In truth, Yasmin had always been a bit of a rebel. She'd only acted obediently because of her love for Blake.Now, however, she wanted to be herself.Blake sneered. "You'll have to find a place to stay before you do that. I'd like to see if anyone would dare rent you anything without my permission."Yasmin faltered. "Are you going to restrict my freedom?""You're not in the right condition to be going anywhere now. Stay at home." Blake's expression softened. "Wait until next week, at least. Shut that stupid studio of yours down and report to Windmere Group's secretariat. You'll be my personal secretary."It was Yasmin's turn to sneer. "You know very well I'm a design student, yet you want me to be a secretary?"He knew she'd always dreamed of being a designer. Yes, it was her fault for setting up the studio without discussing it with him beforehand. But it was only because she could never reach him.Eunice had told her that they only had to fork out two million dollars each for
"Mrs. Ford went to her studio," Malcolm said.Blake pursed his lips. "Was everything okay with her stomach?""She looked fine to me."Blake hummed softly in acknowledgment before looking back down at his work. He didn't say anything else.Malcolm suddenly recalled what Yasmin had asked him to do and handed the divorce agreement to Blake. "Mr. Ford, Mrs. Ford asked me to pass this to you."Blake didn't look up. "Read it aloud.""Yes, sir." Malcolm flipped the document open. He faltered when he saw the words "divorce agreement" on it. He didn't dare to read it."Why aren't you reading it?" Blake asked.Malcolm had no choice but to do as told. "Mrs. Ford wants to get a divorce, sir, the reason being … some impairments with your sexual function. Mrs. Ford claims that you're unable to satisfy her basic needs …"Blake's expression darkened. "What the hell is that?""It's a divorce agreement that Mrs. Ford wants you to sign." Malcolm didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Had he just l
"Whatever it is, I've had enough of you, you bastard!" Yasmin hung up.Blake was positively furious as he looked at the dark screen of his phone. After a moment, he received several messages in succession. They were all records of purchases—Yasmin had bought all sorts of furniture, and more messages were coming in.Blake thought about the contents of the divorce agreement, and his expression turned steely. He said to Malcolm, "Find out whether she went to Newphoria Bay today.""Yes, sir." Malcolm got right on it. A moment later, he returned. "Mrs. Ford did indeed drop by the villa at Newphoria Bay, sir. She also hired a few cleaners to clean the place up."It looked like she was really intending to move in there.Blake's fingers tightened around the divorce agreement, crumpling it. Two years ago, Stuart's company had gotten into a tight spot. He'd had to sell everything he owned, including the villa at Newphoria Bay.Yasmin had begged Blake to buy the villa. He never expected it
What was Blake doing here?Yasmin was surprised to see him. But in the next second, her surprise turned to fury. The entrance to the villa had been cordoned off, and two bodyguards were standing guard.Yasmin asked coldly, "Why have you cordoned off my house? Get out of my way."Malcolm said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Ford, but Mr. Ford's the one who ordered this. This villa is under Mr. Ford's name, and he's given the order that no one is to move in here. Otherwise, they'll be charged with trespassing."This meant that whoever was charged would face some jail time.Yasmin was so angry that she could murder someone. She turned to glare at Blake.He said, "Come here."She took a deep breath. Her intention was to have a proper talk with him, so she walked over to the car and got in.As soon as she was in the car, he dragged her to him, making her land on his lap and fall right into his arms.Yasmin wore a dress today, so all she had on underneath was her underwear. The sensation of his t
Yasmin didn't expect Blake to be so shameless. She forced herself to continue, "Look, we are married for two years. Now that we're about to divorce, you won't even give me a house?"She'd served him for two years, hadn't she? Wasn't she getting anything out of this marriage?"Did I agree to a divorce?" Blake repeated."I already told you that I'm definitely going through with it," Yasmin said. She was being serious. How could she stand her husband already having a bastard?"Still throwing a tantrum, I see." Blake looked at her coldly. Then, he sneered. "Fine, then. If you're so insistent on getting a divorce, there's no point in me keeping the Newphoria Bay villa."Yasmin paled. "What do you mean by that? Are you going to sell my villa?""Is it yours or mine? Who paid 120 million dollars for it? Since you want a divorce, I might as well just sell the villa. I don't want it to bother me whenever I think of it."Yasmin suddenly felt exhausted. At her silence, Blake thought she'd backed d
As Blake headed upstairs, his phone rang. "Hello?"The person on the other end of the line asked, "Hi, are you the one who wants to spend two million dollars for a surrogate?"Blake's expression darkened. "What surrogate?""You posted an ad, didn't you?""I did no such thing." He hung up. He was already in a bad mood to be with, yet he had to listen to such rubbish. It irritated him to no end.In the next second, his phone rang again. It was yet another person asking about his surrogacy ad.Blake was intelligent enough to realize what was happening. He had someone look into the matter. Sure enough, Yasmin was behind this. She'd put up an ad to get at him.Blake wasn't angered by this, though. He found it hard to believe that Yasmin genuinely wanted to leave him when she kept pulling little tricks like this. He smirked and called her, wanting to put on a stern act while questioning her.To his irritation, he found that he'd been blocked. His smirk immediately turned into a scowl
"This is my home. I can be here whenever I want," Blake said sarcastically.Yasmin glared at him. She shoved him away at the thought of the current state of their relationship.Blake staggered backward from the force. He looked at her and asked coldly, "What was that for?""We're getting divorced soon," she said in a low voice.Blake sneered. "I seriously doubt that. You were all about moving out yesterday, yet you're back here today. Is that how someone who wants a divorce acts?"Yasmin couldn't be bothered to argue with him over this. The more she said, the more he'd want to quarrel with her. She zipped up her dress and walked out."Yasmin Starr!" Blake's eyes flashed as he strode after her and grabbed her arm. "Aren't you just throwing a fuss to catch my attention? What do you want? Does your uncle want money from me, or is he interested in another project?"Yasmin looked up at him. Her uncle constantly sucked up to him to the best of his abilities, so to Blake, everyone in t
Yasmin entered the president's office in a state of confusion. The secretary said, "Please wait here for a moment, Ms. Starr. Mr. Burke will be with you in a short while."Yasmin said, "Okay."Ten minutes later, someone opened the office door. A tall figure walked in. Yasmin smelled a faint minty scent and turned around to see a tall, handsome man behind her. It was Ivan, the man who'd helped pick up her drafts earlier."It's you?" She was surprised.Ivan smiled. "What a small world."Yasmin immediately realized who he was. She asked politely, "Are you Mr. Burke?""Yep." Ivan walked over to the couch and sat down, looking like he wanted to have a proper talk with her. "Please have a seat, Ms. Starr."Yasmin returned to her senses. She sat down and handed him her drafts. Ivan took some time to go through them. Then, he praised, "You're very talented, Ms. Starr."He smiled. "I'm sure you're aware that our company is looking into setting up a line that focuses on affordable luxury