"But you'll have to go through a lengthy court process that will take at least six months. If the media finds out, it’ll negatively impact the Birch Group's reputation," Clara pointed out, her eyes red with emotion.He scrutinized her. Her eyes were welling up with moisture, as if tears were on the verge of falling from them once again. His heart tightened, and memories of the previous times she cried flashed through his mind.One time, she cried and pleaded, "Wilson, you've got to believe me! I didn't push Sandra Cooper down the stairs! I didn't!" Another time, she begged with tears in her eyes, "Wilson, please spare me, spare me!" And finally, amidst her tears, she had declared with a calm voice, "Wilson Birch, I will never forgive you..."These were the memories he had of her crying. He no longer loved her, so he should be able to look back at those memories like an outsider, right? Then why... why did they still cause him so much pain? His heart... it hurt so much!Dr
Sometime later, Wilson's nurse, Mandy Monroe, entered the room and said, "Mr. Birch, it's time to take your medicine." She placed a tray on the coffee table and handed Wilson his pills and water.Wilson took the pills and swallowed them.After Mandy checked his temperature and blood pressure, she said, "Mr. Birch, the woman who came today...""Don't worry about her. I'm tired, I want to take a nap. You may leave," Wilson said."Alright," Mandy responded and slowly exited the room. Before closing the door, she couldn't help stealing another glance at Wilson.Earlier, she had heard from Frank that the woman who came today was Mr. Birch's wife. Mandy was surprised to find out that Mr. Birch was already married. However, during the most difficult period of Mr. Birch's recovery, his wife wasn't even there for him!She didn't deserve to be Mr. Birch's wife!Mandy went downstairs with anger in her heart. She was originally a nurse in a prestigious hospital. She was young, beautiful,
Clara bit her lip in contemplation. She stood up, asked the servant where Wilson's room was, and headed towards his room upstairs.After a gentle knock on the door, she heard a voice from inside say, "Come in."As she pushed the door open, she was taken aback. Wilson was shirtless, and there was a woman assisting him in putting on a shirt. The woman stood in front of him, buttoning his shirt up, while Clara was standing behind him, so she was unable to see the woman's face. She could only catch a glimpse of her figure and could tell that the person was a woman.In that instant, something pricked at Clara's heart. Was she bothered? Or perhaps, jealous that he was standing so close to another woman?Wilson turned his head back slightly. Upon seeing that it was Clara, he turned back around, as if he couldn't be bothered with her. "Oh, it's you. What's the matter?" he asked."I... I wanted to have dinner with you," Clara said."No need. I prefer to eat alone," Wilson replied indiff
But suddenly, Wilson spoke again, "You can leave too. I would like to dine alone." Mandy was taken aback. "But..." "But what?" Wilson's cold gaze instantly silenced Mandy."Nothing. I'll take my leave," she said meekly before leaving the room.Earlier, she couldn't help but feel as if he had seen through her, making her feel afraid.Mandy tried to assure herself that she was overthinking things.In the following days, Wilson never shared a single meal with Clara. The servants, who were originally treating her with respect, gradually became less respectful. Rumors spread among the servants that Wilson wanted to divorce Clara, but she refused, so she came to the mansion to try to win back his heart. Because of that, their attitude towards Clara became even more negligent.However, Clara paid it no heed. The only person she was concerned about was Wilson.Unfortunately, she rarely got the chance to see him.Today, after leaving her room, Clara made her way to the mansion's c
Wilson was recovering well under the professional care of doctors and nurses. Even so, Clara could not resist wanting to see his recovery, telling herself that a glance was all she needed.One of her hands searched out the buttons on his shirt, and she slowly unbuttoned his shirt. She carefully pulled his shirt over until she saw the scar on the upper right-hand part of his belly. It was a bad scar. Clara stared at the scar, tears in her eyes. She suddenly thought of the first time Wilson donated part of his liver to her. She had never really seen the scar he got after the operation. Even though they had spent another night together by accident, she had not seen the scar. The room had been dark, and she was too busy struggling.Later, Wilson got hurt for saving her and was hospitalized. He was covered in bandages, and she had never noticed this scar.She finally had the chance to see it.The second time Wilson donated his liver, the doctor operated on the same incision site as
"Really?" Wilson suddenly moved and stood up. He released his grip and yanked his shirt off, showing her the scars on his body.Clara stared at the hideous scar dumbfounded, this time getting a clearer view of it. "Does it still hurt?" she asked, tears bright in her eyes. "It's been two months. What do you think?" he said coldly.Clara should be relieved that it no longer hurt. "I'm sorry… You got hurt so badly for me…""It wasn't for you. I just did what my old self told me to do," Wilson's voice was cold."I've shown you the wound. So, don't casually come to undress me again." Wilson warned, suddenly leaning close to her. Wilson reached in front of her and stroked one fingertip over her lips. "Trust me. I'm not interested in you at all!" With that, he turned around and left the courtyard.Clara watched as Wilson walked away, feeling his lingering warmth on her skin. The bet did not improve the distance between them. Wilson clearly showed his intention to stay away from her
Something glimmering caught Lisa's eyes, and she noticed the ring on Summer's left ring finger. "What's that ring?" "My wedding ring," Summer said with a soft smile."Wedding ring?" Lisa gasped in surprise. "You're married?""Yes, I am. I married a man who died saving my life," Summer answered frankly. "Although he's dead, he's my only husband. I'm glad to be married to him after all these years."Serenity listened in silence. She had already known about this from her previous conversation with Summer. Lisa, on the other hand, was surprised that Summer spoke of her late husband so fondly."You must love your husband very much," Lisa murmured emotionally."Yes. I love Nathan very much." Summer smiled. "It's a blessing to be with the person you love. Unfortunately, I'll never have the chance again, but I'll keep Nathan close to my heart.""However, Clara still has a chance. I hope her trip to Latveria will be fruitful. I hope she'll be with Wilson again," Summer said. Speaking
Clara kept going on and on. "Wilson, stay with me.""Wilson, I promise to grow old together with you, cherishing each day with you.""Wilson, let's grow old together?""Wilson, marry me."-It was honestly annoying to hear a series of weird stuff all of a sudden. "Clara, what the hell are you talking about?" Wilson grunted.The light in her eyes dimmed. "I just wanted to try and see if I could undo your hypnosis."Wilson's expression flickered with wariness. He understood why she was saying all this nonsense. "Are you trying to guess the secret phrase to undo my hypnosis? Clara, you really think you can undo it with such silly words?"Wilson gracefully rose and approached her. "Do you think it's so easy to guess? If it was, why would I have bothered to undergo hypnotherapy? Besides—"Wilson paused, running his hand through her hair. His eyes deepened with an emotion he could not name. "You want to undo the hypnosis. Are you hoping that I'll recover my feelings and become a foo
“……” 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