Lily felt like a fool when she realized her husband had known about it but said nothing until she revealed it. She looked away, upset.Alexander held her shoulders, turned her over to face him, and said earnestly, no longer smiling, “I did find out yesterday, but I thought since you hadn’t told me, you must not have decided anything. I’d rather hear it from you than me asking about it.”Lily said nothing and slowly returned her gaze to him.“The fact you didn’t tell me right away shows you have either been struggling to have the child or mixed feelings about it. No matter what, you had your reason for not telling me. Still, I’m glad you decided to tell me so soon.” He truly loved and respected Lily beyond her imagination.Hearing this, Lily felt there was nothing to be upset about. She only thought she should have told him right away and that deciding with him was the best option.“So, what do you want to do?” Alexander asked her, shaking his head, “I should be asking you instead.
That’s right, She loved the child and the child’s father. She even loved what destiny had planned, which was ill-timed yet perfect for her. Love was a simple enough reason to outweigh the cons.“I’m unprepared and a bit afraid to take the huge responsibility of being a mother, but I can learn to be a great one. If the child is here, it’s destiny, and I don’t want to take its life for my own selfish reasons.”Her words moved Alexander so much that he embraced her. “You’ll be a terrific mother. The best mom in the whole wide world!”… Noah Richards was having his meal while most of the patrons in the buffet restaurant ate in pairs or with their families, but he was the only one having his meal alone, with not much food on his plate and a bottle of red wine before him.He sat by the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the city, enjoying the view. However, his enjoyment was short-lived as the click-clack of high heels stopped near him, followed by a crisp voice. “Mr. Richards, enj
“I’m a friend and not an enemy.” Arianna lifted her gaze and stared at Noah quietly.Noah snorted. “Tons of people want to be my friends. Are you even qualified to be one?”“You’d be the judge of that.” Arianna put down the tongs, removed her phone from her handbag, and tapped the screen a few times.Noah’s phone on the table vibrated.Arianna put down her phone and grilled more meat as if without a care in the world.Noah looked at her and then at his phone. He picked it up to see what she had sent.“The information is my gift. When we become friends, I’ll have a bigger one in store for you,” As she spoke, she put the piece of grilled meat onto the plate in front of Noah.Noah opened the document containing detailed information on Lily. He browsed through it and found the report to be very comprehensive.“This is it?” He revealed a look of disdain instead. “I can easily find tons of information like this. Do you think I would need your help in obtaining it?”“Of course, you c
‘Aren’t girls from rich families supposed to speak with decorum? Despite her innocent smile, this woman speaks rather boldly.’Noah laughed at her flirtatious remark. Many women threw themselves at him, but it was rare to meet someone so straightforward. “If I recall correctly, I don’t know you very well, and this could be the first time we’ve met. Despite that, you say you want me?” Leaning forward, he met her gaze. “What do you want me for? Fame? Status? Or… my body?”“I want them all,” she purred.“You’re greedy, aren’t you?” Noah loosened up his body. “Besides, do you think your information can get you that much?”“The information is not enough, of course. However, it can be a good start for both of us. If we’re together, we can find ourselves in many win-win situations in the future.” Hiding nothing, she let her desires show through her gaze. “Win-win situations?”“From what I know, although the Richards family call the shots in Kingsland, you put your efforts elsewhere.
Since Lily had decided to keep the baby, she needed to get a thorough checkup at the hospital and find out if the baby would be affected by her exposure to chemicals before she was pregnant.After accessing her file, performing a urine test, and having an ultrasound, Lily's heart calmed down. She had already decided to keep the child, and she knew Alexander was with her. Even more unexpectedly, she felt like a mother already, and she was slowly adjusting to her new role."Lily."When her name was called, the doctor pushed up his glasses with the report in his hand. "You’re not pregnant."Lily, whose smile was ready to declare, "I want to keep it," instead responded with, "What?""The ultrasound states that you’re not pregnant," After speaking, he handed the report to her.She was a little confused and took the report. Seeing the data series, not everything was easy to understand, but it was still obvious whether she was pregnant or not."I’m not?"Alexander, on the side, was ca
The buzz all over town was tremendous, and there was a pervasive aroma of "Victory" in the air. On TV, in the streets, and online were all forms of advertising. There was a lot of attention even before its official launch.A pre-sale channel for this fragrance was opened on the Tanner Corporation's website, and it completely sold out in less than 24 hours.Not only did Damian burst out laughing, but Joseph could not contain his joy either. He was very satisfied with the performance report."Dad, see? It's only been one day, so many have been sold, and the prospects are endless!" Damian said very proudly as he sat across from Joseph with his legs crossed, "Like I said before, it’ll work!" "Great!" Joseph's eyes narrowed after saying those words, "Is the production team able to keep up with the orders?" "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements over there. If anything, let the workers work in three shifts. We’re still paying them. Of course they’ll want to work.” When
Arianna brought a bunch of things home. When she entered the house, Eloise had just gotten back as well. She looked pretty good and should be in a good mood."Did you have good luck today?" Arianna said half-jokingly.Eloise waved. "A little bit. I've been feeling a little better recently. If I keep winning my bets, my friends will stop coming and won’t want to join me anymore."“Why not? They’ve won a lot of money from you before, but they can’t stand losing to you?" Arianna said smilingly. After putting down her bags, she removed a smaller bag from the inside. "I saw this new design that suits you quite well, so I bought it for you.”"I don't go out very much, so I don't need it," Eloise replied but was still delighted."You can just leave it around if you don't need it. It’ll make you happy just by looking at it!" Arianna put the bag aside, turned around, and took out a small bottle, "By the way, there’s this one too.""Perfume?" Eloise took the perfume bottle and opened the c
Eloise held her daughter’s hand and wanted to say something when she heard a car approaching from outside. Her face sank. "Your father is back."It did not take long for her words to fall as Joseph entered the house with a bag in his hand. He was stunned when he saw Eloise and Arianna sitting in the living room. "Ari, you’re home too," he said, walking straight over. "Perfect. I have one for each of you.""What is it?" Arianna smiled, stood up, and took the bag from his hand. She opened it and glanced inside. "Wow, perfume!"Seeing her surprised expression, Joseph smiled. "This is the first-ever perfume from our company, and we’ve sold out of them! I bought two bottles directly from the factory for you two to try."His smug look annoyed Eloise. She knew Joseph was only happy that the product came from that little brat, not because it was the company’s first-ever perfume. She felt unhappy inside and could not return a joyful expression to Joseph. Her gaze was indifferent as if the m