"I went to the hospital with Jessica in the morning for a checkup. I then went to buy some things for my grandmother in the afternoon," said Laura. "Why?""Anywhere else?""I went to have dinner and then went to buy something." Laura didn't know why Chris was asking such a question.Chris smiled even more mockingly.He felt that Laura and Liam were having dinner last night."Laura, we are in a contract marriage, but I don't want you to cheat on me. If I find you doing so, you'll have to suffer the consequences."Chris's eyes turned cold. It was something Laura had never seen before.Laura didn't understand what was wrong with Chris, but after hearing his words, she became a little frustrated as well."What do you me? You sound like I've cheated on you.""You know what you've done." Chris glanced at Laura coldly and then headed to the bathroom.Chris's attitude made Laura want to laugh.What did he mean by she should know what she had done? What made him think she cheated on
Chris had an impulse to throw the cake away.However, because Madam Jacobs was around, Chris didn't do that. He just didn't touch the cake at all.Laura felt that there was something wrong with Chris since this morning. When he didn't even look at the cake, Laura felt a little upset. She felt like she was being self-sentimental.However, when she thought about it, she decided to eat the cake if Chris wasn't going to have any. There would be more for her anyway. It wasn't all that bad. Laura calmed down immediately at the thought.Only Chris wasn't happy, the rest of them all had smiles on their faces.Since Madam Jacobs was around, Harry had the courage to get some cream on his finger and poke it on Chris's face."Happy birthday, Chris!"However, what he got in return was Chris's cold glare.Harry was a little scared. He reached out and rubbed the back of his head. He felt that there was something wrong with Chris today. He was cold and a little depressed.If it had been in th
"Mom, back then I was young and immature." Lewis raised his hand and rubbed his head.The marriage between Lewis and his ex-wife was actually a marriage to ally two families. The two of them didn't have much feelings for each other and they got married at quite a young age.When Chris was 10 years old, Lewis was 30.20 years had passed and Lewis had been away from home for 20 years. He had rarely come back.Even if he did come back, he would only stay for a short period of time before rushing off again."You're still immature now," scolded Madam Jacobs.Lewis chuckled as he rubbed his head. He didn't agree with Madam Jacobs' words, but he didn't show it.Lewis went to the kitchen to get himself a set of cutlery and was planning on joining in the meal."The cake looks alright. Let me have a taste." Lewis reached out to pick up the knife and wanted to get a slice of cake for himself. But before the knife in his hand could touch the cake, a white and slender hand took away the cak
"How dare you ask that question?" Madam Jacobs might have missed her son, but she would still stand on her grandson's side if she had to choose between her son and grandson. "Have you ever cared about Chris in the past? It's normal for him to ignore you or treat you however he likes.""How old is he? He's already 30 years old. He's even married, why is he still so childish?""Like you were any different when you were 30 years old? Do you want me to remind you what you were doing when you were 30?" Madam Jacobs sneered.Her words caused Lewis's anger to instantly disappear. "That's all in the past. Now, I just want to make it up to them, but they don't seem to accept what I'm doing.""Chris and Harry have already done enough. At least they allowed you to stay and have lunch." Madam Jacobs didn't want to talk to this son of hers anymore. "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave now. I need to get some rest."Her grandsons and granddaughter-in-law had left, so Madam Jacobs di
"Didn't you say the cake was for me? Why are you putting it in the fridge?""I thought you weren't going to have any.""Why not?" Chris placed the cake on the table. "Didn't you get this whilst you were on a date with Liam? Since you guys have put so much effort into it, I can't let you down."When Chris said those words, even he didn't realize how jealous he sounded.Laura furrowed her brows. "What date? What nonsense are you talking about?""Oh, I'm talking nonsense?" Chris cocked his brows and told Laura what he saw the night before."What are you talking about? Since when was he hugging me?" asked Laura.Laura finally knew why Chris had been so sarcastic since the morning.At the same time, Laura found it funny. "I'll tell you right now, Mr. Jacobs. I wasn't on a date with Liam. I just happened to bump into him at the dessert store. I went there to get you a cake. The scene you saw was probably when he was walking past me and giving suggestions on the cakes. You've probably
ura was rendered speechless. 'What the hell is he on about?'Chris's words made her want to taunt him.However, looking at Chris's serious face and earnest eyes, Laura's lips moved but she didn't say anything taunting."So, Miss Walker, are you willing to let me treat you to roast fish or not?"Laura didn't eat much before leaving during lunch.She was in fact quite hungry.Since someone was treating, she might as well go.Laura walked out of the room and said, "Well, since you're asking so nicely."Chris couldn't help but smile. He picked up his car keys and followed.He had already booked a table in advance, so when they arrived, they didn't have to wait in a queue even though there were a lot of people at the restaurant.However, when the two of them sat down, a woman's voice sounded."Laura, you're here as well?"Looking in the direction of the voice, Laura saw a familiar face. It was one of her classmates during university. The person opposite her was Liam.When Liam
Disgust flashed in Chris's eyes and his brows were furrowed.Jennifer felt that the middle-aged woman had a point. She turned to Laura and asked, "Laura, you've just started eating, right? Then we can sit together. There aren't empty seats here anymore. We would have to wait at least half an hour in a queue as well. We won't need to order another fish. We can just add some more side dishes and drinks. How about that?"Jennifer looked at the fish that was left on the table and the side dishes.The rest of the fish was enough for the three of them. They would be full after adding some side dishes. With Laura here, they wouldn't even have to pay the bill.Jennifer had a good plan in her mind. Before Laura could say yes, she already called for a waiter. "Waiter, please add three more sets of cutlery.""Wait," said Laura. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Holland. I think you should wait until we finish."Jennifer was dumbfounded. She couldn't believe her ears. "Laura, what's the meaning of this? You
The two of them worked together and made the crowd begin to blame Laura for what she was doing."It's not right to treat a pregnant woman like this, right? How can the sister-in-law be so mean...""What the hell's going on here? The girl's sister-in-law isn't letting her sit with her?""The sister-in-law seems to be with her husband. A couple came out on a date. I saw the three of them coming in from the outside and wanted to sit with them. They may be relatives, but I don't think it's appropriate.""But isn't that girl pregnant? She should treat a pregnant woman, right?""A pregnant woman out shopping for a whole day? If she doesn't take care of herself, how does she expect others to take care of her? What is she thinking?""It's other people's business. Let's not get involved."Jennifer stood next to the table with one hand on her waist and the other pointing at Laura. She then took out a phone and looked like she was about to make a call. "I'm going to ask Shona what is she g
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