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Lydia quickly jumped to Malcolm’s defense. “Mom, please calm down. Dad and Meryl were just fooling around. It wasn’t serious. Meryl isn’t hurt. Why should we make such a scene as a family?”
Bianca scoffed, “Sure, Meryl’s not hurt now. But if she had been harmed even slightly, Malcolm wouldn’t be standing here so casually.”
Malcolm tried to smooth things over with Bianca, swallowing his pride. “Honey, our son’s graduating and coming home soon. He’ll be looking for a wife before we know it. Shouldn’t we keep the peace in the family? Can’t you let me off the hook just this once?”
Bianca shot him a cold look before turning to Meryl. “Fine. Then apologize to Meryl.”
Malcolm, being a man in his fifties, found it hard to swallow his pride and apologize to someone younger.
But under Bianca’s pressure, he decided to pacify her first.
He approached Meryl, keeping his manner reasonably civil.
“Meryl, you know
know your dad has a terrible temper. I tend to lose my cool at the slightest thing. I was wrong today. I acted too rashly. Can you forgive your dad?”
As Meryl remained silent, Bianca pressed. “What exactly did you
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simple argument. I shouldn’t have made her leave her home. It is her house! She can come back whenever she wants and stay as long as she likes.”
Malcolm’s apology seemed genuinely sincere.
Several months ago, being thrown out of the house had left quite an impression on him.
With the weather getting colder, if he got kicked out again, he wouldn’t even be able to enjoy Christmas properly.
“Meryl,” Lydia pleaded, “Dad’s already humbled himself so much. Can’t you just let it go?”
Malcolm was touched by how Lydia seemed to feel about his
situation.
Indeed, his sweet daughter’s affection hadn’t been misplaced.
Meryl couldn’t stand watching their performance anymore.
Without another word, she turned towards the stairs. “I’m tired. I’m going up to rest.”
No one dared stop her.
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Malcolm turned hopefully to Bianca. “Honey, does this mean Meryl’s forgiven me? Can I keep sleeping on your room’s floor?”
Bianca just snorted, saying nothing.
Malcolm took her silence as agreement and hurried outside to collect his clothes that the maid had thrown out earlier.
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Lydia kept following behind Malcolm.
She quietly wiped away a tear, putting on a show of distress.
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“Dad, you’re living so miserably here. How can Mom treat you like this?”
Malcolm was all too aware of how humiliating his current situation was.
He let out a heavy sigh.
From being the head of the household to now being under Bianca’s thumb–Malcolm had struggled with this reality.
But it didn’t matter anymore. As long as the company was doing well, he could live with being humbled at home. At least he could still hold his head high in public.
Lydia leaned closer to Malcolm and whispered, “Mom says she loves you deeply, and she’ll wait for you forever, even if you never see her again.”
Malcolm froze, startled. “You went to see your mom in secret?”
That day, Bianca had forced Lydia to cut ties with Sandra, threatening to ban her from Stone Villa if she refused.
Though Lydia had complied, how could she possibly ignore her birth mother completely?
“Mom knows you’re having a tough time at home. She asked me to tell you that she’s learned some new massage techniques. She could
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help work out the knots in your shoulders if you visit.”
Malcolm fell silent for a moment.
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He didn’t have genuine feelings for Sandra. He’d only been with her because she was gentle and understood men’s needs better than Bianca.
But with Bianca watching him like a hawk now, Malcolm didn’t dare fool around with Sandra anymore!
Bianca had forgiven his first offense, but if he got caught a second time, there’d be no wiggle room.
Throwing away his career for a woman just wasn’t worth it.
At least for now, he wouldn’t entertain any other thoughts.
Malcolm waved his hand dismissively. “Tell your mom to find someone else to marry.”
With that, Malcolm grabbed his clothes and headed back to his
room.
Lydia stared at Malcolm’s retreating in disbelief.
Find a man and get married?
Sandra had spent most of her life with Malcolm, and now that she was past her prime, where would she find someone to marry?
Men… they were all so practical. When it came to their interests, they wouldn’t hesitate to throw a woman aside.
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Lost in these bitter thoughts, Lydia didn’t leave but instead went upstairs and knocked on Meryl’s door.
“What is it?”
“High school reunion, are you coming?”
Meryl was taken aback. A class reunion?
As the former class vice president, Lydia had the responsibility to notify all their classmates.
Meryl was about to decline when Anne called.
“Meryl, what are you wearing to the reunion in a few days? I’m buying a fur coat. Once I put on my battle gear, I’m going to steal the show!”
Meryl felt embarrassed. She’d planned to skip it, but knowing Anne would insist on her coming along, she told Lydia, “I’ll be there.”
“Okay, check your phone then. The exact location will be posted in the group chat.”
Lydia finished speaking and gave Meryl a sly smile. “You look exhausted. Haven’t you been sleeping these past couple of days? Losing your man to someone else must sting, huh?”
Her gaze dropped to Meryl’s stomach.
“Who would’ve thought? Even pregnancy couldn’t keep him around. It seems Uncle Chandler’s heart is colder than I imagined. Weren’t you two always so lovey–dovey, showing off in
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Lydia leaned in closer to Meryl. “Now you know how it feels when your husband has another woman in his heart, don’t you?”
During this time, Lydia wanted to make the Aniston family suffer twice the pain they’d inflicted.
Despite being heavily pregnant, Lydia had no status in the
Aniston family. She was oppressed by Charlotte and despised by her husband.
Such humiliation made her want to tear Meryl apart limb from
limb.
Meryl looked at Lydia as if she had a mental illness.
Chandler had spent the entire night with her yesterday. He clearly cared for her. Their relationship was solid, unaffected by Rachel’s presence.
But Meryl couldn’t be bothered explaining anything to Lydia. She simply slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
The sudden, forceful motion nearly caught Lydia’s belly in the
door.
Lydia stumbled backward, clutching her stomach in fear.
But then she felt a surge of satisfaction.
Surely, Meryl’s angry reaction meant she’d hit a nerve.
That had to be it!
Back in her room, Meryl checked the messages in her college
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She suddenly realized the alumni gathering fell on her and Chandler’s wedding anniversary.
What a coincidence.
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It was their first anniversary, and their baby was due in just two or three months.
Meryl wanted to spend it with Chandler.
But he could be at the hospital with Rachel that day…
With only a few days left and Chandler not mentioning anything about their anniversary, she wondered if he’d forgotten about it entirely.
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