Jim lifted his head to stare in the direction of the stairs and called out, "What did you add to the soup?"Bonnie froze in her steps, then came back downstairs. She shot him a strange look and replied, "Oat milk."Then, she turned her head away from him and added, "I'm lactose intolerant, so I can't drink dairy, and besides, I just moved back here today, so unfortunately, I don't have any milk in the fridge."According to the original recipe, I'm supposed to add milk into the soup, but because I don't have any, I put in some of my usual oat milk instead."She paused for a moment before saying, "Even though oat milk and cow's milk are very different, they're both rich in protein, and this brand of oat milk doesn't taste bad either."She pursed her lips slightly. "Besides, this isn't the first time you tasted it. You drank it before losing your memories, and you even said it tasted good. What's wrong? Why don't you like it anymore?"Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this.He di
"I came across this particular brand when I was a child and fell in love with it ever since due to its rich flavor, but I never managed to taste it again ever since I was taken away to live in the countryside."However, even after I tried to track down this particular brand of oat milk again in the future, I couldn't find it anymore." Bonnie curled her lips into a self-deprecating smile. "After I inherited the Craig family fortune, I spent a lot of time and effort trying to track down the brand that made this oat milk, and finally, I managed to obtain the rights to the recipe and started manufacturing it myself."She shrugged and added, "However, the company has been losing money over this product ever since it launched, and I guess it's because no one out there likes this flavor anymore."The biggest buyer of this particular product is the owner itself: me."Then, she turned around and strode into the kitchen to clean up.Jim narrowed his eyes as he watched her leave.Could this
Harvey's entire body froze when he heard Jim's words. He glanced first at Jim, then at Bonnie, his gaze filled with doubt. "Are…are you joking, Daddy?"Even though he was still a child, he was already six years old, so he understood many things going on around him, especially among the adults.Therefore, he knew fully well that even though Jim had broken off his engagement with Charlotte, it did not mean he would get back together with Bonnie immediately. Harvey understood that there would be many challenges and hurdles before his father and mother would get together.This was why he had told Jim to work harder to win his wife's heart back, but all of a sudden…Jim declared that he and Bonnie would get married in a week.According to his tone and expression, he did not sound like he was joking.Besides, whether it was before or after losing his memories, Jim had never been one to joke about something as sacred as marriage.As soon as he thought of this, Harvey pursed his lips and
After all, there was no other candidate more suited to be his wife than her.As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie mustered a bitter smile and replied, "Have you forgotten something, Mr. Landry?"When your parents asked me to be their future daughter-in-law, I had rejected them, and even after explaining this to me, I still turned you down."I refuse to marry you. I refuse to become a replacement for Charlotte, and if you want to marry me simply to save face and not let all the money you put into the wedding preparations go to waste…I refuse."Then, she strode down the last few steps, stomped over to the front door, and flung it open. "You're not welcome in my home, Mr. Landry, and it was already generous of me to take you in for the night, but please don't overstay your welcome. Please leave."Jim furrowed his brows upon hearing this.This was the first time anyone had ever kicked him out of their house in his life!How dare Bonnie do this to him? Did she somehow think she was
A surge of warmth spread through Bonnie's heart as she stared at Harvey's wide-eyed, child-like gaze.A split second later, she reached out and hugged Harvey close to her. "Thank you, Harvey."He was just six years old, and Bonnie knew how much he longed to have a family.After all…she had grown up as an orphan, and when she was young, there was nothing she wanted more than to be reunited with her birth parents.Even with their predicament, Harvey was reassuring her calmly that even if she did not want to marry Jim, he would understand and respect her decision.How could she not be touched by having such an understanding son?The two of them embraced for a long time until finally, Bonnie's phone rang.It was a call from Luna. "Bonnie, can you help me? Theo…"Bonnie furrowed her brows when she heard Luna hesitating. "What's wrong?"Luna sighed, then explained everything that had happened to her, including Theo's stubborn insistence to marry Roanne, who had died. "Theo and I wer
"I spent so much time and effort making Jim forget the past and drug him into listening to my every word, and now that Christopher is trying to formulate an antidote for the poison, you're asking me if I want to stop him or not?"She pursed her lips and added, "Sirius, if you want to hear me calling you Father in your lifetime, you have to do as I say!"Quentin sneered. "Alright then. We'll proceed with the plan."Then, he narrowed his eyes, walked over to Charlotte's side, and grabbed hold of her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. "I don't like the face you have now. Why don't I help you turn it into what it's supposed to be?"Charlotte widened her eyes in shock. "What…what do you mean?""What I mean is…" He chuckled. "Ever since you got that plastic surgery, you don't look like my daughter anymore, and I think you'd be better off having an ugly face."Then, without warning, he picked up a knife and slashed it across Charlotte's face."Aaahhhhh—!" Cries of agony echoed through
The entire room fell silent.Bonnie furrowed her brows and shot Theo an exasperated glare.She knew that Theo was acting impulsively because of his overconsuming guilt toward Roanne, that this was his way of compensating for Roanne's tragic death, but Rachel had been the love of his life before this!How could he say something so hurtful in front of her?Even if he did not want to be with Rachel anymore in the future, it did not give him the green light to treat her like this.As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie exhaled and lifted her head to stare at Theo coldly. "You don't think she has anything to do with this? Can you guarantee that you won't regret what you said today?"If you can guarantee that, then I'll let you do whatever you want, including marrying a dead girl that you won't be able to bring home to your parents. I don't care whatever you do!"If you can't guarantee that you won't regret your decision in the future, you should take back what you just said!"There
Harvey then handed the civil rights officer a blank piece of paper and pen. "Sir, can you please write an unofficial certificate of marriage for my Uncle Theo? Even though it won't be legally recognized, I'm sure he can still accept it."Everyone in the room froze upon hearing this.Bonnie understood what Harvey was trying to do and immediately glanced at Theo. "Theo, you're not a kid anymore, and you should know if the civil rights officer tells you he can't do this for you, he means it. If he's willing to write you a marriage certificate right now, at least it'll be something, right?"Theo froze for a moment, contemplating this, then nodded reluctantly, like a child who had to give in to an undesirable request.The civil rights officer had no choice but to do as Bonnie and Harvey said and scribbled a 'marriage certificate' for him, even drawing a fake stamp to add to its credibility.Theo held this certificate close to him, like a newly obtained treasure, and muttered, "Roanne…