Ella stopped her car at the base of the apartment and half-carried Jackson into the elevator. He drank too much and could not stand at all as half of his body leaned onto Ella’s. She dragged his body with all her might as she watched the elevator numbers change before eventually coming to a stop after a while. Ella held onto Jackson and pulled him out of the elevator as they both stumbled their way into the apartment. She carried Jackson into the bedroom, placed him on the bed properly, and turned around to help make him some honey water. She quickly brought the honey water and went into the bedroom. Jackson’s eyes were shut and he was frowning as he laid on the bed motionless. Ella looked at the extremely handsome face in front of her and sighed a little. “Jackson! Finish this honey water before you sleep!” When the words fell, Jackson opened his eyes and Ella lifted him while bringing the honey water near to his mouth. Jackson drank it in one gulp and held her hand tightly
“You’re talking nonsense!” Yvonne was shaken to the core. “Me? Talking nonsense? Do you think something like this could be nonsense? Let me just say, I know that you are aware of who Zachary’s fiancé is. Her name is Pearlie Turner! The Turners and the Quimbys are families of equal rank. They’ve already decided on this marriage a long time ago.” Yvonne stared blankly at the text message on her phone and her mind was in a total mess. She never expected Zachary to have a fiancé. Besides, the fiancé even turned out to be an old friend, Pearlie Turner. She heard from Yosef that the Turner and Quimby family were family friends and that they had a great relationship. If it were not for that, Yosef would not have let her work alongside Zachary. Since they were family friends, they were also wealthy people. The marriage was certainly possible. The only question was why had she never heard of this incident before? She was thinking about this when a text message came in again, “Miss Yat
Yvonne controlled herself. She wanted to see how Zachary would explain it. “It’s not a fiancé. It’s just that my grandpa and the other family’s parents have that kind of intention. You know how rich people always have marriages like this to benefit themselves. This is all just their wishful thinking, and I will never let them manipulate me like that!” “If that was the case, why didn’t you tell me?” “This was their plan, but I’ve never agreed to it. I didn’t think it would affect our relationship, and that’s why I didn’t tell you about it. I’m not deliberately concealing it.” “But it’s different for me, Zachary. Have you ever thought out everything between us? I’m a divorced woman with a child and I have no one backing me up, and you’re like a golden bachelor. We’re not the same, do you understand?” “Yvonne, I thought about everything between us, I thought about it seriously and carefully. I love you and I want to marry you. I want you to make you happy. You must believe me!”
Yvonne laid in his embrace with happiness overflowing in her heart. All those years she brought Leo around wandering about as they suffered great hardships. It was not because she was strong, it was because she could not find someone to depend on. She always wondered when she would live a steady life and be able to find Leo a loving father. Now that she finally had two arms holding her tightly, she genuinely did not want to give up. Ella thought that if she told Yvonne about Zachary’s fiancé, she would soon break up with him considering her self-esteem, but the situation turned out differently from what she had expected. Not only did Yvonne and Zachary not break up, their relationship was even stronger than before. Jackson was in the dumps over Yvonne and Zachary’s relationship and was becoming increasingly decadent. Ella did not know where she went wrong, and she finally found some ideas after pondering over the matter for a few days. However, Yvonne refused to break up. T
After getting the Old Master’s support, Pearlie booked a flight ticket to South City in a flash. Yvonne was extraordinarily surprised when she got a call from Pearlie. Zachary said he had nothing to do with Pearlie, but she was now looking for her. What sense did this make? She was not afraid because there was no reason to be afraid of Pearlie. When Pearlie suggested that they should have a deep talk, Yvonne had no response. They made an appointment to meet at a café. There was traffic on the road, so Yvonne arrived slightly late. When she entered, Pearlie had already waited for over ten minutes. “Long time no see, Miss Turner!” Yvonne sat down across her and calmly looked at Pearlie. The Turner family had inherently good genes. When Yvonne saw Pearlie in the past, she knew she was going to be a beautiful woman in the future. It was amazing to see her now. Pearlie had a smile on her face while she also observed Yvonne. Eight years did not leave a single mark on Yvonne’s face
“Accepted, huh? It must mean that there’s no substantial progress and there’s only interest. Can you call this a fiancé? I believe your reason is too far-fetched, wouldn’t you agree, Miss Turner?” “Far-fetched? Let me tell you this, I was entrusted by Zachary’s grandfather to come here and negotiate with you.” “Zachary’s grandfather? Let me ask you, Miss Turner, what kind of times are we living in today? It is not ancient times where matchmakers declared things. Even if it were ancient times, you still need the three negotiators and six kinds of bridal gifts to determine your so-called fiancé status. Can you bring those out as evidence? If you can’t do that, what’s there to talk to me about?” Yvonne squinted her eyes looking at Pearlie, “I’ll tell you honestly, Miss Turner. Zachary is handsome and super-wealthy, and there are a bunch of women crushing on him. You’re not the first woman who has looked for me.” “You!” Pearlie did not expect that Yvonne would regard her as a woman
Yvonne exited the café and answered Zachary’s call, “Where are you?” “I went to see Sandra,” she lied. “Why didn’t you call me and tell me about it? You had me running around in vain.” Zachary’s voice carried a hint of complaint. “I’m sorry. I was rushing so I forgot about it.” She apologized, but Zachary brushed it off, “I’m back at the office. See you later.” Yvonne got into the rented car after she hung up. It was peak hour and the road was filled with cars. She got stuck halfway but thankfully her boss was Zachary. She did not need to be afraid of getting scolded if she came in late. The thought of Zachary made a sweet smile appear on Yvonne’s face. A familiar voice interrupted her thoughts. “When will this jam come to an end with traffic like this?” Yvonne turned her head and looked, she realized it was Roxanne. Roxanne Peay was the specialist doctor for her infertility in the past. She had previously dealt with her often to cure her infertility issue. She often appe
She recalled the scene when she met Roxanne on the way, she could not help but ask, "Zachary, do you know Roxanne?"“No,” Zachary answered, then it turned into a sneer in a flash. “But I’ve heard about her before, she’s the woman who made my father abandon his family!”“Is that really her?” Yvonne was stunned.Ella thought Yvonne would back down if Pearlie took action, but things did not go as planned. Yvonne and Zachary were still very close, and Pearlie left without a word, it looked like she would return with nothing after she came looking for Yvonne this time.Pearlie could not help feeling troubled, she had done everything that she could for Jackson, what should she do now?At the same time, Jackson knew about Pearlie coming to the South City, Jackson was surprised when he heard that Pearlie had left right after meeting Yvonne.When he knew Pearlie was coming to the South City, he was worried about Yvonne. After all, Yvonne was often humiliated by Pearlie because of Yosef.
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