Dr. Sander was busy again, trying to liven up the atmosphere. "Don't just focus on the stir-fry, folks. We have so much grilled food. Let's get to grilling and eating it."Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xander personally grilled a ribeye steak for Abigail. "You eat first!"Abigail nearly choked on her food. "Mr. Zane, I can do it myself."Xander replied, "You've made several dishes for me, can't I grill a ribeye for you?" His words seemed flawless, so Abigail had no choice but to eat. What she did not expect was that Xander kept grilling for her, her bowl never empty. Eating non-stop was exhausting, so Abigail decided to put down her cutlery and rest for a while, watch the show, and then continue eating.The evening show was too dull, so Abigail pulled out her phone, collected the gift money she had not had time to pick up earlier, and sent Nathan a message.Abigail: [Just went to have dinner with some colleagues. Did you have your Easter Eve dinner? Did someone accompany yo
These words were not mere flattery by Xander to curry favor with Abigail. In his mind, if he chose to marry, he was committed to treating his wife well, and to adore only her, his wife.These words warmed Abigail's heart as she read them. Her fingers danced swiftly on her phone as she replied to Nathan.Abigail: [I'll only ever love my husband.] She did not ponder why Nathan was so adept at making girls happy, nor whether he flirted with girls on a daily basis. She believed that if Nathan showed her affection, she should reciprocate; this was the way of marital interaction. Upon sending this near-confession, Abigail could not shake the feeling of being watched, and the gaze bore an oppressive weight. Looking up, she found herself locked in a gaze with Xander. His stare was steady and deep, like the fathomless abyss beneath his silver-rimmed glasses, as if she would be drawn in if she stared any longer. Abigail tried to look away, but found herself unable to do so, their gazes intertw
He casually glanced at the photo. The photo was creased. So, he did not see the girl in the photo clearly. He asked, "Grandma, are you sure you want me to marry this girl?""Xander, this is my only wish before I die. Are you really not willing to fulfill my wish?" Margaret covered her chest as she pretended to cough a few times. "Abigail is really not bad. Her character is good, her erudition is great, and she's quite good-looking too. Anyway, she's not bad in every aspect. You're lucky if you can marry her."Xander lived for over twenty years and had never been interested in any girl. He had not thought about marrying before this. But since his grandmother so desperately wanted him to get married, he was willing to fulfill her wish.Margaret covered her chest. She pretended to look weak as if she would die anytime. She said, "Xander, say something. Ahem, ahem, ahem... How does she look? Is she your type? I tell you, I've seen Abigail. She's not bad in terms of her looks and how she
Xander nodded. He could sense that she felt uncomfortable. So, he just turned around and walked to the marriage registration hall. But she stopped him from behind asking him if he wanted to reconsider.He turned his head and saw a gleam of confusion in Abigail's gaze. He asked, "Do you have any concerns?"He would respect her decision if she did not want to marry him or if she wanted to delay their marriage.She kept quiet for a long time. In the end, she shook her head and said to him, "Let's go."Very few people registered for marriage that day. So, they completed their marriage registration process without spending much time. He became her legal husband, and she too became his legal wife.According to his original plan, he wanted to treat her to a meal and sit down to chat. He wanted them to get to know each other a little and talk about the plans for their marriage. But he had to take the nearest flight to Alvonia to deal with the issues in the subsidiary company there.He pa
Xander thought, 'If I didn't go to Alvonia back then, if I valued her enough back then, Abigail and I wouldn't be in this situation now. I'm just beside her. She's just within my reach. But I don't even have the right to hug her.'"Xander. Xander..." Esther's ear-splitting yell brought Xander back to reality from his memories. She said, "It's almost midnight. And you still haven't given us gift money."She excitedly waved the gift money in her hand as she said, "Xander, Dr. Sander already gave us gift money. You're the person in charge of the Zane Corporation. You should give us gift money too."Xander did not prepare any gift money. During this time in the past, he would usually be either working or spending this holiday with his grandmother. If he was spending Easter with Margaret, she would be the one giving gift money to the younger generation.He glanced at everyone and looked at Abigail in the end. She received gift money from Dr. Sander too. She looked extremely happy.He t
The show had been showing for several hours. And they spent just as many hours having their meal. The time back in Chrysalis was six hours ahead of Paridale. So, when the show ended, it was not even 7:00 p.m. yet. It was still early.Esther raised her hand to give a suggestion. "Xander, it's still early. Should we play something?"Xander turned his head to look at Abigail and asked, "Do you want to play something else?"After a busy day and eating for so many hours, Abigail was indeed tired. She was yawning when Xander looked at her. She said, "Mr. Zane, I don't feel like playing anything."Xander then said, "Let's get going everybody. Go home and sleep."Abigail got up and wanted to clean the leftovers on the table. Xander spoke to stop her, "I've asked someone to clean it up. You're tired. Quickly go and rest."It would take quite some time to clean the table. So, Abigail felt happy and relieved now that she did not have to do the cleaning herself. She then went back to her roo
What made her angry was that her cousin, Daniel Mane, was already ten years old. And yet, he still went to her room and rummaged through her belongings. He opened a set of skin care products she just bought. And he even spilled the contents all over the floor.Melody angrily confronted Charmayne. But to her surprise, Charmayne actually defended her son. She said, "Is there gold or something precious inside this thing of yours? This is worth ten thousand dollars? Mel, I may not be knowledgeable. But you can't just lie to me."Melody showed her the empty bottle. She responded, "I lied to you? Can't you see? Just take it and look it up on the internet. This bottle of essence itself is worth a few thousand dollars.""A few thousand dollars for a bottle of essence? Is there such an expensive essence?" Charmayne denied it. But she thought, 'No wonder her skin looks more hydrated each year. Turns out she's using such expensive skin care products. If my husband is willing to buy me such exp
Melody was so angry that she wanted to tear Charmayne's mouth apart. "Charmayne, look at how badly your son is behaving before talking about someone else. Caterpie is great. Not only can she earn money herself, but she also married a great husband. People like you can't imagine that, not even in a few lifetimes.""Ah... There's a man who wants that slut?" Charmayne was one of the culprits for what happened to Abigail back then. And she was the main person to be blamed for.But she showed no remorse at all. She even slandered Abigail whenever she met someone who would listen to her. She said, "If we're not mistaken, when that little bitch seduced that guy back then, her boyfriend from Florivera immediately dumped her after he knew about it. I wonder if the man she seduced this time knows about the dirty things she did back then. If he knows about it, he probably will kick her out of his life.""I'll make you regret making false accusations." Melody was furious. She took her shoe off