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
Jessamine was coaxing and soothing Thomas, so she didn't notice the jacket on her shoulders. Then, she felt Thaddeus' familiar warmth and smelled the scent on the jacket. She looked at him warily as if telling him she didn't need the jacket.Her response gave Thaddeus mixed feelings. She used to always look at him happily. When he came home late, skipped dinner, or didn't praise her delicious supper, she would wrap her arms around his neck and complain about it. He liked that very much.But now, her wariness made him believe that they didn't have a chance anymore.Jessamine reached out to take off the jacket, wanting to return it to him. She had already made up her mind. His little gestures wouldn't sway her. This time, she was determined to give up on this marriage that had brought her endless harm.However, Thaddeus grabbed her hand to stop her. "Just wear it if you're cold. Don't catch a cold and pass it on to Grandpa."He was clearly worried that she would be cold, but his w
However, Jordan didn't dare to question Thaddeus' decision. He simply thought that Thaddeus should've hired an expert cardiologist to have a look at Amy a long time ago. Every time Amy's conditions acted up in the past, Jordan thought she was faking it.After Jordan left, Thaddeus took the share transfer agreement and looked through it. Then, he finally went upstairs with his things.Jessamine was serving Thomas breakfast. Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, it was clear that she hadn't slept all night. A small table was set up on the hospital bed for the food. Thomas was now in weak condition and needed nutritional medicines to sustain himself. He could only eat liquid foods.Jessamine tried to feed him some stew, but Thomas refused her. She looked at the barely-eaten stew and sighed.Thaddeus watched them from outside the door for a few moments. A nurse who had left to fetch water saw him. "You're here, Mr. Thaddeus!" the nurse yelled. However, neither Thomas nor Jess
Jessamine glanced at the folder in Thaddeus' hand from the corner of her eye and knew he was serious. She didn't want to maintain pleasantries with him, either. They weren't on terms where they could be cordial with each other.She couldn't mellow out Thaddeus' cold personality even after three years. There was no point in getting him to say how he truly felt. She might as well discuss terms with him so that she could profit from their divorce.After three years of marriage, it would be good to get some money from him. After all, she had two children to raise. Since he had offered to give her anything and was willing to give her the shares, she would sign the share transfer agreement."I'll sign it now!" Jessamine stopped walking, but she still wouldn't meet his eyes.After a moment of silence, Thaddeus asked, "Should we do it in the car?"He had parked his car in the hospital parking lot. When it came to important documents like this, he believed that they needed to handle this p
Jessamine scoffed. "I've done no such thing. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have the chance to get his number in the first place."Sasha was so angry that she tried to slap her. When she was about to land a blow, someone grabbed her arm.Then, Thaddeus' folder fell to the ground with a plop.Meanwhile, Jessamine reached out her hand toward Sasha. However, when she saw Thaddeus grab Sasha's arm, she pulled away.Sasha stomped her foot angrily when she couldn't land a hit on Jessamine.Then, Corey and Heather approached them. Corey scolded, "Stop it! Don't argue in the hospital. You two better stay home and reflect on your actions. You're not allowed to leave home for a week."Sasha waved her hands and retorted, "Dad, why do you and Grandpa always take her side? Jessamine is the one at fault. She sabotaged my relationship with Jerome, and now, he won't even talk to me. Why aren't you lecturing her? She should be locked up at home for a year! Hmph!"However, Corey simply r
Jessamine only relaxed after she entered the elevator. She felt she had made too big of a demand—5% of Holt Jewelry's shares was a lot. She made this request back then because she was angry and thought Thaddeus wouldn't agree to her terms.Even if he were willing to give it, he would still state some terms on his own. She didn't expect him to readily give her 5% of his shares to her as compensation for their divorce.This made Jessamine understand how important Amy was to Thaddeus. He was willing to give up a quarter of his net worth for Amy's sake. He didn't even try to bargain with something else.Jessamine pulled her hand away from his grip. She looked at him through the elevator's reflection and asked, "Do you want to rethink this?"Thaddeus looked forward and met her gaze in the reflection. "You can just take the shares. Since this document is ruined, I'll get Jordan to bring another one. We'll sign it again."Then, they stopped talking. After exiting the elevator, they walke