Margot couldn't argue over Curtis. Whenever he said it was okay, she believed it to be true and agreed to everything.The two of them went out together. Margot dropped Curtis off at the company first, then drove to her pizzeria.They were each busy with their own affairs.They only went together to pick up Lilac at the Crosby residence in the afternoon. After picking her up, they sent her back to the pizzeria.At 6:00 pm, Natalie, along with Benjamin and Tommy, arrived at Margot's pizzeria on time.She didn't bring her parents over; they thought it was a gathering of young people and politely declined.Calvin was also there.When Margot led Lilac and Curtis into the pizzeria, the waiter immediately reported, "Boss, your friends are already waiting in the private room.""Okay, got it," Margot replied and led Lilac towards the private room.As they walked, she asked, "Lilac, are you excited to see Benjamin soon?""I'm excited." Lilac smiled and let go of her mother's hand, spin
Standing in front of Margot, he smiled and spoke, "Long time no see, Margot."Margot's eyes were a bit red as she shook his hand and said, "Long time no see, Tommy."Tommy hugged her out of courtesy. Margot didn't refuse.But just as the two were embracing, Curtis appeared at the door.Tommy voluntarily let go of Margot and greeted Curtis, "Long time no see, Curtis."Margot's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned to look at Curtis.She thought he would be angry. After all, he used to be quite petty. He wouldn't allow her to interact with any other man, let alone embrace.But Curtis' behavior seemed indifferent; he shook hands with Tommy. "Long time no see. Is everyone here?"Natalie explained, "My parents couldn't make it due to some matters, but they thank Margot for the invitation.""Then let's all take our seats."Curtis stepped forward and took Margot's hand.Margot silently looked at him, thinking that he chose to trust her, so he didn't mind. Having such trust wa
Midway through the meal, Curtis stood up. He suppressed a cough and said, "You guys go ahead, I'll go to the restroom."He pushed his chair back and left, his face looking a bit pale.But no one else noticed except Margot.After a while, she also got up and said, "I'll go to the restroom too."In the eyes of the other three adults, they were a couple, so it was normal for them to go together, and no one paid attention.Margot arrived at the restroom door, and from behind it, she heard the sound of coughing.She knew that Curtis' condition was very serious. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the point of needing a heart transplant.But he still didn't want her and their daughter to stay in the countryside. What should she do?Since modern medical technology couldn't save him, she really could only choose to believe in that miracle doctor.But how could she convince Curtis?Feeling that Curtis was about to come out, Margot immediately turned and left.After watching Curtis en
Margot forced herself to remain calm.Facing Curtis' gaze, she replied, "Of course, I'm going back to Emeria. Where else would I go? Besides, I have business there too. I need to settle some matters, so it might take some time."Curtis continued to stare at her. "I can go with you.""With your condition, how can you come with me? You need to stay in the hospital and receive regular oxygen therapy."Curtis fell silent.Indeed, in his current condition, he wasn't suitable for traveling. He couldn't protect Margot from wind and rain, nor could he share her burdens.What use was he in front of them, mother and daughter?Margot feared that he would overthink, so she reached out and held his large hand. "Curtis, I won't be gone for long. But during the time I'm away, don't do anything, okay? Just stay in the hospital."A few days should be enough time to persuade that miracle doctor to come and cure Curtis' illness. As long as Curtis recovered, she didn't mind spending over a decade
Margot didn't want to tell anyone that Curtis was sick. Even though the Morris family was powerful, they were helpless when it came to Anthony lying in bed, let alone Curtis' condition, which required a heart transplant. Besides, Curtis was capable himself. If he couldn't figure it out, how could others help him?In Margot's eyes, the only ones who could save Curtis were herself and her daughter, so she had to take responsibility.Looking at Calvin, Ye Shengsheng said, "My relationship with Curtis is very good. Don't ask anything, just do as I say."Seeing that Margot really had something to hide, Calvin reluctantly agreed. "Okay, I'll listen to you. When should we send Anthony back?""You can prepare today and send him off tomorrow.""Okay." Calvin nodded and gestured towards the breakfast he had just prepared. "Margot, have breakfast first. I'll go to the hospital.""Okay, thank you.""What are you thanking me for? These are things that a big brother should do."Shortly a
Deep inside, Curtis was calculating something. Since they were all in the same hospital, just on different floors, Curtis soon arrived at the door of Anthony's hospital room, holding his daughter's hand.Knowing that Anthony was about to return to Emeria, Curtis felt that he should see him one last time. Regardless of whether it was to apologize or express regret, he had to say a few words to him.He raised his hand and knocked on the door, which was opened by a nurse hired by the Morris family. Regina hadn't come to the hospital recently due to feeling unwell, and Calvin was busy preparing to send Anthony back to Emeria.Curtis entered the room with his daughter and instructed, "Both of you leave. I have something to say to him."The two nurses didn't recognize Curtis and looked to Anthony for help.As Anthony saw Curtis, his eyes filled with intense hatred, his handsome face contorted in anger. He wanted to clench his fists and exert force, but he couldn't feel anything
Why did Curtis come to find Anthony?Because if Lilac stayed by Anthony's side, she wouldn't miss Curtis so much. This way, she wouldn't cause trouble when he left, right?Thinking about Margot, Curtis felt that he owed her too much. He couldn't bear to let her take her daughter to the countryside for more than ten years. His affairs should be handled by himself alone.Lying in bed, Anthony was somewhat puzzled. Looking at Curtis, he angrily asked, "What trick are you playing now, Curtis? Don't you think you've hurt her enough?"How could Anthony not know that Margot loved this man? Just a while ago, Margot had said in front of him that she would never leave Curtis no matter what. Now that Curtis wanted to leave her voluntarily, wouldn't Margot be heartbroken?Anthony didn't deny that he hated Curtis. He had also thought about finding Curtis to settle scores once he got better. But if Margot insisted on defending this man, as her elder brother, he naturally wouldn't be able to b
Upon hearing Margot's voice, Lilac turned around and smiled sweetly. Her voice was soft and sugary as she said, "Daddy and I are playing rock-paper-scissors. Whoever loses gets notes stuck on their face."She stood up and bounced over to Margot who was walking over. "Mommy, count quickly! Who has more notes on their face, me or Daddy?"Margot put down the thermos, hugged her daughter, and started counting.After counting, she looked at Curtis and smiled gently. "Lilac has fewer notes than Daddy.""Wow~~ then Lilac wins, right?"Lilac pounced on Curtis and hugged his neck, acting cute. "Daddy lost, Daddy has to kiss..."Curtis laughed and kissed his daughter's tender little face.Holding her in his lap, he looked at Margot and asked, "What did you bring for us to eat today?""What else can you eat? It has to be light."Margot scooped some into a bowl and handed it to him.Curtis didn't want to move. He looked at her with tender eyes mixed with a hint of coquetry. He said, "Ma
Curtis didn't argue with her, and instead, he took her hand and led her inside.Margot noticed that despite Curtis' stern demeanor, he still showed care for her through his actions. She smiled knowingly and playfully asked while walking beside him, "What, can't find me at certain times and you're worried I ran off with someone else?"Curtis glanced at her and scoffed."Would you dare? If you dare run off with someone else, I'll break your legs."Despite speaking harsh words, the expression on the face and the gaze in the eyes directed at Margot were so gentle, it seemed as if they could bring forth tears.Margot listened to his violent words and stared at him, "Say it again, whose legs are you going to break?"Curtis was standing there. Although he still had a bit of presence, his facial expression already showed defeat.Before he could try to please his wife again, Margot had already brushed past him and slipped through the mansion's front doors.While running, he shouted, "An
So Gabriel had to personally drive her wherever she needed to go.Curtis listened to the two people and narrowed his eyes again."Who else?""Anthony."Anthony?Curtis was momentarily taken aback.Then, he saw Anthony coming out of the kitchen wearing an apron and carrying a plate, and walking into the dining room.He set down his coat and told Luna, "You sit, I'll go help.""Go ahead."Curtis followed into the kitchen and saw that Anthony and Gabriel were acting as if they were in their own home, helping themselves to whatever they wanted to eat and making it themselves.He also felt a bit embarrassed and walked over, saying, "It's not right to have you cook since you're visiting, let me do it instead."Gabriel glanced at him and said, "We all treat you like one of us, so why are you being so formal with us?"Anthony responded, "I'm making it for my wife, after all, she only eats the food that I make."Curtis shook his head helplessly.They were showing off their relatio
Margot and Lena turned their heads at the same time.Jordan was dressed in a British-style uniform with a backpack. At eight years old, he stood around four feet tall. His smile was like a little ray of sunshine and could really brighten anyone's day.He shouted, "Mom, Aunt Lena, did you come specifically to pick me up?"Every time Margot heard Jordan call her "mom," it filled her heart with warmth.She raised her hand to give him a hug, gently ruffled his hair, and said, "Of course I'm here to pick you up, get in the car.""It's been a month since I last saw you, and you've grown taller."Lena pulled Jordan onto the vehicle and started driving.Sitting in the car, Jordan couldn't help but smile as he looked at his senior.Lena looked at him and smiled, "Living here, how does it compare to being up in the mountains?"Jordan's eyes landed on Margot, filled with warmth and joy."Wherever my mom and dad are, I feel is the best place. Of course, I'm not saying that being with Mas
Margot greeted them with a smile, saying, "I thought you two would be quietly enjoying your romantic time at the estate. I didn't expect you'd come over to see us!"Lena reached out and gently pinched Louis' round cheeks, then looked at Margot and said, "You keep saying that, but you're not working, so why don't you come visit us?""I'm at home taking care of the kids. You have no idea how challenging it is.""Heh, you're just unfairly blaming Louis. Our little Louis is clearly very well-behaved."Lena ignored Margot and couldn't help but give Louis a couple of kisses after picking him up.Anthony walked over and asked, "Where is everyone else?"Margot motioned for them to come over and sit down, then poured them some water."Natalie just had her baby not long ago, and my in-laws went with Natalie's parents and the others to visit the babies, and they're also going to visit Dad."Whenever Anthony talked about his oblivious elderly father, he got frustrated.He didn't ask any m
Frederick, exuding the presence of the head of the family, welcomed the arriving in-laws with a smile.Afterwards, he behaved well and didn't mention anything about Yasmine, nor did he cause any trouble with his sons.The in-laws were very careful not to mention Frederick's injury, as they didn't want to hurt his pride.Daniel saw how lively it was at home and decided to bring Ena's mother over so that the in-laws could take the opportunity to get to know each other better.In the days that followed, everyone got along very well.In Amberville, Alice Manor.Anthony and Lena were enjoying a peaceful and romantic time together here. No one was bothering them, and they were not going out to work.The two of them spent the entire day cozied up at home.It involved either snacking while watching a movie or playing games followed by some cuddling and kissing.Anthony often made delicious food for Lena and took care of her so well that she seemed completely pampered.This caused Len
"If you won't let me bring her into the family, fine, I'll set up a large estate elsewhere. When the time comes, I won't let you in either."Daniel felt that his father was quite childish.He chuckled and said, "How about this, once the guests leave, I'll take you back to Yasmine. Then you can tell her that you've cut all ties with us and you want nothing. At that point, Yasmine is still willing to stay by your side and take care of you, then we'll do as you wish. How about that?Regarding the greedy Coran siblings, it was important to know that their father didn't have anything valuable left on him, and they wouldn't gain any benefits either.It would be surprising if she still stayed by Frederick's side."Don't underestimate people; Yasmine's love for me is genuine."Frederick didn't want to bet with Daniel.Human nature was something that shouldn't be gambled on.Daniel laughed again. "Are you afraid of losing, Dad?"Frederick stared at Daniel and said, "When have I ever be
Yasmine was not happy when she heard she would be left alone.She knelt beside Frederick, holding his hand and pleading desperately, "Frederick, you can't do this. You can't leave me here alone. If you leave, they'll treat me badly again, just like before. Can you take me with you? Even if it's just to be your nanny, I'm begging you!"Frederick could not stand seeing women cry.When Yasmine pleaded like that, he softened and turned to look at Daniel.Daniel, with a blank expression, said, "Dad, do you really want your in-laws to see you like this?"Frederick also looked upset and said in a serious tone:"Couldn't you say she's my nanny? Who would know?""We have kids at home, do they lie?"Frederick had no choice but to turn to Yasmine and said, "Just stay here. They won’t dare bother you again. I'm leaving now."He raised his hand to signal Daniel to push the wheelchair.Daniel pushed the wheelchair forward.However, Yasmine was unwilling and tried to stop it again.The he
"Are we supposed to live here for the rest of our lives? Even if we have to stay here, at least give us the freedom to come and go as we please."Look at how they've sent so many people to watch over us again, clearly treating us like prisoners."Noticing that Frederick's expression was starting to soften, Yasmine continued to stoke the fire."Tell me, is there any way sons should be treating their father like this? They just want to drive you to your limits so they can split up your assets. Frederick, you can't let them have their way, or else you'll spend your whole life working tirelessly for them only to end up in such a miserable situation. How pitiable that would be.Frederick was speechless.He didn't want to go back. But if he did, his sons would have to treat him with great respect.He hoped that Calvin would bring the military seal, and it had been two days now, yet they still hadn't delivered it to him.Was he really planning on not giving it to him?As soon as he th
She ignored him, and Tommy didn't take the initiative to talk to her either to avoid making her overthink.After sitting in the living room for a while, he waited for all the members of the Crosby family to come downstairs. Once they did, he followed them to the dining room for a meal.As soon as Tommy arrived, Laura put down her fork, got up, and without looking back, said, "Enjoy your meal, I'm heading to the university.""Heading out so early?" Ashley asked.However, she didn't respond and slipped out the door directly.Elias said, "There's an exam coming up, so she's been very focused. She goes in early every day."Curtis and the others didn't seem to mind and invited Tommy to sit down.Only Margot knew why Laura walked so quickly.It was because Tommy was here.Laura had a crush on this big celebrity, and since she couldn't be with him, it was naturally difficult for her to interact with him further.So it was completely understandable that she avoided him whenever she s