Silently, I followed Joseph to the Duckett Family's old mansion. In the car, my cell phone vibrated. Lawrence sent some messages to me.
Lawrence: [Serena, our master just gave you a divination and said that your destiny has changed. You will finally get a happy ending after suffering.]
Lawrence: [See, what did I say to you? Marrying me will be the right thing to do!]
I couldn't help but laugh lightly. I just sent my answer.
[Hei Young Master, our master said that you've made no progress in your cultivation for many years, so you've just mixed up your seniority.]
Lawrence immediately replied to my message.
Lawrence: [I'm a late bloomer, can't I suddenly become enlightened? Isn’t that possible?]
Lawrence became enlightenment? Of course not.
He was the only son of the Humphrey Family. He was weak and sickly when he was young. He was sent to a monastery to be raised for twenty years there.
He achieved nothing in practising meditation or divination but he managed the Humphrey Family's business very well and became the richest man in Montpelier City.
I was only sent to the monastery because my grandfather wanted me to learn more skills. I have never thought that this young master had a crush on me. After all, the seniority was there and I always felt that I couldn't cross this hurdle.
Until the day of the marriage certificate, I looked at him so nervously that he was at a loss. I suddenly thought, maybe, we could give it a try.
Joseph suddenly turned back to look at me. His eyes lingered in my hair for a few seconds.
“You look okay with your hair tied like this, Serena.”
That was probably the highest praise he has given me over the years. In the past, I was afraid that I could be so happy that I couldn't sleep the whole night. But now, my heart could not set off a ripple at him.
Martha gently agreed. “Serena, don't learn from me. Just be brave and be yourself, it's the most beautiful.”
I lowered my head and scrolled through my phone without saying anything.
“Serena Berneux!” Joseph slammed the seat fiercely.
“Martha complimented you, you should at least say thank you! Mom and Dad were already dissatisfied with you. Later on, if you behave like this in front of them, you can't even think about marrying into the Duckett Family...”
“So I'm getting off now?”
I interrupted him, “To save them from getting angry?”
The car suddenly fell silent. Joseph's face was pale. And he didn't speak again until we arrived at the old mansion.
Just after stepping onto the threshold of the Duckett Family's old mansion, Joseph's mother, Abigail, scolded in a cold voice, “Serena, don't you know how to greet me when you enter this mansion?”
This so-called “greeting” rule, from the beginning to the end, was only for me. On the other side, Joseph and Martha had always been straight into the mansion.
I directly ignored them. Abigail raised her hand to slap me but was stopped by Joseph's father, Domenico Duckett.
“Enough! Joseph said you're pregnant and want Martha to take care of you, right? You have a big face!”
“I don't care.”
I shrugged my shoulders full of concern. Joseph's eyes were instantly gloomy and appalling.
Domenico turned to Martha and said, “The hospital just called, Kenneth is showing signs of waking up. You must stay with him, Martha.”
Martha's body shook violently. “Impossible, Kenneth is clearly… wake up?”
Joseph immediately held her up. His brows furrowed.
“Didn't the doctor say that there's no chance at all that Kenneth will wake up, Dad? How could it be?”
Domenico raised his hand and wiped the corners of his reddened eyes. “Kenneth lost his parents when he was young. Since we adopted him, he has always been very competitive and managed the company in an orderly manner. This child has a miserable life. If he hadn't risked his life to protect you in the car accident that year…”
Abigail said with a voice choked up, “Now finally, he is finally waking up.”
“When he is well, the company will be handed back to him. You are too conservative in doing things, Joseph. The Duckett Family needs to go to the next level.”
Joseph nodded woodenly and walked out soulfully. Martha immediately lost her support and fell softly to the ground.
Abigail suddenly called out my name, “The young master of the Humphrey Family who is practising at the monastery is organizing a wedding in three days, Serena. You remember to attend on time and make more connections.”
She glanced at me with slanted eyes. I didn’t say any words.
“You remember to dress appropriately! Don't disgrace the Duckett Family with this messy hair.”
I responded obediently, “Okay, Auntie.”
“No rules!”
Abigail immediately pulled down her face. “You still can't change your tone and call me mom after all this time?”
I ignored her and turned to leave. Outside the door, Joseph drove off in his car.
Thinking about it, I knew that he was in a hurry to go to the company to make some arrangements. How could he be willing to hand over the power back to his foster brother who had always been jealous?
I took out my cell phone and sent the abortion surgery form of Martha taken by the City Hall to Abigail.
At the same time, I dialled Lawrence's phone.
“Lawrence, how are the wedding preparations going?”
