Everyone was silent, waiting for either Jared or Tamara to answer the question Jason had asked a few minutes ago. However, for almost an hour, neither took the initiative to start.Jason lost his patience. He got up, and there was no stopping him. Jason pulled Jared's shirt collar and slapped the man's handsome face, who had been silent as if he didn't want his iniquity to be seen in front of Emily. Even though no matter how hard he tried to cover up, it would eventually be exposed.And, of course, now is the time.Jason blindly attacked Jared with all the strength he had. He didn't care that his body was shaking with rage. All he could think about was teaching a lesson to the ignorant man who was, unfortunately, his older brother.Emily was about to intervene, but Charles signaled her not to. That was how Charles educated his two sons, by letting them solve their problems without intervening too much.And there was no resistance from Jared, either because the man realized his mistake
Emily can probably breathe a sigh of relief now. Because Jason's problems, which have entangled Tamara for so long, have finally found a bright spot. Unfortunately, the end for Jason is not the same for Jared, who must take responsibility for his actions.However, Charles does not allow anyone to interfere in Jared and Tamara's affairs. That's what Charles explains before Jared leaves the McKennel family residence, which must be followed by Jason, who also has unfinished business.For this one problem, Jason was forced to involve Emily."I need your moral support, Em. Throwing away the things that have been with you for a long time is not easy. You must know that," he said, coming suddenly into Emily's room.The woman was still sitting in her chair and working on the work she hadn't finished since yesterday, so she didn't notice the man's arrival and even ignored him."Em, I'm talking to you. Are you still working on the project with Jared?" Jason said, approaching Emily.Emily closed
"I told Aunt Emilia to come, baby. But I'm sorry if our efforts didn't work out." Jeffry rubbed the top of Lyla's head as she lay in the hospital, staring into her father's watery, almost spilling eyes.It was not only Lyla who needed support at this time but also Jeffry. He desperately needed Emily to be by his side right now.Jeffry realized his mistake. He did not expect to be like a lion who surrendered to a lamb. He intended to hurt Emily, with the aim that Charles felt the pain he felt. A Lost.However, it seems he miscalculated everything. What he intended for Emily turned back on him.Jeffry is now trapped by the love that continues to gnaw at his heart. Even the desire to have Emily is no longer unstoppable. Especially after knowing how Lyla is, the only treasure he has at the moment.He only needs reinforcement for all conditions. He needs Emily to know that he still has someone who will survive and God will never take from him.Unfortunately, to prove that it's not easy for
Emily ventured to come to Charles and tell him how she felt about Jeffry. Charles had said he would not forbid her to have a relationship with Jeffry. Although it may sound as if Emily has eaten her words, this is for the sake of Lyla. Is it? Is it for Lyla or herself? Her egoism still doesn't want to be outdone, and she enjoys a happy life between her and Jeffry. It couldn't be just because of a little girl she had only met twice. Then Emily sacrificed her pride and changed her attitude to what she had said before. She had to do this, if not for herself, at least for Lyla. "Hm, you came again. It looks like you're starting to feel at home in this house since Jared no longer lives with us here," Charles commented when he saw Emily come in, still dressed neatly. "You didn't go to the office?" "I left work for a while. And yes, I did skip some work to visit someone in the hospital." Emily stopped her sentence, waiting for the right moment to say something else that Charles might ne
Emily watched Lyla from the large glass window that prevented her from grasping Lyla's tiny fingers. The girl must be in a lot of pain right now. However, there was no sound from her lips as she was unconscious. Jeffry hopes that Emily will still be able to see Lyla if tonight is the last night for the little girl. Meanwhile, he is now unable to see how the doctors are working to overcome his daughter's problem. He chose to sit a little further away from the room where Lyla was. Emily still couldn't believe that she had just met the little girl and decided to persuade Charles that the man had a chance to meet his granddaughter; what happened instead seemed to crush Emily's hopes for Lyla's recovery. "Jeff, there must be something we can do for Lyla, right? Jeffry, answer me!" Emily, who was beginning to panic—even more than Jeffry, even though Lyla was not her biological daughter—was now shaking the arm of the man just sitting there. Jeffry's eyes stared straight at the tiles benea
"Do a test on me, Doctor. I might be a match for Lyla. After all, I am her grandfather," Charles told Doctor John Armando when he was in the doctor's office to discuss his grandchild's problem.Charles deliberately took the opportunity to go to the hospital alone without Emma, as he was still at war with himself. He felt a battle between being sure and unsure when he decided to do this.On the one hand, Charles was still holding on to his ego and pride about Emilia and Jeffry's mistake of violating what he had set as a ban for both. But, on the other hand, he couldn't bear it if Lyla had to go through this alone.Charles knew that Jeffry would always be with Lyla through it all. However, Jeffry also needed moral support from all who should have given him consent. One of them was Charles, who was the cause of all of Jeffry's suffering.And again, Charles has heard how Jeffry loves and adores Emilia, his daughter, which makes Charles' heart melt instantly."I'm sorry, Mr. McKennel. A tr
"Mom, what's going on?" asked Emily, who had rushed in after Emma had called her. Unpleasant news, to be sure. However, Emma did not say it clearly. She only asked Emily to come over because she had something to say."Your father ... he decided to donate his marrow to Lyla. You know how Charles is. He has heart disease; what if—"Emily turned frantic instantly. She grabbed her cell phone and called Jeffry to help her look for Charles, who might still be around the hospital. Emily hoped that Jeffry would prevent whatever the middle-aged man was going to do.However, Jeffry's answer made Emily even more panicked."I only met him once, when he had just come out of doctor John Armando's office. But I don't know where he went after that. And I don't care."Emily then hurried away without saying goodbye because she didn't have time for that. The most important thing was that she needed to find Charles before he did something reckless.He could be desperate to do a test to find out whether h
Emily eventually decided not to visit Lyla too intensely, especially when it came to Jeffry. She felt it was enough to maintain the intensity of their meetings because Emily didn't want to feel hurt for the umpteenth time.However, she regretted her decision when she heard Lyla was having a bad day.The little girl's condition worsened, and the doctor couldn't be sure if Lyla would get better or if the whole family would have to let her go.Jeffry certainly didn't want that to happen. He defended his decision that Lyla should continue to receive treatment until a miracle came. Jeffry is still hoping for that.And when Emily arrived and hurried to leave, Jeffry stopped her. Just then, Charles watches from a distance, not wanting to interrupt what the man who was once his son-in-law is trying to do."Emilia, please. I don't have anyone else: just Lyla and you. You can ask anyone; I've never been this way with any woman after Emilia—I mean, Lyla's mom. You're the only one who makes me cr
Three months laterJason visited Emily and brought her a box of chocolates and a bouquet of her favorite flowers. Lili and Peonies that Jason still remembers today.Emily seemed happier than before, and of course, Jason's feelings also began to slowly calm down because he was freer to meet his son and spend time with Liam and Emily.She no longer rejects Jason's presence because she also needs him in Liam's care. She doesn't think of another love; her life is only for Liam now. She will do anything for her baby."Have you eaten yet? I brought your favorite food. Chinese food and spaghetti," Jason said with a bright smile.Seeing what Jason had brought and placed on the dining table, the two hazel eyes rounded."Seriously, Jase, this is a lot. Who's going to finish it?" asked Emily. "I'm on a diet."Jason chuckled at his ex-wife's words and got up and walked over to her, and grabbed both her hands."You still have to breastfeed Liam, and then your figure will return on its own.""What
In a different place, Jason repeatedly clucked and swore because Alex didn't come. Where did he go to relieve himself for so many minutes? Jason suspected that instead of going to the bathroom to relieve himself, Alex was meditating.Jason looked at the black clock in his hand. The long hand of the clock had changed to four. That meant he had been in his apartment for over twenty minutes."Where is he?" muttered Jason.Jason checked his cell phone. It was dead, so he couldn't use it to contact Alex. After charging it in the car, it finally turned on.Jason hurriedly searched for Alex's contact name. As soon as he wanted to call, three messages appeared from the person he was waiting for.Jason opened them. There was one slightly long video there. A little suspicious, Jason finally played it. In the video, he only saw a white image. Jason snorted in annoyance."What is he doing exactly." Just about to press the button again, Jason heard a voice. The white video finally changed, showing
Jason ignored Alex's words. At Alex's house, Jason had a heated argument with the man. Shila even had to break it up. Because of the woman's words, Jason left and returned to his apartment to get something. He was going to get ready to meet Jeffry.Who would have thought that Alex would follow him? Finally, the man stopped at the door of his apartment."Move!" Jason said for the umpteenth time but did not get a response from Alex. Alex shook heis head. "You want to get into more trouble? If there's anything wrong with Jeffry, he can deny all charges," Alex explained. The man's face looked solemn."Then, you want me to stand by while he manages to make Emily the victim of his physical and sexual abuse? You want me to stay silent and let him laugh out loud in the hospital bed?" Jason's eyes were full of flames of anger.Alex looked down because he couldn't bear to stare at the man's eyeballs, which seemed ready to destroy his through invisible lasers. Alex clenched his fists. Honest
Shila bit her lip. Her heart beat fast because the two people she was waiting for had disappeared. "What are they looking for? What took them so long?"Evil thoughts about her two friends immediately came to mind. Maybe they were caught and were being beaten up by the burly guards.Shila shook his head. Her heart almost jumped when she heard a noise next to her. She thought she was caught too, but it was far from it as she saw Jason and Alex.Shila then approached the two of them. "Are you guys okay? Did you make it?"Jason nodded. "Looks like luck is on our side. We managed to get the footage." Jason took the pen drive he had saved and showed it to Shila.The woman let out a long sigh. Showing that a heavy burden had just been lifted. Shila, who had been filled with fear, could now smile broadly. "Good. With that recording, Emily can get out of prison right away."Alex patted his shirt. "Before that, we have to see the video."Jason put his arm around Alex. He slipped the car keys in
The three people who had just arrived were invited to sit by a man wearing a black suit. Jason thought it was not the same suit he had worn last night. The man, who was in his forties, looked fit. However, a few gray hairs appeared in his hair."So, what's your plan?" asked Jason as he looked through the documents before him."You haven't introduced them to me yet," said Mark, full of awareness, then took turns looking at Alex and Shila.Alex hurriedly held out his hand as a sign of introduction and seemed more polite. "Ah, sorry. I'm Alex, Emily's best friend."Mark welcomed the handshake kindly. Seeing what Alex did, Shila also did the same."Sorry, Jason was probably too excited to investigate this case. So, he didn't have time to introduce the two of us." Shila smiled sweetly. "Oh yeah, introduce me to Shila, Jason, and Emily's best friend, the current suspect."Mark also greeted Shila kindly. "Okay. I'm Mark Jefferson. Jason's father's best friend and the detective he appointed t
Jason's idea then made the three people pay full attention to Tamara. From now on, Jason will take over the investigation of the woman. Meanwhile, Alex and Shila will look for something about Jeffry. Both are determined to make the man pay for what he did to their best friend."I'm going home.""What for?" Shila's brow furrowed. "What about Tamara? Don't you want to investigate on your own?"Jason nodded. "I am. But I'll ask my parents to contact Detective Jefferson. I didn't get a chance to meet them yesterday."Alex patted Jason's shoulder. "Alright. You can go home; we will look for information about Jeffry.""Good. Then I'll go now. You guys take good care of it."Alex and Shila answered together with confidence.Jason excused himself and headed straight to his parent's house. Yesterday, he didn't meet them because Jared's presence made him emotional. The man who had the misfortune of being Jared's brother chose to leave rather than cause a more complicated commotion. If not for J
Emily was indeed much safer at Alex's mansion. After Shila and Jason took turns visiting her today, due to the weekend, the four got together and discussed Liam.Jason, suspicious of Tamara, let her stay in his apartment with Aaron. However, with Emily in Alex's residence, Jason has to go back and forth between his apartment and Alex's house to ensure Emily is okay.After all, he doesn't know Alex, and anyway, Alex is a man who used to be very close to Emily. Even now, Jason still couldn't accept that fact."I can't say anything other than one thing; I'm keeping an eye on someone who might shed some light on Liam," Jason said as he reviewed the files on the report Jason had filed with the police. "They're not moving at all. Look!"Alex looked thoughtful as she heard Jason's words."Don't you think someone influential plays a role in this case? Who knows if it's true? I can confirm that Jeffry is the one," Alex said."You mean Jeffry paid the police not to investigate this case? This i
Tamara had just finished showering. She waited for Jason, who hadn't called her. "Where exactly is he? He hasn't even called me all day." Tamara scowled and headed for her dressing table. She looked at her reflection. Tamara saw a beautiful woman with a charming smile before her. Tamara liked the shape of her face. "No wonder so many men like me. Because I am beautiful," she praised herself. Reminiscing about the many men, Tamara could hardly believe that she had been in a relationship with Jason's brother-her current boyfriend. Tamara shook her head. The man was nothing more than an asshole. Tamara was too lazy to talk about it. Tamara stroked her belly. "It's probably a good thing me and Jared's baby wasn't born. Although I'm sad, there's no way I can hide that fact forever." Speaking of babies, Tamara remembered Aaron—Liam's new name, the son of Emily and Jason. Jeffry's words replayed in her head. She remembered clearly when Jeffry told her to get rid of Liam. The baby she now
Jeffry didn't care that his cell phone kept ringing. He continued to curse Emily. That crazy woman had the nerve to stab him. Jeffry alerted his two guards to help. It didn't take long for the two guards to find Jeffry still on the bed with a knife stuck in his body.One of the guards called an ambulance. About fifteen minutes later, the ambulance finally arrived and took Jeffry to the hospital.The man swore that he would make Emily feel even more pain than before. Because of him, she had gotten into a place she hated.***Elsewhere, Emily managed to reach a pay phone. She called Alex and told him about her situation. Of course, Alex was surprised when he heard Emily's story. Even though it was late at night, Alex immediately drove to take Emily to his mansion. Alex also called Shila to come over, as well as Jason.Now, the three of them were at Alex's residence. Shila cried when she first saw Emily's condition. She was only wearing an oversized shirt and shorts. Emily wasn't even we