Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

Time had slipped away before she even realized it.

It felt like just yesterday that she had taken over the family business. But in the blink of an eye, years had passed.

When she first stepped in, no one believed she could handle the weight of the Ormond empire. People underestimated her, waiting for her to fail. Many saw it as an opportunity to carve up the Ormond family's assets for themselves.

Her parents had been too weak. After her grandparents passed away, they struggled to keep control. Under their watch, the family business declined, bleeding money.

To make things worse, their so-called "relatives" from the extended family kept scheming, setting traps, exploiting her parents' naivety. Again and again, they were deceived.

As the eldest daughter and granddaughter, Elora had no choice but to step up.

In her teens, she built something of her own, carving out a reputation with sheer determination and force. Over time, she gained a foothold, stabilized the family's empire, and crushed every conspiracy her relatives tried to throw at her.

Now, those same relatives avoided her like the plague.

When they couldn't avoid her, they either scrambled to please her or faded into the background, hoping to go unnoticed.

But many of them were still her parents' siblings-her aunts and uncles. She couldn't cut them off entirely, even if she wanted to.

Her parents still insisted on maintaining ties.

of those eager to profit from their downfall, she never

never visited her

And he understood.

never dared to ask

in her family, and

end of the day, the Ormonds were

Elora's every

become easy targets crushed, bankrupted, and wiped out

"Miss, have some fruit."

pulled

that she had been standing at the window

quiet exhale, she turned and walked back

plate of fresh fruit for her, complete

she never ate much fruit, just

to handle a few documents before my meeting with clients Go home and eat. Starting tomorrow, when you cook, make extra. We'll eat together, so you don't have to

proper meals a day are important for a healthy stomach. You've taken such good care of mine-I can't

lips curved into a

voice was warm. "Thank you for your concern. It means a

softened as he looked

moment, something flickered