The next day, it was blowing hard. That day, Zena was convicted of multiple crimes and was sentenced to ten years in prison. John blocked this news for Xavier's reputation, so not many people knew about it. Liron and Andrew were also sentenced. However, they were different. Liron was not the chief culprit, and he would be imprisoned for five years. As for Andrew... he would be put to death in a month. Xavier stood in the small garden and looked at the flowers and plants in front of him. There was no joy or sorrow on his face. Early in the morning, he learned this news from James. He had known that the result would be like this, but he was stunned when he heard that. Later, he had been standing here all the time. In fact, he didn't think too much. He just felt it a little boring all of a sudden. In the past, he was afraid and uneasy, and he even said that he would teach those people a lesson. But after everything came to an end, he suddenly
In the following days, everything was peaceful and wonderful. Although John did not talk much, he chatted with Elizabeth occasionally and cared about her diet. Lydia prepared different nutritionally balanced menus for her every day. Apart from chatting with Elizabeth, she took a walk with Elizabeth in the neighborhood and talked about the gossips of stars. As for James, he was very good to her. Ignoring the fact that he didn't know how to cook, he was a perfect husband. Everyone treated Elizabeth very well, and she often felt that she was living like a pig. Except for going out for a walk with Lydia sometimes, she slept and ate all day long. She has just come home for ten days, but she had gained six pounds. That day, when Elizabeth finished washing up and looked into the mirror, she could vaguely see her jowl. At first, she was stunned. Then, she looked at herself in the mirror carefully. When she found that she was really jowly, she sighed helplessly. She retu
James suddenly approached Elizabeth, and she did not dodge. Instead, she blinked her eyes and nodded with a smile, "Yeah." "..." "I thought you were outside, and you didn't pack up your things, so I..." Elizabeth thought for a moment, but she didn't say that she saw it on purpose, "I just wanted to sort out these things for you, and then I saw them." James was silent for a while, "Is that so?" He had been with her for so long. How could he not know what she was thinking? Humph! Did she think that he could not see that she was lying? "Of course." Elizabeth nodded repeatedly. In order to make herself look more sincere, she stopped smiling and put on a serious face. "Oh." "Look at you..." Elizabeth narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Are you angry? Just because I peeked at your drafts?" However, before James could say anything, she said in a hurry, "I didn't mean it. Besides, you prepared these things for me, didn't you? In fact, I'm glad that I
"No!" Elizabeth immediately said, "Am I that kind of person? I didn't expect that you would think of me in this way!" "I was just asking casually." "Your furtive behaviours were strange, but I didn't think too much, okay?" "Furtive behaviours?" Elizabeth stuck out her tongue, "Well, I should say that you seem to be very busy these days. Except for eating and accompanying me, you stay in the study all day." After hearing this, James immediately said, "I never ignore you." "I didn't say that." Elizabeth muttered, "I just don't want you to be too tired." "I'm not tired, really." After that, he looked at her, "Why did you suddenly want to find me? You should be sleeping at this time, shouldn't you?" "I woke up early today, and then..." Elizabeth said with a dejected face, "When I looked in the mirror, I found that I am jowly. To be honest, I am a little sad." "What's there to be sad about? It's called happy fat." Elizabeth was spe
Since it was a secret action, they enjoyed it very much. Lydia saw Elizabeth in good condition and thought she would be bored at home only. Thus, Lydia invited Elizabeth to take a walk further instead of around the villa only. The community they lived in was with great facility and located in the downtown area. There was a small park in it with beautiful views. "Mom, your phone is ringing." Lydia said casually, "It must be my husband being unhappy because we didn't invite him to come together." "... " "Oh, I'll tell you. Men sometimes can be over clingy. My husband is a great example. I'm surprised at how clingy he can be sometimes at this age." Listening to Lydia's complaint, Elizabeth chuckled, "Isn't it good? It shows that you are deeply bounded." Lydia thought for a moment and then nodded. "Well... As you mentioned it, it seems so." There were a few acquainted madams who played cards with her. Every time they praised her to be
Elizabeth felt a little helpless, but she couldn't say anything. However, even if she didn't say it, it didn't mean that she didn't understand John, did it? James did everything for her own good, and John did everything for Lydia, didn't he? He accompanied her, followed her, and even cared about her just because he loved her. He was afraid that she would feel lonely or be wronged in another city. Besides, no matter how delicious the food outside was, it was actually not as good as the food cooked at home. "Mom." After a long while, Elizabeth said, "In fact... dad did it for your own good." "Uh..." Lydia was rendered speechless and felt a little embarrassed. She thought that she had really lost her face and her image seemed to have been ruined in an instant. That was really an unwise move. Why did she say something like that without thinking? Didn't she give herself a slap in the face? However, she thought that she was a generous person, so she
"I..." "What's the matter?" As Elizabeth said this, she couldn't help but look around with worry. She thought that John or James had come here, but she didn't see them after looking around. "I am just..." Lydia put her hands on her belly and felt awkward, "My stomach aches a little." "Ah?" Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, "Is it because the food is unclean?" At this time, Elizabeth was worried about Lydia's health, and also worried about herself. If she had a stomachache because of this food and even had diarrhea... Speaking of diarrhea, she thought of the fact that not long ago, she and Evelyn had diarrhea and then had an intravenous drip because they ate the leftovers she brought to school... She couldn't take medicine at will because she was pregnant. "No." Lydia's well-maintained face looked so painful, "It's just because I ate too much all of a sudden and my stomach can't bear it." She not only felt uncomfortable in her stomach, b
Elizabeth paused and looked back. It was only then that she saw the cleaner's face clearly. It seemed that she was in her fifties. Her face was haggard, and her figure was thin, but she grabbed her with great strength. "Who are you?" Elizabeth asked after looking at her for a long time. The middle-aged woman stared at Elizabeth carefully. Then she shook her head gently with disappointment in her eyes. "Who are you?" Elizabeth had never seen this woman before. Although she often came here, she almost came in and left by car every time, and she always stayed at home, so she was very sure that she did not know this woman. "It seems that you're really not so charming. Are you beautiful? I just think that you're not ugly." The woman in a gloomy voice. Elizabeth was somewhat displeased, "Madam, I don't seem to know you." Therefore, she was not qualified to say so. "It doesn't matter if you don't know me. As long as I know you." Hearing this, El