"Florence continued on saying, "The main factor is because of his job, Owen was always not by Nora's side. Whereas Nora can see Ailsa as soon as she goes to work! Ailsa is so handsome and has a good temper. I think my brother has been wary of him for a long time but he has been holding back because of Nora."
Was that so?
Amelia glanced at Nora subconsciously, she saw that her eyes were filled with a hint of sorrow. It was obvious that Florence was not speaking nonsense.
Amelia asked on behalf of Nora, "Then what should Nora do?"
Florence said mysteriously, "It's not difficult. What that woman needs is stimulation.
A momentous one."
Amelia and Nora looked at each other with an incomprehensible expression.
Florence added, "Nora, I think it's best for you to put aside all your work in the salon and spend more time with the family. Didn't that woman use various excuse just to meet my brother? Then you should spend more time with my brother. You should do everything you can, include kissing each other in front of her just to let her know she's the third wheel!"
"Next weekend, you and my brother should bring the kids out for fun and leave her alone. But you must be aware not to inform her about it. You shall tell her that 'the four of us had just decided to go out and have fun' when she arrived at your house."
"You'd better bring some souvenirs for her when you come back and reveal how much fun all of you had when you were away."
"As for Andrew and Ashley, you shouldn't be away when they are learning. You can sit right next to them and react whenever you sense something wrong. Andrew and Ashley are your own children. They're just temporarily hidden from the truth. As long as you spend more time with them, you will have them back with you eventually."
"These vain women, youth is all they have. She would only have a limited time to win over my brother. If she can't conquer him on the first try, she might try for the second time but after a month of failure she would have called the quits..."
"One day... one month..." Nora then made a bad assumption, "What if it doesn't work after a year?"
Florence said, "It's simple. You would only need to be pregnant with my brother's child again!"
Amelia frowned and she could not help but interrupt. "Why does Nora being pregnant help?"
Florence raised a finger and said, "Because during pregnancy or a year after giving birth, the husband couldn't file in a divorce. Which means that as long as Nora doesn't ask for a divorce, that woman would need to wait. She would need to keep waiting then..."
"Oh?" Amelia seemed to be lost in her thought.
Nora's expression eased.
She thought about what Florence had said carefully and found that it was quite reasonable. "Florence, you are right! It's time for me to put all the things in the salon aside! As long as Ailsa is in the salon, I can pass all the affairs to him."
Florence said confidently, "Nora, as long as you do as I say, even if that woman is a vixen, she won't be able to take advantage of you! Owen told me and Patrick that you must be his wife a long time ago since he first saw you! Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone against my mother's will and insisted on marrying you!"
"What?" Amelia stared at Nora's face in shock for a few seconds. The relationship between Nora and Owen had also been obstructed by Eve?
Seeing Amelia looking stunned, Florence, who was behind the screen, snickered. "Amelia, do you think that you are the only one who is living a harsh life in the family? Not a chance, when Nora first got married into the family, Mom was also very picky about Nora but Nora knew how to restrain herself and follow my mother's lead. Not long after Nora got married to my brother, she gave birth to a pair of twins. When compared, your characteristic and behavior are totally different from Nora, if mom doesn't be picky about you, who else would she be picky with?"
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