After Frank was tasked by a wealthy French businessman to come back to buy a famous painting, he passed the painting to Cindy for safekeeping. However, when Frank brought the counterfeit back, Frank ended up losing everything—including his reputation. His elderly father died from the stress of it all. After his father’s death, his mother also eventually passed away.In just one night, Roxanne went from never having to worry about food or clothing to the state Cindy was in last time. Her brother, Frank, was disheartened and became a cynical man. He saw through the evils of materialism, while Roxanne blamed Cindy for everything that happened. If it were not for Cindy, they would not have ended up with a broken family and their parents would not have died.After the death of her parents, her brother returned to South City to live in seclusion. Roxanne, who had no place of her own, had no choice but to look for shelter in the old servant’s place. The old servant once took care of Cindy a
After all that happened, Roxanne left South City and went to City A. After more than a decade of hard work, she became a renowned specialist but it was not the life she wanted. If it were not for Jared and Cindy, she would not have ended up like this. Gordon and she would have been lovers, and she would be living the life of a rich wife instead of being a doctor.Although she was famous in the medical world, compared to a billionaire’s wife, her achievements were nothing. If it were not for what had happened last time, she would not have ended up like this. She hated Cindy and Jared. She had never hated anyone as much as she hated them.When Roxanne became a famous doctor in City A, Jared was also transferred to City A as the secretary. As Roxanne watched her daughter grow up to be graceful and beautiful, she was genuinely happy. Of course, if her daughter did not have such an unpleasant father, Roxanne would certainly be more pleased.To be honest, she had no intention of dealing w
That was why she had to ask Wesley about the design plans. As long as she got the design plans, she could negotiate with Jade about terms. Since Jade would go wherever the money was, she knew that Jade was not going to let go of such a big fish.With that in mind, Roxanne went to look for Wesley. When Wesley saw her, he gave her the cold shoulder. He gave the designs to her and did not say much. When Roxanne got the designs, she was overjoyed and pretended to be grateful toward Wesley before leaving.Now that Roxanne had a countermeasure, she felt a little relieved. When she got back home and began to think it through, she realized that the designs were only a bargaining chip. They were not going to cut it. Jade was power-hungry and could change her mind at the drop of a hat, so this time, she must plan everything thoroughly. The plan had to be airtight.After Ella saw that Yvonne had the same jade pendant, she was convinced that her birth parents must be related to Yvonne's. Jackso
His guess was that the person who stayed in Cat Lane that year and became besties with Susan was not Cindy but Chelsea. If his guess was right, it was possible that Chelsea was Ella's mother.Jackson and James were discussing that when the designer whom he hired, Jason, came in. He had something to talk about with Jackson. When he took a glance at the photo in front of Jackson, he could not help but say, "Hey, isn't that Dave? You found him?"Jackson was stunned. "What did you say?" Naturally, he had heard of Dave before. He was famous, so when he suddenly heard Jason say that, he was shocked.Jason picked up the photo and looked at it. He told Jackson with certainty, "This is the genius designer, Dave! I met him once when I went to study in France.""Dave isn’t French?”"I thought he was French, just like you. But I later learned that he isn’t and he’s actually Coreuluan. However, he’s always kept his identity very confidential and his photos are rarely in the media or magazines.
After closing the door of the private dining room, Ella sat opposite Roxanne. Roxanne had a very unpleasant look on her face. "Miss, why did you want to meet me?"Ella looked at Roxanne and bit her lip. The woman in front of her looked somewhat like her, and she did not know why but she had a sliver of expectation in her heart. She hoped that Roxanne was her mother.When Roxanne saw Ella, she had a disgusted look on her face. Jade had told her that she wanted Ella and Jackson to have children together. Ella was slowly getting closer to Jackson, so when Roxanne saw her, she subconsciously felt uncomfortable. When she spoke to her, Roxanne sounded rude."I..." Ella took out the carved jade pendant from her pocket and put it on the table. "Do you recognize this jade pendant?"When Roxanne looked at the jade pendant, her expression changed. She picked it up and looked at it carefully. "Why is this here with you?""Is it yours?" Ella looked at Roxanne eagerly."Yes!" Roxanne picked up
Sandra laughed. "Don’t ask me about this. I have no experience in love. Even so, I think Jackson seems to be pretending. After being separated for three years and not seeing you during this period, I suppose he would miss you this much. But why is he suddenly acting this way? It’s weird if you think about it…”Yvonne nodded. "I think so too. But why do you think he’s pretending to be so sappy?”"I haven't finished my sentence yet. What I mean to say is that Jackson is acting this way now either because he’s pretending or because he really loves you. And this is a question that only you can figure out because I’m just an outsider, so I can't give you the answer."Yvonne glared at her. "How would I have the time to figure this out? I have to rush things and get pregnant by this week.”"Actually, I sometimes think that Jackson is a nice guy. It's just that it's a shame he has such a disgusting mother.”"Let’s not talk about that anymore. As the saying goes, ‘Once bitten, twice shy’.
At night, Jackson came back earlier than usual and realized that he had a lot of questions to ask Yvonne but did not know how to ask her.Cindy's mother remarried Frank's father, so technically, Frank and Yvonne were not blood-related. Even so, according to the family tree, he was still Yvonne's uncle. When he recalled that they had been married for five years yet knew very little about her, it made Jackson sad.Before they got married, he had asked Yvonne about her family before. However, all she said was that both her parents were dead and she only had an uncle left. He never thought much about it. Now that he looked back on it, he did not blame Yvonne for not telling him because every time he came back, they would only be affectionate with each other and do what couples did. He never cared about what she was thinking about. He knew that he was an incompetent husband. It was no wonder Yvonne had kept everything to herself in the past.Jackson mulled it over again and again. Finall
"Perhaps your mother didn't tell you?" Jackson asked.Yvonne glared at him. "What’s that supposed to mean? It's a good thing if I have other relatives. Why would my mom keep that from me?"Yvonne's question left Jackson speechless for a moment. He suddenly realized a problem. Yvonne's mother must have known that Wesley was Frank but never told Yvonne about it. ‘So what was the reason? Was it because Yvonne was too young, or was it something else?’If Wesley and Frank being the same person was a bad thing, there must be a reason why Yvonne’s mom chose not to tell her about it. It might be because she did not want it to affect Yvonne. Hence, Jackson wondered if telling Yvonne about Wesley being Frank was a good idea.Most importantly, he had not confirmed it yet. It was still too early to say, so he decided to wait for Ella and Roxanne to meet before seeing what Ella told him.As for Frank becoming Wesley, he wondered why the whole thing felt so fishy. He decided that it was better
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