With just a glance at Aunt Lucy’s expression, Eugene knew that Fern had not returned even once during the time he was away! His eyes immediately turned cold. It seemed like she was becoming more and more obsessed with acting that she was even neglecting their daughter now. She failed to come home just because she needed to film her movies.“Dad…” Rue pulled on his sleeve, looking at his solemn face carefully. In her soft girly voice, she said quietly, “Mom did come back to see me. She’s just very, very busy and hasn’t come home recently.”Hearing his daughter speak so carefully about Fern, Eugene felt his chest tighten. Even her daughter knew to speak up for her yet she was still being so irresponsible by filming movies all day every day! “Rue, are you still feeling unwell anywhere?” He did not want to discuss with their daughter about her mother anymore, lest he became even angrier. “No, I’m feeling pretty good now.” Rue had always been thoughtful and considerate. “Oh rig
Layla had been working with Fern for some time yet she had never laid eyes on this backer. She only knew such a mysterious person existed.“Hello?” After ensuring that there was no one around her, Fern answered the call. “Are you still at a shoot?” A man’s gloomy voice instantly sounded. As always, he sounded very dissatisfied.“What else do you think I’m doing if I’m not filming?” Their relationship had soured even more in these two years. They would argue every time they saw each other, and they would only ever talk about their daughter.Until now, she did not understand why he was tying her to his side. Was there any point for them to always be arguing like this?“Rue is sick and you still have the mind to be filming? I really don’t know how you became a mother!” Thinking back to how their daughter had still spoken up for her, he immediately found Fern to be unworthy.“What? Rue has fallen sick again? When did this happen?” She had just given her daughter a call this mornin
Fern did not dare to simply walk about when she saw that her daughter had fallen asleep. She was afraid that the noise would wake her up.Eugene’s gaze sharpened when he saw her. It was as if they had been enemies for several lifetimes.Eugene got up and signaled for her to come out of the ward with his gaze. He then walked straight out of the ward.Fern glanced at her daughter again. She then followed him out slowly.It was now midnight. The hospital corridor was so silent that it was terrifying.Eugene placed one of his hands in the pocket of his pants. He stood with his tall and sturdy back facing her as he waited for her to approach him.“Why did Rue suddenly fall sick? What did the doctor say?” Fern knew that her daughter had been weak since young, but she never fell sick as easily as she was now.Eugene turned around to glare at her coldly. The tone of his voice was unpleasant, just like it had been on the phone call. “You’re asking me about it? I want to ask you something
“Do you want me to breach the contract?” “Do you mean that you’ll be required to pay a large sum of penalty if you breach it? I’m willing to pay it even if it’s ten times more. I’ll free you from your work.” Overcome with anxiety, Fern pushed him forcefully and spoke to him with a cold expression on her face, “I know that you’re wealthy, but you can’t interfere with my work. I’ll agree to empty out my schedule more often so that I can come home and spend more time with Rue.” She did not want to come back because she wanted to avoid him. In truth, she missed her daughter dearly as well.If he got his hands on her contract, she was afraid that she would not have many movies to film in the future. She did not dare imagine herself staying home with him every single day.Eugene raised her chin with his well-defined fingers. He narrowed his eyes and stared at her. “Are you using our daughter to list down conditions?” he asked. That was their child!“No, I—”Before Fern finished
Sharon made an appointment with the doctor today. She accompanied Simon to the hospital to get his legs checked.His insomnia had largely improved. After returning to her and Sebastian’s side, his emotions became much more stable.He just had to resolve the problem with his legs now.In the doctor’s office, the doctor was holding onto Simon’s report. He was reading it meticulously. Sharon was more worried now. She could not help but ask, “Doctor, how’s his current condition?” Actually, she wanted to ask the doctor about the probability that he was able to recover. The doctor frowned and said, “From the report, it doesn’t seem ideal...You mentioned that he got hurt two years ago. He received treatment but didn’t continue with it back then, so he missed out on the best time for treatment.” “Is it too late to receive treatment now?” Sharon asked. Simon remained calm. Regardless of whether he was able to receive treatment, he had been mentally prepared for this a long time a
Sharon prepared a few dishes for him. They were all his favorites. “Try this fish. Is it fresh enough?” she asked as she pushed the platter of fish in front of him with a cheery smile on her face. Simon looked at her without moving. “What’s wrong? You don’t feel like having fish?” she asked in confusion. He shook his head. “Are there bones in this fish?” “Isn’t that nonsense? Why wouldn’t fish have bones?” she asked. She suddenly understood what he was trying to imply. She smiled ambiguously and asked, “Do you want me to help you pick out the bones?” “In that case, I’d have to trouble you,” he said. This was really what he meant! “Do you want me to feed you?” “That sounds pretty good as well.” Was he waiting for her to serve him? She could have refused, but she took her cutleries and helped him pick out the bones in the fish. She then put the spoonful of fish in front of his mouth. “Come on, good boy. Eat this.” “What did you call me?” “I called you a goo
Ceylon had helped Sharon to look after the laboratory while she was gone during this period of time.Now that she was back, she could not return to the laboratory to work due to her wound. Therefore, Ceylon had come over to visit her.He realized that there was someone else in the house after following Sharon in.“This is?” Ceylon asked curiously as he glanced at Simon evaluatively.Sharon initially wanted to tell him that he was Simon. However, she changed her mind. Simon had not disclosed his identity to everyone yet.Simon saw Ceylon carrying a large bouquet of red roses. There was nothing wrong with him gifting her a bouquet of flowers when he was here to visit, but it seemed extremely inappropriate to gift her roses.“Darling, is this your teacher?” he asked, pretending that it was his first time meeting Ceylon. “Oh? Uh… Yes, this is my teacher, Ceylon Frank. He’s now part of my team at the laboratory. He’s my good friend as well,” Sharon said. She did not understand why S
“You’re being funny. If I don’t like him, why would I accept him as my boyfriend?” Sharon understood how Ceylon felt. He found it hard to accept this and was also afraid that she was getting tricked by others.Ceylon stared at them with a look of disbelief on his face. He wanted to know what it was about Henry that had touched Sharon’s heart.“You… Are you being threatened by someone?” He continued to guess. Sharon sighed in amusement. “Teacher, you’re really overthinking it. I’m a grown woman. Isn’t it normal for me to have a boyfriend?” she asked. Ceylon could not manage to find out anything, so he stopped asking questions for the time being. However, he was still wary of Simon.“Alright, I don’t have anything to say about you having a boyfriend, but I hope your work won’t be affected by your relationship. The laboratory belongs to you,” Ceylon said. He talked to her in an authoritative tone with the stance of a teacher. Sharon did not understand why he was suddenly unhappy