Charles replied, and the woman smiled. "You must be Celia, right? Charles often talks about you." "Oh, really?" Celia scratched her head. "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too, I'm Yvette Foster." Celia looked at Yvette's full lips and couldn't help but admit she exuded a sensual vibe. "Let's eat!" Charles served Yvette some dishes, and they all enjoyed the conversation. "I heard that Ms. Stanton helped Kelvin out of a tight spot. After seeing you in person today, I must say that you're indeed adorable." Celia awkwardly smiled. It was the first time in a while since someone called her adorable. "Darling, don't let her deceive you. Where's the adorableness in her?" Charles teased, and Celia gritted her teeth. "Are you not happy with your girlfriend praising me?" "I'm happy." Charles laughed, but the next moment, he met Yardley's gaze. He fell silent and quietly focused on his food. "My wife is undoubtedly adorable." Celia burst into laughter at this unexpecte
"No!" Yvette roared, opening her mouth to bite on Yardley's arm. However, Yardley was quick to react. He stuffed a crumpled piece of paper into her mouth. Now, Yvette was completely immobilized. "What's going on?" After a while, Celia walked out of the elevator, only to discover Yvette bound and left carelessly in the hallway. "Mm-mm ..." Yvette struggled, and soon, Celia untied the ropes for her. "Yvette, what happened ..." Just as Celia was about to ask, Yvette hastily fled the hotel as if escaping for her life. Celia called after her, but Yvette never looked back. Soon, Yvette returned to Charles' room. "Darling." Upon seeing Yvette return, Charles stepped forward to greet her. Yet, he hesitated upon noticing the marks on her neck. "Where did you go?" Charles lowered his gaze, examining the bruises on Yvette's body. Her hands showed signs of bruising as well. "Don't ask me!" Unexpectedly, Yvette burst into tears before Charles, covering her face and appearing inc
Celia squinted at the disheveled woman in front of her, momentarily feeling disoriented. Thinking about the woman who exuded allure with every expression just the day before, Celia fell into contemplation. A cold chuckle emanated from Yvette as she lowered her head, letting her disheveled hair fall casually over her face. Celia remained cautious, holding the knife and pointing it at Yvette. "What grudge do you hold against me to treat me like this?" Celia gritted her teeth, her gaze filled with hostility. But the next moment, Celia felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. She swiftly turned, lifting the knife and slashing at the assailant behind her. Celia endured the pain, yet the throbbing in her shoulder intensified, almost causing her to black out. "Celia," Nona's voice came from behind, and Celia widened her eyes. "Why are you here?" She glanced at Yvette and then back at Nona, instantly understanding the situation. "Are you two working together?" "Now that you k
"He's the one who brought you here. If it weren't for him, Yvette wouldn't have had a chance to get close to you." Yardley was displeased. All these subsequent troubles might not have happened if it weren't for Charles. "Yvette had also deceived him," Celia explained, scanning the surroundings. Yvette had been apprehended. So, it was time to reveal the truth to Charles. Celia asked, "Now that he has suddenly disappeared, could it be related to Yvette?" Suddenly, she felt another wave of pain in her shoulder, causing her body to tremble. Yardley realized something was wrong and quickly pulled down the back of Celia's clothes. There were bruises on her smooth skin. Furrowing his brows, Yardley's eyes filled with concern. "I'll go find her now." He hadn't expected Nona to harm Celia to this extent. When she kidnapped Celia previously, he hadn't had the chance to deal with her. Now, she had come to them. "Now is not the time to discuss that." Celia shook her head. Regardless,
Helpless, Celia comforted, "I'm glad you're okay."Yardley, on the other hand, remained silent on the sidelines. His eyes widened when Charles was about to place his hand on Celia's shoulder.Charles realized his behavior was overboard. He cleared his throat and forced himself to calm down."Thank you very much," Celia thanked the host once again. Fortunately, they were very kind and offered them food. Charles soon realized that something was amiss. "Oh … Where's Yvette?"Celia's heart skipped a beat when he mentioned Yvette. The wounds on her hand were all thanks to Yvette.However, Yvette was Charles' first love. He placed a lot of trust in her.Nevertheless, Celia had no choice but to tell him the truth at this point."Charles, look." Celia raised her tightly bandaged arm in front of Charles.Charles was confused. He pointed to Celia's injured arm and asked, "What happened?""Ms. Foster did that, Mr. Langley," a police officer answered. Luckily, Charles could understand
"So what if you're pregnant? Big deal! Everyone who has a vagina is capable of getting pregnant!" Darlene sneered and continued to needle Nicole, "Besides, are you sure that the baby in your belly is Norman's? "It doesn't look like it to me. Weren't you involved with your ex-boyfriend not too long ago? Who knows whose baby you're carrying? Perhaps you're just pinning it on Norman!""Shut up! I do not want to hear any of your nonsense!" Nicole's physical discomfort was making her more irritable. She held herself back as she didn't want to argue with Darlene.Darlene couldn't do anything to Nicole at the moment, but her verbal assaults might just push Nicole over the edge. Perhaps she might be able to cause Nicole to have a miscarriage on the spot.Hence, she became even more ruthless, and her words became even more unbridled. "Are you feeling guilty?" she sneered.Her tone was tinged with contempt as she continued to mock Nicole. "Don't you think it's a bit pathetic to threaten No
Nicole forced a smile as she stood in front of the restaurant. She realized she had nowhere to go. Hence, she decided to leave the alley and hail a cab home. After all, her baby came first.The alley was eerily quiet at that moment. Nicole couldn't help but feel a little scared, so she hastened her steps.However, danger still struck despite her caution.Nicole was just a few feet away from the entrance to the alley when a group of hoodlums appeared in front of her.Nicole could tell these people were up to no good, so she instinctively inched closer to the wall.However, the hoodlums didn't hesitate to act on their ill intentions when they noticed Nicole was alone."Hold it right there, beautiful!" The leader of the group got in Nicole's way. He grinned sinisterly and gestured for his companions to gather around.Nicole's heart skipped a beat when the hoodlums stopped her.In the blink of an eye, she was completely surrounded. "W-What do you want?"Her heart raced, and sh
Norman hurried over to her bedside before Nicole could come to her senses. He held her hand and asked with concern, "How're you feeling, Nicole? Are you alright?" His gaze was filled with concern and worry as the couple locked eyes.However, she remained unfazed as she looked at his face. It was as if she were looking at a complete stranger.Norman was still caught up in his emotions. He kept checking on Nicole and explaining over and over again how he had been working late into the night and how he had been looking for her the whole night.After a while, he realized that his words were falling on deaf ears.He fell silent and asked in confusion, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you mad at me?"Nicole burst out laughing when she heard that. He looked so innocent. She would've believed him if it hadn't been for that phone call."I'm not upset," she calmly said, as if he had nothing to do with her. Then, she asked in an indifferent tone, "Is Darlene okay with you coming to
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