Thomas was astounded to see the bruises on Barbara's face when she went to the hospital, "what's wrong?""It's nothing. I bumped into something by accident!" Barbara forced a smile. "Uncle, how do you feel today?"Much better. Staying in the hospital costs a lot of money. The doctor said I'm recovering well. I want to check out tomorrow and recuperate at home."Knowing Thomas was worried about the expenses of the hospital, Barbara felt a pang in her heart. "We're not going to leave the hospital. You need to stay here for a few more days before you're fully recovered""I'm really alright now, Barbara!""Uncle, you don't have to worry about money, I have money. Mr Black offered me a high salary.""Jeremy treats you well indeed. But you're not alone anymore, Barbara. Besides a sick uncle, you have a child to take care of. Eden is growing up every day. You can't leave him to Nathan forever right? Your son needs his mother"The mention of Edens name made Barbara's face dim. Yes, she still
However, things were difficult when Jeremy got involved. The Black's family was also powerful. Mostly important, Barbara was working for Jeremy. If he could benefit them, why wouldn't he help his daughter?Much to surprise, he saw the bruises on Barbara's lips. He also knew that Jeremy and Randy had a fight and were taken to the police station at noon.At that time, Steven was still wondering why Jeremy would offend Keaton at the junction. But now when he saw Barbara's bruised lips, he was certain that Randy bullied Barbara abd Jeremy was taking revenge for her, which made Steven raving mad."Barbara, I will settle the score with Keaton.Barbara darted a look at him. "Mr Cook, my business has nothing to do with you. You had better not waste time and go back to accompany your wife and daughter!""Barbara, I'm here to tell you something about Jeremy" in front of Barbara, Steven didn't seem like the exalted secretary at all.Barbara's expression softened when she heard him mentioning Jer
He really dotted on Emily and even came to pick a dress for her himself. Barbara mocked herself bitterly. When had he ever been so considerate to herself in the past? She was ready to brush past him with a deadpan look, but Dexter stopped her He stared at her and said, "I want to hear your explanation" "What?" Barbara was stunned "Barbara, why did you ask Kinsey to say that?" Barbara only realized now that Dexter probably heard what Kinsey said to Emily and came here to confront her. She remained silent and felt a chill in her heart. She was ready to leave but Dexter grabbed her hand, "I won't allow you to bully my woman!" "Sir, what do you want!" Barbara didn't even bother to say his name. "Apologize! I want you to apologize to Emily" Dexter clutched Barbara's hand, his fingers turning a little pale. The apathy in Barbara's eyes struck his nerve. She treated him like a total stranger after three years. How heartless could this woman be? Barbara suddenly was choked with emotions
The head of the station smoothed things over and asked her to keep it to herself.Kinsey spent painstaking efforts on this show fora long time and never anticipated such a thing. She was also a straightforward person. While feeling aggrieved, she refused to admit defeat, "let's set this aside for a while first. I will find more sponsorship. I can go to the grassroots if that doesn't work!"The head of the station smiled bitterly and said, "Kinsey, who else in San Francisco would dare to provide you sponsor's after this?"Barbara didn't know about Kinsey's demotion until she came in for rehearsal. Knowing Dexter was behind this, she was so angry that she dialed the phone without thinking...She realized that she dialed the number he had been using three years ago which he might have changed already. Surprisingly, however, the call was connected. She heard Dexter's voice on the other end, "Hello?"Barbara was even more furious upon hearing Dexter's voice. She scolded. "Are you still a hu
The car stopped in front of City Hall. Jeremy got out of the car and led Barbara into the building.The two went to a meeting room and saw Dexter right after they pushed the door open. Dexter wore a well pressed suit and brought his assistant John with him. There were also CEOs and assistants from other companies that participated in the bidding. Barbara stood behind Jeremy after he sat down since other assistants were standing. Surprising, Jeremy pulled her to sit down next to him Seeing how Jeremy arranged for Barbara to sit next to him, Dexter's eyes darkened. Jeremy noticed the change of Dexter's expression and whispered, "Lorenzo seems to be quiet hostile to me""Is that so?" Barbara glanced at Dexter's direction. Dexter's charming eyes stared at her without blinking. Barbara looked away indifferently."Yeah, I always feel that Lorenzo looks at you in a strange way. Do you really not know each other?""I don't know him!""That's weird! Is it because of the fight between me and h
Looking at Emily's shameless look, Barbara sneered, "Since you know the consequences, why do you keep provoking me?" "I..." Emily's face was pale. She was startled to see Barbara at the city hall and didn't think through it. Now she had offended her "Let me tell you, Emily. I'm not a pushover. I don't care about the wealth and status that you and your mistress mom are obsessed about. I am still Barbara even without Steven. You're different. You're two parasites who would be nothing without Steven. Therefore, you better not provoke me. I'm warning you! Take a detour and stay away from me the next time you see me. I don't mind sending you and your mom to the front page if you dare to come here and piss me off again!" Barbara's scolding mads Emily hate her beyond words. She wanted to fight back but didn't have the courage. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. With a pitiful expression on her face, she said in a fearful tone, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Miss Edwards. I will
He turned around without any hesitation. Emily stood not far away abd looked at him pitifully. He suppressed his frustration and walked towards Emily His voice was gentle but there was no warmth in his eyes. "What are you doing here?" Emily stayed close on purpose and heard Dexter's vicious attitude towards Barbara. She was rejoicing deep down but didn't express it. "I came to find my dad for something. Dexter, Miss Edwards probably only said that because she was in a bad mood. Please don't take her too seriously. Even though she's a vicious woman who killed our baby, so many years have passed and I have moved on. Let's forgive her!" She believed Dexter would be moved by her righteous performance and treat her to lunch for her kindness. But she was wrong. Dexter's eyes only became more unfathomable after her speech. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "The meeting is over. Go and see Mr Cook, I have something to do!" Emily's heart sank. She squeezed out a smile. "Dexter i
Steven was very satisfied with Deborah's promise. "In addition to that, there's one more thing I have to tell you. After Emily abd Dexter get married, I will leave all the property of our family to Barbara as compensation"."I didn't marry you for the property and Emily will never fight with Barbara for that" Deborah answered readily. The property of the Cook's family was nothing compared with Dexter's. Only a fool like Barbara would give up for Dexter."Dad, I only want Dexter and nothing else" Emily also made a statement. Steven was gratified by the understanding of his wife and daughter. "Sorry for putting you through this!""I'm willing to do anything as long as dad and my sister are happy" Emily acted particularly magnanimous, and her gesture moved Steven more. "I will have more free time for a few days. You can tell Dexter thar the two families should sit down and discuss the details of the engagement!"Deborah and her daughter exchanged a look their eyes full of complacency.Ba
When they returned to the White mansion, Britney ordered the house keeper to prepare the cash. When the kidnappers called, she would give it to them to save Barbara. When Joanne came back, she stopped Britney after getting a hold of the situation. "Grandma, don't you think this is the perfect opportunity?""Perfect opportunity for what?" Asked Britney."To get rid of Barbara " Joanne reminded her. "As long as we don't pay the ransom, the robbers will definitely get rid of her. By then, Barbara will definitely disappear. That way, you won't have to worry about Nathan anymore""What did you say?" Britney looked at Joanne in surprise as if she was a stranger. "How could you suggest something so sinister? Barbara was taken away in order to save me. Do you feel like it is the right time to discuss this?""I....I..." Joanne knew that she has misspoken. She had always acted gentle and kind. No wonder Britney was surprised when Joanne made such a suggestion.The robbers took Barbara to a hous
"Britney, of your father had an affair and then had an illegitimate daughter behind your mother's back and caused her to die, would you still acknowledge him as your father?""Of course I won't!" After Britney answered, she looked at Barbara in astonishment. "What do you mean?""If you had paid a little more attention to Steven, you would realize that Emily is the same age as me" Barbara turned to look out of the window."I see!" Britney sighed. "I have misunderstood you. I'm sorry!.""Britney, let me be frank with you. It's not that I didn't have feelings for Nathan, bur rather I understood the disparity between our worlds. I didn't have any right to like him, so I suppressed my feelings for him. Later, after you talked to me, I decided to leave. Now I don't deny that I am part of the reason why Nathan is the way he is now. I didn't choose him back then. Now, that I'm burdened with my own baggage, I can assure you that I won't hurt him. I will persuade him to find his own partner."B
Jeremy looked at Lydia in the ward in a daze and asked himself over and over again. "Jeremy, you have lived for so long. What have you done for her?" He couldn't think of anything. In his memory, it seemed that Lydia had always been the sole one sacrificing for him. He had never done anything for her! He recalled Lydia's pleading eyes that night when she said, "Joanne is a good girl. I like her very much. I hope you can like her too and get together with her!" A bitter smile appeared at the corners of Jeremy's mouth. At this moment, he finally understood what Malcom felt like back then. After all, who wouldn't feel this way when they couldn't be with the one they loved? ..... After some thoughts, Britney decided to invite Barbara out to meet at a cafe. Barbara arrived twenty minutes earlier. Meanwhile, Britney was very punctual. She arrived right on dot. This was the first time Britney was meeting Barbara again after nine years. Barbara's appearance was still the same as that of
Jeremy was smoking at the end of the corridor. The cigarette tip glowed brightly, illuminating his gloomy face. Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Jeremy felt a hand on his shoulder. "Jeremy, I have something to tell you" said Pedro. Jeremy modded and went to the study with him, "I know what happened yesterday. In fact, if you want to know about what happened back then, you don't have to question Lydia. you have to come to me." Jeremy didn't say anything. He just looked at Pedro quietly. "The emotional dispute between your parents and Myra was actually a tragedy caused by two rich and powerful families. Both your grandmother's were friends and they had agreed very early on that day that they wanted their children to marry each other. Later on, your grandmother was even more determined when she saw how kind and gentle your mother was. Unfortunately, she hadn't expected Malcom to fall in love with Myra in high school." Pedro paused for a while and added, "what happe
"How... How is he?" Lydia's eyes lit up."He's fine" Jeremy hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mom, do you know Myra?"Lydia's face suddenly changed. After a while, she mumbled, "Yes""How did she die?""What did Malcom say to you?" Lydia retorted with another question."He told me a bit about what happened between the two of you. He said that Myra was killed by you!""Did he say that?" Lydia's face suddenly turned ashen, her body shaking like a leaf."Mom, is what Malcom said true?" Jeremy insisted on an answer."Since he had said so, it must be true!" Lydia's face was as white as a ghost; there was a bitterness brewing in her heart.Jeremy did not expect Lydia would admit to it. He felt an unspeakable disappointment in his heart. How he wished Lydia would deny it without any hesitation and tell him that it was all Malcom's nonsense. But she didn't.The image of his kind mother who had always been humiliated by Malcom had changed in his mind. Anyone in his position would feel the sam
Malcom pushed Jeremy's hand away from his collar and roared, "Just like how you have no feelings for Joanne, I never intended to marry Lady Klein. I told her very clearly that I wouldn't marry her. I loved Myra but what did she do to me? She promised me she would let go of Mr. But behind my back, she plotted against me and set me up so that Myra would see her in my bed. Because of that, Myra broke up with me. Your mother has never been blameless in this tragedy! I became like this because of her! Do you understand?" "Bullshit!" Jeremy did not believe that his gentle mother would pull such a plot. "You can go ask Lydia whether this is all bullshit or not. After that night, she got pregnant with you, and her mother forced me to marry her. I was in so much pain after losing Myra, so I lost all rationality. I agreed to marry Lydia, but we were never in a real relationship." Malcom smiled bitterly and added, "we could have just lived peacefully like this, but she just had to push Myra ev
"How can I not be worried?" Barbara picked Eden up and went inside. She was his mother and they shared an unbreakable bond. After all, Eden was her flesh and blood. At such a young age he had to endure the torment of such an illness. How could she not stay put and sit idly? She even hoped to be the one who was ill instead of Eden. Barbara's arrival made Eden very happy. The room was echoing with laugher. Barbara had forgotten all her fatigue. She played building blocks with Eden. Nathan joined as well. The three of them sat on the carpet and had a whale of a time. Suddenly, Nathan's phone rang. He picked it up and heard Joanne's voice. "Nathan, grandma asked you to come home for dinner" "I'm not free" Nathan answered while he reached out to place the blocks. Joanne turned on the loudspeaker mode on her phone. Britney heard Nathan's answer and gestured for Joanne to continue to persuade him. Suddenly, Britney and Joanne heard a childish voice from from the receivers end. "Nathan, thi
Dexter did not reply to John. His engagement with Emily was unrelated to the quarrel between Barbara and Raina but was because Barbara had said that she would never go back to him again. She said she despised him. Besides, Emily could not conceive and with that in mind, he found her together with Barbara, he ended up making this decision. Dexter's eyes darkened. "Have you found out the identity of the person who abducted the child?" "No, the hospital's surveillance video was blurry and the man wore a mask, therefore his face was not apparent at all," John replied. That was a premeditated act! Except for Raina who wanted Barbara to disappear, who else would want her gone? "It's definitely not madam Raina's order. I checked her call records and could not find any clues that she was linked to the incident." Added John. Dexter believed that it was not Raina who took Eden away from the hospital. Although Raina could be quiet unreasonable and snobbish she would not do such a vicious thi
Dexter planned to search for the disobedient woman. He had informed her very clearly that the contract the previous night would take effect immediately. Since she was now bound to him and was his secret lover, she must act like one!Dexter drove the car to Jeremy's company and called Barbara again. The phone line was still busy. Dexter hung it up, and after a few minutes he called again. The result was still the same. At that time, Dexter felt that something was wrong. Did she blacklist him?If Barbara had blacklisted him, there was no way he could reach her by phone. Yet, he couldn't enter Jeremy's company to catch her. He was so furious that he punched the steering wheel..the anger in his heart dissipated a little. He lit a cigarette and forced himself to calm down. He knew how stubborn Barbara was. It was reasonable that she did not cooperate with him as she was humiliated by him the previous night.Well then, he had to think of a way to make her give in to him.After Barbara left