Shona had heard the conversation between Luke and Jessica outside the bathroom and barged straight inside. Her hand was raised high and was about to slap Jessica.Luke quickly stepped forward and pulled Jessica into his arms. Shona had used a lot of strength and wasn't able to stop herself. Her hand landed on Luke's back and there was a loud slap.Luke groaned in pain."Luke, what are you doing?"Seeing this, Shona's heart ached even more."Mom, Jessica's still pregnant."Luke knew that Jessica had lied to him about her job, but he still had feelings for her and wanted to protect her.Shona was so angry that her lips were trembling. However, with Luke around, she knew that there was nothing she could do to Jessica.Jessica looked at Shona coldly and said, "Luke, didn't you want to know why I lied to you? That's all because of your mom! Your mom's a snob and you know it. Luke, we're truly in love and I'm pregnant with our child as well. If I didn't say that I worked at the Jacob
Laura had already returned to the convenience store.Seeing Luke calling her, she pressed the answer button."I've made things clear with Jessica. The reason that she lied to me was because she wanted to be with me. You know what kind of person Mom is.""Okay. This is your business, you don't have to tell me," said Laura.Luke didn't know what got over him. He just wanted to give Laura a call.After hearing Laura's words, he had nothing else to say. He nodded, hung up and returned to the dinner table.Nicholas also found out that Jessica lied about her job. He was dissatisfied with Jessica's actions, but he was a man after all. He naturally wouldn't act like Shona and shout at Jessica. However, his attitude towards Jessica became quite cold.Such a change was quite obvious to Jessica. This caused Jessica to be very obedient and well-behaved during the meal. She would take the initiative to put food on both Nicholas's and Shona's plates."Mom, I apologize again for Luke losing h
Shona called Laura, but Laura didn't answer."That bitch. I can't believe she's not answering my call."Shona felt a little frustrated. He called Laura three times in a row, but Laura still didn't answer.At that moment, Laura was counting the stock and wasn't looking at her phone.When she was done, she saw the missed calls on her phone, but she didn't want to call Shona back.What Laura didn't expect was that Shona actually showed up at her store in the afternoon. Jessica was with her as well."Laura, we're here to visit you." Jessica's attitude towards Laura was no longer disdainful. Instead, she had a big smile on her face and one of her arms was wrapped around Shona's and she was holding something with her other hand."Laura, Mom and I bought some fruits for you on our way here."Laura frowned and looked at the two people who were acting unusually.Since when would the two of them buy anything for her?Laura didn't reach out to take the bag. Instead, she asked, "What do
Standing outside the store, Shannon listened to Laura's words and her eyes turned red.'Miss Walker is treating me really well,' thought Shannon."Laura, do you not know your place? Why are you helping outsiders?" Shona couldn't help but reach out and point at Laura. "Do you think that you're married, so the Walker family has nothing to do with you anymore? You didn't give us any bride price when you got married and you didn't even help out with your brother's house either. Not that your brother doesn't have a job, you're not even letting him work at your store? Do you not know who's family? Do you see that girl or your brother as family?"The more Shona looked at Laura, the more angry she became. She was so angry that she wanted to slap Laura.Laura looked away to hide the disappointment and pain in her eyes. She then said in a cold voice, "I'd rather not have a family like you."When she was little, she had looked forward to Shona treating her a little better. However, all she g
Shannon was still shocked as she looked behind her. That was when she locked gazes with a pair of familiar eyes."Harry." Laura breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Harry catch Shannon.Harry pursed his lips and helped Shannon to stand back up.He came looking for his brother. When he walked past Laura's store, he couldn't help but take a look inside and just happened to see what was happening.His body reacted faster than his mind. When he realized what he was doing, he had already rushed over and caught Shannon in his arms.Before Shannon could recover from her previous shock, she was shocked again.Laura didn't notice anything unusual about Shannon. She thought that Shannon had been shocked by Shona and said coldly, "The whole store is under surveillance. If you touch my staff again, I won't let you off so easily.""How dare you? Who do you think you are?" Shona shouted angrily.Harry, who had been standing to one side, furrowed his brows. He knew that Laura's family didn'
In the past, Luke's attitude towards Laura had always been disdainful, even though he didn't make it too obvious. He wouldn't care about Laura's feelings at all. The only thing he would talk to Laura about was to ask her for money.However, he was actually thinking on Laura's behalf now.Meeting Jessica's shocking gaze, Luke knew what she was thinking about.The truth was that he didn't know when, but his attitude towards Laura had suddenly changed.In the past, he would listen to Shona's words and that Laura should give him all the money she had. She was his elder sister, so she should give him everything that he wanted.His attitude changed probably because of that slap Laura gave him, or because of the things she had said to him the past couple of times, or even because Laura was the first person who came looking for him when he ran away from home.When Luke thought of the times when they were little, he and Laura had a really good relationship. When Shona was out playing card
Looking at Laura's receding figure, Luke moved his lips. He seemed to want to say something, but didn't know what to say.It was probably just like what Laura had said, Shona might be a good mother in Luke's mind, but she wasn't to Laura.Luke wanted Shona and Laura to get along, but it was impossible for Laura.Laura took a deep breath to calm herself down. She brightened up her mood before going back into the convenience store.Due to Shona being present just now, Laura didn't notice anything wrong. However, now, as soon as she walked into the store, she felt that something was wrong.She looked at Harry and then at Shannon.Laura saw Shannon had her head lowered and was fiddling with her fingers. Harry had his head lowered and was looking at his shoes. However, he would occasionally glance in Shannon's direction.Laura cocked her brows. Her instincts told her that something happened between the two of them.Laura recalled how the two of them interacted in the past. Harry wou
Chris passed the lamp to Laura. When he looked at the white and slender arm in front of him, he couldn't help but swallow. Laura was a little scared at first, but when she remembered that Chris was outside, and that she was able to hear the sound from his phone, Laura felt much more relaxed.She quickly finished having a shower, got changed and then came out of the bathroom."Quick tuck yourself in bed. I'll go see what's going on."Chris looked at the pajamas that Laura was wearing and could see that it was quite thin."Okay." Laura nodded and walked towards the bedroom. However, she still said subconsciously, "Come back soon."The room was pitch black and empty. Laura still felt a little scared and didn't want to stay by herself in the house."Okay. I'll be back very soon."Chris only left when he saw Laura entering her bedroom.Just like what he had said, Chris returned very quickly."One of the units was using too much power and burned the wires. This caused our whole buil