Sylvia asked, "Did the actions of the Hernandez family cause Eric's current situation?"Seraphine nodded solemnly and replied, "Yes."Aunt Grace and Julius were deeply in love and naturally came together. At first, the Hernandez family didn't object, but when my aunt became pregnant, the entire family opposed it. "More importantly, when my aunt got pregnant with Eric, she and Julius weren't married, which was a big taboo back then. However, for both the Hernandezes and Montgomerys, it wasn't a major issue."The two families didn't want my cousin to be born. I don't know about the Montgomerys, but the Hernandezes' stance was that my aunt was an illegitimate child. They would never allow Julius to marry her. They insisted on aborting the child, even though my aunt had our support."My aunt and Julius refused, causing a major problem. Both families held a 'family trial' for my aunt and uncle. In those days, they could have faced death as a result. With my dad's help, they managed to
Noticing Sylvia's serious expression, Seraphine smiled warmly. "Are you feeling frightened?"Sylvia nodded. "Yes, I am scared. We are, after all, dealing with the Hernandez family. But what good does fear do? Can we simply avoid them because we are afraid?"Eric is my husband, and they say that people often drift apart in challenging times. But for him and me, that won't happen. If that day comes, I will choose to face it with him."Seraphine gazed at Sylvia with admiration. "Eric had a tough childhood but is fortunate to have found you. My aunt always spoke highly of your virtue, and now I see it for myself."Sylvia smiled, never considering herself virtuous. She used to be distant, but Eric had changed her."Don't worry," Seraphine assured. "Aunt Grace has made some arrangements. Even if the Hernandez family learns of Eric's presence here, they won't have an immediate opportunity to pursue him.""Why?" Sylvia asked, perplexed.Seraphine smiled faintly. "Aunt Grace knew that th
"Madam..." Sylvia bit her lip. When she wanted to return the bracelet, Grace stopped her. "Take this," Grace insisted, her tone earnest. "I don't blame Eric for not calling me 'Mom'. It's my fault for abandoning him for so long. But, no matter what, he's still a Hernandez by blood."This bracelet proves the legitimacy of the Hernandez wives across generations. None of the other Hernandez daughter-in-laws has it. In case... If I can't win against the Hernandez family, this bracelet can save you and Eric."Sylvia was surprised. If the bracelet could save them, perhaps it could save Grace, too."I can't accept this, Madam Montgomery," Sylvia responded.Grace shook her head. "Don't worry. Even if I can't beat the Hernandezes, they won't harm me either. The outcome is still uncertain."Sylvia had no choice but to let Grace place the bracelet on her wrist. Grace then handed her a document bag."Eric won't accept these items. Since you're facing the Hernandezes, these might help," Syl
When Sylvia and Seraphine got back to the Williams residence, Eric was still practicing martial arts. He had been at it all day, and Sylvia felt sorry for him.She approached him and said, "Your mom has already returned to King City, but Seraphine is staying here in Salt City."Eric stopped his practice and sneered. "Is she having Seraphine monitor me?"Sylvia asked, "Do you really think she'd do that?""It's not my concern," Eric replied coldly. Nevertheless, he felt relieved when he heard that Grace had left.Sylvia sighed in frustration. Eric seemed completely uninterested in Grace. He didn't even want to visit her when she fainted.She continued. "Actually, you're mistaken. One reason Seraphine stayed is because of Sylvester."Eric raised an eyebrow, thinking that Sylvester's time had finally come.As long as Seraphine was not here to keep an eye on him, everything was fine. The two of them returned to the living room and found Seraphine. She rested her chin on her hand w
Henry and Amelia turned their heads and focused on Connor. Over the years, Connor had the easiest life among the four siblings. Nobody in the family pressured him to get married. After all, Henry and Amelia were more focused on encouraging their eldest and second child, as well as Sylvia, to settle down.Now that Sylvia had gotten married, Brook had found the love of his life, and Sylvester had shown signs of progress, it was Connor's turn."Why are you looking at me like that?" Connor asked, feeling uneasy.Amelia smiled. "Connor, you're 28 now, right?""Well…" Connor chuckled nervously. "I'm still young! Keith is also 28, and he's still single! I'm not in a hurry! By the way, Mom and Dad, I have some matters to attend to at my establishment. I'll go take a look first.""Wait, Connor…" Before Amelia could finish her sentence, Connor had already run away."What's wrong with him?" Amelia sighed. "I'm not forcing him to get married."That being said, she was content. Sylvia was
Sylvia smiled and reassured, "It's okay. Just focus on Sylvester."Sylvester shook his head helplessly, feeling that this tendency ran in his family. They always seemed more inclined to assist outsiders than their own kin. He recalled that they had acted similarly when Sylvia and Eric first obtained their marriage certificate. It seemed that divine retribution had its way of coming back around.-Meanwhile, Lucas was taken aback when he received Eric's response."He declined my challenge?" He frowned. "What a joke! As a martial artist, how could he refuse a challenge?"Lucas had assumed Eric would accept and that his fighters could defeat Eric soundly. He hadn't expected Eric to flat-out decline.Standing nearby, his fighter sneered. "He's such a coward, yet he calls himself a fighter? He's a disgrace to the underground scene!"Lucas shrugged. "No matter. Spread the word in the underground community that Eric, who claims to be the Salt City champion, rejected our challenge. Let
At that time, Irvin had openly refused to provide Williams Corp. with those properties, which hindered their business plans.Sylvia had initially thought about discussing Grace's matter with Eric. However, she decided against it when she saw Eric in such a good mood.After breakfast, they both arrived at Williams Corp. together.Lucas stood at the company's entrance again, holding a bouquet of flowers.Seeing Sylvia walk hand in hand with Eric, he smiled faintly and approached to give her the flowers.Sylvia glanced at Eric, and he understood immediately. He reached out his hand and said, "Give them to me.""Give them to you?" Lucas sneered. "Eric, I've seen you fight. I didn't expect you to be too scared to accept my challenge! It makes me wonder if you're really a man. Or could it be that you're actually a coward?"No man could stand being called a coward. Lucas' intention was to provoke Eric into accepting his challenge.Eric chuckled. "I don't need you to judge whether I'm
As Seraphine headed to Williams Corp.'s entrance to find Sylvester, a bouquet of flowers blocked her path."Hello, beautiful lady. Haven't we met before?" Lucas asked.Seraphine stopped and glanced at Lucas. "Move out of my way."She had plans to have breakfast with Sylvester, but he had stood her up.Lucas smiled and positioned himself in front of Seraphine. "Lady, it must be fate that brought us together. In the grand scheme of things, it took countless lifetimes for us to cross paths in this one—"A tall figure rushed forward before he could finish speaking and punched him to the ground."How dare you block Ms. Montgomery's path?! You must have a death wish!" the bodyguard said coldly.Fortunately, Lucas hadn't touched Seraphine yet. Otherwise, they would be in trouble.Seraphine looked at Lucas and remarked, "You've got it wrong. You must have accumulated quite a debt in your past lives to earn a punch from my bodyguard in this one."Seraphine then entered the Williams Cor