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
Mary nodded. Mark took another look at Arianne, who was lying in the hospital bed, before he turned away and left. When he reached the pediatric monitoring room, he saw Tiffany snapping pictures at the incubator, which the nurse had rolled over near the window. A premature child certainly did not look well. His arms and legs were small, and his entire body was flushed red. At that moment, he was sleeping soundly in the incubator. Mark smiled when he looked at that child. He was his son. He was his and Arianne’s son. Being a father for the first time was quite a wonderful and peculiar feeling. Tiffany could not help but give some comments after she finished taking the baby’s photographs. “Mark, this child is as ugly as one you see in the ultrasound picture…” Mark was speechless. “Watch your mouth. He’ll certainly look better after we take good care of him.” Tiffany rolled her eyes at him. “Yes. Your own son is undeniably charming. If he resembles you or Arianne slightly, he won’t
Mary sighed. “Fine, I’ll leave it here. If you feel like eating, just tell me. By the way, let me take a look at the cushion you’re sitting on. Before Sir left, he asked me to check on it for fear that you might suffer a heavy bleeding…” Arianne felt slightly awkward. Under such circumstances, she could not afford to be shy or ashamed. She needed to allow the others the privileges to look at her most intimate part given that she could do nothing on her own. A person who had never given birth to a baby would never understand that. After giving birth to the baby, she was put in a state at others’ will. She could not even afford to argue with Mark. Her mental health was not good either. After taking a look at it, Mary breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s fine and normal. Not bad. Ari, just relax your mind so that you’ll recover sooner. If you’re feeling unhappy about anything, wait till you’re discharged from the hospital before you deal with it. Don’t trouble yourself much and worsen you
Mark was so angry that he smashed the glass in his hand. The expensive carpet became stained. “Keep looking for them. You need to find them no matter the means. Knowing them, they wouldn’t be so daring as to carry out such a plot against us just for the sake of taking revenge. The money I gave them before must have been used up by now. How could they manage to run away? Look into it and see who’s the one behind them, giving them orders. Dig deeper! Also, send two bodyguards to the hospital. Don’t let any stranger approach Ari.” Butler Henry looked down. He seemed hesitant. In the end, he said nothing before he turned and left the study. ...After she left the hospital, it was 9 p.m. Tiffany ate something casually at a hawker stall by the road. Then, she went home without any haste. When she was about to open the door, she found that she had forgotten to bring her key. She knocked on the door for a short while, but nobody answered her. She then called Tanya, but no one picked up the