INICIAR SESIÓNMom dabbed at her eyes. "That bastard Timothy does nothing but side with that woman. If he loves her so much, then he should let you go and divorce you already. What's the point of dragging things out?"I took a deep breath and made my decision."Mom, Dad," I said, "I may publicly reveal my marriage to Timothy soon. If that happens, he might lash out at you guys."Dad thought for a moment before nodding. "We support you. Whatever Timothy chooses to do, we'll accept it. You've already endured far too much for our sake. This time, we're done taking it lying down!""Exactly!" Mom said through gritted teeth. "We're done putting up with this. I want to see where Timothy and Yasmin end up after this. We showed them restraint, and they wasted it. Post the marriage certificate. I refuse to believe that Timothy would go so far as to murder us!"I wrapped my arms around Mom, resting against her the way I had when I was a child. "Thank you, Mom and Dad."Dad ruffled my hair gently. "We were
The moment I mentioned posting our marriage certificate, Timothy's voice turned cold as he said over the phone, "You'd better think carefully before you do something you'll regret. "Even if Isaac can protect the York family, can he protect your mother? As far as I know, Reid's medication hasn't been successfully tested on humans yet."I tightened my grip on my phone until my fingers went pale.I was the one being torn apart online, yet he was still using my mother's life as leverage against me."So, you're saying that you're not going to deal with this," I said."That's not it," Timothy replied coolly. "You're the one refusing to tell the truth. How do you expect me to ask Yasmin to forgive you?"I didn't respond and ended the call.Just then, there was a knock at my door. Mom and Dad entered together.I steadied myself before asking, "What did Mrs. Shore Senior say to you earlier?"Dad's expression was solemn. "She said that you and Mr. Shore are in love…"Mom sat beside me
I ultimately dialed Isaac's number, but Leon answered instead.His voice was barely above a whisper. "Ms. York, Mr. Shore is in the middle of an important meeting. Is it something urgent? This is a rather critical case…""It's fine," I said and ended the call.I didn't want to keep interrupting Isaac's work, and I didn't want to rely on him for everything.After watching me hang up without saying anything, Ruby was visibly anxious.Dad, however, understood and sighed. "That's just how Josie is. She doesn't like becoming a burden to anyone.""That's not just anyone," Ruby shot back. "That's her man! When else is a man supposed to step in if not now?""Ruby," I interrupted. "Please stop with the nonsense. I want some time alone, so could you all step outside?"Because of what Ruby had just said, Mom's and Dad's eyes went wide at the same time, as if they'd just heard a mind-blowing secret.Mom had always been the type who wouldn't let a question go once it was lodged in her mind
"Disgraced actress, Yasmin Beech, is suspected of having attempted suicide, though she's now out of immediate danger."Before the incident, Yasmin was seen entering a magazine company, but the cause of what followed remains unknown."The moment I clicked into the trending article, the comment thread was a mess, flooded with conspiracy theories."She must've offended someone powerful. She was blacklisted, and now she's attempting to take her own life. That's horrifying!""I've always thought that the attacks on her were strange. There has to be someone behind this. Can the authorities say something already?""Does anyone know who she went to see at that magazine office? Was she being threatened?"Not long after, a blurry photo began circulating online.Then, a comment claiming to be from a "former Shore Group employee" was pushed to the top. It read, "I was downstairs and saw Yasmin enter the building. It looked like she was there to see someone named Josie York."That one comme
Emily, Benjamin, and Gregory were shouting toward the manor, but with the distance between us, we couldn't make out a single word they were saying.Neither Victoria nor I cared to find out."The security in this neighborhood gets sloppier every year. How did they even let people like that in?" she snapped.We were standing by the window when I suddenly saw Timothy arrive as well.He seemed to be trying to push Emily toward the car, clearly hoping to stop them from making a bigger scene. However, Emily refused to move.Victoria frowned and ordered, "Get them out of here. If you have to, call the police!"The maid hesitated, clearly uncomfortable. "We tried to chase them off, but… they're saying that Ms. York drove their daughter to take her own life."Take her own life?Victoria and I both froze.I stared at Emily, who was still causing a scene outside, and a memory surfaced of Yasmin's reddened eyes and her bizarre speech. At the time, I'd assumed she was deliberately stirri
"Daphne, calm down. Look around and see if the security guard is there. If he is, tell him that you and Shanny need somewhere to wait out the rain, and stay right there with him. Don't wander off. I'm on my way," I said quickly over the phone, my tone tinged with worry.On the drive over, I stayed on the call with Daphne the entire time, terrified that if I lost contact, something could happen before I got there.In my head, I was swearing up a storm at Timothy.He'd promised earlier that afternoon he was taking Daphne out, only to leave the girls standing in the rain without uttering a single word.40 minutes later, I finally pulled up to the kindergarten.The second I parked, I spotted two small figures huddling at the gate, soaked through and shivering like baby chicks.I threw the door open and ran straight to them, bundling them into the car as quickly as I could."Didn't I tell you to wait inside with the security guard? Why were you just standing out here getting drenched







