Before that, she actually wanted to find a father figure for Leo, but now, she changed her mind. She told herself that she was going to work hard to earn money, that she was going to rely on herself to raise her child, and that all men could go to hell.Zachary did not know what happened. He just saw that Yvonne had lost her smile for a few days now. He thought that it was because she was sad that she broke up with that Harold guy, so he was quite a mess as well.‘I'm better than that Harold guy. Why can't this woman see how great she is?’ When he thought about that Harold guy's gentle smile, he began to reflect on himself. ‘Is it because I’m too fierce? Is that why she doesn't like me?’When Zachary realized that, he decided to become gentler to make Yvonne like him. He also decided that he was not going to scold her anymore and that he was only going to speak to her warmly and softly. Despite that sudden shift, Yvonne was not in the mood to notice it. Instead, it was James who rea
Yvonne did not speak, and Zachary continued with his self-deprecation with a laugh. “I know that you don’t like me one bit… Actually, I wouldn’t have minded that you were once married if you even liked me just a little.”“Zachary, you’ve drunk too much. It’s time for you to go home! ““I won’t go… I’ll wait here until you start liking me…” After saying that, Yvonne heard an exclamation from the other side, “Mister… Mister, are you okay?”After hearing no sound from the phone, Yvonne was shocked. Had Zachary gotten into trouble? She immediately called James, but his phone was off. Yvonne was very worried about Zachary and decided to rush over to check on him. She quickly got out of her house.She hailed a cab and headed straight for the nightclub.She rushed the driver to speed up, not noticing there was a luxury car behind with Jackson inside it. His gaze was fixed on the cab.That woman had suddenly rushed out from the alley with a face of panic. In her state of panic, she did n
Jackson, who was following behind, also stopped his car. His gaze was fixed on the car in front. Before he could open his car door, he saw the woman helping Zachary undo his seatbelt. He was the one who fastened and unfastened her seat belts for her last time, yet she was doing it for another man now.From the looks of it, she liked Zachary and Zachary certainly liked her as well. Otherwise, he would not have had relations with her even after knowing she was once married.Zachary had not gotten into any scandals recently, and Jackson was a little jealous about it. This woman was too charming. She made him think of her all the time. Now, she even made a playboy change his ways.Why are they not getting off? The next scene made Jackson even more unable to accept what was happening. He saw with his own eyes Zachary hugging Yvonne when she was trying to undo his seat belt.Then, they kissed. It seemed they could not wait any longer and decided to do it in the car! Jackson’s heart raced
Zachary touched his burning face but was not mad at all. A kiss for a slap, it was worth it!Jackson drove blankly, his head filled with the image of Yvonne and Zachary kissing passionately. The flames in his chest were burning. Things could not go on like this! He had to stop Yvonne and Zachary from getting together.Zachary was famous for being a playboy and lust was his weakness. Jackson thought for a while and thought of something. He called James, saying, “Make Lily fly to South City for a commercial!”Yvonne’s slap was too strong and left a mark on Zachary’s face that was still visible even after a night had passed. When Yvonne appeared, he deliberately showed his face to Yvonne but she only looked down and averted her gaze.She kept looking away from Zachary. Felix walked in and saw Zachary, asking, “Boss Zachary, what happened to your face?”“It’s my allergy. It’s an allergic reaction,” Zachary said jokingly.“Allergy? Weird, the left side of your face seems fine but your
Zachary did not think Yvonne would wait for him here. Did he forget what he had said before? Even if he did not give out those orders, Yvonne was sure to say that he did. There was no proof, so he stared at Yvonne for a while with a sly smile. “Good, you’ve improved!”“It’s all thanks to your guidance!” Yvonne replied wittily, but her reply made Zachary fume. Seeing him mad, Yvonne was happy.Zachary had not given out those orders regarding Lily at all; it was all Yvonne’s own doing. Zachary took advantage of being drunk to kiss her without her permission, which made her extremely mad.Zachary would surely deny that shameful kiss he had forced on her, and she had already slapped him. However, she was still mad after thinking about it and could not let him go so easily. After she returned home and was lying on her bed, she received a call from Lily. “Assistant Yvonne, why can’t my calls go through Mr. Quimby’s number?”“I don’t know either,” Yvonne replied.“I’ll be reaching South
The three people reached the private room in the restaurant and sat down. The waiters served the dishes after just a short period of time. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not but when Zachary was having a moment with Lily, he would take some food for Yvonne. He said nonchalantly, “Assistant Yates, you like this dish, don’t you?”When Yvonne heard Zachary’s words, she could feel the chilliness in the air. She laughed blankly and said, “President Quimby, you’ve remembered wrongly. I don’t like this dish. This is Miss Sweety’s favorite...”After saying that, she closed her mouth as if she had said something wrong. Lily’s face immediately turned sour.This meal could not be eaten happily anymore. At least, that was what Yvonne thought.She did not dare to stay in the private room anymore, so she used the excuse of having to go to the washroom. Zachary followed her out and stopped her in the corridor. “How is it? Are you pleased being the third wheel?”“President Quimby, I
Yvonne did not return to the restaurant and immediately left. In the car, she called Zachary and told him she had family matters to attend to.Zachary gritted his teeth and said, “Yvonne, I’ll deduct half of your salary this month!”Lily was happy upon hearing this. At least, his personal assistant was still somewhat sensible. Without a third wheel, it was much more casual now. She leaned toward Zachary and asked, “Darling, where are we going next?”Zachary smiled warmly. “I’ll send you back to the hotel.”This meant he had other business to attend to. Lily was disappointed. Had she overdone it?When she left after staying for a day last time, she thought Zachary would keep checking up on her non-stop but her expectations only left her disappointed.Zachary had not phoned her during this period of time at all. She thought that things were taking a bad turn, so she called him herself. It was already nighttime, yet he told her in a gentle voice that he was busy.The calls after th
Due to Yosef’s phone call, Yvonne was excited and no longer had the mood to care about Zachary. Her little baby would be back soon, so she had to prepare. She spun around her room and noticed there was much to be done. She sat down. Her baby was probably used to city life with Yosef. Would he dislike how small and shabby this house was? Yvonne was worried and overjoyed at the same time. She rushed to the airport with Wesley the next day. Seeing his mom, Leo rushed into her arms, looking utterly adorable. Wesley asked happily, “You should be Leo. Let me have a look at you.” Leo poked out of his mother’s embrace and greeted Uncle Wesley. Wesley hugged him and gave him a kiss. Leo was laughing after being poked by his uncle’s beard. “Yosef, thank you!” Yvonne shook Yosef’s hand with gratitude. They had dinner in South City’s best private dining venue, and Yosef was the one treating. Leo went to explore the place after he was full from eating. Wesley opened the door
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