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CHAPTERS 1241 - 1245
CHAPTER 1241
"We were hired to kill the boys, so we're just doing our job. We don't know who you fellows are." Ashton and Barnas were already panicking. But because they had been in this industry for so many years, their mental endurance was much better than ordinary people. Although they were flustered, they did not show it on their faces.
"Huh... So you're telling me that whoever hired you did not tell you who our Young Masters are?" The gunman curled his lips and sneered. "You've been in the business for so many years now, so I find it quite hard to believe that you two did not actually do a background check on your targets before killing them off."
"Of course we would do that, but this time the person who hired us said that our targets are just some little brats. Moreover, we were sure that those kids weren't from any of the powerful families in Madison City. If they really were, we would have looked further into it." Speaking of this, Barnas realized something. He was so angry that he spat on the ground. “F‘ck, it seems like those f‘cking b'stards had fooled us this time."
The gunman slowly raised the gun in his hand and said in a cold voice, "Since you've finally realized that, then you can rest in peace now. Remember to find the bastard that had set you up when you become a soul. Don't get to the wrong person."
Upon hearing this, Ashton and Barnas were scared out of their wits. They had never thought that they would end up dying so miserably.
Hatred, anger... but what was the point? They could not do anything to avenge themselves.
However, at this very critical moment, a cold and childish voice sounded, "Let them go!"
Julien came out of the corner with his hands behind his back. He looked exactly like a little adult, and his cold and dignified temperament was on full display.
The gunman did not understand why Julien would do so, so he said, "Master Julien, they are here to kill you. You are going to store up trouble for the future if you were to spare them."
At last, Levi, who came right after Julien, continued to speak on Julien's behalf, "Uncle Banks, you heard them yourself too. They were hired to kill us and they were only doing their job. It's not like they wanted to kill us themselves, so just let them go."
"But..." Simon Banks was hesitating. However, since his young masters had already given their orders, he had no choice but to abide by it. “Since our young masters have decided to spare your lives, you guys should get lost now, and don't ever show up in front of us again.”
"Are you guys really letting us go?" Ashton and Barnas could not believe their ears. They looked at each other while thinking that everything that had just happened was just unbelievable.
However, they had figured it all out at that instant. It seemed that these two boys were too naive. They had no idea how terrifying they could be and they did not realize that the person who hired them would not give up just like that.
Since they have failed this time, the mastermind would definitely hire other killers to finish off the job. When the time comes, these two boys might not be so lucky to escape death like they did this time.
"What else? Do you want us to treat you guys to dinner or something instead?" In the face of such vicious killers, not only Levi was fearless, he was also dignified, and he somewhat did look like his father, Victor, as he spoke.
"No, of course not." Ashton and Barnas exchanged glances and slowly stepped back. After retreating for a few steps, and confirming that the other party was not going to pull the trigger on them, they said, "Since you let us go, we will give you guys a piece of advice. Those who want to get rid of you will never give up that easily. You'd better pray hard that you'll stay safe."
After saying that, Ashton and Barnas immediately ran off. They were fleeing in so much fear that they did not look anything like a cruel and ruthless killer would be.
As soon as the killers took flight, Simon immediately asked, "Master Julien, those men have been doing these wicked things for a long time, why do you want to let them go?"
Julien said, "You know, they are just hired assassins, and not the mastermind. It wouldn't do us any good to kill them anyway. Instead, I want you to get some of your men to follow them and gather some clues. I must find out who the mastermind is and I want to know whether they are targeting Shengtian or Andrew."
"Yes." Simon shed his tough demeanor and became as gentle as a sheep as he spoke to his young masters. "Master Julien, Master Levi, I'll send you two home first. After all, we don't know who we are going up against at the moment, so we should keep our guard up."
"Okay." Although Julien and Levi were young, they knew very well what they should do. Although they were eager to look for Andrew, they had to prioritize their own safety... They knew that if those bad guys were to catch them, it would definitely be a great threat to Shengtian and the James family. Therefore, they would never take the risk.
On the way back home, Julien gave Levi a knowing look. At that instant, Levi understood what Julien meant. “Uncle Banks, I heard that you are not working for Andrew anymore, but how did you manage to show up at the right time?"
Simon said, "It's true that I no longer work for Master Andrew, and I can no longer follow him everywhere he goes, but he still treats me well. I'm thankful that he did not fire me and let me stay in the team. Now that you two are here, Master Andrew has assigned me as your bodyguard."
Levi asked, "Uncle Banks, you don't hate Andrew for removing you, do you?"
Upon hearing Levi's question, Simon's face darkened and he sounded a little displeased.
"Master Levi, what are you talking about? I have been with Master Andrew for more than ten years now and l have always been loyal to him. He has never maltreated me, so how can I hate him?"
Levi smiled and said, "Uncle Banks, I'm just joking. Don't get mad at me, okay?"
Simon was loyal to Andrew, and he had never had any hateful thoughts against Andrew. Now that he was misunderstood, of course he would be upset. Therefore, Simon fell silent, and a sullen look appeared on his face.
Julien said, "Uncle Banks, we all know that you're loyal to Andrew and our family. Levi is just a kid, he doesn't know what he was talking about. I'll teach him a lesson later when we get back home. Please don't take it to heart, okay?“
As soon as Simon heard what Julien had said, the grievances in his heart disappeared. He was full of joy as he said, "Master Julien, I didn't take it to heart at all. I'll send you two back home now."
Julien nodded and said, "Thanks, Uncle Banks."
Simon said, "Please get in the car."
At that very moment, Levi was cursing in his heart. Julien, this devious brat. He would always make Levi the bad guy, and now, everyone would think that Levi was the naughty one.
Boohoo... He was really pitiful. Not only did his parents not love him, there were so many people around him that would only bully him.
Julien said, “Levi, why are you not getting in the car? Are you planning to walk home?"
"I'm getting in now." Humph... Julien was threatening him again. Levi promised himself that he would definitely let Julien have a taste of being the scapegoat one day.
"That's right, that's what a good boy would do!" When Levi got in the car, Julien even stroked his head.
Levi was displeased. He was not much younger than Julien, but Julien would always teased him like he was a little child.
CHAPTER 1242
At University A.
Mr. Donald's incident had caused a great impact on the education industry, and the Ministry of Education had attached great importance to it. After a thorough investigation, five professors who were in collusion with Mr. Donald had been dismissed.
After the new chancellor took office, he had issued several new regulations and was determined to rebuild the University A's reputation.
The students were all happy to accept the newly appointed executives and lecturers. Everyone at the university was excited about the new start, but there were also a couple voices questioning about the whole situation.
For instance, who was the person who posted on the university's online forum? Up till now, it was still a mystery. No matter how deep the students' investigation seemed to get, they still could not gather any clues about that person.
For instance, the disappearance of Felix Xavier, the former president of the student union. It was an ongoing mystery. No one knew if he was alive or dead.
At that time, Felix's incident did not cause a huge uproar. As time went by, fewer people would talk about him and almost everyone had forgotten about him. However, someone had revisited that incident and Felix had once again become a trending topic among the students. It had garnered so much attention that there would be groups of people throughout the campus, discussing Felix's incident.
Prince and Lemur were no exception too. When Silvia was not around, they would discuss it with their classmates.
When Prince saw Silvia coming over, he immediately gave everyone a knowing look so that they could stop talking. However, Silvia still noticed their strange behaviors. "What are you guys talking about so furtively? You guys just stopped talking the moment I got here. Is it something about me?"
Prince laughed and came up with a random excuse, "Boss, we were just discussing our dissertations."
"Dissertation? We are not even doing our dissertation this year, and you're telling me that you are discussing that? Do you really think that I'm an idiot?" In fact, Silvia might actually believe it if it was someone else who had told her that. However, Silvia knew Prince very well. She was certain that Prince would not be that diligent to do that.
"Yeah, it's true that we weren't talking about our dissertations. Actually, we were just having a man-talk." In short, Prince did not want Silvia to find out about Felix's rumors that had been going around the campus. At the same time, he was curious about what had happened at that time.
"A man-talk? What about it?" Prince's words had piqued Silvia's interest. She immediately sat next to Prince. "Tell me."
Silvia didn't know much about men. So, she thought that it might actually help her to get to know more about Andrew Carter, by listening to their conversation. If she could get hold of his weak point, then she would be able to do anything she wanted to him in the future.
"Silvia, are you sure that you want to listen to it?" One of the male students said. However, as soon as he spoke, Prince gave him a slap. "I've already said that it's something between us guys. You are a woman. You'd better not listen to it."
"Wow, so you'll only see me as a woman when you have secrets huh? You've never treated me like a woman all these while though." Silvia patted Prince's shoulder. "No matter what, I must know what you guys are talking about."
"Boss..." Prince held Silvia's arm and shook it. "You are a woman. It's really not that appropriate for you to listen to our conversation."
Upon hearing Prince's words, Silvia's imagination went wild again. "Prince, Lemur, It seems like I’ve underestimated you two... How, how can you guys chat about such a disgusting topic in the lecture hall?"
”What are you talking about? What disgusting topic?" Prince was so anxious that he shouted, "We were just having a man-talk. What about it that's disgusting?"
Lemur, who was worried that Prince might say something inappropriate by accident, immediately voiced out, "Boss, we are just discussing some personal matters, so we can't just tell anyone about it. It‘s just like how sometimes you girls wouldn't let guys listen to what you were talking about too."
"You guys are so petty! If you don't want to tell me about it, then fine with me!" Perhaps, they were really talking about something very private. Since they did not want to Iet her join in, she would leave. To be honest, she was not that interested in their discussion anyway.
More importantly, Silvia was occupied with the thought of bringing Andrew home to meet her mother later that night. She was not in the mood to care about anything else anymore.
Silvia was extremely distracted throughout the whole day. As soon as the last lecture was over, Andrew's phone call came in. "Silvia, I'm here, at the south gate of the university."
When Silvia heard Andrew's voice and thought that she was about to bring him home to meet her mother. Silvia was over the moon. "Pinhead, I‘m still in the lecture hall. Why are you in such a hurry?"
In fact, Silvia was even more anxious than Andrew. She really could not wait to let Andrew and her mother meet each other. She wanted to tell Mrs. Turner that this handsome man was her mother's son-in-law. However, according to Levi, women would never show their true feelings. They would rather keep it in their hearts and let other people guess about it.
"I'm in a hurry to meet my mother-in-law, not you." Andrew's annoying words sounded through the phone, which made Silvia gnash her teeth. If he was with her, she would definitely rush up to him and bite him at that instant.
Why was this man behaving like this? She was about to bring him home to let him meet her family, why couldn’t he just say something nice to her to make her happy?
Although Silvia was dissatisfied with Andrew, she still rushed to the south gate as fast as she could. As soon as Silvia got there, she could see Andrew's eye-catching car parked at the school gate. Without a doubt, Andrew had attracted the crowd’s attention again. In fact, the people around him were not looking at the car, but at him.
The moment Silvia realized that, she hurriedly rushed over to Andrew and gave him a hug. She was indirectly asserting her dominance over him. Then, she warned him in a menacing tone, "Andrew, from now on, I want you to stay in the car when you're here to pick me up. You're not allowed to get out of the car."
"So you're not happy that I've gotten out of the car to receive you huh?" Andrew pulled his coat that he was wearing and wrapped it over Silvia. He did not want her to catch a cold in this cold weather.
“Just do as I say. Don't ask so many questions." She could not tell him that she was upset because the other girls were staring at him, could she?
"Okay, I'll listen to you, alright?" Thinking that she was about to bring him home for the first time, Andrew decided that he would let her do whatever she wanted for the rest of the day.
“That's right! That's how a man should be." Silvia snuggled into Andrew's arms and hugged him tightly. Then, she got into the car with Andrew and went back to her mother's house.
......
Silvia thought that the reason why she had brought Andrew home was to introduce him to her mother, and so that the three of them could have a meal together.
However, she did not expect that Andrew had actually managed to prepare a few carriages of gifts with such a short notice. She was not exaggerating at all. There were indeed a few cars that were used to transport the gifts. When they arrived at Mrs. Turner's place, the sky had almost turned dark but the workers were still carrying the gifts into the house.
Looking at all the gifts that could barely fit in the house, Silvia was so anxious that she said, "What are all these, Andrew?"
"This is my first time meeting my mother-inlaw, so these are some gifts that I‘ve prepared for her." When he married Silvia, Andrew had not prepared any gifts for his in-laws. Hence, he considered these items as gifts he owed Mrs. Turner for marrying her daughter.
CHAPTER 1243
"Andrew, don't you think this is a little too much?" Silvia felt stifled as she looked at all the gifts in the house. "Are you trying to show off your wealth?"
"What do you mean by showing off?" Andrew said, "I‘m rich, why do I need to show off my wealth? Only those who don‘t have much money would show off."
What was this man talking about? And with that kind of tone? He was being so arrogant that it annoyed Silvia.
Silvia glared at him and said, "Sure, you are rich, you can do whatever you want. But let me tell you, if you really have nowhere else to spend your money, you can just give us cash. We don't need anything else, we just need money!"
Andrew said, "We're family now.“
What Andrew meant was that his money was Silvia's too. She could just spend it as she liked. However, Silvia did not grasp the meaning behind Andrew's words.
Silvia rolled her eyes at him. "My mother hasn't met you nor has she acknowledged you yet. Don't say that we're a family so soon, or you might risk getting your heart broken."
Silvia was her parents' only child. In the past, her father would always say that his daughter must marry the best man in this world. Therefore, Silvia thought that her mother would be very picky about her son-in-law. It was very likely that Andrew would not meet her mother's expectation.
Andrew didn't know what to say.
Could he tell her that he and Mrs. Turner had already met up and that she had already acknowledged him as her son-in-law?
"You're here, Silvia!" Upon hearing Silvia's voice, Mrs. Turner, who was busy in the kitchen, tried to squeeze through the gifts. However, because the living room was filled with gifts, Mrs. Turner could only stay in the kitchen. "I'm happy that you two are here to see me, you really don't have to buy me any gifts. I'm really running out of space now that there are so many gifts in the house now.”
"See what you've done." Silvia glared at Andrew again and said, "Mom, the gifts are blocking the way, don't try to squeeze through them. We'll clear them off for you first.“
Andrew had only thought of buying gifts for his mother-in-law, but he had overlooked an important reality. Mrs. Turner's house was just an ordinary three bedroom apartment and not a villa. There was not much space to store that many gifts. At that moment, Andrew, who originally wanted to please his mother-in-law, felt a little embarrassed for making such a mistake.
"Andrew, go and ask them to stop moving the gifts into the house already. If this continues, I'm afraid that we won't even have a place to have our dinner later." Silvia glanced at Andrew with disdain. She put down her bag and helped to sort out the gifts. "My mother doesn't need all these things. Her only wish is for me to accompany her more. If you really want to be nice to your mother-in-Iaw, then let me come home at least three nights a week."
"Sorry, but you guys can stop right there," Andrew told the workers to stop moving the gifts into the house. Then, he turned back and nodded at Silvia. "Okay."
"I really can do that?" Andrew had actually agreed to her request, and he even agreed to it so easily. There must be something going on in his mind.
"Could you guys please move everything in the living room into the empty room? When you guys are done, you can get your salaries from the Finance Department. I'll let them know to pay you twice of what we've initially agreed." After giving his instructions to the workers, Andrew looked at Silvia again and said, "I'll come home with you."
Sure enough, it was a trick!
However, Silvia was happy to hear that. She smiled at him and said, "Mom is in poor health, and I'm not that strong either. We do need someone at home to do all the hard labor. If you're willing to do that, then you can come along."
Andrew said, "Sure."
"Andrew, are you sure that you heard me clearly?" Andrew had been giving in to her for the whole night. He was not behaving like himself at all. Or, did he do something behind her, so he was trying to make it up to her?
"Of course I did." Andrew pinched her cheek and said, "It's my pleasure to be at my wife's service.“
“I'm getting goosebumps all over already." Mrs. Turner had successfully got through the pile of gifts. When she came over, her eyes were fixed on Andrew and she was looking at him as if she had never seen him before.
"Silvia, this is my son-in-law, isn't it?"
"Yes Mom, it's him, Andrew, the one that I‘ve mentioned to you two days ago." Although she was married for several months now and they had done everything a married couple would do, this was the first time she had brought Andrew home to meet her parents. So, when she heard that her mother was addressing Andrew as her son-in-law, Silvia was so bashful that her face was starting to blush.
Andrew, who was pretending that it was the first time he had met Mrs. Turner, said politely, "Mom, it's nice to meet you! I'm Andrew Carter, and I'm Silvia's husband. Sorry for not coming over to see you earlier."
"No, don't worry about it at all. I'm very happy that you two could come visit me together." Mrs. Turner was delighted. She studied Andrew and said, "You're good looking and classy. You're really a perfect match for my Silvia."
Just a while ago, Silvia thought that her mother would be very picky with her son-inlaw. But how was this considered picky? Not at all! Therefore, Silvia tugged her mother‘s top and whispered, "Mom, you should behave more indifferently towards him.“
It was the first time that her mother had met her son-in-law. Shouldn't she be putting on airs and test her son-in-law, and make him promise her that he would treat her daughter well? And only then she would hand her daughter over with utmost reluctance? That was what Silvia thought.
However, Mrs. Turner had already taken a fancy to Andrew right after meeting him. Silvia thought that if her mother were to hand her over this easily, Andrew might not cherish her.
Therefore, Silvia was so anxious that she was shouting in her heart, "Mom, what's wrong with you? You mustn't behave like this in such a crucial moment. You must help your daughter, so that she would live a happy life in the future!"
However, neither of them could hear her voice. Andrew happily accepted Mrs. Turner's compliment. "Thank you, Mom!"
Mrs. Turner smiled and said, "Since you've already called me Mom, this place will also be your home now. Just make yourself at home, okay?“
Silvia was speechless.
Mrs. Turner's behavior made Silvia think that her mother just could not wait to marry her off.
Now that someone was willing to marry her, her mother must have wanted to thank the gods so badly.
"Silvia, hurry up and clear up the things on the sofa so that Andrew could sit down and rest. I'll get back to the kitchen now." After giving her instruction, Mrs. Turner turned around and went into the kitchen. After taking two steps, she turned back and said, "By the way, Andrew should be thirsty by now. There is a new mug that I've prepared for him in the kitchen. Remember to get him some water, Silvia."
"Mom, could you give me a second? I have something to tell you." Silvia, from the bottom of her heart, hoped that her mother would accept and like Andrew. However, when she saw that Mrs. Turner was being so nice to Andrew to the point that she had neglected her own daughter, Silvia was somewhat upset.
The reason why a woman would want a husband was to have another person to love and dote on her. However, not only did her husband not love her, he even wanted to steal her mother away from her. What nonsense was this?
CHAPTER 1244
"Silvia, let's talk over our meal, okay? I really need to get back to the kitchen now." Mrs. Turner said as she walked away, "Come to the kitchen after you get Andrew a cup of water. I've prepared some snacks for him. He must be hungry after a long busy day."
"But Mom... I'm your daughter, not him!" At that instant, Silvia felt as if her mother did not want her anymore after getting a son-in-Iaw.
Moments ago, Mrs. Turner could not get her eyes off Andrew at all, and she did not even take a glance at Silvia. This was something that she had never seen before. In the past, as long as Silvia was around, Mrs. Turner's gaze would be fixed on Silvia no matter where she went.
"Silvia, I'm thirsty. Hurry up and go get me a glass of water." Silvia was already frustrated about the situation but Andrew, was trying to order her around.
"If you want to drink water, you can go get it yourself." How was this possible? How did Andrew become her mother's favorite child at the first meeting? He even wanted her to serve him. Of course, Silvia was not willing to do so.
"You are really a green-eyed monster. You just get jealous every time you get the chance." Andrew held Silvia's hand and spoke with a doting smile. "Why did I marry such a jealous girl?"
"My mother is practicing favoritism now! She doesn't even look at me anymore now that she met such a good looking guy." Silvia pursed her lips. "I'm not that ugly, am I? Why did she ignore me after meeting you?"
Andrew poked her forehead and said, "Silly girl, I really wonder how did you survive up till this point in life. If you were the empress in ancient times, I guess you would die at the hands of the scheming concubines."
“Andrew, you're criticizing me again!" Silvia glared at Andrew fiercely. "If I were the empress, I would kill the emperor myself first."
Andrew smiled and said, "I'm not criticizing you, but it's a fact that you're silly."
Silvia was speechless. "Andrew, do you not know how to speak nicely? If you don't, then you can get out of this house now. Don't even think of having dinner here."
"Silly girl, Mom is being nice to me because I'm your husband. If I am a nobody, would she be this nice to me?" Andrew pinched Silvia's cheek. "See. Do you not agree with me that you're silly?“
"Hmm, now that you said so, I feel much better now." Silvia smiled at him. "So Andrew, you must make sure that you will treat me well in the future, or my mother will teach you a lesson."
Andrew really believed that Mrs. Turner would never let him off if he were to mistreat Silvia., and that was why he would bully her when he still had the chance. "If that is the case, will you listen to your mom and get me a cup of water then?"
"Sure, Young Master Carter. Please wait for a moment. I'll go get you some water right away." In the end, Silvia still had to be Andrew's servant. However, this time, she was more than happy to be one.
In fact, Andrew was right about one thing. Mrs. Turner was nice to him because he was Silvia's husband. More importantly, it was because he loved Silvia very much.
To the man who loved his beloved daughter, of course, Mrs. Turner would be nice to him. She was kind to him, because she hoped that he would be even nicer to Silvia in the future.
............
In order to celebrate her son-in-Iaw's first visit, Mrs. Turner had already started preparing for that night's dinner since morning. She had prepared several dishes, which varied from seafood to braised meat.
After serving Andrew a glass of water and some snacks, Silvia went to the kitchen. “Mom, is there anything that I can help you with?"
"The dishes are all ready now. I need you to get the table ready and help me serve these dishes." Mrs. Turner looked at Silvia. ”I'm so happy to see that my little girl has found such a good husband."
"Mom, you haven't even really talked to him, how do you know that he's a good man?" Silvia was confused. As long as she could remember, her mother was a cautious person. But why was she being so rash this time?
"I don't need to talk to him to know if he was a good man. I just have to look at you and I'll know it." Mrs. Turner could tell if Andrew was treating Silvia right just by judging how happy Silvia was when she was with him. In fact, she knew more about Andrew than Silvia did.
"Mom..."
"Go get the table ready. I don't want to starve my son-in-law."
"But Mom, I am your daughter."
"Well, that's what you said."
Silvia was at a loss for words. Forget it! Her mother was just not in her right mind that day. It would be better for Silvia not to take it seriously.
After helping her mother to serve the dishes on the table, Silvia started introducing the dishes, and she even tried to show off, "Andrew, my mom's cooking is really good. You're a lucky man to be able to taste them."
"Wow, I feel hungry just by looking at them." Andrew would always tease Silvia, but when he was with his elders, he would know where to set his boundaries. In short, Andrew was determined to please his mother-in-law so that she could hand over Silvia to him with assurance.
"Andrew, I heard from Silvia that you don't like heavy food, so I've eased up on the seasonings. If it's good, you should really eat more of it. If you don't like it, I can cook something else for you."
Silvia complained, "Mom, he can get out if he doesn't want to eat it. How can you spoil him like this?"
Andrew said politely, "Mom, don't worry. I'm not picky about food at all. I can eat anything, especially the dishes that you’ve prepared for us. They looked very appetizing, I really can't wait to taste them."
When Silvia heard Andrew say that he wasn't a picky eater, she looked at him with scorn. When he was with her, he would be so picky with his food. How dare he say it right in her face that he was not a picky eater?
"That's great then." There was a bowl of soup in Mrs. Turner's hand. Mrs. Turner would always give the first bowl of soup that she had filled to Silvia. However, when Silvia reached out her hand to take over the bowl, Mrs. Turner handed the soup to Andrew instead. "Andrew, the weather is getting cold now. Drink some soup to warm up your body first."
Silvia was speechless.
Silvia once again felt that she might not be her mother's actual daughter. Instead, Andrew, that bastard, was actually her mother's son!
After handing him the bowl of soup, Mrs. Turner asked, "Andrew, can I have Silvia tonight?"
Andrew replied, "Mom, Silvia is your daughter. You don't have to ask for my permission."
"Then you can sleep in Silvia's room tonight. She'll sleep with me." Mrs. Turner sighed. "I've always thought that my daughter was a little girl, but now, she's already married.“
"This is not how things should work! You two are discussing who I should sleep next to tonight. Shouldn't you guys ask me about my opinion instead?" Silvia felt that if she did not voice out at that instant, they were going to ignore her again.
However, they did not care about Silvia's opinion at all. Mrs. Turner and Andrew said simultaneously, "We've already decided that you will sleep with Mom tonight."
"I should be the one to decide!" No matter how big of a fuss Silvia was making, it was all useless. They had already decided whom she would sleep next to that night.
CHAPTER 1245
Just as Silvia felt that the whole world was against her, Andrew, who had stolen her mother's love away from her, had finally found his conscience. He picked up a piece of her favorite bacon and put it on her plate. “Silvia, I'm sure that Mom had specially cooked this for you. You should try it."
Damn it! So that bastard actually remembered her favorite food! With such a simple move, Silvia was already so moved that she was going to shed tears.
"Thanks!" She shoved the piece of meat that Andrew had given her into her mouth. It was the taste that she was familiar with. At that instant, she had forgotten about all the grievances that she had suffered that night.
"Slow down. No one will take them away from you.“ Andrew patiently reminded.
“It's not like you don't know that I can never slow down when there’s good food in front of me." Silvia was still the same old Silvia. She was still as straightforward as she used to be, and her emotions would be clearly written on her face. On top of that, she would never care about her image whenever she was eating her favorite food.
“Just look at you, you're getting it all over your face." Andrew said disdainfully, but on the other hand, he was carefully wiping her mouth with a wet tissue. This girl would not let him worry less about her.
“Andrew, she has been like this since she was a child. Don't get bothered about it. You should start eating now, or else the food is going to get cold.“ Mrs. Turner was the one who had been taking care of Silvia. Therefore, when she saw that Andrew was taking care of Silvia and he was not just putting up a show for his mother-in-law, she was pleased. She even thought of whipping up more dishes to show her satisfaction for her son-in-law.
"Okay." After filling up a bowl of soup for Silvia, Andrew picked up his spoon and started drinking the soup. However, while he was at it, he would glance at Silvia from time to time. He was worried that Silvia would choke herself.
Silvia felt that Andrew had stolen her mother's love for her. However, little did she know that the person who Mrs. Turner and Andrew cared the most was herself. She was the most important person in their hearts.
Throughout the entire meal, Mrs. Turner and Andrew would only chat among themselves and they would even ignore Silvia, but the only topic that they would talk about was none other than Silvia. She was the center of their attention that night.
The meal lasted for nearly two hours. In front of Silvia, Mrs. Turner and Andrew talked about everything they could talk about. Of course, there were also some things that had to be kept a secret from Silvia.
Mrs. Turner suddenly turned to Silvia and said, "Silvia, I want to chat with my son-in-law, so we'll go over to the living room first. Could you please clean these up and do the dishes?"
"Mom, what do you want to tell him that I can't listen to?" Like many people, Silvia was a nosy person. The more she was not allowed to know about some things, the more she wanted to know.
Mrs. Turner leaned into Silvia and whispered in her ear, "I'm going to give him a warning. I want to tell him that if he ever dares to bully my daughter in the future, I'll definitely kill him."
"Mom, you should have done this a long time ago. Let me tell you, men are cheap. You shouldn't treat them nicely all the time." Silvia noticed that Andrew was looking at her, so she immediately changed the subject. "Okay Mom, I'll clean everything up. You guys can go to the living room first."
Silvia really hoped that her mother could give Andrew a warning on her behalf so that he would have a sense of crisis. Then, he would not dare to bully her in the future.
The moment Silvia thought of the look that Andrew would have on his face after receiving her mother‘s warning, Silvia was overjoyed. She was even whistling while washing the dishes.
......
In the living room.
Mrs. Turner got a glass of water for Andrew and said, "Drinking coffee or tea at night may affect your sleep, so let's just have some water. It's better for our body."
"Thank you, Mom!" Andrew got up and took over the glass politely. "Mom, I'm your son-inl-aw, and we're a family now. If you want to say anything to me, just say it. Please don't have any qualms about it."
Mrs. Turner enjoyed chatting with such a smart person. Andrew was not like Silvia at all. Silvia could be so slow at times, that Mrs. Turner had even thought of cracking open Silvia‘s head to check if her brain was alright!
Since even her mother had thought of doing that, of course, the people around Silvia would feel the same way too. Andrew was one of them. There was more than once that he had thought of opening up Silvia's head and see what was inside.
Mrs. Turner sat on the sofa across Andrew and went straight to the point. "Andrew, I have heard a lot of rumors about you recently. I know that most of them are not credible, but I do believe that your family is very influential. However, I don't know, and I don't want to know how powerful your family is, nor do I want to get any benefits from you and your family. My only wish is that you will be good to my daughter for the rest of your life."
Andrew nodded and said, "Mom, Silvia is my wife, and she will be my only woman for the rest of our lives. This is a fact that no one can change. I will be good only to her for the rest of my life.“
"I'm relieved to hear that." Although there were countless people who had broken their promise, Mrs. Turner believed that Andrew was a man of his word. She added, "Now that Silvia had brought you home to meet me, it simply means that she has chosen you as her life partner. So today, I will officially hand my precious daughter over to you, and my only wish is for you to treat her well for the rest of your life.“
Mrs. Turner had already said these exact same words when she met Andrew the previous time, but she had to say it again. She wanted Andrew to know that no matter how huge the gap between the social status of the Turner family and the Carter family was, Silvia was still her precious baby. She would not allow anyone to bully her.
"Mom, you can rest assured. Silvia will be my only wife. There will be no one else in this life." Andrew was never an impulsive person. Growing up in the Carter family had trained him to become a calm and cautious person.
After his mistake, Andrew had decided to marry Silvia. He did not care whether he loved this girl, but the moment they were married, this girl was someone he had to take care of for the rest of his life.
All the men in the Carter family seemed to have abided by this tradition. Once they had decided on a woman, it would be for the rest of their lives. They would not think of any other women.
Andrew's grandfather, Stephen, only loved his grandmother, Olivia. Olivia had a weak body and was ill for decades. Stephen took care of her for years and had never even complained once.
As for Andrew's father, Edwin, it was needless to say what kind of a husband he was. He was the kind who would pamper his wife. The only person in the family who could control him was also his wife.
Mrs. Turner nodded and said, “There are some things that you have done, but Silvia doesn't know about it, so let's just hide it from her for the rest of her life. Don't put any pressure on her. I want her to be with you out of love and not because she wants to repay your kindness."
"Mom, I know." That was what Andrew thought too. However, he did not expect that Mrs. Turner would have the same idea. After thinking about it, he thought it was something that he should have expected of Mrs. Turner. After all, both of them were someone who wished that Silvia could live happily for the rest of her life.
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