When she was done, she took a guilty peek at Cyrus who was sitting on the other side. When she realized that he did not discover what she was doing at all, she heaved a sigh of relief. Simultaneously, she anticipated what would happen the following night. Meanwhile, the Vincent family was extremely anxious. Franklin couldn't sleep or eat well ever since he went to the castle with Kama and listened to what George said. The incident that he initially thought that he had handled flawlessly which took place that year had been uncovered. He was also worried about what the Toland family had found out alongside it. If he had known that the woman was Vallerie's younger sister, he would not have been so cruel to her. He would have treated her and her daughter well. Kama watched the dark circles under his eyes worsen the past few days, so she comforted him, "Don't think too much. It has been so many years. Didn't we handle it flawlessly from the start? Even if there is ev
Kama was also stunned speechless at that moment. She had initially thought that George was the one who had taken advantage of her daughter. No matter the circumstances, it was George who had let Rebecca down first. Now, it seemed that if Rebecca had behaved herself, even if George married Sigrid, Rebecca could have married a rich and powerful man. She would have probably become the future Vallerie. Moreover, due to George's guilt over having taken advantage of her, Rebecca would still somehow live a good life because he owed her a favor. George had already planned for Rebecca to have a blessed future, but Rebecca did not cherish it. Although some girls might not like a planned future, according to George's attitude, he would have tried his best to make it up to Rebecca. Franklin sighed helplessly, "It was her own choice. Let's not talk about this for the time being. There's another issue we should talk about. Once George finds out about this, we're doomed."
"I was looking outside," Tianna pointed at the window with her chubby fingers, "I can't see the outside if I sit down." George moved to the window seat and held Tianna in his arms, "Slow down." He instructed the driver. "Yes, sir." Although the driver was worried that George would be late for work, George was the boss after all, so it did not matter. The driver just obeyed his orders and drove slowly. As the car slowed down, Tianna managed to see the scenery through the window. Her big, black, and grape-like eyes were shining, as if she was watching something extraordinary. Upon arrival at the entrance of Toland's Group building, George asked the driver to park the car at the entrance instead of the parking basement. He wanted to let the people in the company know about Tianna's identity. He entered the building with Tianna in his arms. When the staff members at the lobby saw him walking in with a cute toddler, they were a little stunned and even for
"You did a good job, " George rubbed Tianna's hair. Tianna knew he was complimenting her. She immediately showed a sweet smile. When those cute little dimples appeared, George reached out and pinched them. It was a nice feeling, touching her. It must be the same feeling as touching Sigrid's face. Unfortunately, he had not pinched her little cheeks then, how regretful! Tianna was happy and did not care that George was pinching her. She just smiled cheerfully. When George got off work, he went home with Tianna. Sigrid asked while they were having dinner, "How was today?" "It was good. She has been a good girl." George said. "I'm not asking about that. I know Tianna has always been a good girl. I'm asking if you've taken good care of her?" Sigrid asked with a frown. George did not instantly reply her. She did not care about whether Tianna had caused him any trouble. She only cared about whether or not he could take care of the child. George
"Oh, I didn't mean to..." Rachel said. Rachel replied, sounding aggrieved. She was also very distressed by her sudden menstruation! She was supposed to be conquered by her husband that night. Why did she have to have her menstruation all of a sudden? Based on her usual cycle, she should have been having her menstruation the following week! She had planned the time so well! Cyrus gritted his teeth, but when he saw how aggrieved she was, he could not bear to vent it out on her. He could only say, "Go to the bathroom now and I'll change the bedsheets. As for the rest, you will have to solve it through other methods!" Rachel had a nasty thought in mind when he said that, but she still nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I'll go right away. Don't be angry, I really didn't mean to. I don't know why my period is a little early." After Cyrus saw her enter the bathroom, he took a deep breath. As he slowly calmed down, he pulled off the sheets. When Rachel came ou
Not long after, Rachel arrived as well. Rachel looked depressed. When she saw Sigrid, she said, "Sigrid, let's have lunch together. I have something to talk to you about." Sigrid saw she seemed to have something on her mind and guessed that it was about her and Cyrus. She quickly nodded, agreeing. After Rachel put down her things, the two of them went to a restaurant. Sigrid saw Rachel's sullen look and asked, "What's up with you? Is it because there's no progress with Cyrus?" Rachel's face was full of grievances, "There is progress, but I was just unlucky enough to have my period. I feel that I'm such an unlucky woman, and there are always problems appearing at every critical moment. I had initially calculated based on my normal menstruation cycle, and it should have happened after returning to campus. Then, it would be over during the weekend. Who would have thought that I would have it earlier? Now, I don't even know what will happen this weekend!"
Rachel held some expectations. However, when she arrived at the hotel arranged by the producers, she received the script and was stunned upon finding out who her teammate was. Waverley Lawson? Wasn't Waverley her sister-in-law, Wrenna's sister? She had been her brother's tool for cover-ups, hadn't she? Rachel felt that she really was an unfortunate woman. Waverley and her brother were in an awkward situation. If they needed to work as a team, who knew whether Waverley would set her up? Thinking of it further, Rachel finally understood. The producers must have caught wind of the matter that had garnered much attention, which was similar to what had happened to Rebecca. Thus, the producers invited Waverley to join the variety show in order to create a hot topic around the two of them. They were being too cunning! Despite that, Rachel still went to look for Waverley. She found her room and knocked on the door. Waverley opened the door and wa
There was a glint in her eyes. Rachel knew what Waverley was thinking. She had no objections, so she just followed along. Since Rachel had no objections, Waverley smirked behind the microphone. She was eager to let the show begin. The two of them stood in their own positions. After getting ready, the host called for them to start. Rachel picked up the card that had been placed on the table and looked at it. When she saw the first idiom, Rachel's eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, she made the action of standing on one foot. Seeing the blank look on Waverley's face, Rachel hinted, "This is an action." As soon as she finished talking, Rachel pursed her lips anxiously. Waverley understood her and hurriedly said, "Standing on one foot." "That's right, next." After reading the card, Rachel immediately understood how to act out the next phrase. After thinking for another two seconds, she suddenly put on a furtive look and looked around with a
"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