“That’s not possible!” Frank insisted. “Give me a minute,” Melanie said. She parked her car at the hotel car park and pulled out her phone to show Frank a photo of Lily. Even though they had met in Middle Valley, it had been a long time. There might be a possibility that Frank had forgotten how she looked and found someone that resembled her. “It’s her! You sure you didn’t know about it?” Frank remarked. Their eyes were clouded with confusion as Melanie concluded, “Looks like I’ll have to get to know Lily again.” …When Lily got home, she took out the two wooden puppets and placed them in a cabinet in the living room. Then she carefully wrapped the other piece of wood with a piece of paper and went to take a shower. At first, she was not in a rush for a shower, but when she recalled physically touching that scum, she wanted to scrub herself from the filth. Lily did not want to waste her time arguing with Frank, but now, as she thought about what he had said during
Lily was deep in thought and did not notice when Alexander got home. He saw his wife lying on the sofa when he opened the door. The orange-red sunlight shone onto Lily’s two slender legs as she held the bag of chips in one hand and a piece near her closed mouth.The TV was on, but it was apparent that Lily was not watching because her two beautiful eyes looked ahead without focus as her mind wandered. Alexander walked over and bent down as he opened his mouth.Lily had returned to her senses when her husband walked toward her. She noticed he had opened his mouth to try and steal her chip, so she quickly stuffed it into her mouth. “Haha, you didn’t get to steal it. Yum!”Lily was laughing gleefully, but unexpectedly, Alexander kissed her and bit the remaining half of the chip she had not eaten yet. Alexander did not stop there and licked the remaining food bits on the corner of her lips, “That tastes good!”Lily was stunned and helpless at this smug president’s flirtatious act.Ale
“I need to use the washroom.” Lily wanted to use this as an excuse to escape, but Alexander would not let her go so quickly. He tightened his arms and hugged her tightly, “No, repeat the first thing you said. Then you can go.”“I really need to use the washroom!” It was a slip of the mouth earlier. She was too embarrassed to say it out loud again.“You should hurry up and say it if you really need to go. It’s just a matter of one sentence anyway.” Alexander approached Lily until their noses touched. He was staring into her eyes. He said in a loving and charming tone, “Repeat it, my love.”“I-I…” Lily blushed harder, and her heart was thumping so fast that she could not take it anymore. She pushed him further away as she sat up straight and put her hands on her hips, “I said, my husband! Is there anything wrong with that?!”She might have sounded threatening, but she was very nervous. Her face blushed so red that it was like the evening dusk.“No, it’s nothing. I’m also proud that
Lily's brain had ceased to function. She stared at him for a moment before realizing what he had said. She punched his shoulder and said, "You're crazy!""Ouch!" Alexander grunted in pain. "I know it was my negligence that you must bring this up. However, it's not too late for us to work hard on it from now on.""When have I said that?” Lily was helpless and could no longer explain her words, "When did I say I want to have a baby with you? When did I mention this?"She did not remember mentioning that she wanted a child. Why did he suddenly bring up this topic? He could work hard by himself!Alexander released his hands around Lily and turned to pick up the wooden doll he had put down earlier. He waved the two dolls at her, "The reason you bought this is to hint you want a son and a daughter, wasn't it?Lily was speechless. ‘Why are his thoughts so peculiar?! I’m helpless with him!’"That's not what I meant. I was walking around and coincidentally passed by a wood carving shop.
Nathaniel still refused to speak to Eloise, and she could only sigh, “If you’re unwilling to speak to me, I’ll just leave.”“I see. You’d be so indifferent even after your son was in an accident,” Nathaniel finally spoke as he sneered at her. “Didn’t I come here to see you?” she snapped. “Yeah! It must’ve been difficult to add this to your schedule.” He had never been this rude to his mother, but Nathaniel was furious, so he could only take it out on her. When people were beaten down, they could always count on someone, but Nathaniel had no one else.“Nate! How dare you talk to me like that?” Eloise said sternly, “You know exactly how difficult it was for me all these years, but I’ve always tried my best to help you. Ask yourself this, haven’t I always given you help when needed? It’s true that this time, I’m at fault. However, you have no right to talk to me like that!” Nathaniel immediately came to his senses after being reprimanded. He turned around to look at h
It seemed Melanie was with Frank whenever she was out late or absent. Nathaniel felt disgusted just thinking about them.Eloise was surprised after hearing what Nathaniel said. “You mean Melanie Thayer?”“I’m pretty sure I have only one fiancee,” he replied ironically.“You sure? I thought you had two,” Eloise snapped back unapologetically. Nathaniel sat there in silence. Eloise did not push it as she continued, “You’re telling me Melanie slept with Frank? They went behind your back?” Eloise was so crude that it embarrassed Nathaniel. His cheeks flushed bright red as he yelled, “Mother!” “Since you’ve already embarrassed yourself, why worry now?” Eloise retorted, “Are you upset with me because of this? That I had introduced Frank to you?”Initially, Nathaniel had been angry because of her, but as he calmed down, he knew it was not her fault. Who would have known that something like this would happen? Besides, Frank did help MN Inc. overcome its crisis.“No, I don’t blame y
Nathaniel had thought about Lily when the news about his accident came out. Even his mother had gone to visit him. He knew there was no way Lily would not know about his accident. Still, she did not show up, and Melanie was the one who went to see him when the news first appeared on TV.Eloise only smirked coldly at her shameless son, “Visit you? If I were Lily, I’d have torn you to pieces after what you did to her. The nerve!”“Mother! Am I not your son?” Nathaniel snapped. How could she be siding with an outsider?“I’m saying this to you because you’re my son, or else why should I care?!” She finished. Eloise noticed the apparent change in her son’s facial expression, and her tone softened, “It’s not that I’m trying to reprimand you. I’m just trying to give you constructive criticism. I’ve met many people, and I know Melanie is unsuitable for you.”“Then what does this have to do with Lily? Is it because she’s a talented perfumer? I’m looking for a wife, not a perfumer. Besides,
Eloise snorted and said, “She is not an orphan!” Facing Nathaniel’s confused expression, she continued slowly, “Have you heard about what happened to the Lodge family of Brown City?”“The Lodge family? Are you referring to one of the biggest families in our country? According to rumors, they know an older form of kickboxing and are very secretive. ‘That’ Lodge family?” Nathaniel asked.Of course, he had heard of the well-known family. The country had four famous families. They were the Richards, Tanner, Russell, and Lodge families.The Lodge family of their city was active in politics and had been for several generations. The later generations produced many good politicians. The family culture was strict, and their foundations were firm.The Tanner family of Ruby City and the Russell family of Sapphine were from the business world, but each had its domain. The Richards were in property development and construction, whereas the Russell family was in entertainment. Although they were