“Your precious woman was once hopelessly in love with me for three years,” Alejandro replied calmly. “I had her too. Before you did. Once upon a time, I was the only one in her eyes. But now, you’re the only one in her eyes. I just couldn’t accept it. I was young and foolish, and revenge was the only thing I could think about. I didn’t really pay attention to the woman who shared my bed. Blame it on regret. There’s nothing wrong in wanting to make up for it, right?”The words “woman who shared my bed” brought Jackson’s ire once again. Wasn’t he straight-up telling him that someone else had slept with his wife before? It would have been fine if the matter hadn’t been brought up, but it was sickening to hear it. “Make up for it? Hah! Do you think you deserve that? She and I might never have gotten involved if you hadn’t destroyed her family and killed her father. To her, it would be best if you never showed your face in front of her again. And yet you’re naive enough to think of making
Alejandro pulled out an empty wine glass and poured a glass for Mark. “Have a seat.”Mark glanced at Jackson and walked over to take a seat with an expressionless look on his face. “Mark, he’s Ethan. He’s confessed. He killed Lynn too,” Jackso said.Alejandro couldn’t be bothered to explain too much. Besides, it didn’t matter if he killed Lynn or if Don Smith did it. It wasn’t a big difference. “Are you two here on a crusade against me?”“You’re extremely lucky, Ethan,” Mark calmly said. “You’re quite bold too. Since you’re alive, you should tuck your tail away and stay off the grid. Why are you back? Would you like to die again? Or did you think that I’d be helpless against you, now that you have the Smiths as insurance?”Alejandro snorted. “I’ve never thought of it that way. However, Alejandro’s identity has made everything much easier for me and prevented you two from doing whatever you want to me. Isn’t that right? I didn’t come back for you, Mark. It would have been fine if I
Mark could see through Alejandro’s determination. His heart sank. “I can’t possibly stay away. Jackson is my best friend. I won’t stand idly by when it involves him. Since that’s the case, don’t blame me. I will defeat you with Arianne’s approval.”The party wasn’t over, but Jackson and Mark left anyway. They gave Janice and the other woman some money, then told them to take a cab home on their own.It wasn’t a completely fruitless endeavor this time. At least, they had managed to confirm that Alejandro was Ethan. Unfortunately, Alejandro had been well-prepared, so they had failed to obtain any substantial evidence to publicize his identity and send him to jail. This was going to be a long battle, and it was only just beginning.Jackson was at the height of his temper. “What the hell does he want? Does he want to take my woman away from me? Forget it!”Mark sighed. “He won’t do anything until Tiffany gives birth. You should calm down for now. It’s getting late. You should go home.
Arianne was aware of tonight’s party. However, as Helen had just left, she hadn’t had the time to think of anything else. She was still quite calm before she saw that picture, but when she saw the picture of Mark holding Janice, she stiffened. She wasn’t aware that Mark’s date for the night would turn out to be Janice. Based on the picture, they were at the top of the staircase in a secluded corner. They were all alone, and their stance seemed so intimate…She continuously consoled herself that she had to trust Mark. He had told her about this earlier on, hadn’t he? She shouldn’t doubt him… But why Janice of all people? She had a rough idea of Janice’s background. She was born from a poor family and had just stepped out into society. However, the clothes on Janice were not considered cheap. She couldn’t have afforded them, based on her financial state. She was uneasy.Regardless, Tiffany was pregnant, so she had to calm Tiffany down and act as if nothing was wrong. “Tiffie, we can’t
Tiffany was furious and almost in tears as she saw Jackson heading upstairs. “Is this his attitude when he’s explaining something? Can you believe that, Ari? It’s already past eleven at night, and nothing has happened? Why would Alejandro have any bad intentions? Why did Jackson hide from me that he had attended an event with another woman? I’ll understand that he can’t bring me along because of my pregnancy, but what about you? Why didn’t Mark bring you along, either? Could he make his bluff more believable?”Arianne’s mind was in turmoil as well. She would not have thought so much if Janice wasn’t there. Was it truly just a coincidence? Before she could handle her mental situation, she gathered her thoughts and threw her suspicions aside, and consoled Tiffany. “Tiffany, Mark wouldn’t lie. Jackson probably has his reasons for lying to you. Let’s wait till he comes back and ask him, alright? Calm yourself, and don’t be angry. It’s late, why don’t you take a nap first?”Tiffany lay on
Mark’s next text message had a stubborn attitude in it. “If you don’t come here immediately, I’ll get over there.”Naturally, Arianne could not let him enter the guest room as that would wake up Tiffany. Helplessly, she could only tiptoe out of the guest room and enter Mark’s room. “What do you want to say?”Just as she spoke, she was grabbed and thrown onto the bed with Mark on top of her dominantly. She was afraid that Smore might wake up from the noise and did not struggle but was slightly furious. She groaned and asked, “What are you doing?!”Mark seemed to be venting his frustration as he said, “Are you suspecting me? Hmm? Wouldn’t this be the best proof? Do you still think I’ve done anything with another woman?”She bit her lip and stayed silent. She had thought that he would have explained everything, but who knew it would only end up the same way.She could only give in. “I-I… I believe you…”Shortly after, the rain stopped.Mark gently kissed her lips. “How was it? Norm
It seemed like no one was able to get a good night’s sleep that night, especially Jackson, who wasn’t able to sleep at all without Tiffany by his side.The next morning, he had thought that Tiffany had returned home when he heard someone knocking on the door. He raised his spirits slightly and opened the door, only to realize that it was Summer. A hint of disappointment flashed through his eyes. “Why are you here?”Summer had brought with her some nutritional products for pregnant women. Her face was glowing, and she looked rather happy. “Of course I’m here to see my daughter-in-law and my grandson. Where’s Tiffany? Is she not up yet? The two of you haven’t come to visit this weekend, so I could only come to you instead.”Could this be an unlucky streak? Just when Tiffany wasn’t around, Summer had appeared. Jackson was a little depressed as he said, “She’s… not around. She’s at Arianne’s.”Summer knew that something was wrong through Jackson’s facial expression and weak tone. “Have
Don Smith was so furious his face flushed red. “Would she have left if you had not angered her? Do you think that I don’t know what you’re playing? We're in this together now, and you have to listen to me even if you don’t want to!”His words were right, though. Alejandro had some reaction, but it was sarcasm. “Do you not know why she’s left? She thinks that I’m the one that killed Lynn. The woman she had saved did not live to see the sunrise, so she thinks I’m a cruel man, that’s all. You want me to go get her and then tell her that you’re the one that killed her? Wouldn’t that ruin her image of you as a kind grandfather? Hmm?”Don Smith was speechless, and momentarily did not reply. “Is that really all there is to it?”Alejandro raised an eyebrow and did not say anything. Don Smith sighed. “I’ll call her.”Very soon, the call was connected. The old man put the phone on speaker mode, and Alejandro could clearly hear Melanie’s voice, “What’s wrong, grandpa?”Don Smith adopted his