Calvin stood before Natalie with a hand behind his back. His back was straight, and he wore a vague smile as he said, "What have you planned for today? It'd be an honor if I could be your driver for today." He added, "If you don't have anything planned, would you like to have lunch with me? I'd like to talk to you about Margot too." Natalie was speechless. She simply looked him up and down. He was tall and good-looking. The crew cut did nothing to diminish his attractiveness. His looks were extraordinary. She'd already talked to him about Margot yesterday. But since he was polite, she had to speak nicely to him, too. "I'm going home to see my parents, so I don't have the time to have lunch with you," she said. "I've told you almost everything you need to know yesterday."She added, "If you insist, then I suggest you see her and tell her about it. There's no use coming to me for it." "Well then, allow me to drive you home," he said. "As thanks for telling me about Margot
Gabriel stared out the window at Natalie, his face gloomy. "You're making it sound like I didn't want to become a part of Benjamin's life," he said. "Get in the car so we can talk about this." "What's there to talk about? Don't beat around the bush," Natalie stated plainly. She didn't want to waste time on him. Gabriel went straight to the point. Avoiding her gaze, he coolly said, "I want custody over Benjamin if you want to hang out with other men. I don't want him to call another man his father." It wasn't about the custody. Gabriel wanted Natalie back by his side. After so many years, he knew that there was no way they could be together anymore. But he couldn't forget her. It was especially so when she returned. Gabriel wanted to see her and spend time with her. Gabriel couldn't sleep after he saw her with another man at the pizzeria last night. He became even more jealous after seeing she brought the man here. Natalie was flabbergasted. She couldn't believe that G
Watching videos helped, but Curtis was particularly clumsy when it came to hands-on practice.At 5:00 pm, he went to the kindergarten on time to pick up Lilac. Then, he started cooking the dishes he had already prepared earlier.Lilac kept twirling in circles around him.Then, she asked, "Daddy, you can cook too? Let me tell you, Mommy's cooking is not tasty at all. It's not as good as mine. "Daddy Anthony's cooking is also very delicious. Hehe! I hope Daddy's cooking can be as tasty as Daddy Anthony's." Curtis glanced at his daughter and corrected her.He said, "Lilac, you can't call Anthony 'Daddy Anthony.' You have to call him 'Uncle Anthony.'"Lilac couldn't understand. She asked, "What's an uncle?""An uncle is your mommy's brother. Anthony is your mommy's brother, so you have to call him uncle," Curtis explained.Lilac seemed to understand, nodding her head vigorously. "Daddy, I got it now."Curtis made braised pork ribs. Then, he picked up a piece and fed it to Lil
Curtis picked up his phone and glanced at the screen, involuntarily frowning as he ignored the call. Yet, it rang again after a moment, prompting him to finally decide to answer it. Deliberately avoiding Margot, he walked to the balcony before picking up the call."What's the matter?"On the other end of the end of the line, Ashley's voice came through, asking, "Curt, it's been a while since you've been home. You're also not at the Royal Villa. Where are you?""I'm on a business trip.""How long will you be away?""Mom, just tell me what's the matter."Ashley picked up on Curtis' impatient tone and got straight to the point."Well, I've arranged for you to meet Queenie Trapp. You two should meet. Look at yourself, you're in your 30s and still single. The family is worried."Curtis remained silent, disliking the idea of another blind date arranged for him and disapproving of such interference from his elders.He turned and glanced toward the dining room where Margot and Lilac
Then, Lilac turned to Margot and asked, "Mommy, can you not go out with other men?"Margot frowned. "What? What men are you talking about?""Uncle Royce. Daddy said he doesn't like you going out with other men or he will get jealous."In truth, Lilac didn't fully grasp the concept of jealousy. She had merely seen it mentioned in short videos. So, she casually brought it up. It seemed he had forgotten the times when he got involved with other women. Besides, what concern was it of his who she associated with now? They weren't spouses or lovers. What right did he have to control her?Ignoring Curtis, Margot proceeded to give Lilac a bath after dinner. After ending the call, Curtis returned to the dining room to find Margot and Lilac heading to the bathroom, leaving him alone to eat. After finishing his meal and tidying up the kitchen, he approached the bathroom door and called out, "Do you need any help?"Margot replied coldly, "I'm giving Lilac a bath. What help could you off
As Curtis wondered why he would learn online when there were real teachers out there, Calvin glanced back at him and chuckled before he left without a word.…That night, the three of them still slept in the same bed.Lilac insisted that her parents accompany her to sleep, or she would throw a tantrum.Because of that, Margot and Curtis had no choice but to comply.Perhaps because Curtis wasn't rejected when he attempted to get close to Margot last night, he felt a bit more emboldened tonight. He reached over Lilac and wrapped his arm around Margot's waist.However, Margot grabbed his hand and gave him a cold glare, warning him to behave.Curtis immediately retracted his hand, raising his eyebrows playfully at her and blowing her a kiss."Goodnight, darlings," he said softly to Margot and Lilac. Both Lilac and Margot were his darlings.Upon hearing that, Margot rolled her eyes and turned away from him.Curtis didn't mind. He kissed their daughter on the forehead, keeping
Given that Ashley was an elder who used to treat Margot well, Matgot showed great respect to her now. It was necessary to respect Ashley. After all, she was Lilac's paternal grandmother. "Did you open this store as soon as you came back?" Ashley asked, looking at Margot, who was seated across from her. It had been four years, and Margot appeared to have grown more mature. She no longer had that girly look about her anymore. "Yes, the store opened just two days ago," Margot replied truthfully."Did you get money from Curt to open this place?"Ashley couldn't help her unfriendly attitude when talking to the woman who had put her son in danger.Margot only lowered her head in silence.The money did indeed come from the Crosby family. Martin had given her one billion. She had kept it under Natalie's name. She only withdrew it to open the pizzeria.However, she could afford to pay the sum if Natalie wanted it back.After all, her assets in Emeria had been unfrozen by the Morris
Ashley stormed off after leaving behind a check.Watching Ashley leave, Margot quickly pulled out her phone and called Curtis. As soon as he answered, she blurted out, "Curtis, you need to go to the nursery and pick Lilac up right now. Your mother is trying to take her from me!"Curtis was in the kitchen learning to cook from Calvin. Despite the urgency in Margot's voice, he calmly asked, "Did my mother visit you?""Yes! You need to hurry and check if Lilac has been taken away. Don't let your mom take her away, or she won't give Lilac back to me.""Alright, I'll go now. Don't worry, Margot. My mom is Lilac's grandmother after all. She won't hurt Lilac.""But she wants to separate me from Lilac. I'm warning you, Curtis. I will never forgive you if your family takes Lilac away from me."Still feeling uneasy, Margot hurried out of the pizzeria.Royce followed her and started the car.Curtis could hear the panic in her voice through the phone. As he untied his apron, he reassured h