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Peggy Howards was out of breath as she looked at the Batton family. “Are you tired?” she asked.Sharon Lindt immediately shook her head. “Not at all…”“That’s great…” Peggy said.After saying that, Peggy quickly opened the front door. “Please come in, Ms. Lindt, Mr. Batton, and Josh. Our house is small and run-down. I hope you won’t mind…” Peggy said.“Why would we?” Wilson Batton said.After that, Annabeth Cates and Peggy led them into the house.Once everyone had changed into slippers, Annabeth led the Batton family into the living room.Their house was tiny as it was only sixty square feet in total. Hence, the living room was very small.It also had a simple design, with only white paint on the walls and white tiles on the floor.Due to years of wear and tear, the tiles had already turned slightly yellowish.Sharon was taken aback by the state of the house.After looking around, Sharon sat down with Wilson and Josh Batton.Due to her busy work schedule, Annabeth hadn’t b
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Although Annabeth Cates wasn’t as beautiful as her other daughters-in-law, Sharon Lindt still adored her.Sharon felt that Annabeth was a gentle and likable girl.“Let Josh do it. Don’t worry. Just stay here with me,” Sharon said as she affectionately ruffled Annabeth’s hair.“I don’t feel good that he is doing so much work. It’s his first time coming to my house,” Annabeth said.“What’s wrong with that? He should be busy on his first visit to the in-laws’ place. That would make your mother feel more secure…” Sharon said.“Alright then…” Annabeth said.“Annabeth, have you thought about taking your parents to Atlantis? They’re getting old. I think you should live closer to them… “We have many houses in Atlantis. Could we take your parents with us?“Once we’re there, your parents can pick whichever house we own… We’ll transfer the ownership to your parents later…“Medical facilities in Atlantis are better than here. Besides, you’d be closer to them. It’s easier for you to look
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There was a saying that poor people would be ignored, while rich people would be approached by the most distant of relatives. Annabeth Cates could finally relate to this.Back when they were poor, very few people visited them during festive seasons apart from close relatives…On top of that, very few people would take the initiative to call and ask them how they were doing.People did anything to avoid them…That was because they were poor. Hence, everyone was afraid that they would try to borrow money from them.Now that Annabeth was in a relationship with Josh, everyone felt that she had gotten rich. All of them wanted to get closer to her family now…At this moment, Annabeth couldn’t help but sigh at how materialistic people were.Up until now, she still couldn’t forget the condescending looks on her relatives’ faces when her parents went for family gatherings.Annabeth also couldn’t forget how her ex-classmates looked down on her when she joined them at reunion parties.Ov
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There were a total of over twenty of them… As soon as they entered, the already cramped living room became even more cramped…Annabeth Cates felt a little lost when she saw such a spectacular scene.When the Batton family saw so many people outside, they couldn’t eat anymore.They immediately put down their dining utensils and walked into the living room to greet those people.Meanwhile, those people started offering all sorts of crazy compliments when they saw the Batton family.In fact, every one of them claimed to be the person who adored Annabeth the most.Sharon Lindt, Wilson Batton, and Josh Batton knew what was going on. However, they didn’t put their thoughts into words.“Josh… My daughter really likes you. She asked me to get your autograph for her. Could you help me out?” one of Annabeth’s distant uncles asked carefully as he looked at Josh.Josh nodded.“Oh, Annabeth… You’re really lucky. I’ve always said that you have great luck. You don’t look like someone who’d
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Sharon Lindt and Wilson Batton left with some bodyguards, leaving fifty of them behind to protect Josh Batton and Annabeth Cates.After sending Sharon and Wilson off, Josh brought Annabeth and Peggy Howards back upstairs.Meanwhile, the bodyguards took turns to patrol downstairs to protect Josh and the others.Josh, Annabeth, and Peggy had only just returned to the house when they suddenly heard people screaming downstairs.“Josh… We love you…”“Ahh… Is Josh inside?”“Ahh… Josh, Josh…”Clearly, these were Josh’s desperate fans.Josh and Annabeth had met too many like them. They had gotten used to it.Although this was the case, the two of them still felt speechless.Meanwhile, this was the first time Peggy experienced something like this. She felt thoroughly speechless.Peggy quickly walked over to the window and looked outside.Six young, well-dressed girls came into sight.Right then, all of them were looking up at their building.Each of them was screaming crazily.“J
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“I’ll come with you,” Josh Batton said when he heard this. He naturally grabbed Annabeth Cates by the waist. He was extremely gentle with her.Seeing how gentle Josh was made Peggy Howards feel even more secure.“You’d better not. Although those desperate fans have been ushered away, it’d be very troublesome if you get recognized out there.“As for me, they don’t know me that well. As long as I disguise myself properly and keep a low profile, they probably won’t recognize me,” Annabeth added.“Don’t worry. We have bodyguards… Get ready. We’ll head out together,” Josh said before picking up a black cap on the coffee table. He then put it on before wearing his face mask and shades while walking toward the door…Peggy wanted to allow them to spend more time together. Hence, she didn’t plan on going with them.She merely smiled at Annabeth. “You two go ahead… I’ll wait for you at home.”“Alright…” Annabeth nodded.After that, Annabeth quickly put on her face mask, sunglasses, and c
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“I did think of ways to deal with it, but nothing worked. Unfortunately, in the world we lived in, my cousin-in-law is much too powerful…” Annabeth Cates added.To those who are very powerful, many things are a walk in the park.However, for people like Annabeth and her family who were poor, those things were huge obstacles.To Josh, Annabeth’s cousin was a nobody.However, to Annabeth’s family, he was someone untouchable in the past.Only god knew how much Annabeth’s family had suffered because of her cousin-in-law.“My cousin-in-law even beat my cousin’s little brother and broke his leg. For that reason, my cousin was blamed by her parents. Her parents have not cared about her since…“Do you know why they blamed my cousin? When they first started dating, my cousin’s parents could already tell the man had a bad temper. So they didn’t want my cousin to be with him.“But there was no way my cousin would listen to him when she was so madly in love. So she ignored their warning an
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“A pregnant woman shouldn’t consume these things… It’s not healthy,” Josh Batton said.However, Annabeth Cates looked pitifully at Josh. “Can’t I have it just once? I haven’t had it for a few months now. I really miss it,” she said softly.Seeing how pitiful Annabeth seemed, Josh’s heart softened. “Is it that good?”Annabeth nodded. “They are the best skewers in the world,” she said.“Fine… You can have them,” Josh said.After that, Josh casually held her hand, and their fingers interlocked. Then, he steered with his other hand. “Where is it? Lead the way…”“Turn left at the junction further ahead. There’s a small neighborhood known as Whittingham. Once we reach the neighborhood, the store will be in there,” Annabeth said.“Alright,” Josh said.Josh followed Annabeth’s directions, and they soon arrived at the store in Whittingham.The black Bentley and a few Mercedes-Benzes as well as BMWs stopped in front of the neighborhood’s entrance.Outside the small, run-down neighborho
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