Morgan rushed straight to the hospital. Anxiously, she stood in the corridor and looked at Richard's ward from afar. Finally, she clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.Inside, Sophie was peeling an apple by the side while Richard was awake, sitting on the bed. Not expecting anyone to come barging in so suddenly, he looked rather surprised, especially after seeing that it was Morgan.Morgan wasn't exactly calm either. Too overwhelmed to speak, she only stared at the man, who was sitting quietly on the hospital bed with a pale face. His eyes were brimming with so many dark emotions that they sent piercing knives into Morgan's heart.Seeing that, Sophie put the peeled apple in Richard's hand and turned to face Morgan, completely blocking Richard from the latter's view."Ms. Larson, are you here to visit Richard?" asked Sophie."I …" For a moment, a hint of timidity arose in Morgan's heart. She hesitated, lowered her head, and said, "I'm sorry."It w
Morgan's heart beat like crazy. When she realized what Richard was doing, she subconsciously pushed him away."You …"She covered her lips with her hands while a hint of red stained her ears. To Richard, however, Morgan's reaction seemed like a rejection. He couldn't help but think that everything she had said earlier had been a lie. For a moment, he looked sad all over again."You scared me," said Morgan as she looked at the edge of the bed.She wanted to reach out and tuck Richard in, but then she heard him say, "You should go."Richard took a deep breath as he tried to keep his voice steady. Morgan had imagined herself receiving a number of reactions from Richard, but she had never thought he would say that.Still, she had done him wrong. How would Richard be willing to forgive her?But then, what did the kiss mean?Morgan couldn't help pursing her lips, but Richard had turned away, so he didn't notice her expression. Just like that, both of them indulged in what they th
At the words "sugar daddy", the two women laughed and mocked Morgan behind her back.As far as Morgan knew, these two actresses were only supporting characters in their film. They had been piggybacking on Parker's popularity by sticking around him all the time. Their scheme was clear."Do you think anyone would actually want to date her? She looks so boring with her flat chest and butt."Hearing this, Morgan couldn't help looking down at her figure, anger boiling in her heart. Even though she wasn't as curvy, she was confident that she didn't have a flat chest and bottom. For a second, she felt her dignity being challenged, so she pushed open the door."No matter how flat I am, everything about me is natural, unlike someone who spent a fortune just to have fake boobs and fake butt," she snorted as she looked at the women with contempt.Neither of the actresses had expected Morgan to enter the dressing room so suddenly. Both of them looked embarrassed when they saw Morgan. One
Celia was taken aback. She had assumed that she would never have to see this strange man again, much less receive a call from him.Celia didn't respond right away. Instead, she came to a conclusion in her head while looking at the documents her assistant had handed her.If she weren't mistaken, the Freeman family would announce the existence of their second heir within the next few days. Then, she might be able to find out what he was up to at Vast Entertainment.Celia had a feeling Noah wasn't just out for vengeance against her and Yardley.Her silence prompted Noah to speak again in a derisive tone, "What's wrong? Are you surprised to hear from me? Cat got your tongue?" Celia smiled and said, "Indeed, I am a little surprised. I didn't expect to hear your voice again so soon, Mr. Freeman.""Are you satisfied with just hearing my voice, Ms. Stanton? Don't you want to see me?" Noah sounded a little disappointed. However, she could imagine his expression on the other end of the
Josef and Celia's faces were very close to each other. Noticing the position they were in, a hint of tenderness flashed in Josef's eyes. He tried to kiss Celia on the lips. Celia reacted quickly and moved away from him. She frowned and said, "Josef."Realizing that his actions had upset Celia, he pursed his lips and said innocently, "I'm sorry. You looked too beautiful, and I lost control."Celia was at a loss for words, but Josef was still prattling on."Besides, back in our country, people kiss when their eyes meet." Josef pushed the coffee closer to Celia. Both his hands were pressed against the table. With twinkling eyes, he said, "Give it a try. I made this just for you.""Why are you here?" Celia raised her head to look at him after he finished talking. Josef had been sent to the hospital after the cruise ship incident. Celia had contacted his subordinates to take care of him. He had been strictly monitored since he had almost lost his life. So he hadn't been able
After a long time, their lips finally parted, but Yardley remained silent. He gazed intently at Celia with longing in his eyes. Celia couldn't help but blush when she met his eyes. Although she had been with him for quite some time and had done even more intimate things, kissing at her workplace still made her feel shy.Celia could feel the eyes of people around them. She tapped Yardley on the chest. It was clear that Yardley enjoyed it when she acted submissively. He wrapped his arm around her waist. "Aren't we going out for food?" Celia tilted her neck back, fearing Yardley would try to kiss her again. Yardley raised his brow slightly. He gave Celia a look, as if asking her to figure it out herself. Celia burst out in laughter when she saw that. She realized he was still grumpy about what had happened with Josef. "Josef came to the office unannounced today. I turned him down very firmly. He probably did what he did because he saw you coming over."As she was talking,
Celia was startled and instinctively struggled. "Yardley!"Yardley carried Celia back to the room and placed her on the bed without saying a word.Celia had a bad feeling when her elbows touched the soft sheets. Just as she was about to get up, Yardley got on top of her.He planted his knee between her legs and tugged at his tie as he looked down at Celia.When Celia saw the pools of desire in his eyes, she realized she had gone too far earlier. "Yardley …" Celia struggled to sit up, but he had already wrapped his arms around her waist and pinned her wrists to the sides.He had tossed his tie to the side and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his collarbone and tanned chest. He leaned close to Celia and whispered lowly, "Well, why don't you take a look for yourself?" His tone was suggestive, making her heart skip a beat."It still feels like it's missing something." Celia smiled as she sized him up."What's missing?" He leaned in. Their noses and foreheads were about to touch.
Celia felt her head throb as she looked at the men in front of her. Hence, she looked away.For some reason, she had a feeling that someone was watching her."Are you guys just going to stand here all day?" she said impatiently and left to go about her day without waiting for either of them.Josef shot Parker a glare when he noticed that and quickly caught up with Celia.Celia was about to reach the corner when a man walked past her. He kept his head down and appeared a little nervous.Celia glanced at him and sensed something amiss, so she called out to him, "Stop right there."The man stopped dead in his tracks, but he didn't turn around.He tugged at his collar as if he were about to do something."Which department are you in? I don't recall ever seeing you before." Celia wasn't trying to start something, but she felt like this person was acting strangely."I … I …" the man stammered. He was at a loss for words.Just then, Celia's phone rang. The man dashed away just as sh
In fact, Yardley didn't tell anyone. … Meanwhile, Morgan stumbled upon a surprising find. She discovered two healthy, month-old babies at the orphanage. "Director, is it true that no one wants such young babies?" Morgan felt a bit emotional. How could people be so heartless as to abandon their own babies? The director of the orphanage let out a deep sigh. "You don't know the whole story. Our janitor found these babies at the orphanage's entrance. Someone left them there and disappeared. "We've been taking care of them for about half a month now, and their condition has improved significantly." Looking at the adorable babies, Morgan couldn't shake the feeling that they belonged to Celia. "I'm here on behalf of Yardley Hughes else to adopt these children, but..." Morgan expressed her concerns. Morgan anticipated the orphanage director's refusal. To her surprise, he actually agreed. "The opportunity for these two babies to have some good days is preferable to nothing.
"Let's go, Celia. We shouldn't disturb the twins' rest," said Yardley as he supported Celia and got ready to leave. Celia waved her hand and stood in front of the incubator. Even with the glass barrier, she could still discern the condition of her children. She reached out to touch them, as if her touch could make them feel her presence. She resolved to take her children home safely. Celia lingered for a while before finally leaving the hospital. Once they were home, Celia locked herself in her room, disregarding any attempts anyone made to talk to her. Yardley headed to the company to attend to some matters, while the housekeepers remained at home. Meanwhile, Morgan couldn't shake her concern for Celia, so she came to visit her. Upon entering, she heard the housekeepers upstairs calling out, "Mrs. Hughes, are you feeling better? Come out and have some soup!" However, there was no response from inside. "What's going on?" Morgan asked. The housekeepers promptly briefed
Sophie had failed to get Celia's forgiveness. So, she had no choice but to pin all her hopes on Morgan.She took all the supplements to Morgan's apartment. Richard was staying there with her.Ever since the incident with Celia, Sophie's relationship with Richard had become very strained. They barely talked to one another.Sophie knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came out.She could only wait outside. After two hours, she finally saw Morgan and Richard. They came into view, laughing and holding each other's hands.This scene pained Sophie deeply."What are you doing here?" Morgan's cheerful expression faltered the moment she saw Sophie.Sophie could only put on a smile and say, "I brought all these for you. I was wrong to come between your relationship with my son."Richard glanced at the items on the ground. He could tell from a glance that they were meant for postpartum care and immediately understood why Sophie was there."Mom, you should be honest. You got the
Otto didn't back down and insisted on his right to see his grandchildren. However, Yardley paid him no mind. He shook his head and said, "Celia needs rest. Please come back another day."The next second, he instructed the housekeepers to close the door and left Otto standing outside. Otto stomped his walking cane on the ground in frustration but had no choice but to leave.As Yardley made his way back inside the villa, he thought of another troubling matter.Although they had brought their children home, the twins had been weak because they had been born prematurely. They had appointed a family doctor to treat the twins but hadn't seen much improvement in their health. Yardley sanitized himself before he went into the nursery. He felt pained when he heard the twins' weak breaths."Mr. Hughes." The family doctor spoke up with a frown, indicating that the situation was far from ideal."The baby girl has been slowly recovering, but the boy remains very weak. I don't think the n
"Don't worry. She's fine. She's just a bit weak at the moment."Remembering Yardley's words outside the ward, the doctor felt a wave of nervousness. He could tell that Yardley and Celia weren't ordinary people judging by their attire. They were certainly not ones to be trifled with."Did you say that we had twins?" Yardley turned to ask the nurse after learning that Celia was alright."Yes, sir." The nurse chuckled inwardly. She found that, despite Yardley's intimidating appearance, he was a very devoted husband.Soon, Celia was moved out of the operating room and into a VIP ward.Yardley gently wiped the sweat from Celia's face again. He took in her pale complexion; it was a sign of how much she had suffered."How's Celia?"Sounds of hurried footsteps came from outside. Ashley and the others had come over. Yardley turned and signaled them to leave.Celia had just given birth, so she needed a quiet environment to rest. Having too many visitors might affect her recovery.Ever
"How could you hit me because of her? I'm the mother of your child!" Sophie shrieked.She had never suffered such humiliation. She had been showered with love from a young age and wasn't accustomed to such harsh treatment. So, she became agitated and emotional."Isn't it all because of you that things turned out this way? Would such a thing have happened to our company? Would Richard suddenly want to break all ties with us? It's all because of your reckless behavior!" Chester vented years of suppressed grievances and dissatisfaction as if it would make him feel better.Celia watched as Chester and Sophie argued fiercely. She stepped forward to stop them, especially since there were many people outside watching the spectacle."Stop fighting. This isn't the time or the place for arguments!"Sophie went at Chester and started hitting him. Celia tried to break up their fight, but Sophie pushed her. Celia took a few steps back at that. She didn't attempt to intervene anymore."It's
"Mrs. Black, we'd intended to negotiate amicably with you and achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties. "The decision to move out was mine, and I asked Celia to come over and help me out. If you're unwilling to be decent and compromise, then let's end things between our families here."Morgan felt relieved after expressing her thoughts. It was like a significant weight had been lifted off her shoulders. "What do you mean?" Richard panicked. Just when their relationship had slightly improved, the situation took a turn for the worse again."We're breaking up for good!"Morgan left after saying that. Jessica and Darby left with her, leaving the Blacks behind."This is all your doing! Look what you've done! How many times have I told you not to be so assertive and bossy? Why don't you ever consider my feelings?" Richard punched the couch angrily, his heart filled with bitterness.Sophie hadn't wanted things to turn out this way either, but she had been too angry and spoke
"It's fine. You two can go if you have something else to attend to," Jessica said.Soon, Celia arrived at the Blacks' residence with Jessica and Darby.Sophie opened the door and was surprised to see Celia standing at the doorstep with Jessica and Darby. She couldn't understand what Celia was up to.Once they were inside, Celia didn't beat around the bush and stated her purpose directly. "I think you might be having some misunderstandings about Morgan."Sophie smiled without saying anything."Don't you think you're interfering too much in Morgan's personal life?" Celia questioned.Upon hearing this, Sophie realized why they were there. Having discussed the issue with Chester, Sophie had finally agreed not to interfere in Richard's and Morgan's lives.So, she didn't object to Celia's words. She even agreed with Celia, much to the latter's surprise.Under normal circumstances, Sophie would have argued with her. Why was she being so agreeable this time?"How about you sign a writ
After saying that, Celia hung up.On the other end, Quinn felt very displeased. After all, it was her party, and she had personally called Celia to invite her. Quinn felt that Celia had snubbed her by refusing to attend.Quinn thought about it for a moment. If Celia didn't come, Yardley probably wouldn't either. If both of them didn't show up, it would be embarrassing for Quinn.So, she decided to go and find Celia.…Morgan was taking refuge at Celia's place, so she answered the door when Quinn came over."I'm here to see Celia."Celia had instructed Morgan to turn away anyone she didn't recognize, no matter who it was. Hence, Morgan said, "Celia isn't seeing anyone today. Please come back another time."To Morgan's surprise, her words ignited the anger that Quinn had been suppressing in her heart. The two quickly started arguing.Celia listened to their argument from her room. She regretted asking Morgan to handle Quinn. She had expected that Quinn would come looking for her