Margot quickly ate her food and refrained from raising her head. She did not notice that Royce was staring at her the entire time. He had been gazing so long that Curtis, with his sharp eyes, caught onto it. Curtis cast a cold glance at Royce, asking, "I've never seen this person before. Aunt Allison, is he your boyfriend?"Only Allison Crosby remained unmarried among his aunts, and Laura was still a child. Seeing the unfamiliar face, Curtis assumed Royce was Allison's boyfriend. Allison immediately rebuffed. "What nonsense are you talking about? He's still a student. He's Pamela's younger brother and Laura's uncle."Curtis glanced at Royce again. The former's handsome face showed no emotions as he stayed silent. Laura looked up, smiling as she said, "Curty, isn't Uncle Royce handsome? Is he on par with you?"Curtis merely snorted in response, not saying a word. In contrast, Royce took the initiative to shake hands with him. "Hi, I'm Royce Evans."Curtis reluctantly extended

Margot had no idea how she managed to control her emotions as she went home with Curtis.When they arrived, it was as if she had turned into a soulless puppet. She sat on the couch with a pale face and did not move. Meanwhile, Curtis went to the study. Soon, he came down with a divorce agreement he had prepared long ago. He approached Margot and passed the agreement to her, saying, "Take a look. Let me know if there's anything that you're unsatisfied with. I'll make the changes."Margot slowly lifted her head. When her gaze fell on the document handed to her, the words "Divorce Agreement" pierced her eyes. In an instant, her eyes reddened as tears welled up. Then, a lump formed in her throat. She felt a pang of pain in her chest. It was as if she had taken poison, and the effects were eating away her beating heart. Margot felt suffocated. She met the man's gaze. "Curt, did you prepare the divorce agreement long ago?" she asked hoarsely.It turned out that what he said at the

Since they didn't know each other, Curtis did not pay Margot much mind.He stood up and smoothed down his clothes. "Watch out for Laura. I'll drop by the company for a visit."Margot nodded. She watched him leave, then lowered her gaze dejectedly."Margot, do you and Curty not love each other?" Laura asked.Margot turned to her and forced a smile. "No, we love each other a lot.""Then why don't you have any children?" Laura took her hand and pulled her over to the sofa. She had an earnest look on her face. "Ashley and Elias asked me to check on you guys. They wanted me to tell you that you have to change Curty's mind about not having children."They also said that you'll have more influence in the family if you have a child with Curty. Do you understand all this?"Laura was only ten years old, but she knew a lot of things.She knew that Margot was an orphan. She had nothing to her name and hadn't even graduated from university yet.The only way she could keep her status as Cur

Margot was upset by his angry tone. She glared at him. "What am I trying to do? I don't want your charity!""Why not?""It makes me sad!" she yelled back.He knew how much she loved him and how she couldn't live without him.How would she be able to forget about him if she still lived here with all the memories that they'd had together?And if she couldn't forget about him, how would she find her will to live again?Curtis was speechless.At that moment, he understood how Margot felt.She didn't want to leave him but was upset that he was about to marry Tammy.This was all his fault.Curtis reached out and pulled Margot into his embrace. "I'm sorry."She struggled. "Let me go.""Margot, I've told you before about my arrangement with Tammy. It's just a marriage of convenience. I'll give her the legal title, but I won't consummate with her. We can still be together even if we are divorced."Margot gathered all her strength and pushed him away. "Are you trying to make me a ho

Tammy was stunned.She couldn't believe that Curtis would get so angry with her. Could it be that she was no match for Margot's sister in his heart?She refused to leave and stood there crying. "Curt, I …""I told you to get lost, didn't I?" Curtis shouted at anger, not even giving her a single look. Tammy was taken aback. It was the first time Curtis had been so angry with her. Afraid that things would worsen if she stayed longer, she quickly left. Noticing that Laura was still crying, he ordered Dorris, "Go and get some ice."Dorris immediately attended to it. She handed the ice wrapped in a cloth to Curtis. He took it, applied it to Laura's cheek, and asked, "Tammy is able to see now?" Dorris nodded. "Yes, sir. She wasn't able to see during the check up, but suddenly her vision recovered in the afternoon. She insisted on coming back, so I brought her back.""Okay, you can continue your work." Curtis dismissed her. He figured out what had happened. "Curty … Why did