Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 142 How Dare You Steal My Husband You're Digging Your Own Grave!

"Alice and her little sister used to have a happy family, but you had to ruin that. You tore apart their

families, wrecked their lives, and separated them from each other! You're so full of mercy and morality

right now. Tell me, when you decided to insinuate yourself into someone else's marriage and drive the

former wife and her children away, did you ever think of how sad the children would be if they couldn't

see their father or mother? Did you think of how the pain of separating a mother from her child is worse

than actually killing her? How many years have it been since the last time Alice saw her mother and

sister? And how many years has it been since the last time Alice's sister saw her and her father? Who

made it all happen? It's you! You are a disgusting homewrecker!"

She stared hard at Elizabeth's rapidly reddening face, paused for a while to catch her breath, and

continued, "I don't know if you're addicted to being a mistress, but now you want to consign your

daughter to the same fate. I'm sorry, but I'm not a doormat sort of a wife who would allow others to

destroy her marriage and family."

If possible, Zac would have given his wife 999 thumbs up. He really wanted to stand up and applaud,

so proud he was of his wife.

Seeing how Essie's words hit a sore spot and how her daughter-in-law was sorely declawed, Mrs. Vicki

had to save face by saying, "Zac and Valery have known each other since they were children. If you

hadn't come between them, they would have been already married. You, my dear, are the

homewrecker in this scenario."

With a slight smile on her lips, Essie said, "Mrs. Vicki, my husband has always treated Valery like a

sister. He was never in love with her. Also, you seem to have forgotten... your beloved granddaughter

sought to entrap my husband into marriage by getting pregnant with his baby. I don't think I need to

explain that to you in detail. Moreover, everyone is free until they marry. There's no 'first-come, first-

served' basis, and everyone is free to choose whom they want to spend the rest of their life with, and

everyone is free to pursue love. Marriage is different, as it is protected by law and morals. Husband

and wife belong to each other, and no one is allowed to steal!"

Her eyes fell on the Buddhist prayer beads hanging from Mrs. Vicki's neck. "Madame, you seem to

believe in Buddhism. There are a lot of news about you on the Internet. Do you know that it considered

a grave sin in Buddhism to force two people into marriage? You have done it once before, and now you

plan to do it again. Once the Buddha find out what you did and what you intend to do, he will be angry

and bar you from entering Nirvana."

Mrs. Vicki's face turned deathly pale, and her hands started shaking with fury. Seeing this, Mary hastily

said, "Essie, Mrs. Vicki is your elder. Don't be rude."

"Yes." Essie took a step back and turned to Vicki. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Vicki. I was too excited just now and

might have caused offense. I apologize."

Still trembling, Mrs. Vicki took a sip of tea to calm herself down, and then spoke in a heavy voice, "That

woman was unable to bear a son, so I had to make her leave. If we did not have a boy in the next

generation, then how could I face the ancestors of the family when I die?"

Essie narrowed her eyes in concentration. Finally, they had started to get to the crux of the matter. She

said, "Mrs. Vicki, you're right. Having a daughter is indeed useless. A daughter only drains money, and

then she has to marry sooner or later." Then, her tone suddenly changed. "What if Valery is also

carrying a daughter?"

"That's impossible. We have the results of the B-ultrasound examination. It's a son," Elizabeth replied

quickly.

Essie interjected, "At present, B-ultrasound imaging offers only 70% accuracy, which means that

there's a 30% chance that Valery is carrying a baby girl. We can only be sure once the baby is born.

Don't you think it's too early to talk about taking responsibility at this point? After all, you want to

expedite Zac's and Valery's marriage, but what if Valery gives birth to a girl? Who will be responsible for

return and compensation?" Essie took another deep breath. "Oh, and another problem... I believe that

the Xu family are generally honorable, but that isn't always the case. What if the child that she's

carrying is not my husband's?" Essie stopped on purpose to savor the aftermath of her explosive

delivery in the sudden silence of the living room.

"How dare you! Don't impugn Valery's honor!" Finally, Elizabeth couldn't sit still any longer. She jumped

up from the chair and exclaimed, "Our Valery has never had any boyfriend! She was pure and innocent,

and Zac was the only man she had ever slept with. Of course, the child is Zac's."

"An online research study showed that among all of children who underwent paternity tests as

requested by their parents, 30% were not related to their fathers. Don't you think it would be best to

have a medical certificate and a DNA test result to prove it?" A slight smile graced Essie's lips.

It was time for the head of the family to declare his decision. "What Essie said is reasonable. We can

discuss it after Valery gives birth to the baby. Please rest assured that when that time comes, our family

will give an appropriate answer and will not treat Valery and her baby shabbily."

Elizabeth and Mrs. Vicki were furious, but they couldn't find a satisfying outlet for the pent-up anger.

The last thing they expected was for their careful preparations to be rendered pointless by a mere slip

of a girl.

They stalked out, still stewing, and the house settled down to its former peace.

Albert was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law's performance. Her arguments were reasonable and

refined. What's more, she adopted a tactic which gave Elizabeth no more reason to force Valery and

Zac to marry.

After all, Zac was his son, so there was no way that he could have a poor eye for women.

'Albert has evidently accepted Essie. It will be even more difficult for Valery to become a member of the

family, unless she is willing to become a mistress,' Mary thought to herself.

Back in her room, Essie picked up a bottle of iced black tea and gulped it down.

Awesome!

After repressing 15 years' worth of anger, she was finally able to vent it out today.

Thinking back to the scenario earlier, she was hard-pressed not to laugh at that embarrassing scene

caused by Elizabeth and the Xu matriarch.

She would keep a video of their shooting as a souvenir. One day, she might show it to her mother and

sister.

Zac gave her two thumbs up and said, "Darling, you were awesome and oh, so masterful!"

She turned her head and sighed softly. "A woman can only be brave with a strong backbone and a

strong man supporting her." If Baron weren't so indecisive and filial, then her mother wouldn't have

been so miserable.

Zac hugged her from behind and nestled his chin on her shoulder. "No matter what happens, I will

always be on your side." His voice was firm and sincere.

Her thick eyelashes fluttered playfully. "Of course you have to side with me. Otherwise, you can just

marry Valery."

"We still have a long way to go before this matter gets resolved. Apart from that, we still have a lot of

storms to weather in the future... If you want to cut peach blossoms from the tree, I will take the axe for

you. You want to touch the sky? I'll build you a rocket. Just say the word." He gazed at her quietly,

indulgence and affection shining in his eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat.

They still had a long way to go? Did that mean that they still had a long time to be together? Valery

would be giving birth in five months, and then they would be going their separate ways.

However, the next five months would not be easy, because surely Elizabeth and Valery wouldn't give

up just like that.

She lay back on the bed with her arms outstretched and said in a lazy tone, "I rarely have time to relax.

Hurry up!"

The man's devilish eyes fell on her beautiful legs. "Honey, are you up for some exercise?"

He was thinking of sex again!

She lifted one long leg and said, "Okay, let's do a kick!"

The man gave a quiet cough and moved out of the way to avoid injuries. He sat on the sofa with his

legs crossed, looked at her, and said, "Darling, what do you think about putting 'making a baby' on our

agenda?"

She choked hard in shock. Making a baby? Did she hear the words wrong?

Wasn't that what Leila was planning to do? What did 'making a baby' have to do with her?

This wasn't the plan. Did he think that marrying Leila was now out of the question? If she had a baby,

then he couldn't just take Leila and replace Essie with her.

Besides, there would always be someone waiting in the wings to become the next lady of the family. If

that person would be as kind and easygoing as she was, then there was nothing to worry about. Maybe

he thought he would never find another person like her...

So he would keep her as his wife who would fulfill all of the wife's duties to their family and raise up his

heir while he continued his relationship with Leila outside of the house. Wasn't that convenient?

Bravo. That ice guy was as devious as a nine-tailed fox and should never be underestimated.

Anger smoldered in her chest. "Don't forget that we will be getting a divorce after this debacle is over."

A slight color settled between his brows and started to spread throughout his entire face. Like a gust of

wind, his long fingers swept over her face dangerously. "Are you that eager to be rid of me?" His eyes

looked as opaque as black ink. A flame wildly flickered in them but failed to consume the darkness.

Essie sensed that he was barely holding on to his anger and flinched. She murmured in a low voice,

"After the divorce, I intend to enroll at Istituto Marangoni for further studies."

Zac was taken aback. That was her reason? Was it not because of Hanson?

His face softened a little, and he leaned forward to place a light kiss on her forehead. "It doesn't matter,

do whatever you want. I'm coming with you."

What? She was stunned. What did he mean? Her comprehension failed her.

He was the heir of a ridiculously rich family. Why would he enroll at a university with her? Was he

humbling himself? Why? 'Are you kidding me?'

Essie gave Zac a gentle nudge and changed the topic. "I have a recording schedule in the afternoon. I

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He nodded. "Okay, but first..." The corners of his mouth lifted in an impish grin, and before she knew it,

he swooped down and covered her lips with his. 'It was impossible for you to leave me!' he thought.

She was the only woman for him in this life!

At lunch time, everyone was ready.

Before lunch, Albert had something to announce.

"Zac and Essie have already obtained the marriage certificate. From this point forward, we will consider

Essie as our daughter-in-law. When our two elders return, we will put the wedding on the agenda."

"That's great!" Ivy clapped her hands and laughed.

"Congratulations, Zac, Essie!" said Daisy with a smile.

Mary was stunned. It did not occur to her that her husband would announce their son's marriage at

such a critical time. Did they really not intend to leave some room for Valery?

What was he thinking?

Suddenly, she couldn't understand anything.