Jade sat down disappointedly. It seemed like not going back this time was not a choice. Pearlie’s foolish idea was to blame as it caused her to end up in such a situation. She aggressively called Pearlie up and gave her a good scolding as soon as she picked up, but Pearlie was not angry. “Congratulations, Mrs. Miller. You’re going to get what you wished for in no time!” “What wish? Don’t make snide remarks!” “Have you forgotten about the second idea I told you about? Isn’t this the best chance?” Her reminder made Jade’s eyes lit up and her burning anger vanished. The indeed was the best chance ever for her! Leo was also monitored for a day in the hospital. The next day, he was discharged from the hospital and Yvonne brought him home. The day of discharge was coincidentally Leo’s birthday. Yosef organized a mini birthday party for him at home to cheer him up. Yosef invited many neighboring children to join the party. Leo was almost bored to death at the hospital but now that he
“Of course! We must do that! My eldest son of the Turner family is getting married, how can we keep quiet about it? I want to invite every celebrity to attend!” Pearlie who was standing at the side heard what Matriarch Turner said and a sneer flashed across her face. She raised a glass of wine. “Congratulations, brother! Congratulations, Yvonne! I wish you a lifetime of happiness!” Pearlie’s shift in attitude shocked Yvonne a little. Was not she unhappy that she was in a relationship with Yosef? She carried the thought in her heart as she raised her drink and accepted Pearlie’s wishes together with Yosef. “Mommy, I want to be the page boy for the both of you!” Leo interrupted as he was overjoyed! “Alright, Leo will be our page boy!” Yosef laughed and he saw Yvonne’s eyes were so soft they almost teared up. Jackson stood at the door blankly. The sight in front of him and the sound of the crowd congratulating Yvonne and Yosef in his ears made him feel powerless inside. To Yvonne
Yosef agreed and left. After putting Leo to sleep, Yvonne restlessly stood at the main door of the Turners’ house and looked around. She looked at her phone after a few minutes. Why had not Yosef called her? Nothing happened to Jackson, right? While she was still in anxiousness, the phone rang and Yvonne answered, “Yosef, did you find him?” “I’m not Yosef!” Jackson’s deep voice spoke. “It’s you. Where have you been? Your personal assistant, James, is looking everywhere for you…” “Yvonne, I have something to tell you,” Jackson cut her off. “Can you not marry Yosef?” Yvonne was silent for a while. “No!” “Am I really that unforgivable? Can’t you forgive me just once?” Yvonne did not say a word. Was Jackson really beyond redemption? She hated him in the past and thought he could not be forgiven, but after she knew the truth, her hatred toward him lessened. She considered getting back together with him for the sake of her child. She seriously considered it, but with Jade there
Yvonne and Yosef were brought into a small room and the ceremony was presided over by the staff of the registration information. Considering Yvonne was a foreigner, the staff asked if she understood English and would get a Mandarin-speaking priest to host if she did not understand. Yvonne said she could understand, so the staff proceeded with the ceremony. The staff recited the vows while Yvonne and Yosef repeated after him. After all, they were words being said by a priest at a wedding, just that it was translated to Mandarin. In the middle of the oath recital, the housekeeper called, “Master, things are looking bad. Leo is missing!” Yvonne and Yosef jumped in shock and abandoned the ceremony. They apologized to the host’s staff and ran outside, and their hearts were torn with anxiety. The housekeeper was waiting at the door when they arrived at the Turners’ house. “How in the world did this happen?” “I’m sorry, Master! It’s my fault. I don’t even know what happened. Leo was p
“What happened?” James came back. He saw Jackson lying on the floor and was shocked. “What’s with this?” He helped Jackson to get up and looked at Yvonne and Yosef in an unfriendly manner. “What are you trying to do, President Turner? Don’t you think you’re going too far?” “What do you know? Jackson took my son away and I’m here to take him back,” Yvonne said in a huff. “Miss Yates, you must have got it wrong. President Miller didn’t leave the hotel after coming back last night. How could he had taken your son?” “If it’s not him then it’s his mother.” Yvonne was sure it was them. “Impossible! I just sent Madam Miller back home and didn’t see her bringing your son.” James’ expression changed as he suddenly thought of something. Could it be? James sent Jade to board the plane today and he was always worried that Jade would not listen to him and return home obediently. Even though Jackson ordered him to do so last night saying he must send her back no matter what, Jade was sti
Yosef initially wanted to accompany Yvonne to fly back home, but after the factory incident last time where a worker took him to court for unreasonable trouble, he could not leave the country as a defendant. Yosef was very anxious he could only call Zachary. Zachary jumped with anger when he heard Yosef said Jade brought Leo back home. “What’s the matter with you? Didn’t you promise me to take good care of Yvonne and Leo? How could you simply let that crazy woman Jade take him away?” “This was indeed my negligence. I never thought Jackson’s mother would come here too. I’m extremely worried about Yvonne flying back alone, and Leo’s health is crucial. If you’re able, please help Yvonne. I’ll get there myself immediately after I’m done with the things at the office.” Yosef also blamed himself. The root cause of the incident was his sister, Pearlie. If she had not told Jackson about Leo, Jade would not have come to the U.S. to take Leo away. Now that Leo’s health was not looking good,
Even though Yosef told him that Jackson too was enraged by Jade taking Leo away and promised to help Yvonne get Leo back, he doubted it. Deep down he knew Jackson’s feelings for Yvonne never died. Now that Leo was taken to the Miller’s home by Jade, it was possible that Jackson might use Leo to pull Yvonne back to his side. The thought of Yvonne’s situation had Zachary anxious. He quickly asked Felix to send some people down to South City’s major hospitals and find out if Jade had sent Leo to any one of them. He did not even ask Felix to drive him but hopped into the car in an instant and rushed toward the airport. When he arrived at the airport, Jackson locked his car and walked toward the hall. Just as he walked through the door, he heard someone calling him and turned to see it was Sandra approaching him. “President Quimby, are you here to pick Yvonne up?” “Yeah. You’re here to pick her up too?” asked Zachary. Sandra nodded. “Yosef called me just now and said Yvonne will
Sandra laughed. She was indeed foolish. How did she forget what kind of a person Zachary was? With his capabilities, he could find Leo even if he was hidden in an unknown alley, let alone any hospital in South City. At that moment, Zachary’s mobile phone rang. Sandra got excited. “Could it be that your people found Leo?” Zachary took his phone out and glanced at it. A smile appeared on his face. The call was from Felix, they must have found Leo. He pressed the answer button and asked, “How was it? Any news on the kid?” “Yes, President Quimby. We found Leo. He’s now staying at the Hematology Unit at South City’s First People’s Hospital. The doctor said his condition is stable thus far. You don’t have to worry.” “Alright. I got it.” When he hung up the phone, Zachary told Sandra they found Leo and she was relieved. Earlier she was worried that Jade would hide Leo in a place where Yvonne could never find. It was all good now. They could head straight to the hospital after pick
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