Lucas said, "Where has Xander hidden your wife? You've looked everywhere, haven't you? You can't even find a trace of her."Ron's face turned bright red with anger when they mentioned it, and he looked like he wanted to rip Xander to shreds right then and there. "So why did you guys call me here for dinner tonight?""We've been friends for so many years, and when we got married, we introduced our wives to each other," Lucas explained. "Xander is bringing his wife tonight to introduce her to us. On such an important day, we couldn't have this dinner without you.""Right, we need all of us here," Alwyn agreed.Ron said with a huff, "We've all seen her before. There's no need to introduce her again. He's just showing off to annoy me."Lucas said, "We know, but my wife Stella and Alwyn's wife Susie don't know her yet, so we need to introduce her."Susie chimed in, saying, "You guys have met Xander's wife already? What does she look like? Is she as pretty as Abigail? But even if she's
Stella was so mad that she stomped on Lucas's foot. She put all her weight into it, and the top of the foot was very sensitive, so it must have hurt. But Lucas did not even react to her stomp and kept kissing her.Alwyn teased with a laugh, "Lucas, you two seem eager to be alone. There's a room nearby, do you and your wife want to go there?"Alwyn was only joking, but it sounded very unpleasant to Stella. The joke made her feel like she was just a toy in the eyes of Lucas and his friends, something anyone could trample on. Two hot tears slid down her cheeks, but Lucas, who was kissing her really hard, felt them and suddenly let her go."What's wrong?" Lucas asked.Stella did not want Lucas to see her crying; she buried her face in his chest and wiped her tears on his shirt. When she looked up at him again, she was smiling. "Mr. White, are you done kissing? If you're done, please give me two minutes. I want to talk to Mr. Zane." Lucas squinted at her, puzzled. She ignored him and lo
Stella could not believe it. "Abigail is your wife?"Xander replied, "Abigail is my wife."Stella looked at Abigail again. 'They look very good together, but even so, I shouldn't judge their feelings. That's personal.' Stella wanted to say something but kept her thoughts to herself.Susie, never one to hold back, blurted out, "Mr. Zane, Abigail, did you two divorce your previous partners?"Xander explained, "There were no previous partners. My wife has always been Abigail. Always Abigail."Susie asked, "No one else was ever your partner? What's really going on here?"Alwyn hugged his wife. "You were just saying that Xander and Abigail are a perfect match, and you hoped Xander's wife would be Abigail. Now you seem so shocked, like you can't believe it."Susie said, "It's not that I can't believe it, I'm just really surprised. I haven't figured out what's going on, and it's all a bit confusing for me."Lucas interjected, "This story is long. Why don't we sit down and talk over di
Susie said, "I mean, you and Mr. Zane are a perfect match."Abigail replied, "Thank you."Stella chimed in, "Susie, let's stop chatting. Let Abigail tell us what's really going on with her and Mr. Zane."They all wanted to know, and Abigail did not hold back. "Our grandmothers set my husband and me up together. We got married when we first met."Susie said, "You sure were brave, getting married to a complete stranger when you first met."Stella told her, "Susie, let Abigail keep going.""Okay, I'll be quiet now." Susie quickly covered her mouth.Abigail continued, "After we registered our marriage, he gave me a bank card and said he had to go. He never contacted me again, so I forgot about it and kept working. I even forgot what he looked like. A year later, when I saw him at the office, I thought he looked familiar. But I didn't know where I'd seen him before. Only just recently, when I was moving, I found our long-lost marriage certificate. That's when I realized Xander was my
Susie heaved a long sigh and said, sounding frustrated, "Everyone thinks that Alwyn controlling me is for my own good. No one really cares about how I feel or what I think."Abigail said, "If you don't want him bossing you around, maybe you could try talking to him. I think the most important thing in a relationship is communication. If there's a problem, you should talk about it quickly, or someone might get their feelings hurt."Susie shook her head. "It's no use. I've talked to him countless times, asking him not to boss me around. I want to handle things myself, but he just laughs it off, thinking I'm just being a little kid."Abigail thought for a moment. "Maybe you could talk to your parents, and they could talk to Mr. Hill," she suggested. "It might be different coming from them."Susie shook her head again, even harder this time. "My parents are the ones to blame for Alwyn controlling me like this."Abigail was really interested in this. "How so?"Susie went on, "Our fami
Susie continued, "I was waiting patiently for the barbecue stand owner to cook for me. After I paid and had just taken a bite, Alwyn showed up. Without saying a word, he grabbed the skewers from my hand and threw them into a trash can nearby. He yelled at me for eating unhealthy food, telling me I knew it could upset my stomach, but I ate it anyway. I know that street food might make me sick, but I just wanted to try it. There are lots of things I can't eat, and it takes away the fun in life." Remembering this, Susie added, her voice filled with anger, "I should've told him off to teach him a lesson, so he wouldn't dare to bully me again."Stella suddenly chimed in, teasing, "Does Alwyn want to be a dad or something?"Susie asked, confused, "What? Why?"Stella explained, "He treats you like a child. Maybe you should have a baby, and then he'll be too busy taking care of the baby to boss you around."Susie's eyes sparkled, and she exclaimed, "That's such a great idea! I'll have a da
Stella said, "Don't ask me; I really don't know. My fans and supporters, many of them seem to be pretty rich. I hear most of them who spend freely are rich kids or wealthy housewives."Susie replied, "There was a time when I was crazy about chasing celebrities too. I spent a lot of money on gifts and endorsements. Just when I was really getting into it, Alwyn found out. He thought I was spending money on a boy toy. He got so mad that he stopped my credit card. It was so unfair, and I had no one to complain to."Abigail asked, "How much money did you spend on that male celeb?"Stella guessed, "A few million, right?"Susie replied, "Twenty million dollars! I was planning to invest in a movie for him to be the leading man, but it didn't happen."Abigail was speechless. 'What a waste! That money could be used for so many things.' She felt really sad and upset.Stella asked, "Which male celeb? I wonder if I know him."Susie answered, "Let's not talk about it. He's doing fine now, and
Abigail asked, "Are you feeling okay? Do you want me to call a doctor?"Stella shook her head and said, "I just don't want to be with that man."Abigail asked, "What happened between you and Mr. White?"Stella said, "What could've happened between us? Our marriage was just a deal from the beginning. He never really acted like my husband. To him, I'm like a toy he can play with or put away whenever he wants."Abigail replied, "Stella, you shouldn't think like that. You two are married, and that means you're equals."Stella giggled. "Equals? Abigail, isn't it a bit naive to talk about being equal with Lucas and those guys?" She thought to herself, 'Abigail has been with Xander so much she doesn't know how mean people can be outside. Talking about being fair with these men is a waste of time unless they want to listen.'Abigail said, "He's your husband, so why can't you have respect and rights with him? If you can't...""If I can't, then divorce, right?" Stella looked at Abigail, s