Tiffany calmed herself and bent down to pick up her handbag. “Er… It’s fine… I’m fine. Uhm… I’ve promised Jackson that I’d have dinner with him. I’ll be on my way now. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Then, she turned around and left hurriedly, as if scared out of her wits. Ethan — it had been a while since she last heard that name. She was still traumatized. She once loved and hated this man deeply. This man had personally pushed her straight into hell… Had he returned?Arianne and Mark looked at each other, feeling heavy-hearted. They did not continue discussing the topic. Mary was blissfully ignorant of the situation, so she pulled out a strange-looking thing from the plastic bag in her hand. “Ari, the doctor says that you have to pump your milk as soon as possible. Are your breasts swelling up now?”Arianne glanced at Mark, her face beginning to heat up. “N-no… It’s fine… I don’t think I need to do that for now… The baby isn’t with me right now, anyway. I can’t feed him.”“Are you shy?”
Then, it seemed like someone had unlocked the door with a key. She heard Tanya and Jackson’s voices before she was lifted into someone’s arms. She didn’t know what happened next.By the time she woke up again, she was in the hospital — the same hospital as Arianne. However, Arianne was in the department of gynaecology while she was sent to the hospital due to a fever.Jackson and Tanya were watching over her in the ward. Jackson began nagging her when he saw that she had woken up. “You were perfectly fine this morning; how did you end up with a fever? You’re already not smart enough. You’d have turned into a complete idiot if I hadn’t realized it sooner.”“It’s not like I wanted this,” she argued weakly. “I was perfectly fine this morning. I don’t know how I ended up this way either… This sucks.”Tanya stepped forward and said, “I’m glad you’re alright. I’m going back then.” She might not show it, but deep down, she was a little annoyed. She had planned on having lunch at Eric’s th
Tiffany was speechless.Jackson scowled the entire way home, simply because Tiffany had refused to throw the bouquet away, claiming that she owed Alejandro a favour and couldn’t bear to waste someone else’s efforts. However, he couldn’t throw it away for her either, so had no choice but to crudely throw the bouquet into the back of his car.When they arrived at the ground floor of her condo, Tiffany held her temper as she tried to coax him. “Okay, I’m home. I’m going in. Thank you for today. I’ll buy you a meal tomorrow.”Jackson’s expression softened a little. “Get a good rest when you get home. Let me take the flowers. My place is cold and empty. It’ll be great for livening up the place.”Tiffany was speechless. “S-sure. As long as you don’t throw it away. It’ll be quite a shame. Take it home and put it up then.”When Tiffany entered her home, she saw Tanya watching television on the couch and eating the fruit that Summer had brought. Tiffany did not nitpick on her over this. “T
“That’s right,” Jackson answered from the other end. “It’s so late and you haven’t eaten. It’d be too late by the time I cooked for you, so I ordered food for you on the way back. Did you receive the delivery? Go to bed after you’ve eaten.”She felt warm and fuzzy on the inside. She was surprised at his attentiveness. “Thank you… I’ll eat this now then.”She remembered that Tanya was making ramen noodles for her after ending the call, so she quickly called out to her in the kitchen. “Tan, you don’t have to cook. Jackson’s bought takeout for me. It looks like a large portion. Have you eaten? Would you like to share?”Tanya turned off the fire. The half-cooked noodles and bubbling water gradually steadied. “I’ve already eaten. You enjoy it.”She did not even look at Tiffany when she walked past the living room. Tiffany felt very guilty. “Tan, have some with me? I wasn’t aware that Jackson had ordered takeout for me. I’m sorry…”Tanya turned around and forced a small smile on her fac
Tanya lowered her head shyly. “Stop it…”Tiffany was enlightened when she saw the look on her face. “Sure, of course. I understand. This is great news. Don’t worry, I’ll do everything I can to make it happen between you two. We should always keep the goodies in the family. It’s first come, first serve. I’ll invite him for you.”The group agreed to meet up at the shopping mall. Tanya had happily dressed up too. Eric was the last to arrive… And he wasn’t alone. He had brought a woman.The woman standing next to Eric seemed like a good match for him. She was shining and beautiful, and absolutely dazzling… Tanya’s face turned ashen, unsure of how to react.Tiffany had no idea that Eric had a girlfriend. She felt very awkward when she saw the peculiar look on Tanya’s face. “Eric, what’s going on? Who is this? Won’t you introduce us?”Eric confidently put his arm around the woman’s shoulders. “This is my girlfriend, Vicky Nathanial. This is her first time meeting all of you. We’ve been
Tiffany’s head swam. She had a pitifully low emotional quotient and didn’t know what to do. Left with no choice, she turned to Eric for help. “Ah… Eric, your girlfriend has just returned to the country; you should spend more time with her. Stop being such an insensitive man.”Vicky pranced happily back to Eric’s side before he could say another word then hugged his arm as she buried her head into his shoulder in an adorable manner. “My Ricky is only an ‘insensitive man’ to other women. He’s really considerate towards me! Didn’t you want to buy presents for your friend’s baby? Let’s go. Ricky’s aesthetic sense isn’t as good as mine. I’ll choose on his behalf!”When they arrived at the second floor of the mall, Tanya finally couldn’t resist making an excuse to go to the bathroom. Tiffany hurriedly ran after her. Tanya silently stood in front of the bathroom sink, with a sunken look on her face. Tiffany carefully apologized, “I wasn’t aware that Eric already had a girlfriend. I was wond
Jackson nodded generously. “No problem. You and Mark are equally important to me. I’m definitely going to give you both the same gifts. You’d better make the most of it.”Tiffany dragged Tanya along to visit Arianne after the shopping trip. Jackson didn’t tag along; he was summoned away by a phone call from Summer.When Eric and Vicky were left alone, Vicky pulled a wounded expression on her face. “Ricky… Do your friends… not like me?”Eric’s mind was filled with question marks. “Which friends?”Vicky tugged on his arm in a cutesy manner and stomped her foot. “All of them! It’s my first time meeting them, and they won’t even have a meal with me. Not even when I offered to pay. Jackson even tried to one-up me. Can’t you tell?”Eric shook his head honestly. “I really don’t see it. You’re imagining things. They’re not like that. Arianne just had a baby, and it was a premature delivery too. Let’s just leave our relationship be. Cheer up. I’ll take you out on a nice meal. Let’s go.”T
This was Summer’s first time meddling in his personal affairs. It didn’t actually annoy Jackson, but he instinctively tried to solidify Tiffany’s image in Summer’s mind. “She hasn’t been going home at night because she’s been sleeping at mine. What are you thinking? I’m aware of everything you’ve said. Don’t worry. You haven’t answered my question; who told you? You couldn’t have sent someone to investigate, could you? Are you really that bored?”“Oh, she’s really been sleeping over at your place?” Summer questioned. “There’s still hope for you two then? Tiffie’s housemate told me… You know, that girl named Tanya. She seemed like an honest girl, so I don’t think she’d be lying to me. Besides, she’s Tiffie’s friend. I certainly wouldn’t send an investigator. I’m not that bored!”Tanya told her? Something didn’t feel right to Jackson. Wasn’t Tanya aware of Tiffany’s sleepovers at his place? Or perhaps… Had Tiffany been sleeping over in someone else’s home, aside from his? The more he t