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As Theodore knitted his brows, he felt his throat tighten. In the end, he said nothing. Whatever he said now was useless. Even if he could clear up the misunderstanding, their child wouldn't return.Knowing what Theodore was thinking, Terence could only sigh silently. In truth, the chances of the child surviving were slim from the start, but losing it this way was painful for everyone.Willow only awoke after Theodore and Terence had left."Willow, they're gone now."As Cedar and Willow shared a sibling bond, he had long noticed that she had woken up a while ago and was just reluctant to face Theodore. As such, he sent them away.Willow leaned against the headboard, tears still welling up in her eyes."Willow, don't be upset. I've already scolded him harshly. He's gone too far. How could he treat you like this?""Cedar, I miss Mom."When Cedar heard that, he momentarily froze. He then held her hand. Only after becoming a mother did Willow realize the difficulty of pregnancy and
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"Is it hot? Have another spoonful."Willow had two spoonfuls of the creamy soup, which went down easily. Erica's caring words instantly warmed her heart, which had been cold for days. Her nose tingled, and tears began to fall."Why are you crying?" Erica quickly set down the thermos and used her handkerchief to wipe Willow's tears. "You can't cry when you're like this. It's bad for your health."Willow choked up, her voice weak. "I miss my mom."Erica's heart ached when she heard that. She quickly hugged Willow. "My only regret in this life is not having a daughter. If you miss your mom, just think of me as your mom. It's okay. Don't cry."With someone comforting and caring for her, Willow couldn't hold back any longer. All her grievances from the past few days overwhelmed her, and she cried in Erica's arms like a child.Cedar's eyes reddened as he stood there. He and Willow had been raised by an unreliable mother. As they had hardly ever felt the gentle, loving care of a parent,
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Willow found the situation incredibly ironic. Barely a month had passed since she lost her baby. Yet, the man who caused her tragedy had the nerve to say she could still have other children in the future.He said it so nonchalantly. So easily.Theodore persuaded her patiently, "Stop throwing a tantrum, okay?"Willow said, "You think I'm just throwing a tantrum when it's something you don't like to hear. Have you ever thought about my feelings? Not all scars can be healed.""I'll make it up to you.""Make it up to me?" She scoffed and nodded. "Fine. Let me ask you one thing."She turned on the phone recorder right in front of him. "Can you swear on a clear conscience and tell me who's the real criminal behind the Oldtown fire incident? "Did Tobias Holland truly commit suicide in prison, or he was forced to his death? I want the truth from you."Theodore's forehead throbbed when he looked at the recording."Willow.""I get it now." Willow stopped the recording and mocked. "Eve
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Willow's gaze darkened. Quentin thought he made her angry and quickly apologized. "Sorry. I shouldn't have asked. Take it as I never said anything.""What you said is true." Willow, on the contrary, calmed down. "We've broken up for some time now. Wasn't it on the news? What did the rumors say?""Nothing much. It's all hearsay. Only fools would believe those. I don't believe anything that doesn't come from you."Willow chuckled. "Thanks." She didn't expect that Quentin and her could make peace as friends today.Quentin drove her to the mall. "What time will you leave tonight? I'll give you a ride.""It's okay. I can take the taxi back home.""Willow, don't feel like you're troubling me or think that I expect something from you in return. I just want to thank you.""You don't have to, really." Willow stood outside the car and waved at him. "You should go back. My friend's waiting for me."Quentin could only oblige. He remained there for a long time after she entered the mall.H
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"Oh, Willow! What a coincidence. Are you here to buy bags too?" Sonia asked pointedly with her signature mean look. Unlike before, she was now dressed in luxury items, flaunting her wealth. Unfortunately, she lacked sophistication, and her overwhelming fashion failed to complement her.Willow frowned. Honestly, she didn't want to argue further with Sonia. However, Erica clearly liked the bag a lot. She didn't want to give in to Sonia."Sonia, we saw the bag first.""So what? Are you gonna buy it? Willow, I remember that you have no interest in luxury brands. You've always been plain and simple with your outfits. Do you even know how much one of these bags cost?"Sonia mocked, "Have you forgotten how you used to go to business appointments dressed in fake luxury items?"Willow's hands immediately balled into fists. Back then, Strand Real Estate was in a tough spot financially. However, Willow couldn't dress shabbily to meet clients. She had no choice but to use fake luxury clot
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"Who are you?" Sonia scanned Erica from head to toe disrespectfully. She couldn't spot any branded items from Erica's outfit. Nevertheless, Erica was fashionable and well-groomed. She didn't look like she had anything valuable aside from her bag.Erica knew that the rich ladies in Emperia had their own cliques. They wouldn't hang out with people like Willow. So, she assumed that Erica was not important.The store manager heard the commotion and rushed over. The moment she saw Erica, she went up to her respectfully and asked, "Ms. Whalley, what happened?"Did the store manager know Erica? Everyone was dumbfounded, including Sonia and Willow.The manager introduced Erica to the staff. "Why are you all just standing here doing nothing? This is Ms. Whalley, the creative director of our brand. She's also a shareholder of our corporation."Everyone's jaw dropped. Willow couldn't believe it. This brand had over a hundred year's history, and they had a high bar for their creative direct
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"Ms. Whalley!" Willow shielded Erica out of reflex, facing her back toward the bag flying at them. The bag landed with a bunch of clanging sounds from the metal. However, a figure appeared out of nowhere and protected Willow from getting hit."Honey…" Sonia panicked. "What brings you here?"Quentin replied angrily, "I suppose I'm here to see you embarrass yourself!" Then, he whipped his head toward Willow and Erica. "Are you guys alright?"Willow, still in shock from Sonia's actions, shook her head. Erica looked at Quentin with a complicated expression.Sonia's rage reached its peak when she saw how much Quentin cared about Willow right in front of her. She screeched, "I'm embarrassing myself? You guys betrayed me by having an affair!""An affair? We were talking business! Sonia, stop spouting nonsense. Come with me!" Quentin said. He tried to yank her away while apologizing to everyone, "All of you, I apologize for the mess today."Sonia didn't want to leave. She cursed and ye
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"Sure thing. I'll definitely be there," Willow promised. She could give Erica a birthday present too. "Also, you never told me you're a designer, Ms. Whalley. I thought you were a housewife.""I was indeed a housewife. That was before I got divorced.""Divorced?""I remarried my second husband," Erica explained. "That's why I think that it means nothing if your first marriage fails. My current husband and I are living happily together.""Really?" Willow blinked mischievously. "Well, didn't you sing another song when you were at my home? You said your husband left you alone outside when he was on a business trip. Have you forgotten about it?"Erica was stumped. Ah… She shouldn't have lied."Ahem… Well, it's common to have some bickering in a marriage.""Ah, yeah. You must be madly in love with each other. I'll see my dear godmother and godfather being the perfect happy couple at your birthday party, right?" Willow teased her.Erica paused and stared at Willow in surprise when sh
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"What choice do you think I need to make?" Theodore stepped closer. His tone was filled with displeasure. "What are my choices?"Willow hesitated for a moment but maintained her composure as she voiced her concerns. "We need to face reality, Theodore. I will take Yasmine back to Portumville, and you're tied to the Bassett family. Who knows what will happen in the future?""So, you're giving me a heads-up so I can find someone else sooner?""I—""Should I be thanking you then?" Theodore's anger flared. "Willow, this is what's on your mind after everything we've been through? What do you take me for? What do you take yourself for?""I…" Willow found herself speechless."Are you doing this on purpose?""No, I'm not." Willow tried to explain herself, but for once, her words failed her.Theodore's eyes burned with frustration. Seeing her struggling to justify herself only fueled his anger more. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her close.Willow let out a startled muffle, but it was
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Willow noticed something odd and asked, "When did you two get so close? Cedar, you even know what game Jessica likes?"Cedar casually replied, "She posted about it on Instagram."Willow's expression changed to one of realization. "Oh, right. I remember now."After saying that, she looked at Jessica with a raised eyebrow and proudly said, "See how thoughtful Cedar is? He remembered such details and even brought the game you wanted. I wonder which lucky girl will end up with him."Jessica forced a smile and awkwardly shoved the game console under the pillow as if it were something unpleasant to touch.Yasmine raised her head. "End up with him? What does that mean?"Willow patiently explained, "It means who will marry Uncle Cedar.""It must be Ms. Sweeney!" Yasmine pointed to the bed next to her and blurted out, "Uncle Cedar saved her. She said she'll marry him to repay the favor."Willow's face was filled with shock while Jessica quickly waved her hand. "No! I never said that. Wh
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At the City Hospital, since both Willow and Jessica needed to stay in the hospital, Terence decided to use a bit of his authority to arrange for them to share a room."So what are your plans? Are you not going back to Portumville?" Jessica asked."I still have to go back. The company headquarters is there. Have you ever seen a president of a public company who never goes to the office? Joywell is still growing. I can't leave," Willow explained."So when are you planning to go back?"Willow hesitated. "I'm still thinking."Balancing a career and family was tough. One had to give way to the other."There's nothing to think about. You wouldn't want to give up Joywell's prime opportunity, and you wouldn't want to keep flying back and forth to see Yasmine. Just have Theodore go with you to Portumville then."Jessica, with her independent mindset, often focused on herself and didn't always consider the practicalities of others' situations.Just then, a knock came at the door. "Come i
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As Theodore closed the door behind him, Terence turned to him with a concerned look. "Aren't you going to stay with her?""Let her be alone for a while," Theodore replied.Through the glass on the door, Theodore could see the frail figure lying on the hospital bed, and his heart ached for her."By the way, how's Jessica?"Terence responded, "She's fine. Cedar's with her. Thankfully, he noticed in time, and the sleeping pills weren't of a lethal dose."Joey had drugged Jessica with an overdose of sleeping pills. Then, she was left unconscious and tied up in a small storage room at an apartment in Marldosa Gardens.Following that, Joey hired someone from the black market to drive Jessica's car to Portumville, which caused the car's GPS to show up constantly on the highway.Terence couldn't help but ask, "Are Cedar and Jessica…""I don't know," Theodore replied flatly, "but it's not a bad thing.""Not necessarily," Terence said, crossing his arms. "It's fine for the heiress of Re
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At the hospital, Willow's neck wound had been stitched up with four sutures. She had to stay in the hospital for observation.Terence was still in the operating room with Matthew. Over an hour had passed with no news. Yet, Matthew's family couldn't be reached at the moment.Theodore sat by her bedside. "Be careful.""I'm fine," Willow replied, leaning against the headboard. "How did you find out that Joey and I were at the riverbank?""Matthew called me." Theodore's voice was rough. He covered Willow with a blanket and began to explain the recent events."I had a DNA test done with Yasmine and confirmed Iris' claims. At least it proved that Joey was the one who took Yasmine back then. After that, I had Clark start investigating Joey."The first thing Clark did was track down the doctor who did the DNA test for Matthew and Yasmine, and sure enough, Joey was there meeting him."When Clark arrived, the doctor was already dead. His body was hidden in the garage at Marldosa Gardens.
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Willow's words crushed Joey completely.Possessiveness? To others, her years of admiration and waiting were nothing more than laughable possessiveness."They're over there!" A voice suddenly rang out. Following that, the chaotic sound of footsteps echoed from the other side of the rocks.Willow looked up to see a tall, familiar figure rushing toward her. Without needing to guess, she knew how anxious the man must have been. Her nose tingled, and tears suddenly began to fall.As Joey glanced at the approaching police, she tightened her grip on Willow and dragged her backward. "Don't come any closer! Stay back!" she shouted.Theodore, who was more frightened than he had ever been, also roared, "Don't go any further! Let her go, Joey.""Let her go?" Joey laughed bitterly. "And let her reunite with your family? Dream on!""Joey." Willow managed to squeeze out the words through her pain. "Stop it, Joey."Even at this moment, she hoped Joey would have a change of heart and turn awa
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Willow lay on the rocks as her neck bled and stained the collar of her white shirt. The scene was shocking. But compared to the pool of blood beneath Matthew, her injuries were nothing. Even though she desperately tried to escape, the distance she crawled was far from enough to save her life.Footsteps approached from behind; Joey had released Matthew and was walking toward Willow."Do you know what he just told me?" Joey's voice came from behind as Willow continued to crawl away.Joey didn't stop her, and she merely paced alongside Willow. For every step Willow took, Joey mirrored her, patiently recounting her conversation with Matthew."I asked him if he ever loved me. Do you know what he said?""He told me to let you go."In the wind of the river, Joey's laughter sounded particularly eerie. "Even at this moment, he only thinks of you. His loyalty to you is absolute, isn't it? I want to ask you a question."Suddenly, Joey squatted down and yanked Willow's hair, forcing her
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"Leave right now?" Joey asked incredulously. She then burst into tears. "If only you had said this three years ago!""It's not too late now.""It is too late," Joey said as she shook her head. Willow felt herself being choked. She struggled for breath as the immense force pressed against her neck and pulled her toward the edge of the rocky outcrop with the raging river below."Joey!" Matthew staggered closer."Don't come any closer!"Willow felt a sharp pain in her neck as the knife's blade dug deeper into her flesh."Joey." She gritted her teeth against the agony and asked, "So Yasmine really was stolen by you, wasn't she?""You're still asking such questions at this point? Willow, you really are stupid.""Where's Yasmine?""Ha! What do you think?" Joey's laughter was manic.The rhetorical question sent Willow plummeting into despair as if reliving the anguish from three years ago. It felt like her heart and lungs shook violently, and every nerve of hers screamed in pain.
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"We've known each other for so many years, and now, suddenly, I plan to leave Emperia. It's hard not to feel a bit reluctant," Joey said with a hint of nostalgia, her expression darkening as she turned to look at Willow.As the river breeze blew, Willow felt something unfamiliar about the woman in front of her, as if she had never known her at all."What's wrong?"Joey noticed the strange look in Willow's eyes.Willow steadied herself, hiding her immense shock and confusion behind her clenched fist, and casually asked, "When do you plan to leave? Have you decided where to go?""We're thinking of heading to Westwood first. Do you still remember we made a promise in college to go to Westwood for our graduation trip?""I remember.""But you suddenly decided to get married at that time and got busy with matters at Strand Real Estate.""Actually, you didn't have to worry about me. You could have gone without me.""Didn't you know? Matthew liked you, so when he heard you weren't goi
