Royce endured the pain on his face and the blood pooled in his mouth as he explained his relationship with Margot to Curtis.He also told him about how the miscarriage happened.Royce said, "It was like this, even though I like her, she had rejected me all these while. I stopped bothering her after I found out that both of you were married. I only went after her because I was worried when she went out alone.""I'm really sorry about what happened with her baby, but Margot is innocent. I'm afraid that you'll misunderstand her, which is why I'm willing to take the risk and come back to explain everything to you.He continued, "Everything I said was true, Curtis. If I lied, you could tear me apart, and I wouldn't even complain about it."Curtis was speechless.He stood there stiffly. He couldn't believe what Royce told him was the truth.If that really was the case, he had been incredibly wrong then.Upon recalling something, Curtis looked toward Royce and said, "I've asked the do
She wasn't even close to Royce in the first place. Why would he accuse her of cheating?Margot felt that she was being wronged.She refused to dwell on it and closed her eyes to force herself to sleep.Suddenly, the door to her room was pushed open.Margot could make out a looming shadow from the dimmed wall lamps. The next thing she knew, she was covered entirely by the shadow.She caught the scent of Curtis' unique cologne. That scent was supposed to give her a sense of security, but she suddenly felt uneasy.She was afraid that his mood swings would make him push her away all of a sudden.As such, Margot decided to push him away first before he could even do so."Margot…" Curtis sounded hoarse when he called her. He wanted to hug her.Margot raised her hands to stop him.Her voice was nasally when she said, "Don't touch me! I'm afraid of you now. Go away!"She burrowed into the blanket and pulled it over to cover her head. She didn't want to look at him.Curtis sat unmov
Tommy got up and helped to get Benjamin dressed. He then brought Benjamin to wash up before heading downstairs together.Margot was setting the table in the dining room.When Benjamin saw her, he smiled brightly and happily shouted, "Aunt Margot!"Margot bent down with her arms open to greet him when she saw him running toward her.Benjamin ran into her embrace and kissed her on the cheek before greeting, "Good morning, Aunt Margot!"Margot replied, "Morning, Benjamin."She found him adorable while caressing his face.Tommy was dressed in loungewear as he walked over, looking bright and handsome.He looked at Margot and greeted her lazily, "Good morning, Margot.""Morning."Margot gestured and said, "Come sit and have breakfast."Natalie served the last of the oatmeal onto the table.She was scooping some oatmeal into the bowls as she said, "I'll be heading home to prepare some documents later. Tommy, Margot, please help me look after Benjamin."Tommy asked, "When are you
Curtis felt somewhat helpless. He walked over to pull her up.Margot struggled and said, "Don't touch me!"Curtis did not care that Benjamin and Tommy were beside them. He bent down and picked her up in his arms.Margot felt very embarrassed and immediately started hitting him with her fists.She said, "What are you doing, Curtis? Put me down!""I've told you that I'm bringing you to the hospital for a check-up," Curtis replied as he left while carrying her in his arms.Margot refused to listen to him and said, "I'll go on my own. You should put me down!"Curtis replied, "I won't."Margot said, "I'll bite you if you don't!"Curtis said, "Go on."Margot really bit him, but Curtis was unperturbed as he carried her out of the villa.In the living room, Benjamin watched with both hands supporting his cheeks as Curtis carried Margot out. He tilted his head dejectedly and looked at Tommy beside him.Benjamin asked, "Are you jealous, Uncle Tommy?"Tommy smiled bitterly and replie
Pretend? In Margot's eyes, had he been pretending to be kind to her?Seeing the way she didn't even want to look at him or let him touch her, Curtis felt his heart breaking.His phone rang before he could say anything further.After taking the call, Curtis closed the door to the passenger seat. He then got into the car and drove away from the mall.Margot continued to look outside of the window. She couldn't care less where Curtis was driving her to. She'll just ignore him anyway.She was good at holding grudges. She could clearly remember the way Curtis had yelled at her last night.How could she pretend that nothing had happened just over some sweet words of his?Curtis drove toward the direction of the cemetery, and he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for what I did last night. I shouldn't have accused you without getting the full picture."But Margot, I never pretended to be good to you. There is no reason for me to pretend in front of you."Since when would Curtis please s
Gabriel said, "She was still so young, Curtis. She was so light and soft when I held onto her, and she was sweetly calling me Daddy. I can't believe she's gone just like that."He thought of how Camilla was gone before he could even fulfill his fatherly duties. She had left even before he could provide her with a happy life.Gabriel thought that he was useless and didn't deserve to be a father. Perhaps that was why God had punished him like that.Curtis sighed and said, "May she rest in peace, and may those who remain find comfort and strength. Perhaps this was the best relief for her."She was such a young child, and yet she had to endure countless chemotherapies. And even all these chemotherapies couldn't extend her life.With such endless suffering accompanying her, perhaps death would be the best relief for her.At that moment, Curtis thought about his unborn child, who had left them for good.He then turned his gaze to Margot by his side.Curtis went over to hug her when h
Gabriel turned to look at Margot upon hearing her words.He retorted, "Will she still marry me if I told her everything? I know it was wrong to extract Benjamin's bone marrow without her knowing, but that way, both children would be able to survive. Can't I just slowly make up for them in the future instead?"Margot couldn't help but be furious.She said, "Try putting yourself in her shoes. If Natalie had a child with another man and had married you just to use your child to save her child. Would you be willing?"Curtis was speechless.With that said, he could actually understand Natalie now.However, there was no use talking about all these now. Camilla was dead, and Natalie hated Gabriel. There was no way to undo everything.Gabriel lowered his head. He suddenly felt lost and didn't know how to face Natalie and Benjamin."You men all think highly of yourselves," Margot said as she got down from Curtis angrily.She then pointed at Curtis and said, "You're the same. No wonder
Gabriel no longer wanted to talk about it anymore. It was impossible to reason with Margot.Curtis tugged at Margot by his side and spoke in a low voice, "Don't meddle in their affairs, Margot."Margot eyed Curtis before shaking off his hand.She sent a message to Natalie anyway and told her that Gabriel would be leaving early the next morning.Upon hearing the news, Natalie immediately called Gabriel.Gabriel was still in the car when he saw the caller ID. He glared at Margot in resentment before answering the call.In the call, Natalie said calmly, "You can't solve the problem by avoiding me, Gabriel. Come back, and we can have a good talk so that we can part amicably."Gabriel pursed his lips when he thought that he was indeed in the wrong.He tried his best to lower his voice when he said, "I can do whatever you want besides getting a divorce. I'm not free to return if you were planning to discuss the divorce."Natalie said, "Do you really think we could still make it work