There was a rather large building in the southern part of the city center. A huge red cross hung at the very top of the building, adding a majestic element to it. The hospital was draped with white everywhere. However, even in the immaculate whiteness, there was an inevitable blemish. A doctor in a white coat pushed a cart filled with medicine toward Claire’s hospital room. She had felt uncomfortable yesterday, so Sofia had sent her to the hospital. The doctor looked around sneakily and then pushed the medical cart into the room, closing the door gently behind him. The doctor looked at Claire who was soundly asleep, quietly reached into the cart, took out a syringe, and approached Claire trembling. The doctor struggled for a long time at Claire's bedside and finally closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry."He grabbed her hand, pinched the skin above her arm, and quickly stabbed the needle into her arm. His thumb held onto the syringe, while the other pushed the plunger. He did no
"I despise Claire. If it weren’t for that sly vixen, Javier would’ve fallen in love with and married me. We'd have a kid that’s much more adorable and likable than you." Hattie couldn’t stop expressing her resentment for Claire toward Ollie. At this moment, her eyes looked extremely terrifying. Ollie looked at the deranged woman before him, and smirked as he retorted, "How could my dad like an evil woman like you? My mommy is so kind, gentle, beautiful, and generous. How could you possibly compare to her?"Although Ollie was still a kid, he was very smart and quick-witted. Hattie started to lose her temper and slapped him with all her might. It was a painful and ruthless slap. Ollie was bound and unable to resist, so he could only endure the slap defenselessly. Ollie was very clear about what was right and wrong. He knew that Hattie was doing bad things to him, but he couldn’t do anything as he was still a child. Although he was very angry, he managed to hold back his tears. He kn
They had been through too much in order to get Javier to agree to marry Hattie. They could not afford to make any mistakes that would make Javier suspicious, otherwise, their efforts would be in vain."Alright! Are you suspecting your own mother because of that woman?" Sofia widened her eyes, pretending to be sad and disappointed. She sobbed as she looked at him, "Now that you’re all grown up, you’ve forgotten about me, your own mother!" Listening to his mother's blatant accusations, Javier rubbed his temple and paused, saying in a calm voice, "Mom, don't say that...""Isn't it true? Look what that woman had turned you into!" Sofia interrupted him angrily, "What's so good about Claire? Hattie is so understanding and considerate, marrying her is a blessing! But now, you're ignoring your fiancée because of your obsession with Claire! What are you thinking? Do you know we’re deeply disappointed about this? Do you know what you're doing?""Mom." Javier’s expression hardened when he he
Although Claire knew it was a dream when she woke up, she also understood that such a day would come sooner or later. She was very uncomfortable at the thought that he would marry another woman while she and Ollie were held captive. The beautiful memories of them being together flashed through her mind as if it were just yesterday. Claire didn't want Ollie to see her sad and hoped that Javier could leave as a noble and upright father figure in Ollie's heart—rather than a bad person who abandoned them.As the sky brightened, a warm ray of sunshine shone through the window and fell on Claire's face. She frowned as if still immersed in the dream, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead as if she had a nightmare. Claire had indeed had a nightmare. In the dream, they were where she and Javier first met, and at first, they were laughing and joking, but somehow, when Claire turned around, Javier was gone.She anxiously searched for him and suddenly saw two figures in front of her—on
Claire now deeply regretted why she cared so much about Javier marrying another woman. It had resulted in her losing her child. She would rather die than let something happen to Ollie. Claire was in despair, but there was no point in crying over spilt milk. It wouldn’t aid in finding Ollie. At this moment, one of the staff began to sneer, "Are you looking for your child now? Serves you right for not taking care of him."As she listened to their sarcastic words, Claire was both regretful and extremely angry. She coldly glanced at the staff, who had just spoken, and the staff was immediately frightened by her bloodshot eyes. This was not the usual gentle Claire they knew. Her reddened eyes were filled with despair, anger, and sadness. The staff, who had spoken carelessly before, now remained silent, not daring to speak. At this point, Claire knelt on the ground in despair, frantically pulling her hair and crying out in anger and sorrow. She was on the brink of collapse.Anne, who was
Claire finally managed to escape the yard after much effort. She struggled to move a large stone under the wall and stepped on it, trying to climb over the wall. However, there were many barbed wires installed on top of the walls to prevent anyone from coming in or out. But even if Claire was scratched and bleeding, she remained silent to escape. She managed to climb over the wall before she collapsed on the ground. She looked back at the wall in shock, unable to believe that she had finally regained her freedom. However, after a while, Claire got up, stumbled, and ran forward. Her figure disappeared into the night as she went further and further away.Javier had heard that Ollie was missing, but he didn't know why he disappeared. He had no clue where to start looking. He had arranged for an investigation but had found nothing unusual. At the same time, Ollie was being held captive by Hattie and was not allowed to leave the room. At this point, Ollie started to harbor deep hatred to
The accident happened in a split second. Claire had headed up a mountain while she was trying to escape and was oblivious to the sharp honking behind her. By the time she realized it, her body had already been hit, and she was thrown in the air due to the strong impact."Turns out that people really do go flying when hit by a car," Claire thought as she was knocked away.Snap! Claire fell off the cliff inches away. However, the inertia from the impact caused her to roll down the foot of the cliff like a ball."This mountain road is really rough. My head is spinning. Am I about to die?"Claire couldn't feel any pain. She was dizzy, her hands and feet were numb, and it seemed there was a sticky liquid flowing out of her body."I might have lost my baby. I'm sorry, my sweet baby. Where is my Ollie? Ollie..." Claire's thoughts were in turmoil, but her focus was still on her children. However, she hadn't had time to think about it in detail before losing consciousness. The cold moonl
Javier looked at Shawn, and his gaze was gloomy. Still, he continued smoking. Soon, the cigarette burnt to its end and burnt his index finger. However, he didn't seem to feel it, and he let it continue burning.Shawn called out to him, "Javier!"Only then did Javier seem to have woken up. His movements were slow as he gently pressed the cigarette into the ashtray. Sparks hit the transparent ashtray, and the light reflected was dazzling.However, Javier didn't seem affected by it as he stared at the light, motionless. Later, he looked at Shawn again. Javier felt that his gaze was blurry after staring at the light for too long. Even with Shawn in front of him, he couldn't see his face clearly."Shawn, look out for yourself. I'm tired. You can leave." He turned his office chair and had his back against Shawn. Shawn was taken aback as he realized Javier knew everything that had happened. Everything he had hidden was already discovered. It was only because of their friendship that Jav
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