When Jenson returned to the Tourmaline Estate, it was already midnight.Château de Selene was extremely quiet, but Jay was sitting in the rest chair in the front courtyard, waiting for Jenson’s arrival.When Jenson returned, Jay went forward to greet him. In the night, the two leopard-like men were conversing quietly. Jay’s voice was laced with prestige. “He didn’t come back?”Jenson shook his head. “He’s still hesitating.”Jay was shrouded with anger. “How old is he? How is he still swayed by the first stirrings of love?”Jenson said, “Daddy, Uncle is still restrained by morality at the moment. It seems like he doesn’t want to throw away his relationship with Aunt Josie entirely.”Jay snorted and retorted, “Unwilling to throw it away? It’s not because of his old feelings for Josephine or anything. He’s just afraid of losing his current stability and prestige.”Jenson looked at his daddy, feeling restless. He knew that Daddy had zero tolerance for extramarital affairs. Uncle’s b
Josie got down from the swing and walked toward Zayne. Her round eyes were filled with anger, and there was a dense air of grievances shrouding her face. “What right do you have to yell at me, Zayne Severe?! You ran out to fool around last night and came home early this morning without giving any explanation to us. I got up early in the morning, made breakfast for Joseph, and sent him to kindergarten. Not only did you show zero concern for us but you’re yelling at us for no good reason? Don’t you know that you’re being too much, Zayne?!”Zayne said with a slightly guilty conscience, “I was busy with work last night. Shouldn’t you be more considerate of me?”Josie had exhausted herself the entire morning but did not receive the slightest consideration from Zayne. He was even asking her to be more considerate of him. Josie immediately became angry and said without hesitation, “Work, work, work. It’s always about work with you. You had zero profits all year round. Is work really more
Zayne started dreading a divorce and went back home to his family. However, he had to face the grumpy and the garrulous Josie every day. He was quickly getting incomparably irritated. He felt that he was living in an extremely stifling cage. Sooner or later, he would be suffocated to death.Zayne was unhappy. He drooped his head all day long and stayed in his cage like a wandering soul. Meanwhile, Josie was busy raising Joseph. She needed to teach him how to read, how to make arts and crafts, and send him off to various tutoring classes non-stop.She had been too busy to care about Zayne as her life was akin to fighting in a war. However, Zayne could not see all of Josie’s hard work. He merely felt that such a life was not what he wanted.Nonetheless, he still did not have the courage to bring up the topic of divorce to Josie again. The days went by just like that. He thought that this was it and this was how the rest of his life was going to be like. What he had no idea was t
As soon as Baby Robbie came in, his stalwart body was frozen in place upon hearing Zayne’s words. He could not believe such disdainful words that were filled with contempt actually came out of Uncle Zayne’s mouth. “Aunt Josie,” greeted Baby Robbie while stepping in. When Josie saw Baby Robbie, joy spread across her face. This had been a long-awaited reunion. “You’re back, Robbie?”Baby Robbie walked over and placed Joseph on his knees, saying, “I’ll teach Joseph how to add and subtract, Aunt Josie.”Zayne sighed and said, “He’ll never get it. Josie has been teaching him for several days now. I just don’t understand why he can’t seem to get it.”Baby Robbie glanced over at Zayne and said, “I heard from Mommy that you were infamous for being a bad student when you were younger. Is it possible that Joseph inherited this trait of yours?”Zayne had always blamed Joseph’s shortcomings on Josie. Perhaps it was because Josie loved Zayne too much, so she always tolerated his shortcomi
Baby Robbie had always been able to speak eloquently. He could also pry out secrets from the smallest things. Zayne’s wishful thoughts instantly crumbled from Baby Robbie’s words. Baby Robbie continued, “Uncle, when the time comes, Aunt Josie will be able to find a kind man who loves her and pampers her, but there may not be such a warm and kind lady out there who’s willing to marry you, a man who has no sense of responsibility. Oh, you’d have your new flame, but since she’s someone who destroyed another person’s family, she’d be labeled as a mistress. I don’t know how strong her mental state is, but how long can she last before she falls into depression and jumps off the building?”Zayne was overwhelmed and had goosebumps all over his body upon hearing this. He shouted in a panic, “You stinking brat! Who said that I have a new flame? I don’t have one, so stop talking nonsense. Aunt Josie and I are on great terms.”Josie was bringing some tea over when she happened to hear Zayne’s
On the third day of the holidays, Jenson received a text message from his roommate Quinton: [Jens, Savannah’s dormitory has sent out a friendship invitation to us. What’s your opinion on this? Do we accept it?]Jenson barely gave it a thought before outright refusing it: [No.]Quinton persuaded him patiently. [Come on, Jens. The girls are already taking the initiative to do this. If we outright reject them, it’s so ungentlemanly.]Jenson’s face was extremely gloomy. [Are there any benefits to this friendship?]Quinton replied: [Plenty. In the future, we can go out to eat, drink, and have fun in our two dormitories. It's a good balance for men and women. It’s beneficial for our health.]Jenson, “...”At this moment, Timothy sent a text to him as well: [See you at the restaurant tonight, Jens. Don’t let the girls wait too long. We must be gentlemen.]Jenson sighed dejectedly.Baby Robbie, who was playing a game on the opposite side, suddenly raised his head and asked Jenson leisu
Baby Zetty accepted the glass of water, took a sip in an elegant and dignified manner, and put it back on the table.Savannah was incredibly jealous. There was a depressed look on her face. Her dormmates enthusiastically probed the relationship between Baby Zetty and Baby Robbie. They asked Baby Zetty, “What’s your name?”“Rozie Boye.”“When did you and Jens meet?”“Uh, we’ve known each other for a long time,” said Baby Zetty, “We can be considered childhood sweethearts.”One of the girls looked at Baby Zetty suspiciously and asked, “Jenson usually treats girls coldly. How did you manage to pursue him?”Baby Zetty smiled and said, “I didn’t pursue him. He pursued me.”Several of the girls had a surprised look on their faces. “That’s impossible!” Savannah looked at Baby Robbie’s peachy eyes and started reading his fortune. “Jens’ life is filled with girls, but the girls harass him in order to pursue him.”Baby Zetty and Baby Robbie looked at each other…That did seem to be
Soon enough, the food on Baby Zetty’s plate was piled up into a small mountain. Baby Zetty kept giving Baby Robbie meaningful glances. “Stop it, Robbie. It’s too much. Your act is getting excessive.”Baby Robbie whispered, “I’m not acting. I really do care this much about you. Whenever I think about how you’re leaving Imperial Capital soon, I can’t help but treat you nicely. That way, no matter how far away you are, you’ll always remember my kindness.”Baby Zetty’s eyes instantly turned red.“Rest assured, I won’t forget you in my entire lifetime,” said Baby Zetty in a choked up manner. The siblings ate their meal in a solemn manner that night. Savannah said to Baby Zetty, “I won’t lie to you, Miss. I just looked into your future. No matter how good your relationship is with him now, you’re destined to be unable to stay together.”Baby Zetty’s eyes widened in astonishment. She thought that Savannah’s fortune-telling skills were simply amazing. She exclaimed excitedly, “Your p