Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Knowing that her mother overthinks this, she said, “Mom, don’t worry. I live a good life in the Gibson family.”

“Are they nice to you?” Doris was not at ease at all, nor did she believe that her daughter could have a good life in that kind of big family.

“Yes, Terence’s parents are still kind. James’ mother is a little mean, but I don’t have casual interactions with her.”

“What about Terence? Is he nice to you?” Doris was most concerned about whether Terence was nice to her daughter. After all, he was Esther’s husband. Esther would rely on him in the future.

Esther thought for a moment and smiled, “He is pretty good.”

It was true. She was satisfied. She had not expected Terence to be such an excellent person.

He was handsome. Besides, he was a gentleman. He was not as arrogant and pompous as other rich men were. Even though he seemed aloof and masterful, she could feel his kindness in his heart.

Otherwise, he would not have given her his bed and removed the portrait of Miss Shirly just because she was afraid.

Looking at her daughter’s unconscious smile when she talked about Terence, Doris finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she became worried again. “Anne is pregnant now. She will marry James soon. Then you two will live together again. There must be disputes.”

“Mom, don’t worry. I’m not that weak.” Esther tried to comfort her mother.

“Look, after she gets married, she will be the future mistress of the Gibson family. What’s more, she is pregnant. It is the great grandkid of the family. She completely overpowers you.”

“Times have changed! There is no such thing as a house fight.”

“I am just worried that Anne will bully you.”

“It won’t happen. Don’t worry.”

Although Esther tried her best to relieve her mother of anxiety, Doris was still worried.

“Mom, what about you? How are you doing? Are Grandma and the others making things difficult for you?” Esther had known the answer before she asked.

Her mother had been bullied at home; how could they change their attitudes just because she married? She was afraid that they would hate her mother more because of her affairs. Otherwise, why was the servant responsible for cooking asked to leave?

However, Doris shook her head and said, “Everything is fine. Don’t worry.” She always told her anything but bad news.

“That’s good.” Esther nodded, holding back the tears.

When she went down from the second floor, Esther saw that Anne still sat on the sofa watching a TV drama with an ice cream in her hand.

Anne just glanced at her coldly and said in an unfriendly tone, “How many things are you taking away? Are you living off my family? Shame on you!”

Esther did not answer her. Instead, she looked at her and retorted, “I’ve only been back for less than two hours. You have eaten lychee and ice creams. Is the baby in your belly still okay?”

As soon as Anne heard her words, she glared at Esther with a sullen look. “None of your business!”This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

“I don’t care about it. I’m just reminding you of the fact that it is easy to have a miscarriage during the first trimester of pregnancy. Be careful. After all, you need to take advantage of the baby to marry into the Gibson family.” Esther glanced at Anne up and down. She wore delicate makeup and a pair of tight jeans. Her nail polish is red. She did not look like a pregnant woman.

However, she kept her doubts in her heart. It had nothing to do with her anyway.

“Are you kidding? I will marry James even without this baby.” Anne pretended to be confident and laughed. “All people in the world know that James loves me so much. He wants to marry me immediately.”

“Then I’ll congratulate you on meeting such a good man.” After saying this, Esther immediately strode towards the gate because she worried that her grandma would blame her for quarreling with the pregnant woman again.

Looking at Esther’s back as she left, Anne suddenly remembered that she lost face at the birthday banquet that day and her “handsome husband”. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

She threw the ice cream into the trashcan. After wiping her hands with a tissue, she picked up the phone and called James.

At this time, James had just returned home after meeting a client. He was a little upset and his tone was not so gentle. “What’s the matter?”

“James, do you know who just came to the Cusack’s?”

“Who was it?” James was not interested and asked absently while driving.

Anne was furious, “It was Esther. She cursed me for having a miscarriage as soon as she heard that I was pregnant. She even said that you didn’t like me. If it weren’t for this child, you wouldn’t have married me. That’s awful. My stomach is hurting from anger.”

James frowned and his tone turned cold. “Why did she curse you to have a miscarriage?”

“Obviously, she just doesn’t want our child to survive. You know what. When Grandma said that I was pregnant, Esther’s face clouded down, as if it was my fault that I was pregnant earlier than her.” The more Anne spoke, the angrier she became. “Then she began to deliberately say some unpleasant words to irritate me. She wanted me to have a miscarriage so that she could be relieved.”

Anne was fluent at her lies. James did not even have the slightest doubt, but he was concerned about her. “How are you now? Are you okay?”

“I just had a stomachache, but I’m fine now.”

“Do you need to go to the hospital for a checkup?”

“No.” When Anne heard that they were going to the hospital, she immediately refused, “I’ll be fine after a rest.”

“Take a good rest. Forget what Esther said.”

“I will, but once I remind that she is so eager for our child to die, I am angry. Our baby does not even give birth.”

“Alright, alright. As long as you are fine, no matter how much she hopes, it will be useless.”

James didn’t want to continue the conversation. “Have a good rest. I’m driving.”

“Okay, watch out.”

After Esther left the Cusack’s, she went straight back to the Gibson’s.

There was no one in the living room on the first floor, so others were probably in their rooms.

She quietly went upstairs, but when she opened the door of her bedroom, she was stopped by James who had just come back.

Esther froze. She thought of what she saw that night when she broke into his bedroom. She turned her head to look at him awkwardly. “What’s the matter?”