"Their family's financials are about the same as mine, perhaps even better by a bit," Melody replied."Details, please," Abigail said."Their family is from neighboring Anselton. Anselton's GDP is much higher than Florivera and they're richer overall. Their property prices are also higher than North Florivera here. They have two houses in Anselton, and his parents are both running their SME, and are earning well."So, whatever my boyfriend earns doesn't need to go into supporting his parents. They even saved up a small fortune for him. His mother even said that they have already saved up the education fund for their grandchild, so we can have a child anytime and they'll help us in raising our kid.""Why does it feel like she's raising unrealistic expectations there?" Abigail commented."You got that feeling too?" Melody asked."You too?""It was there last night, but after that it was gone.""How come?" Abigail asked."It's because last night, his mother gave me a bank card wi
"No, he has no such thoughts. He's always on my side and respects my thoughts. It's because Grandma wants a great-grandchild and she's getting old now, so who knows how many years she has left. I don't want Grandma to pass on with regrets, so I must let her have a great-grandchild during her lifetime.""Caterpie, why do I feel like you're a proper bitch right now?""Huh?" Abigail was confused.Melody then said, "Now it sounds like you're using Xander as a tool to help you conceive.""No, I'm not," Abigail denied vehemently."Then, do you like him?"Abigail pondered for a bit. "He's handsome, fit and rich, what woman doesn't like all that? So, I think I do like him.""You think? You're a complete bitch then!""What?! I never think of any man but him, how am I a bitch now?""Wow, the bitchiest bitch you are! You don't even know whether you like him or not and you slept with him!""He's my husband! It's perfectly legal and reasonable that I sleep with him!"Melody found herself
"Ouch!" Abigail's eyes turned red. She almost shed a tear.He was very strong. So, although he did not use much strength, his grip hurt her."I'm sorry!" Xander immediately loosened his grip. "There are many rare books in the study. Take a look and see if there's something you like."Abigail held her wrist that was hurt. She angrily said, "I don't want to!"Xander asked, "What do you want to do then? Let me know, and I'll arrange it."Abigail said, "I want to go home."Xander replied, "This is your home."Abigail retorted, "This is your home, not mine."Xander was speechless.When she saw the hurt in his eyes under the silver-rimmed glasses, Abigail realized she had gone too far.She moved closer to him and pressed against him. "Just now you talked to me in such a fierce tone. And you even hurt me. That was why I spoke in anger. I won't leave if you hug me now."Xander did not hug her. His gaze was gloomy when he looked at her.Abigail did not expect that. She instantly blu
In the past, Abigail could not relate to Stella and Emma's senses of helplessness and despair.But she could faintly feel that at this very moment...She could not fight back or escape. She felt as if she were a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of Xander's actions!She widened her eyes to see the man in front of her clearly. She did not expect him to turn into a monster that wanted to hurt her.Suddenly, her phone, which had been taken away by Xander, rang loudly.She had set different ringtones for different callers. So, although she could not see the caller's name, she knew it was Felix just by listening to the ringtone.She then tried to push Xander away with all her strength, but she failed.In her moment of despair, her tears slid down from her eyes and fell onto the back of Xander's hand. He was instantly heartbroken. He quickly came back to his senses.He finally stopped hurting her.He released her before opening his mouth to speak. But not a single word came out
Xander draped the jacket that he had brought over her shoulders. "Okay, okay. I won't touch you. Calm down. Should we go home now?"Abigail replied, "I've told you, that's not my home."Xander was particularly stubborn on this matter.He knew what he could say to ease her nervousness. But he refused to do so. "Abigail, we're a married couple. We're a family whether you want to admit it or not. My home is your home. Not only am I yours, but everything I have is yours too. We're inseparable in this lifetime. No one can tear us apart..."Abigail said, "I don't want that!"While they were arguing, Felix arrived in his car.He hit the brake and stopped the car beside Abigail and Xander. He then opened the car door and got out. He glared at Xander as he said, "Mr. Zane, what have you done to Caterpie?"Abigail knew very well that this was her conflict with Xander. She did not want Felix to be involved.She opened the car door and quickly sat in the front passenger seat. She said, "Fe
Felix said, "When you're ready to talk about it, you should tell us."Abigail said, "We need to speed up the studio renovation. We can't keep delaying it."Felix replied, "I've contacted several renovation companies recently. But I'm not very happy with the renovation plans they provided. And the fees are high. That's why I haven't come to an agreement with any of them. And also, I have an idea that I want to discuss with you and Mel."Abigail said, "Tell me."Felix glanced at the luxury car that had been following them through the rearview mirror before slowly saying, "Although our studio was vandalized, it didn't affect our work. Our colleagues have been working very well from home. And recently, our digital comic subscriptions have increased significantly compared to last month."Also, due to Stella, who has both great acting skills and fame, being the female lead of Tale of Chloe Bay, this upcoming drama has become the most anticipated show of the year."Tale of Chloe Bay is
During the meeting, Xander had been smiling. Happiness could be seen in his eyes under the silver-rimmed glasses too. He looked like a man who had fallen in love for the first time.Unexpectedly, Xander left at the most important part of the meeting.None of his workers knew what happened.Keith, who could speak for Xander, stepped in promptly to take charge. "Let's continue the discussion. I'll tell Mr. Zane about the post-discussion meeting content."The absence of Xander did not affect his employees' enthusiasm for work.The only problem was that Xander was needed to make the final decision.Keith tried to reach Xander by phone. After several attempts, Xander finally answered his call.Keith was relieved. He said, "Mr. Zane, we need your decision. Are you available now?"Xander replied, "Go ahead."Keith hurriedly told him the meeting content.After that, Xander immediately made a decision. He then said, "Don't hang up. I'll join the meeting using this call."Keith replie
Abigail said, "I'm his assistant."The man stared at Abigail's pretty face. When he saw her rosy, delicate skin, he felt like touching it to find out what it felt like. He responded, "Sure. You handle it for him then. Tell me how you plan to deal with this?"Abigail took her phone out to take a few pictures. She then sent them to the person in charge of the insurance company. She said, "We rear-ended your car. We'll take full responsibility for this matter. There are two options now. For the first option, I'll make a police report and have nearby traffic police issue a document to determine that we're at fault. Then, we'll let the insurance company handle it. For the second option, if you accept a private settlement, we'll compensate you with cash now."Abigail looked at the damage to the man's car. It was not serious. There was only a small dent. And the car itself was not valuable. So, Abigail thought it could be fixed for two thousand dollars at most.Xander's time was worth mor