"After what had happened, I thought… I'd never see you again. To me, this was your last gift to me. So, how could I possibly throw it away?" Sheldon glanced at the watch as if it was the most precious thing to him.Lyla was touched, but she said, "Even so… You don't have to wear it, right? After all, you're a successful designer who needs to socialize with prestigious people. They might make fun of you if you wear such a worn-out watch… ""I don't want this gift to become a decoration. It may not be perfect, but it still has its own unique charm, doesn't it?" Sheldon said casually, lightening up the heavy atmosphere a bit.Lyla looked at Sheldon with a smile. But suddenly, she remembered the burns on her face and quickly turned away."It's okay. We'll slowly get through this together," Sheldon comforted Lyla again.Lyla nodded as she continued hiding her face from him.…Two days later, Natalie delivered the design plan for the Yoder Group office building on time.The Yoder Gro
Shane had brought home a man about Jonah's age and shamelessly told Celine that this man was the child he had had with a woman in the past.He didn't find anything wrong about this, much less felt sorry toward Celine. And now, Shane was going to let this son take over the Yoder family.That was the last straw.Celine couldn't take it anymore.She had spent years raising Jonah as the heir of the Yoder family—how could she possibly accept some stranger taking over the Yoder family just like that?She had protested this many times to Shane, but Shane had made it quite clear too."If you can accept Cesar as your own son, you can still be 'Mrs. Yoder'. But if you can't accept him, then leave. Anyone can take the place of 'Mrs. Yoder'!"Shane's words made Celine realize that there was no such thing as a "happily ever after", at least not in their marriage.No matter how much she had done for him, it wasn't enough to capture Shane's heart. "What's brought you here this time?" Shan
When Natalie walked into the store with Yvonne, Celine was paying for her flowers at the cashier.The moment she saw Natalie, she was so nervous that she almost left without her flowers."Ma'am, don't forget your flowers!" The florist stopped Celine.Celine turned around and picked up her flowers. Then, she left without greeting Natalie.Natalie wondered why she always acted so strangely whenever she saw her. She hadn't offended her in any way, had she?"Do you know her, Natalie?" Even Yvonne could tell that Celine's reaction was a bit off."We've met a few times, but we barely know each other," Natalie answered honestly. But ultimately, she wasn't too concerned about Celine. So, she changed the subject and said, "Oh, the daisies are over there, Mom."Yvonne nodded and went over to pick a daisy bouquet.After buying the flowers, they left the florist.Natalie had sent her chauffeur off a while ago so she could spend some quality time with her mother. Hence, they had to take a
Even though it wasn't wrong for Natalie to address her as "Mrs. Yoder", it still pained Celine's heart to hear Natalie calling her that.After all, she was just "Mrs. Yoder" to Natalie."It's nothing," Celine answered nonchalantly.Soon, they arrived at a nearby hospital, and Natalie was immediately sent to the operating room.Yvonne couldn't go in, so she had no choice but to nervously wait outside.But for some reason, Celine waited there too.Some time later, Henry finally arrived at the hospital with Wade."How long has she been in there?" Henry asked worriedly upon reaching the operating room."Almost an hour," Yvonne answered anxiously. She had no idea what was going on in the operating room, and she felt even more nervous than when she herself had given birth.Henry worriedly looked toward the operating room. He wasn't ready for this, but it seemed that their child couldn't wait to meet them anymore.Just then, he noticed Celine standing beside them as well."This
Celine then realized how much of a male chauvinist Shane was after she started seeing him."If you give birth to a son for me, I'll marry you right away." Shane had even joked with her once about this.Honestly, any woman would find this demand rather offensive and disrespectful. But Celine didn't want to miss her chance of entering high society, so she accepted his term.Later on, she got pregnant with his child. And despite Shane's persuasion to get an ultrasound to find out the baby's sex, Celine refused."We'll find out when the baby's born. Don't worry, I remember our deal. We'll get married only if it's a boy. If it's a girl, I won't bother you anymore," she'd said with a smile.Shane then took her word and stopped asking about the baby's sex.However, Celine later got an ultrasound with her own money and confirmed the baby's sex behind his back.Much to her shock, the baby was a girl, and not the son that Shane had been dreaming of!Celine was disappointed for a while af
"Yes?" Natalie gazed at Henry and waited for him to talk."Before this, I thought of having a dozen kids with you. But today, when I saw how you risked your life to give birth to this child, I changed my mind," Henry said.He was upset upon realizing how inconsiderate and naive he was to wish for that many children."Really? So you're satisfied with only one child?" Natalie asked.She was touched to hear what Henry had said, and his consideration had eased all the pain she had suffered by far."One is more than enough." Henry gently kissed the back of Natalie's hand.Natalie smiled softly."Oh, by the way, are you close with Mrs. Yoder?" Henry asked, puzzled.Something was off about Celine, as if she seemed to be hiding a big secret.Perhaps Henry was overreacting a little, but that was his first impression of her."Mrs. Yoder? I barely know her. We've only met a few times. Although today was a little unusual, I actually ran into her a couple of times." Natalie shrugged her s
Henry didn't have the faintest clue as to what he should do when a baby cries!All he knew was that Natalie was too weak to get down from the bed to hold Mercy herself. She had to stay in bed now.But still, Natalie tried to get down from bed. "It's alright, Henry. I'll get her…" "No, I'll get her," Henry confidently said as he pushed Natalie back to bed.Then, he cluelessly approached the cradle.Mercy was crying so hard that her cheeks had turned red. Yet, Henry didn't even know how to pick her up. He had never seen such a small baby before, let alone hold one."It's okay. I've got this," Natalie said gently, not wanting to discourage Henry."No, I've got this!" Henry insisted. Then, he stiffly picked Mercy up, as if he were holding a plate of food.Natalie was dumbfounded. She had never thought of holding a child like that.Meanwhile, Mercy expressed her disapproval with an earth-shattering cry.Natalie could tell how desperate and helpless Henry was when he saw Mercy
Ever since their last unpleasant spat, Leonard had refrained from calling Rachel again.But despite his reluctance to initiate contact, he'd repeatedly tapped open Rachel's profile picture throughout the day.His fingers would then instinctively start typing out messages, only to delete them in a moment of pride-fueled hesitation.While Leonard hadn't contacted Rachel directly, he did instruct Joshua to monitor Rachel's updates.She had been compliant with the company's assigned tasks just two days ago. So, why was her number suddenly unreachable today?Leonard's chest tightened in concern.Could Rachel really be planning to leave the country?Just then, Joshua called and informed him that Rachel was currently at the airport, and her flight was scheduled to depart in just over an hour.With barely enough time to spare, Leonard rushed to the airport, determined to bring Rachel back himself.However, perhaps his recently serviced car might have been tampered with, because it bro