Jesslyn had to go on bedrest after learning that her mother and sister had abused Noona a few weeks ago. Joe stayed by his wife's side after she broke down hearing Ben's news. Ben also approached Joe to ask about Jesslyn's condition. "Joe, how is Jesslyn?" Ben asked Joe. "Jesslyn's down, Dad. And right now I'm really worried about Jesslyn." Ben showed his worry openly to Ben. Ben also stroked Joe's shoulder to calm him down, "Calm down, Joe. Jesslyn is a strong child and she will get better soon. I'm sorry that Daddy has to tell you all this. Daddy didn't know it was going to be like this." Joe couldn't blame Ben entirely and he would just try to take care of his wife until she got better. "It's okay, Dad. Just pray that Jesslyn gets better soon." Ben nodded after which they returned to Jesslyn's hospital room. Ben and Joe saw that Jesslyn was awake and being examined by the nurse. Joe immediately approached his wife."Jesslyn you've finally come to your sens
Zack returned home happy that he had managed to bring home the money Esther had given him. He showed off the money to his mom. "Zack where have you been. I've been waiting for you." Zack didn't care about his mother asking questions, he took out the money he got from Esther's woman. "Why are you smiling. Are you crazy?" his Mommy continued. "Calm down, Mom. I brought something valuable. So, stop all your babbling." Her mommy looked at her with rounded eyes. "Where did you get all that from?" her Mommy asked. "I got it all by working. From where else," Zack said then he sat down without caring about what his Mommy said. His Mommy approached Zack to take the money."You must have asked for it again from Jesslyn, right?" his Mommy asked. She knew Jesslyn was the only one who would help them when others told them what to do. "No, Mom. I'm really working this time. Can't you just think positively of me." Zack rolled his eyes lazily. "What work. All this time you've be
Esther, on the other hand, had her best smile. She managed to incite the poor, ignorant man with ease. On the other side of the phone, Aroon praised her. "I didn't choose you wrong, keep up the progress. You must be able to bring him to his knees," "Yes boss, you can count on me. Don't worry, ants seem to like it when given sweets." Esther said confidently. "Alright, let me know when you meet," Aroon said as he hung up the phone with Esther. Esther didn't bother and drove her car home. She had other plans to make. Like starting to meet Zack in unexpected places like his usual lunch spot for example. Esther already felt that she was Aroon's smartest messenger. She would work on that tomorrow afternoon, before she made some plans first. She would make it seem like a natural coincidence. Although she didn't know if Zack would realize it or not. "Hello..." Esther called someone to ask for help in expediting her plan to approach Zack. *** It was midday when the sun was at its highe
Quina got out of the taxi she was in nimbly. Age is not a problem for her to move aggressively. This was all the positive impact of her diligent exercise over the years. "Mark?" Quina knocked on the door of the house that Mark had been renting. The house was a secret place where the two of them usually had sex. So to summarize, the house was not a house that was used every day because Mark, who had the title of Kevin's assistant, always lived in the Bouguler family mansion. So, the house was only used for their perverted activities and Quina was sure that it was the only house that Mark owned at the moment because all the properties owned by the man during Amini were gifts from Kevin, and surely the old man would never agree to have his property used by a traitor like Mark. "Who are you looking for, ma'am?" asked a baker who had been selling near the house for a long time. "I'm looking for the man who lives in this house," Quina explained. "A man? No one has been coming to the ho
"Esther, I'm having a really big problem right now," Zack complained to the woman who had been close to him for the past few days. "What kind of problem?" Esther asked in a concerned tone. "I... I lost my place, and now I don't have enough money to rent a new place." Zack looked at Esther with a pleading look in his eyes. "Can I come live with you, Esther?" "Zack, I understand your situation. Of course, you can stay with me for a while. And as for your financial problems, we will find a solution together." Esther replied softly, she gave Zack what he wanted, even though in her heart she was disgusted with the man. "Thank you, Esther. I'm very grateful for your help," Zack said with relief, not realizing Esther's feelings behind her sweet gesture.Esther smiled slightly, trying to hide her disgust. "No need to thank me, Zack. Aren't we supposed to help each other out as friends?" "So, you consider our relationship as just friends?" Zack asked, a sad look on his face. Esther took
Jonathan exhaled the cigarette smoke from his lips. He stared at the scene before his eyes with a flat look. "What are you going to do next, Jonathan? Are you going to torture Mark slowly?" Damian asked his son. Jonathan looked at his father seriously. "No, Dad. I'm not going to be directly violent. I'll find a more subtle way than that.""What's that?" asked Damian curiously."I'll let him feel the loneliness first. As for the next course of action, I'll think about it later," Jonathan replied briefly. Silence fell. Damian looked at his grown-up son. He had not seen his son for a long time, precisely after he found out that Quina had an affair and that Jonathan was not his biological son. Yes, Damian already knew that Jonathan was not his biological son. It was this reason that prompted him to take care of the company abroad and live alone there as a remedy for the disappointment and heartache he felt.The reason why Damian did not divorce Quina was that he already loved Jonathan
Zack pursed his lips. Inwardly, he wanted to look cute by sulking, but he looked ridiculous in Esther's eyes. Had it not been for the lure of money, Esther would never have thought of approaching a man like Zack. He was quite handsome, but if he didn't have any money, why would he?"Why are you still keeping secrets from me? Does our closeness so far not have the slightest meaning in your life?" Zack asked. Esther chuckled softly. Every move she made was followed by Zack's eyes which must have made her feel very uncomfortable. "Not everything has to be shared with you, Zack. We're just friends," she said while emphasizing the word "friends", emphasizing that their relationship was nothing more than friends, they were not lovers, let alone a married couple. Zack exhaled his breath in exasperation. He was trying to be patient, because this time the woman he was after was an extremely rare woman. Yes, rare. How could it not be? In this day and age, it must be rare for a woman to be wi
"Don't be crazy, Jonathan. Dad accepted your presence and your original plan to kidnap him because he realized that you must want inner peace. By kidnapping and torturing that man for a while, I think you'll be satisfied. I think if we killed him, it would be too much for him." Damian babbled at length. He did not expect that his innocent and kind-hearted son's personality could change so drastically in a short period of time just because he saw the cheating done by Quina, the wife he had not paid attention to for so long. "Everything won't be too much, Dad. The two of them really deserve that punishment. Think about it, they've been betraying each other for a very long time. Aren't you hurt by their relationship? If Quina wasn't my mother, I'd probably do the same thing I'm doing to Mark right now," Jonathan replied firmly. "Where is my old Jonathan? Why have you changed so much, my son?" That was all Damian could say after seeing his son so stubborn to avenge the hurt he had suffe
Jonathan accelerated his footsteps towards the place his father had indicated. His heart was beating so fast it was hard for him to hold back his anger towards the man who had deceived him. "Yesterday, you got away because I was still kind to you, Mark. But not this time. I will make you feel what is called hell on earth!" Jonathan was determined. With one step left to the warehouse where his captive was kept, Jonathan tried to control himself. He inhaled and exhaled many times to keep his emotions and expressions under control, so Mark would have no opportunity to fight him later. "Wow, didn't I see it wrong? The person I thought had gone to the other side of the world is still loyal to this country," Jonathan chuckled. Not forgetting, he showed a cruel grin to intimidate his opponent. Mark, who Jonathan had already tortured, was naturally very scared now. If he were free from the shackles that bound him at the moment, he would indeed run as far away from the man as possible. "W
Joe visits Oddie after not seeing the man for a long time. The relationship between the two of them was quite good, especially after Sarah died and Oddie decided to consider Jesslyn as his daughter. And now, Joe's purpose for coming to see Oddie was to discuss what was happening at Skyland Company. He wanted to get some advice that might help him to overcome the problems that were happening, especially since the man was quite an influential person and had a lot of experience. "So, the news about SkyLand Company going downhill is true?" Oddie asked. He, whose condition had improved, took a sip of tea served by one of the servants in his house. "Yes, Mr. Oddie. I would like to hear your opinion on the problems that SkyLand Company is facing. Moreover, you are one of the investors in my company, so you might be able to give some thoughts from your perspective as an investor," Joe pleaded. "Call me dad, Joe. Aren't we family now? Don't be so formal when we're not in the office," Oddie
Joe returned to work as usual, and Cristine welcomed her boss with great joy. After a long time of authorizing Cristine to take care of the company, Joe finally sat down in his work chair as he began his task of solving the many problems that had befallen Skyland Company lately. "What about the investors who have withdrawn their funds, Cristine? Are they willing to come back and entrust their money to SkyLand Company after I start working again?" Joe asked Cristine who was handing over some important files that required the man's signature. "No, Mr. Joe." Cristine took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly to ease the tightness attacking her chest. "I've investigated everything, Mr. Joe. And there seems to be a reason why they withdrew the investment." Hearing the explanation from his secretary, Joe looked interested. He stopped what he was doing for a moment, then looked at Cristine and gave her the code to explain further."When you handed over the main task to me to lead SkyLan
Aaron and Esther left Zack who was still faithful to shouting incoherently, berating and insulting Aaron so that the man would come back and deal with his current behavior. Unfortunately, Aaron was not provoked at all. He didn't care about Zack's screams, and neither did Esther. After coming out of the room that held Zack, Esther immediately dropped her body onto the sofa located not far away. She looked tired. "It turns out that dealing with someone like Zack is tiring too, huh? I didn't expect him to still be able to fight back when he's in such a tight spot." Esther chuckled, as if she had forgotten what Zack had done to her earlier. "Zack is like that. Why do you think Joe chose to kick him out of the house instead of forgiving him?" Aaron narrowed his eyes, then snapped his fingers as Esther looked back at him with furrowed brows. "Yep, Zack is the type of person who doesn't know himself. That's why, Joe would rather let him go than have to live with him for the rest of his l
Joe took a deep breath, he asked Cristine to go home first and he would think about what he would do next. Ben, who was visiting his daughter at the time, immediately approached Joe and patted him on the shoulder. "You can focus on your work again, Joe. As for Jesslyn, let me take care of her. When she regains consciousness, then I'll let you know." "But, Dad?" Joe wanted to argue. He wanted to be by his wife's side at all times. He doesn't want that when she woke up, he wouldn't be by her side. Joe knew that Jesslyn would be devastated to learn that their future child had died in her womb, and he wanted to be by her side to give her encouragement and strength. "There's no refusal, Joe. This is all for the good of everyone." Ben tried to open Joe's mind. "Think about it, if your company were to go downhill, you would have to cut back on employees, which would affect the families of those employees because the head of their family would no longer have a job. In addition, your finan
"We're sorry, your future child cannot be saved. Mrs. Jesslyn's condition is also still not improving, she is still in a critical condition and will have to be admitted into the ICU after this. This is because she was brought to the hospital too late, and the patient has already lost a lot of blood." The doctor's explanation was like a sledgehammer hitting Joe's heart. He sat down, then covered his face. Not long after, there was a numb voice. The man was crying, because he had to get such a painful fact when his life was already on top. Joe didn't expect that this painful thing could happen to him. And this time he couldn't do anything but wait for his wife's condition to improve. "Joe." Rosetta approached her son-in-law and put her hand on his shoulder as a form of transferring strength and encouragement.Honestly, in the deepest corner of her heart, Rosetta felt very guilty for having to lie about the real reason for Jesslyn's fall. However, she was forced to do this so that Zac
Rosetta rushed over to her daughter who had fallen and was moaning in pain. With shaky steps from shock, she struggled to help Jesslyn up. "Argh! It hurts!" Jesslyn cried out, her breathing labored and her face starting to turn pale. Rosetta was getting more and more worried and scared when she saw the condition that befell her daughter, her mind was too raging that she couldn't think clearly to find another way out so that her daughter could be saved immediately. Meanwhile, Zack, who didn't know that the impulse he was making had a very bad impact, immediately trembled. Instead of helping his sister, Zack pulled his mother and threatened the woman who had given birth to him. "Mommy, don't tell anyone what happened today! If you dare to do that, then I will act recklessly!" After saying that, Zack quickly left Rosetta who was rooted to the spot. The middle-aged woman's mind was raging, and her consciousness seemed to return after hearing Jesslyn moan for the last time before col
"Yes, Mommy was expelled by Grandpa from the house after the resistance she put up. I'm actually confused as to why Mommy even fought back, even though from the stories of some of the bodyguards, since the beginning of Mommy's punishment she doesn't dare to fight Grandpa. Even facing or looking into Grandpa's eyes, Mommy doesn't dare." Jonathan explained. "Then, where did Aunty Quina go? Does she have somewhere to sleep tonight?" Joe asked, wanting to extract more information from his cousin. "I don't know because I didn't have time to ask Mommy either. Mommy chose to leave after being kicked out and she doesn't say anything either. But, I think Mommy must have somewhere to go whether it's a hotel or an inn to sleep tonight. Moreover, Grandpa also gave her money before Mommy." "So, that means aunty Quina didn't leave empty-handed, right?" Joe asked again, which was immediately greeted with a nod by Jonathan. "But why did Aunty prefer to go together with Aaron instead of looking fo
Quina was sitting restlessly at the front of the cafe near her house that provided a place to relax for customers who wanted to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere. "Where's Aaron? What took him so long?" Quina chuckled in annoyance. Every now and then she took a sip of the coffee she had ordered in order to sit in that part of the cafe. After taking a sip of the coffee, Quina's face looked different. Her brow furrowed, and her eyes narrowed. "What is this coffee? It doesn't taste very good." Quina looked disgustedly at the coffee, then pushed the glass away from her body. "It turns out that I was right in my assumption that the food and drinks usually consumed by the lower middle class are very bad. I feel like spitting out the coffee I just drank." Quina said quite loudly, and her words provoked various reactions from the people around her, especially the visitors who were mostly students. Those who heard the inappropriate sentence immediately booed Quina openly and it made her even mo