"Mr. Yoder, Mr. Cesar is here. Shall I let him in?" a waiter stood at the door and asked politely.Henry sat there with a calm expression while he quietly clenched his hands under the table. It looked like Cesar was seriously concerned about this. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here the minute he got that message."Can't you see I'm with guests? Ask him to wait outside! If there's something he'd like to report, he'll have to wait until after we finish our meal." Shane said, displeased. He couldn't stand ignorant people the most. He was trying to make it up to Natalie and Henry here. He couldn't possibly let Cesar see him groveling now, could he?The waiter was a little embarrassed and was about to leave. But before he could do so, Natalie said, "Actually, we don't mind having Mr. Cesar join us. We have plenty of food to share." Yet, Shane stood firm in his decision and gave a hollow laugh while shaking his head. "Don't worry. He's gotten used to waiting already. Come on, l
If Celine had to pick the one thing she regretted most, it would be the fact she bet her entire life on a man like Shane. "Look at the state Jonah is in! Yet you still want to report him as a thief? Do you want him to live in shame forever?" she exclaimed.Shane had just heard about this from his assistant. After all, he would definitely be the first to hear about his private safe being broken in. But he didn't expect the thief to be Jonah.However, Shane couldn't bring himself to care.Even though he had been Jonah's dad for over 20 years, Jonah wasn't his biological son. So, why should he care?Shane huffed. "Celine, don't cause trouble here. What? Am I supposed to forgive your son even if he burns down my company? "If I let him go today, people will think I'm a pushover and might come to cause trouble in the future. And if that happens, what should I do then?"But Celine didn't want to hear Shane's lame excuses."I'll agree to any condition as long as you let Jonah go.
The nurse shook her head grimly. "It must be a family member of the patient. No one else can sign on their behalf."If you know the patient's family, please contact them as soon as possible! Otherwise... the surgery can't proceed. And if we miss the window, the patient's life will be at risk.""Then let us sign on their behalf!" Natalie's heart raced after hearing the nurse's words. It seemed Celine was in a very grave situation."You can't sign on their behalf... If anything goes wrong, you won't be able to bear the responsibility, nor will the hospital." The nurse couldn't afford to take any chances."Then... what should we do?" Natalie turned to Henry.Henry was also frowning. He was considering whether or not Natalie could sign the consent form. After all, at such a critical hour, he had to first consider Celine's safety. If Celine missed the window and didn't make it out safely…What's more, Natalie might one day find out about her relation to Celine. And when that happe
Natalie was afraid that she wouldn't be able to control her emotions. So, she quickly lifted her head and blinked hard, fearing that her tears would fall."How did you find out about this?" Natalie tried to steady her voice."When Celine donated her blood to you, I found it too coincidental that you both had the same blood type. Later on, when news of Celine abandoning her daughter for her selfish dream came out, I felt that something was off."So, I immediately had someone look into Celine's background. But what surprised me was the picture of Celine when she was young," Henry began.Upon hearing this, Natalie slowly turned toward him.Henry continued, "You really look so much like her younger self. Combined with various clues later on, and Celine's strange reactions every time she saw you... I could almost guess your relationship."After hearing this, Natalie fell silent again.Henry then gently took her hand. It was as cold as ice, but Henry knew that her heart felt even cold
However, Celine seemed to not have heard Natalie. But the moment she laid eyes on Henry, her gaze was completely drawn to him."Mr. Chase, could you do me a favor? See it as repaying me the favor of saving your wife and your child. Won't you help me? Please?" Celine pleaded.Normally, Natalie wouldn't have thought much about her words. But at this moment, Henry unconsciously glanced at her first before saying anything.Natalie had lowered her gaze, so it was difficult for him to discern her emotions. But he could still sense that Celine's words had touched a nerve."Your wife and your children." Those were such cruel words.Natalie was nothing more than Henry's wife to Celine. It was as if Celine had no idea about their blood relation.But how could that be true?From Celine's strange reactions every time she saw her, surely she'd known about their relationship all along.But Celine had something else she wanted to protect and keep. No wonder Celine avoided her like the p
Upon learning of Jonah's release, Lavender felt a mix of surprise and relief and wasted no time in heading to the police station to pick him up.The ordeal seemed to have taken its toll on Jonah when she arrived to fetch him—his head hung low, and he appeared depressed.Lavender's sadness only deepened upon witnessing the state he was in. Even upon returning home, Jonah's condition remained bleak."Jonah... It's all behind us now. We're home now, so please don't dwell on this anymore. Let's move forward, okay?" she gently comforted him.But then, Jonah suddenly mumbled, "I'm sorry…"Lavender thought that Jonah was apologizing for being sent to the police station, so she quickly shook her head. "Everyone makes mistakes. This..."But before she could finish speaking, Jonah's next words left her speechless."I never got you that beautiful wedding dress..." Jonah quickly glanced at her, his tone tinged with guilt.Lavender froze, at a loss for words. Was that the reason for his
Moreover, Natalie wouldn't dare to fake being a family member to sign a consent form, would she?At the thought of this, Celine finally lost her composure.Confused by Celine's reaction, she asked, "You know, your daughter? You didn't know?"Her 'daughter'? The nurse's words were a massive shock to Celine, and she pressed for answers, "Who… Who told you that she's my daughter?"The nurse was even more bewildered now. She shook her head and mumbled, "I'm not entirely sure about the details…"Celine hung her head in confusion, her heart pounding violently at her speculation. Could it be that… Natalie already knew about their relationship?But Celine hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary about her when she was in the ward yesterday!Perhaps there was truly no such thing as keeping a secret. Did Natalie find out about this after all?Celine felt uneasy and sad about this, but she still didn't want to accept her speculations and continued clinging onto some hope.She
Harry hesitated. He wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but he couldn't find the words."Later on, I finally decided to let go of my grudges and give our relationship another chance… We had another child, and I even gave birth to him this time. "But I still couldn't hold onto our peaceful happiness." As she spoke, Shirley's eyes finally welled up with tears, and a bitter smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "Harry, I'm scared… I don't have the courage to continue living like this anymore. Maybe, I should accept that I'm fated to never have a child in this life."Upon hearing this, Harry was heartbroken. He pulled Shirley into his arms and pleaded, "No! Shirley, we'll have another child! As long as we want to, it will happen! It definitely will… Don't say that, and don't hold onto such a pessimistic attitude, okay?"Shirley didn't push Harry away, but she didn't return the hug either. Instead, she calmly said, "Harry, I'm tired. Is it okay if I leave this