Zachary looked back. "Who said I liked female guest number four? I just thought she looked a little like a hostess I knew and wanted to check."The crowd was in an uproar as soon as he said that. Zachary smiled at Yvonne, regardless of what others thought.Yvonne thought it was going to be a romantic scene next, but she would never have dreamed that the guy had set his eyes on her."I like number five—Ms. Yvonne Yates!" Zachary raised his voice so everyone could hear him. With that, he handed the roses to Yvonne.Yvonne looked at him blankly. It was not until Zachary repeated it that she came to her senses. Instead of taking Zachary's roses, she started asking him three questions, "Mr. Zachary, what do you like about me?""Do need any reason to like someone?" Zachary was confident.The host tried to smooth things over. "Indeed. There's no reason to like someone. Mr. Zachary's fondness for Ms. Yvonne Yates is unconditional.""Yes! I like Ms. Yvonne Yates unconditionally and for n
Sandra was excited. "Yvonne, aren't you strapped for cash? Money is sent itself in our way. It doesn't hurt to take it, does it?""I don't want to be stared at every day. I'll have no privacy. Are you trying to kill me?" Yvonne did not think so."Don't worry. We've made your information confidential. There are more than a dozen people with the same name in this city. They won't find you."Yvonne was slightly relieved. "What's with that ID photo?"Sandra replied, "I don't know what's going on with that too. Could it have been Zachary?"Yvonne shook her head. "He doesn't have my photo, does he?""Forget it. Let's not talk about that right now. Let's figure out how to handle the interview. I know you don't like interviews, so it's going to be an interview with the TV station's in-house reporter. The show's gonna give you a pretty good paycheck when it airs.""Can we not do the interview?""No, I've said yes to it. You have to give me face no matter what.""But I really don't want
#Word of Zachary's courtship of a divorced woman on a dating show soon spread to Old Master Quimby, who called Zachary from overseas. "Have you been having too much fun lately, boy?""Are you that free to care about such matters?" asked Zachary."Rabbits don't eat the grass near their homes. Remember that!" Old Master grunted."Rabbits don't eat the grass near their homes because it doesn't taste good!" Zachary retorted."Are you serious?" Old Master knew something was wrong. "I warn you. My bottom line is that I can accept a woman from a different walk of life who loves you, but you can forget about those divorced with children!""What if the child is mine?" Zachary was not taking him seriously."The child is yours?" Old Master was stunned. His grandson was famous for being a playboy, so it was possible. "If it's really your child, then I'll allow it!"Zachary laughed. "I'll thank you in advance then, Grandpa!"After hanging up the phone, Zachary leaned back in the executive c
She could beg Old Madam Turner to give her and Yosef her blessing, but she would never beg his mother for him.She could turn back for Yosef, but she would never turn back for him.This was the difference. It felt painful every time he thought of the difference between himself and Yosef. There was a saying that the heart was flesh, but this law did not exist before Yvonne.He had been married to her for three years, and there was a saying that one day of marriage bred one hundred days of affections, but the five years of their relationship were no match for the months she and Yosef spent together!Jackson smiled wryly. Was he too stubborn or stupid, or was Yvonne too cruel? Jackson grabbed the newspaper on the table and slowly crumpled it into a ball. 'Yvonne, I don't believe your heart is made of stone. Even if it were, I'd warm it!''This time, I won't let you disappear before me again! I swear!'The interview aired two days later. Yvonne was at home having dinner when Sandra c
Jade was unusually fussy. Without Jared, she would never have had her eyes on Fiona. She would have ruthlessly made her son stay away from Fiona just like how she did with Yvonne.Susan and her daughter were worried, but they could not tell others about their worries, so they just kept themselves updated with news of Yvonne at home. They heard that an interview with the dating show guest would air that night, and they were anxious. 'Yvonne's not gonna talk nonsense on the show, is she?'The mother and daughter were not in the mood for dinner and just waited for the interview in front of the TV. The interview was not just about Yvonne but also about recent popular guests. The interview was edited when it aired, and what the audience saw was edited content. Yvonne did not mention her identity and did not mention much about her past during the interview.She did not mention her past, but the film crew played up Yvonne's criteria for her spouse for publicity purposes.Yvonne's slogan w
Zachary received word that Yvonne was attacked online. He instantly asked the public relations team to manage the situation by deleting any offensive posts and blocking the haters' accounts. However, it was too late to defuse the situation.Everyone wanted Yvonne to explain herself and clarify the situation. Felix suggested for Yvonne to respond, but Zachary shook his head. Even a grown man could not bear such vicious attacks, let alone a woman.It would be best to keep it from Yvonne first and for them to manage it in private.Zachary called Sandra, who was also aware of the negative comments. She was already meeting with the TV station's public relations team to figure out how to deal with them.In the call with Zachary, she angrily told him the whole story. She explained to him how Yvonne got bullied by her mother-in-law and how her ex-husband cheated on her. Sandra went on about how Yvonne's ex-husband got his mistress pregnant and how she was then forced out from the family wi
Fiona immediately told Jade about it. Jade was so angry that she almost fainted.She had always prided herself as a noblewoman. People around her would speak without swearing, but the netizens were not noblemen or noblewomen. They swore and cursed whenever they were upset.Jade was breathing fire when she read the harsh comments against the evil mother-in-law and the two-timing ex-husband, cursing them to be condemned to hell and cursing the son of the ex-husband and mistress to grow without a p*nis.She immediately called Jackson. "Jackson, did you see how the netizens are cursing at us?! You need to quickly silent Yvonne!"Jackson was out of town these few days for the new development project and had only returned to South City today. He did not have the time for entertainment gossip.After his mother had called him rambling about the matter, he turned on his computer and checked the internet. Jackson burned in anger.'How could this woman be so wicked? How could she do this to
Yvonne was struggling, and Jackson dragged Yvonne outside without saying a word. The alley was dark. Jackson had been here so many times that he was familiar with it.Although Yvonne was tipsy, she knew that she did not want anything to do with this man. She struggled desperately, scratching and kicking for him to let go.Her struggling caused Jackson to knock into the walls on both sides several times. Seeing that she was defiant against him, Jackson picked her up and walked quickly. Soon, he carried Yvonne out of the alley.After opening the car door, Jackson shoved Yvonne in and squeezed himself into the car."Miller, what's wrong with you?" Yvonne glared at him."Why did you get someone to defame and slander against me?""Slander?" Yvonne was confused. ‘When did she ever slander against Jackson?’ she thought. "Are you sick in the head, aren’t you?”"Don't deny it! Are you telling me that you had nothing to do with those comments online?" Jackson stared at her.Yvonne was so
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