Kara took a walk around the lotus pond and chatted with the farmers. She learned the story of this lotus pond all year round from them.
When she had enough fun, she picked a place, set up the drawing board, and began to draw.
Mason found two small stools, and James was sitting next to her and cleaning the lotus roots.
Seeing that she was concentrated on drawing, he didn’t want to disturb her. He just took out his phone to reply to a few emails.
He suddenly looked up and met her eyes. He stuffed a lotus seed into her mouth.
James asked, “What’s wrong?”
“James, I want two lotus flowers.”
James nodded.
James asked Mason to pick a handful of lotus flowers. They were of different colors, some were blooming, and some were just buds.
Kara giggled and stuffed the lotus into James’s arms. Then she took a small stool to another spot and let him sit down with the lotus.
“Little fool, why?” James asked.
“I want a few different drawings.” Kara put on an ingratiating smile.
The photographer would take pictures of the characters, and she also wanted to do the same with drawing.
James looked at the lotus in his arms and stood there unwillingly. He didn’t want to be the subject of her experiment.
Kara kissed his face and said coquettishly, “James, please. I’ll give it to you once I finish it.”
James was convinced by her kiss. He sat down quietly and followed her instructions, posing with the lotus flowers.
Staring fixedly at him, she used her pencil to find the right angle and started to draw.
She knew that James did not have much patience, so she tried to speed up. The first drawing was good, so she went on to draw a few more.
Kara was satisfied and reluctantly went back in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Mason got some lotus roots and paid the farmers 2, 000. Those farmers thought he paid them too much, so they gave Mason some more lotus roots.
Back at the villa, Mason handed the lotus roots to Libby and let Libby cook them.
Libby was very happy to see such fresh lotus roots and lotus seeds. At night, she cooked a table of dishes made of them.
After dinner, Kara told James about her drawing. James didn’t feel bored at all and stared at her expressive face.
Corey’s words suddenly came to his mind. James started to wonder what his life would be like if Kara left him.
It would be lonely and deadly, and he would be numb.
The life he used to be accustomed to would become a nightmare from which he would never wake up.
No.
James wouldn’t let Kara leave him!
Although he knew that she would not agree to leave him, Corey’s words were still hurtful and weighed on his mind.
“Little fool, you won’t leave me, right?”
Suddenly, James grabbed her wrist. It hurt, and Kara looked at him in shock.
In the past, she would have come up with a reassuring answer without hesitation.
She had been sure about staying with him.
But when Kara recalled what Silence had said, Kara hesitated.
If Kara didn’t leave him, she wouldn’t be able to do anything helpful if something happened to him, which would require matching blood.
“Why are you not answering me?”
James frowned and held her shoulders, not letting her escape.
“No, I won’t leave you.” Kara’s voice became low and hoarse.
James didn’t feel at ease until she answered it. He stroked her head and held her in his arms.
Leaning against his chest, Kara listened to his heartbeat. There was a worried look in her eyes.
She was torn between staying and leaving. She had to get her head on straight. It was a matter of life or death.
Kara thought, ‘I love him. I can’t be so selfish to stay and risk his life.’
…
Quentin took the check for 5 million and left behind a few things that he cherished. The money eased his urgent need.
However, the antiques in the studio were all very valuable. Even if they wanted to keep them all, 5 million was just a drop in the bucket. Anyway, Quentin still had to ask Keely for money.
He had made a lot of money by doing the archaeology work these years, but he did not bother to manage the money and handed his bank card to Keely.
Keely also helped him with his life, including his daily expenses which he never calculated. He had no idea how much money he had.
Quentin returned to his villa. That the door was locked, and no one came to open the door for him even after he banged on the door a few times.
Usually, when he came back, there would be people in the villa, and Keely would arrange everything for him. This was the first time no one answered the door.
Quentin called Keely irritably, and it took quite a while before Keely answered it.
“Keely, where are you? Come home and open the door for me!” Quentin snapped on the phone.
“I want to divorce you. I have already taken my things with me, so I won’t go back. Set up a time. Let’s sign the divorce papers,” Keely said coldly.
Quentin thought he had heard wrong. They had been husband and wife for so many years. Why did she ask for divorce out of blue?
“Keely, I never hate you, but you want to divorce me now. You’re going too far this time.”
Keely was so angry with him that she gasped. His tone told her that he didn’t love her anymore.
She took her brother’s advice. She moved out of the villa and then transferred all his property. She was still a little guilty when Quentin called.
Now she wasn’t guilty at all after confirming Quentin’s feelings for her. She was only mad at him.
Keely guessed that he had cheated on her, which was why he was dismissive of her.
“If you refuse, I’ll sue you!” Keely said.
With that, Keely hung up on Quentin. Quentin stared at his phone in shock. He couldn’t believe that she was so rude to him.
Keely even wanted to sue him. Quentin mumbled, “What’s wrong with her?”
Keely broke Miss. Green’s head out of nothing, and he helped her appease Miss. Green. But Keely now suspected that there was something between Quentin and Miss. Green.
Quentin was so depressed that he could only call the servants. Only then did he know that the key was under the carpet of the door. He opened the door and was shocked to see the empty living room.
He wondered if he got robbed.
His blue and white porcelain, his glass vase, and all the other treasures were gone.
He hurried upstairs and found that his bedroom was messy, the safe had been opened, and all the valuable things were gone.
Quentin angrily took out his phone again to call Keely, but her phone was turned off.
He smashed his phone in frustration and cursed in his heart, ‘Damn Keely, you tricked him!’
He was not scheming, but this was enough to let him understand that Keely wanted to divorce him and take away hundreds of millions of his property.
At this moment, Quentin was in a panic and didn’t know what to do.
He thought about it. Only Zoey could help him.
Quentin called Zoey and told her about the matter. Zoey flared up.
She had put up with Keely because Keely was Quentin’s wife. Did Zoey’s attitude towards her make her think that she could do whatever she wanted?
“Quentin, find a lawyer. Don’t worry. I will help you deal with her,” Zoey said.
“Mom, don’t be so hard on her. Just let her learn her lesson. You can’t treat her like Vivian. Keely has taken good care of me. I don’t want anything to happen to her.”
Zoey was upset.
She gritted her teeth in anger. After scolding him for a while, she angrily hung up.
Quentin did not care about what Zoey had said at all.
Although Zoey had scolded him for other things all these years, she always helped him whenever he was in trouble, so he knew that Zoey would listen to him.
As Zoey promised him that she would take care of Keely, he was in a better mood.
Miss. Green called to tell Quentin that she was going to the hospital for a follow-up check. He tidied himself up in a hurry and rushed to the hospital.