The empty feeling in his hand sent Wilson into a daze."Wilson..." Sandra's voice that was seemingly wrought with pain snapped him out of it.Wilson went over and knelt down next to Sandra. Sandra was in a mess. Her face had gone terribly pale and her lips were trembling."Wilson, I... I just wanted Yanny to meet my... parents, I want to be... a good mother. I... I didn't expect things to turn out this way, I..." Sandra strained to speak, portraying herself as a kind and innocent woman.Suddenly, Sandra's brows furrowed in pain. "It hurts... Wilson, my stomach hurts..."Wilson frowned and said, "Okay, stop talking. I'll take you to the hospital right away."When Wilson picked Sandra up, he noticed that the bottom of Sandra's skirt was stained with blood.The skirt was white, so the blood really stood out.Mrs. Cooper exclaimed in shock, "You're bleeding? Sandra, did Clara Wells injure you?"Clara was surprised too. Sandra merely fell down to the floor from a standing position.
Wilson flinched and came back to his senses. Carrying Sandra, he left in a hurry.After that, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper looked at Clara sinisterly while dropping harsh words, "Don't think this is over. Sandra's life is much more valuable than yours!"Clara looked back at them coldly. Her hand was still wrapped around her son, pressing Yanny's face into her chest so that he wouldn't see the ugly scene among the adults.By the time she brought Yanny back home, Clara felt exhausted.Mrs. Wells hugged her grandson in relief. "Thank god Yanny's finally home!" She was worried that something might have happened to him. She was relieved to see her daughter and her grandson come home safely.Clara exhaled and said, "Mom, take care of Yanny. I'm going into the room to... get changed."Mrs. Wells noticed that Clara's face was pale and her hand was resting on top of the right side of her abdomen, so she realized that Clara was in pain again but didn't want Yanny to notice.So Mrs. Wells quickly s
He didn't even dare to look at her a second time. He felt as if he had committed an act of betrayal.But whom had he betrayed?! Sandra and him were going to be married soon. So what if they slept together?Besides, before Clara went to prison, Sandra and him had shared a bed before. However, after Clara went to prison, he preferred to sleep alone for some reason.Even though Sandra and him were a couple and they were even discussing marriage, he would feel guilty whenever he got intimate with her.He didn't know why.Was it because of Clara? But there's no way Clara had the power to affect him like that! He chose to testify against her in court, which meant that he had no feelings for her at all!"Nooo! My poor child!" Mrs. Cooper threw herself on the bed next to Sandra and cried her heart out. "I can't believe Clara Wells did this to you a second time! What a cruel woman! She killed two of your children! She took two lives!""Mom... stop... stop..." Sandra was already looking p
The next day was a Saturday, so Yanny didn't have to go to the kindergarten. Clara told her mother, "Mom, I'll take Yanny to the nearby park to play.""Why don't you get a bit more sleep?" Mrs. Wells asked. Usually, on the weekend, she would be the one to take Yanny to the nearby park because her daughter had to set up stall at night."It's okay, I want to spend more time with Yanny," Clara said. Every minute was precious to her now.Mrs. Wells sighed. "Alright then, I'll make lunch at home and wait for you. I'll make some of your favorite dishes.""Thanks, mom," Clara replied with a smile before leading her son out the door.On the weekend, a lot of parents would take their children to the park nearby.Normally, Yanny would play with the other children there, but today, after he arrived at the park, he didn't join the other children. He remained by Clara's side, looking worried."What's wrong? You don't want to play?" Clara asked."Mommy... you're not a bad person, right?!" Th
It was a family photo of the three of them that Yanny had always wanted. He liked to look at the photos of the three of them at the amusement park on her phone. Every time he did, he would have a satisfied smile on his little face.Because of that, she decided against deleting the photos. She would keep them for now.In the photo Clara was looking at, they were on the merry-go-round. Yanny was smiling with joy while Clara was gripping the armrest of the seat next to her with her brows slightly furrowed. She seemed to be holding something back.The pain must have assaulted her again at the time, so she was feeling uncomfortable.Wilson's face was turned towards her.If she didn't know better, she would have thought that Wilson was looking concerned.Sometimes, photos could lie too. Even though Wilson and her were sitting in the same wooden cart, the rift between them was as wide as an abyss.Hopefully... she would never see him again, even in the afterlife.Suddenly, Clara heard
Even if the man in front of him was his Daddy, he wouldn't let him hurt Mommy!Wilson's face sank. "Yanny, get out of the way. Your Mommy did something wrong and must apologize!""I won't get out of the way. Mommy didn't do anything wrong. Why should she apologize?!" the little boy said, "Mommy only touched that woman lightly. That woman fell backwards on her own. Mommy simply didn't want that woman to touch me! Mommy didn't do anything wrong!"He didn't like that woman either!Although that woman kept smiling at him, the way she looked at him was nasty.Yanny may be a child, but he could sense if someone liked or disliked him!However, Yanny's words only angered Wilson further."Clara, is this how you teach your son? You're full of lies! Do you want your son to grow up to be a pathological liar like you too? You probably don't know this, but there are surveillance cameras in the room!""Sandra just wanted to say something to Yanny, but you pushed her away!""I know you didn’t
Why must he let Yanny hear those things?!"Mommy, does... does Daddy hate me?" the little boy asked. He looked at Wilson, then at Clara.Yanny's eyes when he looked at Wilson were no longer full of admiration and love like before, but filled with hurt and detachment.It was only then that Wilson realized with a jolt what he had just said!"Take... take the boy away!" Wilson told his men.They quickly stepped forward and picked Yanny up. Even though the boy struggled and screamed, it was in vain."What are you doing to Yanny?!" Clara said angrily. She tried to snatch her son back, but Wilson held her arm tightly and wouldn't let go."Yanny is my son, I'm not gonna hurt him. But you, you must come with me to apologize to Sandra and the Coopers!" Wilson said.He then dragged Clara towards the park's exit and told two of his men to stay and take care of things in the park.Their argument had attracted the attention of quite a few people in the vicinity.Wilson dragged Clara onto
"Wilson, why do you trust Sandra so much? Is it because she once donated bone marrow to you and saved your life?" she suddenly asked.His brows furrowed. "How do you know about that?" As far as he knew, only the Birch family and the Cooper family knew about it. The matter had never been made public."If I tell you that the person who saved you wasn't her, would you believe me?" she asked."Are you trying to slander Sandra again? Do you want to go back to prison?" he rebuked her impatiently, "I don't care how you know about that, but I'm warning you, don't even try to cause a conflict between me and Sandra!"As he said that, he grabbed her jaw hard. His eyes were icy cold, and so was his voice. "If the person who saved me wasn't Sandra, who else could it be? You? I swore that I would protect her, love her, and be loyal to her all my life, so don't even think about it!"Clara burst out in laughter. Her laughter became louder and louder."Stop laughing!" he yelled. Her laughter soun
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly