Ben gently nudged Charles' shoulder with his elbow, "Charles, I'm really envious of you."Charles raised an eyebrow, with a smug smile on his lips.Ben didn't see Charles' content expression. His eyes were firmly staring at Maria, "Mia is beautiful, kind and talented. This wife of yours is definitely a worthy one."At this moment, he saw that Maria put her mobile phone in her bag and walked away directly without even glancing at Charles. He laughed out loud, "Ha-ha-ha, Young Master Smith, Mia is good at everything, but her memory is bad, ha-ha- ha..."Charles was immediately displeased. His hawkish gaze swept across Ben's face.Ben quickly recoiled with a dry laugh, then backed away at once."Um..." He picked up the pool cue lying next tohim, and gave a placating smile to Charles, "Should we... play another round?"Charles gave him a cold look, pointed to the pool cue Maria had just used and said, "Don't let anyone else use it. It's now exclusive to my wife!"Tsk, tsk, tsk...Ben tho
Maria turned her face towards the car window, completely ignoring him.Charles glanced at her with indifference, and his voice suddenly deepened, "I saw that you were in a bad mood, so I took you out."Maria was a bit taken aback, turned her face from the window, and looked at Charles in surprise.He came to pick her up from school today, and took her out to have fun because he had noticed her bad mood?Charles didn't wait for her to answer and continued, "I admit that you played a good game of pool. But after winning, you took the money, turned and left me behind. Maria, do you think that's right?"Maria felt a bit guilty. If it hadn't been for Charles taking her out, even if her pool skills were superb, she wouldn't have been able to win much in the ordinary games...Charles scoffed, "When you needed me, you called me darling and even kissed me. After using me, you just left me behind. Maria, you really kicked down the ladder after climbing up!"Looking at the disappointment on his
In the morning, when Charles got up, he saw that Maria was still sleeping on the sofa.He frowned, walked over to the sofa, and gently nudged her."Ria...""What?"Maria irritably pushed away his hand, turned over and faced the sofa.Charles nudged her again. "Ria, aren't you getting up? Don't you have classes today?""I don't have classes in the morning..."Maria grumbled unhappily and covered her head with the quilt. She clearly didn't want him to disturb her sleep.Charles shook his head with a chuckle. He didn't try to wake her up again. He turned to leave the room, even thoughtfully closing the door behind him.Maria's head slowly emerged from the quilt as the door closed. Assured that Charles had left, she turned over and looked at the ceiling with sadness.Today, she would be switching places with Mia. She would have to leave here forever.When she thought of Charles' happy face while he played pool with her last night, her heart ached even more.Actually...Charles had been nic
Maria sent her luggage to the school dormitory, then headed to Mia’s house.After leaving the Smith family's mansion, she turned off her mobile phone. She just wanted to quietly pick up her father.As soon as she arrived at Mia’s villa, she rang the doorbell. The door quickly opened. Taking a deep breath, she walked in.Upon reaching the second floor, in the guest room, she saw Luna with an odd expression, Mia glaring at her in anger, and... her expressionless mother.Once Maria saw Lily Dench, her eyes welled up instantly. She took a couple of steps in and called, "Mom...""Don't call me mom!"Lily looked disdainfully at Maria’s cheap clothes and flicked her silk dress elegantly,"I only have one daughter, and her name is Mia!"Maria stopped and stood frozen, not daring to move another step forward. She knew her mother didn't like her. But she never thought that hermother would hate her so much like this...Her heart was bleeding.Maria forced back the tears in her eyes, taking a de
Maria’s heart sank as she saw the faint smirk appear on Mia’s face.It was always like this since they were kids.Mia would expertly pin the blame of her mistakes on Maria. Anything she desired would be claimed as Maria’s desire instead.Over time, in Lily's eyes, Mia was perceived as the considerate kid that cared about others' feelings, while Maria was seen as the greedy, thoughtless one."Heh-Heh..."Maria sneered. Her laughter was filled with ridicule.It was a waste for Mia not to join the movie industry with her acting skills worthy of a top-level award!"Mom, Mia promised to give me back my father. Even if you came today, this is happening. I don't care about the movie. I just want my father back!""You stubborn little slut!"Lily swiftly stood up, grabbed a feather duster from the sidelines and started to hit Maria."Since your father doesn't educate you how to behave, I'll do it myself today! Learn to show some respect to your mother!"With a resounding smack, the feather dus
Maria stepped out from the villa. The Previously sunny day suddenly turned gloomy.She walked step by step towards the main road. Her heart was bleeding in pain. Whether it was Lily's threat today to make her promise to help Mia act, or Lily's final questioning about her and Charles, every word felt like a needle, piercing fiercely into her heart.Truly, the maternal love easily acquired by others was a luxury she could only dream of. It was something she never had.But she was a child too. Like other children, she yearned for her mother's love and care…Suddenly, a few flashes of lightning appeared in the sky, followed by the rumbling of thunder. Maria seemed oblivious, continuing to walk mechanically on the road.The next second, a heavy rain poured down. Maria walked on the sidewalk. The rain wet her entirely as it flowed down her hair.There weren't many people on the road, only the occasional cars racing by.With open eyes, Maria trudged along. She let the rain wash over her, l
"Maid Heather, come here!"The moment Charles went inside, carrying Maria in his arms, he called out loudly to the living room.Maid Heather quickly rushed over. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw Charles holding the motionless Maria whose eyes were tightly shut. "Young Master Smith, what happened?" she asked urgently.Charles looked seriously mad. He didn't say anything. He carried Maria in his arms dashing upstairs.Maid Heather hurriedly followed and entered the room to find Charles placing Maria on the bed."Maid Heather, she got caught in the heavy rain. Help her change into a clean set of clothes and wipe her body dry.""Sure."However, as Maid Heather was helping Maria change, she suddenly screamed, "Ah! Young Master Smith..."Charles rushed over from the window, "What's wrong, Maid Heather?"Maid Heather pointed to the bruises on Maria’s shoulders and arms. She felt like crying, "Who's so evil and did this? How dare they beat Mrs. Smith this badly?"Seeing the wounds, Charl
Lily changed her shoes and entered the Miller family's mansion with a spring in her step.Before she could glance at the living room, an angry voice shouted at her from the front, "Lily, where have you been!?"Lily was startled by the voice. She looked up to see her husband, Samuel Miller. He was sitting on the sofa, glaring at her.Knowing that this man was jealous, she gave a slight laugh, flicked her long, curly hair seductively with her fingers, and sashayed over to him."Babe, you scared me! What could I possibly be doing? I went to see Mimi. Samuel, if you don’t believe me, you can call Mimi and ask her about it.”"Mimi?"Samuel sneered. He coldly looked at Lily, "I knew you went to see Mimi! Lily, however you put it, Mimi is your daughter, what have you done to her? How could you let Charles vent his anger on the Miller family!?""What did I do to Mimi?"Lily looked confused, "I didn't do anything to Mimi.""Hmm..."Sitting next to his father, Daniel Miller also sneered, "Ms.