Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Ross said, “That’s why I suggested that you accompany Terence to Proley. At least you will be by his side to watch over him. Don’t let him get sick or drink foreign wines. And make sure he takes his medicine… If he failed to do any of these, he may get ill.”

Esther was stunned for a moment before she stared at Ross and said, “Is there anything else I need to pay attention to? Will you please write everything down for me? Thanks.”

“Are you sure you want to go to Proley with Terence?”

“Can I say no?”

“Of course you can, as long as you won’t worry about him.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. You know that I will worry about him.”

“I’ve always known that you are a person who valued love and righteousness. You are not who they think you are!” Ross gave her a thumbs-up. “I feel sorry for Terence. He has no idea how good you are. I also feel sorry for you. It’s a pity that you married such a man.”

“Thank you for the compliment, but it’s not helping.”

“Alright, I’ll give you a list of things to pay attention to later.” Ross shrugged his shoulders, turned around, and walked to the desk. He then began to write down the precautions.

Gill didn’t allow Esther to get pregnant or go to the backyard to bother Terence. Esther could tell that Gill had been wary of her all along.

Normal mothers would hope that their son would have a good relationship with his wife and have a baby soon. Gill was an exception.

The only reason Esther could think of was that Gill had a Phaedra complex towards Terence. Some mothers would worry that their son would be snatched away by their daughter-in-law, and would not listen to their words and be close to them in the future.

Esther believed Gill must be thinking in this way.

After all, she could not think of any other reason to account for Gill’s behavior.

Gill did not want to see Esther’s relationship with Terence to be too good. Esther didn’t think that Gill would let her go to Proley with Terence. Perhaps Gill would even think that Esther was trying to escape punishment.

To Esther’s surprise, as soon as she mentioned that she would accompany Terence to Proley, Gill immediately agreed. Gill even urged her to take good care of Terence and accompany him.

Seeing the look of surprise on Esther’s face, Lauren added, “Mrs. Gibson, do you understand what Lady Gibson means? Take good care of Mr. Terence and let him get better as soon as possible. It’s time for you to have a child.”

The surprise in Esther’s heart deepened. Did she hear wrongly? Gill wanted her to have a child?

Esther thought, ‘What exactly is going on? Did Lauren say it wrong or did I hear it wrong?’

Esther had just made big trouble and had made Terence suffer. Gill should hate her more than ever. But not only did Gill not hate Esther, but she agreed to let Esther give birth to Terence’s child. Why?

“Mom… Didn’t you say that Terence’s current health condition is not suitable for us to have a baby?” Esther asked cautiously.

Esther asked to see what was on Gill’s mind. Also, Esther herself did not want to have a child so early.

Not to mention whether Terence’s health condition, with her and Terence’s current relationship, it was simply not suitable to have children.

Esther was dying to know what changed Gill’s mind.

“That’s why I asked you to take good care of Terence so that he will get better when he is Proley,” Lauren said.

Esther replied, “I see.”

In fact, what Esther wanted to ask was how Terence’s body would be considered to be “better”. Today, she had just received news from Ross that even famous doctors abroad failed to cure Terence. Ross said that Terence might never fully recover.

Esther thought that perhaps this was just Gill’s excuse to ask her to have a baby soon. Just like how Esther used Terence’s body as an excuse when she didn’t want to get pregnant.

Gill picked up the teacup and took a sip. She stared at Esther and said seriously, “Esther, I don’t care what kind of grudge you have with James and Anne. But now that you are Terence’s wife, I hope that you will consider his situation before you do anything. If you continue to do this nonsense, it will not only hurt Terence but also yourself. You have to understand this.”All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Mom, I’m sorry. I was wrong.” Esther apologized guiltily and guaranteed, “What happened was just an accident. I promise I will be careful in the future. I will never do anything to implicate Terence again.”

“If you want to make up for what you have done and want Terence to return to the Gibson Group, then hurry up and give him a son.”

“What?”

“Didn’t you see? As a junior, James has already taken the lead. He is in the limelight now. He is going to be a father soon. And Amanda, Sarah, and Kilborn are supporting him. How can Terence, who has nothing, compete with him? I just told you to think about Terence before you do anything. Don’t tell me that you have forgotten my words so quickly.”

“I’m sorry, Mom. I understand.” Esther lowered her head again.

“Don’t let me remind you again.”

“I won’t.”

“Get out,” Gill ordered without even pretending to be nice.

“Then … do I still need to go back to the ancestral hall?” After Esther finished speaking, she thought for a moment and immediately continued, “I’d better go back and kneel for another day, lest the others feel uncomfortable.”

Esther thought, ‘For the sake of the truth, I must stand another night!’

“Up to you.” Gill picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was obvious that she didn’t want to talk with Esther anymore.

Esther could see the disdain in Gill’s eyes, so she would not stay here and cause trouble. Anyway, even if Esther stayed here, Gill would not tell her the truth about the ancestral hall.

After coming out of Gill’s room, Esther went straight back to the ancestral hall.

Because of running a fever last night, although Esther had rested for an entire day, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Esther felt exhausted, and she kept running her nose. Esther was worried that she would hallucinate because of her illness. She had to be alert and try hard not to fall asleep.

The first thing Esther did when she returned to the ancestral hall was to check Shirly’s memorial tablet and find that it had been placed back where it had been.

Esther could no longer tell whether Shirly’s tablet had fallen or not last night. She could only move forward and carefully study the red table below the tablet. From the faint dust marks on the table, it could be vaguely seen that the tablet had indeed fallen recently.

Esther’s heart suddenly tightened. She remembered the scene when the tablet fell last night…

However, Esther quickly shook her head and comforted herself that it was normal for items to suddenly drop after a long time. Perhaps it fell because of the wind. And she did not notice it because she was flustered at the time.

Perhaps the memorial tablet had fallen and was placed back by Lauren tonight. There was nothing to be afraid of. Esther comforted herself as she got up and walked towards the back hall.