Abigail disagreed with Felix. "Marriage is about two adults forming a new family together. Both are adults. No one should be controlling anyone. Fee, I tell you, you shouldn't have this kind of outdated mindset of wanting to control your wife. Or else, no girl will be willing to marry you."Every time they argued, Felix would lose to the two of them. He had learned his lessons after losing many times. He said, "Yes. Whatever you two say is correct."Melody responded, "You don't mean it."Felix said, "What else do you want me to do?"The three of them chatted while going back home. They divided the tasks after they were home. One cooked rice, another steamed the fish, and the other one washed the vegetables. After a while, the two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes were served.Felix prepared three cans of fruit beer. He said, "Although I don't really like that person, we should still celebrate Caterpie today."Abigail said, "We'll celebrate after I have the money to buy my own
Abigail laughed. "How could one not listen to good news? I just wanted to know what kind of sheer dumb luck I've been in recently. Why have I been receiving so much good news?"Melody said, "Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss."Abigail laughed."Then I shall share some of my good luck with you all.""Hear me out first," Felix said.Abigail and Melody said, "Okay, shoot.""The comic series you drew in college, entitled 'My College Life', suddenly became popular," said Felix.Abigail asked in confusion, "Didn't we use the series to make up the numbers for the studio? Why did it suddenly become popular?""I thought something was wrong with our backend data when I saw the data for your comic series that day. After checking, I learned that your comic series is too realistic and practically a real-life portrayal of most college students at Florivera University, causing most students to resonate with it. The students in the Chrysalan language department saw your comic and reco
The three of them chatted and finished their dinner. Then, they divided their tasks: one person cleaned up the dining table, one did the dishes, and another cleaned up the kitchen. All of the tasks were completed quickly.After they cleaned up, Abigail returned to her room and decided to draw for a bit. Just as she took out her tablet, Melody and Felix came into her room. They asked her a difficult question in unusually serious tones, "Caterpie, do you really plan on giving Nathan another chance?"Abigail nodded."Mhm. I'm serious."Melody said, "Caterpie, we'll support you no matter your decision. However, there still are some things we need to tell you beforehand."Abigail knew they were worried."Just say whatever you all want to say. Is there anything that we can't tell each other?"Felix squeezed to her side and reached out to hold her. "Ever since you two got married, Nathan disappeared from the face of Earth. Then, there was news he wanted to divorce you after you got sla
Abigail said: [I'm not someone who trusts others easily. But when I've decided to trust someone, I'll fully trust them. Right now, I trust every single thing you say, so I hope you're worthy of my trust.]For a moment, Xander was at a loss after seeing Abigail's message. He realized he had planted a ticking time bomb in their relationship when he did not reveal his identity on time when they got married.'Now that I've finally given her a good impression using Nathan's identity, she probably won't be able to take it if I told her right now that Nathan and Xander are the same people,' thought Xander.After long contemplation, Xander replied: [As long as you believe that I truly want to spend the rest of my life with you.]Abigail replied: [Alright. I'm going to shower and sleep. Good night!]Nathan: [Good night.]...As expected, Abigail received news that the bank loan had been issued the following morning.The people from the sales also informed them that they could go through
"Thank you, Mr. Zane!" Abigail watched Xander enter the sales department. Then, she immediately took out her phone and looked up the phrase "house inspector".Abigail was shocked after searching it up. She learned that there were many house inspection companies. They charged two to three hundred dollars for unfinished units. On the other hand, finished units were more expensive and cost five to seven hundred dollars.This price point was not expensive for a big city like Florivera. Abigail could afford such a service but was too shy to reject Xander's kindness.Melody and Felix also arrived. The two were really excited. "Caterpie, we're now homeowners too."Abigail smiled. "Mhm. We've achieved one of our big goals in life.""Come on. Let's sort out the paperwork for the property collection," said Felix."Alright."After the three did the paperwork, the designer—Elisha Chandler—arrived.Elisha was tall and buff. Unlike his name, he was not lovely-looking at all. He wore a pair o
Abigail was pleased with Nathan's detailed explanation.[Got it.] she responded.Nathan: [Abigail, thank you for unconditionally believing in me.]Abigail replied: [We're husband and wife. Who do I believe in if not you?]Xander was ecstatic to see her acknowledge their relationship. For a while, he was so excited that he did not know what to say.Meanwhile, Abigail was much calmer after getting Xander's affirmative answer."Mr. Chandler, you're not only ruining Nathan's reputation with your words. If someone told your wife about what you said, wouldn't she be very disappointed?" she asked.At the mention of his wife, Elisha instantly changed his narrative. "I was just joking, guys. There's no need to take my words seriously. Come on. Take me to your place."Melody and Felix were dubious."Caterpie, do you really believe he was joking?""Of course I do," said Abigail.Melody and Felix did not say anything more after seeing how Abigail was so trusting of Nathan.The three le
Although he knew the photos were doctored, Elisha's hand trembled with shock. "Honey, these pictures are photoshopped. Someone is trying to frame me. I swear, I've done nothing to betray you."A piercing, caustic voice echoed from the phone speaker; Mrs. Chandler's. "Do you think I'm a fool? You're just an interior designer, not some high-profile figure. Who'd have the time to frame you?"Elisha felt like he could not seem to shake off this dirt. "Honey, please believe me. Someone is framing me. I swear, may lightning strike me if I've done anything to betray you."Mrs. Chandler raged. "Elisha, not only do you not admit your mistakes, but you also argue with me. Let me tell you, I can't live with you anymore.""Honey, I swear—"Before Elisha could finish, Mrs. Chandler cut him off. "Since you refuse to admit it, don't bother coming home."No matter how Elisha tried to explain, he could not convince his wife that he was being set up. 'I don't have any enemies. Who would frame me?'
'You'd be hard-pressed to find another person in this world as picky as him.' Abigail had not forgotten how finicky Xander had been about his food when she first started working for him. He would not eat anything too cold or too hot, nothing even slightly greasy, and nothing too bland. It had to be prepared precisely to his specifications. He had nearly driven the chef to the brink of despair. That being said, Xander did seem to have become less picky recently. 'Could it be that hanging around with the spice-loving CEO's wife has made him less fussy?' she wondered."Lost in thought?" Xander's mellifluous voice flowed gently into her ear."Just thinking about nothing in particular." Abigail tried to use the act of drinking water to mask her embarrassment, but she could not manage to twist the cap off after several tries. Xander took the bottle from her, effortlessly unscrewing the cap and handing it back to her. "Thank you, Mr. Zane!" After taking a few sips, her throat, parched from