"What about drinks? What would you like?"Madelyn responded, "Just a cup of warm water for me, please.""Hey, isn't that Madelyn? Long time no see!"A goofy voice echoed in the silence. Looking in the direction of the voice, Madelyn stood up, flustered. "Zach..."Zach walked over with an overbearing demeanor. "Done with your classes?"Madelyn was traumatized by Zach. She panicked as soon as she saw him and felt the urge to immediately explain and defend herself.Even though Zach did not love her in her past life, he was extremely possessive of her.Madelyn yelled at herself in her head. 'Madelyn Jent! How soft are you going to be?! You're just his sister now, yet you're still so scared of him! Stand up for yourself!'She nodded. "Yeah, coach brought me here for lunch right after my training."Tiger stood up and extended his hand. "Hi, I'm Tiger Irwin, Madelyn's golf coach."Zach shook his hand and responded, "Zach Jardin, Madelyn's brother."One was Jardin, while the other w
"Zach..." Madelyn still wanted to say something. But Zach just coldly interrupted, "Up to you, then."He then turned around and left.Tiger noticed she was nervous, "Sit down. Or you can catch up to him if you want. He isn't far away."Madelyn unhappily sat down. The waiter brought the desserts over.From the atmosphere just now, Tiger sensed that something was off, but he did not ask about it and just chatted about other things. He introduced all the entertainment activities in Supreme World and even shared some interesting stories to lighten her mood.Madelyn expressed her emotions on her face, so people could easily guess what she was thinking or how she was feeling.Many of her classmates came to celebrate Jadie's birthday...Apart from transferring to the same school as Madelyn, what Jadie had not told her was that she had also been placed in Class Six, the same as Madelyn.Forrest and his friends came too.Jadie joyfully walked into the private room surrounded by a group o
"Haven't seen you in a couple of days. You're looking pretty lively, huh?" Forrest lit the metallic lighter in his hand, the blue-reddish flames reflected in the dark, his emotions obscured behind it.The elevator was already on the 12th floor, and they would arrive soon.Tiger pressed the button. "You know him?" he asked Madelyn."Not really." Madelyn looked away as she followed him into the elevator.Timothy smiled. "Hey, Forrest, Madelyn's totally ignoring you."Adrian smacked Forrest on the shoulder and walked into the private room with a smile on his face.Forrest let out a dark smile as he closed his lighter cap. "How heartless."The private room on the tenth floor was alive with cheer and laughter. There were flowers, balloons, cakes and candles.The birthday party was supposed to be at night, but Zach had a flight that night and needed to depart at midnight, so the birthday party could only be arranged in the afternoon.After singing the birthday song, Jadie cut the fi
"I'm sorry, I'm not good at controlling my emotions." The frost in her eyes quickly went away as Jadie gave Serena an innocent look."I'm... I'm really sorry. I did not mean to say that. We no longer live together now, so I'll pass the word on to Madelyn. I hope you don't take this to heart."Serena gave her a weird look. The initial goodwill she had for Jadie had disappeared.'The heck does she mean by "not good at controlling her emotions?" She tried to make it sound pretty but all it really meant was that she could no longer keep up the facade. When she first joined the class, she was kind to everyone, gentle and would often inspire others to protect her...'And now, after Serena left, there was no one else left in the room. The initial lively atmosphere was now totally gone.Jadie had been just fine at first, but somehow things had turned out like this.After leaving Supreme World, Madelyn went to learn the cello, calligraphy and then dance...For Madelyn, whose limbs were v
Zach carried Jadie up into the front passenger seat and fastened the seat belt for her as the waiter handed him her bags."Sir, she's your girlfriend I assume? I saw her drinking alone for quite a bit, and she nearly got sexually harassed. She's a looker, so be sure not to leave her alone next time."Zach pulled out a few green bills from his wallet and handed it to the waiter as tips. He did not say much as he walked around, got into the driver's seat, and sped away.After arriving at Grand Court Condominiums, Zach got down from his car and looked at his watch. There was still an hour left to catch the flight, so he was not running late.Zach helped Jadie out of the car and she laid in his arms. "I don't want to go back; I want to drink more...""Jadie, enough. You still have school tomorrow."Suddenly, Jadie pushed Zach away with some inexplicable strength as she staggered a few steps backward and almost fell. Zach looked at her deeply. "Jadie, did something happen today?"Jad
They were in love with each other.In her previous life, she was the one who had caused Jadie's death. That was why Zach hated her with every fiber of his being.It was all her own fault...Madelyn no longer felt sleepy as she looked at the scenery outside, some wind blew in and caused her to recoil and tugged her coat tightly in response to the cold.'He's driving fast!'Half a year had passed just like that, and it would soon be the New Year in a month's time.The driver looked at the person behind the car through the rearview mirror and pressed a button, closing the car window.Half an hour later, she arrived at the Southern Haven Villas.As she stood downstairs, the entire villa was pitch black, with no lights on. She stood under the shade of the dim streetlight to the side; a few insects flew around it.Back then, no matter how late she went home, there would always be someone keeping the lights on for her, waiting for her to reach home.They would even prepare a bowl of
Today was the day of the art exhibition.Madelyn, of course, had not forgotten about it and had gotten up early to prepare. She put on a white cashmere coat, a long black knitted skirt with plush long trousers beneath as the weather today was gloomy and below zero degrees.The weather at Ventropolis of late was like a roller coaster and was very volatile. Frost had already formed on the flower beds at the villa. The maple leaves had still been green the day before, but after just a single night, they had turned red.The white frost alone made Madelyn feel a little chilly. She lowered her face and buried it inside her scarf, her cheeks slightly red.'I wonder if it'll snow today.'As soon as the taxi arrived, Madelyn quickly opened the door and got inside.She did not like to have people waiting for her, so she left half an hour earlier. By the time she arrived, there was already a long queue at the exhibition entrance, everyone with a ticket in hand.A Cayenne drove in about ten
At times, she was afraid of talking too much and annoying others.There was air conditioning in the exhibition hall, and it was not too cold. As she looked at the paintings, Madelyn kept her eyes peeled, not wanting to miss even a single detail.Edward's art surprised and shocked her. The paintings had an almost lifelike warmth. Be it the landscape, portraits, all of them looked so real...Each of the paintings were framed and there were guards standing everywhere, not allowing people to get too close. This was because every single one of these paintings here could go for astronomical prices in auctions."Isn't his art just so amazing?""Do you like them?" Ethan asked her."I first saw his art when I was eight. I climbed up onto my mother's book rack and it collapsed, so I was buried in a pile of books and saw a picture from one of the fallen books. It was a photo of one of Mr. Edward's paintings called the World of Fantasies."It was the prettiest aurora I'd ever seen. The ligh
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