Mrs. Bennett was listening to Jean and Layla's conversation in a corner nearby. She couldn't help but furrow her brows. The Larsons had always been nothing but kind to Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Larson treated her exceptionally well, too. Teak Villa had only been empty for so long because the Larsons wanted her to keep it and spend her days in it after retirement. Mrs. Bennett knew that Coleen had never liked Joyce as her daughter-in-law. Her fondness for Jean slowly faded as she listened in on Jean and Layla's discussion on how to get the former pregnant. Then, she walked back into the kitchen and called Coleen.In the evening, Mrs. Bennett prepared dinner for Jean. Jean noticed that the dinner prepared was particularly sumptuous. Just as she was about to ask the others to eat with her at the dining table, someone walked in from the entrance."Greetings, Mrs. Larson," Mrs. Bennett greeted. Jean looked at the dinner in front of her, then shifted her gaze toward Mrs. Bennett standin

Jean's expression darkened slightly, but she didn't say much. After going downstairs, she went to have her meal in the dining room. Although Mrs. Bennett didn't like her, the housekeeper dutily made her breakfast.After Jean sat at the table, Mrs. Bennett glanced at her with a slight frown before leaving.Jean looked at the food before her and reached for the glass of milk. Just as she was about to touch her lips to the rim, she noticed a familiar plastic bag in the trash can. She raised a brow, then put the glass down. She recognized the packaging. It was the same packaging she saw lying around whenever Mrs. Jones prepared drinks for her back at Oakside Villa.In the last three years, she had never been able to conceive a child despite Tyler's efforts. Only gradually did she realize that the food she was eating might be tampered with.She remembered that she drank something similar the night before she got pregnant. Even so, she ended up conceiving anyway. This was something J

Lilian covered her mouth in surprise. She stared at Jean with disbelief in her eyes."You've been the one donating blood to me all this time?" she asked.Jean looked calmly at her and remained silent. Standing next to Lilian, Tyler glared coldly at Jean. He shot her a warning look. He seemed afraid that she might say something wrong. Jean could sense how nervous Tyler really was.If Coleen hadn't intervened, Lilian and Tyler would've ended up married. Even though three years had passed, the way Tyler looked at Lilian was something Jean had never experienced before.Jean felt heartbroken when she saw how tenderly Tyler treated Lilian. Perhaps it was because she had taken Joyce's place for the past three years that she had formed an attachment to Tyler.She knew that she shouldn't feel heartbroken at all. She had nothing to do with Tyler, after all. Lilian wiped her tears and walked over to Jean. When she saw the bruises on Jean's arm, fat tears instantly welled up in her eyes

Jean returned to Teak Villa feeling dizzy and disoriented. No one had offered to help her throughout the whole journey.When Layla saw that she was back, she snorted coldly before going about her own business. Mrs. Bennett, who had been swayed by Coleen's ill opinion of Jean, also ignored her.After taking a few steps forward, Jean felt that she couldn't walk anymore. She reached out to support herself against a stone pillar nearby. Mrs. Bennett watched her coldly. She felt that Jean was only after personal gain and believed that the latter's weak condition now was entirely her own doing.Jean felt her head start to spin. Suddenly, her vision darkened, and she collapsed on the ground.Tyler walked in just as Jean fainted. Panic flashed in his eyes, and he rushed over to her."Joyce," he called out, lifting Jean into his arms and shooting a cold glare at Mrs. Bennett, who was standing a short distance away.Seeing Tyler's glare directed at her, the housekeeper instantly became n

Coleen held her head high and looked at Dorothy without fear. "If I had been worried about what others would say about me, I wouldn't have come all the way here. Mrs. Michaels, you do know that Joyce and Tyler's marriage is nothing but a contractual arrangement, right? Could it be that you were kept in the dark all this time?" Coleen said.Jean heard her as she was walking in.Upon seeing Jean, Coleen looked at her with a mocking glint in her eyes."She's just a tool my son keeps around to give blood to another woman."Dorothy looked over at Jean with a stunned expression on her face.Jean took a deep breath and walked over. She looked at Coleen and said calmly, "There's no need to bother my family with matters between Tyler and me."Jean was worried about Joyce's health. Her sister had only just begun to recover a little. Hearing such shocking news might cause her to collapse again.Coleen smiled, and the derision in her eyes seemed to intensify."So it seems that your famil