Despite Mable’s attempt to refute, Nicki interrupted by jumping off the sofa and yelling with a finger up Mable’s nose. “You’re a bad woman for seducing my dad. Dad belongs to my mother!” Mable frowned. “Mind your language, little girl.” Olivia looked at Nicki and said nonchalantly, “Where’s your manners, Nicki?” Mable smirked at Olivia. Nicki was too young to make that comment all on her own. Clearly, someone taught her. Just then, the sound of a car engine was heard outside the house. Mable looked back and saw Blair’s car. He arrived just in time. Mable got up to go out when Nicki pounced on her with a scream. She wanted to dodge. However, Nicki could get hurt running into the sofa arm behind Mable. In the end, Mable shielded her belly with one hand and pressed Nicki down by the shoulder with the other. Nicki was a small girl who did not have much strength and could not break free from Mable. Reminding what her mother said, Nicki grabbed Mable’s hand on her shoulder
Once Mable was gone, Amos conveyed her message to Blair. Although Blair revealed nothing on his face upon getting the message, he was quite worried. After Nicki fell asleep, he went downstairs. Seeing that Blair was about to leave, Olivia said, “Can you stay with Nicki a little longer, Blair? I’m worried she might cry if she doesn’t see you when she wakes up.” Blair side-eyed her, his eyes cold. “Why did you meet with Mable yesterday? Why was Mable here today?” Hiding the fluster behind her eyes, Olivia explained, “I-I went out yesterday to buy something for Nicki. It was a coincidence that I ran into Ms. Jefferson. I had seen her photo online, so I approached to say hello. I didn’t know you hadn't told her that you found me. As for today, I don’t know why she came here.” Blair gave Olivia a grimacing look. “You better not be playing games, Liv.” “Blair, I didn’t…” Olivia made a hurt expression as she looked at Blair. Having no time for her, Blair walked out. He got
“The doctor said you were low on sugar and hadn’t rested well lately. Besides…” Ethan paused. “Besides, you’re a little frail from the pregnancy, so you passed out.” Mable held her belly. “What about my—” “Don’t worry. The doctor examined out, and the baby’s doing fine,” Ethan replied/He realized the car accident earlier could be risky upon learning that Mable was pregnant. Thank goodness she was unharmed, or things could have gotten serious. Mable was relieved. Her main concern right now was her unborn child. Ethan’s medical professionalism showed when he said, “You’re a doctor. You should have known to be extra careful on the first trimester…” Mable listened to his nagging and nodded with a smile. “Of course, Dr. Ethan. I got it. Thank you.” Ethan was amused but did not know what to do with her at the same time. Mable glanced at the time. It was 6:00 PM. She wondered if Blair ever made it back home. Ethan was reluctant to let Mable travel back alone, so he sugge
Mable looked down at the bite mark on the back of her hand and scoffed. “Your daughter bit me.” Blair figured that Nicki bit Mable, leading to the latter pushing incident. Feeling bad, he pulled her to sit down on the sofa. “Does it hurt?” Mable withdrew his hand from his grasp and said indifferently, “The pain means nothing to the injury your daughter sustained.” Blair was bothered that Mable kept referring to Nicki as his daughter. “Can you not speak to me in that tone, Mabes?” Mable did not want to give him an attitude. However, she could not help herself. The thought of Liv and Nicki was a thorn in her side. She was utterly upset. She was not a woman with great grace. Even if she could accept Blair was once with Olivia, she could not accept that he had a daughter with another woman. Locking eyes with Mable, Blair explained, “I didn’t think of keeping Liv from you, Mabes. I planned to tell you after the wedding.” “Wedding?” Mable did not know whether to laugh o
“That won’t be necessary.” Mable rinsed her mouth and splashed her face with cold water to perk up. She then got ready to leave. She was about to carry her suitcases into the car when her phone rang. Mable glanced at her phone. It was Zoe calling. “Hello, Zoe.” Mable thought Zoe had returned to Fasier, and Zoe was only calling to say she had arrived safely. To her surprise, Zoe was gasping for air over the phone. “I’ve run into some trouble, Mabes. I need your help.” Mable’s expression grew solemn. “Where are you now?” “I’m at Crest International, and I’m surrounded. I need you to find me a way out. I also need a plane out of Richworth now.” Mable opened the laptop on the front passenger seat and asked, “Are you still in Richworth?” Did Zoe not say she bought yesterday morning’s flight back to Fasier? Zoe explained, “I had a last-minute assignment, so my trip was delayed a day. I don’t have time to explain. Fuck! These people are out for my life.” Mable understo
Mable went up to Zoe. “What was that just now? It’s unlike you to get into situations you can’t handle.” While talking, Mable glanced at the password-lock case in Zoe’s hand. Zoe explained, “I could’ve gotten away with it, but I was careless. I startled the other party during my evacuation.” Mable gave a nod and pointed at her suitcase. “Assignment? Zoe nodded. “Did Rory send you?” Zoe was hesitant for a bit before nodding. Since the assignment was directly from Rory, Mable did not ask further questions. She patted Zoe’s shoulder. “Give yourself a long break when you get back. Tell Rory that it’s my suggestion if he doesn’t approve your leave.” Zoe looked at Mable with sadness in her eyes. “Thank you, Mabes. I have done some thinking. There’s no such thing as undying love. Only lies, manipulations, and betrayals exist in the world.” Her response reminded Mable of herself and Blair. Mable thought there would not be any more lies between them after they had gone thr
Anthony had been keeping a close eye on Blair lately. To avoid detection, Blair worked with Kyle to use Goodman Enterprise as a cover to move the X Group's subsidiary to Richworth. The stolen files contained many top secrets that linked to enterprises and even a nation. If information were to leak out… The business empire Blair built from the ground up would face possible annihilation. As the leader of the X Group, Blair would find himself in unprecedented danger. The air in the entire meeting room was thick with tension. Anything related to the internet was not Solomon’s forte, so Blair and Kyle were typing away on the keyboard while he sent people on standby at the train stations and airport. The thief would not stay in Richworth after stealing the files. The airport and train stations were the key areas to lock down. Time was of the essence at the moment. Solomon watched Blair and Kyle anxiously. He could not keep up with the speed their fingers were dancing around t
At the airport, Kyle and Solomon rushed to the airport terminal as instructed by Blair. There was less than ten minutes before the plane took off. Kyle contacted the airport controller to stop the plane from taking off. It was assumed that Zoe was on the plane. However, after further investigation, it seemed she never boarded the flight. Kyle checked the airport’s surveillance but could not trace Zoe. In the end, she was spotted in the surveillance of the airport’s parking lot. Zoe was not the only one in the parking lot. Mable was there, too. Kyle and Solomon were stunned. The pair called Blair immediately, telling him that Mable had met with Zoe at the airport. Blair fell silent before asking, “Did you find them?” “No. Zoe never boarded the plane.” “Carry on the search! I don’t care if you have to turn the airport upside down. You must find them!” Kyle’s chest tightened when he heard Blair’s angry voice. After the call, Solomon turned to Kyle. “What did Blai