Lahat ng Kabanata ng Obedient Surrogate No More: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

The conference room slowly emptied as people trickled out."Mr. Solomon is clearly playing favorites with Lilian!" hissed a few who had voiced their concerns earlier."Not necessarily." said Henry, who had been mostly silent, smiling at several people nearby."Henry, you've been with Mr. Solomon for over seven years. Do you have a different opinion about what just happened?" Henry replied with a chuckle, "Mr. Solomon is inscrutable; even I can't guess his intentions. But, do any of you really think Miss Robbins can compete with Chelsea?"The group exchanged glances uncertainly.Not waiting for a response, Henry grabbed his things and left.Miss Chelsea's style was decisive and efficient, swift like a cutting blade.Many seasoned veterans on Wall Street couldn't best her, and Lilian... He could admit that she had skills, but Chelsea was out of her league. Even compared to the former Secretary Woods, she fell short.She was all about opportunism.Had it not been for Mr. Solomon's name

Fiona followed the florist's gesture and gazed at the bunches of flowers, pausing briefly.Besides the champagne roses, there were also sunflowers and purple daisies, the varieties she often ordered from this store.The florist seemed to truly appreciate the person who ordered these flowers.Before Fiona could collect her thoughts, she heard the florist saying, "There's this gentleman who comes in twice a week to buy flowers for his wife. In addition to the seasonal blooms, he always picks up sunflowers and purple daisies, probably his wife's favorites."Buying them for his wife, huh? Fiona mused."He must be very fond of his wife." Fiona responded, then pointed to a display behind the florist, "I'll take the sunflowers.""You have good taste. Our sunflowers here, if not the best in the whole Bay City, are certainly the best in the central district!"While chatting, the florist skillfully wrapped Fiona's flowers."Are these for someone special?" the florist asked."You could say that,

Darwin had always disliked crowded places.After entering, he glanced at the crowd and frowned subconsciously.At that moment, behind the scenes, Fiona planned to take Chicago and Charles away."The art show has already started... all the artists are here. It wouldn't look good without Chicago... what if someone wants to buy Chicago's paintings?" the art show manager said, clearly troubled."Mommy, I don't want to go!" Chicago clung to Fiona's fingers, looking pitiful."Wait just a minute, Chicago sweetheart, let me talk to your mom!" Ashton took Fiona's arm and led her into an office.Before Ashton could ask, she spoke first, "Darwin and Lilian have arrived."Ashton paused for a moment. Since Darwin had already met Chicago, he didn't see it as a big deal. "What are you afraid of? Although Chicago looks like both you and him, there are many people in the world who resemble one another. Why let that bitch couple spoil Chicago's good mood?"Today, Chicago was truly happy. The two painti

With a humph, Ashton accepted the chocolate.Her phone had buzzed in her pocket hundreds of times.Shee ignored every single call.Fiona couldn't help but glance towards the corner where Darwin was.It was pitch dark over there, unclear what the people were up to.But, based on the silhouettes, it seemed like Darwin had been on the stands since the Chicago footage started.He couldn't have discovered something, could he?Indeed, Darwin had been watching Chicago.He was surprised at the richness of emotion in such a young child.Understanding romance, capable of conveying it through art.Understanding devotion, also displayed in the paintings.She knew how to express love.Love for her great-grandmother, her mother, her brother...Her parents had raised her well.The artists had finished presenting, now came the auction.Up till now, everything had gone normally, almost all the artists' works had been bought.There wasn't much competition, after three or four bids over the starting pri

"Chicago, did your parents agree to this?" Darwin asked.Chicago didn't want to lie, "Mommy is very busy, didn't have time, so Chicago invited Uncle for dinner, come on Uncle! I'm so hungry!"Chicago seemed genuinely in a rush.Darwin chuckled and decisively picked her up, "Alright.""Miss!" Wendy had been through a roller coaster of emotions but still decided she had to stop her young lady's reckless action. If Fiona found out, the sky would fall! She always knew that Fiona was an angel when not angry, but when she was, she was terrifying beyond words!Chicago gave Wendy a fierce glance.Darwin also stopped and turned around, looking at Wendy with a calm gaze, "What's up?"Wendy was so overpowered by his presence that she couldn't utter a single word. She could only shake her head in the end."Uncle, let's go!"Taking advantage of the fact that Uncle seemed to have already forgotten about the mean aunty, she had to leave the art exhibition quickly with Uncle!"Okay."Soon, Darwin had