Janice continued, "You have no idea how many people in the company covet men like Mr. Xander."Moreover, Mr. Harrison has already..." Janice then thought of how Kevin looked so infatuated with another woman last night. She chose to keep quiet about it and did not speak further.She secretly glanced at Blake and found her lost in thought, seemingly not paying attention to what she was saying. She was also afraid Blake might ask about Kevin.Blake could never overcome the emotional obstacle she was facing. Even if others convinced her, she could not be persuaded.If brief sentences from others could bring solace to someone, there would not be so many people obsessed over someone.To cheer Blake up, Janice deliberately took her to see the drama they had talked about but never watched.They sat on the couch, but Blake remained gloomy.Janice said, "Blake, you still haven't eaten, right? Let me heat up the food. You wait here for me, and don't secretly eat the snacks alone."After J
Blake watched Kevin and Audrey being happy together and wanted to call out his name. But she could not utter a word. She felt extremely hurt, as if countless blades were slicing through her heart.She clenched her fists, pretending not to see them, and expressionlessly looked away. "Janice, I suddenly feel a little tired. I'm going back now."Janice shifted her gaze away from Kevin's face. "Okay, I'll walk with you."Blake calmly responded, "It's fine. I can go back by myself."After that, she walked away as though nothing was wrong. She walked in the opposite direction from Kevin and Audrey, not caring whether they saw her or not.When she reached the second floor, Blake could barely stand anymore; she instantly fell to the ground.Passersby thought she was trying to scam them."What's wrong with you?! Are you crazy?""Crazy woman!"Blake looked at the escalator with an intense gaze. Despite her inner turmoil, she managed to prop herself up and ran away hastily. She did not e
"Okay," Blake said.Upon hearing her response, Janice did not know whether to feel happy or sad for her.She wondered if Blake had truly accepted Liam or if she was acting like this because she found out Kevin had a fiancée after he came back.The traffic on the road was a bit congested. So, Liam only arrived half an hour later. Blake had been standing still at the mall's entrance, waiting for him.He held an umbrella and walked up to Blake. "Blake, I'll take you home."Janice saw Liam look at her, and she hurriedly waved her hand. "Mr. Xander, you don't need to worry about me. I've called a cab and won't go with you two. I'll go back to the company to cancel my leave."Liam nodded. "Okay. Thank you for taking care of Blake for the past few days. If you need anything from now on, you can find me."Janice replied, "No worries. Hurry up and take Blake away. It's raining heavily; don't let her catch a cold."Blake saw the couple walking out of the mall from the corner of her eye.
Liam's skin was smooth and flawless, without a single blemish. This made Blake, who often had acne, envy him.She felt much better after crying. It was as if everything had come into perspective. She asked, "Do you want to sleep on the bed?"Liam's eyes gleamed with joy as he looked at her. While he was in a dilemma, Blake had already lifted the blanket. He hesitated before speaking, "You...""Forget it if you don't want to," Blake said.After Liam got into bed, they slept side by side. When Blake rested her head on his arm, she felt a little dizzy. She believed she had caught a cold.In the moment of clarity, she felt like she still wanted to sleep. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not sleep soundly.Liam asked, "Do you want to eat something?"Blake's voice was hoarse. "I don't feel like eating. I want to sleep a little longer."Liam responded, "All right, go ahead and sleep. I'll be here with you."Blake said, "Now that he's going to get engaged to Audrey, I
Blake felt sad for a while after deleting Kevin's contact. Then, she experienced a sense of relief that she had never felt before.Back then, she was determined to be with Kevin. Now, she was equally determined to let him go instantly.Like Kevin, Blake never made decisions lightly, nor would she give up easily. But if she had to move on, she would not regret it either.At the hotel, Audrey said, "Blake must've misunderstood the situation. Why don't you let me explain it to her? I'll tell her that you only agreed to be engaged to me to appease those who wanted to deal with my family. Blake likes you so much, and you like her too, right?"Kevin remained silent. Audrey held his hands and could feel his whole body tensing.She knew he was just enduring the pain.Despite Kevin's cold demeanor, he was still human; he had emotions and desires. It was not that he did not have feelings for Blake. It was just that there were too many obstacles between them.Kevin responded, "You don't ne
Blake had been wanting to resign. She wanted to change her work environment and start anew.Cecilia approved her resignation. Liam was there with her at the company on the day she resigned.Her wedding date with Liam was quite soon, so they had to speed up the process. They did not invite many people to their wedding banquet, but it would be held grandly.On the way to the photography company, Blake suddenly thought of something. She said, "Liam, let's stop by the phone store."Liam replied, "Okay."He did not ask her why. After arriving at the phone store, Blake got a new SIM card and canceled the old one.She had also upgraded her phone to the latest model. She bought the same model for Liam, too.After they left the phone store, she handed the phone to him. "Consider this my first wedding gift to you. Liam, from now on, I'll try my best to be very, very good to you."Liam hugged Blake. "You don't need to treat me very well. I'm already very happy to be able to marry you."T
Liam told the photographers to pause the shoot.After Blake went to the dressing room upstairs, she lay on the couch without wanting to move. "I'll go change.""Do you need me to help you?" Liam asked.Blake was stunned for a moment.It was just an instinctive offer from Liam; he did not think much of it.He continued to say, "Sorry, I was...""It's okay. Come help me unzip; I can't reach it," Blake interrupted.She thought, 'Since I've made the decision, Liam and I will be a married couple from now on. After all, it's just my body; he'd already seen it last time.'Blake held Liam's hand and walked into the changing room. Unexpectedly, he leaned over, pressing her against the door, and held her chin as he kissed her.He said, "Blake, no matter what happens in the future, I'll always be loyal to you."Blake smiled slightly. "Okay. I trust you, the very nice Mr. Xander."The promise of 'always be loyal' was more valuable to Liam than the vows declared by the priest in the chur
Before Liam and Blake got back to the apartment, he had already bought many ingredients.Blake had basically moved into Liam's room. After she changed into her slippers and walked into the master bedroom to get her jacket, she noticed the wardrobe was full of her clothes. Only a few of Liam's shirts and pants that he normally wore were in there.She also found their underwear, originally placed under the clothes, neatly folded together in an open drawer.Blake stared blankly at the wardrobe as she suddenly felt annoyed. She threw her pajamas on the bed, grabbed her hair, and lowered her head anxiously. Her mind went completely blank, and she did not know what she was thinking about.It was not until Liam walked in that she snapped out of it. He asked, "Blake, what's wrong?"She shook her head. "I don't know. I think I'm having a headache. I just need to rest for a while, and then I'll be fine.""Sleep for a while. I'll call you when dinner is ready," Liam replied.He then caress
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