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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
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"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,
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Jordan looked at the elegant Jessamine and thought Thaddeus was a fool.On the other hand, Jessamine was happy. She took the divorce agreement, turned to the last page, and signed her name without hesitation.Jordan felt his heart drop. "Mrs. Holt, why don't you consider it? Mr. Holt is—"Jordan knew Thaddeus was a prideful man. He internally cursed his boss for being this way.Jessamine was very calm. "It's fine." After signing the papers, she returned them to Jordan. "Thank you, Mr. Rhodes."Jordan wanted them to reconcile. Jessamine appreciated his efforts to try to make things better. However, his efforts would just be for naught. There wasn't any hope for this marriage, so she might as well end it while she could. She shouldn't be stuck in limbo. She should be living her own life with her babies.Then, Jordan handed over the divorce agreement to Thaddeus, who was drinking with some friends in the VIP room.The sharp-eyed Benji noticed the title of the divorce agreement. H
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Benji was still trying to seek justice for Jessamine. "I can't believe a scumbag like you ruined Jessie's life. If you really divorce her, we'll never talk again."I really can't stand Amy, that bitch. Since we have different views about this, we might as well pretend we don't know each other," Benji said sternly. He wasn't joking in the slightest. He really hated scumbags like Thaddeus.Corvus played peacemaker. "Come on, let's stop arguing about such pointless things. We finally have the chance to get together. When we arrive at shore in the afternoon, we have to get back to work. We're so busy that we can barely meet several times a month."With that, he picked up the glass and downed his drink. But after he did, he noticed that Thaddeus and Benji looked solemn and didn't touch their glasses.He changed the subject and said, "Ted, I found some clues about Lolly. A few days ago, I found an email Lolly had sent overseas. Guess where's the IP address?"Thaddeus perked up at the
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"I feel terrible, Ted," Amy whined.Thaddeus knew a little about the pain of childbirth. When Heather had Sasha, he was seven years old and understood a lot of things. He knew that Heather's morning sickness had been severe. At one point, she vomited so much and became so dehydrated that she had to be taken to the hospital.Most people only had morning sickness for a few months, but Heather had vomited for the entire duration of her pregnancy until she gave birth to Sasha. As a result, the whole family pampered Sasha, the daughter Heather had spent blood, sweat, and tears giving birth to. Their coddling ended up making her arrogant and conceited.Thaddeus returned to his senses and put the lunch box on the table. "Come and eat something, Amy. If you keep vomiting without nourishing yourself, you'll fall apart."Amy frowned and said miserably, "I really can't eat anything! I'll throw up after eating it. It's better if I don't eat. I won't feel that bad."Thaddeus felt helpless.
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After the phone call, Amy was happy. She started eating the food in the lunch box with a fork.Thaddeus felt a little melancholic. He could hear the anger in Jessamine's tone on the phone and regretted calling her. He felt guilty toward Jessamine. He never wanted to upset her over some sour cream muffins. As he watched Amy eating happily, he remained silent and didn't want to talk.Amy was in a good mood after having a meal. She put away her fork and wrapped her arms around Thaddeus' arm. "Ted, are you worried about me or our son?"Amy took Thaddeus' hand and placed it on her abdomen.For some reason, Thaddeus wanted to get away from her. He felt awkward at her calling her baby their son. "Amy." He jerked his hand away with a cold expression.Amy whined, "Come on, feel our baby! Aren't you curious about what he looks like?""Amy, I don't like children."He wanted to tell her he had never planned to have a baby. However, he feared Amy would make a fuss, so he held back and ta
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Amy looked around to make sure no one was there. Then, she secretly took out a packet of powder from her bag. This was the abortion medicine she had requested from a private doctor. She could only feel at ease when she got rid of Jessamine's babies.Jessamine's babies were like a landmine waiting to explode. When she figured things out and told Thaddeus about her pregnancy, things would worsen for Amy.Amy wasn't confident that Thaddeus would choose her between her and Jessamine at the discovery that they were both pregnant. Since she couldn't take a risk, she could only resort to such actions.Sasha noticed Amy putting a bag of white powder into her drink. The white powder quickly dissolved into the liquid. She was shocked by her actions. "Amy, are you crazy?" she asked. "You're pregnant. You can't just take any medicine you want. If you feel unwell, we'll see a doctor when we reach the shore. Don't take any medicine yourself."A ferocious glint appeared in Amy's eyes. "Sasha,
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Jessamine glanced at the water Amy handed her in disdain. Did she take her for a fool?"Since you treat me as a sister, why don't we switch drinks? After all, I don't mind, and your drink looks better."Her words stunned Amy, but she quickly recovered. "Jessie, these glasses have the same drink. It's lemonade. It's not that I don't want to switch drinks. I've been feeling under the weather, and I just don't want to let you catch my illness."Jessamine kept her eyes on Amy, staring at her intently. "Since you have a cold, I don't want to touch the glass you used. You should drink both. Since you're ill, you have to drink some hot water. You'll recover faster that way."Amy realized Jessamine had changed. She wasn't as gullible as before. She was clearly more cautious around her and wasn't easily fooled.At this time, Thaddeus had finished smoking and went downstairs, only to see the three women talking. For some reason, he wanted to avoid them. Right now, he didn't want to deal w
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Thaddeus was dumbfounded. Why hadn't he considered using blood types to eliminate the possibility first?"My dad has type O blood."Jessamine's stroked his Adam's apple softly and deliberately. "My mom has type B blood, and I have type AB blood. Do you think it's possible that we could be long-lost siblings?"Thaddeus thought for some time and couldn't help but burst out in hearty laughter. It was impossible for someone with type B blood and someone with type O blood to have a child with AB type blood. What was he worrying about?At that moment, he couldn't believe how foolish he'd been. Biology was his best subject in school, yet he didn't think about this until Jessamine reminded him. His biology teacher would be furious if they knew."Why didn't you say so earlier, Jessie?" He regretted not talking to her about it sooner and ended up suffering in prolonged silence by himself.After Jessamine got bored touching his Adam's apple, she started playing with his rough chin. "I just
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Jessamine lay still for a long time, aware that Thaddeus was also awake, battling insomnia just like her.This visit to Zenville to solve one mystery ended up bringing her an even bigger one.The gathering took place years ago in the restaurant owned by Benji's family. She had even asked Benji about it. The surveillance footage from over 20 years ago wouldn't be around now, and even the staff had changed several times. The restaurant's manager from back then had left the job many years ago.It wasn't easy to uncover the truth from back then unless they found the people who were directly involved. The closer they got to the truth, the more pressure she felt.By investigating this matter now, she was essentially peeling back the layers that had been hiding a much deeper issue. As she confronted the dark side of human nature, the ultimate victim ended up being her beloved mother.If Jessamine didn't look into this matter, she felt like she would be letting Elizabeth down. She wanted
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Thaddeus frowned immensely at his request. "Don't be ridiculous!""I'm serious. You could help me rent one too. You know, the kind that charges by the day. I'll fool my dad first. We'll deal with everything else once he gets better," Benji said.Thaddeus cursed inwardly, "Dude, don't drag me into this, especially with my wife watching. It sounds like you're implying I have ways to get or rent women."Thaddeus glanced back at Jessamine and said, "I don't know about this. You should ask someone else. If you're at your wits end, go ask one of the assistants in your company to help you out."Benji seemed to come to a realization. He said, "It's getting late. You all should go back and rest. There are doctors here. I'll stay and keep watch."Jessamine asked, "Can you handle this on your own, Mr. Moore?""Sure, thank you… all of you," Benji replied.After saying a few more words of comfort, Jessamine and Thaddeus went downstairs to the car. Thaddeus' phone started ringing again."Mr.
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Maya also knelt by the bed and started crying."Dad, don't speak for now. Please be okay."Benji zoned out. Seeing Carmen and Maya crying, his mind was in a mess. He realized that he couldn't continue to live aimlessly—his family needed him now."A girlfriend, a girlfriend..." he mumbled, not even sure of what he was saying.The doctor hurried to the room upon hearing the call, checked on Jonathan again, and then sent the family away."The patient needs rest and should avoid additional emotional stress. You all can wait outside for now. There's no need for everyone to be here, one would be enough. The room can be stuffy if there's too many people here, too."They then left the room. Benji was holding the X-ray images of Jonathan's brain, but he couldn't make any sense of it. He felt completely lost.Shane quietly slipped away from the crowd after watching from afar. He went to an empty hallway and called his father. "Dad, are you free to analyze some X-ray images? It's for a fri
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Benji had always lived a smooth and pleasant life. It hit him hard after hearing what the doctor said, leaving him in a state of shock and bewilderment."Mom, hasn't Dad always been in good health? How did he suddenly..."Carmen's eyes were red and swollen from crying."He mentioned feeling dizzy a few times recently and said he'd go for a check-up but actually never did. Plus, he's been swamped with work lately and hasn't got any time. Today, he suddenly fainted at the office. His assistant called an ambulance right away and brought him to the hospital. By the time I got the call, he was already being examined inside."Benji's face turned pale. With Jonathan down, the burden of supporting his family fell on him. He had been free from responsibility for the past 20 years, and now, suddenly having to shoulder this heavy load, he felt completely lost.His father had been asking him to get familiar with the company's operations a long time ago. However, he was too lazy to bother abou
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Benji never had any grand ambitions. From the day he was born, people always told him that he didn't need to worry about anything since most problems in this world could be solved with money, and his family had plenty of it. He just wanted to drift through life."I don't need to surpass him. As long as I can cover my daily expenses and not have to ask him for money, that's enough," Benji replied.As they were talking, Shane had prepared a table full of dishes. He set out four sets of plates and cutleries before calling everyone over to eat. "It's time to eat."The four of them hadn't seen each other in a long time, so they had to have a drink.Jessamine looked at the beautifully prepared dishes on the table and couldn't help but offer a compliment. "Shane, your cooking skills have gotten so good."Shane opened a bottle of red wine and poured some for everyone. "What can I do? There's a glutton at home."Benji was not happy with Shane's comment. What did he mean by saying there wa
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"It's great that you came by today, Jessie. I'll pay you back the money. Friends who are willing to lend money these days are rare, so I want to thank you again," Benji said.He hadn't repaid the money he borrowed last time yet. Coincidentally, he received some money today, so he decided to settle the debt in person. With that, he picked up his phone to make the transfer.Jessamine's phone chimed, indicating that a payment had been received. The amount was a bit more than what she had lent out."Mr. Moore, I'm not here to ask you to settle your debt. You can keep it for now. I won't need the money for the time being," Jessamine said."If one borrows and returns promptly, borrowing again won't be difficult. You're much easier to talk to than Thaddeus. Despite knowing him for so many years, borrowing money from him is such a hassle. You saw it last time yourself. That scoundrel's attitude was terrible!" Benji complained.At this point in the conversation, Thaddeus happened to arrive
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Thaddeus tightened his grip on Jessamine's slender waist. "What am I going to do with you, Jessie?"He thought to himself that if things really were just that coincidental, he would rather play the fool and pretend to know nothing at all. He just couldn't leave her.Jessamine asked softly, "How about you ask your dad?"Thaddeus paused for a moment and took out his phone to call Corey. He couldn't calm his mind at all.After a few seconds of hearing the dial tone, the call was answered."Dad," Thaddeus said.On the other end of the phone, Corey was about to go to sleep. He had been adjusting his routine lately, aiming to go to bed early and wake up early."What’s up?" Corey asked."Do you remember the gathering over 20 years ago with Mr. Hardy, Jacob Langston, Leon Lincoln, Paxton Loomis, and a few others?"After that, Thaddeus added, "That night, a beautiful woman came over. She drank some alcohol and was drugged."There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the ph
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On the other side, Jessamine and Thaddeus got into the car.Jessamine and Beatrice were quite familiar with each other. However, it was Jessamine's first time meeting Sabastian. Surprisingly, she had a pretty good impression of him."Do the Hardy and Holt families have business dealings with each other?"Thaddeus drove as he answered her question, "We don't have much interaction. We would occasionally invest in small projects and conduct some charity work in Zenville together."Mr. Hardy is an upright and trustworthy person. He has a good relationship with Grandpa. Hayden would often come to my house with him when I was young."Jessamine paused for a moment and asked, "Does he have a wife?""Hayden's mother passed away from an amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth. Since then, Mr. Hardy has remained single and never remarried."Jessamine was deeply moved. In this era, who would remain loyal for a lifetime to their deceased wives? Most men like Sabastian, who had both power a
