“Of course! You can stare at it as long as you want once we get home.” Michael’s grin grew wider as he razzed me.

Gazing into his eyes, I instantly knew that he was teasing me. It was embarrassing, but the moment I recalled the fact that we had gotten ourselves the marriage certificate, I found myself not minding the teasing at all.

“Enough. Let’s go in.”

When he saw me rolling my eyes, he decided to shut his mouth and said no more. Yet, the sly grin on his face never left.

 

As soon as we entered the living room, we were greeted by the sight of Josephine sitting on the couch with a grim expression

For some reason, the moment her eyes fell on the certificate in my hands, I panicked, knowing that she wouldn’t be fond of finding out what we did a few moments ago. After all, for her, I was with Michael for his fortune all this time.

Josephine then shifted her gaze to my face and asked coldly, “What are you holding?”

My heart raced at her question. Out of reflex, I hid the marriage certificate behind my back, not wanting her to see it. Unfortunately, my attempt was to no avail, and instead, it had successfully angered her.

“What is it? Take it out, now!”

Her eyes were boiling with rage at that moment.

“I…”

would

She rose to her feet abruptly and snapped, “Don’t you have any respect

tinge of fury in his tone, “Mom, enough! Anna’s pregnant. Why are you yelling at

taken aback, never expecting Michael to stand up for me at such a moment. When she regained her

you are now arguing with me almost every day. Do you still see me as your mother? Could it be that she is more important than

despise me further. I had discussed this topic with Michael multiple times before, yet he would always brush it off and ignore me, even telling me

rectify your way of treating Anna first. She’s my woman, not a servant in

Josephine coldly. Being as assertive as Michael,

the day! Are you sure that you want to

the time she finished her remarks, she instantly turned toward me and stared

to stop by pulling his hand. I knew that he was trying to protect me, but the more he spoke up for me, the more hatred

mean to hide it from you. It’s just that I

her. I decided to call her “Mom” after hesitating for a while, as

Her gaze radiated

you before that I’ll never acknowledge you as my daughter-in-law, so don’t

upset nor livid at her contemptuous remarks. However, I chose to suppress

we’re a legally married couple, there’s nothing wrong with me calling you that. In fact, it’s the way it

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