"Charlotte.""What's up?"After being tortured numerous times, Ava sat up straight with a cool guess. "Are you pregnant?"Charlotte blinked and quickly hung up the phone.Griffith was beside her at the time. She held the phone, looking nervous. "What should I do? She knows!"That was a given; Ava was not stupid.Charlotte felt he was unusually calm and leaned over to take a look. Wow. He was already choosing names.She couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling better. She lay down beside him, mocking him, "You really can’t keep your cool."The two of them were tight-lipped. Except for torturing Ava, they didn't say a word to anyone else. They waited until the time was right before making the announcement.The most excited person was definitely Francine. As soon as she hung up the phone, Francine came to the mansion with a bunch of people to visit, bringing gifts piled up on the floor.Charlotte sat on the sofa, like a rare animal, accepting visits from various groups of
At the turn of the stairs, the young couple whispered affectionately."I know you're bored at home. In a few days, I'll make our house bigger and find you some entertainment."Charlotte pouted. "How much bigger can it get? Will it be as big as a football field?"Griffith said, "Your imagination is too limited."Charlotte didn't believe it and suspected he was exaggerating. Griffith didn't say much and tousled her hair. "Alright, let's go back. Let's take a nap with Pots."Charlotte sighed and quickly tidied her hair, calling him annoying. After getting pregnant, she had become increasingly spoiled. If it weren't for necessary work, Griffith wouldn't want to leave her either. It would be best to accompany her for twenty-four hours.He still went out. Charlotte pouted and went upstairs, bored. She thought that when Griffith said he would make the house bigger, it would most be a renovation. But she didn't expect Griffith to make such a big move.Previously, Alana had left behind a
Pregnancy, land acquisition, donations—these few matters thoroughly exposed Charlotte's marital situation. Originally, she was already a hot topic before her pregnancy, and with Griffith added to the mix, her popularity was completely ignited.Fortunately, most of the fans were sending their blessings, probably because Griffith was quite impressive as a husband.The top comments were as follows:“Those who spread rumors about our Lottie and the director previously, come out and take a beating!”“Which woman would hide such an impressive husband for two years?”For a moment, matters like land acquisition became less important, and the focus shifted to Charlotte herself.On that day, coincidentally, an interview with Griffith was published, revealing his and Charlotte's family backgrounds. One lost his mother at a young age. The other lost both parents—it was like two poor little orphans coming together.In the interview, when asked how he balanced his career and family, Griffith
Charlotte could tell that Griffith wanted her to learn management. She sat up a little straighter and looked at him. "Are you serious?""Absolutely.""I have a job too. After giving birth, I still have to act in movies." She wasn't very happy about it.Griffith was momentarily speechless, holding her in his arms. "What are you thinking?""You look down on my job." She huffed."Silly." He lightly tapped the back of her head with his hand. "I just want you to understand a bit so that you won't go into it blindly.""I'm not interested in doing business."Griffith smoothed out her hair and leaned back in his chair, looking at her. "Even if you're not interested, you still need to learn a bit. We're going to have a child soon, and we need to think more for the baby."Charlotte tilted her head. "Go on.""Think back to how we grew up since we were young. Do you still remember?" Griffith asked her.Charlotte fell silent. She suddenly understood and couldn't help but furrow her brows,
Building a private estate nestled against the mountains and water involved a vast knowledge system, more challenging than Charlotte had imagined. As she tackled problems, she also faced some absurd stories.As the project progressed, the team suggested giving the estate a preliminary name.At that moment, she was contemplating a problem and didn't have time to think. She casually wrote the word ‘Scott’ and handed it to the supervisor. To her surprise, a large ‘Scott’ was engraved at the estate's entrance the next day.Some bored media outlet wrote an article, jokingly referring to the estate as the ‘Scott Palace,’ which then spread online as the ‘Scott Royal Palace.’ When she saw it trending, she rolled her eyes in annoyance.At that time, Griffith was drinking tea and working across from her. She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it at him."I'm done learning!"Griffith looked up at her, finding it amusing. "Got stuck again?"Charlotte slumped in her chair and said, "It'
As Charlotte's belly gradually grew larger, she initially participated in some activities. But later, she basically stayed in the estate, confined indoors for several months.When she was close to six months pregnant, it coincided with Bridget's birthday and also the grand opening of the largest comprehensive club in Portchester City, owned by Eli. Eli sent them an invitation to visit Portchester City.Upon hearing that they could go out, Charlotte was excited the night before and couldn't sleep well.The next morning, she was sitting on the sofa playing games with Julie while Griffith was in and out, packing her personal belongings."Hurry up! Another wave of zombies is coming!" Julie reported in real-time.Just as she finished speaking, Charlotte was defeated."You're so bad at this, Lottie!"Charlotte sighed helplessly and handed the phone back to her.Ash arrived early in the morning with Julie, ready to go to Portchester City with them."Everything's ready. We can set off
This was Eli's place, yet he himself seemed rather uninterested, which was quite unusual.It was when Nicholas returned after making a phone call, saying, "I just saw Tanya outside."He glanced at Charlotte, about to explain in detail."I already know," Charlotte said.Nicholas nodded. "They had a big quarrel. It seems Tanya became an assistant for someone else, but Eli didn't like it and asked Tanya to resign.""In that case, he's being unreasonable. Why should Tanya listen to him?" Charlotte instinctively blurted out.Just as she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of Eli returning. Her mouth twitched, and she coughed awkwardly twice before she turned her head.Griffith sat beside her, leaning back with his arm around her. Hearing her forced cough, he comforted her in a pretentious manner while also giving her support."What you said is right."Nicholas burst into laughter.Eli fell silent. He pulled out a cigarette with a grim face, instinctively preparing to light it
Due to Griffith's delay, Charlotte missed the most exciting part. When she arrived at the scene, most of the people had already dispersed.The clearest thing she heard was Eli's remark, full of anger and unwillingness. "He was the one who started it! Can't you see?!"Tsk tsk. Quite pitiful.From a distance, Charlotte could tell that the girl standing before Eli was Tanya, a girl she remembered vividly."Mr. Weeks has a good temper. If he's resorting to violence, it must be because you said something offensive!" Everyone fell silent. Charlotte leaned on Griffith, tiptoed, and peeked.As soon as Tanya spoke, Eli's face turned dark.She nudged Griffith's arm. "What's going on? Where's Soraya?"Griffith covered her eyes with his hand and pulled her back. "That's in the past.""What? What happened? Tell me quickly!"He led her back and glanced at her. "Where did you learn to pry into other people's business?""I'm just curious. Tell me quickly."Griffith was too busy caring for
Tanya's previous full-length mirror was still usable, but because it was small, she had to walk a bit farther every time she used it. Eli had long wanted to replace it.Little did he know, she got rid of many things in the house to make room for the new large sofa for him, including that old full-length mirror."How do you like it? Surprised?" He patted the mirror.Tanya smiled wryly and pointed to the large sofa. "And you? Surprised?" Only then did Eli notice fewer small items in the living room and a large new sofa. He suddenly chuckled. It was quite nice.He thought of her, and she thought of him. This winter was truly warm.Tanya abandoned the egg tart and hugged him again. "Oh no, this mirror is so big. There's nowhere to put it."Eli carried her with one hand and moved the mirror to the corner with the other. Sitting on the sofa, he thought for a moment, then hugged her and said, "Tanya, let's move to a bigger place."Tanya knew he had been thinking about this all along.
Eli found it amusing. He pushed the head of the small money jar and couldn't help but say, "You gold digger! You love money so much, then why did you give the check I gave you to Soraya?"Tanya blinked and chuckled. "I only acquire wealth in the proper way. To be honest…" She pondered for a moment, then turned to look at him. "Probably because, at that time, I was just too fond of you like I am now."Hearing this, Eli felt a pang of heartache and leaned down to kiss her forehead. Tanya smiled, moved the gifts aside, and made some space for him.Just as they were about to talk, Eli's phone vibrated continuously. It turned out that Bridget was sending over the detailed preparation process for the wedding.Tanya scrolled through it and suddenly felt overwhelmed. Eli looked at it and also felt a headache coming. The two glanced at each other, sighed simultaneously, and leaned back.After they publicly disclosed their relationship, life continued as usual but became busier due to the w
Eli being married was shocking enough, but then his wife was hiding right in the office. In the next half hour, Tanya heard wailing from all around.The atmosphere in their office was quite good, and everyone got along well. After coming clean, everyone joked around and teased each other."Nia, don't forget Mr. Ted, he's been cursing at you all along!""Yeah, he's been calling you a fool!""I heard it, I can testify!"Ted was furious and rushed out to hit someone. Tanya followed with laughter.Before leaving work, Amy indeed brought the cake and candies, sharing them with everyone in the building. Thus, the entire group gave them their blessings.From the office to the parking lot, Tanya received blessings. When she got into Eli's car, her heart was still pounding.Eli was happily eating his candy, feeling good. Especially now that he didn't have to sneak around anymore, he even turned the steering wheel effortlessly.Tanya, holding the cake, asked him in surprise, "Were these
Tanya walked out of the room with her guard down and came face to face with Ted's sneaky expression. She paused.Ted gasped, his brain instantly turning blank.He looked at Tanya, covered his mouth with his left hand, and placed his right hand over the left with his eyes gradually widening.God! This was insane!Tanya regained her composure and glanced in Eli's direction. Eli remained calm, glanced at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Should we take some down to share with your colleagues?"Tanya nodded. She glanced at the still-disheveled Ted and kindly handed him a tangerine."Sir?"Ted swallowed, looked at Tanya, then at Eli. Finally, he settled his gaze on the tangerine in her hand, mechanically accepting it.Tanya turned to look at Eli. 'Look, you've scared my superior.'Eli shrugged."I'm leaving," she said.Eli nodded and escorted her to the door.Ted followed them out and was sent into the elevator by his boss. As the elevator doors closed, he let out a long
The deep blue bedsheet was neatly spread out. But the two pillows lacked pillowcases, exposed in a sorry state.Eli placed his hands on his belt and turned to look at Tanya. "Is this also your doing?"Tanya leaned against the door frame, only poking her head in, smiling sheepishly."I accidentally drooled while sleeping that day and dirtied the pillowcase. Knowing that you're a neat freak, I took them all off to wash," she said. She raised her hand and swore, "The pillowcases have been washed and are in the cabinet at home."Eli wasn't interested in the pillowcases' whereabouts. He remembered when Amy called him, saying Tanya missed him and wanted to touch the sheets and pillows after waking up.Nonsense!He took a deep breath, then turned his head to Tanya with a frightening smile. Tanya realized the danger and tried to run, but he grabbed her by the waist."Hey, what are you doing?" she said.Eli tossed her onto the bed and followed suit."What are you doing?!""Collecting
Tanya sat upright in the office. Eli stood before her with his hands behind his back. "Come on, explain."Tanya's eyes darted around. "Do you believe me? It's because I missed you too much. When I came to your place, I couldn't help but take away everything related to you." Eli scoffed. "Including the toilet paper?"Tanya pondered seriously.Eli tapped the coffee machine and pointed to the plug that had been pulled out, saying, "If the coffee machine wasn't too heavy, would you have taken that too?"'This brat has no conscience at all. Does she even understand what a cold shoulder is?'While he was reminiscing in her room, she made a fortune in his office!Tanya blinked and gave him an embarrassed smile. "If you think about it from another angle, I love you deeply. If we couldn't reconcile and you came back to see all this, you would hate me. Hate represents love, and love means you can't forget me. My obsession is so deep; I want to stay in your heart forever."Eli fell silen
"You should buy something while visiting. Do you have enough money in your account? If not, I will transfer some to you," Mrs. Moran said on the phone.Tanya didn't want money; she just wanted to hear some advice. She knew her parents' financial situation wasn't good. Due to illness, her stepfather had retired from his position as a butler of the Sterling family. Although the Sterlings provided a retirement package, Mr. Moran was getting old, and he had a son. She heard that his son's business had lost a considerable amount of money in recent years. As a stepdaughter, she had already received enough help from them, so how could she ask for more money?During her university days, she didn't ask her family for money. If she could find a part-time job, she would, and if not, she would endure it just to avoid causing her mother trouble."Mom, I don't need money. I have enough."When Mrs. Moran heard this, she felt even more sorry for her.Since her ex-husband was useless, Tanya suffer
After breakfast, Eli called Bridget."Why did you send her a check? Do you have nothing better to do?"Bridget had just arrived home and begun playing poker with a few old friends.She threw out a card, rolled her eyes, and said, "It's the first time I've met my daughter-in-law! What's wrong with giving her some money!"Eli was speechless."Madam, you came up and threw 500,000 dollars just like that. Aren't you afraid of scaring people?""What should I do? Throw 50,000 dollars instead? That's too stingy."Eli was speechless. Holding onto the railing, he glanced downstairs and saw Tanya ironing her coat in the living room."I almost got dumped because you caused a scene," he joked.Bridget threw the cards while chuckling. "It's good to be dumped. With your unruly behavior, someone should make you suffer a bit.""Are you really my mother?""If you still want to be a good son, hurry up and go through the procedures, live a proper life with Tanya, and try to give me a grandson n
"What did Her Majesty tell you?"Tanya nearly lost her composure, fighting back laughter.Bridget said nothing more as she left with Benjamin, leaving Tanya and Eli to return to the apartment. The journey back was silent, with Tanya deep in thought. Upon entering, Eli halted her at the entrance.Exhaling deeply, Tanya reached into her pocket and withdrew a check. Eli's gaze fell upon it, noting it was only for $500,000. As he moved to take it, Tanya tucked it back into her pocket. On the bar, a spread of breakfast awaited them - fried eggs, sausages, fruits, and vegetables. Despite the inviting display, Tanya's attention was on Eli."Don't you want breakfast?"With the situation still unclear, Eli's appetite waned. Nonetheless, knowing Bridget's nature, he remained calm. Seating himself opposite Tanya, he nibbled at a sausage, noticing her lack of interest."Is everything alright?" he asked, concerned.Tanya shook her head.The oversized sandwich Bridget had ordered had already