Leo, who was standing at the side, was very excited upon hearing the story. "Mommy, I want to catch fish."Yvonne and Yosef looked at each other and smiled. "Let's go!"She took off her shoes in front of Tang Yucheng, rolled up her pants, and went down into the river. The cool river water and soft sand, after more than ten years, allowed her to relive her old dream again. Yvonne was a little emotional. "Today might be the last time I catch fish here!"Leo did not know what Yvonne was thinking. He took off his shoes and rolled up his pants before following Yvonne down the river. He held a plastic bottle in his hand and instructed Yvonne to catch small fish for him. Although she had not caught fish for many years, she still remembered how to. Yvonne quickly caught a few small fish and placed them in the bottle in Leo's hand.Leo was very happy. He raised the bottle at Yosef. "Uncle Yosef, you catch some fish too!"When Yosef saw how happy the two of them were, he was also tempted to
Jackson was so angry that he laughed coldly. "I wonder what Old Madam Turner would think if she knew that President Turner was playing with mud in the slums of the South City?""You're worrying too much for my sake, President Miller. My grandmother is already old and is focused on enjoying her old age. She doesn't ask about her children nor grandchildren. On the other hand, President Miller, I heard that Madam Mu is eager to have a grandchild. She carefully chose a fiancée of equal social status for President Miller. Recently, she has been accompanying her prospective daughter-in-law to purchase engagement items every day. It's really fortunate to have such a mother!"Jackson did not expect Tang Yucheng to start talking about this. He did not want to get engaged to Fiona, but now was not the time to explain himself. Yosef was slapping him in the face. Jackson sneered. "President Turner, you have a sharp tongue!""President Miller really knows how to praise people. But compared to Pr
He strode back into the car and leaned back against the driver's seat. He suddenly felt that his actions were really laughable. He had cared so much about her, and she had never cared about him in return.He did live a hard life like she did, but she was carefree, plus Yosef and Zachary being there made Jackson not feel good when he thought about the love affairs around her.Should he let go just like this? He didn't deserve to waste his time like this for a woman who didn't have a heart. However, in his heart was plenty of unwillingness. A delicate voice echoed in his mind. "Let's hold hands until we grow old together!" Let's hold hands until we grow old together! Yvonne, you promised me. Don't think about denying it!After thinking for a while, Jackson took out his phone and called James. "Get someone to tell Matriarch Turner that her precious grandson is spending time with my woman in South City. Ask her what she wants."“I'll get it done right away!” James immediately agreed.
“You thought of a way? What way? “ Yosef was curious.“Yes, I thought of a way, Leo is my kid, I want to tell everyone, Miller can try but he can’t stop me from having a child with another person.” “Jackson isn’t that easy to swindle, he will check up on Leo and your looks, it will be hard to handle if he finds out the truth.” Yosef said pessimistically,” Why not let Leo come with me.” “Leo, you’ve done a lot for me, I am thankful for your help. But I need to have Leo by my side to raise him.” Yvonne was adamant that she handed Leo to Yosef as a result of her inability to raise him. But now, she’s different, she has a job and can give Leo a stable life and no longer have to suffer the parting of mother and son. “I know you can’t leave Leo, but I’m worried Jackson will fight for the child with you if he knows the truth. He’s sure to win.” “I won’t let him know of the child’s real identity. I faked Leo’s birth, according to the date I left, it was only three months after I
Zachary stared at him. “I’m bloodthirsty? This Miller has tried to mess with me more than a few times, okay?”“I say, if you weren’t that rash, how could he have found your weak spot to launch an attack against you?” Yosef asked. You’re right, but I was forced to do it!” Zachary said with a bitter expression,” Yosef, let me tell you, I really have not half an interest in Pearlie. “If not half, then whole?” Yosef joked. “No, not one single bit! You know, a rabbit wouldn’t eat the grass around its nest. I practically grew up with her, how could I eat this nest-bordering grass?” “A rabbit wouldn’t eat the grass around its nest? What about Yvonne?” “Yvonne is under the paratrooper branch, she can’t be counted as a nest-bordering grass, she’s different from Pearlie. I beg you, I really don’t want to become your brother-in-law. Please tell Pearlie to go find someone else, I can’t take it!” “Zachary, you need to have some humbleness, do you think I want a brother-in-
Jackson was in a good mood when he heard James report that Matriarch Turner had already agreed to let Yosef go back. He went to meet a few clients in the afternoon and had dinner outside. After dinner, he went to a KTV for a while before finally returning home.On the way home, his phone rang. Jackson picked up the phone, there was an unfamiliar female voice. "Is this President Miller?""Who are you?" Jackson asked."I'm Fiona's friend. We're having a gathering tonight. Fiona drank too much. Can you come to pick her up?” Trina's voice had a certain charm to it.Jackson was stunned. Fiona had always been so gentle and refined. It was hard to imagine that she would ever get drunk. He grunted and agreed.After hanging up the phone, Trina gestured an OK sign to Fiona, who was laying on the sofa beside her. Fiona had been feeling nervous, fearful that Jackson would not come to pick her up. Knowing that Jackson had agreed, she could not help but smile involuntarily. She grabbed the wine
After scolding her, he left angrily.Only Susan and her daughter were left in the ward. After they left, Fiona opened her eyes and Susan glared at her angrily. "What are you trying to achieve?""Mom, I didn't know it would be like this!" Fiona naturally never hid anything from her mother. Hence, she told her about her plan to seduce Jackson tonight.Susan was so angry that she poked her daughter's head. "You're really stupid! You're going to get engaged soon, why are you in such a hurry?""Mom, I'm worried. In the past, he was very callous towards me. Now that Yvonne is back, he's become even more callous. I saw that he went to Yvonne's house. He must have gone to look for Yvonne. If they start anew, what can I do?""Is that why you're trying to seduce him?" Susan scoffed. "Do you know that you've achieved the opposite?""The opposite?" Fiona was stunned."He didn't even touch you when you were fine. How could he touch you when you're drunk? It's more likely to happen if he's dr
"Girl, have you really thought it through? That kid from the Quimby family is fickle and deceitful. You won't lead a good life with him," Matriarch Turner reminded her."I know he's unfaithful and treacherous, but I just like him. I don't fancy anyone else," Pearlie answered.The old madam sighed heavily. "After this matter is settled, I'll go and talk to the Quimby family and settle your matter as soon as possible."Pearlie's face lit up with joy upon hearing the elderly lady's words.Yosef booked a plane ticket and called Yvonne to tell her that the old lady was sick. Although the old lady had broken up Yosef and her, everyone had different standpoints. Yvonne did not hate the old lady that much. Hearing that the old lady was seriously ill, she was also very worried and encouraged Yosef to go back immediately.Yosef took the plane the next morning. Yvonne and Leo went to the airport to send him off. Seeing Leo leave, Leo could not help but start crying, so Yosef could only comfo
Jackson had to run back and forth as he had to take care of Yvonne while checking on Leo’s condition. He was most concerned about his son, although the cord blood had been successfully transplanted into his body but it was not guaranteed that everything would be fine. The doctor informed Jackson that after the cord blood was transplanted into Leo's body, he still needed to pass through the infection barrier, reposition in the body, and the rejection barrier before it could truly be considered as a successful transplant.The rejection stage might be the most difficult to overcome. The rejection reaction may occur at any time such as fever, vomiting, and difficulty in eating, diarrhea, etc. Leo had to receive medical treatment according to his condition, along with his cooperation. Once he was fully recovered, he would be sent to the general ward after 3-4 weeks.Jackson would visit his son every hour. Due to the uncertain factors, he was extremely anxious but he could not show even
The heart-wrenching scene finally drew to a close. The umbilical cord blood transfusion was successfully completed and Leo’s heart rate returned to normal—everything seemed to have fallen back into place. Jackson could feel the weight of a boulder lifted off his chest.As soon as the doctor walked out of the transplant chamber, Jackson stepped forward and took his hand, showering him with words of gratitude.All this while, Yvonne had been trying her best to stay awake. She was dying to hear of Leo's condition post-operation, but ultimately gave in to the anesthesia and drifted off. She felt utterly drained and all she could hear was a gentle whisper by her ear—it was Jackson. “Yvonne, don’t fret,” he said, “Our child will be just fine. Rest without a worry, my dear; when you wake up, all will be well.”And so she slept. She slept for a long period of time and did not even realize that she was wheeled into the ward. In her deep slumber, she could vaguely hear familiar voices, many o
Fiona and Pearlie were about to slip away after beating her until she miscarried. However, they did not expect to see the police standing in front of the door, both of them were then arrested and the pregnant lady was also carried out. The two realized in shock that the lady was not Yvonne, but a random stranger. “What’s happening?” Fiona pointed at the pregnant lady as she asked Donavan in a hysterical scream. “What do you mean by what happened? Didn’t you ask me to kidnap this woman?” Donavan asked.“You… How dare you deceive me?” As matters stood, Fiona had realized that she got fooled. However, it was too late for her to turn things around as the police had charged both of them for kidnapping and murder. Section 239 of the Criminal Law prescribed a minimum of 10 years of penalty in prison or life imprisonment for the crime of kidnapping for the purpose of extorting money. Furthermore, kidnapping another person as a hostage would either result in a fine or confiscation of pro
Yosef and Ella’s engagement was being announced and Pearlie who was in the States obviously knew about it also. Hearing that Ella was Yvonne’s sister, she felt even more uneasy. ‘Yvonne is gone but now we have Ella? Did I get lured into this?’As Pearlie was still reeling from the news, something worse happened. Under the pressure of the Quimbys’, Pearlie’s parents made the move to terminate the marriage agreement for her and Zachary. She was still dreaming about marrying him after the 3-year promise, but she did not expect her parents to terminate the agreement, she was so pissed.‘It’s all because of that b*tch Yvonne Yates! If not, I will not become like this!’ Pearlie then returned to Coreulu in anger.Pearlie was thinking of a plan to ruin Yvonne’s life. ‘Since you’ve destroyed my happiness, you don’t deserve to have any either, I will make you pay.’ Knowing that Fiona was now working as a wine girl in a bar, Pearlie personally went to her and persuaded her to deal with Yvo
“Is Leo willing to give daddy a chance?”“Leo will as long as mommy gives daddy a chance.”Yvonne touched Leo’s head. “Good boy.” She then noticed a gaze staring at her from behind. She turned around and saw Yosef looking at her and Leo from behind.“Yosef, when did you get here?”“Just now.” Yosef walked over. “Yvonne, let’s talk.”Yvonne nodded and went to the garden with Yosef. He helped her to sit down on the bench. “Yvonne, do you believe in destiny?”Yvonne shook her head without knowing why Yosef said so."I never believed in destiny. I always believed that hard work could make everything I wanted, but I guess I was wrong!" Yosef looked at her delicate face. "Since that thing happened, my heart has been very hesitant. I'm struggling and I didn’t dare to face you. I thought about it for so many days and watched it coldly for so many days. Today I finally mustered up the courage to come to you."Yvonne sighed. “I am sorry Yosef, it’s all my fault.”“No! It’s not your fa
Yvonne promised Yosef that she would stay with him and also promised to forgive him but now she faced a bigger problem. After all, Ella was her sister and they have the same blood flowing in their bodies, she could not accept a man who had a relationship with her sister.Now it was not about whether she accepted Yosef or not, it was the matter whether Ella really liked Yosef. Yvonne saw how Ella looked at Yosef with a longing gaze and thinking of the child in Ella’s womb, she wanted to persuade him to accept her. Ever since their conversation that day in the hospital, Yosef avoided being alone with her and Yvonne knew that it was because he did not want Yvonne to tell him to take responsibility for Ella. Yvonne also felt bad as Yosef wasted nine years because of her and how could she persuade him to marry Ella now?As Yvonne felt hesitant, Sandra came to persuade her. “Yvonne, you should give Jackson a chance.”“You guys have been speaking on behalf of Jackson these days? Didn’t y
“Do we really need to give her money to settle this?” Sandra asked. Jackson sneered. “Why should we? Just let her file the report.”“Are we really letting her do it?” Most of the people knew about the paintings, if it was further exposed, it would not look good on Jared. “Fiona knew that we wouldn’t want to cause any more trouble, that’s why she threatened us that way. If we were to be afraid of her, she would be even more extreme next time, just let her report it,” Jackson explained. “I will ask someone to take care of her in there and she will know what to do by then.”“We cannot let her run amok anymore, she deserves whatever she will be getting, just let her file the report!” Yvonne agreed to his statement as well. Evil could never win against good, if they kept on tolerating people like Fiona, she would definitely take another step further. Fiona initially planned to just threaten them once to get some money so she could live a better life, but she did not expect Yvonne
Yvonne nodded while looking at Ella. Jared then called out to Jackson. “I’ve made too many mistakes in my life, I’ve betrayed my wife and wronged my daughters. I really hope that you won't repeat what I did. I am handing Yvonne over to you and I won’t forgive you if you dare to wrong her!” “Father, don’t worry, I will not let Yvonne down!” Jackson swore. “Yvonne, you are a good child. Father knows that you still love Jackson in your heart, so does he. It’s all my fault back then, for the sake of Leo and the child in your womb, forgive him!”“I have forgiven him!” Yvonne answered“I still have one last request...Please bury me...beside Cindy...after I die…” Jared panted as he spoke. Yvonne nodded. “Don’t worry, father!”Hearing what Yvonne said, Jared showed a smile of relief, and his last wish was granted so he had nothing to worry about anymore. He gradually said, “Cindy, I am coming!” and closed his eyes. “Father!” Yvonne and Ella exclaimed at the same time but Jared coul
“Don’t cry, it’s over!” Yvonne patted her shoulder gently and comforted her. “This is actually a relief to her as well!” “Yeah, it is better to die if a person is alive with nothing but pain. Since she is reluctant to die, this is the best way to relieve her at the moment.”Yosef stood aside. Seeing Yvonne and Ella hugging each other crying, he felt extremely complicated. Yvonne was a righteous person and he knew that it would be impossible for him to be with her anymore. He sighed in his heart, ‘Loving each other doesn’t necessarily guarantee a good relationship!’Ella seemed to have heard Yosef’s sigh, she looked up at Yosef with teary eyes. “Brother Turner, I will not hold you back, I won’t let the child bother you.”“What nonsense is this?” Yvonne glared at Ella, the hug earlier cleared out all the barriers between the two girls. “Yosef is not a cruel person! You are my only sister and this is his only child, he will let you have the child.”Hearing what Yvonne mentioned, Yos