Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 113

Never!

Thanks to his so-called mediocrity, she didn't feel any pressure whenever she was with him. She was able to get along with him, joke with him, and even argue with him. It was also because of his "mediocrity" that she felt like they were from the same world, and that she was able to put her trust in him.

There had been a lot of ups and downs in her life. She had gone from a girl with a well-known and rich family to a girl with a small house in the middle of nowhere. And to be honest, she preferred the latter one.

It was said that jade was the apple of the eyes of people from wealthy families, but the truth was, people from wealthy families all had two faces: one was ugly, while the other was gorgeous and fake.

What was the difference between Zac and those people?

"I'll only do what I need to, and I'll act how I should. Nothing more." Essie's voice was cold and distant, and there was a trace of bitterness in it. She fixed her eyes outside the window, refusing to even look at Zac.

Zac didn't like seeing such an expression on her face, and he didn't want her to treat him as a mere passer-by. He grabbed her shoulders, turned her over, and forced her to face him. "I never lied about anything but my identity to you. To be honest, I didn't feel like I had to hide my personality from you or play any games with you. I tried to be myself and let you see who I was. Nothing has to change between us. Without the Rong family, I am still the same homeless guy with nothing to offer who has been raised by you, and you are still my queen," he said.

"Does that make it okay?" Essie sneered.

"From now on, you're in charge of our finances. I'll just leave some pocket money for myself for drinking, and other than that I'll just be like a pauper." Zac gently touched the tip of her nose, his eyes full of love.

Essie sighed lightly. Although she was still a little uncomfortable and resentful, she decided to let it go.

If she quarreled with him, and gave him the silent treatment, Valery would feel very happy, and she didn't want that.

She needed to show off how happy and sweet they were and make Valery even angrier.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

It was Mary.

"I have something to tell you." She looked extremely serious.

Zac frowned slightly. "Have a seat, Mommy."

After Mary sat down on the sofa, Zac took a seat opposite her with his arm around Essie.

"What do you want to say?" he asked in a low voice.

"We have been friends with Valery's family for generations, and almost everyone in the upper class circle knows that Valery is pregnant. If you suddenly announce your marriage to another woman, how will Valery be able to show her face to everyone?" Mary paused. "So, what I'm saying is, the registration of your marriage cannot be announced to the public."

An angry look flashed across Zac's eyes. The moment Valery found that she was pregnant, she immediately started to spread the news all over the city, even telling random passers-by about it to share her "good news". She deserved to be disgraced.

"I can keep it a secret until the baby is born, but I will only do it under two conditions, and you have to promise me that you will follow them." Zac was absolutely expressionless. It was as if the person sitting opposite to him was not his own mother, but a business partner.

This came as a total surprise to Essie.

"What are your conditions?" asked Mary.

"First of all, Essie and I have registered our marriage, and she is my legitimate wife, so everyone in our family and Valery's family has to respect her. Second, I will not be marrying Valery, so please get rid of that idea in her and her family's heads," Zac said in a firm tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Zac!" Mary said with an exasperated expression. She thought, 'This boy won't listen to his mother now that he's all grown up.'

"You have to know that there are rules of our family. Even if you have registered your marriage, she cannot become an official daughter-in-law of our family unless she has gotten the approval of all the members of the family."

"As long as my wife wants to be with me, all she needs is my approval. I don't care about what anyone else has to say," Zac said firmly. Zac knew that his mother had been drawn in by Valery's sugar-coated words. More than that, he also knew that Elizabeth was his mother's best friend, and if Mary thought that there was a chance that Valery would be her daughter-in-law, then she would definitely take Valery's side. He had to be ruthless so that there would be no room for fantasies in their head, or else he and Essie would face endless trouble.

With her head down, Essie stole a glance at him from beneath her thick eyelashes.

One of the clearest memories Essie had of her father was how submissive he was to her grandmother. Whenever her grandmother ordered him to do something, he would follow her without saying a word. And even when her grandmother was insulting her mother, he never dared to stand up to his mother and just watched his wife get bullied.

Essie's stepfather was much smarter than her biological father. He simply took both Essie and her mother away from their hometown and lived with them from place to place for three years, wiping away every last bit of grievance his parents had, and only leaving them to hope that their son would come back one day.

It seemed to Essie that a man who wouldn't stand up for his wife in front of his mother was doomed to fail in marriage. That was the reason why she didn't want to accept Hanson's love anymore. He was just like her biological father.

Ice guy, on the other hand, didn't even change his cold attitude in front of his mother.