'If my existence is Ethan's salvation, then Mya's smile is my cure,' thought Madelyn.Madelyn had seen Mya's results before. She was the last in Class Two and would possibly even be the last in Class Six with those grades of hers.Initially, Madelyn thought Forrest was the worst-performing student, but Mya had been sick and had not been able to sit for the final exam last semester. As a result, her grades had not been posted on the notice board.Given her grades, Mya should have been in Class Six, but she was in Class Two. Madelyn did not question the reason behind this.After they had lunch, Madelyn took Mya to the library.In the past, Madelyn had tutored Forrest every day. Now, she tutored him on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Forrest's current grades were enough to get him into Ventropolis University. He had made a drastic improvement and ranked in the top ten of his class for the last test.In the following days, Forrest still brought his girlfriend to the library, making
After an hour passed, Forrest still did not show up. With his current results, there was really no need for any extra tutoring, anyway. Coincidentally, a few girls walked by holding books, whispering in admiration, "Did you see it? That three-pointer by Forrest was really cool!""I saw it. That was so impressive!""His girlfriend is Kayla from Class Two, right? They look so good together.""Exactly, I feel the same way. She's been with Forrest the longest. Previously, all those prom queens who dated Forrest didn't last more than a week."One of them noticed the presence of Madelyn and nudged the person next to her. The person who had just spoken fell silent, looking somewhat embarrassed.Madelyn set aside her studies and focused on teaching Mya. If Mya did not get it after the first explanation, she would repeat it a second or even a third time until Mya finally grasped the concept.Madelyn was generally a patient person. Even when she felt frustrated or irritated, her anger quic
"Hey, Madelyn, why are you meddling in Class Two's business?" Ailsa Zink slammed her hand on the desk and stood up, joined by her close friends. Madelyn recognized them as friends of Kayla."That's right! We asked Mya to help, not you. Go back to your class."Mya was scared of them but still quickly stood ahead of Madelyn. "Don't bully her. I'll buy lunch for you guys."Then, she timidly tugged at Madelyn's sleeve from behind and said, "Madelyn, I'm fine. Just go back to your class. You've helped me a lot, and I don't want to trouble you."A group of people approached. Then, one of them picked up Madelyn's notebook and said mockingly, "Can that idiot even understand this?""Don't touch it. It belongs to Madelyn." Mya reached out to grab it but was teased and played with by them like a puppet."Are you telling me not to touch it? Well, guess what? Not only am I going to touch it, but I'm even going to tear it apart!"Mya said anxiously, "Don't!"The others were all enjoying the
Madelyn was dragged to the doorway by Forrest just as the teacher for the upcoming class arrived. "Forrest, it's Etlinish class now. Why aren't you going into the classroom?""Mind your own business! Get lost!" Forrest's temper flared from somewhere unknown.The Etlinish language teacher wanted to get angry but did not dare to show it. Clutching the books, she walked directly into the classroom. Forrest's explosive temper was well-known, but it had improved compared to before.Madelyn did not say anything about his actions either. "If there's something, let's talk after class. I need to go to class now."Forrest held onto Madelyn. She could not leave even if she wanted to. He pushed Madelyn against the wall with one hand while supporting himself with the other. He lowered his gaze to meet hers. "What did you mean by what you said to that idiot?"Madelyn's attractive eyebrows furrowed. "She has a name, Forrest. Please respect her."Forrest nodded with a smirk, and impatience was e
Madelyn left after waiting for fifteen minutes. As she got into the Arnold family's car, she turned on her phone and saw several messages from Ethan. When Madelyn was about to reply, a call came in suddenly. Nervously, she pressed the answer button. "Father."It was a call from Hayson. He rarely called her personally. "I heard from Zach that you also received the invitation to the Young family's banquet?"The voice over the phone spoke calmly as usual. Madelyn felt the pressure with just that short sentence. "Yes.""Mr. Arnold hasn't come back yet, so he probably won't make it to the banquet. Come back today and prepare for it. I'll take you there tomorrow. It's a good opportunity for you to meet a few uncles.""But..." Madelyn uttered the word like a faint murmur.She was unsure if he heard her, so she quickly changed her tune and said, "Alright, Father. I got it."Talking too much was no use anyway, since no matter the situation or the reason, Madelyn could not refuse Hayson. S
Upon hearing this answer, Hayson unfurrowed his brows a little. "You're not young anymore."Jasmine, teach her about intimate matters."Madelyn, try to have a child within three years."'Sigh, a child?' Madelyn sometimes could not help but feel a sense of self-pity. At the same time, she felt fear because she would never have her own child, not in her previous life, nor in this one. It was her only regret in these two lifetimes.Jasmine glanced at the man across from her thoughtfully, and a hint of a knowing smile played on her lips.After dinner, Madelyn returned to her room. She took a shower and then dried her hair with a towel. When she heard a knock on the door, she was suddenly startled, staring at it as if a demon were knocking."Madelyn, are you asleep?" Hearing Jasmine's voice, Madelyn breathed a sigh of relief.She went to open the door, seeing Jasmine looking mysterious with a box in her hands. "Is there something wrong, Aunt Jasmine?""Your father asked me to bring
"I went to bed early last night, so I woke up early. Ethan, I'll probably be at home over the weekend. My father wants to take me to the Young family's banquet tonight.""Do you want to go? If you don't want to, I can have George pick you up later. Maybe you could even come to Marisburg. The day after tomorrow is Monday, and we can return to Ventropolis together."Madelyn was aware of the relationship between the Young and Arnold families. The CEO of YTCorp was Ethan's mother, who had taken over the Young family's business after leaving the Arnold family. For so many years, the relationship between Ethan and his mother had not been good, and the two families had never cooperated. To outsiders, it appeared that the Arnold family had no interest in collaborating with the Young family.Back when Ethan confined himself in the Southern Haven Villas, his mother would visit him frequently. Her care for him was no less than her care for Yvonne. Madelyn believed that it was Ethan who had pus
With Ethan's support, no one would object to Madelyn leaving. Instead of attending those banquets with Hayson, she preferred to be with Ethan. Although Hayson was not afraid of the Arnold family, he did not dare to offend Ethan.They departed for Marisburg at ten in the morning and arrived at 11:30. The driver dropped her off in front of a high-end restaurant. "Ms. Jent, I'll head back now. Mr. Arnold will take you back later.""Alright, thank you.""Don't mention it, Ms. Jent. Just doing my job."Leyton opened the front passenger door upon seeing the familiar car. Madelyn got out with her chain bag and wrapped the coat tighter. Leyton said, "Mr. Arnold's waiting for you inside, and I won't join you guys."Before entering the restaurant, Madelyn asked, "Did you finalize the business deal?"Leyton smiled, "We're already in the final stage, so it's okay even if Mr. Arnold doesn't show up."Madelyn nodded, "Okay, thank you."In fact, she was worried that her presence might cause t
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