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
Coco's cheeks were pink, her eyes growing bigger and bigger as she stared at him. Her eyes sparkled, drawing him in.Lucas could not resist her requests even if he found it embarrassing. "Okay," he agreed, his voice hoarse. "If that's what you want, I'll dance for you." Lucas would only dance for Coco. His dance was only for her to see!"Really?" Her eyes lit up with joy. "You'd dance for me?""Yes. I will," Lucas promised.Coco then stumbled onto the couch to watch him dance. Lucas smiled at Coco helplessly and made her sit properly. Before he began dancing, he loosened the tie from his neck. Then, he unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt and the sleeves at his wrists.Lucas danced, doing this only to please her. Only she could make him dance like this. He wanted to make the woman he loved happy! Coco watched, mesmerized by his dance. She rested her chin in her hands, her lips curving upward as happiness surrounded her. She felt happy in this moment.-When Clara and
Wilson knew how much he wanted to be with Clara even though he had lost his past feelings for her. Fear began to consume him although he had finally realized his dream. He was scared his happiness would be short-lived. He was afraid she would unintentionally tell him the secret phrase. It might change their relationship.Sometimes, he secretly mocked himself for setting up the secret phrase related to her. To release him from the hypnosis, she had to tell him the secret phrase in person.Maybe he really wanted to hear her tell him that at that time, but he feared hearing it from her would ruin all that peace or quiet.Wilson heard his phone ring and grabbed his phone. It was his mom calling."Mom? What's the matter?" Wilson answered the call."Still awake?" Lessie's voice came from the other end of the phone."Hmm," Wilson responded."So, what's the plan? Are you staying in Solaria permanently? You're not coming back?" Lessie questioned, and Wilson fell silent."You and Clara
Lessie never wanted her only son to be miserable. If her son was destined to be with Clara, she would accept it even if she was reluctant."Thanks, Mom," Wilson said and ended the call.Wilson grabbed his pen after the call and wrote something on the note. He carefully folded the piece of paper and stayed in the study for a long period of silence before walking out of the room. Wilson returned to the bedroom to find the lights still on. Clara was not asleep. She was sitting on the bed, looking at her cell phone."Done with work?" As if noticing his footsteps, Clara spoke up, glancing up at Wilson."Yeah. What about you? What are you looking at?" Wilson walked over."Looking at some of the pictures we took together. It's been a long time since we've had such a big gathering," Clara said, smiling. "When the kids are a little older, we can get all the children to form a soccer team." Wilson remained silent, too stunned by her smile. In his memory, he rarely saw her with such a
Clara was surprised. "W-Why do you suddenly ask?" She sounded panicked by the idea. "Is it sudden?" Wilson mock whispered. "It's not sudden at all. I've thought about the question a thousand times, thinking about the answers you may give me. I just thought it's finally time to ask you tonight."After a short pause, he continued, "Clara, I want to know what you think. Nothing else. Just ask your own heart. Do you want to stay with me for the rest of your life?"Wilson asked again, a little nervous as he anticipated her answer. Yes, he was nervous. Clara remained silent. She lowered her head as if pondering the question.Wilson stood by the bed, patiently waiting for her answer. Time had flown by, minutes passing quickly. Wilson waited for a long time, but she never gave him an answer. Clara's silence made him bitter and slightly resentful toward her. He should have never asked. The question definitely threw their relationship off balance."Forget it. Pretend I said nothing.
“……” 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