Chapter 382 I Embarrassed You, Didn't I?
Adela couldn’t quite explain why, but something about what he just said made her feel uneasy. Still, she didn’t push further. She was afraid that if she said too much, she’d drag him back into dark memories he wasn’t ready to revisit.
Even if he looked nonchalant on the outside, she wasn’t willing t...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Surrogacy
2. Chapter 2 I Sold Myself
3. Chapter 3 Trouble Strikes Again
4. Chapter 4 He Died
5. Chapter 5 A Cruel Twist of Fate
6. Chapter 6 Could She Be Your Sister
7. Chapter 7 A Heartbreaking Reality
8. Chapter 8 Who Is Adela?
9. Chapter 9 You're My Woman Too
10. Chapter 10 A Broken Life
11. Chapter 11 Mr. Norman’s Friend
12. Chapter 12 She Belongs to the Walton Family
13. Chapter 13 Landing a Job
14. Chapter 14 Liam’s Actions
15. Chapter 15 Taking Responsibility for You
16. Chapter 16 Layson’s Strange Behavior
17. Chapter 17 The Lunchroom Incident
18. Chapter 18 Being Watched
19. Chapter 19 Pregnancy
20. Chapter 20 Taking Care of You
21. Chapter 21 Engagement
22. Chapter 22 The Uninvited Guest
23. Chapter 23 The Truth
24. Chapter 24 Fainting
25. Chapter 25 The Abandoned Child
26. Chapter 26 A Change of Address
27. Chapter 27 Hidden Thoughts
28. Chapter 28 My Child
29. Chapter 29 Dexter’s Memories
30. Chapter 30 Adela’s Resolve
31. Chapter 31 A Strange Feeling
32. Chapter 32 Dexter in the Police Station
33. Chapter 33 Come Home With Me
34. Chapter 34 Returning Home Disappointed
35. Chapter 35 Too Much Guilt
36. Chapter 36 I Won’t Divorce
37. Chapter 37 Awaiting the Baby
38. Chapter 38 A Boy
39. Chapter 39 Parting Ways
40. Chapter 40 Those Who Truly Care
41. Chapter 41 Letting Go of the Past
42. Chapter 42 Everyone Is Running Away
43. Chapter 43 Do You Love Me?
44. Chapter 44 Have You Been Drinking?
45. Chapter 45 Who’s the Baby’s Mother?
46. Chapter 46 He Needs to Come Back
47. Chapter 47 Dexter in Trouble Again
48. Chapter 48 One Thing After Another
49. Chapter 49 A Life Under Watch
50. Chapter 50 Understanding, Finally
51. Chapter 51 Ralph's 5th Birthday
52. Chapter 52 The Woman in the Photo
53. Chapter 53 Is She My Mother?
54. Chapter 54 Achievements
55. Chapter 55 The New Woman
56. Chapter 56 I've Decided to Go Back
57. Chapter 57 Delusional Obsession
58. Chapter 58 Unchanging Identity
59. Chapter 59 Wandering Thoughts
60. Chapter 60 Familiar Sunshine
61. Chapter 61 I Don’t Want to Go Back to the Norman Family
62. Chapter 62 Her Name is Adela
63. Chapter 63 The Hidden Connection
64. Chapter 64 The Butterfly with Broken Wings
65. Chapter 65 Caught eavesdropping
66. Chapter 66 Ralph Needs His Mother
67. Chapter 67 Confession
68. Chapter 68 Who Is She to You?
69. Chapter 69 We Meet Again
70. Chapter 70 She's My Mom
71. Chapter 71 Lucky
72. Chapter 72 What Are You Doing Here?
73. Chapter 73 How Have You Been?
74. Chapter 74 Why?
75. Chapter 75 First Day at Work
76. Chapter 76 How Do You Know Leopold Davis?
77. Chapter 77 Your Story
78. Chapter 78 Workplace Jealousy
79. Chapter 79 Moving In
80. Chapter 80 A Visitor in the New Home
81. Chapter 81 Why Not Get Married?
82. Chapter 82 Staying Over
83. Chapter 83 A Night of Unspoken Tension
84. Chapter 84 Adela’s Thoughts
85. Chapter 85 An Unexpected Good News
86. Chapter 86 Breaking News
87. Chapter 87 Emergency Meeting
88. Chapter 88 I’m Waiting for You
89. Chapter 89 Ralph Needs His Mom
90. Chapter 90 Layson’s Influence
91. Chapter 91 Liam's Guilt
92. Chapter 92 The Abandoned Night
93. Chapter 93 The Story of the Walton Family
94. Chapter 94 The Mind is a Mess
95. Chapter 95 Herbie Goes Missing
96. Chapter 96 Finding Ella
97. Chapter 97 A Tense Night
98. Chapter 98 Unbearable Sin
99. Chapter 99 Herbie is Rescued
100. Chapter 100 Ella's Story
101. Chapter 101 Returning to Peace
102. Chapter 102 I Want to See Her
103. Chapter 103 Dexter Is Back
104. Chapter 104 I'm Pursuing Adela
105. Chapter 105 Who is Marah?
106. Chapter 106 Dinner with Me Tomorrow
107. Chapter 107 Candlelight Dinner
108. Chapter 108 Rejecting Layson
109. Chapter 109 Avoiding Layson
110. Chapter 110 Temporary Escape
111. Chapter 111 The Burn of Whiskey
112. Chapter 112 His Presence in the Wind
113. Chapter 113 Meeting in the Rain
114. Chapter 114 The Two in the Rain
115. Chapter 115 A Painful Anger
116. Chapter 116 Because of You
117. Chapter 117 Layson’s Hospitalization
118. Chapter 118 Because of Adela
119. Chapter 119 Rejecting Layson Norman
120. Chapter 120 Visiting Adela
121. Chapter 121 Have You Been Well?
122. Chapter 122 Are You Trying to Steal My Mom?
123. Chapter 123 What Layson Norman Fears
124. Chapter 124 A Chance Encounter with Evelyn
125. Chapter 125 Chat at the Coffee Shop
126. Chapter 126 Mom Might Be Taken Away
127. Chapter 127 The Invitation
128. Chapter 128 Sparking Envy
129. Chapter 129 It Was Her All Along
130. Chapter 130 A Bet with Myself
131. Chapter 131 The Jewelry Exhibition
132. Chapter 132 The Found Sketch
133. Chapter 133 Trapped
134. Chapter 134 Rescued
135. Chapter 135 A Hint of Shyness
136. Chapter 136 I Haven’t Been Doing Well
137. Chapter 137 The True Enemy
138. Chapter 138 The Check Drama
139. Chapter 139 Let’s Grab a Drink
140. Chapter 140 In His Arms
141. Chapter 141 An Unexpected Night
142. Chapter 142 Are You Worried About Me?
143. Chapter 143 All I Need Is Adela
144. Chapter 144 A Day at the Amusement Park
145. Chapter 145 What Happened Between You and My Brother?
146. Chapter 146 Layson's Fury
147. Chapter 147 A Drunken Kiss
148. Chapter 148 Stay Away from Adela
149. Chapter 149 Abandoned in the Wilderness
150. Chapter 150 Trouble in the Walton Family
151. Chapter 151 I Want Adela to Come Home
152. Chapter 152 The People Who Appear in Life
153. Chapter 153 Father and Daughter Meet
154. Chapter 154 Investigating Adela
155. Chapter 155 We Are Family
156. Chapter 156 Tabloid Rumors
157. Chapter 157 A Sinister Plan
158. Chapter 158 The Masquerade Ball
159. Chapter 159 I Want to Talk to You
160. Chapter 160 Our Child Wants to See You
161. Chapter 161 I Miss You So Much
162. Chapter 162 Stay the Night
163. Chapter 163 I Need a Chance
164. Chapter 164 A Breaking Point
165. Chapter 165 They're Together
166. Chapter 166 Marah’s Ally
167. Chapter 167 Call Me Whatever You Want
168. Chapter 168 Marah Shows Up
169. Chapter 169 Thank You for Accepting Layson
170. Chapter 170 An Unexpected Accident
171. Chapter 171 Someone Very Important
172. Chapter 172 No One Will Be Spared
173. Chapter 173 The Strange Smile
174. Chapter 174 Unconscious
175. Chapter 175 The Interrogation of Lydia
176. Chapter 176 Adela Wakes Up
177. Chapter 177 How’s Herbie?
178. Chapter 178 Investigating Marah
179. Chapter 179 Released from Jail
180. Chapter 180 She'll Wake Up
181. Chapter 181 Herbie Wakes Up
182. Chapter 182 Facing the Truth
183. Chapter 183 Layson's Dominance
184. Chapter 184 Tense Atmosphere
185. Chapter 185 Ella Reappears
186. Chapter 186 I'm Her Brother-in-law
187. Chapter 187 Someone from the Norman Family
188. Chapter 188 Herbie Goes Abroad for Treatment
189. Chapter 189 So Many Things Happened
190. Chapter 190 Marah's Disguise
191. Chapter 191 Cora Leaves the Company
192. Chapter 192 Layson, I Miss You So Much
193. Chapter 193 Spending the Night at His Apartment
194. Chapter 194 Move in with Me
195. Chapter 195 Finding Cora
196. Chapter 196 Death in a Car Accident
197. Chapter 197 Whose Fault?
198. Chapter 198 Everything Has Changed
199. Chapter 199 The New CEO
200. Chapter 200 Doubts in Her Heart
201. Chapter 201 Cora Leaves Abroad
202. Chapter 202 Family Aquarium Trip
203. Chapter 203 Early Birth Surprise
204. Chapter 204 Secret Lover Revealed
205. Chapter 205 Cosplay Disguise Plan
206. Chapter 206 Relationship Goes Public
207. Chapter 207 Give It Up
208. Chapter 208 The Trap Dinner
209. Chapter 209 Runaway
210. Chapter 210 The Jewelry Design Competition
211. Chapter 211 The Car Accident
212. Chapter 212 Deliberate Trouble
213. Chapter 213 Public Disgrace
214. Chapter 214The Theft
215. Chapter 215 Who Copied Whom
216. Chapter 216 Termination
217. Chapter 217 The Warning
218. Chapter 218 Drugged
219. Chapter 219 The Photos
220. Chapter 220 The Cheating Scandal
221. Chapter 221 It Was All Me
222. Chapter 222 The Runway
223. Chapter 223 Sabotage
224. Chapter 224 Interception
225. Chapter 225 The Gathering
226. Chapter 226 Making Things Difficult
227. Chapter 227 Already Taken
228. Chapter 228 Provocation
229. Chapter 229 I'll Make You Die
230. Chapter 230 Pregnant
231. Chapter 231 Overheard
232. Chapter 232 The Fight
233. Chapter 233 Moving Back to the Norman Family Estate
234. Chapter 234 The Visit
235. Chapter 235 The Ride
236. Chapter 236 The Meeting
237. Chapter 237 Confrontation
238. Chapter 238 The Argument
239. Chapter 239 Cheer Him Up
240. Chapter 240 The Photo
241. Chapter 241 Breakup
242. Chapter 242 The Price
243. Chapter 243 Your Friend’s a Jerk
244. Chapter 244 Jealousy
245. Chapter 245 The Birthday Banquet
246. Chapter 246 The Upcoming Drama
247. Chapter 247 Hostility
248. Chapter 248 An Unexpected Encounter
249. Chapter 249 The Bookmark
250. Chapter 250 The Fangirl
251. Chapter 251 The Study
252. Chapter 252 Understandable
253. Chapter 253 Can’t Communicate
254. Chapter 254 Injury
255. Chapter 255 Collateral Damage
256. Chapter 256 Breaking the Engagement
257. Chapter 257 I Want to See You
258. Chapter 258 Love Triangle
259. Chapter 259 The Past
260. Chapter 260 Depression
261. Chapter 261 I'm Not a Doctor
262. Chapter 262 Diamond Nails
263. Chapter 263 Intentional Approach
264. Chapter 264 Rock Music
265. Chapter 265 Mood Swing
266. Chapter 266 Getting Changed
267. Chapter 267 Sleeping in the Guest Room
268. Chapter 268 The Mistress of the House
269. Chapter 269 Why Is It You Again
270. Chapter 270 Falling for Your Face
271. Chapter 271 Changing Rooms
272. Chapter 272 Not That Close
273. Chapter 273 Not Welcome
274. Chapter 274 You Have a Crush on Me
275. Chapter 275 Nightfall
276. Chapter 276 Drinking
277. Chapter 277 Punishment: Five Shots
278. Chapter 278 Very Upset
279. Chapter 279 Explanation
280. Chapter 280 Misunderstanding
281. Chapter 281 Date for the Party
282. Chapter 282 I’ll Protect You
283. Chapter 283 Attending the Birthday Party
284. Chapter 284 Reputation Precedes Her
285. Chapter 285 A Toast
286. Chapter 286 A Mysterious Call
287. Chapter 287 Ambiguity
288. Chapter 288 An Awkward Secret
289. Chapter 289 A Disaster
290. Chapter 290 Jealousy
291. Chapter 291 Mrs. Norman
292. Chapter 292 Just Want to Slap You
293. Chapter 293 What’s Your Type?
294. Chapter 294 Blind Date
295. Chapter 295 Setting Her Up
296. Chapter 296 No Choice But to Obey
297. Chapter 297 Twisting the Truth
298. Chapter 298 The Wealthy Heiress
299. Chapter 299 The Accident
300. Chapter 300 Crash in the Headlines
301. Chapter 301 Suicide
302. Chapter 302 I Missed You
303. Chapter 303 Dancing with the Devil
304. Chapter 304 Pawn
305. Chapter 305 Who Did She Offend
306. Chapter 306 Feed Me
307. Chapter 307 The Bodyguard
308. Chapter 308 An Alliance Formed
309. Chapter 309 Kept Woman?
310. Chapter 310 Irresistible
311. Chapter 311 Rumor, Shattered
312. Chapter 312 Add Me
313. Chapter 313 Take It Out on Her
314. Chapter 314 Blind and Bitter
315. Chapter 315 I Could Never Afford That in My Lifetime
316. Chapter 316 Reporting In
317. Chapter 317 Kidnapping
318. Chapter 318 Your Boyfriend’s Name
319. Chapter 319 Let’s Settle the Score
320. Chapter 320 The Past Incident
321. Chapter 321 Blind Her
322. Chapter 322 Arriving in Five Minutes
323. Chapter 323 A String of Bad Luck
324. Chapter 324 Good News
325. Chapter 325 Untouchable
326. Chapter 326 Better Not Count on Her
327. Chapter 327 Don't Mess with Me Again
328. Chapter 328 Not Good Enough for Her
329. Chapter 329 A Bunch of Lunatics
330. Chapter 330 Have You Regretted It
331. Chapter 331 Time to Cling to a Big Shot
332. Chapter 332 The Boss of Nightfall
333. Chapter 333 Are You Going?
334. Chapter 334 A Backup Plan
335. Chapter 335 The Invitation
336. Chapter 336 A Rising Star?
337. Chapter 337 What a Coincidence
338. Chapter 338 The Most Beautiful
339. Chapter 339 Asking Until It Blooms
340. Chapter 340 I’m Not Taking the Blame
341. Chapter 341 You're Not Qualified Yet
342. Chapter 342 The Land Was Snatched
343. Chapter 343 An Apology in Person
344. Chapter 344 That’s Impossible
345. Chapter 345 Doesn’t Seem Like an Office Worker
346. Chapter 346 Stirring Up Trouble
347. Chapter 347 Where Does Her Confidence Come From
348. Chapter 348 Easy to Make Enemies
349. Chapter 349 Do What You're Best At
350. Chapter 350 My Uncle’s Looking for Me
351. Chapter 351 Could She Be a Fan?
352. Chapter 352 Delivering Flowers
353. Chapter 353 That’s the Woman
354. Chapter 354 Fortune Favors the Bold
355. Chapter 355 A Difficult Situation
356. Chapter 356 Don’t Get Out of the Car
357. Chapter 357 Should We Intervene?
358. Chapter 358 It Was Me Who Arranged It
359. Chapter 359 A Gift for the First Meeting
360. Chapter 360 Worth a Fortune
361. Chapter 361 Stay By My Side
362. Chapter 362 Needs Your Review
363. Chapter 363 I Can’t Accept It
364. Chapter 364 She’s a Woman of Integrity
365. Chapter 365 Social Circle
366. Chapter 366 All Belongs to Me
367. Chapter 367 He Drank a Bit Too Much
368. Chapter 368 Showing Off His Cooking Skills
369. Chapter 369 The Drama Project
370. Chapter 370 Absent
371. Chapter 371 fatal attraction
372. Chapter 372 Is This Targeted at Her?
373. Chapter 373 The Real Girlfriend Clears the Rumors
374. Chapter 374 His Girlfriend
375. Chapter 375 The Cold, Detached Observer
376. Chapter 376 That Girl’s Got Some Nerve
377. Chapter 377 He Came to Pick Me Up
378. Chapter 378 His Girlfriend’s a Total Knockout
379. Chapter 379 I’ve Been Holding Back, You Know
380. Chapter 380 Only One Job: Be Mrs. Norman
381. Chapter 381 Doesn’t Even Know She’s Teasing
382. Chapter 382 I Embarrassed You, Didn't I?
383. Chapter 383 You’re All I Need
384. Chapter 384 A Trip to the Director’s Office
385. Chapter 385 The Look of Someone Born for Luxury
386. Chapter 386 Wreaking Havoc on Everyone’s Heart
387. Chapter 387 Total Chaos in the Balcony
388. Chapter 388 I’ll Handle It for You
389. Chapter 389 I Personally Chose Her
390. Chapter 390 Just Want to Make You Mine
391. Chapter 391 What Do You Really Want?
392. Chapter 392 Hoping the Show Gets Made
393. Chapter 393 A PR Pro in Disguise
394. Chapter 394 So That’s the Missus
395. Chapter 395 Who’s This Auntie?
396. Chapter 396 Shameless
397. Chapter 397 The CEO Personally Replied
398. Chapter 398 Then He’ll Just Have to Accept It
399. Chapter 399 Come with Me to the Norman Group
400. Chapter 400 Putting the Plan in Motion
401. Chapter 401 You're Back From Your Business Trip?
402. Chapter 402 Apologize for What, Exactly?
403. Chapter 403 If She Wants My Life, I’d Give It
404. Chapter 404 Mommy’s Voice Is So Pretty
405. Chapter 405 The Poorest One Is Me
406. Chapter 406 They Said She Jumped Out the Window
407. Chapter 407 Hard to Stay Calm About It
408. Chapter 408 Here to Have Lunch with the CEO?
409. Chapter 409 Personally Trained by the CEO
410. Chapter 410 Such a Pathetic Woman
411. Chapter 411 Getting A New One
412. Chapter 412 Jealous
413. Chapter 413 Fake Professional, Total Snake
414. Chapter 414 Miss Secretary
415. Chapter 415 She’s Just Going To Be Difficult
416. Chapter 416 Acts Like She Owns The Place
417. Chapter 417 Totally Shattered My Worldview
418. Chapter 418 She Should Be in a Palace Drama
419. Chapter 419 Never Fell for Anyone Before?
420. Chapter 420 The Only One—and the Last
421. Chapter 421 A Nightmare
422. Chapter 422 Richard is Here
423. Chapter 423 Only Under One Condition
424. Chapter 424 You Had No Say
425. Chapter 425 She’s Layson’s Mistress
426. Chapter 426 Layson’s Hot, But He’s Taken
427. Chapter 427 Being His Best-kept Secret
428. Chapter 428 Who's Talking About Texture?
429. Chapter 429 A Woman Who Deserves an Oscar
430. Chapter 430 Is She Your Girlfriend or Your Daughter?
431. Chapter 431 Are You an Actress?
432. Chapter 432 Best Reverse Parking Ever
433. Chapter 433 Picking Strawberries
434. Chapter 434 He’ll Only Ever Be My Child
435. Chapter 435 Just a Casual Dinner?
436. Chapter 436 Asking for a Position
437. Chapter 437 Where Does That Status Come From?
438. Chapter 438 Making an Introduction
439. Chapter 439 Kind of Calling Her Silly
440. Chapter 440 Luckily, It Was an Old Enemy
441. Chapter 441 The Prelude to a Purge
442. Chapter 442 Are the Rumors True
443. Chapter 443 It Will Never Be You
444. Chapter 444 Collapsing
445. Chapter 445 Do You Feel Stressed Often?
446. Chapter 446 You’ll Get the Proposal and the Wedding Too
447. Chapter 447 How’s My Baby?
448. Chapter 448 We’ll Never Let Go
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