Tamara stared at the ring. She mumbled softly, “I can see why they’re friends.”“What?” Her words confused Margot. “What are you talking about?”Tamara put the box on the table and grabbed a pillow instead. “I said, I can see why they’re friends. One doesn’t want to wake up, and the other doesn’t want to propose.”Margot blinked. Her mind finally connected the dots, and she burst out laughing. “Why are we so unlucky? We met two weirdos.”Tamara was relieved to see Margot laughing like the good old days. “You’re right. They’re both unreliable. Benjamin is worse, though. How could he keep this a secret from you?”Margot nodded. “Right? What was he thinking? Why did he choose to suffer silently and make me hate him? Does he think he’s in some kind of sappy love story?”Tamara nodded along. “You’re right! That asshole!”The two ladies kept criticizing their men. After some time, Margot sighed, “Thank you, Tammy.”Tamara rolled her eyes at her. “Stop thanking me, or I will send you
George, who looked to be in his thirties, was enjoying a cup of tea. He had a regal air around him. He looked gentle and was smiling softly at Tamara.“Come closer.” George waved Tamara over.Tamara walked over and sat opposite him. She put out her hand and allowed him to check her pulse.George took careful note of Tamara’s pulse. He hummed, “Not bad. It appeared that all of the poison within you had been expelled.”Tamara smiled. Part of the poison was transferred to Caleb when she gave birth. That was why she had regained her ability to speak. What she didn’t realize was that there was still some poison in her.George found out about it and started treating her. He gave her some medicine and helped get rid of the remaining poison inside Tamara.“Let me give you an introduction, Master. This is my friend, Margot.” Tamara waved Margot over and introduced her to George.Margot immediately greeted, “Hello, Master.”George smiled lightly. “I’m not your master. You don’t have to c
George smiled faintly. “I think I can cure him.”Tamara sighed in relief. “I believe in you. He is my friend’s boyfriend. He got cursed some time ago.”George glanced at Margot. “Got it. I have a brief idea of what is happening. I will come by tomorrow to treat him.”Tamara nodded. “Wait, Master. Do you want to have a meal together? It’s been so long since we last met.”George grinned. “Do you miss me that much? Aren’t you afraid that the ex-husband of yours will grow jealous of me?”Tamara shrugged, “That’s different. You’re my master. He won’t be jealous of you.”George hummed, “Speaking of your husband, I just remembered that I have yet to meet him. Won’t you invite him out and introduce us?”Tamara nodded, “Sure! Then let’s go to a restaurant now. I’ll give him a call.”George nodded along.Tamara turned to Margot. “Come. Let us have some lunch. Since Master is around, Benjamin will be fine.”Although Margot still had some doubts about this, she still nodded at the invita
“I can’t believe it’s you, Seb.” George stood up and approached Sebastian. The smile on his face deepened, and he patted Sebastian’s shoulders.“Hello, uncle,” greeted Sebastian.Both Tamara and Margot felt their jaws drop when they heard that.Tamara stared at George before turning back to Sebastian. “You…you’re…”Sebastian’s softened gaze landed on Tamara. He muttered lowly, “He is my uncle. He was the one who cured my poison.”George nodded. “That’s right. I had no idea my student was dating my nephew!”Margot piped in, “It seems your two families are closely intertwined.”Tamara was pleasantly surprised. She held Sebastian’s arm. “How could I have forgotten? So it was Master who cured you. That’s great news!”“Alright now. Have a seat, both of you.” George motioned to the chairs.They all took their seats. The atmosphere was more harmonious than before, and George kept scanning between Sebastian and Tamara. He finally smiled, “I already told your mother she was wrong in fo
The atmosphere in the car grew tense.Sebastian had a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Are you angry?”Tamara continued to ignore him and fixed her gaze on the road ahead. Many people passed by, and every now and then, a couple would appear. A man had said something to cause his woman to laugh bashfully.The more couple Tamara saw, the angrier she became.Sebastian grew worried about her silence. He reached forward to grab her hands. Tamara wanted to pull away from him but failed in doing so.“I just wanted to give you a surprise. I wasn’t expecting my uncle to ruin it so bluntly,” whispered Sebastian lowly.Tamara finally responded. She turned around. “I have dropped you many hints before this, yet you kept acting a fool. Was this all part of your surprise?”Sebastian hummed, “I really wanted to catch you off guard and surprise you. Can you really call it a surprise if you could see it coming from a mile away?”Tamara pursed her lips. “But you were acting like you never even th
Margot’s face fell at the mention of Stephanie. “Who gave her the money? Check her bank account. I don’t want to know where she is. I only ask to find the bastard who orchestrated Kayla’s escape!”Benjamin’s condition wouldn’t have worsened if Kayla hadn’t woken up.Who exactly was working in the dark and going against them?Austin nodded, “We are also trying to solve that. We’ve sent some people to check on Stephanie’s account transactions.”Margot’s hands curled into fists, but she quickly relaxed them again.Being angry wouldn’t solve anything right now. It was better if she kept a level head and waited. Margot prayed that George could really save Benjamin. If he could, Kayla would no longer be a threat.Tamara lowered her gaze. She didn’t know why, but she had a weird feeling in her heart. She felt like she was shrouded in a thick fog, and the person behind Stephanie and Kayla’s escape was just beyond the fog.Tamara’s mind was swirling with thoughts.There was a cursed bug
Tamara giggled, “Master, you’re not even in your forties yet. You have to take good care of yourself.”George smiled and shook his head. “I may look young, but I have an old soul.”As they were conversing, the group headed for the ward.“Benjamin had taken the cure. Now it’s up to him to decide how well he recovers,” informed George.Tamara nodded, “Since he’s awake, that means he’s already doing better than before.”The curse would be lifted as long as Benjamin was fine. They wouldn’t have to worry about Kayla anymore.Back in the ward, Margot sat by the bedside talking to Benjamin. Jayden and Camilla had already left while Austin was noting down Benjamin’s readings.“Margot, Benjamin had just woken up. Give him a breather. You’ll have plenty of time to catch up later,” Tamara piped in.Margot nodded, “You’re right. He’s not going to die on me. I’ll make sure to talk his ears off for the rest of our days together.”Benjamin, who was lying on the bed, laughed. “Yes. For the re
George shook his head. “I plan to stay for good.”“That’s great news. You’ll only be getting older. I think it’s time for you to find a girlfriend,” smirked Cheryl.George felt speechless.So this was how it felt like to be urged into getting married.Jonathan piped in, “Have you been in contact with your sister?”George secretly let out a sigh of relief. He was glad the topic had changed. “Not yet. I haven’t even informed her of my arrival.”Jonathan muttered faintly, “You’re not obliged to tell her anything. The both of you have your own lives.”George kept silent.George wasn’t close to Sandy. In fact, they were practically strangers. Unless one knew them personally, one wouldn’t have thought George’s sister was the highly esteemed Mrs. Custry.Just then, the door to the manor opened. The three children had returned.“Hello, Mommy and Daddy,” greeted the three children.Tamara waved them over. “Come here.”The three children complied.Thomas’ eyes flew wide open when he