Semua Bab Divorced, Dazzling, and Desired: Bab 511 - Bab 520

She was as touched as she was emotional that she had met Jasper in this life—it was probably what they called providence."Jas… I'm…" That was when she heard the doorknob rattling, but since it was locked, the person started knocking forcefully.Thump! Thump!As the knocks got louder, Renee said, "I'll call you again later. I'm busy.""Alright. I'll be waiting," Jasper replied and hung up.Renee then opened the door to find Quinton standing outside. "Yes, Mr. Lane?""Mr. Xavier called to invite us for lunch," he replied.Renee nodded. "Sure—they are our partners from now on, and it's not a short journey from Jormund. It's only right to invite them out as hosts."Then, checking her wristwatch, she said, "I'll have Freya make a reservation.""Sure." Quinton nodded, but he wasn't leaving.He started pointedly inside her office, as if to say he wanted to go inside for chat.Renee could tell that much and stepped aside. "Come in."Quinton entered and sat on the couch, rubbing

Turning toward Nathan who still stood by the glass wall, Renee cried, "N-Nathan… I'm scared…"Ben laughed, as he could see she was throwing Nathan a cue. "Don't worry, I'll be gentle… And there's no way you're going to be his legally-married wife anyway, so don't bother. Hell, I've been with his wife myself plenty of times."Candy was aware that these men were swingers, but hearing something like that still stunned her to the core.And when Ben was halfway done, Nathan also partook, and things were harmonious again.That was when Ben's phone rang, with the contact name 'Alison' flashing on the screen."Shush…"She gestured at Nathan and Candy, who quickly quieted down and didn't move a muscle."I miss you so much… When are you coming home?" Alison asked on the other end.Ben was looking downward at Candy's flushed cheeks and cheekily thrusted a couple times while answering, "I'll be done in a couple of days. When are you going to learn, girl? I told you not to call me when I'm

Renee sighed as she continued, "I'm sorry for calling it off. I'll make it up to you some other day."Uma replied affably, "It's no issue. I'll wait for your call."She just wanted to get closer with Renee and naturally wouldn't hold something like that against her.-When Renee arrived at Evergreen Care Center an hour later, she found a patrol car in the parking lot.She hurried to the building where her mother Emma stayed and ran into her mother's care worker, Bernice. "Oh, Renee!" she exclaimed. "You finally made it! I don't know what happened, but your mother freaked out and stabbed two people. It was so scary, and the director already said that you should sign the paperwork because they can't let her stay at Evergreen…"Renee had no idea why her mother would suddenly snap but said, "I need to check on her for now. I'll talk to you later."She hurried upstairs, stepping out of the elevator and immediately seeing the police officers outside her mother's room.They were lea

For her part, Renee didn't dwell on the subject.Emma was tired. Perhaps because the sedatives had yet to wear off, she appeared tired and lay down to sleep after just a few words. Meanwhile, Adam contacted the director, who agreed to let Emma stay but forbade her from leaving before observation.Adam agreed to it, and the director gave his permission—they just had to make do with that for now.After returning to his apartment, he stayed on the couch while Renee took out her phone to text Jasper.However, her touchscreen was broken and unresponsive—it was even darker now and unusable.As they stayed in the living room, Renee eventually turned to Adam. "You can go home. I'll take care of Mom—we actually had a conversation when she woke up just now. She didn't freak out at me."Adam was shocked. "Really?""Yeah.""Great! Then we can visit her together from now on!"Renee was speechless—there were times when she had to suspect Adam had problems comprehending human speech."Alr

Still, Renee didn't think too much about it. "Yvie's elsewhere, working a stable job.""You're not staying in touch?" Emma asked urgently, clearly interested."Uh…" Renee wasn't sure how to respond. "I-I guess? We really do."Emma took her hands in agitation right then. "Stay away from her and Martin…"She suddenly stopped, leaving Renee even more confused.While she was happy her mother was lucid, it was also clear that many things were being kept from her."Martin? You mean Dad?" she asked gingerly, her eyes fixed on Emma's face to find a tell.To no surprise, Emma clearly blinked, but she also quickly shook her head. "N-No…"She then shrugged off her blanket and got up.Unsure what she was up to, Renee stepped out of her way and watched as Emma entered the washroom.However, while she thought Emma was just going to relieve herself, she heard something being pried open.Curious, she went over to find that Emma had opened the toilet and reached into it, fumbling for a while