The President's Darling のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 121 - チャプター 130

Summer understood now. Caroline saw her as nothing more than a baby-making machine. By having Summer and James move back to the Quigley residence, Caroline wasn't just trying to make Summer change for the better. She also wanted Summer to get pregnant.With her personality, Summer was tempted to fly into a rage and loudly proclaim the empowerment of women in today's society. It was a woman's right to decide whether or not she wanted to have children!She didn't dare to use such extreme words, though. Caroline wasn't easy to deal with, and at this juncture, Summer didn't want to get into conflict with her."Mom, I don't think there's any rush for us to have kids. It hasn't been that long since I married James, after all.""No rush? How can there not be any rush? You're 24 years old now, which is the perfect age for you to have kids. What will you do when you get older?""Well, I was thinking it wouldn't be too late to have kids before I turn 30 years old," Summer refuted. The

"I don't think I can accept this," Summer complained. She puffed out her cheeks, looking upset."I'm sorry," James said."You should be. I wouldn't have to suffer like this if not for you. Why did you have to marry me?"Though it was precisely because of her marriage to James that Charter Corporation's crisis had been resolved, she never would have agreed to it if she'd known she'd have to suffer like this.James didn't know how to coax others. He raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to respond. Ultimately, he said, "Those lessons shouldn't be too hard, right? I mean, they're exactly what everyone else had to go through.""Everyone else"? Summer figured he was probably referring to the children of the four most prestigious families. She couldn't help asking, "Do you rich kids from the four most prestigious families have childhoods?""Childhoods?""Yeah, like memories of playing hide-and-seek, going on trips with friends, or even going for classes with your classmates.""No,"

James didn't say anything. He nodded silently and walked Caroline out, successfully making her leave. On the other hand, Summer looked woeful. James had mentioned earlier that they would share a room starting tomorrow, which meant she would have to sleep in the same bed tomorrow night.Who knew what would happen when a man and a woman were alone in a room?When James returned, Summer asked, "Do we have to sleep in the same room tomorrow?""Yes.""That won't do! You know what things are like between us now." Summer meant that they hadn't consummated the marriage. Heck, they hadn't even done things that regular couples did.James was considerate enough to say, "Don't worry. We'll share the same room, but not the same bed. I'll sleep on the couch."He pointed at a black leather couch in one corner. It looked long and wide; it wouldn't be half as bad as a bed. But was that really appropriate?Summer appraised him, looking worried. James was the president of a company and the scion

"Uh… not really." If Summer had known what the problem was, she wouldn't have given Caroline a chance to pick on her. It was precisely because she had no idea that she felt so on edge.Caroline shook her head, looking disappointed. "Honestly, I don't know why there are so many issues with you. Don't you even have basic manners? Look at how you eat—you don't seem like an educated woman at all!"Summer wanted to rebuke that. She'd graduated from university. How was she uneducated? If she had to say someone was uneducated, it would be Caroline. After all, no one with proper manners would point at someone while criticizing them.Still, she was Caroline's daughter-in-law. She couldn't be rude to her mother-in-law. She lowered her head and asked, "Mom, could you tell me where I've gone wrong?"Caroline scoffed and stopped berating Summer when she saw that the latter's attitude wasn't too bad. She said, "Remember to be elegant and refined when you're eating. You should learn from me."

Summer thought she could just get away with it. That way, she wouldn't have to see Caroline. She'd underestimated the situation, though.As she sat by the bed and played with her phone, feeling a little better, Luca called out to her from where he stood by the door. "Madam, please head downstairs for dinner.""Dinner? Didn't I already say I wasn't feeling—"Before she could finish, Luca cut her off. "Madam Caroline said that it's only right for a family to eat together. It won't do to have even a single person missing. If you're still alive, you'll have to head downstairs for the meal."James had probably already spoken to Caroline about how she was doing, right? Summer couldn't believe Caroline was still insisting on her heading downstairs despite that.Summer gave in. She should've known there was no way she could win against Caroline, especially since she was on Caroline's turf. She had no choice but to go along with whatever Caroline wanted while staying here.Summer cont