Ever since Leo was a child, he had been eager to have a father. He never thought that his father would not want him and was even engaged to another woman. In Leo’s young heart, he had imposed the death penalty on Jackson Miller. He was too big of a liar. He hated him!“Leo, you can’t say that about your father. Your father was forced to do it. He had no choice.”“What do you mean?” Leo asked.“It means that he had his reasons,” Yvonne explained, “There’s a reason why he got engaged to that aunt.”“The reason is not that he wanted to get engaged to another woman?” The scene of Jackson and Fiona’s engagement conference was deeply drilled into Leo’s mind…“No. Your father didn’t want to get engaged to another woman. It was just for show.”“But I saw it all. Mommy, don’t lie to me.”“I’m not lying to you. The person who was engaged to your father was sick. Your father wanted to take care of her, so he got engaged to her.”Yvonne could not find any excuses for Jackson but she rememb
If Jackson had a choice, he would rather not have such a mother. After idling in the study for such a long time, he finally got up and opened the door. Seeing Jackson coming out of the room, Jade started complaining, “What on earth were you doing in there, Jackson? No matter how busy you are, you have to eat. Look at what time it is now.” She then instructed Susan Lowe, “Hurry up and serve dinner!” Susan then quickly served the food onto the table. How could Jackson possibly have any appetite to eat? After thinking about James who had been by his side the entire time, Jackson was worried that he may be hungry, so he told James to eat as well.Both of them were eating in silence, but Jackson was not in the mood to eat. Finally, he noticed James placing his chopsticks down and followed.Jade, who was sitting in the wheelchair, was still nagging about how Jackson was thinner now. Jackson stood up from the dining room and walked to the door after giving his mother a sneer. Seeing hi
“He won’t believe it!”“It’s not a lie, it’s a fact.”Roxanne took a deep sigh. “There’s something I haven’t told you. It’s actually not easy for Fiona to get pregnant, that's why I suggested artificial insemination instead of natural conception. In fact, I never had high hopes for the surgery this time. I guess there’s divine justice, after all, since she was able to get pregnant. If the pregnancy is terminated this time, she may never have the chance to get pregnant again in her life.”Susan was surprised. “Why didn’t you tell me about this matter earlier?”“What’s the point of telling you earlier?” Roxanne smiled bitterly. “It’s not like you didn’t know what had happened when Fiona was pregnant with Jackson’s child back then. If the child had been protected, I would undoubtedly do everything possible to find a means for Fiona to give birth to the child instead of allowing her to frame Yvonne. "Wasn’t the reason why Fiona couldn't keep her baby because she ate something that sh
In the middle of her thoughts, Jared said, “Yvonne, I’ve asked Ms. Lane to set up a bedroom for Leo that’s just beside your room. You should move back in with Leo! That way, we can take care of each other.”Yvonne shook her head. It was normal for Jared to favor Leo, but not Susan and Fiona. The mother and daughter were not good people. If they were up to something bad, the consequences would be disastrous. "Forget about it. I appreciate your kindness. You may see Leo whenever you miss him, but I’ll not move back.”“Are you worried about Fiona? I’ve already decided to send her abroad. I’m currently preparing the documents for the procedure. Everything will be done soon…” Jared told Yvvone about this matter. “There’ll not be any conflicts between you and Jackson once Fiona leaves.” Yvonne did not expect Jared to go this far for her. She shook her head. “One of the reasons I’m not moving back is indeed because of Fiona and her mother, but there’s also another reason. I won’t be stayi
After Jared left, Yvonne put Leo to bed and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. ‘Jackson and Fiona slept together on the day before she left. Was it all part of Ella’s plan?’Jackson did not come home that night, and Yvonne had even tried calling him but it was Jade who answered the call instead. She told Yvonne that Jackson had already come back home and was asleep. The next morning, Yvonne went to the hospital for a pregnancy test. After leaving the hospital, she received a call from Ella. The woman had arrogantly told her that Jackson was with her last night.Yvonne did not care too much about Ella’s provocation as she was too happy about her pregnancy. Now that she thought about it, It was indeed strange. If Ella knew that both Fiona and Jackson were together, why did she lie to her?Wait a minute! She remembered something all of a sudden. “I previously overheard Fiona talking to Susan in the garden of the hospital saying that Fiona was here for a body check-up. However, Fiona
It seemed as though his words were full of concern toward Fiona, but Susan knew the truth. Jared obviously did not believe that there was a problem with Fiona’s body. She reached out and pulled Fiona’s arm. "Don't cry anymore. Your father has many connections. We can just go for more examinations. It may have just been a misdiagnosis."She said the word ‘misdiagnosis’ loud and clear. Jared smiled meaningfully and took the lead in leaving the house. Susan helped Fiona up and followed Jared from behind to walk to the car. Jared ordered Timmy. “Go to the nearby C City.”Susan did not expect Jared to be so defensive. He was not bringing Fiona to do a body check-up in South City and would rather travel all the way down to C City instead, which was a hundred kilometers away from South City. No matter how powerful she was, she still could not exercise her influence all the way there. It seemed that Jared no longer trusted her as much. Susan was feeling nervous. ‘Fortunately, Fiona’s body is
All of a sudden, Fiona knelt in front of Jared. “Dad, please let me keep the children! I won’t be able to have any children in my life again if I abort the twins!”“Fiona, it’s not that I want you to abort the children. It’s just… Argh!” Jared would allow Fiona to keep the children if they were another man’s but they belonged to Jackson. ‘I just told Yvonne to reconcile with Jackson. How should I explain it to Yvonne after such an incident?’Susan wiped away her tears and said, “My dear child, this is your destiny. You should just accept it!”“Dad, it’s too cruel for a woman to be unable to have children. I was framed by someone. It wasn’t my fault. You can’t treat me like this!”Fiona was not pretending anymore. If Jared insisted she abort the children, it would really be the end of her life. If she was no longer pregnant with Jackson’s children, she would have nothing to use as leverage. She could imagine how miserable her life would be after this.“Dad, I understand you’re afra
“The most important thing now is to disclose your pregnancy to Yvonne.”“I know that, but Dad is really against us now. If we tell Yvonne now, he’ll definitely know that we did it. What should we do?”“Isn’t there someone else at home?” Susan smirked.“Ms. Lane?”“Yes. Isn’t she really nice to that little b*tch? You’ll pretend to feel sick and retch in front of her. This will definitely make her think that you’re pregnant. She’ll surely help us reveal the news to Yvonne.”Fiona nodded her head. “This is a great idea!”The mother and daughter were talking about Ms. Lane revealing Fiona’s pregnancy to Yvonne. At the same time, Jared called Ms. Lane into the study. He told her about Fiona’s pregnancy and said, “You have to keep this a secret. You can’t tell Yvonne about this. If she finds out, she’ll definitely not forgive Jackson.”Ms. Lane nodded and said, “I understand. I’ll not tell Yvonne about this.”Susan was able to snatch Cindy’s man back then because of Fiona. Now, her d
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