Even toasting just eighty-eight tables plus an outfit change took one and a half hours. Fortunately, they didn't have to toast all one hundred and eighty-eight tables, or they'd have to stay up all night. When Sigrid returned to her seat to eat, everyone was free. That's when she realized in surprise that some of her bridesmaids had already gone on stage and started singing while throwing some ragdolls. George sat down beside her, and seeing that she was obviously still hungry, he peeled some shrimps for her. Sigrid said, "Don't peel them anymore, it's troublesome." In fact, she rather liked eating shrimps. However, when she normally ate them at home, they were already peeled. Now, at the Toland family mansion, they had to peel the shrimps themselves. She didn't want to trouble him. George's hands were not meant for peeling shrimps. George said, "It's okay." He was very quick at peeling the shrimps and placed them on Sigrid's plate once he was
Jonason was completely dumbfounded. What had she called him? Christin? Had she always thought he was Christin? Seeing his surprised look, Miley couldn't understand what he was scheming in his mind, so she could only struggle even more. However, the more she struggled, the tighter his embrace became. This made them come into contact even more. Miley's face was beet red. However, it was out of anger, not shyness. How dare this b*stard harass her like this? She'd make sure that Elizabeth heard all about this! Jonason declared with a serious face, "I'm not Christin. I'm Jonason. Remember this, the person who kissed you was me, Jonason Andrew." What a joke, the person who kissed her senseless that day had obviously been him, so why should it be blamed on Christin? How could he! Miley was stunned, and a little confused about the whole situation. For a while, she forgot to struggle, and she just stared at Jonason's face. After scruti
Sigrid saw the song titled 'Love Story' shown on the screen. Although it was an old song, it was quite suitable for her and George to sing. However, this was provided George knew how to sing the song! Sigrid looked at George with doubt in her eyes, and she saw him nod his head as if he knew what she was wondering. Only then did Sigrid feel relieved and begin to sing. On the other hand, Cyrus listened to them while subconsciously shooting glances at Rachel. He wanted to sing a love song with Rachel, but he didn't know what songs she knew. When Cyrus was thinking about whether to ask her, Rachel sat down beside him and said, "Cyrus, let's sing the next song together!" Cyrus smiled a little and said, "Alright." It didn't bother him what the next song would turn out to be. Therefore, Cyrus' face was blank when the prelude of 'Dance Monkey' started playing. Rachel could never have imagined the thoughts that were running through Cyrus' mi
Jonason was silent for a while before he said, "What can I do to make her not hate me?" Hearing that he had finally asked this question, Elizabeth started giving him ideas. When the two of them returned to their seats, Miley had already eaten a lot. Jonason started barbecuing some meat for her again. Maybe it was because she wasn't as angry as before, Miley accepted his offer. She only retrieved her lipstick to touch up her makeup when she was nearly full. At this moment, Jonason said, "The natural color of your lips is beautiful. It looks even more beautiful without lipstick." Miley stopped what she was doing and glanced at him suspiciously. When she saw that he looked serious, all jokes aside, she gave up on the idea of touching up her lipstick. Xavier glanced at Jonason with bewilderment. How had he improved so much after coming back from the washroom? Had he found out that girls liked it when others complimented their beauty? As they
The only person she worried about was Miley. Especially when her opponent was Jonason, who desired her greedily! Xavier and Shawn weren't interested in playing this game with other men, so they returned to their own rooms to rest. As for Loris, she knew that there was no opportunity for her to do anything to Sigrid anymore. Hence, she too returned to her room without planning to join the game. Sigrid was dragged into the room. Initially, she was shivering. Then, after some thought, she felt that she might still have the upper hand against him. Her luck was pretty good, so she might have the chance to keep winning against George in the game. Sigrid smiled while saying, "Hubby, remember to give me some leeway. You have to win two rounds for it to be counted!" "Okay," George answered. Whenever she called him "Hubby", he was willing to agree to anything. He'd even give up his life for her! Sigrid succeeded in her cunning schemes. She shuffled the poker c
Rachel's skills were too lousy. Although Cyrus deliberately delayed her for a long time, they still ended one round of the game in a jiffy. On the other hand, Lucas and Elizabeth were of the same level of strength. Thus, their winnings were quite equal. Lucas looked at Elizabeth, who only had her inner-wear and singlet on her upper-body, and a pair of trousers on her lower body. He didn't know what she was wearing inside. When he glanced at the only clothes left on his lower body, an unmitigated feeling of defeat billowed inside him. Their winnings were equal, but Elizabeth had more clothes on... For the following next few rounds, he had to put on his clothes when he won, and take off if he lost. He had been doing this back and forth for a while. After six rounds of this, Elizabeth said in disdain, "How long do you plan on dilly-dallying like this? When are you going to strip naked?" What the hell? Did she want to see him naked? Lucas wondered.
Natasha got out of his embrace and said, "You should be more of a gentleman and don't be so calculative with women. Just put your clothes back on and we'll start all over again!" Seeing how insistent she was, Christin quickly put his clothes on and said, "This time, winning one round counts as a win, let's not do that three rounds things anymore. You're not allowed to cheat anymore, I'll record it with my phone." Natasha immediately behaved well after his warning. Then Christin guffawed and said. "I knew it. You are weak at this! You keep losing when you can't cheat anymore!" Christin nearly died from laughter after Natasha lost four rounds consecutively. Natasha flushed with anger when he jeered that she was weak! She was boiling with anger! After that, she said to him, "Let's continue with the game! I don't believe that I will keep losing!" Grudgingly, she took over the cards and shuffled them quickly. They continued playing for a while more.
Nevertheless, even when she didn't say anything, Sharon had already construed her proud look from a while ago as showing off her wealth. Sharon gritted her teeth secretly while recalling the wedding ceremony from last week. The envy, jealousy, and resentment weren't fully out of her system yet. After she went back that night, she couldn't sleep at all because jealousy was plaguing her. For both Hannah and Sharon, their family's financial situation had always been quite decent. After all, it was quite rare for families with difficult financial conditions to grant their children the liberty to choose art majors. Mainly because it was expensive for a child to major in arts. After so many years, her family had already spent a huge fortune to support her dancing. She had also been able to prove herself when she was admitted into University A. It was an affirmation for her to be able to be hired by this dance academy. But her family had indeed invested so much money
"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