Curtis watched as he stood a short distance away. A wave of anger came over him. "Is there no space in this big house for you to sleep, Margot?"Margot was lying on her side, with her back against him. She pulled the throw blanket over herself and ignored him. He walked to her front and stood there. He growled."Who are you trying to avoid like this? Do you think I will still touch you?" Margot was very irritated. She sat up and met his gaze. "I just like to sleep on the floor. Do you have a problem with that?" She wasn't familiar with this place. Since this was the place that Ashley led her to, this was where she was going to spend the night. She didn't know that Curtis would come in, too. Now that the situation had come to this for them both, they were certainly not going to share the same bed anymore. What was wrong with her letting him sleep on the bed? "Fine. Go ahead and sleep on the floor if that's what you like. Sleep all you want. No one's going to bother y
It was the next day. Margot woke up to find that there was no one beside her.When she sat up, she noticed that Curtis had fallen asleep on the sofa out on the balcony. All of a sudden, she felt miserable. She didn't think that he really hated her that much. He was someone who once loved to hug her once he returned home. Notably, when they were going to sleep, he used to cling to her while saying that she smelled good. But now, he was someone who would rather sleep on a narrow sofa than be in the same bed as her. Margot felt as if her heart was being stabbed and punched a thousand times. Quietly, she got off the bed to wash up. Curtis had always been a light sleeper. He was awoken, perhaps by the sound of running water from the bathroom. He took a glance at the big bed in front of him and saw that there was no one there. Then, he took a look at the watch on his wrist. It was half past six. He, too, got up to go wash up. The moment he pushed the bathroom door open
"Now, you want me to pay off this debt. I am not going to do that. At most, I'll return the clothing and the knowledge I've learned to you."He only knew how to make her suffer. She could forget about his distrust of her. But she was not going to bow down to capitalism if he wanted to keep her as a slave by his side. "So, it was wrong for me to sponsor your studies, Margot?" Curtis didn't expect her to use such a lame excuse. No matter how much she tried to reject it, she had to pay back what she owed for the rest of her life. "Either way, I'm not signing that." Margot threw the contract aside and turned to look out the car window. Curtis looked at the contract that was thrown aside and held back the anger inside him. He pursed his lips and said, "Either you sign off on this contract, and we'll get divorced, or our marriage will keep dragging on." He stared at her. "You're probably itching to leave me and then pay Royce a visit at his grave, aren't you?" Margot didn'
Chester conveyed all that he needed to Margot. Next, he led her to the door of Curtis' office. He instructed a secretary to prepare a seat by the side of Curtis' work desk. Curtis wasn't in his office. Chester brought Margot in and pointed at the seat next to Curtis' executive chair. "This is your seat moving forward. Please do your assigned job well," he said. Margot was very reluctant, but she agreed. Before Chester left, he gave her a slight smile and said, "All the best. Feel free to call me if you face any difficulties." "Sure."When Chester walked out of the office, the secretaries who had just arrived at work gathered around him. They asked, "What's happening, Chester? How is that woman related to Mr. Crosby?"They had seen Margot before. They even witnessed Curtis hugging her. Everyone was speculating if she was indeed Curtis' girlfriend. Chester looked at the secretaries around him and reminded them, "If it's not for you all to find out, don't ask. Don't ask
"Wow, you've grown so much! How nice, we'll be neighbors from now on, so we can play together often." She hugged Margot and went inside. Margot was very excited, looking at the mature and pretty lady beside her. She couldn't help but feel a bit choked up. "Is it really you, Natalie? Where have you been all these years? I couldn't reach you at all."Especially after high school graduation, she wanted to thank Natalie for her past kindness, but she couldn't reach her by phone. She asked Curt, but Curt also said he had no idea.Margot knew that Natalie and Curt were friends. If Curt doesn't know where Natalie is, how can she find her?"A few things happened in these years, and I was abroad. But now I'm not leaving anymore. Come on, let's go to the backyard for a barbeque." Natalie held Margot's hand and walked through the villa towards the backyard. Standing at the backyard gate, Margot suddenly let go of Natalie's hand. She let go of Natalie's hand because she saw Tamm
From the moment Margot entered the backyard, Curtis noticed her in his peripheral vision. But he pretended not to see and continued talking to Tammy. Tammy, seeing Margot approaching, deliberately blocked Curtis' sight and chatted with him casually.Curtis pretended not to notice Margot walking away with Natalie. However, his eyes couldn't stop but followed them. "Curt, since I'm free now, how about I come to your company and work as your secretary?" Tammy noticed Curtis looking away and quickly found a new topic to keep him engaged in the conversation.Curtis looked away and asked Tammy, "What can you do?""I can do anything. Don't forget; I'm a postgraduate." "Alright then," Curtis casually agreed, not really into the conversation. Not far away, Natalie brought Margot to the two busy men and said with a smile, "Let me introduce my friend to you."The two men simultaneously looked up, their gaze landing on Margot.One of them is Gabriel, Natalie's 30-year-old husband
When she was eight, Natalie bought her a beautiful doll. But as soon as she brought it back to the orphanage, other kids snatched it away to play.When she tried to get it back, other kids pushed her around, and she ended up being pushed into the fish pond. She splashed around in the pond for a while before seeing a chubby boy jump down from the fence and rescue her. Even though the boy didn't say his name and left before she could thank him, she vividly remembered that he was chubby. Looking at him in front of her now, he was so handsome, slim, and in great shape. It's hard to connect the guy before her with the chubby boy who saved her years ago. "Nah, it's fine. I understand if you don't recognize me. We were just kids back then."But back then, I was quite chubby—around 130 pounds at the age of ten—and I also had acne. There's really no comparison to now." Tommy laughed. Margot didn't say anything. This time, she believed him.She believed that the tall, handsome,
Natalie was the daughter of the Nelson family, and both her parents were esteemed artists.The Nelson, Sawyer, and Crosby families were close friends. And Natalie, Gabriel, and Curtis all grew up together in the same courtyard.So even though Curtis was incredibly wealthy and held a high status, Natalie never needed to be polite when talking to him. Curtis was also very courteous toward women. Especially toward his brother's women, and since Natalie grew up with them—even if he felt uncomfortable—he had to be considerate to his brothers. "I didn't boss her around. I'm the one paying her salary. Is it wrong to ask her to do things?" Curtis explained.His voice lowered slightly.Margot quickly countered, "It's my first day at work. I haven't received my salary." Knowing that Natalie would protect her, Margot felt a bit bolder. Curtis glared at her coldly and said as politely as possible, "Even if it's your first day, you have to listen to the boss. You can leave now.""Isn