Love Is a Sweet Addiction

“And you,” Amanda turned to Anne and said in a gentle voice, “you knew that James had a relationship with Esther. Now you are married and James said that he has nothing to do with Esther. You shouldn’t be suspicious and find trouble for yourself anymore. You have to remind yourself that you are pregnant now. You are pregnant with our Gibsons’ great-grandson. You should take good care of yourself.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Sarah added, “Yes, Anne. Esther will be happy if you miscarried the baby. Do you want her to laugh at you?”

James didn’t speak anymore. He threw the controller and went upstairs angrily.

Anne bit her lips and stared at his back as he left, feeling extremely wronged.

Shouldn’t James hug and coax her at this time? He would have done these before.

Could it be that as the book said, once one obtained something, one would no longer cherish it?

But she was pregnant. It was easier for pregnant women to get emotional. Wasn’t it the time when she needed to be understood and tolerated?

Seeing that Anne still hadn’t calmed down, Amanda was worried about her body. Her tone softened as she tried to comfort her, “Anne, I know you feel wronged, but you have to understand James, he is not an ordinary man, he is the eldest grandson of the Gibsons, and also the future heir of the Gibsons. He was spoiled. It was normal for him to be a little overbearing. But now, he married you and he is devoted to you. Even if he has someone outside, what can you do as a woman? Which rich and powerful young man only has one woman and doesn’t fool around outside? I remember saying this to you before you got married. At that time, you said that you understood and could live with it.”

“I…” Amanda’s comfort didn’t help. Not only did Anne not feel happy, but she was also even more aggrieved and angry.

‘What did she mean that if James had someone outside, she had to be tolerant as a woman? I am not that magnanimous.’ thought Anne.

Amanda did say these words to her before Anne and James got married. But at that time, Anne only wanted to marry the Gibsons as soon as possible. Even if Amanda told her that she had to serve dozens of women together after entering the family, she would still agree.

“Look at Esther.” Amanda opened her mouth again. “Her life is even worse. Not only will she accompany Terence to the damned Proley, but she will also have to serve her husband’s daily life, serve her sick husband, and be her husband’s blood pack. What’s even sadder is she doesn’t know when this kind of day will come to an end.”

Hearing her words, Anne felt a lot better.

‘That’s right, compared to Esther, I l have a happy life. I can deal with that woman slowly after I give birth to the baby!’ thought Anne happily.

Seeing the smile on her face, Amanda finally let out a sigh of relief.

She valued the child in Anne’s belly more than Anne. She could not let anything happen to the child.

…

In the study.

Gill said to Clark in front of her. She wanted to say something but hesitated.

In the end, Clark was the first to speak. He flipped through the documents in his hands and said without raising his head, “If you want to talk about Terence with me, then you don’t have to speak.”

“Clark.” Gill was a little anxious and took a step forward. “Terence fell ill again last night…”

“I know.”

“You know? Then why didn’t you bring him back? You know that it was dangerous when he was ill, you also know that he…”

“I said it!” Clark interrupted her again, his tone filled with anger. “As long as Terence agreed to do a paternity test and proved that he is my son, I will immediately recruit him back to the main company to fully cultivate him. He will receive the best medical treatment in City R and live the best life. But he dares not. He is so stubborn and unwilling to do the test. Forgive him. Let him die in Proley!”

“Clark!” Gill became even more anxious. “Terence doesn’t feel guilty nor is he stubborn. He is just protecting his mother’s dignity. He said that if he accepted this paternity test, it would be equivalent to suspecting his mother with you. We should speak no ill of the dead. Moreover, that person is his biological mother. Of course, he doesn’t want to do it.”

“Speak no ill of the dead? He just dares not to do the test!”

“No, Ann is not that kind of person.” Gill tried to persuade him, “Clark, you can’t suspect that Ann has an affair with Russell just because Terence successfully took the land of the Fairy Mountain. It’s too arbitrary for you to be like this.”

Clark snorted and mocked, “No one in the Gibsons or the Millers has type P blood. How did he have type P blood? They even lied to me and made up such a thing about genetic mutation. It’s most likely that Ann worked with the hospital and made a fool of me!”

“Clark, how sad would Ann be if she heard what you said? She suffered a lot with the Gibsons and even lost her life for you. How can you talk about her like this?”

Clark squinted at Gill and said mockingly, “That wasn’t what you said or thought back then.”

Gill’s face instantly stiffened, and then she smiled bitterly, “Why do you mention the past? Everyone was still young and ignorant. How could we know so much?”

“It looks like you really want to atone for what you have done.” Clark shook his head, his tone filled with regret and deterrence for the past.

“I mean it. So… I hope that you can help me. At least, don’t let me see Terence suffer.” Gill begged bitterly, “Can you let Terence come back first? When he comes back, I will persuade him slowly and let him go with you for a paternity test. I believe in Ann. I hope that you can trust her too.”

Speaking of this matter, Clark’s face fell again. He lowered his head as if he didn’t want to talk anymore.

“Clark, don’t you remember what you promised Ann back then? You promised to take good care of Terence and Julie. But now… You misunderstood Terence and gave him up. Julie didn’t want to go back either. If Ann knew that her two children had ended up like this, how sad would she be?”

“That’s enough!” Clark growled, “Don’t mention Ann in front of me! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude to you!”

Worried that she would truly anger him, Gill did not dare say anything else and could only walk away.