“You’re actually fighting back, bitch?!” Julian was furious. He bent his body by 90 degrees, then charged at me. He attempted to ram me with his head.
I cast a cool glance at him before I casually delivered a kick and sent the fat boy rolling into the lotus pond.
The male servant, who had been made to kneel on the ground, could care less about his own pain and immediately jumped into the lotus pond when he saw this. He and the other male servants worked together to save Julian.
“Good boy, can you tell me what’s your name?” I squatted before the little boy and asked him cautiously and painstakingly.
The little boy merely stared at me with his large eyes. He pouted his lips and did not answer.
“Don’t be scared. I’m not a bad person.” I caressed his head and smiled warmly. “I’m your mommy, your biological mommy. I’ll protect you from now on, and you won’t be bullied by others anymore.”
The little boy frowned slightly. His innocent eyes did not show much emotion. He might be confused as I suddenly told him I was his mother.
“Do you have a younger sister? Where is she now?” I anxiously wanted to find out my daughter’s whereabouts. I was worried that my daughter was suffering like my son.
The little boy did not speak a single word even now. He pulled his hand from mine, turned around, and took the drawing from the easel.
I glanced at the painting. Despite being a sketch, I saw it was a painting of a boy squatting on the grass with a man and a woman on their backs. The couple held hands while watching the squatting boy play on the grass.
The painting touched my heart. Maybe the reason why he had drawn like this was that he had no idea what his parents looked like.
“Babe, let me take you to your father, okay?”
I had to take one step at a time. He had suffered too much, and I could not afford to scare him again.
He did not answer. But he did not attempt to push me away when I cautiously scooped him up.
I took him back to Calix’s mansion. While we were walking to the living hall, someone screamed from outside.
A group of people marched into the living hall and surrounded us. The servants dispersed, paving a path.
A middle-aged woman dressed lavishly walked in and was followed closely by Violet.
“Mother, here she is! She’s the bitch!” Violet complained.
“That’s so outrageous of you! Are you aware who’s the boss now?” the middle-aged woman sized up at me before resting her gaze on the little boy.
“You’re nothing but a woman bought with a price to be the living widow of a crippled man. How dare you make a fuss in the Smith’s mansion? I don’t mind that you’ve hurt my daughter. How dare you even kick my precious son into the lotus pond? I will walk on my hands if I don’t punish you!”
“Arrest her now!” the woman instructed her bodyguards.
“Stop it, Jade!”
Just then, a woman rushed toward us.
“Adeline, even though Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith agreed to assist Calix, who is crippled, in finding a spouse in the name of the Smith family. We don’t simply accept any Tom, Dick, and Harry into the family.
“How did she cause the Smiths into such chaos? I don’t mind that she struck the servants. How can she even hurt my precious daughter and son?!
“And how dare you stop us? Are my son and daughter unworthy compared to your so-called daughter-in-law, whom you have never met even once?”
The woman named Jade was extremely furious.
“Adeline doesn’t have a say in this. How about me, then?”
An older woman walked into the living hall. She was none other than the former madam of the house. Yes, I knew her.
“Mother, Mrs. Smith.” Jade and the servants bowed at her.
“Grandma, you have to speak up for me… Look at my hand….”
“Shut up!” The former madam interrupted her sternly. But she gave her hand to Adeline, allowing her to help her to walk toward the living hall.
The former master stared at me. “Are you the one who created the fuss in the mansion? Are you the same woman who wants to marry Calix?” she asked.
I was looking at the former madam. Since the real madam of the house had arrived, I would naturally treat her with respect.
“The Smith family had put up a matchmaking notice to the public on the condition that no matter what her status is, as long as she comes from a clean background and is still single, she can marry Calix and be his wife,” I said calmly.
“And I have fulfilled all the requirements. I am stepping into this mansion because you have acknowledged my status first. But when I entered my future husband’s bedroom, they humiliated, struck me, and cussed me repeatedly. It’s only natural for me to fight back and save myself. What have I done wrong?
“I can possibly allow them to strike me to death without fighting back, right?”
The older woman's face darkened as I stared at her.
I wore a white dress and was petite. I am pretty, and my features are exquisite. I had a pair of large, beautiful eyes and a prominent nose. Besides, I could speak sharply through my delicate lips.
Suddenly the madam said, “she’s just like me when I was young.” She could not let out a bark of laughter.
Meanwhile, Adeline, who had been standing next to the madam, was staring at me.
The woman named Adeline might be thinking, why I’m with the little boy?“Yogi—” Jade’s sentiment cut off Adeline.“Mother, do you see how badly your granddaughter was hurt? How can you still laugh at this moment?” Jade retorted. “And your precious Julian has been thrown into the lotus pond. He’s frail and will certainly get a fever later.”“Jade’s right. You can't hurt my great-grandchildren even though you’re speaking the truth.” The former madam chastised me.“She’s your great-granddaughter, and that fat boy is your great-grandson. How about the paralyzed man on the bed? Isn’t he your grandson too?”“And him.” I rolled up the young boy’s sleeve, lifted his hand, and showed it to the former madam. “Look at the scars on his arm and the bruises he just got a while ago.“Mrs. Smith, don’t you feel sorry for him? Don’t you love him?” The more I spoke, the angrier I became.“Is that… Yogi?” I did not answer her. I hugged Yogi dearly and said, “Mrs. Smith, I believe you’ve not seen him fo
“Aunt Adeline, don’t you think your question is very contradictory? Since you know no woman will want to marry Calix, why are you still finding him a spouse by putting on a matchmaking notice at the expense of all your fortune in the Smith family? Isn’t this going to make you end up with nothing?”I saw how Aunt Adeline forced a smile and seemed not to hold back her tears, but she tried to cover up by quickly wiping them off.“My son was an incredibly talented man. He was claimed to be a genius in the commercial world, and the former master adored him. Unfortunately, God seemed to be jealous of great talents. One day, five years ago, he was involved in an accident, and a bullet struck his head. “Although the doctors had managed to save his life, he would never wake up again. Fortunes mean nothing to me. But I can use them to persuade the Smith family so that I still get a chance to find someone to take care of him.“I didn’t have high expectations. I hoped those women who used to adm
“Lily, tell her that you will. We won’t let this stranger win the fight.” Violet went to Lily Gates’s side, tugged at her arms, and said matter-of-factly.“Violet, I…” Lily frowned and whispered something to her.It seems like Lily would not have come to the Smith family’s mansion if it wasn’t for her. She might want to see whomever the woman wants to marry Calix, which is me.“Lily.” Adeline smiled softly. She stood up from her chair, went up to Lily’s side, and took her hand as she said, “I’m aware that you have always been very fond of Calix, right? If you agree to marry him now, I’ll certainly give my blessings to both of you.“After all, we have a close relationship with the Gates family. I’m sure the rest of the Smith family members would have no qualms about this.”“I… I can’t.” Lily was terrified after she heard Adeline’s words. She shoved her away. “Aunt Adeline, I admit I have a crush on Calix. But I’ve always treated him like my older brother. How can siblings marry each ot
Chapter 9“Hmph! Loser! I’ve been raising you for five years, yet you remain ungrateful! You are just like your bitchy mother. I wonder why Calix would even want a bastard like you. You…”As Violet was speaking, she raised her hand and was about to slap Yogi.“Stop it!” Anger filled me when I saw Yogi being bullied.“Yogi, your greedy stepmother has come.” Violet crossed her arms and said sarcastically.I pulled Yogi to my back to protect him.“I thought you’d only lay your hands on me and won’t harm the innocent. I had no idea you are a crazy woman who won’t even spare your own nephew!” I frowned as I rebuked Violet coolly.“Me? Crazy?” Violet raised her hand again to strike me.“Why not? Do you expect me to call you dear Violet? Well, that depends on how you carry yourself and whether you respect me as your senior.” I stood on the spot. Meanwhile, Violet, who had raised her hand, dared not go on to strike me.“Respect you as my senior, huh? You’re just a cheap woman who will do anyt
I was cleaning Calix’s body inside the mansion. After that, I drew some blood from his finger and dripped it into the glass on the table.I gently wrapped the plaster around his needlepoint wound.“Look at you; you’re sleeping peacefully and comfortably here. Have you ever thought of Yogi? I don’t believe our son is mute. He must have been used to being bullied by the Smith family and ended up being too traumatized to speak.“If you wake up and see how skinny Yogi is and his scars and bruises, I believe your heart will break.”I heaved a sigh. What’s the point of talking to a crippled man?I rose and took his dirty long pants to the bathroom to wash them.A stinky stench entered my nostrils after I came out of the bathroom.I pulled Calix’s quilt away, and the smell became stronger.“Seriously? Calix, are you torturing me? Didn’t I ask if you wanted to poo just now? If you want, you have to do it quickly so I can change your clothes at a time. I’ve just put on clean clothes on you, an
"Yogi, why did you come downstairs?” I went up to him.However, Yogi turned around and ran upstairs angrily. He went into Calix’s room and slammed the door.I knew Yogi must have seen my intimate interaction with Sky outside the mansion just now.As a result, Yogi was enraged and mistook my relationship with Sky.After I prepared the dinner, I asked Yogi to come out for a meal. I knocked on the bedroom door for a long time, but still, Yogi did not open the door for me.When suddenly, I heard a dog barking from the courtyard.I opened the window from the balcony and bent to look downstairs.A black puppy was jumping happily and swaying its tail.“Blacky, how did you come here?”Blacky was my pet. It was an intelligent dog and seemingly understood its owner’s words.Alvin must have found that I was alone in the mansion, and thus, he had asked Blacky to come and accompany me.I closed the window and ran downstairs to the courtyard, only to realize Blacky was nowhere to be found. I carefu
I walked away in that mansion together with Sky and I knew that someone is following me. I smirk on the thought of that. They look all stupid most specially Violet. She’s giving me a bitch attitude yet she doesn’t know how bitchier I am.I am not Blaire Willows for nothing. No I am not a Willows anymore when I married the crippled C.E.O which is Calix Smith. I am Calix’s wife. I am a Smith now.I rolled my eyes and face Sky.“Go on first, Sky. I’ll just run some errands.” I told him.I can see confusion and disappointment in his eyes but then, I raised a brow at him. I don’t want his expression. That’s so annoying.“What? Can’t it wait-”I cut him off.“Just go, Sky. I don’t want to repeat myself since I don’t want it. Don’t make me mad at you.” I blurted with a firm voice.“But Blaire?”I glared at him. “I told you to go first!” I hissed, annoyed. “I don’t want to repeat myself again, Sky.”I saw him heaved a sigh and his shoulder was slouched in defeat for convincing me not to run s
Violet’s POV“Mom, that Blaire was so rude right in front of me last night!” I told to the old Madam. “She’s so annoying, I don’t like her attitude!”The old madam raised a brow at me. “Then, you must be scared?”“Me? Scared?” I scoffed at her. “I won’t be scared!”The old madam shook her head at me.“Mom! Can’t you just make a solution just to shoo that bitch away the house?!” I hissed at her and even flipped my hair.“You stop raising your voice at me!” She fired back at me.I breathed out. Nervous at the same time. I was scared by her sudden tone at me and I was speechless to talk.“I-I…”“Don’t shout at me because I am still the madam of this mansion. You don’t have the right to invoke your fucking rights to shout at me!”I move backwards but still stand my plea.“She’s having an affair with someone, Mother!” I retorted. “My servant seen her last night with Sky.”She knitted her forehead. I smiled at her wickedly.“Yes, she was having an affair with Sky and she’s just married for