Semua Bab Save the Tears for Someone Who Cares: Bab 271 - Bab 280

The second Eugene laid eyes on Liam, his expression hardened, and he marched straight toward him.A storm of suspicion twisted in his gut, rising fast and wild. All the questions that had plagued him for the past five years suddenly snapped into focus.If that boy was Liam's, then could he be Jacklyn's too?That thought hit Eugene like a punch, and in the next breath, a surge of jealousy and rage tore through him, hot and blinding. He held his emotions in check as he leveled a hard glare at Theodore."Where's your mother?" he demanded.Theodore scowled, clearly put off by Eugene's tone. Without a word, he slipped behind Liam and held on tight.A cold tension rippled off Liam like a gust of winter air. His eyes narrowed, and his voice dropped to a chill. "That was out of line, Eugene."Eugene's eyes locked onto Liam. His hands trembled, the veins in his neck taut as he struggled to hold back the fury surging through him."You helped Jackie fake that crash, didn't you? You were w

Amanda's face clouded over, and with a sharp stomp, she turned and stormed off.Jacklyn watched her go, her gaze narrowing and growing darker with every step Amanda took.There was no way Dan's poisoning was just some accident, and Amanda showing up right now? That was way too convenient.Jacklyn kept turning it over in her mind, but with so little to go on, nothing added up. She'd have to wait for Irene to get back before any of it started making sense.For now, all that mattered was Dan's condition.Soon enough, Jacklyn crossed paths with Dan's agent. Her chest tightened, but with the emergency light still glowing above the door, all they could do was wait.Well past midnight hours later, Jacklyn made it back to her hotel, just as Irene's agency released her termination letter to the public.Irene was fired. Without so much as confirming who was responsible for Dan's poisoning, her stellar reputation as a top-tier talent manager was destroyed in an instant.Jacklyn felt the s

The moment Penelope made a move on Irene, Jacklyn knew the road back to Malapi wouldn't be smooth. Now that Penelope knew Jacklyn was alive, she wasn't going to let it go.Jacklyn wasn't about to spend her days dodging bullets. If someone was pulling the trigger, it might as well be her."But you finally got away from Eugene," Irene said, then stopped. The rest of her words stuck in her throat.After everything Jacklyn had gone through to escape, going back to Cyrelia would be like throwing five years of hell out the window."Even if I went back to Malapi, do you really think Penelope would just let me walk away?" Jacklyn asked, a wry smile tugging at her lips.Penelope was like poison in the bloodstream—slow, patient, and impossible to shake. Maybe she couldn't take Jacklyn down in one blow, but she'd keep coming, wearing Jacklyn down piece by piece.Jacklyn would rather end it now than spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder.Irene hesitated, eyes flickering with

Irene had plenty of friends in the entertainment world, and once she got a handle on how things worked, she wasted no time.Three days later, a new company—Starborne Entertainment—made headlines by signing one of the hottest up-and-coming stars. Thanks to the young celebrity's Twitter following, Starborne Entertainment rocketed to the top of the trending charts.When Penelope found out Irene was the one behind it, she was livid. She'd made sure Irene lost her job and became a social outcast after the whole Dan poisoning scandal, and now Irene was suddenly running an entertainment company?Penelope didn't even have to guess. Jacklyn was the one funding it.The mere thought of those two made Penelope's expression darken even more. So, Jacklyn was staying just to get under her skin."Mommy..." Noah came padding down the stairs, clutching the antique Penelope had just handed him. He'd spent ages trying to pin down its origin, and now, he was ready to share his findings.But as soon a

Lydia shot a glance at Ian and Penelope, immediately picking up on the tension radiating off the latter.If Ian was just some industry veteran, then why did she look so shaken?Afraid they'd get the wrong idea, Penelope rushed to explain, "He was nearby, so I told him about Noah going missing. I thought he might help with the search."Jacklyn slowly edged her head back. The way Ian interacted with Penelope felt too smooth and familiar for just industry acquaintances. Her eyes narrowed. The pieces didn't fit, and she knew she had to dig deeper.Theodore stomped his sore little feet. "Mommy, why are we just standing here?"Jacklyn snapped out of her thoughts."Liam's almost off work. Want to go pick him up?" she asked, steering the conversation elsewhere.At the mention of Liam, Theodore lit up and nodded excitedly.Before long, the two of them were standing outside Robertson Group's building.Soon, Liam came downstairs after seeing Jacklyn's message. The moment Theodore spotted