The girl was thrown to the ground, clutched her stomach in pain, and started crying. Eva watched in horror and felt like her heart was breaking...Charles immediately pulled Maria into his arms. Seeing her swollen face, he gritted his teeth furiously and turned to glare at Eva standing behind them.Eva's heart skipped a beat again as she took two steps forward. When she saw Maria’s face, she frowned slightly. "Charles, I didn't expect..."Before she could finish her sentence, the girl who was slapped by Charles covered her face and cried out with grievance, "Mom! That bitch and this man attacked us...""Shut up!"Eva shouted sternly, "Maria stands here alone. You must have provoked her first!"Maria felt wronged. She looked up at this noble woman and said calmly, "They started it. They attacked me first!"Eva felt a bit irritated. She never expected her two daughters to come here and cause trouble for Maria instead of attending the wedding.It seemed that Maria was not easy to deal w
Maria followed the girl from the Lesser family inside, and finally, the girl reached out her hand to her, "Ms. Swinton, please come in. Old Mrs. Lesser and Old Master Lesser are waiting for you inside."Maria politely thanked her and took a deep breath before stepping forward.As she walked in, Old Mrs. Lesser and Old Master Lesser immediately noticed the slap mark on her face. If it were someone else, they would feel embarrassed, but Maria remained composed and confident as if nothing had happened.Maria stood in front of them and greeted them politely, "Old Master Lesser, Old Mrs. Lesser."Old Mrs. Lesser squinted her eyes instantly, exchanged a glance with Old Master Lesser, and saw the appreciation for Maria in his eyes as well.When Mia came, she ignored them and went straight to Andrew. Even though she was excited to see her father at the time, she didn't greet them when she saw them afterward.Maria was clearly slapped by someone from the Lesser family, but she harbored no res
Maria’s eyes turned red in an instant. She felt so sorry for Charles.If she had known about this beforehand, she would never have let Charles help her.Old Mrs. Lesser saw all the expressions on Maria’s face and nodded with a smile, "Yes, if it weren't for Eva's contributions to the Lesser family over the years, we would never have agreed to let you come here today."She smiled amiably, "After all, you and Mia don't get along, and today is her wedding. If you were to make a scene, it would be a disgrace to the Lesser family.""I won't."Maria took a deep breath and calmed herself down, "Even if I don't get to see my dad today, I won't cause trouble for the Lesser family. I respect his opinion."Old Mrs. Lesser raised an eyebrow, "If Andrew doesn't want to see you, why did you come here to see him?"Maria calmly replied, "Because I just want to figure out why he is ignoring me. If he still doesn't want to acknowledge me after I tell him about what happened in the past, then I won't fo
Charles took Maria directly to the airport. They caught the 5 o'clock PM flight and arrived in San Diego at 7 o'clock PM.At 8 o'clock PM, they finally arrived home. Along the way, Maria didn't eat, drink, or even say a word.After returning home, she ran straight into her room, jumped onto the bed, and tightly wrapped herself in the blanket.In her mind, all she could see was the scenes of her being with Noah. Those warm and sweet moments were like thorns piercing into her heart.Charles poured a glass of warm water and walked into their room. Seeing her curled up, he walked over, placed the glass on the bedside table, and gently tugged at the blanket."Ria, can you tell me what happened?"Maria blinked her eyes several times before raising her head and looking confusedly at him.After a long time, she suddenly burst into tears, "Boo-hoo... Charles, tell me, who am I?""Huh?"Charles was momentarily confused, but then he remembered the doctor who had left the Lesser family's mansion
In the morning, the sunlight shone through the curtains on the floor of the bedroom.Charles slowly opened his eyes and looked at Maria sleeping in his arms. He gave a gentle smile and bent down to kiss her forehead."Hmm..."Maria moved and opened her eyes to look at him."Awake?""Hmm."Maria mumbled and wrapped her arms around his neck."Honey, thank you for this time."Charles chuckled softly, "I'm your husband."Maria pouted, knowing that he didn't understand what she meant, but she couldn't ask him about his biological mother. She could only raise her head and give him a kiss on his chin. "Okay, then I'll get up."Charles had been worried that she would be overwhelmed by the sorrow of losing her father when she woke up this morning, but she seemed to be fine as if nothing had happened.He didn't want to bring up her sadness anymore, so he gently patted her back. "Alright."After getting dressed, Maria finally looked at him. "I'm going to visit the Millet Family. My dad... Young
Maria raised her hand, tucked her loosened hair behind her ear, and said in a soft voice, "The Lesser family's mansion is almost a quarter the size of our city center, and it is luxurious. The Miller family is nothing in front of the Lesser family."Of course, Lily knew how powerful the Lesser family was!If she had known that her ex-husband was the son of the Lesser family, she wouldn't have divorced him!But... It had been so many years. She was afraid that if she went back to him now, he would not even acknowledge her.At this moment, Lily regretted it so much. It felt like she bought a lottery ticket and thought she m would never win, so she casually threw it away, but then she found out she won the jackpot. She wished she could turn the clock back."Ah..."Suddenly, she screamed. The anger and regret made her face contorted."Maria! What do you want?! Why did you come to tell me all this? Why?"Maria placed her hands elegantly on her lap, creating a stark contrast to Lily's madne
In the past month, Maria completed her graduation defense at school and successfully obtained her diploma.Charles, on the other hand, was busy from early morning till late night, sometimes even coming home around eleven or twelve at night.Maria knew he had a lot of things to take care of at the company, so she didn't ask too much, but would wait for him to come home every day before going to sleep.*************One day after a month, Maria, as usual, sat in the living room with cut fruits and many dried fruit snacks on the table. She just turned on the TV and was preparing to watch when the door suddenly opened.She quickly stood up and walked towards the door, seeing Charles come in, she smiled and helped him take off his coat."You're back early today.""Heh..."Charles chuckled derisively as he took off his shoes, "What, you don't like me coming home so early?""How could that be!"Maria hung the clothes on the coat rack, then went to the kitchen to make a pot of tea, poured a c
For the past month, Charles has been busy with the move of the headquarters to Beijing. By the time Charles and Maria arrived in Beijing, the basic work was already in place.Sitting in a large villa in Beijing, Maria took a comfortable breath, "Ah, Beijing is so good, even the air is filled with the smell of money.""He..."Charles pulled her into his arms and pointed at the enormous villa, "Maria, this place isn't big enough. I want to give you a larger house.""Bigger ones?"Maria looked around, surprised wrinkling her face, "Isn't this big enough? You know Beijing is worth its weight in gold. This villa must be around four or five hundred square meters. I think it's enough.""Not enough!"Charles grabbed her hand, squeezed it firmly, "I had someone watching a few days ago, and I found out that someone wanted to sell a fruit orchard in the suburbs, about a thousand acres. I want to buy it and build a manor there.""A Manor?"In her life, Maria had only seen one manor, the Lesser Fa