That man thought, 'Cecilia is indeed ruthless; otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen her.'Women like Cecilia, very calm at work, tended to be dominant in relationships. They had zero tolerance for any form of betrayal. Such individuals were absolutely ruthless when confronting their enemies.However, women like that had a fatal weakness—they could be distracted by the men they loved.Blake still did not know that something happened to Madelyn. She had been busy these days and did not have the chance to call Madelyn.After some hesitation, Blake decided to call Madelyn.Listening to the weak voice on the phone, Blake asked with concern, "Madelyn, your voice sounds a little off. What's wrong? Are you sick? Which hospital are you in? I'll come visit you."After Madelyn had a high fever, she woke up. Fortunately, her high fever had subsided four hours ago.Zach was holding Madelyn's phone for her. She glanced at him and remembered that Blake was afraid of Zach. Just like Mya, whenever
Blake said, "I'm fine, don't worry. I'm sharp-witted, and I know what needs to be done."Kevin raised his hand to check the time. He turned to knock on the door of the ward before opening the door to walk in. "Time's up. Blake, you can leave now."Blake responded, "I don't want to leave. I haven't finished talking to Madelyn yet."Madelyn said, "It's fine. Zach won't be back for a while. Just stay here with me for a little longer."Blake agreed, "That's right."Kevin felt Blake was taking advantage of her relationship with Madelyn.He nodded, "Mrs. Jardin, if you feel unwell, call me. I'll be just outside the door."Madelyn replied, "Okay."Kevin glanced at Blake's triumphant expression and chose to ignore her as he left the ward.This floor was fully guarded, and regular people could not just enter easily. Kevin listened to the laughter coming from the ward and thought, 'I have to admit, Blake's good at flattering people.'About half an hour later, Blake, afraid that Zach mi
Zach said, "Cecilia's goal is to sow discord, and you've done well on this matter."Blake thought, 'What? Is Mr. Jardin praising me?'She turned back to look and saw Zach had already walked far away. 'Did that really happen?'She could not believe that Zach could be so nice. Back when she was working under Kevin, she would get scolded three or four times a day. She was very happy that she was actually being praised today.Madelyn, seeing Zach returning so quickly after Blake just left not long ago, assumed that the two had met at the elevator door.Zach frowned when he noticed the box of strawberry cream cake in Madelyn's hands. He immediately took it from her. "Did you forget what the doctor said? You can't eat these things as you've just woken up."Madelyn responded, "I just had a little bite. Did you say anything to Blake when you met her just now?"Zach helped Madelyn lie down on the bed and covered her with the blanket. He then checked the time on his watch. "You still have
Kai noticed Lana, who had started walking away, stopped, standing in front of him. He asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"Lana looked troubled as she shook her head, "It's nothing."Lana actually wanted to tell him that she always dreamed of someone, a person she felt very familiar with, and she would feel very sad every time. She had been dreaming about this man for a long time, and she did not know why this was happening to her.However, she had been keeping this matter to herself and decided not to tell Kai. She did not want him to worry.Lana thought it might be due to her impending labor, or maybe she was just overthinking things.A few days later, Madelyn went downstairs for a walk under the sun with bodyguards protecting her.She was recovering well, and she would be ready to leave the hospital in two days.Madelyn did not like staying in the hospital. She felt that recuperating at home or elsewhere, it was all the same.A bodyguard said, "Mrs. Jardin, Mr. J
Madelyn still went upstairs to find Kai in the office.He looked at the handwriting on the note and believed it looked like Yvonne's handwriting. 'Instead of focusing on recovering, she's using this to lure Madelyn over to her.'He squinted and pondered before saying, "Go and look for her. Who knows, maybe she really does have news to tell you. I'll take care of the bodyguards for you. You can use the emergency passage in my office. If Zach comes over, I'll text you. I'll give you only ten minutes. After ten...cough, cough...After ten minutes, if you haven't returned, I'll go look for you myself."Madelyn watched as Kai kept coughing. Ever since his recovery, his coughing problem had not improved. Madelyn did not ask him about it, as she believed since he was a doctor himself, he would be capable of taking care of such a minor issue.She left through the passage after she thanked him.Madelyn managed to smoothly arrive at Yvonne's ward. Yvonne was sitting on the bed. The nurse had
Madelyn said, "Yvonne... Zach said the plane crash had nothing to do with him, and I don't know if there are any hidden details. It doesn't make sense for you to hold this hatred against me.""Why should I hate him? He's my husband. I believe whatever he says. The person I hate is you. You took everything away from me," Yvonne said deliriously. She covered her chest and continued, "You don't know how much I love him. I can give him everything. But why did you have to come back? It's all because of you!"Yvonne suddenly grabbed Madelyn. Tears streamed down her face as she begged, "Madelyn, I beg you, please don't marry him. Can you give Zach back to me? Please give him back to me! I'll kneel before you and beg."Madelyn felt sorry for Yvonne, watching her, who had become insane for a man. Suddenly, she remembered her past life—how she, too, had behaved like Yvonne for Zach.Yvonne knelt on the ground, looking up, clutching Madelyn's hand. Madelyn had a sour feeling in her nose. She
Upon hearing footsteps outside the door, Madelyn panicked and hastily put away her phone. However, she failed to hold the phone firmly, and it fell to the ground.Outside the door, Zach had just finished talking to Kevin about some matters. As he entered the ward, he noticed the phone on the floor. He saw a route displayed on a map application on the phone screen. When Madelyn saw him, she pretended to be calm as she picked up the phone from the ground."What are you looking at?" Zach's tone was unfriendly. He walked over to her and took the phone from her hand. He then unlocked the phone and enlarged the route on the map.The marked location was nothing more than a village near the mountains. It did not even have a displayed name.Sensing the chilling aura emanating from Zach, Madelyn knew she could not show any signs of unease. Otherwise, he would feel that she was hiding something from him.Madelyn calmly turned around to pour a glass of water for herself. She was actually very
Zach thought, 'She's lying.'Suddenly, he turned over to shower her lips and neck with countless kisses, "Since you can't sleep, let's do something more meaningful.""No, Zach. I really need to use the bathroom. Besides, I still haven't recovered. We can't be intimate." Even though Madelyn said so, Zach did not let go of her. He insisted on going his way and had unbuttoned her pajamas unknowingly. The cold wind from outside seeped into the blanket. After struggling in vain, Madelyn gave up and allowed him to do as he pleased. The lack of lubrication made it rough, and she had to endure the pain.When it finally ended, it was already an hour later. Zach carried Madelyn, who was naked, to the bathroom. Seeing fresh blood, Zach immediately furrowed his brows, "Why didn't you say it hurt?"Madelyn sat on the icy bathroom sink and stopped his attempts to go any further with his hands, "Enough, stop looking. I want to take a shower. I feel uncomfortable all over."Zach squeezed some bod
Liam was standing in the rain, and though it hadn't been long, he was thoroughly drenched.Blake quickly pulled him close, her voice laced with concern. "Are you crazy? It's pouring rain! What if you catch a cold?"Liam's look was subdued, his face showing signs of fatigue. "I'm okay. This is for you; I didn't want you to have to come out in this weather."As Blake took in his forlorn appearance, her heart softened suddenly. 'Am I losing my mind?' she thought."Now you'll have to pay more attention to me, Blake... I was just so scared of losing you. I've put everything I have into getting you to agree to marry me; the idea of you walking away is unbearable."Overwhelmed with emotion, Blake locked eyes with him. "Did she teach you to say that too?" she asked, her hand moving on its own to brush away the raindrops from his hair.A maid nearby, observing the scene, rushed over with a blanket and an umbrella. However, Grace, fully grasping the gravity of the moment, halted her. Ackno
Cecilia said, "It's fine. Let's give them a week. Rearrange the flight and all the plans for the trip. This is Blake's first time getting married and going abroad for honeymoon. I want to make sure she has a good time."Susan nodded. "Okay, Ms. Samford."Not long after Cecilia left, three editors who used to work for Olivia's company entered her office. All of them spoke in panic, "Ms. Blue, what should we do? Ms. Samford already knows everything. If the legal department finds out about it, will we go to jail?"Olivia remained calm as she said, "Don't panic. Just focus on your work.""But we got into this company through you. What if they say we got into this company through the back door and then fired us?"Olivia sat at her desk, supporting her forehead with her hands. She was obviously panicking. "Don't worry, I'll handle this."You guys can leave now."Olivia did not expect this matter to be exposed so soon. She wondered how Cecilia found out about it. 'Could it be that she'
StartReading Literary was the last place Cecilia wanted to be. But she made an exception this time.Olivia had just finalized a cooperative copyright deal with another website company. Several editors from her own company were there at StartReading Literary. As she entered the office, she saw all the editors from StartReading Literary sitting upright, not daring to make a sound.She also saw her office door was wide open. She frowned as she walked into her office and was surprised to see an unexpected gust.Olivia put down the documents in her hand. "Ms. Samford, what brings you here?"With her legs crossed and Susan standing behind her, Cecilia stared at Olivia, who was in front of her.Cecilia sneered and stood up. She ran her fingers along the desk. "StartReading is actually the last place I want to be. I came here because I found out that you enjoy meddling in other people's affairs. Otherwise, you wouldn't even qualify to see me."Olivia instantly looked wary. She remained s
Liam stood up. He watched as Blake, who looked weary, walked away. "Blake, what do you want me to do so you'll like me?"Blake did not stop walking. Instead, she took even bigger steps and left.She went to the Harper residence, which surprised everyone.Grace asked, "Blake? Why did you come back here? Where's Liam? Why didn't he come back with you?"Blake stuttered, unable to find the words. She just made up an excuse, saying, "It's nothing. I just wanted to come back."After Hannah and Yael left the wedding last night, they went back to the research institute.As for Simon, he went to the farm to manage the business.After Blake went to her room, Grace became worried. She followed her and saw her sitting with a blank expression in the room, not knowing what to do.When Blake saw Grace, she quickly adjusted her mood. "Grace, why are you here?""I came to check on you. Blake, what's wrong? Did you have a fight with Liam? You just had your wedding yesterday, and you're already
The pregnancy test report came out fifteen minutes after Blake did the test. She was indeed pregnant. She was even seven weeks pregnant.Blake had indeed been involved with Kevin while in Northern Myanmar over a month ago.She held the medical report while standing bewildered in the cold hospital corridor. Lights shone through the floor-to-ceiling window onto her body, but all Blake felt was the cold, which made her hands and feet numb.She was lost in her thoughts. 'I'm really pregnant. What should I do with this baby? I want it to be born more than anyone else. But now, everything has changed. This child shouldn't come into this world.'She wandered in the corridor. Suddenly, she saw someone coming out of another gynecological room.She thought, 'Some things are just destined by fate. When I long to see him, even catching a glimpse of him in a dream feels like a luxury, an unattainable wish. But now, when I don't want to see him, it seems he appears everywhere I go.'Kevin supp
Blake wondered, 'I'm now pregnant with Kevin's child. What should I do?'She woke up groggily when she felt someone carry her. She opened her heavy eyelids and asked, "What time is it now?"Liam responded, "It's four-thirty in the morning. It's still early; go back to sleep for a while more."Blake said in a hoarse voice, "I've made an appointment for an abortion at eight o'clock. Regardless of whether I'm really pregnant or not, I don't want to keep this child."She had thought about it all night and believed this was the best decision.Kevin was going to get engaged. Blake believed he would get married and Audrey would give birth to his children. There was simply no need for her to complicate things further.She thought, 'If I choose to be selfish and decide to keep this baby, and if people find out about it, my child will be treated as an illegitimate child. I don't even dare to imagine how badly the child will be treated.'If giving birth to the baby will bring it a lifetime
Blake continued, "What about you, Liam? Do you mind?"If you do, you can choose to divorce me. After all, I've wronged you. No one wants to marry a woman who's carrying someone else's child."Liam stepped forward on the shattered cup and hugged her tightly. "I don't mind. Blake, I love you, including everything about you. I don't mind your past. I just want to start over with you. I didn't tell you about the pregnancy because I was selfish; I wanted to keep you by my side."Blake, your child is my child. I want to raise the baby with you."Don't leave me, okay?"Blake did not know why, but she was not surprised by her pregnancy. However, she felt that there were still some things that she could not let go of, though she was unsure what those were.She was not as calm as she had imagined.She thought about her past events. Then, she indifferently said, "Liam, I don't want this child. Since I'm prepared to be with you, I won't keep this child. It wouldn't be fair to you."Liam di
On this romantic night, the moon was obscured by the clouds.Breathing heavily, Blake felt some pain in her abdomen. She asked to stop. "Liam, my stomach hurts. I think I'm going to have my period soon."Liam sobered up instantly. "I'll go get you some medicine."She peeked out from under the blanket as the bedside lamp turned on. She could clearly see Liam's naked upper body. Her face flushed as she averted her gaze. "It's fine. Just help me call the front desk and ask them to bring up a pack of sanitary pads. I'll go to the bathroom to deal with it."Liam replied, "Let's go to the hospital tomorrow for a check-up."Blake picked up her clothes from the floor and went to the bathroom. "It's okay. It's probably just my period."However, judging by the blood flowing out, it did not seem like menstrual blood to Blake. It looked like something else.Blake's voice came from the bathroom again. "I think we should go to the hospital."She sat on the toilet and watched the tall, slende
Blake had no bridesmaids, so she returned to the hotel room alone. As she stepped out of the elevator and was ready to use the room key card in her hand to swipe and enter the room, she suddenly saw a figure appear from the corner of her eye.She stopped her action and looked at the person who had left the wedding earlier.At that moment, Blake felt her breath catch, but it was only fleeting. She then quickly regained her composure and averted her gaze. She asked, "Didn't you leave? Why are you still here?"Kevin replied, "Congratulations."Upon hearing his congratulations, Blake felt a mix of amusement and discomfort. "There's nothing to congratulate. If anything, I should congratulate you. You're soon to be the mayor's son-in-law. In the future, we won't belong in the same social class anymore."I'm tired and came back to rest. You should leave now before Liam comes up and sees you here."Don't look for me again. I don't want him to misunderstand."Kevin responded, "Audrey and