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Chapter 21

Annalise froze in the middle of looking through the menu at Cherise's words. She stared at Cherise, her eyes wide with disbelief. Then, she cried, "What did you say?""Keep your voice down. We're not alone here," Cherise hurriedly said. She looked around furtively before motioning for Annalise to lower her volume."Sorry! I was just too surprised," Annalise whispered. "Each time we've spoken over the past two years, you've only told me how much you like him and how good things are between you two… I bet you wouldn't have told me the truth if I hadn't caught you crying the last time I called you."The way she saw it, Cherise was head over heels for Morgan. She was so deeply in love with him that she could sacrifice herself for him. Just hearing what Cherise had endured was enough to make any woman snap, yet Cherise had lived with it for two whole years.Annalise clenched her fists in outrage as she thought of that. "I'll be frank—I actually came back this time wanting to meet your m

Chapter 22

Annalise took a while to calm down. She forced through gritted teeth, "Morgan Sterling is such a jerk! Never mind that you're his wife—he ran off to another woman to help search for her dog when he was supposed to be with you in handling something important. That's bad enough as it is! Not to mention who your parents were…"She sighed. "He'll regret this when he finds out the truth."Cherise nodded. "He will, but that's not my goal."She respected Stanley and Marlene. They'd sacrificed themselves for the nation and deserved respect from everyone. As for people like Morgan and Eloise… she couldn't care less about their belated remorse.She said, "You have to keep my parents' identities a secret."Given the sensitivity of their identities, Cherise couldn't go around announcing who they were. She'd waited for the right chance to tell Morgan and his family about this over the past two years, but it had never come. It wasn't just because of who Stanley and Marlene were—it was also beca

Chapter 23

"Don't bother," Cherise said coldly without hesitation. She was worried she wouldn't be able to keep the ugly look off her face whenever she thought about how everything Morgan did now was because of the assets Philip had given her.Morgan insisted, though. "I saw from the weather forecast that there will be rain. Grandpa specifically told me to take better care of you because you're not in the best of health. I don't have any other appointments tonight, so I'm not busy. Send me your location, and I'll pick you up."There weren't any flaws in his words. Any outsiders who weren't in the know might even think that they were a loving couple and that Morgan was a devoted husband.Unfortunately for him, Cherise already knew what he wanted—a cold smile formed on her lips.Suddenly, she thought of something. If it rained, Eloise would probably pull something funny again. Even if Cherise had already decided that she no longer wanted Morgan, it would still be nice to upset Eloise.So, she

Chapter 24

This time, however, Cherise didn't indulge Morgan. She said to Annalise, "Let's ask for the bill.""Tell him to pay. Let's see his sincerity." Annalise leaned back, looking haughty.Cherise glanced at Morgan and saw the stormy look on his face. He wasn't exactly pleased. Well, it made sense. He'd tried to suck up to her by offering to come and pick her up, yet she was now acting like he was only good for picking up the tab.Unexpectedly, Morgan didn't throw a hissy fit. He said, "I'll pay for you guys and wait outside."Once he was gone, Annalise said, "He doesn't seem as bad as you made him sound… What exactly is so important about this issue with his family if it can make him act like this?""I'll tell you later," Cherise said.They grabbed their bags and got up.Sure enough, Morgan's car was parked outside. The rain wasn't too heavy, and Annalise's and Cherise's hair was only slightly damp after jogging to the car and getting in.As soon as they were inside, Annalise asked,

Chapter 25

Morgan was taken aback. It had been a while since Eloise's return to Dalea, and he'd spent plenty of time accompanying her and helping her.Cherise had previously expressed her displeasure, but never so sharply. Even the probing question she'd asked earlier wasn't something she'd ever done.She seemed to have become a different person after the airport and dog-search incident.Irritation bubbled up in Morgan when he realized he'd said the wrong thing. He growled, "There's only one person who bothers you this much, isn't there? Who else could it be, other than her?""Seems you only have one woman in your heart, then. You're truly devoted, Mr. Sterling," Cherise said coldly.Morgan stopped walking. "Look, if you're not interested in eating with me, I can just send you home right now. Stop trying to pick a fight."They stood there at a stalemate for a long time. Then, Cherise smirked. "Why wouldn't I be interested? Let's go for dinner."She could count on one hand the number of tim

Chapter 26

As expected, Heather's expression darkened at Cherise's words. "How can you say that? You don't actually think the things given to your child belong to you, do you?""Aren't you the one who's being weird? What Philip said the other night, with everyone around, was that the assets would be temporarily in my care. Even if I had a child, they would only have the right to inherit from me. But before their 18th birthday, the assets would still be in my care, wouldn't they?" Cherise asked.Morgan countered, "You can't put it like that, Cherise. Grandpa obviously meant that half of the assets would go to me once we had a child."Though the assets would ultimately belong to their child, he would also have ownership of them until the child was old enough to manage them.Morgan was seriously reluctant to admit that he meant less to Philip than Cherise did.Cherise wondered whether Morgan and Heather thought she was an idiot. She leaned back in her seat, her gaze turning cool as she placed h

Chapter 27

Cherise wouldn't have expected anything less of Eloise. The latter always turned up with her scheming at the most opportune moments.Cherise raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms, looking like she was enjoying the show as her gaze traveled between Morgan and Eloise.Morgan asked, "Eloise, what are you doing here?"His gaze turned anxious and slightly diffident when he saw the tears brimming in her eyes.Seeing that he was about to lose control to comfort Eloise soon, Heather cleared her throat and asked, "Are you here for dinner, too, Eloise? Who with? It wouldn't be nice to keep them waiting, would it?"Her tone was gentle, but Eloise's expression darkened when she caught the underlying meaning. Heather was obviously chasing her away.Cherise was surprised by this. It wasn't often that she, Eloise, and Heather showed up at the same place—the last was Philip's birthday celebration. Each time they were together, Heather would clearly side with Eloise.Cherise had expected things

Chapter 28

Then, Cherise deliberately brought up Morgan's departure. She drawled, "If I'd known we wouldn't be able to finish the food, I would've asked Eloise to stay. Morgan wouldn't even have had to go after her. Don't you agree?"Heather parted her lips, looking awkward. "Cherise, Morgan and Eloise are quite close, but they're not involved in any way that they shouldn't be. You don't need to be too bothered by them.""Is that so? I distinctly remember you telling me you wanted Eloise as your daughter-in-law, though. Or was that just a joke?"Cherise was determined not to let Heather off the hook that night, so she didn't hold back in her words.Heather's expression turned hideous, but she knew she had to put up with this. "Are you taking your anger out on me? I'll call Morgan and tell him to come back now, so don't let this upset you!""I'm not. Also, you don't need to do anything. I have better things to do, so I'm leaving." Cherise slowly wiped her hands with a wet tissue before leavin

Chapter 29

Heather, whom Cherise had just snubbed, couldn't wait to take it out on Morgan. She snapped, "Get back home right now and explain this to Cherise!"In truth, she was only this furious because she also felt scared. She suddenly got the feeling that Cherise wasn't the same as before anymore—not as easily manipulated.She said, "I'm being serious, Morgan. You have to keep Cherise steady. You know what your grandfather is like—it's hard to change something that he's decided on."She was too embarrassed to tell Morgan about how she'd gotten caught trying to swap out Philip's will the other day. David would've told Philip about it; the latter had only been saving her the humiliation by not bringing it up. She knew she wouldn't have any other chance to do it, though.If she and Morgan wanted to benefit from this situation, Cherise was their only option.Morgan was still thinking about Eloise and grew impatient as he listened to Heather's nagging. "Look, I've got it. Don't worry, alright?

Chapter 30

Morgan wondered why Cherise didn't want to listen to his explanations anymore. How could that be right? Shouldn't she have picked on every single matter so he could say a few nice things and sweep this incident under the rug?He'd even gotten a scolding from Heather because of this!That thought made Morgan's temper flare. He said, "It's good that you've finally seen sense. I don't want us to keep fighting over Eloise. You know that the company is what matters most now."Cherise yawned and nodded half-heartedly.Morgan glanced at her again, still feeling that something was wrong. "You're not acting like you're not mad so that you can—""I'm not. I just don't care anymore. Or do you want me to keep harping on about this?" Cherise ran out of patience. "What do you want me to say? That I'm your wife and you disrespected me by running after Eloise the moment you saw her?"That you worried about her being in a bad mood because of the rain instead of me being outside every day due to b

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