Angeline's heart was in her mouth."Mommy!"At the sound of Yasmine's voice, Angeline could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. She choked back her sobs, trying to sound calm so her child wouldn't know she was crying."Yasmine, Mommy is here! Mommy is here…""Mommy, Gabriel and I are at the hospital. Some bad people tried to take us, but the strange man saved us. He crashed his car into the bad guys' car, and he got hurt trying to protect me."Yasmine, hearing her mother's voice, wanted to tell her everything at once. Her words were all jumbled together as she struggled to speak fast.Angeline didn't want to waste another second. She turned around and headed straight out of the kindergarten."Yasmine, stay where you are and wait for me, okay? I'll be there soon!""Ms. Angeline!" Asher called out, catching up. Seeing the look on her face, he asked, "Has Yasmine been found?"She nodded and said, "Someone saved her from an
"It has nothing to do with me. The one who saved Yasmine was Ned!" Ingrid said.Angeline remembered Yasmine mentioning a "strange man" on the phone and that he got hurt while saving her.Through Xavier, Yasmine knew that Ned was Angeline's ex-husband, and he had done many things to hurt her in the past. Although Angeline never told the children about these things, Xavier discovered some of them while searching for his father.At one point, the kids even believed that Ned was their terrible father.That was why Yasmine referred to Ned as the "strange man"."Is Ned okay? Where is he hurt?" Angeline asked.Ingrid, wearing large sunglasses, pursed her lips and said, "Ned got hurt while saving Yasmine. Aren't you going to see him in person?"Asher, standing nearby, reached out to take Yasmine from Angeline's arms and said, "Oh, my little princess. You really scared me and your mommy.""I need to inform the police. I'll take Yasmine to the car first..." he then said to Angeline, who
But Angeline had given Judith a slap straight to the face.Holding her cheek in her palm, Judith pointed an unsteady finger at Angeline. "You… You…""I suggest you get some mouthwash to cleanse that dirty mouth of yours!" Angeline retorted with a grim expression."Didn't you hear what the police and the teachers said? It was Gabriel who insisted on going on a treasure hunt during naptime. He cried and kicked up a fuss. He also didn't want any teachers going with him and wanted other children to join him!"My daughter only volunteered to accompany him because there was no other way to appease him! Had it not been for Gabriel, would Yasmine even have been kidnapped?"Angeline initially didn't want to pursue the matter and had even intended to compensate Gabriel's family for having Gabriel implicated because of Yasmine. However, because of Judith's crude speech, Angeline was determined to push back."You! How dare you hit me? How dare you hit me!" Judith exclaimed incredulously.
Angeline looked at Ingrid briefly before finally asking, "Ingrid, this isn't like you. Weren't you deeply in love with Ned?"I remember you telling me when I just woke up from my coma that Ned was your everything. And because you grew up with your uncle's family without your parents, Ned was the one who gave you all the happiness you'd ever known. You should use this opportunity to get Ned to fall for you!""I love him! I really do!" Ingrid choked up. "But Angie, his love for me was stolen from you. I know that full well. I heard from others that truly loving someone means wishing them happiness. Even if it hurts me, I want to love Ned properly.""That's not what love is." Angeline clenched her phone tightly in her hand. "To love someone is to possess him fully. It is wanting to be with him no matter the circumstances. True love is being unable to withstand him treating anyone of the opposite sex that isn't you or his relative well. That is my understanding of love."After
"Should I send Yasmine back to Grand Court Residences first?" Asher asked."Granddad needs you by his side. You should return to the old Lawson residence. Danny should be here any moment now. When I was busy in the labs, Danny always accompanied the children. They have a close relationship," Angeline said with a smile."I think we should get Mr. Danvers back. We should have him look after you and the children." Asher looked at Yasmine with pity in his eyes."Mr. Danvers is getting older, and the weather in Krontos is erratic. I don't want to trouble him. Besides, the children are usually at the old Lawson residence, and I can take care of myself. You should only be concerned about caring for Granddad, Mr. Millstone. Don't worry about me."Angeline had just finished speaking when Danny drove up in his flashy sports car. He didn't even bother parking his car properly before clambering out. Just as he was about to say something, he caught sight of Yasmine fast asleep and quickly swa
When Angeline turned around, she saw Sherryn hurrying toward her.Sherryn had received the news while she was at a beauty parlor. There were still traces of a facial mud mask that hadn't been properly cleaned off her face.When she saw Angeline, Sherryn asked anxiously with a tremble, "How's Ned? I heard that his arm was fractured and that he'd been stabbed twice. Is it serious? Is it?"After her experience of losing Yasmine, Angeline knew just how worried a mother felt when her child was hurt. So, she said gently to Sherryn, "They've secured a steel plate in his arm, and the stab wounds on his body missed any of his internal organs. The wounds have been sutured and are considered just external injuries."Sherryn heaved a sigh of relief. Then, her knees buckled. Fortunately, Angeline was swift to support her."I… Let me collect myself before I go in." Sherryn supported herself against the wall, trying to compose herself. Nobody knew just how flustered she was when she heard th
Later, when Sherryn found out that Vitality Biotech Group belonged to Angeline, she finally understood that this was all part of Angeline's revenge.Sherryn initially hated her for that. But after she got a divorce herself, Sherryn started to see things from Angeline's point of view and could understand the reasons for her actions. She felt that if she had Angeline's abilities, she would want to take revenge on Barry to make him lose everything, too."After I divorced Barry, I gave things a lot of thought. I regretted going against you and Ned after you woke up from your coma and allowing him to take advantage of you."Sherryn continued sincerely, "Angie, what I mean to say is that I'm not against the both of you being together anymore. I admit it's partly because you're now the Lawson family's adopted daughter. "But more than that, I wish you'd consider the children. It's best for children to grow up with their biological parents. Who else but their own father would risk his ow
Sherryn felt sad because Angeline left without entering Ned's ward. However, as a mother herself, she empathized with Angeline's wish to return and comfort her kids.After all, Angeline had stayed until Ned's surgery was completed.When Sherryn pushed the door open, Ingrid quickly stood up and greeted, "Mrs. Fletcher.""Why are you here?" Sherryn's face was tense. "Didn't Ned say he'd broken off the engagement with you and would wait for an appropriate time to announce it?" Ingrid nodded. "I heard about Ned's accident, so I rushed over. Where's Angie? Has she left?"Sherryn placed her bag on the coffee table and said, "Here's the thing, Ingrid. I agreed with you and Ned being together before. But now that Ned has regained his memory, he can't be with anyone other than Angeline! Even if she denies that the child is his, he did everything he could to save her child. You should also know that Ned can never be with you!"After a brief pause, she continued, "You're still young