Curtis checked the time. It was getting late.He gently held Margot's hand and said in a deep voice, "I'll be going now. When Lilac wakes up, tell her I've gone to pick watermelons for her. I'll be back at noon.""Okay."Seeing Margot was still somewhat unhappy, Curtis bent down to kiss her. "Don't worry. I'll only be gone for a little while.""I'm not worried. Go ahead. It's not like I'm stopping you."Still sensing her reluctance, Curtis patted her head. Although he was reluctant too, he still left.As he went, he told Gabriel, "Gabriel, I have something to do, so I'm leaving first. Please watch over them."Gabriel replied by the stream, "Go ahead, I'll take care of things here."Watching Curtis leave, Gabriel asked Natalie, who was rinsing her mouth, "You didn't bring Curtis when you came. When did he join you?"Natalie ignored him. She finished rinsing and got up to leave.Gabriel followed. "Nat, can you not be like this?"Natalie got on the RV, forcing Gabriel to stop i
He was eager to return, fearing Natalie would be snatched away by Gabriel.…On the mountain, Lena got up and put on one of the new dresses, joyfully heading out of her room to show Calvin.However, she couldn't find him after searching around and could only see Tommy in the kitchen preparing food.She walked over and asked, "Um, why are you the one preparing breakfast? Where's Calvin?""Oh, he had some things to do at the foot of the mountain. Don't worry, the food I make won't be any worse than his."Noticing Lena was in her new dress, Tommy stopped what he was doing and smiled as he looked her over.The white dress looked much better on her than the one she wore before. She would probably look even better if she had long hair and light makeup. In any case, Tommy was quite satisfied.With a smile, he complimented, "You look especially beautiful today."Hearing this, Lena felt embarrassed and turned in a circle for him to see. "Really?""Yes. I'll do your makeup later. That
Calvin already spotted Natalie and Gabriel from a distance. A wave of bitterness surged in his heart.But in the end, reality made him stop in his tracks and abandon the idea of approaching Natalie. He withdrew his gaze and stopped in front of Lilac and Benjamin, pretending not to care about the others."Lilac, Benjamin, what are you doing?" he asked."We're watching the ants, Uncle Calvin," Lilac said with a smile, pointing at a row of ants on the ground. "Look, they're lined up so neatly."But Benjamin looked unhappy. He glanced at his parents who stood not far away, then turned his gaze to Calvin. "Mr. Morris, don't you like my mom? Why not pursue her?"Hearing this, Calvin's gaze involuntarily slid back to Natalie's direction.He felt upset seeing her getting along well with her ex-husband. Still, he realized he had no right to be by Natalie's side when he hadn't sorted out his own affairs.Looking back at the children, he said in a deep voice, "I'll try my best. Thank you,
Afraid that Margot would blame herself for this, Calvin persisted, "Margie, I know what I'm doing. Don't overthink it."They already have a child, just like you and Curtis. The original spouse is always the best and can provide happiness to the children."In other words, he had given up. But after that, his gaze involuntarily searched for Natalie's figure again. He felt like something was choking him when he saw Gabriel near Natalie.Margot also knew Calvin's dilemma, but she couldn't persuade him. She remained silent and grabbed the children's clothes, planning on doing some laundry.Calvin followed her, "Let me do it."Margot didn't refuse, so they went together.Natalie, who was with the children, would occasionally glance at Calvin. However, their eyes never met, so neither of them knew they still cared about each other.But what was the use of caring, anyway? It was best for them to not even start since they wouldn't end up together."Nat, did Curtis come here to look for
"I don't dislike you. I respected you when you and Natalie still got along. But you indeed hurt Natalie."Gabriel, you need to accept reality. If someone is destined to be by your side, you won't need to beg them to stay with you. But if they're not, they won't come back no matter how you chase after them."It wasn't that she was biased toward Natalie.Some people would always blame their mistakes on others despite being the ones behind their own misery. They would never reflect on their own actions and would always feel that people around them were excluding them.Such people would always put themselves first.Even if Gabriel managed to win Natalie back, there would still be conflicts in the future.Gabriel didn't want to listen to Margot anymore. He felt like a piece of shit, detested by everyone. Since everyone disliked him, he might as well leave.Maybe he really shouldn't have come here. He shouldn't have appeared time and time again, only to be struck down repeatedly, caus
Because she was really afraid, Natalie completely lost control at this moment, hanging onto the man's neck and nestling closely in his arms.Calvin rarely had the chance to hold her like this. The last time they had such intimate contact was a long time ago at the hotel.Now, holding her like this, he felt that the sourness in his chest had long disappeared, replaced by sweetness, warmth, and satisfaction. How he wished he could just keep holding her like this. He felt that it would be so wonderful if time could stop now. But the reality was always disappointing.Natalie gradually calmed down and slowly raised her eyes. Seeing Calvin holding her, her gaze flickered, and she quickly got down from him in embarrassment.Calvin didn't let go of her. Natalie reminded, "Let go of me."Only then did Calvin release her. Standing on the ground, Natalie was still very scared, looking around for the snake. After finally not seeing it, she straightened her clothes.She turned around to look
Listening to Lena's words, Calvin could not hesitate. "I can go see your master anytime," he replied. Upon hearing this, Lena smiled happily, "Really? How about tonight?""Okay.""I knew it, Calvin, you wouldn't refuse."She reached out to hold his hand.Calvin didn't avoid her touch but feared Natalie's discomfort if she saw. He looked at Lena and suggested, "Let's go up the mountain.""Huh? Now? Don't you want to spend more time with your sister?" Lena pointed to Margot beside him.Calvin glanced at Margot and then looked away, retracting his gaze. "They don't need me to accompany them. Let's go."Not wanting to cause trouble for Natalie, he hurriedly left with Lena.Lena chattered beside Calvin and smiled happily like an ignorant child.Tommy didn't follow them. His eyes were full of sorrow.Margot asked him, "Is there no chance?""It's not that. It's just that time is too short." Looking at Margot, Tommy said, "I hope Calvin can temporarily engage with her and take her
Listening to Curtis's shout, Margot took the camera and called Natalie to follow.Watching Curtis lead the old yellow cow for the children to ride, she couldn't help but think of how he looked when she saw him yesterday.How ridiculous. He really didn't differ much from a mountain man.Approaching the three of them, Margot couldn't help but laugh while taking pictures.Natalie joked, "Curtis, is your task here to raise this cow?"Curtis glanced at her and handed her the cow rope. "Do you want to hold it?"Natalie was afraid the cow would bump into her, so she quickly avoided it. "Forget it. It's yours to raise. You can hold it yourself.""Pfft!" Margot couldn't help but laugh again."Curtis, why don't you just stay here? You could start a cattle farm. It's quite profitable after all, especially since you have experience."Knowing this was teasing, Curtis looked helpless. "Do you think I want to?"He would not have endured this hardship if he hadn't asked for help. Even herdin
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