However, Wilson’s voice was calm, almost as if he was making a simple decision. For a moment, Clara could only stare blankly into his eyes. She couldn't avert her gaze even if she didn’t want to look at him anymore. It took a while for her to turn around and get into the car. The car slowly drove away after Clara closed the door. Wilson smiled bitterly as he looked at the car that gradually disappeared. He knew that it was best for him and Clara. Then, he called someone and instructed, “Get me the details of those people who dined in the same private room with Clara today.” The people who used Clara were going to suffer the consequences. -The following day, Queenie came to Clara’s store early in the morning and apologized repeatedly.“I’m sorry, Clara. I didn’t know that it would end up like that yesterday. Martin only disrespected you because he was drunk. Don’t mind him.” Clara looked at her and said bluntly, “You planned it for a long time, right? You brought me
“You’re saying that Wilson has nothing to do with you even when you’re pregnant with his child? It’s fine if you don’t want to help me, but how could you make such an excuse?!” Queenie exclaimed angrily. Just then, a car stopped in front of Clara’s store, and Serenity got down from it. Queenie frowned when she saw that someone was coming. “Forget it. I’ll come over to catch up with you next time.” She left in a hurry after saying that, and Serenity brushed past her. “Who’s that? Your friend?” Serenity asked Clara. “Not really. She’s my former cellmate, who was quite nice to me in jail. I met her by chance the other day, only to find out that she wanted to meet Wilson through me for business. Her main purpose wasn’t to catch up with me.”Serenity sighed. “People are complicated. Their true colors will show through the years.”“Yeah, I agree. People do change.”“Is she the one who helped you erase your tracks to prevent Wilson from locating you after you were released from p
“That’s right. He saved Renee’s and Lisa’s lives.” Serenity said and looked at Clara. “What about you? How's it going with Wilson? Are you going to divorce him when this child is born?” “Mhm.” Clara looked down at her belly. Serenity knew that Clara still couldn’t accept Wilson, so she stopped talking about this topic.Love couldn’t be forced, and Serenity would support any decision that Clara made.She would congratulate Clara with gifts if Clara got back together with Wilson, and she would help Clara raise her child if she wanted to stay single. “Keep this invitation. I’ll ask my driver to pick up you, Yanny, and your mother on the day of the banquet,” Serenity said before leaving. Clara looked at the invitation and gently caressed her belly. Renee and her child were only less than a year apart. However, Renee would be the princess of the White family while the child in her belly would grow up without a father. Clara planned to raise the child alone. The child would g
Mrs. Wells was extremely happy with her appearance. After all, women wished to look beautiful at any age. The triplets and Cynthia were also dressing up for the banquet. Jacqueline praised Yannick after he changed into his suit. “You look cool, Yanny!” Yannick smiled and returned the compliment. “You look pretty too, Jackie!” Jacqueline was wearing a purple tutu-style dress with a bow of the same color on her head. She looked like an elf. She smiled happily when she was praised for her beauty. Serenity had dressed her up so beautifully, and she was going to show Frederick her picture later. It was a pity that Frederick wasn’t here, otherwise, they could have visited Renee together. Jacqueline’s smile dropped when she thought of it. “We’ll be leaving in a while, guys.” Serenity began to arrange their transportation, and Jackson watched her with a smile on his face. The Valor Residence was no longer quiet like the old days. It was lively with Serenity and the kids. He w
“All thanks to Serenity, haha. Stop flattering me.” Clara laughed. After chatting for a while, she went to her table with Mrs. Wells. It was a buffet-style banquet, and the banquet hall had a casual atmosphere. “Mom, sit here. I’ll get you some food,” Clara told Mrs. Wells. “Alright.” Someone called out to Clara when she reached the buffet area. “Clara, you’re here too?” It was Queenie, and she was with Harvey. Queenie was surprised that Clara was there. It hadn’t been easy for Harvey to get an invitation, and Queenie had persuaded him to bring her here instead of his wife. Harvey wanted to make friends with the rich for business, while Queenie wanted to suck up to the socialites. They wanted to have more connections to upgrade their status. She didn’t expect that she would meet Clara here. She was even more surprised to see Clara wearing a haute couture dress that she had seen in the magazine. The dress was worth millions. Ordinary people like them couldn’t affor
Queenie watched the scene from afar with hatred. She thought that Clara was lying to her when she denied that Wilson had brought her here. She was like a fool in Clara’s eyes. Harvey spoke after pondering for a moment, “This friend of yours is not simple. How could a woman who had been in jail hold a place in Wilson’s heart? She must be rather scheming. Still, she can’t marry him even if she’s pregnant with his child."The words “a woman who had been in jail” made Queenie upset. It was taboo for her as she had also been in jail before, but Harvey would always tease her about it in front of others. Sometimes, she couldn’t help but think that Harvey was just fooling around with her. Even if she bore him a son, he would never marry her. She was nothing to him because of her past. Wilson accompanied Clara and served Mrs. Wells her food. “Mom, would you like anything else? I can get it for you,” Wilson said. “It’s fine, this is more than enough.” “I’ll get something for Clara
A chill ran down her spine. “Mr. Birch, did Clara say anything that made you misunderstand me? I’m not using Clara for anything, I was just…” Wilson cut Queenie off, “You and I know what you’re doing. Keep your hands to yourself. I look down upon women like you.” Queenie’s face turned red in embarrassment as she was deeply insulted. “I know that you are only toying with Clara. You wouldn’t really want someone who had been in jail, right?” Wilson’s mood darkened. “You’ll become a mute if I hear you saying something about Clara being in jail next time.” Queenie trembled in fear. She knew that Wilson wasn’t joking even though she didn’t want to admit it. She had heard Harvey talk about Martin’s encounter after that incident in the private room. Martin’s several business projects had failed. Although the Brooks family didn’t say what was going on, Harvey speculated that it had something to do with Wilson. Queenie was frozen in place with sweaty palms even after Wilson left he
“Renee is the future heir of the White family. Of course, they would like to get on our good side and get their son to marry Renee in the future,” Terry said. “Are you sure that you want to let Renee inherit the White family in the future? What if she doesn’t know anything about business? Aren't you afraid that she’ll be the downfall of the Whites?” “It’s fine as long as she is happy.” Lisa was flabbergasted. Terry was talking as if he was giving a toy, not a huge conglomerate to Renee. “Should we have a few more kids? Then, we can choose the most suitable one as your future heir.” Lisa thought that it would be great to have a few more choices. “No way!” Terry’s expression changed abruptly when he heard her. Lisa was surprised at his reaction. “Why not? Didn't you use to think it was good to have more children?” Terry pulled Lisa into his embrace, and people began looking sideways at them as they were standing in the middle of the banquet hall. “Hey, there are still peo
“……” 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