All Ingrid wanted was for Tommy not to get bullied in jail. She didn't want to get him out of jail. "Angie, I need to tell you something, but please don't be mad at me." Ingrid said earnestly, "Yesterday, I leveraged Yasmine's rescue as a reason to have Ned save Tommy from getting bullied in jail. "But don't worry, Angie. I didn't ask him to get Tommy out. Tommy still deserves to be in jail for the atrocities he committed. It's just that…" "I get where you're going, Ingrid," Angeline said. "But these are different matters. While you've saved my daughter, Henrietta will never return." "I know, I know!" Ingrid quickly replied. "That's why I don't intend to get Tommy out of jail! I know you're the one who pressured the prison officers not to give him a commutation. "What Tommy did doesn't deserve a shortened sentence. But Ned had helped me this time. So, could you please not blame him?" "I'm not mad, Ingrid. We're just doing what we can to achieve our own purpose," Angel
If the kid wasn't a Fletcher, Sherryn wondered why Ned would even risk his life to save her. Sherryn was mad about this. She even secretly wished something could've happened to Yasmine so that when Angeline and Ned remarried, they would have a child of the Fletcher family. To Sherryn, Angeline would still be a match for Ned because she had another man's children, even though she was the Lawsons' adopted daughter and the founder of Vitality Biotech Group. Sherryn suddenly realized her directive tone and recalled Angeline had no intention of reconciling with Ned yet. She remembered Ned saying Angeline only wanted to spend the rest of her life with her children, whom Sherryn didn't even know who their father was. Then, all the inheritance Angeline got from the Lawson family would fall to these illegitimate children. Hence, despite her dissatisfaction with Angeline's children, it wasn't time for Sherryn to swagger before Angeline. After a consideration, Sherryn pressed her lips
"A-Angie…" Ned said in a husky voice in disbelief. "W-Why are you here? How about Yasmine? Who's taking care of her?" Ned had heard that Yasmine was fine when he woke up at midnight, and Angeline had been there the day before until he was out of the operating room. "She's with Granddad. Don't worry." Angeline stopped Ned when she saw him trying to sit up and crank up the bed from the bed's end. Ned's eyes were focused on Angeline as she went to wash her hands after cranking the bed and took an apple from the fruit basket. "Would you like an apple?" Staring at Angeline, Ned nodded. This was the first time they had a peaceful exchange since Ned recovered his memory. Ned felt a lump in his throat as his eyes turned red. He kept looking at Angeline peeling the apple and reminded softly, "Be careful not to cut your hand." Angeline looked down at the apple without a word. The apple rolled around her fingers as she peeled the skin off. Tears rolled around Ned's eyes as he trie
"The kidnappers said Rachel was the one who ordered them, but Rachel denied it. She also said she had no accomplice, which conflicted with Ingrid's testimony," Angeline said. "Ingrid did mention she was intoxicated, so she couldn't see who the accomplice was. The police also haven't found any evidence that Rachel had an accomplice. They're only arresting Rachel because of the kidnappers' testimony," she continued. Just then, Angeline's phone rang. It was from Angus Richardson, the police who communicated with Yasmine. Angeline answered the phone, "Hello, Sgt. Richardson." "Hello, Ms. Lawson. Ms. White wants to meet you. She said she'll only talk after seeing you." Angus sighed. "Please come over if you have the time. After all, if it is true that Rachel is the mastermind, and together with the accomplice Ms. Dalton mentioned, we should arrest them as soon as possible.""Alright, I'll come in a bit." Angeline hung up the phone and looked at Ned. "Rachel wants to see me. I'll se
"Did you call me here today to listen to your rubbish?" Angeline raised her eyebrows. "If you don't get to the point, I'm leaving."Angeline's reaction wasn't what Rachel had expected. She didn't break down or lose her temper. In fact, Angeline was unmoved. Rachel pursed her lips, and the smile in her eyes vanished. "I want you to think of a way to make Nathaniel come and see me. If not, I won't say anything.""Since you want to see Nathaniel, why did you call me here?" Angeline got up to leave. She didn't want to waste time talking to Rachel."Do you think I'm a fool, Angeline? I want to see Nathaniel, but would Mr. Hooper Senior let him come?" Rachel scoffed. "I want you to think of a way to make Nathaniel come to see me. After I see him, I'll tell you everything!"Angeline tapped a finger on the table and shot her a sideways glance without saying anything. Rachel continued, "You're Mr. Hooper Senior's ideal granddaughter-in-law. You're the only person who can help figure out a
After saying that, Angeline pondered for a moment before she added, "Get someone to tail Helen and her fiance. Don't let them find out.""Alright! I got it. I'll do it as soon as possible, and I'll put a tail on them, too. Don't worry," Danny replied."By the way… how much liquidity does Vitality Biotech have in its account? Find out and send me the amount!" Angeline asked."What do you want to do?" Danny questioned. Angeline pressed her lips together. "Ned saved Yasmine, but I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. Giving him money is the best solution I can think of."Danny was startled and answered, "Alright! Got it. I'll go and have a look right now.""One more thing. Can you check if you can find the surveillance footage of the hotel where Rachel ran away from at her wedding? As far as I know, Rachel was very obedient before the wedding so that the Whites would let down their guard. She escaped right before the wedding started! Since she was able to escape even
"Stop interacting with Ingrid. If it weren't for Ingrid's uncle and his family, and if Tommy hadn't stolen Vitality Biotech Group's prescription, the Fletchers wouldn't have been in this state!"Sherryn was angry at the mere mention of this. Her lips were pursed before she said, "Angeline, too! She's the founder of Vitality Biotech Group. If she hates Tommy for killing her mute sister, then she should've just gone for the Yates! Why did she have to drag Fletcher Corporation down too!""Can you stop talking, Mom?" Ned said irritatedly."You want me to stop talking? If you hadn't been bewitched by Ingrid and insisted on protecting the Yates, would the Fletchers be in this situation?" Sherryn kept nagging. "You… It's not like I want to criticize you, but you really lose your mind when it comes to women. If it's not Ingrid, then it's Angeline. "Can't you do better than this? Look at Angeline now. Are you not better than her? We had Lawson Global backing us up back then. If you hadn't
Sherryn clenched her fists. "You can only show your sincerity by taking care of him personally." "Will Ned recover faster if I take care of him personally? Will it hurt less?" Angeline's brows furrowed. "I'm not a super healing machine, a painkiller, or a doctor. Professionals should do what they're trained to do! If what you want is sincerity, then I think that this is enough to show my sincerity."Angeline put a check on the coffee table."Angeline, I didn't save the child for money! Take the check back. I won't accept it!" Ned's expression darkened. He knew that if he accepted the money, their relationship would return to how it was before this once he recovered and got discharged from the hospital.Sherryn was stunned. "What do you mean by this, Angeline?""What do you mean, then?" Angeline looked at her. "Do you mean that Ned saved my child, so I must wait on him hand and foot? It'd be better if I lower myself and marry him again, then give him Vitality Biotech Group and s
As soon as the words were out of Angeline's mouth, the sound of lounge slippers padding across the floor rang out. Yasmine ignored the shock on Ned's face and turned to reach for Sean. "Hold me, Daddy!"Sean smiled and lifted her into his arms. Then, he stood beside Angeline and looked at Ned imperiously. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Fletcher. I'm Shane Kingston. Thank you for pushing Angie away in the past—it led to my relationship with her."Ned knew precisely who "Shane" was. Just a few days ago, he'd seen the news about Melissa's press conference explaining her relationship with "Shane".His mind buzzed. He knew Sean and Shane looked similar enough for Dexter's men to have gotten the wrong person. However, he hadn't expected "Shane" to have anything to do with Angeline!"You… Are you the kids' father?" Ned's voice was incredibly shaky."Yes, and again, thank you for that!" Sean smiled. "We've never told anyone about this because I didn't want to endanger Angie and the kids.
Sean didn't give Angeline the chance to finish. "You were right to bring this up to me!"He wrapped his arms around her from behind and continued, "You and the kids will always be my main priority. I know I said I want Melissa to remain safe and happy under my watch, but my feelings for her are purely familial love."She's family to me, and I must care for her. But you and the kids mean more to me than anything else in the world, including her."His honesty made Angeline feel slightly more at ease. She said, "Those are your words, not mine…""I swear on my life that I mean every word." He pressed a kiss to her head. "Can I stay here tonight? I want to sleep with you and the kids. Also, I came from Brayden's place upstairs, so no one will know I'm here.""Granddad made it clear that if anyone finds out about this, he won't allow the kids to see you anymore.""Got it. Don't worry about a thing. Mr. Lawson Senior raised me, and I owe him for that. I won't put him in a tough
Angeline nodded without saying anything. Once Nathaniel was gone, she received a call from Sean."Now that everything has been taken care of, I want to give you a gift," he said, the smile in his tone evident. "Can you have the kids spend Friday night at Grand Court Residences? I want to show all three of you my gift on Saturday."He missed Yasmine and Xavier terribly. Before resolving the issue with Melissa, he hadn't dared to say he wanted to see them. Even if Angeline were okay with it, Robert probably would've objected to his wishes. Now that the dust had settled, he couldn't wait to see them."I don't call the shots regarding the kids now. I'll have to ask Granddad," Angeline said."I'll talk to him about it." Sean was worried Robert would take his anger out on her. "This all started because I insisted on being with you, so I'll handle it. I'll visit Mr. Lawson Senior later today."Angeline didn't know how Sean's conversation with Robert went, but Robert had Asher drop
That night, Melissa called Sean. "Shane, let's publicly announce our divorce. We can tell everyone that we only got married on paper so the Lane family could offer you its protection."Tell them that Dexter repeatedly tried to harm you so he could take the Kingston family fortune, and tell them how he tried to snatch you from the Lane family so he could secretly deal with you."She paused, then continued, "Now that Dexter's in prison, we can get a divorce, and Lori can adopt me as her daughter. We'll become cousins, and we'll still be a family.""Melissa…"Sean was surprised. He didn't expect her to see the light in such a short time."Since you don't have any feelings for me and won't ever make me your wife, I'll settle to be Lori's daughter. That way, you'll always be my family!" Tears streamed down Melissa's face as she spoke. "I adore Lori and want to be her daughter.""Alright," Sean said."Can you head to Keman with me, then? We can visit Dad together before getting
Melissa stared at Lori, who chuckled gently. "It's alright. There's no need to rush into anything. Take your time to think about it. Get good rest for a few days, then go shopping with me. We can buy some clothes to keep up with the changing seasons."I heard from Brayden and Sean that you're the expert in fashion and dressing up. I've always wanted a daughter who could shop, exercise, travel, café hop, and go on spa days with me."She paused and continued, "I didn't get to do any of this with you because you weren't in the best state before this. Now, though, you're all better. You're back to normal, and you've regained your memories!""I'd love that!" Melissa said without hesitation. She'd only done these things with her mother and Emelia in her dreams, but that was all they were—dreams. She was delighted now that Lori was back and willing to make her dreams come true.Sean sat on the couch and sipped his coffee. He knew Lori was doing everything she could to make his life ea
Melissa nodded. Sean said, "I know you have no company management experience. Mr. Lane might have entrusted Trustworth Group to me, but it's still yours. Before you find someone to take over, my plan for the company is still to move its focus back to Lonla."The global situation isn't the best now, and Lonla is the safest place for expansion. That's why the company's focus has to return to Lonla—""You can hand the company over to Brayden," Melissa interrupted. "The only people in this world I trust are you, Dad, and Brayden. Now that Dad's in prison and you don't want me anymore, Brayden is all I have left.""I'm still your kin, Melissa. I won't kick you to the curb and leave you to die. Nevertheless, Trustworth Group is yours. You can have whoever you want to manage it. Brayden is capable of that." Sean looked at Brayden. "What do you think? Are you willing to take over Trustworth Group?""I'll do it as long as Melissa is okay with it!" Brayden nodded. He turned to look
"That's not it! I've always been willing to care for you, and I'm more than willing to care for you in the future! It's not something that I'm forced to do…" Brayden feared his words would inadvertently hurt Melissa, so he decided not to continue in that vein.He said, "C'mon, you should head downstairs to eat something. You've already slept the day away.""I don't want to eat!" Melissa lay down again and pulled the sheets around herself. She said dully, "I want to sleep for a bit longer. Shut the door on your way out."Seeing that she'd already shut her eyes and started weeping, Brayden said softly, "I'll have the kitchen keep the food warm for you. Remember to call me when you wake up, okay? I'll be right downstairs!""Okay." Brayden left the room after hearing Melissa's muffled reply. He shut the door behind him.Melissa remained upstairs. She didn't head downstairs, even when Sean returned. Sean had already spoken to Angeline on the phone and told her he wouldn't meet
Melissa slept in her room and only woke up at night. She removed her headphones and opened her red, swollen eyes. She stared dazedly at the night sky, only returning to her senses when her headphones fell out of her hands.Brayden, who'd been waiting outside this whole time, heard them fall to the floor and hurried into the room. He saw Melissa sitting cross-legged on the bed. She propped herself on one arm while leaning down to pick up the headphones.He hurried forward and picked them up for her, then remained on one knee by the bed. He looked up at her and said, "You slept for ages, Melissa. Do you want to have anything to eat? I got all your favorites, and there are different cuisines. I also got your favorite fruits and snacks!"He'd already had the maids throw out the food he'd bought at noon. Then, he'd had his subordinate buy a fresh batch.Melissa turned to look at him dazedly. She said hoarsely, "Brayden…""I'm here," he said. "C'mon, should we get something to eat
Melissa knew Sean well. So, it was impossible for her not to know if he was being serious. Sean was indeed threatening her, and he was using his life to do it. That way, she wouldn't dare to harm Angeline for fear of hurting him.She loved Sean so much that she could give up her life for him. She wondered why he was treating her that way. He knew she wouldn't allow even the slightest possibility of her threatening his safety.Just then, Sean received a call from Brayden. He said, "...Yeah, I've already picked Melissa up. We're heading to Southstream Manor now… Yeah, you can head over there. Buy some food on your way—Melissa probably hasn't eaten anything yet. She should be hungry."At his words, Melissa couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She covered her face and started sobbing. She'd spent her whole life dreaming of becoming Sean's wife, but he was now in love with someone else and no longer wanted her.Yet, she couldn't do anything about the situation, or she'd be hurting