บททั้งหมดของ When Love Turns Its Back: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

Joanna could no longer involve Elliot in helping her out with the paternity test—Thomas was a better choice. Thomas' resources, connections and overall influence were far superior to Elliot's. Whether it was the Hansen family or Jeremy, they wouldn't suspect or trace anything back to Thomas in such a short amount of time. As for whether the Hansen family and Jeremy would sabotage or acquire Eterna Group by force after "confirming" that Elliot was her babies' father, Joanna no longer worried about it. At worst, she could just let the Mackerses go all out against Jeremy. In terms of wealth, even the entire Hansen Group was no match for her. But she knew Jeremy wasn't that reckless. He wouldn't destroy the entire company just because of her. …The next morning, two maids at the Hansen residence appeared in front of Joanna the moment she woke up. She hadn't even had breakfast, yet they were already urging her to head to the hospital for a paternity test. Wendy also tagged alon

The hospital staff had been anticipating their arrival. Joanna had seven whole vials of blood drawn out of her, yet she said nothing. Jeremy only stood beside her and watched her in silence. After the blood test, she had to undergo a series of examinations that all pregnant women had to go through during their first prenatal check-up. "You don't need to waste your time sitting here with me while I do these meaningless tests." Joanna finally broke the stretched silence between them. Jeremy had accompanied her the entire time, but the two hadn't spoken a word. Such a situation rendered the doctors and nurses on edge, unable to figure out what was going on between the couple. Seated next to Joanna, Jeremy had been staring into space, seemingly lost in thought. Her words snapped him out of it, and he flashed her a vague smile. "Joanna, don't think that I won't get rid of your baby."Joanna simply met his gaze and smiled. "Jeremy, let's end things on good terms. Don't give me a

Meanwhile, Nadine and Evelyn were lounging in one of Jeremy's fancy apartments. They had their men keep an eye on Joanna the entire time when she was attending her prenatal check-up in the hospital.When the doctor, whom they had bribed, informed them that Jeremy had accompanied Joanna to the check-up the whole time, Nadine wasn't able to keep her composure.She sold the cello Jeremy had gifted her that was worth about tens of millions of dollars. Then, she bribed the doctor who was in charge of performing prenatal check-ups on Joanna as well as carrying out the paternity test with a few million dollars.Since Jeremy was involved in this incident, no one in the hospital dared to risk offending him if not for the lucrative rewards that were promised.However, Nadine didn't expect to find out that Jeremy chose to take Joanna back to Clementson Bay Villa right after the prenatal check-up.She knew very well what that place meant to him.Back when Jeremy first designated Clementson B

When Jeremy noticed Joanna, who was slowly approaching him with a pile of persimmons in her shirt, his lips curled into a faint smile.Joanna happened to catch sight of it. The moment she met his mirthful gaze, she froze in her tracks.Upon noticing her reaction, Jeremy's smile faded away instantly. Then, he walked away quickly.Once he carried the baskets of persimmons into the mansion, his phone happened to ring. After placing the baskets, he dug out the phone and looked at the caller ID. Then, he answered the call while making a beeline for the stairs so that he could go to his study.Since dinner wasn't ready yet, Joanna and Polly moved the persimmons to the kitchen so that they could wash them properly.There were two kitchens in the villa—one vintage and one modern. Both kitchens were separated from each other.The kitchen staff was busy with dinner preparation in the vintage kitchen, whereas Polly and Joanna busied themselves with washing the persimmons in the modern kitch

The outdoor lighting was very dim at night. Joanna couldn't make out Jeremy's expression, let alone the hidden emotions swirling in his eyes.Her voice might not be loud, but the garden was way too quiet. She wondered if her voice was carried all the way to the balcony on the third floor.But then again, it didn't matter to her.After glancing at Jeremy, Joanna averted her gaze before returning to the villa. There, she continued dealing with the persimmons which had yet to be processed.Joanna had already gone through more than half of the batch when she suddenly realized that she wouldn't be able to savor the fruit of her labor once the persimmons were made into pudding.Then why was she still peeling the damn persimmons? Just so she could leave them as souvenirs for Jeremy?Joanna tossed the peeler away on the spot. After that, she removed her gloves and got ready to leave."You must be exhausted, Mrs. Hansen. You should rest. I'll peel the rest of the persimmons," Polly said