Fannie, why did she ask her? She asked herself in confusion.
As far as she could remember, Colin seldom talked to his mother and not even once did she see
Fannie during the five years they were together. As a low-key person, it was extremely more difficult to
meet Fannie in the entertainment circle than Colin. Most of the time, there was only the announcement
made by her. Unless you were a tycoon, no one else would have the chance to see her. But she was
such a mysterious person. Why did she meet her?
But Fannie didn't meddle in Colin's private affairs, neither did she care about how many women Colin
had slept with outside. Fannie didn't even ask and Melissa was not sure whether Fannie knew her
existence, then why did she tell her?
Melissa first bowed to her politely and said, "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Fannie."
Fannie nodded and said, "Come in and have a seat."
Melissa didn't know what to say. She took a seat opposite to her and sat down. In fact, she was a little
nervous. She had heard how ruthless Fannie was. She knew that Fannie was not only a great woman,
but also a horrible person. So she didn't know how to behave properly when she saw her today.
Fannie was still manicuring the nails with the help of the shop assistant. At the same time, she took a
sip of tea leisurely. Then she looked at Melissa with a slight smile. It seemed that she was appreciating
a work. There was not much hostility in her eyes, nor did she show any friendliness like what she did
on the face. Unable to tell what was going on from her eyes, Melissa looked at her calmly. The two
stared at each other.
Then Fannie nodded her head and said to the shop assistant who was doing manicure, "You can leave
now."
Then the waiter left. She put down the teacup and said to Melissa with a smile, "You really look like her.
If you don't have any relationship, I would think you are her sister."
Melissa knew that Fannie was referring to Avril. Otherwise, no one would make fun of her saying that
she looked like someone else. So she didn't answer but still looked at her quietly.
Fannie continued to say, "You're the first one who dare to look me in the eye. Aren't you afraid of me at
all?"
Melissa asked with confusion, "Why should I be afraid of you?"
Fannie smiled and shook her head. She didn't answer, just crossed her legs and put her hands on her
knees. Her movements made herself more dignified.
In fact, Melissa appreciated Fannie. She was from poor family in which her parents had no jobs since
she was a child. She didn't go to university. At the age of 18, she had been in the entertainment circle
and hadn't been very popular. However, she was powerful and rich by now.
Although she was fond of her, she didn't want to get along with such a woman. After all, she was
horrible to get along with it. She only appreciated her resourcefulness. If one day she fell into her trap,
she would have no idea. Just like today, what did Fannie ask her for?
Fannie glanced at Melissa a few more times and said calmly, "In fact, you just look a little like Avril, but
in essence, you two are totally different people." "Compared with Avril, I prefer a girl like you."
Melissa was taken aback again. She didn't understand what she meant. So she tried to ask, "Why did
you say so, my lady?"
Fannie took a sip of tea and said, "Avril……" "Ha-ha……" She snorted and looked down upon her as if
she thought of Avril. She continued, "She is a pure girl who is immersed in water. To put it bluntly, she
is just an innocent and pure girl. And this kind of woman is innocent and has no idea about the worldly
affairs and can only live in fairy Tales all her life. She even doesn't know anything about life." You are
much smarter and stronger than Avril. Only a woman like you can be persistent and make great
success! "So, I would like to admire you more!"
Melissa couldn't help but reflect on herself. Was she powerful? Did Fannie find out what she had done?
But she had been restraining herself and said nothing since she came in. Why did she know her
personality? Therefore, Melissa became more silent. She tried her best to hide her true feelings and
asked calmly, "Mrs. Fannie, what can I do for you?"
Mrs. Fannie smiled, put down her teacup and did not answer her question. She just asked: "I heard that
you have been with Colin for 5 years." "How does Colin treat you?"
Before figuring out the meaning of Mrs. Fannie, she didn't dare to give a straight answer. Instead,
Melissa answered ambiguously, "Not bad. There are a lot of women out there except me." "I am just
one of those women for him."
"Really?" Mrs. Fannie raised her eyebrows, as if she had seen her through. She stared into her eyes
sharply and said, "But in the past five years, you have been the only woman by his side. Other women
are nothing like fleeting clouds."
Melissa lowered her head and said, "Because I look like Avril so much. He just thinks of me as her
substitute." "I have already left him!"
Fannie didn't reply, but stared at Melissa with a faint smile on her lips for a long time, as if she was
mocking her or knowing something. After a long time, she suddenly asked, "Do you love Colin?"
Startled, Melissa raised her head. Her calmness was nowhere to be seen and Mrs. Fannie saw it.
Stunned, Melissa looked at Mrs. Fannie and thought to herself that what Mrs. Fannie meant? I heard
that she was determined to handle the case involving Colin and Avril. So was she here today to punish
me? But she had nothing to do with Colin and she didn't want to be treated unjustly by Mrs. Fannie. So
Melissa replied discreetly, "I've already left him. I won't like him!"
"Did you not like him? Or because you once loved him. But you don't want to like him anymore when
your heart is broken?" Asked Mrs. Fannie, raising her eyebrows.
She asked in a soft voice, but there was no hostility in it. Why did Melissa still feel scared? As a matter
of fact, this was how the big shot stitched in. A few simple and gentle words made the other people
nervous.
Melissa had to say, "I used to……" "I did have an illusion, because I didn't have much contact with
other men and it was inevitable to have feelings for him after I stayed with Colin. Later on, I realized
that I was really a fool. And I've never tried to get close to him since then."
"Really?" Mrs. Fannie took another sip of tea and continued, "You will never have an illusion of him.
What if he marries someone else?" "Will you have no regrets too?"
"Marry someone else?" Melissa raised her head in shock and confusion.
Mrs. Fannie smiled at her and said, "That's exactly what I want to discuss with you today. Now that you
have no illusions about him, it's much easier. I want to make a deal with you today!"
"What deal?" Melissa cautiously asked.
After Mrs. Fannie put down the tea cup, she put her hands on her knees and said in a more serious
tone, "My son is already 30 years old. It's time for him to get married, but because of Avril, he has
procrastinating it." It was no big deal. Nowadays young talents got married later, especially those in the
entertainment circle. But his father was old and sick, so it is unclear when he would die. The property of
the Ling family needed to be inherited, but there was a rule among the ancestors of the Ling family that
the property was divided according to the numbers of a family, especially that anyone had a son. More
property would be obtained. "I am Gilbert's the fourth wife and there is only one child Colin. And he has
seven brothers and sisters. Do you know what I mean?"
Shocked and stunned, Melissa paused for a long time before she finally said, "Mrs. Fannie, you
mean……" "Tell Colin to get married as soon as possible."
Mrs. Fannie sneered, "He's not only going to get married, he'll have to get married in one or two years
and he'll have one or two sons." Otherwise…… "His father's illness is getting worse and worse. Alas,
he's getting old. Even many international doctors can't save him!"
Melissa understood that there was fierce competition in big families like the Ling family. Gilbert had four
more wives. Besides Fannie only had one son, the other three wives had two children. The first wife
even had two men and one woman, which was undoubtedly the biggest threat to Fannie. Although the
previous women had divorced with Gilbert, their son belonged to Gilbert. Moreover, most of their
children had been married and had children. No matter what, Gilbert was going to divide the property
for them.
Although Fannie was her current wife, her background was rather simple. In addition, her children were
few. How could she compare with those three wives of a prominent family with a strong background
and a large number of children? The three ladies were bullied by Fannie when they were young. She
was the one who kicked them out and became the wife of Gilbert. How could they accept this? They
had been bullied by Fannie for so many years. They had made up their mind to take over the family
fortune before the death of Gilbert. They had made up their mind to beat down Fannie and make her
lose everything!
However, Fannie, who had been used to the life of the empress and even the queen for decades,
would not let such a thing happen. She would try to stop the trick of the three women. By then, she
would support Colin to take over the position and make him the real crown prince. Also, he would
inherit the large fortune of Gilbert. And she would get the whole situation under control. Therefore, the
most urgent thing for her was to force Colin to get married before Gilbert died and she could have one
or two grandsons.
Melissa asked, "Then what deal Mrs. Fannie wants to arrive with me?"
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