It was nine o’clock in the evening in the United States, and Yvonne was bathing Leo.After they had dinner, she brought Leo out for a walk in the garden. Jackson followed them, and he wanted to play hide-and-seek with Leo. After spending two days with Jackson, Leo became much closer to him. He immediately agreed and even asked Yvonne to join them.When she saw Leo being so interested, Yvonne felt uneasy to stop him, so she had no choice but to play with them. Leo played happily, and his clothes got all dirty and sweaty. Yvonne was worried that he would catch a cold, so she quickly brought him into the house to give him a bath.She left her phone outside the bathroom. The mother and son were singing loudly together in the bathroom with the door closed. So, when her phone rang, she could not hear it.Zachary found it strange and he called her again. Just then, Jackson came to check on Leo. He knocked at the door, but no one answered. He twisted the doorknob and saw the screen of a ph
When Zachary heard Pearlie’s name, he was furious. He even ignored the sarcastic words Jackson had said later on. He finally knew the reason why Jackson went to the United States. It turned out that Pearlie told him Leo’s real identity. He went to the United States not just to reconcile with Yvonne, but more importantly, to get his son back.He knew the reason for Yvonne and Jackson’s divorce, which was because Yvonne could not carry on the Miller family's bloodline. Jade Lewis was obsessed with having a grandson.Jackson now knew that Leo was his son. Zachary was sure that Jackson would not let Yvonne marry Yosef while bringing Leo along with her. He would do everything to get in the way of their marriage. Even if Yvonne ignores him and insists on marrying Yosef, Jackson would fight Yvonne for custody of Leo. It was impossible for Yvonne to beat the influence of the Millers in South City. If Jackson took Leo away from her, it would definitely be the death of her.When he thought
Zachary knew Pearlie too well as they grew up together since they were young. ‘How could she possibly treat her with sincerity, when she was clearly jealous at the fact that the person that he had always been in love with was Yvonne? The only reason would be because she did not want Yvonne to be happy.’ Pearlie was so angry that she was shaking. Just as she wanted to explain further, Zachary had hung up the call. Staring at the black screen of her phone, her face immediately turned pale. The reason why she revealed Leo’s true identity to Jackson was to actually stop Yvonne from marrying Yosef. She was afraid Yvonne and Zachary might have more interactions if she married Yosef and became her sister-in-law. She realized that her concerns were not unfounded. Seeing how Zachary felt nervous for Yvonne, they would probably have more chances with each other if they were to become relatives.Even if Jackson was able to bring Yvonne back to South City for remarriage, she would still be i
“Why are you still so polite to me? By the way, please treat Yvonne nicely and do not let her get hurt again.”Zachary sounded relieved but deep down inside his heart, he felt sorrow. Although he was glad that Yvonne could find her true happiness, he was still jealous of Yosef.How could Yosef not understand Zachary’s intentions, when he had heard that Zachary was pursuing Yvonne and that she also had a good feeling about him, he felt very uncomfortable about it too. Now that Yvonne was about to get married to him and Zachary would never get the chance to be with her anymore, he obviously understood this feeling of heartbreak Zachary was experiencing very much. He said in the most serious tone, “Don’t worry, I will promise to give her happiness forever.” Zachary smiled. “Good, I will remember your words. That is all I want to say, I am hanging up now.” “Wait, how did you know Jackson went to the States to find Leo?” Yosef remembered the question. Based on his understandin
Jade was calling Jackson while he was also calling her.He had thought about it clearly. The reason why Yvonne did not want him to acknowledge Leo nor did she want to remarry Jackson was because she had a misunderstanding of him. She thought Jackson was still badgering Fiona and also Jade’s attitude towards her.For Fiona, he could use his actions to prove that he would not have any more interactions with her. As for Jade, he supposed that he could change her attitude towards Yvonne. One of the biggest reasons why Jade treated Yvonne badly and made things harder for her, was because she could not give birth to a child. Now that Yvonne had given birth to a son for the Millers, giving them a successor, Jade would probably no longer make things harder for her.Thinking of it, Jackson picked his phone up and called Jade, but her phone could not be reached, but he did not know Jade was calling him at the same time. Jackson ended up calling the landline instead and Sarah picked up. “I
“Let’s talk about this later, you have to bring Leo back first! He is the grandson of the Millers, He must be admitted to the family.” Jade was still doubtful about what Jackson just told her, she was well aware of Jackson’s personality, he could do anything just to get Yvonne back. What if he was deliberately lying to her just to remarry Yvonne, would it not be a waste of joy? Jade could only feel at ease if Jackson brought Leo back for a DNA Paternity test. However, Jackson was still being obstinate. “I will bring Leo back for sure, but you must promise me that you will treat Yvonne better, or else she will not let Leo acknowledge me nor remarry me for sure.” “What? She will not let Leo acknowledge you?” Jade got annoyed after hearing this. “Leo has the blood of the Millers, what right does she have to stop you from acknowledging your son? I will go to the States right now, I will help you to bring back Leo!”“Mother, can you stop making this any worse? I can settle it on my own
“Mother, it’s not as easy as you think it is. Yvonne did not tell Leo about us, and she is going to marry Yosef Turner soon,” Jackson told her in detail. Jade was furious after hearing what Jackson had said. “This woman wants to take my grandson away from our family? I can’t let this happen! My grandson will not be taking outsiders as his family!”“Mother, can you please let me settle it on my own?” The relationship between him and Yvonne had already become like this, he hoped that his mother could stop making things even worse. “You can’t solve this alone, I must step in.” It was impossible for Jade to listen at this point. “I have to see my grandson first!”“Leo is still sick, and you should stop being so reckless. He still does not know we are his father and grandmother, and also quit mentioning about grandson.” Jackson frowned. Jade felt unpleasant after seeing her son defending Yvonne. ‘It seems like I have to step into this matter no matter what. I can't just rely on my
Jade turned her head and gave a cold smile when she heard Yvonne’s voice. “Oh, I did not recognize you there…”In a blink of an eye, Jade saw Leo who was asleep in Yosef’s arms and her eyes immediately became emotional and frantic. If her son did not mention it, she would not have noticed that Leo was related to the family. Now that she knew, she found Leo who was in Yosef’s arms looked more and more like her son when he was young. Therefore, she could not help but walk over, she even reached out her hand trying to caress Leo’s head. However, Yosef tilted his body away from her. “Madam Miller, what are you doing?”“Is he my grandson?” Jade was upset about not being able to caress Leo’s head, but her heart was filled with joy.“I supposed that Madam Miller might have been mistaken. This is my son but he’s not your grandson!” Yvonne stepped forward with a stern gloomy look. She might have been patient if it was Jackson, but not to this lady... she did not want to meet her ever again
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