Lisa wanted to pick up some gifts for Yanny, Micah, and Jackie, so she made Gale accompany her shopping after the meal. Besides, walking after eating could aid in digestion. Lisa told Gale about Caden while walking around the mall. "When that kid took off his shirt, I couldn't believe how many bruises that kid had on his body. I'm so mad at Caden's family. I know Caden is adopted and not their own, but how could they beat him like this?! I won't ever treat my child like this. I'll probably shower them in love, not pain.""You're going to be a good mother," Gale mused."I don't know if I'll ever become a mom," Lisa said, shrugging. A woman's fertility would naturally decline as she get older, and Lisa was already in her thirties. Some women would still bear children over forty, but they were the minority.Maybe Lisa would get over Terry in a few years, but she would miss her childbearing age by then. Lisa had always loved children. She even once imagined how her child would loo
"What? Are you going to keep embarrassing yourself?" Lisa questioned. "I never told the director to fire you or tell anyone outside not to hire you. I don't have that much power or influence to do that!" "You don't, but Terry does!" Louie yelled. "It's you! You had Terry take revenge on me!" Lisa's face sank. "Do you think I'm that capable of influencing him? You're yapping so much nonsense. Do you think Terry will do anything I say? Oh, you just slapped me. What should I do about it? In that case, do you think I should tell Terry to get rid of you? Kick you out of Solaria? It'll be easy, isn't it?" she sneered, staring at Louie.Louise's face paled at Lisa's words, fear coloring her face."Gale, just let go of her," Lisa told Gale, and Gale finally loosened his grip.Although still a little anxious, Louie was not as aggressive as earlier, so Lisa decided to ignore Louie. "Let's go home," she said to Gale.Gale nodded, still worried about Lisa. "Aren't you afraid? She might co
Lisa looked up at the man who shielded her from the hard fall. She should have been the one in pain, but he had saved her."I-I'm fine," she hastily replied, staring at Terry's face. Terry was unusually pale, his brows furrowed hard. He seemed to be in pain, and she noticed a thin layer of sweat forming on his forehead.Lisa quickly got up and reached out, trying to pull Terry up. "A-are you okay?""I'm fine." Terry exhaled, glancing at Lisa's hand before shifting his gaze to her face. "Don't touch me unless you mean anything.""I-I'm just trying to pull you up," she explained."No need," he said, staggering to his feet."Lisa? You okay?" Gale rushed over, asking worriedly."I'm fine. I didn't get hurt," Lisa responded, still worried about Terry. Was Terry okay after that fall, with her on top of him? Was he really not hurt?Gale then said to Terry, "Mr. White! Thank you for saving Lisa.""You're thanking me?" Terry said sarcastically, raising his eyebrow."Yeah. What's wrong
"What happened here? Is anyone bleeding? Anyone else got hurt?" one of the security guards said, seemingly puzzled. Startled by the guard's question, Lisa followed the guard's gaze and saw the bloodstain on the escalator steps. The blood stains were barely noticeable on the dark gray escalator, so Lisa had missed it earlier.That bloodstain! It must be Terry! Terry had fallen on this spot earlier. He was bleeding! Lisa felt something pressing on her chest, making her breathless. Terry was hurt, but he had left without saying anything! She blamed herself for being careless. Terry wore dark-colored clothes, making it hard to see, but she should have been more attentive and noticed it earlier. Lisa was soon home and had trouble sleeping. Her mind would not stop replaying the scene where Terry had fallen on the escalator with her. Whenever she closed her eyes, she thought of Terry, and doubts began to creep into her mind. Terry had gotten injured, but he had left without a word. Wh
"What's wrong? Looking for me?"Lisa was about to go home when a cold voice came from behind and abruptly stopped her dead in her tracks. Turning her head sharply, she found Terry standing not far away!Terry? He didn't leave? Lisa remained still, stunned as she saw Terry approaching her slowly. "Here to see me?" Terry repeated the question, bringing Lisa back to her senses.Taking a deep breath, Lisa replied, "Yes! You fell on the escalator today. Are you hurt anywhere?"Terry fixed his dark eyes on Lisa for a long time before answering. "Are you worried about me?" Terry mused, an ironic smile showing on his lips."Yes, and so what? You're hurt! You should be resting at home. What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Lisa argued, her heart trembling at the thought. She wondered what Terry would be doing if she had never opened the window. How long would he have stood here? Terry chuckled, fluttering his eyelashes a little. "So what if I say I came here because I wa
But now… what he had just said simply shattered her fantasy."So," she heard Terry ask her, "are you going to marry someone else and never see me again?"She looked at him in shock, clueless of how to answer him.Terry had no desire to wait for her answer either, so he just turned around and was about to leave. But by then, Lisa had already stepped toward him and grabbed his arm, asking him, "How badly were you hurt?"His tall figure stiffened. His face seemed much paler now under the silvery moonlight."I told you," he replied, "if you've got no feelings for me, don't ever touch me again!""Is it so wrong that I'm worried about someone who just saved me?" she argued."It would be fine if it had been someone else," he said, trying to pull his arm away from her grip. "But not you!"Lisa could feel the pain in her heart intensify, yet she still held onto his arm adamantly and asked, "How badly were you hurt?"It was all she wanted to know–was he okay? Was he seriously injured?
Lisa bit down on her lips hard and said nothing.Terry chuckled."Looks like you don't care at all that I'm in pain, huh?"He said nothing more after that, merely stepping away from her and leaving.Lisa watched as Terry's figure disappeared into the darkness of the night. Only then did she slump down into a squat as if all the strength in her body had been sucked out. She hugged her knees tightly, and her nose stung. She wanted to cry, yet no tears came out. Bitterness filled her mouth.Why did things have to end up this way between them?! What exactly should she do? She had finally made up her mind about him, yet why did her heart waver again all because of him?!—Zeke Shaw never thought that he would see Jenny again. Still, the woman was nothing like the Jenny Hall he remembered. Instead, she was now wearing cheap and plain-looking clothes, and her dry and dull hair was tied up in a simple ponytail with a rubber band. Her facial features had been exquisitely alluring in the
Jenny glared coldly at Zeke, who was grumbling resentfully, and told him, "The only mistake I made was loving you too much back then! You're not worth all the things I'd done for you at all!""You…!" Zeke glared back at Jenny. "All those things you did had nothing to do with love! In truth, you did it all because you couldn't bear living in the shadow of your sister for the rest of your life! You committed so many crimes back then, so now, you should turn yourself in to the police!""What if I tell you I'm not going to do that?""Then I'll call the police myself!" said Zeke, and he promptly pulled out his phone.Just then, Jenny went to the play area in the KFC and waved her hand, shouting, "Come over here, Fred!"A little boy who was sitting in a corner, not playing with the other children but merely sitting there quietly watching everyone else play, slowly stood up and walked out of the play area before heading toward Jenny.Zeke was just about to dial 911, but he instantly pau