Antonio came to the nurse station and asked one of the nurses who were on duty, “Excuse me, why hasn’t my daughter woken up after so many days?”The nurse skimmed through Pearl’s diagnosis and case and then explained slowly, “When a patient exhibits such a condition, it can only be concluded that it’s due to certain psychological factors. This usually happens to patients who have mood swings or wish to escape from reality through extreme means. That’s why they’ll remain in self-isolation even after being cured.“If the patient is conscious but unwilling to wake up, family members should stay here, accompany her more frequently, and communicate with her to stimulate her cranial nerves. That might help her regain consciousness prematurely.”Antonio nodded.He walked back to the ward with a heavy heart and saw Mrs. Santiago standing by the bed, watching over her daughter and sobbing silently. He took a deep breath, grabbed his coat, walked up to her, and draped it on her. “You should
Tanner quickly got up and ran outside to summon the doctor. The doctor rushed into the ward to run a thorough check-up on her. Not long after the incident, Mrs. Santiago and Antonio hurried over.“Pearl!” Seeing her daughter sitting on the bed, Mrs. Santiago completely ignored Tanner’s existence, reached out, and caressed her cheeks excitedly. She could not help but cry. “My precious daughter, you’re finally awake.”“It’s great that you’ve finally woken up. This is great.” Antonio seemed to be relieved, and a huge stone seemed to have been lifted from his heart at this moment.Pearl looked expressionless. Even though she had regained consciousness, she had not uttered a single word.Mrs. Santiago stared at her suspiciously and stroked the long hair that was hanging over Pearl’s cheeks to reveal her entire face. “Pearl?”At that moment, Pearl moved her dry lips, and her hoarse voice sounded. “Who are you?”Mrs. Santiago and Antonio were immediately stunned.The two looked at Ta
Pearl nodded, and she seemed very curious.Tanner gazed into the distance. “It all started with my marriage to her. At that time, I only agreed to the marriage at the request of my family, but I didn’t like her…”‘I first met Pearl at the dinner between the Hannigans and the Santiagos. It wasn’t that I hadn’t seen Ms. Santiago from the La Perla Group, and it wasn’t that I didn’t know her. Pearl Santiago has always been rumored to be an arrogant and domineering b*tch, and the scandal that took place at the socialite party a few years ago was the event that turned her into the target of public criticism.‘Because Maizie’s actions had implicated the Hannigans, in order to consolidate the Hannigans’ status in Bassburgh, father asked me to marry such an unbearable and disgraced woman. And I couldn’t help but find this whole facade ironic.‘I met Pearl at that dinner, and that was the first time I really got to her.’‘She did not look arrogant at all. She looked just like any other dign
‘I was thinking at that time, didn’t she want me to marry her? Her cautions, her understanding, and all her grievances were all fake?‘It was not that I didn’t sympathize with her, but whenever I sympathized with this woman and wanted to make up for her, she gave me a feeling that she didn’t need me to sympathize with her.‘Was she heartless? I didn’t know, and I didn’t want to know. Even though I had a fling with Sandy, and she actually knew about it, she had never stopped me. Was she so self-abased?‘Actually, no, she was not self-abased. She was just colder and more heartless than any ordinary woman.‘I started to feel like I could never see through her. She would be happy whenever I treated her better. However, I had never seen her be happy, and I had seldom seen her smile ever since. Even if I offered to accompany her to dinner, she would always come up with any kind of excuse to avoid me.‘Yes, she started avoiding me.‘Perhaps it was because I had already gotten used to he
‘But she didn’t.‘Sandy’s pregnancy was like a ticking time bomb that had exploded right next to me and completely caught me off guard. On one side, it was the ex who I couldn’t get my mind off and was pregnant with my child; on the other, it was the woman who wanted to marry me. I really didn’t know what to do.‘Whenever I saw Sandy cry, I would always think of Pearl. Pearl has never cried, and I’ve never seen her cry or show her fragile side to me ever since I got to know her.‘When the engagement was canceled, and she moved out of the apartment, I couldn’t control my urge any longer and defiled her while I was drunk. I finally got my hands on the woman that I once despised.‘She isn’t as bad as I thought, and it wasn’t that she couldn’t or wouldn’t cry. It was just that she didn’t care. It hurts me deep down when I see her crying. That’s why I didn’t want to see her cry.‘It’s undeniable that I have feelings for Pearl. Perhaps I was already tempted from the moment I started pay
“Colton—” Maisie wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.‘He could’ve mentioned anyone, but he mentioned Nollace instead.’Sure enough, when Daisie heard Nollace’s name, her delighted face dimmed in an instant.Colton realized that he had misspoken and scratched his head. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to say that. Just invite whoever you want. I’m not—”Before he could finish speaking, Daisie had already sprinted upstairs, and the slamming of a door followed the series of footsteps.Maisie glanced at Colton, and the latter pouted. “I didn’t mean it.”Maisie patted his head. “Go and comfort your sister.”“I know.” Colton put down the flower in her hand and followed Daisie upstairs.He came to Daisie’s room and knocked on the door. “Daisie, it was all my fault, and I’m apologizing to you now! So please open the door!”Daisie, who was standing downstairs, heard Colton’s voice and could not help but chuckle.‘Colton can be disagreeable and critical from time to time, but he
The bodyguard nodded and drove away.“Mom!” Daisie took Zephir to Maisie’s side and introduced him to her, “Mom, this is Zephir, the friend I’ve been mentioning to you.”Zephir greeted her politely, “Hello, Mrs. Goldmann. I study in the same school as Daisie. I’m currently in the sixth grade, and my name is Zephir Gosling.”Maisie laughed. “It’s nice to meet you, Zephir.”‘This boy seems very humble and polite.’She then glanced at Daisie. “You’re in charge of your friend tonight. You have to entertain your guest well.”Daisie nodded. “I know, Mom, I’ll definitely try my best to entertain him!”After Daisie took Zephir away, Barbara came over with Beatrice in her arms. “Your daughter is quite popular among boys, huh?”Not to mention, as far as Daisie’s appearance was concerned, she was already very pretty-looking at the age of nine. She would definitely look breathtaking in another few years' time.Maisie rubbed her temples. “Yeah, this is the pain in my *ss right now.”‘Afte
“Colton, hold on to these for me. The smoke just got into my eyes.” Daisie handed the uncooked skewers to Colton, who looked reluctant but grabbed them from her anyway.Barbara picked up a tissue and helped her wipe her eyes, feeling rather helpless and funny. “How did you manage to get so dirty from only grilling a few skewers?”Zephir looked at Colton. “Perhaps I can grill them for her?”“I don’t need your help.” Colton squatted down and placed the skewers back on the grill.Daisie smacked his head while he was at it. “Don’t yell at my guest!”He talked back with a cowardly tone. “Alright, alright, I shouldn’t yell.”Lisa sat in her seat, stared at the noisy but harmonious scene over at the grill, and looked a little downcast and lonely as if it was a scene that she could not fit into.…The Santiago manor looked relatively lonely and still compared to the bustling Goldmann mansion. Antonio was away because he had to deal with his company’s affairs, so Mrs. Santiago and Pearl