Arthur looked at Blair and said, “I doubt Ms. Nicki was hurt when I dropped her off at Oakshire Estate yesterday afternoon, Master Blair.” Blair was dumbstruck. “What are you saying?” Arthur explained, “When I dropped Ms. Nicki back yesterday afternoon, she didn’t seem hurt. She was chatty with me. Most importantly, she even hopped out of the car and waved me goodbye when I took her home. If she were hurt, she wouldn’t be jumping around even if she tried to hide her injuries.” He paused and added, “Besides, Ms. Nicki mentioned that Ms. Jefferson did not kidnap her. She ran into Spike at the office and was taken home.” Blair narrowed his eyes dangerously. Mable did not hurt Nicki. Solomon was not expecting Arthur to come all this way to stand up for Mable. It struck his mind that Mable said last night she had never laid a hand on Nicki. They had the wrong idea about her. Tracey turned to Blair and spoke in a reprimanding tone, “Don’t act like you never knew Mabes before,
Pulling a stern look, Blair spoke harshly, “I’m asking you one more time. How did you get hurt?” Nicki bit her lip, and her eyes welled up. Did her father know she was lying? Covering her mouth, Olivia dared not say a word. She could sense that Blair was furious. What should she do? Had he caught on? Blair said angrily, “I’m asking you, Nicole Fowler!” “Dad…” Even an adult could not look Blair in the eye when it was tense, much less a kid. “I’m sorry, Dad. I-I was wrong. I lied. The bad woman didn’t hit me. Sob, sob… I’m sorry, Dad…” Turning as white as a sheet, Nicki climbed out of bed and fell on her knees in tears. Olivia looked at Nicki with a pale face, her heart in her throat. Blair scowled and clenched his fists. “Who hit you?” Nicki kneeled, shaking and avoiding eye contact with her mother. She wept a while before stammering, “I-It was someone from school. I’m not a good kid. I fought in school. Please punish me, Dad. I’m sorry.” Relieved, Olivia fel
Faced with Blair’s questioning, Olivia felt chills. Ultimately, Blair found out. “Blair, I-I…” Olivia could not string a full sentence. Blair could tell from the look on her face that his guess was right. No mother in their right mind would hurt their child and blame it on someone else. Blair glared at Olivia. “Nicki is your daughter. How can you hurt her?” Olivia sank to the ground in regret. If she had known, she would not have been reckless to pull the stunt. Nicki talked about meeting Mable when she came home yesterday, so Olivia had some thoughts of her own.Although Blair had no feelings for Olivia, he had bonded with his supposed daughter, Nicki. Blair would not forgive Mable if he thought Mable hurt Nicki. Hence, Olivia pushed, kicked, and taught Nicki what to say to Blair. “I-I’m sorry, Blair. I let my emotions get to my head. I just hate Mable so much. She kidnapped me before and nearly killed me, so I wanted my revenge.” Blair looked at Olivia coldl
“Mabes isn’t awake, Blair. It’s Spike. The doctor came by and said he was really emotional when he woke up. He trashed the ward…” … Spike and Mable were in the same hospital but on separate floors. It was a nightmare in the ward for children. The blanket, pillow, cup, slipper, and anything and everything Spike could pick up became his weapon. The doctors and nurses stood at the door, not having the courage to go near him as they tried to talk some sense into Spike. Once Spike smashed everything he could, he jumped out of the bed barefooted and ran straight to the window. Tracey ran over, only to see Spike climbing up the windowsill. The sight terrified her. “Don’t do anything silly, Spike!” It was clear tensions were running high, judging by Spike’s flushed face. Tracey softened her tone. “Do you still remember me? I’m your mother’s best friend. We had dinner together two days ago.” Spike stared at Tracey and nodded. He mouthed, “Where’s my mom?” Feeling dilemma
Mable was severely wounded. There was no telling when she would regain consciousness. She would not be able to take the video call request from Spike. Tracey advised, “Your mom went to take care of something important, Spike. We would be disturbing her if we called her now. Maybe we can try later.” She had to hold it off as long as she could. Spike wrote on the paper, “Where did she go?” Thinking on her feet, Tracey replied, “Your mom went to Ashdale.” Spike pursed his lips without a word. Tracey was secretly relieved, believing she had fooled the kid. Blair came back to the hospital. After hearing from Arthur that Tracey had calmed Spike down, he did not visit Spike. Instead, he went to Mable’s ward. The doctor said that she would probably regain consciousness tomorrow. Sitting by her bed, Blair carefully took Mable’s hand and caressed the scar on her wrist. His face revealed no emotion. Soon, night befell. As the door to the ward opened, Tracey tiptoed in. “Is
After much thought, Spike wrote on the paper, “Aust.” On the day Rory and the others brought a badly injured Mable back to the castle, Spike knew the person who hurt her was Aust. Rory told him so. Blair looked at the name Spike wrote, and his hands on his lap balled up. So, it was Aust. Now that Spike answered his question, he pointed at his earlier question, demanding Blair to answer. “Your mother’s old illness has relapsed, and she is in a coma.”Blair did not mention anything about Mable getting hurt. The truth was, he was too embarrassed to bring it up. He was the one who caused Mable's injuries and unconsciousness.Hearing that his mother had an illness relapse and was unconscious, Spike became nervous. He lifted the covers and wanted to get out of bed to find his mother. “Hold it right there.” Blair took Spike’s hand and glanced at the food on the table. “Be good and eat your dinner. Then, I’ll take you to your mom.” Gritting his teeth, Spike pulled away
An investigation led Blair to Aust’s lair in Hilary Island, but Blair passed out on his way there. By the time he got out of the coma, six months passed. Solomon said Hilary Island was in ruin when he and Kyle rushed there. Mable and Aust were nowhere to be found. They later searched other places, but there was still no sign of Mable. After Olivia mentioned that her abductor was Mable, they suspected they had gotten the wrong information and that Aust had never kidnapped Mable. Everything was part of Mable’s great escape plan. If Mable had orchestrated the lie, she would not have sustained such injuries. Now, it seemed their intel was right all along. Aust captured Mable, but they arrived on the scene too late to save her. On the other end, Solomon was shocked. “Did he really?“Didn’t Olivia say Mable kidnapped her? How did Aust get involved?” Blair clenched his phone grimacingly. “Olivia lied.” Between Olivia and Mable, he chose to trust the latter. Blair had no tr
Tracey patted Spike’s shoulder and apologized in an intentional sobbing voice, “Spike, I want to apologize. I’m so sorry. Please forgive me.” Finally, Spike rolled over and looked at her. He should let bygones be bygones as Tracey was his mother’s good friend. Tracey’s eyes lit up. “Do you forgive me?” Spike sat up and looked at Tracey like an adult. He pointed at his bare wrist. His smartwatch was missing. Tracey got the message. “You must be looking for your smartwatch. The doctor removed it during a check-up. Hang on. I’ll go and ask to see where it is.” She ran out and soon returned with his watch. “This must be it. Here you go.” Spike took the watch and nodded. Tracey propped her hands under her chin. “I hope you’re not angry with me anymore, Spike.” Spike nodded and typed on his smartwatch. “I forgive you.” Tracey was relieved. “You’re the best, Spike. Love you.” She gestured a heart shape. Spike typed, “Goodnight.” “Alright. Goodnight.” Struck by
“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