He started to laugh uncontrollably. Yvonne could only stand aside and look at him. Zachary had laughed for quite some time before he stopped.“Yvonne Yates, you are one of a kind. You are not good-looking and pretty incompetent as an assistant. Now to add your fierceness into the mix. Which man would dare to marry you?” Zachary had always had a sharp tongue. Yvonne just lowered her eyes silently in response. With no regard to how she felt, Zachary continued saying, “It’s all your fault for wasting my time. I was supposed to get lunch together with Lulu, but this happened instead… Get yourself a cab home. I’ll be deducting your bonus by half this month!” Zachary got into his car and left when he finished, leaving Yvonne to stand there by herself for some time before she dragged herself over to the bus stop nearby. In less than five minutes after she had left, a luxurious Aston Martin pulled to a stop in the police station’s parking lot. Jackson was sitting in the back seat. His
As night fell, Yvonne laid in bed and drifted off to sleep. She had a dream. She went back to that day three years ago when Fiona grinned gleefully at her and flaunted her baby bump. “Sis, I’m pregnant. The kid belongs to Jackson!” All she did was slap her, but Fiona ended up suffering a miscarriage. She had been both scared and angry as she stared at the blood on the floor. “Slap!” She recalled the loud sound of a slap, followed by the voice of her mother-in-law, Jade Lewis, screaming and cursing at her. “Just because you can’t get pregnant, it doesn’t mean everyone else can’t too” “These are divorce papers. Please read and sign them!” That was the lawyer’s apathetic voice. “President Miller is a very busy man. Stop stalling and sign them now. That way will be better for everyone!” He was the man whom she had loved with all her heart for five years. He was the man she was prepared to spend the rest of her life with! Intense pain tugged at Yvonne’s heart as sweat coated
She had not been following the news involving Jackson for the past three years, which explained why she had no idea that Jackson was getting married to his mistress, Fiona. Zachary laughed coldly. “Miller is getting married to the secretary’s beloved daughter. We will have to select our gifts based on how grand the occasion is. Anyhow, we’ll have to give them a magnificent gift!”“What do you think we should give them, President Miller?” “What should we give them? How would I know?” Zachary looked over at Yvonne. “You can be in charge of this. Go and pick out a present.” “I… I don’t know what to do. Perhaps you should arrange for someone else to do this, President Quimby.” There was no way Yvonne wanted to pick out the gifts for that b*stard and b*tch couple. She immediately refused. “Ever heard of something called on-the-job training?” It seemed like Zachary’s favorite pastime was to torment Yvonne. He had disliked her at first glance. She was a twenty-seven-year-old woman wh
Jared immediately let go of Yvonne’s arm. When they turned around, they realized that Zachary was standing behind them for some time. He was stunned when he saw Jared. “Secretary Summers?” “President Quimby!” Jared laughed awkwardly. In an instant, Zachary put a fake smile on his face as he added, “Secretary, why are you holding my assistant’s hand? Are you harassing her?” “Assistant?” Jared looked at Zachary in surprise. Then, he looked over to his daughter. “Yvonne, you’re working for President Quimby?” “Yvonne? Why do you address her as if you’re someone close to her? I say, Secretary Summers, my assistant is young enough to be your daughter, right? Besides, she isn’t that good-looking. Please don’t get the wrong idea!” Zachary pointed out his actions shamelessly as he spoke and pulled Yvonne over to him at the same time. “Get the wrong idea?” Jared immediately understood what was going on. It seemed like Zachary had misunderstood his relationship with Yvonne. He did not
Jade was unfazed when she heard the onlookers talk about calling the police. Instead, she yelled, “Who are you to come to her aid when you know nothing? Let me tell you how wicked and lowly this woman is. She was a murderer three years ago. She pushed my daughter-in-law, who was four months pregnant at that time, and caused her to miscarry all because she wanted to seduce my son!” Jade had a great talent for twisting the truth. After she had said that, the crowd immediately switched sides and glared at Yvonne in disgust. “I could never tell by looking at her. So young but so evil!” Yvonne shuddered in anger. She had wanted to settle things quietly and leave, but she ended up calling the police because Jade had provoked her. The police soon arrived, and Jade said furiously, “Do you know who my son is? He is Jackson Miller. My in-law is Secretary Summers. You guys should know your place before you do anything” The police had heard of Jackson Miller and Secretary Summers. They tur
Yvonne hobbled out of the hospital and saw a beggar begging for money nearby. She tossed the gold card that Jackson had given her to the beggar. The beggar held the gold card in his hands and stared at her in disbelief. Yvonne took a few steps forward before she turned back and told the beggar, “There’s no password or limit to this card. Take as much money as you like!” As Yvonne watched the beggar walk over to the nearest ATM, she let out a sigh, relieving some of the anger from her chest. You wanted to act like a gentleman, right, Miller? I’ll let you act to your heart’s content!She was in a great mood as she hailed a cab and went home. Because of her injuries from the accident, Yvonne decided to skip work the next day. She phoned Zachary to tell him she would be on medical leave, and he said in a harsh and sarcastic voice when he answered, “Yvonne Yates, just because I let you off early yesterday, do you think you can get away from slacking off?” “It’s not like that, Presi
Yvonne did not expect him to kiss her just because he wanted to. She slapped him across the face without hesitation. Not even in Zachary’s wildest dreams would he have expected Yvonne, who was usually so meek and quiet, to take any action against him. He did not have time to avoid and was slapped squarely on the cheek. He had never been slapped ever in his life. He immediately let go of Yvonne and threatened in a fierce tone, “Do you not want your job anymore?” Yvonne knew that as the beloved third son of the Quimby family, Zachary had never been slapped by a woman in his life. This would mean she had just dug herself a grave for slapping him across the face. There was no way Zachary was going to forgive her. She decided to go all-in now that the worst had happened. “Hey, Quimby, I’ve been sick of you for a long time! I’m fine not having my job anymore. There will always be some other place that will take me in. I quit!’ Just as she finished saying that, she unzipped her bag a
Yvonne was still feeling muddled on the way back home. Everything Sandra had said about the high payout for appearing in the dating reality show tempted her. Furthermore, Sandra had also mentioned that there would be a bonus if the views were good. Does that mean she could be rich? To some, earning several million dollars is not equivalent to getting rich, but it is to Yvonne. Now that her uncle had fallen sick, she would need to prepare a large sum of money for the medical bills. However, she had no source of income at the moment since she had quit her job. If she could earn some money by being a guest star on the dating reality show, she would gladly accept the offer in a heartbeat. When the car pulled to a stop at the alleyway, Yvonne hurriedly got out with the documents. As she walked up to the entrance, she was stopped by someone. Zachary looked like a thug, standing there with a smile and his hands in his pockets.“Yvonne! I’ve waited so long for you!” “Why were you wait
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