Chapter 180

Ashton glanced at me and said, “Alright, but do be careful.”

Seeing this, Sally smiled at me with gratitude in her eyes. If Ashton were unwilling to discuss the Fullers, I couldn’t just interject on her behalf. As such, this was a private matter within the family. A person as elegant or composed as Sally would definitely not want me around to witness her impending faux-pas.

I decided to take a stroll, marveling at the size of the yard. I followed a cobblestone path and soon found a shady place to sit in silence and observe my surroundings.

However, Marcus’s arrival immediately shattered the silence that I had been enjoying

A tall and slender figure loomed over me with a condescending look in his eyes.

For the sake of maintaining decorum, I got up and greeted him with a smile.

He furrowed his brows again, still clutching the book he was reading earlier. His gazę fell onto my swollen belly before asking, “A Fuller child?”

I was a little taken aback by how abruptly he had asked about the child in my belly. I paused to collect my thoughts before nodding at him. “Well, I’m Scarlett. Nice to meet you.”

He nodded and didn’t say much, but there was no mistaking the hostility beneath his lowered gaze.

I wonder why he was so

grunted a response at me and

the time we had lunch, it was already two in

us present at the table. Apart from Sally, Ashton, and myself, there were two others, Marcus and Benjamin,

a glance, Benjamin appeared to be in his fifties, at least. He also seemed to be surprisingly warm and gentle despite being a middle-aged man in

people like Benjamin and Sally to appear together in public as husband and wife, I’m assuming they were prone to gossip. After all, the visual image they both conjured

I had instantly vanished the moment a woman named

of tears, her voice hoarse, but that did not stop her. “Listen here, Benjamin White. I can ignore your dalliances with your mistress

I know that I haven’t been able to compete with you for the last ten years! You’ve already ruined my marriage and

son?”

the revelation. She turned took at Benjamin with a frown and asked, “When did you will the

they will be yours. I’m getting older and won’t be around for much longer.” Benjamin sighed dejectedly and looked at Sharon. “I have not

was something we built and managed together over

not an outsider. She is my wife.” As he said this, his tired gaze fell on Marcus. Wearily, he said, “Take your mother

yet dangerous look on his face. “Home? Doesn’t

Before he could finish, Benjamin lapsed into a coughing fit. In a panic, Sally immediately rushed to his side and tried to ease his discomfort. “I don’t want to have anything to do with the company,” said Sally, seemingly distraught. “Please stop forcing him. He’s already in poor health! Just go home

was directed at both

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