Love Is a Sweet Addiction

“Marriage is between the two of them. How can I have a say …” Esther forced a smile.

“Dad, she is right.” Amanda smiled and said, “As long as James and Anne are happy with each other, it’s enough. Besides, marrying James is a great blessing for Anne. That’s exactly what the Cusack family wants to see.”

“James and Anne have been in love only for a short time, and they don’t know each other well. It’s too rash to get married now.” Master Gibson stared at James and said seriously, “Besides, your uncle just got married. You’d better wait for a while. There’s no need to rush at this moment.”

Although Master Gibson didn’t care much about the family affairs, he heard about what happened between James and the Cusack sisters. Moreover, there were many rich families in City R. Since the Gibson family was the wealthiest among them, how could they have two marriages with a family of poor prestige like the Cusack family? If it’s known to all, it would damage the reputation of the Gibson family.

Terence had no choice but to marry Esther who had the same blood type as him. As for James … he should marry a woman who was better than Anne and was more suitable for him!

“Grandfather.” When James heard that Master Gibson opposed his marriage to Anne, he immediately became anxious, “Uncle Terence and Auntie got married without even seeing each other. How come it’s too soon for me to get married as Anne and I have known each other for almost two years?”

“Nonsense. Can your uncle be the same as you? Don’t take your uncle as an example.” Master Gibson was unpleasant.

“That’s right. Uncle Terence and Auntie are not getting along well after their marriage. James, how can you learn from them?” Sarah echoed.

As the daughter of the Gibson family, Sarah definitely did not want Anne Cusack to be her auntie due to her family background.

Esther tightened her grip on the chopsticks and secretly raised her head to look at Terence. He was slowly eating food on the plate as if the dispute on the table had nothing to do with him.

When it came to James’s marriage to Anne, it indeed had nothing to do with Terence. Moreover, he was not a meddling man. If it weren’t for Esther’s reaction just now, he wouldn’t even have changed his expression.

“But …” James wanted to say something.

“That’s enough!” Master Gibson suddenly interrupted James. He looked up at James and Terence with a horrible face. He said, “That’s really interesting. James wants to get married, while Terence wants to get the land in the Fairy Mountain. It’s really disappointing that neither of you focuses on your own careers!”

As Terence heard his name, he suddenly stopped moving and looked up at Master Gibson. He said calmly, “Dad, since you don’t want to give me, I will have my own to get that land.”

Esther was shocked again when she heard the “Fairy Mountain”.

Why did Terence want to get that piece of land in the Fairy Mountain? Why didn’t he prove his capability by working on a big project after coming back, but choose to buy the place? And it was a place that the Anetly Group was eager to sell due to the rumor that it was haunted.

Terence went to the Fairy Mountain alone yesterday to check the environment. Did he do so to get that piece of land? It seemed like the answer was … yes!

However, why did Master Gibson think Terence didn’t engage in the proper work? Did he only draw the conclusion by Terence’s request for that piece of land in the Fairy Mountain?

Esther was puzzled. She realized that she knew little about the Gibsons’ family affairs.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Master Gibson suddenly sighed faintly. He sounded quite exhausted, “Forget it, that piece of land in the Fairy Mountain is indeed pretty good. Only the one who has the ability to take the land out of the hands of the Anetly Group is allowed to come in front of me to talk about something other than work. Otherwise, just stay in the group and do your work. Don’t think about anything else.”

After saying that, Master Gibson stood up, shook his head disappointedly, and then walked out of the dining hall.

Lady Gibson saw Master Gibson leave and turned to glance at Terence with an unpleasant look. “Terence, didn’t I tell you not to think about the place in the Fairy Mountain?”

Terence remained silent and continued to have his breakfast.

At this moment, Amanda smiled as if she really enjoyed causing trouble. She said, “Doris, it is the land where Terence and Shirly Green…”

“Shut up!” Before Amanda could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Lady Gibson. Lady Gibson reprimanded, “You’d better take care of your own children. Don’t cause trouble for Terence anymore.”

Amanda’s expression changed slightly, and she had to suppress her anger.

Terence put down his knife and fork, said goodbye to everyone, and then got up and left. Esther hesitated for a moment, and also stood up and said to Lady Gibson, “I’m full too.”

After walking out of the restaurant, Esther quickened her steps. Not until she reached the second floor did she catch up with Terence. She stood in front of Terence and stared at him, “Terence, why do you insist on getting that piece of land in the Fairy Mountain?”

Terence’s gaze, which was originally looking into the distance, shifted downwards, and landed on Esther’s face, “Do I need to explain to you?”

Esther threw herself at James last night and was dumbfounded by James’s sudden announcement of marriage just now. Thinking of these things, Terence was still angry with Esther now, so he definitely would not be nice to her.

“I … I didn’t mean that.” Esther lowered her head. Of course, she knew that Terence was unhappy due to her reaction to James’s marriage just now, so she didn’t care about his poor attitude towards her at this moment. Esther soon raised her head to stare at him again, “I just want to tell you that there is something wrong with the land on Fairy Mountain.”

“What’s the problem?”

“Well … I heard that land is haunted, and that’s why the Anetly Group is so eager to sell it.”

“Haunted?” Terence sneered.

“I know this is ridiculous, and those who believe this kind of rumor are even more ridiculous, but there are still many people who think it is true. If you can’t sell that land to others and the development project can’t attract customers, it will be a huge loss. At that time, you are definitely unable to satisfy the group.”

After all, Terence just came back from abroad. This was the first thing he did after joining the group. If he failed, his reputation and status in the group would be greatly reduced. It would even make people think that he was a brainless guy who just blew his money.

Esther said sincerely, but Terence laughed mockingly, “Is that really what you think?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you for nothing, because I didn’t plan to sell or develop that land.”

“Then why do you buy it back?”

“No reason. Just make me happy.” After saying that, Terence turned away and walked toward the backyard.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll help you.”

The man paused and turned to look at her, raising his eyebrows, “Help me?”

“You just came back from abroad. You definitely are not as well-connected as James. If he gets the land, you are out.” Actually, everyone knew that Master Gibson asked both Terence and James to get the land because he wanted to test their capabilities.