"You seemed very nervous just now, are you afraid of her?" Nicholas noticed her relief and turned her body to face him.
"No... No, I'm...," Clarice lowered her head, raised her hand slightly embarrassed, and lightly patted his shoulder. "From now on, at home, we should still be more careful. It's not good to be seen like that by others."
"What's not good? You're my wife, isn't it natural for me to be close to you?" Nicholas said as he hugged her tightly on purpose.
Although Clarice was a little worried that others might see and was embarrassed, she still felt sweet inside... After breakfast, Nicholas left for the company, and in the morning, Clarice was playing with the children. The maid sent the fruits upstairs and saw that Bella was still awake.
"Do you want to hold her?" Clarice saw that she seemed to really like Bella, so she asked.
"Can I?" The maid didn't think Clarice would really let him hold her, and her face revealed surprise and joy.
Noon.In a high-class restaurant in the city center, Olivia and Julie sat in a relatively quiet spot, waiting for someone.After a while, they saw a bright and seductive young woman enter through the door and walk towards them."Madame!" When Jessica saw Olivia, her steps quickened, and not long after, she hurried over to them and greeted them with a smile."Jessica, you're here!" When Olivia saw Jessica, her face lit up with a gentle smile and she gestured for her to sit.Jessica placed her bag on a seat nearby as she sat across from Olivia, and at that moment, the waiter approached with the menu."Mrs. Murray, may I ask if anyone from your party has arrived? Can we go ahead and order?""Julie, I'll let you help me make my decision." When Olivia said this, she looked at Jessica again. "Jessica, order whatever you'd like to eat.""I'm fine with anything, just let Julie order for me." Jessica said with a smile, and upon hearing th
"Auntie, I understand what you mean, but... They've already received confirmation. If my parents found out about this, I fear they would blame me for interfering in someone else's marriage..." Jessica asked, her face filled with hesitation."Since you have these concerns, forget it, and just pretend I didn't mention it. I thought you really liked Nicholas, and I really liked you, that's why I'm telling you this. But forget it, it's just that our two families are not meant to be one and cannot marry." Seeing that she was hesitant, Olivia immediately retracted everything she had said, revealing a look of regret."Aiya, Auntie, you know clearly that I like Nicholas, why are you so anxious to say these words? I didn't say I didn't want to. Even though they were married, it's not like they couldn't get divorced. In today's society, there are many people who have divorced." Upon hearing her words, Jessica became anxious again."Jessica, remember, when you're with Nich
"Ma'am, you just have to decide on this matter, you are Bryan's grandmother, so whoever you choose for him is definitely the best." She looked at the information on the tea table and smiled.Olivia never thought she would actually be so obedient this time, and before this, she placed a lot of importance on group education. To teach her son well, she didn't even hesitate to disagree with Julie. This time, she really didn't express any objection and handed the decision directly to her, which really left her incredulous. However, Olivia was still very pleased with her attitude, so she nodded."Well, since you say so, then I will make the decision." After saying this, she turned to look at Julie beside her. "Julie, contact the kindergarten director and inform him that we will meet with him tomorrow.""Madame, do we need to prepare an interview or something?" Clarice asked at this point."Interview?" After Olivia heard this, she laughed out loud. "My grandson
"‘We'll always be happy,’ Nicholas lowered his head and kissed her lips.The next morning, dressed in new clothes and accompanied by Clarice, Bryan arrived at the International School's Children's Department, and everything went well. When she handed the child over to the teacher, she was instructed to pick him up on Friday afternoon.After a moment of questioning, she realized that Olivia had arranged for her to attend class with him.She didn't understand Olivia's intention, but since she had made such arrangements, she didn't have much to say, so she could only take them all to school. When Nicholas returned in the evening, he discussed this with him.As Clarice drove on the road, she thought about how Olivia could ask about her safely.Did she have something she wanted to say to her? Or did she feel that she had left Bella alone at home all day to make her unhappy?However, no matter what, she had to get home first.The accele
It was a rare night for Nicholas to come home early, so they had dinner together at the table. Although Nicholas was a little surprised by Jessica's arrival, he didn't mind much, and during dinner, his gaze would stay forever on Clarice and wouldn't stray from her for a moment."'Clarice, how is he feeling when you sent him to kindergarten?' While they ate, Nicholas asked Clarice.'Bryan is quite obedient and seems more suitable for school life. However, when I asked the teacher today, he told me that we would only bring him on weekends.''So I couldn't see him five days a week?' Nicholas frowned, it was only now that he remembered that when he came home, this little troublemaker didn't show up. Originally, he thought he had attended kindergarten for a day, and now that he was tired, it was time to rest.'I'm not sure about that, maybe kindergarten made a mistake. I was planning to go back tomorrow and change Bryan to a daycare.' Clarice pretended not to know.'You don't need to go to
"In fact, you don't want me to overdo it, just say it out loud, Mom isn't an irrational person," Olivia said, turning to look at Julie. "Julie, go with the driver to the kindergarten now, bring Bryan back and tell the teacher that he will stay during the day only.""Yes, ma'am, I'll go now." Julie also saw how Nicholas was about to lose his patience, and after receiving the order, she didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly turned around and left the dining hall.Seeing this, the corners of Clarice's mouth unconsciously curved into a smile, which fell into Nicholas's eyes, he also smiled and slowly began to eat. The kindergarten wasn't far from the main house, so when Olivia chose his school, she had already established the principle of proximity to it. Shortly after they finished eating and left the dining hall, they were about to go to the living room when Bryan was brought in from outside by Julie."Daddy, mommy, grandma, I'm back." He shouted all the way, trotted and threw him
"What?" Clarice looked at him, confused."You know what I'm asking you, Clarice. Tell me, if you feel uncomfortable, I can take you out of here at any time." Nicholas' deep eyes looked her up and down, and his voice was gentle."Are you talking about Jessica? Don't worry, I have faith in you and don't hold her against you." Clarice said in a relaxed tone."Actually, you don't need to be like this, this big house is just a symbol of the Murray Family and even if you don't have my mother's approval, you will still be my woman for the rest of your life, and that won't change." Nicholas knew what Clarice was worried about, so he grabbed her small hand and held it in his palm, and said with a low but firm voice.Even knowing that Olivia was very likely not intending to accept her, but as long as Olivia was willing to accept her son from the bottom of her heart and mend the relationship between mother and son, she believed that one day, Olivia would change her opinion about her and accept h
Olivia and Julie continued their conversation for a while before Julie went to bed. Only then did she turn and leave the room, returning to her own quarters.The next morning, after Clarice and Nicholas woke up, they both came downstairs at the same time. As they entered the living room, they saw Jessica coming out of the kitchen, her face full of a smile as she walked in front of Nicholas.Nicholas looked at her and just nodded slightly as a form of greeting.Jessica noticed that he was indifferent, but she didn't take it to heart. She took a step forward and leaned in slightly."Nicholas, I know you like cornbread, so I woke up especially early today and made some for you." She looked intentionally at Clarice and magnanimously invited him. "Clari, come too!"Clarice smiled as she looked at him, then she reached out and grabbed Nicholas's arm, and the two walked towards the dining room.Jessica looked at Clarice's hand around Nicholas's arm, hating her so much that her teeth itched,