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
Sylvain did not respond to her. His expression was blank.It did not take long before Ursula arrived at the villa. Her delight was apparent when she found Sylvain had finally relented. “Syl, you’re finally willing to leave with me?”“He needs to pay a penalty fee to leave Tremont Enterprises,” Camilla interjected before Sylvain could reply, “Let me make it clear to you… If you’re going to pay this sum of money, you’ll have to come up with the money on your own. My father won’t do it. You shouldn’t humiliate yourself by asking my dad for money. He’ll only despise you even more. I’m reminding you for your own good.”Camilla’s tone toward Ursula greatly annoyed Sylvain. He shot Camilla a look, and she only rolled her eyes at him.Ursula tried to smooth things over. “Syl, don’t argue with your sister. She’s always talked like that. She’s not a bad person, she’s nice to me. Tell me, how much is Tremont Enterprises’ penalty fee?”The plan was already set, but in the end, Sylvain was sli
Sylvain heaved a long sigh of relief after seeing Camilla and Ursula off. The desolate look in Ursula’s eyes filled him with guilt for some reason. A soft heart was a kind of disease. It was like a knife, cutting at his resolve bit by bit and forcing him to do things he did not want to do. In the end, he could only try to harden his heart. He could only think about it and not act.Ursula did not go with Camilla after leaving the villa.Camilla asked suspiciously, “Where are you going? Aren’t you taking me to the hotel? What if I run into bad people? I don’t know my way here.”Ursula paused for a moment before she said, “It’s alright. There won’t be any bad people in the middle of the day. Just tell the cab driver to go to the hotel. At most, you’d be cheated out of a few dollars. I have important matters to attend to. I’ll see you at the hotel soon.”Camilla frowned. “Actually… I don’t want you and dad to divorce either. But what can I say? You lied to him. You should’ve told him a
Arianne chuckled sheepishly. “I’m sorry, my… uh… office’s air-conditioning isn’t working properly so I’m here to use yours. I happen to have some free time.”Mark looked at her skeptically. “How’s that possible? We just had the office’s air-conditioning checked last month. I’ll have someone take a look at it later. I’m in the middle of a discussion. Enjoy the cool air, don’t interrupt.”Arianne promptly sat on the couch, sneaking a look at Mark and Ursula from time to time. She was not sure what Mark and Ursula had talked about prior to her arrival so she could only play by ear.Without any warning, Ursula suddenly fell to her knees. “Mr. Tremont, Mrs. Tremont, please let Sylvain go. I really need him, we can’t afford the penalty. I don’t know how I’m going to live if he doesn’t come with me…”Arianne jumped in fright. Since Ursula was nearer to her, it seemed like she was kneeling to her. “Mrs. Jaark, please get up. What are you doing?”Mark frowned. “We all have our dignity. Don
“Please don’t call Sylvain!” Ursula begged. “I don’t want him to see me like this. You went out for lunch with him previously, I know you’re close. That’s why I made a bad move. Rules are rules, but we have to consider human interest as well, don’t we? I can’t possibly pay Tremont Enterprises’ exorbitant penalty fee. I’ll try my best to reimburse you. Let me take him with me, okay? I’ll be honest... My husband’s going to divorce me if Sylvain doesn’t leave with me. I won’t get a thing, I’ll have to leave without a single cent. After holding up that family for so many years, I’d get nothing in the end. I can’t even imagine it. Please, help me. It’s not like Tremont Enterprises needs the money.”Arianne felt slightly guilty when she saw Ursula in this state. Perhaps, she should not have suggested lying about the penalty? After all, the penalty was not that much. Sylvain was more than capable of paying it off. Tremont Enterprises would never make anyone sign a contract with sky-high pena