Upon learning of Jonah's release, Lavender felt a mix of surprise and relief and wasted no time in heading to the police station to pick him up.The ordeal seemed to have taken its toll on Jonah when she arrived to fetch him—his head hung low, and he appeared depressed.Lavender's sadness only deepened upon witnessing the state he was in. Even upon returning home, Jonah's condition remained bleak."Jonah... It's all behind us now. We're home now, so please don't dwell on this anymore. Let's move forward, okay?" she gently comforted him.But then, Jonah suddenly mumbled, "I'm sorry…"Lavender thought that Jonah was apologizing for being sent to the police station, so she quickly shook her head. "Everyone makes mistakes. This..."But before she could finish speaking, Jonah's next words left her speechless."I never got you that beautiful wedding dress..." Jonah quickly glanced at her, his tone tinged with guilt.Lavender froze, at a loss for words. Was that the reason for his
Moreover, Natalie wouldn't dare to fake being a family member to sign a consent form, would she?At the thought of this, Celine finally lost her composure.Confused by Celine's reaction, she asked, "You know, your daughter? You didn't know?"Her 'daughter'? The nurse's words were a massive shock to Celine, and she pressed for answers, "Who… Who told you that she's my daughter?"The nurse was even more bewildered now. She shook her head and mumbled, "I'm not entirely sure about the details…"Celine hung her head in confusion, her heart pounding violently at her speculation. Could it be that… Natalie already knew about their relationship?But Celine hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary about her when she was in the ward yesterday!Perhaps there was truly no such thing as keeping a secret. Did Natalie find out about this after all?Celine felt uneasy and sad about this, but she still didn't want to accept her speculations and continued clinging onto some hope.She
Harry hesitated. He wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but he couldn't find the words."Later on, I finally decided to let go of my grudges and give our relationship another chance… We had another child, and I even gave birth to him this time. "But I still couldn't hold onto our peaceful happiness." As she spoke, Shirley's eyes finally welled up with tears, and a bitter smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "Harry, I'm scared… I don't have the courage to continue living like this anymore. Maybe, I should accept that I'm fated to never have a child in this life."Upon hearing this, Harry was heartbroken. He pulled Shirley into his arms and pleaded, "No! Shirley, we'll have another child! As long as we want to, it will happen! It definitely will… Don't say that, and don't hold onto such a pessimistic attitude, okay?"Shirley didn't push Harry away, but she didn't return the hug either. Instead, she calmly said, "Harry, I'm tired. Is it okay if I leave this
After bidding farewell to Harry in her heart, Shirley quickly turned and left.If she didn't leave now, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bring herself later on.She had known Harry for so many years, and she didn't regret meeting him despite all the disappointment and anger she'd gone through.…When Harry woke up, the first thing he did was to grab his phone to check the time.It was already 6 am! Did Shirley go to the airport?Just as Harry was about to rush to the airport in a panic, the person beside him piped up, "Sir, you don't need to go to the airport.""What? Why?" Harry was confused."Ms. Shirley's flight took off last night," the person said.Harry was stunned. Did the flight take off last night? Shirley's flight was last night?Harry's heart sank. So, she didn't even want him to see her off? Did she hate him that much?But after all the pain he'd put her through, wasn't it expected for her to hate him?…Mother's Day was coming up in two days.
Henry's decision was something Natalie couldn't wrap her head around.She looked at him with a puzzled expression and could vaguely guess that he was hiding something from her."Why don't you want to investigate it? Henry, do you know something that I don't?" Natalie quickly pieced it together. "It was Cesar, right? Is he the killer?""Natalie!" Henry grabbed her shoulder as fear flooded over him in an instant. "Even if you think that, throw that thought away right now! "Don't make a reckless guess without any evidence! And don't do anything impulsive either!"If Cesar had dared to take Jackson's life, he wouldn't hesitate to take Natalie's too. And Cesar had harbored this idea from a long time ago as well.Natalie had narrowly escaped death the last time, and now that Henry had finally made a deal with Cesar, he didn't want another bloodbath to happen so soon."How can we get any evidence if we don't investigate it? Without evidence, there wouldn't be any justice!" Natalie eye
With Henry's promise, Natalie felt much more at ease. She smiled and nodded. "Okay.""Can we go downstairs for dinner now?" Henry asked."Yes." Natalie nodded once more."The draft on your desk… Is that the design you want to submit?" Henry suddenly and curiously glanced at the drawing on the table.But Natalie quickly grabbed a nearby notebook and covered it. "For fairness' sake, I won't let you see the design."Henry chuckled. "I'm not part of the panel of judges anyway, so there's no issue of bias toward my wife.""If you're curious about what I've drawn, wait a couple of days and see it at the company's selection meeting!" Natalie said as she pushed Henry's wheelchair out of the room.In just two days, all the entries would be anonymously displayed on the big screen at the company's selection meeting. The judges would then select the two most satisfactory designs from all the entries, and in the end, the designers of the two highest-voted designs would qualify to partici
Upon a closer listen, it seemed like Jonah was having a nightmare. "No… I didn't… didn't steal… I didn't… don't…"Lavender rushed to the edge of his bed and immediately saw his curled-up and trembling body."Jonah?" Lavender gently grabbed his shoulder, trying to wake him up.But Jonah seemed trapped in the nightmare, and no matter how she tried to wake him up, he continued to struggle in the dream."Don't!" Suddenly, Jonah woke up with a shout and jerked up. He looked startled as he sat on the bed, panting heavily.Lavender looked at him in concern, not daring to raise her voice as she asked, "Jonah? Are you okay? Was it a nightmare?"Jonah finally turned to slowly look at Lavender, but his gaze seemed different from his usual self. However, Lavender couldn't pinpoint exactly what was different."Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'm always here. I know the incident scared you, but that's all in the past," Lavender gently reassured him.But Jonah was still intently staring at her
Jonah shifted his gaze to Lavender's grass ring.Lavender sure was easy to please. She even viewed the grass ring he gave her as treasure. How could he possibly let such a woman down? He had to do everything he could to protect her.After retracting his gaze, Jonah gently kissed Lavender's forehead and whispered, "Goodnight."Now that he was better, he would do everything in his power to protect Lavender and make up for the years of indebtedness to her.…In the following days, life seemed to return to normal for everyone.Meanwhile, as Natalie took care of Mercy, she was also busy preparing for the competition.That day, the company would judge the competition entries, and all designers who had submitted entries could participate in this meeting.The atmosphere in the conference room was tense, and even the seasoned designers appeared nervous.After all, participating in the NT Competition was the dream of many designers. In fact, many designers even spent half their live