Lilac was Curtis' daughter?Natalie stared at Margot in shock.So, Margot had never aborted her baby back then. She had never fallen for Anthony as well.Did Margot keep Curtis' baby because she still had feelings for him? That must have been what happened then.Natalie couldn't believe that Margot would keep even her in the dark, but she did not hold it against her.She felt distressed seeing the wound on Margot's face. She then wordlessly pulled Margot into her embrace.Natalie knew that Margot must have suffered so much grievance during that time. She thought it would be good to hold onto Margot so that she could feel comforted even for the slightest.Margot did not resist Natalie's embrace. It was as if all her grievance and hurt had turned into tears. She did not make a sound, but tears wouldn't stop streaming down her cheeks.Natalie reached over to wipe her tears away. Her hug tightened as she said, "Just let it all out. Everything will be fine after this."Margot quick
Early the next morning, Lilac noticed that Margot was not beside her when she woke up. She got down from the bed to put on her shoes. She then headed out to look for Margot.She was curious when she saw Margot sleeping in the other bedroom. Natalie was also sleeping beside her. She wondered when Natalie had come over to their house.Upon seeing that both Margot and Natalie were still asleep, Lilac did not wake them up. She sensibly walked out to prepare breakfast.The doorbell rang just as she was walking out to the living room.Lilac ran to the entrance. Since she was too short, she couldn't reach the peephole to look out from the door.She then pressed herself against the door and cautiously shouted, "Who's that? Who are you looking for?"Curtis could hear Lilac's voice from the outside. He then replied softly, "It's me."Lilac could tell that the voice belonged to Curtis. She pursed her lips and turned around, running over to grab a broom. She then ran back to open the door w
Natalie didn't expect Curtis to be so irrationally stubborn.To him, Margot already had a child with Anthony. Not only did he not give up, he had hurt Anthony and even wanted to stake Margot as his own.How could such an unreasonable person exist?Natalie couldn't help but get angry.She looked at him and asked, "Do you know how you're hurting Margot by acting like this? You can't just live in your own world, Curtis. You have to consider the feelings of others, too. Margot is a person. She's not your accessory!""I know! But I can't live without her," Curtis replied as he lowered his head with a dimmed expression.He knew fully well that he was going too far. But Margot would leave him if he didn't do all this.In the past four years that she was away, it was only during the two years when he was unconscious that he couldn't feel anything. Days felt like years for him after he regained consciousness.Curtis had also wanted to treat Margot well, but she refused to listen to him.
Margot interrupted Natalie and brought Lilac to the bath, saying, "I won't go back to him."Calvin would take care of Anthony after learning of his hospitalization anyway. With Anthony out of the picture, Margot no longer needed to fear Curtis. …Upon returning to Emeria, Calvin quickly headed to the villa where Margot once lived. Then, he took her belongings and went to the hospital for a DNA test. The results came out within a few hours as Calvin instructed the staff to administer the test immediately. His eyes turned red and watery once again upon seeing the results. Without wasting any time, Calvin took the DNA test results and went home.Only three people in the Morris family knew that their daughter had gone missing—Frederick, Calvin, and Daniel.Everyone was upset to learn of her disappearance. Regina was so heartbroken that she fell seriously ill. Frederick secretly adopted a little girl from the orphanage to aid Regina's recovery. She was of similar age and bore
The shocking news from Calvin left Regina speechless, as if she'd just been struck by lightning. Her mind went blank.After a long while, Regina turned to Frederick and Calvin, her eyes empty and distant. She couldn't bring herself to accept the truth."Nonsense! My daughter has never left my side. Zyla has been accompanying me every day. How could she not be my biological daughter?"Did Margot hypnotize you? Why are all of you siding with her? Calvin, didn't I ask you to kill her? Why haven't you done it?""Mom, Margot Stone is really your biological daughter. The DNA test is the best evidence to prove that. Look, here it is," Calvin said, squeezing Regina's hand as he tried his best to explain.He took the DNA test report from Frederick and handed it to his mother.Regina snatched the report and saw that it confirmed "Frederick Morris" and "Margot Stone" as father and daughter.She was so shocked by the results that she hurled the report aside and staggered backward. Finally,
Frederick said, "Yes, we should personally seek Margot's forgiveness, given all the hurt we have caused her. Calvin, please make the arrangements now. We need to bring her back as soon as possible."Calvin stood up and said, "Okay. Dad, please take care of Mom. I'll make the arrangements right away."…Meanwhile, in Amberville, Curtis did not bother Margot for several days. She had expected the Morris family to relocate Anthony after entrusting him in Calvin's care. Hence, she hadn't visited the hospital since then. After taking ownership of the pizzeria and applying for the operating license, Margot hired contractors to renovate the store.Her days were packed but well-spent.Natalie hurried back to Cordonia upon learning that Margot had settled at Amberville. Four years had passed, and the Sawyer family did not attempt to take Benjamin away from her. Benjamin was also about eight or nine years old and could now make his own decisions.Hence, Natalie decided to return to A
Margot pursed her lips and coldly glared at Curtis when she heard his words.She asked, "What more do you want? What else could you do other than bullying me and threatening me with Lilac? You—""Don't you know what I want?" Curtis interrupted her words, looking displeased.He continued, "Would I bully you if you'd just listen to me and do as told?"Margot replied, "Am I your pet? Why should I listen to you? Have you not hurt me enough?"Somehow, Margot felt her temper rise whenever she was facing Curtis nowadays. She no longer wanted to talk to or be around him.Curtis said, "How was I hurting you now? Did Natalie not explain everything that happened four years ago to you? I've not cheated on you, and I've never gotten together with Tammy."Why must you be so stubborn? Have you really forgotten how good I've been toward you back then?""Stop talking. I don't want to argue with you," Margot interrupted him with a wave of hand. She then turned to look out of the window. She felt
Not once had Margot looked up at Curtis since the start.On the other hand, Curtis did not touch his food and kept staring at Margot and Lilac. The more he looked at Lilac, the more he realized he did not hate her despite her being another man's child.He then looked toward Margot. She had stayed to have dinner with him. That must mean she didn't hate him to the point of no return, right?Curtis waved a hand and gestured for the waitstaff to pour Margot some wine. He knew that she had a low alcohol tolerance. She would only be honest after she was drunk.However, Margot didn't fall into his trap. She didn't touch the wine and hurried to finish her steak.She then looked at Lilac, asking, "Are you done eating, Lilac?"Lilac replied, "I'm still hungry, Mommy! I want to eat the pastry in front of Mister!"She then jumped down from her chair and ran toward Curtis.She draped herself over Curtis' lap and said sweetly, "Can you let me have the pastry, Mister?"Curtis reached over to