"You have a point." Jill sighed. "The living expenses in Empfield are quite high. It'll cost you a lot to raise a child. You will need to have some savings before you have a child."Laura didn't know what to say about this topic. All she could do was to smile awkwardly.When Jill went into her room, Laura heard a quiet voice next to her ear. "We'll have a child when you're ready."Laura immediately blushed at those words.She had never thought about this before.Inside the room, Laura and Chris were sleeping on the same bed, but under two separate bed covers.Laura was watching a TV series on her phone when a message notification popped up. It was from Luke. "Sis, will you be coming to my wedding the day after tomorrow?"Laura fell silent when she saw the message.On the other end of the line, after Luke had sent Laura the message, he kept his eyes on his phone screen and waited for Laura's reply.Jessica sat beside Luke and couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw what he
Jessica's smile froze as she said, "Alright then... It's not that I care about this money, Luke. Even if Mom gave us the money, I'll save it up and use it when our child is born.Luke nodded in acknowledgement after hearing Jessica's words.He hesitated and then sent Laura another message. "I really hope you can come, Laura."Luke didn't want Laura to be missing on the day of his wedding.When Chris was getting onto the bed, he saw what was on Laura's phone screen."What is it?" he asked.Laura showed Chris the messages that Luke had sent her."What are your thoughts about this?" asked Chris after reading the messages."I wasn't planning on going at first..." Laura bit her lip and then told Chris about what Jill said to her earlier on. "I don't mind others talking about me behind my back, but I don't want them to talk about Grandma..."Laura didn't care, but some relatives liked to stick their noses into other people's business.If Laura didn't show up, she could guess what t
As soon as Jessica said that, the room fell silent.The Walker family's guests looked at each other, but none of them spoke."Jessica, what are you talking about?" Luke pulled the hem of Jessica's clothes with a dark face.However, Jessica didn't look at Luke. Instead, she looked at Shona with a smile.Both Shona and Nicholas sat there with dark faces. A lot of relatives were all present and what was Jessica doing?Shona gritted her teeth in anger. "Jessica, haven't we talked about this before? We'll give you the money after the wedding. Look at what you're doing right now, come on, let's get you changed. We still have a banquet ahead of us. The guests are all waiting."Shona didn't want to lose her temper in front of so many people. All she could do was maintain a smile on her face.However, Jessica didn't move."Mom, shouldn't the bride price be given before the end of the wedding? Who gives the bride price after the wedding?"Nicholas had enough of this as well. "Jessica, l
Jill sighed and shook her head.They soon arrived at the dining hall. Jessica didn't do anything else for the rest of the wedding, but what happened earlier caused Shona to have a dark face until the end of the wedding.Laura and Chris gave Linda a lift back to the Walker family's house. Before they entered the house, they heard noises from the inside."Jessica, what the hell did you think you were doing today? Are you trying to embarrass us in front of everyone? We said that we'll give you the bride price and we'll keep that promise. What was that all about at the ceremony? We were surrounded by relatives!"Jessica had already gotten changed into her casual clothes. She had given the bank card to her mother and Jennifer checked that all the money was in the account.An impatient look appeared on Jessica's face as she listened to Shona's voice."Alright, Mom. It's all in the past now. Let's not get too worked up. Jessica's still pregnant," said Luke. "Besides, you were in the wro
Linda felt a little embarrassed and said, "Luke works in a factory and has a pay of around 2,000 dollars per month. I don't know what Jessica's job was before, but she's pregnant now, so she doesn't go to work."Linda knew about the fact that Jessica lied to the Walker family about her job at the Jacobs Group. Therefore, she didn't know what Jessica's real job was.Jill nodded after hearing those words and didn't ask any other questions.That was when Linda's phone rang. She picked it up and looked at the screen. It was Shona.After answering the call, Linda widened her eyes in shock. "What?"Laura hailed a taxi and brought Jill and Linda to the Empfield Royal Infirmary.Linda's eyes were red and her hands were trembling."Laura, nothing's going to happen to Luke, right? Nothing's going to happen to him..."The call earlier was from Shona. She said that Luke was involved in a car accident.Laura held Linda's hand and tried to comfort her. "It's alright, Grandma. Luke's going t
Jessica pursed her lips and nodded in agreement in the end. "Okay then. You must come and pick me up from the Walker family as soon as possible. I really don't want to stay here and face that old bastard anymore. She's really annoying.""Okay, babe. I'm sorry that you had to suffer. By the way, Jessica... can you transfer the money that the Walker family gave you? I can invest the money into my business and advance to the next stage.""My mom has the money. I didn't go home today. I'll ask her for the money when I get home.""Okay, babe. Take care of yourself and our son. Love you.""Love you too."Jessica and Tristan talked on the phone for a while before hanging up.As soon as Jessica hung up, she turned around and saw three familiar figures.This shocked Jessica and she couldn't help but scream, "You should sneak up on people like that! That's very scary!"Laura had her arms wrapped around Linda's. She looked at Jessica with an indifferent faceJill asked curiously, "Jessic
It was already getting late. Laura was prepared to take Linda and Jill out to get something to eat.The three of them went to a bakery for food. After they finished eating, Laura received a call from Chris."Where are you?" Chris's deep voice sounded on the other end of the line. "I've brought Grandma and Grandaunt out for dinner. Have you had anything to eat?""Not yet.""Do you want anything to eat? We're at a bakery. I can get something for you."Chris was driving. When he heard Laura's words, he hesitated before saying, "Okay."Getting something from a bakery would make do for dinner."Tell me where you are and I'll go pick you up.""Okay."Laura told Chris where she was on WhatsApp and then told Linda and Jill to take a seat and wait for Chris. She then went to choose something to eat for Chris according to his taste.By the time Chris arrived, Laura was already holding the food that she had chosen for him.The three of them got into the car and headed home.When they
Laura couldn't believe that Helen was willing to give up the child in her womb's body to set Madam Jacobs up."How can she be so ruthless..."As a woman, Laura might not have had a child, but as a woman, she was born to be a mother. She couldn't believe that Helen could do such a thing.She felt it was very terrifying."Where did you get this voice recording from?" asked Laura."I felt that something wasn't right about this, so I asked a private detective to look into it for me." Chris took a sip of tea.Laura immediately knew what happened.However, she had to admit that Chris was very smart.After all, she had really thought that everything had been an accident back then."What are you going to do next then?" asked Laura.A cold gaze flashed in Chris's eyes.Back then, Madam Jacobs told Chris to give Helen 1 million dollars. He had sworn that if he found out what happened wasn't an accident, he would make Helen pay for what she had done tenfold.Chris reached out and rubb