Yuriel's car spun on the slippery asphalt road causing a deafening screech of car tires. She closed her eyes and slammed on the brakes as the car slid into the barrier.Yuriel was flung forward as the car finally came to a stop. But the back of the car grazed the road divider. Fortunately, the airbag appeared and prevented Yuriel's head from hitting the car's steering wheel and the seat belt worked perfectly fine.Yuriel blinked her eyes, staring ahead wide-eyed. Her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.“T-thankfully….” She rested her head on the airbag over the steering wheel and sobbed. She lowered her head while extending her hand to hug her stomach.Tears welled up in her eyes as she mumbled, “Sorry, baby… I'm sorry….” She hugged her stomach very protectively. “You have to endure a lot, dear… I'm sorry.”Aleandro's car finally arrived at Yuriel's location after turning the car around to look for a shortcut. His heart sank. A large truck stopped on the side of the road and his Ro
As Cain had reported, grandfather Hendry's health was extremely poor.When Aleandro saw Grandpa Hendry lying in a patient bed with an oxygen mask covering his mouth, his eyes softened. The monitoring screen that kept track of Grandpa Hendry's vital signs was frail and unstable. A doctor and a nurse were examining his condition with a serious expression.Aleandro wore a mask and a cloth for visiting patients in intensive care units."How is grandpa's condition now?" Aleandro asked in a deep voice. The sound of monitoring echoed weakly throughout the ward. He had a bad feeling and his body stiffened involuntarily.The doctor shook his head, a look of regret on his face."His heart condition is dire. Old Master Gilren is also getting on in years, I doubt he'll make it through the night."Aleandro's shoulders slumped as if a rock had fallen into his chest.The doctor tapped Aleandro on the shoulder, worried."I have already informed your family of the old master's condition. Take your tim
Right? This was impossible. Aleandro would definitely tell her and wake her up if Grandpa Hendry died."Aleandro..." Yuriel muttered as she struggled to get to her feet, looking for the figure of her husband who had slept beside her the night before. She realized she was in a hospital room when she looked around.Aleandro was not in her room, and there were only two nurses gossiping beside her. Yuriel became worried when she couldn't find Aleandro and learned of Grandpa Hendry's death.This was simply not possible. Yuriel had to make sure of it herself, she reasoned, pulling out the IV tube and getting out of bed. Her movement jolted the two nurses awake.“Ma’am!” They stuttered and panicked. One of the nurses hastily turned off the TV and another nurse approached Yuriel."Ma’am, you can't get out of bed yet," she helped Yuriel to stand up straight and tried to push her back onto the bed."Let me go!" Yuriel brushed the nurse’s hand roughly and pushed her away. Despite the fact that h
"If Young Master Aleandro learns of your beauty and social standing, he will most certainly not reject you and throw that woman out."Grace simply smiled and did not respond.Not long after, Mayor Rollies came over, his secretary holding the umbrella."Grace, let's go say hello to Uncle Cain with me.""All right, dad." Grace smiled and followed her father to Cain, who was conversing with a colleague who expressed his condolences.When Grandpa Hendry's burial was completed, everyone slowly exited the burial area. Several people came up to the Gilrens to express their condolences. Aleandro was approached.People who tried to approach Aleandro were ignored. He looked silently at the rain-soaked mound of earth. Colleagues and relatives who tried to engage him in conversation simply smiled stiffly and moved over to the rest of the Gilren family."All right, Allen, let's go. Despite how depressed you are, you need to look after your health.”Sherly took the initiative to comfort him gently.
Because the Gilren family was not an ordinary family and was very noticeable, word of Grandpa Hendry's death had spread throughout the Capital. Several people were taken aback by the news. They only found out about Grandpa Hendry's birthday party and founding anniversary of the Gilren company last night. That night, it appeared, became the day he died. Television stations also covered the story, emphasizing Thalia, who revealed Yuriel Scott's true identity.“Mrs. Jenkins!” When a nurse who had just entered the room noticed a middle-aged woman convulsing on the patient's bed, she screamed.The monitor device that was monitoring her vital organs rang out loudly. Glass shards fell to the floor, and a television was on in front of her, broadcasting the latest news from around the Capital."It has been learned that President Aleandro Gilren's wife has died, and her twin sister, Yuriel Scott, has assumed the identity of Madame Yunifer as Young Lady Gilren."Mrs. Jenkins' gaze never left the
“You really are two-faced! You were trying so hard a week ago to fawn over and flatter me. Now you changed your face so fast and showed your real attitude. Your life is truly amazing living by fawning over other people. You’re disgusting," Yuriel mocked cruelly.Yuriel's blatant insult made Grace's face flush with rage. True, some of them engage in sycophancy for personal profit. Everyone knew it, but no one said anything about it.Grace's pride refused to accept Yuriel's words as an indirect slap in the face. Also, just hearing her last sentence was insulting and disgusting to her.Commoners remained commoners. They were very uneducated and barbaric. She was not going to lower herself to his level.Grace lifted her chin, smugly looking at Yuriel."I'm not going to debate you. But I have some advice for you: you should leave Aleandro Gilren. You and Sherly have both brought shame to the Gilren family. You'll never be accepted into the Gilren household.""You spoke as if you were a mem
Yuriel blinked slowly as she opened her eyes. With a dazed expression, she looked around. The room's monotonous white tone and the strong odor of medicine stabbed her deeply, causing her consciousness to fully recover. She flinched and reached out a terrified hand to feel her stomach as she remembered what had happened to her before losing consciousness. Her stomach ached and felt empty. Her heart sank as she felt her stomach flatten. Tears streamed down her cheeks.The baby had vanished."This can't be..." Yuriel was in a trance, unable to accept that her baby had died. She forcibly withdrew the IV needle in her hand, oblivious to the state of her body, which had just undergone surgery.“I have to confirm myself…” Yuriel muttered with a pale face in a hurry to get off her bed. Her stomach was immediately attacked by pain. She trembled and clutched her stomach. Her pale face was drenched in cold sweat. Her knees felt so weak that she was about to collapse on the cold floor. She straig
Thalia walked up and down the hotel, carrying her suitcase, waiting for Sherly's men to pick her up.Soon after, the hotel room doorbell rang.Thalia flinched and moved her gaze to the door. She approached the door with trepidation. She was afraid it was Aleandro's messenger. She saw a man in a black jacket standing alone outside her hotel room door through a small hole in the door.The man's face was only visible because his large jacket hoodie covered it.Thalia gulped nervously. She didn't immediately open the door and asked behind it, "Who’s there?""Miss Sherly asked me to pick you up," the man said, his voice hoarse and uninterested.Thalia rubbed her face, exhaling a sigh of relief. Unknowingly, she broke out in a cold sweat. She opened her bedroom door with relief and asked enthusiastically, "You've come, can we go now?"The longer Thalia stayed, the more terrified she became when she thought about when Aleandro Gilren would come to get her.The man smirked as the corners of h