"Did you just get off call with Lotus? She's pregnant.” Quist tucked his hands into his pocket and leisurely strode into Zelda’s office. He was in a black suit, and his hair was slicked back, revealing his handsome face and accentuating his tall figure.Zelda's eyes sparkled, and a broad smile surfaced on her face, revealing her two cute dimples. Due to the joy that was coursing through her, Zelda momentarily forgot the grievances and fury she had toward the stinky man in front of her and nodded her like a chicken pecking rice, "Yes..."Before Zelda could complete her words, Quist lowered his head so he could be face-to-face with the women. He tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and revealed his typical playboy smile. “Had Lotus not been so considerate to Zaire’s sincere chasing and feelings, she and Zaire might not have a baby and be happy ever after by now." He uttered while staring at Zelda meaningfully. Zelda's expression changed, and the fury that had momentarily dissi
Chapter 84: WINNING THE LUDOVIC FAMILY “Are you sure about this?” Zaire carefully wrapped his hands around Lotus' waist and stared at her seriously. Even though his eyes were calm, one wouldn't fail to see the worry in his eyes.The expression on Zaire's face almost made Lotus laugh loudly, but knowing that the man was only concerned about her made her heart warm. It was as if her heart had been caressed with so much love, making her whole person sweet.Shouldn't Zaire be the one to ask her to visit the Ludovic family mansion regularly? Why was Zaire worried that Lotus wouldn't like Freya and Fickel’s reactions and would rather she stayed back to avoid getting hurt?Freya and Fickel clearly don't like Lotus, so they both knew that the couple might not be happy with the news they wanted to share, and Zaire was afraid that it would make Lotus sad.Lotus grabbed Zaire's hand and squeezed it comfortingly before raising her head to stare at him with a calm smile on her face. This man had
At that minute, Darvish leisurely strode into the mansion. Noticing the tense and weird ambiance, his brows furrowed slightly. “Grandad, mom, dad, Venus.” He greeted calmly.Immediately, Darvish turned to Zaire and Lotus while slightly glaring at Zaire due to grievances. He never expected that Zaire, that iceberg, would settle down and have a kid before him. None of them expected that, but they should have all expected it because Zaire had always been unpredictable. “Congratulations…”“Congratulations?” Grandpa Ludovic stopped paying attention to the chess and interjected carefully. His sharp eyes fell on the couple immediately, as if to ask what the congratulations were about.“We are having a baby.” Zaire calmly responded, his expression softening and a gentle smile forming on his face. He wrapped his hands around Lotus' waist as if to tell them that regardless of what their response might be, he'll always stand next to Lotus.Venus' eyes flew wide open, and her calm expression dist
As soon as Zaire left for Grandpa Ludovic's office, the ambiance seemed to turn more chilling and suffocating, making Lotus feel extremely miserable.Lotus couldn't fail to capture Venus' glaring eyes, which she ignored. Although Freya didn't say a word, the cold and alienating aura oozing from her was enough for Lotus to realize that Freya didn't want Lotus to approach her.Venus held Freya's hand and repeatedly laughed while acting coquettishly. It was vivid that Venus was using her actions to flaunt to Lotus and depicting that, so what if Lotus had Zaire's backing? Venus had the entire family's back, so she still had the last laugh.Lotus ignored Venus' attempt to make her unhappy. Instead, she sat straight and made sure to take a deep breath and calm herself down so she wouldn't affect her baby.“I heard you can play chess well.” The sudden sentence of Fickel snapped Lotus out of her thoughts, causing her to turn toward Fickel. Lotus elegantly nodded, “Yes, Master…”“We are a fam
Lotus calmly hugged Zaire and patted his back gently. “Is anything wrong? Grandpa doesn't accept us?” She spoke softly while patting his back in comfort. Zaire shook his head and separated from Lotus. “I don't want to lose you. Baby, I can't live without you,” he muttered, his eyes seeming to be pleading that Lotus should promise him not to leave him.Lotus' eyes crinkled and her heart warmed. She tiptoed and raised her neck to place a kiss on Zaire's lips. “Sealing my promise to never leave Zaire...”Before Lotus could complete her words, Zaire grabbed the back of her head and kissed her intensely until she was out of breath.Zaire separated from Lotus when he felt that he was about to shoot himself in the feet. Immediately, he grabbed Lotus' hand and strode out of the mansion while Lotus giggled in amusement. Lotus' lips curved up with joy, and she squeezed Zaire's hand gently to seal her promise again and again. She believed that Freya and Venus' words must have been the reason f
Aster's eyes flew wide open to find herself in her room. Suddenly, the recollection of how Zaire's guard had grabbed her, poured aphrodisiac down her throat, and how X CEO grabbed and tore her clothes before he began to infiltrate roughly invaded her mind, causing her expression to distort.Suddenly, footsteps began to invade her ear. Aster immediately shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep.Riley and Ezra stepped into the room; an indifferent expression was hung on Ezra's face, while a worried expression was hung on Riley's face.“Darling, our daughter hasn't woken up yet. It's past 24 hours.” Riley expressed and clung to Ezra’s hand worriedly. Ezra's face turned stern, and he harrumphed. Due to Aster's actions, the family couldn't go out because reporters now blocked their door. As if that wasn't enough, Aster's actions have painted a bad image on Ezra and the Meyer family as a whole. “Hmph! What use does she have if she wakes up?” He chided unhappily. Riley's expression changed
Zelda alighted the car, slammed the door behind her, and shut it, different thoughts pervading her mind.After a few minutes of pondering, Zelda already came to a decision, which was to avoid Quist until the very end.Zelda believed that a playboy like Quist was only interested in conquering Zelda, and once Quist had already had enough fun with Zelda, Quist wouldn't hesitate to toss her and walk away.Feeling the familiar emotions bubbling in her heart, Zelda already realized what it was, and she knew she had to put her all into extinguishing that emotion and preventing it from rising again… “Zelda.” The sudden, familiar voice of Cephas snapped Zelda out of her thoughts. Upon seeing Cephas, Zelda's expression changed and she scowled. “Why are you here?” She scolded harshly.Immediately, Cephas extended his hand and attempted to grab Zelda's hand, but before he could, Zelda smacked his hand away. Zelda glared at Cephas fiercely, her whole person filled with rage. She already had eno
Zelda blinked her eyes in bewilderment, her mind running miles.No matter how she thought it through, why can't she understand what was going on? What did her mom mean by Zelda being pregnant and that she wanted to leave with Quist? When the hell did she have the intention of leaving with Quist? Can someone tell her what was going on because she's completely clueless?Immediately, things began to click. It must be Quist's handiwork. Zelda thought Quist left for good, but it turns out that this was Quist, that jerk’s, plan! After all the weeks spent together, she should have known that he was always up to no good.Immediately, Zelda gnashed her teeth together and decided to chide her mother. How could her mother let a stranger like Quist in just because he told her all that nonsense…Before Zelda could form her thoughts, a hand smoothly wrapped around her waist and said in a persuasive tone, “Darling, I know you're truly worried, but I have spoken with Mom, and Mom says she'll give
SIDE STORY 1: CHASING ZELDA “Ahhhhh!” Quist raised his neck and let out his outburst into the sky for the umpteenth time. After receiving two pieces of good news at the same time, how could he hold back from screaming? He certainly can’t. On the same day, Quist knew about Zelda's pregnancy, and on the same day, Zelda accepted his proposal. Quist felt that he could die tonight in bliss. Wait. No. No. He can't think so badly. If he dies tonight, then how can he end with his Zelda? No, he doesn't want to die! Immediately, Quist snapped out of his thoughts and hugged Zelda. “Wife…” Immediately, Zelda snorted, slapped Quist's hand, and glared at him. This silly playboy. She told him to chase after her properly; is this how to chase after a girl? “Mr. Quist, the proper way to chase after a girl is starting from introduction…” “Yes. Yes. Yes.” Quist nodded his head obediently and introduced, “I am Quist, Zelda's future husband. You are Zelda, Quist's beautiful wife.” The minute he comp
“Mom, I just called Dad, and an aunty with a sweet voice picked up the call.” The four-year-old Agassiz lowered the phone from his ear and blinked his black eyes innocently.As soon as he completed his words, he threw his phone onto the table and happily sauntered toward Arina, his younger twins. He cruelly tugged at Arina's hair twice and grinned wickedly.Arina pressed her lips together and glared at Agassiz before continuing to play games on her phone.Immediately after Lotus and Zaire’s wedding five years ago, the couple decided to settle down with the Landry family. Upon seeing the Landry family's top-notch medical skills and service, Zaire immediately switched to being a medical researcher with the intent of finding cures for rare diseases for non-profit use.Upon hearing Agassiz's words, Lotus carefully held her waist; her stomach bulged, revealing her six-month pregnancy. She stared at Agassiz gently and softly asked, “You called dad?”Agassiz paused in front of Lotus, blinke
“Your phone is ringing again. It’s your hubby Zaire.” Zelda enunciated and sighed for the umpteenth time while raising Lotus's phone in the air for Lotus to see her phone screen. Upon hearing Zelda’s words, Lotus’ eyes lit up, and she hurriedly separated from the hair and makeup staff who were currently applying makeup to her face while fixing her hair. “Bring it over. Bring it over.” Lotus waved her hand in the air and enthusiastically beckoned Zelda Upon hearing Lotus’ words, Zelda shook her head, snorted, and threw Lotus’ phone into the drawer. Lotus's expression changed immediately, and she glared at Zelda unhappily. Zelda folded her arms and began to chide Lotus. Zelda has always believed that Quist was the most clingy, but upon being in the couple’s vicinity, she realized that Lotus and Zaire were super clingy with each other. “Don’t even think about it.” The both of you just didn’t meet each other last night, but you still won’t let each other be. Just this morning you
Lotus held Zaire's hand and strolled her high school street, her eyes bright and a pleasant smile plastered on her face.Even though Lotus enjoyed visiting this place in the past, ever since she married Zaire, she was a bit worried about visiting this place. Lotus was afraid that Zaire might be unhappy with her visiting this place since she and Dylan were the ones who used to come here.But it turns out that her thoughts were really unnecessary because Zaire was the one who brought her here for a date.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly strolled into her high school building. Currently, the school was on vacation, and it was during the weekend, which means no one was in the school's vicinity.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly led him toward her classroom while pointing and explaining every part of the school.Lotus beamed and pointed at one of the front seats. “That's where I sit." Immediately she dragged Zaire toward the chair and table, and they sat down next to each other.Back
“Please come in, young master.” The instant Zaire arrived at the Landry mansion early the next morning, one of the Landry guards bowed to Zaire and said.Upon hearing the guard’s words, Zaire’s eyes flickered with amazement. He already expected the Landry family to scheme and prevent him from stepping into the mansion, but it turns out that they won’t resort so low...“Daddy, you’re here!” A loud scream resounded in the mansion and invaded Zaire’s ears. Instantly, two cute little legs bolted toward Zaire and jumped on Zaire.Zaire bent low and carried Maeva. Immediately, Zaire raised Maeva and twirled her around, causing her to giggle joyfully.It was only after a minute or two did Zaire hug her and pull her cheeks endearingly, a fatherly smile on his face. “Little princess.”“Good morning, dad. I missed you.” Maeva hooked her hands around Zaire’s neck and placed a loud kiss on his cheek. Zaire chuckled and rubbed her hair endearingly. “Dad missed little Princess Maeva a lot.” He exp
Upon seeing the fierce gazes that landed on them, Lotus’ face flushed red in embarrassment. She subtly pinched Zaire’s waist before inwardly chiding him for his actions. Zaire’s lips curved up, and he rubbed her endearingly.Lotus’ attention was grabbed by Reuben’s presence, and she lowered her head slightly to greet Reuben. “Reuben…”Reuben took a step forward, and his eyes brushed Zaire before flashing a provocative smirk at Zaire. So what if Zaire and Lotus are together? Reuben and Lotus came from the same world. Reuben smiled at Lotus gently, “I didn’t want to yet somehow I ended up here to sightsee, but it turns out..." He paused and took a glance at the place with eyes flickering with contempt. “Is this what you go through here…” unclean air, not so clean water...Understanding what Reuben implicitly meant, Lotus’s eyes flashed with disapproval. “I was born here all my life. What do you think?” Lotus retorted with a frown. No one chooses to be born in a certain place; how can
“Zaire?” Lotus’s eyes widened and her lips parted upon hearing Zaire’s words. She turned to Zaire in shock, not expecting him to sacrifice so much just for their family.Zaire had his family, friends, and life here, but he’s willing to sacrifice it just to make their family return to being together. Lotus’ heart melted, and she felt a surge of warmth invade her whole being. Zaire really loves her a lot.The Landry family's eyes flickered in amazement, but they disappeared in the next minute. The Ludovic family was calm as if they expected that result.Immediately, George snorted and rebutted harshly, his displeasure and loathing evident on his face and voice. “We have no space for strays,” he intoned.“Dad. Grandpa. Mom. Grandma.” Lotus’ expression changed, and she rebutted unhappily. How could they just come to a conclusion without even giving them the chance to prove themselves? Zaire is more than capable; how could her father call Zaire a stray?Zaire subtly held Lotus’s hand and
Lotus burrowed into Zaire’s embrace and puffed her cheeks in unhappiness. “I really itch to give that bitch a slap or flaunt to her at least.” Unfortunately, Lotus didn’t even cast a glance at Venus that bitch.Zaire poked her cheeks and chuckled in amusement. “She’s not worthy.” Lotus doesn’t need to dirty her hands because of a bitch like Venus. He consoled.Upon hearing Zaire’s words, Lotus nodded in agreement, her unhappiness dissipating without a trace. She hooked her arms around Zaire’s neck and rubbed her head in his neck coquettishly. “That’s right.” She acquiesced. Zaire gently placed a kiss on her fingers and played with her fingers. “Let’s go on a date.”Upon hearing Zaire’s words, a surge of happiness overwhelmed Lotus’s whole being, but in the next minute, she harrumphed, thrust out her chin, and puffed her cheeks cockily. “Why should I go on a date with you? You should coax me first.” She braggedZaire’s expression softened, and he poked her cheeks. His little and arrog
“Boss,” Wolf called and bowed respectfully the instant he picked up Zaire’s call. Zaire leaned back, his face blank and his eyes glazed. “Capture Venus; she’s making her escape out of the country,” Zaire ordered coldly, his head fixated on the keyboard screen. Upon hearing Zaire’s order, all trace of leisureness in Wolf disappeared, and his fist clenched. He hesitated, “Boss. Miss Venus has always…” Zaire’s brows arched, and his glazed eyes were replaced with extreme coldness. “Huh?” Even though Zaire and Wolf weren’t in the same place, it was as if the temperature had dropped, causing a trace of chills to run down Wolf’s spine. Although Zaire only let out a sound, it was enough for Wolf to know the implicit meaning behind Zaire’s words. He could only bite down his words and replied carefully, "Yes, boss.” As soon as Zaire cut off the call, Wolf lowered the phone from his ear. Wolf’s fist clenched, and his thoughts began to run chaotically, his emotions spiraling. He suddenly