Chapter 421 A Nightmare

A woman’s scream.

In the silence of the night, it was piercing—jarring.

Layson’s normally steady heartbeat instantly sped up. He pulled Adela tightly into his arms and flicked on the bedside lamp. The soft orange light chased away the darkness and the chill creeping through the room.

Adela was clear...

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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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