บททั้งหมดของ If I were Yours: บทที่ 271 - บทที่ 280

With Esme and Tyler's assistance, Dorian managed to assemble the toy. He looked up with excitement in his eyes to show the assembled toy to Jean."Look, Mom!" Dorian exclaimed.Jean looked up with a smile when she heard how enthused her son sounded. "Dorian, you did such a good job."From the sidelines, Esme added with a smile, "It's all thanks to your dad and aunt's help. Right, Dorian?"Dorian nodded cautiously, as if worried that he might upset Jean. He raised his head to look at his mother warily.Jean noticed the wary expression on Dorian's face and immediately regained her composure. Smiling, she said, "It's getting late now, Dorian. Shall we head back?"Dorian shook his head immediately. "Mom, I want to play a little longer."Esme quickly agreed. "Ms. Michaels, the amusement park will be open until late today since it's the weekend. I'm sure it'll be fine for Dorian to play a little longer."Jean could only nod in agreement when she saw the eager expression on Dorian's f

Albert held Dorian's hand. "That's why you'll have to use the time before I leave wisely, Ms. Michaels. Please think carefully about how you're going to handle this relationship. "There's still about two months. It's not too long nor too short of a time."Dorian looked at Jean's solemn expression, then reached a hand out to hold his mother's hand. Forcing a smile, he said, "It's okay, Mom. We'll figure it out together."Jean was touched. Even though her son was still so young, he was so understanding. She couldn't help but feel even more distressed."Okay, Mom. I'm going to head back with Mr. Anders now. I'll call you tonight. I have many secrets I want to share with you," Dorian said.Jean nodded.When Albert saw that Jean wasn't going to say anything else, he left with Dorian.Esme and Tyler arrived at Teak Villa first.As soon as Esme got out of the car, she headed to her room immediately and changed out of her wet clothes. After she changed and cleaned herself up a little,

At the mention of apologizing to Jean, confusion flickered across Tyler's face. It was clear that he was resistant to the idea."Why should I apologize?" he questioned.Dorian sighed. When he saw how unfavorable Tyler's attitude was, he hardened his resolve when he responded."Because when you went to jump out of the boat to rescue Aunt Esme, you almost overturned our boat! Mom's clothes even got wet," he said.Tears started to well up in Dorian's eyes. He realized that after they got off the boat, all his thoughts had been on Tyler. He had completely forgotten that his mom's clothes had also been soaked as well.He figured that his mother must've been really sad at the time because no one cared to ask about her. Dorian couldn't help but blame himself for the oversight.Tyler's brows furrowed slightly when he heard that. He hadn't paid much attention to everything that happened at the time. They were the closest to Esme when the incident took place, so when he saw her fall into t

"Take him to the police station," Tyler ordered coldly.Nodding, Chris had the bodyguards pull the man up from the floor. Then, they proceeded to take him to the police station."Barnabas Smith, someone's here to see you," a guard from the police station said.Barnabas couldn't believe that someone would want to see him in the middle of the night. He got out of bed reluctantly, asking, "Who is it?"The guard was also clearly annoyed at being awakened in the middle of the night. "You'll find out when you see them. Stop asking," he replied.Barnabas did not dare to ask any more questions and followed the guard. When he was led to Tyler, his expression turned to one of surprise. Tyler was seated in a chair.Barnabas did not dare to make eye contact with him at all. Taking a few steps back, he said, "I don't want to meet him."The guard immediately pushed him from behind, forcing him into the seat that was opposite Tyler."Show some manners. You're currently in the safest place i

Jean looked at Joyce calmly. Emotionlessly, she said, "I never was a parasite to the Michaels family."Joyce paused. Then, she looked scornfully at her. "You were never a parasite, you said? Then what are you? Since young, everything you ate and wore belonged to me."　Jean remained collected. She noticed Joyce's face contorting with anger. She obviously intended to send the helve after the hatchet."Grandma was the one who provided for me," Jean said. "She paid for the food I ate and the things I owned since I was young. Dorothy hated Grandma. Did you think she would send money to us?"Grandma had to beg so I could have clothes to wear. Grandma worked hard as a tailor so I had allowances. I didn't spend a single penny your family gave me."And I guess I didn't have the honor to spend what you earned either! Even though I moved from the countryside into the Michaels residence, I paid my tuition fees with my own money! Dorothy didn't pay any of it. "Jean paid her tuition fees with