While Matthew and Lucy were happily watching the movie, the air was tense between Chelsea and Hugh in the coffee shop.Chelsea rolled her eyes at him. “Why did you come so early? Didn’t I tell you that I was shopping with Lucy?”Hugh said to her gently, “I was just worried about you two women getting home, so I wanted to give you a lift. I didn’t think that your best friend’s husband would come to pick her up too.”Chelsea knew that she was being unreasonable. Even if Hugh had not come to pick her up, she was probably about to go home too. She was just angry for some reason, so very angry!She remembered how he had called her all of a sudden earlier, discrediting her. Their quarrel escalated even further. Meanwhile, Hugh was at a loss. He could not figure out for the life of him what he had done to anger Chelsea. All he could do was try to calm her down.“Chelsea, please don’t be mad. How about I take you to Timberland Lake this Saturday? We can ride in hot air balloons and go on
Hugh had made his bed, so now he had to lie in it. It was his mistake in the first place. Whatever happened next, it was up to him to deal with the consequences and make things right.…Matthew and Lucy had just finished the movie, and they were lying on the couch contentedly.“We don’t usually watch movies at home, but I kind of like it.”Lucy stretched and went up to Matthew’s side smilingly. “Are you still angry?”Matthew glanced at her. He had already forgotten about it, but now that she mentioned it, he was still a little angry at her. Seeing as his wife was so sincere, however, he decided to let it slide.Matthew stood up and picked Lucy up. “When I say I’m not angry, I mean it. But if you don’t go to bed now, I’m afraid you won’t be able to get up tomorrow.”Lucy was startled by his words. She subconsciously put her arms around his neck and obediently leaned into his chest.“Alright, I’ll go to bed now. Weren’t you the one who wanted to watch a movie?”Matthew was speec
Early the next morning, Lucy climbed out of bed. She yawned lazily and said, “I slept so well after having a good time yesterday!”Lucy rubbed her eyes and touched the person sleeping next to her, but she realized that no one else was under the blanket. Lucy turned her head in surprise and saw that Matthew was still sleeping next to her. However, the blanket on him was not the one she was using.Lucy was a little confused. Why did Matthew get another blanket? That looked like the blanket from the guest room.Lucy had the habit of fidgeting when she was thinking. She liked keeping her hands busy to keep herself focused.This time was no exception, but she failed to notice that the thing beneath her fingertips was not cotton or the bedding. Instead, it was a warm and smooth surface.Not long after, Lucy’s fingers were grabbed by a pair of big hands. “What are you doing so early in the morning?”A charismatic voice rang in Lucy’s ears, and she blushed. “N-Nothing…”Only then did sh
"Alright, Mr. Leon. Is there anything else I can do for you?”Matthew was getting a headache, so he massaged his temples and said, “You don’t need to pick her up from the airport, but take some people with you to delay her arrival. The longer, the better. If you complete your job well, I’ll increase your salary.”The assistant paused for a moment. It seemed like Matthew and his mother were not on good terms.“Yes, sir. I’ll try my best to stall Madam Leon.”If not for their fractured relationship, he would not be having this opportunity to get a raise. All he had to do was stall Madam Leon. How hard could it be?Consider it done!‘Salary raise, here I come!’ the assistant cheered in his heart.Matthew responded calmly. He had just recruited a new office assistant a couple of years ago, and Matthew was very pleased with him. He was very hard-working, unlike his personal assistant, who was clumsy and stupid. How on earth did the HR department hire an assistant like him?After g
Matthew was taken aback by Lucy’s clinginess today, so he could not help but worry. “What’s wrong, Lulu? Are you not feeling well?”Thinking about Lucy’s health condition, Matthew became even more worried. Lucy was not usually this clingy, so there must be something bothering her. He stubbornly thought so.Baffled, Lucy looked at him and said, “I’m totally fine. I can eat, drink, jump, and run. "But how can you go to work in your current state? Are you trying to kill yourself? You look like a panda with those eye bags. I don’t want to hear about my husband’s sudden death in the office on the news the next day.”Matthew fell silent. He took out a small mirror from his pocket and looked at his reflection. He was almost having an existential crisis. Were his dark circles so bad that they made Lucy this worried?Meanwhile, Lucy gaped at him, wondering why her husband was carrying a small mirror in his pocket. The mirror even looked kind of feminine.Was this proof that Matthew had a
Lucy grabbed Matthew’s sleeve, sensing that something was very, very wrong!Why did Matthew have to go to work today when he could just rest at home? Although he ran a large company, he had many employees at his disposal, so he could just allocate the work to them. They could take their time finishing it. There was no need for him to be in such a rush, unless…Lucy squinted. “Are you seeing someone else?”Matthew almost lost his balance. He looked at her in disbelief. “Lulu, what do you have in that head of yours? You’re always coming up with such wild guesses every day, and none of them are right. You sure have one hell of an imagination.”Lucy looked at him with a poker face. “I don't want to make such guesses either. But you're acting so suspiciously. I have to know why you must go to work today.”Matthew’s eyes twitched. He looked as if he was about to collapse. “My mother is on her way here. I need to get there as soon as possible because my assistant won't be able to stop
While driving to the company with Lucy, Matthew could not help but feel uneasy. He was even getting a headache, seemingly dreading what was to come.Lucy glanced at him from time to time, feeling puzzled. When they were halfway there, she finally asked, “Matt, why do you look so nervous? Aren’t we just meeting your mother? Why do you look like we’re on the way to hell?”Matthew shook his head without saying a word, making Lucy even more curious.What kind of woman was Matthew’s mother to make him look so distressed? Could she be like the evil stepmother in fairy tales?Laughing at her own imagination, Lucy shook her head to get rid of such thoughts. If Matthew had turned out like this, how bad could his mother be? There was no way she would be as bad as she imagined.However, looking at Matthew’s expression, Lucy could not shake off the feeling that his mother might be even scarier than an evil stepmother. After mentally preparing herself, Lucy felt a little better.She decided t
Matthew’s face grew cold. “Mom, you sent me messages in the early hours. You know there’s a time difference between New York and here, right? That’s why I didn’t reply to your messages.”Gabriella found it amusing. “Matty, I raised you. Do you think that I don’t recognize your little tricks? Don’t lie to me. Never mind the time difference, you still haven’t replied to me all morning.”She strutted in her five-inch heels all the way to Matthew.He was left speechless by her words. He clenched his fists in silence.The sound of her heels got closer and closer. With every step Gabriella took, the air around Matthew grew colder.By the time she was in front of him, the air around Matthew was as cold as ice. His face was expressionless, like a silent volcano.Gabriella looked at Matthew with a half-smile. “Matty, you don’t look very happy to see me.”“Of course, I’m not,” Matthew finally said. His voice was cold and firm as if he were talking to his enemy.Standing on the sidelines,