At a safe distance from the commotion, Sophia and Isabelle watched the entire scene with smiles on their faces.“Poor thing, she’s lost her golden goose,” Sophia mocked, sipping her juice.“And now we just need to get rid of that kid,” Isabelle said, finishing her coffee.“I guess… but there’s something I don’t understand.”“What’s that?”“Roger is going to register him as his son?”“Obviously,” Isabelle said as she stood up and tossed her empty cup in the trash. “I need George to see that Roger is interested in the kid, so he can get his position back as president.”“I suppose you’re right, but what about me?” Sophia asked, mimicking her and throwing away her trash as they started walking to their vehicle.“For now, you’ll act like a loving stepmother and…”“Forget it… I don’t want to be changing diapers, especially not for a kid who isn’t mine.”“That’s already the case, you fool,” Isabelle snapped, annoyed. “But you need to say that to bother Deborah.”“Ah… got it.”“Onc
“Let him go!” Isabelle demanded, moving in to help her son. She slapped Deborah, sending her sprawling to the ground and making her release the baby. Deborah scowled, glaring hatefully at Isabelle, who flinched under the intensity of that look. “Say another word and I swear you’ll never see your brat again,” Isabelle warned. “Talk about a hypocrite. Just a moment ago he was your grandchild, and now he’s just a brat.” “Obviously, because you’re so useless you couldn’t even give birth to a child who looks like my baby. Therefore, I can’t recognize him as my grandchild.” “Mom, enough.” “You shut up, Roger. I’m doing this for your own good,” Isabelle snapped. “With this brat on our side, we’ll reclaim everything that belongs to us.” “I’m not going to let you use my son as a bargaining chip! Give him back!” Deborah said, trying to advance towards Roger to take him back. But Sophia intervened, shoving her away. “Listen to my mother-in-law and step back,” Sophia ordered, laugh
Isabelle smiled triumphantly as she saw the small lump on the ground, which had stopped crying after the impact. Sophia was in shock, staring at the baby’s body. It was one thing to say they’d get rid of him and another to make it a reality... Roger was equally stunned by what had happened, not believing his mother was capable of such an act. Deborah had fallen to her knees, her head lowered, silent and motionless. “Well, I think I’m satisfied now,” Isabelle said with a smug grin, dusting off her hands. “Yeah, I suppose you are,” Deborah said, struggling to stand while discreetly pulling something from her clothes. “Oh, come on. You’re still young, and I hope next time you’ll give birth to a child who actually looks like his father,” Isabelle said, adjusting her clothes. “You know, it’s funny what you’re saying,” Deborah said, lifting her gaze to meet Isabelle’s eyes. “Because if we follow that logic...” she said, pointing a gun at Roger, “then we should kill Roger becaus
“Wait… you knew about this?”“What the hell is going on?” Isabelle demanded furiously as she struggled to stand with Sophia's help.“I think it’s pretty obvious, Mom.”“We organized this to teach you a lesson,” came a sharp voice from behind them.The voice was so familiar that it made Isabelle tremble. She spun around to find George, Elliot, and several police officers staring back at her.“So...” Elliot said, glancing sideways at the detective, Alistair.“With all this evidence, we can place Isabelle in a psychiatric facility where she will be safely confined without harming anyone,” Alistair stated.“What…? A psychiatric facility?” Sophia echoed, her voice trembling. “But she… she just killed the baby...”“Sophia, be grateful that this beautiful baby only represents a financial loss,” Deborah said, approaching the bundle on the ground to pull back the blanket. Beneath it were shards of porcelain and a sound box. “If it had really been my James, you and this old hag would alr
A little while earlier, Jayden had quickly walked away, pretending to be hurt by Deborah’s ‘betrayal.’ He also noticed a reporter following them closely, which meant Marie had paid someone to record everything happening to create a scandal around their breakup.“Jayden...” Marie called out as she ran to catch up with him, grabbing his arm.“Marie, seriously... I want to be alone,” he said, stopping to look at her, trying to hold back tears.“No, my love, don’t cry. That woman doesn’t deserve it,” she said, moving closer to touch his face and trying to dry his tears.This close moment was discreetly photographed, just as Marie had planned. She continued playing the role of the supportive shoulder for her beloved.“But I loved her, and... and I thought the three of us...”“If what you want is a family, I can give you that,” she said, taking his face in her hands.“What...” Jayden looked at her, confused.“Yes, Jayden, you know, all this time we’ve been apart, I never stopped th
After adjusting her clothes, Marie tried to cling to Jayden’s arm, hoping to tempt him with her body.Unfortunately, she noticed that he wasn’t interested or reacting to her flirting; he was just staring out the window, which frustrated her a bit... but she wouldn’t give up. She was determined to make him forget that woman and become the only owner of his heart.Jayden, on the other hand, was holding back the urge to push her away because he was disgusted by women like her, especially when he knew the real reason behind her sudden persistence.To distract himself and ignore Marie, he kept his mind busy thinking about Deborah, knowing they should be on their way to the key point where the police were waiting to arrest those women. Roger had better protect her, or he’d have to answer to him.Just then, he received a message, which he discreetly checked, noticing it was from Caroline with a picture of James playing with Christian and two stuffed animals. The image was accompanied by a
"No, of course not.""Then... why are you so insistent on being with me when you know I already have my own family?""But she's betraying you with her ex, and...""Whatever, that's not your problem," Jayden declared, standing up."Of course, it is, because I love you," she said desperately, grabbing his hands. "I care about you, and that's why I stepped in—I don't want to see you suffer.""And what about the suffering I went through when you left me over a tantrum? Doesn't that count?" he asked, pulling his hands away from hers."That's exactly why I want to protect you and—""Protect him, or the Cooper fortune that could save you from bankruptcy?" At that moment, a voice startled Marie.When she looked toward the entrance of the house, she saw Deborah walking in."You... what are you doing here?""Obviously, protecting my husband from a gold-digger like you," Deborah said."And also making sure you don't get any ideas about my family's money," Samantha added as she entered
As they watched Marie being arrested, everyone let out a sigh of relief.“Finally...” Samantha said. “It’s over.”“Yeah... unless...?” Deborah began, turning to look Jayden in the eyes.“What?” he asked, a little nervous.“There aren’t any more crazy ex-girlfriends, are there?”“Don’t worry, there aren’t,” he replied, taking her hand and pulling her into a hug. “After her, I didn’t get involved with anyone else. I wanted to focus on my studies and my passion for construction.”“That’s true, dear, I can confirm that,” Samantha added.“Well, in that case, yes... it’s finally over,” Deborah said, lifting her face to kiss Jayden on the lips.“By the way, how did they behave?” Jayden asked.“In the end, it was clear that Isabelle was out of her mind. She didn’t hesitate to throw her grandson to the ground,” Deborah said with a grimace.“What...” Samantha said, horrified. “But... why?”“For a narcissistic reason.”“What do you mean?” Samantha and Jayden asked.“She said it was b