When Yasmin opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the couch. Someone was cooking in the kitchen.She glanced over and discovered Blake was in the kitchen.He said that he would frequently come over to cook for her in the future. He was indeed true to his word. Yasmin rubbed her eyes, gently stretched her neck, and sat up."You are awake." Blake handed her a bowl of hot soup. He leaned in with his handsome face and said, "This is a new cooking style for soup I recently learned. Have a taste and see if it's nice."Yasmin glanced at the bowl of soup. Its color was dark. "What's this?" she asked."It's herbal chicken soup," he said with a smile. "I bought the chicken from a small farm. The weather is chilly. You should drink more chicken soup to nourish your body."Yasmin felt disgusted. "Can I not drink it?"The soup seemed really bad.Blake shook his head. "No way. I had it simmered for three hours. You must drink it," he insisted."Did I sleep for that long?"
"That's right. Since you like to be in the center of attention, then apologize publicly so the whole nation can have a good look at you," Yasmin said slowly."Do you think I'll be afraid of you just because of those threats?" Elise glared at her. "These are all child's play. If you are capable, show me something more powerful.""It's good enough as long as it makes you uncomfortable." Yasmin twirled the ends of her hair. "It brings me immense satisfaction to see your reputation crushed, without having anyone to love you or rely on.""Bitch!" Elise hated Yasmin's relaxed demeanor. She almost couldn't resist the urge to scratch her face.But she knew Yasmin was provoking her on purpose. This was her house. Surely, Yasmin had set up surveillance cameras. If Elise acted against her now, her actions would certainly be caught on tape.Yasmin tried to provoke her on purpose so that she would have the evidence to send her to prison.Elise calmed herself down. She refrained herself from a
"How could you do this to me? You know that doing so will hurt me… You even said before that you would always treat me well, protect me, and take care of me…""Then, what about the things I told you not to do last time? Did you listen to me? I told you to stay in Merania and not come back. Did you listen?" Blake spoke with a calm expression. "You didn't obey the rules, so you're getting what you deserve today. It's all just a chain reaction.""'Chain reaction'?" Elise repeated. Her eyes were red. "I did it for your sake! I didn't want you to suffer, so I went to look for Stuart! I didn't even meet him. I did all that for you, but why am I the only one suffering the consequences in the end?""Did I ask you to do so?" Blake watched her coldly. "When you returned to the country and told me not to worry about you, I decided then and there not to interfere again. You walk the path you choose. It's your choice, and it has nothing to do with me."Elise stood frozen on the spot for a
Yasmin clutched the pen in her hand and looked at the strawberry cake on the table.She had rejected his afternoon tea set previously, but he still kept having people send it over, a different flavor every day. However, Yasmin had never eaten it.She hung up the phone and threw the cake away.Sarah came in, saying, "Ms. Starr, Ms. Fletcher is downstairs. She said she wants to see you for a tailor-made dress."Yasmin found it funny. Jessika had just been released from prison, and she was already here. It seemed that Elise could find things out fast.Yasmin walked out in her high heels to meet her.Elise was wearing a white dress, looking pale and worried. Upon seeing Yasmin, she squeezed out a few tears and said, "Yasmin, I came here today to apologize to you."With a different attitude as before, she approached Yasmin weakly, crying as she spoke, "I was wrong for what I have done in the past. I'm sorry. I was wrong. I was too scheming. I will never dare to behave like that again
Elise was so enraged that her eyes almost bled.This was the first time she hated someone so deeply, to the bone and marrow.Very well. Since Yasmin wanted to target her, she would put her life on the line and play along. She didn't believe that Yasmin's wits could outtop her....Yasmin was still sitting in her office after work, her slender silhouette outlined against the window, looking desolate.Sarah opened the door. "Ms. Starr, it's already half past seven. Aren't you going home?""I'm about to leave," Yasmin replied as she turned her chair around. "You should get off work, too.""I'll clock out after closing the windows," Sarah answered.Yasmin nodded. "Go ahead."She stayed in the office until almost 8:00 pm before leaving.On her way home, Yasmin stopped at a convenience store. She picked up a few cans of beer and a box of condoms, then walked to the cashier to pay.Although she had promised to take their relationship further that night, she still struggled to calml
"What do you expect? After what you've done to me, you expect me to accept you eagerly?" Yasmin mocked.Her expression pierced his heart, causing his face to twist unpleasantly.Both of them fell silent.Yasmin was pressed onto the bed by him, feeling uneasy. She said, "Do you want to do it or not? If not, get up. I'm going home."Blake stared at her.Just a second ago, he had intended to let her go. But this second, her sarcasm and disdain angered him. He had treated her so thoughtfully, yet she brushed him off and wanted to leave.Blake's hand pressed down on her shoulders, and he said in a deep voice, "Who said I don't want to do it? But you might not be going home tonight. It's been a while for me, and I might not stop until dawn."Yasmin's eyes widened. Then, he sneered coldly, "And one box might not be enough for me."Yasmin was stunned. She admitted that she was afraid. She tried to push him away and escape.Blake's long arm quickly wrapped around her waist, forcefull
Blake frowned in pain, but this pain was nothing compared to the anguish in his heart.His heart felt like it was soaked in bitter water—sharp and astringent. In the end, he held the back of her head, comforting her. "As for our baby, I am very sorry. When I heard that you had a special abnormal placenta previa, I couldn't take the risk. "I remember back in Cirrus Town, Jessica told me that your mother passed away because of this issue. Yasmin, I would rather not have a child than risk your life.""Why didn't you explain anything at the time?"Blake's throat tightened, and he closed his eyes. "I'm sorry. I regret it now. I shouldn't have treated you that way then.""Then, what about my father? What exactly did he say to Elise? Why did he tell me not to seek revenge and not to be with you?"Blake's muscles tensed up when he heard this.Yasmin continued, "Either you tell me everything, or we will continue to torture each other like this."Blake hesitated. The things he had b
"So, Mrs. Ford, it's not that Mr. Ford wanted to hide it from you, but he had promised Mr. Starr not to tell you about this.""Perhaps Mr. Starr told you not to seek revenge because he felt guilty about Mr. Ford Senior's death," Malcolm speculated."Regarding your baby…"Blake didn't let Malcolm talk about this, but Malcolm felt it necessary to bring it up. This matter was crucial, after all.If this matter wasn't explained clearly, Yasmin would never be able to accept Blake again. Even if Yasmin couldn't like Blake because of what happened with Stuart, Malcolm still had to speak up."Mrs. Ford, the week before you lost your baby, Mr. Ford went to Merania to see Ms. Fletcher, not because he cared about her, but because they found this surveillance footage there. "When Mr. Ford saw the footage, he couldn't accept it and drove out into a snowstorm. Then, he crashed into a guardrail and suffered from a high fever for several days."During those days, he was delirious and kept call