"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,
Clarice then went to Bella's room to feed her, but as soon as she reached the door, Jessica reached her from behind, grabbed her hand, and looked at her aggressively."Clarice, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Clarice looked at her, not quite understanding her words."Miss Johnson, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand.""You clearly know that I was the one who prepared breakfast for Nicholas, you..." Jessica wanted to say that Clarice had deliberately used Nicholas to provoke her, but she didn't want to admit that she had been provoked, so she only managed to clench her teeth. "Don't think I don't know what you're up to, and let me tell you, no matter what you do, I won't give up on Nicholas."Clarice was irritated with her, but she was still at the door of her daughter's room. She frowned and used a bit of force on her wrist to free herself from her grip, looking at her with coldness and solemnity."Miss Johnson, I don't know if you're feeling too weak to find a
"It's nothing serious, and Nicholas is so busy with his work, how can you bother him so easily? Forget it, I won't pursue this matter." With that, she took the phone out of Clarice's hands."Forget? Miss Johnson, are you sure?" Clarice looked at her, her eyes full of mockery."Clarice, I hope you don't misunderstand me anymore. Just treat it as how we can get along in Aunt Olivia's name!" Jessica said magnanimously."Alright, since Jessica doesn't want to pursue the matter further, then let's leave it at that. Clarice, Jessica is our guest, please do not intimidate her anymore!" When Olivia said this, her tone carried a warning."Mother-in-law, don't worry, since I've entered the Cassano Family, I naturally understand that I have to consider the family's face when doing things. Miss Johnson is a guest, why would I intimidate her? I will definitely do my duty as a host to entertain her properly." Clarice replied with the attitude of a master rather than the usual caution in front of Ol
On the side of the Cassano Family Mansion, after the last time she directly opposed Jessica, Olivia's attitude toward her also gradually changed.If it was said that Olivia always maintained harmony with her on the surface, then she no longer cared to pretend. Especially when Nicholas wasn't around, she often treated her like air, and because of Oliva's change in attitude, the household staff were no longer polite to Clarice, but she didn't mind, she knew Olivia didn't like her.Originally, when she smiled at her, she felt a little scared, but now that she was no longer pretending, looking at her directly made her feel relieved.This morning, she had just sent Bryan back from kindergarten when she received a call from Alice."Clari, are you free to meet? I have something to tell you.""What is it? I just got back home," Clarice asked."Recently, something happened to me. My mind is a little confused…" Alice said."Well, where are you now? I'll come to meet you.""I'm at the Magic Cafe
"But what should I do next? Sebastião definitely wouldn't like this child. If he finds out about the existence of this child, maybe I can get rid of him. And I also don't have any savings, so I gave my salary and compensation for leaving my job during this period to my parents, allowing them to save for the house renovation. It's not good for me to ask them to return, and I can't find an excuse..."—However, after a brief moment of happiness, Alice realized another problem."Alice, you don't need to worry about money. You just need to relax and let the child be born." Clarice comforted her.Alice knew she had good intentions, but she had already received a lot of help from Clarice before. She had to pay the medical fees when she was in the hospital, and for the divorce, she had to pay the lawyers' fees. The money she owed in the two previous times was enough for her to raise her own child for many years."I have to hurry and find a job, no matter how hard it is, and earn it first, my c
"But what should I do next? Sebastião definitely wouldn't like this child. If he finds out about this child, maybe I can get rid of him. And I also have no savings, so I gave my parents my salary and compensation for leaving my job during this period, allowing them to save for the house renovation. It's not good for me to ask them to come back, and I can't find an excuse..." However, after a brief moment of happiness, Alice realized another problem."Alice, you don't need to worry about money. You just need to relax and let the child be born," Clarice comforted her.Alice knew she had good intentions, but she had already received a lot of help from Clarice before. She had to pay the medical fees when she was in the hospital, and for the divorce, she had to pay the lawyers' fees. The money she owed in the two previous times was enough for her to raise her own child for many years."I have to hurry up and find a job, no matter how much it costs, and earn it first, my child. I have to tr
"Julie, according to what you said, can I start preparing now?" Jessica thought for a moment before replying.What Julie had just said, publicly and secretly indicating that Olivia agreed with this method, was only because of her own image and was not easy to agree with."I think so," Julie nodded, and after hearing this, Jessica clenched her teeth, her expression becoming extremely sinister and fierce."Alright, then I'll prepare properly for it."At that moment, Clarice, who had returned to the nursery, had no idea she had been deceived. When she saw Sara sitting in her room and secretly wiping her tears, her heart ached. Walking over to her, she grabbed Bella's chubby little hands, gently wiped the tears from Sara's face, and spoke in a gentle tone."Sara, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Don't cry, Bella loves you." When Sara saw Bella in front of her and then saw Clarice comforting her like this, her originally aggrieved heart warmed for a moment, and she cried even harder."Madam,