“I can only wait until Claire takes the initiative to come back to my side. Otherwise, she will only retreat. I have no other choice.” Then, he took a drag. Suddenly, Shawn felt that he had understood everything Javier said. However, he wasn’t totally sure. The only thing he was sure of was that Javier was still as sharp as he usually was. It turned out everything was under his control.Shawn felt conflicted after hearing Javier say he wouldn’t marry Hattie. He couldn’t describe it. It was just strange—even though he knew he wouldn’t have any connections with Hattie in the future.As for the other matters, he wouldn’t dare tell Javier about them now. He knew Javier had taken enough blows and couldn’t be disappointed anymore. “Javier, no matter what, no one wishes to see you in such a state. Please get yourself together. As for Hattie, I’ll deal with her.”It was also time for him to deal with Hattie. He couldn’t see her making more mistakes. Hearing that, Javier was suddenly
Shawn laughed, “Well, President Marquez, you said it yourself. With your promise, life will be easier for me at the company.”What he said wasn’t false. It would save him a lot of trouble if Javier was willing to help. Javier didn’t comment as it was just a joke to him. Seeing that it was late, Shawn found an excuse and left, as he didn’t want to be rushed by Chet again. Now that he had returned to the Jones family, he couldn’t be as free as he used to be. He was depressed at the thought of that.After Shawn had left, Javier looked away. Actually, he had sensed Shawn’s strange behavior, especially when they talked about him returning to the Jones family to work. He knew Shawn wouldn’t compromise unless there was something related to him. The truth seemed to be right before him, but Javier ignored it. Now, he only cared about Claire and didn’t want to divert his attention. After some thought, Javier called Henry, who had been busy. Henry had just returned from checking on Claire
Seeing how confident her daughter was, Bianca was happy. As she sent Hattie out, she couldn't help but remind her, "Hattie, I know Javier has an arrogant personality, but outstanding people tend to be like that. If we can successfully hold this marriage with the Marquez family, the Snyder family will be yours."While Hattie drove, her mind was filled with her mother's expectant gaze, and she was even more confident with her decision. Just as she arrived, Javier had already left the company. "I'm here to find Mr. Marquez. I'm his wife." Hattie proudly announced to security guards at the entrance. A few days ago, she announced that she was Javier's woman, and now the wedding had also been decided. Therefore, the people in the company remembered her. She didn't believe they would stop her from entering this time. Sure enough, the security guards let her in and were even a little respectful. After all, no one would want to offend the president's wife. However, Hattie was shocked to
There wasn't anything Hattie could do, so she walked out of his office. Her resentment toward Henry increased, and she swore she wouldn't let him off easily. In contrast, Henry was thrilled that he pissed off Hattie. Since she couldn't do anything to him, he returned to work and forgot about her. He knew what Javier was doing but wouldn't let her in on the details. Javier had finally made up his mind to find Claire, so how could he let Hattie ruin this opportunity? However, Henry never expected that Hattie would not leave. Instead, she stayed outside Javier's office and acted like the boss, ordering Amy to do things for her. Henry was swamped with work, so he ignored her. Unfortunately, Amy had to suffer. She had to carefully take care of this arrogant woman, as she might be scolded for doing something that wasn't in her favor. The other employees felt pity for Amy but were also scared of Hattie, so they could only give Amy pitiful smiles. There was no other choice, as everyo
On the way back, Hattie was still in shock. The moment she thought of Javier's warning, she was horrified. It was because she knew the outcome would be devastating once the matter was exposed. When the time came, the wedding she had put in so much effort for would be in vain. However, the Snyders would be destroyed with her. Therefore, she really couldn't afford to lose this battle.Had Javier found evidence of what she did? She knew that even if Javier suspected her, he wouldn't take action unless he had evidence. Or could it be Shawn who told Javier the truth? At the thought of that, the fear in her heart intensified. That day, she drugged Shawn with the purpose of finding evidence and also to get him on her side. However, she couldn't find the evidence, which made her extremely anxious. This was like a time bomb as she couldn't be sure that Shawn would one day give up on her and tell Javier the truth. She remembered how happy she was after getting the news of her marriage
Claire was not only a woman who got pregnant before marriage, but her background was so different from the Marquez family as well. How could she be worthy of a perfect man like Javier? He was an intelligent man with good qualities, and she was only an ordinary woman, nothing else. At the end of the article was the location of the engagement banquet. Claire was in a trance as she looked at it. Did Javier really plan to let the whole world know about this, and let them celebrate this joyous occasion with him? She suppressed the weird feeling in her heart and actually memorized the location. An idea gradually formed in her mind, and she was getting nervous and excited. At the Diroux Residences, Javier returned earlier than usual. Usually, at this time, he would still be working overtime at the company or drinking with Shawn. After Claire left, he rarely came back early. Patty was shocked but also glad, so she quickly ordered dinner to be made. Lately, Javier had lost a lot of we
How could she meet Javier in such a state? Helpless, Claire decided to go shower and dress up. So, she quickly stood up. However, she hadn't been eating or resting well these days, and her blood sugar levels had been low. Instantly, she felt dizzy and fell onto the couch. The sudden sound attracted the maid. Seeing that Claire had fallen on the couch, she was horrified and worried for the child in her womb. So, she quickly called the private doctor over. After all, Mrs. Marquez had ordered them to protect the child in Claire's womb. Claire felt dizzy and only felt slightly better after lying down. Soon, the private doctor came and sighed after looking at how weak she was. "As a mother, why are you making yourself suffer?"There wasn't much emotion on Claire's face. However, she wanted to regain her energy quickly and asked, "How is my condition? I haven't had a good appetite lately."Claire knew that her weak body had little to do with eating. She had tried, and other than eat
However, he felt that it was impossible and thought, "Could it be that Mr. Marquez hasn't proposed to Ms. Snyder yet?"The crowd was also guessing when they would get married or whether they were already married. Facing everyone's flattery, Javier was silent and didn't speak. It was as if nothing here could arouse his attention, and he was as indifferent as usual.Hattie felt awkward, but it was only for a second. She returned to her normal state. She laughed and revived the mood. "Make sure you come to my wedding, okay?"Then, she toasted everyone while showing affection toward Javier. However, after so many people came, the only person who hadn't shown up was Shawn. However, no one knew that Claire was secretly watching everything from behind and was left heartbroken by Javier and Hattie's intimate actions. She had long been here, secretly hiding just to take a glance at Javier. When they arrived, she was still looking. From afar, she saw Hattie in a gorgeous white evening g
Hattie looked extremely sincere in her pleading. However, when Sofia did not answer or even look at her, she began to lose confidence. Sofia's face was impassive. "Hattie, I've known you since you were a baby, but I can't help you with this. Please leave." She did not want to discuss the other stuff with her yet.However, Hattie was obstinate. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Aunt Sofia, please, please help me. I know it's not much trouble for you, but it can save our entire family. You've always been so kind to me. I promise that the Snyder family will repay you for your kindness!"Hearing this, Sofia felt uncomfortable. She raised her head and gazed at her coldly. "In this case, Hattie, I'll tell you why I won't help you," she said impatiently. "Do you really not know what you've done? I won't say it, but I know exactly what you've done to Ollie. You deserve everything that's happening to you now."Hattie widened her eyes, partly in shock and partly in disbelief when she h
Javier paused outside the door and waited until Claire left before giving his subordinates a look. They understood perfectly and grabbed Chantelle at once.As Javier had ordered, they were to send this woman abroad as far away as possible and leave her to fend for herself.Outside the hotel, Claire looked up at the sky blankly. She felt like a huge burden had been taken off her shoulders; for the first time in a long time, she felt relieved of all the hurt that she had suffered five years ago. Turning back, she told Javier, "Thank you, Javier, for allowing me to face my fears. I feel so relieved now."Javier's expression fell when he heard her thank him. He tapped her on the nose fondly in exasperation. "What are you talking about? Of course, I won't let those who hurt you get off so easily. They have to pay for what they have done."Claire was touched to see him so protective of her. A surge of warmness spread in her chest as she gazed at him fondly. "I'm lucky to have you, Javier."T
That was all Armand could think of.In just a few minutes, Chantelle admitted to everything she had done to Claire over the past few years.From drugging Claire out of jealousy and getting a stranger to assault her to getting Liam to banish her abroad, she admitted to everything. Claire knew some of them, but not all; only now did she know the extent of her crimes.When she was finished, everyone in the room sported conflicting expressions. Liam looked especially hurt and remorseful. It turned out that his younger daughter had always been evil, and he had wrongfully blamed Claire for all these years.Armand, on the other hand, didn't know how to feel about all this. He glanced at Claire and Javier. He felt that he really didn't deserve Claire, after all he had done. He had thought Chantelle to be kind and naive and had trusted her blindly to the point that he almost married her.Thank goodness the wedding didn't happen. Even so, he had lost Claire thanks to this. It made him regret eve
If Chantelle told Claire the truth about what happened that night, then there would be nothing stopping her from having a happily-ever-after with Javier.Back then, driven by jealousy, she had drugged Claire and put her in Javier's bed without their consent. She had planned all of this out herself meticulously. She had gotten Armand to catch Claire in the act so that he would call off the engagement and be with her instead. Liam banished Claire abroad to fend for herself. However, if she had known that the random stranger she had arranged to assault Claire was Javier, she never would've done it.Even so, it was a perfect plan worthy of a blockbuster film. Claire and Javier never found out the truth, nor did they know that Ollie was actually Javier's son.It took them two years of skirting around each other only to find out that they were meant to be in the first place. Now that the truth was out, Claire would not settle for prison as a punishment for the cause of all her suffering. Sh
After a lot of persuasion, Claire and Sofia finally managed to get Ollie to agree to stay in the hospital for another three days.Of course, three days weren't enough. Sofia and Pedro tried everything they could to convince Ollie to stay in the hospital for as long as possible.However, Ollie was smart enough to see through their ruse. He felt guilty when he saw them trying to cajole him into staying, so one day, after another attempt, he spoke up hesitantly, "Grandma, Grandpa, I'm glad that you're trying to keep me happy, and I'm touched that you're concerned about me, but I've been in the hospital for too long and it's making me sad. I promise that I'll listen to the doctor even when I'm at home, okay?" Under his bright, clear gaze, Sofia's protests died in her throat, leaving only exasperation and wordless sorrow.Ollie was too mature for his age. How could they not love him?Therefore, Ollie got his wish and was discharged three days later. In order to take care of Ollie, Sofia an
Hearing this, Javier narrowed his eyes. He felt like he was on the verge of grasping something, but the feeling passed too quickly for him to register it. Softening his tone, he said, "There's no need to be scared, Ollie. We're all right here with you. We'll protect you no matter what happens. Can you tell me what you remembered?"Ollie might have regained his memories from before he'd been drugged.Buoyed by the encouragement, Ollie thought hard for a moment and said with a frown, "I … I remember a lady beating me. She locked me up and didn't let me eat anything while saying bad things about me and Mommy all the time. I wanted to fight back, but I was too weak. After I tried to run, she caught me and beat me up some more and forced me to eat food off the floor." Toward the end of this, Ollie burst into tears.Claire's heart hurt for him. She wanted to hug him, but Javier got there first."Tell me, Ollie, do you know her name?" Javier's voice was thick with tears as well. "Do you remem
With that, Henry threw a glance at the rest of the employees and hurried them out. He also dragged Raina and Thomas out with him, leaving only Claire and Javier's parents to keep him company.Since it was only a small procedure for Javier, he did not get a lot of anesthesia. He tried to wriggle his body a little. Realizing what he was doing, Claire quickly helped him sit up.Javier did not look like he had just come out of surgery. Thanks to his strong physique, he looked fine.Seeing this, Sofia finally eased up a little on her worries. "How are you feeling, Javier?"Javier shook his head. "I'm fine, Mom. I just need some rest. How about Ollie? Did they say when he'll wake up?" He already knew that the surgery was a success, so he wanted to know when he would be able to see Ollie."Randy said that Ollie will be out for some time, but he's fine," Claire replied. Javier nodded. He, too, finally eased up on the tight knot of worry that was weighing his chest.Once he was sure that Javie
The surgery took three hours.As time went by, Claire got more and more anxious. However, there was nothing she could do but wait.In the end, Sofia was the first to crack. She went up to Claire and said anxiously, "Claire, are you sure that Dr. Xenos is good? It's been three hours, why aren't they out yet? I have a bad feeling about this."Claire wasn't exactly relaxed either, but she didn't show it. She gathered her thoughts and comforted Sofia. "Everything will be fine, Mrs. Marquez. Randy is a well-known surgeon, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Don't worry." She wanted to reach out to comfort her, but in the end, she just sat there with an awkward expression. This was probably how their relationship would be in the foreseeable future—awkward and distant.Pedro watched their interaction with an air of knowingness. "Stop crying, Sofia," he said. "They're fine, you don't have to cry about them. Claire's still pregnant, don't upset her."Sofia was about to get angry about his admoni
At that, Javier narrowed his eyes dangerously.The Weiss family wasn't in a stable condition right now, so it wouldn't be hard for him to take revenge on Claire's behalf. Now that he knew the truth of what had happened, he had to find a way to punish the perpetrators.The news that Ollie was Javier's biological son quickly spread, especially after Sofia held a party in celebration. In fact, it made headlines the day before Ollie's scheduled surgery.Javier wasn't surprised about it. He had been looking for an opportunity to announce it to the public so that there wouldn't be unsightly rumors that would affect Claire. Claire, on the other hand, felt a little uncomfortable about the announcement. After all, she had always been a private person; she didn't want anyone to disturb her peaceful life.After a while, though, she got used to it.The most important contributor to this was that it benefited Ollie. From now on, he wasn't a fatherless child anymore. He could tell anyone who would l