Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 117 Don't Flatter Yourself (Part One)

In the afternoon, Essie drew a few design sketches and gave them to Ivy to let her choose which one

she wanted.

She had designed each one according to Ivy's figure, skin tone, and temperament. Ivy liked every one

of them, and couldn't decide with one to choose, so she asked Daisy for some help.

Daisy looked at the design sketches and liked the vintage European chiffon skirt and the embroidered

long skirt with Eastern lace very much. "Both of these are very beautiful, but since you have long legs,

why don't you go with the short skirt?"

"Ha ha, I think this short skirt would suit me, too." With a smile, Ivy made her decision.

Hearing this, Essie nodded. Then, she turned to Daisy and said, "That lace embroidered long dress

would look very good on you. I can make that dress for you with the same pattern as Ivy's dress to

make your dresses look like sister outfits."

"Really? That would be great! Daisy, we shall wear our sister outfits for my birthday party," Ivy said

happily.

Daisy was a little shocked to hear this. She didn't expect that Essie would do this for her. After all, she

had not been kind to Essie at all. "I... I have a lot of clothes," she muttered in a very low voice. Even

though she liked the long dress very much, she felt bad about letting Essie make if for her after what

she had done to her before.

"But we don't have sister outfits!" said Ivy. Ivy was so looking forward to wearing sister outfits with

Daisy. Knowing exactly what Daisy was thinking, Essie said no more. She took Daisy's hand with a

smile and said, "Let's go. You and Ivy should come with me to the studio. I'll get your measurements."

Upon seeing how friendly Essie was towards her and realizing that she didn't blame her for anything at

all, Daisy stopped pretending to not like the dress and immediately went upstairs with a smile.

Dinner time came.

As soon as the three of them walked out of the studio, they immediately ran into Valery.

The moment Valery saw Essie, a malicious and cold look flashed through her eyes. But then, she

remembered her mother's words, so she twisted her mouth and gave Essie a big smile.

Her smile made Essie get the creeps.

'That's so weird. What trick is she playing at now?' she thought.

"Sister Essie!" Valery called Essie's name affectionately, but Essie could feel the coldness from behind

her.

Upon hearing this, Daisy and Ivy exchanged glances. They felt very much confused.

'Has someone changed all of a sudden?' they thought.

But Essie didn't think so. After all, a leopard cannot change its spots. What was more, jackals were

vicious creatures through and through. Valery must have come up with a new plan, so Essie had to be

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Zac approached them from the other side. As soon as he saw Essie, he took her hand and said, "Let's

go. We'll be having black chicken soup today. I ordered the kitchen staff to make it for you."

"I'm not pregnant. Why would I drink black chicken soup?" Essie made a face at him.

"You have to take care of herself. You can get pregnant any time you want." A cunning smile lingered

on his lips. The idea making a grandson for his father seemed good, so Zac decided to put it on the

agenda and get to it as soon as possible.

Hearing that, Essie coughed violently, and her face turned a bit pale. They were only acting. Zac wasn't

really expecting her to do that, right?

Hearing Zac's words, Valery got very furious. She had thought that she was the only one who was

qualified to give birth to a baby for Zac, and Essie was just a little bitch. However, she did expect her

mother to be perfectly capable of dealing with Essie, and to be able to get rid of her even if she was

pregnant with Zac's baby. The only thing she could do now was to tolerate that woman. After all, lack of

forbearance in small matters could end up upsetting greater plans.

In front of the dining table, everyone took their respective seats. Before Mary could say anything about

their seating arrangement, Valery waved at Essie and said to her surprise, "Come on. Sit next to me."

'Well, let's see what you've got up your sleeve,' Essie thought.

Then, she nodded, smiled, and sat beside Valery.

Zac didn't react. His deep eyes were like a bottomless icy pool. He knew that Valery's sly mother,

Elizabeth, had given her a terrible idea.

Before they started eating dinner, Valery gave a speech. She looked at Mary as if she was specifically

talking to her. "I thought this over for a long time today. It's very common for men to have several wives.

A man as excellent as Zac couldn't be owned by just one woman. So from now on, I will be nice to

Essie and treat her as my own sister. I hope she can truly accept me and the child, and not regard us

as obstacles."

Hearing her words, Essie wanted to vomit.

How could that girl eat after saying such hypocritical and disgusting words?

When Elizabeth realized that using a sharp knife wasn't going to work, she changed her weapon to a

soft knife. This was what she was best at. In the past, she just cried all day in front of her mother-in-law

and practiced playing the victim to perfection.

Mary was amused by Valery's speech. She smiled happily and said, "Good girl. Mommy knows that

you are the most sensible person. It's all Zac's fault that you're suffering a lot."

Albert winked at his son and gave him a look that said, 'Your mother has been completely fooled by

them. She can't even tell that they're playing a trick.'

Zac raised his eyebrows at him as if to say, 'Have you been neglecting her recently? It seems like she's

been so lonely that she had to resort to playing with those two clowns.'

Getting exactly what he meant, Albert had to stifle his chuckle with a cough. He shot Zac another look.

'You nasty boy, your mother has gone crazy after searching for you for so long.'

Essie secretly watched father and son as they exchanged eye contact, and she couldn't help but laugh

in her heart. Usually, mothers were kinder than fathers. However, this family was totally different. Zac's

father was much kinder than his mother, and Albert seemed to know his son better. The relationship

between father and son was obviously more harmonious than that between mother and son.

After all those years of being acquainted with Mary, Elizabeth had come to know her personality very

well, and as long as her daughter could get along well with her mother-in-law, she was already halfway

towards becoming a part of their family.

With a small smile, she said, "Mary, I think you should let Valery stay with you for a few days. It will not

only strengthen her relationship with Zac, but also help her build her friendship with Essie."

"Okay, we are a family after all." Mary gave her consent without hesitation and immediately asked a

servant to clean up the bedroom beside Zac's so that she could stay in the room next to him.