Sigrid hurried downstairs. When she saw Alisa, she asked her whether she knew where George had hidden that item. Alisa was confused and asked, "What are you talking about?" Sigrid pursed her lips and analyzed Alisa's innocent gaze. Sigrid suspected that Alisa actually knew what was going on and was simply putting on an act. "The parcel that was delivered yesterday," said Sigrid with a frown. She prayed that she wasn't blushing for fear that Alisa would burst out in laughter. Alisa seemed to understand what she meant. She paused to think for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure. I haven't seen it since yesterday." Sigrid fell silent. If Alisa was telling the truth, then George must have secretly hidden it. He had either hidden it late last night while she was asleep or when he'd woken up early in the morning. He must have guessed the night before that Sigrid was going to dispose of the doll, which was why he had hidden the doll in advance. S
With a blush on her face, she adjusted her bra to hide her cleavage. "I'm done. Do I look good?" "Yeah." George strode forward and held her in his arms, ready to head out. "There will be some snacks in the afternoon later." Sigrid estimated they would arrive at the Andrews' house around three in the afternoon. The journey to the Andrew family was smooth, and they arrived there around half-past two. The butler led them to a spacious garden. The Andrew family's housing estate was similar to that of a typical residential area. Although it was not as majestic as a castle, it occupied quite a huge piece of land. There was already a crowd in the garden when they arrived. Although Sigrid was not familiar with most of them, they were about the same age as her. She was relieved to see that nobody had dressed too formally. "George." A pretentious voice echoed from behind them just as Sigrid and George were about to head over to greet Jonason and Chri
Christin thought that Sigrid couldn't hear what he said as he spoke in a soft voice, but Sigrid heard everything. Sigrid sat up straight and turned to glare at Christin. Christin was shocked. Sigrid's ears were as sharp as a bat's! Jonason shot a sideways glance at Christin. What an idiot! Was he encouraging George to cheat on Sigrid? And he called himself her cousin? "Just a joke, just a joke..." Christin forced out with an awkward laugh. Although George did not look at Sigrid, he knew that she would be jealous after hearing Christin's words. Therefore, he thought for a while before asking, "Are there any extra swimsuits?" "Of course." Christin pointed to everyone around him and said, "I've prepared swimsuits for all of you. You can go and see if there's anything you like." "Do you want to take a look?" George leaned towards Sigrid and asked. Sigrid was taken aback. What did George mean by that? Did he really want to go hook up with som
Sigrid felt delighted when she saw that George was silent, unable to refute her words. But when she came to her senses, she realized that what she just said sounded too provocative. She began to worry that George would really keep her in bed the whole day... After all, Sigrid found it hard to keep up with George's stamina! Whenever she was lying exhausted on the bed like a corpse, George somehow still had the energy for more. Sigrid thought of George's stamina and felt doomed. She'd gone overboard with her provocation just now and had dug her own grave. "By the way, there will be a thrilling event tonight. After cutting the cake, there will be a masquerade party. Everyone will be changing into a costume and will be equipped with a voice changer. Then, everyone will be paired up anonymously and will dance away the night. When the clock strikes at midnight, everyone must kiss their partner. Then, and only then, they will be allowed to take off their masks." Christin ha
Elizabeth was too lazy to argue with her. The cute-looking girl, Lindsay Lewis, leaned over to the voluptuous girl, Miley Fisher, and spoke to her in a soft voice that was still loud enough that everybody else could hear. She said, "Do you think we should prepare the public relations team? It's better to prepare in advance in case a scandal breaks out. If she gets caught by the anti-fans, all of us would be embroiled in the fiasco." "That's true. There's no reason for us to take the blame just because Lizzy wants to be in a relationship." Miley nodded in agreement. Elizabeth thought to herself, "So my friends are going to abandon me when things get tough. How ironic." Lucas tried to keep himself as low profile as possible. Sitting there under the scorching sun, he put on his sunglasses. He thought that Elizabeth would not be able to notice where he was looking because of the sunglasses. Hence, he kept staring at her. She was like a lazy sloth, yet there wasn't
Given her caramel hair, height, legs, and the fact that she was munching down on snacks at the snacks bar, there was no way George wouldn't recognize her! With that in mind, Sigrid thought that as long as she stayed at the snack bar, she could trust George to look for her. Everyone around her was starting to mingle. After overcoming the initial awkwardness, everyone seemed to be in a hurry to look for their partner. Gradually, the whole venue was clamoring with people looking for their partner. Sigrid was too occupied with the snacks that she could not extricate herself from them. She had forgotten that she was supposed to look for George. "Are the snacks delicious?" said an unfamiliar male voice. Sigrid turned her head and saw a man that was still much taller than her despite her having heels on. She was certain that he was at least one hundred and eighty centimeters in height. From the shape of his suit, she could make out his great physique. On top of that,
"Well, I can't bear to punish you." There was a smile in his voice, and it made Sigrid a little anxious. Although he had a voice changer on, Sigrid could still imagine him saying that phrase in his original voice. George was always flirting with her and teasing her! It had been almost four months since they had gotten married, but he was still constantly flirting with her! She pretended to be indifferent and snorted, pouting slightly. George was very intrigued by how she always pretended to be mad and acted indifferent to him. Little did she know, the more she acted indifferently, the more George was attracted to her! Seeing that there was a crowd around them, George suppressed his urge. George was unaware that they would be holding such an event. He had expected that it would be the same as before, that everyone would just gather around to eat, drink and laugh. But he did not expect that it would be such a big party and that they would be holding
Miley glanced at Elizabeth, who was beside her. If she refused her brother's proposal, it would be humiliating for him. But if she agreed... An idea popped up in her head. As long as she stopped dancing and made it back here before midnight, it'd be fine. She placed her hand in Jonason's and said, "It's my pleasure." Christin felt his heart shattering into a million pieces! He decided to teach his brother a lesson after the event! He couldn't forgive him for stealing his future wife! Watching them head to the dance floor, Christin still felt upset. He'd planned on finding a girlfriend tonight, but his target had gone off with his brother. What was he going to do? He glanced over at Natasha, who was hiding behind Elizabeth. She probably wouldn't accept his invitation to dance even if he asked, so he wouldn't risk losing face like that. Christin decided to go watch Jonason. Maybe Miley would dump him after just one dance? Christin and Miley had the sam
"Okay." Grace agreed and said, "I have something else to discuss with you." When he finally heard this sentence, Zaden knew that there must've been something going on. "What's the matter?" As they talked, they went into the lounge. Zaden also specifically told the secretaries that no one was allowed to come in and disturb him before work in the afternoon. These words made the secretaries' eyes turn red. Since he had ordered them to keep everyone out of his office while he was inside with a woman, it was hard to control their imaginations from running wild. "How's your investigation on my surrogacy?" Grace asked. Zaden had thought that Grace's patience was wearing thin, and so she had sought him out for an update on his progress. Feeling a little ashamed, he said, "I'm sorry. There hasn't been any progress so far. You know that information on surrogacy is highly secured. It won't be so easy for my subordinates to investigate it." "It's okay. You
"Stop!" Grace made a gesture and said, "I'm going to the Empire Group. Do you want to go with me?" "Oh?" Gentry was flustered for a moment and then realized that he had almost gotten himself in trouble. He quickly said goodbye. "Sorry, sorry for bothering you. It's my fault!" Grace shook her head helplessly. She went to the kitchen to bring the toiletries she had prepared for Zaden, and set off for the Empire Group. Grace took a cab, as she didn't have the nerve to ask her chauffeurs to give her a ride. This was the first time Grace had taken the initiative to go there. She didn't know whether she was going to meet Zaden or not, but the staff at the front desk had changed since the last time she had went to deliver food and she didn't know when it had happened. Hence, the new staff didn't know her at all. However, when she saw that Grace was dressed up very beautifully and elegantly, she guessed that Grace must be someone important. Naturally, she didn't d
This time, Grace took the initiative. She stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around Zaden's neck, and took the initiative to plant her pink lips on his. The chaste kisses turned into lingering kisses. Zaden had always restrained himself very much. Every time he met Grace, he always felt that he was on the verge of losing control. "Well, I can't believe that you are so obedient today. Go to sleep. If you kiss me again, I might not remain chaste. You won't have a chance to sleep even if you want to," said Zaden. After going to bed, Grace took the initiative to cradle into Zaden's arms. Just like Dulcie acting like a spoiled child, Grace had also put all of her heart and soul into Zaden, like a spoiled child. The next day, there was still no sign of Zaden at breakfast in the Andrew household. "Oh? Dad's gone again..." Dulcie said regretfully. Douglas found that his sister was upset, thus he comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Dulcie. Daddy need
The silent confrontation was still going on, and Zaden was waiting. When would Moira give in? Moira was also waiting. When would Zaden be gracious enough to let her go? However, perhaps these two people didn't know each other very well. They both had naive expectations that were absolutely wrong and impossible to achieve from the beginning. "It's so cold..." Moira murmured in a low voice. As she spoke, a puff of white vapor immediately appeared in front of her lips. Even though kneeling down like this was not a big deal, Moira had always been pampered and had grown up a spoiled child. She had never suffered this kind of hardship before. Her body could not bear it either. She only felt that her legs were on the verge of losing its strength and becoming numb. The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the wind and rain swayed. Flowers in the garden were beaten into a mess by the rain, as so was Moira. Moira's body had reached its limit, and she could not catch h
"Plop—" Moira's kneecaps hit the ground, the sound of it ringing crisp. Grace was dumbfounded. She looked at Moira, who was kneeling in front of her, and could not say anything for a while. As for Zaden, there was not even the slightest expression on his face. "What, what are you doing?" Grace asked. She instinctively stood up from her chair as she took in the scene before her, at a complete loss of what to do. Moira glanced at her. Sometimes, when one's ego was at one's feet, one becomes more able to take humiliation than usual. She replied with indifference, "Why are you so agitated? I'm not kneeling at you. Don't think too much of yourself." Moira looked at Zaden and said, "Zaden, I beg you, please have mercy on the Coulson family. No matter what you demand, as long as I can do it, you can demand it!" Zaden frowned and said, "Kneel further if you want to. You're an eyesore right now." Mercy? For someone like Zaden, mercy had always bee
"No, Mother, if Zaden takes over the Coulson Group, then we..." Moira could not continue speaking. She did not even want to imagine what would happen. "You understand now? I thought a donkey kicked you in the brain!" "That... That won't do. I'll go beg him right now!" Moira shouted. Now that things had come to this, it was obvious that Zaden's target was Moira. Although she was extremely unwilling, she would have to make a stand against him now. No matter what she would have to experience, she had to protect the company. She could not lose everything. She rushed to the Andrew family villa, but Moira was not even allowed through the main entrance. "Let me in!" Moira began making a scene outside. She made such a ruckus that it was difficult for the people inside to ignore her. "Mr. Andrew, Miss Coulson is causing a scene outside, this..." the butler informed Zaden "Let her be," Zaden said expressionlessly. This was not the first
Grace frowned before cutting Moira off. "Moira, there's no use in talking to me like that. I just want to know who it is. Tell me the truth!" "Do you think I'll tell you just because you want to know?" Moira scoffed before retorting, "Who do you think you are?" "Does this mean that you admit you used Mr. Yale's name to deceive me?" Grace quickly latched onto the loophole in Moira's words. "Hah, I didn't say that. You're just making things up." Moira was still as stubborn as a mule. She once again diverted the topic so that she could insult and ridicule Grace. All sorts of vulgarities came through the call, and each minute that passed only pushed a person's limits even further. Grace felt nothing at Moira's words. However, Zaden, who was next to her, did not want to hear any more of it. He was on his last straw, so he grabbed the phone to end the call. "Are you stupid? Just letting her scold you like that?" Zaden asked, his tone sour. "As long a
"Mr. Yale and his wife are quite old, so having children has been difficult for them. In the beginning, they contacted many surrogacy agencies. However, Mr. Yale was extremely cautious when it came to picking a surrogate mother. This caused a lot of trouble to the agencies since the surrogate mothers they suggested never met his standards." "Later, Mr. Yale thought about going abroad to find a surrogate mother. However, right at the critical moment, he suddenly found out that Mrs. Yale was already pregnant!" "The pleasant surprise caused them to give up their search for a surrogate mother. After all, Mrs. Yale wasn't getting any younger and they both went through a lot to get this son, so that's why the Yale family treats him so preciously." As Zaden listened to the report from his subordinate on the other end of the call, his mood grew complicated. The only way he could clear his mind was to focus on the fact that the night wind had blown his body cold. To be h
Mr. Yale's word of thanks was like a knife stabbing into Grace's heart. How could she be worthy of his gratitude? She could not take it anymore and felt like returning to the car to escape the situation. Mr. Yale withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Even he, who was usually slick and smooth, could not find the right words to say at this time. Zaden tried to smooth things over by saying, "I'm sorry, she was one of the victims too, so..." "I understand," Mr. Yale said with a nod. "We understand and more than anything else, we thank you, Mr. Andrew. You've worked hard today. We won't take up any more of your time. You should go back early and rest. We will definitely drop by next time to properly thank you." Zaden nodded and turned to get in the car. Dulcie was all worn out from crying too long, so she was curled up in her seat and fast asleep. Zaden asked softly, "What on earth happened before I arrived?" Grace suddenly turned teary-eyed. The tear