Mason frowned. "Do you think marriage is so simple? You can't just force him to marry Krystal when he doesn't like her. Even if you do, she would be miserable in a loveless marriage. "That was why I never forced him to marry her all these years. I thought he would be able to let go of the past as time went on, but now I think he's too deeply in love."Tatiana sat on the bed with a bit of a temper. "Why won't anything work? Our daughter has always been the apple of our eyes. "She's led a good life since she was young, but now she can't even marry the man she loves. What do we do?""There are so many good men out there. Does she have to marry a man who has been married before?" Mason was thinking further into the future. "Who cares how many times he's been married as long as Krystal likes him? If you don't want to do anything about this, I'll take matters into my own hands."Tatiana had made up her mind. Mason looked at her with a displeased expression. "Why are you in such
Olivia's voice was like a gentle breeze that swept all the tension away. Even the frown on Mason's face faded.When Mason was angry, people who knew him would never approach him. Even Tatiana wouldn't go to him when he was enraged. Ethan thought Mason would ask Olivia to go away. Instead, Mason said calmly, "Come in."Olivia opened the door and walked in. She pretended not to know Ethan. "You're here, too, Mr. Miller. It's a good thing I made plenty. Stay and try some."It was obvious to Ethan that Olivia had deliberately come in at the nick of time to save him. Her acting had become very convincing."I have something else I need to do. I won't disturb Mr. Heath's rest anymore.""Alright. You can try some next time, then."Olivia put the cake on the table and went to the tea table. "What tea do you want to drink, Mr. Heath?"The fluidity of Olivia's motions entranced Mason as she prepared the tea. Some long-forgotten memories emerged in his mind again. His expression grew
Olivia smelled a story. "What happened back then?"Mason shook his head. "Nothing. Let's eat."Mason insisted that Olivia had to call him "Grandpa" at least once.Since there wasn't anyone around, Olivia said softly, "Grandpa Heath.""Good. Good girl." Mason patted her on the head. No matter how you look at him at that moment, Mason looked like a kind old man. There wasn't a trace of the powerful man that he was supposed to be. When she felt Mason's hand on her head, Olivia had a weird feeling. It was because she hadn't been with a family member for so long. She didn't hate the feeling, Mason was discharged after a few days. Since Olivia was his personal doctor, she followed them back to the Heath Residence.The fleet of cars drove into a secure compound in Aldenvine. There were guards everywhere. All of them were well-built soldiers. Olivia got out of the car and helped Mason out. Krystal and Tatiana were in another car. As soon as she got out, she muttered, "Why do
Olivia looked up at the butler, saying, "The Heath residence is quite huge, so it must have other guest rooms, right?""The Heath family rarely receives guests, so the few guest rooms have always been like that. "The heating system broke down because of lack of use, and the other rooms are the same."The night will pass soon enough. I'll get someone to bring over a hot water bag or two later. You won't feel cold with them."Olivia smiled at him. "That works, too.""I have something to attend to, so I won't bother you anymore.""It's fine. I have something else to ask you about. Mr. Warner, where is your room?""In the inner yard. What's the matter?""Why don't we exchange rooms tonight? You can sleep here."Alfred's expression shifted. "That won't do. It's too much trouble.""Why would it be too much trouble? I'm not touching your stuff; I'm just going to sleep there. I don't mind you at all. You can use the hot water bags, too."After all, you probably won't feel too cold
"I'm going back where I came from.""Aren't you worried about paying liquidated damages?" Alfred asked hastily.Olivia chuckled. "Don't worry, I can still afford that tiny sum.""You can't leave! You just want a room with heating, right? I can get that arranged for you. It's no problem at all."Tatiana only asked that Olivia have an uncomfortable stay. She didn't ask Alfred to drive Olivia out.If Olivia truly left, how was Alfred going to explain himself?Olivia was aware of Alfred's thoughts. She hated people like him who overestimated their authority.Olivia crossed her arms as she looked at Alfred coldly. "What's the matter? There weren't any rooms before this, but now they appeared out of nowhere!"Mr. Warner, do you take me for a fool? Or do you think that you can bully me however you like?"Alfred said sullenly, "It's just a room, so you're causing too much of a fuss. Do you seriously think that you're a rich young lady or something?"You should be grateful that you ha
"If I hadn't heard you saying those words with my ears, I wouldn't have known how good you are at making up stories."Alfred immediately got up. He kneeled as he began slapping himself. "It's all my fault. I'm sorry, miss, please forgive me. I should have known better."Mr. Linus, please have mercy on me, even if it's just because I've worked hard for the family for so many years. I'm getting too old."Linus replied, "Since you're getting too old, you should let someone else be the butler. We didn't pay you a high salary every day just to bully others at home."When Alfred heard that he was getting fired, he sobbed even louder.He earned a lot as the butler of the Heath family, and he even had lots of ambiguous income. He wouldn't want to let go of a wonderful job like that.Tatiana's voice rang out behind them. "What's going on?"Tatiana looked at Olivia, faking a warm expression as she said, "Vanessa, you're a guest in this house. If the household staff are lacking in any as
Alfred was aware that Tatiana was trying to sacrifice a pawn to secure the big picture. He had underestimated Olivia's importance to Mason and Linus.If things went on like this, even Tatiana would get the blame. Abandoning Alfred was a better choice than getting Tatiana dragged down with him.Alfred was at a loss. Tatiana was Mason's wife, after all. Even if Mason was angry at her, they would reconcile soon enough.But if Alfred exposed Tatiana, he would be offending the entire Heath family. When that happened, he might be chased out.So, Alfred took all the blame right away. "Yes, Mrs. Heath did remind me to do that. I was doing a good job at first, but the room didn't have a heating system."I contacted the repairman right away, but he wasn't free to come over today. This is totally out of my control. My attitude was lacking back then, and I should be punished for mistreating the young lady."Mr. Heath, Mr. Linus, please forgive me."As expected, after Alfred said that, Tatia
Tatiana's expression darkened at the mention of that matter. "Shut up. You knew very well that it's taboo to talk about that around your dad.""What sort of taboo is that? My dad must have abandoned his family for wealth and glory back then. "After that, he slowly climbed up the ranks with you. To be honest, my dad is quite the jerk.""Nonsense. Who told you all that?"Krystal stuck out her tongue. "M-My grandma told me that.""Your grandma is spouting nonsense. Times are different now. Now, it's the Benson family trying to gain your dad's favor. You should be aware of your dad's temper."If you mention this matter in front of him, you'll get slapped for sure."Krystal said, "I know. I'm just asking. That woman is so normal-looking, and she doesn't look like my dad at all. Don't take it to heart, Mom.""Yeah. You've seen how things turned out. Your dad and your brother were too good to that wench, and they would even fire Alfred without hesitation."You'd better be careful ar