As Meredith thought about that, she wanted to leave, but the moment she glimpsed something out of the corner of her eye when passing by the adjacent villa, she could no longer move. She stood there stock-still as though she’d been rooted to the ground.The lights were turned on in the house while it was dark outside, so she could see everything as clear as day. Pierre was sitting on the sofa, while Selena was playing happily with Jameson and Juniper. And there was a smile tugging at Pierre’s lips as though he was admiring something. Selena is actually living next door to Pierre? What a scheming woman!Meredith’s knuckles went white from the force of her fisting her hands. Looks like she came prepared. Her goal is Pierre, and he’s obviously taken the bait! No, I’ll never allow it! Never!She took two steps forward, but she then stopped immediately after. I’ve got no reason to barge in. If I rush in like this, what would Pierre think? Men are keen on keeping on appearances, and they loa
Judging from Jameson’s thin figure, Selena could imagine how worried the Fowlers were. They had probably ordered the kitchen to only serve Jameson bland food. With that in mind, she specially prepared some handmade dumplings in warm soup for the poor kid.The dumpling soup was a hit; Jameson wolfed down a huge bowl of food until he was bursting at the seams. After he cleared the bowl, he patted his belly in satisfaction while belching.When night came, Jameson refused to leave Selena’s place, and Pierre was at the end of his wits. Oh well, Jamie is the patient after all!When the words reached John, he threw a fit because Pierre had left with Jameson without consulting him. It was Helen who calmed him down. “Pierre is Jamie’s dad. He wouldn’t harm the child, so why are you getting all worked up?”Jameson’s absence was a blessing for Meredith, who had lost sleep for three days in a row. Not only did she not object to Pierre’s action, but she even welcomed it because she could finally g
“I want to eat the pineapple rice from the pretty lady.” Jameson gulped at the thought of Selena’s tasty cooking.Pierre was stuck in a difficult situation. That night, it took him a lot of effort to get Selena’s consent to sleep with him, only to have his plans ruined by Jameson’s sudden fever. However, if he brought Jameson to visit Selena, he would lose the upper hand in the game. Selena is shrewd and she’d definitely attempt to negotiate with me!Later, when Cora came upstairs with a bowl of hot soup, the father and son were gone from the room!On Selena’s side, after much consideration, she decided to bring Juniper to visit Jameson. She was caught between her conflict with Pierre and Juniper’s sincere concern for a friend, but the scale in her heart tipped in favor of Juniper’s case. For her daughter, she was willing to endure the embarrassment in meeting with Pierre.Meanwhile, Jude only stayed over for a night before returning to the filming set. It turned out that she was brie
Once John gives his blessing for my marriage with Pierre, everything will be set in stone! When she stepped out from the bathroom, she was shocked to see Pierre standing in the room.“Pierre? W-Why are you home?” The thought of showing her current unkempt appearance to him made her uneasy. However, Pierre didn’t seem to be bothered at all. “I came back to see Jamie.”On the other hand, Jameson was fast asleep. He had been running a fever for three days straight, so he had lost his appetite. Any food he took would end up being vomited. Hence, he had lost a huge amount of weight and his sickly face looked pitiful.“It took Jamie some time to fall asleep. This is the third day of his fever, and he doesn’t show any other symptoms. So, the doctor concluded that he likely has Roseola. His fever should be gone by today, so don’t worry about it. If you’re busy, you should head back to the office. I will take care of everything.”Acting her role of a gentle wife and mother, Meredith covered he
Jude placed Juniper on her lap and asked her, “Juniper, are you unhappy? If you don’t want to talk with your mommy, you can always tell me about it.”Upon hearing that, Juniper lowered her gaze and fell into a short silence. “Aunt Jude, too many things have happened after we moved here. Did Mommy tell you about Mr. Handsome?”“Yes, she did. I know everything that has happened over here. Just tell me what’s on your mind.” “Jameson Fowler has not come to school for two days. I heard that he is sick from high fever, and I am worried about him.”Coincidentally, Selena was done with the dishes and came out just in time to overhear Juniper’s words.“Mommy told me that their adult problems have nothing to do with us kids. To be honest, I am not mad at the twins anymore, but I still pretend like I do. However, he’s sick now and I am very worried. I want to visit him but I am afraid to ask Mommy.”Selena stood there frozen in surprise and did not take another step forward.A child’s world is f
“Judging from his blood test result, he seems to be suffering from a viral infection, but thankfully there is no inflammation. This viral infection is a self-limiting disease. Usually, we will only treat the symptoms, but the young master has not shown any symptoms so far.”Meredith hurriedly went up and informed the doctor, “He threw up in the morning not long after he had breakfast!”“Throwing up is not a symptom. It’s normal to suffer from indigestion and vomit after a high fever. Young Master Jamie has not had Roseola before. Based on our observation, we highly suspect that he is having Roseola now. This particular disease affects newborns in the first two weeks after birth. Even though it’s odd that he suffers from this disease at four years old, it is not totally impossible either.”Then, the doctor went on to say, “What we need to do is to keep a close eye on his condition. We will only interfere if his fever still does not go away after taking the medicine, or if he gets seizu
“Spy?” “If he wasn’t trying to search you, then he must have gotten interested in you because of your looks and body. When he took off all your clothes, he realized that your body was flat and skinny. He must have thought to himself, ah, how boring!”Hearing that, Selena glanced at her own chest and let out an awkward cough.“Or perhaps he saw the scar from your C-section and lost all interest. A man like him wouldn’t want to touch a woman who has given birth before. Now, the second possibility sounds more plausible to me— he suspected that you were spying on him, so he took off your clothes for a thorough ‘body search’.”Selena agreed with Jude’s reasoning, but she could not shake off a vague feeling of disappointment. Believing falsely that she had slept with him once, she thought that it would not matter to do it with him for the second time. That was also the main reason that she had agreed to sleep with him to save JNS Corporation. When she found out about the truth now, she sudd
All the while, Jude sat with her legs crossed while she sipped on the lemon-infused water without any expression on her face; there wasn’t even a frown. Selena seemed to be hyped up alone in front of her aloof friend.After dumping her stories, Selena felt thirsty and chugged her own glass of water on the table. “You didn’t have sex with him.” Selena was shocked by Jude’s blunt expression and spat out her water. After coughing violently for a while, she asked, “W-W-What did you say?”“That’s quite a strong reaction from you. Are you disappointed that nothing happened between the two of you?”“Of course not!” Selena slapped her thighs in exasperation. “But don’t you think that it was odd? When I woke up, I found myself undressed in bed. I couldn’t have possibly taken off my own clothes.”“But did you feel anything?” Jude stared coldly at her.In response, Selena frowned and recalled the scene on that day. Hmm, it’s true that I didn’t feel any different.“Were there any marks on your b
“Stop moving around!” Meredith grabbed his hand in disgust and wished that she could let go of him, but at the same time, she was worried that someone else from the Fowler Family would see it.Confused by her sudden change in attitude, Jameson was shocked. The next moment, his stomach churned, causing him to throw up the soup he had just taken, covering her with vomit all over.Screaming, she threw him back onto the bed, resulting in a loud thud. Then, she stared at the mess on her outfit and almost puked as well in disgust.After he was thrown onto the bed, Jameson felt even worse, and he appeared confused by Meredith’s action. Even in the bed, he still continued throwing up until he got every single drop of soup out of his stomach.Staring helplessly at the disaster, she stomped her feet in irritation. Did the heavens send him to me just to give me hell?At the door, Helen quietly observed the drastic changes between mother and son. Later, she went downstairs and stayed there to wai