"I'm the elder to both of you now, in terms of seniority in the family," Valerie announced proudly, for it was an unexpected turn of events that she found beneficial.Valerie was Melissa's sister-in-law, and Julian was her nephew. The three of them were more than best friends now. A sudden realizat
After learning that Julian had always been bullied at home, Melissa asked, "Is Julian not the sole heir of the Kingsleys, the only grandson?""He is. He was quite a little tyrant himself before I became a member of the Kingsleys. Things changed after my marriage to Kieran, though. "Maybe I jinxed h
"I caught sight of you too. You scratched a girl's face and kicked another in the stomach. You were so full of vigor and vitality."It seemed that William's mind could retain a bunch of her misdeeds, but not even one good deed."Dad, I'm usually quite ladylike. That last time was an exception," Meli
Bennett lifted his gaze to meet Valerie's. Quick to catch on to things, Valerie walked over to both of them and pulled at Melissa's arm. "It's time for our lecture. Don't cry, Melissa. Bennett's not running away."Valerie managed to lead Melissa away and into the lecture hall. Julian followed close
"Among bushes," Scott responded."What bushes? I want the exact location," Kieran continued to press.Threatened by Kieran's strong presence, Scott looked at the Kingsleys nervously. He couldn't comprehend why they would want to bring this matter up again today.William was also expecting a reasonab
"I'll go back on my own."After lectures ended in the afternoon, the Kingsleys didn't intervene with where Melissa wanted to go next."Melissa, Julian and I are going home now. See you later," Valerie said.Melissa waved them goodbye, then took a cab to where Bennett was working. "Bennett."Bennett
Bennett gave a confirming sound and said, "Don't visit them for the time being, okay? They were quite shaken up by it."Melissa lowered her head and asked, "They don't like me now?"Bennett consoled, "Nothing like that. You've always been Melissa to them, so they can't accept that you're not actuall
Melissa did as Bennett demonstrated, but she still couldn't wrap it up nicely.When they finished making their pierogi, it was finally time to present their work. Bennett's pierogi were perfect with the characteristic half-moon shapes, while Melissa's were being crowned as the "meat-vegetable balls
Valerie and Morgan held sparklers in their hands and exclaimed, "We're lighting up the night just for you."Julian was left stunned and without words.Inside Kingsley Estate, a warm and cozy feeling enveloped everything. It felt like a pleasant spring day. The sound of the television softly humming
Morgan blinked and asked, "Wait, are you only marrying me to, you know, sleep with me?""Yep." Bennett nodded.Morgan blushed without meaning to. She didn't think Bennett would be so straightforward."Just because you want to sleep with me doesn't mean it'll happen. Dream on," Morgan snorted. Lately
After Kieran had some water, he refilled the glass and handed it to Valerie. Valerie, lazy to move, drank from the glass in his hand.Oliver, now fully-fed, turned around and stared curiously at his mom who was drinking water. Everything in the world was new to him.Kieran let Valerie deal with Oliv
Oliver rested on Kieran's chest. With his foot on Kieran's shirt, he placed his hand on Kieran's strong shoulder. Tired from all the crying and wailing, he quietly enjoyed a sunbath with a squint, oblivious to the grudge that Julian held against him.Julian was forced to join the meeting due to Kier
Julian pointed out, "But Oliver keeps crying and won't take any milk."Kieran stared at the scowl on Oliver's face and felt bad for the little one as the father. After a pause, he resumed bottle-feeding Oliver slowly. Then, he said to Julian, "You should go back to work."By this time, Oliver was t
After Valerie brought it up, Amelia realized that Morgan was nowhere to be seen all day. Valerie tapped into Morgan's Facebook profile and showed it to Amelia. "Look, it's Bennett's off day today. See, there's a guy's hand in Morgan's photo she just posted."Valerie did not even need to guess the id
That conversation reminded Kieran of Valerie, who was in her prime but was cooped up at home all day. He didn't recall seeing Valerie go clothes shopping.When he got back home, he opened the closet to check for Valerie's clothes. When he turned around, he found Valerie cleaning the baby's backside.
Kieran asked, "A president is human too, no? How could I miss my wife and my son's health check-ups just because I'm too busy? Did I hire my assistant hired solely to take care of my family affairs? The nanny is not omnipresent either, you know.""Well, the company presidents I know are always busy
No one thought that William would agree to it so quickly.Even Valerie was wrong.She looked at her husband and awaited an explanation.Kieran looked at her and smiled, then put his hand over hers.Valerie knew from this gesture that he had predicted this from the start. She was still too naive to p