"Mother, I'll leave the decision to you. But don't make the affair so big. I would feel embarrassed."
"Of course, we must make it a grand affair. It's impossible not to make it a grand affair even if you don't want to. You will give birth to the first child of the Ford family. I wonder which child will be born first. It will definitely be fascinating for the two children to grow up together."
Olivia was so happy that she kept going on about bringing Elizabeth to buy some essentials for the child.
At that moment, Elizabeth remembered something and said to Olivia, "Christian said that he wants me to go abroad to prepare for pregnancy."
Olivia said, "Dear me. He's really…."
But when Olivia thought about it, Adrian had had numerous conflicts with Christian recently.
Before this, the pair had butted heads several times. Each time, they were ready to jump at each other's throats.
The grandfather and his grandson had the same personal
Adrian did not want to let go of this chance. He gritted his teeth and persisted. "Christian, as the head of the family, you can't always give in to her. She's just carrying a child. It's no big deal. You can't leave."Just carrying a child?Christian looked at Adrian.Based on the fact that he was Christian's Grandfather and had some prestige in the Ford family, He was the head of the family for a long time. Adrian ordered his guards to block Christian's way. They ran directly over there and stretched out their arms to block Christian.With determination on his face, Adrian seemed adamant about not letting Elizabeth leave."You can't leave everything behind for a woman Christian," Adrian said.But just then, Elizabeth's belly hurt even more.She clenched her hands and clutched Christian's clothes. He could clearly feel the grip strength in her palm.Christian looked coolly at Adrian before him, turned and lifted a leg, and pus
“Christian…” Elizabeth shouted with strength that came out of nowhere. She immediately sat up. Christian’s eyes were sharp, and he was quick. He avoided getting shot in the most critical area, but the bullet still managed to hit Christian's left shoulder. The man saw that he had missed the shot. However, Christian’s white shirt was already stained with fresh red blood. The man then aimed the gun at Elizabeth. Christian lunged at the man and grabbed his wrist. The gun fell to the ground. The man hit Christian at his gun wound. Christian remained silent as he locked the man down with his body. Just then, there was a loud bang above his head… Christian only felt the person below him twitch. He froze and looked up. Elizabeth held a gun in one hand and clutched her belly in the other. She trembled as she looked at the person. That shot… was from her. Meanwhile, the person has already stopped b
When Christian came in, Elizabeth woke up groggily. Seeing it was already dark outside, she asked, "What time is it?" "It's very late. You should sleep." He caressed her face and sat down. Many people were looking after the babies, and Elizabeth need not worry. She only needed to focus on recovering. Elizabeth asked, "Why haven't you slept yet? Are you still busy?" "Yes." "That day's incident. Is it a lot of trouble?" Elizabeth asked. First, the argument between Christian and Adrian at home riled up the relatives. Then, so many things happened at the hospital. Christian caressed Elizabeth's hair. "The relatives and pack members definitely have their differences now. There have always been differences anyway. It is easy to balance power among them. At the very most, they'll just argue among themselves, but they wouldn't dare to sever ties. Our family is in power for a long time. It is not easy to bring us down."
Initially, Christian didn't allow Elizabeth to meet anyone for fear of getting her tired and refused to see anyone. But Elizabeth met Riya and Susan when they came, respectively.Riya had arrived with her child in tow. While looking at the plump baby, Riya said enviously, "This girl is so fair and plump. I didn't expect your children to be so plump when you're so skinny.""Of course." Elizabeth had not expected the baby to get so heavy after merely twenty days of being born. "My child absorbs nutrition well," she says.Alora had weighed fewer than 3.2 kilograms at birth. After that, she grew at an alarming speed. She had already turned into a plump little girl looking at her again now.But Alora was still very adorable in her plump state.Riya said, "The child looks so much like your husband."Elizabeth felt the same way when she looked at her too…"But my son looks like me," Elizabeth said. Elizabeth looked at the baby boy in Susan's hand."Alright, Your son looks like you," Riya agr
Elizabeth doesn't know how to react to that. She stays still, staring at the people in front of her, still pressed to Christian's body, trying to get comfort from him. Her mind wanders around as she tries to process what they are saying. Invite to the family house? Are they serious? Why now? Why not early when she needed someone in her life? When she desperately needed the love of the family, where were they? And now suddenly she is demanded to visit the family who never existed till now… Why now? She came to accept Christian as her husband and started to plan her future with both her children and him. When she was ready to settle in her life, they wanted her to leave everything behind. "Why?" a slow and unsteady breath leave Elizabeth's mouth. She wants to scream at them for coming into her life and demanding things. The man who looks like the head of the group replies - as if not noticing the difficult position they put Elizabeth in - As if Elizabeth's decision doesn't matter,
Everybody is sitting on the couch; it's been an hour after the revelation of the truth. Elizabeth still couldn't understand how her aunt and their family betrayed her.Elizabeth has lived with them all her life. From the day she could remember, she had stayed with them. She became an adult under their hands.Even though they were mean to her, bullied her, and treated her like a maid Elizabeth never hated them. She got angry at them for the different treatment between her and Tina, but hate is a very strong word.Christian sits by her side, his hands running at her back in a comforting motion. He watches as Elizabeth flips the pages, again and again, the ledger in her hand like it will change if she does it."Alright, it will not change itself if you do that. Leave it already" Christian takes the ledger from Elizabeth's hand."But-""No buts," Christian stops Elizabeth.Elizabeth is still processing the truth. This truth has turned her life upside down; it is hard for her to digest. Sh
A strike of lightning lines the dark, gloomy clouds in the distance, reflecting on the rain drops currently sliding down the long glass walls.Christian gazes outside for a second, then continues to lay his head on the back of the couch he's currently sitting on, his eyes closed.The mansion is dark, except for the thunder and the city lights outside being the only source that gives his room a dimly lit glow.He likes the darkness better, though.Especially on nights like this, when the sound of an incoming thunder, the sound of raindrops harshly pelting against the glass windows, silences all the other noises in Christian's head after a job well done.He is shirtless, his chest moving up and down with the silence that had started to settle in, only for his lips to twitch upwards in annoyance, and he slowly opens his eyes."I thought I said I wanted to be alone tonight?" Christian grits out, voice sounding tired, bordering on annoyance.Alex scoffs, walking towards the kitchen and swi
At Greenwood mansion"Matriarch, all the things are packed. We can depart at any time now," A maid informs Elizabeth, who is standing in front of the window enjoying the sunset.The sky is bright with colors red and orange, and a small amount of warm sunlight adorned Elizabeth's pale white skin.The red knee-length short gown with a full sleeve dress almost makes Elizabeth look like a well-refined and dignified young lady.Her shoulders straight, Spain straight, hands resting on the window surface. Her eyes are directed at the sun, but they look unfocused, as if Elizabeth is not looking at the sun but lost in her thoughts.It's like a peaceful scenery that no one wants to break.The door cracks open as another attendant enters the room with a letter in her hand."Matriarch, There is a letter addressed to you. It says it's from your husband," The maid says lightly.The word husband brings the lost Elizabeth back to the world. Her hands tightly gripped into tight fists. How long has it