All Chapters of Love in the dark: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Laurence stood still and looked at her. After a moment, he said, “Sorry, there really is an emergency.”“How sorry can you be? So be it,” thought Zoey.She had broken out in a cold sweat due to the pain. She took a few deep breaths. Showing her weak side to him once was already her limit. She endured the pain and said hoarsely, “Okay, you go on ahead.”Laurence put on his tie, took his suit jacket, and left without turning back. Downstairs, the driver and bodyguards were already waiting. Laurence casually threw the car keys to the driver, his expression cold and serious. “Drive me to the mansion on South Street.”“Yes, sir.”Laurence seemed to remember something suddenly and called the butler. “Miss Jenner isn’t feeling well. Look after her and check on her.”The butler immediately perked up. “Yes, sir.”Laurence hung up the phone and left his household affairs behind him. Zoey was an adult and should know to call a doctor if she was feeling discomfort.He thought of what Sarah had sai

Getting a divorce now or two years later didn’t make much of a difference for Zoey. She was okay with it either way. Besides finding another way to sustain her mother’s high medical expenses in the hospital, nothing else would change much.Zoey thought about it seriously and told Laurence truthfully, “If you need to, I’m willing to cooperate.”She could unconditionally terminate the contract earlier as long as he paid her the corresponding liquidated damages in accordance with the contract.After she’d said that, she noticed Laurence’s expression darken. He became reserved and gloomy. He was unpredictable, but Zoey had always been unable to gauge his temper. She contemplated it, polished her words a little, and mentioned tactfully, “Well, if it is terminated early, I should get compensation, right?”She asked the question carefully, afraid that Laurence might change his mind if he got upset. She could now understand why Laurence preferred to trade money and goods. It was straightforwar

The nurse was startled by Zoey’s tone. Zoey had always been soft-spoken and civil. She had never raised her voice at the nurse before.“Ms. Teller brought flowers with her, so she didn’t seem like someone with bad intentions. She said that she was an old friend of your mother’s, so I let her in,” the nurse said shakily.Zoey felt a bit light-headed from anger. An icy expression hung on her face, a rare look for her. “Please tell her to leave the next time she comes.”The nurse let out a breath of relief. “Alright.”Zoey’s anger still hadn’t dissipated after she ended the call. She forced herself to calm down and mull over Jasmine’s motives for today's visit. Jasmine wouldn’t visit her mother for no reason—she wasn’t one to do anything just for the sake of it. She was clearly more intelligent than the average person, considering how she’d waited for so many years. Jasmine had played a pivotal role behind the scenes regarding Robert’s smooth and easy acquisition of the Fulton family’

Zoey was prone to feeling cold, so she pulled her shawl tight around her shoulders before looking for a deserted corner. She then asked for a warm water from one of the waiters.Sarah had a rather wide network; the venue was filled with many notable people tonight. Zoey spotted plenty of well-known people in Northwell.In truth, Zoey had initially studied jewelry design. During the summer break in her freshman year in university, her lecturer signed her up for a major competition.Sarah and Zoey were in the same year, and they were also in the same faculty. However, they had different lecturers.Newbies were able to make their debut during the annual competition. Her tutor sent her the collections of designs that had won first place right before Zoey handed in her own work. The designs that her tutor sent were completely identical to the work that Zoey planned to send in.Zoey’s heart had stopped at the sight.The tutor kept singing his praises over Sarah’s winning design. Zoey c

Zoey didn’t pay much heed to Laurence’s words. Although there were quite a few unfriendly looks thrown her way, she remained as cool as a cucumber. She eyed Jasmine indifferently. Jasmine was almost 40 but looked like she was in her early 30’s. While she wasn’t a standout beauty, her features fit together harmoniously. Her face was gentle and easy on the eyes, making people feel at ease around her.Zoey still remembered the first time she met Jasmine. Her mother had been lying in a hospital bed on the brink of death while Jasmine stood outside of the room, peering through the glass panel of the door.Jasmine had then said in faux concern, “How pitiful.”The Fulton family was practically decimated, and Zoey’s uncle was in prison due to a white-collar crime. Meanwhile, Robert had brought her over to Northwell. She knew very well that Robert hadn’t taken her with him out of the kindness of his heart—he was simply worried that tongues would wag, so he reluctantly took her in. Jasmine woul