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
Although she seemed valiant and full of spirit, it was all just an act. She felt incredibly awkward in clothes like these. “Get me a shirt. I’d rather wear your clothes than this. I’m afraid of you losing control. I’m on the losing end here. Hurry up!”Just as Jackson shifted from having her on top of him and got up, she ended up straddling him. She instinctively threw her arms around his neck to avoid toppling over. The pair was now inches away from each other. Blushes and racing hearts were unavoidable.“Tiffie… You…”She expected Jackson to come up with some charming yet lewd statement; after all, he had just praised her for having a good figure. Unfortunately, the next part of his sentence was — ”You’re kind of heavy. Could you get off me?”Tiffany released herself from his embrace and kicked him. “Get lost!”Jackson heaved a long sigh of relief when he walked to the closet. Heaven knows how he managed to restrain himself. Purchasing that nightie was completely on impulse. He
Summer was taken aback. “Uh… Girls these days do like having fun. It’s alright as long as she stays safe. You’re a pretty good girl too, Tanya. There aren’t many well-behaved girls like you nowadays. By the way, you can have some of the things that I’ve brought for Tiffany. You’re so close, and you live together too. You should take care of each other.”Tanya smiled and efficiently helped sort out the items. “Then I’ll bask in Tiffany’s glory too. Will you be taking care of Tiffany this often from now on, Mrs. West? Even if she and Jackson never get back together again… will you continue to do the same?”Summer narrowed her eyes and cast her a measuring stare as she detected the underlying meaning in her words. “If you have something to say, just say it. It’s only the two of us here, so there’s no need to hide. It’s fine.”Tanya paused. “There’s been a man asking Tiffany out lately; it’s been pretty often too. Jackson’s aware of this. His name is Alejandro Smith. He’s pretty rich. A
Tiffany hesitated upon receiving such a formal invitation. “This isn’t… a date, right?”Jackson laughed helplessly. “Would you lose some skin if it were? I’m taking you to try something new. It’s settled then? I’ll call you when I’m done.”Tiffany let out a curse after he had driven his car far away. It was sinful. They had already broken up, but this was no different from how things used to be between them. They slept together, drove out in his car, and… had dates?She realized that the door was slightly ajar when she arrived home; Tanya must have opened the door for her in advance. She pushed the door open and caught the sharp scent of durian. “Wow, Tan. You bought durian?”Tanya walked out of her bedroom. “No, Mrs. West brought it for you this morning. She’s brought a ton of other things too. Mostly food.”Tiffany was used to Summer’s way of doing things. “Oh, got it. I’m going to change. I’ll be visiting Ari at the hospital. You coming?”Tanya pursed her lips. “No. Ricky is o
Tiffany casually turned the car around. “Got it. I’ll be fine.”Passersby around the neighborhood stared at Tiffany’s car critically and discussed how expensive it must be. They also looked at Tanya, who had stepped out of the car, with envious gazes. This made Tanya feel proud and smug. So, this was how it felt to be seen as a rich woman…She lowered her head and took a deep breath. Her goal today wasn’t just to clean Eric’s house, but to get closer to him and do what she should have done from the very beginning. If she had only realized this sooner, she would be Eric’s girlfriend by now. That way, she would no longer be inferior to them.… The hospital. Arianne was looking much more energetic today and not as depressed as she was yesterday. She had also developed a better appetite.Once Tiffany arrived, Arianne sent her to check on the baby. She couldn’t move so she had to send other people to check on him.Of course, Tiffany was happy to help. She had also noticed two bodyg