Zachary massaged his temples, thinking that Westley's mind was likely consumed entirely by Jordan, leaving no room for deeper consideration.So he got straight to the point. "I suspect they're biological sisters. I'm planning to do a paternity test."The other end of the line suddenly fell silent.If not for the faint sound of breathing, Zachary might have thought the call had been disconnected.Knowing Westley was still listening, he continued, "They're suspicious themselves. You know, Jasper isn't Jane's biological father. She was adopted, so this possibility can't be ruled out."Now it was Westley's turn to fall silent.Zachary added, "My advice? Don't do anything stupid."Westley felt a headache coming on. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"Zachary feigned innocence. "I didn't think you'd forge fake divorce certificates."Westley was at a loss for words.Zachary glanced at his watch. "I still need to get back to my wife and sleep."Westley, clearly irritated, growled
The sunlight poured into the entrance, making the figure of the man leaving appear even more forlorn.The tall and upright man, in this moment, seemed to have had his spine pulled out. Each step he took was heavy.Buck felt his eyes well up. His boss had made mistakes, but he was trying to make up for them—why couldn't he be given another chance?But then, thinking about it more, he realized. Jordan had truly suffered over the years. There was a moment when she was being humiliated by a group of people, and he nearly ignored his orders to rush in and protect her. But...This one event was enough for Jordan to stop loving Westley.Jordan saw the shadow at the door.In truth, when she had married, she had been full of joy. But he... he had probably been forced into it.Jasmine, noticing Jordan's slightly melancholic expression, instinctively sensed that she didn't want to discuss it further and quickly changed the subject."Ms. Hickey, what's our next project?""Nothing for now.
It was important for him to know whether Jordan and Jane were biological sisters.Zachary said coldly, "My wife is pregnant."If the test needed to be done, it would have to wait until after the baby was born and her body had recovered.Westley asked, "Aren't you doing blood tests during the pregnancy checkup?""Even without a blood test, taking a strand of hair wouldn't harm your wife or child."Zachary replied emotionlessly, "I'm afraid my wife might get too emotional if she knows the result."Westley was somewhat puzzled, "Are you sure they're biological sisters?"Zachary had sent Roy to investigate Jane's biological parents.The information Roy had sent back matched some details with Jordan.He guessed there was a 90% chance that they were biological sisters.But it was safer to confirm with a paternity test.Westley, after hearing Zachary's words, disagreed, "Why wait for Roy's investigation? A simple paternity test could tell you.""At most, just don't tell your wife.
If they were biological sisters, Westley had to find a way to redeem himself.Zachary's jaw tightened. The words "fake divorce" were on the tip of his tongue but he swallowed them.It was more interesting for Westley to explode this bomb himself.He turned around and got into another car.Westley followed and got in as well."What bad idea are you plotting again?"Zachary smiled but didn't speak.On the way, Zachary received a call from Rick."Mr. Collins, Jasper is dead."Zachary didn't even furrow his brows.It was part of the plan."I know."Rick, familiar with Zachary's habits, quickly spoke before he hung up. "Mr. Collins, Nina wants to see you."Zachary's voice was cold and ruthless. "She’s giving up so soon?"Rick shivered even through the receiver.Nina wasn't registered in the country anymore. She had some coonections and had protection in Northern Manya, making it impossible to capture her for sentencing.But, Zachary had his ways.In the past few months, it
Jordan didn't even glance at it, let alone take the cup.Westley remained calm and unruffled, sitting beside Jordan, drinking the water himself.He was composed to the extreme.Jordan seemed to not recognize him anymore.In the past, he would have been anxious, maybe even trying to use words to manipulate her, ultimately achieving his goal.But now... he gave up.They were already divorced.What he became had nothing to do with her.Zachary glanced at her and whispered to Jane, "Honey, I have something to tell you, it's important."Jane smiled and stared at him.Zachary understood what she meant and raised his hand to swear. "Really, or else..."Jane covered his mouth and shot him a glare.Zachary, however, smiled and pulled her hand away to hold it."Really, no intention to tease."Jordan felt a little confused, but Westley, based on their previous conversation and their interaction, had already guessed it.Seemed that he really was a friend who valued romance over frie
Jane saw that Jordan had stopped making a sound, staring at the report for a long time, almost as if she had turned into stone.Her expression stiffened, and her eyes began to turn red.But there were no overly excited emotions.For a moment, it was impossible to determine what the result was from her reaction.Jane walked over.Zachary's gaze flickered slightly. He was uneasy and followed Jane closely, just in case anything unexpected happened."Jordan..."Jordan suddenly hugged Jane tightly.She kept muttering, "This is great..."Jane didn't need to look at the result anymore. From Jordan's reaction, she knew exactly what had happened."It's great as long as you're happy." She hugged Jordan tighter.The situation Zachary had imagined did not happen.Now, he stood by, feeling like a homewrecker.Westley dragged him out of the ward, allowing the two sisters to properly recognize each other.Zachary remained uneasy, watching them from the small window.Westley mocked him,
Zachary certainly couldn't take him.Without thinking, he replied firmly, "No."Jane added, "Mr. Howard, one must know their place."Westley certainly did.But if he left now, there would be no chance in the future.After a few seconds, he spoke calmly, "I'm Jordan's assistant. Isn't it only natural for me to follow her?"Jordan immediately responded, "I'm firing you.""Why?" Westley asked seriously. "If you have an issue with my work, tell me. I won't accept being fired without a reason."Jordan didn't have a real reason. She was just regretting hiring him."You broke my camera.""Which one?"Jordan felt like she could just scream. "You didn't do what an assistant is supposed to do.""Such as?""For example, I'm the boss, and I told you not to follow me, to stay at the studio. But you didn't follow my instructions. I can't use an employee like that."Jordan had found a good reason, and her posture straightened up."So, you're fired!"Jane wanted to say something to hel
But when Jordan was happy and wanted to invite her to dinner, she thought it was best to put it off for a while.After all, the account with Westley wasn't something that could be settled right away.But this person insisted on walking right into her line of fire."You just want to maintain some kind of relationship with my sister, right?"Westley's mind was heavy. Over the years in his high position, the aftereffects had made him cautious.No matter what anyone said, he couldn't take things at face value.Moreover, Jane didn't give him a pleasant look, so how could she possibly go along with his wishes?This question was probably a trap.But he couldn't avoid stepping right into it."Since you’re her sister, what do you mean by that, Jane?"Jane had never imagined a day when someone like Westley would talk to her with such an attitude.To be honest, it felt rather pleasant.After the satisfaction, she began to enter the hunting phase."Since you said that the marriage isn
Rhianna blinked her beautiful purple eyes and said coquettishly, "Yes, Westley, are you going to increase the bid? If you don't, the jewelry Mrs. Howard wants will belong to me. But it’s a fair competition, don’t get mad, okay?"Westley curved his lips, a strong and obvious hint of sarcasm in his expression."I could give it to you..."Jordan suddenly looked up, almost thinking she had misheard.But then she realized, Westley was someone with a deep sense of revenge.It was likely that he wasn’t increasing the bid out of desire, but to set a trap for Rhianna.Sure enough, the next words she heard were his cold, indifferent tone."400 million and 200 thousand. It’s not that I look down on you. It is possible for you to come up with 200 thousand dollars, but where are you going to get the 400 million from? Will you sell your family’s castle, or pull all the investments out of your business?"Rhianna wasn’t foolish. She sensed something was wrong and tried to get Westley to raise
"I don't like it." Jordan threw the paddle she was holding at him and stood up, intending to leave.Out of sight, out of mind.Westley grabbed her arm. "This is your mother's heirloom. You really don't want it?""What?"Jordan's head was about to explode. There had been too many shocks tonight.She still didn’t even know who her mother was.And yet, Westley knew that this was her mother’s heirloom?"Stop making things up. I don’t like this..."Westley still didn’t plan to reveal her true identity.Nathan was intentionally playing this hidden identity game.He was playing along.Besides, whether Jordan was from the Jackson family or not didn’t matter to him.As long as she was his, that was all that mattered."You’ll regret not bidding. Really, are you sure you don’t want it?" he said with a cryptic tone, guiding her subtly.He had already said that Jordan could bid on anything she liked.Yet here she was, hesitating.Jordan stared at the pear blossom jewelry on the stag
Her hand, resting on her lap, slowly clenched into a fist.Westley admired the change in her expression, silently smirking.Rhianna watched the whole scene and asked Westley in a foreign language, "Why does it feel like your wife doesn’t want to talk to you? Westley, did you intentionally arrange someone to act with you to reject me?"Westley answered indifferently, "If it were acting, wouldn’t the person I arranged cooperate with me? I made her unhappy before we came here, so it's normal for her to give me the cold shoulder. I brought her here to apologize and make her happy."Jordan couldn’t understand what they were saying and didn’t care. She was looking at the auction booklet.She was drawn to a set of pear blossom jewelry displayed in the catalog.She didn’t know why, but it felt as if there was some kind of connection.If the set wasn’t too expensive, she might try to bid on it.Her entire fortune should be enough, right?Westley’s gaze shifted over and saw her thumb ge
"I want to explain."Westley embraced her, lowering his head to whisper, as though they were deeply in love."I won’t repeat the same mistakes again as before, and I won’t make the same mistake multiple times."Jordan shrank her neck, trying to avoid him.His warm breath brushed against her ear, it was ticklish.But she couldn’t break free from him, so she could only try to move away as much as possible."Let go of me first."Westley lowered his head and kissed her ear."Since you’re here, let’s finish what we started."Jordan was unwilling. "You handle your own problems, don’t drag me into your competition with other women."Westley stared at her for a moment, not loosening his arm but pulling her closer."She already holds a grudge against you. It’s safer for you to stay by my side. Oh, by the way, just so you know, she’s a princess."Jordan slapped the cream cake in her hand right onto his face.She couldn’t hide her emotions, anger clearly written on her face.She wan
Jordan finally finished planting all the saplings and now all she had to do was wait for them to bloom.But she probably wouldn’t be able to see the flowers. She hoped the pear trees would grow wildly here."Mrs. Howard." Buck brought her a dress. "Mr. Howard said that there is a party tonight and would like to request your company."Jordan refused without hesitation.Buck added, "There’s also an auction, with many fun and interesting items. Don’t you want to buy gifts for your sister and little nephew?"Mentioning her sister and nephew made Jordan waver.Jane liked interesting things, and Jordan couldn’t easily go out on her own to gather them.And now, she had the opportunity.But she didn’t want to attend the event with Westley."Mrs. Howard, if I were you, I would go."Jordan ignored him. He was on Westley’s side.Buck’s mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "When Mr. Howard broke your heart, you should have asked for more money from him, to get revenge and s
Carter had hit a wall at every turn.He had also been poked at his sore spot, and his long-established cold and distant persona was on the verge of crumbling."Forget about Zachary and the others, after all, they’re not very close. But how long have I known you? You won't help? I even helped you persuade Jordan."Westley didn’t fall for it. "As for you and Mandy, no one can help. I can’t bring her to Nelana now. You can try convincing Zachary, maybe there’s still a chance."Wasn’t that just stating the obvious?Carter said, "If I could get Zachary's help, would I be telling you all this?"Westley replied, "That’s your problem. Who told you to force her? Back then, she was just a young girl, barely an adult. It’s normal for her to be afraid of you and find you disgusting."A flash of sadness appeared in Carter's eyes."I was just too angry back then. It wasn’t intentional...""I’ve said that too." Westley put down the binoculars. "You saw my outcome. Obviously, it was useless."
"Jane, don't argue with Zachary. This time, I am staying here voluntarily," said Jordan."I’ve made a bet with Westley, and there will be a resolution in the end."Jane nodded. "I can let you handle this matter yourself, but you have to promise me that you won’t let yourself get hurt, and you won’t just keep sacrificing yourself. If it becomes unbearable, give it up. I’ll always be here to support you."Jordan nodded. "Okay."The two sisters chatted for a long time, and only when Jane started to feel sleepy did they end the video call.Jordan handed the phone to Buck and closed the door to her room.Buck was left standing there.He felt like he had been completely abandoned, as if everything around him had fallen apart.Anyway, as a sandwich in the middle, he was already crushed, so it didn’t matter anymore.For several days, Jordan got up to eat, and the food was always food prepared by the chef.She hadn’t seen Westley around.She couldn’t really say how she felt. She just
"He is faking his psychological illness," Jordan rebutted.Even if he had one, it had nothing to do with her.Even she didn’t have any psychological issues, how could someone with such a strong mind like Westley have any psychological issues?He shouldn’t blame her for everything.Having seen enough, she turned around and walked away.But Carter called her back. "He once took good care of you, and you're going to be this heartless?"Jordan wasn’t familiar with Carter. He was usually a man of few words with a cold personality.If she greeted him, he wouldn’t respond. If she talked too much, she might get an icy look in return.She really didn’t expect that one day, he would try to mediate between her and Westley."You should focus more on your own matters," she said.His own love life was a mess, so what right did he have to interfere in hers?Jordan’s emotions were written all over her face, she didn’t hide them.Carter could guess how she was feeling just by looking at her
Jane didn’t care about Westley. Even if he was feeling it now, it was too late for regrets.If he hadn’t acted the way he did, Jordan wouldn’t have suffered so much.Moreover, he had once ignored her cries for help, so now he shouldn’t blame Jordan for his injuries.“How’s my sister?” she asked.Roy replied, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Collins, Ms. Hickey is doing fine. Except for the lack of freedom, there are no other restrictions.”“When can I have a video call with her?”Roy thought for a moment. “Since Mr. Howard is now delirious, I can make the arrangements.”“Thank you,” said Jane.“It’s no trouble, it’s my job.”After hanging up the phone, Jane looked at Zachary and asked, “What do you think?”Zachary moved the phone a little farther away to avoid radiation.After finishing the massage, he helped her lie down and said, “I’m thinking what you’re thinking.”Jane gave him a sidelong glance. “You’re slick.”Zachary smirked and bent down to kiss her forehead.“Get some rest.”