Saturday, December 26, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1251 - 1255

LM 

CHAPTERS 1251 - 1255







CHAPTER 1251 



Andrew's bad mood made his subordinates, who were already trembling with fear due to his presence, feel like they were walking on thin ice. Everyone was being so careful that they would deliberately control their own breathing, for fear that they would accidentally offend their boss. 


Eugene Elliot was Andrew's personal assistant so he had been working by Andrew's side during the day. He knew that Andrew's mood was surprisingly good that day and he had even let Eugene get off work two hours earlier. 


Getting off work early was something that he had never dared to imagine. 


Everyone who worked by Andrew's side knew that he was a workaholic. In their company, they would only get to work overtime. Getting off work early was not a thing at all. 


It was the first time that day. When he heard that Andrew was letting him off that afternoon, Eugene could not believe his ears. After confirming the news, he was so happy that he had invited several of his colleagues to celebrate at Phantasy Nightclub. 


It had only been a few hours, but his boss looked gloomy like a phantom. What on earth happened within that period?! 


Eugene could not figure out what had happened to his boss, so he turned to Dr. Thames for help. A woman was much more sensitive than a man. Perhaps Dr. Thames could figure it out. 


Dr. Thames shook her head gently. She asked Eugene not to put his hope on her. She would not say anything about it even if she knew. They all knew that their boss hated it when people were to speak nonsense, and Dr. Thames would not be that stupid to push Andrew's buttons. 


Just as everyone was trembling with fear, Andrew asked grumpily, “Didn't you say that there's an event tonight?" 


Stanley quickly answered, "Yes Sir, it's going to start very soon." 


With Andrew's presence, no one dared to speak. The atmosphere in the private room was very depressing. Eugene really did not want to see his boss' face even after he had gotten off work. 


After thinking for a while, Eugene came up with an excuse, "Sir, my girlfriend has just sent me a message that she has a clogged drain at home, so I'll have to go now to help her." 


"A clogged drain? Are you a plumber?" Andrew, who had never cared about his subordinate's private life, blurted out such a sentence. He frowned and turned to look at Eugene. "Let me tell you about women. The more you spoil her, the more she will not forget how good you were to her. Women are fickle and they will never be grateful." 


“Sir, I..." Eugene wiped off his cold sweat. The truth was that his girlfriend treated him very well. She would never cause any trouble for Eugene, and the clogged drain was just an excuse to get himself out of this place. 


"No one is allowed to leave without my permission." Andrew gulped down the liquor in his glass, and his sharp gaze swept across the people in the room. In the end, his gaze fell on Eugene. “Are you leaving or not?" 


"Sir, I'll just ask my girlfriend to look for a plumber instead." Since his boss had said so, if he still insisted on leaving, he might risk losing his job. In order to keep his highly paid job, Eugene had no choice but to stay. 


Andrew looked at Stanley, who was pouring him his drink, and said, "Stanley, treat all the customers tonight. Pass the message and let them eat and drink as much as they want." 


"Sir, no... that's not .” Stanley had spent a lot of money for the event this time. He was thinking that he would be recovering the capital that he had put into the event that night itself, how could he let his boss do such a thing? 


Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "Hmm?" 


“Sir, let's not talk about the event first. We've spent a lot of money for the finale alone. If everything is on the house, we are definitely going to lose money." Even if Andrew was rich and did not care about the money that they will be earning that night, he should not have splurge like this. Although Andrew didn't care about his money, Stanley did. 


Stanley was distressed at the thought of letting those strangers eat and drink for free. It felt worse than cutting off his flesh. 


"Who's the owner of this place though? You or me? Hmm?" Andrew asked in an indifferent tone. 


"Of course it's you, Sir. I'll send someone to broadcast the news to everyone then." Stanley did not dare to disobey Andrew's order. He was only managing Phantasy Nightclub for Andrew. In the end, Andrew was still the owner. 


Stanley felt that as an employee, it would be enough for him to do his job well. He should not go against his boss. Otherwise, he would be the one to suffer. 


............... 


There was a special event coming up that night, and the advertisement had already been published half a month ago. Therefore, there was a huge tum-up. Even Prince, Lemur, and Audrey were there to join the fun. 


Audrey's purpose of coming to Phantasy Nightclub was not to watch the shows. She was here so that she would not miss out on any chances to meet a rich bachelor. 


Prince and Lemur, on the other hand, did come for the shows. However, with Audrey around, Prince had completely forgotten about the reason he was here. All he could think of was how he could please Audrey. 


He had even thought of getting Audrey drunk, so that he could get closer to her. However, Prince could only think about it, he did not have the courage to do so. 


"Audrey, what would you like to drink?" Prince flipped through the menu on the table. "It's not good for the ladies to drink too much liquor. Why don't you have a glass of fruit juice? It would be good for your skin.” 


"Sure, I'll just have that." Because of what had happened here the last time, Audrey was somewhat worried. No matter what, she must not let herself get drunk and cause any trouble again. Otherwise, she would not be as lucky as before. 


Prince then said, "Lemur, why don’t we all order fruit juices then?" 


Lemur nodded and said, "I'm here for the show tonight. I don't mind anything." 


If they really wanted to drink, they would have gone to Starie Blotie. It was a bar owned by someone who they knew, so they would not have to worry getting into trouble getting drunk there. 


However, things were different at Phantasy Nightclub. This was a paradise for the rich. There were countless illegal doings going on every single day, but no one had a way to expose them. 


At this moment, the noisy music was turned down and a sweet voice sounded from the public address system. "Dear guests, from the moment you stepped into Phantasy Nightclub, you are our most distinguished guest. We hope that each and every one of our guests will have a good time here. Now, we shall reveal the highly anticipated special event for tonight..." 


After piquing everyone's interest, the announcer paused for a while, in an attempt to keep everyone in suspense. Then, the mellow voice sounded again, "Our finale for tonight's event is that our boss will be paying for everything tonight!" 


Stanley was a cunning person. Since he could not change Andrew's mind, he had decided to use a little trick. He would never allow the customers to watch the shows for free. 


Meanwhile, none of the customers knew what the actual finale was. At this time, when they heard the news that everything would be on the house that night, they were stoked. Nobody cared about what the real finale actually was. 







CHAPTER 1252 



Prince and Lemur's families were fairly rich, but they were still students. Their pocket money came from their parents, so they could be short of cash occasionally. sometimes. Upon hearing that everything would be on the house, they were jumping for joy. 


Audrey knocked on the table and reminded them. "It's just some fruit juice anyway, why are you two so happy over such a small matter. Can't you guys not behave like losers?" 


"What fruit juice? Of course, I'm going to start ordering all the food and drinks I want. I'll order all the expensive stuff we can't normally afford.” They were indeed here for the performances, but now that everything was free of charge, how could they not eat and drink to their hearts' content? 


"Please pay more attention to your image, would you?" Audrey was flabbergasted. If a rich bachelor showed up, these two losers would probably scare him away. Audrey had to stay away from Lemur and Prince so that they would not ruin her plans. So, she got up and said, "I need to use the washroom." 


Prince said, "Audrey, you're beautiful even without any makeup. You don't have to keep going to the washroom to touch up on your makeup." 


" I'm not going to the washroom to fix my makeup, okay?" said Audrey. "I need to use the toilet." 


The washroom was at the end of the corridor, and she had to pass by the VIP rooms to get there. 


Every time she walked past the VIP rooms, Audrey would slow down her footsteps, thinking that she might get the opportunity to bump into a rich bachelor. 


However, all of the doors to the VIP rooms were tightly shut. Not to mention a rich bachelor, there seemed to be no one around at all. 


As Audrey walked past the second last room, a man was entering the room. In that swift moment, Audrey noticed Andrew sitting in the middle of that room. 


"Young Master Carter?" 


Audrey quickly gave it another look, but before she could see clearly, the door was already closed. 


Audrey tried hard to recall the scene that she had just seen. It seemed like Young Master Carter had a glass of liquor in his hand and there was a beautiful woman sitting next to him. The woman was dressed conservatively, so she probably was not an escort... If that was the case, who was she? 


"Could it be that Andrew's cheating on Silvia?!" 


Thinking of this possibility, Audrey's nature's calling disappeared in an instant. She hurriedly rushed back to their table. 


Audrey tugged Prince's arm and asked, "Prince, did you say that Silvia is bringing Andrew home today?" 


Prince nodded and said, "Yeah. Why would I lie to you about it?" 


Audrey pursed her lips and thought for a moment. "I passed by one of the VIP rooms while I was on my way to the washroom and I think I saw Young Master Carter in there. I'm not sure if I've seen it wrongly. But it can't be, my eyesight has always been good." 


"That‘s impossible. Boss is bringing Young Master Carter home tonight to meet his mother-in-law law. How could he Ieave Boss at home and come to the Phantasy Nightclub by himself?" Even if Prince were to be beaten to death, he would not believe that Andrew would come here at times like this. "I think you might be hallucinating, Audrey." 


"He went home with Silvia to meet Mrs. Turner? But... the person I saw just now really looked like him." If it was someone else, there might be a possibility that Audrey would make a mistake. However, Andrew was the one who made Audrey lose her job as a cabin crew. She would never mistake anyone for him. 


"Well, if you want to know if that guy is really Young Master Carter, it's easy. Just call Boss and we'll know if he is with her now." Prince had always wanted to impress Audrey. As he spoke, he was already looking for Silvia's phone number in his phone. 


Audrey hurriedly stopped him. "Wait. This place is a playground for the rich. It's not surprising that Young Master Carter is here anyway. Why are we making a fuss about it?" 


Prince put away his cell phone and chuckled. "If you think that we shouldn't call her, then we won't. I‘ll listen to everything you say." 


Although it was not surprising that Andrew would come here, when Audrey thought of the woman sitting next to him, she was a little worried. When she saw her, the woman was still a little distance away from him, but who knew if they would get closer, right? 


Audrey's intuition told her that the woman sitting next to Andrew was not as harmless as she looked. After thinking for a while, Audrey said again, "Prince, I think it's better to give Silvia a phone call and ask her about it. If Young Master Carter is at home, then I can stop worrying about it.” 


No matter what Audrey said, Prince would never feel annoyed. He took out his mobile phone once again and dialed Silvia's phone number. It took Silvia quite a while to answer the call. "Boss, I hope that I'm not disturbing your sleep." 


Silvia's voice was a little soft. "Just say what you want to say." 


Prince said, "Didn't you bring Young Master Carter home today? I was just concerned about you. How did it go?" 


Silvia said impatiently, "What are you trying to say?" 


Prince added, "Lemur,Audrey and I are at Phantasy Nightclub now. Audrey went to the washroom and saw a man in the VIP room who looked like your Young Master Carter... So she asked me to call you to ask you about it." 


Silvia, who was on the other end of the line, said, "So what if it's him? So what if it's not him?" 


Prince said, "We, we are..." 


Seeing that Prince was all over the place, Audrey took over the phone and said, "Silvia, did you get into a fight with Young Master Carter? If that's the case, then come over now. There is a woman seated next to him, and her intentions seem shameless. If you don't come over now, I'm afraid something would happen between them." 


"We have nothing to do with each other anymore. It's up to him who he wants to be with. I'm not interested in knowing." After that, Silvia hung up the phone. 


Silvia really wanted to ignore Andrew. He could do whatever he wanted! From now on, they would live their own lives without caring about each other. But after listening to Audrey, Silvia was obviously bothered. She could not control herself anymore. After informing her mother, Silvia immediately rushed to Phantasy Nightclub. 


Fortunately, her house was not too far away from Phantasy Nightclub. It took her only 20 minutes to get there by taxi. 


When Silvia arrived, Audrey asked Prince to receive at the entrance. When Prince met up with Silvia, he said, "Boss, we grew up together, but how does Audrey know you better than I do?" 


According to their understanding of Silvia, they thought that Silvia wouldn't come if she had said so. However, Audrey insisted that Silvia would be here. In the end, Audrey was right. 


Silvia did not want to talk any nonsense, so she asked, "Where is he?" 


Prince replied, "He's in the VIP room." 


Silvia asked, "Which one?" 


Prince, "I don't know which one, only Audrey knows. Boss, don't worry, let's go in first and ask her." 


"It's 8808." Audrey came over and pointed in the direction of the VIP rooms. "Silvia, go and take a look at him. No matter what state he is in, drunk or not, you must not let him fall into the hands of another woman." 


As soon as Silvia heard which room Andrew was in, she turned around and walked towards that direction. At that moment, she could not hear what Audrey was saying to her at all. 







CHAPTER 1253 



Audrey quickly caught up with Silvia and tried to talk to her, "Silvia, I asked you to come over to prevent something bad from happening. It doesn't mean that Young Master Carter has cheated on you. You have to calm down. Don't be rash, okay?" 


Audrey‘s words were like cold water splashing over Silvia's head, putting her into her right mind. She halted her hasty pace and looked at Audrey listlessly. 


Looking at Silvia's empty and lifeless eyes, Audrey panicked. "Silvia, are you alright?" 


Silvia murmured, "Why am I here? What did I do just now?" 


"Don't scare me, Silvia." Looking at Silvia's confused look, Audrey was so worried that she quickly grabbed Silvia's hand. Audrey was shocked. 


Silvia's hands were icy cold and her palms were sweating profusely. Audrey hurriedly held her by her shoulders. "Silvia, are you feeling unwell?" 


"No, I'm good." Silvia looked around. and she suddenly felt that her surroundings had become blurry. Audrey, Prince, and Lemur who were all standing in front of her were blurry too. 


"Audrey, Prince, Lemur, what's wrong with you guys?" Silvia wanted to reach out to touch their faces, but she felt that her hands were as heavy as lead. It was so heavy that she could not lift up her hand at all. 


She could still hear Audrey and the others anxiously shouting at her. However, their voices were getting softer. In the end, she couldn't see anything nor hear anything. 


She felt like she had fallen into a dark abyss and no one was willing to give her a hand. She could only continue falling in that bottomless pit. 


"Silvia!" "Boss!" 


Prince, Lemur and Audrey shouted in unison, but Silvia had already lost her consciousness. She would not wake up no matter how loud they shouted. 


Audrey said anxiously, "Prince, go get Young Master Carter here." 


Prince nodded and said, "I'm on it." 


Audrey added, "Lemur, call 911 now." 


"Okay." Lemur took out his mobile phone and dialed 911. After the call had gotten through, he clearly explained their location to the emergency medical dispatcher. 


After the call had ended, Lemur took Silvia over from Audrey and said, "Audrey, the ambulance should be arriving very soon. I'll take Boss out of here first. We must not have any delay." 


Audrey nodded. "Okay." 


The trio usually looked like they were incapable of doing anything huge. All they did was drink and get into fights. However, in such a critical moment, they were all unexpectedly calm. 


Audrey was a few years older than them. When something happened to Silvia, she instinctively took up the responsibility to lead the group. Lemur, who was usually quiet, performed well under pressure too. 


Being calm did not mean that they did not care about Silvia. It was because they cared for Silvia so much that they were able to calm down. It was only by calming down, they could manage things well and minimize the damage. 


...... 


At VIP room, No. 8808. 


The few people in the room watched as Andrew gulped down more liquor. However, no one had the courage to stop him. 


Eugene did not dare stop Andrew. As for Dr. Thames, she was not willing to stop Andrew. She wanted him to get drunk so that she could lay her hands on him and execute her plan. 


Stanley Pierson, who was loyal to Andrew, was the only one who was bold enough. He stopped refilling Andrew's glass and said, "Sir, you've already finished the whole bottle. You must not drink anymore." 


Andrew raised his brows and said in a deep voice, "Refill it!“ 


Stanley stood still and said, "Sir, you really shouldn't drink anymore. You'll get drunk if you continue to drink." 


Andrew looked at Stanley and said, "Refill it!" 


Stanley insisted, "Sir..." 


Bang! 


At this very moment, the door suddenly burst open and a tall man appeared at the door. Other than Andrew, everyone's turned their heads to look at that man. 


Seeing that there was someone who had barged into their room, Stanley's first reaction was to stand in front of Andrew. In case of danger, his primary duty was to protect his master. 


When he saw that it was Silvia's friend, Stanley did not say anything and took two steps back, so that Prince could see his master. 


Eugene knew Prince too, but he did not say anything. Instead, he sat quietly beside Andrew. 


Stanley and Eugene both knew Silvia's friends. Dr. Thames, who had always regarded Silvia as an eyesore, of course could recognize him too. Seeing that Prince had barged into the room, Dr. Thames guessed that Silvia might be at the nightclub too. 


As long as Silvia, that wretch, was here, it would be impossible for her to lay her hands on Andrew. Hence, tonight's plan would be in vain. 


Dr. Thames secretly clenched her fists and forcefully suppressed the resentment in her heart. She believed that as long as she could continue to stay by Andrew's side, she would definitely be able to find an opportunity to carry out her plan. 


Stanley, Elliot, and Dr. Thames had always been by Andrew's side. They knew of Silvia's existence, as well as Prince's existence. However, there were still others in the room. 


Usually, they had little contact with Andrew. So, it was normal that they did not know much about the people around him. 


A guy named Logan thought that this man who had broken into the room would make his master unhappy, so he thought that it was time for him to shine. 


He stood forward and shouted, "Do you know who's here? How dare you barge into this room like this? Do you have a death wish?" 


The people who were in the room were like little sheep in front of Andrew. But against the outsiders, they were all vicious wolves who would devour their prey without hesitation. 


Facing such a scene, Prince was so scared that he shrank his neck and turned to look at Andrew for help. In his heart, Young Master Carter was a very kind and friendly person, and he was considered his friend too. 


However, Andrew was still gracefully sipping on his liquor. He did not even take a glance at Prince. 


Since his master did not say anything, Logan became even more arrogant. He said, "Get out of here now." 


Prince was so scared that he wanted to turn around and run away. However, as soon as he turned around, he thought of the reason for him coming to the room. He looked back and said, "Young Master Carter, I..." 


Before Prince could finish his words, Logan roared again, "I asked you to get out of here. Did you not hear me? Or do you want me to deafen you?" 


Prince was once again scared out of his wits. However, for Silvia's sake, he decided to throw caution to the wind. "Young... Young Master Carter, Boss has fainted. She's right outside." 


"What did you say?" Andrew put down the glass on the table and immediately stood up. But because was drunk, he staggered and almost collapsed on his seat. 


Dr. Thames was by his side. She seized the opportunity to help him up. However, before she could even lay a finger on Andrew, he had already stabilized himself and swiftly ran out of the room. 


With her arms outstretched, Dr. Thames could feel only an ache in her heart. The hatred in her heart intensified. That damn woman! Who is she to have Andrew's full attention on her?





 


CHAPTER 1254 



"Dr. Thames, Miss Turner has fainted. Why are you still standing there? You should go take a look at her." Stanley was a simple man. He had only two purposes in his life. One was to protect his master, and the other was to earn money for him. He could not tell that Dr. Thames was hostile towards Silvia at all. 


However, Stanley was not the only one who did not notice it. Even Andrew did not catch on it too. Dr. Thames had disguised herself so perfectly in front of the others that no one could notice anything strange about her. 


Dr. Thames did not want to treat Silvia at all. She had even thought of giving Silvia several tranquilizer injections so that Silvia would never wake up again. 


However, she was a rational woman. She knew that before she was fully prepared, she might risk getting exposed and that would ruin everything. 


It was true that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with the person she liked, but she was not that stupid to spoil her own plan. Therefore, even if she hated Silvia, Dr. Thames still had to take a look at her and see what was going on with her. If she was needed, she would do her best to save that woman. 


Dr. Thames went out of the room with Andrew. Stanley then looked at Logan who had just made a scene. "Logan, do you know who that young man is?" 


He was someone who could make their master run out of the room with just a simple sentence, so he was certainly not an ordinary person. Knowing that he got himself into trouble, Logan asked nervously, "Mr. Pierson, who is that man?" 


"That man is not someone important, but it is the person behind him who you can't afford to offend." Stanley thought of how much his master cared about Silvia, so he could not help but shake his head. "Women are pleasing to behold, but you should not get involved with any of them. Otherwise, you're doomed forever!" 


Stanley thought of Andrew, who was so high and mighty when there was no woman by his side for the past three years. No matter what happened, he would still be an unwavering man. 


Ever since Silvia had gotten together with him, Andrew seemed to have changed into a different person. He would smile more often and he was less irritable too. 


A woman was like a double-edged sword. She could let a man experience delight like never before, but she could destroy him in the quickest twist of events. 


In any case, Stanley would never marry anyone in this life. 


Upon hearing this, Logan was confused. He then said in a panic, "Mr. Pierson, please tell me, who on earth did I offend?" 


"You've offended the person that you shouldn't offend the most in your entire life." Stanley patted Logan on the shoulder and added, "I'll transfer you out of Madison City. Don't ever let Sir Andrew see you again." 


"Mr. Pierson, is this the only way?" Logan was regretting it so much that he could not utter a word at all. Why did he stand out at the wrong time and got himself into such trouble? 


Stanley smiled coldly and said, "Of course there are many more interesting ways. Do you want to give it a try?" 


Just by looking at Stanley's smile, Logan knew that it was bad news. He shook his head and said, "No, I'll listen to you." 


"It’s not like you have another choice other than listening to me anyway." Stanley sighed again. "Go home now and pack up. I'll arrange someone to send you out of Madison City tomorrow." 


Having been by Andrew's side for three years, there was one more reason why Stanley was so important to Andrew. He was able to do what Andrew wanted to do well before Andrew could give him his orders. 


 ...............


“Where is she?" Andrew rushed out of the VIP room in a flash. He must see Silvia as soon as possible. Even if that woman had pissed him off, he still could not leave her alone. 


Humans were like this most of the time. They would not be interested in the things they could easily get, and they would not cherish it. They were usually interested in things that they wanted but could not get, and would try to get it at all costs. 


"They were here just now." Prince looked around and saw that Audrey was waving at them from a distance. He said, "I think they brought her out already." 


Andrew once again ran to the entrance like a gust of wind... Before reaching the entrance, he could see that Silvia was lying feebly in Lemur‘s arms with her eyes shut. 


Although he knew that Lemur was not interested in Silvia, Andrew was still dissatisfied to see that Lemur was holding Silvia in his arms. He took a few steps forward and pulled Silvia into his embrace. "Dr. Thames, take a look at her right now." 


Dr. Thames had just caught up when she heard Andrew shouting at her. To be honest, she hated the fact that Andrew would order her around because of Silvia, but what could she do about it, right? 


Did she really dare to stab Silvia to death with ajab? 


Since she did not dare to do so, she couId only move forward and check on Silvia. Dr. Thames skillfully examined Silvia's pulse and listened to her heartbeat. 


Dr. Thames knew that Silvia was young and energetic. She was not suffering from any illnesses, so it wouldn't be easy for her to faint like this. Therefore, Dr. Thames thought it was very likely that Silvia was faking it. 


However, after listening to Silvia's heartbeat and feeling her pulse, Dr. Thames knew that Silvia was definitely not pretending. Her pulse was irregular and she had never seen such a situation throughout her practice as a physician. 


Judging from Silvia's irregular pulse, Dr. Thames could only think of one reason. Silvia was suffering from a mental breakdown. 


This young lady was hot-tempered. If she did not improve her temper, she would pass out from a breakdown whenever faced with a major psychological trigger. 


Looking at Silvia who was in his arms, Andrew frowned and then hugged her tightly. He asked, "What's wrong with her?" 


"Don't be too anxious, Master Andrew. Miss Turner caught a cold and that was why she passed out. She will wake up in a bit." Dr. Thames hid the truth from Andrew. Andrew doubted her words at first, but it so happened that Silvia had woken up at this very moment. 


Silvia slowly opened her eyes. When she saw that it was Andrew who was holding her, her eyes suddenly turned red. She held back her tears and said, "Take your hands off me. Don't hug me." 


Andrew hugged her and refused to let go of her. "Stop talking." 


Although Silvia was weak, she was not willing to admit defeat. She shouted at him, "I want you to let me go." 


Andrew drank a lot a while ago, so he was starting to get annoyed when he heard Silvia shouting at him. "Silvia, how many times do you want me to tell you about this? In this life, no matter if you're dead or alive, you are my wife. Don't ever think about escaping from me for the rest of your life!" 


"Don't ever think about escaping? Then what about the time when you wanted to give me up? Does that mean that if you've decided to let me go, I'll never be able to see you again?" Andrew left without even saying goodbye that night. Silvia's deepest fear was that Andrew would suddenly abandon her, and he might just disappear from her life but not having the ability to do anything about it. 







CHAPTER 1255



 "No Silvia, there will never be such a day." Andrew never knew that Silvia was so insecure about their relationship. 


"There will never be such a day? Didn't you just leave me behind tonight?" Silvia bit her lip tightly so that she could control her tears and speak to him properly. ”Andrew, your family has a strong background. You can do whatever you want, but I can't.“ 


"I'm just an ordinary student and I‘m just like everyone else. As long as you don't want to see me, I will never be able to get close to you. When you were angry and left me alone at home tonight, have you ever considered my feelings, even for a moment?“ 


Silvia looked at him and wanted to hear his answer. However, there was no need for Andrew to answer anymore. Just by looking at the look on his face, Silvia already had an answer in her heart. She was never in his consideration. 


She removed his hand that was wrapped around her waist and pushed him away. Then, she took two steps back and said, "Andrew, do you know how afraid am I, thinking that you might suddenly disappear from my life one day?" 


He did not know. Andrew did not know! If he knew that, he never would have left her house that night. 


Andrew's emotions were like surging waves. At this moment, he just wanted to hold her tightly in his arms so that she could feel a sense of security. However, he was left empty-handed. 


Silvia avoided him and said firmly, "Andrew, let's take a break." 


"Take a break?" She was just telling him how afraid she was of losing him but in the next second, she wanted to break up with him. Upon hearing Silvia's words, Andrew's arm paused in mid-air. He said in a deep voice, "Silvia, do you know what you're talking about?" 


Silvia said, “I know better than anyone else what I am talking about. I know what I am doing." 


Andrew asked, "Are you breaking up with me now?" 


"Andrew, I just need a break. I'm not breaking up with you now, I just want to give both of us some time to think about whether we are meant for each other." Silvia took a deep breath and continued, "If you really consider me as your wife, then please give me some time to think about it. You should also reconsider if I am the one for you." 


Once they had thought it through, if he gave her an affirmative answer, then she would definitely go for it. Regardless of the challenges, she would never back out from this relationship and stay by his side for the rest of her life. 


To Andrew, he was sure that Silvia was the one for him and there would never be anyone else. From the moment he had decided to marry her, he had never regretted it even once. 


However, it was obvious that he had not done enough to give her a sense of security, and that was why she could not believe that he wanted no one but her in this life. 


Andrew looked into Silvia‘s eyes. His gaze was deep and complicated. Silvia could not figure out what he was thinking. "Andrew, just for once. Let's spend some time apart and think about our relationship." 


Andrew was silent, but Prince and Lemur who were witnessing the entire scene became anxious and said, "Boss, Young Master Carter wants to be with you. Don‘t think about it too much and stop throwing a tantrum with him." 


Prince and Lemur were Silvia's friends since childhood. Even they thought that Silvia was just on the outs with Andrew, but Andrew did not think so this time. Under Silvia's gaze, he nodded his head heavily and said, "Okay.“ 


Young Master Carter agreed that he and Silvia would take a break from each other. Listening to Andrew's answer, Reagan was anxious. "Young Master Carter, our boss is just a capricious and immature young lady. You just need to be more considerate of her, and be more sensible than her. It's a golden opportunity for the two of you to be together. Don't give up on it so easily!" 


Audrey secretly pulled Prince away, hinting for him that he should stop talking. Since Silvia had already made up her mind on it, and Young Master Carter had agreed to it too, whatever they say and do would be useless. 


“Thanks!" Silvia tried her best to smile and thanked Andrew. Then, she turned around and walked away. The moment she turned around, the tears that she had been trying to hold back burst out in an instant. At that very moment, she did not even know if she was happy or sad about it. 


Silvia recalled the day of her father's accident. Before he had gone out of the house, he stroked her head and said to her, "Silvia, I'm going on a business trip and I'll only be back after a week. I want you to take good care of your mother and study hard. I'll bring you something delicious when I'm back, okay?" 


"Dad, I can eat delicious food anytime I want. Mom and I just want you to come home safely." Silvia remembered that she was feeling uneasy that day, so she had been holding her father in her arms, not wanting him to leave. 


However, Mr. Turner had an appointment with an important client to talk about a business deal, so he could not just call off the trip. Then, in less than an hour after her father had left the house, Silvia received the bad news of her father's death. 


Without any warning, her father had completely disappeared from her life. 


Not long after, Felix had also completely vanished from her life. 


Silvia still remembered the day before Felix had gone missing. He was walking her home that day and he even said to her, "Don't be afraid, Silvia. From now on, I will take care of you and Auntie on Uncle's behalf." 


At that time, she said to Felix, "Felix, I don't need you to take care of us. As long as you are here with me, I will not be afraid of anything." 


Silvia originally thought that Felix would be by her side for life. Little did she know that she would never see him again after that night... Up till now, she did not even know if he was dead or still alive. 


Silvia only knew that Felix was like her father who had disappeared from her life when she was completely unprepared. 


Silvia had already gone through the sudden disappearance of the most important person in her life twice. That panic, helplessness, and fear were all the things that she never wanted to experience again. 


Therefore, she must find out Andrew's true feelings for her before she gets too deeply involved with him. 


"Young Master Carter, I will take good care of her for the next few days and I will not let anything happen to her. As for you, you should also take some time out and think about your relationship with Silvia. Think about whether what you feel for Silvia was out of a man's possessive desire, or was it because you really love her. Find her only when you have an answer." After politely saying these words to Andrew, Audrey turned around and went after Silvia. 


Some said that love was like a drug. Audrey thought that it was not exaggerating at all. Love was addicting. Once you're addicted, you could never get out of it. 


It was for her, and it was the same for Silvia too. If she could go back in time, Audrey really wished that she would never meet. If she could change history, she also hoped that Silvia would never meet Andrew. 


"Boss, Audrey, wait for us." Prince and Lemur hurriedly chased after them. After a while, they turned back to Andrew and said, "Young Master Carter, make sure you think about it, okay? You must come pick our boss up once you've made up your mind. We are sure that Boss likes you." 



Wednesday, December 23, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1246 - 1250

LM 

CHAPTERS 1246 - 1250







CHAPTER 1246 



After saying what she wanted to say to Andrew, both Andrew and Mrs. Turner fell silent for a moment.Then, Mrs. Turner said, "Well Andrew, you can stay here for a while while I go help Silvia out with the dishes." 


Andrew immediately got up, "Mom, you've been busy the whole day. It's time to sit down and have a rest. I'll help Silvia with the dishes." 


Mrs. Turner hesitated for a moment, and then remembered that he was already her son-in-law. She should not regard him as an outsider, so she said, "That's a good idea." 


Andrew said again, "Mom, you can watch some TV for a while. I will come over again after helping Silvia." 


"Okay!" After watching Andrew enter the kitchen, tears started welling up in Mrs. Turner's eyes. 


Since Silvia was born, Mrs. Turner knew that Silvia would eventually have a family of her own when she grew up. Mrs. Turner also knew that Silvia was married to Andrew even before they had told her about it. Before this, she felt like she was dreaming. And she thought that when she woke up from the dream, her daughter would still be by her side, and she would still be her precious little girl. 


It was not until that day when Silvia had brought Andrew home and officially introduced him to her that Mrs. Turner had clearly understood that it was not a dream. It was really the reality that her daughter had already grown up and even had her own family. 


From now on, Silvia would not hug her and behave affectionately to her like a little child. And she would also rarely have any more opportunities to wake Silvia, who liked to sleep in, up for school. 


From now on, that man would be the one responsible for her daughter's life... 


Andrew stepped into the kitchen and saw Silvia humming while washing the dishes. It seemed that she was in a good mood, so he was happy too. "Silvia, why are you in such a good mood?“ 


"You guys are done chatting already?" The moment Silvia heard Andrew's voice, she looked back and asked, "What did my mother say to you?“ 


Andrew said, "Answer me first, what's making you so happy?" 


Silvia said, "I'm just happy. Do I need a reason to be happy? Just mind your own business, will you?" 


Andrew said, "If that is the case, whatever Mom said to me has nothing to do with you then." 


Silvia complained, "She's my mother. How is it that the things my mom had said to you had nothing to do with me?" 


Just as Silvia was complaining in a loud voice, Andrew suddenly got close to her and gave her a gentle peck on her lips. She was caught off guard. "Mom asked me to take good care of you in future," Andrew answered. 


"Can't you just speak? Why are you kissing me..." If he wanted to kiss her, he should have kissed her properly. What was the point of a gentle peck... Silvia was displeased! 


"You don't like me kissing you?" But her eyes were telling him that she liked it when he kissed her. 


She did like it, but she was not satisfied that it was just a gentle peck. However, she was too shy to say it out loud. 


Silvia immediately changed the topic. "Get out of here. Don't try to mess around here in the kitchen.'


"I‘m here to help you." Andrew rolled up his sleeves. He really looked like he was serious about helping her. 


"Hey, I thought you are a clean freak? and you've always thought the kitchen is a dirty place? Are you really sure that you want to help me?" 


"Although I don't really feel like coming into the kitchen, I can't be letting my wife do all the work by herself, right? So I have to help." 


Andrew picked up the dishes that Silvia had scrubbed a while ago and rinsed them. Silvia thought he had never done any chores in his life, but he looked like he knew what he was doing. Silvia let out a sigh. It seemed that smart people were all fast learners. 


When Andrew and Silvia came out of the kitchen after washing up all the dishes, Mrs. Turner had just finished tidying up Silvia's room. "Andrew, I've just changed the sheets in Silvia's room. I hope you wouldn't mind that the room is a little too small for you." 


"Don't worry, Morn. I'm more than happy that you've asked me to stay over for the night, how can I complain about it?“ Andrew had never slept in someone else's bed. However, it was Silvia's bed, so he didn't mind it at all. Instead, he was a little disappointed that Mrs. Turner had replaced the bed sheet that Silvia had slept in. 


Although Mrs. Turner had already prepared every possible thing that Andrew would need for his stay, she was still afraid that she would leave something out. "I've prepared all the necessary toiletries for you. If there is anything else that you need, just let me know." 


Silvia couldn't stand seeing her mother being so kind to Andrew, so she said, "Mom, you don‘t have to worry about him. He's an adult, he'll be fine? 


Mrs. Turner said, "Silvia, you should take Andrew to your room to have a look and show him where everything is. It's his first time here, you should be a little kinder to him." 


Silvia was speechless. Fine! What else could she say, anyway?! 


No matter how reluctant she was to be nice to Andrew, Silvia did not want her mother to be sad. Therefore, she took Andrew to her room. The interior of her room was simple. It was not like how a girl's room would normally look like. It looked more like a boy's room instead. 


It was the first time that Andrew had stepped into her bedroom. He looked around with great interest and said, "Silvia, your taste is a lot better than what I've imagined." 


He wanted to praise Silvia, but whenever he complimented her, she would get too arrogant. And that was why his words came out like this. 


Upon hearing what Andrew had said, Silvia rolled her eyes at him. “You really don't know how to give compliments huh? Your wife would probably run away with another man sooner or later." 


Andrew pinched her cheek and said, "Don't you even dare to do that. I'll break your legs even if you're just thinking about doing it." 


"If you dare to yell at me again, you'll see if I'll run away with another man." Although she was complaining, this was Andrew's first time in her bedroom. Silvia explained to him in detail, "My father designed this room himself. He did it all according to my preferences, especially the study. Look here." 


Silvia opened the door and said, "This is the study room. In order to make it convenient for me to study, my father knocked off the wall and combined the two rooms." 


Their house was not very big, but it looked spacious after renovating it, especially in Silvia's room. One could easily tell that the person who designed the house had put a lot of effort, time and energy into it. 


Andrew sighed, "Your father really loves you." 


"Of course. My Dad's the man who loves me the most in the world." Thinking of her father, Silvia's was full of pride. The happiest thing in a girl's life was to have such a father who had loved her so much. 


Andrew said, "I will try my best to be like him." 


"What makes you think that you could be like my father?" Silvia looked at Andrew with a scornful look. "I think it's better for you to give up on that. I think I'll never be able to wait until the day when you'll finally be good to me. Not only in this life, but also in the next life." 


Andrew said, "Silvia, I think you should eat more walnuts." 


Silvia did not understand. "What do you mean?" 


Andrew said, "To feed your brain." 


Silvia said, "Andrew, you're criticizing me again!" 


"I'm just telling the truth, so it's not considered as a criticism." While talking to Silvia, Andrew glanced around the room and saw that there were two photo frames on the desk. "What's that?" Andrew asked. 


Oh no! 


Silvia screamed inwardly. On her desk, there were two photo frames. One was a family photo, and the other was a picture of Silvia and Felix. 







CHAPTER 1247 



Silvia and Felix had known each other ever since they were a child, but they had only dated briefly. And that was why they had very little photos of them together. Among the very few photos that they had taken together, Silvia liked the one on the desk the most. 


She placed that photo on the desk so that she could see him whenever she looked up. Also, it was also there as a reminder to herself of how good Felix's grades were. So, whenever she felt lazy and wanted to procrastinate, she would look at the picture to motivate herself to work harder so that she could catch up with him. 


After that, her father passed away and Felix had gone missing. On top of that, Norman Turner and his bunch of scoundrels had set her up too... And then, she fell into Andrew's hands. 


After she had gotten involved with Andrew, he would torture her every single day. She was rarely home and did not have any spare time to tidy up her room, that was why that photo was still on the desk. 


Silvia did not want Andrew to know about Felix. She wanted to hide the photo, but it was already too late. Andrew had already reached out his hand and picked up the photo frame. 


He looked at the photo and said with a faint smile, "Who's this man in the picture?" 


"He's..." Andrew was a possessive man. If he knew that she had a boyfriend before him, he would probably skin her alive. Therefore, she must not tell him the truth. 


"Who is he?" Andrew repeated his question, and his tone sounded a little scary. 


Huh! Andrew was a really jealous man. Even before she could answer him, he already looked like he was going to swallow her. If she really were to tell him the truth... 


Silvia did not dare to think about the consequences.Therefore, she immediately came up with a white lie, "He's my senior. He's just like Prince and Lemur, we used to be very good friends, but he's studying abroad now, so we are no longer in contact with each other." 


As she spoke, Silvia tried to take back the photo from Andrew, but he refused to let it go. He looked at her and said, "Since he was just a senior, why do you have to put a photo of the two of you on your desk then?" 


Silvia scratched her head and smiled awkwardly: "I don't have much photos at home, so l just randomly picked this one..." 


This silly woman was still lying to him. He could never get the truth out of her, so his eyes darkened as he said, "You said that you guys weren't in contact with each other anymore, but you still have this photo on your desk." 


"I had it here a long time ago. A lot have happened in the past months, and I rarely come home, so I've already forgotten that it was here." What Silvia said this time was true, but Andrew would not believe her anymore. 


"So, does it mean that the man in the photo and the photo itself are no longer important?" Andrew curled his lips, and the smirk on his lips became even more obvious, which made Silvia's heart tremble. 


Silvia was so nervous that she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and stammered, "Yes... of course they're not important." 


She reached out her hand again and tried to take the photo back, but Andrew still wouldn't let go of it. 


"Since they're not important to you, I'll help you throw it away then." In front of Silvia, Andrew took the photo out from the photo frame and tore it into pieces. 


"What are you doing, Andrew?" Looking at the photo that was being torn up, Silvia's heart ached. It was as if he had torn up her innocent and beautiful memory. 


Anger, heartache... All kinds of emotions emerged at the same time, making Silvia lose her mind. Therefore, without a second thought, she flung her fist and gave Andrew a hard punch on his face. "B*stard, who said you could do that?" 


Although the punch was on his face, Andrew felt it in his heart. She was willing to punch him because of the man in the photo. What was Andrew to her? 


"B*stard, how dare you touch my things?" Silvia bent over, trying to pick up the pieces that had fallen onto the floor and tried to put them together. 


Andrew pulled her back up and said, "Silvia, I thought you said that it's not important? Why are you reacting like this if it's important? You‘re stupid, but please don't think that everyone is as stupid as you." 


"What's wrong with me reacting like this? You tore up my picture, and you're here having an opinion about my reaction to it?" Silvia wanted to break away from him, but his grip felt like two iron pliers clutching on to her wrists. She was angry and in pain. "Let go of me! Do you think that you're so great just because you are rich? Yes, I'm stupid. I'm so f*cking stupid to bring you home." 


Because of anger, Silvia said a whole bunch of mean and hurtful words. Andrew's face fell at that instant. His face was so cold that he could freeze the air around him. "Silvia, I dare you to say it again." 


"Of course I dare to say it again. Even if you want me to repeat it ten times, I will still say the exact words. I want you to get the f*ck out of my house now!" Silvia, who had already lost her mind, continued to struggle. She was struggling to break away from Andrew so that she could pick up the pieces on the floor. 


That person was not just someone else. It was Felix, who she had liked since she was just a little girl. 


Silvia knew that she was married, so she should no longer think of Felix... However, who had never had a past? Who had never had an unforgettable relationship, right? 


He, Andrew, probably had one too. How could one just forget everything about her past just like this? How could he just ruin her memories like this? 


"Silvia Turner!" If it was not because Andrew had been trying to suppress the anger in him, he would have already snapped Silvia's neck. 


"Get your filthy hands off me! Don't touch me!" Silvia roared, gnashing her teeth. 


"Silvia, do you know what you're talking about now?" Huh... She would even think that his hands were dirty now. Sure enough, compared to that man in her heart, Andrew was just a joke to her. 


Silvia was the kind who would be nice when he went along with everything she said. The moment that Andrew were to go against her, she would immediately fly into a rage. It was especially so when this matter was related to Felix. 


She said furiously, "Andrew, don't you want to know who the man in this picture is? I'll tell you now. The man in the picture is not just someone else. He is the man who I've liked since I was a child. He's my boyfriend, and not only do I like him last time, but I still like him now and I will still like him in the future. I will like him for the rest of my life, and I won't like anyone else. Are you satisfied with this answer? Are you happy now?" 


As soon as Silvia's words came out through her lips, Andrew pressed Silvia against the desk. He lowered his head and kissed Silvia aggressively, no...it was not a kiss. He was biting her lips to the point that they were bleeding and he was like a vampire, sucking her blood. 


"Mm... let go of me." Silvia used up all the strength that she had to push him away, but she still could not break free from him. However, she did not want to admit defeat, so she imitated Andrew by biting his lips. 


However, in the process of biting each other, the air around them became somewhat amorous. Slowly, the bite became a kiss. They were both kissing each other so forcefully, as if they were going to crush each other with their kisses! 







CHAPTER 1248 



It was not until Silvia was gasping for air that Andrew had gradually let go of her. 


Andrew touched her swollen lips with his thumb. With a faint smile, he spoke in a gentle tone, "Silvia, let me tell you, I don't care who the man you have been thinking all these while is. I only care that I will be the only man who can kiss you like this and the only man who has your body." 


He said that he did not care who the man who she was thinking was,then why did he overreact like that when he saw Felix's photo on the desk? It was a lie that he could not even convince himself, but Silvia who was furious actually believed it. 


"Humph... that might not really be the case!" She knew that he did not like her and he was only interested in her body. After all, she was young and quite good looking too, and she was able to let him vent his lustful desires. 


"Not the case?" Andrew leaned into her and sneered evilly. "Do you want me to fill you up now to prove it to you?" 


"You... you're so disgusting!" Silvia did not know that he could say such an obscene thing. They were in an argument, but he still wanted to fool around with her. 


"Silvia, I'm your husband and you're my wife. Whether you are willing or not, you can never get rid of this identity for the rest of your life. Only I can..." He pressed her down, lowered his head and kissed her again. Then, he slid his large hand under her top and explored her body. "Like this, like this, and like this!" 


Silvia bit her lip, trying to endure the humiliation. He pinched her chin and lifted her head, making her lean against him. "If you dare to approach any other men, I will let you understand what does it mean to be cruel." 


Silvia hated him for treating her as a lifeless toy, and she hated the arrogant look on his face. She said, "Andrew, besides threatening people, what else do you do? Well, since you want me to know, what does it mean to be cruel, then just show me. I'm not afraid of you at all." 


"Huh..." Andrew scoffed and clenched his fists to the point that his knuckles were popping. If it wasn't because he had been trying his best to restrain himself, he might have already twisted this woman's head and kicked it around like a football. 


"Silvia, could you please come out for a while? I have something to tell you." Mrs. Turner appeared in time and detonated the bomb that was going to blow up very soon. 


Because of Andrew, Silvia was trembling with anger. However, she calmed down after seeing her mother. She did not want her mother to worry about her, so she tried to force a smile on her face. But, the smile was even uglier than a crying face. 


Silvia is Mrs. Turner's only precious child. All these while, Mrs. Turner wished that she could give Silvia all the happiness in this world. 


Seeing that Silvia was trying to cover up by forcing a smile, Mrs. Turner was heartbroken. She looked at Andrew with a dissatisfied look and said, "Andrew, you should call it a day and get some rest. Silvia will come with me." 


Overall, Mrs. Turner was satisfied with her son-in-law, but now that he had made Silvia sad, Mrs. Turner was somewhat upset regardless of the reason why the two had gotten into a fight. 


Mrs. Turner took Silvia back to her room, and gave Silvia a hug the moment the two of them were in the room. "Silvia, you don't have to hold it in, just cry if you feel like crying. I'm here with you. Silvia did not want her mother to know that she and Andrew were quarreling, but her mother's embrace was so warm that it made her heart warm. "Mom, I'm fine." 


Mrs.Turner let go of Silvia and asked gently, "Can you tell me what's going on?“ 


Silvia shook her head. "It's all good now.“ 


"Silvia, I've told you before that it's normal for a couple to get into a fight." Mrs. Turner held Silvia's hand and smiled. "Silvia, you two are a married couple now. The way to maintain a marriage is to communicate with each other. When you get into a fight with your spouse, you should never say mean things out of anger. What's done cannot be undone. Words that were said, cannot be taken back. Do you understand that?" 


"Mom, it's really nothing. It was just a small argument. It's nothing to be worried about." Silvia tried to hold back her tears. She did not want to cry in front of her mother nor did she want mother to worry about her again. Most importantly, she did not want her mother to change her mind about Andrew because of this fight... 


Mrs. Turner advised patiently, "Silvia, Andrew is just like any of us. He has his own feelings too.He will get jealous and angry... It's all because he cares about you." 


"Mom, I... I know." Although she said so, Silvia had never thought that Andrew was reacting like this because he cared about her. The reason why Andrew tore up Felix's photo was because of his stupid ego. 


Mrs. Turner said, “Silvia, if you've realized that you've said something that you shouldn't have said, then go and make it clear to him what your mistake was. It will be fine after the two of you talk it all out." 


Was Mrs. Turner not trying to comfort her? Why did she suddenly ask Silvia to explain to Andrew, that b*stard? 


Andrew was the one at fault. Why should she explain? Was it because he was rich and has a powerful background?" 


Silvia said firmly, "Mom, I didn't do anything wrong! He's the one at fault." 


Mrs. Turner patted Silvia's hand and said, "Silvia, I didn't say that it was your fault. However, I think you did say something out of the line back there, so you should explain it to him. If you explained what you did clearly to him, he would apologize to you if he did something wrong too." 


"It's impossible for a man who is so full of himself to realize his mistakes." In Silvia's eyes, Andrew was a dictator who could never listen to anyone's opinion. 


Mrs. Turner frowned and said, "Silvia, how can you talk like this? It's very mean." 


"What right does he have to tear up the photo of me and Felix? That was the only photo I have left of Felix. I can never see Felix anymore, so can't I think of him when I look at the photo?" The tears that Silvia had been trying to suppress for a long time finally broke out, flowing out from the corner of her eyes. 


Silvia used to store her photos in cloud storage, but after Felix disappeared, her account was corrupted. All the photos that were stored there were completely wiped off. 


Therefore, that was her only photo of Felix left. Now that Andrew had torn it into pieces, how could she not be angry? 


"Yes, it was indeed his fault to tear up your photo, and it was outrageous." Mrs. Turner wiped Silvia's tears with distress, but tried to persuade Silvia again. "But Silvia, let's think about it from another perspective. If you were to see a photo of him with another woman on his desk, and he would be able to look at it every now and then, what will you do about it?" 


"I..." Silvia recalled the time when Andrew was having a meal and chatting with another woman. That time, she had even poured coffee all over him. Therefore, if he were to put a photo of him and other women on his desk, she might really do something worse than what Andrew did. 


Mrs. Turner caressed Silvia‘s head and said, "Silvia, don't rush into answering me. You should go take a bath and rest up. When you wake up tomorrow morning, you will naturally know what to do about it." 


Silvia said in a choking voice, "Mom, I.." 


Mrs. Turner said gently, "Silvia, I can't make any decisions for you and I can only guide you. As for what you should do, you'll have to decide it yourself." 







CHAPTER 1249 



Standing under the cold shower, Silvia's mind was full of Andrew's raging face. After thinking about it thoroughly, she realized that there were things that she had not noticed before this. 


It was true that the look in Andrew's eyes would give out a dangerous aura when he was angry, but after thinking about it, it seemed like there was also a hurtful look and a whole lot of mixed emotions in his eyes that she could not understand. 


Was it really like what her mother had said? That her words were too harsh? 


But...but...he did not care about her, so why would he care about what she had said to him, right? If that was the case, then how could she hurt him with her words? 


In fact, she never wanted to get into a fight with him, because every time she quarreled with him, she would be the one ending up feeling awful. 


Just like what Mrs. Turner had said, it was not easy for them to be together. They should spend every single day together happily, so they would not have any regrets in the future. 


"Silvia, it's cold at night. Don‘t stay in the shower for too long or you might catch a cold." Silvia was in the bathroom for quite some time now. Mrs. Turner was worried about her so she knocked on the door to check on her. 


Silvia turned off the shower and wrapped herself in a bath towel. With her reddened eyes, she said, "Mom, did I really say something that I shouldn't have said?" 


Mrs. Turner quickly took a towel to dry Silvia's wet hair and said, "Silvia, since you know that you've made a mistake, let's make amends to it. Dry your hair and get dressed. Then, go to his room and apologize to him. Things will be fine after that." 


"Oh..." Silvia sat in front of the dressing table so that Mrs.Turner could blow-dry her hair. "Mom, whenever you quarreled with Dad,Dad would always let you win. Why can't Andrew do the same for me?" 


Mrs. Turner laughed, "Your dad let me win because he was the one at fault. If I was the one who made the mistake, I would apologize to him too." 


Silvia was still upset that Andrew had torn up the photo. "But it was Andrew who started it first. If he didn't tear up Felix's photo, I wouldn't have said those words to him." 


Mrs. Turner said, "Silvia, before taking any action, we shouldn't care what the other party has done. We have to know that if we did something wrong, we must admit to our mistakes. Do you get me?" 


"Yeah, I get you. Thanks,Mom! Mom, I love you!" Silvia felt blessed to have such amazing parents. 


"Silly girl, go see him now." Mrs. Turner put away the hair dryer and stroked Silvia's head lovingly. "Whether he is still angry or not, talk to him nicely. Don't get into a fight again." 


"Mom, what if he wants to argue with me?" Silvia knew that Andrew was a petty man. He would remember every single thing that she had done clearly. 


Mrs. Turner thought for a moment and said, "Just go apologize to him. If he still wants to quarrel with you, I will stand on your side." 


Silvia pouted her lips and said, "Mom, are you saying that you're taking his side now?“ 


Mrs. Turner broke into a gentle smile, "No, I am on the side of truth." 


Silvia did not know what to say. In fact, Silvia was very happy that her mother liked Andrew so much. 


Before bringing Andrew home, Silvia had been worried. What would she do if her mother didn't like him? 


Now that her mother liked Andrew so much, all these worries were gone and Silvia could finally breathe a sigh of relief. 


Silvia came to Andrew's room guiltily. The door to his room was shut, so she knocked on the door politely... After a few attempts, there was still not a reply from him. 


Sure enough, Andrew was a petty man. He must still be mad at her. "Andrew, if you don't say anything, I'm coming in then." 


Silvia waited for a while, but there was still no response. Therefore, she pushed the door and walked into the room. 


The lights in the room were turned off. Silvia glanced around the room with the help of the lights from the corridor, but she did not see Andrew. 


Andrew was not in the room? 


At that instant, there was an inexplicable panic in Silvia's heart. She hurriedly turned on the lights and the moment the lights were lit up, Silvia could clearly see the condition of the room. The bed was untouched. She could tell that no one had slept on it. 


The door between the study area was left open too. At a glance, she could see every corner of the study room, but there was no trace of Andrew at all. 


Andrew was really not there. The most eye catching thing in the room was the torn pieces. Silvia walked to the desk and picked up the pieces. She could not help feeling sad. 


From the beginning, her marriage with Andrew was an unusual and disparate deal. Silvia wondered if they could still live like how an ordinary couple would. 


It was normal for an ordinary couple to quarrel. After the quarrel, they would still be each other's family. However, she felt like there was a huge gap between her and Andrew. As long as he did not look back, she would never be able to catch up with him. 


"Silvia." Mrs. Turner was worried so she covertly followed Silvia to the room. She realized that Andrew was missing too. 


"Mom, Andrew is a clean freak. He's probably not used to staying here." Although Silvia was disappointed that Andrew had left without a notice, she still instinctively wanted to defend him. She did not want to ruin the good impression that he had left on her mother. 


Mrs. Turner was a clear-minded person. How could Silvia deceive her with such an excuse? Although she saw right through it, she did not say anything. "Silvia, give him a call and ask him if he's home." 


The two of them had just had a flght and her son-in-law had gotten so mad that he left home. If Andrew got into an accident, Silvia would regret it for the rest of her life. Mrs. Turner loved her daughter so much that she would not allow such a thing to happen! 


“Mom, he's a grown up. He'll be fine by himself." Silvia sniffled and swallowed all the grievances and dejection. "It's getting late now, Mom. You should go to bed already, I'm also going to bed soon. I have to get up early for my morning class." 


Mrs. Turner said worriedly, “Silvia..." 


"Go Mom. Trust me, he'll be fine, and I will be fine too. Don't worry." Silvia had never thought of letting her mother worry about her. However, she still ended up making Mrs. Turner worry. Silvia thought that she was an unfilial daughter. 


"Okay." Mrs. Turner knew that her daughter was an impatient person, so she must not force Silvia to do something that she did not want to do. If she did, Silvia would snap. 


Mrs. Turner went out of the room and gently closed the door. The moment the door was shut,tears rolled down from the corner of Silvia's eyes. 


It was the first time she had brought Andrew home to see her mother, but he had actually left without saying anything. This was ridiculous. Did he ever consider her mother? And what did he take her for? 


"B*stard, who do you think you are? Who are you to bully me like this? How could you make me feel so sad?" Silvia was so angry that she was biting her lips intensely. Her heart was aching so much that she felt like she was suffocating. 


She really hated this awful and suffocating feeling! 







CHAPTER 1250 



It was late at night. The colorful lights illuminated this historical city. 


Andrew drove the car along the road, but for a moment, he had no idea where he could go. It was at such a time that he had learned how lonely he actually was. 


After so many years, he did not even have a real friend in this city. Sometimes, when he needed to talk to someone, he would not be able to find even one, which was really sad. 


In the past three years in Madison City, he had been buried in his word and working very hard to grow his company. His career had been a smooth sailing, but his life was in a total mess. 


Other than work, he did not know what else he could do. Even if there was delicious food served in front of him, he was not in the mood to enjoy them at all. He felt like he only ate to live. 


He drove around the city over and over again. Finally, his car arrived at Phantasy Nightclub. After handing the car to the valet guy, Andrew went straight upstairs. 


When Stanley Pierson heard that Andrew was here, he quickly rushed over and asked, "Sir, why did you suddenly come over tonight?" 


Andrew did not answer. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Stanley. Stanley didn't dare to ask again and said, "What would you like to drink? I'll send it to you right away." 


Instead of answering, Andrew asked, "What's on tonight?" 


"I'm afraid that the shows tonight would be quite suggestive, so you might not like it, Sir." Stanley had been with Andrew for three years now, so he thought he knew Andrew's preferences very well. 


Andrew had never participated in social engagements nor casual relationships... It was hard to find a man who was rich yet self-loving in this day and age. 


"Lead the way." After saying that, Andrew walked forward. 


Stanley was stunned for a moment. After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly caught up with Andrew. "Sir, I didn't know that you are coming over tonight and so all the VIP rooms are already occupied. Could you please wait for a moment while I ask our people if they could give away their room to you?" 


Andrew had never taken part in such activities before. Therefore, Stanley did not reserve an exclusive entertainment room for Andrew. The only room that he had reserved for Andrew was the bedroom upstairs. 


Now that Andrew was here out of a sudden, there were no vacant VIP rooms nor could he let Andrew sit in the main hall, so Stanley could only think of driving their own people out at that instant. 


"Our people?" Andrew had a lot of people working for him, but he had never chatted with them or had a good drink with them. Since he had nothing to do that night, he thought of giving it a try. 


Stanley said, "Yes. It's Eugene, Dr. Thames and the gang." 


Andrew said, “Don't drive them away. I'll just join them." 


Stanley was speechless. 


Stanley did not know if Andrew knew that if he were to join those people, they would not be able to have fun at all. They would rather go to the main hall to join the crowd than letting him join them. However, Stanley did not dare to say it out loud. After all, it was a great honor for everyone to know that their boss was willing to hangout with them. 


Seeing that Stanley was in a dilemma, Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there a problem with that?" 


Since Andrew had already decided to join his subordinates and have a look at how they would usually have fun, Stanley's opinion would not matter at all.What's more, Andrew knew that Stanley would not dare to go against him. 


Stanley shook his head. "No... not at all. I‘ll take you there right now." 


There were some special shows coming up that night at Phantasy Nightclub and it was being advertised since two weeks ago, which had attracted quite a huge crowd. 


This included some of Andrew's subordinates. Since they did not have to pay for it, no one wanted to miss such a good opportunity. 


However, Andrew's sudden appearance was beyond everyone's expectation. The group of people stood up simultaneously and said in unison, "Master Andrew!" 


Andrew waved his hand and beckoned everyone to sit down. However, since Andrew had not sat down, no one dared to take their seats. 


Seeing that Andrew was here, Dr. Thames was surprised and happy at the same time. She knew that Andrew went home with Silvia and he should be home with Silvia at this hour. However, instead of being with Silvia, he was here at the Phantasy Nightclub. Therefore, Dr. Thames guessed that something must have happened between the two. 


As a subordinate, it was natural to greet her boss. What's more, she wanted to see him, so she got close to him. "You're here, Master Andrew.“ 


However, Andrew ignored her and did not even take a glance at her. 


The people in the private room automatically stepped aside and gave up the main seat. After Andrew had sat down,Stanley poured him his usual booze. 


Dr. Thames stopped him and said, "Master Andrew, you're still under medication. You shouldn't drink." 


Andrew still did not pay any attention to Dr. Thames. He picked up the glass and was about to drink. Dr. Thames said, "Master Andrew, you should think about Miss Turner before you drink. If something happens to you, what is she going to do?" 


When she said this, Dr. Thames stared at Andrew's face and observed every subtle change in his expression. 


She noticed that when she mentioned Silvia, Andrew's brows twitched into a slight frown. Judging from this subtle detail, Dr. Thames was sure that Andrew and Silvia had gotten into a fight that night. 


He really did get into a fight with Silvia. God was really helping her. Dr. Thames thought. 


Therefore, this is the best chance for her to carry on with her plan. She was eager to make Andrew notice the good in her, but it was still not the right time. She needed more time. 


Dr. Thames said again, "Master Andrew, Miss Turner cares about your health very much. She would remind me to prescribe your course every now and then. If she knows that you're drinking now, she will definitely worry about you."


Dr. Thames clearly knew that the two had a conflict. If she were to talk about Silvia, it would only make him angry. However, that was what she wanted. Therefore, she deliberately brought Silvia up to annoy him, and so that he would detest this name. 


"Shut up! If anyone wants to mention her in my face again, then get out of here immediately!" During this period of time, whenever he thought of that stupid woman, Andrew would feel like there was a knife stabbing him. 


This was what Dr. Thames wanted. When she heard what Andrew said, she was electrified. 


Seeing Andrew had emptied his glass, Dr. Thames once again plucked up the courage to persuade him, "Master Andrew, you really shouldn't be drinking so much. Why don‘t I call Miss Turner..." 


Before she could finish speaking, Andrew stared at her with his cold and sharp eyes. The sharper his gaze was, the happier Dr. Thames was. She wanted to know what Silvia had done to make Andrew who had always been a collected person so angry. 


Dr. Thames looked at the glass in Andrew's hand. As the liquid in it was slowly decreasing, an idea came into her mind... If she were to spike his drink, and even if he were to mistake her as Silvia, she would not mind it at all. 


However, it had always been Stanley who would pour the drink for Andrew. Stanley was loyal to Andrew. So it would be impossible for her to spike Andrew's drink. 


But then again, nothing was impossible in this world. One just had to give her all in doing it. 



Tuesday, December 22, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1241 - 1245

LM 

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. 

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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. 


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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.