Tanya put on her earphones and listened to music. She heard Tiffany’s voice but did not respond.For some strange reason, she felt an almost indiscernible feeling. She despised how Tiffany handled things, and felt a slight hint of envy and confusion. At the end of the day, Tiffany was a born and bred citizen of the capital. Big city girls seemed to come pre-installed with their own halo — she didn’t need to work hard; her circle was in a class above her own.No matter how hard she tried, she was no different from Beckett, unable to fully assimilate herself into the group. Regardless of how grand it seemed on the surface, deep down, she was always caught in a bitter struggle. She didn’t even have the basic right of setting up and buying a home in the city. No, she wouldn’t even have the money for a downpayment, even if she worked hard for the rest of her life. Tiffany, on the other hand, had everything handed to her on a silver platter. Unfortunately, she did not appreciate it. She re
“You haven’t done anything wrong,” Tiffany interrupted. “That’s just how he is. Any woman who lasts longer than three months by his side is considered a long-term girlfriend. You’ve been with him for more than three months, haven’t you? If he ignores you, it means that he’s dumped you. Don’t be sad. You should have been aware of these rules before getting together with him. I’m taking over your spot now, but I’m not being a show-off because I’m going to get dumped someday too. You should be more optimistic, okay?”Jackson’s expression changed into multiple shades of greens and whites. He was too afraid to speak out, no matter what Tiffany said about him. “Sasha… Where did you get my address?”Sasha’s face had already paled when she saw Tiffany. “I-I… I asked around… I’m sorry… I should go!”Tiffany watched Sasha as she scurried away with tears in her eyes. She felt a raging flame in her heart. “Looks like a leopard can never change its spots. Why are you coming to me when you have s
He licked his lips, which had dried up from his nervousness. “Yes, you shouldn’t have come. Nothing happened between us, right? I thought you’d understand once I stopped contacting you. You shouldn’t waste your time on me. I’ve given you what you deserve, so can’t you let me go? If you don’t understand the rules, you shouldn’t get into this line of work. Don’t ever let this happen again. We won’t be speaking to each other again.”Sasha immediately burst into tears. “I understand… I’m sorry… I’m no different from other women, am I? But you were my first. I’m sorry. I was being delusional.”Sasha immediately ended the call after that. There was only one thing on Tiffany’s mind — “But you were my first”.Jackson lifted his arms in surrender. “Fine, you women can never be offended. I won’t do it again. You can do whatever you want. I can take it… But I maintain my stance — I will not admit to sleeping with a woman that I’ve never touched.”Tiffany smiled and reached out to scratch his
Summer’s eyes looked shifty. “A baby is the best way to tie a woman down. I would have married someone else if I hadn’t had you. If you can make Tiffie pregnant, this feat will be pretty much accomplished. This is the safest and most fool-proof plan!”Jackson felt a little worried. “I don’t… think it would work. She and I are perfectly healthy, but we haven’t been able to conceive after such a long time. I’m losing hope. Isn’t there another way?”Summer shot him a glare. “There isn’t. It’s your fault for not restraining yourself. Abstain for a while, wait for a nice increase in your little tadpoles, then launch a full scale attack. Understand? Alright. I won’t continue this subject. It’s inappropriate for me to talk to my son about these things. The driver’s waiting for me downstairs; I’m going home. My leg is still hurting…”Jackson seemed lost in thought. He remembered his mother’s words. Although he was a man and was unfamiliar with a woman’s sentiment towards her child, perhaps
‘I’m afraid of Mark Tremont getting in the way, so I’ve asked someone to give you this letter in secret. You must not trust him! He is a demon! You’re aware that he’s behind your father’s death, aren’t you? Your forgiveness is expected, for the sake of the baby. After all, it’s been so many years. It’ll be fine as long as he makes up for it. But did you know that he caused your grandmother’s death too? Your granny was only sent to the hospital because of a cold and a fever; she had a slight bout of pneumonia. However, she died when he saw her. I’m sure that he’s been too afraid of telling you about your granny’s death, hasn’t he? Think about it.‘We may not be related by blood, but you should still address me as your uncle. I won’t hurt you. He killed your grandmother because she knew about his part in your father’s death. She wanted to make you leave him. Afraid of being thwarted and of you leaving him with the child in your belly, he determinedly silenced her for good! He must have
“How could I possibly do that?” Mary replied without lifting her head. “What if something happens? Mr. Tremont was very specific, you mustn’t be left alone at this time. I was already terrified enough in leaving you just now. Should Mr. Tremont ever find out, I’d never hear the end of it.”She was losing hold of her emotions. “Is he worried about my safety, or does he want to keep me under surveillance? Stop fixating on me!”Her yelling put Mary into shock. “Ari… What’s wrong? Why would you think that? Don’t you know how well Mr. Tremont has been to you? We’ve been kind to you out of the goodness of our hearts. We want to take care of you. Why would we want to monitor you? Are you feeling unwell? Would you like me to call the doctor?”Arianne felt it. Whenever her emotions were out of control, the baby in her belly would move and kick. Unfortunately, she could no longer contain herself, probably because of Mark’s lies in the past. As a result, her trust in Mark was pitifully small a
His hand still trembled slightly after hanging up the phone. If anything happened to Arianne, he would definitely make Mr. and Mrs. Harris pay for it. Soon, they took Arianne’s baby out through the delivery operation. The child was only seven months old, and he needed to be put in the incubator temporarily. Mark did not even bother to glance at the child. He learned about the child’s gender from the nurse; it was a boy. Arianne was still in the surgical room. He was too anxious to step away. Other than signing the surgical consent form, he asked Mary to deal with the rest of the hospitalization procedures. No one knew how much he suffered through those two hours that he waited outside of the surgical room. He was tense and did not relax for even a single moment. Besides, he did not dare to imagine any kind of terrible accidents that might befall Arianne. Luckily, the surgery was performed smoothly without any accident. Two hours later, Arianne was pushed out of the surgical room
He nodded. “Yes, he’s fine. He’s now in the incubator. They need to observe his condition closely because of the premature birth. I heard his crying, and it was extremely soft. He might be quite small… Promise me that you’ll take care of your health. I just want you and the child to be healthy.” He received no reply from her. When he looked at her again, he realized that she had fallen fast asleep again. The only thing that he could do at the moment was ask Jackson to prepare a nutritious meal specially for her after the labor, before she was sent for lying-in, postpartum confinement. It was a critical period, and he needed to strengthen her body again, improving her health. He was greatly frightened when he saw her extremely pale face. After receiving the news about the labor, Tiffany, Tanya and Eric rushed to the hospital before they clocked out of work. Arianne was still too weak. She fell asleep from time to time. After the effects of the anesthesia subsided, her surgical wou