Claire splashed lots of cold water on her face, intending to cool herself off. However, it didn’t work. The dizziness was getting more intense. Even her body was gradually burning.In the past, she would only feel dizzy when she was drunk. This was the first time she had experienced such symptoms. Something was really off. Claire thought she had probably reached her drinking limit and decided to go home first.She leaned against the cold restroom wall to calm herself. The coldness did not put out the fire that was burning inside her. Instead, she longed for the coldness.At this moment, two men suddenly barged in. Claire was startled and was about to scream, but her mouth was covered. “Uh, uh…”Claire struggled desperately, but all of her energy had been drained from her body. She could only stare at the two men helplessly. Her foggy mind made everything seem even more surreal.Her vision went black all of a sudden. They put something over Claire’s head. Claire felt dizzy and then
After ten minutes, footsteps could be heard outside. Claire became terrified as she realized the person outside had to be the perpetrator!The sound of approaching footsteps became more audible. The person appeared to be heading in her direction based on the sound. The footsteps then came to a halt at the door. Claire guessed who it was and found out the next second. The door opened, and a man walked in. It was Morrow Marquez!Claire realized it was Morrow who had plotted against her. He most likely conspired with David to trap her. That explained why David was so kind to her. He had wanted her to finish that wine. That glass of wine had most likely been tampered with. How else could she have ended up here?“Ms. Weiss, how are you? Did you miss me? Have you been anxiously waiting for me? Well, here I am.” Morrow slowly approached Claire. He walked and talked to her with a malicious smile. His tone was extremely arrogant and crazy, making him look obscene.Claire retreated slowly, h
Shawn didn’t know what was going on. He had sent Hattie home and was having tea downstairs. The manager only found him after much effort. Seeing his figure, the manager quickly walked over. “Mr. Jones.” Hearing his name, Shawn looked up. He was startled to see the manager drenched in sweat.“George, you’re looking for me?” Shawn asked, his brows raised. The manager nodded and wiped away his sweat. “Mr. Marquez is looking for you. He’s currently in the surveillance room. He asked for you.” The manager then went over the specifics of what Javier had instructed him to do. Shawn flashed an odd smile. Javier was looking for him? It seemed he didn’t leave and had been at the hotel the whole time. Shawn responded to the manager, placed his hand in his pocket, and walked over.Javier had been waiting for a few minutes, and his expression was getting colder. Just as he was about to lose his patience, there was a knock on the door. Only then did his face relax. “Come in.” Shawn saw him
Morrow didn’t believe it. Just as he was about to continue questioning Shawn, the door was kicked open from outside. “No one moves! Police!” With that, a few policemen rushed in and arrested Morrow. They even had guns in their hands. This was the first time Morrow had experienced such a scene, and he was outraged. However, he couldn’t vent his anger as he was being taken down. He could only glare at Shawn and Claire and grit his teeth. “Just you guys wait. I will get you back for what happened today!” It seemed like he was speaking to Shawn, but everyone knew it was directed at Javier. He could only put up with this mockery since there was no proof!Morrow was quickly taken away. Shawn suspected Claire had been drugged because she was still in a daze. He had no choice but to carry her first.Claire looked tiny in his arms, like a helpless doll. Shawn, who was holding her, felt like she was a hot potato. She was really on fire. Her body was probably boiling because the drug in h
Javier coldly threatened the doctor. The anxiousness and gloom in his eyes made the doctor shudder. “Certainly, Mr. Javier. “I’ll get everything ready as soon as possible.” The doctor vigorously nodded and quickly ordered his assistant. He couldn’t bring himself to gossip because no one in this hospital would fare well if he enraged Javier.The operation was in full swing, and Javier could only wait outside. He didn’t notice that his face was full of worry. Shawn was also anxiously waiting outside with him. After all, Claire wasn’t a bad person, so he hoped she’d be fine. Javier also had a special feeling for her, so he was intrigued.Shawn was surprised to see Javier walk out but quickly recovered and laughed. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. You don’t look like you just saved her, Javier. You seem to have been taken advantage of instead.”What Shawn said wasn’t a lie. Javier was not his usual smart, tenacious self at the moment. Claire had messed up his clothes, his lips were swollen, and his re
From his haggard face and bloodshot eyes, it appeared he hadn’t gotten enough rest the night before.“Javier, why are you here?” Claire asked, surprised. Everything that occurred last night seemed to come to a halt the instant Morrow entered the scene. Claire’s face turned pale, and she couldn’t help but ask, “How…How did I get to the hospital?”“Have you forgotten?” A complicated expression flashed through his face, but it was fleeting. Claire tried to remember but had no clue. She shook her head. “I don’t.”Suddenly, she had a bad premonition and started trembling. “Could…Could it be that last night…”If Morrow had tarnished her, she would not forgive him!When he noticed the panic on her face, Javier softened his tone and reassured her, “Don’t worry. You’re fine, and nothing happened to you. You’re my legal wife. I will make sure that no harm will come to you.”Only then did Claire calm down and tentatively ask, “Did you save me last night?”She seemed to recall someone ba
“Mommy, you’re finally awake.” When Claire opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Ollie crying. She was distressed and quickly sat up to hold him in her arms. “Ollie, what’s the matter? Why are you crying? Mommy’s here, and I’m fine,” she quickly comforted.“Mommy, you’re finally awake. I was so scared.” Ollie leaned on Claire and looked at her with teary eyes. He looked extremely pitiful. Patty was also relieved to see that Claire was awake. She said, “Madam, it’s great that you’re awake. What happened last night?” After thinking about it, she said, “I’m sorry, Patty. I was drunk last night, but I’m fine now. Sorry to have made you worry.” As for being drugged, she didn’t want to tell anyone for now.Patty nodded and couldn’t help saying, “Young people have no control when it comes to drinking. Ollie and I were so worried at home. Please don’t drink like that again, okay?” Claire nodded vigorously. Her alcohol tolerance was terrible, and she won’t be drinking in the
Claire realized this was not the way to go, so she soothed the photographer before going to Thomas.“Thomas, please follow me to the changing room,” Claire said, her face expressionless.Thomas was taken aback and assumed Claire would reprimand him, so he quickly stood up and apologized, “Claire, I’m sorry to disappoint you.”“Stop the nonsense and come with me.” She was not interested in hearing his apology. Claire was anxious and pulled him into the changing room. “Take off your clothes,” she said as she looked at him.Thomas was perplexed by Claire’s solemnity, but he still took them off. Claire then pushed him into the chair and called for the makeup artist. “Give him concubine makeup right now.”Her commanding demeanor did not offend the makeup artist, and she did as Claire instructed.Thomas was used to it by this point, so he obeyed Claire’s orders despite his doubts about this style.Soon, the makeup was done. After giving a satisfied nod, Claire sat down at the vanity.
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