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
Upon hearing this, Lilac looked at Curtis with a distressed look. She blinked her big eyes, pouted, and was about to cry.Curtis tenderly stroked her little face and explained, "Darling, didn't you promise Daddy that you would stay with Daddy today and Uncle Anthony tomorrow? We agreed on that, right?"Lilac nodded and said, "I promised Daddy, but Daddy didn't say that I would be separated from Daddy.""Daddy has to work, so isn't that why you and Daddy will be separated?""Then Daddy, promise me not to be apart for too long, okay?"Curtis smiled, hugged his daughter, and sat her on his lap. "Okay, we won't be apart for too long, just a few days. You go with Mommy to accompany Uncle Anthony, and Daddy will wait for you at home."Lilac agreed and nestled into Curtis' arms, not letting go of his neck.Margot put away her spoon and stood up. "You two continue playing. I'll go get some medicine from the doctor.""Go ahead."Curtis didn't mind.He knew that Margot was probably jus
Accompanied by Calvin and his team, Margot arrived at the airport. Originally, they were supposed to board the Morris family's private plane bound for Emeria. However, she had already obtained her boarding pass in advance. After passing through security, she took her daughter and headed to a boarding gate for a flight to another city.Calvin was worried about her and followed to inquire. "Margot, where are you taking Lilac? I'm really worried about just leaving you two alone. Where are you going? Can I accompany you?"At this moment, Lilac was asleep in Margot's arms.She looked at Calvin in front of her. She was afraid of waking her daughter, so she covered her daughter's ears and replied in a low voice, "No need for you to accompany us. I'm taking Lilac somewhere else for something. You go and take Anthony home first.""But...""Calvin, I'm an adult now, and I know what I'm doing. Don't worry about me and Lilac."She had arranged everything for their return to the mountains.
"Whether you go back to Emeria or not doesn't matter anymore. I'm just informing you, don't waste your energy on me. I... am going to marry someone else. Why don't you come and drink at my wedding before you leave?"Upon hearing this, Margot's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt dizzy. Her steps involuntarily faltered.After a while, she stabilized her emotions and hurriedly apologized, "Curtis, I won't leave. I'll bring Lilac back immediately. Can you wait for me at the hospital?""I've already returned to the Crosby residence. Let's not see each other privately anymore. I'll have Chester send the wedding invitation to you later.""What did you say? Curtis, are you joking with me? Curtis—"Before Margot could finish her sentence, the other party hung up the phone.She stood still, feeling blank in her mind.What did Curtis mean?He was marrying someone else?Didn't he love her very much? Why would he marry someone else?It must be a lie.Margot quickly turned around
Curtis, remaining at the Crosby residence, disclosed his situation to his parents in full. Ashley sat beside, unable to contain her emotions. Tears streamed down her face, while Elias' eyes turned red. They couldn't imagine their son falling seriously ill at such a young age. If he were to collapse, the entire Regal Enterprises would likely undergo a change in leadership soon. But what could they do? They could only advise their son to cooperate with treatment as much as possible while they made every effort to find a suitable heart for him.Just after Curtis hung up Margot's call, he looked towards his mother and made a request, saying, "Margot is coming to see me, but I don't want to meet her again. She might come with our daughter. You go to the gate to meet her, tell her I'm getting married, and ask her to leave."Ashley asked, "Who are you marrying?""The family is arranging the wedding for my aunt and the young master of the Bailey family. I'll just use that as an excu
Seeing that Ashley wasn't moved at all, it seemed as if she and Curtis had conspired together. Margot didn't want to struggle pointlessly, nor did she want them to detain her child. As long as Lilac was with her, she still had some hope."Fine, I'll go. But can you let Curtis come out to see me once? I want to have closure with him before I leave," she requested.She wanted Curtis to tell her in person. If he truly didn't need her anymore, then she would disappear. There was no need to fabricate lies about him marrying someone else and that person being pregnant with his child just to force her to leave. She knew he wouldn't be involved with anyone else.Ashley hesitated. Seeing that Margot did indeed have feelings for their son, she compromised and turned away, saying, "Then wait here."Margot found a place to sit down and tried to adjust her state of mind. She told herself not to cry. Even if Curtis really didn't want her, it was okay. She still had her daughter. But the
"Who are you marrying? What Ms. Bailey from the Bailey family? Do you think I'll believe it just because you paid someone to act?" Margot couldn't help but yell at him."Can you pull yourself together? Can you show some responsibility? Can you set an example for Lilac? Do you think it's good for us to leave you and Lilac? Don't you know how much I love you? Both Lilac and I will be in pain without you. Have you ever considered our feelings?" Her emotions surged, and tears filled her eyes involuntarily. Glaring at him with frustration, she really wanted to slap him and wake him up."Even if my marriage to someone else is fake, do you think you can still stay by my side?" Curtis didn't want to bring another woman into this just to upset her, but he was still determined to push her away."Margot, do you know why I desperately pursued you four years ago? I just couldn't accept it. I just wanted to see how much backbone you, Margot, really have. Look, with just a little effort, I got y
Margot had just left the Crosby residence with Lilac when Calvin hurriedly caught up with them."Margot, why did you suddenly come back here? Is something wrong?" he asked anxiously."No, let's go," Margot replied, not wanting to linger at the gate of the Crosby residence any longer. She hurriedly left with her daughter in her arms.Lilac nestled against her shoulder, looking pitiful as she said, "Mommy, why are we leaving? Aren't we going to see Daddy?""He's busy. Let's go home first.""What about Uncle Anthony? Aren't we going to see him either?"When her daughter mentioned Anthony, Margot stopped and looked at Calvin walking beside her."You didn't leave? Why did you follow us? Where's Anthony?"Calvin explained, "Anthony saw that you didn't follow, so he didn't want to go back. I had someone send him back to the hospital. I'm sorry, Margot, I didn't handle this small matter well. It must have delayed your plans, right?"Margot said, "No, let's get in the car."She took t
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