Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Even if Terence could live longer, her son wouldn’t lose to him either.

Gill had always been reserved and was not as arrogant and mean as Amanda. She seldom showed her emotions. She did not seize the opportunity to mock Amanda in front of her and did not mention this matter later.

The company’s affairs had nothing to do with her. What she needed to do was to take care of the Gibson family.

Lauren walked in from outside and placed the tray in her hand on the table in front of Gill. She gently stirred the nest soup in the bowl with a spoon and said, “Madam, I heard that it was all thanks to your help that Mr. Terence was able to sign the contract on the Fairy Mountain this time.”

“Terence told me.” Gill took the bowl she handed over and took a bite.

Lauren thought about it and said, “Madam, Esther looked very obedient and quite smart. In the future, she might be able to help Mr. Terence a lot. What do you think…”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She paused and hesitated to continue.

Gill raised her eyes and glanced at her. “Do you want me to teach her well and make her Terence’s wife?”

“Well, I think we can give it a try.” After a moment of silence, Lauren continued, “Mr. Terence is not young anymore. It is time to have children. James even wants to get married now. Once he gets married, he will have children.”

Gill silently drank the nest soup in the bowl bit by bit.

Lauren continued, “Esther looks good and well-educated. She works quite well together with Mr. Terence. Most importantly, she has the blood type that suits Mr. Terence the most in the world.”

The sound of a porcelain spoon hitting the bowl was heard.

Lauren was stunned for a moment before she quickly shut her mouth. Then, she carefully sized up Gill who had an indifferent expression.

“No.” Gill shook her head and said firmly, “Esther can’t.”

“Why?”

“A smart woman will only ruin things. Have you forgotten about Shirly?”

Lauren shook her head. “I did not forget.”

“Moreover, Esther is stubborn and proud. She will not be willing to obey anyone,” Gill said.

Lauren thought about it and smiled. “You are really a good judge of character. Why can’t I see it?”

“You’ll see it slowly.” Gill picked up the bowl again and began to eat.

“Alright.” Lauren nodded.

She knew that Gill wanted a daughter-in-law who was obedient to her and had no ambitions, not a woman like Esther who had her own thoughts and means.

Anne lost the contract and missed the chance to marry into the Gibson family so she hated Esther very much.

Since she couldn’t vent her anger, she decided to find Betty.

Seeing her come back in a huff, Betty suspended the TV drama, looked at her, and asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say that you were going to Randall City to sign the contract and travel? Why are you so angry? Did James bully you?”

“How could James bully me?” Anne snorted.

“Who is that?”

“Who else could it be other than that bitch Esther?”

When Doris, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, heard her daughter’s name, she stopped and looked into the living room uneasily.

Seeing Anne’s depressed face, she knew that her daughter offended Anne and was going to suffer again.

Betty’s expression darkened slightly. “What did that woman do to you?”

“Grandma!” Anne moved to Betty’s side with grievance and anger. She shook her arm and said, “Do you know how outrageous it is? To prevent me from marrying into the Gibson family, she snatched the contract about the Fairy Mountain from me. She even gave the famous painting that she had always regarded as a treasure to the Anetly Group.”

“What did you say?” Betty was shocked. “She gave that landscape painting to them?”

“Yeah,” Anne said, “When we were in trouble last year, we asked her to take out the painting to save us. However, She refused and said that it was the only relic left by her grandfather. Now, to stop me from marrying into the Gibson family, she took out the painting without hesitation and gave it away. Why do you think she is so bad and cheap?”

Speaking of that, Anne began to cry. She stroked her belly and said, “I’m already pregnant with James’s child. Does she want to force me to abort?”

Hearing her words, Betty angrily took a breath and patted her shoulder to comfort her. “I don’t think the Gibson family will abandon their descendant. They will accept you. You must be able to marry into the Gibson family.”

“But Master Gibson had said that I have to sign the contract about the Fairy Mountain if I want to marry into the Gibson family. Now Esther signed it. She did it on purpose!”

“That’s so outrageous!” Betty gritted her teeth and shouted towards the kitchen, “Doris, call your daughter back immediately!”

Doris was startled. She walked out of the kitchen and said carefully, “Mom, Esther…”

“I told you to call her back immediately!”

“It’s so late today. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

“Now! Call her back!”

Anne coldly glanced at Doris and said, “Esther won’t listen to you. She won’t come back. Besides, didn’t she say that she would cut off her relationship with you last time? Now that she has the support of the Gibson family, she will not take your words seriously.”

“She dares? Then I won’t let her come back for the rest of her life!” Betty angrily roared and said to Rory, “Go call that bitch and tell her that if she doesn’t come back tonight, she will never be able to step into the Cusack’s again, and she will never be able to see her father!”

“Okay.” Rory immediately went to make the call.

“Mom, you know that Esther loves her father the most. How can you always use this reason to force her?” Doris was a little angry. “Besides, Esther’s grandfather gave that painting to her. Who she wants to give it to is her freedom. You…”

“Even if the painting was given to her by her grandfather, could it be that the Cusack family could not compare to a contract? It was good enough for me to allow her to return home!”

Doris was speechless.