She couldn't turn down Aron's request, so she accepted the card.
Martha had the card in her left hand and her right hand was held tightly by Aron, as they got in the car together.
When she was in the shower that evening, she wondered why Aron was suddenly treating her so well...
When she walked out of the bathroom, she saw that Aron was still trying to persuade Wanda to sleep in the next room. Martha intended to take his place after she had gotten ready.
But... all her old cosmetics and skin care products had disappeared.
They had been replaced by skin care products of various luxurious brands. Each set of products cost roughly around ten thousand...
Apart from those, there were all sorts of essence, masks, night cream, day cream and so on. 'These are too expensive.
All of these would cost at least tens of thousands in total, ' she mused.
She quickly put on her pajamas, and walked to next room. Angela was reading a bedtime story for the three kids. Angela smiled at Martha when she saw her come in and then continued to read the kids the story.
Aron sat near their daughter's bed, looking at her gently.
Martha walked up to him, and then pulled his shirt as she asked, "Are these skin care products..."
"Yes, I asked my assistant to buy them for you." In fact, Aron had gone to the shopping mall himself and had selected those for her. Then, he asked his assistant to deliver the products to his house. He had thrown away the packaging of the products because he was afraid that she wouldn't want to use them once she'd know their prices.
"They are too expensive..." Martha had lived a well-off life before her father's company met its crisis.
Apart from that, her father had married another woman, and she had become a frugal person ever since.
Aron patted Wanda's head gently, and said in a soft tone, "My sweetheart, have a good sleep. Sweet dreams."
"Good night, mom and dad!"
Aron and Martha left the room. They returned to their bedroom, and closed the door. Aron walked to the dresser, and opened one bottle of toner. He said, "Aren't you gonna use it? Now that you don't like it, I have to pour it out."
Then, as he was about to walk towards the bathroom with the toner, Martha quickly stopped him and said, "I... like it. I'll use it now."
Aron smiled softly and put his arms around her waist. Then he told her seriously without a smile on his face, "Look at Angela and Lulu. They take care of themselves so well. Women should pay more attention to their appearance and try to maintain their beauty. In this way, their husbands won't cheat on them. Do you understand me?"
Martha stared blankly at him. She nodded and replied, "I see."
"You don't need to worry about the money. If you don't find it troublesome, you can directly access my money anytime..."
Martha shook her head and said resolutely, "No, I'd better not... It's not convenient for you. You should keep these cards with you."
Aron tidied her hair around her ear, and said, "You don't have to worry about your father's living expenses anymore. I'll give you one million monthly for your living expenses. If you haven't run out of the money, you can save the rest."
'He knew about my father... I used to receive fifty thousand monthly as my living expenses from Aron. But since dad needed the money more, I would give all the money to him, ' she thought.
Martha couldn't resist her curiosity, so she asked, "Aron, why are you suddenly treating me so well?"
She was 30, so she tended to think about matters in a more practical way.
'A man will not treat a woman so well, unless... he loves her.'
"Because you're my wife." 'Perhaps I need to learn from Arvin. I need to treat my wife as well as I can until she starts to love me, ' Aron thought to himself.
"..."
New Year's Day
At around seven o'clock in the morning, the twins knocked at Angela's bedroom door. They said, "Dad, mom, we're coming in!"
Angela moved closer to Arvin's arms. She held his waist tightly, and then proceeded to sleep.
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