Mable was planning to leave Goodmans Residenec with Eugenie, but that was when Kyle sent her a text asking her to wait until his return because he had something to tell her. He mentioned he would be back very soon. With that, she decided to stay and wait while Eugenie went on ahead by herself. She waited for roughly twenty minutes until Kyle and Zoe showed up. “How did the checkup go? What did the doctor say?” Mable enquired right away. “Everything is fine. The doctor says the baby is healthy.” Zoe produced the ultrasound report and eagerly told Mable about the latest update on her baby. After they chatted for a while, Zoe mentioned she was tired, and so Kyle helped her upstairs to let her rest. Meanwhile, Mable waited downstairs. Shortly after that, Kyle returned downstairs. He immediately dismissed the servants in the living room until they were the only ones left. With that, he asked, “How has Master Blair been doing lately?” “He’s going through physical
“We can’t risk Jeremiah dying now, he and Eugenie are…” Before Mable could finish her sentence, Blair led her to sit down on the couch where he asked calmly, “Mabes, let's forget about the Lifebond Poison problem for now and just talk about Jeremiah only. Do you want him dead?” Mable was briefly taken aback, and then a heavy gloom appeared in her eyes. “You have no idea how much I hate him ever since I recovered my memories!” Nothing hurt more than being betrayed by a loved one. Mable rested her forehead against Blair's shoulder and continued in a parched voice, “Back then, I really thought you were dead. I wanted to kill all of them because they were the ones who killed you. I wanted to get revenge for you…” Blair gently caressed her back to comfort her. Mable fell silent for a while before murmuring, “But I couldn’t do it…” She considered herself a ruthless person and yet, she hesitated when it came to her family. She could not deny that the two years she spen
Blair held Mable tightly in his arms. His gentle arms stroked against her back rhythmically to offer comfort. After Mable managed to calm down, Blair spoke again, “We will handle Jeremiah the way I mentioned just now, so you don’t have to worry about it anymore, alright?” Mable stared blankly at Blair and asked uncertainly, “Are you sure you’re just going to spare him?” Blair chuckled. “Of course I wouldn’t let him off so easily, I would have gotten all these wounds for nothing.” He was going to make Jeremiah suffer and drill the lesson into him. He was going to make sure the Mullers could never hurt Mable in the future. “What’s your plan?” Mable asked. Blair gently held her hands and flashed a faint smile. “If my instincts are correct, Connor should contact you soon and ask to meet up.” Mable frowned, she was not very willing to meet Connor. “If you don't want to go, you don't have to. I'll meet him instead.” “What? That won’t do.” Mable advised hurriedly, “
Adam kept his head low and stayed silent. He knew this was not the time to anger Rory. The only thing he could do to calm him down was to play along with his whims. “This is how we’re doing this. You can go now!” Rory commanded. Adam obliged and walked out of the study. With that, a heavy silence descended upon the study again. Rory approached the bed and looked into his reflection in the mirror positioned by the bed, then he frowned. “What, even you don’t agree with the strategy?” He snarled contemptuously at his reflection. Then, something about his expression changed. The change was very subtle and hard to describe but he proceeded to answer to himself in an angered voice, “You promised me that you wouldn’t hurt Mabes.” Then, he scoffed dismissively. “I never said I was going to hurt her, what I’m doing is protecting her in my way. Blair was the one who hurt her the most and now that he is dead, nobody else will hurt her anymore. It’s only a matter of time befor
Rory did not go downstairs for dinner. Instead, it was Adam who brought his food upstairs for him. Paul spied on Rory with the surveillance camera inside the room and noticed Rory barely had a bite of the food. He only drank half of the glass of red wine before collapsing on the couch. “Did you spike the wine as well?” Paul asked Adam. “Yeah.” Knowing that Rory had a bad appetite lately and would often skip dinner, he decided to take the safer route and spike both the food and the wine as well. With that, the pair entered Rory's room and helped him onto the bed. “When will he wake up?” Adam asked. “Don't worry, this medicine is not going to affect his health, he’s just asleep now.” Paul remarked as he produced several capsules from a box, “We need to supervise him throughout the night. This here is a mood stabilizer and we need to give it to him as soon as he wakes up. Then we have this antipsychotic here as well, we have to make sure he continues taking them fr
When Paul got angry, he kicked over the chair next to the bed and rushed forward to beat him. "You bastard, let me show you what I'm made of! Adam, don't stop me enough with this nonsense; I'll just kill him and be done with it!" "Paul, calm down." Adam tried to intervene. "I can't calm down! Damn it, Adam, let go, I'm going to beat the hell out of this jerk!" "Paul!" Adam forcefully pushed Paul away. "Can't you see? He's deliberately trying to provoke you." After being by Rory's side for so many years, Adam knew him too well. If Paul really went ahead and beat him up now, Rory would find a way to free himself from the handcuffs.After hearing Adam's words, Paul finally calmed down a bit. "You need to stay calm and not fall for Rory's tricks. On the other note, when you're conducting therapy on him, don't get too close to him, you hear?" Adam reminded.Even though Rory's limbs were bound, they could not underestimate him.Paul looked at Rory on the bed and snorted. "Rory,
Richworth.Mable frowned as she looked at Adam's message on her phone. She was surprised that Paul would help Rory, considering his hatred toward him because of Coral's situation."What are you thinking about?" Blair's voice came from behind.Mable put away her phone and turned to see Blair sitting in his wheelchair."Are you done with your work?" she asked as she approached."Yeah." Looking at Mable, Blair said, "Solomon and Arthur have everything arranged on their end. It depends on when Rory decides to take action."Mable nodded, remembering the message Adam had sent her earlier. She gave a puzzled look."What's wrong?" Blair asked, noticing her preoccupied expression.Mable said, "Rory probably won't make a move anytime soon.""Hmm?" Blair looked at her.Mable explained, "Adam just messaged me, saying that Paul is with them now, treating Rory's dissociative identity disorder, trying to awaken his main personality. So I guess Rory won't be making any moves soon."He
After their meal together, Blair dealt with some matters in the study. At 10 AM, Amos arrived, and they left together.Once in the car, Amos handed Blair a file folder. "Master Blair, here are the documents you asked me to prepare."Blair took a glance at it without saying a word.Amos continued, "Master Blair, your speculation was right. Kyle took Zoe for her prenatal check-up early this morning, and Mr. and Mrs. Goodman aren't home either. Connor must have chosen this time to act."Zoe's pregnancy was progressing, requiring weekly check-ups now. Connor must have known this and timed his move well, especially since Kyle's parents were not home today, making it a good opportunity.A dark gleam flickered in Blair's somber eyes, but he remained silent.Connor arranged to meet Mable in a private meeting room. He arrived half an hour early, waiting in the private room while checking his phone for messages from her.Then came a knock at the door."It must be Mable." Connor assumed
“Arthur proposed to Tracey?!”In the afternoon, Tracey posted several photos of her and Arthur in a hot air balloon. In one of the photos, she held a bouquet with a dazzling ring on her ring finger.[Yes, I do.]That was the caption.Blair hugged Mable and nodded with a smile. “Yeah, Arthur proposed to her today. Trace called to say they’ll prepare for the wedding after they return from their trip.”“That’s great!”Mable was sincerely happy for Tracey and Arthur.She asked Blair, “Do they have any ideas for the wedding? We can help them prepare in advance.”Blair said, “We can call Trace and ask.”Mable looked at the time. It was midnight in Monafett, and she did not want to disturb them by calling at this hour. She smiled and said, “I’ll call her tomorrow.”Getting two good news in a row today made Mable feel particularly good. After dinner, she could not help but want to drink some wine to celebrate.Blair had not drunk for a long time, either. Seeing her in high spirits,
Kyle stared into Zoe’s eyes. He had indeed noticed it, but he was not sure yet.However, when Zoe called him by his full name, he was completely certain.Zoe had regained her memories.From the moment she woke up, her emotions had been off. Even Monica noticed something wrong with her, so how could he not have seen it?Kyle looked at Zoe, reaching out to brush the hair by her temples. “It’s been a long time since you called me that.”Zoe had not called him since waking up, but as soon as she did, she called him Kyle instead of Ky. He knew then she must have remembered everything.Although Kyle knew that this day would come sooner or later, he did not expect her to regain her memories at this moment.He was completely unprepared and caught off guard.Zoe lowered her head. “That’s what I used to call you, but you tricked me into calling you Ky.”She remembered everything as soon as she woke up.The events that happened when she had forgotten felt like a dream, too surreal to be
Kyle named the baby Six not only because he was born at 6 pounds and 6 ounces but also because June 6th was the day they first met.He would always remember the scene when he first saw Zoe, even though their relationship started with deception, manipulation, and even revenge.Kyle caressed Zoe’s cheek and said, “Zoe, I’ve never told you this, but I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. It was love at first sight.“I want you to stay by my side forever and let me stay by your side forever. I’ll never let you go again in this lifetime.”Zoe’s eyes slowly reddened as she listened to Kyle’s heartfelt words.Indeed, she never knew he fell in love with her at first sight...They both did.Kyle gently wiped away her tears. “Zoe, I promise you. We’ll only part in death, never in life.”Zoe choked and nodded, burying her face in his chest as she cried.In her arms, Six seemed to sense his mother’s emotions and moved restlessly.Zoe quickly comforted him.“Let me.” Kyle took the
At the hospital. When Zoe woke up again, it was already the next morning.As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Kyle sitting by her bedside.Kyle noticed her waking up and quickly held her hand. “Zoe, you’re awake. How do you feel?”Zoe stared at the man in front of her and blinked, feeling shocked.When she did not answer, Kyle immediately became nervous. “What’s wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”Zoe remained silent and continued to stare at him. Her eyes gradually turned red, and her nose tingled with a strong sense of sourness.Kyle’s heart clenched at the sight. “Zoe, don’t scare me like this. Zoe...”He was getting anxious and was just about to call the doctor when she suddenly grabbed his hand. “I... I’m okay. I just had a nightmare. I’m a bit groggy after waking up.”Kyle hugged her, his warm hand gently patting her back. “It’s okay. I’ve been by your side all along.”Zoe buried her face in his shoulder, softly humming without saying anything.At that mom
“I see.”Outside the delivery room, Kyle’s family and the others were still waiting anxiously.Close to midnight, the door finally opened, and the nurse carried the baby out.“It’s a boy. Both mother and son are safe.”Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.Before long, Zoe was pushed out. Monica checked on the baby before hurriedly walking to Zoe’s side and taking her hand. “Zoe, you did so well.”“I’m okay, Mom.”Zoe was still very weak after just giving birth, and her voice was weak. Monica immediately told her husband to call the servants to brew a tonic and sent it over.Mable walked to Zoe and felt her heart ache when she saw the latter’s pale face, but she smiled and said, “Congratulations, Zoe.”Zoe smiled, no longer having the strength to speak.Blair and Solomon congratulated Kyle.Kyle nodded, not paying attention to them, and took Zoe back to the ward with the nurse.Zoe was a first-time mother, so she was extremely exhausted after giving birth an
As soon as Mable learned that Zoe was about to go into labor, she rushed to the hospital immediately. It was late at night, and Blair was worried, so he accompanied her.When the two arrived at the hospital, Zoe had already been taken into the delivery room. Kyle followed her in, but his parents waited anxiously outside.Mable looked at Monica and Floyd and asked, “Isn’t Zoe’s due date still about ten days away? Why did it suddenly come early?”Monica said, “We’re not sure, either. After dinner tonight, Zoe said her stomach was hurting. Kyle helped her upstairs to rest, but not long after, he called for someone to prepare the car to go to the hospital...”Seeing Mable stare anxiously at the delivery room, Blair held her hand and comforted her. “Don’t worry. Zoe has been healthy her whole pregnancy. There shouldn’t be any problems.”Mable nodded. “Yeah, I hope both the mother and child are safe.”Soon, Solomon and Ines also arrived.Solomon greeted Kyle’s parents and asked, “How
Without saying anything, Solomon placed his behind Ines’ head and kissed her.Ines wrapped her arms around his waist...Knock, knock!The untimely sound of knocking interrupted them.Ines jumped like a startled deer, eyes wide and cheeks red.The servant’s voice came from outside. “Sir, dinner is ready.”Solomon hugged Ines and cleared his throat. “Got it. We’ll be right there.”The servant acknowledged and left.Ines buried her head in Solomon’s chest and took a deep breath before saying, “Let’s go. Don’t want your parents to wait too long.”“Yeah.”Solomon stroked her head and looked at the drawing he had just completed. “Once it’s dry, I’ll have it framed and hang it in the bedroom, okay?”Ines asked, “In this bedroom?”Solomon nodded and kissed her forehead. “Yeah, we’ll probably come back to stay here often in the future.”Ines pursed her lips and smiled silently.“Let’s go have dinner.” Solomon led her downstairs.After having dinner at the Rowland residence, Solom
Solomon embraced Ines from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I learned to draw when I was young and almost did fine arts for college.”“Why didn’t you?”Winning first prize in a national art competition indicated a high level of drawing skill.Solomon said, “Painting is just one of my many interests. I do it to pass the time when I’m bored. I’ve never thought of becoming an artist.”Ines nodded. “I see.”Solomon suddenly perked up and opened a small cabinet beside the bookshelf, taking out a canvas and some paints. “Come on, I’ll draw a portrait.”Ines was stunned. “Of me?”“Yep. Give me a moment.”Solomon led Ines to sit on the sofa, then went out to find a servant to bring him the easel.Although he had not painted in many years, he still had all the tools he used before.Before long, the servant helped him bring in the easel and other tools.After looking at the layout of the bedroom, Solomon asked Ines to sit in the soft chair by the window, where the lighting w
Ines blinked. “I was just thinking about what to bring to your house tomorrow. I can’t go empty-handed...”Solomon laughed at her words. “You don’t need to bring anything. Just seeing you will make them happy.”“That won’t do. I still need to buy something.”Although she knew that Solomon’s parents did not lack anything, she could not just go without a gift. It was still necessary to have proper etiquette.Ines was a little nervous at the thought of visiting his parents tomorrow. “Can you tell me what your parents are like?”Solomon noticed her nervousness and squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry. My mom and dad are very nice. They won’t make things difficult for you.”Ines looked at him and nodded.With him by her side, she was not that worried.She heard Solomon say that his father liked tea, so she bought a gift box from the supermarket. In addition, she also brought some nutritional supplements to bring along when they go to Solomon’s house tomorrow.After buying everything, th