Yvonne looked at Fiona with mocking eyes. Her whole Chanel outfit gave Yvonne a serious pain in the eye. Jackson had told her before that Chanel was her style, but now it had become Fiona’s. Jackson sure had a soft spot for Chanel women. James and Sandra, who were still in the middle of their drinking battle, halted their competition upon Fiona’s arrival. Sandra snickered, “Miss Summers and Mr. Miller sure are quite the pair of intimate lovers. It’s already late, yet she still came over.” Fiona pretended to not understand the sarcasm in Sandra’s words. She asked Jackson quietly, “Did you drink?” “A little,” Jackson answered. “Take some of the gastric pills I gave you. If not, your stomach will hurt!” “There’s no need,” Jackson brushed off her instructions. He glanced at Yvonne out of the corner of his eye. She was eating the crab in her hands with much gusto, turning a deaf ear to Jackson and Fiona’s conversation. “Miss Summers, let me raise a glass to you. I wish for you a
“No matter what he’s trying to do, it’s best that we don’t provoke him. Do you remember what happened last time?” Yvonne reminded. “What should I be scared of? The worst that could happen is that I quit.” “You—” Yvonne patted her shoulder. “It’s not worth it, you know? It’s not worth doing that for a man!” As Jackson was driving his car out of the parking lot, he saw Zachary’s eye-catching car stopping in front of the hotel entrance. He wound down his window and looked at Zachary with a fake smile, “It’s late, President Quimby. How come you’re still here?” “I had no other options. The girlfriend hasn’t come home yet, so I’m pretty worried,” Zachary said eloquently. Jackson laughed coldly, “Didn’t think you would change your target so quickly.” “How could you say that, President Miller? I’ve never been the kind of person who’s fickle and indecisive!” Zachary was slightly angered. What did Miller mean? Changing targets? His target had always been Yvonne. “Hmm, I’m sure I re
Jackson attended the shoot of the next day as well. After the twenty-five male guests had introduced themselves, Yvonne’s gaze landed on a man named Vincent Harold for a few seconds.Jackson, on the other hand, never stopped staring at Yvonne. His brow furrowed when he noticed that her gaze had landed on Vincent.During the second round, it was Yvonne’s turn to ask the male guests questions. When it was Vincent’s turn, she asked him an extra question. “I want to know your opinions on love, marriage, and responsibility.”“Love is when two people love each other. It can be for life, or only for a moment. Marriage is living together for a lifetime. Responsibility is the obligations one must shoulder in the process of getting to accomplish something.”“May I ask if you believe in love at first sight?”“I do.”“Do you think that love at first sight can be considered love?”“I don’t think love at first sight is love; it should be called fervor. True love should be born after years of
Everything calmed down soon after. Vincent insisted that he was fine and could continue with the following session. After confirming that he was indeed fine, the showrunners began the fourth round.In the fourth round, the male guests had to read out their declarations of love. Due to the incident just before, Yvonne’s gaze was fixated on Vincent again.She was touched by the man’s actions. His first reaction when he experienced danger was not to think about himself. Her life was already so hard; she needed a man like him. Due to the incident, she liked Vincent even more, and was no longer even really considering the other guests. Soon, other guests’ declarations came to an end, and it was Vincent’s turn. Vincent was emotional when it became his turn to speak.“I’m a man with no money, no power, and no good looks. I’m feeling so emotional right now as it becomes time for me to read my declaration of love out to you.” Vincent sounded like he was on the verge of tears. “I don’t want
“I’m choosing to start a new relationship with Mr. Harold,” Yvonne answered.This round of Yvonne’s matchmaking ended successfully. She and Vincent walked off stage, holding hands amid a sea of well-wishes. As the crowd dispersed, Sandra ran out to envelop Yvonne in a congratulating hug. She wanted to treat Yvonne and Vincent to supper.Jackson exited from the back door and returned to his car. James said, “Mr. Miller, where are we going now?”Jackson closed his eyes tiredly. After a long pause, he said to James, “My house.”Yvonne’s successful match was all over the entertainment headlines. Many people were shocked by Yvonne’s choice, as Vincent was considered below average compared to all the guests. It was definitely an unexpected outcome.Many netizens wailed about how Vincent was a terrible match for Yvonne.Fiona and Susan were watching the show live on TV. When Yvonne chose Vincent, Fiona looked disdainful. “Yvonne’s taste is getting worse.”Susan looked relieved. “What d
Not only was Jared in a bad mood, but so was Zachary. Zachary’s mood only got worse every time he saw Yvonne take a call from Vincent with a smile on her face. He started to get mad because of that, ordering Yvonne around at every opportunity he could get.Even Felix felt that Zachary had gone overboard. He told Yvonne secretly, “Bear with it for a few days. Mr. Quimby’s gone mad again.”He did not get back to normal after a few days. Even after a week, he was still annoyed by Yvonne. He would go mad every time Yvonne took a phone call from Vincent.Yvonne would not argue with Zachary about it, naturally. Sandra had not liked Vincent much at first, but after meeting him a few times she discovered that Vincent was gentle and considerate. She then heaped tons of praise on Yvonne for her choice.Wesley liked Vincent, too. Since everyone close to her liked Vincent, Yvonne was reassured, so she started to date Vincent officially.As with normal couples, they would go out to eat and to
“What did you say?”“Turn on the lights!” The man ordered. Once the lights were turned on, Yvonne could clearly see the room she was in. It was a room full of cameras. Pornographic images were pasted all over the walls.Seeing those gravure photos, Yvonne closed her eyes before she leaped up, as if by instinct. As she dashed for the doors, one of the men grabbed her hands and slammed her onto the floor.“Third Brother, you have to be gentle to pretty ladies. Give her some pills,” a man ordered.“I don’t want to!” Yvonne pushed the pills away from her mouth.“Be good.” The man grasped her chin and stuffed a pill inside her mouth, and then poured a glass of water down her throat.“Cough! Cough!” Yvonne coughed. She put her fingers inside her throat and vomited up the pill.“I’m telling you, pretty lady, you’ll feel terrible if you don’t eat the pill now. You sure?” “Please, let me go!” Yvonne begged.“Let you go? Impossible!” The man shook his head. “We were paid. We can’t let
The two men glanced at each other. Yvonne looked impatient. "Haven't you decided already?""How about we go together?" the two men suggested."Whatever!" Yvonne said. She reached out to unbutton her clothes. The men did not expect her to be so quick. One of the men began to take the initiative to undress as well. Meanwhile, Yvonne walked up to the other man who had not yet moved and narrowed her eyes. "Want me to help you with your clothes?"She went to start unbuttoning the man’s shirt. Just as her fingertips touched his shirt, she suddenly struck. She jabbed the cigarette she was holding into the man’s eyes. The man had not been expecting her to do that. The eyes were undoubtedly a very sensitive location. The man was scalded so badly that he cried out loud, covered his eyes,, and squatted down on the ground in pain. Yvonne took the chance to rush to the door, pull it open, and run away.The sound of cursing and grumbling came from behind her. The other two men must have caught u
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