Hearing his words, Rose was taken aback. Did she still have feelings for George? That couldn't be it. Although she had always clung onto George around since she met him, she knew that she had no feelings for him. At most, she just liked his face. Otherwise, after so many years, she would not be sleeping with other men while pursuing him. However, why could Sigrid marry George while she had to settle with such an ugly man to marry? Not only Sigrid, but the b*stard in Elizabeth's belly was also a menace. The baby's father was Lucas, who was also a charming man. Compared to them, Clyde looked horrendous. Seeing that Rose was remaining silent, Cedric reckoned that he had guessed correctly. He said in exasperation, "He's already married. Even if he wasn't, you had been pursuing him for so long, but he still hadn't accepted you. Obviously, it'd be impossible for you two to get together." Rose looked at Cedric pitifully, "Cedric, I have to find
"You're staying here too!" Rose looked at Sigrid with a fake smile. "Yes, what a coincidence for me to bump into you anywhere. I'm almost suspecting that you've checked our whereabouts and have deliberately come to this place to meet with us!" Sigrid curled her lips and warily watched her. When Rose heard this, she immediately widened her eyes and asked, "Do you think I'm following you?" "That's what I think. After all, it's too much of a coincidence. So, are you actually following me?" Sigrid questioned curiously. "Of course not! Why would I follow you? Doing so brings no benefit for me!" Rose glared at her discontentedly. Sigrid smiled and answered, "That's for the best. By the way, when are you getting married to the guy you went on a blind date with? After all, we used to be cousins. Would you like me to be your bridesmaid? Do you all even allow a married woman to be the bridesmaid?" Rose's face darkened all of a sudden. Sigrid was deliberately u
After Sigrid informed Rachel of this matter, Rachel gave her an 'OK' emoticon, showing that she was confident in pulling off the job. However, when Rachel went to find Wrenna, she was rejected. "Wrenna, I just want a few strands of your hair!" Rachel's expression was serious. "I'm not taking all of your hair!" Wrenna stretched out her hand to protect her hair and refused, "No, I can't. I'm already balding. If I have to give you a few strands, I'll become bald even sooner." Dumbfounded, Rachel continued to plead, "It's just a few strands of hair. It won't be so serious." "No, no!" Wrenna refused to give them to her. "Alright. Then, you have to collect all the fallen hair for me in the future," Rachel quickly reminded. "Remember to give them all to me. It seems that only those with hair follicles can be used to test the DNA. Those who don't can't be tested." Wrenna glanced at her with a look of disgust. "I don't think your friend and I look alik
Sigrid looked at Elizabeth with some resentment in her eyes. Not able to understand her words, Candy just continued to smile foolishly. Candy was about to lie into Elizabeth's arms when she touched Elizabeth's protruding belly. She lowered her head in confusion and curiously stroked it with her little hand. At the same time, the little fellow in her belly seemed to kick her. Candy's eyes were wide open, and she carefully put her ears close to listen. She heard nothing. She stared at Elizabeth with confusion. She pointed at Elizabeth's stomach with her fleshy little hand and made a squeaky sound, seemingly wondering what was in her belly. "There are two stinky guys inside," Elizabeth answered with a dark expression. "Their temper must be worse than your brother's." Next to them, Oreo, who was in Sigrid's arms, seemed to understand what she was saying as he suddenly frowned and unhappily wiggled a little. Elizabeth liked Candy a lot, so she coul
It could be that George had nicknamed her 'Piggy Sigrid' because she had called him 'Dummy George'. Probably feeling a little tired after giving birth, Elizabeth slept. Miley also took pictures of the children and showed them to Jonason. Then, she informed Lindsay and Natasha about Elizabeth giving birth. After sending all the photos of the children to them, her fingers couldn't keep up with the speed of chatting with so many people, so she simply sent a voice message. When Jonason and Christin arrived, they saw the two babies lying quietly in the incubator with their eyes closed. "Did Lizzy see these two children? What is her reaction?" Jonason asked. "She thinks they are ugly," Miley answered honestly. Not surprised to hear that, he replied, "Of course she does." When Loris had still been their younger sister, Elizabeth had despised Loris for lowering the overall beauty standards of the Andrew family. However, in truth, Loris was not ugly.
Jonason sneered, "You must be dreaming." Christin was at a loss for words. They both looked alike, but why was Jonason his elder brother? Christin just couldn't accept it. Jonason saw Miley holding the child carefully and commented, "Lizzy is still recuperating after giving birth, so she can't take care of the child. After a month, she can arrange for someone else to take care of the baby. If you really like children, we can give birth to one ourselves, and you can carry them as you like." Miley felt somewhat helpless as Jonason constantly hinted that he wanted a child with her. Miley felt that Jonason must not know how obvious his intentions were. She could tell what his purpose was whenever he spoke. He obviously wanted to have a legitimate status as her husband after she gave birth to a child. Miley shook her head and texted, "It's too troublesome for me to get pregnant. I'd better hold someone else's child. Lizzy will always let me hold her. In t
Other than Walter, Jonason, and Christin, everyone else was eavesdropping as they hid behind a wall. There was a thin, hollow wall in the middle of the Andrew family's living room. As long as they kept quiet, they could hear the conversation on the other side. Sigrid was a little confused upon hearing Cedric's words. The Foster family wanted to merge with them through marriage, but their target was neither Jonason nor Christin. Rose was not going to be married into the family. If Cedric wanted to marry a daughter of the Andrew family, was he going to marry Elizabeth since Sigrid herself was already married? Oh my goodness, that was a big deal! Did Cedric and Elizabeth know each other before? Sigrid turned to George and noticed that he was also surprised. She suddenly felt that her previous misunderstanding was valid. They initially speculated that if the Foster family wanted to unite with the Andrew family through marriage, Rose would marry instead o
George pinched Sigrid's cheek and teased, "Stop reading those unhealthy novels." "Why are they unhealthy?" Sigrid stared at him with dissatisfaction. "It's better to know more tricks! I used to know too few tricks and that's why you got me!" George was dumbfounded. It was fortunate that Sigrid hadn't known a lot of tricks in the past. Otherwise, how could he have tricked her into going home with him? Sigrid rolled her eyes and informed him, "I will go to see Lizzy and inquire about the news later." Jonason nodded and chimed in, "That's right. Miley should go and ask her what's going on too." Miley nodded in agreement and went to meet Elizabeth with Sigrid. Since Elizabeth was still recuperating and could not catch a cold, the heating in the room was in full swing. There was a baby cot next to her bed, and the two newborn babies were sleeping. After Sigrid and Miley came in, they looked at the two children first. Sigrid then notified Eliz
"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