"I don't care! Tommy became like this because of Ned!" Carmen said. "If Tommy learned from his mistakes, he wouldn't have made such a mess this time! It's all because Ned pampered him too much in the past! "Now that Tommy had made a huge mistake, but Ned isn't going to help us this time? How could he do this?"Carmen's irrational comments dumbfounded Ingrid. "What are you talking about, Aunt Carmen? All these times that Ned helped Tommy were because of my sake! How could you shift the blame to him because he's not helping Tommy this time?" Seeing Ingrid this angry, Carmen quickly grabbed Ingrid's hand and said, "Please, Ingrid. Try talking to Ned again. Didn't you see that your uncle is still unconscious? If he wakes up and finds out that not only is Yates Group not involved with the collaboration with Vitality Biotech Group, but Eastern Pharmaceutical has taken over our factory and bought our machines, he'll be so mad that he passes out again!" "Stop it, Aunt Carmen! Just let E
"Aunt Carmen!" Ingrid was on the verge of tears. "Please, Ingrid. Call Ned again. I don't care if you beg him or cry to him. As long as you get Ned to inject funds into us!" Carmen begged as she grabbed Ingrid's hand. Ingrid pushed Carmen's hand away and said, "I'm sorry, Aunt Carmen. I'm not going to beg Ned again. If you think Ned is trying to scare you, so be it! Keep denying Eastern Pharmaceutical from entering the factory! "I'll pay all of Uncle Henry's medical expenses. You're on your own for the rest of it. I've done all I can for the Yates family." Ingrid turned around and left. "Ingie! Wait, Ingie!" Carmen called for Ingrid, but that didn't stop her. "That ingrate!" While Carmen still denied Eastern Pharmaceutical from entering Yates Group's factory, Ned had already given up on them. Ned wasn't the kind of person who would use a petty trick like intimidation. Ned had given Yates Group to make it up. If they didn't appreciate it, he still had other choices than
"Did Mr. Lawson Senior ask you to help Lawson Global?" Xavier asked as he knew his mother always listened to Robert. "Mom, didn't you like working in the lab? Are you going to give up working in the lab?" Angeline touched Xavier's cheek. "Don't worry. I can handle both at the same time." Just then, the doorbell rang. Angeline heard the doorbell and thought it was Sean. She opened the door with Xavier in her hands. It was Ned who stood outside the door. He saw Angeline carrying a pajama-clad Xavier and stared at him without moving or saying a single word. "What do you want?" Angeline asked. Ned came back to his senses. "I heard you were at the—" Ned stopped before saying casino because he shouldn't mention it in the presence of Xavier. Ned bit his lips before continuing, "Can we talk alone? I don't want to talk about it before the kid." Angeline put Xavier down and said, "I've turned off the heat for the milk. Go wait for me on the couch." Xavier sized Ned up condescen
"Wait." Sean stopped Ned before turning around to confirm if Angeline and Xavier weren't looking. "Angeline is a genius. She wasn't a genius because everyone said so," Sean whispered, "Although you lost part of your memory, you can look up Angeline's past. "When Angeline was 13, she was recommended to Krontos University as a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate student. She gave up the recommendation because she chose to be with you. She wanted to grow with you." "Let me get this straight, Ned. It's you who's holding a genius like Angeline back. She didn't assume she's a genius because everybody said so!" Sean said before closing the door, not even looking at the credit card Ned left. Krontos Univesity didn't recommend Angeline to pursue a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate program because she showed her talent when she was 13. It was because people found out she was a prodigy when she was 13. Even the chancellor of Krontos University felt regret that they didn't discover Angeline's ta
Nonetheless, Tommy had done everything of his own volition because he didn't want the loan shark to harvest his organs. On his way back home, Tommy broke down when he saw his sex videos playing on the big LCD screen in front of the nightclub. The road was filled with crowds taking photos of the LCD screen, commenting on his moaning and flexibility. Although some of the videos were censored, everyone could tell Tommy had sex with a man. The worst part was he wasn't even gay. Feeling sick as he thought about this, Tommy rushed toward the toilet and vomited. Everyone saw his adulating look in front of the men. He was so embarrassed that he wished to vanish from the earth. The thoughts of people worldwide talking about and mocking him flooded Tommy's mind. He curled up and hid between the gap between the toilet bowl and the basin while pulling his hair.Tommy never thought that the method he had used to blackmail and torture the women had now inflicted upon himself. Soon,
"You saw Angie, didn't you?" Ingrid asked firmly. "That bitch Angeline… It was her fault!" Tommy shouted as if he suddenly remembered the day he gambled with Angeline. "I was winning until that bitch Angeline showed up, and then I kept losing, losing, and losing!" Ingrid held Tommy's hand and said, "Just stay in the house for a couple of days. Don't look at your phone, and don't look at the news! Everything will be fine once the news subsided. "The worst case scenario, we can just get you out of this country!" "Out of this country, yes! Ingrid, please get me out of this country! I can't stay here any longer!" Tommy bawled. Carmen heard Tommy's voice as she entered the house. She ran upstairs toward the bathroom and gave him a good thrashing. "You little bastard! You're our only child. Whatever you wanted, we gave them to you! Why did you do such a nasty thing with those men? You've embarrassed our family!" Carmen yelled while hitting Tommy. Ingrid quickly pulled Carmen aw
Sean exited the car carrying Xavier. "Xavier!" Jessica shouted as she saw Xavier. She smiled and squatted with her arms open. The usually aloof Xavier ran toward Jessica's embrace like a happy puppy. Robert stood by the side and watched with a cane in his hand. After he confirmed Jessica didn't have any unusual reaction, he felt relieved and smiled at Angeline. "Come! We'll talk inside!" Angeline carried Yasmine and followed behind Jessica. Once they were seated in the living room, Angeline handed the sandalwood box in her hands to Jessica. "I got a gift for you. It's a charm bracelet from Fawnword Church. It helps in keeping you safe. I hope you like it!" Jessica's bright eyes sparkled in surprise. She accepted the gift with both hands. "Thank you!" "Why don't you put it on," Robert said with a smile. Jessica opened the box and took out the bracelet. She happily wore it on her wrist, where hideous scars were slightly visible. Yasmine clapped her hands. "That's so pret
Before they arrived home, Angeline received a call from Sean telling her Jessica had woken up. "She's currently mentally unstable. Probably because she was triggered earlier," Sean said. "She hid herself in a corner, not allowing anyone to go close to her, and she kept saying 'Don't hit me!'" Tears filled Angeline's eyes. Emmerson Village had left a scar in Jessica's memory. "Mommy," Yasmine said while snuggling into Angeline's embrace. "Was Beautiful Ms. Lawson bit by a snake before? Why was she so afraid of a rope?" Jessica was afraid of a rope because it was her nightmare. Since the day she was kidnapped into Emmerson Village, she had been tied with a rope even when she was giving birth. Angeline hugged the kids tightly. "Everyone has a thing they fear. The same goes for Beautiful Ms. Lawson. So, Xavier and Yasmine should protect her in the future, okay?" "Don't worry, Mommy. I'll do my best to protect Beautiful Ms. Lawson!" Yasmine reassured. Once they had reached