Clarissa stayed in the Lawrence residence for several more days.One day, Damien informed her that his grandfather’s birthday would arrive soon.“Are we throwing a huge party for Grandpa? What should I do?” Clarissa asked seriously.“What Grandpa hates most is wasting money on grandeur. The three of us will be the only ones celebrating that day together.”Clarissa went to take a look at the calendar, only to realize that it was a Sunday.On Friday night, she specifically went to the mall to preorder a massage bed for Damien’s grandfather. The massage bed would be sent to the mansion on Sunday.Clarissa even planned to whip up a feast for the old man.On Saturday night, Damien tormented her in bed until it was past midnight, causing her to sleep in as a result. She finally woke up at ten o’clock in the morning the next day.Clarissa stood near the stairs sleepily, having noticed Grandpa Lawrence sitting in the living room. There was a bowl of noodles on the table.She initially
Originally, Grandpa Lawrence’s birthday was intended to be celebrated by three people only. Now, an extra member had joined their ranks.Madelynn even ordered a huge cake for Grandpa Lawrence. She was also the one who put on the birthday hat for him.Suddenly, the doorbell rang. The caretaker went to open the door, only to discover an unwanted guest standing at the doorway. It was none other than Luke, Clarissa’s brother.When Clarissa noticed her brother, she was so surprised that her face went white. She knew he was unable to extort Damien previously, so he came all the way here on purpose.“What are you doing here?” she demanded harshly.“Why would you ask me that question, dear sister? It’s my grandfather-in-law’s birthday today! Why can’t I pop over to celebrate as well? We’re all family here, aren’t we? Happy birthday, Grandpa Lawrence!” Luke gifted Grandpa Lawrence a bouquet of flowers.Clarissa knew Luke would never do this out of the kindness of his own heart. Thus, she
Damien’s call soon reached the HR department.“Remember when I told you to clear out Clarissa’s dorm room? Have you assigned it to someone else?” Damien sounded like he was being forced to do this. He even set the call on speaker mode so Luke could listen to the conversation. At the same time, he wanted to make Grandpa Lawrence give up on any strange ideas the old man possibly had.“Not yet. Would you like me to withdraw the room from the list of vacancies?” Judy sounded very compassionate and understanding.“Yes, please. Clarissa still has some things left in that room. Put the room under her name.”“Got it, Mr. Lawrence.” Judy then hung up on Damien.When Luke and Madelynn heard the exchange, they were both disappointed. It was true that Damien had gotten rid of Clarissa’s dorm room some time ago.Luke was starting to doubt his intel. Could it be? Perhaps the marriage contract never existed in the first place!“That’s more like it. I’ll have Lily send over my pregnancy report,
Damien was changing his clothes in the bedroom.He shot the pregnancy report and the ultrasound report a quizzical look. Even though they were forged, they looked so authentic that one could confuse them for the real deal.That thought made him pause in his actions. He seemed to have gone into a trance.Clarissa entered the room soon enough. Her expression was no longer as dramatic and charming as it was during the meal downstairs.On the contrary, she appeared exhausted. The moment she entered the room, she didn’t waste any time plopping herself onto the bed. Having gritted her teeth and overcame the challenge earlier, she let out another breath of relief.However, there were more important things for her to deal with later. Now that she was ‘pregnant’, how would she be able to get rid of the baby via a well-timed ‘miscarriage’?Clarissa mumbled softly, as if she was talking to herself, “It’s a good thing Grandpa didn’t suspect us. I’m scared that he’ll be sad once he finds out
”What are you happy about?” Damien asked Clarissa. It was evening, and the two were on their way back to the mansion.Clarissa wore a delighted expression laced with a tinge of smug triumph.“That was your first time praising me. Of course I’d be smug about it!” She couldn’t suppress the elation on her face.“You’re overthinking.” Even so, a small smile tugged at the corner of Damien’s lips.“Why would you say that?”“I don’t want anyone gossiping about my inability to educate my wife,” Damien continued lightly.Clarissa turned her head to look out of the window. She decided to ignore Damien after that.He always had the tendency to spoil the mood with unnecessary comments.“Where are you going for your business trip?” Clarissa asked, changing the topic. “Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”“I’m returning to Florin. Don’t tell Grandpa anything about this.”“Isn’t it just a business trip? Why don’t you want to let him know?” Clarissa cocked her head and looked at Damien, somew
Naturally, Clarissa didn’t want Madelynn to remain smug for too long and be under the impression that she had successfully provoked Clarissa. At the same time, Clarissa needed a valid reason to ‘abort’ her so-called baby.“I knew it! He doesn’t love me at all!” Clarissa pretended to huff angrily. “I’ll go get an abortion right now!”She sounded very cross, decisive, and childish at the same time.It proved that Clarissa was truly in love with Damien, and that she married him without the influence of a marriage contract.“Don’t be too brash. I think both of you will still get divorced sooner or later. If you do end up having a baby, you’ll lead a difficult life as a single mother…” Madelynn sounded quite sad, but she actually thought that Clarissa’s young age made her too naïve and vulnerable to blatant lies.“I know. I’ll take tomorrow afternoon off to go get an abortion.” After Clarissa was done speaking, she angrily took a sip of water. “Let me add you as a Whatsapp contact, Mis
Clarissa looked down, an aggrieved expression on her face. The thought of Damien spamming Madelynn with so many calls every day and flying all the way to a foreign country just to look for Madelynn made her very uncomfortable. Clarissa was nothing compared to Madelynn.Damien had spent five days in Florin. Over those five days, he had only called Clarissa once, and that was just to inquire how Grandpa Lawrence was doing.Clarissa knew she shouldn’t have high hopes for this marriage. After all, they were only bound by the marriage contract. This married life of hers would end one day.Since that was the case, why must she please him by telling him that she missed him?“Nope,” Clarissa reiterated.Damien’s expression went dark once again.After they reached home, he took out the things he had bought for Grandpa Lawrence, claiming that he had gone to Springon.Clarissa thought, ‘What a liar! He knows Grandpa doesn’t like Madelynn at all, so he chooses not to say anything related to
Damien sat in his office and thought about the abortion incident.Last night, Clarissa refused to let him touch her. Before that, she told Luke that she didn’t want a child at all. She was meant to become an accountant and earn buckets of gold, after all.She told Damien that she said all that just to trick her brother. Now that he thought about it, that didn’t seem to be the case.She must have secretly gotten an abortion without him knowing.Clarissa…!Damien quickly used the company landline to dial Clarissa’s desk phone.“Come to my office!” His voice was so cold that it could freeze someone from inside out.Clarissa was so exhausted. Plus, she was in the middle of calculating a hefty bill, so she couldn’t bear to lose her focus. She tried to delay the meeting. “Can I go there later?”“Now!” Feeling quite helpless, she could only ditch her work for the time being and headed to Damien’s office.The moment Clarissa entered his office, Damien did his best to control the rag