Helen hid the disdain in her eyes of the surroundings and said, "But there's nothing I could do. No matter how well I treat this child, his attitude towards me has always been cold. This caused his grandmother to not let me into the house. Chris's father and I have been renting a place to live for the past couple of years.""Renting a house would cost quite a lot of money. Houses in Empfield aren't cheap.""That's right. Chris's father and I would have an extra expenditure every month," Helen said with a smile.She knew Chris had kept his true identity from Laura, so when she was talking to Shona, she kept Chris's identity a secret intentionally.After all, no one wanted an extra person to share one's assets. Not only that, for a top family like the Jacobs family, only 1% of their assets would be the wealth that most people couldn't have for their entire lives."I coincidentally got to know that Laura's grandmother had fallen ill, so I thought I'd bring some supplements over.""D
Chris was telling the truth. At first, he wanted to hide his identity, so Chris told his men to buy a car that was worth around 20 thousand dollars. The interiors had to be normal as well."Only 20 thousand dollars? It's not even as expensive as the car Luke has bought." Shona lost her interest as soon as she heard the price. "Chris, you're not a youngster anymore and you only have a car and a house under your name. This is nowhere near enough. You need to plan for your and Laura's future. When you have a child in the future, your monthly expenses will increase by a lot. Your job as a security guard alone will definitely not be able to feed your family. You should try and maintain a good relationship with your parents." Shona's eyes flashed as she tried to make herself sound casual.Chris didn't answer to Shona's words, but Linda furrowed her brows. "Can't you keep your mouth shut? Why do you always have to stick your nose in other people's business?"Shona pouted her lips. "I'm jus
Madam Jacobs raised her head and looked at the door. When she saw Lewis and Helen, her hand froze in midair. "Why are you here?"Lewis led Helen into the private room. "Mom, isn't today the day for us to meet the members of the Walker family? Why can't I be here?"Helen smiled at Shona and Shona responded by nodding her head.The interaction between Shona and Helen was noticed by Laura. She squinted her eyes and clenched her fists a little.Helen smiled elegantly. She first greeted Madam Jacobs and then looked at Linda. "This must be Laura's grandmother, right?"Linda gave Lewis and Helen a puzzled look. "You are..."Laura whispered something in Linda's ear and Linda immediately realized what was going on.She had just been wondering why she hadn't seen Chris's parents.'So this is why...' Linda said inwardly."Alright, since you're Chris's parents, then take a seat. We're just about to start the meal. I'll get the waiter to bring two more sets of cutlery." Shona quickly took
"Huh? Me? Well..."When Harry heard his name being mentioned, he could only laugh awkwardly."I don't work. I just take orders for remodeling cars in my spare time. My brother will give me money normally when I run out of money."The Jacobs family was rich and powerful. It wouldn't be a problem to feed a couple of Harrys.Besides, from Harry's perspective, the Jacobs Group only needed his brother. He wouldn't be of much help and would only make a mess of things.However, he would get paid quite a lot for remodeling cars as well.As soon as Harry finished speaking, Shona immediately was dissatisfied with him. "Remodeling cars? It doesn't sound like a reliable job. You're already a mature adult and you still rely on your brother? For someone your age, you should find a proper job."'I can't believe Chris spoils his brother like this. That's not on!' thought Shona."Okay. I'll go find a job when I have time." Harry didn't want to make things awkward for Laura, so he didn't say any
Shona held her bag and walked inside the community.Seeing this, Laura was infuriated. 'She's still as greedy as before!'"I've got to go as well, Laura," said Linda."Okay. Be careful, Grandma." Laura calmed herself down and looked at Linda's receding figure. She waited until she couldn't see Linda anymore before turning around.Chris had just finished his call. He put away his phone and walked towards Laura. "Grandma's gone?""Yes. Let's go."Chris nodded and the two of them went home.After arriving home, Chris went to the bathroom. When he came out of the bathroom, his phone rang. He picked up his phone, looked at his phone and saw an unknown number.Chris pressed the answer button and a man's voice sounded on the other end of the line."Chris."When Chris heard this voice, his face darkened. "What do you want?"Lewis continued, "What was Laura's mother talking about during lunch? Is her brother really coming to work at the Jacobs Group? The Jacobs Group isn't just any o
"Of course!" Lewis agreed without any hesitation. "You're my wife and the mother of my child. Part of the Jacobs Groups is yours as well. Your cousin is my cousin. What's wrong with our cousin coming to work in our company?"When Helen heard those words, the smile on her face became even wider.After Chris had hung up Lewis's call, he received another.Not knowing what the person on the other end of the line said, Chris just nodded and then walked up to Laura."Something came up at work. I've got to go. There's probably a business banquet tonight, so I won't be coming home for dinner.""Okay." Laura nodded.There was still some food in the fridge. She was planning on making some sandwiches for her and Chris tonight, but since Chris wouldn't be home, there was no need for her to make any sandwiches.Laura planned on taking a nap in the afternoon, but as soon as she tucked herself in bed, she received a message on WhatsApp. It was from Emily. "Laura, are you free tonight? Do you w
Liam's actions caused Emily to be dumbfounded. Laura was a little taken aback as well."Oh... I'm sorry Liam. I forgot you don't like others putting food on your plate with their own cutlery. I'll use a serving cutlery next time. Let's eat." Emily found an excuse for Liam's actions.Laura looked at the two of them opposite her. Thinking of what just happened, she frowned a little.A strange feeling arose in her heart.Laura looked at Emily and realized that Emily wasn't really affected by what just happened, so she decided not to overthink things.The three of them continued eating. During the meal, Emily didn't put any more food on Liam's plate. However, she would still act intimately towards Liam from time to time. For example, she would pour him some beer and ask him if the food was too hot or not, etc.Laura felt that it was normal for couples to do such things, but Liam's reaction was quite strange.He actually told Emily to keep her distance from him. He even said that she
Emily had deliberately asked Liam out for a meal tonight. She also invited Laura without Liam knowing as well. Her purpose in doing so was to show off how lovey-dovey she was with Liam in front of Laura.She knew that Liam had feelings for Laura, she could tell, but she wanted the two of them to know that they couldn't be together at all. She also wanted to say that Liam only belonged to her and that Liam shouldn't have any thoughts about Laura anymore.Emily took a deep breath to force herself to calm down. She then caught up with Liam with her bag in her hand.When Chris came out today, it was Assistant Jacobs who drove the car. Therefore, he didn't have a car to drive at the moment.He wanted to take a taxi back, but Laura stopped him. "Do you have any plans later on? If not, let's walk home."Laura had quite a lot to eat today, so she felt a little stuffed at the moment and wanted to take a walk to help her digest."Okay." Chris nodded. "I don't have any other plans later on.