Laura glanced at Simon and reverted to her docile demeanor. "Why are you here?"Simon snorted. "Were you planning to ruin the wedding and tear down the Lance family if I didn't come?""I…" Laura huffed. "Jennifer is my best friend. How could I stand by and watch her suffer? Stay out of my way if you're not going to help."Simon slammed on the brakes, pulling the car over to the side of the road. Laura was startled and stared at him in panic.Simon grabbed her chin and sneered. "You've grown bolder since I last was with you."Laura immediately realized she had crossed the line. She couldn't afford to provoke Simon. She quickly softened her tone. "Don't worry. I'll take full responsibility for my actions. I won't involve you if Maxwell comes after me. It was all my doing."Simon didn't reply and stared at her quietly. Laura always made him both furious and helpless. But she would occasionally fight back at the same time, leaving him itching for more.Without another word, Simon dr
If Maxwell discovered Nimbus Lounge's involvement, everything Rachel had done would be revealed. Maxwell might even end up killing her!Rachel gritted her teeth. "That's all, Maxwell. You already know everything I've done. There's nothing else! Everything I did was to win your love. I'm sorry!"But Maxwell had lost all trust in her. He laughed cruelly. "It doesn't matter what you've done anymore."Rachel backed away in fear. "What... What are you going to do?"Maxwell called in two bodyguards. "This woman has gone insane. Take her to the psychiatric hospital. Tell the doctors there to take good care of her."Rachel's eyes widened in shock and screamed, "No! Maxwell, you can't do this to me! We were a couple once! You can't send me there!"Maxwell grabbed her face and snapped, "You must go. Rachel, you'll spend every day there repenting for what you've done. I'll make sure you go through hell!"The thought of being with other mentally ill patients drove Rachel to despair. She shr
Caleb gave it a thought. "It was a bit strange before. I used to think you didn't want Mommy and us. But it seems you were deceived by that bad woman. You still love us."Maxwell's guilt grew hearing Caleb's words. If Laura hadn't brought the children to the wedding, he never would have known he had such a sensible son.Maxwell's eyes watered and he hugged Caleb tightly. "I'm sorry for what I've put you and your mom through."Caleb hummed. "Can you promise me to win Mommy back? I want us to live together as a family and never be separated again. Mommy seems stubborn but she is easily touched."Maxwell nodded and promised, "I promise I will win your mom back. We will never be separated again, okay?"…Jennifer and Nathan immediately contacted a lawyer once they got back. Nathan sighed. "The best lawyer around is Simon Moore. But he is a good friend of Maxwell, so we can't hire him. We'll have to find someone else!"Jennifer, knowing that Simon was Laura's boyfriend, agreed. "Yes,
Hailey did not hide her disdain and sneered, "Dr. Susan, did you lose your job abroad? Why did you come back?"Jennifer smiled. "I was worried you might lose motivation to improve. So, I came back.""You!" Hailey was speechless by her retort and left angrily.Jennifer didn't have the same authority now that she returned. Hailey was the one in charge now. To piss Jennifer off, Hailey huffed. "Sorry, Dr. Susan. Since your return was too sudden, we haven't scheduled any duties for you this month. You can help the resident doctors if you're bored."After all, being a resident doctor was the lowest rank in the hospital. For someone of Jennifer's status, working as one would be insulting enough.But Jennifer was occupied with the custody fight. Not being assigned any duties actually worked in her favor, allowing her to concentrate more on her children.Hailey thought Jennifer would be infuriated, but Jennifer only smiled. "Anything you say, Dr. Brooks."Hailey looked at her in disbeli
Hailey looked at Laura with disdain. "What do you know? As doctors, we are expected to be dedicated, and working overtime is a regular occurrence. I've never heard of anyone asking for overtime pay.""Haha!" Laura narrowed her eyes and retorted, "What do you mean it's expected? That's peer pressure! What's so special about being a doctor? Do doctors not need to eat or support their families? Should they stay in the hospital 24 hours a day to be considered true doctors? I can't stand people like you, talking about dedication when others just want to get paid. If you're that devoted, keep up the work yourself! Let's go, Jennifer, don't waste time with her."After all, this wasn't the first time Laura had seen Jennifer working late. Laura used to think being a doctor was a sacred profession and that being busy was understandable. But when she saw Jennifer's superior treating overtime as a given, Laura had had enough.She grabbed Jennifer's hand, ready to leave.Hailey called after the
Simon hung up after that. Hailey was left standing there, fuming.Although Simon was her type, he never respected her. She came from a reputable family, was an accomplished student who had studied abroad, and was quite good-looking. So, why didn't Simon care about her?A thought crossed Hailey's mind. Was Simon in love with someone else? With his reputation, there must be plenty of women throwing themselves at him. Could that be why Simon had no interest in her?At the thought of this, Hailey quickly took off her doctor's coat and rushed to Simon's house despite the late hour.It was already 10:00 pm, and Fiona was just about to go to bed. She hadn't expected Hailey to visit at such a late hour. She threw on a robe and greeted her, "Hailey, what brings you here so late?""Mrs. Moore..." Hailey pouted sadly. "I haven't seen Simon in a long time. And he seems cold and distant every time I call him. Did I upset him?"Fiona's face fell at this. Did that vixen seduce Simon again? This
Simon frowned at Fiona's words. He glanced at Laura, then walked out onto the balcony. "I'm about to go to bed. Mom, what's going on? Why is she at the house so late?"Fiona huffed. "Hailey is your fiancée. She's in trouble now. Someone's threatening to sue her! I think... one of the doctors under her isn't happy with how she's managing them and is suing her for forcing them to work overtime. I can't explain all the details, but you need to come home. You two are supposed to get married. How can you ignore her when she's facing such a big issue?"Simon's frown deepened. He couldn't believe Hailey would go to his house and disturb his mother this late over such a small issue. The more she acted like this, the less he wanted to deal with her.Simon said coldly, "I'm about to sleep and won't be going home tonight. Tell her to come to my office tomorrow if it's such a big deal."With that, Simon hung up.Fiona stared at her darkened phone screen, her dislike for Laura growing. She had
Laura glared at Simon. "You said you wouldn't help me, so why are you asking so many questions?"She didn't realize how innocent and cute she looked at that moment. Simon looked at her thoughtfully. Sometimes, Laura seemed terrified of him, yet there were times she would provoke him too.Simon felt his heart stir. He leaned in and coaxed, "Go ahead, tell me. Since I'm in a good mood right now, maybe I can give you some advice."Laura perked up. "Really?"Her eyes sparkled excitedly. Simon smiled. "Tell me."Laura sighed in frustration, "Do you think Jennifer is just really unlucky? She meets a jerk like Maxwell, and now, she is getting bullied by her superior. She's always forced to work overtime and doesn't even get paid. That woman will keep bullying Jennifer if I don't sue her and teach her a lesson!""Working overtime?" Simon was deep in thought. His expression shifted, and he asked sharply, "Do you know their name?"Laura thought for a moment. "I think her last name is Broo