The men left discreetly.


    Ivanka was awakened by the ringing of her cellphone. She opened her eyes and found herself lying on an empty balcony.


    Ivanka looked at herself and recalled what had happened. She stood up and tried to make her way to the living room.


    But she was so weak that she fell to the ground.


    ... The damned man. Couldn''t he be a little gentle?


    Recalling what had happenedst night, Ivanka came to realize that nothing had happened between her and Daniel.


    ''J must have felt heartbroken.'' Ivanka thought as she remembered J''s woeful face. Then, she decided to tell J the truth. She couldn''t get in the way of an innocent girl and her lover.


    Ivanka walked into the bedroom with all her strength and picked up her cellphone. It was Poe.


    "Poe Yi, how vile you are! Nothing happened between Daniel and I. I will tell him about this immediately!"


    On the other side of the phone, Poe was surprised. ''Was it really possible that nothing happened between Ivanka and Daniel that night?'' he wondered.


    However, it had alle to this point of no return. He had to make sure that the n moved forward.


    "I have transferred your sister to another hospital. You know what to do to keep her alive!"


    "You are crazy, Poe Yi! Even if I was pregnant, how long do you think we can deceive Daniel into believing this? After all, he is not the father of the baby."


    "That''s none of your concern. I have my ns. What matters right now is to keep the truth from him, as long as possible!" Poe hung up the phone as soon as he had finished speaking. He did not give Ivanka a chance to speak.


    Ivanka was so weak that she had to prop up her head with her hands while sitting on the edge of the bed. She was exhausted, so she fell asleep before she could think about what to do next.


    Today was J''s birthday. She was 23 years old. It was early in the morning, but J was already downstairs with her luggage.


    "Where are you going, J?" E walked to J after putting down a te on the dining table.


    J looked normal, just as before. She smiled at her mother and said, "Mom, I''m going to America. We will have a ssmate gathering there. I''ll take this chance to stay longer for a trip."


    E felt rxed after hearing J''s purpose for her trip.


    "You are leaving, and you are just telling me about this now. Why hadn''t you told me earlier? I must tell your father. He will drive you to the airport,


    "You''re my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours."


    Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.


    Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...


    I''m not a good daughter. I always worry my parents, '' J thought to herself.


    At the VIP Lounge of the airport


    J was dazed, staring nkly at the seats where she and Daniel had sat on before. After a while, her cellphone beeped, as it received a WeChat message from Daniel, "Happy birthday, Jane."


    Tears welled up in J''s eyes again, but she didn''t respond.


    More messages came in session. "Wanna take you out for dinner."


    "Wanna present you with a bunch of pink roses."


    "I''m sorry, Jane. Can you give me one more chance?"


    And thest one read, "Wanna take you to the Civil Affairs Bureau."


    J felt so heartbroken that she couldn''t hold her tears back any more. She put her hand on her mouth to suppress the sobbing and dashed to thedies'' room. But the moment she got there, she heavily cried.


    Before boarding, J finally sent Daniel a message, "I''m travelling now. You can concentrate on your work. I will let you know when Ie back."


    Daniel called J immediately after receiving her message. But she had already powered off her cellphone.


    He sent for Spark and asked him to find out where J went.


    However, at the end, he said, "Never mind. Don''t do it."


    ''It''s better to leave her alone for a while. I cannot push her too hard, '' Daniel thought.


    J stayed in America for about two weeks before flying to Africa.


    She received messages from Daniel almost everyday. However, she only said "Good night" to him and nothing else.


    But J didn''t know that Daniel had gone to America twice and that he had followed her and had watched her go shopping with her ssmates.