Ch. 1571..1580

Chapter 1571

Jay was frightened, fearing that Monster's vicious plan was getting his revenge using Angeline's body.

He must find out about this matter as soon as possible.

Hence, early in the morning, Jay went to a small bamboo house on the top of Mount Pearl.

When Master Zack saw Jay, he was no longer as hostile as the first time he saw him since Master Zack was rather fond of him and admired this God-given apprentice.

Jay's strategies and ability to plan victory from thousands of miles away, saving hundreds of thousands of Yorks Stronghold citizens, was not in the least an inferior achievement compared to his oldest apprentice, Zechariah. Zack admired his incredible talent and courage.

Seeing Jay, his face that was covered in frost all year round had melted into a smile.

"My disciple, why are you here?" Zack stood up from his stool and stopped his martial arts practice. He looked at Jay happily.

Jay's handsome face, however, was dark and shrouded in ice.

"Where's Monster?" Jay inquired.

Master Zack showed a dumbstruck expression on his face and realized how severe the situation must be. Then, he walked toward Jay.

"Come with me, JJ."

Master Zack brought Jay to the back of the bamboo house.

Monster was sitting on top of an old chair. His hands and feet were tied up. His shiny black hair was messier than a chicken's coop at the moment, but his gorgeous face still showed his unyielding stubbornness.

He originally had his head drooped down, but he slowly raised his head when he saw Jay's black leather shoes.

Master Zack moved his hand and pushed the chair next to him to Jay's side with considerable force. He said, "Sit here, JJ. You can vent any grudges you have on him. I won't be staying. I'm heading out to practice now."

Jay suddenly called out to him, "Master."

Master Zack stopped and turned around abruptly.

Although he whole-heartedly wanted to accept Jay as an apprentice, a person like Jay might not be willing to take him as his master.

However, when Jay called out to him, it sounded so natural that it made Master Zack extremely ecstatic. His old face showed a particularly kind smile.

"Thank you for saving Jens and Baby Robbie." Jay thanked him sincerely.

Master Zack proceeded to laugh out loud.

"I like you more and more, JJ. You're not from around here, but you have a chivalrous heart. The people around here are most concerned about grudges and gratitude. You pay your debt of gratitude and you seek your revenge. Master is truly fond of you."

Jay,

Why did he have to take it too far?

He merely accepted Master's endless kind words. "I thank Master for his praises."

Master Zack had injured his arm to save Jens and Baby Robbie. Jay did not know how to repay this kindness. After all, Master Zack had no other desires or wishes. Ultimately, after giving it a thought, what Master Zack wanted the most was an apprentice, so h e merely followed his heart.

He did not expect Master Zack to be as happy as a child about it.

"Oh, JJ, you're my apprentice now. Jens and Baby Robbie are akin to my little grand-apprentices. Saving them is something I should've done." Master Zack was usually outspoken and straightforward, so he was uttering these words bashfully.

Once he finished his sentences, Master Zack proceeded to leave.

Monster glared at Jay with no words. Did this fellow come here to formally become an apprentice to a master, or was he here to suffocate him further?

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However, Monster's anger was quickly frozen over by Jay's cold, icy air.

"What are you doing here?" Although Monster was a battered down prisoner, his whole body exuded the kind of loftiness that was not at all inferior to Jay.

Jay sat on the chair in front of him in a cross-legged manner. His handsome, unparalleled face was looking at Monster's face quietly.

His eyebrows were thin, and his peach blossomshaped eyes were long and wide. When his eyelids were raised, there was an unruly stubborn temperament in them. His eyes looked as bright as a teenager's, exuding extraordinary charm.

However, when his eyelids were slightly closed, he appeared extraordinarily noble and proud. When coupled with his naturally cold temperament, he gave off the air of a monarch.

He continued to stare at Monster coldly without saying a word. A sense of chilliness was constantly permeating out of his eyes.

In terms of psychological quality, Monster's was probably not as good as Jay's.

Time was ticking by slowly...

After quite some time, Monster was getting uncomfortable under Jay's penetrating gaze. He was collapsing psychologically, hence he roared at Jay.

"Why on earth are you here?"

There was a sneer in Jay's cold eyes.

"How could such an impatient man become the Division Master in the military intelligence division?"

Monster felt his pride completely crushed by Jay's contemptuous words.

In the past, he always felt that he and Jay were equal opponents.

However, he never would have thought that he was a vulnerable opponent in Jay's eyes. Jay probably had never even regarded him as a respectable opponent. "Frankly speaking, I've been waiting for you. I didn't expect it'd take you this long to come and see me." Monster's tone was brimming with feelings of defeat. Jay's treatment toward him made him feel that all his previous plots were so ridiculous.

He thought he was like a malignant tumor that Jay had feared for many years. Unexpectedly, he was so insignificant in Jay's life.

Jay replied light-heartedly, "Sorry, I've been busy."

Monster felt hurt all over due to his ignorant tone. "Why did I lose? I truly do wonder if you were the one who lost instead, would you still speak in such a tone t

o poke fun at me?"

Jay firmly retorted, "How could I lose when you're so stupid?"

"I'm stupid?" Monster felt like he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You wouldn't have come here to see me if I truly am a dunce. Stop your pretenses, Jay Ares. Don't you think I know the purpose of you coming here today?" Monster started laughing wildly. "Your beloved woman is ill, isn't she? Intermittent fevers, yes?"

Jay had worried about how to interrogate him regarding this matter earlier. Yet, he never expected that Monster would utter it out on his own.

Jay felt his world crumbling when he heard how familiar he was with Angeline's symptoms. He was almost sure that the military intelligence division had poisoned Angeline.

His icy pupils reddened instantly, and his hands began to become restless. Just when he was about to reach for Monster and strangle his throat, Monster was the first to lose his cool. He started laughing hysterically, saying, "I knew that you'd come to ask me for the medication. You love your wife so dearly. How can you bear to watch her getting tormented by her anxiety?"

The anger in Jay's heart ebbed a little, and his pupils were filled with consternation. "How do you know my

dear Angeline has intermittent fevers?"

Monster replied, "Angeline suffers from a hereditary anxiety disorder. After being with you and going through several life and death moments, her body wouldn't have been able to resist it if she hadn't been mentally strong. And your mother was her last straw.

"The onset of anxiety disorder is that after the whole body is intermittently sore and tired, it will go into a series of fever, panic attacks, depression, and it'll end with suicide. Or whole-body paralysis." Monster looked at Jay and smiled triumphantly. "You can't accept either of these endings, so you've come to me for medication. As I'm Boye's descendant, I have the medications to treat her."

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The dark clouds hovering over Jay dissipated.

It turned out that Angeline's recent physical discomfort was not a reaction to any poisoning, but it resulted from her relapsing anxiety disorder.

Although neither of them was the ending he wanted, in comparison, he felt that an anxiety disorder would perhaps not take Angeline's life. Hence, it was easier for him to accept it.

Jay looked at Monster profoundly. Since Monster had Boye's research results in his hands, he had to find ways to coax the materials over so that Angeline's incurable disease could be cured. "Tell me your conditions," Jay said faintly.

Monster outright refused him. "Do you think I'll let you have what you want? Jay Ares, I'm the only person in this world who wants you to live the most agonizingly painful life. Do you really think that I'll willingly provide you the medication that can cure Angeline?"

Jay was puzzled. "Why do you hate me so much?"

Monster's reddened pupils were immediately filled with flames of hatred. "I don't hate you. I hate your grandfather, and I hate your mother even more. But I know that they're both people who can't care less about life and death, so torturing them is useless. Moreover, the two of them have a common shortcoming, that is, they both love you to bits. So torturing you will, in turn, make them truly suffer as well." Jay closed his eyes. It turned out that all the suffering and hardship he endured were due to his grandfather and mother.

As the blood of his grandfather and his mother flowed inside his body, he had nothing to say in return when asked to repay their debts. However, Angeline was innocent.

Angeline had to endure so much just because she loved him. The person he felt most guilty and sorry for in his life was Angeline.

"Monster, you can make my life hell. But please let Angeline go," Jay's voice carried a low, pleading tone.

"Haha, it's her fault for falling in love with you. Aren't the two of you living and dying together? Only if Angeline lives in hell can you end up in hell as well. I'm not stupid. I'll never let her live in this lifetime," Monster retorted manically.

A bloodthirsty cold light appeared in Jay's eyes, and his voice was even more terrifying than a demon itself. "If you don't make her feel better, I won't allow you to live peacefully too."

When Monster saw the invincible Jay getting frustrated and angry, he seemed to have a taste of the joys of revenge. He started laughing wildly. "Haha, I'm already a lone wolf. I've long been unafraid of death. Plus, I've already accepted the fact that you lot will be imprisoning me in Mount Pearl for a lifetime."

Jay leaned forward as his pupils shot out a cold glare, as if countless sharp arrows were about to shoot toward Monster.

"I know that you're not afraid of suffering when it comes to physical pain, Monster. But are you afraid of mental and heart suffering?" Jay hissed.

"There's not a thing in this world that I actually care about." Monster appeared indifferent.

"Is that so? What about your daughter?" Jay sat up straight. His profound pupils were locked onto Monster's eyes.

Monster's smile froze slightly.

"I don't have a daughter." He suddenly roared like thunder.

Jay curled his lips. "Why are you getting stirred up?"

He crossed his legs again, calmly admiring Monster's current ugly state.

Monster realized that he had lost his temper and forced himself to calm down. However, he could not help but ask, "Is Lil Thirteen dead or alive?"

He remembered that he had issued a decree to his cronies to prevent Sis Thirteen from falling into Doomsday's hands and being imprisoned like him, tortured to extract confessions. He allowed Sis Thirteen to die in allegiance to the military intelligence division.

That kid had obeyed him since she was a child, so she must have stayed loyal to the military intelligence division and committed suicide.

Jay replied, "She bit her tongue and committed suicide."

Although he had guessed this from the start, Monster could not say a word for quite some time.

He could feel his heart weeping from sorrow, and there was no trace of relief.

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Chapter 1574

Jay blamed him, saying, "You regret it, don't you? You regret giving her such a cruel and inhumane order. You're her birth father, Monster. Yet you allowed her to die while pledging her loyalty to the military intelligence division. What right do you have to control her destiny?"

Monster roared in sorrow. "Do you really think I wanted her to die? I merely don't want her to end up like me."

Monster was struggling, and the hemp rope was causing wounds on his arms.

Jay retorted, "How do you know that she would've ended up like you? Do you think we're the same kind of people, so blinded by hatred that we'll mercilessly kill the innocent?"

"But you wouldn't have treated her kindly!" Monster emphasized.

Jay said, "Perhaps I wouldn't. However... My wife would've."

The anger surging in Monster's eyes flashed quickly like fireworks, and it gradually grew calm.

"What's the point in saying all of this? She's dead, so this conversation is of no use." Monster snarled.

Jay continued, "I'm not finished. Although she bit her tongue and attempted suicide, she very unfortunately survived. My darling Angeline, although sickly, had carried her out of the dense forest. She's now in the medical clinic receiving treatment."

Monster's eyes widened, and a touch of surprise appeared.

However, in a flash, his surprise turned into anger.

"So, are you using her to threaten me? I'm telling you now that your efforts are futile. I'll never hand over the Boyes' medical results to you."

Jay's eyelashes were drooping, and his eyes were unfathomable.

Suddenly, he got up from his seat and appeared rather indifferent. He merely gracefully added, "When I found Angeline in the dense forest, Thirteen was curled up in her arms like a child who was dependent on her mother."

Monster was astonished, but after the shock wore off came the thunderous fury. "So that brat has such an absurd affection toward Angeline. It's no wonder she refused to carry out my will to poison her."

Jay objectively analyzed it and said, "It may not be because she was showing mercy to Angeline. In my opinion, it's because she couldn't find a chance to poison her." Monster said, "Didn't she gain you people's trust after getting injured on purpose? How could she not have had the chance to poison Angeline if she was living with you?" Jay suddenly felt a weight lifting off his mind.

It turned out that Monster had asked Thirteen to poison Angeline when she was still living in Green Plum Town.

"I was keeping a close watch on her. How on earth could she have succeeded?" Jay replied.

A huge astonishment flashed across Monster's eyes.

Jay's extraordinarily confident eyes were hinting to him clearly that he had known their strategy from the start.

How was that possible?

Only he and Thirteen knew of this secret. Even Daisy from the military intelligence division was not aware of this scheme.

Jay asked, "Are you curious as to why I've kept my guard up against Lil Thirteen, who could barely move a t the time? You'll know the reason for it as long as you're not a dunce."

Monster looked at him blankly. "What's the reason?"

Jay unnecessarily complicated it, "It just so happens that I'm not a dunce."

Monster grew depressed.

What kind of an answer was that?

Jay started to explain leisurely, "The girls in the military intelligence division had a somewhat vague impression of their past lives. However, Lil Thirteen was the only one who didn't, so I had long suspected that you adopted her before she could think for herself. And what kind of good and kind seedlings could you have possibly grown anyway? Hence, I had never trusted her."

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Monster was awestruck.

Jay's meticulous attention to detail made Monster feel utterly convinced.

Jay expected that Monster would not easily hand over the Boyes' research results, so he stood up elegantly and sorted out the folds in his clothes.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Monster could not help but ask, "Where are the other sisters from the military intelligence division?"

Jay calmly replied, "It's nice of you to ask about them. The sisters were seriously injured, but they're all better now. My wife is rather fond of them, so she has adopted them all as our own."

Monster was slightly startled. The green veins on his handsome face were about to burst as he firmly squeezed the seat's armrest.

Jay saw his subtle movements, and he curled his lips once more. "Are you thinking that the elite agents you've worked so hard to train have ultimately ended with me?"

Monster's anger was thrashing in his body for a while before he calmed down. He succumbed to reality and comforted himself, saying, "They've all betrayed me

anyway, so what's the point in me keeping them? It's just that as their foster father, I hope you can treat them kindly."

Jay replied, "Rest assured, my wife has a kind soul, so she'll never mistreat them." After he finished his words, Jay left.

Angeline had made up her mind to leave Mount Pearl a s soon as possible. It was just that she was worried about Sis Shirley, so before leaving, Angeline wanted to have a heart-to-heart chat with her. After breakfast, Angeline headed to Cole's Time Villa.

Cole and Carson were practicing their combat skills in the courtyard. They were hanging upside down face-to-face on the tree's branches. Seeing Angeline coming from a distance, Carson was so dumbstruck that he tumbled down immediately.

"Young Master, a beautiful person is walking toward u s."

Cole's back was facing Angeline, and he thought that Carson had fallen after giving up. As such, he resentfully scolded Carson, "Scoundrel. I asked you to train your skills, yet you're constantly eyeing beautiful ladies who are walking by. It has been merely 40 minutes and you've already given up. It's no wonder that the grand old master said we're getting more and more disposable.'

Carson adjusted his unruly posture, sat on the ground, and quietly said to Cole, "Young Master, Angeline's here."

Then, a plop was heard. Cole had fallen from the tree branch and directly landed on top of Carson.

When Angeline stepped into the yard, she saw the master and servant hugging one another in a very dubious manner. Their legs were tangled together, making Angeline think they were up to something indecent.

Angeline then hurriedly turned around.

Once Cole and Carson were finally separated, they raised their gazes to find that Angeline had turned around to avoid the scene. The two were not at all pure -minded babies, so they guessed that she must have defiled them in her mind.

Cole kicked Carson's butt in a desperate manner. "Get off. Stay away from me when you're practicing in the future.”

Angeline waited for a while before turning back around once they had fixed their postures. However, there was a frightened expression on her charming face.

Cole patted off the dirt on his body and walked toward Angeline. He awkwardly tried to explain, "Angeline, it's not what it looks like!"

It would have been better if he did not try to explain things. He was merely increasing her suspicion.

Angeline was even more stirred up. "I originally thought that it was strange too. You're not that young anymore and there are so many beauties in Yorks Stronghold who are waiting around to marry you, but you've continued to reject them. Now, my sister is pregnant with your flesh and blood, yet you're still avoiding her as if out of fear. So, this is the reason."

Cole felt like weeping.

Was she still oblivious as to why he was not getting married?

Cole straightforwardly yelled, "Angeline, Carson and I fell on top of each other because we saw you coming."

Angeline was dumbstruck.

Why did the master and servant have such a massive reaction from seeing her?

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She secretly glanced at Cole's enchantingly handsome face and noticed how tight-lipped he was due to tension. The tips of his ears had turned red.

Angeline was experienced in terms of love, so she instantly understood Cole's heart. She quickly tried to escape.

"I'm here to see my sister."

She was about to leave when Cole abruptly held her arm.

Angeline looked at him in surprise. Cole's eyes were currently filled with fiery flames out of his care for her. "Has my aunt been making things difficult for you lately? I heard that your anxiety disorder has returned?"

Angeline froze still.

She would be lying if she said that his words did not move her in the slightest bit. However, Angeline's reasoning gave her the courage to cut the Gordian knot right then. She said, "Young Master Yorks, you're caring about the wrong person."

Angeline's eyes were like obsidians, exuding radiant brilliance. The look in her eyes was firm.

Cole let go of her hand weakly and said, "I know I have

no right to care about you, Angeline. But I love you with all my heart, after all. I just hope you'll never get hurt. I'm here to remind you that if my aunt or even the grand old master has the intention to marry Judy to Jay, there's a chance that Jay can't escape this fate."

Angeline's body trembled, but she stubbornly said," Jaybie will not allow that to happen."

Cole said, "Don't think of him as omnipotent. Angeline, if you need my help in the future, I'll be obliged to help you at any time. Even if I have to betray my own family."

Angeline looked at Cole's utterly serious expression. It was as solemn as an oath taken under a national flag.

No matter how cold-blooded Angeline was toward him, she was still rather touched by his warmness." Thank you, Cole."

After speaking, she turned and walked up the stone steps. Her back was bleak and desolate, and Cole felt extremely distressed when looking at her.

When Angeline was stepping on the stone steps, she saw Sis Shirley looking at her worriedly.

Angeline felt incredibly guilty, as she was afraid that Sis Shirley would misunderstand her relationship with Cole. She quickly explained, "Sis Shirley, I-" Sis Shirley replied softly, "No need to say anything.

Come in."

Angeline, who was like a child that did something wrong, walked into Sis Shirley's room with her head drooped down.

After entering the room, Shirley said to her frankly," There's no need to feel guilty because he's kind to you. It's not something you can control."

Angeline smiled at Sis Shirley. "Thank you, Sis Shirley."

Shirley continued, "I heard your conversation with Cole. He wouldn't have said anything if he hadn't heard anything about it. Angeline, perhaps your mother-in-law is planning to match Jay with Judy? What are you planning to do?"

Angeline took Shirley's hand and smiled while saying, "Don't worry about me, Sis Shirley. I've decided to leave Mount Pearl as soon as possible. I've come here today to ask you if you're willing to leave with us?"

Sis Shirley gave it a thought, but she could not make up her mind.

During the time she lived in Time Villa, she had very few conversations with Cole.

If she were to wait around, there was no way to guarantee that this relationship would bloom.

Furthermore, the child in her belly continued to grow day by day. She had grown attached to it. Sis Shirley could no longer bear to part with her child.

Sis Shirley was now slightly wavering on whether or not to leave her child with Cole.

"Let me think about it, Angeline," said Shirley.

Angeline said, "Once you've considered it, do give me a n answer."

"Okay."

The two sisters reached a consensus.

 

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Both sisters were so engrossed in their conversation that they forgot about the time.

At noon, seeing that Angeline had no intention to leave, Cole ordered Carson...

"Carson, make a trip to the kitchen and tell the cooks that we have a special guest here in Time Villa today. Ask them to cook the cuisine from Imperial Capital," Cole ordered.

Carson glanced grudgingly at his young master and persuaded him tactfully. "Young Master, you shouldn't be so open about your feelings for Angeline. If the women at the stronghold learn that you're pampering her so openly, it'll only make Ms. Severe's reputation much worse."

Cole said, "She hardly ever drops by. Besides, I'm only extending my hospitality as the host. I'd like to see who will have the guts to wag their tongues about this."

Carson had no choice but to obey Cole's orders.

Strictly speaking, 48 Stronghold's kitchen was a massive restaurant that mainly prepared three meals a day for the Yorks' masters. The employees were all master cooks carefully selected among the villagers, most of whom were Yorks Stronghold's women.

Therefore, when Carson conveyed Cole's orders, the idle cooks gathered around and started wagging their tongues.

"Say, who do you think Young Master is trying to serve by asking us to prepare cuisine from Imperial Capital?"

"Could it be his cousin, Master Ares?"

One of the chefs put on her thinking cap and analyzed. "Young Master and Master Ares don't get along very well. Also, do you think a proud man like Young Master will be courteous to Master Ares? In my opinion, Young Master is going to serve Ms. Angeline. Otherwise, why is Carson acting so secretive instead of doing it straightforwardly like he used to?"

As soon as the conclusion was made, there was suddenly an uproar like a pot of hot oil exploding after water was poured in it.

"So Young Master is hanging out with Ms. Severe now? Oh no, this is so inappropriate. Young Master admires Ms. Severe, but she's a married woman. They should be avoiding scandals. Does Master Ares know about this?"

"I heard that the admiral dislikes her daughter-in-law very much, but the patriarch's wife is full of praises for Ms. Severe. Do you think something has happened between Angeline and Master Ares and that's why she went to Young Master to seek comfort?"

How terrifying was a human's imagination? After a round of speculations made by these women, the loving couple, Angeline and Jay, were forcefully separated, and Angeline was then regrouped with Cole. The rumors spread like wildfire.

No one knew who spread this horrifying rumor to the narrow-minded Chloe, who then flew into a towering rage.

"Angeline Severe, you have failed to observe proper limits as a woman. You have harmed my son, and now you're going to harm my nephew too? Servants, take me to Time Villa."

When the servants wheeled Chloe to Time Villa, Angeline, Cole, Sis Shirley, and Carson were eating at the table.

Before she even arrived, Chloe could be heard yelling almost hysterically at Angeline, "So it's true that you're dining here, Angeline Severe? How shameless can you get? Just because Jay has no time to cook for you, you came to Cole's to cadge a meal instead? What's wrong? You can't live without men?"

Angeline was choked by the food in her mouth. Unable to swallow or spit it out, it caused her face to flush crimson.

Cole stood up and reprimanded Chloe, "Aunt Chloe, Angel is here to visit her eldest sister. This is not what you think it is. Stop measuring someone else's corn by your own bushel."

Chloe let out a sinister chuckle. "Just listen to how

affectionate you sound. Who are you to call her Angel?"

Cole said haughtily, "Aunt Chloe, if you're here to cause trouble, then forgive me, I cannot entertain you. Carson, see her out."

Carson stood up and walked toward Chloe. "Let me show you the way out, Admiral."

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Chloe was incredulous by Cole's audacity to chase her away. Taking advantage of her noble status, she said unscrupulously, "I am Doomsday's admiral. I have a higher position than you, and I am your elder in terms of status. How dare you chase me away, Cole Yorks?"

Cole said, "Aunt Chloe, a hero is silent about their past glories. You being Doomsday's admiral is now a thing of the past. Do you think that you still deserve the title of admiral with the current state of your health?"

Upon returning to Doomsday, Chloe had been held in high esteem, and she enjoyed the sense of honor brought to her by this title.

Cole, however, touched her raw nerve, crushing the last bit of vanity she had left. Chloe broke down emotionally and flew into a rage.

"Are you itching for a beating, Cole Yorks? I will make sure your father strikes you 30 times. I'd like to see how you'll keep being so arrogant after that."

Cole said, "Angelina is my guest. I'm willing to take 100 strikes without a single complaint, let alone 30."

Angelina finally swallowed the mouthful of food. Sis Shirley handed her a glass of water. She rinsed her mouth, not in the mood to enjoy Imperial Capital's

delicacies anymore.

She left the dining table and walked up to Chloe slowly. Angeline was clearly furious and resentful, but in front of Chloe, she was just like an airless balloon as she allowed her to push her around as she liked. Her voice was soft and carried no force. "Mom, when you sling mud at me, you're just bringing disgrace to the Yorks as well as hurting Jaybie. I hope you will be cautious with your words and actions in the future."

Chloe stared at Angeline in disbelief. "Are you trying to educate me on how to be a human?"

Angeline remained gentle. "Mom, you're biased in your words and deeds. I'm only reminding you for your own good lest you harm your own reputation."

Chloe stood up abruptly and slapped Angeline in the face.

Angeline did not dodge. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. Her tone was stern and firm as she warned her, "This is the second time you've hit me, Mom. I hope there won't be a third time." Chloe let out a sinister laugh. "You're a rebel."

She then gave Angeline another slap, but this time, Angeline refused to let her succeed. She held her wrist and pushed along with the momentum. Chloe had trouble standing still to start with, hence after a stagger, she fell backward.

She fell flat on her back.

This was a huge humiliation to Chloe who attached great importance to her reputation. Her rage went through the roof, and she suddenly began convulsing while spitting out white foam. Angeline was struck dumb and stood there dazedly, at a loss at what to do.

At that very moment, she felt like a lamp that had run out of fuel. She held her breath while maintaining her standing posture.

Jay had come down from Mount Pearl's peak and searched everywhere for Angeline. As soon as he made his way to Time Villa, he saw the scene of Angeline pushing his mother down. "Mom!" He bolted forward and picked Chloe, who was still foaming at the mouth, up.

Chloe glared at Angeline with a pair of deadly eyes. Her gaze looked as though it was saying, 'Look at the wife you married'.

Worried about Chloe, Jay informed Angeline in a haste, "I'll be back. Wait for me."

He left in a hurry with Chloe in his arms.

As soon as he turned around, Angeline began swaying and collapsed to the ground.

She looked at Jay's back as he left like the wind, tears rolling down her eyes.

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At that moment, Angeline finally realized an unchangeable fact-Chloe was Jay's mother. This was a blood relation no one could change.

If she wanted Jay to cut off ties with his mother, her hope would not only seem cruel but it would also be wishful thinking.

"Angeline!" Cole rushed over like a whirlwind, picking up the soft and limp Angeline.

Therefore, Angeline stayed in Time Villa, resting in Sis Shirley's room as she waited for her body to recover.

Meanwhile, Jay rushed to the clinic holding Chloe in his arms. Jordan and Grand Old Master Yorks rushed over after hearing news that Chloe was hurt.

Chloe entered the ER. Jordan and Grand Old Master Yorks waited outside anxiously, darting glances at the solemn-looking Jay from time to time.

Grand Old Master Yorks could not stand it anymore. Perhaps it was out of his love for his daughter that he started criticizing the culprit harshly.

"Jay, you really need to control your wife. Your mother is lucky to be alive after all the suffering she has gone through. You and Angeline should do your duties to obey her."

Jay walked up to Grand Old Master Yorks with slow and heavy steps. He was feeling immensely conflicted. With his love and affection for Angeline, he defended her. "You're putting the blame on Angeline just because you feel sorry for your daughter. Why, is she not the apple of my in-laws' eye too? Your daughter deliberately made things difficult for her, so why aren't you doing your duty to educate her? Now that your daughter is hurt, you come here and put the blame on Angeline. Is Angeline supposed to suffer the repercussions of her unreasonable behavior just because your daughter is in poor health?" Jordan raged. "Jay, she's your mother!"

Jay retorted, unwilling to take it lying down, "Angeline is my wife. She has been persecuted thrice by you because she loves me. Do you think she forgave you because your crimes aren't serious enough? No. Angeline cares about me too much and that's why she's keeping all the grievances to herself."

Jay's words left Jordan and Grand Old Master Yorks speechless.

Jay's straight and tall body quivered. Stepping back, he said, "Since you're here to take care of Mom, I'll be leaving first. Angeline has been in terrible health lately. I need to go back and take care of her." Jordan said with great fury, "You should at least leave after your mom is no longer in a critical state. Your mom gave birth to you and spent all her life worrying about you. She'll be very disappointed if she doesn't

see you when she comes out."

Jay said, "I left Angeline alone at Time Villa earlier, and she'll be really disappointed as well. I'm sorry."

He turned around and left swiftly like the wind.

Soon, Jay arrived at Time Villa.

Cole saw Jay and said sarcastically, "Oh, so you do remember that you still have a wife. When you took your mother away, you left with such decisive steps and didn't even look back. Do you even know that your wife had collapsed behind you?"

Jay was ridden with guilt when he learned that Angeline had a panic attack.

"Where is she?" He could not hide the tremor in his voice.

Cole pointed at Sis Shirley's room. "Sis Shirley is taking care of her."

Jay sprinted over.

Angeline was lying on the bed. She was burning with fever, and her thoughts were muddled. When Jay entered, Angeline was seen closing her eyes while vaguely muttering some words. "What's wrong, Angeline?"

He heard Angeline's incoherent speech. "I'm leaving, Jaybie. Take care of yourself."

He fell limp in front of the bed. "I know you don't like this place, Angeline. I promise to take you away from Mount Pearl. Hurry up and get better soon. We'll return to Imperial Capital when you feel better."

Chapter 1580

Chapter 1580

"We can't go back. I don't have the strength to go back anymore. Take care of our children, Jaybie. Treat Sis Thirteen well. I promised to send them to school and let them lead normal lives. Please fulfill this wish for

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me.

Jay felt his blood run cold. Angeline did not seem to be engaging in normal conversation with him. It sounded more like she was leaving a will.

Jay broke down completely, his tears rolling in his eyes. Even his speech became slurred. "No... Angeline, you can't say these things. Rest, don't speak anymore. You can say anything you want when you recover and I'll listen to them all, not now..."

However, Angelina's next words frightened Jay even more. She began muttering weird and absurd things," Rose, thank you for allowing me to occupy your body for so long. I will now return her to you..." Jay roared hysterically. "No, Angeline! Don't go, don't g o!"

Sis Shirley paled in fright when she heard Jay's hysterical screams and rushed over while staggering.

In the courtyard, Cole could vaguely hear Jay's shrill cries as well. Realizing that something was amiss,

Cole ran over and nearly bumped into Sis Shirley.

"What the hell is going on? Is Jay out of his mind? Why is he screaming?"

Sis Shirley shuddered. "I think he's going crazy. Get a doctor, Cole. Angeline can't hold on any longer. Hurry, H

go...

Cole's body started swaying when he heard the devastating news.

"She was fine earlier, though. How did things turn out this way?"

Sis Shirley cried out, "She's already babbling nonsense, saying things like she's going to die and whatnot. Hurry up and go!"

Wasting no time, Cole sprinted like a madman to the clinic.

At the clinic.

Chloe's heart rate had returned to normal after receiving emergency treatment.

The doctor gave a professional explanation about Chloe's critical response earlier. "Admiral, you have high blood pressure, and when you were infuriated earlier, your blood pressure rose sharply. Keep in mind that you need to stay calm next time."

When Chloe did not see Jay nor Angeline, she looked very disappointed. "Why didn't Jay come and see me now that I'm hospitalized?"

Jordan and Grand Old Master Yorks sighed.

Grand Old Master Yorks said, "Chloe, if you want Jay to treat you well, then you have to treat Angeline well. Angeline is Jay's life. If you keep making Jay mad and crossing the line, he'll cut off all ties with you one day."

Chloe said, "So, Jay didn't come and visit me because of Angeline, huh?"

When she arrived at this conclusion, the rage in Chloe's eyes amplified. "I knew it. Angeline isn't a good woman at all."

When Cole passed by the corridor and heard what Chloe said, he could not help but poke his head in. He flew into a rage, saying, "Aunt Chloe, Angeline's life is now hanging by a thread. Your son has gone mad and lost his mind, screaming like a lunatic. If you want your son to be there at your burial, I advise you to start building good karma from now on."

Cole left in a hurry after saying those words.

Chloe was exasperated. "Take me to Time Villa, Jordan. I'd like to see what that conniving witch is trying to do this time."

Jordan and Grand Old Master Yorks were worried about Jay, hence they quickly hailed a cab and went to Time Villa. Time Villa.

Jay gave Angeline medicine for her fever. Angeline had broken out in a cold sweat before falling asleep peacefully.