They respectfully bowed when they saw Xander. "Mr. Zane, good afternoon! We came to take back the clothes, shoes, bags, and so on as per your request."Xander nodded to greet them. He then spoke to Esther. "Go and see if Abigail is sleeping. If she's sleeping, ask them to wait for a while until she's awake.""Okay. I'll go now." After Esther responded, she then speedily ran upstairs to the second floor again.She was afraid she might disturb Abigail's rest, so she deliberately walked softly when she was on the second floor. She gently walked to Abigail's room and said, "Abigail..."She called her name very softly. If Abigail was sleeping, Esther would definitely not be able to wake her up. If Abigail was awake, she would most probably hear Esther.Very quickly, the door was opened from the inside. Abigail appeared at the door. She asked, "What's wrong?"Esther pointed downstairs as she said, "The people who came to take back the clothes, shoes, and bags are here. I came up to see
Esther pursed her lips as she said, "Xander, you've got a double standard. I'm almost the same age as Abigail. You control everything I do as if I'm a kid. But Abigail can do whatever she wants to do. And you even said she has the final say in this household. You're being way too good to her."Xander did not realize that if Esther did not bring that up. He instinctively wanted to treat Abigail well. He said, "She's my wife. If I don't treat her well, should I just let other men treat her well?""Seems like you're right." Esther nodded to agree as she said, "Then you should treat her well. Don't let other men steal her away."Xander stood up and said, "I'm going up to change my clothes. Go and call your sister-in-law. We're going to the supermarket together."Esther thought she heard wrongly again. She asked, "Xander, are you saying you want to go to the supermarket with us?"Xander responded, "What's the problem?"Esther answered, "I've never seen you go to the supermarket growin
Esther had read many novels and comics on this topic. When a soul took over another person's body, it would inherit the memories of the original owner of that body.But the host might not necessarily inherit the original owner's memories immediately. It could only remember the memories gradually. She should ask questions very quickly to not allow him to ponder before answering. If he was not her brother, he would not be able to answer the question. Then, she could determine whether this person was her brother."When you were five years old, you were pushed down the stone steps by the nanny. You got the scar from the fall." Xander almost forgot about this incident if Esther did not bring it up.As it was brought up now, he remembered the nanny that took care of Esther back then. That nanny secretly abused Esther who was only a few years old.Esther was sent to the hospital for that injury. The doctor then discovered there were bruises on her body as well. If not for that, no one kne
'My brother isn't gentle at all. He's still the bossy, dominating Xander.'Back then he only disallowed me from going to bars and nightclubs and disallowed me to mix with the wrong people. But now he even wants to control the comics and novels that I read.'If this continues, will he control who I'll be dating and marrying in the future?'I almost can't stay in this family anymore!'No. The person in charge of this family has changed.'My sister-in-law is easier to talk to compared to Xander. I'll just go and find Abigail if anything happens in the future. I'll let her handle Xander.'Esther, who was discouraged, suddenly had the motivation to go against Xander. She said, "Xander, I'll go and call Abigail now."Xander could tell that his sister was thinking of ways to go against him again. But she could never be a match for her brother. He said, "Come here. I'll talk to you for a while."Esther immediately hid her phone behind her and asked, "Are you trying to trick me to go ne
What Esther said cleared Abigail's confusion about why she had not seen her boss's wife. Abigail smiled as she said, "I'm ready. Let's go now.""Let's go!" Esther hugged Abigail's arm. She leaned forward to Abigail's body and sniffed. Abigail smelled very nice, and it made Esther like her even more. "Abigail, I'll tell you, my sister-in-law is young, gorgeous, and has a very nice figure. She's gentle and treats me very well too. In short, my sister-in-law is flawless in every way. I like her very much.""Well, if she treats you well, you should treat her well too. Relationships should never be one-sided. Do you understand?" When Abigail heard Esther compliment her boss's wife, she felt happy for them from the bottom of her heart.Abigail thought, 'As the saying goes, behind every successful man, there must be a capable woman. Xander can wholeheartedly do his job and his wife plays a role in that too.'Esther nodded vigorously. "Yes, I'll keep that in mind."Paridale's weather was
When Mallory questioned Esther, Mallory sounded like she was offended.It made Esther feel guiltier. She said, "Mallory, my brother asked me to come to Paridale to celebrate Easter together at the last minute. I left in a hurry that day. I forgot to tell you."Mallory asked, "Your brother is in Paridale. Is the woman there?"Esther did not get what she meant. She responded, "Which woman?"Mallory said, "That cheap woman your grandmother forced Xander to marry."Esther replied, "Mallory, that woman is my sister-in-law. Don't use such unkind words to call her from now on."Mallory said, "Did you forget she cheated on your brother?"Esther responded, "My brother said it was a misunderstanding. My sister-in-law is very nice. She's pretty and her personality is great. Don't insult her ever again."Mallory replied, "Okay. If you don't allow me to insult her, I won't insult her then. So, did you see her? What does she look like? What's her name? What does she work as? What's her famil
Although Esther was good-tempered, what Mallory said still angered her. Esther could not help but raise her voice. "My sister-in-law didn't give me anything. She's my brother's wife. She's the woman my brother wants to protect. So, she's also the woman I want to protect."Mallory was silent for a few seconds. Esther could then hear Mallory's voice again. It sounded like she was crying as she said, "Esther, you're scolding me again! You scolded me for a woman whom you just met not long ago. Is our over twenty years of friendship worthless to you?"Esther would not know what to do every time Mallory cried. She said, "Mallory, don't cry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have scolded you."Mallory responded, "Esther, you promised to help me win over your brother and you'll help me to become your sister-in-law so that we'll be together forever. You can't break your promise."Esther admitted she promised Mallory that. "Mallory, back then my brother wasn't married. So, I agreed when you wanted to b
Mallory wiped the fresh blood from the corner of her mouth. "Thank you for your guidance, Max. I'll pursue Xander more diligently from now on."Max's gaze was cold and disdainful. "Like mother, like daughter. Or, as we say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Seeing you swallow your anger, your meek submission, you're the spitting image of your homewrecker of a mother. No matter how brilliant your exterior, it cannot conceal the wretched blood running in your veins."Being beaten and humiliated, Mallory had to not only endure it, but also agree with him, or else endure another round of beatings. "Yes, Max. You're completely right. My mother and I are both worthless."After venting his frustrations on Mallory, Max finally left her bruised and battered. Even though he was gone, Mallory could not seek medical help. She had to let her injuries heal on their own. Just then, her fallen phone rang on the floor. Picking it up, she saw it was a call from her mother and, overwhelmed by