Love Is a Sweet Addiction

The wooden door did exist. The only thing different from last night was that there was an extra lock on the wooden door. It seemed that Lauren did it so that Esther wouldn’t barge into the back hall.

Esther wanted to go to the back hall to take a close look. It seemed that she could not go in now.

Esther had to return to the mat and kneel. Looking at the memorial tablets of the ancestors, she bowed deeply to them with a devout attitude and silently asked them to forgive her for what she did.

It was the first time that Esther, who had always revered science, was so deeply affected by such creepy things.

Fortunately, everything was normal that night. It was very quiet in the ancestral hall. There were no strange footsteps and nothing strange happened. At least nothing happened before Esther accidentally fell asleep.

In the latter half of the night, Esther really couldn’t hold on anymore. She leaned against the pillar and fell asleep. It was impossible to sleep soundly in the ancestral hall. Esther was haunted by bad dreams, and among the dreams, the woman called Shirly appeared the most frequently.

When Esther was woken up by the nightmare, the sky had already started to light up…

Esther suddenly sat up straight, her heart racing. She raised her hand to wipe away the cold sweat on her face while looking around. Esther did not expect that she could fall asleep in the ancestral hall.

Last night Esther saw that woman again, but this time it was in her dream. This time Esther could be sure that she was dreaming!

Esther thought, ‘So I can clearly distinguish between dreams and reality. But why couldn’t I differentiate them the night before yesterday?’

Esther sighed helplessly and was suddenly startled by a person when she got up!

Esther exclaimed and instinctively took a step back and fell back to the ground. At the same time, she covered her eyes with her hands.

It was too scary!

“What happened, Mrs. Gibson?” Lauren’s cold voice sounded faint. Hearing this familiar voice, Esther finally let out a sigh of relief. She moved her finger to the side and sized Lauren up.

The sky had just brightened and the windows here were small. It was indeed scary enough for Lauren, who was dressed in black, to stand in the dim light.

“It’s you…” Esther removed her hands from her face and panted as she said in a reproachful tone, “Lauren, why did you come in without a word? I was scared by you.”

“Keep conscience clear, then never fear. You are making such a fuss because you have done something wrong.” Lauren took a step forward and paid respect to memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Gibson family.

“When have I done anything wrong?”

“You haven’t?” Lauren turned around and glanced at her. “If staying in the ancestral hall only means sleeping in another place to you, then what is the meaning of the punishment?”Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Esther lowered her head in guilt.

Well, if this counted, then Esther had indeed done something wrong. However, she did not believe that anyone could kneel in the ancestral hall without eating or drinking for three days and three nights. It would kill this person, or at least drive him mad.

“I’m sorry. I was so tired last night that I couldn’t hold on anymore. That’s why I took a nap,” Esther said guiltily.

“You’re always finding excuses for yourself!” Lauren suddenly turned around and slapped Esther in the face.

Esther was hit so hard that she fell to the side. She was stunned and then stared at Lauren.

As far as Esther knew, although Lauren and Gill were mean, they pretended to be noble and graceful. They rarely scolded or hit others.

Therefore, Lauren’s slap caught Esther off guard and she did not know what to do. Esther did not even have the time to dodge.

“The night before yesterday, you deliberately made yourself sick and slept the whole night. Last night, you were so tired that you couldn’t support yourself and slept the whole night. Miss Esther, why do you have so many ideas? Why are you so scheming?” Lauren’s words were as cold as ice. And she looked down on Esther indifferently.

Esther was angry. But she was unable to retort because she had indeed fallen asleep last night…

“Do you think the punishment of the Gibson family is just a decoration?” Lauren leaned forward and raised Esther’s chin with her thin fingers. “Listen, because you are going to accompany Mr. Terence to Proley today, I will not argue with you. If you dare to be so unruly next time, I will not forgive you!”

“I … I understand, Lauren.” Esther nodded.

“Now go pack your luggage!” Lauren let go of Esther rudely.

“Sure.” Esther hurriedly stood up from the ground and walked towards the exit.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Esther shivered when the chilly morning wind blew against her face. Only then did she realize that her body was limp. Esther touched her forehead and realized that she was having a fever…

No wonder she felt so uncomfortable just now. It seemed that Esther had caught a cold last night.

After watching Esther’s back disappear into the front yard, Lauren followed her and went straight to Gill’s bedroom.

Lauren looked a lot gentler. She respectfully said to Gill, “I have already called Mrs. Gibson back.”

“How is she now?”

“Fortunately, I just tested her temper. She is not as scary as you think.” Lauren said, “I slapped her so hard and she didn’t even dare to retort. If it was that fierce Shirly, she would have fought against me.”

“Esther doesn’t have Terence to pamper her. Of course, she doesn’t dare to resist.” Gill sneered. “Shirly never respected me since she knew that Terence doted on her and loved her.”

“Don’t worry. I can see that Esther is quite innocent. Even if Mr. Terence dotes on her, she will not become the next Shirly.” Lauren was confident.

Esther returned to the bedroom. She took some cold medicine and went into the bathroom to take a shower. Then she began to quickly pack up.

Esther knew that Terence’s plane was about to take off at ten o’clock. So she must leave in at most half an hour.

Esther didn’t know if Terence would let her go to Proley with her. If he wouldn’t let her go, wouldn’t she be doing all this for nothing?

However, since Gill wanted Esther to get pregnant as soon as possible and give birth to a child, she would not let Esther live separately from Terence. With Gill making the decision, Esther believed that Terence would not dare to refuse her.

After packing up her things, Esther carried the box downstairs and just happened to meet Terence, who was about to enter Gill’s room to say goodbye. Terence also saw her. His indifferent gaze swept over her body and asked, “You’re leaving?”

Esther continued downstairs and walked over to him. “We are husband and wife, so we have to stay together.”

“You want to go to Proley with me?” Terence frowned.

“That’s right. As your wife, I should follow you.” Esther sniffed her uncomfortable nose.

“Who allowed you to go there?” Terence was unhappy. Esther thought, ‘He really did not want me to go with him.’