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