Ella turned her head, a faint smile on her face, tinted with a touch of pink. "What kind of benefits do you want?"
Eric leaned in close to her ear and whispered a secret phrase between married couples. Ella’s face grew even hotter.
Eric smiled and kissed her earlobe. "Wife... your husband is really thirsty."
Ella sighed in resignation. "Since you’re suffering so much, I guess I’ll reluctantly... give you so benefits!"
As for what those benefits were, both married n and won knew, so we’ll leave that part a bit more subtle.
That night, Eric was quite satisfied, complinting Ella on her "skills" and even agreeing to Ella’s request to act as a diator for Aurora.
Though he believed that issues in a relationship between two people shouldn’t be ddled with by outsiders like him and Ella.
But since Ella had made the request, he would try to help a little.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Ella’s belly hadn’t changed much; if you didn’t pay attention, you wouldn’t even know she was pregnant.
However, her early pregnancy symptoms had disappeared, her appetite had improved, and she was full of energy.
One day, Amanda and Aurora invited Ella to go shopping together.
Ella was about to go stir-crazy staying at ho, so she brought her bodyguards along to join them.
Although Eric had already prepared the new baby items, they were still missing so baby clothes.
So if she saw any clothes she liked, she would buy them for her future daughter.
The three won had a fun ti shopping. After making a round of the mall, they headed to the fashion square nearby to take a stroll.
The fashion square sold luxury goods, such as won’s clothes, bags, shoes, and other high-end items. The shoppers were mostly from wealthy families, including young ladies and noblewon.
Ella wasn’t planning to buy clothes for herself at the mont, but Amanda and Aurora were different. As celebrities, it was perfectly normal and even necessary for them to dress up. Though they each had their own sponsors who provided clothes, so luxury items were not on the sponsor list.
Several bodyguards closely followed the two prominent LXL celebrities. But since Amanda and Aurora were masters at disguise, wearing clothes that differed from their usual style and heavily made-up faces, very few people recognized them.
Amanda whispered to Aurora, "We haven’t had a chance to go out and shop like this in months. This is so exciting."
"Keep your voice down, don’t let anyone hear!" Aurora whispered back, a bit nervous.
Ella grew tired and sat down to rest, watching the two young won picking out things they liked. She couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.
It seed like she was getting older year by year. What would life be like ten years from now?
Would Eric change his mind? Would she change hers?
How many of the friends she cherished would change?
Just then, soone walked over, and imdiately sneered with a mocking smile. "Well, well, didn’t expect to run into you here, cousin. Long ti no see."
It was that shaless Leah again.
Ella furrowed her brows, feeling frustrated. How did she end up seeing her here?
Leah was now dressed like a socialite, but a nearby saleswoman whispered, "This woman is wearing fake labels, thinking no one can tell..."
Ella was mildly surprised. Leah had always cared about her image, and at least she wouldn’t skimp on her clothes.
She was wearing fake designer items, which probably ant things weren’t going well for her. So, it was no surprise Ella felt the urge to mock her a little.
Ella glanced at Leah indifferently. "Miss Carter, long ti no see."
"Oh, by the way, I’ve been trying to reach you, but I couldn’t get through. My grandparents passed away at the sa ti, and the funeral will be in three days. Since you’re his biological granddaughter, I hope you can at least show up on ti for my grandfather’s funeral."
Leah said this with a half-smile, as though she were enjoying a joke at Ella’s expense.
Ella remained calm. "I’m shocked to hear the news. Miss Carter, with your flamboyant outfit, I thought you were joking."
Leah’s face imdiately turned bright red.
Normally, when there’s a death in the family, people should wear black, but Leah was dressed in a colorful pleated skirt in Western style, a red coat, and red boots—her cheerful attire was completely out of place for a funeral. It was honestly embarrassing.
At this point, Aurora and Amanda also gathered around. They had heard many versions of the conflict between Ella and Leah, and no matter which version was true, they both couldn’t stand people bullying Ella.
"Miss Carter, the dead deserve respect. You should go ho and change your clothes," Amanda said coldly, her gaze fixed on Leah. The onlookers also shot Leah sarcastic looks.
Leah trembled, her face flushed with sha. "I’ve said my piece. I hope you can be on ti that day."
"Miss Carter, you might have forgotten, but Mr. Sean and I have already cut off ties as relatives," Ella said calmly.
Leah was truly shaless. Sean had done so many terrible things, even slandering Ella, and now she wanted her to attend his funeral?
Putting aside the severed family ties, if Sean had been kind to her, she might have considered going, but Sean and his whole family were repulsive, and she never wanted to see any mber of the Carter Group again.
Leah sneered. "Oh, now you’re a wealthy wife, too good to care about your own relatives?"
Ella chuckled lightly. "You know exactly what the Carter Group did to . I still rember how Old Mr. Carter slandered ... But since the dead deserve respect, I won’t say more."
Leah’s face alternated between red and white.
Ella stood up. "Miss Carter, I’ve said what I needed to. I’m leaving now."
She couldn’t stand being here for another minute.
Leah ground her teeth, glaring at Ella’s back, her anger boiling over. "Ella, you ungrateful wretch! Without my Grandma Carter’s shares, what could you have done? Not only did you swallow up our Carter Group, but you took everything from us... You heartless monster..."
The people around them looked at Leah with disdain, and seeing that Ella ignored her completely, Leah shook with fury.
But she couldn’t afford anything in this store, so she had to bear the contemptuous stares of the crowd and leave the high-end boutique in a huff.
Ella was thoroughly soured by the encounter and had no desire to continue shopping. Aurora and Amanda, who understood her well, took her to a nearby hotel with a peaceful, tidy environnt, and they rented a room to sit and chat.
Eric called, updating her on so news.
"Ella, my people did so investigation and found that before your Grandma Carter passed away, she had entrusted soone to place a docunt in the safe at X Hotel’s insurance company. But the company was later destroyed in a fire, and the docunt was lost. However, on the day Sean died, a lawyer handed a secret docunt to Leah..."
Ella’s heart skipped a beat. "What could that docunt be?"
"I don’t know yet. We’re still investigating, but Leah is clever, and she’s hidden the docunt well. We haven’t gotten any news about it yet," Eric’s voice grew serious.
Ella furrowed her brows deeply.
The docunt Grandma Carter had placed with the insurance company— it must have been sothing very important, especially since she didn’t even trust the family’s own safe. What kind of docunt could it be?
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