Linda's thought was exactly what Jill was thinking. Jill was indeed unwilling to wear something so expensive and was planning on treasuring it.Jill felt a little embarrassed after her thoughts were exposed by Linda. "Alright, alright. I'll wear it."Laura and Linda looked at each other and then smiled.On the morning of the next day. Laura took Linda and Jill to the convenience store.It was probably the two ladies were getting old, so they would like to get worried about a lot of things. Jill was curious about the place that Laura worked at. That was why she kept on saying that she wanted to come and take a look."Oh! Have you redecorated your store, Laura?"Linda realized that Laura's store looked different this time compared to when she came over last time.A few days ago, Laura's store was wrecked and she was locked in an interrogation room at the police station. She didn't want Linda to be worried, so she didn't tell Linda.Therefore, she found an excuse to keep what actu
As Laura said those words, she reached for her phone.Seeing what she was doing, Lewis widened his eyes. "What are you doing? I'm warning you, don't tell Chris that I came looking for you."Lewis disliked Laura even more, because she was about to tell Chris about what he was doing."I'm your father. So what if I asked you for money? Don't you know filial piety? I'm not asking for much, just 400 thousand dollars.""Huh?" Laura couldn't believe her ears.Looking at the expression on Laura's face, Lewis felt a little confused.'Does this girl not have 400 thousand dollars? Did I ask for too much?' wondered Lewis."Then... how about 200 thousand dollars?" he asked.Lewis's infuriated Laura and caused her to laugh angrily.All the money she had in total was around 8,000 dollars and Lewis came to her and asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars. She couldn't believe how rich Lewis thought she was."I don't have that much money. I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Please don't
Jill's continuous dissing made Lewis feel very embarrassed."Who the hell are you? Why are you sticking your nose into my business?" asked Lewis."I'm Laura's grandaunt and that makes me your elder as well," replied Jill.Her words rendered Lewis speechless."Look at you, you don't care about youngsters nowadays at all. They need to work and the money they save up would need to be used for their child in the future. They would need to buy diapers and other necessities and you actually asked youngsters to give you money? That's just not on! If you're getting old and can't work anymore, Laura and Chris can take care of you. That's alright. But you're perfectly fine at the moment and you come and ask your daughter-in-law for money? You'll be laughed at if people back in our family see you like this. My friends would make you feel so embarrassed that you wish you weren't born.""I didn't ask Laura to give me money. I was just borrowing money from her...""Borrowing? Are you going to
After Lewis had left the convenience store, Jill still cursed him for a while."My god, Laura. I can't believe that's your father-in-law. He abandoned his wife and brought his mistress back home. Now, he even wants you to give him money. Tut, tut, tut." Jill held a bottle of water in her hand and said, "It's a good thing that Chris treats you well. It's also good to hear that you're not living with your father-in-law as well."Laura nodded and said, "I know. I don't come across him that much anyway."No one would have expected Lewis to suddenly come to the convenience store and ask for Laura to give him any money. Laura was also shocked when it happened.However, she didn't plan on telling Chris this matter.After all, it wasn't good news. She felt that if she told him, she would only make him frustrated.After knowing what the place Laura worked looked like, Jill and Linda packed their luggage and were planning on moving back to the Walker family's residence.Laura wanted them
As soon as Laura finished speaking, Laura went back into her room with her bed cover and pillow.Chris was rendered speechless.Laura's reaction was nothing like what Chris had expected.'Shouldn't she give up moving around if she feels that it's a little too troublesome?' wondered Chris.Looking at the closed door, Chris reached out and massaged his temples.He suddenly had a sense of failure at that moment in time.Chris then wondered why it was so hard to sleep in the same room as his wife.For the next few days, Chris felt that something had changed between him and Laura.Laura would thank him if he passed something to her. Even when they were walking along the pavement, Laura was about to fall and Chris reached out to prevent her from falling, she would still avoid his hand.Such a situation made Chris feel very upset.In the office, the pile of documents in front of Chris made him feel very frustrated."Assistant Jacobs, I have something to ask you."Assistant Jacobs,
"Well, you're welcome, sir." Assistant laughed.Chris picked up his phone that was placed to one side. He looked at the screen and began choosing a present for Laura.However, he didn't know what Laura liked.Chris then looked at Assistant Jacobs and subconsciously wanted to ask him what should he give girls. However, when Chris thought of the fact that he used his "friend" as an excuse in this matter, it would probably be inconvenient for him to ask Assistant Jacobs such a question.In the end, Chris chose to shut his mouth.However, when Chris looked at Assistant Jacobs for the third time, Assistant Jacobs coughed and asked, "Mr. Jacobs, does your... friend need some advice on what to buy?"Chris stopped what he was doing when he heard that question and then raised his head to look at Assistant Jacobs.He squinted his eyes, but didn't say anything. Assistant Jacobs pretended to not know anything and chuckled.The two of them looked at each other for around 30 seconds before C
"We're married now, I think I'm still able to afford a meal."Laura didn't say anything else and put down her hands which were about to make the bank transfer to Chris.She turned around and looked out the window silently.Chris didn't understand what was wrong with Laura. They had never been in such a situation in the past.He felt a little uncomfortable deep down.Laura was feeling the same as well.She felt that over the past months, she had gradually lost herself in how nice Chris was.Chris was good-looking, had a great figure, and a great personality, and was a very talented person as well.It was hard not to fall in love with him after living with him for so long.If it weren't for the question Chris asked that night, Laura still wouldn't have woken up.The question that Chris asked about it being troublesome to move the pillow and bed cover around the house, made Laura come to realize that she and Chris were in a contract marriage.She still had just a bit over six m
Laura was slightly taken aback. She raised her head and looked at Chris, but Chris had an indifferent look on her face."These prawns are quite hard to peel. Girls are generally weaker than boys in terms of strength, so I'll peel the prawns for you."Laura lowered her head after hearing those words.'See? Chris is such a nice person. He peeled the prawn for me because I'm weak and not because of other reasons,' thought Laura.It was a good thing Assistant Jacobs wasn't around and didn't know what Laura was thinking.Otherwise, he would gobsmacked.It would be the first time that he had heard anyone say that Chris was a nice person. It would be very scary.Who didn't know that Chris was a ruthless, merciless, and bad-tempered person?When the two of them were almost finished, Chris took out the item that was in his pocket. He pretended to have suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way. This is for you."He passed the box with the necklace to Laura."What's this?"
The two children attracted Laura's attention and she just watched them play.The two children looked a little alike. The boy was obviously a little older than the girl. They were most likely brother and sister.The little girl noticed Laura's gaze, so she walked up to her. "Are you looking at us?"The little boy noticed his sister standing in front of two strangers. He then rushed over and stood between the girl, and Laura and Chris with an alarming look on his face."Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Laura squatted down so that she was the same height as the two children."I think I know what she wants, Owen," the little girl suddenly said with a serious face."What does she want?" The little boy's face softened when he looked at the little girl."She's looking at us, so she must be wanting to play with us!" the girl said innocently and then looked at Laura. "Am I right?"Laura squatted down and pinched the girl's face with a smile. "Yes, you are! I love children who are cute l
"Harry and I are planning to go to the beach after this, do you want to come with us?" Shannon asked Laura.After giving it some thought, Laura nodded. "Sure!"The three of them waited for about a quarter of an hour after the meal before Chris came to pick them up."Have you finished?" Chris was asking everyone but his eyes were fixed on Laura."Yes, we have. I have to admit, the food here is actually quite nice," said Harry.He seemed to not have had enough as he placed some more food in his mouth."Do you want some more? We're in no rush anyway."Laura was worried that Harry didn't have enough to eat."No, I'm full. Let's head to the beach." The thought of going to the beach and enjoying the night view with Shannon made Harry very excited."What beach?" asked Chris. He was a little puzzled."Shannon just said that they were going to the beach and asked me if I wanted to join them. It felt like a good idea to me so I agreed. Do you want to come as well?" Laura turned to look
Lucas and Dawn waited for a while but their food still wasn't served."What's taking them so long?" mumbled Dawn."They're probably busy. We don't have any other plans tonight, there's no rush."Lucas picked up his phone and began playing a game. At the same time, he poured a glass of water for Dawn. "Here, have some water., it'll ease the hunger"Dawn was rendered speechless.She picked up the glass, took a sip of water, and then began looking around. That was when she noticed a table of a man and two women receiving their food as soon as they sat down.Seeing that, Dawn shouted, "Waitress!"A girl in her early 20s quickly walked over to her. "How may I help?""When will our food be served? We've already been waiting for a long time." Dawn was a little dissatisfied."I'm sorry, Miss. The kitchen is already preparing your dishes and the food will be served very soon," the waitress said apologetically."What do you mean by that? We've already been waiting for ages. Not only th
"Mr. Summers, Mr. Scholfield is waiting for you in the meeting room.""Okay."Nathan tidied his desk, picked up a file and headed towards the meeting room.As soon as he walked in, he saw Lucas sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.Lucas had a lazy temperament and his lips were curved into a mischievous smile. He looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Summers, you're three minutes late."Nathan was used to Lucas's behavior, so he just looked at Lucas indifferently. "Here's the contract. Check to see if you have any problems with it."Lucas sat up, took the contract, and flicked through it casually. "Where's the pen?""Aren't you going to read it more carefully?""I don't think that Mr. Summers is going to trick me, right?" asked Lucas. His voice was casual and his hand was getting ready to hold a pen.Nathan smiled, took out a pen from a drawer, and signed his name on the contract before passing it to Lucas.Lucas held the pen tightly in his hand as he signed his name on the
Nathan waited in the police station with Amelia.About an hour later, two police officers brought a man in black and wearing a baseball cap in front of the two of them.There were wounds on his face as well. It was obvious that he had been beaten up.One of the officers passed a delicate purse to Amelia. "Miss Summers, is this your purse?"Amelia's eyes lit up. "Yes, that's the purse I lost.""This is the person who stole your purse, Miss Summers. What do you want us to do with him?" the other officer pointed at the man and asked.After giving it some thought, Amelia said, "I've just checked my purse and nothing's missing. I'll let him off this time.""Looks like you're in luck. Quick, thank Miss Summers for her kindness.""Thank you so much, Miss Summers!""Alright, just try not to steal things in the future. You can leave now." Amelia waved her hand.After the man in black was released, Amelia and Nathan headed back home as well.Amelia then sent a text to the man in black
"Get someone to find out why Amelia went to the police station today." Nathan gave the order."Yes, Mr. Summers. I'll get right on it." Dominic nodded and went out of the room.After giving it some thought, Nathan still felt that he should head to the police station in person to ask Amelia what she was doing.When Nathan arrived at the police station, Amelia had just finished talking to Jack."Amelia!" Nathan called out.Amelia stopped walking and turned around. She then looked at Nathan with a face full of surprise."Nathan, what are you doing here?" Amelia smiled and walked over to Nathan."I came to check if Jack had said anything else. I've also heard that you came to the police station instead of to work, so I thought I'd come to give you a lift on the way back."Amelia nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll head back home with you once I've found my purse.""What purse?" Nathan felt a little puzzled."I was going out with a few friends, but I lost my purse on my way. There we
"Please take a seat, Miss Summers. We've already sent men to look for your purse. We'll find it soon." One of the officers put on a big smile and tried to please Amelia when he found out that she was the daughter of the Summers family.Amelia just nodded and then went to sit on the chair.A while later Amelia asked the officer that just spoke to her, "I'm a little bored. Can I take a look around?""Sure! I can...""There's no need. I want to take a look around by myself. Notify me when you find my purse."With that said, Amelia left the reception room and began walking around the police station.She didn't get far before she saw Jack."I need to speak to Jack," Amelia said to the guard outside the cell."I'm sorry, Miss Summers. Mr. Summers gave us specific orders to keep an eye on him and not let anyone visit him."The guard stopped Amelia. His attitude was respectful, but wasn't letting her anywhere near Jack."Do you not know who I am?" Amelia became a little angry. She co
After losing her memories, Mrs. Summers couldn't remember anything. She didn't want to dwell on this matter since it was in the past.However, Alex wasn't going to let Nancy off that easily. "She must be punished. Otherwise, who knows what she would do next time!"Nancy had become more and more arrogant. Alex felt that if he didn't teach her a lesson now, she would do something even worse.After hearing Alex's words, Mrs. Summers still didn't want to punish Nancy. "She's our child after all. We shouldn't criticize her too much. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Let her off this once for me."Nancy kept nodding her head after hearing Mrs. Summers' words. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I promise there won't be a next time. Please forgive me just this once."Seeing that Mrs. Summers was asking him to let Nancy off, Alex had no choice but to say, "Since your mom has forgiven you, then I'll let you off this once. But if there's a next time, I'll kick you out of the Summers family myself!"Nancy qu
Seeing the look on Nancy's face, Alex knew that she knew about the glass of water. His face immediately paled.Amelia quickly walked forward. "Dad, Nancy was just a little thoughtless, I think she didn't mean any harm."Her words made Alex even more infuriated. "She was thoughtless? Was that the reason to add sleeping pills to the water?"If it weren't for that glass of water, Alex wouldn't have been in a deep slumber and the things that followed wouldn't have happened.Nancy began shaking in fear. That was because she did add sleeping pills to the glass of water.She was planning on getting Chris to drink the water and then she would get someone to bring Chris to her room when he was asleep.That way, Chris would have to be responsible for her under the pressure of the Summers family.However, what Nancy didn't expect was that Alex drank the water instead of Chris.Amelia wasn't worried that Nancy would sell her out. That was because drugging Chris wasn't something appropriate