Helen had put the clean cushions on the sofa and mopped the floor.

She felt fortunate to have cleaned the house today. Otherwise, having this handsome and dignified guest see what a mess their house was would be so embarrassing. Intimidated by Jasper's aloof aura, Helen was subconsciously fearful.

Jasper sat down. Helen poured him some tea and carefully placed it in front of him. "Please have a drink, Sir. May I have your name so I can tell Willow that you dropped by when she returns?"

Instead of drinking the tea, Jasper's dark eyes looked straight at Helen. He asked, "Are you her mother?"

"Oh, no. I'm her aunt. Willow brought me to the city from our village recently so I can live with her," Helen answered honestly.

Jasper's eyes twinkled. "You're Yvette's mother."

"You know my Yvette?" Helen became excited as shock and sorrow filled her eyes.

"Yeah, we were sort of connected," Jasper said.

At the thought of her poor daughter, Helen felt suffocated and upset. Her eyes started to turn red. "So you remember her. It's been so long. She didn't even get the chance to tell me that she had a friend like you. It's a pity that my daughter passed on so quickly and suddenly..."

Helen wiped her tears.

to tell her mother about the

have met this man while they

looked young, so he must have been a little

think he would

really good memory

faltered upon seeing Helen cry. If he had taken Yvette away that night, she wouldn't have

guilty

a tissue and handed it to Helen. "The deceased is gone. Let her rest

her tears. How could she turn into a crying mess

calmed herself down before asking, "Mr. Hughes, why are you here to see

person is Willow?"

very capable and resilient. She's also good at earning money. She's the

aware of the things that happen to her and what she usually

that she had a criminal record, seduced men to climb up in the ranks, and worked at a nightclub like Cloud Realm to earn

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