Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Anne felt so disturbed that she didn’t stay in the Cusack’s home.

After adjusting her mood and state of mind, Anne returned to the Gibson’s house and saw Amanda watching TV on the sofa as usual.

Anne placed the food box in front of Amanda and said with a smile, “Mom, this is the snack I brought back for you. It’s your favorite.”

“Oh! You are so sweet, honey.” Amanda opened the food box and picked up a snack.

After two bites, she sized Anne up and said, “Anne, why does your face look so bad these days.”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Anne touched her cheek, forcing a smile, “Maybe it’s because of the big reaction during the pregnancy these days, so I didn’t eat well and slept well.”

“Sure.” Amanda patted Anne’s belly with her other hand and said with a smile, “My little grandson is too good at tormenting you. When he is born, I must give him a little butt.”

The expression on Anne’s face changed, and a sense of guilt and discomfort flashed through her heart.

Looking at Amanda’s smiling face, Anne really couldn’t imagine what would happen if she knew the truth and whether she would kick Anne out of the Gibson family.

“But even if you have no appetite, eat some. Only then can you and the baby grow well,” Amanda told Anne.

“OK,” Anne said.

Amanda nodded in satisfaction, then picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth to eat.

Anne looked at Amanda and hesitantly lowered her voice, “Mom, if Grandpa and Grandma knew that Esther was pregnant, would Uncle Terence and Esther be summoned back to City R?”

Amanda thought for a moment and said, “Maybe. After all, Terence is also one of the Gibsons. We don’t have many family members, so Clark has been waiting for him to have a child early.”

“Alright…” Anne nodded her head.

Amanda suddenly turned her head to look at Anne. “Are you worried that Esther would be brought back by Clark if she got a child?”

“Yes, I’m a little worried.” Anne smiled uneasily and then stood up from the sofa. “Mom, I’m going back to my room to rest. You enjoy the snacks.”

“Okay, don’t sleep too late.” Amanda reminded her.

…

Early in the morning, Esther was awakened by a phone call.

She touched the phone in a daze and glanced at it. When she saw the number, she immediately became much more spirited.

‘Mrs. Gibson? What does she call me for?’ Anne thought. ‘Is she going to ask me if I have tempted Terence with her method?

“Who is that?” Terence noticed that Anne had not answered the phone, so she asked casually.

“It was Mom.” Esther nudged Terence’s arm. “Terence, what if she asks about my pregnancy? Should I tell her?”

Terence felt sober soon. He thought for a moment and said, “Not now.”

“Why?”

“For the sake of your safety, we can’t let many know this.”

Esther thought it would be true after a while. ‘If Mrs. Gibson knows it, Master Gibson and the rest of everyone will know it soon. What’s more, Anne will probably play some tricks on me. After all, she hates me so much.’

Esther felt a lingering fear when she thought of the dangers she had faced in the past few days.

What Esther did not expect was that as soon as she picked up the phone, she heard Gill’s voice. “Esther, I heard that you are pregnant? Is that true?”

Esther was stunned for a moment. She looked up at Terence and asked in confusion, “Mom, how did you know?”

“I heard the rumors.” Gill said, then she asked in confusion, “Is that fake? Or do you just want to hide it from me?”

Esther didn’t know what to say and looked at Terence helplessly.

What rumors? Didn’t this spread too fast?

Did Lila release it?

Terence also doubted that. When he saw Esther’s pleading gaze, he directly took the phone from her hand and said to Gill, “Mom, Esther is indeed pregnant.”

“Really?” Gill was overjoyed. “But why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I just feel that it’s not the time yet,” Terence said.

“Why? I am your mother, so you’re supposed to tell me.” Gill was delighted. “So you should quickly bring Esther back to City R so that we can take care of her together.”

Terence frowned. “Mom, we don’t want to go back yet.”

Terence thought that it was already so dangerous in Proley. It would only be more dangerous to return to the Gibson’s house for Esther.

However, Gill did not think so. She even became nervous when she heard Terence’s words. “Why? Such a good opportunity, could it be that you…”

After a pause, Gill softened her tone. “Are you worried about your dad? I will tell him.”

“Mom!”

“Terence, I know what you want to say and what you are worried about. But you are not alone now. You have a wife and a child. Even if you don’t think about your future, you should think about the two of them. Do you want your son to be looked down upon by Amanda and her family when he is born and deprived of his right to inherit the Gibson Group’s share?”

Terence didn’t speak, his brows furrowed.

Gill continued, “Terence, just think about it carefully. Don’t be stubborn. Give Esther the phone. I have something to tell her.”

Terence hesitated for a moment and handed the phone back to Esther.

Esther got up and walked out of the terrace. She asked respectfully, “Mom?”

“You must have heard just now. You should persuade him properly, okay?”

“Alright…” Esther agreed, although she knew that she probably couldn’t do that. After all, she could not directly confront Gill.

“So you don’t want to do this?” Gill was displeased.

“Mom.” Esther thought about it and said honestly, “In fact, Terence doesn’t want to go back to City R for the sake of my safety, he is worried that I’ll be harmed.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I’ll protect you, and you will be very safe.” Gill said with confidence.

‘Will I?’ Esther could not help but think.