The rain was pouring heavily outside.There were temporarily no guests back at the main hall. Charlotte and Oliver were talking. She was trying to glean information from him about Oven's thoughts before he passed away. However, Oliver was flattering her.She rolled her eyes inwardly.Madeline returned from the backyard and felt a bit sorry to see Owen still there."It must be hard on you that our grandfather left these troublesome matters behind," she said.Owen sighed helplessly."Your car broke down. Shall I arrange for someone to drive you later?" He looked around and said, "No hurry.""Who are you looking for?" Charlotte asked."Oh, my new assistant." He pushed his glasses and added, "He's taking his sweet time having a meal, I guess."Madeline smirked, "Probably because our food is delicious.""Probably," Oliver said, chuckling.Charlotte was exhausted and didn't notice the hidden meaning in their conversation. Tomorrow was the last day of the funeral, and the board o
"Why would you say so?" Charlotte propped her head up and looked at him.Griffith lay on the bed and closed his eyes, saying, "Isn't it obvious?"Charlotte snuggled into his embrace. "Because she's the biggest beneficiary apart from me?""Isn't she?""If you hadn't asked me to have her hold the shares, how would she become a beneficiary?" Charlotte felt this explanation was a bit far-fetched."A mastermind needs to understand the role and temperament of his pawns."Charlotte looked up. "What's my temperament like?"Griffith thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Lazy."Charlotte clicked her tongue and rubbed his face with her hand.Griffith let her play for a while before taking her hand down. "Stop messing around."Charlotte snorted and continued with her thoughts. "Based on your speculation, she's certain that even if the shares are in my hands, I'll still give them to her?""Mm-hm."Charlotte sat up abruptly. "If that's really the case, she should know that you will
After the old man's death, his sense of propriety was disregarded. On the day of cremation, before his ashes were buried, Bruce caused a scene. The police arrived, but it wasn't appropriate for them to intervene.The board of directors watched from afar without immediately taking a stand. The battle for the inheritance easily made it to the top of the trending searches, with Charlotte's name quickly rising to the top.During the board of directors meeting, Bruce attempted to play the emotional card, but obviously, he wasn't good at it. Outside the building, there were a bunch of reporters waiting to dig up gossip.All the trending searches had clickbait titles: "Who will inherit the billions?"Charlotte sat in the boardroom, scrolling through her phone, sneering and complaining inwardly. 'Billions? What nonsense.'"We must redistribute the inheritance and annul that fake will!" Bruce clamored."It can't be called a fake will. All the procedures presented by Mr. Cross are complete
Last time she came, the estate was still desolate, but now it had been refurbished. As they entered the main gate, the fountains on both sides of the road were all turned on, and the servants lined up waiting in front of the house.As soon as Charlotte got out of the car, an old butler came up and greeted her, "Madam."Charlotte glanced at Griffith. He bypassed the car, held her hand, and introduced the butler, Wallace Cornwell, to her while leading her inside. She had seen the grandeur of the Hatler Castle before, but she was still amazed by this Eropian-style estate located in King City.Inside the house, there was a huge empty photo wall in front of them.She pointed to the wall. "It's empty.""Reserved for our wedding photos.""Weren't there photos before?""The previous ones were not good."Charlotte clicked her tongue, "True. Someone had a stinky face."Griffith ignored her and walked her through the main house, all the way to the bedroom. Pushing open the door, a faint
Realizing the deep-seated fear in Charlotte's heart, Griffith no longer dared to joke about his life.Leading her to the dressing room for a round of jewelry, the atmosphere gradually returned to normal. The room was filled with dazzling jewelry, almost blinding Charlotte's eyes.After taking a bath, she began to shuttle between various rooms, searching for various rare items and then inhaling them wildly. Griffith sat beside her, making phone calls to various people, announcing their plan for a second marriage."You’re going to get married so soon after her grandfather’s death? Aren’t you afraid her grandfather will become a ghost and come haunt you?" Eli's voice came from the other end of the phone, teasing. Coincidentally, Charlotte heard it.In his heart, Griffith cursed Eli for a while. He hung up the phone and said, "In some places, they specifically choose to get married right after their relative’s death. After the wedding, they have to observe mourning."Charlotte checked
Excited about trying on wedding dresses, Charlotte didn't sleep all night.In the morning, she went to see Suzanne first, discussed work plans, had brunch with Lucy, and then went to the Wilson Corp to find Griffith."I'm downstairs at your office."Griffith didn't respond for a while. Was he in a meeting? Charlotte wondered and considered going up to check. However, her phone vibrated."I'm coming down soon.""Okay!" She sent him an emoji and sat in the car, waiting for him.A moment later, her phone received another message. She looked down, and it was from William. The message contained just one word, “Pig.”This brat was really outrageous! She quickly typed, asking him what he meant. William sent a bunch of various pig emojis, mocking her thoroughly.Before she could figure it out, the driver reminded her, "Madam, the young master has arrived."Charlotte looked outside, and indeed, Griffith was walking toward them. It was hot, so she quickly opened the car door for him. Sh
"Does it hurt?""Not at all.""It must hurt.""I'm telling you, it doesn't hurt."Such illogical conversation had been repeated many times in the backseat.Arthur's expression was numb. He had been hoping for a harmonious marriage for Mr. Wilson, but it didn't need to be this harmonious. Glancing back, he saw Charlotte kissing the injured corner of Griffith's mouth.Tsk!Finally, they arrived at their destination. He quickly got out of the car and opened the door for Griffith."Mr. Wilson, please."Hurry up.Charlotte knew that Griffith cared about his image. Before getting out of the car, she deliberately applied a bit of makeup on the bruise at the corner of his mouth, trying to cover it up a bit.However, they were meeting Diana.Diana had been waiting for a long time. Although she was a top figure among King City's socialites, she chose to stand at the door. She was waiting for the moment when Griffith led Charlotte in just to make a comment. "Oh my… Who is this? It's M
Griffith was the first to get married in their circle. When he initially got married, many people cynically bet on when he would get divorced.Who would have thought he would have a wedding ceremony again? Plus, the reason he was having another ceremony was that he wasn't satisfied with the previous one. Anyone who heard this thought he was crazy.Charlotte was measuring wedding dress sizes on the side when she overheard a phone conversation. "Are you just trying to scam us into giving him wedding gifts?"An alarm bell rang in Charlotte's mind."Who is it?" she asked.Griffith took off his phone and mentioned a name, "Clifford Orr."Charlotte mentally shuffled through a few faces, having met most of Griffith's friends at the wedding. However, at that time, their relationship wasn't good; they just exchanged glances, and she couldn't match their names to their faces.Griffith hung up the phone and asked her, "There's a gathering at the Garden of Eden tonight. Do you want to go?"
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