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
Meanwhile, the phone on the table began to vibrate. Elizabeth saw the caller ID "Dummy". It just so happened that her mood was sour, thus she answered the call. Loris's breathless voice came from the other end of the phone. "Elizabeth, I hate you! How dare you lock me up in the training camp and keep me isolated... Are you trying to kill me? You obviously know that I can't keep up with training, yet you still brought me here. Hey... get someone to let me out of here..." Listening to Loris's breathless voice and coughing fits, Elizabeth finally broke into a grin and she replied, "I'll let you out at the end of the month." Loris had almost spat out blood out of vexation. It was just only halfway through the month, how could she possibly endure until the end of the month? There were still more than ten days! "Are you trying to kill me so you can get all the inheritance? I'm telling you, you won't succeed! Mom and Dad won't let you do that, and our brothers lo
Thinking of this, Sigrid stared at Rebecca's envious look and wondered if she had guessed correctly. "Why did Miss Elizabeth switch her career and come to the entertainment industry?" Sigrid wondered. "She's gorgeous, I would assume countless rich guys are pursuing her." Edward saw that he was being ignored by Sigrid, so he wanted to say a few words to find a sense of existence. Sigrid frowned slightly when she heard this. She was used to how envious Rebecca could get, but she was not used to the fact that Edward would simply judge people with his assumptions. Although the entertainment industry was full of unspeakable scandals, Sigrid thought that Elizabeth was most likely the second daughter of the Andrew family. Thus, she felt that it was not appropriate to humiliate her this way. Sigrid glanced at Elizabeth, who was on the other side, and to her surprise, their eyes met. Or rather, Elizabeth was looking over at Edward. Sigrid was dumbfounded, Ho
Since the beginning of their relationship, Edward had been trying his best to make her satisfied, and finally, she had gotten a little into him. However, their first kiss was a disaster. Ever since he had met Sigrid, he had been in poor health. He had had bad breath and would always try to distance himself when talking to her. Yet, he had been too impulsive and kissed her without warning. This incident had shaken Sigrid to her core. Although he had taken care of his health after that and no longer had bad breath, Sigrid was still reluctant to kiss him. This led to his later affair with Rebecca. Thinking of his relationship with Sigrid and then of her falling in love with George in such a short amount of time made Edward very upset. Men's self-esteem was not allowed to be compared with other men! Sigrid stayed at the filming site for the whole afternoon. After asking for an autograph from the leading actor whom Rachel adored very much, she estimated t
After being teased every night, Sigrid was actually not against George. Nonetheless, she was not mentally prepared to take the big step. It was said the first time for a lady to have sex is excruciating. Moreover, she was afraid of pain, so she hadn't dared to try. Otherwise, she wouldn't have kept refusing him although she had long known that George liked her and he would not divorce her. It was all because... she was afraid of pain! However, this night was bound to be a sleepless night... George had always been a kind and soft-hearted person, but he seemed to have already made up his mind to sleep with her this time around. Initially, he was still sweet-talking her and was gentle with her. However, he started getting rough and forceful when he insisted to try the sex positions from the erotic pictured book Mrs. Toland had sent them. Sigrid had always been shy. She didn't want to cooperate with him, and so her bum was being groped forcefully. That n
Sigrid felt very ashamed. She bit her lips and said, "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable..." "What's wrong?" George frowned. Seeing her blushing face, he raised his hand and touched her cheek. He found that her skin was burning, and she looked at him with her bewitching eyes that were brimmed with tears and sniffled. He couldn't help but wonder if she had caught a cold. That was not right. Why did she apply ointment for her cold? Seeing George look confused, Sigrid felt that she could not rely on someone like him. She shook her head and then went to look for Alisa. Alisa would definitely have it. She didn't know why, but she simply had this intuition. Sigrid arrived at the yard and saw Alisa talking to the butler, Mark, so she hurriedly walked over. When she was around ten meters away, the two seemed to have heard her footsteps. They stopped talking and looked in her direction. This puzzled her a little. Did everyone have such good hearin
Sigrid was still feeling shy and didn't want to talk to him. She hugged the pillow and pretended that she had fallen asleep. Seeing her like this, George thought that she despised him and he said with a serious face, "Although I've not had much experience before, I've carefully read the book you gave me. I'll improve in the future." The book? After hearing his words, Sigrid thought of the small book. She had given it to him before confirming the contents of the book. "W-What's written in that book?" She took down the pillows and peered at him. George pursed his lips and thought of a euphemistic statement, "It's a technical guide book." Sigrid was speechless. She seemed to be able to guess what kind of technical guide book it was. "I will take a rest for the rest of the month. You are not allowed to do anything to me." Sigrid held the pillow tightly and said, "I need a good rest." George frowned. There were still more than ten days left th
"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