However, she knew that no matter what Forbos was thinking, he must have ulterior motives. Therefore, she would never agree to let him take care of her mother. With that in mind, Evelyn rejected him without hesitation. "No, thanks. She is fine now and doesn't need your care." After Forbos heard what she said, his face immediately darkened. "Evelyn, what are you talking about? No matter what, she is my wife! You are my daughter. Since your mother and I are not divorced yet, we are still legally married. Of course, I may visit when she is ill." Tilting her head, Evelyn looked at him coldly. After a while, she sneered. "Come on, you don't have to act like this in front of me. Over the years, my mother has always been in poor health. If she hasn't been hospitalized for more than ten or twenty times, there must be at least eight or nine times, right? When have you ever been concerned about her well-being?" "Now that you know she's going to have
Immediately, Forbos reached out to grab the check and said greedily, "No, no, no. 20 million is enough." However, before he could land his hand on the cheque, Evelyn took a step backward and avoided his hand. For a moment, Forbos was stunned. Then, he heard Evelyn said word by word, "If you want the money, I'll give it to you, but you must promise me one condition." Immediately, Forbos frowned in displeasure. "Nonsense, I am your father. What do you mean I have to agree to your condition in order to get money from you?" Hearing that, Evelyn almost laughed out of anger. Last time at the bar, he was just about to gang up with an outsider to bully her. Now, he was calling himself her dad? She really didn't know how was he such a thick skin! Without wanting to talk nonsense with him, she said directly, "After you get the money, you have to get a divorce with my mother. Otherwise, I rather burn the money than to give you a penny."
"Didn't you just say that I should pay you some of it first? I only have this card with me, and this is what's left." However, Forbos smiled obsequiously and said, "Don't you still have a cheque for 20 million dollars? You can give the check..." Before he could finish his words, Evelyn took another step back while clutching her bag, and quickly picked up the knife she had placed on the cabinet. Then, with a cold gaze, she looked at him while holding the knife in front of her chest vigilantly. "No way. You are on guard against me? Don't you think that I should be on guard against you too? If I pay you 20 million right now, and you don't show up tomorrow, it's basically a one-way street!" As soon as she said that, Forbos choked up. Needless to say that this was actually what he had in mind. If he couldn't get 50 million, he would've been happy with the 20 million dollars. After all, as long as he didn't divorce her mother, he could manipu
The 20-million-dollar cheque in her bag was actually the combination of her commission for her last movie, and the profit from the two endorsements. Initially, she wanted to save the money, so she would be able to take it out in case of an emergency in the future. But now that Forbos had finally compromise, naturally, she didn't want to miss this opportunity. With that in mind, Evelyn sighed, as she put the half-peeled apple aside, and held up her mother's hand. "Mom, I know you are worried about me and the money. But we shouldn't underestimate Forbos. The sooner you get a divorce, the sooner we can live a peaceful life. Otherwise, he will make a scene every other day. How can you live that way?" In truth, Evelyn was not worried about herself. She was worried about her mother. Since her mother was going to have an operation soon, the process to recovery would take a long time. During this process, she had to avoid being overjoyed and angry. She did
Suddenly Iris felt a little embarrassed to be scolded by her daughter at such an old age. However, she realized that Evelyn's words made sense. She just got too anxious that she spoke without thinking. So, without retort, she just went with it and said, "Okay. Okay. I got it." Only then did Evelyn smile and stand up confidently. "Then I'll call him right now." "Okay." Evelyn found Forbos's phone number and called him. A few rings later and the call was connected. On other end of the phone, she could hear Forbos's casual voice. "Hello, who's this?" With a sullen face, Evelyn said, "It's me." After she said that, a brief moment of silence could be heard on the other end. Then, she heard him laughing as he said, "Oh, it's you. What's up?" "You promised yesterday that we would go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce. Why don't you come over now?" "Oh!" Forbos suddenly slapped his head. "Look a
When it came to this surgery, she was already pretty sure it was going to be successful. But as long as she didn't hear the result with her own ears, she would still be worry about it. However, everything was fine now since the surgery was successful. In the end, he lived up to Evelyn's expectations. While she was thinking about that, Marty had the doctors go take a rest. Naturally, someone had already sent Iris back to the ICU and had someone looking after her personally. Because of the 48-hour critical period, Evelyn still wasn't allowed to visit her yet. All she could do was watch her from a distance through a thick pane of glass. And all she saw was her mother lying on the clean white bed, skinny and pale from the surgery. Fortunately, she could also see that her heartbeat was beating regularly through the heart rate monitor. As she watched it, tears rolled down her cheeks. Suddenly, Marty walked up from behind her.
Two days later, the doctor finally announced that Iris had survived the critical period. This was the moment the surgery could be deemed an actual success! Evelyn was extremely happy. Although her mother was still very weak, as long as she had a good rest, it was only a matter of time before she recovered. Meanwhile, she had delayed filming for too long and they couldn't delay it any longer. So, the next day after Iris had regained consciousness, Evelyn left the hospital and went back to the filming site. On her day back, the production crew had lit some fireworks to celebrate the success of Iris's surgery. They even paused filming at night just so they could have a decent banquet to celebrate the event. Evelyn was deeply moved. Seeing all the enthusiastic faces around her, her heart instantly melted as she felt hope revive in her heart once more. That night, she had a lot to drink. She was happy and she also let loose. In the past
After turning on the lights in the walkway, Marty changed her into slippers and then carried her inside the house. After some time, Evelyn had sobered up quite a bit. Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, she asked in a daze, "Where am I?" Marty replied with a blank expression, "It's your home." "My home?" A look of surprise appeared on Evelyn's face. The next second, she suddenly realized that she wasn't being helped up by Carrie but a man instead. However, the man before her looked so handsome and had such good-looking eyes. But why did he look so familiar? With a puzzled look on her face, she reached out and pinched his face. Wait, something wasn't right! Wasn't she just drinking? How did she arrive here? Where was she? Also, who was this before her? Why did this guy look so much like that bloke, Marty? At the thought of that man, Evelyn's face turned sour. After pinching his face, she started pinc
"Hey, what are they going to talk about?" Being asked, Lauren looked at Clarissa before turning to look at the door. Then, she lowered her voice and explained, "Jameson wants to move his headquarters back to Ascijan, and recently, he has been battling with the elders of the Ethanbez Family. Most probably, he is here to ask Anderson for some advice." As everyone knew, the Jordan Group did not develop well when Carlos was managing it. After all, Carlos used to be in the military. Although he was skilled in leading his troops into battle, he didn't have much potential for doing business. Moreover, he was magnanimous, so he always put favors before money in business. If it weren't because of his rich family background, it would be hard to sustain his business. On the other hand, Anderson was different. He was a real businessman that was nimble-witted and vicious. Most of the time, when there was a crisis, he could easily turn the tables.
"I'll call you when I'm done," Clarissa added. Seeing how embarrassed she was, Anderson laughed. "Alright, be careful then. Call me when you're done." "Alright." After that, he opened the door and left. About three minutes later, Clarissa's shy voice came from inside. "I'm done." Upon hearing that, he opened the door again, tidied her clothes, and carried her out. As soon as Clarissa lay on her bed, the twins were awake. Then, Anderson carried them out and followed Clarissa's instructions to change their diapers and feed them. In fact, she couldn't feed the twins alone as they were barely a week old. So, they were fed with half breast milk and half baby fomula. Fortunately, they were in good health. When they were holding the milk bottle, their hands gripped it so tightly that sometimes Clarissa could barely take the bottle away. For the past two days, Carlos and Matteo also came. They were here to visi
After sitting down, Clarissa and Sierra held each other's hands and began to chat happily. The topics of their conversation were nothing more about children and families. Unlike Clarissa, Sierra was a housewife who didn't have much opinion. She not only had a gentle personality, but her thinking was also traditional. To her, the man had all the say. That was the reason Gianni and Chloe had the chance to ill-treat her. Last time, Clarissa didn't understand her thinking. Why didn't she fight back when her father was so mean? Even so, after having her own child, Clarissa could gradually understand Sierra's thinking. In fact, she was lucky to meet a nice man like Anderson. After they got married, she hardly suffered any injustice. However, not everyone in this world was this fortunate. In fact, most people led an extremely ordinary life with grievance and joy. Although their lives might be on the tougher side, they end
Anne rolled her eyes. "Don't you know that all newborn babies are small? You were this small when you were young." When Marf heard this, he became more shocked. Although he was intelligent, he was still young, and he was yet to learn some general knowledge. Besides, he lacked of life experience. Therefore, to him, it was surprising that there was such a small child in this world. As for Anne, she was there when Marf was newly born. So, she knew it. While clinging on the cradle, Anne and Marf kept staring at the twins with interest. Out of curiosity, Marf even poked his younger sister's face. When he felt the incredibly soft sensation of her skin, he was so surprised that he immediately withdrew his hand. With that, the baby twitched her lips in dissatisfaction. It seemed like she was going to cry, but she was too drowsy. Hence, she continued to sleep. For a while, Anne and Marf looked at her before being called over by Clariss
Staring at her, Anderson didn't know what to say. Instead, he asked with concern, "Are you hungry? I'll ask someone to prepare you some food." "Okay." Clarissa nodded. After Anderson went out, she scooted over, propped herself up, and looked at the twins in swaddling clothes. At that moment, the two plump babies were clenching their small white hands while sleeping peacefully. Looking at them, Clarissa was overjoyed, and all the negative emotions caused by the pain instantly disappeared. More than ten minutes later, Anderson returned with her food and a doctor. When the doctor saw that Clarissa was awake, he checked her wound and her condition. Once he made sure that she was fine, he called a lactation consultant to help her with breastfeeding. Then, he gave them some important advice before leaving. After that, Anderson placed the food on the small table in front of her. When Clarissa was about to sit up, he stopped he
Anderson looked at her, and after a long while, he realized that his whole body was trembling. Right away, he nodded. When Nora heard their conversation, she pursed her lips and stepped on the gas. At the same time, Clarissa directed Anderson to call their family. Well, since her amniotic fluid was broken, she would have a premature delivery no matter what because the expected delivery date was actually two weeks away. Therefore, they not only had to let Carlos and Matteo know, but they also had to ask Sierra and Robert to come over. Clarissa wanted to call Robert because he could help out if anything went wrong with her labor process. As for Sierra, her presence alone could calm Clarissa down. Besides, asking Sierra to stay by Clarissa's side was better than letting her imagination run wild at home. Anderson listened to Clarissa and did as he was told. After he called everyone, the car arrived at the hospital. Before th
Compared to her life, all the things that happened in the past were not important anymore. Now, Jara's biggest wish was to let Emmeline live healthily. As long as his wish could come true, he was willing to pay any price. After Coby's death, they found some Way Tree from his residence. However, those trees were only enough to last her for a year, and some members of the Marsh Family—who heard about Coby's death—had snatched the rest of the trees. As this tree could affect someone's life, no one would take it out again. Besides, Emmeline couldn't keep relying on Way Tree to survive. Therefore, they must try all ways to develop the antidote. However, a few months had passed, and yet, there was no progression. With that, Jara became anxious. On the other side, Clarissa's belly was getting bigger, and she was going to deliver in half a month. Because of this, Anderson rarely went to his company these days and accompanied her
With a serious look, he stared at Clarissa's belly and said, "I will make a few great robots. When they come out, I'll give the robots to them." Hearing that, Clarissa laughed, "What if your little sister doesn't like it?" Instantly, Marf's eyes widened. Because he was a big fan of robots, he thought that robot was the best gift in the world. So, it was hard for him to imagine that there were people who disliked robots. When Clarissa saw how cute he was, she giggled. On the other hand, Anderson also laughed, "It doesn't matter. If your little sister doesn't like it, you can give her a gift she likes." "As long as it is a gift from you, I believe she will like it." Only then, Marf understood what was going on and nodded. Then, with an earnest look, he promised, "Daddy, Mommy, don't worry. I will take good care of them!" When Anderson and Clarissa saw him acting like a little adult, they felt warm. Since Marf had made a pr
For a moment, Clarissa was stunned as she didn't quite understand what Lauren meant. Her love life wasn't perfect, and in the past, she even been in a relationship with a jerk like Elliot. However, since she got together with Anderson, their relationship had been smooth sailing, and they hardly encountered any setbacks. So, she thought that was how love usually worked. For Cara, Coby had actually persisted for a thousand years. This sounded like a scary and insane thing to do. However, thanks to his love for Cara, he did it. Therefore, if he didn't love her, how did he survive through those years? Seeing that Clarissa was confused, Lauren knew that Clarissa hadn't understood her words. With that, she let out a helpless sigh. "Actually, it's a good thing that you don't understand. It means that you've been living happily. If one day you understand, I will feel sorry for you," she uttered. Once again, Clarissa was dumbfoun