“Daddy, we still haven’t found Mommy... You said we’d find her. You can’t lie to me.“Daddy, you promised to teach me programming, and I haven’t finished learning yet…”Hubert tightly gripped his father’s hand, gently shaking it, tears streaming down his face. “Daddy, don’t sleep. Wake up quickly…“Daddy, don’t leave me. I'm scared…”Tracey watched over Blair in the hospital bed and spoke too, “Blair, Hubert needs you. He’s still so young. Can you bear to let him become an orphan at such a young age?“Brother, for Hubert, please, you must wake up.”Nothing happened.Half a month passed quietly.On this day, Solomon came to the hospital to visit Blair.Hubert sat by the hospital bed, holding a book and reading to Blair.Seeing Solomon’s arrival, he closed the book, politely calling out, “Uncle Solomon.”Solomon went over to him and caressed his face. “How is your father today?”Hubert looked at his father lying in the hospital bed and replied, “Daddy is still sleeping.”Sol
Melanie placed one hand on her flat belly, looking down at Zoe with a proud expression, smiling as she spoke, “Ms. White, let me show you something.”As she said this, she took a medical report out of her bag and threw it to Zoe.Zoe furrowed her brows tightly, picked it up, and looked at it, but she could not understand.“What’s this?”“You don’t understand?” Melanie laughed. “Oh dear, I forgot, you’re a fool, of course, you won’t understand.”“You’re the fool!” Zoe retorted, hands on her hips, unreservedly.Kyle said Zoe was not a fool.Melanie did not bother with her and looked at Aunt Laura, who had walked into the room. “Aunt Laura, can you explain to her what this is?”Aunt Laura picked up the medical report and her expression changed instantly.“This…”She looked at Melanie’s stomach. She...she was pregnant with Master’s child?Zoe looked at Aunt Laura and asked, “Aunt Laura, what is this?”Aunt Laura looked at the prenatal checkup sheet, unsure of how to respond.P
At the Goodman Residence.As Kyle entered the house, he saw his parents and the Xephers sitting in the living room. When Melanie saw Kyle, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes. “Kyle, you’re back.”Kyle glanced at her indifferently as he ignored her. Instead, he addressed his parents, “Mom, Dad, why did you guys urgently call me back? What happened?”Floyd slammed Melanie’s pregnancy report onto the table. “You still have the nerve to ask. Look at the mess you’ve created!”Kyle raised an eyebrow as he walked over and picked up the report. He looked at it with a faint smirk. “Ms. Xepher is pregnant?”Melanie looked at Kyle. “Kyle…”Before she could finish, Kyle interrupted her. “Let me guess. Miss Xepher brought this pregnancy report to my house. Could it be that you want to say the child in your belly is mine?”When Klay heard this, he slammed the table, saying, “Kyle, from the looks of it, you don’t want to admit it, huh?”Already angry that his daughter was unmarried an
Thinking of this, Melanie plucked up the courage and said, “Kyle, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”“Kyle Goodman, make yourself clear!”Klay glared at Kyle angrily. The conversation had reached this point, and if Kyle did not explain himself, it would seem like the fault lay with the Xephers.Kyle had been busy lately with the affairs of Blair and Mable. As he was already in a bad mood, Melanie choosing this moment to create trouble was like walking into his firing line.Initially, Kyle had wanted to save her face in front of the elders, avoiding embarrassment for her. However, since Melanie persisted in her stubbornness, he decided to expose the truth.Kyle took out his phone, opened the surveillance video of the hotel from the night of Klay’s birthday, and handed it to his father.“On the night of Uncle Klay’s birthday, I left the hotel at 8:30. When I walked to the hotel lobby, a waitress stopped me and gave me a room card, saying that Mom wasn’t feeling well a
The waiter, realizing the truth was out, immediately kneeled before Kyle, begging for mercy.“Mr. Goodman, spare me, I was blinded by greed for a moment. She gave me the drugs, it was her!”Pointing at Melanie, the waiter spoke loudly, “She gave me five hundred thousand dollars to put the entire packet of drugs into the wine, but I was worried about trouble, so I only put half of it. Mr. Goodman, please spare me. It really wasn’t me who wanted to harm you…”Melanie widened her eyes suddenly, pointing at the kneeling waiter. “You're lying! No...no…”Seeing Melanie denying it, the waiter immediately spoke up, “I have a recording, and the transfer records you gave me, I have them all!”It was his first time doing something like this, so he was afraid and unsure, and took precautions and recorded it on his phone.Monica glared sternly at Melanie and then turned to the waiter on the ground. “Bring out the recording and the transfer records!”The waiter tremblingly took out his phone,
Kyle did not care who that man was, it could not possibly be him.Melanie picked up the phone, but as soon as she saw the man in the room on the screen, she collapsed to the ground.It was a stranger’s face, not Kyle’s.“Who...who is this?” Jane was also stunned. Was it not her daughter adamant that it was Kyle? How could it be someone else?“No...this can’t be!”Melanie threw the phone, unable to believe or accept that she spent the night with a stranger.“The video is fake, you must have fabricated it! Kyle, how could you be so heartless, not even acknowledging your own child!”Kyle looked at Melanie with a cold stare, an icy gaze in his eyes. “If you still don’t believe it, when your belly gets bigger, you can do an amniocentesis for a DNA test.”Kyle was confident and straightforward, unafraid of the test. Hearing his son’s words, both Kyle’s parents were convinced that the child in Melanie’s belly could not possibly be his.With things at this stage, there were no mor
After resolving the matter, Kyle returned to the villa. As soon as he got out of the car, Zoe rushed out of the house. "Ky!" She was very worried about him. Ever since the last time Kyle received a beating at the Goodman Residence, Zoe had been particularly concerned every time he went back, worried that he would be beaten again. "Ky, did your dad hit you?" Kyle directly lifted Zoe up, her legs wrapped around his waist. As they walked toward the house, he replied, "No, Zoe, everything has been resolved." Zoe stared at him with wide eyes and asked, "Whose baby is in Melanie's belly?" "It's not mine." Kyle explained to Zoe, "The last time I saw her was at her father's birthday banquet. That night, she drugged me. Later, I went to the hospital for an infusion. You were also there. Do you remember?" Zoe nodded. "I remember..." Kyle carried Zoe back to the room and told her everything that had happened. After listening, Zoe glared angrily. "Melanie, that wicked woman i
Upon receiving the news, Kyle and Solomon rushed to the hospital and found Blair sitting silently on the hospital bed like a stone pillar.There was no emotion on his face even when he saw their arrival."Master Blair, you've finally awakened!" Solomon said excitedly, tears welling up. They thought he would be in a coma forever.Kyle looked at Blair with concern and asked, "Blair, are you okay?"Blair pinched his brow and nodded slightly. "How long have I been unconscious?""Fifty-one days, nearly two months."Kyle paused momentarily and continued, "During your unconsciousness, Tracey still hasn't—""Tracey?" Blair was looking at Kyle with his brows furrowing and uttered three words, "Who is she?"Kyle and Solomon were taken aback. Did he just ask who Tracey was?Italee, Rome.The Muller Manor.When Mable woke up, she found herself in an unfamiliar environment and could not figure out what had happened.Someone was pretending to be a doctor that night and entered her hospit
“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