After welcoming Madam Chen, KO left as she needed to go somewhere. Megan and Sophia toured Madam Chen around the estate as Charles had some business to take care of. "Sophia, how are you? It's been a while since we last saw each other," Madam Chen started conversing with the woman as she observed the situation between the girl and her son. She knew about what her son had done and wondered if the relationship between them had really broken. "I'm all good. I have been busy lately as I've returned and been living with my maternal parents," Sophia replied, speaking honestly and even sharing with the woman the things she'd been doing with her family, such as attending gatherings and events with her grandfather. "Is that so," Madam Chen said nothing much, as she already knew that the girl had always been a gem. Her maternal family was more powerful than the Chen family, which is why she had always been amazed that her son won the girl's heart. But it seemed that wasn't the case anymore. S
Megan and Madam Chen were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. Madam Chen insisted on cooking for everyone as a way to thank them for taking care of her children and inviting her to stay over. No one questioned or disagreed with her request, as she was known to be a talented cook, having studied with top-class chefs. Megan, who had recently started learning to cook, had a hard time keeping up with Madam Chen's instructions, but she didn't let it affect her and continued to work hard. As they harmoniously worked together, the kitchen staff watched them in amazement and concern. Despite being guests and the future mistress, they made both mother and daughter work in the kitchen. "Madam, you really don't need to prepare so much. Let us finish everything." "That's right, I'm sure the master would be angry with us if something happened to you." As Megan turned to the kitchen staff and responded to them, she suddenly slipped and lost her balance, stepping on some small oil she had drop
After dinner, Megan and Madam Chen were in her room discussing their future plans, such as the big wedding Madam Chen hoped to celebrate with everyone. "Mother, I'm sure Aug would wish to have a simple wedding. He isn't the type of person to show off," Megan stated as she continued to look at the ring on her finger. "You're right, it's best we do what he wishes. But it wouldn't harm if you try to convince him," Madam Chen replied, sitting next to the girl and mesmerized by the ring on her finger. "Let me see it again." Megan gave her hand to the woman so she could see it clearly. For Megan, it was the biggest stone she had ever seen on a ring. "He must really like you to give you such a ring," Madam Chen said excitedly as her phone suddenly rang. "Ah, it's your father." Megan nodded as she saw her mother step away for a moment to the balcony to answer the call. Megan continued to gaze at the ring and the moment the man made his proposal. The moment his gaze turned to another woman
"What do you mean?" Charles looked furious but stayed calm as he faced Megan, who explained to him what she had noticed about Sophia. Despite knowing the truth as well, Charles had been quiet about it, hoping no one would notice. "Brother, I'm sorry. But I think sister is up to something. I didn't plan to say anything, as I thought maybe she was just joking around. However," Megan paused for a moment to tell the truth of what she witnessed last night. If she said something, her man would be involved as well. "What is it?" Charles could somehow figure out what Sophia must have done to get the man's attention once again. It wasn't the first time she had done something to gain the man's attention. "Never mind, I'll handle Sophia. Just spend more time with Aug." "I know, I'm sorry, brother. I really..." Megan paused as she couldn't finish what she wanted to say. It was already awkward enough that she had to report to the man what his partner had been doing behind his back, especially wh
With the arrival of Chairman Chen, the house was lit up and filled with people. It had been a while since friends and colleagues visited the estate. Victor had invited everyone to make sure they got to meet his soon-to-be in-laws. He was even daring enough to invite James and his whole family. Of course, his brother was not there as he was still locked up. What made the night even more exciting was the fact that he teased them into asking where his brother was. "My, I haven't seen your brother lately?" Victor inquired, wondering how the family would react. "Well, he has been busy lately," James replied annoyed, staring directly into Victor's eyes. He was all fired up and wanted to punch the man right in front of everyone to teach him a lesson for messing with him. However, lately, the man had been one step ahead of him. Even without proof, James knew the man was involved with everything. "Ah, I was hoping to introduce my in-laws. Your brother was pushing your sister on me last time,
A few days later, Sophia decided to head home first. She explained to them that something had happened to her mother. Charles didn't buy her excuse but remained silent. Madam Chen was concerned as she felt that Sophia was drifting away from them. "Charles, what have you done?" Madam Chen scolded her son in front of her husband. "Say something?" "What do you want me to say? It's not as if I can force him to do what we want. He's a grown man." Chairman Chen angrily said, aware of what his son had done. But, they couldn't control his decisions. Frankly, he felt disappointed with his son for cheating on Sophia. If he wanted to cheat so badly, he should have kept it a secret, but he deliberately showed it to everyone and seemed proud of it. "Mother, enough. Leave Sophia be." Charles was not in the mood to argue with his mother when he was tired from all the activities. He had been going out with everyone early in the morning and returning home drunk most nights. He had been busy establis
Sophia ran quickly and went to look for her mother, who was in her room. She dared not knock and slammed the door right open, eager to know the answer to her question. She shut the door tightly in case anyone would come in unannounced. "How can I terminate this?" Sophia grabbed her mother, who was busy brushing her long beautiful hair while facing the mirror. "Hmm, I don't know. As you can see, I have you," she replied, focusing on her hair rather than her daughter's worries. "What do you mean? Answer me!" Sophia was angry as she grabbed the brush from her mother's hands and threw it away. She turned her mother around to face her. Her mother got up, looked her daughter in the eyes, and answered, "You are keeping the bloodline in you. Why should he let it be terminated?" "WHAT? BLOODLINE?" Sophia was in shock and almost collapsed to know the reason why she can't terminate the seed inside her. "As you can see, your uncle is busy keeping to himself," she replied mockingly, knowing t
No news of what Sophia did spread, despite Charles being aware of her actions. His plan had worked, but he couldn't keep everything together. If only he had kept Sophia by his side, everything would have gone according to his plans. Now, he had no choice but to let her go. It was impossible for them to sleep with each other now that Sophia knew what he was planning to do. "Brother, is something wrong?" Megan inquired during breakfast, noticing Charles had been absent-minded since they arrived. "Nothing, I was just thinking about what to give you as a present for your engagement," Charles said with a forced joyful smile. In reality, he was preoccupied with how to solve the problem between him and Sophia. He worried that Sophia might still try to win him over, especially since Megan was not yet officially Mrs. Augustine. "That's right, we have gotten you a present," Madam Chen chimed in cheerfully, enjoying the attention from numerous calls she had received since their arrival, asking