Albert lighted a cigar and stared at her deeply. "Did she ask your help to lobby us?"
"I just hope that Zac can have a stable marriage and they can live happily together." Mary said in a
motherly tone. It seemed that she really cared about her son. But the truth was that she did it for
herself. As long as they didn't divorce, Essie wouldn't get a chance to get back together with her son
again, then she wouldn't need to worry that her crime would be exposed.
"Why didn't you think of it this way before?" There was a sharp look in Albert's eyes.
Mary understood what he meant. "Essie is a scheming woman. She has been a troublemaker since
she got married. Our family was in great trouble ever since she entered our Rong family. I can't serve
this daughter-in-law well. But Leila is different. She is sensible and filial. How can I not like her? "
Albert frowned. "You never reflect on yourself and put the blame on others. You have turned the family
into a mess because you have connived at it. You indulged Valery to do whatever she wanted. In the
end, even our grandson was killed by her. Zac and Essie turned out to be in this situation, you should
be blamed for it. "
With a slight twitch of her muscles, Mary said: "You are all cheated by that woman. I am the most sober
one in this family."
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking about. For what happened in the past, I thought you
would reflect on yourself. I didn't expect that you don't regret it at all. You are disappointed me." There
was a deep sense of reproach in Albert's voice.
Seeing that he was angry, Mary didn't dare to rebuke Essie. She only whispered, "Anyway, they have
divorced. I'm doing the right thing to help my daughter-in-law now."
Zac looked at his father. If he was right, his father referred to the affair between her mother and Luce. It
seemed that he knew it, and perhaps he could get some truth from him.
After his mother left, Zac handed a cup of tea to his father. "Daddy, did anything happen between
Mommy and Essie's mommy in the past?"
"It had something to do with Elizabeth's business. She keeps involving in it," Albert said with
understatement.
"Have mommy really done anything terrible? Or did she just involving in it?" Zac raised his thick
eyebrows slightly.
Albert waved his hand. "I don't know what she has done. Anyway, she does a lot of things in that. The
biggest mistake your mother has made in her life is to make friends with Elizabeth,"
"So in order to find out the truth, we have to ask your Mommy." Zac sighed. It turned out that his father
didn't know much about it.
Albert took a drag on his cigar and looked at his son with a meaningful look. "Those things happened
like a thousand years ago. Why are you suddenly care about us?"
"Though it was a long time ago, my relationship with Essie have been affected by it. How can I not care
about it?" Zac frowned. The reason why his little fool had given up on him was because of the grudge
between the last generation. If the grudge couldn't be dissolved, there would probably be no hope for
their relationship.
Shocked, Albert asked, "Is it related to your divorce?"
Taking a sip of tea, Zac said, "Since her mother knew my identity, she has been against us being
together. She doesn't want Mary's son to be her son-in-law."
Albert was shocked. "Did she vent her anger on your mother because of what happened between her
and Elizabeth?"
"I don't know. It's not that simple. She totally regards Mommy as her enemy." Zac sighed in distress.
According to what Essie had said, his mother didn't only get involved in their business, but to cooperate
with them. However, she didn't want to reveal what she had done exactly, so he had to find out by
himself.
Albert took a drag on his cigar and puffed out a smoke ring. As he stared at an inconspicuous corner in
the distance, the look in his eyes deepened. Since Luce had been back to Dragon City for a long time,
it was time for him to see her.
Turning his head, he took a look at his son and said, "The most important thing for you now is to deal
with Leila's problem. Otherwise, Essie will be taken as someone else. You will regret when everything
is done."
A strange and profound smile appeared on Zac's face. In the past, he wanted to get her back, but now
he had changed his mind. He wanted to solve all the contradictions, and then wait for this little fool to
come back to beg him.
When he came back from the garden, he was about to go upstairs to see Rabi who was taking a nap
when a slender figure rushed over from behind and hit him on the shoulder without saying a word.
"Brother, you are so hateful. I'll blacklist you from now on!"
Zac turned around. He was in a daze for a second before saying, "Ivy, when did you come back?"
"Two days ago." After graduating from middle school, she went to Europe to go to college. Now that
she was about to graduate, she applied for studying and came back for an internship.
Zac looked at her. She looked cold and arrogant. It seemed that she was very dissatisfied with him. But
when did he mess with her?
"You served me with punches as soon as you come back home. I should have not spoiled you like
that." He frowned and pretended to be angry.
"You've ruined my happiness! You should thank me that I just gave you a punch." Ivy gave him a
disgruntled look.
"Don't accuse me. What did I do to ruin your happiness?" Zac was confused.
"Essie and brother Hanson are getting married. It's all your fault. If you hadn't divorced Essie and
married Leila, Essie wouldn't have taken away my brother Hanson. Don't you think you're the one to
blame?" With arms akimbo, Ivy glared at him.
Zac frowned. He suddenly reached out his hand and patted on the head of Ivy. "What's so good about
Hanson that makes you keep thinking about him till now?" The moment he heard the name, he got
angry.
"It's just that I like brother Hanson. He is supposed to be mine. We have all..." Thinking what she said,
Ivy stopped abruptly. An indescribable look flashed across her face.
"What do you want to say?" Zac didn't take it seriously. In his eyes, Ivy was a crazy girl. It was normal
for her to do something absurd and say something he couldn't understand.
"I... I just want to say that I have known him for a long time, I should grab the chance at a favorable
position," Ivy stammered, with her face flushed.
Something strange flashed through the eyes of Zac. He asked, "Do you really like Hanson?"
Ivy nodded in a hurry. "Yes, I like him very much. I won't fall in love with anyone else except brother
Hanson."
"Then go for him. They are just engaged and they are not married yet. You still have a chance. Don't
give up." Zac said in a soothing tone, patting her head. If the little girl could step in and stop the
wedding of Essie and Hanson, it would be equal to solve a big problem for him.
"But Essie and I are good friends. It's not right to take her boyfriend away from her. I will despise
myself." Ivy lowered her eyes. There was a complicated look on her face. She didn't want to be the
other woman in the relationship between Essie and Hanson. Moreover, Essie was so kind to her and
treated her as her own sister. How could she take her fiancee away from her?
"Ivy, one has to fight for his or her love. You can compete fairly with her, as long as you don't use any
improper means, you know?" Zac comforted.
Ivy's eyes lit up as if she had been enlightened. She said, "Then I'll try my best. If brother Hanson still
choose Essie in the end, I'll quit and never disturb them."
Zac nodded with a mischievous smile on his face.
The next day, Albert made another call to Essie. He held a dinner party and invited them to meet and
catch up.
Essie couldn't refuse and had to ask for her mother's opinion.
Lucy tossed a lock of hair behind her ears. Although she hated Mary for what she had done to her, she
knew that she always took Albert as her brother. She knew clearly that what Mary had done was
behind her husband's back. If it wasn't for the sake of Albert, she wouldn't have tolerated for so long.
"I should have met with brother Albert, but I'm afraid he doesn't know me now."
"It's okay, mom. I have told uncle Rong about your plastic surgery. He knows." Essie put her arms
around her mother's shoulders and tried to reassure her.
In the evening, Essie asked Pana and Holy to take care of the children at home, and she went out with
her parents.
The father and son had been waiting in the box at the Scenery Sea Food Restaurant for a long time.
Seeing Zac, Lucy's face darkened slightly, but she did not show it. She smiled gently at Albert, "Brother
Albert, it's been a long time."
"That's right, Luce. We haven't seen each other for eighteen years." Sighed Albert.
"I'm afraid that you can't recognize me." Luce put aside the short hair on her forehead.
"Although you have changed a lot, you are still as beautiful as before," Albert said with a smile. In his
eyes, Luce was a pure, kind and innocent girl, as pure as white paper, making him want to protect her.
Now with the passage of time, even her appearance had changed, but in his heart, she was still the
little girl.
"This is my father." Essie introduced her father to them. Bob shook hands with Bob and asked them to
sit down together.
Zac didn't ask a waiter to do it and personally poured Bob a glass of wine. He knew that he had already
given a bad impression to Mr. and Mrs. Yi. He could not speak out the bitter feelings. What he could do
was only to treat her properly and try to seek leniency from her.
Before his son got divorced, Albert knew there would be a huge argument if he mention about his son
and Essie. So he decided he mainly caught up on the old days in today's dinner. Instead of mentioning
about the affairs of the children.
With her head half lowered, Essie tried not to look at Zac and just fixed her eyes on the wine glass.
Mary's reaction yesterday made her heart sink. She didn't expect that in front of their child, Mary didn't
show mercy to her. No matter how much she loved Zac, she couldn't stand his mother's meddle.
At that time, her mother also loved Baron very much, but after swallowing her bitterness for so many
years, all her love slowly faded.
With her head half lowered, Essie tried not to look at Zac and just fixed her eyes on the wine glass.
Mary's reaction yesterday made her heart sink. She didn't expect that in front of their child, Mary didn't
show mercy to her. No matter how much she loved Zac, she couldn't stand his mother's meddle.
At that time, her mother also loved Baron very much, but after swallowing her bitterness for so many
years, all her love slowly faded.
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