Victoria was at a loss for words, her phone clutched in her hand as she fell into silence.Benjamin, too, heard Ethan's voice. His embrace around Victoria grew firmer.Victoria bit her lip and glared at him. Benjamin sensually nibbled on her ear.Victoria's body went limp. A soft moan escaped her lips. Her hand quivered, and her phone tumbled onto the bed.Ethan erupted in anger, his voice a sharp and demanding accusation."Victoria, who are you with right now? What are you doing? You better answer me!"Benjamin retrieved Victoria's phone from the bed, his tone tinged with annoyance, "What else could we be doing? You've interrupted us."Benjamin's voice was low and a bit husky. It was incredibly sexy."Benjamin Harper!"Ethan ground his teeth, seething with anger. "You better not touch her, or I'll kill you!"Benjamin remained calm and collected. "Well, that depends on your abilities. I won't let my cutie become a widow."Ethan realized that Benjamin's "cutie" referred to Vi
It was nearing the time Benjamin had agreed with Eleanor over the phone to bring Victoria back to the Summers' residence.It was 9:00 am. After having breakfast, Victoria and Benjamin were getting ready to leave when the phone rang."Benjamin, someone's calling," Victoria said.Benjamin reluctantly answered the call, "We're in the middle of packing up to leave."Eleanor was worried that Benjamin might stand her up, but she also didn't want to delay his baby-making plans. In the past few days, she had been calling Benjamin every day at exactly 11:00 am.Eleanor exclaimed and remarked, "You're already packing up to leave? I thought you guys were still sleeping. "What about Vicky? If she's still asleep, let her rest a bit. After all, you're all family, and it's okay to have lunch a bit later."Benjamin picked up on Eleanor's subtle hints. "She's already up, and we're about to head out."Eleanor, with a hint of annoyance in her voice, exclaimed, "You can't just dawdle on the baby-
"Alright!" Eleanor replied loudly toward the direction of the entrance.She turned to look at Victoria and Benjamin. She cheerfully laughed. "Your Grandpa is already impatient. Your uncles have waited for so long as well. They're probably looking forward to meeting your wife now. Let's head indoors. Otherwise, they might just rush out instead."Comment by Deborah Lim: replaced 外甥媳妇Eleanor walked in front.Benjamin's hand was intertwined with Victoria's as they followed her.The Summers Residence featured a classic American interior design. Its furniture was a mix of antique, vintage, and well-crafted modern pieces. It was indeed an elegant space.Comment by Deborah Lim: apparently a house w a classic American interior design would typically have a mix of these furniture so i'm just following itThe layout of the house gave out a solemn vibe.However, the space was brightened up by colorful flowers, which helped lessen the dull and depressive look."All these fresh flowers w
Once everything was placed on the table, the expressions of those who were jealous had all changed.Helena's eyes widened upon seeing Eleanor's gift for Victoria. She said sulkily, "Isn't this your favorite set of emerald accessories, Grandma? Those were the finest Colombian emeralds ever. "I was at an auction a while back, and one of the lots was a fine Brazilian emerald necklace. "The quality was about the same as yours, or maybe not even like yours. The hammer price in the end was 80 million."Yours still included a bracelet and a pair of earrings. A set like yours could probably fetch the price of a penthouse in Youngville."As soon as she said that, some of their gazes toward Victoria turned unfriendly.Eleanor has a lot of valuable things. Now that she was old, all those would be theirs when she passed.A gift for Victoria meant that they would get one less inheritance.Those were all money. Who would complain about having too much money anyway?"I love green items. I
Mindy and the rest had never thought that instead of keeping the peace, Victoria was adding fuel to the fire.Must she be this arrogant during the first visit?Mindy couldn't help but murmur, "As expected from a wild woman raised in the countryside. She was just waiting for chaos to happen."Eleanor felt extremely awkward and annoyed. She wanted to kick all these people out of the Summers Residence."Was what Vicky said wrong? Wouldn't our dignity be thrown out of the window if we were outdoors? The Summers family was getting more and more unruly nowadays. "I'm not even dead, and yet every single one of you was already coveting my belongings. You guys weren't the one in control of the Summers family just yet!"The more Eleanor said, the angrier she got. "When have you not gotten any benefits from Ben all these years? You guys were shameless when you preyed on him. "I'm just giving my granddaughter-in-law gifts. I'm not even asking you guys for money. And yet, you guys are jeal
Samuel's study was big, but there weren't many things there.Comment by Deborah Lim: i skipped the 书房。part since after that got mention againThere was a desk, some chairs, and his bookshelves. Everything could be seen at a glance.Comment by Deborah Lim: i'm assuming there are more than one chair there lahThere were many military-related books on the bookshelves. The books amounted nearly to a thousand in number.As soon as Samuel had sat down, a servant came to serve them some tea.The servant went back out once he was done serving.Samuel looked at Benjamin, but ultimately, his gaze landed on Victoria.He was scrutinizing her. His sharp gaze made everyone's hearts pound.The atmosphere in the study suddenly became tense.Victoria and Samuel looked at each other with a smile. It was neither overbearing nor hurried.Abraham was surprised when he saw how calm Victoria was. He was pleased and satisfied.After a while, Samuel took up a cup of tea and took a sip. He then said
"Granduncle, aren't you deliberately making things difficult for Aunt Victoria if you ask her to compete with the two uncles?"Timothy and Steven were Abraham's successors whom he focused the most on. Their abilities were the strongest in every aspect among all of the Summers males.It was a matter of practice to make perfect with things like guns as well.These two men have been playing with guns since they were three.Who could compete with them other than some abnormally gifted person like Benjamin?Victoria didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts.She decided to show off her skills in front of Samuel and Abraham. Otherwise, they wouldn't be at ease until the competition for the Harper family's security team had ended.Victoria walked to the long table full of guns. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her eyes were shining after she slowly opened them back."I'm ready."Abraham pressed down onto the pocket watch in his hand. "Start!"Victoria took the n
"Sure."Abraham agreed easily. "How about we do it at Mount Grey? The terrain there was suitable, and it's the place we've been having our training at. I'll give you three days to familiarize yourself with the terrain." Victoria gave it some thought. "Where would I have so much time to familiarize myself with the terrain if this was a real battlefield? I don't need three days, we can just do it during tomorrow evening. "It'll be more exciting during the night. I'll just use the remaining time to check out the terrain. You guys can discuss and come up with a battle plan. Then we can make preparations."She had originally wanted to ask Wendy and the others to join her. But it wouldn't be any challenging if that was the case.Victoria looked at the rising Mount Grey. "I also need a helper."She needed someone that was familiar with the terrain.An extra person could help to provide more ideas and choices in times of trouble too."Who do you want for help? Anyone except for Ben!"