Charmine felt off when she noticed Annabel's stare toward her. "Don't be afraid to speak up," she insisted.Susan, however, scoffed. "You made it sound easy. Didn’t you see the way Annabel looked at you? She’s so afraid that she doesn’t even dare to speak up! What I think is that you did something to her!""Shut up!" Grandma Bailey had an evident glower on her face as she snapped, "Listen to Annabel! Annabel, just say whatever that happened."Annabel, despite her initial hesitance, slowly regained herself, knowing that things had reached a certain point. Thus, she carefully chose her words and explained, "Please don't misunderstand Ms. Charmine. She’s very kind to me and will never hurt me. I looked at her because…"She turned toward Charmine before she continued, "Ms. Charmine, I heard from you that the superbikes malfunctioned due to added gasoline. I then remembered how your uncle had been suspiciously close to the bikes yesterday, raising my doubts. I went to question him in th

"Actually, what I really hope is that you could bring me a great-grandchild soon. I'd prefer a baby from you."Charmine was at a loss for words at Grandma Bailey's words.She wanted to as well, but it was all down to Anthony.Charmine commented nothing on the matter as she nodded. "Alright then, wait for my good news."On the next day…The family brought Annabel home. When Annabel entered through the gate and saw the lavish-looking roses in the front yard along with the bells ringing on every tree, her eyes became misty. Her shaky hands made their way to her face as she clasped her mouth. "Grandma, Madam, Ms. Charmine, thank you for treating me so well. I’m so touched!"Grandma Bailey said gently, "Charmine designed these herself."Annabel instantly turned to look at Charmine. "Ms. Charmine, thank you. Really…I never expected you to treat me so well. Nobody had ever treated me so well before…and this might as well be the biggest birthday celebration I’ve ever had. Really, thank

Chris recited a series of names, to which everyone praised him.Chris smiled proudly and said, "Don’t worry about me, Mommy, I can take good care of myself. What you should do now is to make a little sister for me to take care of."Grandma Bailey, upon hearing Chris' remark, visibly eased off of the anger Coco had caused. The elderly's expression shifted into one of affection.Chris was indeed a mature boy.Charmine’s fair face softened shyly. She turned to look at Anthony and sharply caught the unnoticeable hint of awkwardness evident on Anthony’s face.She smoothened Chris’ hair. "Okay, I'll try."When Anthony heard this, his eyes darkened.It seemed that he had to quickly find the right time to explain the truth to her."Yay!" Chris, pleased by this response, cuddled into Charmine's arms, placing his heart and trust onto her.Yvette was dumbfounded at this, however.She looked at Chris and asked, "Dear, your birth mother is here, but why didn’t you greet her at all? What y

In the venue…Anthony was standing near the front yard when everything happened. The hall was noisy as he conversed with relatives, but it was due to this that he failed to hear the tumult coming from the back.As he was drinking, he instinctively turned to look for Charmine, only to see her rushing away hastily.Frowning, he placed down his wine glass and excused himself to run after her to the backyard.When he arrived at the backyard, he saw the maids carrying Chris to the ground, pressing his chest, while the boy laid on the ground weakly, seemingly unconscious.Anthony’s heart clenched as he sprinted toward them."Let me do it!"He pushed forward and performed a professional cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Chris.The maids, no longer resuscitating Chris as Anthony took the role, looked around. They then realized in horror that Charmine had not resurfaced from the pond.They were all too caught up about Chris that they did not realize that Charmine had not come back out a

After having Charmine settle in the ward, the nurse placed an oxygen mask on her and set up the electrocardiograms, blood pressure monitors, and medical drips.Charmine laid in bed, unmoving. Her breaths were shallow, and it was a painful sight to watch.Anthony sat by the bedside, and his big hands held onto her cold hands. He looked at her worriedly.Grandma Bailey gazed at Charmine, just as worried and with reddened eyes.She dabbed away the tears pooling in her eyes as she feebly lamented, "It’s not easy for Charmine to finally live with us. Now that this happened, how could her life get so difficult? If she doesn’t wake up…how shall I pass this on to the Jordans?"It only agonized her the more she thought of Charmine's fate, and her tears finally fell."Ms. Charmine will be fine," said Annabel, standing at the side, sounding determined as she spoke. "She'll wake up. She will!"Hearing everyone talking, Anthony frowned and looked at them. "Everyone can go home for now. I'll