Chapter 36

“Hold on.” Blake wasn’t done yet. His fingers kept brushing against Yasmin’s skin, making her heart

flutter.

She couldn’t help urging, “Hurry up.”

“Don’t move,” Blake commanded. How was he going to get the necklace on when she wouldn’t stop

moving?

Yasmin had no choice but to remain still. Blake was irritated by the necklace and turned her around

to face him so he could put it on. When she looked up, she was greeted by the sight of his

handsome face.

In his straight suit, he looked like a king who was ready to command his forces. He exuded nobility

eyes. 1 grace. Yasmin didn’t dare to meet his gaze, so she lowered her

Blake noticed her nerves and glanced at her a few more times. She sat in his arms with a blush on

her cheeks. She looked like a beautiful porcelain doll. His gaze was dark as he said, Remember to

follow my lead when we’re in there.”

Yasmin’s eyes were moist as she looked up at him. “You’ll let Eunice off the hook if I do well, right?”

“Yeah.”

Yasmin smiled.

They were shoulder–to–shoulder as they entered the villa. The first thing that greeted them was a

teacup that had been flung in their direction. It landed on the floor by Blake’s feet and shattered into

pieces.

“I refuse to have a bastard like you in the Ford family, Blake! I was against that O’Shea woman

marrying you in the past, yet you’re still getting mixed up with her. I want you to get rid of her right

now!” Arthur roared.

Yasmin’s lashes fluttered in fear. She looked up to see two people in the living room. One was

Arthur, and the other was Blake’s mother, Annalise Keating.

Arthur had thrown the earlier teacup at Blake. He had one hand on a walking cane as he glared at

Blake, looking furious. He was in his 80s but was still sprightly. When he saw how scared Yasmin

was, he gave her a look and said, “Step aside, Yasmin. This isn’t directed at you.”

“Grandpa,” she greeted obediently.

“Step aside. I’ll teach this scumbag a lesson on your behalf!”

Yasmin tried to suppress her laughter. It was amusing that Arthur had referred to Blake as a

scumbag. At the same time, she was scared by Annalise glaring at her from her seat beside Arthur.

She lowered her head and stepped aside.

Blake didn’t seem to be bothered by this. He walked over to Arthur leisurely and sat beside him. “I

haven’t done anything, Grandpa. Has someone been filling your head with nonsense again?”

His uncle’s family loved tattling on him. Arthur was in good health, but his blood pressure was high.

Blake was worried it would shoot up if he were to continue raging, so he tried to appease Arthur.

Arthur snorted. “I’m not blind. I can read the news for myself. I saw your scandal at the top of the

trending topics on Twitter!”

“That’s just some nonsense those paparazzi cooked up. If you’re referring to yesterday’s article,

then I’ll have you know that Yasmin was the one in the car with me.” Blake glanced at Yasmin.

She hurriedly nodded and chimed in, “He’s telling the truth, Grandpa. I was the one in the car

yesterday.”

This took Arthur aback. He looked at them doubtfully. “Really?”

“Cross my heart and hope to die.” Yasmin looked earnest.

Arthur looked astonished. He coughed awkwardly and said, “You two are already married. You

could’ve talked things out at home. Why did you have to get it on in the car…”

a you’ve

Yasmin knew Arthur had misunderstood. Her face burned as she got it wrong, Grandpa! Those

paparazzi kept taking photos of us. Blake was afraid I wouldn’t have any privacy if they caught my

face, so he made me hide. We weren’t…”

They hadn’t been doing what Arthur thought they’d been doing. Yasmin felt especially pressured

with Annalise glaring at her. She explained the situation while blushing furiously the whole time.