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Chapter 1171: Bearing Grudges, Forgetting Kindness_1 Lyke Zhekova pointed to his waist, he wasn’t completely sitting up, and thus he was completely supporting his body with his core strength.

Peggy Lewis could spot this with just one look.

However, she heard Lyke say: “You see, my waist is really fine.”

Peggy Lewis: “…”

This truly took her by surprise!

So he was still on about the things that happened this morning!

Peggy Lewis had completely forgotten about it.

In the morning, Lyke Zhekova had privately messaged her, emphasizing that his waist was fine.

Peggy Lewis thought that he said so, but there was no way to prove it.

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However, at that time, she was just slightly skeptical about his words.

Who knew that Lyke Zhekova was actually going to prove it to her.

She said to Lyke Zhekova, who was still up at night after finally finishing his work and, despite it being late, still full of energy for exercise.

Little did she expect what he was planning.

This man’s trick was really…

One would never know what he was planning until one sees the results.

“Very good.” Peggy Lewis twitched her mouth corners, not knowing what else to say.

Lyke Zhekova seemed quite pleased.

He’d proven himself to Peggy Lewis.

Thus, getting up with a towel, he came over, wiping his sweat as he walked.

“Let’s go,” said Lyke Zhekova.

Peggy Lewis stood up in surprise: “Aren’t you going to continue?”

“I’ve finished,” Lyke Zhekova replied.

Peggy Lewis: “…”

It wasn’t long at all.

Lyke Zhekova’s aim couldn’t be more obvious.

After proving to her that his waist was fine, he stopped exercising.

Such a clear purpose!

The two walked towards the bedroom together.

At the doorway of Peggy Lewis’s bedroom, Lyke Zhekova paused.

Suddenly bending down, he lightly kissed her on the lips.

The kiss took her by surprise yet again.

Peggy Lewis didn’t even have the chance to be nervous, he had kissed her out of the blue.

But Lyke Zhekova pulled away after just one kiss.

He was still sweating and afraid that the smell might spoil the image he had built up in Peggy Lewis’s mind.

Unbeknownst to him though, in Peggy Lewis’s eyes, he was absolutely perfect.

Even his sweat, Peggy Lewis thought it was manly, not unpleasant at all.

“I am going to take a shower, you should rest early too,” said Lyke Zhekova.

“Hmm, goodnight,” Peggy Lewis nodded.

“Goodnight,” said Lyke Zhekova with a smile.

Only after seeing Peggy Lewis retreat to her room did he return to his own.

Once Peggy Lewis was back in her room, she felt absolutely flustered.

Although at the moment of the kiss, she didn’t even have the time to feel nervous.

But now her heart was thumping ever so loudly against her chest.

Peggy Lewis held her hand against her chest as if to stabilize her heartbeat.

Even then, all she felt was the loud thumping of her heart in her palm.

Fast and strong.

As if trying to break out of her chest, its steady beats hit against her palm.

Peggy Lewis lay flat on the bed, hands pressed against her chest.

Only wondering in her mind, about why was Lyke Zhekova so good?

By saying he was going to go to sleep after taking a bath, he clearly didn’t plan on bothering her again.

Even though they lived together, were separated by just one wall.

This man, truly helped her feel secure.

Deep down, Peggy Lewis sincerely believed she was exceptionally lucky.

She rolled back and forth on the bed, burying her face in the quilt.

What luck that was!

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Ethan Zhekova never stayed the night with Wendy Clarke.

He always took a rest after they were together and then left.

It was as if he never considered her a woman of substance.

It was almost like she was always on call, like someone he maintained.

However, that was indeed the case.

Ethan Zhekova had certainly given her many privileges, it was kind of like a trade.

Wendy Clarke tried to ask him to stay back every time, but she was never successful.

Despite this Wendy Clarke wasn’t upset and as per habit asked him to stay again.

Earlier on, Ethan Zhekova would at least placate her.

Probably because he’d said all he wanted to tonight, Ethan Zhekova didn’t even want to comfort her.

He just scoffed, quickly got dressed, and left.

It was only after Ethan Zhekova had left, Wendy Clarke banged the bed in anger.

She didn’t leave the hotel.

Ethan Zhekova had already paid, of course Wendy Clarke chose to stay the night before leaving, otherwise it would have been a total waste.

The next morning she only went home after having breakfast at the hotel.

Both Joshua Clarke and Christy Xenos were home.

As soon as she came back, Christy Xenos busied herself asking about her wellbeing, “Wendy, have you gotten back?”

She thought Wendy Clarke and Ethan Zhekova were in a romantic relationship.

Christy Xenos was extremely pleased internally.

Both of her daughters had partners who were ultra-rich.

In the future, their family was set to be on equal footing with the Zhekova family.

Even if Cindy Clarke didn’t care about them, they still had Wendy Clarke.

Cindy Clarke thought that she was exceptional right now because she was married to Adrian Zhekova.

But Wendy Clarke wasn’t any less!

Moreover, Christy Xenos believed, Wendy Clarke would definitely surpass Cindy Clarke sooner or later.

At that time Cindy Clarke would definitely be crying!

In the future, Cindy Clarke would definitely be crying, regretting, begging them for forgiveness, and asking them to help her.

Regretting how she dismissed them so heartlessly now.

“Hmm.” Wendy Clarke was in a bad mood, seeing the smiling face of Christy Xenos, she suddenly remembered the incident of Cindy Clarke introducing Peggy Lewis to Lyke Zhekova.

“Did you have breakfast?” Christy Xenos asked.

“Yes, I had breakfast,” Wendy Clarke replied.

“Mom, do you know?

Cindy Clarke truly did not think about doing us a favor at all,” Wendy Clarke said, “not at all!”

“Stop mentioning her, every time I hear her name, it pisses me off,” as soon as Christy Xenos heard the name ‘Cindy Clarke’, her expression immediately changed.

“Wait, what did she do again?” Christy Xenos asked Wendy Clarke.

Wendy Clarke then elaborated about the situation between Peggy Lewis and Lyke Zhekova.

“She’d rather introduce Lyke Zhekova to an outsider instead of me,” complained Wendy Clarke.

“Wendy, let it go,” Joshua Clarke stepped in, “Aren’t you already together with Ethan Zhekova?”

Of course, Wendy Clarke wouldn’t tell Joshua Clarke and Christy Xenos about her true relationship with Ethan Zhekova.

Wendy Clarke said: “I am with Ethan Zhekova, but that’s my own destiny.

It has nothing to do with Cindy Clarke.

As my sister, me being with Ethan Zhekova is one thing, her being considerate towards me is another.”

“Besides, can Ethan Zhekova be compared to Lyke Zhekova?

The power and influence Lyke Zhekova holds in the Zhekova family are far more significant than Ethan Zhekova’s.

Ethan Zhekova still has to listen to his father, but Lyke Zhekova makes his own decisions.”

“That powerful?” On hearing that there was someone better than Ethan Zhekova, Christy Xenos instantly felt a sense of balance being restored, “I knew Cindy Clarke didn’t care about us, but this time, she’s doing it on purpose to spite us.”

Christy Xenos turned to Joshua Clarke: “Even if Cindy Clarke doesn’t consider us her own, we’ve nurtured her since childhood.

The bond of nurturing cannot be dismissed.

She’s remembering the grudges and forgetting the favors”.

“For such petty grudges, she’s even disregarding the nurturing bond from the past,” Christy Xenos complained.

“But, Lyke Zhekova is quite old, isn’t he?

Cindy Clarke may have felt like the age difference was inappropriate, and hence may not have mentioned it,” Joshua Clarke added.

“Oh, so she thinks Lyke Zhekova and Wendy Clarke are not age compatible, but he’s compatible with her best friend?”

Chapter 1172: Mysterious Self-confidence_1 Christy Xenos rolled her eyes fiercely: “She’s just malicious!

She never thinks of us or her own sister when good things happen.

She deliberately introduced Peggy Lewis, making us jealous on purpose.

She’s doing it just to provoke us.”

“Don’t think of her like that.” Joshua Clarke advised, “She might have thought that the man was too old, and not suitable for Wendy, and that’s why she introduced him to Peggy.

After all, Peggy is an outsider, and she doesn’t have to worry too much about her.

But it’s not the same for us, Wendy is her own sister, she wouldn’t let Wendy suffer, dating such an old man, right?”

Wendy Clarke was appalled that Joshua was able to twist Cindy’s deliberate spite into something noble.

In the blink of an eye, Cindy had become a benevolent person.

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And moreover, she was someone who cared about her, especially her sister.

Wendy found it amusing.

This wasn’t Joshua being too nice, this was him being brainless!

He couldn’t differentiate between right and wrong.

Who was supporting Joshua right now?

Where did his money come from?

It all came from her!

Yet every time something negative about Cindy was brought up, Joshua’s first reaction was to defend Cindy.

No matter who was right or wrong, regardless of the situation.

The first reaction was always to defend Cindy.

Joshua had always favored Cindy more since they were children.

Wendy retorted, “You haven’t seen what Lyke Zhekova looks like!”

Wendy turned to Christy and said, “If you had seen him, you wouldn’t be saying such things.

37 years old is nothing according to today’s standards, he’s in his prime.

Moreover, a wealthy man like Lyke, who takes good care of himself due to his privileged living condition, isn’t much different from the youngsters in their 20s.”

On Wendy’s way back, she found a few photos of Lyke and looked at them in the car.

She just couldn’t accept it.

If Cindy could have thought of her, this man should have been hers.

There wouldn’t have been a Peggy Lewis.

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And she wouldn’t have to be with Ethan Zhekova, feeling insignificant all this while.

Being looked down upon by Ethan Zhekova.

Trying to establish a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship was met with disdain by Ethan who directly told her that it was impossible.

As for Peggy, she was nothing more than Cindy’s best friend.

But in the blink of an eye, she’d become Fourth Aunt!

Transforming a best friend into Fourth Aunt, only Cindy could pull that off!

To integrate her people into the Zhekova Family, she had tried her best!

Such painstaking efforts!

“Let me see.” Christy took Wendy’s mobile phone.

Upon seeing it, she was astonished, “Wow, you really can’t tell he’s 40.

He looks almost identical to Adrian Zhekova.”

“Take a look.” Christy handed the phone to Joshua, who then looked at Lyke’s picture.

“Such a fine-looking man, he gives off a feeling of reliability.” said a frustrated Christy, feeling the pain in her heart.

It’s as if Lyke was originally supposed to be Wendy’s.

It seemed that Lyke had been stolen from Wendy by Peggy.

“This…” Joshua was speechless when he saw Lyke’s pictures.

Indeed, Christy and Wendy were not wrong.

Lyke really didn’t look his age.

Even if Lyke had been introduced to Wendy, she wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.

Such an outstanding man would be good for anyone.

Having such a suitable person nearby, yet Cindy never thought of Wendy.

Joshua also started to question Cindy.

No matter the conflict, family is always family.

Blood is thicker than water.

A family that’s like a bone with sinews: even if it’s broken, they’re still connected.

Isn’t family the most reliable when something happens?

Why didn’t Cindy ever think about Wendy?

As Joshua thought about it, he heard Wendy say: “If I had entered the Zhekova family, I could have watched out for her.

In any situation, the two of us could be allied.”

“Isn’t life in a wealthy family easy?

Isn’t she struggling alone?

Isn’t it challenging?” Wendy said, “She introduced Peggy to Lyke so that her best friend could help her, becoming united like a rope, right?

But no matter how close Peggy is to her, she’s still an outsider.”

“It would be more than common to see them betray her and become enemies when needed.” Wendy said, “How does their relationship even compare to the bond we share as a family of the same blood?”

“I really don’t understand what Cindy is thinking.

She managed to marry into the Zhekova Family successfully, she should be smart.

So why didn’t she think of this?

Is it just to get back at us, to provoke us, to make us angry, she actually did something that harms both others and herself.”

“Exactly!” Christy Xenos clenched her teeth and echoed Wendy’s words.

“But you’re already with Ethan Zhekova, aren’t you?” Joshua said, “You can still marry into the Zhekova Family this way, and we can support Cindy.”

Joshua earnestly advised, “Cindy did wrong in this matter.

It was hurtful.

But even though she didn’t help you, you ultimately didn’t lose anything, and in the end, you’ll still be able to marry into the Zhekova Family, right?”

“Yet, Dad, would you still expect me to help Cindy in the future?” Wendy coldly said, “Help should be mutual, it can’t be just me aiding her while she enjoys the benefits and still resents me.

I would consider it good if she would forget me when good things happen.

I still fear that she may harm me.”

“Cindy wouldn’t do that.” Joshua said, “There may be a gap between her and us, but she wouldn’t deliberately set you up.”

Wendy was practically furious to death.

Even in this situation, Joshua could still speak up for Cindy.

“Do you actually believe that being with Ethan Zhekova is a good thing and could definitely get me into the Zhekova Family?” Wendy said.

“To tell you the truth, I regard Ethan Zhekova as a backup option.” Wendy confessed.

Luckily Ethan wasn’t there, so Wendy could brag as much as she wanted in front of Joshua and Christy.

Especially Christy, who always took Wendy’s words as gospel truth.

In Christy’s eyes, Wendy was the most capable.

When Wendy said she regarded Ethan Zhekova as a backup option,

Anyone else would have laughed at this statement.

But Christy, hearing it, seemed to find it exceedingly natural.

She never thought Wendy to be unworthy of anyone.

She had complete confidence in Wendy.

“Ethan Zhekova may seem impressive in our eyes, but it’s all relative.

In the Zhekova Family, without even considering Adrian, he still falls short in comparison to Lyke and Samson Zhekova,” said Wendy,”Of course, this is only a comparison within the Zhekova family.

Against other families, he’s still considerably superior.”

Obviously, Wendy couldn’t say she chose someone who wasn’t good.

Christy nodded, “That’s a given.”

“But who would have thought he was even inferior to Lyke and Samson within the Zhekova Family?” Given her understanding of the Zhekova Family through Wendy, Christy had a relatively simple understanding of the family.

“Moreover, it’s obvious Ethan Zhekova doesn’t have a good relationship with the others in the Zhekova Family.”

Chapter 1173: One Against Three, Is It Still Possible?_1 “Ethan Zhekova’s relationship with Adrian Zhekova, Lyke Zhekova and Samson Zhekova isn’t that good.

On the other hand, Adrian, Lyke, and Samson have formed a close-knit group,” Wendy Clarke explained.

Christy Xenos frowned, “From the looks of it, Ethan doesn’t seem to be that bright.”

Anyone faced with this situation would know that they should align with Adrian and the others who hold power.

Could he really handle them alone?

Wendy scoffed.

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Look, even Christy Xenos, a middle-aged woman who didn’t know much, understood this, but Ethan couldn’t figure it out.

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“Even if I do marry Ethan and join the Zhekova Family,” Wendy said, “given the discord between Ethan and the others, Cindy Clarke and I wouldn’t be on the same page.”

“If Ethan doesn’t get along with them, they definitely wouldn’t treat me kindly.

And I can’t ignore Ethan and curry favor with them, can I?

I need to follow Ethan’s lead,” Wendy said.

“That being the case, how could Cindy and I support each other?” Wendy rhetorically asked.

“Then what should we do?” Christy couldn’t help but worry about Ethan.

Ethan was, after all, a catch.

Christy could only dream of Wendy ending up with him.

Without Ethan, Christy knew it would be hard to find someone as good.

“Should we go after Lyke Zhekova?” Even Christy, despite her dreams, knew this was impossible.

“We don’t even know Lyke, and besides, he’s already with Peggy Lewis,” Christy casually mentioned stealing him away but conceded it would be a hassle.

Being single is simpler, isn’t it?

“Mom, you’ve forgotten that Adrian has another brother besides Ethan, Samson Zhekova,” Wendy pointed out.

“Is he single?” Christy in sync with Wendy’s thoughts.

One mention from Wendy, and Christy instantly got her plan.

“As far as I know, yes,” Wendy said, “And he’s particularly close with Adrian and Lyke.

If there are any benefits, those two always think of him first.

Ethan doesn’t even come close.”

“Oh, that’s far better than Ethan,” Christy said.

No matter how rich you are, you need to maintain good relationships.

Otherwise, how could you get by in the Zhekova Family?

Wouldn’t you just end up being ostracized?

Christy’s reverence for Ethan from when she first discovered Wendy’s relationship with him had faded.

Now, she could even look down on Ethan.

Moreover, Wendy had said that Ethan was just a backup option for her!

If he’s just a backup, what does he count for?

Christy had begun to write Ethan off.

“But we don’t know Samson either,” Christy fretted.

She was confident that, once Samson met Wendy, he was sure to fall for her.

Who wouldn’t like Wendy?

Only women don’t like Wendy.

The so-called repulsion among the same kind.

It’s usual to be jealous of Wendy because she is better than them.

“But Cindy is very close to Samson; they have a brother-sister-in-law relationship,” Wendy said, her jealousy flaring.

While others struggled to make connections, Cindy could easily communicate with them.

“She introduced Lyke to Peggy before me.

According to my dad, it’s because of the age gap and we aren’t a good match.

But there’s no age gap between me and Samson, right?”

“Our ages are a perfect match,” Wendy added, “Ask Cindy to introduce me to Samson.”

“Moreover, Samson is on good terms with Adrian.

If I marry into the Zhekova Family, Cindy and I could support each other as sisters-in-law and sisters, and have an easier life in the future.”

“It makes sense, right, Dad?” Wendy turned to Joshua Clarke.

“You have a point,” Joshua nodded.

After all, they are sisters, any resentments would only be temporary.

The bond of blood is unbreakable.

“But, about Ethan…” Joshua felt somewhat uneasy about this.

“I’ve told you, he’s just a backup.

And, isn’t breaking up in a relationship very normal these days?

We haven’t married, and I haven’t even met Samson yet.

If we do meet, we’ll simply be friends; He can’t control that, can he?

I haven’t done anything to betray him.”

Besides, her relationship with Ethan is none of anyone’s business.

They are just friends with benefits.

They can’t interfere in each other’s friendships.

If Ethan found a serious girlfriend now, she couldn’t even say anything.

In the same vein, if she ended up with Samson, Ethan would have no reason or right to blame her.

“Cindy wouldn’t listen to us,” Christy shifted her focus to Joshua.

“You’re her dad, you’ve always doted on her,” Christy said, “Out of the three of us, she only acts nice towards you.”

“She can still have a decent conversation with you; she’d somewhat listen to you.

At least she’d have the patience to let you finish,” Christy continued, “But if Wendy and I approach her, we’d be shooed away before we can even see her, not to mention talk to her.

No, she probably wouldn’t even reply to our messages.”

Christy scoffed, seething with anger.

Cindy was the child she carried and gave birth to after ten months.

Cindy might think that she treated her unfairly, but Cindy was also the one she painfully gave birth to.

Cindy’s life was given by her.

Without her, there wouldn’t be a Cindy in this world, would there?

As Cindy’s mother, she gave her life, that alone was the greatest favor.

It was something Cindy could never fully repay in her entire life.

What right did Cindy have to hold a grudge against her?

No matter how she treated Cindy, as her daughter, Cindy had to bear it.

Otherwise, Cindy must repay her own life!

But, Cindy held grudges.

Cindy never acknowledged neither the favor of giving birth nor raising her.

If she had known earlier, she would have never given birth to Cindy.

She should have aborted her early on and saved all these years’ worth of ration.

Joshua hesitated, but Wendy said: “Dad, I have been dating Ethan for a while and I feel that he’s not very reliable.”

“You want me to be well, don’t you?

Cindy has married into such a good family, am I worse than her?

Do you want me to have a worse life than her?”

“You’ve always doted on her more than me.

You secretly gave her all the money you’ve saved,” Wendy revealed.

Joshua looked at Wendy in surprise.

Wendy chuckled, “You thought you hid it well, but I knew all along.

I know you dote on Cindy more.

In your heart, I can never surpass her.”

“No, I don’t feel that way…” Joshua muttered, “I merely think…since your mother takes more care of you, I had to…”

“Cindy was the unfortunate one, is that it?” Christy crossed her arms, “I knew it, my foresight is accurate, Cindy’s just an ingrate.”

Chapter 1174: Won’t Act Like a Monster_1 “She thinks I was unfair to her and holds a grudge against me.

Fine,” Christy Xenos nodded.

“But you’ve always been good to her.”

“Look at how she treats you now.

We’ve been here for so long and have settled down, but she doesn’t even take the time to visit us.

Not to mention you,” Christy continued.

“When she was with Adrian Zhekova, with all his money, she didn’t think to care for you.

Instead, she even asked you for money.”

“I’m just glad that I didn’t spoil her.

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If I had, she would have killed me with her ingratitude by now.

She’s nothing more than an ungrateful parasite!” Christy Xenos vented about Cindy Clarke’s ungrateful actions.

“Look how much you’ve done for her since she was a kid.

Even her cooking skills were taught by you.

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Without you, she wouldn’t be so successful now, shining in the Cooking Competition,” Christy Xenos sneered.

“And what did she give you in return?

Did she ever thank you?

Even if she doesn’t support me, did she ever offer to support you, to give you alimony?” Christy Xenos countered.

Joshua Clarke was left speechless.

Christy Xenos continued, “Compare her to Wendy Clarke, whom you didn’t dote on as much growing up.

Look at how well she treats you now.

It’s Wendy who is providing for you.”

“Now that you have the opportunity, don’t you want to think more about Wendy?” Christy Xenos asked, “In the future, we’ll have to rely on Wendy to take care of us.”

“Cindy Clarke is definitely not reliable.

If we’re relying on Wendy for our old age, shouldn’t we help her more now?

How could you bear to put all the pressure on her alone in the future?”

“Oh, when there’s a good opportunity, you think of Cindy Clarke, but when you need care, you think of Wendy.

Aren’t you being unfair?” Christy Xenos pointed out.

“I didn’t think that way…” Joshua Clarke weakly retorted.

Christy Xenos insisted, “I advise you, from now on, you should only consider Wendy as your daughter.

Forget about Cindy Clarke.

If you help Wendy, let her live a good life, it will be easier for her when she has to take care of us in the future.

What could be wrong with that?”

Joshua Clarke didn’t respond.

Seeing Joshua Clarke still hesitant and unwilling to speak.

Christy Xenos pressed, “So you’re not willing to go?”

“You’re not willing to go, huh!

Even if you’re not thinking about having Wendy take care of you in the future, consider all the years Wendy has been supporting you.

She provides you with a big house, lets you spend money without any pressure, you should think of this as a way to repay her.

You should help her.”

“If not for Wendy, could you have the life you’re living now?” Christy Xenos questioned.

“Yes, you raised Wendy.

But at what cost?

The small two-room flat we own, her simple attire, which she wears for years on end.

The total cost of raising Wendy, even including her two years of studying abroad, Wendy has already repaid us.”

“Not to mention, when she studied abroad, she did so as an exchange student, so the tuition wasn’t as expensive as regular overseas students,” Christy Xenos noted.

“Adding all these costs together, Wendy has already returned what we spent on her.”

“Enough,” Joshua Clarke said, feeling uncomfortable from Christy Xenos’s words, while also realizing he indeed hadn’t done much for them.

“I’ll go and speak with Cindy Clarke,” Joshua declared, “But, approaching her now isn’t easy.

We can’t even get near her house.”

They couldn’t get anywhere near either Adrian Zhekova’s place or the family mansion.

Wendy and immediately said, “I’ve already figured it out.

Cindy Clarke is studying at Pingla Academy.

She leaves early in the morning every day for classes.

You can’t approach her residence, but you can go to her school.”

“They can’t possibly stop people from entering the school.” Wendy argued, “Dad, if you go to see her, will she not see you?”

Joshua Clarke nodded in agreement, “I’ll go tomorrow then.”

“What are you waiting for tomorrow?” Christy Xenos quickly interjected, “This matter shouldn’t be delayed.

What if Samson Zhekova has a girlfriend by then?”

“You should go now,” Christy suggested.

It was morning after all, and still very early.

Christy glanced at the time.

It was only half-past eight.

“Let’s go to that Pingla Academy now,” Christy decided, “Today, we’ll make everything clear with Cindy Clarke so she can get this handled as soon as possible.”

From her tone, it seemed like she was certain that if Joshua Clarke proposed it, Cindy Clarke would definitely listen.

“We are going?” Joshua Clarke asked, “Are you also planning to go with me?”

“It’s not just Mom,” Wendy said, “I’m also going with you.

But we won’t appear in front of her.

We’ll watch from a distance, so we can keep up with any situation and know exactly what’s going on.”

Joshua Clarke had no objections, and the three of them set off together.

While Cindy Clarke was in class, the security guard appeared at the school entrance.

“I’m sorry to interrupt,” the security guard had to interrupt the class and hinted towards the classroom, “Could Cindy Clarke please step forward?”

“I’m here,” Cindy Clarke called out.

“Your father is waiting at the school entrance and he has something very important to tell you,” the guard informed her.

At that, Cindy Clarke’s heart sank.

Giving that Joshua Clarke knew she was here, she figured this must have something to do with Wendy.

The only source of news Joshua Clarke could have had was Wendy Clarke.

If it had to do with Wendy, Cindy didn’t want to see him.

Cindy Clarke initially disconnected the flame and stepped out to the doorway, telling the security guard, “I’m sorry, but could you please tell him that I’m busy?”

“Well…” the security guard hesitated, “He said that you might not want to see him, so he told me that if you don’t come, he’ll wait at the entrance.”

“He also said…

your sister and mother are not with him,” the security guard added.

Cindy pressed her lips together, surprised that Joshua Clarke would even resort to coercion.

“I am aware, and I’ll be right there.

Thank you very much,” Cindy Clarke said, having no other choice.

This time, Cindy reentered the class, excused herself from the teacher, and followed the security guard to the entrance.

Seeing the entrance, Cindy recognised Joshua Clarke standing outside the school gate.

Looking far into the school.

Although she couldn’t see Christy Xenos and Wendy with him, Cindy knew in her heart that Joshua Clarke’s arrival here was definitely related to them.

Even though Joshua Clarke was weak-willed and made disappointing decisions.

He was now standing up for himself.

His actions must have been instigated by Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke.

Cindy Clarke thanked the security guard once more before approaching Joshua Clarke.

“Dad,” Cindy called him, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings without hiding anything.

Joshua Clarke looked a bit uncomfortable and guilty as he mentioned, “Your mother and sister did not come with me.”

Cindy only laughed, not buying it, but she didn’t agitate Joshua Clarke over it.

Chapter 1175: Waiting in Vain_1 “Dad, how did you know I was here?” Cindy Clarke just asked.

Joshua Clarke was a bit embarrassed before he said, “I asked Wendy for help in finding out.”

Cindy laughed and said, “Wendy really has some skills these days, she can even find this out.”

“Cindy, don’t misunderstand.” Joshua Clarke hurriedly said, “It’s not intentional, we didn’t purposely investigate or follow you or anything.

It’s just that Wendy now runs a restaurant and has a good network, so she just asked a friend.”

Cindy directly asked: “Dad, what do you need me for?”

Even if Joshua Clarke was displeased by Cindy’s attitude.

“You’re not willing to see me, are you?” Joshua Clarke said with a frown, “Rarely do we see each other and you have nothing to say?

Don’t you want to ask me how I’m doing?”

Thinking of what Christy Xenos had said, he continued, “Even if you’re not concerned about your mom and your sister, don’t you want to ask me how I’m doing?”

“You haven’t visited me once.” Joshua Clarke said, forlorn.

Because Adrian Zhekova had been keeping tabs on the Clarke Family all this while.

So, Cindy was quite clear about how Joshua Clarke was doing.

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“That’s my fault.” Cindy said, “When there’s a chance, I’ll bring Morgan to see you.”

“How have you been lately?” Joshua Clarke asked again. “I’m fine.” Cindy said.

“Dad, so you came to find me because…”

Joshua Clarke looked around and suggested, “Why don’t we find a place to have a good chat?”

“I know a good café nearby.” Wendy and Christy Xenos were waiting there.

Who would have thought, Cindy countered, “No need to go that far, let’s just go to the café inside the Academy.

At this time, most students are in class, so there won’t be many people in the café.”

Upon hearing this, Joshua Clarke was suddenly at a loss.

Wendy and Christy Xenos were still waiting at that café.

And Wendy and Christy Xenos had strongly urged him to bring Cindy there.

“Isn’t it not permissible to just casually enter the Academy?

That wouldn’t be right?” Joshua Clarke tried to resist.

“No problem at all, what’s preventing us from entering?

As long as you register properly, since it’s a student bringing you in.

Besides, are parents not allowed to visit their children now?

There’s no such rule in any school.”

“I know the café outside of the Academy.

They rely on the fact that they are far from the urban area, and there are few places for daily leisure and entertainment around, so the coffee there is both bad and expensive.” Cindy explained with a smile.

“Pingla Academy has always been famous for its cooking, so the food at the café inside is excellent, which definitely won’t damage the reputation of Pingla Academy.

Normally people from outside can’t even eat there, so with this rare opportunity, you should give it a try.”

She finished speaking, and without waiting for a response, she registered their names and entered the school with Joshua Clarke.

At this point, Joshua Clarke had no opportunity to inform Wendy Clark and Christy Xenos that they wouldn’t be able to make it to the café.

He could only let Wendy Clark and Christy Xenos wait there in vain.

Actually, Pingla Academy is quite large, and while the café is indeed located within the Academy, the distance from the main gate to the café is not short.

It’s even further than the café outside of the school.

Cindy insisted on this because she suspected that based on Joshua Clarke’s reaction, someone was probably waiting for her at the café outside the school, either Christy Xenos or Wendy, or possibly both.

Even if she was just being suspicious and no one was waiting.

Cindy would rather stay at Pingla Academy.

At least this is her own turf, and it’s safe enough.

If anything happens, it should be easier to resolve.

Joshua Clarke, finding it odd, asked: “Are we not there yet?”

Cindy just said: “Soon.”

“It’s said to be in the school, but it’s actually quite far.” Joshua Clarke was anxious, “Had I known, I would have preferred to go to the café outside the school.

I calculated, if we were going to the outside café, we would have arrived by now.”

Cindy apologetically said: “Well, we can’t go back now, wouldn’t that mean we would have to walk even further?”

“I misjudged the distance.

Usually, I’m always at the school, whether it’s from the classroom building, the dormitory, or the cafeteria, it’s always very close.

Didn’t expect it to be so far from the school gate.” Cindy explained.

What else could Joshua Clarke say?

He could only continue walking with Cindy.

Finally, they arrived at the café and found a place to sit down.

Cindy ordered two cups of coffee.

The coffee was served quickly.

Cindy asked, “Dad, can we talk about why you wanted to see me now?”

“Or, did you just miss me, and came to check on me?” Cindy asked with a smile.

His face heated at her words.

He complained that Cindy never came to see him.

But he had never thought of visiting Cindy either.

Unless someone reminded him, he would not have thought of it.

When he has nothing to do, he thoroughly enjoys wandering the Belfard bird and flower market with some newly acquainted older gentlemen.

Who would think about Cindy?

“There’s something I need your help with.” Joshua Clarke said.

“Sure, go ahead.” Cindy made a gesture indicating she was all ears.

When it came to the key point, without the urging of Christy Xenos and Wendy, Joshua Clarke hesitated on how to begin.

While he was hesitating, Joshua Clarke’s mobile phone rang.

Seeing that it was from Christy Xenos.

Obviously, it had been quite a while since he had brought Cindy over, so Christy Xenos called to urge him.

But he couldn’t bring her over, could he?

Cindy glanced over and asked: “Does mom need you for something?”

“Err… yeah… yeah…” Joshua Clarke responded vaguely.

Cindy then said: “Aren’t you going to answer it?”

“Oh, I’m answering, I’m answering now.” Joshua Clarke answered the call.

He heard Christy Xenos ask, “Why haven’t you guys come over yet?

Is it because that bitch is unwilling to go with you?”

“Oh, I’m outside right now, just in the café inside Pingla Academy, won’t be coming back for a while.” Joshua Clarke thought he was smart, feeling that he subtly revealed some information.

But Cindy easily figured it out.

It confirmed for her that likely Christy Xenos was in that café outside the school.

Christy Xenos also sensed it, they probably couldn’t make it over.

“You’re sure you’ve seen Cindy, right?” Christy Xenos asked.

“Of course, you don’t worry..” Joshua Clarke said, not daring to mention Cindy’s name.

“Alright then, don’t forget to mention it, absolutely make sure you do!” Christy Xenos urged.

“Got it.” Joshua Clarke ended the call.

Cindy was drinking her coffee on her own, not asking why Christy Xenos needed him.

Joshua Clarke was the first to lose patience.

After sipping his coffee to moisten his throat, he tentatively asked, “Cindy, I heard that your Fourth Uncle is in a relationship with your best friend?”

Cindy raised her eyebrows: “Dad, your information is pretty up-to-date.”

Seeing that she had admitted it, Joshua Clarke couldn’t help but complain, “Since your Fourth Uncle is single, and he’s a pretty good person, why didn’t you think about your sister?

Your sister is single too.”

“How great would it be if you introduced your sister to him?” said Joshua Clarke.

Chapter 1176: Chapter 1176: But What Did My Fourth Uncle Do Wrong_1 Cindy Clarke laughed after hearing this.

She thought, Joshua Clarke sure has some audacity.

Joshua Clarke is an honest man who never dared to dream of things beyond his reach.

He believed such dreams were impractical and it was better to have realistic expectations.

However, influenced by Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke, he had changed for better or worse.

“Dad, I don’t know where you heard this from, but it seems like there’s been a misunderstanding,” Cindy Clarke explained, “It wasn’t me who introduced Peggy Lewis to my Fourth Uncle.

Just think about it, Peggy Lewis is my best friend and if she were with my Fourth Uncle, I would have to call her Fourth Aunt.

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Isn’t that messing up the hierarchy?

Plus, she’s also Morgan Zhekova’s Godmother.

Would Morgan need to start calling her Fourth Grandmother?”

“It’s in fact that my Fourth Uncle met Peggy Lewis and fell for her.

As a junior, I have no right to interfere in my uncle’s love life, right?

Therefore, the causality here needs to be reversed.

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It wasn’t me who introduced them, but after they had met and my uncle happened to like Peggy, I was in no position to oppose.”

“That …” Joshua Clarke started, remembering what Christy Xenos had said, then continued, “Even so, at least give Wendy a chance to get to know your Fourth Uncle.

He hasn’t even met her yet.

Considering Wendy’s excellence, if your Fourth Uncle met her, he might also …”

“Also, fall in love?” Cindy Clarke interrupted and finished Joshua’s sentence.

“Dad, it’s understandable that you see good in your own daughter.

But what on earth did my Fourth Uncle do wrongly to be forced to like Wendy?” she mocked.

“What are you even talking about?

What do you mean he ‘did wrong’?” Joshua restated, looking displeased.

“My Fourth Uncle, an eligible bachelor who never had a relationship, not because he is picky but because of his moral integrity.

He persevered in his pursuit of the ideal woman, not someone who sleeps with old men for money, becomes a third party in a marriage, gives birth to a man’s child and then abandons her own flesh and blood, and then tries to hook up with trust fund boys and climb up the social ladder.”

“In no way am I looking down on women with rich relational experiences, but Wendy’s expeditions aren’t valuable love experiences, but all about sleeping around.

And there’s a big difference between being the predator and the prey.

If she were forced, it could generate sympathy, but her willful actions just don’t inspire sympathy at all.”

“So, I’m wondering, what did my Fourth Uncle do wrong to end up with Wendy and be the cleanup hitter?” Cindy said bluntly, “You see her as excellent, but neither I nor anyone in the Zhekova family see that excellence.”

“How can you talk about your sister like that!” Joshua shouted, his face turning red.

He thought Wendy was indeed excellent.

But listening to Cindy summarise Wendy’s questionable past, his face burned in shame.

“I’m just stating the facts,” Cindy remained unmoved.

Joshua Clarke opened his mouth, wanting to argue back.

“What you just said, about the Zhekova family disliking her, that’s not completely true,” he couldn’t help but retort.

after all, Wendy is clearly with Ethan Zhekova.

Ethan Zhekova is part of the Zhekova family, and he clearly likes Wendy.

Cindy is well aware of the situation between Wendy and Ethan Zhekova

Without waiting for Joshua to mention it, Cindy took the initiative to say, “You mean Ethan Zhekova quite likes Wendy, right?”

“You know about it?” Joshua looked surprised.

“Ethan Zhekova liked Wendy so much that he even publically announced his single status, refusing to acknowledge Wendy as his girlfriend.” Cindy said, “By refusing to acknowledge her, but still dating her, essentially Wendy is just his mistress.”

Given she was talking with her father, Cindy tried to not be too explicit.

But the term ‘mistress’ already had quite a strong impact on Joshua.

“That’s impossible!” Joshua immediately denied without a second thought.

It’s obvious that Ethan Zhekova is not good enough, that’s why Wendy doesn’t consider him.

“Why don’t you go back and ask if Wendy has ever been to Ethan Zhekova’s place, not his parents’ house, but Ethan’s personal residence, has she been there?

Is Ethan planning to visit you guys?

Just after I started dating Peggy, we visited the Zhekova family mansion to meet our elders, and my Fourth Uncle has already visited Peggy’s family.”

“Wendy and Ethan have been together for a while, but it doesn’t seem like they have made any move like that,” Cindy continued.

For the first time, Joshua seemed to catch on and asked, “How do you know so much about their relationship?”

“To prevent Wendy from pestering me, I naturally needed to be more attuned,” Cindy said, “and unlike Wendy’s, Ethan’s situation within the Zhekova family is common knowledge to me.”

“Your information must be mistaken, or there must be some misunderstanding,” Joshua firmly said, “There’s no way the relationship between Wendy and Ethan could be like that.”

“Alright,” Cindy didn’t debate further, “Let’s just assume Wendy and Ethan aren’t like that and are just dating.”

“Ethan Zhekova is my Fourth Uncle’s nephew.

I can’t introduce my Fourth Uncle’s nephew’s girlfriend to my Fourth Uncle, could I?

Isn’t that embarrassing?

Surely nobody would want to hear it?”

“My Fourth Uncle isn’t a professional cleanup hitter, taking in what Mr.

Lopez rejected or what his nephew didn’t want.” Cindy said sarcastically, “All the good things can’t fall into Wendy’s lap only, right?”

“She has no self-respect, is willing to sell anything for money, and turns to whoever she wants next, without considering whether or not they like her; is she trying to push herself onto everyone?”

“Forget her not having that allure, I don’t have the ability to force my Fourth Uncle to like her either,” Cindy said bluntly.

“If you believe she’s actually outstanding and capable, then let her find someone herself.

Don’t worry about my Fourth Uncle.

He has a girlfriend, and they love each other dearly, so she doesn’t need to put effort in that direction.”

“Now that she and Ethan Zhekova are apparently so close, let her continue to strive with Ethan,” Cindy laughed, “If she can get married to Ethan, that would be a good thing.”

Let two troubles cause trouble for each other, how great is that.

Listening to Cindy’s argument, Joshua couldn’t help but feel that she made some sense.

As he was about to leave, he suddenly received a message from Christy Xenos on Whatsapp.

Reminding him to tell Cindy about Samson Zhekova.

Only then did Joshua remember, his intention of the visit was not to introduce Wendy to Lyke Zhekova, but Samson Zhekova.

He had been sidetracked by Cindy’s argument.

Just as he was about to leave, he sat back down and said, “I didn’t mean for you to introduce Wendy to Lyke Zhekova.

Nor did I hint at anything related to Ethan’s past girlfriend.”

Cindy thought, they sure have some thick skin.

First, Wendy wasn’t Ethan Zhekova’s ex-girlfriend, and secondly, Lyke Zhekova certainly wouldn’t want Wendy.

Where did their confidence come from?

“Besides, for Wendy, Lyke Zhekova is a bit old,” Joshua added.

Chapter 1177: You Skip Class?_1 Cindy Clarke was already so shocked that she couldn’t speak.

Given Wendy’s situation, did Joshua still feel that Lyke Zhekova was too old for her?

What had he been thinking?

She realized that, after so many years apart, she did not know Joshua anymore.

She no longer recognized him.

He used to be a particularly honest man with a clear understanding of his boundaries.

But now, he had changed to such an extent.

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He was almost becoming like Christy Xenos.

“Are you telling me all this because you have a candidate in mind?” Cindy asked incredulously.

Was not even Ethan Zhekova enough for their taste?

No matter what the true relationship between Ethan and Wendy was, Wendy surely hadn’t disclosed the whole truth to her family.

So in the eyes of Joshua and Christy, Wendy was Ethan’s legitimate girlfriend.

Although Cindy was rather annoyed with Ethan,

Objectively speaking, Ethan was still quite popular outside the Zhekova Family.

Externally, Ethan presented himself as a gentleman.

Under normal circumstances, Joshua and Christy should be happy and cherish this relationship.

But unexpectedly, they weren’t satisfied.

“Doesn’t Adrian Zhekova have a younger brother?” Joshua said.

“As far as I know, he is still single.

And furthermore, he’s around the same age as Wendy…”

Cindy abruptly stood up, her eyes blazing with anger.

She hadn’t expected this family to be so greedy!

“Dad, let me be straight, it’s impossible!” Although Cindy was furious, she still managed to control her temper.

“Wendy is not worthy!

She wants to bring trouble, let it be someone else’s trouble, not the Zhekova Family’s!”

“If she doesn’t have self-awareness and makes a fool of herself, I can’t stop her.

But don’t plan on doing anything to our family members.

Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!” After saying this, Cindy walked away.

“Cindy!” Joshua was a bit angry.

But they were in the shop, and there were no other customers at the time.

Only the waiter was there, and Joshua didn’t want to make a scene.

He lowered his voice and said, “Cindy, how can you speak about your sister like that, you…”

“I said what I meant, Dad.

If you want to see me, your daughter, purely for the sake of seeing me, I welcome that.

But if it’s to benefit Wendy, I’m sorry, but please don’t bother coming to see me again,” Cindy retorted coldly.

“Doesn’t it embarrass you that she’s eating from her bowl while eyeing what’s in the pot?” Cindy said coldly, “You should look at what kind of a person Samson is, and whether Wendy is a match for him!”

“Don’t think that because the Zhekova family doesn’t care about social conventions, you can introduce anyone to them.

The Zhekova family isn’t a garbage dump.

They don’t accept trash.” Cindy’s words were blunt and harsh.

A few confrontations with her family after their reunion made it clear to Cindy.

If she wasn’t direct with them, they wouldn’t understand.

Of course, even if she was blunt, they probably still wouldn’t understand.

People with high self-esteem always think that the truth from others is wrong.

“Cindy, what you’re saying is too harsh.

When did you become like this?” Joshua Clarke looked at Cindy with heartache.

“I want to ask, Dad, when did you become like this?

Ask yourself, if you had a son, would you want him to inherit a woman like Wendy?

A woman who, in her early years, sold herself for money, gave birth to a son for a married man, then sold her son.

Then, in order to climb higher, she seduced trust-fund babies around her, was disdainfully rejected, and became a laughingstock.

Then, knowing that the rich wouldn’t take responsibility for her, she willingly accompanies a trust-fund baby simply for money.”

“Looked down upon by him, yet too proud to settle for less, she tried to seek out a better man but was rejected by his family.

This woman, in the end, comes to your son.

Or let’s put it this way: you don’t have a son.

If you met such a woman when you were young, would you want her?”

Joshua’s face reddened, and he could only mumble repeatedly, “Wendy’s not like that.”

“You don’t answer directly?

That means you don’t accept it.” Cindy laughed, “Then on what grounds do you expect a pure, undaunted young man, who has never been in a relationship, to accept Wendy?”

“I…I…” Joshua stumbled over his words, unable to formulate a response.

“I have to go now, I have a class to return to.

I won’t see you out.

Anyway, my mother and Wendy are waiting for you in the coffee shop outside the campus,” Cindy said.

It came like a bolt out of the blue and stunned Joshua heavily.

How does Cindy know this?

Seeing Joshua’s expression, what else could be uncertain?

“I’ll walk you to the gate,” Cindy insisted to make sure Joshua left the campus.

She initially was not particularly worried about Joshua, apart from him being easily swayed.

However, after this session, Cindy saw Joshua in a new light and became less confident.

As it happened, Joshua also wanted to use the trip to further persuade Cindy.

But Cindy wasn’t easily swayed.

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And strangely, it felt like the road that was previously so long as they headed to the café had now become extremely short on the way back.

“Sister-in-law!” Just as Cindy and Joshua were walking, they suddenly heard the voice of Samson Zhekova.

Cindy thought it was too inconvenient for Samson to come at this time.

She had no choice but to stop and face him.

She really didn’t want Samson to meet Joshua.

Although Joshua couldn’t do anything to Samson,

It would surely lead to an unpleasant scene.

Cindy stopped and subtly signaled Samson, trying to get him to quickly get the idea and leave.

Unfortunately, Samson was not Adrian and didn’t share the same tacit understanding with her.

He ran towards Cindy, seemingly oblivious to her signals.

Cindy sighed quietly in resignation.

It seemed she could not avoid this.

She saw Samson running towards her, happily exclaiming “Sister-in-law!”

Then, catching her apparently off-guard, he said, “You’re skipping class.”

Cindy sighed and said, “My dad came to visit me.

We just had a chat and now I’m about to send him away.”

Samson’s timely arrival was, of course, not a coincidence.

In school, to ensure Cindy was well taken care of and didn’t come across any accidents, Samson had instructed his staff to immediately inform him of any abnormalities.

Just now, a security guard had dutifully reported to Samson upon seeing Joshua Clarke.

As soon as he heard that it was Joshua Clarke who came to visit, he felt an instinctual agreement with Cindy’s instincts that this surely meant trouble.

That’s why he hurried over.

He didn’t understand why Cindy seemed like she didn’t want him to meet Joshua.

It seemed odd.

Cindy didn’t seem like the type to be embarrassed by her father.

Joshua had not met Ethan or Samson before.

But he could still tell that the man in front of him should be Samson Zhekova.

And besides, Wendy had mentioned that Ethan didn’t get along well with his family.

Thus, Ethan Zhekova would not be so warmly affable to Cindy.

“This is…” Joshua asked, feigning ignorance.

“This is my brother-in-law, Samson Zhekova.” Cindy did not hide anything.

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Evans immediately fixed his gaze on Samson Zhekova.

So this was the man Wendy wanted Cindy to introduce to him, undoubtedly impressive.

Indeed, the Zhekova family members excel like dragons among humans.

He had not met Ethan Zhekova, but had met Adrian Zhekova, and now Samson Zhekova.

Observing them, he felt the brothers were on an equal footing.

“Hello, hello,” Joshua Clarke hurriedly said.

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“Hello,” Samson Zhekova replied politely, “Sister-in-law, I won’t disturb you any longer.

I’ll come find you for lunch later.”

Understanding Cindy’s nonverbal cue, Samson decided to maintain a distance from Joshua.

Though he rarely saw Samson, Joshua didn’t want to let go of the opportunity.

Staying with Christy Xenos and Wendy long enough had thickened his skin considerably.

Therefore, Joshua hurriedly suggested, “It’s already 11 o’clock now, lunchtime is coming soon.

How about we all eat together?”

Joshua grinned a seemingly naive smile, “It’s been a while since I had a good chat with Cindy.”

Cindy felt a little uncomfortable.

During their recent conversation, Joshua had been addressing her by her full name.

In reality, back in Nork City, Joshua used to call her Cindy.

However, years of separation had led to estrangement, even between father and daughter.

Add to that, Christy Xenos and Wendy had constantly filled Joshua’s hears with negative comments about Cindy.

These years of quiet influence had no doubt taken their toll.

While Joshua still had Cindy in his thoughts, he had clearly been influenced by Christy Xenos and Wendy.

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“Should we invite mom and sis to join us?” Cindy teased.

Joshua, either pretending to not understand Cindy’s sarcasm, or truly oblivious to it, nodded, “Right, your mom and sis are just outside the school.

Let’s invite them.

You haven’t seen them for a while.”

Cindy gave Samson a meaningful look.

Now she must realize why Cindy had urged him not to come.

Samson then said, “I’m sorry, I just remembered I have something to attend to at noon, so I won’t be able to eat with you.”

“I’ll leave first.” Samson looked apologetically at Cindy.

But Cindy felt equally apologetic to him.

Samson left quickly, and though Joshua wanted to stop him, he felt it would be inappropriate.

Cindy quickly held Joshua’s arm, “Dad, let me walk you out.

I have to go back to class.

This class is very important, and I’ve fallen behind.”

If it were Christy, she would have said, isn’t seeing your parents more important than attending class?

However, Joshua could understand Cindy’s point of view on this and quickly said, “Then you should hurry back, you don’t need to walk me out.”

But Cindy still walked Joshua to the school gate before returning.

Since Christy Xenos and Wendy didn’t turn up, Cindy was rather relieved she didn’t have to see them.

Joshua returned to the café where he had arranged to meet Christy Xenos and Wendy.

As soon as he entered, Christy craned her neck eagerly.

She even seemed disgruntled by Joshua’s slow pace.

When Joshua finally reached them, before he even sat down, Christy eagerly asked, “So, did she agree?”

Joshua shook his head, “I said everything I possibly could, but she just wouldn’t agree.”

Joshua cast a glance at Wendy and said, “Let’s go home and talk more about it.”

“Why go home?

It’s a waste of time.

We’re right here at the school, we can go back and find her again,” Christy refused to head home, unsatisfied.

Traveling here took time; they couldn’t just return empty-handed.

“Stop looking,” Joshua recalled Cindy’s words and said to Wendy, “Wendy, I feel Cindy made a pertinent point.

Since you’re already in a relationship with Ethan Zhekova, you should cherish it.

Otherwise, if you pursue Samson, you’ll have to start afresh.”

“Furthermore, Samson and Ethan are brothers.

It’s not appropriate for you to have relationships with both brothers.

Would Samson really want to pursue his brother’s girlfriend?”

Even to Joshua, the very thought of it was unsavory.

Samson is an impressive individual, and he isn’t head over heels in love with Wendy.

Why would he choose her over others?

Cindy didn’t mention this, but she did bring up Lyke Zhekova.

Joshua realized Cindy’s words also applied to Samson.

If it was his son, who began dating his nephew’s ex-girlfriend, he wouldn’t be pleased either.

Let alone if it concerned him personally, then he would be even less pleased.

Thinking about what Cindy said, the real relationship between Wendy and Ethan.

Even though Joshua disagreed vehemently with Cindy, he also harbored doubts.

Without Cindy around, Joshua tentatively inquired, “Speaking of which, you and Ethan have been together quite a while.

When will you bring him home?”

“Our home may not match up to the Zhekova’s, but then few homes do.

Yet, our home is far from shameful.

The house is good, it’s in an upscale district, it’s large enough to entertain guests, it’s not shameful in the least.” Before Joshua finished speaking, Wendy’s face changed.

“Did Cindy tell you anything?” Wendy asked suspiciously.

At the same time, she also wondered, how could Cindy know so much about her and Ethan’s relationship?

Could it be that Cindy has been secretly investigating her?

“No, of course not,” Joshua quickly denied, misleading her, “I just initially complained to her for introducing her friend to Lyke without considering you.

She responded that since you’re her sister and Lyke is her uncle, it would mess up the seniority, making it unseemly.

I just realized then, Ethan and Samson are brothers.

Your involvement with both isn’t good.”

Joshua’s words dispelled Wendy’s doubts.

“Let’s talk about it later, I still need to observe him more,” Wendy said, “He wanted to come home with me to meet you, but I refused.

Bringing him home would be acknowledging our relationship status.

If I want to pursue someone else later, it wouldn’t be convenient.”

“So, dad, you don’t need to worry.

Ethan and I are just friends in public, even if I get together with Samson, it’s fine,” Wendy assured.

“Exactly!” Christy eagerly agreed.

Joshua, hearing Wendy speak so confidently, grew even more suspicious.

“Cindy disagrees, let’s think of another way,” Joshua suggested.

“Since Samson Zhekova is the headmaster of Pingla, he should be at school today, right?” Christy suggested, “Why don’t we pretend to bump into him, get to know him?”

“Since Cindy doesn’t want to make the introduction, we don’t need to rely on her,” Christy continued, “We can make our own acquaintance.”

“That doesn’t seem too good…” Joshua hesitated.

However, because his refuting wasn’t strong enough, or perhaps because he thought Christy’s idea was quite good, he left undecided.

Chapter 1179: Let Them Give Up on This Idea_1 He was unable to stop Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke.

Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke were waiting by the door.

They weren’t sure if Samson Zhekova would come out at noon, they were purely relying on luck.

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Wendy thought she should investigate Samson Zhekova’s whereabouts.

Luckily, after Samson split up with Cindy Clarke, he informed the school’s security department.

If there were any suspicious people at the entrance, including Cindy’s family members, they must inform him.

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So when they saw them, especially after seeing Joshua Clarke return, the security guard immediately informed Samson Zhekova.

Samson Zhekova didn’t give it much thought, he only thought they were there to block Cindy.

Therefore, when Cindy finished her class, Samson Zhekova hurriedly came to find her.

“Sister-in-law!” Samson Zhekova was at the entrance of the teaching building.

Everyone knew about Cindy’s relationship with Samson Zhekova, so they didn’t care much about it.

They just wanted to get a good look at how the wealthy family interacted.

Unexpectedly, their interaction was no different than common folks and was extremely ordinary.

It had nothing to do with the imagined drama of the wealthy family they had concocted.

“Sister-in-law, your parents and Wendy Clarke are waiting at the school gate.” Samson Zhekova whispered, not letting others hear, “If there is nothing wrong, don’t go out.

We will see the situation in the afternoon, I don’t believe they can wait at the door all day.”

“But in case they are really waiting at the door, when you leave in the afternoon, I will tell the security directly, and have them let Cleave Roland pick you up with his car.” Samson Zhekova added.

Upon hearing this, Cindy regretfully said, “I’m afraid they are not waiting for me, but for you.”

“What the hell?” Samson Zhekova suddenly leaned back with a shudder, feeling a bad premonition.

Cindy thought he was embarrassing, making such a big move that attracted the attention of the students.

“Let’s go to the restaurant.

While we eat, I’ll tell you about it.” Even though Cindy had been cooking for two classes, she was still quite hungry.

So, the two went to the faculty restaurant, and only after they sat down at Samson Zhekova’s seat, did Cindy inform him about Joshua Clarke’s intentions.

“So when I was signaling you to leave quickly, it was because I didn’t want you to get entangled.” Cindy was particularly apologetic and sad.

She didn’t expect her family to treat her well, but because her family treated her poorly, she felt guilty towards the people who truly treated her well.

This was what made Cindy most sad.

“Sorry, it’s all because of me.” Cindy said with frustration.

“What does this have to do with you?

Clearly, Wendy Clarke is talking nonsense.” Samson Zhekova didn’t think it was Cindy’s fault.

“But it’s because they think they can get to know you through me, that’s why they came up with such a thing.

If it weren’t for me, they wouldn’t have any way to get to know you, and wouldn’t dare to think in this direction.”

It’s because she married Adrian Zhekova that Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke considered themselves as part of the Zhekova Family.

They thought they could take advantage of Cindy.

“Damn, which family doesn’t have a few annoying relatives.

Look at my Second Uncle and Second Brother, isn’t it the same?

If you can tolerate them, why can’t we tolerate those in your family?” Samson Zhekova said carelessly.

“Besides, compared to my Second Uncle and Second Brother’s family, your relatives are a lot easier to deal with.” To say the least, Samson Zhekova thought they were simple-minded.

Samson Zhekova’s attitude was identical to Adrian Zhekova’s.

“My mom has always been led by Wendy Clarke, my dad has a soft ear, and he’s been heavily influenced by my mom and Wendy these years.

But Wendy is the main one.” If it weren’t for her bad ideas, no matter how much Christy Xenos tried to make trouble, it would have been within controllable limits.

At her core, Christy Xenos is just an ordinary city woman, with limited imagination to make trouble.

And there’s no need to mention Joshua Clarke.

He simply followed what others told him to do.

If no one told him, he wouldn’t do it.

As for dealing with Wendy Clarke, Cindy had no scruples.

So, she picked up her mobile phone, clicked into the family’s Whatsapp group, and said to Samson Zhekova, “Later, you need to work with me in the group.”

“Work with what?” Samson Zhekova did not understand.

“You’ll know when you see it.” Samson Zhekova was so smart, there was absolutely no need for further explanation.

Cindy directly tagged Samson Zhekova in the group.

Cindy: “@Samson, my father asked me to set up a meeting for you and Wendy Clarke.”

Samson Zhekova: “…”

“You’re setting me up aren’t you.” Samson Zhekova instantly understood what Cindy wanted to do.

“What do you mean set up?

She doesn’t treat me as her sister, and I don’t treat her as my sister, and I have no pressure to set her up.” Cindy said.

“Hurry up and reply,” Cindy said, “Although Ethan Zhekova doesn’t often speak in the group, from his timely congratulations to Fourth Uncle, it is evident that he monitors the group.”

So, as long as he sees it, it’s fine.

There will be him to deal with Wendy Clarke later.

Although Ethan Zhekova does not admit that Wendy Clarke is his girlfriend, at least Wendy is currently maintaining a relationship between a man and a woman with him.

This relationship has not ended yet, and Wendy Clarke has set her sights on Samson Zhekova.

Does Ethan Zhekova not know Wendy Clarke’s intentions?

Isn’t it because she has lost hope in him that she looks down on him.

She thinks he is not as good as Samson Zhekova, so she wants to climb a higher branch.

With Ethan Zhekova’s pride, he thinks his abilities are excellent and compares them with Adrian Zhekova’s, so how could he not match Samson Zhekova?

Rather than saying that Ethan Zhekova will be angry with Wendy Clarke’s betrayal, it’s better to say that he will be angry that Wendy Clarke doesn’t even look up to him.

As for betrayal, there was no established relationship between the two, so it can’t be considered a betrayal.

Ethan Zhekova’s ability is not as good as Adrian Zhekova’s and Samson Zhekova’s, but he isn’t willing to admit it and is in desperate need of recognition from his family and the outside world.

The result was that Wendy Clarke who he despised the most, also did not acknowledge him.

Would you say he isn’t furious?

At this time, Ethan Zhekova saw that Samson Zhekova sent a surprised emoticon, “Sister-in-law, why do you want to set me up?”

Cindy: “Don’t panic, I won’t force you.

But my father came to block me, and if I don’t act, he won’t give up.

I am just telling you so I can explain myself to him later.”

Samson Zhekova then sent a sigh emoticon.

Cindy really didn’t expect that Samson Zhekova, a grown man, had quite a few cute emoticons.

She probably didn’t have as many emoticons as Samson Zhekova.

Samson Zhekova: “That’s good, that’s good.

You can screenshot my original words or show them directly to them.

Anyways, I really don’t like Wendy Clarke, let them kill this idea.”

Samson Zhekova added more force, and then said, “Even if I have to be a bachelor for the rest of my life, I would never choose someone like Wendy Clarke.

Sister-in-law, although she is your sister, I have to tell the truth, please don’t be angry.”

Cindy: “No problem, I am just relaying the message.”

Chapter 1180: Like a Drama Queen_1 “I’m actually embarrassed to bring this up, but my family has been pressing me.

So I have to swallow my pride and just say it, consider it as fulfilling a mission.” Cindy Clarke sent a message in the group chat.

Just as it turns out, Samson Zhekova was sitting across from Cindy Clarke, watching her expressionlessly send such a heartfelt and difficult-looking message in the group chat.

As if she were an expert in acting.

Samson Zhekova: “…”

“Sister-in-law, since you’re not upset, I’ll just come out with it.

That sister of yours, she has ambitions that touch the sky, but what good does it do?

Who could possibly fall for her?” Samson knew full well that Ethan Zhekova was with Wendy Clarke right now, his intention was to provoke Ethan even more.

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“Only an idiot would fall for your sister.

Tell her to marry someone of no consequence when the time comes.

As for anyone talented and intelligent, she might as well forget about it, like me.” Ethan said, “Sister-in-law, be sure to screenshot my words and show them to your sister.”

“Let her know my stance, don’t keep her hopes up on me, who does she think she’s trying to fool?” Ethan was excitedly typing away.

He couldn’t be as composed as Cindy is at this moment.

Especially since he’s profoundly affected.

Because Wendy Clarke is really after him.

Just thinking about this made Samson Zhekova feel sick enough to throw up.

With such profound identify with the situation, Samson Zhekova became more and more enraged.

Although Ethan didn’t respond, just as Cindy predicted, he’d been lurking in the group chat the whole time.

Seeing what Cindy and Samson were saying, Ethan’s face turned as pale as his name.

In Samson’s opinion, the woman he can’t stand is currently with him, so he must be the idiot Samson was referring to!

However, what angered Ethan more was Wendy Clarke’s sneaky maneuvers behind his back.

What?

Does Wendy Clarke look down on him?

Thinks he’s not as great as Samson Zhekova, so she turned her head to look for Samson?

Just as Cindy suspected, Ethan did indeed get upset over this.

Ethan immediately rang up Wendy Clarke’s phone.

At this moment, Wendy Clarke was still waiting outside the Academy for Samson.

Chrisy Xenos and Joshua Clarke are also with her.

Seeing that it was Ethan who was calling on the mobile phone, Wendy said to Christy Xenos and Joshua Clarke: “Ethan is calling, I’m going to answer it.

You guys keep an eye on Samson, alright?”

“Ok, you go ahead.” Christy finished speaking and turned to Joshua, “Look, you were doubting the relationship between Wendy and Ethan?”

“They’ve only been apart for a little while and Ethan is already calling.” Christy said delightfully, “See?

Ethan really likes our Wendy.”

“Our Wendy is so likable, she can succeed no matter who she chooses, not to mention if she initiates it.” Christy was extremely confident, “I believe, the moment Samson meets Wendy and spends more time with her, he will not be able to escape.”

Joshua looked at Wendy’s retreating figure and thought to himself, Ethan just made a call, where does Chrissy’s confidence come from?

However, the fact that Ethan was willing to take the initiative to call did indeed indicate that his relationship with Wendy was good.

Now Joshua had a bit more doubt about Cindy’s words.

Wendy walked a bit further before she answered the call.

She mainly didn’t want to expose herself in front of Joshua and Christy.

By listening to her talking to Ethan, one could easily figure out the true state of their relationship.

“Ethan.” Wendy picked up the phone and immediately greeted him in a pleasant manner.

“Come to my office now.” Ethan coldly said.

Their conversation over the phone didn’t reveal Ethan’s facial expressions, particularly because Ethan always spoke to her in a condescending attitude.

He never concealed his indifference to her.

So at this moment, Wendy couldn’t sense anything unusual with Ethan.

“What’s so urgent that I have to come now?” Wendy asked in confusion, “Do you want to have lunch with me?”

It was nearly lunchtime.

“But I am quite far from the urban area right now and probably won’t make it back in time.

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How about we talk when you get off work?” Wendy suggested.

“I don’t care where you are now, come to my office.

Even if it takes you two or three hours, you still need to come.” Ethan coldly said.

Of course, he knew where Wendy was.

Cindy and Samson had already mentioned in the group chat that Wendy was waiting outside the Academy.

The location of the Academy, of course, was far from the city.

“I won’t have to wait for you to come to have lunch.” Ethan calculated the distance and time it would take from the Academy to Virtuoso.

“I give you one and a half hours.” Ethan said, “If you can’t make it in such ample time, then we need not meet again in the future.”

“The things I’ve given you, I’ve already given, but from now on, don’t think about getting anything else.” Ethan coldly said.

Although Wendy was currently considering approaching Samson.

However, she hadn’t succeeded yet, and she hadn’t even seen Samson’s face.

Therefore, Wendy didn’t want to lose Ethan yet.

Even if Ethan’s attitude towards her was increasingly contemptuous, ever since he stopped pretending, he stopped caring to maintain the pretense, figuring she wouldn’t walk away from him.

Therefore, after Ethan issued this threat, Wendy immediately responded: “I’m on my way.”

After hanging up the phone, Wendy returned to Christy and Joshua and said: “Dad, Mom, let’s call it a day.

We don’t need to wait anymore.

I’ll figure out what to do with Samson.”

“What’s wrong?” Christy asked.

“I have to go to Ethan’s company, he insists on having lunch with me.” Wendy said, “I certainly can’t tell him where I am, so I need to hurry.”

“I’ll order a taxi for you guys.

You can go home later.

I’ll take the car first.” Wendy said.

Joshua and Christy naturally had no objection.

After ordering a taxi for them and asking them to wait for a while, Wendy drove towards Virtuoso.

On the way, Wendy kept checking the time.

Luckily, there weren’t much cars before reaching the city, and the traffic was fine.

Wendy drove quite fast.

Finally, she managed to get to Virtuoso just in time.

After parking her car, she quickly entered the company.

Since Ethan was busy being angry, he didn’t instruct the front desk to let her in right away when she arrived.

Therefore, Wendy was stopped by the front desk for a moment.

Wendy was furious, especially since she already felt wronged by Ethan.

Being humiliated by Ethan was fine, but being stopped by the front desk?

“I’m here to see Ethan.” Wendy said, displeased.

“Please wait a moment.” The front desk immediately called to confirm.

After confirming, she said: “I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware you had an appointment.

Please register here first and you can proceed.”