"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
"I know that you are bothered by Tammy's appearance. But it's going to be okay. She won't be able to take away what belongs to you. "Curt is a stubborn man. If it isn't someone he chose, he will not just let them stay by his side. So, don't think too much about it."You are the person that he has chosen. Stay by his side to change his viewpoint about being childless and having a child of your own. "After we pass on next time, the Crosby family will be in your hands." Margot was speechless. She kept her head down. She was truly touched by Ashley's kindness and understanding. However, the relationship between her and Curtis was already nearing the end. "Oh, Margot, you've had a tough life since you were young. You didn't have any family next to you. But know that you are a fortunate woman. "I hope that you will hold onto this marriage and work on it well. Don't give up so easily on something that you already have. Otherwise, you might regret it in the future." After all,
Curtis watched as he stood a short distance away. A wave of anger came over him. "Is there no space in this big house for you to sleep, Margot?"Margot was lying on her side, with her back against him. She pulled the throw blanket over herself and ignored him. He walked to her front and stood there. He growled."Who are you trying to avoid like this? Do you think I will still touch you?" Margot was very irritated. She sat up and met his gaze. "I just like to sleep on the floor. Do you have a problem with that?" She wasn't familiar with this place. Since this was the place that Ashley led her to, this was where she was going to spend the night. She didn't know that Curtis would come in, too. Now that the situation had come to this for them both, they were certainly not going to share the same bed anymore. What was wrong with her letting him sleep on the bed? "Fine. Go ahead and sleep on the floor if that's what you like. Sleep all you want. No one's going to bother y
It was the next day. Margot woke up to find that there was no one beside her.When she sat up, she noticed that Curtis had fallen asleep on the sofa out on the balcony. All of a sudden, she felt miserable. She didn't think that he really hated her that much. He was someone who once loved to hug her once he returned home. Notably, when they were going to sleep, he used to cling to her while saying that she smelled good. But now, he was someone who would rather sleep on a narrow sofa than be in the same bed as her. Margot felt as if her heart was being stabbed and punched a thousand times. Quietly, she got off the bed to wash up. Curtis had always been a light sleeper. He was awoken, perhaps by the sound of running water from the bathroom. He took a glance at the big bed in front of him and saw that there was no one there. Then, he took a look at the watch on his wrist. It was half past six. He, too, got up to go wash up. The moment he pushed the bathroom door open
"Now, you want me to pay off this debt. I am not going to do that. At most, I'll return the clothing and the knowledge I've learned to you."He only knew how to make her suffer. She could forget about his distrust of her. But she was not going to bow down to capitalism if he wanted to keep her as a slave by his side. "So, it was wrong for me to sponsor your studies, Margot?" Curtis didn't expect her to use such a lame excuse. No matter how much she tried to reject it, she had to pay back what she owed for the rest of her life. "Either way, I'm not signing that." Margot threw the contract aside and turned to look out the car window. Curtis looked at the contract that was thrown aside and held back the anger inside him. He pursed his lips and said, "Either you sign off on this contract, and we'll get divorced, or our marriage will keep dragging on." He stared at her. "You're probably itching to leave me and then pay Royce a visit at his grave, aren't you?" Margot didn'
Chester conveyed all that he needed to Margot. Next, he led her to the door of Curtis' office. He instructed a secretary to prepare a seat by the side of Curtis' work desk. Curtis wasn't in his office. Chester brought Margot in and pointed at the seat next to Curtis' executive chair. "This is your seat moving forward. Please do your assigned job well," he said. Margot was very reluctant, but she agreed. Before Chester left, he gave her a slight smile and said, "All the best. Feel free to call me if you face any difficulties." "Sure."When Chester walked out of the office, the secretaries who had just arrived at work gathered around him. They asked, "What's happening, Chester? How is that woman related to Mr. Crosby?"They had seen Margot before. They even witnessed Curtis hugging her. Everyone was speculating if she was indeed Curtis' girlfriend. Chester looked at the secretaries around him and reminded them, "If it's not for you all to find out, don't ask. Don't ask
"Wow, you've grown so much! How nice, we'll be neighbors from now on, so we can play together often." She hugged Margot and went inside. Margot was very excited, looking at the mature and pretty lady beside her. She couldn't help but feel a bit choked up. "Is it really you, Natalie? Where have you been all these years? I couldn't reach you at all."Especially after high school graduation, she wanted to thank Natalie for her past kindness, but she couldn't reach her by phone. She asked Curt, but Curt also said he had no idea.Margot knew that Natalie and Curt were friends. If Curt doesn't know where Natalie is, how can she find her?"A few things happened in these years, and I was abroad. But now I'm not leaving anymore. Come on, let's go to the backyard for a barbeque." Natalie held Margot's hand and walked through the villa towards the backyard. Standing at the backyard gate, Margot suddenly let go of Natalie's hand. She let go of Natalie's hand because she saw Tamm
From the moment Margot entered the backyard, Curtis noticed her in his peripheral vision. But he pretended not to see and continued talking to Tammy. Tammy, seeing Margot approaching, deliberately blocked Curtis' sight and chatted with him casually.Curtis pretended not to notice Margot walking away with Natalie. However, his eyes couldn't stop but followed them. "Curt, since I'm free now, how about I come to your company and work as your secretary?" Tammy noticed Curtis looking away and quickly found a new topic to keep him engaged in the conversation.Curtis looked away and asked Tammy, "What can you do?""I can do anything. Don't forget; I'm a postgraduate." "Alright then," Curtis casually agreed, not really into the conversation. Not far away, Natalie brought Margot to the two busy men and said with a smile, "Let me introduce my friend to you."The two men simultaneously looked up, their gaze landing on Margot.One of them is Gabriel, Natalie's 30-year-old husband
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