Clara felt even more guilty.After ending the call with Peter, she made another call to her mother. "Mom, I'm not coming home today. Something came up and I'll be back in a few days.""What? Did something happen?" Mrs. Wells asked worriedly."It's nothing serious. I heard there's an experienced doctor here known for his expertise in obstetrics and gynecology. I want to consult the doctor for advice, but it's hard to get an appointment, so I'll have to return in a few days," Clara explained. She did not want her mother to worry, so she made up an excuse."Is that so?" Mrs. Wells did not doubt Clara's explanation. "Well, take care and be careful since you’re alone!""You too," Clara replied. "You'll be home alone with Yanny. If you need help, just ask Serenity and Lisa for help.""Sure, I know. I'll be fine. Don't worry!" Mrs. Wells reassured her. Mrs. Wells and Clara had been supporting each other for years and did not want to cause unnecessary worry to each other.Clara was exha
Wilson's deep eyes burned into Clara, and a mocking laughter escaped his throat.Even in her dreams, Clara thought about her unborn baby and her friend Summer. What about him? What was Wilson to her? Did he even have a place in her heart? Perhaps not! If Clara did care about him, she would not have been so cruel toward him. She gave him no chance and grew desperate to separate from him. Wilson forgot his love for Clara, but the funny thing was his emotions were still greatly affected by her."Clara, if only you had some love for me. I would've…" Wilson muttered to himself, turned around, and walked to the exit. There was no point staying in her ward. Listening to her calling out someone else's name made him realize how much of a failure he had been in the past. But the moment he opened the door, he heard the whispers from her dream again."Wilson… Sorry..."Wilson stopped dead in his tracks. He turned around and looked at the sleeping Clara in bewilderment. What was that? Was s
"Hmm? You don't want me here? Then who do you want here? Peter Wall?" Wilson mocked.Clara chewed on her lips, trying to think. "No, that's not it. I just thought… I thought you went home." She thought Wilson would rest at home instead of staying with her in the ward. He no longer loved her, after all.Wilson gave Clara a meaningful look and spoke slowly. "Clara, the doctor has spoken to you. If you insist on keeping the baby, the pain will happen again, just like it did today. Are you planning to keep the baby anyway?""Yes. I've made up my mind to keep the child. There's no point in thinking otherwise now," she said stubbornly."But giving birth to the child might shorten your life. Do you still want to persist? If you abort the baby, you may live to your seventies or eighties. If you have this child, you may live to your sixties, at best," Wilson stated.Although stunned at first, Clara chuckled after a short silence. "For me, living to my sixties is good enough. Besides, life
Clara was still shocked at Wilson's offer. She did not expect things to take such a turn.Wilson had actually agreed to spare Queenie, but in return, Clara would have to live with him for some time.Wilson wanted to try a married life with her. Maybe he wanted to prove that she was nothing more than a woman he used to love.Clara thought maybe this was a good thing, but her smile turned bitter. At least she could spend more time with him. And maybe this period of married life would become the most precious memory of her life.-Lessie Holland was still awake when Wilson came home. When she saw her son, she asked hurriedly, "What happened? You came home late. I almost thought—"Lessie paused abruptly, but Wilson knew what she wanted to say. What did you think? That I'd go back to Solaria with Clara?"Lessie gave an awkward smile. "Wilson, now that Clara has left, don't worry about her anymore. Tell me what type of woman you like, and I'll find somebody for you. Did you like Clara
Clara left Latveria in the car. The car drove for about three hours and arrived in Solaria.Mrs. Wells was surprised to see Clara come home in a luxury car. She saw a young man follow Clara around and heard him referring to Clara as Mrs. Birch, which puzzled her even more. "What's going on… Did Wilson send you home?""Yeah," Clara said."So, you and Wilson…""It's a long story, Mom. I'll tell you later," Clara said. After saying goodbye to Frank, she returned to the store with her mother.Back in the store, Clara told her mother about what had happened during her stay in Latveria except for anything related to Peter Wall the fact that she had been taken to the hospital because of abdominal pains. Mrs. Wells listened with a heavy heart, worry clouding her face. "Does that mean… Are you going to live with him?""Yeah, but only for a year or so. Also, he didn't mention Yanny," Clara said, telling her mother about the plan. "This place is close to Yanny's school. I'd like him to st
Lisa hesitated slightly. "Clara, you don't have to go through all of this. It's been five years since you had a liver transplant. Maybe your health isn't that bad. How about we try to undo Wilson's hypnosis? Once he recovers his feelings for you, both of you can…""No, it's fine. Just leave it be. This is good enough for me. I don't want him to risk his life again just for me," Clara said, forcefully hiding the sadness in her heart. "Lisa, this is my choice," Clara said with a faint smile on her lips.Lisa looked at Clara, wondering why Clara and Wilson could not be together again. Clara obviously had feelings for Wilson again. Both of them loved each other, but they could not be together. One loved too deeply, and the other was still rekindling her love. Lisa's heart ached even more thinking about Clara and Wilson's love. No matter how much they loved each other, love was still love. Serenity sensed the heightened sadness and quickly changed the topic. "Anyway, now that Wils
"We can always have fun at home. Do you guys know any card games?" Lisa asked. She then turned to Clara, "Serenity knows some card games. Clara, what about you?""Kinda," Clara responded. She knew the basic rules, but it had been many years since she had played any card games."Let's play rummy, then," Lisa suggested."But it's just the three of us. We need four players," Serenity said."Terry called and said he'd be back early today. He'll be home soon, so there's four of us!" Lisa chirped.After a while, Terry arrived, so Lisa quickly set up the table, ready to begin the game. "I never knew you knew about card games." Terry arched a brow, seemingly amused."Well, I'm actually the best player in my family. Whenever my relatives come over, I'll join them in games." Lisa spoke with a proud look, making Terry even more amused."Well, then. Let's see how good you are," Terry said, telling the maid to grab a deck of cards from the storage. Lisa had bought the cards when she was ou
Jackson arrived shortly after the game ended, and the maid led him in. When he looked around, he saw the four sitting around the table and noticed the cards scattered on the table.Surprise flashed in Jackson's eyes. He quickly came to Serenity's side. "I rarely see you play card games. How was it? Did you win?""I lost five dollars," Serenity said, leaving Jackson momentarily dumbfounded. After a short silence, Jackson asked curiously, "Are you playing a five-dollar card game? He never expected them to be playing with such a small stake."No, we're betting five pence for each point," Serenity said. Jackson looked at the four players. Terry had the most chips on the table. If each point was only worth five pence, Terry's winning might be around ten dollars at most."It's getting late. I've come to take you home. If you don't go home for dinner, the kids will throw a tantrum again," Jackson urged.Serenity agreed and turned to Clara. "Clara, come. We'll give you a ride."Than
“……” 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