"Oh? Are you curious about... Steen's mother, Elen?"
Vivian was still focusing her blue eyes on the gold photo frame on the wall, but then she looked startled after hearing the question from the woman standing next to her.
It was as if the woman's photo had become the center of attention among the other photos in the spacious living room. It was framed in the largest frame, and that was why Vivian focused her attention after Kate finished explaining the rooms in the mansion.
Now, the pair of blue eyes turned to the older woman, and their owner asked, "The woman in the photo is... Steen's mother?" She looked confused before she once again glanced at the large picture frame hanging on the wall. "What do you mean, Mrs. Dahl? Aren't you Steen's mother?"
Perhaps it was her fault for not asking Tommy for details about the Dahl family before she officially joined the family as a daughter-in-law. The curly man only briefly explained the general facts related to t
“It seems you enjoyed chatting with your mother-in-law,” Steen coldly opened up the conversation between the two of them. “Did she say that she was happy to have a daughter-in-law in this mansion? Is that why you feel welcomed in this mansion?”The two of them had left the living room, and Kate was not with them. Vivian still didn't know the mansion, and that was why she could only follow Steen when the man said they would talk in the room they would use from now on.It was Steen's bedroom, and even when Vivian had just entered the room, she could already smell the scent of the man in the room. It was full of Steen's cold and unfriendly demeanor, and the man standing in front of her didn't make her feel any better about how bitter his tone was as he interrogated her.She could see how Steen's body was wrapped in the dark blue suit instead of the black he had worn yesterday, and she knew that the man had showered and changed after returnin
Luckily, Steen didn't actually break any of her bones this time.After voicing a threat, the man immediately withdrew his hand from her neck before he once again opened his mouth to speak, “I'm going on a business trip for a few days, and I have to go to the airport tomorrow morning. You are my wife, right? Do you know what you must do?”As Vivian was still trying to catch her breath and shake off the heat she felt on her neck, she had already received another chill from the black-haired man.Her hands held her neck as if she was afraid the man would launch a sneaky attack to completely break her neck, and she continued to stare at the man with her pair of hateful eyes as she replied, “I have to pack your clothes so you can immediately take them with you for your business trip tomorrow.”Vivian confidently answered Steen's question, but the man didn't look satisfied with her answer as he frowned before saying, “Just two minut
'Is he a mini version of that poisonous man? Or perhaps... this child is his?'The person who suddenly appeared in the room did have a face similar to Steen's, but his body was much smaller than that man.When Vivian looked at the boy carefully from head to toe, she could see many similarities between the boy and Steen. The same shoulder-length black hair, the same oval-shaped face, the same pair of brown eyes, the same straight nose, and even their lips that continued pursing looked similar.That was why Vivian thought the child might be Steen's son. After all, she had no information about whether or not Steen had ever married before he finally married her. Steen was already thirty-eight years old, so it was possible that the guy was married and even had kids, right?Vivian suddenly looked nervous when she saw that possibility. 'Don't tell me Steen's wife also lives in this house. She definitely wouldn't like Steen's second wife, would she?'
The boy named Stanley was not seen in the bedroom after his mother asked him to go back to his room. The boy, of course, didn't want to obey his mother's orders so easily, and he even kept saying that Vivian wasn't a good person and shouldn't live with them in the mansion.Seeing how her son kept behaving in front of Vivian, Kate looked embarrassed before finally calling a maid and asking her to take the boy back to his room. Yes, Stanley was forced to return to his room even if he continued to struggle when the maid held him down, and that was why he was not seen in Steen's bedroom anymore.At this time, Kate looked awkward as she stood in front of Vivian. “I'm sorry, Elen,” she once again apologized. “Stanley loves his brother very much, and that's why he is so protective of him. When he sees others being close to his brother, he always acts like that, and that's why I hope you don't think too much about what he says to you.”To be hone
The dining table in the dining room was so long. Vivian even thought that if two people sat at either end, they might not be able to hear each other's voices very clearly.Of course, that was an extreme analogy, but Vivian still believed that the size of the table would only distance not only people's physiques but also their hearts.As Kate had told her today, she did not skip dinner tonight, and that was why she had sat down in one of the empty seats at the table. Her expression was stiff after she learned a lot of new things in the mansion today, and perhaps the only good thing she received was the news she got from the hospital.One of the nurses in the hospital called her just an hour before dinner time, saying that her mother was awake, and her condition was also stable. The nurse also said that someone paid the hospital more money to take extra care of her mother, and that was why she shouldn't worry about her mother's condition.Of course, Vivian
It was just a common matter in rich families. The people in those wealthy families were too greedy so they not only thought about what they could earn at the moment, but they also relied on the benefits they would get in the future.They dominated the world with their business now, but that was not enough because they also wanted to continue their domination in the future. That was why they did need heirs to continue their business in the future.It was announced that Steen Dahl, Stefan's eldest son, would become the heir to DAHL Electronics once Stefan decided to leave his position at the company and leave everything to his son. It was guaranteed that someone would take over his position in the future, but it turned out he couldn't get enough of it.Instead, Stefan started creating scenarios about what would happen to his company in the future when Steen too got older and might not be able to manage the company anymore. Hence, he had started looking for someone
“Stop being so dramatic and just sit down, Steen! You ruined everyone's mood with your nonsense!”"Oh? Is it nonsense when I talk about my wife, Father? Can't I just rebuke my wife when she really doesn't care about me?"It's not that your wife doesn't care about you, Steen. I was the one who told her that you probably wouldn't be joining our dinner tonight, and that's why we started eating without you. Stop blaming your wife!”“Why is my father suddenly standing up for my wife? Is it because her face isn't bad? Maybe you want her to be your new wife?"STEEN!"Steen finally shut his mouth after hearing how his father shouted at him. The old man even slammed the dining table with his palm, and even Stanley looked very surprised by the loud noise that suddenly sounded in the dining room.Previously, Vivian was also surprised by Steen's sudden appearance in the dining room. She heard from her father-in-law that Steen wou
Why did Steen need to put salt in her wound? She had indeed lost her virginity two years ago, and she knew it all too well. Therefore, she didn't need anyone to remind her about it.So, why did Steen need to talk about it in front of his parents? Things related to her virginity must be kept secret, right? Why did that man humiliate her in front of his parents when it was only her first day at the mansion?Vivian had often received humiliation when she was still working as a prostitute in Ladder to Paradise, but somehow she felt that the humiliation she received from Steen hurt her the most. Unfortunately, she couldn't even refute what the man had just said in front of his parents, and she could only grip the spoon tightly in her hand as she tried to channel her emotions.She had completely lost her appetite, which was why she excused herself from the dining room without daring to look the people in the eye. Both Stefan and Kate must have judged her with their ey