Margot halted abruptly, starting without turning back. "You don't trust me, so I need to find evidence to prove my innocence."Curtis found it quite amusing. He walked up and stood in front of her, peering down. "Innocent? Which of the things I just mentioned was unfair to you?"She met his gaze and retorted defiantly, "All of your words are unjust to me.""Margot, you can argue all you want, but no matter how you argue, I won't believe your nonsense anymore. "Listen to me. From now on, you stay here, and you're not allowed to go anywhere. Even if it's death, you can only die here."Through clenched teeth, he uttered each word, radiating an icy presence as if he could consume her whole. Despite his intense demeanor, she was determined to depart, but an exit seemed nonexistent.Margot, in her life, would never escape him. Not wanting to see her pitiful face again, Curtis turned and left.She stood there, watching him walk away. Her expression was dazed, and her mind was bl
Curtis looked at Tammy and said in a gentle tone, "From now on, this is your home. You can stay as long as you like, and you can ask others for anything you want. Just do whatever you want."Tammy smiled faintly as she took a seat beside Curtis. "Really?""Of course. After all, you will eventually be my wife. Anything that belongs to me will eventually be yours, too."Margot couldn't stand it anymore. She closed the book in her hand and stood up to leave.Curtis cast a cold glance at her and bellowed, "Stop right there!"Margot stopped in her tracks but couldn't bring herself to look at them.Curtis lazily instructed, "Go and make me a sandwich. I'm hungry."This was the first time he had ordered Margot to cook for him.Margot refused to do so, tears welling up as she walked upstairs.Curtis sat up and started shouting at her, "Margot, did you not hear me? I told you to make me a sandwich!"Margot ignored him and continued to walk away.Seeing that she was still defiant, Cur
Margot, who had been thrown onto the bed, felt her heart shatter into pieces.She slowly sat up, tears welling in her eyes as she gazed at the man before her."How do you want me to pay you back? Do you want my life? If you want it, I can give it to you!"She'd rather give him her life than endure his vicious torments.Since her miscarriage, he hadn't shown her an ounce of care. Instead, he reveled in tormenting and humiliating her.Was this some sort of entertainment to him?If you hate someone, you should just get rid of them!Why would you do this to them?Margot felt like she couldn't hold on any longer. If the man really wanted her dead, she would do as he wished."Is your life even worth that much?"Curtis glared at her with an icy gaze. "From now on, you'll work by my side to repay me. If you dare disobey me, I'll …"He was suddenly at a loss for words.He knew very well that if a powerless woman like her didn't obey him, he couldn't really do anything about it.How
Tammy deliberately didn't dodge, staying put as Margot hurled all those cosmetics at her.Each one of them struck her body, causing Tammy to clench her teeth in pain.As Curtis passed by the door, he caught sight of Margot's actions.His eyes flashed with anger as he rushed forward to embrace Tammy, then proceeded to shout at Margot, "Stop this at once!"Margot had completely lost her composure as she continued to hurl the objects. Some were even directed at Curtis."Adulterers! Get out of here! I don't want to see any of you! Get out!"Seeing that the woman had completely lost her mind, and considering that Tammy was injured, Curtis quickly supported her to leave the room.Once they left the room, seeing that Tammy was covered in wounds, with blood still oozing out of them, he quickly pulled out his phone and dialed 911.However, Tammy stopped him."Curt, I'm fine. Let's just head downstairs and tend to my wounds."Curtis complied with her request.He quickly helped her dow
Curtis' ruthless words were like thousands of knives stabbing Margot's heart.That bleeding, still-beating heart instantly shattered into pieces—it could no longer be a whole.She endured the pain and no longer looked at him.Curtis also stormed out and slammed the door, no longer caring about her.For several days in a row, Margot had locked herself in her room, becoming increasingly withdrawn and depressed.That was when Laura came over to play.As soon as she got out of the car, she hugged her favorite doll and ran toward the house.While running, she shouted, "Margot, are you home?"When she ran to the living room, Doris called out to her."Welcome, Ms. Laura."Laura stopped in her tracks. She was wearing a white dress. Her hair was styled into two braids, and her face was lovely—she looked charming.She smiled at Doris and asked, "Doris, where's Margot?""Ms. Stone's upstairs. Her mood hasn't been that great these past few days. Can you go and persuade her to go to the
Just when they were having dinner, Curtis and Tammy returned home.Margot didn't bother to look at them and continued eating.She simply ignored their presence.Or perhaps her heart had grown numb, and she couldn't care less about them.However, Laura was not as forgiving; she had a knack for holding grudges.When she turned her head and saw Curtis returning with the homewrecker, she became visibly upset.Laura set down her cutleries, stood up, and rushed toward them while shouting, "Curty, why did you bring this woman back? "She hit me before and even insulted Margot. You're not allowed to be with her. Tell her to get out!"Curtis remained expressionless as he cast a brief glance toward the dining room.Seeing that Margot finally came downstairs to have dinner, he didn't react much. Instead, his gaze fell upon Laura."Who brought you here? Have you run out of places to fool around?""Curty, how can you talk to me like that? I'm still your aunt!" Laura pouted, looking very
Not long after Laura returned to the Crosby residence, Curtis received a call from the residence.On the phone, Martin shouted angrily, "Curtis, bring your wife over immediately. Right now!"Before Curtis could say anything, the other party hung up.Curtis sat in the study, looking displeased.Eventually, he stood up and walked toward Margot's room.This time, she had learned her lesson and didn't lock the door.Curtis pushed the door open and saw her curled up on the floor, hugging her knees. Her petite figure gave off a sense of loneliness and melancholy.He walked over and stood in front of her, his voice cold and commanding. "Get up and change your clothes. We're heading to the Crosby residence."Margot remained still.Curtis was getting impatient. "Do you not understand what I said, or do you want me to force you?"Margot reluctantly got up without even casting a glance at that man. She turned around and went into the dressing room to change her clothes.As she follow
"They want you to take responsibility?" Ashley speculated. Martin chided instantly, "What responsibility are they talking about? We've compensated the Vaughns with so many resources back then. What other responsibility do you need to bear?" Curtis kept his mouth shut. From a humanitarian point of view, he was supposed to be responsible. Martin knew Curtis' character well. He was the type who held to his principles. However, the daughter of the Vaughns was already infertile. How was she going to carry on the family line for the Crosby family? Martin looked at Margot. "Margot, don't blame Curt. That year, he knocked her over with his car. The accident resulted in her being infertile. Hence, she is using that to rely on Curt."Don't worry. With us here, no one else will be able to touch your place. But, the condition is that you must bear a child for us Crosbys within two years. Do you understand?" Margot hung her head low stiffly. She didn't expect the entire family to kno