Clara then gently coaxed her son to sleep, and in no time at all, Yanny drifted off into slumber. "I hope the other kids don't make fun of him at kindergarten," Clara murmured softly."No one would dare!" Lisa quickly assured her, confident that some kindergarten kids were not too much for her to deal with. "I'll make sure they learn their lesson if they ever tried!"Clara chuckled. Sometimes, she envied Lisa's boldness, which reminded her of her past self–so confident and fearless. But after going through so much in her life, Clara knew that there was no way she could go back to being that way.She then said, "I'm counting on you for the custody case, Serenity.""I've already brought it up at my office," Serenity assured her, "and Mr. Graham promised he'd help when the time comes, so don't worry about it."Clara nodded. As she thought about it, she was still quite surprised that Wilson had chosen the court in Solaria to hear the case. She had assumed that he would get the case
Lisa looked around the area and noticed that there were many other food stalls nearby, and there was a pretty heavy traffic of people coming and going here as well."You guys haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll fry up some noodles for you, okay? Then you can have a taste of my cooking skills!""Great!" Lisa cried in joy. When she thought of it, she realized that she had never tried Clara's cooking before!"What about you?" Serenity asked Clara with concern. "You haven't had dinner either, have you?""I can just grab a bite later," Clara smiled. "I've got my own food stall, after all! There's no way I'll let myself starve!"After that, Clara quickly fried up some noodles and served it up for Serenity and Lisa. The two sat down at a small table and proceeded to dig in. As they ate, they sang praises of how good the food was."It's a million times better than my mom's cooking!" cried Lisa."Is your mom still the one cooking at home?" Serenity asked."Of course, she is! She has
Nevertheless, Clara hastily stepped forward and apologized in an attempt to appease those men, offering, "Let me replace your dishes with fresh ones, and I promise you a free meal the next time you visit my stall. Is that okay?""You think you can get rid of us that easily?! You've got flies in your food! What if we get ill and get hospitalized? What are you going to do with the bills, then? Besides, we're not eating your disgusting food again even if it's free!""Yeah! Just shut up and pay us!""Exactly! Pay us or don't even dream of doing business here again!"The three men kept talking in turns. One of them even managed to produce a dead fly and dangled it in front of Clara, almost as if he was trying to show her that they had solid proof.By then, all the other customers had stopped eating and began watching the interesting scene unfolding in front of them.Clara knew, of course, that the men were trying to blackmail her, but she had no way to prove that the men had planted t
"We're not leaving without you, Clare! Just leave the stall for now!"Serenity then pulled Clara's arm as she speedily dialed 911 on her phone. Meanwhile, Lisa picked up a chair nearby and hurled it toward the three men, shouting, "Let's run together for now! It's obvious these b*stards are here to cause trouble! I'll let Terry deal with all of them later!"It was too bad that Terry was not there with her right now, so all she could do was find a way to protect herself like this!"Hello?" As soon as the call went through, Serenity hastily informed the operator, "Is this 911? Some men are causing trouble here, and they're trying to hurt me and my friends…""D*mn it!" yelled one of the men. "She's calling the police! We've got to grab her phone now!"He then rushed toward Serenity, and just as she was booking it while reporting her location, a figure flashed past her, and all she could hear next was a muffled voice. She then saw the man who had appeared out of nowhere completely get
"No… I'm not hurt."Lisa stared at her boyfriend who had just appeared so suddenly and asked him, "How did you know I was here?"She did not remember ever telling him exactly where she was!"You're one to ask!" he snapped. Lisa had screamed suddenly when they were still on the phone, and Terry could clearly hear the voices of men shouting and yelling in the background, and he had almost panicked.But just then, the little idiot had hung up the phone, and she would not answer no matter how many times Terry called her after that. He was so distressed that his whole body had broken out in cold sweat. He could only base her location on what she had mentioned in passing–that she was at a food stall by the roadside. He had flown to the area with lots of food stalls which should have been a twenty-minute journey, but he had made it in only ten minutes–he was not even sure how much he would have to pay later for the speeding tickets!"Next time," he reminded her, almost half-shouting, "if
On the way to the police station, Lisa recounted everything that had happened at the food stall to Terry. As he listened to her, his eyebrows furrowed. It looked like he owed Jackson's two bodyguards for saving the day today, otherwise, the three women might never have escaped the thugs at all!"Should I hire bodyguards to protect you as well?" he asked."No!" Lisa refused right away. "I don't want that! It would only suffocate me! I'd feel like I'm being watched all the time, and that's really uncomfortable!""But…"Lisa raised her hand and said, "I swear that the next time I'm in danger, I'll call you immediately! Cross my heart and hope to die!"The sight almost made Terry burst out laughing.Once they reached the police station, Serenity took up the task of reporting what had just happened to the police. She even showed them the voice recording in her phone before handing the three men over to the authorities.Once all the paperwork was done, Lisa turned to her friend and sa
The corners of Serenity’s lips were upturned. With a smile, she replied, “Alright, understood.” Lisa was like a ball of light in this dark world to her. Whenever she felt down or lost, Lisa would always pull her along, and she had never lost faith in her. Lisa and Terry got into their car while Serenity entered the black Bentley. Lisa watched as the Bentley drove off before she grunted to Terry, who was seated next to her, “Alright, let’s go.” He proceeded to drive away from the police station. “Where do you want to go next?” he asked her. “Home, of course. Where else can we go?” replied Lisa with a bored tone. “If you’re not in a good mood, why don’t we watch a movie to cheer you up?” he suggested. “Forget it. A movie’s not gonna cheer me up. The only thing that could cheer me up would be seeing you do a striptease,” Lisa blurted out unwittingly. She remembered vaguely that Terry had done such a thing, but because she had been flat-out drunk, she struggled to recollect her
“Well… not yet! I’m just wondering if I’m pregnant or not,” explained Lisa hastily. She shifted her body uncomfortably when she noticed Terry’s unmoving stare on her belly. “I’ve missed my period this month,” she added.Terry contemplated in silence. If what she was saying was true, these really were the symptoms of a pregnancy. But if she was pregnant, then he…“We’ll find out if you’re pregnant at the hospital tomorrow,” he said. The thought of having to do a pregnancy blood test at the hospital sent prickles through Lisa’s scalp. “Umm, maybe we can start with a pregnancy stick first? We’ll find out either way, right?” “...” Terry stared silently at her. “Are you afraid of needles?” Lisa nodded honestly. “Let’s buy a pregnancy kit later if we pass by a pharmacy. You know what, let’s buy a few from different brands, just to make sure.” And so, Terry drove over to a pharmacy and bought one of each pregnancy test kit that they were selling. The woman working the cashier ga