"However, I don't think he has the guts to. He was a nuisance since young, but only when it comes to you, he was willing to listen to whatever you say..." Sigrid was still chattering non-stop, bringing up their childhood anecdotes about stories of them growing up. Tianna was stunned after listening to the whole thing, completely shocked and sobered up after the words "get married" popped out. "Get married?" Tianna was so scared that her voice trembled. She looked at Sigrid in panic and explained, "Mom, I haven't planned to marry Kevin yet..." Oh, God! Tianna had only been with him for a few days, and she was only in her early twenties and was still studying. Kevin was also younger than her too. How come they were talking about getting married so soon! Tianna was half frightened and half shy. Although Sigrid did not object, which made her a little surprised, she had really never thought about getting married. "What?" Sigrid cried, standing up exaggeratedly,
"Ah! Tianna, I love you so much!" Candy was such a bum, and she only loved bags and purses, being very loyal to her hobby at that. Thus, Tianna and Eleven never had to worry about buying her gifts since young. "Alright, do you have to exaggerate so much?" The gift that Tianna prepared for Eleven was a new set of protective gear. Although the price couldn't be compared to the bag's, this was more thoughtful. "Eleven, I know that you like this brand's protective gear. I bought you a set of this when I saw it in the shopping mall." "Thank you," Eleven grinned. After Candy finished appreciating her new bag, she finally remembered to tease her. Candy cleared her throat once, put her hands in front of her mouth, and pretended to clear her throat again. Then, she looked at Tianna ambiguously and asked with a sneaky look, "You told me before that Kevin confessed to you. What's the situation like now? Are you guys finally together?" When Kevin's name was me
Wait a minute. The best time to fall in love was while one was still studying? Tianna was stunned. If the teachers in school heard this, they would have classified George as one of the most bizarre parents they have ever dealt with! However, at least George was more reserved than Sigrid. Tianna was thinking exactly about this when she heard Kevin continue, "He actually means that he will hand over the company's business to me after I graduate to allow him to have the time to accompany his wife. Of course, I'm not willing to do so. I asked him to work for a few more years. Guess what he said?" "I have no idea." Tianna shook her head. She really didn't expect that the two of them would talk about this. "He asked me to have a child as soon as possible too so that I can leave the company to him too..." Kevin also had to think carefully about it. Of course, he didn't want to have children so early. First, it was because of their age. Even if he was going to get
Kevin grinned. "Do you mean... When I am not at home, I don't have to behave?" Sigrid was so exasperated that she slapped Kevin's back. "I think you deserve a beating! Is that what I actually mean? I think you want to piss me off. If you dare to mess around, watch how I'll teach you a lesson!" "Fine..." Kevin pretended to dodge her. He was just saying it for fun. As for what he could or not do, he knew the boundaries very clearly in his heart. He added, "I'm just joking. Don't take it so seriously." "You're not allowed to even joke about it!" Sigrid warned Kevin again. In short, some lines still couldn't be crossed at this stage. If she knew that Kevin was disobedient, she would probably break his leg right away. "I got it," Kevin replied sulkily. Sigrid returned to the master bedroom, while Kevin placed the leftovers from supper in the kitchen and quickly returned to his room. He took out his mobile phone and sent Tianna a text. "You're not a
Kevin was unfazed and retorted calmly, "What's my relationship with her as compared to mine with you?" "You!" The choked Candy didn't know how to refute. After a few seconds, she said with dissatisfaction, "Hmph! I can tell that you value your girlfriend over your own sister! How dare you force us to watch you show off like that! You win!" Kevin laughed at this. When the two of them bickered, Tianna smiled and accepted all the vouchers into her account, finally satisfied after that. However, it was too much like a cheapskate to only receive and not return the favor. When Tianna was thinking about how to do so, another new message popped up. "I'll be waiting for you upstairs. You'll have to bear with the consequences if you don't come." The tone of Kevin's text was domineering, which amused Tianna. She wanted to ask what the consequences were and whether she could afford to "bear" it or not. Tianna looked up and happened to meet Kevin's gaze.
The next second, Tianna slapped Kevin's arm. Her face turned red, and she stared at him in great shock. "You're so shameless!" Kevin arched his brows, giving her a look that said 'yes I am'. He didn't feel embarrassed at all. Them, he swooped in for another kiss as if he wanted to complete his shameless series of acts. He was becoming more adept at the art of push and pull between couples. He would always make Tianna all huffy, but would immediately coax her to stop her from losing her temper. She softened her tone and said to Kevin, "Fine, I shouldn't have been on my mobile phone the whole time and ignored you. You'd better stop being all bossy to me!" "Then, would you still ignore me again next time?" Kevin was insatiable. Tianna could tell that he felt really aggrieved from earlier. Therefore, she put herself in Kevin's shoes and thought about it. If he had been the one snatching for vouchers instead and treated her like air, she would have been u
"I just don't feel like coming back to school," Cleveland came up with a random excuse and forced a smile. "By the way, how was your new year?" Candy was huffing, "How was it? I'm sick from having to see others show off love and affection every-" While speaking, Candy's voice became softer, suddenly realizing something. Was she crazy? How could she say something like that in front of Cleveland? Wasn't she rubbing salt on someone else's wound on purpose? Clearing her throat, she quickly changed the subject. "Cleveland, how was your New Year's?" At the same time, she remembered what she had just secretly decided. "It was alright. I had such a good time that I didn't want to come to school." He acted all nonchalant. When Cleveland heard what Candy said, he was stunned slightly again, but in order not to make each other feel awkward, he pretended as if he didn't care and swallowed all the bitterness. Candy chuckled, "Cleveland, how about we have
"What's wrong with that?" Kevin smirked, suddenly showing such an interest in getting to the bottom of things, having countless questions to ask. "Look at others. They are all eating in silence. They are not as clingy as us. Isn't it better for us to eat normally?" Tianna kept her voice low, almost pleading. "No, are we considered clingy by doing this?" Kevin felt like he had heard a joke. He nudged at their surroundings with his chin and said, "Then, have a good look at what's called clingy." Tianna wasn't someone who liked gossip or staring. Thus, she got shocked when she looked around. Like them, there were a lot of young couples sitting in the canteen. Some girls were even sitting on their boyfriend's lap openly, and some were holding hands under the table. As for feeding, this was really nothing more than a child's play. "Isn't it inappropriate for them to be so flagrant?" Tianna asked. Although the Andrew family's class was special and ne
"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