My Flash Romance With the Richest Mogul novel Chapter 1696

Skylar, who enjoyed making ravioli, went to the kitchen to help Edgar.

Meanwhile, Joe was on his way home and would arrive shortly.

After a while, Vivian ran into the kitchen. "Mom, I finished my class! I want to make ravioli too!"

Vivian had been skilled with her hands since childhood. Her kindergarten had cooking classes, so she had long since learned how to make ravioli.

As such, she would always want to help whenever ravioli were being made at home.

Edgar had already prepared smaller ravioli skins. "Vivian, come here. I've got the skins ready just for you."

At that moment, Thora appeared at the kitchen door, looking hesitant. "Mrs. Martin, may I trouble you for a few minutes?"

Skylar nodded and stepped out of the kitchen.

When Thora arrived earlier, she seemed preoccupied, but Skylar hadn't thought much of it. After all, she was Vivian's piano teacher, and their private interactions were limited. Even if she wanted to show concern, directly asking her could feel intrusive.

"Mrs. Martin, I'd like you to take a look at something."

Thora retrieved a jewelry box from her bag. It looked like an ordinary jewelry box.

"I suspect this item might be cursed. My husband has been acting completely differently lately. From the moment we got together, we agreed to remain child-free for life.

"But in the past few days, ever since he received this vial-shaped emerald pendant from a friend, it's like he's become a different person. He's been insistent about having children and even wants us to do IVF.

Instead, the baby was the spitting image of a local farmer, right down to the unique feature of six fingers on the left hand.

The resemblance was undeniable, as even their facial features were nearly identical.

The wife admitted to infidelity, claiming she had been raped. The farmer, however, insisted the wife had seduced him, arguing that she had done so because her husband was impotent.

Ultimately, the farmer took the child. Humiliated, the wife bit her tongue and ended her life.

The scandal spread through the village, and people continued mocking the man's supposed inadequacy.

Eventually, the man remarried. His new wife was a simple-minded woman but fertile. She had previously borne children for another family that had sold her due to poverty.