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
The bar room was dark except for a tiny neon light bulb. The strong smell of cigarettes pervaded the air and a stash of cigarette ashes scattered around. Different empty bottles of rare and expensive liquor, whiskey, wine, etc., filled the bar room.Quist languidly and ungentlemanly sat on a couch, his whole person detached and his reddened eyes blank. A rueful smile was hung on his face, and a gloomy aura exuded from him.Quist exhaled and picked up a glass of alcohol and chugged it down his throat. Upon recalling Zelda’s reaction, his expression slipped, feeling as if he had been stabbed in the chest, making him feel very uncomfortable. Quist gazed into the distance, his expression very indecipherable. Never did he expect that his way of living in the past would be very troublesome in the future. Had he known that it would, he would never have embarked on it.Not only did Zelda reject him, but she didn’t believe his confession either. Was anyone as pathetic as him?Quist directly
“Wait. That's not the way home or to the office.” Quist suddenly raised his head from his phone and pointed out. Although ever since Quist had seen the pregnancy result, he kept calling people to flaunt his about to become a father, the truth was he never let the woman's action out of his sight. And seeing that Zelda was making her way in another direction, he quickly pointed it out. Upon hearing Quist's words, Zelda immediately recalled the plan to avoid Quist. The smile on her face dissipated, her expression turned cold, and she parked her car. “You can now get lost,” Zelda said coldlyUpon seeing Zelda change, Quist smacked his lips together and blinked his eyes innocently, almost making Zelda melt into a puddle. Had Quist known that this was the response he’d receive from Zelda, he'd have kept his mouth shut. Upon realizing the scheming person's act, Zelda hurriedly broke the gaze and looked away. Quist, that scheming personOnly heaven knows how many times he has tricked her w
“Mom, what do we do? We can’t keep going like this. After a month, we’ll be totally helpless.” Aster expressed in exasperation; her brows were furrowed and her lips were pursed while she paced around the room with a gloomy expression on his face. Suddenly, Aster's eyes turn cold, and a glint of hatred and fury flickers past her eyes. Aster clenched her fist in indignation upon recalling all that transpired. A few days ago, the guards assigned by Lotus, that bitch, kicked the whole Meyer family out of the mansion and hardly gave the Meyer family the chance to take ⅛ of the things they owned. The guards claimed that all the family's things were bought using Meyer's company money, so Riley, Ezra, and Aster were unworthy to take anything out of the mansion. Except for a few clothes, phones, wallets, skincare, and shoes, they weren't allowed to take anything—not even jewelry! As if that wasn't enough, all the other properties and cars the Meyer family had were also seized by Lotus, t