Essie found her father-in-law very kind and amiable, and he always seemed to look out for her. Once it was time for her to get a divorce with Zac, she would feel very sorry for him.
On the other hand, Zac was also full of admiration for his dad. No wonder Albert was the head of the family—he was so wise.
While the servants were serving dinner, Zac said in a careless tone, "Essie likes having a lively atmosphere, and thinks living in a house with just me is too lonely, so we decided to move back."
"It's time you went home." Albert gave his son a subtle smile.
At the dinner table, Valery was actually the most upset one. If Essie's role and status had been consolidated, she was an even bigger threat to her. The more power Essie had, the more threatened Valery became.
In the evening, Zac accompanied his father to his study to play chess.
Meanwhile, Essie watched some TV with Ivy. When she heard that there were a few new Epiphyllum flowers in the garden and that they bloomed at 9:00 every night, Essie jumped up in excitement and immediately ran to the garden to wait for them.
She had never seen Epiphyllum flower bloom right before her eyes. She had recently begun designing a new series of clothes, so she was hoping to find some inspiration.
When Essie came to the flower bed, she found that Valery was also there. Apparently, she had also come to see the Epiphyllum, but she was not interested in seeing it bloom. She simply heard that one could make a wish right before they bloomed, and she thought it would be good for her to make a wish for love, so she came to give it a shot. Valery wanted to drive away Essie, and make Zac fall in love with her.
Upon seeing Essie, she cast a stern glance at her and asked, "Are you here to make a wish too?"
A faint smile appeared on Essie's face. She wasn't interested in doing such a childish thing. In the past, every time she saw a meteor, she would make a wish in hopes of marrying Hanson and becoming his wife.
However, her wish never came true. Perhaps the meteor was just too far away to hear her, or maybe it heard her wrong so she ended up marrying Zac.
"I'm just here to see the Epiphyllum bloom," she said casually as she squatted down beside the flower bed.
"In my opinion, your marriage with Mr. Zac is only a flash in the pan, like the flower," said Sage with a voice dripping with sarcasm.
Essie sneered, "Isn't your chest aching?" Her tone sounded light, but the warning in her words seemed even deadlier than lead.
Sage shivered and subconsciously covered her chest with her hand.
Heaven was not being cooperative that night.
Dark clouds quietly gathered up in the sky, and with a gale came the pouring of large droplets of rain.
They all hurried into the pavilion to get shelter from the rain.
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