Celia thought Yardley had proposed gemstone betting because of Magnus."Honestly, it was because I saw your conversation," he admitted truthfully. However, his expression was a little weird. "I didn't expect you to know him."He hadn’t thought that far when he saw Celia's conversation on her phone. However, now that Celia mentioned it, he immediately thought of the possibility.But he honestly hadn’t expected Celia to know Magnus.The "Magnus" the couple were talking about was none other than Jasmine's grandfather, the current head of the Silva family. He was a legend in gemstone betting, and he had played a significant role in propelling the Silva family to its current position."The way I got to know Mr. Silva Senior was honestly quite peculiar." Celia reminisced for a moment, a wry smile playing at the corners of her mouth.In the end, it was all thanks to her badass grandfather. Celia had met Magnus when she was a child, and Magnus had asked her to pick out a gemstone.
Yardley was in the kitchen preparing dinner when Celia arrived home.Celia sniffed the air before wrapping her arms around his waist. "Yardley."Celia nuzzled against his back, which made her voice sound a little muffled."What's wrong?" he asked softly as he turned his head.Celia shook her head and looked up at him. "It's just so nice to have you here by my side.""How did things go at work?" Yardley asked as he booped her nose and leaned down to plant a kiss on her forehead."We still haven't found the reporter who snuck in."Celia sighed, thinking about it. "I'm just worried about Morgan."After all, those two individuals could have seen Morgan's van and recognized her. That meant Morgan could be in danger as long as the mole in the company wasn't caught.At first, she had suggested Morgan take a break and stay at home, but the latter had refused. Morgan believed she shouldn't let her personal life interfere with her work.Celia hadn’t pressed further but had advise
Morgan was still immersed in the emotions from the scene. She blinked several times because she couldn't believe her eyes. Why was Richard here?Richard proceeded to take the towel from one of the staff and put it over Morgan's head. Then, he drew her into his arms. Morgan came back to her senses when she felt his warmth. She raised her head and smiled. "Why are you here?"Her voice was a little hoarse because of the crying scene. There were even traces of tears on her lashes. She nuzzled into Richard's embrace like a playful little kitten."Because I missed you," Richard said tenderly as he helped her dry her hair. He had come over to bring Morgan a portable fan and some ice because she had complained about the weather being too hot. He had happened to see her acting out that scene. "How was my performance?"Morgan lowered her head to look at Richard's clothes, which were wet because of her. She wanted to move away, but Richard wouldn’t loosen his grip. "You were g
The sound of the car screeching drew the attention of the security guards in the parking lot. The driver noticed that and turned around to escape the scene. Morgan dashed toward Richard with a dumbfounded look on her face."Richard, are you okay?"She kneeled before Richard, close to tears. Then, she reached out to hold Richard's arm. Richard stood up while holding the back of his head. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine."A security guard in the parking lot ran over and asked, "What happened?"Morgan was still fixated on Richard. She was so anxious that she was unable to talk. Richard noticed her distress, so he wrapped his arm around her shoulder to comfort her. He turned to the security guard and said, "A car tried to run us over. Please check the surveillance footage to check the car's plate and its driver."The security guard's expression turned grave when he heard that. "Okay. I'll get right on it.""Let's go to the hospital first." Morgan didn't dare to wait a
Freddy saw the scene when he entered, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face. At the same time, he regretted having barged into the office instead of filming it secretly from outside.But it was too late. His sudden entry had startled the two in the room. Celia immediately looked at the door with a frighteningly cold look."Don't you know how to knock before you enter?""I-I did knock …" Freddy lowered his head immediately and stammered."I'm here to bring you coffee."While Freddy was making excuses, Josef stood up and walked out of the office, saying only one thing before he left."So boring."Hearing that, Freddy's eyes wavered. He thought the relationship between Celia and Josef was only a rumor. He couldn't believe what he had just witnessed.Without losing his composure, Freddy placed the cup of coffee on Celia's table and left quickly.Celia placed her elbows on the table and rested her face on her palms, calmly looking at the cup of freshly brewed coffee. A me
Celia looked down at Quinn indifferently. With her arms folded in front of her chest, Celia chuckled and asked, "My dear Quinn, it's been so long since we last met. Why are you giving me such a big curtsy when I'm in no place to accept that?" Quinn's expression turned savage in an instant. She tried to stand up, but Celia was stepping on the corner of her blouse, so she stumbled back down forcibly. Her chin hit the floor hard, and her eyes turned red immediately due to the pain.Celia arched her eyebrows and watched Quinn's miserable state with a smile.Beside them, Willow saw everything and quickly went forward to help Quinn up. She looked up at Celia, chastising, "Celia, how could you do this? This is simply too much."Her eyes flickered toward Yardley's face before she continued, "After all, Quinn is Yardley's little cousin. How can you treat her like this?"Celia almost burst out laughing at Willow's kind voice. Blinking innocently, she turned to look at Yardley and asked
Seeing the situation, Otto placed his hands behind his back and said, "Continue, what are you looking at me for?""Grandpa."Yardley's voice grew colder. Noticing that something wasn't right, Otto turned and walked out, muttering, "Young people nowadays … can't even close the bedroom door properly."Celia had never been in such an awkward situation before. She covered her face and buried it in Yardley's chest, not knowing what to say for a moment.After a pause, she stood up and said, "I'll go take a shower first."She went to the bathroom and was about to close the door when a hand pressed against the door frame, startling her."What are you doing?" asked Celia, glancing at Yardley's cheek.Yardley slyly curled his lips and squeezed himself into the bathroom. He looked at Celia innocently and said, "Taking a shower.""You!"She immediately saw through Yardley. She blinked. The blush on her face from earlier still hadn't completely faded away, making her look cute and charming
Celia paid no attention to them and walked straight to the kitchen, where Maria was making something. "Maria, is there anything else to eat?" she asked softlyUpon hearing this, Maria turned around. When she saw Celia, a smile appeared on her face."Ms. Stanton, Mr. Hughes specially instructed me to stew some beef soup for you. It's in the pot right now."As she spoke, she took out a bowl and a ladle. "Please wait at the dining table. I'll bring it over to you."Celia curved her lips and replied, "Thank you, Mrs. Lopez."While she was waiting at the dining table, Quinn, who had been sitting on the couch, suddenly stood up and muttered in Celia's ear, "Some people are just naturally lazy."Coincidentally, Maria was approaching them with the beef soup. Quinn's eyes flashed a hint of coldness as she deliberately bumped Maria's wrist with her elbow. Maria lost her balance and couldn't hold the bowl steady. It fell to the ground, spilling the soup all over."Mrs. Lopez, why are y
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