Lucas suddenly felt as though he was nothing but a joke. He made the journey to the hospital to give her the books, yet she didn't even glance at them and told him to throw them away. Timothy looked at Lucas.With much sincerity, he said, "Thank you, Mr. Yates, for bringing Chels to the hospital. It was careless. I will never let her stay at home alone in the future." The corners of Lucas' mouth twitched upon hearing Timothy's apology. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Take good care of her. It's not an easy feat for a woman to give birth." With that, he turned and left the ward. When he walked past a trash can, he felt like dumping the books into it. But when his hands hovered over the can, he hesitated and left the hospital with them. When he got into his car, he leaned against the seat, tossed the books onto the passenger's seat, and shut his eyes. Chelsey's face appeared in his mind. She was a little plumper now. Her cheeks were slightly puffed even, but her eyes wer
Timothy sat on a Gilvana-styled lounge chair and positioned his arms in his lap."Your place is cool," he commented. Lucas poured him a glass of wine. "Thanks," said Timothy.He took the glass and cleared his throat before taking a sip and pursing his lips to savor the drink. Lucas then sat in front of him. Out of the blue, he asked, "Has Chelsey considered what to name the baby?""Nope." Timothy smiled. "She'll think about it when she's free. There are still a few months before the baby is born, so there's no rush." "I see."It was strange that Lucas' mind wouldn't stop coming up with names although the baby had nothing to do with him. There were lots of names buzzing around his mind lately. There were names for both boys and girls.After a moment of silence, Timothy said, "Sell your house to me. You can name the price!" Lucas' expression shifted instantly. "No." "Lucas, you aren't playing nice. You living next door puts a lot of pressure on Chels," Timothy sa
Albert wanted to share everything with Chelsey. It made her embarrassed at how kind he was toward her. "Mr. Johnson, you should keep them for yourself. I have lots at home!" But Albert wasn't taking "no" for an answer. With a grave expression, he said, "Chels, we're not strangers. Herbs are for women. They do nothing for me. They say that pregnant women have to take more supplements for their health. So, you should take them. They're good for you and the baby." "Well then, it'd be impolite of me to decline." Chelsey gave in, knowing that Albert wouldn't stop pestering her about it if she refused. "Thanks, Mr. Johnson." Albert would always think of Chelsey whenever he found anything good. Likewise, she always remembered to stash some for him whenever she came across something as well. Albert was passionate about oil paintings and anything related to them, so Chelsey brought him lots of gifts that were to his liking. Later, Albert retrieved some strawberries he picked h
Although Chelsey disliked it when there were strangers in her house, she needed someone to be around her if she needed help as she grew even bigger as time passed. After giving it some thought, she agreed to the suggestion. "Okay then. Do you have someone in mind? It should be someone dependable."Timothy said, "There's a housekeeper at my friend's house who's pretty good at her job. She's worked for him for several years already."He continued, "He's going to immigrate soon, but she hasn't completed all the procedures to move abroad with him. So, she's staying for a couple of months, and she can take care of you during that time." "Sounds good to me," said Chelsey. Timothy's friend wanted to bring the housekeeper along with him. It said a lot about how good she was at the job. Besides, she'd be able to earn income while she waited here in the country. It was like killing two birds with a stone. "It's settled then! I'll ask her to come over tomorrow," Timothy responded."
Timothy made sure that a nurse was there to accompany Martha before heading to Chelsey's house. He intended to take the leftover food to the hospital to run some tests against them for heavy metal poisoning. Chelsey looked at him worriedly as she asked, "Tim, how could Mrs. Quinn be poisoned? Was it because she used poor skincare products? Why don't you take some of her skincare products with you to the hospital?""Okay," Timothy said, thinking that her suggestion was reasonable. He headed to Martha's room and took all of the skincare products that she used. When he left the room, he noticed the bowl of brewed herbs on the coffee table and stared at it for some time. A moment later, he asked Chelsey, "Did you have any of this?" "No," Chelsey said after glancing at the bowl. "I was too busy."It seemed as though someone had finished half of the bowl. A spoon that was supposedly placed inside the bowl was spotted on the ground. Chelsey hastily added, "Mrs. Quinn was on th
The herbs contained a small amount of mercury. The substance wasn't uncommon, but it was detrimental to one's health. Mercury would evaporate easily at room temperature, yet it was preserved in the herbs somehow. Timothy had the men get rid of all the herbs properly so as not to harm other people. Usually, Timothy was all smiles. Now that he wore a grave expression, Chelsey found it hard to get used to. He seemed rather eerie now. Gingerly, she asked, "Tim, did you find something?" "I found the person who gave Mr. Johnson those herbs," Timothy told her. "But that person would never hurt him." Chelsey was curious now. She wondered about the reason for his certainty of that person's intentions.She asked, "Who was it?" Timothy briefly fell silent before he spat the name of the person he hated the most. "It was Lucas." "Huh? It was him?" Even Chelsey herself thought that Lucas would never hurt Albert.After all, the two of them had nothing against each other. "Mr.
Lucas stared at Timothy. His eyes were wide with confusion. "Why would you say that? I don't get it," he said. "It's heavy metal poisoning!" Timothy said.His jaw clenched the entire time. "Thank goodness Chels was too busy these days that she didn't drink the herbs that were brewed. The housekeeper drank some and she had to get a blood transfusion. You'd better explain yourself to Chels!"Timothy shoved Lucas with all his might, causing Lucas to stumble backward.Frowning, Lucas asked, "What happened? What does it have to do with poisoning?" "The herbs aren't poisonous," Timothy spat. "But they contained mercury! It's lethal!" Timothy didn't think that Lucas was the one behind this. Nevertheless, he still felt the urge to give Lucas a good beating. He wanted to know the reason behind Lucas' desire to give Chelsey the herbs in the first place. Lucas wasn't even aware that the herbs were being tampered with. Timothy thought Lucas was an idiot."I'll definitely look int
"I'm the one who added mercury to the herbs!" Josie yelled. Lucas and Shannon stared at her, their eyes wide with disbelief. …Chelsey lay in bed. She was preparing for a session of prenatal education when someone knocked on the door to her bedroom. "Come in," she said. Timothy entered the room with a bowl of fruits. Chelsey was surprised to see him there. "Didn't you leave already? Why did you come back?" Timothy placed the bowl of fruits on the table before taking a serious tone and saying, "Too many people are trying to hurt you. I just can't stop worrying about you. Since I can't find someone to take care of you, I should just stay here with you and do it myself." "What?" Chelsey looked at him, her eyes wide with surprise at how abrupt the idea was.She shook her hands to reject the idea. "No! You're so busy. You don't have the time to look after me. Besides, I don't want to trouble you. You should help me hire another housekeeper. You really don't need to att