamed."Since Sam and Ashley did not know the reason behind the incident, they thought she meant Yaacob was at fault."Nancy, don't blame Yaacob. He's actually a decent person. We just don't know what got into him. He was acting very strange today." Ashley could not put her finger on the funny feeling that Yaacob made her feel. "Anyhow, we can't afford to offend a person like him."The Taggarts' business relied greatly on the deals they had with Getson Corporation, and Nancy was well aware of that.Yaacob had risen to a height that no one with a sane mind would want to cross him. Therefore, Nancy was unwilling to provoke him un
After Yaacob ended the call with Nancy, his gaze remained on the little girl in front of him, who was also staring back at him eagerly."Uncle Yaacob, I'm hungry. When is Mommy coming?" Celica asked."It'll take at least twenty minutes for her to get here. I'll order some food for you first."Yaacob picked up the menu, but he glanced at Celica again. She was really tiny, probably only about two or three years old. She looked rather small in the highchair, but her face and body were rather cubby. Her curly hair and big, round eyes made her look like a porcelain doll.In addition to the menu, Yaacob was holding a document he had brought from the kindergarten. The document contained detailed information about Celica, including her birth date and birth time."Are you really only two years old?" Yaacob asked her.Celica was busy picking the candies from the appetizer plate to eat. Upon hearing his question, she immediately held up three chubby little fingers and said, "Yes, and I'll b
It was not hard to imagine how eye-catching a beautiful woman, a handsome man, and a big-eyed, chubby, doll-like child would be when they walked down the street. People passing by could not help but steal glances at them.Yaacob followed the three of them. He saw either Benson or Nancy carrying Celica. However, Nancy usually could not carry her for long, so Benson would considerately take the child from her.Even when he held Celica, Benson would always have a hand free to hold Nancy's. The interactions between them appeared natural, without any forced or staged behavior. It did not seem like they were putting on a show for Yaacob, and that was just how they normally interacted.While Nancy was busy selecting clothes in the mall, Benson would entertain Celica on the side. Occasionally, Nancy would come out in the clothes she had just picked, and both Benson and Celica would simultaneously go ooh-and-ahh."It looks great on you!" They would say.Benson, indeed, seemed to be the per
Even though Nancy scolded Yaacob for being crazy over the phone, she realized she was even crazier when she stood before his hotel room door. For two minutes, she kept trying to convince herself that she should just turn around and walk away.However, she found herself ringing the doorbell after thinking about Celica. The door opened immediately after that. There was no way Yaacob could have opened the door so fast unless he had been waiting for her at the door.Yaacob, dressed in a bathrobe, put his hand on the doorframe, and a strong smell of alcohol instantly hit Nancy. Judging by how strong the smell was, Yaacob was probably drunk out of his mind.He smirked and said, "I knew you would come. Come in."Nancy remained standing outside, so Yaacob simply pulled her in."Let me go!" said Nancy after she was dragged in. She flung off his hand. "Yaacob, you can act crazy all you want, but I came here to tell you that I'm already married, so I won't be playing your games!""Is that s
Nancy stopped stirring the pasta sauce for a moment. She did not know what to say. Thus, she glanced over at the pot of boiling lobster and said, "I really need to take it off the heat now, or else it's definitely going to be overcooked."However, Yaacob suddenly grabbed her shoulder as Nancy reached out. He forced her to look at him and asked again, "Do you hate me?"When their eyes met, Nancy realized that Yaacob's eyes were bloodshot. Maybe it was because of all the wine he had, but his emotions were definitely all over the place.In fact, it seemed like it was the wine talking because if he were sober, he would not have wanted to talk about the past! Nancy did not like talking about what happened three years ago either. However, at that moment, she knew she had to speak up for the poor lobster's sake."Do you want to hear the truth?" Nancy asked him."Of course!""I did hate you at one point. Maybe I wouldn't have if we had an amicable second divorce, but what you did to me t
After Nancy and Benson left, Yaacob suddenly felt empty, especially when he read Celica's paternity test in his hand.'If this is real, then it really proves Celica has nothing to do with me,' thought Yaacob. After all, Nancy would not dare to show it to him if it was fake. He would only have to take it to the hospital for verification to expose her lie.'Or maybe she's bluffing? I did trick her last night, so now she's trying to return the favor? Well, well. She's certainly become more cunning in the three years we've been separated. Even I'm having a hard time seeing through her.'Yaacob had forgotten that he was the one who taught Nancy all the tricks.The paternity test was done abroad, so in order to save time, Yaacob faxed it to Randall.Half an hour later, Randall called him to give him an update."So is it real?" asked Yaacob the moment he picked up the phone."It's already been verified. They did the paternity test in a professional organization, so the chances of it be
When midnight came, Nancy received a call from the hospital telling her that Benson had been sent to the emergency department.She immediately rushed over. The doctors were still trying to save his life when she got to the hospital. Apparently, Benson was experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding due to overconsumption of alcohol.Yaacob was also there at the hospital. He was the one who brought Benson there.Nancy immediately knew what happened when she saw Yaacob. Even though Benson could not hold his alcohol, nothing like this had ever happened in all the three years he had been running the company.Thus, the only logical explanation was that Yaacob deliberately forced Benson to overdrink."Yaacob Getson! Come at me if you have a bone to pick! Don't drag other innocent people in! I'm going to make you pay if anything happens to Benson!" she shouted at him."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause him any harm," said Yaacob sincerely.He really did not expect Benson to be such a lousy
Judging from Yaacob's tone, he did not know what happened.Nancy realized something was wrong and hung up immediately.She asked Kandy, "It's not Yaacob who took Celica. Why did you say Yaacob has something to do with Celica's disappearance?"Nancy knew Yaacob very well. She knew that he would have admitted it if he had been responsible.For example, when he was giving her a hard time previously, he admitted he was the culprit immediately.Therefore, he would not have taken Celica and denied it.Kandy looked a little guilty and said, "Madam, I am not really sure what happened. I thought you were tired from looking after Mr. Young all night. So I took Celica out with me for breakfast so she wouldn't disturb you. As I was waiting in line for coffee, she just… disappeared! I vaguely recall seeing a tall figure that reminded me of Mr. Getson. But I'm not too sure…""Yaacob moves about in his posh sports car and wears only branded expensive suits. If he were to show up at the coffee