Chapter 5

Before he arrived, the driver called Jessica, “Ma’am, Mr. Ferguson went to the Mid-Autumn Gala as per the invite. He told me to drive you to the old manor first.”

Jessica tapped on the phone screen as a sign to express her acknowledgment. She then carried Winson in her arms. On the couch was the gift for the Mid-Autumn Festival which she had prepared for the elders in the family. Miss Susan helped her to take the gift down.

The driver stood beside the car, but when Jessica came out, he did not even welcome her or open the door for her. Miss Susan glared at him before she put the gift in the car.

The driver was a veteran driver for the Fergusons, and he was good at choosing sides. He knew that Jessica barely had any power in the family. Although he might call her ‘Madam’, he never treated her as Mrs. Ferguson.

Jessica never liked to cause trouble, so she tended to be less calculative.

The driver started the car and reached the old Fergusons’ manor in 20 minutes.

Jessica got out of the car. The servants from the manor came out to welcome the young master while she brought the gift in.

The Ferguson family was huge. Every festive season, there was no lack of people visiting the manor, including their extended relatives. However, ever since Old Master Ferguson fell ill and had to rest, the family stopped guests from visiting.

Due to that reason, the upper-class socialites and businessmen had been asking the Fergusons out for gatherings or dinner since they could not visit.

The large Ferguson manor felt extremely empty without the cherry crowd. The garden was blanketed with flowers, and the trees were lush, yet it felt a little lonely because of the lack of human presence.

After shuttling through the front garden, Jessica reached the manor. In the living room, only Robert and his wife were there. Despite being a respectable family in Beijing, the manor was pitifully empty and quiet.

Lady Cecilia, Robert’s legitimate wife and Blake’s mother, was sitting on the couch while playing with her grandson.

During the weekends, Blake usually brought his wife and son back to the old manor for dinner, so Winson was not a stranger to the youthful grandmother. Winson called her ‘Grandma’ in his childish voice whilst his petite hands toyed with the accessories on Lady Cecilia’s clothes.

Lady Cecilia was a strict and elegant person, but in front of her grandson, she was kind and loving. She was not worried that her grandson might ruin her clothes. Instead, she smiled. “Do you like the pearls too?”

“Ya!” Winson spewed the word out loud and giggled. He moved closer to the pearl necklace and wanted to taste it.

Jessica had bought some notoginseng powder as a gift. She had gone to the Chinese medicinal herb shop and watched them grind the root into powder. Staying in good health was the trend nowadays. The raw notoginseng powder could heal bruises and boost blood circulation whereas in its cooked form, it could boost the formation of blood and preserve one’s beauty. It had grown even more popular than Ganoderma in the past two years.

The Fergusons were wealthy, so they practically had all the best things under their roof. The gifts that people simply gave them because of some trend or recommendation were mostly rejected.

Jessica did not have her parents around to teach her what kind of gift was suitable for the festive season, so she decided to go with the supplement for the best effects.

She heard from the principal of the deaf and mute school that after taking notoginseng powder for seven to eight months, the pigmentation on her skin had faded a lot. Therefore, Jessica decided to take the principal’s advice and she bought several boxes.

She put the boxes of gifts on the tea table and signed to Lady Cecilia, “Mother, I bought you some notoginseng powder. I heard it’s good for the skin. Please try it.”

Lady Cecilia did not even spare a glance at Jessica as she continued playing with her grandson. “Look what Grandma bought you.” She then shot the servant a glance and the latter brought over a whole set of expensive Lego.

Winson was too young to play with Legos, but Lady Cecilia loved her grandson and would give him the entire world if she could.

Jessica smiled. She then looked at Robert, her father-in-law, who was reading the newspaper on the other end of the couch.