"Really? Try to remember, who does this apartment belong to?" Joe urged. He was also curious about who Zack's apartment belonged to, because the person he had asked to keep an eye on the man didn't include those details. "One moment." Jesslyn tried to dig into her memory, once again she stared and examined every corner of the portrait, especially some additional furniture that might help her to remember well. "I feel like I've seen the room in this apartment. Although it looks blurry because the person you ordered seemed to have only taken a fleeting picture when Zack wanted to leave the apartment, but I'm pretty sure that I've come and seen the apartment with my own eyes." Jesslyn massaged her forehead, she had tried her best to remember, but her memory still remained blurry and seemed unwilling to surface. "If you don't remember, let me just order the private detective to search more diligently for the ownership of the apartment. How about it?" Jesslyn nodded. "That's fine. You
Aaron continued to engage Quina who seemed to be happy after getting his message. He did not behave like men who like to give romantic sentences, but rather he preferred to be a mysterious figure which would make her even more curious about him. "What do you mean, sir? What bait? And who is your intended target?" Moss asked for an explanation. Seeing his secretary who looked very curious, Aaron finally showed his cell phone screen which was displaying the message page where he and Quina were chatting. "Do you mean the target is Mrs. Quina? But why, sir? Isn't our main objective right now Mr. Zack and Madame Rosetta?" Moss asked again. "If you can kill many birds, why only choose to hunt one?" Aaron asked back. Moss finally understood that the character of his current boss had changed a lot from the previous one before entering the prison. The current Aaron was more ambitious, stronger and more willing to take risks. The man had even thought of many plans in advance before starti
"Yes, sir. I understand, thank you for being willing to answer my questions." Moss bowed his head, as a code that he was truly grateful to his boss. "No problem, Moss. I should have explained this from the beginning, so that you wouldn't feel confused. If you don't know what I'm planning, how can you help me?" ***In the end, Joe and Jesslyn decided to bring Rosetta back to their apartment after she was discharged from the hospital. For the time being, Jesslyn couldn't have any heart because Rosetta's condition was really poor. "Did the doctor say something to you? Why do you look so sad like this?" Joe reprimanded Jesslyn who was still faithfully leaning her head against the hospital wall. "Yes. Seeing Mommy's current state, makes my mood and feelings often change. I quickly feel down and end up crying from sadness when I see her very sad condition," Jesslyn replied. "Did the doctor say anything to you?" Joe asked the same question again, as his first question was not answered
Just as Zack's car entered the housing estate, Jesslyn desperately got out of her car and knocked on the windshield of the car, which happened to be traveling quite slowly. "Hey, get out! Zack! Get out!" Jesslyn shouted hysterically, making the two bodyguards who were guarding earlier immediately focus their attention on Jesslyn and a car that introduced their identity as prospective buyers of one of the houses in the complex."Zack! Get out! Get out!" Jesslyn was acting anarchic. Remembering her mother's face that looked so miserable when she first met her yesterday, seemed to give her enough strength to hit Zack as hard as she could. Joe who saw his wife's actions of course felt very worried, especially now that his wife was pregnant with a fairly large pregnancy. He was afraid that something would happen to both of them."Jesslyn, stop." Joe hurriedly got out of his car, then pulled Jesslyn into his arms. He even stroked her ribs as support so that she could think more calmly. "
Zack's body was still covered in cold sweat. He was terrified in case Esther got mad at him and kicked him out of her apartment. Right now, he had no one to rely on but Esther, since he had already thrown away his last rely to get a new one, which was his own mother. "Esther, I... I'm sorry." Zack said in a choked tone, he reached out to touch Esther's hand, but was quickly brushed off by the woman. "Don't touch me!" Esther started acting, she said in a cold tone to make Zack feel even more guilty for her. "Esther, I didn't mean to lie to you. It's just that I-" "What?" Esther quickly cut Zack off. "I didn't realize that I had been lied to all this time by someone I trusted so much. It hurts so much, Zack. Do you know that?" she continued while patting her chest to show that she was really feeling very disappointed right now."I'm sorry, Esther. I was wrong." Zack finally knelt down. He lowered himself in front of Esther, then quickly grabbed her hand. Although there was still a s
Jess's body instantly stiffened, she looked at Joe with a fierce gaze. His heart that was originally overwhelmed by anger, now turned more fragile. "Joe? Are you yelling at me?" Joe chuckled, it turned out that the meaning of the words he said earlier was captured in a different way by his wife. In fact, his intention of saying that was because he wanted to emphasize that he would always be by Jesslyn's side, as long as she was patient for a while longer, instead of acting annoying by putting forward emotions. But apparently, what Jesslyn got was that she was yelled at by her husband because he didn't like her. "Jess, I didn't mean to yell at you. It's just that-" "You're evil!" Jesslyn literally walked out of Joe's presence. This time, Joe did not prevent his wife's departure. He preferred to keep quiet, as he was currently emotional right now. He didn't want there to be more harsh words spoken to his wife. ***Jonathan grabbed Mark's cheek, who had no energy at all from being
Damian's body stiffened. The hand that had been holding Jonathan's was released instantly. "Is that true, Dad? Am I really not your son? Am I the only one who doesn't know this? Did you all agree to lie to me?" Jonathan bombarded his father with many questions. He didn't want to lose another chance to get an explanation for the information he had just received. Damian, who was pressured by his son, immediately calmed the heartbeat that was beating quite fast because he felt very nervous after hearing the statement. "Do you believe what Mark said? The man who cheated on your mother?" Damian asked back, trying to distract Jonathan so that he would stop suspecting or asking about his true identity."I really want to heed Mark's words, it's just that ...." Jonathan looked down, he stared at the floor intently. He tried to strengthen his heart, no matter what answer he would receive later, he had to be prepared for all possibilities. "I once heard Joe and Mommy say the same thing when t
Zack returned to Esther's apartment empty-handed. He couldn't do anything else to fulfill her request, because he wouldn't dare go to his sister just to meet his mother.He couldn't risk the scolding, and possibly worse, that he would receive from Jesslyn. He was sure that his older sister would be furious and would not keep quiet after seeing him do such a despicable thing to his own mother, leaving the woman who gave birth to him just to pursue the love of a woman he barely knew. "Damn it! What should I say to Esther after this? I'm afraid she'll kick me out, and my dreams of living forever with her will be dashed just because of that old woman," Zack cried. Now, he really hated his mother. No, more like he hated the circumstances that were binding him. He didn't like it when he was forced to be helpless, which ultimately made his life even more miserable. "Looks like I'll have to put on another act."Zack arrived at Esther's apartment, he tried to get inside but the entry code g
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