As she lay on the bed for a while, her eyelids started to feel heavy as if they were encouraging her to take a nap. However, Mark shook her awake and gently coaxed her to wash up and take a shower. Unable to refuse him, she went to take a shower but ended up having sex with him again in the bathroom.

Cecilia had reached a point of sheer exhaustion.

As she finally succumbed to sleep, her dreams danced with possibilities. She imagined Mark as a future teacher, guiding young minds with a wisdom she admired. She believed he possessed a unique talent for educating children, a talent she wasn’t entirely sure she could match.

The soft rays of Christmas Eve’s morning sun spilled into the room as Cecilia stirred from her slumber.

Mark, ever the diligent businessman, had been picked up to the company to attend to pressing matters.

Cecilia, however, enjoyed the luxury of a later morning. Her day began at ten, as she rose from her cozy cocoon of blankets. With deliberate care, she attended to her personal grooming, preparing for the day ahead.

Just as she was about to step out, her phone rang, its chime breaking the stillness of the room. The caller’s name was displayed on the screen: Rena.

Cecilia’s heart skipped a beat. Rena’s voice, gentle and kind, flowed through the phone’s speaker.

“Have you settled into life with Mark?”

Blushing at the thought of her newfound life, Cecilia replied, “I’d say it’s going pretty well.”

Rena then shared her plans, her words igniting a spark of excitement in Cecilia’s eyes. Rena was planning to pay a visit to them in just a couple of days, and she would be bringing her children along.

Cecilia couldn’t contain her joy, and her playful spirits surfaced.

“Well, Rena,” she teased, “I have a special Christmas gift for you. I can’t wait to see you!”

Rena, momentarily taken aback by Cecilia’s unexpected enthusiasm, replied with a soft smile, “Then I’ll have Waylen have a good talk with you by then.”

Cecilia turned timid when she heard the name of Waylen.

Meanwhile, in Duefron, Rena ended the call and turned to Waylen, who was lounging on the sofa.

“Cecilia says she has prepared a Christmas gift for me,”

Rena announced with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

“She mentioned it was a special one.”

With a sly smile, Waylen swiftly sent a message to Cecilia, asking, “Is there any gifts for me? I mean, special ones.”

Cecilia couldn’t help but feel a pang of nervousness.

Waylen, his phone tucked away, offered a fond smile to Rena.

“She’s quite audacious, isn’t she? Come here, let me see if our little one has been giving you a hard time.”

As Rena began preparing for her trip, Juliette arrived at their doorstep with an array of baby clothes in soft, delicate shades of pink.

Rena was visibly pleased and went up to check on those clothes, not wanting to come to Waylen’s side momentarily.

“Who else would torment me except you?” Rena blurted out.

Waylen stared at her. Clad in a wool skirt, Rena exuded a gentle aura.

He reached out, drawing her into his embrace.

After a moment of contemplation, he gently remarked, “Mark won’t require your presence on Christmas. He knows you’re pregnant. Why do you have to go and visit him? We could pay a visit when Mark holds a wedding or their baby arrives.”

Waylen’s concern touched Rena, and she lowered her head to caress her burgeoning belly.

A soft smile graced her lips as she reassured him, “I’ve told you, the journey is nothing more than a plane ride. Don’t worry, my love. See how nervous you’ve become? Besides, the private plane is fully equipped with medical staff. There won’t be any issues.”

Waylen, respecting her decision, refrained from pressing further.

Instead, he gently ran his fingers through her long, chestnut hair.

“You should rest now. You’ve been tirelessly working on these clothes,” he suggested.

Rena’s gaze, brimming with tenderness, met Waylen’s.

She had a penchant for tinkering with the little garments and accessories, her curiosity fueling her excitement as she prepared for the arrival of their child.

Waylen placed a tender kiss on her forehead and said lovingly, “You’re already a remarkable mother.”

Rena smiled.

At this time, a servant downstairs showed them an invitation.

It turned out to be an invitation from Kyle, saying he and Albert would come to Duefron to celebrate Christmas, and asked if they could gather for a dinner that day.

Rena’s eyes lingered on the invitation.

She put it down with a smile and remarked to Waylen, “I believe Kyle wants me to consider Albert as my little brother and treat him well. Kyle’s quite shrewd, you know. He’s not merely interested in making Albert my brother.

He’s using this as an opportunity to connect with our family. I’ve heard he has plans to expand his business in Duefron.”

Waylen welcomed the idea of expanding their circle of friends.

Chunks of vegetables, including onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, were lovingly placed alongside the turkey to roast. The result was a mouthwatering turkey with golden, crispy skin.

Zoey just took it out from the oven.

Unable to resist, Cecilia took a bite, only to accidentally burn her mouth in the process.

Zoey, a mix of worries and amusement, gently chastised her, “Quickly, ask the butler for some burn ointment. Or when Mark returns tonight, he will notice it and call you a little foodie.”

Cecilia felt a touch embarrassed as she hurried to follow Zoey’s advice.

Zoey’s mood darkened when a servant interrupted their culinary bonding.

“Miss Wilson has come to visit,” the servant announced.

eyes, not liking what

told her to keep away from us? Mark has plenty of subordinates, and if they all come to our house,

and explained that Cathy was insistent and refused

herself to be too harsh during Christmas, especially to her son’s

Cecilia, who was

I’ll deal with her.

added before leaving, “I heard that

to embarrass Zoey, Cecilia timidly nodded and went to apply some

Evans family was the most influential family in Czanch, and Zoey had won a high reputation. She reluctantly agreed to see Cathy, asking the servant

she instructed the servants to lead Cathy into the drawing

Zoey and greeted

asked her

to the butler and said, “It’s the latest black truffle

her gifts

discreetly winked at him and

with you. I should have left the responsibility of entertaining you to Mark’s future wife. However, you know

you’re quite thoughtful when it comes to gifts, unlike Mark’s young and inexperienced wife. Just earlier, she was burnt while tasting the turkey I

causing Cathy’s

if Zoey was praising Cathy while subtly expressing her dissatisfaction with

Zoey’s words. Despite what Zoey had said about Cecilia, Zoey still held a great deal of affection for

Cathy adjusted herself

a high reputation within the social circles and wouldn’t utter harsh words

leave after catching the hints, Mark

eyes

here, nor was he

wasn’t stupid. She knew what she was doing. Still, she went to his house. Clearly, she wanted to make things difficult for

man of high status, he couldn’t

handle this

the gray shirt and dark wool trousers hidden beneath it. His choice of

towel, which Mark used

why don’t you ask your wife to come and have dinner

when and how to

Eve. I’d better go home. After all,

his smile

into the living room and deliberately

called her in a

the festival. Why don’t you walk

was in the living room, gritted

Mark

that Cathy and she weren’t on good terms, and yet, he still asked her to walk

the request, she couldn’t bring herself to

to

taking a deep breath, Cecilia ran out with

Angela’s Library

mouth, which made

like the back of her hand. He was a perfectionist. Cathy guessed Mark wouldn’t be able to stand Cecilia’s indecency and

Cathy had anticipated, Mark’s expression crumpled into a frown as soon

grabbed Cecilia by the arm and pulled her closer. Noticing her injured mouth, he asked her, “What’s going

marks she had left on his neck last night. When she saw this, memories of their passion the previous night flashed before her eyes,

burned myself while I was eating turkey,” she

a more

turkey that Zoey cooked was

squinted, Mark took the ointment from Cecilia’s hand and applied it to her

foodie. You keep making excuses for yourself,” he scolded her. “You can’t even apply

her, a tenderness in his eyes translated to how

knew he

by Mark’s tenderness that she had totally forgotten about Cathy’s presence. She placed her hand in his trouser pocket

felt her touch and shot her a glance. “What are

flashed a

them, Cathy watched in a daze. She was frozen in place, as though her body had been plunged into

was Mark indulging Cecilia’s every whim? She couldn’t

pretty, but she wasn’t suitable to be Mark’s wife. After all, Mark was the backbone of the entire Evans family! That required a capable wife to assist him

like

produced a gift from

A ‘s L I B

Edwin last time.

Peter’s present. After all, she didn’t prepare

Take it,” Mark reassured her, patting her

all

Peter smiled. “You’re

still hesitant, she had no choice but to

she did, Mark watched her quietly from the corner of his eye. After a while, he called the

hostess, Cecilia should be the one arranging everything for Christmas. But she seemed

her with these tasks, Mark

orders to the butler, a thought

said to Cecilia, “Honey, why don’t you walk

Wilson out as

Cathy’s expression

Mark had clearly defined the respective standings of Cathy and Cecilia in his

no need for that,” Cathy said, her lips

took Mark’s arm and fetched his coat from the

“Mr.

a beautiful day,”

Miss Fowler is

saying that, Peter picked up his briefcase and headed out with

helpless. There was no reason for her

laid her eyes on Mark, an unspeakable sadness

Mark had dated a lot

thought that he would come to love her one day. After all, she could be a good wife and take care of everything if he decided to settle down and start a

expected that Mark would fall in love with a naive girl like Cecilia and that he would love the latter so much to the

thought crossed her mind, the corner of

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