Liam's body suddenly collapsed onto Blake. She was forced to lean backward and hugged him. Sensing his abnormal body temperature, she hurriedly called his name, "Liam?"Liam did not respond. She had no choice but to temporarily help him onto the couch and have him lie down."Why's his fever so high?" Blake held her phone, intending to call for an ambulance. But suddenly, her wrist was grabbed by Liam's scorching hand, as if he was seeking some comfort. He held her tightly.After Blake finished calling, she reached out to feel Liam's forehead. "The ambulance will be here soon, just bear with it a little longer."After that, Blake looked at him intensely. She had heard everything he said when she came in just now, including him asking her to like him.Blake had never imagined that Liam would fall for someone like her. She found Liam extremely kind, so she thought he would like someone gentle and elegant, like an official's daughter, just like Audrey. Blake heard from Kevin that Liam
The nurse frowned and said, "You should pay more attention to your boyfriend. The IV drip is empty, and we're very busy. We nurses can't be in every room all the time."Blake apologetically replied, "I went back to the company to get some documents. I'm not his girlfriend; I'm his assistant."The nurse responded, "He's been calling a family member's name. You should go check on him. It's not okay for a patient to be alone."Blake smiled and nodded. "Okay, I understand."When she entered the ward and saw Liam with his eyes open, she quickly put down what she was carrying and walked to him. "Liam, you're awake. Are you feeling better?"Liam's gaze was unfocused as he stared at Blake. When he extended his hand, she instructively grabbed his hand and helped tuck it under the blanket. "Rest well, I'm right here. Just call me if you feel uncomfortable."Liam said, "D-Don't leave me."He held Blake's hand, refusing to let go. Blake had no choice but to say, "I still have work to do. I
When Kevin glanced at Blake, she felt the way he looked at her was so unfamiliar as if he had never seen her before. He quickly looked away.As the door closed, someone who seemed almost lifeless was forcefully thrown out of the ward and crashed against the wall. That person then spat out a mouthful of blood.Blake's eyes widened instantly, and the takeout she was holding dropped to the ground."Oh no, someone's here.""It's quite a coincidence. Isn't this the person we met this morning?"When Blake saw them approaching her, she quickly explained, "I didn't intentionally eavesdrop on you. I just happened to be passing by."She was being looked at by many people. One person suddenly said, "Giant, do you know who she is?"The person called "Giant" rubbed his chin and looked at the man beside him. "How should we deal with this girl? We don't know what she heard."Kevin, in black leather boots, walked steadily with heavy steps on the marble floor, making heavy sounds. Black watched
Blake spent nearly twenty minutes feeding Liam the bowl of soup.After that, she fed him medicine which contained sedatives. Liam, lying in bed, reached out to hold her hand. "Can you stay with me? Don't leave."Blake was slightly stunned. She smiled. "Sure. Let's talk about everything else after you feel better."She sat beside Liam. When she noticed him falling asleep, she glanced at her nearly dead phone before slowly withdrawing her hand. Liam seemed to feel it and woke up restlessly. Blake had not expected taking care of a sick person to be so tiring. She helplessly lay down on the bedside and took a nap.The rain gradually eased up. After sleeping for some time, Blake shrugged her shoulders as she felt a little cold.Suddenly, she heard faint footsteps. The lids of her closed eyes moved. When she opened her eyes, she saw a figure in the dark leaving the ward.She said, "Kevin, is that you?"Blake did not get a response. She quickly removed Liam's hand which was holding her
Kevin said, "Have you thought it through? Once you're involved, you won't be able to get out of it so easily. I won't be able to protect you if you're in danger."Blake grabbed his hand. "You do know I've never been afraid of trouble. Besides, I've always been very lucky; no one will hurt me."Kevin's gaze was intense as if he could see through Blake. She, with a determined look, met his gaze. Finally, Kevin said, "Then help me keep an eye on that position, don't let Cecilia's influence rise too high.""What do you mean? Are you asking me to take your position? But I'm not working at Jardin Corporation now, I can't do that!" Blake said.Kevin replied, "There are things that I can't say too much about. When the time comes, you'll know what you should do."Blake smiled brightly, pressed his shoulder, and kissed him. "I knew that you couldn't bear to let me go. I've never seen someone as stubborn as you. Do you want to try..."Kevin looked into her bright eyes as he asked in a low v
A bulky, chubby-looking guy among the group of people licked his lips and said with a smile, "Ms. Samford, you didn't need to come here personally over such a trivial matter. Rest assured, if he wakes up, I promise to skin this guy alive for you."Cecilia responded, "You guys are so loosely organized just because Zach is no longer keeping you in check now?""Ms. Samford, you do know that our boss has already stopped doing anything illegal. Now, we can only earn a little money to make ends meet. We didn't expect this jerk to be so bold as to mess with that situation. Now our base has been swept. Ms. Samford, what should we do?"To be honest, the jobs that our boss had us do were indeed quite nice, we didn't need to spend much time and effort, but the earnings were too little. Is there any solution?"Cecilia waved her hand, and the caregiver who helped push Cecilia's wheelchair quietly walked out of the ward.The door to the ward was finally closed.Blake returned to Liam's room. S
On the way back, Liam suddenly asked, "How are things going with him?"Blake, gripping the steering wheel, was momentarily stunned before replying, "We're okay. He went to the hospital last night, and we happened to run into each other. He told me that Cecilia wanted to find someone to take the CEO's assistant position. But..." Blake did not continue because Zach's fate was still up in the air. Blake overheard nurses chatting when she was in the hospital, saying that Zach was still unconscious. This matter had to be kept confidential. Even though she did not want to tell, Liam guessed what was going on.He opened his eyes to look at Blake. "Do you want to go back and compete for that position?"Blake did not dare to meet his eyes, afraid that seeing them would make her change her mind. She thought, 'I've just transferred to StartReading Literary not long ago. This company was founded by Mr. Jardin for Madelyn. Currently, most of the scripts and novels for show adaptations being disc
Blake smiled as she said, "I've been busy with work lately, but I promise I'll make sure to come back in the future and have dinner with you two."Grace smiled as she put some vegetables into Blake's bowl. "That's good to hear. No matter how busy you are with work, you must take good care of yourself. Come back to live here. Both your room and Mya's room have been unoccupied for a long time, but I have the maid clean them every day."Blake responded, "Thank you. You treat me so well."It was only when Blake was with them that she could finally experience the long-lost feeling of home again.After dinner, Blake took a shower in the bathroom. She sent a text to Kevin to tell him about her work and what she had done today, including what she had for lunch and afternoon tea.However, she received no response from him at all.Being able to quarrel with Kevin felt like a luxury to Blake now.She sat on the swing on the balcony, hugging her knees and staring into the pitch-dark night s
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