The atmosphere in the living room turned slightly awkward. Elijah coughed lightly and glanced at Thomas. “There might be a lot of women who like me, but I will only ever love my wife.”Then, he began lecturing Thomas earnestly. “This is why men have to assume the responsibilities expected of them.” “Remember. No matter how many women try to woo you in the future, you have to remain chaste for the woman you love most.” Thomas, “...” Elijah was a master at self-preservation. However, was it a wise choice to tell him, a single man who had never had a girlfriend, such things? After another round of silence, Thomas finally made a decision. “You’re right.” “I should let go of my dreams as a cartoonist for the time being, for my aunt’s sake.” “So I should now…” “Should come along with us and meet with Evonne so we can discuss your marriage.” “Alright!” Thomas waved a hand. “I’m going ahead with this marriage!?” Then, he felt he had acted too recklessly. Thus, he pur
“Can you differentiate between him and Elijah if you don’t look at the eyes?” Sally shrugged. “Of course I can tell them apart. His temperament is different from my handsome husband’s temperament.” “I can tell with one look!” “Makes sense. Elijah sleeps by your side every night. You would have to be really bad at this if you couldn’t tell them apart.” “Exactly.” Sally pursed her lips. “Let me teach you how to tell them apart without looking at the eyes.” She pulled up a picture of Elijah on her phone. “Look, my husband has a more defined jawline.” “Thomas’ jawline is softer, and has less grandeur than my husband’s…” “Also…” Thomas, “...” He was still sitting here! These two women had just begun discussing his looks right in front of him? Weren’t they going to respect his identity as one of the parties attending the blind date! However, when he remembered that Sally’s friend, Evonne, had a black belt in karate… He smiled as he comforted himself. Having his ap
“De- dead?” Thomas was shocked speechless at what Evonne had said. Sally pursed her lips and smiled as she hurriedly explained to Thomas, “What Evonne means is that she’s treating her ex-boyfriend as if he’s dead now.” “No need to worry.” “He… won’t come looking for her either.”Thomas pursed his lips and felt a little less worried. He glanced up at Sally and then at Evonne. “Sis Sally told me just now that you two haven’t met in a long time. I’ll leave now so I won’t interrupt you guys!” Then, he did not bother waiting for the two women to react before he hurried off. So scary… Before meeting Evonne, he had never expected the woman to be so… scary. No matter what, she could not just go around saying her ex-boyfriend was dead… Would she go around telling people her ex-husband was dead after they got divorced? He got a headache just thinking about it… “That man…” Evonne sat across Sally and gazed in the direction Thomas had left in. “He might look identical to
At this rate, there was no need for her to keep things from Evonne any longer. She had lost the ability to have children and would probably be happy to know she had a son of her own… Heaving a sigh, she was just about to talk about Rohan’s identity when Evonne’s phone rang. It was an unknown number. Evonne did not bother hiding things from Sally and answered the phone in front of her. “What?” “I’ll be right back.” Evonne hurriedly hung up and stood. “The men at the hotel said that my dad has left with a Mr. Greene.” The woman pursed her lips, a cold look flashing across her eyes. “I hate Seth Greene so much. He’s followed me all the way here!” Then, she grabbed her stuff and got ready to leave. Evonne gritted her teeth. “If he’s at A City, I’m going to leave A City. I can’t stand the thought of even existing in the same city as him!” “We’ll never be able to reconcile during this lifetime.” Then, the woman took her bag and strode off. Sally stood rooted to the
Elijah held Sally’s hand in his as he sighed. If Seth had realized his feelings for Evonne earlier and gone looking for her earlier, perhaps things would not be the way they were now. Now, it was too late. Evonne now only viewed Seth’s pestering and recklessness as stubbornness and harassment. Just as she had said, her feelings for him had vanished alongside their kid. “I hope Evonne can find the happiness she rightly deserves in the future.” Even though he was a good friend of Seth’s, this was the only thing Elijah could bring himself to say at a time like this. It was not that he was not on Seth’s side or did not understand his woes. However, after he understood the truth behind why Evonne had chosen to leave Seth… And after he had learned of the suffering Evonne had endured. As a normal man, the only thing he could do was wish that Evonne would find her happiness soon and leave her relationship with Seth in the past. That would be the best ending for everyone.
I like really long, trailing veils. The veil will be studded with lots of butterflies and sparkling diamonds. Evonne Turner’s veil will need to be dazzling! Right now, Seth felt that the sparkling diamonds on the veil the woman before him was wearing were blinding him. In the end, she had still donned the veil she liked. However, the man standing beside her was not him. The members of the Yoder family and the priest all had ugly expressions on their faces as they gazed at the man who had barged in halfway. The priest had a cold expression on his face as he stared at Seth and asked, “Sir, may I know why you're objecting to their marriage?” “Because she’s my child’s mother.” Seth cackled as he looked up at Evonne’s back. “Perhaps I should be more precise. I’m not against her getting married. Instead, I’m objecting to her bringing my child along with her as she gets married to another man.” Sally’s heart jolted when she heard what Seth had to say. How was that possible
The hall erupted into chaos. The people here had already had their doubts. How could they not discuss it when such shocking news had surfaced now? “What’s going on?” Although Thomas and Evonne had no love for each other and the wedding was nothing more than a business deal. However, Thomas had a somewhat ugly expression on his face when it was publicly announced that his bride already had a child. He grabbed the DNA test results from Evonne. Fueled with anger, Thomas ripped the paper into pieces and threw them onto the floor. “You can’t take my bride away from me by getting someone to forge test results!” Seth furrowed his brows as the corner of his lips curled upwards into a cold smile. “Mr. Yoder, I think you’ve misunderstood things.”“I’m not here to take your bride away.” “I merely want to take my son with me before you two get married.” “As a father, I do not wish to see my son growing up thinking of another man as his father because of his mother’s marriage. I
He must be the child she was pregnant with during that car crash. She had arranged for that car crash to happen. She had wanted to die along with the kid. When she woke up, she thought the child was dead. Worried that others might think she was still hung up over Seth, she had put on a front and said she had never wanted that kid. It did not matter if he was dead. Perhaps… only Sally knew she was pretending. If not… why had she saved that child in secret… Tears brimmed in Sally’s eyes as she pursed her lips and gazed at Evonne, unable to form a complete sentence. They were best friends. They had gone through so much together. Sally understood that Evonne knew everything now after the woman gave her a look. They did not need to say anything else. She wiped her tears and smiled. “Good luck.” Evonne also smiled and nodded. “I will.” Then, she turned to look at Seth. “Mr. Greene, this is all I have to say to you.” “Even if this child is ours, you have no right t
————One year later. The wedding of Zoey Williams, president of Yoder Corporation, and Thomas Yoder, the young master of the Moses family, was held at A City’s grandest hotel. On the wedding day, Zoey wore a gorgeous wedding gown as she walked over to Thomas. She raised her head and smiled at him. “When I was a kid, Freya always said that I would have to marry her brother when I grew up.” “However, I realized that I did not like Elijah. I much preferred Sis Sally.” “Who would have thought that at the end of the day, I would still end up marrying Freya’s younger brother. As per her wishes, I’ll be taking care of her brother forever, and allowing her brother to care for me for the rest of my life.” Thomas smiled as he pulled her into his arms. “My beloved ZZ, I finally get to marry you.” Freya, carrying Frigg and sitting with the rest of the family, turned to exchange smiles with Bennett. The wedding was joyful and romantic. Everyone attending basked in the loving atmosp
“If you destroy everything I have, then I’ll destroy everything you have!” Queenie gritted her teeth, a hideous expression on her face as she glared at Sally and said, “If it weren’t for you, I would still be the high-and-mighty young lady of the Tate family!” “It’s all because of you that I became nearly a stand-in for you. I’ve enjoyed many years of lavish treatment at the lavish family, but I was discarded unceremoniously into the dust!” “Sally Summers, it’s all your fault! Everything is because of you!” “I won’t forgive you even if I become a ghost!” “Alright then, go be a ghost!” Elijah narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to grip Queenie’s chin. The hatred in his eyes caused Queenie to smile. “Elijah Moses, choke me to death if you have the guts to do so!” “If you can’t choke me to death, I have multiple ways to make life miserable for you!” “Your sister is just one part of my plan!” “You probably don’t know this yet.” Her lips curled upwards into a bloodthir
The woman lying in bed frowned and said in a weak, hoarse voice, “You are…” “I’m the woman who did it for a long time with your husband.” She sat down on a nearby chair and watched gleefully as the woman’s face turned increasingly paler. “You have a pretty bad memory, Mrs. Lucca.” “We just met the other day.” She shook her head as she spoke. “It makes sense, though. It’s only normal that a half-dead person would not have a great memory.” “Forgive me for being blunt, Mrs. Lucca. President Lucca told me that you don’t have many days left.” “When you’re gone, he’s going to leave his daughter and marry me.” The woman lying in bed turned pale as she shook her head and said, “Impossible… That’s impossible…” “Quincy, he…” “Nothing is impossible.” Queenie continued smiling a gleeful and flaunting smile. She threw her pregnancy test strip onto the woman’s face. “Look, I’m pregnant.” “How could I have gotten pregnant if we only did it one time? Such coincidences don’t exi
“In your dreams!” Quincy gritted his teeth together tightly. “I wouldn’t want you even if every other woman on the planet was dead!” The woman on the other end of the line laughed lightly. “You’re going to abandon your child because Freya Moses is dead?” “You planted your seed in my stomach.” Quincy gritted his teeth and was about to continue arguing when Elijah gave him a look. Quincy pursed his lips. “So, what do you want?” “Let’s meet up.” Queenie yawned. “Can you pick a place?” “There’s a cafe nearby the hospital.” Quincy sighed. “I don’t have much time for you, so don’t try talking nonsense after we meet.”“What a man you are, trying to ghost someone after you’ve slept with them.” The woman shrugged nonchalantly. “Alright. You can wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” She hung up. Quincy pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah. “Why do you want me to meet her?” “You’ve got to have some bait if you want to trap someone.” “This time, Quincy, you’re the bait.
The sharp end of the knife sank into Quincy’s skin. Intense pain came, but he did not seem to feel a thing as he continued pushing. Suddenly, a large, strong, and dry hand took hold of him. Quincy frowned as he tried to continue forcing the knife in, but he could not exert any more strength. Elijah’s cold voice rang beside his ear. “Do you feel like my sister will live on for much longer if you die before her eyes?” “Have you ever thought about how much she likes you and how important you are to her?” Stunned, Quincy turned instinctively to look at Freya. The woman was sobbing controllably. As she gazed tearfully at him, it seemed that she had multiple things she wanted to say but could not find the words. Tears flowed once more from Quincy’s eyes. Ignoring the blood flowing from his chest, he dashed over to Freya and held her tightly. “It’s my fault.” “It’s all my fault!” “Freya… I can’t live without you.” “I cannot… I…” Freya could not stop herself from wr
After Freya was hospitalized, Quincy canceled all his work plans and spent all his time in the hospital watching over her. Although she never let him in, and although he could only ever gaze at her through the window from afar. However, he insisted on not taking even a step away from her ward. He stood guard there stubbornly, and no one could talk any sense into him. Both Elijah and Thomas could not bring themselves to chide or drive Quincy away when he acted this way. And thus, Freya finally agreed to meet him on the seventh day. The woman’s face in the ward was pale, and she was considerably thinner than from before hospitalization. She looked extremely haggard. Tears welled in Quincy’s eyes when he saw what his beloved looked like from a close distance. It was all his fault. It was all his fault! He had caused her to end up this way! All because of him!“Is there anything you would like to say?” Freya leaned against her pillows. Eyes shut, she seemed to have
Sally’s lips pursed themselves together when Freya’s name was mentioned. She would admit that she had had a horrible first impression of Freya when they first met. The woman had stripped nearly twenty years of Zoey’s life away from her. Even now, Zoey still bore the scars she had inflicted upon her on her face. And she had even attacked Sally’s mother during her and Elijah’s wedding. However, times had changed, and five years had passed since then. Sally could not bring herself to be cruel toward Freya, who now showed complete remorse. Additionally, she had treated Sam and Little Sarah with genuine kindness lately. Sally had begun to think of her as family. Yet, now, something like this happened. She sighed. “Freya…” “Freya will not be in great condition when she regains consciousness. You need to prepare yourself mentally.” Freya’s illness was in her heart. The sort of illness she had made it so that she could not be made angry, excited, or frantic. If not, not e
Evonne and Sally were slurping instant noodles when Elijah and Thomas arrived at the doctor’s on-call room. They were starving and had virtually no energy left. The only thing in the room they could use to fill their stomachs was instant noodles. When the door opened, Elijah frowned slightly when he saw his petite wife steadily making her way through a pack of instant noodles. The man strode over and grabbed her bowl. “Unhealthy stuff.” Sally had been enjoying herself and raised her head angrily when her instant noodles were taken away. “I don’t care if it’s not nutritious! I’m hungry… Hubby?” The emotions in the woman’s eyes turned from anger to shock, and then to surprise! Reaching out her arms, she encircled Elijah’s neck and jumped into his arms. “You’re back!” “I missed you so much!” He had been on his ocean trip for more than half a month. They had never been separated for so long since getting back together. The signal on the sea was spotty, and she could never
When Sally finished suturing the last ruptured blood vessel in Freya’s heart, she was starving, exhausted, and had little to no energy left. Evonne, who was beside her, was not much better off. “It’s steady! The patient’s heartbeat is steady again!” The nurse staring at the electrocardiograph yelled out excitedly! Given the condition the patient was in, if it weren’t for these two doctors, they would never have been able to save her! “Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner are amazing!” “Of course.” A senior doctor standing nearby smiled as he stroked his beard and said, “How did you think Dr. Summers earned her title of genius surgeon?” The young nurse’s mouth widened in surprise. “In that case… why are Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner no longer working as doctors?” The senior doctor sighed. “I guess they have their reasons…” In another corner, Evonne leaned against the wall, exhausted as she turned to look at Sally. “Dr. Summers, do you still plan to stay on as a housewife?” Sa