The baby… Was it Mr. White's?! The butler shuddered at this thought, only to realize this would be big news in Jorvik.Lisa then called her parents, omitting the fact that she had gotten beaten. She told them she was spending the night at Terry's, but in a separate room, of course. She also told her parents someone was coming to get her pregnancy pillow and requested them to give it to them.Austin and Hersha kept asking Lisa questions, but they still had no idea why their daughter was spending the night at Terry's house. But Lisa sounded relaxed, so maybe it was a good thing.When Terry's men came to pick up the pregnancy pillow, Hersha even told them to take the pastries she had made to Lisa.Terry looked at the stuff his men brought back, only to realize this was not just a pillow. It was a U-shape pillow, providing full-body support to the user. Lisa could sleep on any side with the pillow."You're going to sleep with a pillow like this?" Terry asked. "Yeah. My body will cha
It seemed Lisa still had him under her influence, and he could never break free! Terry thought, suddenly slamming the ointment back into Lisa's hand. "Do it yourself!" With that, and without waiting for her to react, he strode upstairs and into his room.Bang! The door closed with a loud thud. Terry leaned against the door, feeling defeated. He ruffled his hair, his mind a complete mess.Why? Why was he always so powerless with her?! Somehow, he would always willingly surrender to her control.At night, Lisa had dinner with Terry at White Residence. Lisa took a look at the variety of food. There were a lot of her favorite dishes served during dinner. Some of them were home-cooked dishes she loved in Solaria, and some were local specialties from Jorvik.It was not surprising to find the local specialties served here, but she did not expect to see Solarian food served. Only a chef familiar with Solaria dishes would be able to prepare these.Lisa enjoyed the food. She glanced at Terr
Lisa had once told him with a big smile, "Terry! I'll prepare a cake for you on your birthday every year, okay? I'll have a piece of your birthday cake every year until I lose all my teeth and my hair turns gray!""Every birthday? Are you sure you want to be with me and grow old together?""I thought you said we can't break up once in a relationship? Look, I'm not going to break up with you. I'll stay with you for the rest of my life.""Okay, you'd better stay with me for the rest of your life!"Terry could hear their laughter and warm conversation echoing in his ears. He never thought they would break up, and he had turned out to be the one who proposed the breakup."If you think you can wait, then go ahead and wait. But I don't know when I'll be back," Terry rasped.Lisa's face was less pale and pitiful, and her face finally brightened up with a small joy. "I'll wait for you! No matter how long it takes!" she said, grinning at him again. Her smile looked silly with her swollen
This woman… Lisa already had a pregnancy pillow, did she not? Why would she…Terry could not understand Lisa. Why would she break into a man's room in the middle of the night and act like this? Was she treating him as a statue with no feelings?!Just then, Lisa rolled over, bringing her closer to Terry. Lisa was so close that Terry could feel her breath brush his skin. He breathed in her heavenly scent, the lingering scent a test of his patience!After losing all hope in the relationship, Terry repeatedly told himself never to get his hopes up again. Even so, he realized he still missed her badly!"Lisa, do you realize I'm a man?!" Terry snapped his eyes and sat up sharply, glaring at the woman sleeping beside him. It was then he saw her sleeping position. She slept with the pregnancy pillow but extended her arms and legs so far that she was touching him.Lisa's eyes jolted open at Terry's roar, and she quickly sat up. "Y-You're awake?!""Even if I'm asleep, you'd wake me up!"
A moment later, Terry heard a soft whisper in his ear."Terry, why don't I stay here until your birthday is over? My face should be less swollen by then, and we can have a cake together after you return from your birthday party."Terry did not answer, but Lisa was happy with it. He did not outright reject her, which meant he was okay with it.-Terry's birthday party had been the talk of the city lately. Many of the unmarried ladies from high society had received invitations to attend his birthday party in Jorvik. Some even said that this was not just a simple birthday party. It was a party to select Terry's future wife.Although White Maple Group was prospering, some rich and powerful families had concerns with Glynnis Quirk, mainly because of her unhonorable history. Terry had taken over the power and become the head of the White family, but his mother was just a mistress in the White family. Even so, marrying Terry would benefit any woman's family a lot!The party was lively.
The party was still going on, and a smile spread across Glynnis' face as she watched her son heading over toward the lounge on the second floor with slightly flushed cheeks.Everything was going just as she had hoped, and Allyssa Tucker was already waiting in the lounge on the second floor. The marriage between the White and Tucker family would be final after tonight, and Lisa would have nothing to do with it.As Glynnis counted the time in her mind, she sipped her wine, exchanging pleasantries with the party guests. A loud noise suddenly came from the second floor, followed by a deafening silence in the crowd.The guests looked at each other with confusion on their faces, wondering what was going on.Glynnis forced a smile on her face and went to the second floor to check things out. She arrived at the second floor, only to find two of Terry's men standing in front of the lounge. Ms. Tucker was supposed to be in the lounge, and the two men she had assigned to guard the door were n
Lisa was worried about the strange flush on Terry's face. She came over and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lisa tried to reach for his forehead, but Terry jerked his head to the side and slapped her hand away. "Just leave me alone! And stay away from my room tonight!" he bellowed out, fearing he might hurt her. Lisa had been sleeping in his room for the past two days. "Are you not feeling well? Did you drink too much at the party? Or is it something else?" Lisa grabbed his arm, not letting him leave without explaining.Besides, it was Terry's birthday. Terry had not even had a bite of the cake she bought for him!Terry's body stiffened, his face darkening within seconds. "Don't touch me..." Lisa became more worried because of the resistance he showed. Terry was acting strange. "What's wrong? I can take you to the hospital if you're not feeling well. Or maybe we can have the family doctor come over.""No need!" Terry refused."But...""I said no need!" Terry s
Lisa knocked on the door, worried about Terry. "Terry? Are you okay? Should I call the butler? Do you need a doctor?" she asked, but there was no answer from inside.After a long silence, she heard a hoarse voice coming from inside. "I… I'm fine! Don't call the doctor..." Terry said each word with struggle, and when Lisa asked again, all he said was, "Don't… Stop asking… I just want to be left alone! Lisa, just… I'm begging you!"Lisa became quiet and stayed at the door of the room in silence.Terry had no idea how he was going to make it through the night. How could his mother do this to him? Was this how a mother treat her own son?!When the sunlight peeked through the curtain and turned the room bright, Terry finally fluttered his eyes open slowly.Terry had not been in such a mess for a long time. He grabbed a change of clothes and went into the bathroom, letting the warm water wash over his body.What happened after he came home yesterday replayed in his head again. He cou
“……” 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