At the hospital, Maelie had just finished nursing her baby, and now they were both asleep again, so she shifted her gaze to Jane, who looked so tired, almost sleepy, while her children were already asleep on the couch, and her uncle was out to buy food."Aunt Jane, you can go home to rest, I'll ask Amanda to pick you up," she said."If I'm just going to sleep at your house while you're here, then what's the point of us coming?" Jane asked with a faint smile, then looked at the sleeping babies in the large crib for twins. "I'll be happy here continuously. I want to see them all the time... They're so cute, perfect..."Maelie just smiled, happy that her aunt could come to respond to the birth of her twins."Mae..." Jane looked at Maelie again. "Are you sure you'll never tell Erland about this?""No..." Maelie whispered, shaking her head and looking down at the wedding ring that she never took off. "I know he's fine now, and maybe he's already thought that I'm dead... So, there's no need

Miranda hurriedly walked carrying her blue branded bag, through the hospital corridors until she arrived at the ward where Tiffany and her baby were. She entered promptly, furrowing her brows as she saw a man sitting on the sofa holding the baby while her daughter looked at her in surprise."Is this real?" the question escaped her lips."Mom..." Tiffany immediately became flustered, remembering her mother recognizing Leo as her friend and having worked together to trap Maelie into attending her wedding anniversary with Erland."Why is this man here? Wasn't he supposed to be dead along with that damn woman? And why is he holding your baby?" She wondered with astonishment.Leo stood up promptly."I wasn't in the car during the accident... I caused her and her sister to crash while I quickly got out of the car and hid," he explained.Miranda fell silent, furrowing her brows."Is what he's saying true... Besides, it wouldn't make sense for him to fake his death when we paid him handsomel

Leo walked into an abandoned building, which looked like a former showroom, and looked very messy with broken glass walls so that cars could enter the room, including Miranda's car which was waiting for him with a man.'She's with someone else, I'm sure there's a trap behind all this,' he thought warily, then smiled faintly when he was in front of them, 10 meters away."I want my money now," he said."Of course," Miranda replied, immediately turning to the man beside her. "Kevin, give him the money."The man named Kevin, who looked dashing in a black suit and brown leather jacket, immediately took a bag from the car and then threw it at Leo.Leo let the bag stop in front of him, then immediately took the gun he had provided under his black hoodie, then pointed it at them."Don't think I'm stupid!" he exclaimed."For me, money is very insignificant so I won't cause problems with you just because of money," Miranda replied with a cynical look.Leo crouched down to open the bag with his

"So, all this time you haven't trusted me? You think everything I did for you and your sister was just a trick so you would accept me?" Leo wondered with disappointment in his eyes. "Do you think so down of me? Can't you just see the positive side of my efforts?"Amanda remained silent, continuing to avert her gaze."Just because I befriended someone who hates your sister doesn't mean I'm always bad... Can't things change?" Leo asked again.Amanda bit her lower lip, thinking about what if she accepted Leo. Too many consequences, especially concerning Tiffany, who might find out about them, feel betrayed, and seek revenge again. Accepting Leo would be like opening a new problem that ultimately unravels the old issues between her sister and Tiffany."Amanda," Leo whispered.Amanda immediately looked at him. "Sorry, I can't!""But why?"Amanda just stayed silent, continuing to walk towards the spacious but deserted basement main door.With an ambitious gaze and feelings of disappointment

Already arrived in Sacramento, precisely at 10 in the morning. Maelie, along with the others, was immediately picked up by her uncle and taken to his house not far from her old rented house."I'm glad you guys decided to come back," muttered Teddy as he drove."Yeah... We thought it's pointless to keep hiding, we shouldn't let fear dictate our lives and rob us of the beauty of living freely," replied Amanda wearily, resting her head on the front seat while holding Ava who was asleep, while Maelie sat in the back with Aiden on her lap. "If we get any trouble because of Tiffany or Erland again, we just need to be prepared...""Don't worry, I can't protect you all."'He won't know me again, he won't come near me again,' thought Maelie as she glanced at them chatting. She still couldn't shake off the shock of her encounter with Erland, it was unplanned and unexpected, and his condition truly worried her.'He looked in so much pain. Has he been sick all this time? Not just unable to rememb