“We are a happy family; what? Now that you have the Ludovic family behind you, the Meyer family is now worth nothing, so you look down on us.” Ezra Meyer disparaged and snorted. Upon hearing Ezra Meyer's words, Lotus' brows knitted and her eyes narrowed, not understanding what was ensuing.Lotus believed that Ezra Meyer must have threatened her to attend Aster’s birthday party because he had a plan; it can't be that she was the one who was thinking too much, can it?Lotus brushed a glance at the Meyer family, and she discovered that nothing unsightly was revealed on their face. Was she really wrong…Riley took a step forward and hung a caring smile on her face. “Lotus, I informed your father to invite you to the party, hoping to fix the family bond.” Riley softly whispered in a caring tone that unconsciously melted the heart of the guest. Lotus arched her brows, not believing Riley's words. Did they really ask her to attend just to flaunt their family care?Lotus couldn't help wonde
The CEO of X Company was a man in his late fifties. He had an ugly, fat face and a potbelly that jiggled with every action he took. He rubbed his hands with delight upon seeing Lotus' beautiful face. When the CEO of X company heard the news that Lotus had taken over the Meyer company and kicked Ezra Meyer out of the company, he thought that it was a pity. The CEO had thought that he wouldn't have any chance to touch Lotus anymore, but it turns out that he later received such a huge gift. Seeing Lotus' reddened face and her teary eyes tugged at the CEO's heartstrings and made his desire increase multiple times. The thought of touching that smooth, glassy skin, kissing those pouting, plump red lips, and rubbing his hands through her body and figure made his breath emit in waves. The thought of that slim and beautiful finger wrapping around his length made his mood increase so much that he felt as if he'd fly.The CEO's eyes were exceptionally fixed on the woman, whose lips parte
In the private room of a famous and expensive five-star restaurant. The ambiance was calm and serene. At the center of the private room was a table of meals.Two men in suits sat opposite each other and smoothly conversed about business matters. RingThe sudden ringing of Zaire's phone attracted his attention. Upon hearing the certain ringtone, Zaire's expression softened, and he took out his phone to pick up Lotus' call. Immediately, a sound of searching through things drifted into his ears.Zaire's brows arched, and he called, “Lotus?” However, even after calling Lotus' name three times, the noise didn't stop, nor did Lotus say a word. Rather, low pants began to drift from the other end of the phone. Even without thinking, Zaire knew that something was wrong with the woman, making him exceptionally worried.He cut off the call, his face icy and his aura cold to the brim.Zaire had expected that when he gave the Meyer family a warning gaze, it'd be enough for them to toss their
"Hot. Hot." Lotus moaned loudly while squirming in Zaire’s embrace and tracing a clumsy kiss on Zaire’s neck.Zaire’s vein throbbed, and his Adam's apple bobbed. He had to use all his strength to restrain himself from taking Lotus right there.The instant Zaire arrived in his personal cabin, he carefully placed Lotus on the bed.Upon feeling the momentary separation of the wonderful temperature, Lotus’s lips parted in desperate cries, and pitiful tears pooled in her eyes. She stretched out her hand and clung to Zaire with all her strength.It was clear that Lotus had already lost all her rationality, and the only thing she was capable of doing was instinctively solving her urge using Zaire. Even though she already lost her mind, Lotus knew that only Zaire could save her, so she couldn’t let go of him. She can'tUpon seeing the woman’s panicking and desperate actions, Zaire’s expression darkened with rage. He really wants to tear those bastards apart. They must have overdosed her for
A masked burly guard dressed in black grabbed the still-pleading CEO of X by the collar and poured a bottle of aphrodisiac into his mouth. As soon as the guard did, he threw both Aster and the X Ceo on Aster's bed, shut the door, tossed the key away, and disappeared from Aster's room without leaving a trace.Due to the overdose of the aphrodisiac given to him, the X Ceo’s body was hotter and more uncomfortable than he could bear. Seeing Aster within hand reach, he pulled Aster, captured her lips, and pressed her beneath him roughly.Although Aster tried to scream, yell, and escape, she was unable to resist the fat X CEO.Soon, the drug completely took over Aster, including her rationality. Immediately, Aster threw her hands around X CEO's neck and passionately returned the kiss.Upon feeling Aster's enthusiasm, X CEO roughly tears Aster's dress and throws it somewhere across the room.Without bothering to pleasure her, X CEO thrust himself into Aster. Aster's eyes squinted in pleas
"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
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