Chapter 1181
"Clements Group: The chairman will retire in advance, and the second son will take over?"
"Clements family anniversary celebration: A grand farewell for Mr. Clements?"
"Competition between the first and the second son: strength or favoritism?"
"Famous scandal: A rivalry. Could he take on the challenge?"
"An interior contest within wealthy families: Who will inherit the multi-billion dollars worth property?"
What was going on?
After scanning through several headlines, Alicia jumped down from her chair in anger and questioned, "Is there a mistake?"
The Clements family was going to hold the anniversary celebration, and Christian was going to hand over the company's business management rights to Mason, who was second in line of the Clements family, one had not made any achievements and was constantly involved in scandals? He was much weaker than Frederick in all aspects. Christian should not be so biased. If Frederick learned about it, how sad would he be?
Although Soaver International might be less as outstanding as the Clements Group, without the Clements Group, they would not suffer a loss either. At this moment, seeing the news, Alicia was so furious that she went ballistic in the room.
Both of them were descendants of the Clements family. Why was there such a huge difference between the treatment of the two? No matter how one looked at it, there was no reason to regard Frederick as an outsider!
From the news, the Clements family's coming anniversary celebration and the coronation ceremony didn't even mention Frederick. Did he, a living human being, not exist? Other than to provide a better life for his family, Frederick worked so hard to hard to obtain the recognition of his family members! Why did they have to do that to him? Couldn't they see how much effort he had put into managing the company? Why did have to announce the ceremony in such a high-profile manner without the slightest consideration for Frederick's feelings?novelbin
Would one only benefit when one had a way with one's words?
It was so unfair!
Alicia knew very well that blood was thicker than water. Although Frederick was occasionally rebellious, he was a sensitive person and was concerned about his family. All of sudden, she felt distressed and sorry for him.
Could it be that both Uncle Gary and Grandmother had agreed to it?
No way!
Even if they were not bothered to care for Frederick, weren't they concerned about the Clements family's future development? It did not make sense! Thinking about it, Alicia became extremely agitated.
Picking up the phone, the thought of calling Mrs. Clements for an explanation crossed her mind several times, but in the end, she placed it back. "Forget it. Don't act without referring to others' opinions!" She reminded herself.
If she were to surprise Mrs. Clementsand make things worse for Frederick, things would turn more complicated. She might as well note Frederick's attitude towards the matter before making a move! What was with Victoria and Trevor? Why were they bringing Mrs. Clements home to visit the relatives at the moment?
She was so lonely that she couldn't find someone to discuss the matter with!
In the room, holding the mobile phone, Alicia paced around like a fly.
That night, knowing that he would have dinner with others in the evening, she was afraid that he would be in a bad mood and would only drink, hurting his stomach. Alicia prepared supper and a bowl of sobering soup for him.
She waited for him in the room, uneasy and could no longer sit still.
After the dinner, Frederick went to have a drink with Carson for a brief discussion before he returned home. On the way home, he looked at the pictures of his wife and child, his narrowed eyes were filled with eagerness to head home.
After entering the door, he headed upstairs in a few strides. As soon as he opened the door, a soft body rushed over. "Hubby, you are back!" She was about to explode from all the waiting.
After catching her with one hand, Frederick swiftly locked the door with the other and pulled her slightly tilted pyjamas strips up.
"You came pouncing over without taking a look at the incomer? Aren't you afraid of mistaking someone else for me?" If someone else took advantage of her, he would definitely dig that person's eyes out of their sockets!
"I can recognize your footsteps!"
Alicia held him tight, and her heart aching for him at the moment. "Hubby, did you drink a lot?"
Did he know, so was that why he was in a bad mood? Facing his gaze, even if Frederick's face laden with gentleness at the moment, Alicia felt that it was a disguise, so she was even more distressed about him!
Raising his hand to take a sniff, Frederick shook his head. "I'm a little drunk. I'll take a shower!"
In the past, he had always drunk red wine or refused the kind offer with the excuse of driving. That day, they had a good talk and had drunk some white wine, so there was a heavier smell of alcohol on him.
Afraid of her being disgusted by the smell, Frederick turned around and walked to the wardrobe on the side. Just when he took out his pyjamas, he saw a little head at the side of his shoulder and a hand gripping his clothes. She was very different from her usual state. He turned around, comforted and fondled her hair before walking towards the bathroom.
When he opened the door, he realized that he had a little tail behind him. He turned around and grabbed her, pulling her into his embrace as he questioned.
"Why? Do you want to be with me?"
Did he commit mistakes, or did he neglect her?
She raised her hands and wrapped them around his neck, gently snuggling in his arms. "Hubby..."
She wanted to hug him more and give him some warmth!
Frederick took her reaction as a green light. He lifted his hand and directly held her up.
In the bathroom, they tossed and
turned for a long time. In the end, Frederick pushed her out and took a quick shower. Exiting the bathroom, he saw her standing at the door and looking at him pitifully in a bathrobe. His fair skin was ruddy as she maintained her previous position without moving the slightest.
Frederick froze. He then flung the towel aside that had been wiping his hair and held the woman in front of him.
"Ally, is there something wrong?" Why was she acting so strangely that day?
She shook her head with all her strength and hugged him tightly once more, saying.
"Hubby, I cooked sobering soup and dumplings for you. It should have cooled down! Are you hungry? Shall I cook some for you?"
In his memory, her ingratiating gesture seemed to have long disappeared. As the thought of when they first met, Frederick was increasingly surprised
at her abnormality.
In the next second, Alicia turned
around and quickly changed into her
home clothes. After a while, she ran
up the stairs with a small plate of food. He was not hungry, but looking at the dumplings and the steam as well as smelling the fragrance of the food, he was delighted by the atmosphere.
"Is it richly stuffed?"
Picking one up and feeding it to her, Frederick sighed emotionally. "Why is there black pepper again? It's my greatest regret that your dish for me was ruined before I had the chance to taste it!"
Although she had cooked them for him again, she had never used black pepper as an ingredient. He had always forgotten to ask the cause. "By the way, why would you only put shrimp? I'm referring to the first time! Don't you eat black pepper as well?"
She ate black pepper as well as shrimps, so why would she be so troublesome so as to prepare two portions? It was discovered by him! It couldn't be for losing weight, could it?! Shrimps were not full of calories, and she loved shrimps as well!
"I didn't use black pepper because I didn't want you to be reminded of her! Now, I understood. It does not matter whether one still thinks of someone else because it has nothing to do with other stuff. I don't have to give up on what I love for others, do I?"
If he no longer cared, it wouldn't change anything even if he used something! It was the same for the opposite!
Alicia felt that there was no need to avoid it because doing so was also a sign of one still caring for something. If one was calm and had let go, there was nothing to be afraid of!