After dinner, Nancy and Yaacob returned to their room.The room seemed to have been prepared in advance. The bedsheets and covers were all new and had a fresh scent of soap and sunshine. The vibrant red and purple colors of the bed sheets made it feel especially festive. Nancy finally understood about the colorful underwear Yaacob kept in the room next door. "Mr. Getson, this place feels like a vacation hotel. It's so comfortable."She opened the window, allowing the night breeze to enter. It was gentle and cool, having a faint scent of flowers and plants. Combined with the countless stars that were rarely seen in the city, the view was simply breathtaking."Really? How about staying a few more days?" asked Yaacob."Sure, I think Grandma might feel lonely by herself. We could stay and keep her company. This place is so comfortable. It's making me feel like staying here forever."Nancy reached out as if to embrace the night breeze blowing in through the window. Suddenly, Yaacob
Seeing Sharon behind her, Nancy quickly took her feet off Yaacob and pretended to be washing the vegetables. However, it was futile. Sharon had heard what she said.She walked up to Nancy and asked, "Are you saying you refused to bear children for my grandson?""Grandma, she was just joking," Yaacob stepped in to defuse the situation."Yeah, Grandma. I was just kidding," Nancy quickly followed suit.What she said was merely an attempt to gauge Yaacob's reaction, but it had triggered Sharon instead. Sharon was furious. She stared at Nancy as if she were a criminal who murdered her great-grandson.Nancy understood that many elderly people could not accept that, which was normal. She did not even dare to bring it up with her own grandfather. Initially, she planned to discuss it with Yaacob first. After persuading him, only they would find a way to convince both sides of their grandparents. However, that had become a massive challenge.Seeing that Nancy was unable to explain
"Yaacob's mother, Debbie Schuman is my eldest daughter.""How many daughters do you have?""Two, and a son. Don't interrupt me and listen carefully.""Okay.""She was our firstborn, and back then, we didn't know how to discipline her. We spoiled her too much, which led her to make poor choices, falling for that punk from the Getson family. At that time, Damon Getson wasn't as prominent as he is now. He was just an illegitimate child. You've met the Getsons before. You should know how those old-fashioned folks think of illegitimate children, right?"Nancy could not help but frown every time she recalled hearing others in the Getson family badmouth Yaacob. She never thought that Damon was also an illegitimate child."Let me tell you, the Schuman family was quite influential in the South at that time. Originally, only the Getson family's eldest son was qualified to marry into our family. Who would have thought that Damon, that cunning punk, would secretly entice Debbie to elope an
Nancy got up from the sofa and switched on the computer. The moment she looked up Yaacob's name, the first thing that popped up was a photo of that man with a crew cut while he served his sentence.When she went to the Getson family and heard from those people that he had gone to prison before and was even convicted for rape, Nancy thought they were just slandering him and paid them no mind.That was because Yaacob had told her not to trust anyone.So, when she read what was on the internet, Nancy was quite stunned.Right after that, she felt a chill in her heart.She called Todd. Nancy wanted to confirm things with him since she did not believe the internet that much."Todd, when you called me last time and said you had something important to talk about, was it about this?""That's right. I managed to find out that your husband had been to prison for rape when he was in America and wanted to tell you immediately. The phone just cut off for no reason, and I couldn't get throug
Yoana had a man next to her who seemed like her boyfriend. The two of them were picking out a tie.The moment she saw Nancy, that woman challenged, "What a coincidence. I bump into you every time shop in any big branded stores. It looks like you got yourself a lot of money after you married Yaacob."Nancy ignored her and walked right to the other side. Nancy was stuck deciding between two ties, one diagonally striped dark blue tie and a plaid black one.Yet, Yoana followed her over, "I don't think you have anything to be pleased about right now, though. The news coming out in the past two days has been so interesting. I only heard that Yaacob went to prison before, but I can't believe he committed a crime like that. Honestly, I should probably be thanking you. Thankfully, you suddenly showed up to take him away, or else all of this talk might be dragging me down instead.Nancy looked at Yoana coldly when she heard that.Yoana puffed up her chest, preparing to argue.Yet, Nancy me
This time, the interview Nancy accepted would be with a very popular station.She had deliberately picked that one, wanting to get as much exposure as possible.This time, the interview was quite different from usual as well. It would be streamed live.She would be interacting with the audience as she answered the questions from the hosts. It had not been that long since she left the entertainment industry, but Nancy never expected it to have changed so much.They had arranged to meet at two in the afternoon, but Nancy was there two hours ahead of time.She took the time to talk to the hosts before hand, looking into the questions that she would need to be answering before thinking about how she could answer them better.The hosts and director were all completely stunned by her hardworking attitude. Was that the same Nancy who loved to toss her weight around and was always late?They talked until it was two, and the stream officially started."Hello everyone tuning in. Today, w
After Lucy left in a huff, Yaacob had Taya help him open up the interview.Nancy's interview was still ongoing, and she was answering questions from the audience. The host would point out some questions that appeared on the screen for Nancy to answer.It was basically putting her on the spot and making her answer quickly. Normally, that would elicit the most honest answers."What did you feel when you saw the negative news about your husband?""I believed in him.""Mr. Getson was the only thing you talked about today. Can you tell us the most romantic thing he's ever done for you?""Oh, does giving me a credit card with no spending limit count?""Fine, that counts. Do you like him or his money then?""I like it all!""Can you say who you like more out of Mr. Shaw and Mr. Getson?""That question is a bit of a hard one. Am I being trolled?"Nancy had just been asked that awkward question when a large image flashed on the screen."Oh, there's someone called 'Mr. Getson' who ju
When the third day came and Yaacob did not come to see her, Nancy started to feel like something was strange.Most importantly, she was eagerly watching her phone the whole day, but she did not even get a single phone call.Even when she was not going back home, he did not bother showing some concern. It felt very strange.However, Nancy did not want to give him a call herself, because her face really was not presentable at that moment. She felt like if she called him, it would be as if she was hinting at him to come see her.At that moment, the door was opened by someone, and Nancy immediately shielded her face.After that, she peeked out eagerly, but she dropped the blanket in disappointment when she saw who it was."Dr. Peck, it's you.""What? You sound like you were hoping for someone else.""No, you're the one I want to see the most. After all, you're the first person to see me being so ugly. I don't want people to see it."After two days, Nancy felt a bit familiar with t