Jessamine followed the agent to his office to sign the contract. Looking at the elevator card in her hand, she felt at ease. She actually took the first step and left Thadeus. She could never return to those times three years ago ever again.Right then, she received a call from Zade. It had been a while since Jessamine had last heard from him. She quickly answered the phone. "Zade, did you find anything?"Zade cleared his throat. "Jessie, the mysterious person who investigated your mother's accident is Xander Patton. He's a real estate tycoon in Hajera."Jessamine was shocked. Xander's name sounded familiar. Soon, she quickly recalled that he was the man who had butted heads with Thaddeus on the cruise that day. Why was he investigating Elizabeth's accident? Was he…"Zade, can you find out his relationship with my mother?""Jessie, don't make me investigate Xander," he said hesitantly. "He's a ruthless guy. If he finds out I'm investigating him, he'll feed me to the sharks."
Jessamine felt warmth blooming in her chest. She was happy to have two friends who sincerely cared for her."I'd better not intrude. After all, I have to walk my own path and get used to the changes. Besides, I can't rely on you two forever. I have to handle things myself. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I've thought it through."Shane and Melissa relaxed after seeing Jessamine making her declarations with a smile. She didn't seem overly ambitious, either. They were relieved to see her being so open.Jessamine explained her next plans, "As soon as I get the divorce certificate, I'll leave Zenville and move to a beautiful city. I'll concentrate on my designing career and raising my babies."Melissa froze at her words. "Will we ever meet again?"However, Shane had a different response. "I support your choice to leave. The further away, the better."He added, "If you keep staying in Zenville, Thirsty Ted won't make things easy for you and your children. He may even fight with you for the
Thaddeus held the steering wheel with one hand, and the moment of distraction made him almost hit the car in front of him. "Joe, call the ambulance and send me your location. I'll be right over."He could hear Joe's trembling voice on the phone. He was so frightened that he had lost his wits. Thaddeus didn't dare to imagine what had happened or ask in detail about the situation. He could only remain calm and handle things on his end.When he got the address from Joe, he quickly turned the car around. He hurried to the location, running through countless red lights.The police had already formed a blockade around the area where the car accident had taken place. The police cars and ambulance had already arrived.Thaddeus didn't care about anything else. He charged into the blockade and saw several medical staff rescuing Thomas.Joe saw Thaddeus as if he was the savior. He fell to the ground and hugged his knees. He cried, "You're finally here, Mr. Thaddeus! We hit a car when we tu
Thaddeus said, "I owe you that much."Jessamine remained silent.After a long while, Thaddeus asked, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"Jessamine glanced at him. Then, she looked at the frail Thomas on the bed. She said slowly, "Take good care of Grandpa, and don't let Amy piss him off."Thomas hated Amy. Jessamine felt uncomfortable when she remembered they hadn't told him about their divorce.She was worried that Amy would show up around Thomas and upset him. Thomas needed to recuperate. He couldn't take any more surprises.Thaddeus sighed. He was waiting for her to back out from her decision. He had made a difficult decision. If she relented, he would void that reckless divorce of theirs. As for Amy, he would think of other ways to handle her.However, he was disappointed to hear Jessamine's words. She seemed determined to leave, and the only person who held her back was Thomas. Even so, she simply told him to watch Amy and stop her from upsetting Thomas. She didn't me
Thaddeus dialed Amy's number. Soon, he heard the weary voice of an old man. The voice belonged to Colin. "Mr. Holt, you finally picked up. Amy's heart condition acted up again. You have to show her some affection. She's truly a pitiful woman. She has suffered a lot. If she hadn't fallen into the water that year…"On the other side of the phone, Colin wiped his tears. After a while, he said, "It's fine. I shouldn't bring up the past. Amy can't take any more shock. You have to see her. She's pregnant with your baby, after all."Colin deliberately mentioned that Amy had gotten a heart problem because she almost drowned while saving Thaddeus that year. He wanted to gain Thaddeus' sympathy and make him feel indebted to Amy.When Amy's condition acted up, she tried to call him, but he didn't answer his phone. Even after Sasha managed to get hold of him, he still didn't show up. Thus, Colin realized that Thaddeus was avoiding them.Amy's baby didn't bring Thaddeus any joy at all. Otherw
Margaret fell silent from fear. After all, she was already old and unattractive to him. Given Colin's ruthlessness, he would definitely dump her and marry a younger woman.She wasn't getting any younger. Colin also controlled the family's finances, so she didn't have much personal service. If he left her, she wouldn't be able to survive without him.Silence returned to the ward once more.Amy could only watch as her parents argued, unable to interject. Now, it was finally her turn to say something. "Dad, you're a smart man. Do you have any ways to get Ted to divorce Jessamine?"Colin paced back and forth in the room. After a moment, he laughed. "All men want a son, not to mention a top-level wealthy family like the Holts. There's no way they don't want an heir for their endless wealth. As long as you have a son, Mr. Thomas will be begging you to join their family."Amy was anxious. "Dad, that doesn't solve our most pressing issue. Jessamine is also pregnant, and she's been pregnan
This wasn't the first time Thaddeus had seen a situation like this. Ever since Amy returned to Crestia, her condition had acted up countless times. The only difference was that she was pregnant this time.Since the baby was his, Amy had another bargaining chip to keep him by her side. He wasn't heartless enough to leave her after getting her pregnant. However, he couldn't change the past, either. If he had known something like this would happen, he wouldn't have had drinks and reminisced with her that night.Thaddeus remained silent for a long while. He didn't even want to deal with Margaret or Colin, especially Colin. He said to Amy, "If your condition has been acting up after you've returned, it's because you haven't gotten the right doctor to treat you. "I've contacted a doctor from Marita who's an expert on heart diseases. He's available next Wednesday. Should we fly to Marita, or should I bring him to Crestia?"Thaddeus gave Amy a choice. However, Amy panicked when she he
Amy said bitterly, "So you don't think I can keep him by my side now? He isn't even staying here with me, and he didn't even come when we called him. This isn't how an expecting father should act."Colin comforted her. "Amy, calm down. I promise things will be fine. Let's wait until the blood test. It would be best if your baby is a boy. It'll save us a lot of trouble."Meanwhile, a group of doctors arrived at Thomas' quiet ward. Jessamine had been sitting beside Thomas, muttering to herself. But to her surprise, he woke up and patted her hand.Then, she hurriedly pressed the call button, and soon, the nurse called several skilled doctors over to examine Thomas.When Thaddeus returned, the doctor had finished the examination. He was scared when he heard a commotion in the ward. He thought something had happened and dashed inside. When he went into the room, he bumped into the smiling assistant director, Dallas Carson."Mr. Carson, how's my grandpa?" Thaddeus asked anxiously."M