Love Is a Sweet Addiction

With her current relationship and lifestyle with Terence, it would probably be more than hard to have a child.

“Dad, let’s talk about the child later,” Terence said calmly.

Clark deliberately put on a straight face and said, “How can we talk about it in the future? Look, James is about to become a father, and you, as an uncle, are still delaying it?”

At the mention of James, Amanda, who had been quiet, finally said happily, “That’s right. James is about to be a father. Terence, hurry up.”

In the end, she deliberately added, “It’s good that you have a child. This way, everyone’s life will settle down. There is no need to think about others.”

This was clearly intentional. Both Terence and Esther could hear the meaning of her words. It was nothing more than secretly pointing out the matter of Esther seducing James.

Amanda was the most scheming. She was afraid that Terence would give birth to a son and compete with her precious son for inheritance and status.

Although Esther was a little unhappy about her words, she could not show it in front of the two elders. She could not let Amanda and Terence feel that she was guilty, so she could only endure.

Clark smiled and suggested, “It’s rare for Terence to get off work so early. Take Esther out for a walk. It’s good to watch movies and eat. Don’t stay at home all the time.”

“Going to watch a movie and eat with Terence?” Esther felt a little gloomy. If she could watch the movie, she was afraid that Terence would not be able to watch it.

Forced love did not last. Clark worked so hard to reconcile them. Could he really improve their relationship and get a little grandson as he wished?

Before she could think of a way to respond to Clark’s kindness, Terence had already answered first, “Okay, I will.”

“He actually agreed?”

Esther was stunned. It was beyond her expectations.

She originally thought that he would just casually agree to it and forget about it after dinner. So after dinner, Esther went straight back to her bedroom to work on Anne’s design drafts.

When the phone on the bedside table rang, she received a call from Terence, who just said two words. “Come down.”

She was slightly surprised and asked, “Where are we going?”

“What do you think?” Terence asked.

Esther suddenly remembered Clark’s order at the dinner table and replied, “Oh, I’ll go down immediately.”

She quickly got dressed and tidied her hair with her hands as she went downstairs. Because the scar on her forehead was not healed yet, the ugly piece was stuck above the corner of her eyes.

She went down to the first floor and saw Terence’s car parked at the door of the main house. She stepped forward, opened the door, and sat in. She looked at him suspiciously and asked, “Are we really going to watch a movie?”

“Let’s go out and talk.” Terence started the car and drove slowly outside the mansion.

The two people in the car did not speak. The atmosphere was so quiet that they were almost suffocated. Terence did not say anything, and Esther did not know what to say at this time.

Originally, she was not very familiar with Terence, and recently, because of the matter of James and Anne, he totally ignored her, which made it even more difficult for them to get along.

The car drove downtown for a while. Terence’s mobile phone suddenly rang. The red light lit up. He took out his phone and hung up after taking a look at it.

The phone soon rang again, and Terence simply muted his phone and threw it into the small cabinet at the front of the car.

Esther looked at him and calmly said, “Terence, if you have something to do, you can go back to work. I can ask my friend to go around.”

She didn’t know who called Terence. Could it be his sweetheart? If it was her, Terence wouldn’t hang up the phone so directly.

The cell phone in the cabinet lit up twice. It was the notification of the message. Terence took out his cell phone again and glanced at it. He then turned his head and stared at Esther. “Are you sure?”

Esther was stunned and nodded instinctively. “Yes.”

Did he really want to abandon her and leave on his own? Could he actually do it?

“Where are you going? I’ll send you there.”

“I…” Esther was speechless, but she could not eat her words. She could only bite the bullet and say, “Drive me to H Mall.”

Terence didn’t say anything more. He started the car again and drove in the direction of H Mall.

They soon arrived. Terence pressed the open button and said with a calm expression, “Call me when you are done shopping. I will take you back.”

Esther nodded and felt upset. She thought he came to pick her up to go back to deal with Clark.

Looking at Terence’s car quickly disappear into the traffic, she faintly sighed. “Forget it, who cares the reason? He won’t care for me anyway.”

When Terence sent her to H Mall, she had already sent a message to Serena and Linsay, asking them to come out for a drink.

After she came to the dessert house on the third floor and sat down, it didn’t take long for Serena and Linsay to arrive.

“Why are you so free to ask us out for a drink? It doesn’t seem like your style.” As soon as Serena sat down, she sized Esther up. Seeing Esther was in low spirit, she immediately added, “Did you quarrel with your husband?”

Linsay smiled. “Usually, Esther is always suppressed by the rules of the Gibson family. It was not easy for her to come out. Don’t mention that.”

“Did I? I was just concerned about Esther’s emotions.” Serena leaned over and blew at Esther. “Tell me, did you quarrel with Terence?”

“About the same.” Esther shrugged. “We originally agreed to watch a movie together, but he left me halfway.”

“No way! Why is Terence so bad?”

“He was not a good person to begin with,” Esther added.

“Then do you know where he went? Was he seduced away by his lover?”

“I don’t think so.” Esther did not tell her friends the truth. In fact, she was also suspicious. She did not know whether she was defending Terence or her face as she forced a smile and said, “Terence just returned to the country not long ago, and he’s also a workaholic. He shouldn’t have the chance to meet other women.”

“That’s hard to say.” Linsay, who never liked to gossip, suddenly said, “I heard that the latest spokesperson for the Gibson Jewelry Company is a superstar, Lila. Recently, Lila has been to the Gibson Group frequently. She has personally gone to do many things that she doesn’t need to do.”

Esther’s heart immediately sank when she heard the name Lila’s name. She recalled the phone call she had received when she had last met her, as well as the familiar voice she had heard.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.