Sydney had been married to him for three years. He had never once touched her, let alone kissed her. What was more absurd was the fact that they still slept in separate rooms at night.She knew that he only promised to marry her because of Old Master Newton’s request. Initially, she thought that it would be enough as long as she could marry him and be his lawfully wedded wife. However, she could not be satisfied with just this now. After Fern’s return, she spent each and every second worrying that he would be snatched away by her. She was afraid that she would not be able to secure her position as his wife. If she could get pregnant with his child tonight, he would not abandon her for their child’s sake. “Eugene…” she murmured.Her voice made him raise his head all of a sudden. He fixed his dark eyes on her. She opened her eyes in confusion. She stared at his handsome face as she asked him softly, “What’s wrong?” “Sydney?” Eugene returned to his senses as he stared at
Eugene leaned against the car seat. He closed his eyes and did not spare her a single glance. The chauffeur did as he said and started the car. He ignored Sydney who was still slamming her hands against the car door and drove away. Sydney fell onto the ground and hurt her wrist. She ignored the pain and shouted his name at the car, “Eugene…” Mrs. Neal saw her daughter sitting on the ground disgracefully when she came out of the house. She immediately rushed over and asked, “Syd, are you alright?” She was shocked when she saw the wound on her wrist. Blood flowed out from her wound. “Oh, how did you get hurt? Is Eugene Newton still a man?!” “Mom, I need to go back.” Sydney was afraid that he would be angry at her because of this incident. Mrs. Neal thought of something else. She nodded and said, “That’s right. Go back at once. You still have a chance since the effects of the drug haven’t worn out yet.” Sydney was not in the mood to think about getting pregnant right now.
“I want to see him. There’s something important that I need to tell him.” Although Sydney was being stopped, she was not willing to give up just like that. Eugene must be extremely angry. He did not even want to see her. The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became. She tried to get past the butler by brute force. “Just let me go in. I’ll come out after telling him everything.” The butler did not know what conflict had happened between them. It was the first time he had seen both of them arguing as well. In the past three years, they had always been courteous around each other. President Eugene had always been gentle and kind to Sydney. Although they were newlyweds, they behaved just like a couple that had been married for years. There was not a single spark of romance between them. President Eugene had an unpleasant expression on his face when he returned home earlier. He looked like he wanted to kill someone. “Ma’am, don’t make things difficult for me…”
Sydney did not dare to say anything right now. She could sense the air of oppression that he exuded although she was a distance away from him. “Eugene, I was wrong yesterday. My mom and I shouldn’t have… drugged you.” She paused and added in a dire tone, “If I told you that I just wanted a child, can you forgive me?” Eugene looked at her impassively as he lightly rapped his slender fingers against the armrest of the sofa. “Did you forget that I told you Rue will always be my only child before our wedding? I won’t have children anymore.” “I…” She lowered her head, and her voice was slightly shaky. “I remember, but… I want a child that belongs to us.” Eugene narrowed his eyes and said, “You’re right. I shouldn’t deprive you of your right to become a mother.” Sydney looked at him after registering his words. Had he changed his mind? Before she could feel overjoyed, he said, “If you really want a child, I can let you adopt one. You can carry out in-vitro fertilization
“Oh, alright. I won’t ask about it.” Rue stopped asking about it when she noticed the unpleasant expression on her father’s face. After all, the things that she would be telling him next may make him even more unhappy. “Is there anything that you need?” Eugene asked. Rue nodded and walked over to hold his arm. She said cautiously, “Daddy, I heard that Mommy has gotten injured. I want to stay with her for a few days to look after her. After she gets better, I’ll return.” Eugene turned his gaze to look at his daughter. He remained silent for a while. Actually, he knew of his daughter’s intentions long ago. On the day her mother returned, she already could not wait to move to her mother’s place. Eugene’s only concern was Fern’s senior, who was still looking after her in the hospital. If Rue stayed with her, they would behave more cautiously in front of a child. Besides, Rue would tell Eugene everything he wanted to know about Fern. Rue noticed Eugene’s dark expression a
When it was afternoon, Asher brought lunch over. “I brought you all your favorite dishes today.” Asher had prepared the dishes at home before bringing them over. “What delicious food did you bring over?” Fern was in a pretty good mood today. She caught a whiff of the mouth-watering aroma of the dishes when Asher opened the lunch box. “I prepared steamed dishes for you due to your injury. There are steamed pork ribs and fish.” She did not know how he cooked the dishes. Although they were all steamed dishes, they smelled extremely good. “I happened to be feeling hungry too.” “Let’s eat together.” Asher had brought two servings of rice and dishes so that he could eat with her. He arranged the small desk and placed all the dishes in front of her. Eugene stood at the door of the ward with the dishes that the cook had prepared at home. He saw them having lunch together. “Come, try this fish. I bought this fish from the market this morning. It’s extremely tasty,” A
After receiving a body check-up, the doctors said that Fern had mostly recovered. She could be discharged now.However, she still had to rest at home for a few days. Asher sent her back to her place. She lived in a three-room apartment that their company had arranged for her. Asher was her neighbor. “I’m finally back home. I was so bored when I was in the hospital,” Fern complained. “You should take a bath first. Tell me what you’d like to eat tonight. I’ll head to the supermarket to buy the ingredients later,” Asher said. “You’ve been cooking for me for the past few days. I shouldn’t be troubling you anymore.” She felt pretty embarrassed. “You’ve been eating the dishes I cooked for the past few days but you’re only embarrassed now?” Asher cast her a sideways glance. Fern smiled and said, “I’ll have to continue troubling you, then.” “That’s more like it.” He did not mind cooking delicious food for her every day. “Mommy, have you been discharged from the hospital?
“We can do that.” Rue thought that she had to evaluate Asher if he wanted to be his mother’s boyfriend. Asher bought a lot of ingredients. At night, Fern and Rue went to visit his place. Of course, he welcomed them. Fern brought Rue into Asher’s house. Rue noticed that the shoes in the shoe rack by the door were arranged neatly. As she walked inside, she noticed that the floor was so clean that there was not a speck of dust on it. Every corner of his house was extremely orderly and clean. Her mother must be right. Uncle Asher was a neat freak. He seemed to love maintaining cleanliness. A tidy man was all the more appealing. If he had good cooking skills, he would be even more perfect. “Sit here and watch TV. I’ll finish preparing the dishes soon.” Asher put on his apron and headed to the kitchen to cook. It was hard to imagine that he was an upstart in the financial circle. This was what it meant to be graceful in front of others and skillful in the kitchen, right?