"I do not know how to either. But the Old Madam said that the Young Master knows how to open it." Miss Woods shook her head, looking troubled.I kept the box and thanked Miss Woods before leaving.Miss Wood's voice spoke out behind me. "Young Madam, you do not look too good. You must take care of your health. Before Old Madam passed away, she had always spoken about you and wanted you and Young Master to have a child soon. The Grant family's bloodline is in your hands now."At the mention of children, I could not help but stop in my tracks. I raised my hand to wave at Miss Woods and left without looking back.Grandma had three sons. The eldest son, Eastin, had a daughter. The second son, Sam, had chosen to not have any children with his wife. The third son was Theo's father, Nord. He passed away with Theo’s mother in an airplane accident when Theo was three years old.Although the Grant family had a big family business, they had very few family members. Grandma had always hoped th
I instinctively pulled back and closed my eyes. I dared not look him in the eye anymore. He reached out his hand to hold my chin and forced me to look at him. He then spoke up in a cold tone, “How dare you ask me that, you coldhearted woman?!” “...It wasn’t me.” I did not dare to struggle against him despite my face hurt from the way he held me. Cindy Reed was hurt. He would eventually ask me to pay for it. “How dare you deny what you’ve done? Wanda Lane, did you think that I wouldn’t dare to get a divorce just because you have that box?” He asked mockingly. His voice was icy cold. I was stunned. Theo found out about it so soon. “I didn’t smash the vase against her head. I didn’t splash her with water either.” Although there was no need for me to explain myself, I still felt like telling him everything. I felt slightly bitter as I told him, “I don’t want to open the box that grandmother gave me, nor will I use it to keep our marriage. Theo Grant, I promise you that we wi
I was taken aback by her words. I knew that she did it on purpose, but I could not stop the hurt from her words. I gripped the railing of the stairs tightly. My knuckles turned white from the force of me holding onto it. After some moments, I calmed myself down and turned around slowly. I then tried to say something. “Are you hungry? I can cook something for you.” Theo interjected, not giving me a chance to speak. He smiled while looking at Cindy. “Sure, sure. Theo, I want to have some of the fish cooked by you.” Cindy ignored me and looked at Theo with a joyous expression on her face. “Alright. Why don’t you watch some television while you wait for me? It will be ready soon.” I turned around and headed upstairs. I closed the door to shut out the noises from the living room. After returning to my room, I sat in front of the window wall. It was a hot day, but I was feeling so cold that I was trembling. I wrapped my arms around my knees and curled up on myself. .......
It was not easy for Theo to manage Grant Corporation. For the sake of Theo, I got up and said, “Fine, Miss Reed. What would you like to eat? I’ll buy them for you.” Cindy listed down a bunch of dishes straight away. I frowned and refrained from saying anything. “Please stay for lunch too. I’ll be back soon,” I told Mason, who was seated on the sofa. He had helped to change the dressing for my wound earlier. I should thank him. Because of my hand injury, I did not buy any ingredients to cook. Instead, I packed dishes from a few renowned restaurants in the city. It was almost afternoon when I returned home. As I entered the gate, I heard conversations coming from the garden. Theo and Mason were talking. It took more than two hours to return home from the city. I did not expect Theo to come home. “Her hand is slightly inflamed. You should not have gotten her to take care of Cindy,” Mason said. I could not help myself from turning around and looking into the garden.
He did not say anything and was staring at me silently. I could not help but feel nervous with the proximity of his angular and handsome face to me. The air inside the room seemed to have thinned out. I got up to open the windows. Suddenly, he pulled me into an embrace and wrapped both of his arms around me and held me tightly.“Theo Grant.” Although I did not know why he behaved this way, I did not like being hugged like that. Although I struggled in his arms, he still did not let go. The sharp stench of alcohol rose to my nose. Theo was drunk again. “Let go of me. I’ll pour a cup of water for you,” I spoke softly. “Will it become hate?” He asked as he hugged me tightly. I did not understand what he meant and could only look at him in confusion. His lips were slightly apart, and his dark eyes were quite dilated and out of focus. It seemed like he was heavily drunk. I did not understand how he managed to find her even in such a state. “Will it change?” He did not g
Although I was frightened to death, I was still the one at fault. I suppressed the fear in me and slowly opened the car door. The Tibetan Mastiff, which rushed out just now, was lying motionlessly under my car tire. The pool of crimson blood stood out clearly among the greenery of the woods.I closed my eyes in shock. After some time, I managed to calm myself down. “Tell me, what are you going to do about this?” The man crossed his arms and stared at me coldly. I did not dare to look into his frightening eyes. I lowered my head and said, “I am sorry, I didn't mean to do this. I can compensate you.” “Since you have a good attitude, I will let you go easy. Pay me ten thousand bucks in cash, or else…” The man was biting on a piece of reed between his teeth. He gave me a glance from head to toe with a smirk on his face. I sensed the imminent danger and immediately said, “No problem. I will give it to you.” At a time like this, I would gladly give him even a hundred thousand b
At this time, the sky was already bright. Many of the villagers came over to see what happened. I dared not go down and hid in the car.Fortunately, Theo's car arrived shortly after.Before the car even came to a stop, he jumped off and walked over to my car with just a few steps.The cold aura exuded from his tall figure made people standing around feel invisible pressure.The surrounding villagers immediately became quiet and just stared at him with fear.Theo ignored them and opened my car door. He looked at me coldly before asking, “What happened?”“I... I ran over a Tibetan Mastiff by accident. I need to pay for it, and they want me to pay in cash.” I lowered my head and spoke very timidly.The expression on his face was cold, and his eyes were darkened. He stared at me in disbelief for a long time before he closed the car door and went to negotiate with the man.He should be furious, right? I had caused him to come to such a remote place this early in the morning only to
“No, I will do it.” I gritted my teeth as I got out of the car. I hurried over to the large patch of grass in front of the villa.The villa was huge. The grass area alone was about 300 square meters. It would usually take two or three workers to clear out the weeds, but now he wanted me to do it alone with my bare hands.I knew he was trying to torment me.After all, I was in the wrong. After pausing for a while, I squatted down and started working.Theo sat in the car and did not get down. He stared at me as I worked. There was no emotion on his gloomy face.After a long while, he floored the accelerator and drove off, leaving a trail of exhaust gas behind.Watching him leave, I stood up and let out a long sigh of relief. I did not sleep last night, and my back was hurting so much that I could not stand straight.I remembered I had not had breakfast yet either. Regretfully, I said to the child in my belly. “Baby, I'm so sorry. I'm not qualified to be a mother. I have only made