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
The transportation hub of Rhea City was put at a standstill. The Rhea City Central Bus Terminal had passengers and coaches going nowhere.Many passengers protested and complained as they did not understand why the coaches and buses were suspended from service that day.In fact, not only was the Central Bus Terminal disrupted, but the same was happening at the airport and train station. That created a huge problem for those wanting to leave town urgently.Therefore, even more passengers were making a kerfuffle at the airport and train station than at the bus terminal.Things were heating up in the terminal. After getting nowhere with their complaints, the passengers became increasingly irritable and impatient.A few passengers with short tempers were ready to take it out on the conductors as they demanded an explanation."Why aren't we allowed to leave the city? I am going to be late for a business meeting. Who will be responsible for my losses if I'm not there in time to sign the
Nancy was ready to put down her phone after getting a reply from Yaacob.However, he sent another message.[You're still up?]Nancy felt there was no reason for her to reply because if she were to engage in small talk with him, it would inevitably draw them closer.It was late at night, and she was a married woman. She decided to put up a wall between them by only talking about formal matters.She replied, [I'm sorry that today's incident has delayed your return to Athenapolis.]Yaacob was a very clever man. He knew she was hinting at him to leave Rhea City as soon as possible.[I've already asked my assistant to get another flight ticket and I'll be leaving first thing in the morning,] replied Yaacob.[I don't have a hotel room, so I'll be sticking around tonight,] added Yaacob.Was he planning to sleep in his car?When Nancy and Yaacob went to look for Celica, she remembered hearing him cough now and then.Could it be that he did not find a place to stay last night, too?
By the time Nancy cleared the table after breakfast, Celica was gone.At first, Nancy thought she might have gone to play in the garden, but she could not find her. Then, she realized Kandy had forgotten to lock the door when she left to go grocery shopping this morning.Nancy felt that she needed to consider letting go of the housekeeper for being careless all the time.Moreover, she discovered Yaacob's car was no longer parked outside her mansion.He must have gone to the airport. Could it be that he took Celica with him?Nancy was about to remind herself to stop suspecting Yaacob. After all, he did put in a lot of effort to help rescue Celica yesterday.However, she received a text message from Yaacob shortly after. He told Nancy that he had brought Celica to visit Athenapolis.Nancy quickly called him, but his phone was off. He must be on the plane by now."That bastard!" Nancy cussed.At that moment, Nancy was panicking again because Celica was taken away from her again.
Nancy finally landed. As soon as she walked out of the airport, a black sedan pulled up in front of her.The chauffeur got out and said, "Ms. Lawson, Mr. Getson had arranged for us to pick you up."Nancy was careful and played it safe, so she asked, "Why didn't he come in person?""Mr. Getson is busy… babysitting."Nancy was speechless.Although Celica was usually well-behaved and cooperative, a child at her age could be a handful. That was especially true at night. If Nancy was not around, getting her to settle down would be a challenge.After Nancy got in the car, she noticed that they were not heading toward the Getson Estate but were making their way to Amethyst Coast.Many years ago, Yaacob and Nancy had a house in the neighborhood when they first got married. Yaacob had lived here by himself ever since the divorce.Nancy did not know the intensity and brutality that took place during the presidential election. She had no idea of the cascading effect on the internal strugg
"Breaking off the engagement?"The news surprised Lynn and President Keating early in the morning."What…what happened?" President Keating was confused. He looked at Yaacob and asked, "Why would you decide not to marry Lynn out of the blue?""Mr. President, I am sure we are both well aware. The reason why we made Lynn and my relationship public in the first place was to divert her attention and suppress any scandalous press. However, three years had passed and everyone would have forgotten about what happened back then. Lynn has been recovering very well psychologically too. Besides, I had no feelings for her all these years, so it is only natural that we part ways," Yaacob explained."But you declared that you will marry Lynn to so many people. Yet, you change your mind now. Isn't that deception? What would people think of her now?" President Keating asked.He was very worried that it would be very hard for Lynn to marry a good man after what had happened to her in the past. Maki