Amy was about to cry.Sasha patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle this. My grandfather didn't approve of your relationship, but things are different now. You're pregnant with Ted's kid. "Us Holts won't let our children live in the streets. My grandfather is conservative. Even though he looks stern on the outside, he is extremely kind and will take care of things for you."Amy wiped away her tears."Does Ted know about this big news?" Sasha asked. Amy shook her head and replied, "You're the first person to know."Sasah felt honored. "I am the baby's aunt, after all. All right, you have to tell Ted about this big news. Believe me. He'll be so excited."Amy was excited. She imagined Thaddeus' joy at finding out about her pregnancy and felt her unhappiness fade away.Jessamine dared not tell Thaddeus about her pregnancy. Since Sasha didn't know about it either, the Holt family would be kept in the dark about Jessamine's pregnancy. It was clear that Jessamine hadn
Amy looked tired after vomiting so much. However, she couldn't help but feel happy. She finally had a trump card.…Thaddeus brought Jessamine to greet the guests. He was surprised to see a mysterious big shot at his company's celebration dinner.Xander Patton was a well-known real estate tycoon in Hajera. In honesty, he was more famous for his ruthless business methods. When he had taken control of Emerald Grove Real Estate, the company was still a medium-sized company. In just five years, the company had taken the real estate industry in Hajera under his management. No company in Hajera could even match his company in construction and land grabbing. Furthermore, Emerald Grove Real Estate's properties could be seen everywhere in the country, which showed that it had formed a monopoly.Some wealthy people had discussed that Xander and Thaddeus were both big shots that couldn't be provoked.No one knew why a big shot like Xander was in Zenville and on Holt Jewelry's cruise. He
After Xander finished speaking, he looked at Jessamine again.It made Thaddeus very uncomfortable. He shielded her behind him, blocking her from Xander's line of sight. "Mr. Patton, you should take care of your own issues first," he reminded. "Women can go to extreme lengths when they're pushed. Make sure not to push your wife over the edge."Jessamine felt awkward as she stood behind Thaddeus silently. She didn't understand why they were being so hostile, treating each other like scumbags. What had happened for things to go wrong?At this time, Jordan came over with the room card. "Mr. Patton, here's the card for the suite on the second floor. You can call the front desk if you need anything. We promise to give you the best service as soon as possible."Thaddeus took the card before Xander could. He asked sternly, "Mr. Xander is my honored guest. Why didn't you give him the room on the top floor?"Jordan was confused. There were only two suites on the top floor. Thaddeus had
Amy glanced at Jessamine and asked, "Jessie, I have something private to discuss with Ted. Can you give us some space?"Jessamine remained silent and looked up at Thaddeus. Amy wanted to talk to him in private. However, since Thaddeus had already made their marriage public, Jessamine wanted to see how he would respond to Amy's request.In just a few moments, everyone's eyes were on Thaddeus.Then, Thaddeus looked at Jessamine. Although Thaddeus looked calm on the surface, Jessamine could notice the hint of turmoil in his expression. She already knew what he would do before he could even say anything. No matter what, he would always take Amy's side. It was just as natural as breathing to him."Jessie, can you—"Jessamine smiled bitterly and interrupted him. "Go ahead. I'll get something to eat."She turned and left, feeling heartbroken. After taking a few steps, Sasha caught up to her. "Jessamine!" she yelled from behind."What is it?" Jessamine asked without turning to look.
"Did something happen, Mrs. Holt?" Jerome asked.Jessamine frowned. "Why don't you ask Sasha, Mr. Langston? I'm sick of this."Sasha switched gears the moment she saw Jerome. She looked cute and vulnerable, looking miserable as if someone had bullied her. "Jerome, Jessie scolded me. You have no idea how harsh she was. I can't beat her at all." Sasha was about to cry.Jessamine felt disgusted by Sasha using the same tricks as Amy. She immediately left them behind.When Jerome saw Sasha and Jessamine arguing, he heard parts of their conversation, along with Sasha's sharp and harsh words. He felt disgusted at her causing a scene despite being the one at fault.Jerome felt sad as he watched Jessamine leave dejectedly. Once again, he confirmed that there weren't any good people in the Holt family. He was disappointed.He didn't have the mental capacity to deal with Sasha's blubbering. He didn't even like her.After Jessamine left, Jerome also turned to follow her. However, Sasha fo
Jessamine was dejected. Since everyone was just talking and eating for the rest of the party, she decided to go back to her room.When she reached the second floor, she heard two voices arguing at the top of the stairs. One of the voices belonged to Shane, and she was sure the other belonged to Benji.Jessamine climbed up the last two steps and turned the bend. At the end of the corridor, Shane and Benji were arguing about something. Shane frowned in displeasure.When both of them saw Jessamine, Benji shouted, "Fine! We'll let Jessie decide! She's not as unreasonable as you!"Jessamine heard them call her name and slowly approached them. She asked, "Is something the matter?"Benji began complaining when he saw someone who could stand up for him. "His room's air conditioner is broken, so I kindly invited him to use the one in my room. However, he said he was hot and wanted to take away my blanket. He can't just do that, can he?"Shane hugged the blanket to himself. He insisted, "I
Jessamine looked at Thaddeus, who was smoking. She felt something was off about him. It was as if he was conflicted. His current behavior was different from the cold and arrogant man he had already been. "What's wrong?" she asked.Thaddeus stubbed the cigarette in the ashtray. "Let's get a divorce, Jessamine."The news shocked Jessamine. She stood rooted on the spot. This was his second time bringing up a divorce. The first time was because Amy had returned to Crestia. Later, he changed his mind and repeatedly reassured Jessamine that Amy wasn't in the picture at all. He said he didn't love Amy. So, what was his reason for asking for a divorce this time?Jessamine was in turmoil, but she also wanted to know what drove him to make such a heartless decision.It had only been less than a day since he had made their marriage public. He even praised her in front of everyone. Every woman in Zenville envied her, for she was the beautiful and talented wife of Thaddeus Holt. She was
"I can make any request, right?" Jessamine asked.Thaddeus felt indebted to her, so he wanted to make it up to her. "Yeah, as long as it's within my capabilities.""I want five percent of Holt Jewelry's original shares, "Jessamine said without hesitation.As soon as she finished her words, Thaddeus' expression shifted. Holt Jewelry had an annual income of billions of dollars. Even five percent of those shares were worth a lot. Thaddeus only had twenty percent, while Thomas had a bit more than that. Even Noah, Corey, and Heather had a small portion of shares. The rest of them were divided among the shareholders.Jessamine was really bold in asking Thaddeus for a quarter of his shares.Thaddeus asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"Jessamine sneered, "Absolutely."Since he gave her a chance to make any request, Jessamine wouldn't hold back. He owed her two children that much. Asking for five percent of shares was small enough of a request.Although Jessamine had made her request,