Rachel replied, "Wait, what?" "Are you really going to ditch me to look for your husband?" At this moment, Sigrid had just arrived home. She was lying on the bed while coaxing Tianna to sleep. When Tianna finally fell asleep, she got out of bed and ran to the study to find George to settle the score. She pushed open the door to the study. When she saw he did not even raise his head, she asked, "We need to talk. Is your current work urgent?" Although she was angry, she also knew that her problem was not as important as his work. "It's not that urgent. What do you want to talk about?" George raised his head with a stern look. Sigrid did not dare to believe him. This guy seemed like such a serious person, yet why was his mind always in the gutter? She had thought that nothing about him would faze her anymore, but she did not expect that there was something even more unbelievable about him. He even said that he would satisfy her at most once
Oh my goodness! Sigrid was shocked as she texted, "What the hell? The child in the picture is Miley? She looked like that when she was young?" Rachel replied, "Yeah! According to Cyrus, when Enigma was on the rise last year, people started accusing the band members of plastic surgery except for Natasha because she had been a celebrity since small and most of her fans watched her grew up. As for the rest of the members, they had to prove their innocence by posting a picture of their younger self. Miley had posted every birthday picture of hers ever since she was a baby." "This is why I felt Tianna looked very familiar. Why do they look so alike? Do you think they're blood-related?" "According to those romance novel plots, all signs point to Tianna being Miley's daughter!" "She's roughly of the same age, too. I've thought about it. Next month would be Miley's twenty-second birthday, and Tianna is slightly over one year old. This means that she had her when s
"Oh." He had thought that she would be silent after he said that. Or perhaps, he thought that she would be much more tender towards him. However, when he heard her reply, it made him start to doubt himself. He might not be able to come back after returning this time. She might not be able to see him ever again, and all she could say was 'oh'? What an ungrateful woman! Lucas stood up and made his way back to his bedroom. Elizabeth was puzzled when she saw him entering his bedroom. Was he angry? As soon as Lucas entered the room, he went to take a bath. He decided to take a cold shower in hopes to wash away the anger caused by Elizabeth! This woman! She usually flirted with him, and now she was not giving him any response when he told her that he would be leaving. It could be seen that she did not care about him at all. Lucas had never felt like such a failure before. Deep down, he was a little upset. He stood under the shower f
Lucas felt his body trembling slightly. What kind of question was she asking? Was she giving him permission to make advances on her? Or was she purely curious why he did nothing to her? He hesitated for a moment and finally asked, "What can I do?" Elizabeth sighed helplessly. She felt like their roles had been reversed. Why didn't this man make any advances on her? "Forget it. I'm going to sleep." Lucas frowned, "Wait! Can you please explain to me?" "It's fine. You're not in the mood anyways. We should call it early," she said and closed her eyes. Lucas took two deep breaths and suddenly flipped over, pressing her down on the bed, "I didn't buy any condoms. Did you?" "I didn't." He seemed to have guessed the implied meaning in her words. She said that she did not buy it, not that there was no point in buying it since she wouldn't be using it, which meant that what she said was exactly what he was thinking. "Give me a few minutes. I'
"Those are not toys. Those are lipsticks that adults use. You apply it on your lips," Sigrid explained, but Tianna had no idea what it was even after her explanation. She just looked at Sigrid expectantly and said, "I want it." Sigrid hesitated, "Tianna, you are still too young. You don't need it at the moment. You can only use it when you're older." Why would a child like her need lipsticks? At most, she would get her some baby lip balm. When Tianna heard Sigrid's words, her eyes immediately turned pitiful. Sigrid's heart immediately melted when she saw her face. She felt that if she did not buy the lipsticks for Tianna, she would be like bullying her own child. "Let's get one for her. Tianna, pick your favorite color," George said. Sigrid sighed helplessly. "I am afraid that if we buy it, Tianna will use the lipstick as a toy. Then, it would be a waste." After all, it was cheaper to buy a new set of building blocks. A lipstick of that brand cost ab
At the same time, the housekeeper bought all the dolls Tianna had fancied just now. When Tianna saw her parents had bought her all the dolls that she liked, she immediately turned to look at them and said, "I'm so happy! Mom, Dad, thank you." "You silly girl," George gently pinched her cheeks. This child was easy to please. All they had to do was to buy a few dolls. People who did not know them would think that they were poor. When Sigrid realized that she had gotten most of the things that she had planned on buying, she decided to call it a day as it was getting late. In the car, she told Tianna a bedtime story as she prepared to coax her to sleep. Tianna gave way to sleep midway through Sigrid's story. During their shopping excursion, Sigrid also managed to buy Miley's birthday present. They had bought many things. Only Miley's birthday present was put to one side, while the rest were piled up together. As soon as they arrived home, Sigrid immediat
Sigrid was about to gag when she saw the Facebook post. What did it mean that 'Mr. Toland has been very loyal this whole time'! He was loyal, but his 'chastity' was non-existent. The photo that the Toland Group posted contained information about Tianna's adoption. It stated that Tianna was adopted this year and that she had changed her surname. Sigrid read the comments. There were many good comments and some with malicious intentions. "What a cute girl!" "When I first saw her picture, I wanted to say that this child was really cute. She has chubby cheeks. I want to pinch her cheeks through the screen. I would also like to have such a cute daughter!" "Come on, I'm not convinced by the fact that she's adopted. The picture looks edited, or the certificate of adoption is falsified. I refuse to believe that the child isn't Mr. Toland's biological daughter." When Sigrid read the third comment, she frowned slightly. She thought to herself, "This keyboard
Tianna was confused for a moment. She had just greeted Miley as a pretty friend of her mother's at the beginning, but now Jonason was referring to her as Aunt Miley. Tianna deduced the information, looked at Miley, and said, "Aunt Miley, nice to meet you." Miley was speechless. When Miley did not respond to her, Tianna immediately felt wronged. She looked pitifully at Miley as she waited for her response. Miley felt helpless, "Yeah..." Sigrid and Rachel were watching from the side. They suddenly felt that Jonason was cunning. He even dared to take advantage of a little girl. "Hey honey, don't you feel that this little girl looks a little like you?" Jonason immediately took advantage of the situation and addressed Miley as his wife. Miley was shocked as she stared at him with her eyes wide open, "Who are you calling honey? You're shameless!" "Didn't you just admit that you were her Aunt Miley?" He emphasized the appellation and looked into her e
"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