Margot felt afraid all of a sudden. She feared her action might push Curtis to do something irreparable.She turned away to avoid Calvin and Royce and said coldly, "Please leave me alone."Calvin said, "Margie—"Margot snapped and said, "I said leave!"Calvin had no choice but to leave for now.However, Royce did not leave but said softly, "What I've said earlier—""I was just provoking Curtis earlier. Please don't take what I've said seriously," Margot interrupted Royce and said.She then explained, "I'm grateful that you risked your life to save me, but I don't feel that way toward you."Her words evoked a sudden pang of sourness within Royce, but he pretended not to care at all.He smiled and said, "Of course, I knew you were just provoking him earlier. You shouldn't feel sorry for me either, Margot."I'm more than willing to be the reason for you to reject him. Even if I'm just a shield, I'll always be here for you as long as you need me."Margot turned to look at him an
Curtis had heart failure, and he only had two years left.He sat frozen on the spot when he heard the words coming from Gabriel. It took him a while to be able to react.At that moment, the pain in his chest grew unbearable, to the point his breathing became rapid.Gabriel looked at Curtis and said, "I'll put a word to every hospital to find you a suitable heart. You'll be able to live longer like a normal person after the heart transplant."What if they couldn't find him any?Tears escaped Curtis' eyes just as he blinked.He choked out a sob as he replied despairingly, "There's no need."Gabriel frowned and asked, "Why not? Don't you want to get treatment?"Curtis said, "I'd rather die than live in agony."Even though Margot refused to return to him, he couldn't bear to take Lilac away from her. How could he bear to separate them and make Margot sad again?However, life wasn't worth living without Margot and Lilac. That was why he would rather die.Gabriel asked, "Do you kn
Lilac believed in Curtis when he said he was her father. She could now call him Daddy everyday, and he would spend more time with her.Margot had been busy recently, and Curtis had been the one who helped dress and wash her up. He was the one who accompanied her for meals, picked her up, and sent her to preschool.Lilac felt somewhat confused when Margot suddenly started doing it now.After Margot helped dress Lilac up, she then carried Lilac to wash up.She said, "He won't be coming anymore. Don't worry, Lilac. Mommy will take good care of you."Lilac frowned unhappily upon hearing those words.She asked, "Why not? He's my Daddy! Daddy said he'll never leave me. Why isn't he coming again?""Weren't we doing fine even when we didn't have him before this, Lilac? Try not to think about him in the future, okay?" Margot tried to coax Lilac in a soft voice.She knew she was being unfair to Lilac, but Margot felt excruciating if she were to live under the same roof as Curtis."I don
Margot couldn't bear hearing Lilac's pleas as she sat there. She took out her phone and unblocked Curtis' number before calling him.She then passed the phone to Lilac and said, "You can talk to him on your own.""Okay," Lilac replied as she took the phone to her ear.She was pursing her lips with teary eyes, looking pitiful.At the same time, Curtis was lying on the bed in the Royal Villa. He stared blankly at the ceiling, not having slept a wink for the entire night.He refused to get up even when the sky had turned bright. He didn't want to move or get treatment in the hospital.Curtis could still vaguely feel his chest hurting, but he had long since gotten used to it.When his phone rang by the bedside, it took him a while to bring it over to look at the caller ID. He hesitated when he saw Margot calling before finally accepting the call.Curtis did not speak when the call connected. He sat up in order to act like a normal person.Lilac's pitiful voice sounded from the pho
Curtis continued, "I've come around. I could have any woman I wanted. Why should I bother conquering you, whom I've already gotten tired of?"Don't call me anymore, Margot. You should deal with your daughter on your own. As for us… Let's end things here, once and for all."Curtis ended the call indifferently after his last words. However, no one was there to see how despairingly he had cried by the bedside after the call.Margot never thought Curtis would offer to end things between them once and for all. Just yesterday, he refused to leave her place and even started a fight with Royce.Was that how Curtis usually behaved? Why would she think something was off with him?Even though she didn't want to think about him, Lilac had draped herself on her lap and asked, "When is Daddy coming over, Mommy? I want Daddy to send me to preschool! I'm not going otherwise!"Before Margot could answer her, Royce bent down to pull Lilac over and asked, "Would you like me to send you to preschool
Margot had thought Lilac's tantrums would stop after two days. She didn't expect it to continue after the second day.On the third day, Margot had to rush out early in the morning to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of her pizzeria. She did not wake Lilac up when she saw Lilac still asleep.Royce had stayed over at her place.Before Margot left, she told him, "Look after Lilac for me. I'll come back after the ribbon-cutting ceremony."She was worried as Lilac had not eaten since yesterday. She wouldn't be able to focus on her work if Lilac continued with her tantrums today.Royce walked her out and replied, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of her."…Margot was surprised when she rushed over to her pizzeria.There were numerous gift baskets littered around. Colorful hot air balloons decorated the entire street, making it a spectacular sight.There were even banners hanging on the hot air balloons. They were all filled with congratulatory wishes from various corporations.A
Frederick and Regina looked disappointed when they walked over."Is she still unwilling to give us another chance?" Frederick asked as he glanced in the direction Margot had left.He was at a loss at how to compensate Margot, mainly because she had refused to see them. She would walk past them if they met, much less give them a chance to compensate her.If this continued on, it would be useless even if they decided to stay in Amberville for another year or two."Mom, Dad, you guys can head back first if it's too hard for the both of you to wait on her. I won't leave until I get Margie's forgiveness," Calvin replied.His gaze was unwavering as he looked toward the direction Margot had left.He was the one who lost Margot in the first place. As such, he was determined to obtain her forgiveness no matter the cost.Regina walked over and said, "It's all my fault. If I treated her better back then, she might've followed us back from the start."You should head back first, Fred. I'll
Margot felt her heart clenched. She hugged Lilac tight as tears brimmed around the corners of her reddening eyes.She said, "Will you feel better and obediently start eating if I call him over?"Lilac nodded and replied, "Yes! I want Daddy."Margot said, "Okay, Mommy will get him to come."She was unwilling to dial Curtis' number, to the point of never wanting to contact him.However, she felt heartbroken when she saw how sickly Lilac was. She was afraid something might happen to Lilac.Added to the fact that Lilac had not been eating for the past two days. She would only grow sicker if this continued.Margot had no choice but to pull out her phone and call Curtis in front of Lilac.Nobody answered the call after a long time. It was Chester who eventually answered.Chester asked respectfully, "How can I help you, Ms. Stone?"Margot said, "I'm looking for Curtis. Is he around?"Chester replied, "Mr. Crosby is away for a business trip. His phone is with me."Margot was bummed