"But our family's business is all here!" Amaya exclaimed. Life abroad would never be as good as their life in Solaria!"There's nothing else we can do. The company is being investigated, and the relevant authorities will be more careful, thanks to Christine's drama. By then, we may not be able to leave even if we want to!"Mark knew all about the company's problem. If Christine had stopped making a fuss, he could have used his connections to get the Spears family off the hook. However, there was no turning back because of the trouble Christine had caused.Mark was so exhausted, he had no strength left in him to lecture his daughter."She's just a cripple! Why does she have so much support?!" Christine yelled, resentment forming in her heart. How could she accept this?! "How could Lucas be with a woman like her? Is he blind?! They think they've won now, but I'll make Coco pay for this!" Slap! Unable to take it anymore, Mark slapped his daughter in the face.Christine was inc
Summer had also watched Coco's livestream earlier. Coco could have stayed under Lucas' protection, but she stood up for herself and faced the public. Summer admired Coco's courage and hoped for the best for her. Coco knew people would attack her, but she bravely accepted it. Maybe this was what Coco needed to stand by Lucas' side for the days to come.The group discussed Coco's live stream. It was a slightly random change in topic, but the women eventually decided to visit Coco for a housewarming after her place was ready.After the video call, Coco got a call from Minnie."Coco! You were so awesome! There are posts online discussing your circle of friends. With your powerful connections, no one will try to mess with you anymore!" Minnie cheered, her comments making Coco amused."The livestream went well, fortunately," Coco smiled. "Hopefully the storm will soon be over.""Things will be better for you, but I guess Christine will be in trouble. Everyone is criticizing her online
Hamer reported the result of the investigation and handed Lucas the file.Lucas looked over the information at hand and gave his next orders. "Stop Christine and her family from leaving the country. Did they think it'd be easy for them to flee abroad?"Lucas swore he would make those who hurt Coco pay for their actions!"Understood!" Hamer responded."Also, apart from Christine, send the two people with her to the police," Lucas added. The two of them had hurt Coco the other day, and he would never forgive them."Yes, I know what to do," Hamer answered and left quickly.After settling the matters, Lucas returned to the bedroom and looked at the sleeping Coco in bed with both tenderness and passion."Coco..." he murmured, leaning down to kiss her forehead. The kiss showed his deep love, a devoted love for her!-Things escalated pretty quickly after Christine's drama spread all over the internet. The proof of her misdoings was out there, and all her secrets were actively expose
The Spears family got detained, and the netizens gossipped about them. Some pointed out that the police had evidence of Christine's attempts at defamation, instructing several influential online personalities to smear Coco's name and spread all kinds of baseless rumors.In addition, it seemed that the Spears family had transferred private funds out of the country, which constituted fraud. The punishment for such fraud would not be light. Everyone knew the Spears family was finished! With a sigh, Coco watched the news without any feeling. She simply thought life was unpredictable. Coco wondered if Christine would have made the same choices had she known the consequences. Christine had tried to manipulate public opinion to damage Coco's reputation but destroyed her own life instead.After the drama settled, Coco stayed in Lucas' villa instead of going home. If she tried to go home, Lucas would follow her and sleep on her couch again.Lucas and Coco had separate rooms in the vill
Coco wanted to give the story a proper ending. "I know. If it doesn't work, I'll simply end it.""But I like the story. I started the new series after I got to know Lucas. I hope the story will come to a good ending too.""Okay. I'll start the preparation. Well, your story was quite well received before you disappeared. We had plans to publish it into a book, but then you disappeared, so that didn't happen. Maybe resuming the serialization will have a good result!" Minnie smiled.Getting up from her seat, Minnie said goodbye. "Well, I'm going back to the office.""Don't forget about the housewarming party at my new place tonight," Coco reminded her.Minnie chuckled. "How could I forget? So many big names are going to gather today. I can't miss a rare party like this."In the evening, Coco set up a buffet-style party at her new place. Lucas also arranged for some of his cooks and maids to come and help with the food and cleaning.Summer was the first to arrive at the party. Hayde
The other couples thought the same and nodded in agreement. Meanwhile, Minnie was single and had no experience, so she said nothing."Anyway, you should tell Lucas to be prepared in case you get pregnant early. You'll have to move the wedding date earlier," Serenity urged, and the others agreed."I'm sure you'll have a cute child with Lucas. Speaking of which, the kids will grow up together, and there are internal opportunities for matchmaking …" Lisa mumbled to herself. "Internal opportunities?" Coco said, feeling puzzled."Look at the kids playing in the yard. And don't forget the rest of the kids at home. Wouldn't it be nice to see them growing up together and falling in love with a childhood friend? Well, that was my dream," Lisa murmured about her little fantasy."You'd better keep this a secret from Terry. If he knows about your dream, he'll try to identify all your childhood friends, won't he?" Serenity teased. "Pretend I said nothing," Lisa said sheepishly, trembling in
Lucas tapped Wilson on the shoulder while Clara and Summer were chatting."You should've seen that look on your face. Do you know what you look like?""What?" "Like a student who's thinking of their future, not knowing the best path for him," Lucas teased. "So, did something happen between you and Clara?""Nothing happened. It's been quiet lately," Wilson stated.It was precisely this peace that bothered him. Like something was stirring the calm waters, making him feel panicky."Why that look on your face? Are you two not getting along?" Lucas continued asking."No. We're getting along well," Wilson replied. A cozy relationship was building between them, and his relationship with Yanny was improving. Sometimes, he even thought that this was the life he wanted.Despite that, he still felt uneasy. Even though he had gone through hypnosis to forget his past feelings, it did not help any of his lingering resentment over their previously failed relationship. Even so, he could not
"Don't you stop me… Let's have fun together… Instead of having fun alone…" Lisa got louder when drunk.Have fun together? With who? Terry rolled his eyes at Lisa, and Lisa did not even realize it."Lisa's drunk. I'm taking her home," Terry said, ready to take Lisa home. Coco quickly answered, "Take care on your way home."Lisa was not done yet. "Come visit me next time, Coco… I'll show you my collection of handsome men. Those posters, they're all my treasures. Terry doesn't even know…"Well, her secret was out, and everyone in the room knew! Terry listened and was rendered speechless. Once he got home, he would look for her hidden treasures and see whose posters she had been collecting."Oh, by the way… Coco, Clara, Serenity…""In the future… When Coco gets married, how about making the guys do a group dance… It'll be great! I'm going to look for some dance music…"Lisa rambled on, and her suggestion brought a whole new slew of headaches to the men in the room. The men in a g
“……” 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