Griffith felt fine. With the strong mind he had trained since childhood, he had long been invincible. No matter how big the matter was, he could still eat and sleep well. It was just a psychological effect on Charlotte to feel that he had lost weight.He stood on the roadside, holding her and comforting her patiently. That appearance would make anyone say, "What the heck."For example, Ash. He had been watching, oblivious to his awkwardness of being a third wheel.Until Griffith felt it was too awkward, he glanced at him. He said mildly, "I remember I assigned you something that should have been completed the day before yesterday."Ash nodded."Then what's wrong with your eyes?"With a straight face, Ash said, "I was worried about Young Master and couldn't sleep well, so I stayed up all night."Griffith fell silent while Charlotte's mouth twitched at his daring, obvious lie.The couple glanced at each other, held hands, and entered the car. However, Charlotte thought for a mome
"This is so expensive, yet they can't even get the tags right!" In the bathroom, Charlotte sat behind Griffith, vigorously scrubbing his back. As she worked, she complained, then suddenly propped herself up on the bathtub's edge and leaned over to look at him from the side. "But you're so silly. If it's uncomfortable, why didn't you change?"Griffith, eyes closed, enjoyed her service. Upon hearing her words, he opened his eyes and glanced at her, saying, "Because you gave it to me."Charlotte clicked her tongue. She leaned over to his face. "Mr. Snowflake..."Griffith, with disdain, said, "Don't call me that.""Don't care." Charlotte wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, even though he was all wet, and just talked to him while being close to him.She hesitated when he suggested they shower together, then leaned against him and rubbed him.Griffith never put himself at a disadvantage. Without hesitation, he turned around, grabbed her waist, and pulled her into the water.
Moonlight cautiously peeked through the glass window, spying on the scene in the living room.Madeline fell on the stairs, breathing slightly, struggling to prop up her upper body. In front of her, the person attacking her gradually retreated and disappeared into the darkness.Not far away, a woman sat on the sofa, legs crossed, looking in her direction. Their eyes met. Madeline chuckled; she endured the pain in her abdomen and climbed up using the railing."Why are you so angry, trying to kill me?"Isabella quietly watched her and said, "I thought you were prepared to die.""Not quite," Madeline said as she walked to the table. With her back to Isabella, she leaned on the table to ease the pain.Isabella looked at her back with a cold expression. "From the beginning, you were using me.""No.""Since we met, you discovered that I wanted revenge and had connections, so you hinted at your family's affairs to me, waiting for me to ally with you," Isabella said. "Yet you stopped me
Isabella had a younger sister, a fact known to very few people. When the Kensington family encountered trouble, Isabella's uncle fostered the little girl but inexplicably went missing. Isabella searched for her for many years with no results.Madeline said, "If you end things here, I'll tell you where your sister is."Isabella stabilized her emotions, didn't look at her, and carefully sealed the photo and information. "Aren't you afraid I'll send someone to search and then change my mind?""If you have a sister, would you still want to die to stir up trouble in this world?"Isabella suddenly laughed. "Madeline, I want to applaud you.""Thank you."Isabella took a deep breath and stood up with the items. As she walked out, halfway there, she suddenly turned to look at Madeline. "You've gone to great lengths to use Griffith to bring down the Sanchez family, then forced Eliot to protect Griffith, and now you want everything to end. But when it's over, someone will trace it back to y
Forget about others. The old lady genuinely cared about Griffith. He only had this one close relative. If Charlotte caused discord between them for the sake of revenge, she wouldn't be able to feel at ease no matter what.Griffith said, "Grandma went to stay at a resort in Eppington. She's not at the old mansion."Charlotte calculated the time. "Then we'll go to Eppington tonight and see Grandma the day after tomorrow.""There's no need to rush; after tomorrow, we'll tidy up your grandfather's yard after we've visited your parents and grandfather's graves."Charlotte glanced at him. "Nothing happened, right?"Griffith lay down and hugged her. "What could happen?"Charlotte pondered for a moment and moved in his arms.As they were in close physical contact, Griffith pulled up the covers and held her down. "Don't move around."Charlotte turned her head to look at him and teased, "Take it easy; don't get too excited."Griffith opened his eyes. "Wanna try?"Charlotte buried herse
Charlotte always felt fate should rearrange the order of her and William's births. It was already suffocating enough to be humble as a younger sister, but being pushed to this extent as an older sister made her feel slightly stifled."We'll wait for you," she said."No need," William said after a moment's thought. "I'll go by myself tomorrow.""Huh?" Charlotte felt that it wasn't quite right. "You alone?""Charlotte.""What?""Are you the only one in this world with a partner?"Charlotte was about to retort when she heard a faint voice on the other end. "Don't be so fierce to her."Charlotte immediately perked up her ears but couldn't hear anything. William had moved the phone away. When the siblings spoke again, William was much friendlier toward her."You two go first; I'll go tomorrow.""Then won't Mom and Dad think we have a bad relationship?" Charlotte teased him."Has it only been a day or two that we have a bad relationship?" "I...""Alright, stop talking nonsense,
"Ava wants to know when you'll properly invite her to dinner," Charlotte asked after putting down the phone.On the other end, Ava also quieted down.Griffith was generous and said, "Let her choose the place."Ava heard this and exclaimed loudly, "Then I'll pick a fancy place!"Griffith replied, "Pick a car, too; I'll foot the bill."Ava went crazy behind the screen. "Ah! Mr. Wilson! When Charlotte chose you back then, I said her taste was top-notch!"Griffith was clearly in a good mood. He changed his usual style and even exchanged a few words with Ava. Seeing that he was about to buy a house for Ava, Charlotte interrupted their conversation promptly.Knowing her well, Ava scolded her for interrupting their emotional exchange, "What are you doing, interrupting my chat with Mr. Wilson?!""Get lost; my husband's money is still my money at the end of the day." Charlotte laughed with a raised corner of her mouth."I don't care. I'll go pick a car. After I pick, Mr. Wilson will pa
"Prancer." With his eyes closed, Griffith gave Charlotte a new label.Charlotte squeezed his face harder. "Who's the prancer here?"The man opened his eyes, looking down at her. "I'm afraid to marry you.""I don't even want to marry you." Speaking of which, Charlotte suddenly remembered something. She gritted her teeth and leaned closer to him. "There's something we haven't discussed yet, right?"Griffith looked at her, his mind working quickly. He suddenly realized what she meant and glanced over at the dining table. "That bun tastes good."Charlotte couldn't let him off easily. She pinched his ear and said, "The fake divorce certificate! How shameless; only you could come up with such an idea."Griffith, unable to avoid it, didn't hesitate and said, "It was Eli's rotten idea. I didn't agree with it originally."Charlotte scoffed at him for throwing his buddy under the bus. She leaned closer to his face. "What? Weren't you annoyed with me back then? I wanted a divorce, yet you
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