After Agustin left, Blake entered the ward holding sunflowers in her hand. She pondered, 'When I arrived just now, I think I saw the man who seemed to have come out of Cecilia's ward.'When she saw Agustin's figure, she felt a sense of familiarity as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she could not remember where.Blake withdrew her gaze and looked at Cecilia, lying on the bed in a sorry state. Bruises covered her face, and the scars on her neck and arms were clearly visible. Blake, lips pursed, had an indescribable sense of frustration and irritability. However, compared to these feelings, an overwhelming inner turmoil consumed her.Blake did not expect that Fred saying Cecilia would not die meant he would cause her to be in this state. She said, "You don't look like you're hurt."She then put the flowers at the bedside. With smiles all over her face, Cecilia was very happy to see Blake. She placed the freshly cut fruits in front of Blake, saying, "These were just cut. Try
Blake could not refute what Cecilia said at all. She could not even utter a word. Cecilia continued to press on her, saying, "Blake, Madelyn isn't that great. How about managing the company with me? I'm the CEO, and you'll be the Deputy CEO. Jardin Corporation belongs to us."Seeing that she was still so stubborn, Blake shook off her hand and said harshly, "Don't try to brainwash me and tempt me with these pretty words. I know what you're up to. I just came here today to see if you're dead."The bodyguard brought in the washed fruits and placed them on the bedside table next to Blake.Blake stood up without looking at Cecilia. She was lost in her thoughts, 'What did I actually expect? That she'd change? Her greed will only gradually become more uncontrollable. She seems to have lost her mind and wants to hurt Madelyn.'She said, "I thought I could persuade you, but you're beyond help. Keep your fruits to yourself; I'm worried they're poisoned."Cecilia shouted, "Blake!"Blake ign
However, Kai often would not respond to Blake's messages unless it was something urgent.Almost half a month had passed since Zach's surgery.At Vanguard Hospital, in the garden downstairs, the nanny carried the baby boy while Kai held the baby girl. The weather today was nice and sunny, so Lana sat in a wheelchair basking in the warm sunlight.She asked, "Aren't you going to reply to her?"Kai's phone vibrated more frequently in recent days. He was afraid of missing messages from the research lab, so he did not put his phone on silent. However, the messages he received in recent days were not from the research institute.Irritated, he took out his phone from his pocket and decided to block Blake.He responded, "She's annoying, so I'm just going to ignore her."At Jardin Corporation, Blake was sitting in the office and sent Kai a message: [Dr. Stewart, I'm still young, and I really don't want to be forced into marriage so soon. Help me!]After sending it, Blake realized the mes
Cecilia glared at Kai furiously as all those unbearable memories flooded back. But she quickly suppressed her emotions and forced out a smile as she said, "With my current status, no one cares about how I used to be. What matters to people now is how I can benefit them. With the power I have now, I can change all of Ventropolis."Kai suddenly laughed. He had a disdainful expression as he turned to look at Cecilia. "Do you really think you're all-powerful? Cecilia, whether it's you or Zach, no single individual can control everything. There is always a balance, and this balance can never be disrupted."Cecilia did not take Kai's words seriously. She fiddled with the fallen leaf near her. "Enough. If Zach heard what you just said, he'd just ignore it. I won't listen either."I'm here to tell you that if you want to hide, it's best to stay somewhere I can never hurt you. Of course, don't give me the opportunity to harm you either. Besides Madelyn, you're the first person I'll go after.
Lana said, "Am I really that scary to you?"Kai replied, "I..." As a doctor, he had seen his own share of nude bodies, but he just could not look at Lana's body.Kai had his own reasons, but Lana did not know.His feelings for her started when she married Andrew, and he began plotting to take her away from Andrew. Kai had done everything in his power to ruin Andrew. Later, when Lana mistook Kai for Andrew, and still could not forget Andrew even after being hypnotized, Kai finally realized he had failed in his attempts to win her over.Kai could not face Lana now. Even as a doctor, he was unable to look at Lana when her breast was exposed.Seeing that Kai still had not turned around, Lana cried.He finally turned around after hearing the sobbing behind him. He sat on the bed and comforted Lana, saying, "I'm sorry. I overreacted."Lana wiped away her tears and pushed Kai's hand away. "There's nothing dirty about me that made you keep looking away from me, right? Or is this child n
Kai said, "This bracelet is for Zach, that ungrateful man. If it weren't to make him wake up sooner, I wouldn't have to make up this lie and have her take risks just to send this bracelet to Ventropolis."Lana did not know what happened, and she did not dare to ask further for fear of causing any trouble for Kai. She responded, "Go take a shower and sleep soon. Also, don't disturb the children; they've just fallen asleep."When she saw the child who had been drinking milk had already fallen asleep, Lana pulled up her shirt and handed the child to Kai. Kai then carried the baby and placed the baby in the twin crib nearby.Kai said, "I'll go take a shower now. You should sleep soon."Lana responded, "It's okay, I'll wait for you."Kai stretched his hand to rub her head. "I still need to look at some documents later. You don't have to wait for me, get some rest." He suppressed his emotions, turned around, and walked out of the room. There was a separate room for visitors in the ward
Blake glanced at Liam. "I'm with Liam, and we're heading to the company for work. Do you need something?"Kai replied, "Perfect timing. Both of you go to SereneCare Hospital. I have something that I need your help with. Go there now."Blake responded, "By the way, Dr. Stewart, why couldn't I reach you when I called?"But before she could receive an answer from Kai, he had already ended the call.Blake, frustrated, put away her phone. "Liam, do you have any idea why he wants us?"Liam shook his head. "I'm not sure. Let's go over and see what he needs.""Okay."Coincidentally, both their cars arrived at the entrance of SereneCare Hospital at the same time. Kai got out of his car, and Blake walked up to him. "Dr. Stewart."Kai responded, "Let's talk while we walk."Kai, upon seeing Liam beside Blake, sized him up quietly. However, Liam, avoiding eye contact, seemed to sense that Kai knew something.Blake, who was kept in the dark, could not sense anything unusual about the situa
When Blake, Kai, and Liam were in the elevator inside the hospital, Blake hesitantly said, "Dr. Stewart, don't you need to disguise yourself a bit? What if Cecilia's people recognize you? Won't you get in trouble?""Do you think you're the only one who thought of that?" Kai chuckled. "The moment I stepped into the hospital, the people monitoring us had already called her."Blake, embarrassed, scratched her head. "I see! So, why did you want us here? Is there something important?"Kai casually put his hands in his pockets. "Not really. I just want to bring you two over for a little fun."Blake replied, "What? Dr. Stewart, you can still joke around even at a time like this?"Kai glanced at Liam, seemingly conveying a hidden meaning. Blake sensed something was happening between them, something she was unaware of.After they walked out of the elevator and when the bodyguards saw Kai, they wanted to restrain him, but they seemed to be cautious of someone. None of them stepped forward.
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