Chapter 27 Gladys Is Getting Married
In the villa.
Silence enveloped the room. Beyond the window, bright lights illuminated. fountains, creating a beautiful and tranquil night scene.
Seated together on a simple yet luxurious modern–style sofa were an adult and a child. The adult exuded a cold and dignified air, radiating a powerful aura. Meanwhile, the child sported a cool and cute demeanor, his small face reflecting
concern.
“Daddy, why hasn’t Gladys come back yet? Did she run into some bad people on the way?” Mars inquired. Since living with Gladys, he had grown accustomed to relying on her and had transformed into a little chatterbox.
“Recently, there is often news about girls being chopped up, and Gladys is pretty, so it’s likely that she’s being targeted by bad people.”
Zachary had never seen Mars so worried about anyone and so talkative. Zachary raised his eyebrows.
“When have you ever been so concerned about me?”
Mars spoke in a cold tone, “You can beat ten wolves to death. Why should I be concerned about you? Why don’t you call Gladys? If you don’t, I’m going to cry.”” The threat of his tears carried significant consequences.
Zachary’s eyebrows twitched with the realization, “This brat is using emotional blackmail for that woman! Is he my child or that woman’s?”
Wearing a cold expression, Zachary turned his gaze to Jacob in the corner and
instructed him to make a call.
Jacob took out his cell phone and was about to call Gladys.
The doorbell rang.
Jacob walked over to open the door and was slightly shocked upon seeing the woman outside. “Ms. Almond, Mr. Mars was worried about you and asked me to
call you.”
As soon as he heard that Gladys was back, Mars immediately ran over from the sofa. “Gladys, you’re back…”
He didn’t finish the words, but his little face became disappointed. “It’s not Gladys.”
Jacob thought, “Not Gladys? Then it can only be Julie.”
Jacob felt embarrassed, bowing his head and apologizing, “I’m sorry, Ms. Julie Almond. It’s because you look exactly like Ms. Gladys Almond that I mistook you for her. I’m really sorry.“”
Julie was surprised that both Mars and Jacob had confused her with Gladys, and Mars had even rushed over to greet her.
Julie couldn’t help but think, “That deceitful woman! She claimed not to care, but behind my back, she infiltrated the villa to win over Mars.”
Suppressing some of her hatred at the thought of what Gladys might endure later, Julie forced a smile.
“Mars, you can talk now. Can you call me Mommy?”
Her voice was gentle, and her smile was sweet.
Mars looked at her with his clear eyes. The next second, he shook his head, turned around, and went upstairs with his toy bear.
The way he walked and his small figure were as aloof, proud, and autistic as ever.
Jacob and Zachary were slightly amazed. Logically, Mars, who longed for motherly love, should be close to Julie. They wondered why he was upset instead.
They thought maybe it was because Mars wanted it so much that he had reverse psychology.
Jacob didn’t dare to say anything. He quickly went upstairs to take care of Mars.
Julie was embarrassed.
She thought, “We have the same face. Why does Mars like Gladys, not me? What if this arouses Zachary’s suspicion?
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Chapter 27 Gladys is Getting Married
“What a disobedient brat!”
Julie suppressed her emotions, walked to Zachary’s side, and softly apologized. “I’m sorry, Zachary. I have had a very high fever these days. I was worried about infecting Mars, and the crew was in the mountains, so I didn’t come over to visit you and Mars. Naturally, Mars dislikes me so much. I was only concerned with my work. I didn’t really care about him.“”
“Zachary, I’ll move over to take care of Mars and bond with him.””
Julie’s gentle voice was full of guilt. It was an explanation for Mars alienating her.
Zachary frowned slightly. When Gladys moved in, he thought of letting Julie move in, lest Mars get close to the wrong person. Now that Julie had taken the initiative to reflect on herself and mention this, he should be happy. He wondered why he was unwilling.
Julie looked at Zachary’s unreadable face. She couldn’t see what he was thinking. To be precise, she had never seen through him.
She couldn’t accept the fact that Gladys was allowed to live in the villa, but she was
not.
She continued, “Zachary, I know Gladys knows Mars better than I do and that she takes good care of him. It’s just that Gladys is his aunt. It won’t be good for her reputation if she continues to live here. Moreover, she is going to get married, so I’m afraid it will be hard for her to concentrate on taking care of Mars.“”
Zachary sneered, “Get married?”
His noble voice was cold and surprised.
Julie nodded. “Yes, I overheard her adoptive mother mention it. It seems she’s going to marry Colin, a middle–aged man whose wife has passed away. I don’t think it’s a wise choice. Even though she’ll inherit Colin’s wealth after his death, why would she ruin her life by marrying him? The next time I see her, I’ll have to try to convince her otherwise.”
While her words seemed like genuine concern, in reality, she was insinuating that Gladys was marrying an older man for financial gain.
Zachary scowled.
He thought, “I gave Gladys an unlimited credit card. Isn’t that enough? Is she that
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short of money?”
The atmosphere soured.
Julie smiled and suddenly covered her belly, her face pale. “It hurts…”
She had a uterine problem and dysmenorrhea. The doctor examined her and said that it was because she had sex and gave birth too early.
Of course, this was false.
Zachary didn’t know that. He attributed Julie’s illness to himself. He came out of his
trance and said, “Go back to your room and rest. I’ll ask Timothy to bring some medicine over.“”
“Okay, thank you, Zachary,” Julie replied weakly, covering her belly as she “trudged” up the stairs.
Upon entering the room, the pained look on her face dissipated and was replaced by smugness and delight.
Zachary didn’t care enough about her and looked after her like other men did to their girlfriends, but she used it as an excuse to stay and move in again. She would have plenty of opportunities in the future.
And Julie was happy that Zachary was disgusted with Gladys.
She thought, “Gladys, how are you?”
In the dark room.
Gladys felt so cold.
She was in a daze and saw that all around her was black and chilly. She didn’t know where she was. She just felt her brain was dazed and uncomfortable. She kept falling into a heavy stupor.
It was as if a century had passed. The harsh sunlight beamed into the room, and the sound of footsteps rang in her ears. Only then did her eyes snap open.
She saw a very gaudy room. Even the small ornaments showed the bad taste of the owner of the house. A disgusting man with a big belly and a bald head stepped
over.
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It was Colin.
He was the one who had knocked her out and brought her here.
“Colin, you asshole!” Gladys cursed in agitation and got up to run away. However, the chains rattled, and she realized that her hands and feet were bound with iron
chains.
She said angrily, “You’re kidnapping me! Let go of me. Let me out!”
Colin laughed, stood in front of her, and looked down at her.
“It’s been so long. Haven’t you learned your lesson yet? It’s okay. Keep drinking this. I want to see you submit to me again. You always enjoyed it, didn’t you?”
His creepy voice was evil.
Gladys frowned, wondering, “What does he mean by ‘so long‘ and ‘always‘?”
No sooner had she thought about it than Colin came over with a glass of water. It was colorless and pure, looking like plain water, but it was definitely not a good thing.
Gladys thought, “No, I can’t drink it!
“I am now tied up. If I drink it, I’ll be finished.
“What should I do?
“How can I escape?
“Who can help me?”
Gladys was panicking and helpless.
