"I... I was just trying to confuse you. I know you don't like me!" She turned her face away in embarrassment and tried to avoid eye contact. However, he raised her chin and turned her face back to him. He leaned closer and said, "Stop playing dumb!" "Who's playing dumb? Don't think that you can force me to have your child just because you insist on it." Sigrid shook his hand away and frowned, pretending to be mad. George had almost laughed out loud. So, she just acting boldly because she knew he liked her? She needed to improve on her acting skills. "If you keep acting like this, believe it or not, I'll force you." He narrowed his eyes and pretended to be furious. However, because he had been in the business world all year round, he had a kind of aura that was different from ordinary people when he frowned. His expression of anger was terrifying and Sigrid was shaken to her core. "No... You have to give me some time to prepare. Not everyone is like you," s
The temperature of the hot spring was not particularly high, but it was still a little hot during the summer. After taking a bath for a while, Sigrid's milky skin began to flush, and a few beads of sweat appeared on both her forehead and chest. George wiped them away for her. Seeing her blush, he could not help pinching her cheeks. "You blush really easily." Sigrid raised her hand and pinched his face too, saying, "I'm not as shameless as you." She had never seen him blush. George raised his eyebrows. If he had blushed as easily as her, how was he supposed to go for business meetings? "If you continue to pinch me, believe it or not, I'll f*ck you right now!" His hand began to touch her soft waist as he threatened. Her waist was very slender. Perhaps because her waist was sensitive, she had always wanted to avoid him touching her sensitive area and was in his arms even without notice. However, because of this little movement, his breathing gradually became heavie
At this thought, Sigrid softened her tone as she replied, "Mom, this is Sigrid. We're all right. Don't worry." "Sigrid, remember to eat more and try to conceive a baby. He's not getting any younger and it can't be delayed any longer. After giving birth, you still have plenty of time to enjoy your lovey-dovey life together. Do you understand" "Yes, I understand." Despite Mrs. Toland's incessant reminder, Sigrid would delay a little longer. Having a child could wait. It takes time, after all. "Does George like the things I sent?" Sigrid blushed at this blunt question. When she saw the items on the bed, she whispered awkwardly, "He likes it very much." This time when they were to return, they had only intended to bring back so few things, and the rest was to be thrown away. However, George had secretly kept these erotic things in her luggage without her consent. How childish! She knew what Mrs. Toland was trying to hint to her, but she just preten
Rebecca smiled sinisterly and quickly began to type her message in excitement. "It's within this month. If I recall correctly, it should be within these few days but he doesn't really celebrate his birthday. He doesn't lack any gifts, so if you were to plan something for him, I think a cake would be the most appropriate." After sending the message, she was very proud of her own cleverness. Sigrid was such an idiot. She would be so naive to fall into her trap and get into trouble. Concurrently, Sigrid was sitting on the toilet. When she saw this message, she felt so wronged that she wanted to cry! "What the hell! It's really this month! And it's within these few days too? Oh, no. It is also true of the fact that George did not enjoy celebrating his birthday." When Sigrid thought of the lace nightgown, she felt that she had foolishly set herself up. Last time, she had agreed to have the Toland's family's child, but now this... "I have to be caref
Seeing that she went silent for some time, George assumed that she was mad. He felt guilty and apologized to her. Sigrid pursed her lips and was feeling a little upset. "Then, what's with the date on your identification card?" "The Toland family's information can't be leaked. I have twelve identification cards, each one has today's date for each month of the year. My real birthday is on Valentine's Day," he explained. Sigrid was so furious that she wanted to laugh. "You have 24 ID cards? You might as well have 365 of them! One for every day of the year! How amazing you are!" She scoffed sarcastically. Then, she curled her lips furiously and added, "No dinner for you. You can starve. I'll eat all this by myself!" She flung his hands away and left with the bowl of pasta. Seeing her lose her temper, George followed after her. Obediently, he didn't touch the bowl of pasta nor the cake. He only sat next to her and asked, "Are you angry?" Sigrid igno
Sigrid was speechless and stared at him. She bit her lips and said after a pause, "No, I'm not angry anymore!" When a man got up early, it was the easiest time for him to be impulsive. If she seduced him now, he would definitely do it regardless of what she thought. After that, he would blame everything on her. How could she possibly be foolish enough to seduce him? Seeing she was not fooled, George was a little disappointed. He could only follow her to get dressed and wash up. He was utterly uncomfortable last night. Usually, he hoped that she would be obedient and let him hold her tightly in his arms to sleep. However, last night, he had realized that this was not a good thing at all. It was really torturous! He had a hard time falling asleep. Normally, he wouldn't stay up late. At most, he would go to bed at midnight. After washing up, Sigrid came out of the bathroom and saw him sitting on the bed, squinting his tired eyes. His hair was still a little m
Meanwhile, Sigrid was unaware that she might lose something precious tonight. She felt that George's workload had gradually lessened and she let out a smile. At first, Sigrid thought that she could rest in the afternoon, but after lunch, she received a message from Rebecca. Rebecca: [Sigrid, there have been some rumors recently, claiming that we are not on good terms. It could affect my reputation, so can you come to my workplace and bring along a cup of coffee? I would like to show my crew that we are on the same page.] Sigrid wondered in puzzlement, "Since when did we not get along? Why do we need to act in front of others?" Sigrid frowned as she pondered on it. She was reluctant to go, but Rebecca was spamming her with messages. [There are many famous celebrities on set. Perhaps you can come around and get an autograph. Please?] Rebecca then sent a photo. [This is the list of actors on set. Just buy a cup of coffee and come over. You don't h
Sigrid felt uneasy at this sight. Rebecca had a gorgeous face. After putting on her costume for the scene and lining her eyebrows, she looked like a classical beauty. Seeing her approaching, Rebecca smiled and said, "Come over here, Sigrid. I have a few more scenes to film, you can wait here for me. I'll go with you to get the autographs after filming." "Okay." Sigrid smiled and put the coffee on the table, saying, "I bought this for you." "Oh my, Sigrid, you are so thoughtful. You even bought me coffee." Rebecca let out a smile while staring at the Starbucks cup, but she secretly sneered in her heart. Because of her mother, Kama, she was only given three thousand dollars per month as living expenses. To some other households, it might be considered high, but to them, it might as well be nothing at all. She thought to herself, "Sigrid never bought Starbucks before. After marrying George, she's been behaving differently. Did she buy the Starbucks to s
"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