Eugene fixed his gaze on the woman opposite him without moving. Did... her heart no longer beat for him? Did she no longer have feelings for him? Rue had told him that she did not like Asher Gibbs and neither was she dating him. They were not a couple. This meant that she had lied to him previously. However, her current reaction made him suspect that he had just been overthinking. “I’ll call Wyatt and ask him to send some clothes over,” he said in a lukewarm tone. Fern sighed in relief. That was good. At least, she did not have to borrow clothes from Asher. He would definitely ask her questions about it. It would be hard to explain some things to him. She averted her gaze and tried her best not to pay attention to Eugene’s sculpted body. She coughed lightly and said, “You should sleep in the same room as Rue tonight.” Rue was the one who wanted him to spend the night here, not her. “How about you?” he asked as his gaze darkened. “I’ll be sleeping in the room next
Sydney almost dropped her phone. “What did you say? He… He’s spending the night there?!” Suddenly, she felt like the sky was about to collapse on her! “Yes.” Sydney’s hand trembled violently as a wave of anger surged to her head. She hung up the call and got down from the bed at once. She would head over to catch both of them in the act right now! What other excuses could they give when it had already come to this? She picked up her coat and was about to put it on when she suddenly thought of something. She paused everything that she was doing… No, if she rushed over and barged into Fern’s house just like that, she may not be able to catch them in the act. She might even be blamed for everything. After all, Rue was there as well. She had to ask someone to accompany her over there… This person must be from the Newton household. That way, there would be a witness with her if she really caught the two in the act. She would not be afraid of reporting everything to the old mas
“You said your mother sold Rue to a family in a poor rural mountainous district to be a child bride?” Sharon found it outrageous after hearing everything. At the same time, she was extremely angry! She could guess how angry Eugene was as Rue’s father. He would never forgive Mrs. Neal. “Don’t ask me for help. I agree with him that your mother crossed the line this time as well.” Sharon refused to help her beg Rue and Fern for forgiveness. “I know that what she did was wrong, but she only wanted to help me. She sold Rue in a moment of confusion. She thought that without Rue, Eugene would be willing to have a child with me…” Sydney cried as she spoke. “Sydney, I’m a mother as well. I understand what it feels like when your child is hurt. If I were Fern, I would never forgive your mother. It’s useless to beg her for forgiveness.” Given her understanding of Fern’s personality, she knew that she would not forgive Mrs. Neal. “You…” Sydney wiped her tears and looked at Shar
“Old Master, that doesn’t sound like a good idea…” Fern knew Eugene’s temper well. He seemed to respect and listen to the old master’s words, but once the situation involved the people and things he cared about, he would no longer be nice about it. The old master glared at her coldly. “What’s wrong? You’re not going to listen to my orders as well?” Fiona panicked and immediately said, “No, no.... I’ll do as you say.” Sydney lowered her head as a small smile formed across her lips. As long as the old master was on her side, she would not have to worry about Eugene divorcing her....Fern woke up early in the morning. She suddenly sat up in her bed when she recalled Eugene had spent the night here yesterday. He was in Rue’s room right now. She wondered if he slept well. How odd. Why did she care about whether he slept well or not? She put on her coat and headed to Rue’s room to take a look. However, a fragrant scent invaded her senses when she walked out of the door. T
As the head of the Newton household, Eugene never had to cook anything on his own. Therefore, it was rare enough that he had cooked eggs for Fern and Rue.Actually, he was not great at cooking. “Have the food while they’re still hot.” He did not think that he should be ashamed because his cooking skills were not as good as Asher’s. Fern and Rue respected his intentions. After all, he had asked Wyatt to buy all these pastries early in the morning. Of course, Wyatt was the one who had really worked hard. “The scones from Supreme Teahouse are my favorite,” Rue said. After hearing what she said, Eugene took the plate of scones and placed it in front of her. “Then these are all yours.” “Thank you, Daddy. Mommy and you should have some as well.” Rue did not want to have everything for herself. She even took a scone for each of them. “Thank you for sharing with me, Rue.” Fern felt much more at ease when she noticed that Rue had become more talkative as compared to two days ag
“Since President Eugene has prepared breakfast, I’ll eat here.” Asher sat down on the seat beside Fern. Eugene narrowed his eyes and said, “I only prepared breakfast for them. There isn’t much.” He meant that there was not a portion for Asher. “It’s alright. I’ll just try some of it to fulfill my curiosity about your cooking skills.” He did not believe that Eugene could prepare something delicious. He used his fork to take a piece of scone and put it in his mouth. It tasted… exactly like how pastries prepared by chefs in hotels would taste like! How was this possible? Eugene could not have such excellent cooking skills! He still did not believe it. He tasted another scone. It still tasted as scrumptious as the previous one! Eugene smiled at him ambiguously when he noticed the change in his expression. “What do you think? Are my cooking skills acceptable?” Asher said, “Although they can’t compare to mine, they’re still acceptable.” He would never admit that Eugene’s c
Fern stood by the door as she watched Asher leave. When she turned around to return to the house, she bumped into a warm body! She did not know when Eugene had been standing behind her. She took a step back and stabilized herself. “Why are you here?” Why did he sneak up on her as though he wanted to scare her? Eugene fixed his dark and heavy gaze on her as he asked in an even tone, “Does he often go in and out of your house so casually?” “Are you referring to Asher?” She nodded and said, “He stays next door. We can visit each other’s place any time.” There was nothing odd about this. “Even if you’re neighbors, he’s still a man. You should be more cautious. After all, Rue still lives here. You should be more considerate to her.” There was a stern expression on Eugene’s face. Fern frowned. She and Asher were just friends. Why did she have to avoid him? Besides, their interactions did not affect Rue. “You just need to care about Rue. Don’t think about other things.”
People continued passing them by non-stop. It was inconvenient for her to continue pulling away from his hold, so she had no choice but to let him lead her forward. As they entered the underwater tunnel, it felt like they were immersed in the ocean. Large schools of ocean fish swam past them above their heads and by their sides. “Daddy, Mommy, look here! It’s a great white shark!”Among the schools of fish, a large marine mammal swam over. The other fish parted ways for it.The great white shark swam past their heads above the tunnel like it was a king that was surveying its territory. Rue was extremely excited. Her gaze followed the great white shark.Fern cast a sideways glance at Rue. Perhaps she no longer felt anxious or insecure with her parents’ company. She wanted Rue to go back to how she used to be as soon as possible. Of course, it would not be that easy to get rid of her psychological trauma.After leaving the underwater tunnel, they went to watch the dolphin per