Yardley frowned at her reaction."Gramps specifically told me about this," Celia said, standing up and smiling at Yardley. Then, she added, "We should sleep separately for a while."Looking puzzled, Yardley asked in a deep voice, "What did your grandfather say to you?""He said to take care of your health." Celia was quite subtle in her words, but her sly gaze had already shifted to a certain place.Yardley raised a brow as Celia turned around to leave. He pulled her back into his arms using the hand that was on her waist."Take care of my health?" There was a hint of danger in Yardley's voice. "Which part should I be taking care of exactly?" His warm breath spread on Celia's ear, making her move her neck away from him involuntarily."Ahem … You should ask Gramps about that in person," Celia replied. She wanted to break free and get up, but Yardley held her tightly."Let go." Celia put her hand on the back of Yardley's hand.But in the next moment, Yardley lifted her
Norman woke up at that precise moment. He opened his eyes and looked at the person beside him, only to discover that it was Darlene.He hurriedly wrapped himself in a blanket when he realized the both of them were naked. He then glared at Darlene. "What did you do to me last night?"Darlene, who was still groggy, stared back at him blankly before gradually regaining her composure.Then, she burst into tears in an instant. "You were so drunk last night, and I wanted to take you home. But you kept saying you were going to throw up. I couldn't let you do so in the driver's car. "So we ended up at a nearby hotel. I thought I'd drive you home after you'd thrown up. However, you dragged me onto the bed …"Darlene stopped talking, but Norman had already filled in the blanks in his mind.He couldn't remember a single thing from the previous night as he carefully recalled it. He only remembered passing out on the table before everything went black.He couldn't tell whether Darlene was t
Nicole felt annoyed as soon as she heard Norman's name. She looked at Celia, wanting to tell her what happened that morning, but she was afraid Celia would reprimand Norman. Hence, she decided to keep it to herself."Oh, it's nothing. I'm just a little tired, so I can't concentrate. All I need is a good night's sleep."Celia didn't press further when she heard that. She simply advised Nicole to take better care of herself. However, she kept an eye on her as she left. She walked into the living room and headed toward the balcony. Lowering her voice, she asked with a frown, "What's going on between you and Nicole, Norman? Why does she look so down? Did you do something to upset her?"Norman also had a lot on his mind. He was just as confused after hearing Celia's words. He shook his head in bewilderment and said, "I have no idea what's going on either. Nicole has been unhappy ever since I got home today. She wouldn't say anything when I asked her what was wrong."Celia sighed
Nicole walked aimlessly down the street and touched her stomach, wondering if keeping the baby was the right decision. If it hadn't been for the baby, she would have returned to Padea long ago and continued to do the work she loved by helping Celia manage Leo's design studio. But now she was stuck at Lorimer Residence, where she was being treated poorly every day.Nicole didn't want to go through another day like this.However, she wasn't sure where she could go.Her phone rang just as she was feeling extremely depressed. It was an unknown number.Nicole hesitated for a moment before answering the call."Hello, who's this?" she asked.Silence ensued on the other end of the line.Her heart skipped a beat. A strange feeling welled up within her.It was Henry.Nicole had a feeling it was Henry on the other end of the line!"Is that you, Henry?" Her voice was shaking slightly.But she received no response.Silence ensued for what seemed like an eternity, until her phone ran
The sloppy kiss made Richard frown as Morgan was drunk. He raised his hand and gently pressed her shoulder, but she took the lead and threw herself into Richard's arms. "Morgan …" Richard let out a soft grunt. He wanted Morgan to calm down.The atmosphere around them became charged. Morgan's cheeks turned crimson as things got heated. She looked at Richard with desire in her eyes.Richard's breath caught in his throat. He looked at her with a dangerous glint in his eyes as he said huskily, "Morgan, you're drunk."However, her eyes crinkled as she reached out and yanked on his collar, bringing him closer to her. "I'm not."Morgan ran her fingers along Richard's neck over his expensive, black shirt, her slender fingers descending slowly and sensuously."Do you know what you're doing?" he asked as he grabbed her mischievous hand.Morgan leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I told you, Richard, I'm not drunk."Then, she gently grazed his earlobe.His gaze darkened. He reache
Richard nodded affectionately as he looked at Morgan, who was looking at him expectantly. The couple fooled around a little longer before Rochard took Morgan to Starlight Entertainment.Emma cornered Morgan as soon as she arrived at the office's entrance. "Are you not going to focus on work now that you're in love? You lovestruck girl." Emma poked Morgan on the forehead."My bad. But it's just this once. I'm just so happy that we've wrapped up the TV show."Morgan tried to get away by acting cute, but Emma wasn't buying it. "Let's go. You have an event to attend later, and we need to get your makeup and hair done."The production team had organized a media conference to promote their new TV series this time, and all the lead actors were present. Parker was sitting on a chair, waiting to go on stage, when Morgan arrived. "Sorry, I'm late," Morgan said apologetically after she rushed to Parker's side. "It's okay. The media conference hasn't started yet. Were you unwell yester
Besides, Celia had a feeling that these things weren't targeted at Morgan.But the most pressing issue at the moment was dealing with the media.Celia remembered the mysterious smile on Willow's face when she had been taken away at Otto's birthday party.She thought of something and immediately called Yardley.However, for some reason, he didn't answer right away.Just then, Morgan and Emma rushed back to the company and immediately entered Celia's office."Ms. Stanton." Both their expressions were grim. Emma held Morgan's wrist and brought her forward.Celia looked up and said softly, "Please, have a seat. I've already asked someone to handle the press conference. Don't worry, there won't be any problems.""Ms. Stanton, I can't help but feel like something is off. How did someone like that sneak into the press conference?" Emma hurriedly asked.To be honest, Emma had been working in the entertainment industry for a long time and had seen it all. She had even experienced incid
"Is something the matter?"Even though he wasn't sure why Celia had suddenly thought of Willow, she must have her own reasons."Don't you think the things that happened to Morgan are a bit too coincidental?" she asked softly. Initially, she hadn't associated these events with Willow. After all, she was the one Willow disliked. There was no reason for Willow to attack Morgan, who had nothing to do with her.However, she couldn't help but have some reservations when she remembered what had happened.Celia had just been wondering if Morgan had any enemies. Michael was the only person who came to mind.Michael's goal had always been Morgan. But she didn't think he could have done the kidnapping on his own. In fact, she even thought he might not be capable enough to do it.There was no way a nepobaby would have the mind to come up with such a meticulous plan.Celia was sure she wasn't overthinking. Rather, she seemed to have noticed something. Starlight Entertainment was investin
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