"Okay, I'll get to the point," Mary said in a serious tone. "I don't want this accident to happen again, and
it doesn't matter to me whether you did it intentionally or not. Valery's baby is the eldest grandson of
our family. If anyone dares to hurt him, I will not spare that person."
"Don't worry. I won't do anything for her anymore." With a soft voice, Essie said these words in a
neither overbearing nor servile manner.
There was a muscle on Mary's face that twitched a little. Last night, she asked Essie to take care of
Valery but she didn't do it, and today she even said such words to block her. She wouldn't have dared
to challenge the authority of her mother-in-law if she wasn't under the protection of Zac.
"Valery is pregnant. You are responsible for taking care of her. To be the lady of our family, you have to
be tolerant and generous. If you are not mature yet and can't do this, you'd better not interfere in the
affairs of our family for the meantime."
Mary's voice was slow and low, but full of threats.
Essie understood that Mary was quite unhappy about the fact that Albert had asked her to help his wife
with running the household.
But she actually had no intention of taking part in the affairs of the family. In fact, she had even been
thinking about how to refuse Albert. What Mary said caught her interest because she hated doing
anything that would please her opponents. Apparently, her rejection of that responsibility was exactly
what her mother-in-law and Valery wanted.
"Mommy, you're just overthinking things. That kid will be born from a concubine's belly, so he can't
inherit the properties of the family. He won't be a threat to me at all. I will only end up destroying the
relationship between me and Zac if I hurt him, and I am not that stupid. As for running this household,
since daddy asked me to help you, I will do my best to live up to his expectations." Her tone was
casual, as if she was just talking about some insignificant game.
Mary's face darkened. The word 'concubine' pierced her eardrums. "If you can't give birth to a son, then
he wouldn't be just a concubine's son."
"Mommy, with all the advanced technology now, it's not difficult to have a son. And even if I don't want
to have a son, there is always a way. I'm sure you'll be able to have a grandson." Essie smiled.
"Okay, I'll wait." Mary gritted her teeth and left.
Essie closed the door and a mocking smile appeared on her face.
Her mother-in-law was just like Vicki. The only different was Mary was arrogant and domineering, while
Vicki was insidious and cunning.
Luckily, ice guy was born with indomitable spirit. He was a pretty unruly son and was not as blind and
obedient as Baron. Otherwise, she would have left him at once.
By the time Zac came to their room, Essie had just finished taking a shower and was lying on the bed,
ready to go to sleep.
He went over to her and said, "Honey, you smell good."
She raised her tired eyes and looked at him. "Is she feeling better now?"
"It's nothing serious. She'll be fine in a few days." He lay down beside her and added, "I really hope that
her baby could be born as soon as possible." Just thinking of that happening, he heaved a sigh of
relief. He would be free from all of this then.
But Essie didn't think so. She said, "It's your fault that you slept with Valery."
Zac replied with nothing but a helpless and bitter smile.
At that moment, he truly had an impulse to tell her all his hidden secrets.
But he couldn't. He had to be patient!
Essie looked at Zac while he was hurting deep inside and thought that he was wallowing in self-pity, so
she changed her attitude and tried to comfort him. "Don't worry. You've learned your lesson this time. I'll
take good care of you in the future."
With an evil and attractive smile playing at the corners of his mouth, Zac turned over and said, "My
dear wife, you only have to be responsible for keeping me satisfied."
The beautiful woman lost her countenance. She gave him the green light once, and Zac became totally
unreasonable and started breaking all the traffic rules.
"I'm sleepy. I'm going to sleep." She pulled the quilt towards her to cover her body and pretended to be
asleep.
"It doesn't matter. I will still do what I want even if you are asleep."
The woman felt stiff after hearing this.
It didn't seem like she could run away from him.
The sluggish look on her face made Zac feel satisfied. "Be good and wait for me to come back," he
said. With a sly smile, he gave her a kiss, got up, and walked towards the bathroom.
The next day...
Essie was very annoyed at her husband. She tried to cover the love marks that he left on her neck with
three layers of makeup, but they couldn't be covered up completely.
To made matters worse, she had a live broadcast today.
'If the photographer takes a close-up shot of me by accident, it will certainly cause a scandal,' she
thought.
Zac hugged her from behind. "Honey, you can put a mark on my neck too. I don't mind letting everyone
in the company see it," he said with a wicked smile. Before he could say another word, Essie turned
around and bit his neck out of anger. But since she didn't exert too much strength, only two rows of
teeth marks were left on his neck.
"It's time for me to go. You can have other women take care of you." She gave him a stern look and
walked out of the bedroom.
As soon as she arrived at the gate of the house, she crossed paths with Valery who was just coming
back from a walk.
Valery saw the love marks on her neck at first sight, and the jealousy in her heart burned like crazy.
If things went on like this, she would probably become pregnant in less than two or three months.
Mary had decided to wait until the baby was born. If Essie had a baby too, she would lose her only
trump card. How would she fight back then?
There was no way she could let such a thing happen. She had to get rid of Essie as soon as possible.
It suddenly occurred to her that she would have to join an alliance to win the battle quicker. All she had
to do was to find another person who could help her kick out that tramp.
In the tea house, Valery and Leila sat across each other. Leila didn't expect that Valery would reach out
to her and ask her to have tea with her. After all, they had known each other for more than ten years
and they never got along with each other well.
"I thought you were pregnant and Zac would marry you. I didn't expect him to marry someone else."
Leila smirked.
"It seems like you have found out the truth." Valery took a sip of green tea and noticed how calm Leila
looked. She sneered in her heart and thought, 'You really are a good actress, but I know you cry a lot in
private.'
Leila glanced at her and couldn't figure out why she had asked her out. So she decided not to beat
around the bush and asked, "What did you want to talk to me today?"
"Nothing. You just crossed my mind all of a sudden, so I thought I should ask you out so we can talk.
We fought against each other overtly and covertly for so many years, but neither of us were able to get
Zac. Should we sympathize with each other?" Valery asked in a gentle voice as she thought about why
she had asked Leila to come here today.
Leila sneered and said, "I don't think we share the same suffering. He loves me, but you will never get
his heart."
"You overestimate yourself, don't you? Maybe he loved you in the past, but Essie is the only one in his
mind now. He has totally forgotten about you," Valery said ironically.
"You can't ruin my relationship with Zac. I will always be the most important person in his heart. The
reason he got married to Essie is that—" Realizing that she was about to blurt out the secret, Leila
stopped talking at once. If Valery found out the real reason behind Essie and Zac's marriage, Zac's
plan would be over.
"What is it?" Valery asked quickly for fear that there were some secrets that she wasn't aware of.
"Because he was drunk," Leila gave her a quizzical answer to reassure her. Not buying her alibi, Valery
rolled her eyes at Leila and said, "I don't think so. Zac treats her like she's his treasure. I'm guessing
that he hasn't been visiting you these days, has he?" Valery said with a mocking pout.
The corners of Leila's mouth twitched. They hadn't seen each other since they came back from Yang
City. He hadn't even sent her a message.
"He's just been too busy. He was absent from the group for months, so of course he has a lot of
business to catch up with," Leila said.
"Not at all! He has quite a lot of free time. He just spends all of his time with Essie. I don't think it will be
long before she carries his baby in her belly," she said with a sneer.
Leila was shocked to hear this. "Have they made love?" she asked.
"They're married. How could they not be intimate?" Valery asked. She found Leila's question very
weird. "That seductress seduced Zac with all her might. She just wants to have a baby so she can
compete with me," she continued.
Upon hearing this, Leila couldn't help clenching her fists. Did their marriage really become true?
Pretending to be a couple was a very dangerous thing in itself. It was inevitable for two people to fall for
each other after spending every day and night together and displaying their affection for each other in
front of everyone.
They might not want to get divorced at all once they had had sex with each other. Besides, Essie could
get pregnant just like Valery!
No, she couldn't bear to see that happen.
"Did you ask to see me because you want me to help you deal with Essie?" Leila pretended to be calm
and asked casually.
"I also want to help you. I don't care about the title. After all I already have a child as the protection. I
will let you be the lady of the house as long as you let me stay in the house as well." Her eyes twinkled
as she spoke. It was just a trick she was playing to coax Leila into colluding with her. She didn't care
about fighting with Leila over the title of Zac's wife. It wasn't like Leila could marry Zac anyway because
of the issue between their families.
Leila didn't say anything. Instead, she just replied with a small smile.
She had been fighting against her for more than ten years. How could she not see through her little
tricks?
She wasn't stupid enough to let her hands get dirty. That victory wouldn't do her any good. What she
wanted was to watch them two fight and suffer great losses, then she could gain from the fight.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I won't do anything that would make Zac unhappy," Leila said.
"It doesn't matter. By the time you decide to take action, Zac's heart would completely belong to Essie.
Just wait and see," Valery said.
Leila smiled and said, "Take it easy. I haven't finished yet." She tantalized Valery on purpose.
"Can you stop playing tricks?" Valery was getting a little impatient.
"There isn't much I can do, but there is someone who can do more than I can, and knows a lot about
Essie. You might find her very useful," said Leila.
"Who is it?" Valery's eyes lit up. What a pleasant surprise.
Leila deliberately paused for a while. She took a sip of her tea and began to speak slowly. "Essie has a
good friend called Mandy. She also likes Zac. If she finds out that her best friend has stolen the guy
she likes..."
Her voice was so low that barely anyone could hear it, but a scheming smile had already appeared on
Valery's face.
Her voice was so low that barely anyone could hear it, but a scheming smile had already appeared on
Valery's face.
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