Christin was overwhelmed with a little embarrassment. He saw how she waited for his reply and realized that it would be so embarrassing for him if he ran off. In the future, she would definitely use this matter to mock him! He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he doesn't really prioritize appearances that much?" "Oh? Then what does he prioritize?" Ariel raised her eyebrows. "Hmm, I don't know." Christin coughed awkwardly and said, "It's still early. Shall we go out for supper?" "I'm not going to eat. I'm on a diet." She refused his invitation. "Why are you on a diet? You're already so skinny. If you keep losing weight, you're all skin and bones. It won't feel comfortable to hug you." Christin frowned. "I just want to lose weight." Ariel did not explain further, but she did not allow him to change the topic. She asked, "May I ask, how far did you progress with your goddess?" "What progress do you mean? We are not even together yet. How can
After they had finished supper, Christin continued to hang around. He saw that she really didn't want him to stay and sleep and was not just pretending to be reserved. Then, he got up and was prepared to leave. After he went out, Ariel quickly locked the door and then went to the bathroom to remove her makeup and washed up. After that, she watched the public performance for the day. She happened to have a dinner party that evening. After she came back from dinner, she received a text message from Christin. He said that he would come to see her. Then, she quickly put on makeup to disguise herself as Ariel. She did not have the time to watch his performance yet. After she finished watching Christin's performance, she touched her chin and pondered for a while. This d*mbass indeed made great progress, compared to the time when he first participated in this show. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort. It didn't look like he was fooling around, but he reall
"Time is like a butcher's knife." Sigrid sighed. "I've lost a total of two pounds during these two months only. I haven't danced for so long already. I am unable to catch up with the speed when I practise. Even Tianna dances better than me!" As she spoke, Sigrid grew a little unhappy and frowned. She felt wronged, and not just in an ordinary way. She could not compete with a two-year-old! "Maybe it's because Tianna is quite talented." Rachel didn't take it to heart and said, "People always say that the body's fats have memories. If you gain weight in a short period of time, then it's easy to lose weight. However, it'll be hard to lose weight after being fat for a long time. I have to pay more attention to this in the future. It's best to control one's weight during the pregnancy. As long as it's enough to ensure that there is sufficient nutrition." Sigrid absolutely agreed with this point. "By the way, there was this news from some time ago. Maybe you d
Tianna was so happy after she heard that. Then, she began whispering to Candy and Oreo. That night, Sigrid received a message from Jonason. It said that the National Day holiday was his and Christin's birthday. On that day, there would be a banquet hosted by the Andrew family. Afterwards, there will be the trip organised by Sigrid's university classmates. The finals of the show that Jonason and Christin participated in will be held at the end of September. On the day of the finals, Sigrid was still standing in front of the computer. This time, it did not show the opening ceremony or the public performance first, but the scenes where the contestants were getting ready backstage. Everyone was given time to say something on camera. After about twenty minutes, the camera shifted to the main stage. The host came onto the stage and explained the rules. The voting system this time differed from the past. The audience could start to vote from that moment onwards and n
The host revealed the names of the contestants selected for the sixth to tenth places. Jonason's and Christin's names were not announced. The remaining five people heaved a sigh of relief. The ten people stood separately on each side and the host said, "It will be nine o'clock in ten minutes, and tonight's voting session is going to end. To all the audience members and netizens who are watching the live broadcast, please vote for the contestants whom you support." Sigrid looked at George and said, "Please ask someone to check out Christin's votes. I wrote it down a while ago. His abilities' score was ranked in fourth place. It will be more secure if he ranked second, isn't it?" George took out his mobile phone and asked someone to check his voting results. After seeing rank based on the latest vote outcome, he said, "Currently... his voting results ranked in the first place." Sigrid was taken aback. "First place? The most popular one?" "That's right.
Ariel suddenly reached out her hand. She placed it in front of his belly and gently touched it. "You eat too much. You look as though you're four or five months pregnant!" When Christin heard this, he immediately felt unhappy. He had a good physique. How could she say that he looked pregnant? Christin looked down. When he saw his stomach, he sucked it in. "It's really a little too big. I ate too much just now." "It's useless to suck it in. I've already seen it just now." Ariel touched it again. "Don't move. I'll have some reaction if you touch me like this." Christin frowned and pushed her hand away. Ariel was dumbfounded. She just touched his belly. Was he able to have some reaction because of that? How could men be so fascinating? "Do you really not want me to stay? I'm so tired. I don't feel like moving at all." Christin looked at her, hurt. She replied, "No, you can't stay here." She was indeed this heartless. Christin con
Sigrid was a little distressed at first. She was relieved when she went over and realized Candy was only being loud without shedding a single tear. On the other hand, Oreo noticed that his sister's cries attracted Tianna's attention. He also suddenly burst into tears. George and Sigrid were speechless. Their son's intellect was rather scary! He learned how to strive for favor at such a young age! Tianna quickly held Oreo's hand again and said, "I'm here." Oreo suddenly became quiet. He felt so satisfied to be held by his sister! The twins entered, while in the baby stroller. Tianna was about the same height as they were when she stood beside them. Oreo and Candy both held Tianna's hands on each side. It gave off a strange feeling. Just as Tianna realized that it was inconvenient for her to move around like that, Candy loosened her hand. She grabbed the small bag around her neck, pouted, and began to entertain herself. As for Oreo, he kept loo
Tianna nodded and said, "Then, Oreo will be married to me." It was a pity that Candy was not a boy. Sigrid stopped and said, "No, it's you who will be married to Oreo." When Tianna heard this, she immediately raised her small brows. "I want to marry Oreo!" The corner of Sigrid's mouth twitched violently. "Doesn't that mean that Oreo will marry into the family instead?" Sigrid thought about it and felt conflicted. "Baby, be a good girl. You cannot marry Oreo." "Why not?" Tianna asked in confusion. "If a boy got married instead, he'll be considered as marrying into the family. Oreo will have to work for Daddy in the future." Sigrid touched her little head and hoped that she could understand. However, Tianna raised her small eyebrows and said, "Then I don't want Oreo anymore. I'll marry another boy in the future!" She thought to herself, "My dear child, you have to work harder after you grow up in the future!" Sigrid returned to the
"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