Joe and Jesslyn rode together to the Skyland Company, leaving a sulking Sarah in the parking lot of the private park. "You have gone a bit too far, Jess. You should have seen Sarah's expression earlier. She looked furious at you," Joe reprimanded. "Let her be. Now and then, she must feel what it's like to be ignored by others." Jesslyn smacked her lips. "She's the kind of girl who always manages to get other people's attention, so she never thinks twice about flirting with you because she thinks she'll tempt you. CK, she's the kind of bitch who will do anything to get what she wants." Joe leered sideways, flashing a seductive expression at his wife. "Are you jealous?" he prodded."Of course!" Jesslyn gave Joe a fierce look. "You should be happy that I'm trying to keep her away from you. Or... you actually like Sarah, so you're not bothered by her flirtatious behaviour, are you?" she accused. Joe hurriedly shook his head before his wife could misunderstand him further. "Of course n
Joe contacted Lucas, asking to meet with the man again after their encounter a few hours ago in the same park where Sarah and Jesslyn used to meet. "Yes. I'm going to Seattle Group right now. Do you have some free time? Because there is an important matter I want to discuss with you regarding my request regarding the transfer of SkyLand Company's ownership," Joe asked. "Alright, then I'll wait for you to come here," Joe said again after a long silence. He had just finished listening to Lucas's counter-argument on the other side of the phone. Joe switched off the phone and placed it on the table before Jesslyn, who had been watching her husband's every move. "How was it? Are you going to Seattle Group right now?" Jesslyn asked the question that had been rattling around in her brain. "Lucas said he'll come here because he happens to be on his way to SkyLand Company. So, let's wait for his arrival," Joe replied.Jesslyn nodded. Without waiting long, she moved her seat to the sofa in
Joe stared at Lucas with eyes full of confusion, but then those eyes turned to horror as he realized something from the sentence the man he was talking to had just uttered. "Did Grandpa come to see you, Lucas?" guessed Joe with his heart racing. Lucas nodded. "Just as you predicted. That man asked me to kick you out of SkyLand Company. He even lured me with so much money that he would invest in the Seattle Group as long as I helped him to make you poor," he explained. Joe wasn't too surprised when he heard that, as he had predicted the purpose of Kevin's long absence. "I had expected him to do something like this. But I'm amazed because it turns out that he came to you himself and dared to offer cooperation to bring me down openly," Joe said. Lucas cast a pitying look at the other man. He didn't think that in this world, there was someone who had to go against his own family to maintain the success he had worked so hard to achieve."Therefore, I prefer to leave SkyLand Company to
"How's the business going now, Dad? Is everything running smoothly?" asked Jesslyn while paying attention to every inch of her father's selling place. "Not bad, at least the profit I get can fulfill my needs." Ben also looked at his place of business with a joyful gaze. "The customers started to shop here regularly after 2 weeks since the first time this business was established. So, for the early days of opening the business yesterday, I didn't get much profit. But now it's not bad, because the buyers are also starting to become regular buyers and of course that brings its own benefits for me," He continued to explain. Hearing about the progress of the business that her father is running, Jesslyn was naturally very happy, especially when she saw the changes in her father's body, which started to get fatter from the last time she saw him a few weeks ago. "Thank goodness. Hopefully this business will be more successful and Dad can buy whatever you wants later without having to bothe
Zack and Rosetta began to put on a charade. They were being nice to Jesslyn to win her sympathy and allow her to stay in their old home again. "Jesslyn, please forgive us for being mean to you. Mommy and Zack really feel bad for you and your dad." Jesslyn looked at those who suddenly came to her house with a probing look. "Yes, I forgive you guys. But you have to leave here right now as a condition." "Jesslyn, thank you for forgiving us. We know we did a lot wrong to you. But, we can't just leave from here. Please let us stay here again." Zack pleaded with Jesslyn. They hoped that she would feel compassion and accept them back."Yes, dear. Aren't you sorry to see us stranded on the streets." Rosetta also pleaded with Jesslyn. She even lied by saying that she was stranded, even though without her knowing, Jesslyn already knew that her mother was living in Lucas' house with Noona. She did all this because she couldn't stand living at Lucas' place and having to do all the hous
Zack and Rosetta returned to Lucas' house. There was already Noona who looked angry and immediately scolded the two. She threatened to kick them out of Lucas' house for daring to leave without permission. Noona began to pressure the two, she even yelled at Zack which made the man lose control because his emotions after being kicked out by Ben earlier had not disappeared completely. "Where have you guys been?! I've been looking for you!" Noona was angry at those who had just appeared in front of them. Zack and Rosetta looked at Noona flatly. Instead of a warm welcome home, they were yelled at. "Tell me where you two are from! I told you to tell me when you leave! Are you dumb, huh?!" Noona snapped back at the two of them. "Can you talk later? I just got home and feel very tired now," Zack said to his wife. "Right. You don't know we just got home and tired? By the way, Wherever we're going is none of your business." This time Rosetta spoke up. Noona rounded her eyes. How
Jesslyn excused herself from Ben's house to go back to her apartment. Actually, she wanted to spend more time with her Daddy but she needed to rest before going back to her normal activities. "I'm going back to my apartment today, Dad. Daddy doesn't mind being alone at home. The servants will be back this afternoon." The servants would return this afternoon so her Daddy would not feel lonely after she returned home. "Actually, Daddy still wants you here but Daddy also knows that Daddy's daughter is very busy," her Daddy said while stroking her head. "Hehe... I'm sorry, Dad, that Jesslyn is so busy." Jesslyn felt guilty about leaving her Daddy. "It doesn't matter. Daddy understands that you're busy for the good of all of us. Daddy is ashamed that he hasn't been able to make you happy." "Who says Daddy hasn't made me happy. I'm already very happy with Daddy. So, Daddy doesn't need to feel that way." Jesslyn walked into her Daddy's arms. Her Daddy hugged his daughter tightly.
Sarah was allowed to stay at the apartment after the woman told her about what happened to her. "Jes, it's okay for me to stay here today. I'm scared to go home," said Sarah who had calmed down a bit. "I already said that earlier. It's okay if you want to stay over but what's wrong, Sar? Have you been raped? Have you been robbed or something? You're just saying you're scared." Jesslyn demanded questions from Sarah. She had yet to tell her what was wrong. Sarah began to tell her about what really happened. Sarah told her that she had just been robbed which caused her to lose her car and that made Sarah not dare to go home for fear of being scolded by her father. "So here's the thing, Jes. I wasn't raped or anything bad. But..." Sarah trailed off. "What? How, Sar?" asked Jesslyn again. "I lost my car, Jes. Hua...." Sarah cried again after saying a sentence to Jesslyn. "Oh my .... how come?" asked Jesslyn again while stroking her best friend's shoulder. "Just no
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