Charlotte estimated that Griffith probably didn't care about her feelings for Benjamin. In the past, when she had grown closer to Simon, he had only gotten upset because of his pride, considering she was still carrying the title of Mrs. Wilson. This time should be no different.Moreover, they had more than one issue between them. Katie, the child—these were all insurmountable gaps.Originally, they were supposed to say goodbye when the time came. But her recent illness and the discovery of his secret had brought them closer, creating a false impression in her mind that their relationship could continue.Her nose tingled, and she forced herself to adjust her emotions. She exchanged a few more words with Benjamin and then hung up. She couldn't help but return to the photo wall. Looking at it again, about half of the photos had comments from Griffith.The selfies she took herself were described as "ugly," but for the photos he took, he said they were "not bad." He didn't say "beautifu
Charlotte held her eyebrow pencil, lightly tapped the powder puff, and inquired, "He... went on a business trip?""No, he went with Ms. Scott to the resort newly opened by the group," Ash replied.Charlotte mumbled, "Ms. Scott?"Ash clarified, "Ms. Madeline Scott.""Oh, Madeline?" Charlotte finally understood. She couldn't describe how she felt. She paused her makeup application and fell into silence."Do you need to reach out to Young Master for something?" Ash inquired."No," Charlotte replied."I was about to take Julie to play with him. Can I help you deliver a message to him?"Charlotte shook her head. "No need.""Do you want to ask if he's coming back home tonight?"Charlotte hesitated and quickly denied, "No, not at all.""I will ask for you."Charlotte struggled to respond. Before she could refute, Ash continued, "Is there anything else you need to ask him?"Charlotte could only say, "No.""Alright, I will ask just this one thing then."Charlotte was left speechl
Hearing Madeline's words, Griffith let out a disdainful laugh. "Take care of her? How will your family do that? Raise her like livestock until she's of age, and then sell her to the highest bidder?"Did she take him for a fool?Madeline paused for a moment, her gaze still calm. She stated, "If Grandfather doesn't take care of her, I will."Griffith sneered, "I've never seen you care about her so much before.""Back then, I had trouble taking care of myself. Now I have some resources. Although she's not my sister, we grew up together. I can afford to spend a few hundred thousand each month to support her. It's better than you always finding fault with her," Madeline responded calmly. She continued, "I'm doing this for your sake. We grew up together, and I can't bear to see you suffering like this."Griffith snorted. "If you didn't want to see me suffer, you should have stepped forward when the Wilson and Scott families proposed an intermarriage, rather than letting the Scott family
Charlotte sat in the living room, wiping Clay's mouth after it had just finished drinking milk.Helen said, "When Clay gets a little older, it won't need to drink milk anymore."Charlotte replied indifferently. She placed Clay back in its nest, watching the little creature chew on something, and thought of the evening when Griffith had taken it out of the box.Although only a few days had passed, it felt like it was from a different era."Madam, the new clay pot you ordered has arrived. Are you planning to use it tonight?" Helen asked.Charlotte turned her head, remembering that she had requested it the previous morning."Not for now. Just keep it," she replied. Since Griffith wouldn't be coming back, the medicine didn't need to be prepared, so there was no need for the pot.Helen noticed that she was waiting for someone and sighed but didn't say anything.In the suburbs, several high-ranking employees from the resort came to report to Griffith. Seeing his unpleasant expression
The room fell silent for two seconds.Griffith made a contemptuous sound. Her liking someone else? What a joke! She was the one who had called out the name ‘Tobias’ while hugging him last night.Ash was oblivious to this small detail and spoke nonsense with his eyes wide open, "Madam called me three or five times during the day."Griffith gave him a sidelong glance.Ash continued, "She hesitated for a long time before asking if you were coming home tonight.""I won't. I'm busy.""I know you're busy, so I told her."Griffith frowned."She seemed quite disappointed after listening," Ash added.Griffith's eyes flickered, and he casually lifted a glass of water, taking a sip.Ash pressed on, "There's a reason I said she might have started liking someone else."Griffith didn't look at him but didn't shut him up either."If a person likes someone for a long time, it becomes a habit. Even if they don't like that person anymore, they might not even realize it. But if they start lik
Madeline entered the room to discuss Aurora's upcoming birthday."Aurora called you, didn't she?" she asked Griffith.Griffith responded with a simple "yes.""Did you agree to go?" Madeline inquired."I'll go in the afternoon," Griffith replied.Madeline knew that he was going to attend the party at noon to avoid unwanted attention. If it weren't for the fact that Aurora had lost her sight entirely because of him back in the day, he probably wouldn't have any contact with anyone surnamed Lewis."Great, I have something to do in the morning that day, so I'll go with you in the afternoon," she said.Griffith didn't seem particularly interested in the conversation and didn't respond much.After glancing at the time, Madeline asked, "Are you really not going back?"Griffith couldn't be bothered to reply to her. She shrugged her shoulders and remembered something, adding, "Isabella asked me to inquire about why you're so mad at Allison and want her to leave King City."Griffith's
Charlotte retracted her message one last time, feeling like she was going mad. She pushed the covers aside, took Clay, and sat on the living room carpet."Woof," the little puppy made a slight noise.Charlotte rubbed its ears and gave it some food. After feeding it, she leaned against the couch, staring at her phone's screen, lost in thought. After a while, she finally mustered the courage to send the picture.She thought that by doing this, it would even the score with what happened yesterday afternoon and last night. As she convinced herself of this, she no longer hesitatedand sent the photo.But a few seconds later, her body went numb, her face turned red, and she felt an overwhelming sense of self-embarrassment. She saw a red exclamation mark on her screen.She was stunned. The realization that he might have seen the multiple messages she had sent earlier hit her. She thought he was irritated by her and had blocked her.She scolded herself for her foolishness and wanted to bu
For a whole week, Griffith hadn't returned to the mansion. Charlotte, who was initially a bit uncomfortable, eventually grew numb to his absence. She went about her daily life: going to work, coming back home, sleeping, eating, and living her life as a single person.It was only when she received a call from the jewelry store, saying that both items were ready for pickup, that she remembered she still had a gift to deliver. However, the ship of their friendship had already capsized.She went to the store, and the owner showed her the items, which were well done."How is it? Should we wrap them up?" the owner asked.Charlotte replied, "Yes.""Should I wrap them with Mr. Lewis's?" the owner asked.Charlotte pondered for a moment and said, "You should call him and have him come to pick them up himself."The owner said, "I already called him, and he asked for you to take the items and pass them to him."Charlotte remembered the day when Simon invited her to attend Aurora's birthday
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