Semua Bab The Doting Bigwig: Bab 611 - Bab 620

After hanging up, Theodore stared at his phone for a few seconds.Clark approached from behind and said, "Mr. Bassett, you can go in now."Theodore snapped back to reality and glanced at the detention center's entrance. His cold eyes darkened. Theodore was here to see Iris.In the visitation room, Iris' eyes lit up with hope when she saw Theodore. "Theodore, you finally came! You're here to take me home, right?"Theodore took a seat with an unreadable expression. "It's not impossible for you to leave, but first, you need to answer my questions."Iris' enthusiasm dimmed a bit. "Willow sent you here, didn't she?""No one sent me. I came on my own. Where is Yasmine?"At those words, Iris snorted. "It's this question again? I told you I don't know. If I did, why wouldn't I tell you?""Are you really sure you don't know?" Theodore shifted the subject matter. "Yaron has been demanding to see you."The mention of Yaron caused Iris' brow to furrow tightly."Are you trying to threat

After Matthew left, Joey trembled as she opened the first aid kit. She used tweezers to pull out the pieces of broken glass from her hand, biting down on a piece of gauze as she hastily bandaged the wound.Once Joey had done a simple wrap, she rushed out the door.Joey had to find Yasmine. The way Yasmine had looked at her earlier was terrifying; there was no doubt in her mind that Yasmine knew something. She couldn't let Yasmine stick around any longerYasmine had fled the neighborhood and darted along the streets, hiding as she went.Eventually, she found a park that had a sandy play area and squeezed herself into a crawlplace, curling up into a small ball.Yasmine hadn't brought anything with her and was still wearing the princess dress that Penny had bought her. Her hairband had broken at some point, and her long hair hung messily over her shoulders like a bird's nest.She absolutely wasn't going back to that house.Joey was not her biological mother. Yasmine had overheard J

Lottie hesitated slightly. At Joey's prompting glance, she finally turned to Willow. "Ms. Jett, thank you."Willow's heart ached when she heard Lottie call her "Ms. Jett"."You shouldn't call me Ms. Jett, Yasmine."Matthew was stunned as he wasn't sure what was going on. Joey furrowed her brows. She was caught off guard, yet she seemed to convince herself as she explained, "Willow, I know you might be used to Lottie calling you Mommy. Since we're quite close, it wouldn't be an issue for you to be her godmother. "But Lottie's frightened now, so please don't scare her, okay?""Godmother?" Willow's expression darkened. "Joey, why are you doing this to me?"Joey paused, confusion flickering in her eyes.Willow pointed a trembling finger at her and was unable to utter a word for a long moment. "You stole my daughter. Why are you doing this?""What are you talking about?""Iris already told us everything. The person who arranged for the nanny to come into my home and bribed her t

At that moment, Theodore felt a wave of regret. He shouldn't have shared these unverified statements with Willow, causing her emotions to swing dramatically.By the time they returned home, it was already quite late."You're finally back! You found Yasmine, right?" Penny had been waiting at home, anxious that Yasmine might come home and find no one around.Theodore gently wrapped an arm around Willow and nodded to her. "She's back, so don't worry.""That's good. Jessica isn't answering my calls either. I wonder where she's gone. I'll message her to let her know and to come back early.""Okay.""What's wrong with Willow?" Penny noticed that Theodore was holding Willow, who looked pale and weak as if she had suffered some great shock."She's just tired," Theodore replied casually.He instructed Kathy to heat a cup of milk, then accompanied Willow upstairs to rest.Once in the room, the curtains were drawn, and a warm yellow lamp illuminated the space, making it feel much cozier.

Joey leisurely took a sip of her coffee. "No problem. Would you like something to drink?""No, I need to head back shortly.""Busy with work?" Joey pulled a thick stack of cash from her bag and pushed it toward the man. "Here's 30 thousand dollars. Count it?"The man only peeled back a corner of one of the bundles. Upon the green bills inside, he relaxed and stowed the cash in his briefcase, which bulged noticeably."No need to count it, thanks.""I should be thanking you." Joey smiled slightly, but her smile was tinged with darkness. "Just remember what I asked you to do—keep your mouth shut.""Don't worry, I'll be leaving Emperia tonight. Not a word will escape my lips.""Great."Joey finished the last sip of her coffee as she watched the man leave, Half a month ago, after learning that Matthew was planning to do a paternity test, she had managed to contact the doctor who would be handling it. She had gathered some leverage over him to coerce and entice him into compliance.