Violet avoided her gaze and reached out for Larissa's hand."Your aunt saw yesterday's news too," Violet explained in a low voice.Well, it would've been odd if Yvette had not seen the news last night, considering how big it had gotten."And?" Larissa asked mildly as if she did not care about this matter at all."Your step—uncle and I are very angry." Yvette nearly slipped up but was able to turn things around before it was too late. She did everything she could to maintain an expression of displeasure as she continued, "Your uncle has too much to do at the company, so only Nana and I are here to have an explanation from you."Larissa did not understand. "What kind of explanation are you expecting from me?"Her dismissive attitude confused Yvette and Lana. They thought that she would be angry and sad right now.Yvette asked, "Kevan's cheating on you, and you don't mind at all?"Lana also helped embellish the conversation. "Larissa, I thought you hated cheating men? I remember w

Violet panicked.Larissa was the second woman Kevan had proactively wanted to marry. If she let her go, Violet had no idea how many years she would have to wait for her next daughter-in-law. Most importantly, Violet really liked Larissa after having spent time with her during this period, and she really treated her as if she was her own biological daughter."Marriage is not a game." Violet's face darkened as well. "I can understand your anger, but this is ultimately Lari and Kevan's life, and they should be the ones to discuss and solve this matter.""Discuss?" Yvette laughed coldly, her gaze at Larissa holding love that never existed before. "There is such a huge gap between Lari and Kevan in terms of social status. To marry into your family, won't she just be bullied and pushed around by your people? I don't believe that Kevan would really want to discuss and solve the matter with Lari!"If this was under normal circumstances, Larissa would have lost her temper and thrown their w

Luckily, Violet's face remained expressionless, and she did not confront or criticize her before the Seymours.Larissa was now forced to the edge of the proverbial cliff by them. Her "dark history" has been exposed bit by bit by the Seymours, and Violet was the only person who could decide if she would fall into the abyss. However, Violet placed the decision-making power into her hands. "Lari, what are your thoughts on this?"This question was hard to answer.If she said that she wished to divorce, then it would prove that her words about believing Kevan from before were lies; if she said she did not want to divorce, Violet may think that she was only refusing because she wanted to hang on to Kevan's money.Larissa stammered for a long while before throwing this hot potato at Kevan, who was not present."I … I'll let Kevan decide."Her answer did not satisfy the Seymours.Yvette acted frustrated as she said, "Nana and I have given you so many reasons, but you insist on being stu

After Yvette and Lana left, the atmosphere of the Rogers family home living room became awkward, now that Larissa and Violet were the only ones left."Mom …" Larissa spoke first, "Please don't take the nasty things my aunt and sister said to heart.""I know." Violet nodded, smiling as she comforted her. "I'm alright. They were just worried about you too. I can understand that." But her smile was not as natural as it would normally be, Larissa could tell that Violet was already swayed by the Seymours. She just needed to give it a little bit more …"Mom, actually, there are some things I need to confess." She kept her head down, her face was one of guilt.Hearing this, Violet straightened up subconsciously as her smile gradually vanished."As you've heard my aunt and sister say, you can probably already tell that I was married once before." Larissa's voice was very light, her hands gripping the armrests of the wheelchair tightly. She did not look up at Violet, not even once.Divorc

Sadly, she would never be able to be with Kevan until the end."If you don't intend to get divorced, I will not tell Kevan about what happened today," Violet said, "Of course, if you wish to get divorced, I will not stop you. I just hope that you can think it through seriously and discuss it with Kevan. Don't act rashly just because your aunt demanded you to do it."Larissa was once again left in a dilemma.She wanted to get divorced, but she also did not want to upset Violet.In the end, she said, "I'll discuss it with Kevan."Her response disappointed Violet a little, but she did not say anything else."Good. Once you've decided, remember to let me know—no matter what the outcome is."…Violet got Larissa to stay for lunch before letting the driver take her home. The trunk of the car was stuffed full of snacks and supplements by Violet, so that Larissa could consume them slowly back home.At the foot of the building, Larissa met Lucas, who was pacing like a ghost. She slowed

It was only after Kevan promised that he would return from the company as fast as he could that Lucas returned Larissa's phone to her.Larissa led Lucas upstairs—After all, many residents would come and go, so to stay at the entrance of the building was a little too jarringly obvious.The Rogers family driver did not leave. He remained dutifully by Larissa's side, his eyes fixed steadily on Lucas."Didn't you say that you wanted to apologize to Kevan? Why did it change into needing to find him for something important?" Larissa asked. She thought that "something important" was just Lucas' excuse for getting Kevan to come back home. She did not expect him to say, "My true purpose of coming over today is to tell Mr. Rogers about this 'important' matter. When I said I wanted to apologize, I just wanted you to open the door for me. But … I didn't expect you to be so cautious against me too." He lowered his head, smiling bitterly.Larissa did not know if he was telling the truth or a lie

"And?" Kevan patiently waited for him to continue."I think … Lana is … cheating on me." Lucas pressed his lips together tightly as a hint of melancholy flickered through his eyes.Kevan chortled. "What has Lana cheating on you got to do with me? Are you perhaps hoping that I would help you gain some kind of justice?""No!" Lucas denied it at once. "The point is not that she cheated on me, but who she's cheated on me with …" He lifted his head and secretly peeked at Kevan. When his gaze met Kevan's sharp one, he looked down again. "The one she's cheating on me with seems to be Ruby Cole's husband."Kevan's gaze became cold. "Why are you telling me this?""I saw the news …" Lucas began to stammer, "About you and Ruby … I thought …""You thought I was cheating with Ruby?" Kevan asked with a strange smile that was not quite a smile on his face, but his voice was dangerously frigid.Lucas was so scared that he jerked once. His voice was smaller than ever. "N-No …" His head was lower

"You agreed?" Kevan studied Larissa with narrowed eyes. He knew that she had been wanting to get divorced since the day they'd gotten married. Now that there was such a good opportunity before her, she had no reason to not hold on to it. The moment he thought of that, his heart began to make its way up to his throat, and he unconsciously slowed down his breathing.Larissa felt a numb, tingling sensation from his stare, and she turned away guiltily.Kevan's face darkened further as he sneered. "Happy now?"Larissa's hands, which were in her lap, clenched tightly together, and chills ran down her spine. She licked her dry lips before answering his first question, "I didn't agree."Her answer seemed to be out of Kevan's expectations. He was stunned for two seconds and his heart began to race."Why?" His face remained taut as his smile became a jeer. "Didn't you always want to divorce me?""That's because I knew you wouldn't agree, dipshit." Larissa could only keep such words deep in

Kevan snorted coldly before walking to his study. Closing the door, he made a call. "Buy a Ragdoll kitten and deliver it to Ruby. It must be done today.""Doesn't matter what it looks like. The more expensive, the better.""Also, keep a sharper eye on Cody."…Ruby video called again after dinner.Kevan still answered the call in the living room, in full view of Larissa. He still did not wear any audio equipment, so Larissa could not even pretend that she could not hear Ruby's voice, which came through clearly through the phone's speakers."Kevan! The kitty's here!" Ruby was hugging a Ragdoll kitten that was about the size of Muffin, and she lifted one of its paws to greet Kevan.Kevan smiled and asked her, "Do you like it?""Um …" Ruby was a little hesitant.Kevan's smile faded a bit. "What's wrong? You don't like it?""I do, but …" Ruby paused. "I feel that this kitty isn't as cute as yours, you know? Besides, it also looks dumb and slow …""Then I'll have someone buy you

Larissa's words were like a spell, causing silence to fill the living room at once. It was broken by the loud sound of something smashing against the floor.Starting, Larissa saw that Kevan's phone was lying on the floor, not far from where he was. It was facing up, and the screen was now black, with spidery cracks spreading through the glass."Don't ever let me hear you say the word 'divorce' ever again." Kevan advanced upon her, leaning down as he used two fingers to grip her chin to force her to look at him.His eyes had darkened a great deal, as if it had been covered by a layer of shadow."Our marriage is a transaction." Kevan bit out the last word. "There is no reason for you to gain what you want from me only to walk away after."Larissa retorted, "You can still achieve your goal even if you marry Ruby! Besides, she's the one you truly like.""My family doesn't like her." Kevan's eyes narrowed, the dangerous aura radiating off of him causing Larissa to back away but Kevan