Early in the morning.Nicole was still sleeping.Tigger started to burrow in and bounce around.“Mama, it’s time to get up!”Nicole waved away the annoying little tiger.Tigger persistently called out to her, and finally shouted until her sleepiness faded away.Mr. Anderson came up, stood outside the door, and knocked on the door gently.“Miss, are you awake?”Hearing no movement, Mr. Anderson continued to knock on the door. “Miss, Chairman said that you should come downstairs earlier so that you won’t be seen by the guests later. That’ll leave a bad impression!”Nicole sobered up completely and sighed.“Got it!”When Mr. Anderson heard the reply, he sighed in relief and went downstairs.Once Nicole gradually awakened, she remembered that Molly’s parents were coming over today.Floyd must have taken it very seriously.Nicole immediately went to freshen up, then went to the dressing room to choose a more casual and decent outfit that was not too eye-catching. It was light
Aida walked in with a smile and nodded at Floyd in greeting.“Good morning, Dad!”Floyd nodded. His expression eased a lot. “You’re here! You’re much more understanding than Grant. It’s such a big day, but he’s not even here yet!”Floyd really never missed a chance to complain.Nicole looked at Aida speechlessly before she pointed at her watch.“Dad, it’s not even 8:00 am yet. Grant went to the office early to work overtime!”“Hmph! The company won’t go bankrupt if he doesn’t go for a day anyway. He’s just worrying for nothing!”Floyd indignantly turned around and walked away.Nicole helplessly looked at Aida and shrugged her shoulders.“He’s really too excited…”Aida laughed. “But why does dad look kinda nervous?”Floyd was the Chairman of Stanton Corporation and had single-handedly built this business empire, so he had seen all kinds of people before.Why was he so nervous then?Nicole looked like she could see through it all and mysteriously leaned in.“He has low self
Aida unconsciously laughed.“It seems that your big brother’s brain can only think about work now…”This sentence was coincidentally heard by Floyd.Floyd responded with extreme approval.“That’s right. Even you said so! He’s really dim-witted to still keep this up…”Aida laughed. “Dad, come and have some snacks. Molly’s parents will only be here later.”Although Floyd kept saying that he was not hungry, his body was very honest.He sat down unceremoniously and picked up a piece of pastry to examine it.“It’s so pretty. Are you sure it’s for eating?”Floyd then tried to take a bite. He could not take sugary foods, but he could not help it.He took a bite. The pastry was soft and fragrant. It was not very sweet and was simply delicious.Floyd nodded and devoured it in two bites.He saw Nicole staring at him dumbfoundedly from across the table and stared at her speechlessly.Floyd then pointed to the snacks on the table. “You should learn!”Nicole looked at him innocently.
Not long after, the butler received a call from outside saying that someone was coming into the estate.The neighborhood’s entrance was several kilometers away from the Stanton Mansion, so it looked like they had already arrived.Not long after the call, a car slowly stopped in the courtyard outside the front gates.Floyd stood outside with the few of them. The sun was warm and nice as it shone on them.The butler went over to open the car door. A man and a woman came out from the back seat, and Molly got down from the passenger side.The man and woman both looked very distinguished. The middle-aged man was elegant and handsome. He looked bookish and had a few similarities to Molly.The woman looked well-maintained, dignified, and elegant. However, she looked nervous as she swept a glance at the luxurious Stanton Mansion.Soon, the woman hid the surprise in her eyes.Molly smiled and glanced at the people standing there with slight surprise.She then took her mother and father
Mr. Stewart smiled, “Chairman Stanton, I didn’t expect you to be so enlightened.”Floyd waved his hand. “If we go up three generations, whose family isn’t a poor farmer? I also came from a farming background, so I don’t care about this. How about this, let’s talk about the bridal gifts that our side will prepare?”Floyd’s topic jumped a bit too fast that Molly’s parents could not catch up.“We’ll give Molly $66 million cash, a 300 square-meter villa on the lake as their newly-wed house, a 100 square-meter small apartment in the city center for Molly so that it’s easy to go to and from work. Oh right, there’s jewelry too…”Floyd was planning to continue talking when Mr. Stewart finally could not help but cough a few times until his face turned red.“Chairman Stanton, isn’t it too early to talk about this?”“No, it’s not too early. The more things we give, the more it represents how much we value Molly. Our whole family loves Molly!”Floyd smiled and looked at Molly.Molly felt s
Nicole walked around holding Mrs. Stewart’s arm and stopped when she saw that Mrs. Stewart was interested in the flower garden.There was a swing in the middle, and there were garden tables and chairs. Sitting there, one could smell the flowers, which was simply pleasant.Mrs. Stewart sat there and was eager to try it.Aida smiled at one side.“Mrs. Stewart, try sitting on the swing. It’s very comfortable…”Mrs. Stewart did not hesitate and immediately sat on it.She had not been this relaxed for a long time.Nicole and Aida looked at each other and sat on the chair not far away. Mr. Anderson had the good sense to bring up some flower tea.“Miss, this year’s flower tea is made from the flowers in our own yard. Do you want to try it?”Mr. Anderson had always been idle and had lived here for decades, so he treated this place as his home.Nicole smiled. “Yes, let’s try it together…”She carefully poured the tea for them and gave one cup to Mrs. Stewart, another cup for Aida, an
Aida laughed and joked.“Don’t be anxious. When Molly marries Maverick, this gene will continue again!”Mrs. Stewart was stunned. She then clapped and laughed. “Yes!”The three women laughed in unison.By the time everyone finished their meal in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart had completely lost the sense of restraint they had when they first arrived.They even had a fond gaze when they looked at Grant.That was because Grant had lost several rounds of chess against Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Stewart saw that even geniuses have times when they lose, just like ordinary people.The butler sent a car to send them back home. The day was considered a success.After the Stewarts left, Maverick still had a smile on his face.Even Nicole felt that Maverick would be tired soon.As soon as Nicole turned her head, Maverick said to Floyd, “Dad, can you pass me the family register?”Floyd did not think much about it. He sat on the massage chair and asked, “What do you want that for?”“To
After Maverick heard this, he seemed to notice that he said something wrong, so he glanced at Grant with great regret.With just one glance, Grant’s gloomy gaze was fixed on him. This was the first time.That was because Maverick’s words reminded Aida of an unpleasant past.Maverick instantly pursed his lips and looked at Aida with a complicated gaze for a few seconds.He did not mean it.Aida did not care about it. She smiled and continued to explain.“Molly’s family values your relationship very much, so they’ll definitely take it seriously. If you two secretly get your marriage license, when they find out, their good impression of you will be greatly reduced. Then, it’ll also put Molly in a difficult position.”Hearing Aida’s words, Maverick could not help but fall into thought. ‘Is that really wrong? I just think that it’s just a matter of time before we get our marriage license, so sooner or later won’t matter. But what Aida said makes sense. It seems like this will ruin th