In the study, John was sitting on a small sofa and waiting for the water in the teapot on the tea tray to boil. He looked at James, who was sitting on the side. After a slight sigh, he said, "Elizabeth is back safe and sound. We all rest assured." James stared at the teapot in front of him and nodded slightly. However, he was far from being as calm as he looked. He was a little impulsive, but he didn't regret it. However, his father didn't scold or punish him. Instead, John only sat peacefully and chatted with him. It made James surprised. "Next, What's your plan?" "Pardon?" John was a little unhappy, but he did not lose his temper. "What are you going to do next?" James was silent for a while. "I'm the one who turned to Richard. He helped me with it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do it so fast. I owe him a favor, and I am clear about what to do. He said that they are going to make a match recently, about performance. They applied for it, bu
Seeing James go downstairs, Lydia stopped watching TV and quickly ran to James's side. "Kid, what did your father say to you?" James was in a good mood. He grinned, "What else could happen? His son almost made a big mistake today. He was punishing me with family laws. Do you believe it?" Lydia obviously didn't believe it. She patted him on the shoulder and pretended to be angry, "I will be happy if he really has punished you." "Lydia, am I really your biological son?" "Of course not." Lydia spread her hands. "Back then, we were lucky and picked up a child from the trash can outside the house. Go out and have a look. The trash can is still there." "I see." James nodded happily. "I'm asking you. What did your father say to you?" "Do you want to know?" James raised his eyebrows. "Of course! Tell me now!" James stopped smiling and said, "Then just go upstairs and ask Mr. Lu yourself." "Oh!" Lydia was speechless. "You naughty kid.
Richard let out a mournful cry. "Jimmy, you are so annoying." James did not speak either, but his eyes became even more sharp and deep. Richard looked at James and sighed gloomily. "Well, it's my old man, okay?" "What's the matter?" "Ah! What else can it be?" Richard shrugged helplessly. "I know that he wouldn't agree even if I asked him. He would only think that I was kidding. So, I did everything in his name. Well, it's easy to imagine how angry he was. Fortunately, he didn't have a heart attack, and he wasn't so angry to have a heart attack. But he ordered me to discharge by the end of the year and to take over his business." Hearing this, James felt complicated, and his face darkened. After a long while, he sighed and apologized, "I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble." "What are you talking about?" Richard gave him an angry glance. "We are brothers. It's good that I have helped you." Although Richard said so, James didn't feel less
Elizabeth felt a little thirsty, so she opened her eyes. Although the light in the room was not very dazzling, she couldn't get used to it for the moment. She raised her hand to block the light, trying to get used to it slowly. "Elizabeth, are you awake?" Lydia stood up from the chair and asked with a smile, "Did you sleep well?" Elizabeth was stunned, "Mom." She wanted to sit up, but she looked around out of habit. "Are you looking for Jimmy?" Elizabeth was too embarrassed to say yes, so she shook her head and replied, "No." Lydia had dated with John when she was young. How could she not know what Elizabeth was thinking? "Jimmy has something to do, so he went out. He'll probably come back later. If you need something or want to say something, you can tell me." Hearing this, Elizabeth pursed her lips, "Mm." "Are you hungry? If you're hungry, I'll bring you midnight snacks." Lydia asked with a smile. "No, I'm just a little thir
"Mom, James... also asked me about this, but... I haven't made up my mind yet." "Is that so?" Elizabeth nodded and looked down at the quilt. After a while, she raised her head again, looked at Lydia and whispered, "I don't know what to do." Lydia said patiently, "It doesn't matter. Just say what you like. I am your mother, and we are family. You can tell me whatever you want. I just want to know what you're thinking about." Elizabeth thought for a moment, "She has done a lot of evil things indeed, and she has become more and more vicious. For example, today she showed me the divorce agreement and asked me to sign it. I felt angry and thought that she was ridiculous. But at that time, I also felt that she was crazy and a little pitiful." "But then, she tried to push me down the stairs. At that time, I was really afraid and totally panicked. It wasn't easy for me to keep this child. Later... Alas! How shall I put it? In short, my mood is a bit complicated no
"Go away... Don't... push me..." Elizabeth's voice was intermittent and not loud, but her tone was flustered and panicked. "Punish you!" She screamed, suddenly opened her eyes and gasped for air. Her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. "Honey." James leaned over and said in a very soft voice, "Did you have a nightmare?" When he was a child, he heard from others that when someone had a nightmare, he couldn't be woken up abruptly and rudely. Otherwise, his soul would be frightened out. In fact, he didn't really believe this. But just now, when Elizabeth shook her head and muttered with her face twisted, he didn't dare to wake her up. At this time, he didn't dare to do anything that would be bad for her. Elizabeth was still immersed in the dream, and she hadn't come to sense completely. The expression in her eyes was addled. "Honey?" Elizabeth was stunned. She looked at the things in the room, and then slowly turned her he
"No." James squeezed her hand, "Why should I think about her? Anyway, I won't let her go. There's no need to think too much." Hearing this, Elizabeth was dumbfounded for a moment before asking, "You've made up your mind?" "Right." "..." "You came upstairs, didn't you? Then dad talked to me alone, and he said something to me. So, don't be in a dilemma and don't worry about it. Just stay here. You can eat or sleep as you like. I will deal with everyone and everything that makes you unhappy. Okay?" "So... what did dad tell you?" "Let Zena go aboard. She should leave this place and stay away from you." Elizabeth opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just nodded slightly. Sending Zena abroad was a big thing. Since they had made up their minds, she would be ungrateful if she wanted to speak for Zena. Should she help Zena? At this time, she was really not in the mood to do it. To put it bluntly, if she didn't want
Elizabeth was stunned for a long while. Then she raised her head and looked at James with puzzlement. Blinking her eyes, she asked, "What did you say?" "Let's get married." Elizabeth laughed and gently patted James on the chest, "Hey, are you stupid? I said that you were stupid at the airport today. Are you really out of your mind?" "..." James just smiled and didn't speak, but his eyes were surprisingly bright. Elizabeth didn't think too much and said, "Why are you looking at me like this? You're really too strange. We have got married, haven't we? Why should we get married again?" Had he been so worried that he became silly? James sighed softly, "I know that we've got married." "So why did you say that?" "Honey, what I mean is that we are going to hold a wedding." "Huh?" Elizabeth was stunned for a moment. To be exact, she was shocked. "Well..." Elizabeth licked her lip. At this time, she was a little flustered, confused, an