Every Breath You Take

Chapter 146

Mary's pregnancy surprised Old Mrs. Gu. Leon was already in his 30s. She had been looking forward

to a great-grandson for so many years. Now that Mary was pregnant, it was a great thing for her.

Old Mrs. Gu took Mary home happily. As soon as she got home, she went to pay respects to the

ancestors and ordered the servants to take care of Mary.

Looking at the heartfelt joy on Old Mrs. Gu's face, Mary had mixed feelings. She knew that Old Mrs. Gu

attached great importance to this child. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Old Mrs. Gu was aged. As long as someone was pregnant with Leon's child, she would definitely be

happy. Mary realized that Old Mrs. Gu's care for her was only because she was pregnant.

If it were another woman who was pregnant with Leon's child, she would also be so happy. Mary

wished that Old Mrs. Gu not only liked her child, but also liked her.

Of course, what she wanted most was Leon's love for her. Thinking of this, Mary scold herself for being

shameless.

She clearly knew that Leon only loved his fiancee. How could she be so whimsical and hope Leon to

love her? It was immoral!

However, she could not control herself. Not to mention that Leon saved her life, Leon's kindness and

consideration for her had deeply impressed her. How many women would dream of having such a

handsome and talented boyfriend? Mary was enchanted with Leon.

There was no doubt that she liked Leon, and she was also willing to carry his baby. However, Leon did

not love her at all. She could not destroy Leon's happiness for herself. Mary was in a dilemma.

On the other side, Old Mrs. Gu was happily talking to a servant. Jadey's pregnancy was an accident,

but it made Old Mrs. Gu so happy. She told the servant that she was going to tell Leon about this, but

the servant was a little worried. "Old Madame, let's talk about it later."

"Why?"

"Young Master has always liked Miss Mo. He was set up, so Miss Jadey got pregnant. He has been

very depressed during this period of time. If you tell him about Miss Jadey's pregnancy, wouldn't he be

even more upset?"

The servant knew Leon well because she had been in the Gu family for so many years. "Young Master

is responsible and infatuated. He has been single for Monica. If he knows that Miss Jadey is pregnant,

he will not be happy. There are only two solutions for him. One is to break up with Miss Mo and marry

Miss Jadey, the other is to kill the baby. With Young Master's love for Miss Mo, he will definitely not

marry Miss Jadey. Things will be more troublesome."

Old Mrs. Gu sighed. Leon had waited for Monica for so many years, how could he give up Monica? If

he knew about Jadey's pregnancy, he would definitely let Jadey have an abortion. However, Old Mrs.

Gu was really reluctant to give up the child!

Seeing that Old Mrs. Gu was depressed, the servant advised, "Old Madam, why don't you tell Miss Mo

about Jadey's pregnancy first and persuade her to accept this child? If Miss Mo accepts this child, you

can persuade Jadey to give birth to this child. Then, you can tell Young Master about this. Not only can

we keep this child, but we can also let Young Master marry Miss Mo."

"That's a good idea, but will Monica agree? Also, will Jadey agree to give birth to a baby for Leon?" Old

Mrs. Gu doubted that. "More importantly, Leon will definitely not allow Jadey to give birth to this child to

affect his marriage."

"Miss Mo is also a mother, so she must understand your expectation for a great-grandson. I think she

will agree. As for Jadey, I can see that she likes Young Master, so it shouldn't be difficult to persuade

her to give birth to the child. As for Young Master, he cares about Miss Mo most. As long as Miss Mo

agrees, he will definitely keep the child."

Old Mrs. Gu couldn't come up with a better idea, so she called Monica. She explained to Monica that

Leon was set up by Mandy in order to let Monica forgive Leon.

Monica said that it was not Leon's fault and she would not blame Leon. Hearing that, Old Mrs. Gu told

her about Jadey's pregnancy. "Monica, I have one more thing to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Well... Jadey is pregnant."

Monica was stunned. She was not a fool. She immediately understood why Old Mrs. Gu called her. Old

Mrs. Gu wanted a grandson so much. Jadey was pregnant with Leon's child. Old Mrs. Gu wanted to

keep the child, so she made this call.

Monica didn't know what to say. She held the phone and didn't say anything. Seeing that, Old Mrs. Gu

took the initiative to say, "I want Jadey to give birth to this child."

Monica knew that she couldn't keep silent, so she asked, "Is that what Leon meant?"

"No, Leon still doesn't know about Jadey's pregnancy." Old Mrs. Gu sighed. "I haven't told him yet.

Since that thing happened, he hasn't returned home. I'm worried that he will insist on killing the baby,

so I called you first. Leon is so stubborn that he only listens to you. I also want you to persuade Leon to

keep the baby."

Monica's mind went blank for a moment. Old Mrs. Gu continued, "I know it's too much to ask for this,

but this is Leon's child. Please let Jadey give birth to the child, and I'll raise it up. It won't disturb your

and Leon's life. What do you think?"

What else could Monica say? It was actually not too much for Old Mrs. Gu to ask this. Leon had been

single for so many years, how could Old Mrs. Gu not be worried? Monica was not a cruel person. Leon

treated her so well, and Leon could accept her child. What right did she have to refuse Leon's child?

Monica answered after a moment of silence, "I will try to persuade him. Is Jadey willing to give birth to

this child?

"I haven't talked to her yet. If you agree, I will persuade her to give birth to the baby. Of course, if she

doesn't agree, we can't force her."

"I know. I agree. You can go persuade Jadey, and I'll try to convince Leon."

"Monica, thank you!" Old Mrs. Gu happily hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Monica turned back and found that Quarmy was standing behind her. She

didn't know when he came. "When did you come?"

"I just came." Quarmy looked at Monica with distress. "Moni, give up on Leon!"

"Why?" Monica asked.

"I've heard what you said just now. Another woman is pregnant with his child. Why do you still want

him? Don't you feel aggrieved?"

"Not at all!" Monica retorted.

"Don't you feel upset at all? Are you so willing to accept the child of him and another woman?"

"Leon is so good to me. He can accept my child. Why can't I accept his child?"

"I knew you would say so. You accept his child not because you love him, but because he treats you

very well. You are just looking for dependence. Moni, this is unfair. Marriage is a combination of two

people who love each other. You can't compensate his kindness for your happiness."

"Quarmy, this has nothing to do with you."

"Why? You know how much I love you..."

"So what? Who stipulated that I must marry you if you love me?" Monica interrupted him. "I know, but I

am your children's father. We have two children. You should be with me for the sake of our children."

Quarmy reached out to hold Monica's hand. "Moni, I love you. Please give me a chance to take care of

you and your children!"

"No!" Monica took her hand out from Quarmy's hand. "Quarmy, the past has passed. Now I am Leon's

fiancee. I hope you can understand this. We are over!"

"Moni!" Quarmy pleaded.

Monica turned her head. "Quarmy, I won't stop you if you want to visit the children. But I advise you not

to think about other things."

Seeing Monica's resistance, Quarmy was very depressed. His hatred for Eva, Yale, and others

increased. It was all because of these b*tches that he and Monica became like this. He would never let

them go easily.

Eva, the b*tch, thought that everything would be fine after dealing with Ted? She was daydreaming. He

would immediately give her a great gift.

After dealing with Ted, Eva was in a good mood. There's only one problem left, Mary. But this matter

had been left to Nine. She believed that it would be solved in a few days.

Eva bought a well-decorated apartment. Looking at the empty house, she felt depressed. She still

missed Jim.

She couldn't let Jim be with Grade. Even if she couldn't get Jim, she couldn't let others get him. Eva

was planning how to make Jim turn against Grade.

Unexpectedly, she saw the news that Jim accompanied Grade to a Buddhist temple. Jim and Grade

were wearing matching outfits and looked in high spirits.

Seeing that, Eva felt really upset. She couldn't fall asleep this night, so she went out the next morning

with dark circles. She was in a bad mood and was ready to go to the hospital, but she was stopped by

a person at the gate. "Eva!"

The man who stopped her was in ordinary clothes. He was so thin that she did not recognize him.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Jake!"

Eva's face changed. "Didn't Yale say that Jake would never get out of prison in his life? What's going

on?" While she was thinking, Jake reached out his hand to hold her hand. "Eva, I'm really happy to see

you."

Jake held Eva's hand with his rough hands, which made her feel sick. This man had caused a lot of

harm to her. He used to touch her tender body with his disgusting hands. This rude and disgusting

gangster had forced her to have sex with him. In the past, this man was no more than a nightmare for

her.

She wanted this man to die. How could she be happy to see him? She quickly pulled out her hand from

his hands. "When did you come out?"

"I just came out. After I came out, I wanted to come to you and my cousin. I heard that my cousin was

the mayor's wife, so I came to you first. Eva, I haven't eaten anything for a whole day. Let me go to

your home and eat something."

Jake actually wanted to go to her apartment. Wasn't it disgusting? How could she let Jake go to her

apartment? Eva's face turned cold, and she took out some money and gave it to Jake. "Here you are. I

have to go to work right away."

Jake clearly saw the disgust in Eva's eyes. He really felt upset. Originally, he agreed to cooperate with

Quarmy not only because he wanted to be free. He also wanted to be with Eva again.

However, Quarmy told him that he was set up by his cousin and Eva. He was stunned. He couldn't

believe it at all. His intuition told him that Quarmy lied to him. It was not until he found the woman who

slandered him that he believed it.

He was really infatuated with Eva. How could she treat him like this? Jake did not give up. After

knowing Eva's address, he came here.

Although there was still a smile on Eva's face, her actions betrayed her. Later, when he saw the disgust

in her eyes, he was completely awake.

Beauties were really poisonous. Yale and Eva were like two poisonous snakes. Jake really hated them

when he thought of his inhuman days in prison.

He couldn't let Eva go. He must get the humiliation he had suffered back from her.

Jake took the money from Eva and left. Seeing that, Eva breathed a sigh of relief. But her relax didn't

last long. She was very clear about how shameless Jake was. It was impossible for him to let her go so

easily. What should she do now?

Eva first thought of living in a hotel for a few days, but this was not a good idea. She still had to work. If

Jake went to her hospital, what should she do? Eva had been unease for the whole day. After thinking

for a while, she decided to have a talk with Jake. If he didn't pester her, she would give him a sum of

money to. On the contrary, she would directly kill him.

When Eva returned to the apartment in the evening, she saw Jake waiting for her downstairs from a

distance. Sure enough, he wanted to pester him. She was so disgusted that she held back her anger

and brought him home.

After letting Jake sit down, Eva asked him what he planned to do. Jake smiled and said, "I'll just follow

you!"

Eva had to say, "How about this? I'll give you money. You can rent a house and then do business." Eva

took out a card and handed it to Jake. "There are 100,000 dollars in it. I've been saving this for years.

You can use it."

"Do business? I can't." Jake shook his head, but he was sneering in his heart. Eva, the b*tch, expected

to drive him out with 100,000 dollars? Did she regard him as a beggar? "You'd better keep the card. Let

me live in your house for a few days first. After I get familiar with the current environment, I'll apply for a

job. We can live together again."

Eva had known that Jake would not be a pushover, so she sighed, "Jake, you had been in prison for so

many years. In fact, I am married. It's not that I don't want to take you in, but I can't take you in."

"You're married? What's your husband'?" Jake asked deliberately.

"My husband is a sculptor. He went abroad, so I took you back."

Jake had already known about Eva's background from Quarmy. Hearing that, he hated her so much,

but he didn't show it on his face. "It doesn't matter. Let me stay with you for a few days. I'll leave after

he comes back."

"No, Jake. I am not alone now. I have a family. I can't take you in." Eva explained.

"Eva, you didn't say that because you disliked me, did you?" Jake looked at Eva, "I know you are a

famous doctor now, and I am just a prisoner. The gap between us is too big. It is normal for you to

dislike me. But I did so many things for you, and I went to jail for you. You can't be so heartless to

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me.

"I didn't lie to you. I'm really married. This is my husband's photo." Eva showed Jake the photo of Jim

that she secretly left behind.

Jake took Jim's photo and looked at it. Then, he asked in surprise, "Is this your husband?"

"Yes."

"I knew you were lying to me. Doesn't this man have a wife? I saw the news that he went to a temple

with his wife before. How did he become your husband? Eva, you can't be so ruthless!"

Eva didn't know what to say. Jake sneered, "Eva, why are you so ruthless?"

Hearing that, Eva was also annoyed. "Jake, I don't owe you anything. You can't be insatiable!"

Jake's face changed as well. "Eva, mind your words.

I haven't told my cousin her daughter's real identity yet. Aren't you afraid that I will betray you?"

This was an undisguised threat. Hatred flashed in Eva's eyes. Fine, since he wanted to die so badly,

she would satisfy him.

Eva didn't drive Jake away, but let him stay. She was afraid that he would do something to her, so she

locked the door when she went to bed. Eva started to plan while lying in bed.

It was not easy for her to get rid of Jake. Therefore, she had to think of a way to get rid of him secretly.

Eva didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night. She felt a heavy thing on her body in a daze. She

tried to turn over but couldn't move.

A big hand rubbed her plump chest, and her mouth was blocked. Feeling dizzy, she felt a sharp pain in

her lower body. There was something hard in her lower body. Eva suddenly woke up from the pain.

She opened her eyes and looked at Jake in disbelief. She obviously locked the door. How did this

b*stard come in?

Of course, she didn't know that Jake was good at picking locks, so the lock couldn't stop him at all.

Jake kissed and touched her happily.

It was so disgusting! Eva struggled desperately, biting and pinching him. But how could she be Jake's

opponent? After being locked up in prison for so many years, Jake finally had sex with her again. How

could he let go of her? He held Eva with his hand and moved. Finally, he ejaculated contentedly.

Eva was disgusted and angry, but there was no other way. After sex, she rushed into the bathroom.

Eva retched for a while without throwing up anything. She opened the water and washed herself hard.

She wanted to wash away the marks on her body, but the shame in her heart could not be washed

away.

Back then, she was raped by Jake and forced herself to be with him. It had never occurred to her that

after so many years, he came to her again. Eva hated him so much!

She must find a way to kill Jake, the b*stard. She couldn't wait even one minute!

After Ted left angrily that day, he never came to the hospital to see Lassie again. Lassie was really

angry. She and her son had become enemies for a woman. Her son really made her disappointed.

Lassie was lying in the hospital, feeling uncomfortable. Quarmy specially hired a carer for her. In fact,

the carer was watching her. Of course, Lassie did not know that. During this period, she had been

tortured every day. Only this carer cared about her.

Quarmy didn't show up. He just asked Noah to visit her on the first day of her injury. Except for the

driver, the other servants of the Huo family had never come to see her. Lassie was angry when she

thought of this. She was not bad to then. Why were them so heartless?

The carer told Lassie, "I heard that Madam Huo was going to wake up!"

Lassie was sure that Jenny would be a vegetable for the rest of her life. When she heard this, she

couldn't help but be shocked. "Really?"

"I heard it from others. They said that Madam Huo would wake up in the next few days. Mr. Huo is very

happy." The carer replied.

Lassie began to panic. If Jenny woke up, what should she do? Recently, she had been in the hospital

and completely lost contact with the outside world. She didn't know whether Yale and Eva knew about

this matter. She didn't why but she couldn't get through to Yale during this time. She didn't know Eva's

number either. She had to find a way to inform Eva.

Just as she was thinking about it, the carer spoke again, "I just heard something."

"Go ahead." Lassie had heard all the news from the carer recently, so she asked naturally.

"It's about the mayor's wife. My friend has been taking care of an official recently. She said that the

mayor's wife had died for many days."

Lassie still felt strange that why she couldn't get through to Yale. She had never dreamed that Yale

would die. She was so scared that she screamed.

"You have been in the Huo family for such a long time. The daughter of the mayor used to be Mr. Huo's

fiancee. You must be very familiar with the mayor's wife, right?"

"We just know each other."

"I heard that she died in a car accident. She was buried secretly. Everyone is curious about this matter.

Why did no one go to mourn her? This matter is really strange."

"What else did you hear?"

"I heard that the mayor's wife had done something illegal. It must have been discovered."

Lassie's heart was beating fast. Did Zoe kill Yale after knowing what she had done? If it was true, her

son and Eva would not be spared. Lassie immediately called her son, but no one answered.

Thinking that Jenny would wake up soon, Lassie did not dare to stay in the hospital. While the carer

was not in the hospital, she secretly left the hospital. She went straight to her son's place but no one

answered her after she knocked on the door for a long time.

Ted's neighbor said that he hadn't seen Ted for a few days. Lassie panicked when she heard this. Did

something happen to Ted? She left here quickly.

Lassie went to Eva's hospital. She expected to ask Eva about what happened. She didn't dare to come

to Eva openly. She just hid around the parking lot and waited for Eva to appear.

Unexpectedly, she heard the security guards chatting in the parking lot. One of them said, "That day, I

saw a man arguing with Dr. Xi in the parking lot. That man looked so fierce. I don't know how Dr. Xi

offended him."

"I know about this. Do you still remember the pregnant old woman? She almost died of blood loss. That

woman was the wife of this man. I heard that she miscarried because she was drugged and this matter

had something to do with Dr. Xi. The man came to ask Dr. Xi for compensation."

Lassie's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Was the man they were talking about her son?

"How could Dr. Xi do this? How did he deal with this matter?"

"She agreed. He didn't come later."

"She must have given him money." Another security guard came over and said, "I live in the same

community with the man. The man is a hooligan. The pregnant woman is his woman, a w*ore. They

used to wander around in the community every day, but I haven't seen them in recent days. I guess

they left here with money."

When Lassie heard this, she was absolutely sure that the man they were talking about was her son.

This b*stard dared to blackmail Eva. Did he want to die?

Lassie did not dare to see Eva again. She had to ask her son clearly. If her son really did blackmail

Eva, she had to take her son to apologize to Eva and explain this matter clearly.

Lassie had no place to go because she had no money. Also, one of her eyes was blind, so she had to

pretend to be a beggar. During the day, she hid under the bridge to sleep. At night, she would find food

in the garbage dump. She often went to Ted's place, hoping to see her son.

That night, she went to Ted's place again. She saw that there was a police car parked downstairs. A

group of people gathered together. Lassie pretended to be an onlooker and walked to them.

People were talking. It was said that someone found two dead bodies in a burned house in the

suburbs. The police issued a search notice. A nightclub reported that Ada disappeared. The police

compared Ada's hair with the hair of the dead bodies. The dead woman was Ada, and the dead man

might be Ted. Now the police went to Ted's apartment to take Ted's hair.

Lassie almost fainted when she heard that. The dead man was 90% likely to be her son. Lassie did not

dare to stay and left the crowd in a daze.

How could her son die? Could it be that he blackmailed Eva? No! Ted was her son, and she and Eva

were allies. Eva would not do anything to Ted, would she?

Perhaps the one who died was not her son, but someone else. Lassie still had a glimmer of hope. She

had to wait for the police to confirm the identity of the dead man.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Old Mrs. Gu felt relieved after talking to Monica. Now, she only had to persuade Jadey. She didn't know

whether Jadey would agree or not.

Jadey was an unmarried girl. What reason did she have to give birth to a baby for Leon?

Old Mrs. Gu felt embarrassed to talk to Jadey. A servant offered to do it for her, she agreed.

Mary was very uneasy. She had been staying in her room since she came back from the hospital. She

was very confused. What should she do? To be honest, she was reluctant to have an abortion. The

child's father was the man she liked, and she didn't want to kill a child. But now the point was whether

Leon was unwilling to let her keep the child.

Since that thing happened, Leon had not come back for many days. She was not a fool. She knew that

Leon didn't want to see her. She was very upset. When she found out that she was pregnant, she was

actually happy. Especially when she saw how happy Old Mrs. Gu, she started to dream. Would her

pregnancy change anything?

But after she calmed down, she was taken aback by the thought. How could she be so despicable?

Leon was her lifesaver. How could she have such a shameful idea? And how could Leon, who loved

his fiancee so much, change his mind because of her pregnancy? She'd better be realistic. However,

this child was his. She really did not want to kill the child!

While Mary was thinking, the door was pushed open. A servant came in with a bowl in her hand. "Miss

Jadey, you haven't slept yet?"

Mary nodded. The servant handed the bowl to her. "You didn't eat anything today. I made bird's nest for

you. Have a try."

"Thank you!" Mary was moved.

"Don't thank me. You're pregnant now and need to be nourished. It's our duty to take care of you."

Hearing that, Mary's face darkened. She needed to be nourished? It was unknown whether the child

could be kept or not.

The servant was good at observing. Seeing Mary's expression, she knew that Mary must be very

nervous. She tentatively asked, "Miss Jadey, what are you going to now?"

Mary had a complicated look. "I don't know."

"Old Madam has been looking forward to a great-grandson for many years. She is very happy that you

are pregnant. She even went to pay respects to ancestors as soon as she arrived home. I have been

with her for so many years, but I have never seen her so happy."

Mary naturally saw Old Mrs. Gu's happiness. She was silent for a moment. "Since she likes children so

much, why didn't Leon get married earlier?"

"It's a long story." The servant sighed. "You haven't been here for a long time. You probably don't know

what Young Master has experienced, do you?"

Mary nodded. The servant told Mary what happened between Leon and Monica. Only then did Mary

know that Leon's path to love was not easy. Last time, she heard a little about his fiancee. She only

knew that his fiancee had a child. At that time, she wondered why Leon would like her. Now she knew

that the woman was Leon's first love. Leon had been waiting for her for so many years, and he was

willing to accept her child for her. It was really touching.

Hearing that, Mary knew that she should give up on Leon. Leon would not change his mind for her.

Mary was very depressed. She really envied his fiancee. How could she be so lucky?

The servant sighed and said, "You should know Young Master's character. He is so great that he

deserves to be loved by a better woman. However, he only loves Miss Mo. Thought Miss Mo is the

mother of a child, he does not give up. He is determined to pursue his love, which made Old Madam

worry about him. In the end, Old Madam had no choice but to allow him to marry Miss Mo. In fact, from

the bottom of her heart, she really wants a great-grandson."

Mary didn't say anything. She was not a fool. She knew why the servant said that. Old Mrs. Gu wanted

her to give birth to this child. However, was it really a good idea?

"Miss Jadey, there's one more thing I haven't told you. Miss Mo and her ex-husband used to have a

very good relationship. If her mother-in-law hadn't mistreated her, she and her ex- husband wouldn't

have broken up. I heard that her ex-husband often came to visit her and her child. They still love each

other. I think they may get back together."

"What should Leon do if they get back together?" Mary was anxious when she heard that.

"Old Madam is also worried about this. Your child's Young Master's. Old Madam doesn't want to lose

the child. I don't want her to be upset. Could you please give birth to the child?"

"I... What does Leon think?"

"He still doesn't know that you are pregnant, but he likes children very much. He is so good to Miss

Mo's child. He will certainly like your child."

Seeing that Mary did not refuse firmly, the servant knew that she had a chance. "Miss Jadey, I came to

ask you for a favor. For the sake of Old Madam, please give birth to the child. You can also repay the

Young Master for saving you."

Mary had no way to repay Leon, and she also wanted to give birth to this child. After a moment of

hesitation, she nodded. The servant went back happily.

After dealing with Ted, Yale and Uriah decided to leave Jiang City for a while. How could Quarmy let

them go so easily? Before Yale and Uriah could leave, their only source of money, the beauty salon,

was shut down for being involved in w*oring and drugs.

Uriah's sister Vashon was detained because she was the owner of the beauty salon. Uriah and Yale

were dumbfounded. If they didn't have money, they could go nowhere. Uriah couldn't leave his sister

behind, so he decided to stay and save Vashon.

However, it was not so easy for him to save Vashon. In the past, Yale was the mayor's wife and others

all respected her. Now Uriah was just an ordinary person. Who would help him?

Uriah found that this matter was troublesome. Jiang City was cracking down on pornography and

drugs. The government gave instructions that anyone found to be involved in pornography or drugs

would get a stiffer sentence. Vashon would be sentenced to several years of imprisonment.

Hearing that, Uriah suspected that it was Zoe's order. He told this to Yale, and Yale felt the same way.

Yale lost everything and became so miserable because of Zoe. She hated him from the bottom of her

heart. "Since you don't let me go, I won't let you go." After living with Zoe for so many years, she knew

a lot about him. She wrote an anonymous report and sent it out.

A few days later, Zoe received a call from a superior who had been caring about him. His superior told

him that something had happened. The head of the central disciplinary commission received a letter of

a report about him. The superior had no way to help him and let him take care of himself.

Zoe was stunned. There was no sound on the other side of the phone, but he still held the phone and

stood still. This warning just gave him the feeling that he was going down. This time, he was in great

danger!

He tasted the smell of blood in his mouth. He tried his best to suppress the desire of vomiting. Seeing

that he did not move at all, Lancy said, "Mayor, you've been standing for a long time. Why don't you sit

down and have a rest?"

Zoe did not speak but still stood in that position. When Lancy reached out to help him, she saw blood

spurting out of Zoe's mouth with a sound of "poof".

Then, Zoe couldn't support himself and fell down.

"Mayor! Come on! Help!" Lancy cried out in horror.

Monica rushed to the hospital as soon as she heard the news. Lancy stood at the door of the

emergency room and anxiously rubbed her hands. When she saw Monica, she wiped her tears and

said, "At first, he was fine. Then, he vomited blood after he received a call!"

Monica was also anxious when she heard that. She held Lancy's hand and comforted her. "Nothing will

happen!"

Though she said so, how could she feel at ease? The person inside was her father. They were related

by blood. This couldn't be changed.

The door of the emergency room finally opened, and the doctor came out. Monica came forward and

asked, "How is he?" "He's got terminal stomach cancer!" Answered the doctor.

"What?" Monica thought that she had heard it wrong. She stared at the doctor and asked, "Did you

make a mistake?"

"No. Mayor Jane knew that he had stomach cancer, but he has been hiding it from his family. He

refuses to have an operation and has been treated conservatively. Now..." The doctor sighed. "It's time

for surgery now. Mayor Jane is no longer young and the risk of surgery is very high. I suggest you

discuss it with your family first."

After that, he pointed to the emergency room and said, "Mayor Jane has woken up. You can go and

see him."

Monica walked into the emergency room in a heavy mood. Zoe had already woken up. When he saw

Monica's tears in her eyes, he said, "Moni... My daughter!"

Hearing that, tears rolled out of her eyes. "Dad! Why did you hide your illness?" This was the first time

she had called him Dad since she left the Jane family. Zoe looked excited. He reached out to hold her

hand and looked at her, who looked like her mother Hannah. Tears rolled down from his eyes. "This is

my retribution. I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry for your mother!"

"Dad, it's not the time to say this. The doctor said that you could have an operation now..."

"No!" Zoe interrupted Monica's words in a firm tone. He was going to be punished immediately. He

knew clearly what the ending would be. He'd rather die than spend the rest of his life in prison. Death

was undoubtedly a relief for him.

"Dad, just listen to me. You can recover." Monica tried to persuade him.

"Moni, I know that you are doing this for me. I have been an official for so many years, and I have

always thought that I am very smart. Until now, I know that I am actually very confused. That's it. Don't

say anything. This is the best ending for me."

In fact, at first, Zoe's health was not so bad. Since he learned that Hannah was killed by Yale, he had

been upset. He couldn't help feeling guilty for his wife and his daughter, so his health began to give

way.

Monica felt more and more sad after hearing that. Her father was regretting. It was obvious that he

wanted to be punished. Although he had done something bad to her mother, he was her father after all.

How could she watch him die?

"Dad, you have to have an operation, for my sake, right? I am still waiting for you to take care of Coco,

and the unborn child. They are waiting for Grandpa."

Zoe smiled slightly and said, "Moni, I'm really glad that you can say that. I know my health well. Don't

worry, I will live until I see my next grandchild."

As he spoke, the door was pushed open. Quarmy came in. Monica was stunned. "Why are you here?"

"I asked Lancy to call him," Zoe explained. He waved his hand and let Quarmy sit down. He looked at

Monica. "Moni, you and Lancy go out first. I have something to say to Quarmy."

Monica got up and went out with Lancy. After closing the door, Zoe let out a long sigh. "My days are

numbered."

"Take care of yourself and listen to the doctor. You'll get better." Quarmy comforted him.

"I know my own health. I've got something to tell you today." Zoe sighed deeply. "I was reported!"

"What did you say?" Quarmy was shocked. "When?"

"The official notice hasn't come yet, but it should be coming soon. I called you here to make

arrangements." Zoe looked at Quarmy with a complicated expression. "I hope you can treat Moni well."

"I'll treat her well. Don't worry." Quarmy promised. "I don't think reporting it is a serious matter. I'll find a

way to help you."

Zoe shook his head and said, "No need!"

He told Quarmy that Hannah was killed by Yale. "I regret it to the extreme these days. It's all my fault. I

wanted that b*tch to live a life worse than death, but she escaped. The reporting must have something

to do with her. I deserve it. But Hannah is different. She couldn't die for nothing. I don't want to tell Moni

about it now. You can avenge Hannah for her! Don't let that b*tch go!"

Quarmy nodded. "Don't worry, I won't!"

"As for Madrigal..." Zoe paused for a moment. "She was brought up by that b*tch, and she is as vicious

as that b*tch. I know she did something bad to you and Moni, but no matter what, she's my daughter... I

hope you can let her go."

"Let's talk about it later. Take care of yourself first." Quarmy didn't agree. Hearing that, Zoe sighed

heavily.

Since Eva was raped by Jake that night, she had had no way to get rid of Jake. It was unrealistic for

her to leave or turn hostile to him. Now she could only endure the insult and live with Jake.

Jake was jobless, so he had plenty of time every day. He watched porn during the day and had sex

with Eva at night. Eva was now suffering from both mental and physical torture. She wanted to drug

Jake and kill him. However, Jake was careful. He would not eat what Eva brought back until Eva ate it

first.

Probably he had long realized that Eva wanted to kill him. He even threatened Eva not to doing

something stupid. He said that he had told his buddies that he lived here. If something happened to

him, his buddies would call the police.

Eva didn't believe it at first. One day Jake brought a man to Eva's apartment. He pointed at Eva and

asked the man to call her Sister- in- law. Eva then realized that Jake was not lying. Jake was really on

guard against her.

"Am I going to be with this disgusting man forever?" Eva was unwilling to accept it. She thought of

many ways but none of them worked. In the end, she decided to hire gangsters to kill Jake.

At the same time, Zoe was officially being punished. First of all, his property was seized. Madrigal was

the first to be affected. She used to enjoy first-class service in a private hospital. Because of this, she

was driven out by the hospital. Madrigal was homeless, so she called Eva. Eva regarded Madrigal as

her daughter, so she wouldn't ignore Madrigal. She always wanted to find a chance to get close to

Madrigal. Now she finally had a chance.

If Madrigal moved into Eva's apartment, it was not appropriate for Jake to stay. Eva asked Jake to

move out first. Jake didn't agree, "Isn't Madrigal my daughter? It's great that our family can live

together. It's good for bonding and caring."

"Don't tell anyone that Madrigal is our daughter." Eva warned.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Jake squinted his eyes and smiled. "As long as you're obedient, I

won't tell anyone about what happened that year."

Eva had no choice but to let Jake stay here. She decided to deal with him later.

Quarmy did not tell Monica about Zoe's matter. When Lancy called Monica and told her about this,

Monica was shocked and she hurriedly went to the hospital.

Monica didn't know what had happened. She guessed that it must have something to do with Zoe's

career. Zoe vomited blood after he received a call, so she decided to ask Zoe what happened.

She hurried to the hospital. There were a lot of people waiting for the elevator. Zoe was on the fourth

floor. Monica was anxious and went straight to the stairs. When she went to the corner of the second

floor, she heard footsteps from above. She looked up and saw Zoe walking down with the help of two

men on both sides. The two men were not from the hospital. Seeing that, Monica thought of the scene

in the movie. The police always caught criminals in this position. Thinking of this, Monica's heart sank.

Was her father really in trouble?

She stood there in a daze, and her mind was in a mess. Zoe also saw her. He felt really embarrassed.

He would rather die than let his daughter see this. But now he could not escape at all. Seeing Monica's

shock, he was very sad. He struggled to open his dry lips and said, "Moni."

"Dad!" Monica's voice choked.

"Moni!" Zoe's voice was full of guilt and regret. He looked at Monica and said, "Moni, Dad embarrassed

you. I'm sorry!"

After saying this, he staggered past Monica. Looking at Zoe's slightly hunchbacked body, tears rolling

down her face.

Zoe's figure became more and more blurred. After a while, Monica stumbled out and followed him. In

the parking lot of the hospital, she saw that Zoe was pushed into the police car. She hurried a few steps

and wanted to say something to Zoe, but the police car ran past her.

Monica didn't remember how she walked out of the hospital. Her mind had been a mess all the time.

She never dreamed that one day she would see her father being taken away by the police.

The scene that Zoe taught her to behave according to the law was still vivid in her mind. How could

everything become like this?

Madrigal was not as sad and disconsolate as Monica. When she was kicked out of the hospital, she still

looked sad, feeling that the end of the world was coming. But after Eva agreed to take her in, she felt

better.

Zoe's matter had only an impact on her economy. In Madrigal's eyes, although she had been living with

Zoe, Zoe had never loved her.

He had always been indifferent to Madrigal. Madrigal knew that he would never leave his property to

her. She sneered. "All your property is for Monica anyway. I don't care if it's seized." What she was

most concerned about now were her babies. As long as she could safely deliver, Quarmy would give

her money to raise the babies. She didn't have to worry about anything.

Eva naturally had the same idea as Madrigal. She did not believe that Quarmy would not care about

the twins. Having been tortured by Jake during this period of time, Eva was mentally and physically

exhausted. How could she have the time to pay attention to Jenny? Her men in the hospital reported

that Jenny had not yet woken up, and she completely believed it.

She had never dreamed that Jenny had woken up long ago. Quarmy had always kept it a secret. Her

men did not have the ability to approach Jenny at all, so naturally, they did not know the truth.

Eva took Madrigal to her own apartment. Seeing such a big apartment, Madrigal was satisfied. "Well,

this apartment is very beautiful! I like it!"

Eva was also very happy. "Madrigal, sit down first. I'll prepare food for you." Madrigal sat on the sofa to

eat snacks, and Eva went to prepare food for Madrigal. At this time, Jake came back. Seeing Madrigal

on the sofa, he greeted her with a smile, "Is this Madrigal? I am your uncle."

Madrigal squinted at Jake. The man in front of her was not tall, black and thin, and had an obscene

look on his face. He didn't look like a good person. Eva's acquaintances were all rich people. When did

she know such a loser? Madrigal did not take Jake seriously and snorted, "Uncle? Sir, I don't know

you."

"I'm really your uncle. Your mother and I are cousins." Jake explained his relationship with Yale.

Madrigal had stayed in the Cat's Alley for a long time, so she immediately understood who Jake was.

This person must be a hooligan. She impatiently interrupted him, "My mom never mentioned you."

After that, she raised her voice and called Eva, "Aunt Xi, I am hungry. Can you hurry up?"

"Here it comes." Eva happily brought out the food. This was the first time that she had prepared food

for her daughter. She was happy and nervous. "Madrigal, have a try and see if you like it."

Madrigal stood up and walked to the dining room. She was really hungry. Eva's cooking skills were not

bad, so she finished the food very soon. She praised Eva, which made Eva really happy. "I'll cook for

you every day."

Madrigal nodded. When she turned around and saw Jake, who was lying on the sofa, she felt unhappy.

She decided to ask Eva what was going on. "Aunt Xi, I want to rest for a while. Where is my room?"

Eva got up and took Madrigal to a room. After closing the door, Madrigal looked disdainful. "Aunt Xi,

why did you bring a disgusting man home?"

"Madrigal, he is really your uncle. He just came out of the prison and has no place to go, so he lives

here." Eva explained.

"Why did you take him in?" Madrigal sneered. "Give him some money and let him live outside."

"This..." Eva smiled awkwardly. Madrigal was her daughter, and Jake was Madrigal's father. Madrigal

disliked her father so much, which made Eva felt somewhat embarrassed. "He wants to live here. I'm

also helpless."

"This is your house. Why doesn't he leave?" Madrigal asked.

"He is a rogue. Back then, I and your mother asked him to do something for us. Now he threatens me

with that, I have no choice but to take him in."

Madrigal also knew a little about what Yale and Eva had done, but she still felt dissatisfied. Her mother

always said that Eva was capable, but now it seemed that it was all nonsense. Eva couldn't even deal

with a rogue, could she?

Madrigal did not speak, but she was planing. She did not want to live with such a disgusting person.

She had to find a way to get him out.

In the end, Madrigal really came up with an idea to deal with Jake.

If Jake could help her kill Monica's child, wouldn't she get whatever she wanted? Madrigal felt that she

was really too smart. Thinking of this, Madrigal did not hate Jake anymore. She took the initiative to get

close to Jake. She even apologized to Jake for her attitude before.

Jake only knew that Eva and Yale were bad women, he never thought that Madrigal was also vicious.

Seeing Madrigal sincerely apologizing to him, he forgot her arrogance, and even treated her as a good

person.

Seeing Jake taking the bait, Madrigal began to plan. In order to make Jake not wary of her at all, she

took Jake out to have dinner at high-end restaurants every day. Seeing that Madrigal was so kind, Jake

completely trusted her.

One day, Madrigal took Jake to take a walk near Monica's house. Monica just had lunch and was taking

walk with Coco. Madrigal asked Jake to wait by the side, and she walked to Monica.

"Sister, long time no see. You're about to deliver, aren't you?" She looked at Monica's belly and asked.

"Does it have anything to do with you?" Monica snorted when she saw Madrigal.

"Don't say that. Aren't we sisters? We are both pregnant with Quarmy's children. If your child can't save

Coco, my children will help you." Ignoring Monica's disgust, Madrigal shamelessly said this and then

reached out to touch Coco's head. " Coco, I'm your aunt. My babies are your brothers."

"Madrigal, what nonsense are you talking about?" Monica was angry.

"I'm telling the truth." Madrigal was very happy to see Monica's anger. If Monica was not angry, it would

be difficult for her to continue acting. "Anyway, sooner or later, Coco will know it. Can't I tell him that he

has two younger brothers?"

"Mom, is she really pregnant with Dad's children?" Coco pointed at Madrigal and asked. He

remembered Madrigal. He saw her engaged with his father on TV.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. She is crazy." Monica took Coco's hand and decided to leave. Madrigal

stopped Monica. "Sister, as the saying goes, a quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. Are you feeling

guilty? If you didn't take Quarmy away, would I become like this? Monica, don't you value dignity? Let

me tell you, I'm going to tell your son the truth and let him know how disgusting his mother is. She

shamelessly took someone else's fiance..."

Monica couldn't bear it and slapped Madrigal on the face. Madrigal covered her face and cried. Seeing

that, Jake immediately came over. "What are you doing? Why did you hit her?"

"Uncle, you have to teach her a lesson for me. She beat me up. It hurts so much! Boo-hoo..." Madrigal

cried sadly. Jake looked at Monica and asked, "Why did you beat her?"

Monica glanced at Jake. "Who are you? Does it have anything to do with you?"

"I'm her uncle. You bullied my niece. Doesn't it have something to do with me?"

"So you are on her side." Monica sneered. She ignored Jake and turned around with Coco.

"You want to leave? Is there any law?" Jake stretched out his hand to stop Monica. "Wait!" Madrigal

was extremely proud to see this. When she was thinking about pushing Monica or something, a

dignified voice suddenly sounded, "Get your dirty hands off!"

Monica's bodyguard appeared. He twisted Jake's hand and punched him twice, making Jake dizzy. The

bodyguard asked fiercely, "What do you want to do? Are you tired of living?"

Seeing that, Madrigal was shocked. Monica was actually protected by someone. She realized that her

plan would not succeed. Jake deserved it. She turned around and wanted to run away, but there was a

banana peel on the ground. She stepped on it and fell down.

She fell heavily on the ground and let out a scream, which scared Monica.

Madrigal covered her abdomen with her hands in pain. She shouted hysterically, "It hurts... It hurts...

Help me!"

Madrigal's piercing scream scared everyone. The bodyguard and Monica looked at her at the same

time. Monica let her bodyguard let go of Jake. Jake rushed to Madrigal side, ignoring the wound on his

face. "Madrigal, are you alright?"

"My body hurts... my stomach hurts..." Madrigal's face twisted in pain.

Jake had never encountered such a thing before. Seeing Madrigal so painful, he was so scared that he

didn't know what to do.

Madrigal felt that there was a stream of liquid flowing out from her lower body. She was so scared that

she held Jake's hand tightly, "Send me to the hospital, my children...My belly hurts..."

Seeing Madrigal's pants stained with blood, Monica was also shocked. Her dissatisfaction and disgust

with Madrigal disappeared. Madrigal's life was in danger. Monica immediately asked the bodyguard to

send Madrigal to the hospital.