“I’ve heard that you’re not actually boyfriend and girlfriend yet,” Ursula Siebeech-Jaark calmly said. “What a relief. He’s going to leave the country with me, to expand his career soon. Things would be quite tricky if he really had a girlfriend in this country. Besides… You’re both from completely different social classes. It won’t end well for you, Miss Cox.”Robin finally lost control and went very pale in the face. She wasn’t sure what to say.Just then, Sylvain emerged from the washroom. Ursula switched to a warm, genial expression again. “Syl, what took you so long?”Sylvain glanced at Robin and replied, “I was answering a call. It’s nothing.”Robin bit her lip. The current situation made her feel as if she were sitting on pins and needles. It was obvious that she wouldn’t be able to enjoy her meal now, so she got up and said, “I have a family emergency, so I’ve gotta go, Sylvain. Please enjoy your meal with M—I mean, your mom.”Sylvain wasn’t sure of what had happened, but
Ursula didn’t dare say anything more, or otherwise, Sylvain would most certainly storm off.Both mother and son did not enjoy their meal. They left the restaurant after the meal. Sylvain stormed off straight away, leaving Ursula all alone at the restaurant entrance. Ursula felt very unsettled. After all, Sylvain had actually offered to walk Robin to the door when she left. She resented how her position in her son’s heart was nothing compared to that of a little girl. They say that mothers-in-law rarely liked their daughters-in-law—there was some logic in this statement. Regardless, she absolutely hated Robin.Sylvain uncorked a bottle of wine when he arrived home and downed two glasses of it. That allowed him to suppress some of his unsettled feelings.He pulled out his phone and called Robin. When she answered his call, he spoke in a slightly sunken voice. “Why did you leave all of a sudden during dinner? Was there really a family emergency? Or did my mom make you feel uncomfortabl
It did not matter if he was going to leave her or if their relationship would not end with a happy ending. All she could cling onto was what she had at that moment. After a long time, Sylvain gently sighed and let go of her. His expression still brimmed with excitement as he held onto her cheek and said with a croaky voice, “Let’s go to my place.”Robin knew exactly what he meant. For the longest time, they had been treating each other as friends and maintained their distance with each other. Therefore, Robin did not know if she should accept his offer and jump back into being in a relationship so suddenly. After pondering for a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and said, “I can’t. It’s so late now; my mom will be looking for me soon. I should go back now.”A look of disappointment flashed through his eye. “Would you be my girlfriend? I’m serious, I don’t care how your parents think of me. I won’t run away from you ever again.”Robin felt inferior as she recalled her conversation
“I’m not afraid. Let’s get registered tomorrow.”After saying that, she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his kiss. Just as they were half undressed, the doorbell suddenly rang and it ruined the mood.Robin immediately returned to her senses. “Who could that be? Why don’t you go find out first…”Sylvain ignored the ringing doorbell. “I’ve been living alone for so long, no one would usually look for me. It could be that they’ve gotten the wrong house. Let’s ignore them.”However, the doorbell kept on ringing, so much so that Sylvain could no longer ignore it. He frustratedly went out to check who it was and saw that it was a woman dressed in a white knee-length dress. The woman looked extremely attractive with her tall stature and robust body. Additionally, her mixed-race face made her look even more attractive. Sylvain could not recall ever meeting the woman before and politely asked her, “May I know who you’re looking for?”The woman cheekily winked at him and pushe
Instead of being mad at Sylvain’s rudeness, Camilla raised her leg and arrogantly said, “You shouldn’t try to chase me off so hastily. Plus, I wasn’t the one who wanted to live here—your mom was the one who begged me to. I’ve been calling her mom because of how pitiful she is. She’s been pretty conscientious at home all these years. While she may not have done anything for the family, she does try her best to put in her best efforts and has been treating me quite well. Frankly, my dad’s going to divorce her if you refuse to leave with us and she’ll be left with nothing. My dad has never really loved her all that much and only ever married her because she looked rather similar in appearance to my real mom. There’s no point in keeping her if she’s no longer of any use to him. “Also, she doesn’t intend on letting you return to the family as her son; you’ll be returning as Sylvain Trudeau, a designer who’s Ursula’s son-in-law. Do you understand? Ursula has shown me your personal details,
Robin disagreed. She thought that Sylvain was actually disgusted by the fact that he had unknowingly been made a pawn in their schemes. Robin murmured, “But… Aren’t Arianne and Mark… like that too? They used to be a family, yet now, they’re together.”Sylvain laughed hysterically. “Are you really trying to contradict yourself? How could it be the same? Arianne’s mom isn’t married to Mark’s dad. Plus, Arianne was only eight-years-old when she moved into the Tremont Estate while Mark was 18. How could he adopt an orphan when he had just become an adult? It’s highly likely that the adoption was not even done legally and it was simply just Mark taking care of Arianne; anything can be done with money. Therefore, of course, they can be together, since they aren’t related by blood or even bound by the law.”Robin still could not put her mind at ease. “Why don’t we… put the registration on hold first? We’ll come back to this when you’ve settled your matter. I can’t imagine how this issue wil
When Robin arrived downstairs, she saw that Camilla was lying on the sofa in her pajamas while watching TV. Although her hair was quite messy, she still looked very attractive. Camilla looked naturally beautiful thanks to her mixed blood; with her bright and healthy-looking hair, she didn't even need to put on makeup and was already flawlessly beautiful. Robin could not muster up enough strength to even greet her. However, just as she was about to walk out the door, Camilla called out to her and stopped her. “Are you leaving just like that? Aren’t you afraid that something might happen between me and your boyfriend after you’ve left?”Robin flinched in anger. “Y-you…! He’s not that kind of person! I trust him.”Camilla teased her and said, “Are you really that naive to believe that men are able to control themselves and restrain the lower part of their bodies? There isn’t a man who is able to restrain himself in front of a pretty woman, so you’d best be careful.”Robin bit her lip a
Sylvain rolled his eyes at Arianne. “Will you stop teasing me? My reaction to this can’t be any clearer. I’m not leaving, and I’m certainly not getting into an absurd marriage with that shameless bimbo. The very sight of her pisses me off! Come up with a plan for me, if you have so much time. I’m gonna go crazy if this goes on.”After mulling it over, Arianne suggested, “Why don’t... you tell your mom about that extremely high penalty fee you’ll have to pay if you leave Tremont Enterprises right now. Ask her to pay it off for you, see if she’ll do it. After all, she hasn’t mentioned anything about paying for you to leave. It’s obvious that she doesn’t want to spend any money on you. Even if she agrees, her husband might not. Name a price that your mom can’t afford, one that’ll leave a hole in her husband’s wallet as well. Since you can’t leave without paying the penalty, they’ll, naturally, back down.”Sylvain’s eyes lit up. “That’s right, why didn’t I think of that? I’ve gotta go. I