Madelyn looked at her expression and realized things were clearly not that simple. However, she did not ask further questions. Because she knew knowing too much might not necessarily be a good thing.She then went upstairs. She thought, 'In my past life, Jasmine indeed got admitted into the hospital due to illness at this time. She spent more than half a month recuperating there. But I didn't know the specific reason.'Why's she at home this time?'Madelyn realized after her reborn, some things seemed to have changed but they actually did not. Things would ultimately progress toward the predetermined ending.So, Madelyn was worried. She did not know if Zach still drugged her in this life.She also was not sure about her current health condition. She did not know if she had any other symptoms other than uterine deformity.She wondered if she had changes in cells that led to the development of cancer.To avoid such a situation, Madelyn would now go to the hospital for a medical ch
"You understand everything? Why did you go and ask Ethan about something that you didn't understand that night? So, did you really have something that you didn't understand, or did you pretend? Huh?" Zach pinched Madelyn's chin as he looked into her eyes. He squinted as he said, "Or is it that you don't want me to teach you?"He pinched her waist to punish her.Madelyn was in so much pain that she frowned. The spot where he pinched her last time still had not healed.She thought, 'It happened so many days ago. Yet, he still brought it up.'Madelyn responded, "You misunderstood. That question was beyond my syllabus."Zach, "Really? Show me then."Madelyn looked away as she impatiently said, "Zach, I'm really bothered by you. Can you give me some personal space? Can you stop constantly watching me making me feel like a prisoner? Don't you have anything else to do?"Why don't you go and find Jadie?"Zach responded with a half-smile, "You two are separate individuals! I came to acc
"Zach!"Just when the atmosphere between Zach and Madelyn was tense, Jadie's voice could be heard from the corridor.The next second, she appeared at the door.Zach, "What's the matter?"Jadie, "Mr. Jent wants you to go to the study."Zach, "Okay."Madelyn thought, 'Lifesaver!'After Zach left with Jadie, Madelyn immediately closed the door and locked it.In the study, Zach said, "Father."Hayson was praying. After he was done, he turned around and said, "The company faced many problems during the time when I was away."Do you have anything that you want to say to me about that?""It was indeed my negligence back in Portsmouth Fishing Village. I failed to protect her. I'm willing to accept any punishment," Zach lowered his head as he responded.Hayson, "Have you found out who was behind it?""They're all Nicolas Ball's people. Previously, when he took control of our business area, I used some methods to get him imprisoned for two years. Now that he's out, he's targeted Mad
Madelyn knew the discussion between Zach and Hayson would probably take a while, so she had gone downstairs to grab a bite to eat. She had not expected to hear such a conversation.She pretended to not have heard anything, "What happened to Jadie? I saw her rushing upstairs just now."Zach glared at her and snapped, "It's none of your business. Don't ask."She just wanted to bring up that topic to cover up the fact that she had heard something that she should not have.Zach asked, "Didn't you just have your meal? How come you're hungry again?"She took a bite of the bread before saying, "I just felt like eating."She continued, "I'm going upstairs." However, as soon as she took a step forward, Zach blocked her path.Madelyn cautiously took a step back, "What are you doing?""Follow me to the hospital." Zach ordered."No!"Zach scowled at Madelyn and grabbed her by the wrist, dragging her downstairs and outside of the hall.Madelyn almost spilled the milk in her hand and snap
Zach was someone who had gone through gunfire and bloodshed, since he had been involved in most of the illegal crimes that Hayson had committed.On the other hand, Madelyn was just a sheltered and privileged young lady who had grown up in a wealthy family and never experienced any hardship. She had been arrogant in her previous life. Despite being incapable of even winning an argument, she would always have a group of bodyguards around her, so everyone would avoid her.She had never experienced any betrayals or hardship, so her life had been smooth sailing. She had been wealthy and never had any worries in life.In her previous life, Cecilia had mocked Madelyn by calling her useless, and now Madelyn realized that she had been right. In her previous life, Madelyn had indeed been a useless person, good at nothing other than being "Mrs. Jardin".After seeing Cecilia attend various grand banquets with Zach and shining like a star alongside him in the news and on television, Madelyn fel
Madelyn's mouth stung with the bitter taste of cigarette smoke, and she hated itShe was then brought to the examination room.As she lay on the adjustable bed. Kai's charming and devilish expression leaned over her and smirked. "Long time no see, Madelyn!""What the hell are you doing here?!" She immediately propped herself up with her hands. After seeing him, she resisted and did not want to do the checkup anymore.Kai smiled mischievously, "What's wrong, Madelyn? Afraid that I might see something?"'No shit, Sherlock!' Madelyn thought before saying, "I don't want to undergo the medical checkup anymore."Kai clenched his right hand to cover his mouth and laughed. He squinted, "Don't worry. I'm not the one who'll be doing the checkup on you. I swear I won't peek!" Suddenly, the voice of a woman in her forties spoke, "Don't be scared, young lady. I'll be the one conducting your checkup! Dr. Stewart, stop scaring the young lady. You can leave now!"Upon seeing it was a woman, M
The gynecologist said to Zach, "What's your opinion?"He gloomily looked at Madelyn. At this moment, he would rather her act unreasonably toward him than be calm as if nothing had happened like she was now."Up to her!" Zach responded. After that, he agitatedly turned around and left.Kai knew what Zach was thinking. He smiled as he quietly watched Zach leave.He thought, 'I told him he'd regret it. Madelyn is the most beautiful woman in Ventropolis. With such a pretty girl around, anyone would be attracted to her. Not to mention, he's the illustrious Zach Jardin, but he still hasn't managed to win over her even after so many years!'The sun was setting as the two of them left the hospital.Madelyn had long thrown the milk into the trash can. After learning that Zach had drugged her milk, she vowed to never drink anything related to milk ever again.On the way back, Zach remained silent, but the atmosphere in the car was tense. Madelyn rolled down the car window a little to get
The location was Murglor in Roshya.Other than pictures of the northern lights, there was also a selfie of Forrest with an elk. He was wearing a black jacket and a hoodie, his hair wet with snow.Madelyn smiled slightly as she replied: [Beautiful pictures. Thank you.]She thought, 'Thank you for looking at these beautiful sceneries on my behalf.'Forrest had gone to Murglor alone. Smoke rose from the tent behind him.The time difference between here and back home was fifteen hours. Forrest had made friends with a group of other tourists during this solo trip.A voice in Roshyian could be heard from behind, "Forrest, it's time to eat."After seeing Madelyn's text, Forrest did not reply. He put his phone away and walked out of the tent.The next day, Zach took a day off from work and went to buy groceries with Jadie.Although Rosario had injured her waist, she returned to the Jent residence from the hospital. She did not know how long she would be staying there, however.It was
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