"Jessie, can you give me some time to settle this?" Thaddeus whispered, his eyes red.Jessamine smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "I just want to ask one question. I won't waste both of your time. I'll leave after you give me an answer."Upon seeing that Jessamine didn't plan on causing trouble, Colin relaxed and stopped blocking her way.Thaddeus was heartbroken to hear Jessamine referring to him and Amy as an item. All of this still bothered Jessamine. He walked to the door and reached for Jessamine's hand. However, she pulled her hand away. Their relationship had reached its breaking point once again.Thaddeus had a feeling that he was going to lose Jessamine for real. He couldn't even handle one of the women who pined after him. The two of them walked outside the door one after another. Jessamine looked at him coldly as if she was waiting for his answer.Thaddeus wished he could disappear on the spot. The answer she wanted to hear wasn't the answer he wanted to give.
Colin tried his best to pick up Amy, who was unconscious on the ground. When he felt something sticky on his palms, he looked down at his hands, only to panic upon seeing some blood on them.The doctor urged the family members to leave the ward. After an unknown amount of time, a doctor walked out of the ward.Colin rushed over and asked urgently, "How is she, doctor? The baby in her belly has to be fine!"He knew very well that losing this baby would bring Amy one step further away from her goal of being Thaddeus' wife, and his hopes would be dashed.The doctor looked serious. "The patient had a threatened miscarriage and needs to stay in bed this week to maintain her health. The embryo is in a very bad position in her womb, and she gets rattled very easily. If she isn't careful, her life would be in danger."Colin's face turned ashen. He got on his knees before Thaddeus and hugged his legs. He begged, "Mr. Holt, please save Amy's life. She has had a hard life. She was born pre
Thaddeus quickly came to his senses and pulled Colin away from Jessamine. Colin was still yelling for Jessamine to show mercy to Amy, that she couldn't be so cruel to her own sister. He was clearly trying to emotionally blackmail her. To protect Amy, he was cruel enough to fight with his other daughter.Jessamine watched as Thaddeus pulled Colin away and held him back. She stood frozen on the spot. For a moment, she seemed to see a vision of Thaddeus treating her children like this decades later. She was in such agony that she couldn't breathe.Colin was still trying to charge at Jessamine, but Thaddeus held him back."Enough!" Thaddeus yelled so loudly that his voice shocked everyone present. "I'll divorce her, but none of you are allowed to go near her anymore." His declaration stunned everyone. They knew that he was referring to Jessamine.Somehow, Jessamine was relieved to hear his words, as if she was free from the bonds that shackled her to him. She could finally live her
Jessamine's harsh words stunned Thaddeus. After a brief silence, he said, "Jessie, if we compare our financial situations, the children will have better living conditions and education if they stay with me. "Besides, I didn't say I'd refuse them from acknowledging you as their mother. You can come back to see them any time or even stay with us."Thaddeus' shameless words angered Jessamine so much that she yelled, "First of all, Thaddeus Holt, I don't ever want to stay with you guys and bear witness to you and Amy's disgusting relationship! Secondly, I don't think my children will be raised well under your care. "A disloyal man will always be disloyal. You won't cherish my children, but you'll give Amy's child your attention instead. You already have another child of your own, so why are you fighting with me for my children?"Just like that, Thaddeus and Jessamine had a dispute over the custody of the twins. Neither of them wanted to relent.These babies were Jessamine's lifeline
Jessamine stayed up all night after going home. She packed some necessities and booked a flight to Marita for next week. She needed to buy some things to bring before leaving the country. More importantly, she needed to visit Elizabeth's and Willow's graves one more time since it would be hard for her to see them in the future.Since she was pregnant, she was bad at remembering things. So, she jotted down a note of everything she needed to prepare and busied herself until dawn. If she didn't have anything else to do, she would've gone abroad immediately after finalizing the divorce with Thaddeus.Given Thaddeus' stubborn personality, she had a feeling that he wouldn't let her off so easily. He would definitely fight for the children's custody. She didn't have as many resources at her disposal as he did, so the best thing to do was to hide.Jessamine slept lightly all morning. She set her alarm for noon so she wouldn't delay the divorce procedures. She got up, put on light makeup,
Jessamine was surprised. If she recalled correctly, the doctor recommended that Amy stay in bed to recuperate. However, she put her life at risk by joining in on the fun. Amy really put her all into marrying Thaddeus.Unlike Thaddeus, Amy got out of the car with a smile. Her joy at the situation was apparent. "Jessie, you're here early! I even told Ted we should pick you up on the way."Jessamine was tired of this crap. They were already at the courthouse settling the divorce, so there was no need to pick a fight anymore. She didn't want to listen to Amy's mindless drivel. She just wanted to head into the building and complete the divorce.Amy was a lot more talkative now. She didn't look mentally unsound at all, but rather, she looked intelligent and healthy instead. Apart from her slow movements, she didn't look like someone who had been admitted to the hospital. Amy said, "Don't worry, Jessie. I'll take good care of Ted. You may have been with him for three years, but that does
Just then, Thomas video-called her. Jessamine hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether she should answer it. After marrying into the Holt family for three years, the only thing she felt guilty about was disappointing Thomas.Thomas had just discovered her pregnancy and was as happy as a child. He even hired a nutritionist and asked Joe to deliver supplements several times a day. He protected her and cherished her as one of his own. But now, she had to hide her and Thaddeus' divorce from him.She stared at Thomas' caller ID on the screen, unsure if he would notice her sadness. He couldn't take any more shock with his current condition.When the ringing from the phone ended, Jessamine sighed in relief. Then, the phone rang again. It was Thomas once more.Jessamine composed herself and pressed the answer button. But before she could say anything, a van drove straight toward her from the opposite direction. At that moment, she noticed the driver giving her a malicious smile.She wa
Thaddeus ran outside from the crowd, but he didn't dare look at what was within the perimeter. If Jessamine were the one in that accident, he wouldn't know what to do. He kept calling Jessamine, but he never got a response.The crowd in front was talking amongst each other. "It's so terrible! She's bleeding a lot. There's no telling if she can survive. Look at the pool of blood on the ground. It has dyed the road red. She must have lost a few gallons of blood from that accident!" a passerby said.An eyewitness to the accident commented, "This lady is truly unlucky. She was walking on the sidewalk, but that careless driver just drove straight at her and endangered her life. It must be another drunk driver! He really screwed her over!""Oh, I can't even watch. I heard her head had taken a huge blow. She was even pregnant and tried to protect her baby before she died. How could the gods let this happen?" questioned another.…Thaddeus felt his legs had turned into jelly when he heard