Chapter 329 Coaxing the Children
Terrance was secretly happy to have accidentally poked at Alaric's sore spot.
If it were before, he wouldn't dare to speak to Alaric in such a way because Alaric's gold stare was enough to freeze him to death. Also, Alaric wouldn't allow such behavior from him. However, things had changed since Victoria and the children appeared, and Alaric's attitude had also changed drastically.
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Chapter 1 Pregnant Chapter 2 Let's Get Divorced Chapter 3 Took the Wrong Pill Chapter 4 Abort the Baby Chapter 5 Protect Her So-Called Dignity Chapter 6 Wiping Your Body Inside Chapter 7 Pour Away the Medicine Chapter 8 The Hospital Report Chapter 9 Do You Really Know Me? Chapter 10 Abortion Is the Only Way Chapter 11 Is Alaric Aware? Chapter 12 Come Clean Chapter 13 I Will Grant You All Your Demands Chapter 14 I've Decided to Drop It Chapter 15 I'm Certain Mr. Cadogan Cares About You Chapter 16 Already Defending Him? Chapter 17 His Message appChapter 18 Part Ways with Dignity appChapter 19 It Was Just A Deal appChapter 20 A Small World appChapter 21 How Dare You Threaten Me?! appChapter 22 Powerless at Defending Him appChapter 23 What Do You Want appChapter 24 Hint appChapter 25 Camaraderie Between Husband and Wife appChapter 26 Do You Not Want a Divorce? appChapter 27 I'm Not Reluctant appChapter 28 Be Good appChapter 29 I Can't Understand You appChapter 30 Raising a Child Is Fun appChapter 31 Aren't Fated to be Together appChapter 32 When Is Returning a Favor Easy? appChapter 33 Avoiding Him Like He Was a Plague appChapter 34 Did You Look for Me? appChapter 35 Pretending to Look Loving appChapter 36 Your Hunch Is Right appChapter 37 Let's Call a Truce appChapter 38 It Doesn't Matter appChapter 39 Claudia's True Colors appChapter 40 Not Interested in Raising Someone's Child appChapter 41 I Don’t Owe You Anymore appChapter 42 Danger appChapter 43 I’m Not an Outsider appChapter 44 Taking That Tone with Me appChapter 45 You're So Good to Me appChapter 46 Thoughtful and Attentive appChapter 47 Tell Him to Come Out appChapter 48 Meaningless to Try and Fight appChapter 49 Let Go! appChapter 50 Why Are You Jealous? appChapter 51 May Your Wish Come True appChapter 52 You Are Trying to Drift Us Apart appChapter 53 I Can't Even Touch You appChapter 54 Getting a Divorce appChapter 55 Is It Guilt? appChapter 56 It's Our Turn appChapter 57 Almost Bitten Off appChapter 58 That's Enough, Alaric appChapter 59 She Wants to Be the Mistress appChapter 60 Caught Feelings appChapter 61 I Must Have Owed You appChapter 62 That's Between Me and Her appChapter 63 An Outsider appChapter 64 Should I Switch Places for the Sake of You Guys? appChapter 65 Don't Touch Me appChapter 66 What Are You Guys Doing? appChapter 67 Morning Sickness appChapter 68 Thought-Provoking appChapter 69 Why Did She Return? appChapter 70 For the Sake of the Baby appChapter 71 I'm Going to Kill Him appChapter 72 A Change of Appetite appChapter 73 Either You Walk, or I Will Carry You appChapter 74 Don't Call Him 'Baby' appChapter 75 Straightforward appChapter 76 Do You Think I'm Here for Fun? appChapter 77 Change appChapter 78 Give Me A Hug appChapter 79 Resentment Took Root in Her Heart appChapter 80 Leave Soon appChapter 81 Don't Worry About Me appChapter 82 Overheard the Secret appChapter 83 Are You Guilty of Something? appChapter 84 Heartless appChapter 85 Growing Anxiety appChapter 86 Provocation appChapter 87 Trying to Lay a Hand on Her appChapter 88 Feel It With Your Heart appChapter 89 Nipping the Problem in the Bud appChapter 90 How Are You Going to Explain It? appChapter 91 Does It Hurt? appChapter 92 Why Didn't You Wait for Me? appChapter 93 Reckless Words appChapter 94 Get Lost appChapter 95 What's With Your Injury? appChapter 96 I'm Here appChapter 97 Karma appChapter 98 Thought It Through appChapter 99 Keep a Distance appChapter 100 Just Curious appChapter 101 Fated Love appChapter 102 Talent Poaching appChapter 103 You Will Always Be the One I Love appChapter 104 It's the Woman He Had His Eyes On appChapter 105 Do You Not Like Her at All? appChapter 106 You're Not Bewitched by Her, Are You? appChapter 107 It Had Been a Long Time Since He Last Kissed Her appChapter 108 I Don't Fancy You At All appChapter 109 Can You Tolerate Her Leaving You appChapter 110 Naturally Have to Give Her the Best appChapter 111 Hurt Too appChapter 112 Hadn't Kissed Her Well Enough appChapter 113 Prove Yourself appChapter 114 Hold It in for Now appChapter 115 Make-or-Break Moment appChapter 116 Do You Even Realize You’re a Mother? appChapter 117 Revenge appChapter 118 Are You Not Upset Anymore? appChapter 119 Poor Child appChapter 120 Take Advantage Of appChapter 121 The Last Meeting appChapter 122 When Did I Blame You? appChapter 123 Accident appChapter 124 The Unpredictability of Human Nature appChapter 125 I Only Love Claudia appChapter 126 He Won't Pick Up appChapter 127 Her Pregnancy Is Revealed appChapter 128 He Doesn’t Want the Child appChapter 129 Self Awareness appChapter 130 I Won't Go Easy appChapter 131 That Doesn't Mean You Can Lie to Me appChapter 132 You Don't Trust Me appChapter 133 I'll Make It Happen Soon appChapter 134 I'll Help You appChapter 135 Hold On Tight, and Don't Fall appChapter 136 Are You Worried About Me? appChapter 137 Finding an Excuse for Him appChapter 138 You're the President's Wife appChapter 139 You're Considering Me in Every Way appChapter 140 He Was Avoiding Her appChapter 141 Don't Try to Hide It From Me! appChapter 142 You're Going to See That Man Again, Aren't You? appChapter 143 Why Would You Abort the Child? appChapter 144 Are You Reluctant to Give Up on Him? appChapter 145 He Has His Weakest Moments appChapter 146 You're Not Avoiding Me?! appChapter 147 I Don't Want a Divorce appChapter 148 Neither Enemies Nor Friends appChapter 149 Afraid That You'll Owe Me? appChapter 150 She Doesn't Want to Be With You Anymore appChapter 151 Don't Touch Me appChapter 152 Don't You Want A Divorce? Fine appChapter 153 What Was He Hoping For? appChapter 154 Controlling Her Emotions appChapter 155 Is She Asleep or Avoiding Me? appChapter 156 Thinking About Things I Shouldn't appChapter 157 People Who Had Nothing to Do With One Another appChapter 158 Did I Interrupt You Two? appChapter 159 Didn't Come Back All Night appChapter 160 He Still Doesn't Know She's Pregnant, Right? appChapter 161 Everyone Has the Right to Know the Truth appChapter 162 No Destruction, No Construction appChapter 163 Difficult to Turn Back appChapter 164 You Better Not Forget Me appChapter 165 Cute Children appChapter 166 Shocking appChapter 167 Sent Lots of Gifts appChapter 168 Looked Like Someone When He Was Young appChapter 169 A Deep Discussion appChapter 170 Alaric Is Suffering From Gastric Pain appChapter 171 Thinking Mr Cadogan Would Be Interested appChapter 172 What Do You Want to Talk About? appChapter 173 Give Me the Door Access Code appChapter 174 Shouldn't Rely on You for Everything appChapter 175 She Can't Accept It appChapter 176 Neglected Your Kids appChapter 177 I Love You to Death! appChapter 178 Love Is in the Air appChapter 179 Rewarding Too Much? appChapter 180 Respecting Your Choice appChapter 181 One Last Night appChapter 182 Whose Child Is This? appChapter 183 Not Over Him Yet appChapter 184 Wait On Them appChapter 185 Getting Her Period appChapter 186 You'll Regret It appChapter 187 Why Butt Into Their Lives appChapter 188 Boarding appChapter 189 Swapping Seats appChapter 190 Kind-Hearted appChapter 191 He Wasn't Hearing Things appChapter 192 Where Did You Hear That From appChapter 193 I'd Love It appChapter 194 Fell in Love With Someone appChapter 195 Concerned About Her Love Life appChapter 196 Numbing Himself appChapter 197 I'm Willing to Wait appChapter 198 The Power to Control the Purse Strings appChapter 199 Want To Please Her appChapter 200 Quite Capable appChapter 201 Return It to Him Personally appChapter 202 Sever Attachments appChapter 203 He's Had One Too Many appChapter 204 It's On Me appChapter 205 He Loves You So Much appChapter 206 Some Changes appChapter 207 Want Us to Have Freedom appChapter 208 He Was Just Looking Out for Me appChapter 209 She Had Never Appeared in His Dreams appChapter 210 Doesn't Recognize Her Ex-Husband appChapter 211 I'll Definitely Say Something Good About You on Your Behalf appChapter 212 What Is He Afraid Of? appChapter 213 Rely on Me More appChapter 214 She's Just Worried About You appChapter 215 Leaving appChapter 216 Turning Grim appChapter 217 All Hers appChapter 218 Looking For Her appChapter 219 No Coincidence appChapter 220 I Know You appChapter 221 Get a Horse appChapter 222 New Love appChapter 223 Shameless appChapter 224 Get Up appChapter 225 Give Her Back appChapter 226 Hug appChapter 227 No Escape appChapter 228 Comfy? appChapter 229 She Had Offended Mr Cadogan appChapter 230 Their Father Brought Them Home appChapter 231 Smell of Perfume appChapter 232 Let Me Express My Feelings For You appChapter 233 Kissed, Hugged, and Slept Together appChapter 234 She Misses You appChapter 235 Unless You Still Can't Get Over Him appChapter 236 Shameless appChapter 237 A Glance Is a Response appChapter 238 Serious Considerations appChapter 239 Investment appChapter 240 Alaric Faints appChapter 241 The Passcode Is Her Birthday appChapter 242 A Victorious Glimmer in His Eyes appChapter 243 Are You Reluctant? appChapter 244 Be Careful Around Him appChapter 245 Wish You a Speedy Recovery appChapter 246 Refuse to Eat appChapter 247 The Power to Attract Applicants appChapter 248 He Even Coughed up Blood appChapter 249 Have You Gone Mad? appChapter 250 Potential to Be Someone Who Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Love appChapter 251 Tears appChapter 252 Afraid I'd Take My Anger Out on Him? appChapter 253 Can't Stop Being Nice to You appChapter 254 Mommy Is Beautiful and Kind appChapter 255 Embarrassed appChapter 256 This Is a Trade appChapter 257 Angry appChapter 258 She's With Me appChapter 259 You Care? appChapter 260 I'm Done With You Two appChapter 261 A Lump in His Throat appChapter 262 The Cemetery appChapter 263 You Asked for a Divorce appChapter 264 Something's Off appChapter 265 You Think I Can't Do Anything About You? appChapter 266 He's Not for You appChapter 267 Suffered for Nothing appChapter 268 A Special Feeling appChapter 269 Afraid to Let Her Know appChapter 270 Mr Good Looks appChapter 271 A Useful Identity appChapter 272 I Have Something To Tell You appChapter 273 Jealousy appChapter 274 Could It Be That He Wants to Meet You? appChapter 275 Will You Ever Stop? appChapter 276 Here for Another Man's Appointment appChapter 277 What's the Rush? appChapter 278 Wasn't Claudia Enough? appChapter 279 Murderer On the Roads appChapter 280 I Don't Need You appChapter 281 No Turning Back appChapter 282 Unreliable appChapter 283 Uncontrollable Emotions appChapter 284 Scared of Me appChapter 285 The Kids Like It appChapter 286 I Don't Care appChapter 287 I Can Take It appChapter 288 No Idea appChapter 289 Ulterior Motive appChapter 290 I Want Him appChapter 291 Are You Willing appChapter 292 Secrets Between Father and Son appChapter 293 Have You Forgotten Our Relationship? appChapter 294 Is That All You Have Learned? appChapter 295 I Was Wrong, Okay? appChapter 296 I'll Consider It as Your Concern for Me appChapter 297 In the Pocket appChapter 298 Come With Me appChapter 299 There's Nothing Between Us appChapter 300 Ulterior Motives appChapter 301 Do I Have to Believe You Just Because You Said It? appChapter 302 Just Want to Confirm appChapter 303 How Did She Not Guess It Earlier? appChapter 304 Speak on Behalf of Mr Night appChapter 305 The Confirmation appChapter 306 They Are My Children Too appChapter 307 Love at First Sight appChapter 308 The Children Were Taken Away appChapter 309 Give Me Back My Children appChapter 310 You've Already Figured It Out? appChapter 311 Let's Get Our Son and Daughter appChapter 312 I Dare You to Touch Me appChapter 313 No Trouble at All appChapter 314 Are You Feeling Lonely appChapter 315 Foresight appChapter 316 We're Very Close appChapter 317 Forced Marriage appChapter 318 Not Your Child appChapter 319 Chance Encounter appChapter 320 Are They Your Children? appChapter 321 Five Years of Neglect appChapter 322 Absolute Defeat appChapter 323 They're Yours appChapter 324 No Right to Chastise appChapter 325 Trouble appChapter 326 Reason Enough? appChapter 327 When Did You Realize? appChapter 328 Did You Get Chased Out appChapter 329 Coaxing the Children appChapter 330 Punishing Mr Night appChapter 331 Looking At You Makes Me Sick appChapter 332 It's Cold Outside appChapter 333 A Clean Break appChapter 334 I Can Explain appChapter 335 I Won't Take Them From You appChapter 336 It’s Not With Me appChapter 337 I Will Handle It appChapter 338 Do You Want To Reconcile With Her? appChapter 339 Why Did You Come Back? appChapter 340 Didn't You Ask Her to Come and Find Me? appChapter 341 I'll Agree appChapter 342 I Don't Want Your Money appChapter 343 Giving Birth to His Child appChapter 344 Fragments of Memories appChapter 345 Persistent Pursuit appChapter 346 They're My Ex-husband's appChapter 347 Complete Love appChapter 348 I Agree appChapter 349 I Can Sign It Today appChapter 350 I'm Outside Waiting for You appChapter 351 She Came to Say Goodbye appChapter 352 I'll Disappear by Myself appChapter 353 After Tonight appChapter 354 He's Gone appChapter 355 Something Might Happen if He Stayed Any Longer appChapter 356 Are You Fine With That? appChapter 357 Where Did the Clothes Come From? appChapter 358 What Are You Dilly-Dallying Inside? appChapter 359 Can I Sleep in Your Room? appChapter 360 Greed appChapter 361 Intentions appChapter 362 Wait for Me to Come Back appChapter 363 High Tolerance appChapter 364 Claudia Was the One at Fault appChapter 365 Suicide appChapter 366 He Is the Only One I Will Marry appChapter 367 Cutting Off All Ties appChapter 368 You Wish For It appChapter 369 Impersonation appChapter 370 Do You Trust Me appChapter 371 As Long As I Wish It appChapter 372 I Saved Your Life appChapter 373 Lies appChapter 374 Wealth Transfer appChapter 375 Not Working With Idiots appChapter 376 You Will Be Happy appChapter 377 You'll Be There When You Wake Up appChapter 378 A Kiss appChapter 379 The Way You Prove Your Feelings appChapter 380 I Can Carry You Off the Plane appChapter 381 Confined to the Room appChapter 382 Receiving Her Request appChapter 383 Are You Threatening Me? appChapter 384 Seeking Help appChapter 385 Give Him a Chance appChapter 386 Unreliable appChapter 387 Indecisive appChapter 388 Give Nicole Back to Me appChapter 389 A Step Too Late appChapter 390 Make Him Become Tired Of You appChapter 391 Truth About The Suicide appChapter 392 Don't Want To Like Him Anymore appChapter 393 Did You Find Her appChapter 394 I'll Be a Good Husband and a Good Father appChapter 395 Will They Follow Me? appChapter 396 He Found Out Before Us appChapter 397 We've Dispatched Sufficient Personnel appChapter 398 A Damned Hopeless Romantic appChapter 399 Injured appChapter 400 How Will You Compensate Me? appChapter 401 Making a Decision appChapter 402 Forced Love Has No Outcome appChapter 403 Hiding from Bane appChapter 404 Stop Giving Me Nicknames appChapter 405 Holding On Until Help Arrives appChapter 406 I'm Not Protecting You Well Enough appChapter 407 Make It Up to You appChapter 408 Are You Sure You Want to Go With Him? appChapter 409 Don't Think Twice Anymore appChapter 410 Fearful appChapter 411 She Sprained Her Ankle appChapter 412 Could It Be That He Likes Me? appChapter 413 No News appChapter 414 Aren't You Willing to Look At Me a Little Longer? appChapter 415 Let Her Come In appChapter 416 Concern appChapter 417 I'll Listen to You appChapter 418 Watch Over Me Personally appChapter 419 No Touching Allowed appChapter 420 Sleeping Together With Mommy appChapter 421 If Your Mommy Agrees appChapter 422 Was She Worried About Someone Else? appChapter 423 Psychological Disorder appChapter 424 Awkward appChapter 425 Are You Mad appChapter 426 Of My Own Free Will appChapter 427 We'll Rescue Him Somehow appChapter 428 Rivals in Love appChapter 429 Why Would She Force Him appChapter 430 Reluctant to Let You Leave appChapter 431 Come Home Safe appChapter 432 Didn't You Say Daddy Is Dead appChapter 433 Be Nicer to Her appChapter 434 Grow Apart appChapter 435 Moving to Jasea appChapter 436 Dilemma appChapter 437 Is He in Trouble? appChapter 438 Did You Contact Him Again? appChapter 439 I'm Going to Look For Him appChapter 440 Not Daring to Make a Decision appChapter 441 What if He's in Trouble? appChapter 442 Maybe Just Trying to Trick You appChapter 443 At a Loss appChapter 444 Verification appChapter 445 I Will Wait For You at the Same Place appChapter 446 He Knows Everything appChapter 447 You Will See Him Sooner or Later appChapter 448 Ask Bane to Call Me appChapter 449 I Don't Want to See You Suffer appChapter 450 In Danger appChapter 451 Dreams Are the Opposite of Reality appChapter 452 A Push appChapter 453 Playing Hard to Get appChapter 454 Got Into an Argument appChapter 455 You Don't Recognize Me Anymore? appChapter 456 Something Important appChapter 457 Don't Try to Remember if You Can't appChapter 458 I'm Your Fiancé appChapter 459 Nauseous appChapter 460 Take You Home to Rest appChapter 461 Sequelae appChapter 462 Contact Information appChapter 463 Monitored appChapter 464 A Presence in Her Life appChapter 465 Feelings Can't Be Faked appChapter 466 Not Planning to Stop? appChapter 467 Some Important Memories appChapter 468 The Decision Is Made appChapter 469 Have You Decided? appChapter 470 Seeing Him appChapter 471 Hesitant to Act Rashly appChapter 472 Who Would Believe in Forever? appChapter 473 Never Woken Up appChapter 474 Eating Disorder appChapter 475 Am I Sick? appChapter 476 I'm Worried About Her appChapter 477 Other Sources of Distress appChapter 478 Do You Hate Me That Much? appChapter 479 Lost to Her appChapter 480 Psychological Counseling appChapter 481 Transfusion appChapter 482 Let Her Die by Your Side appChapter 483 How Long Can She Live Without Food and Water? appChapter 484 Being Alone appChapter 485 The Real Answer appChapter 486 Another Way appChapter 487 Something Wrong appChapter 488 No Signs of Her appChapter 489 Too Soft appChapter 490 Taking the Children Away appChapter 491 Going to the Village appChapter 492 Raised by Victoria Herself appChapter 493 Release Her appChapter 494 The Morison Family's Reputation appChapter 495 Igniting Her Will to Live appChapter 496 Give Up Everything appChapter 497 There's Still a Chance to Turn Things Around appChapter 498 Distorted Mentality appChapter 499 Miss Selwyn Regained Her Memory? appChapter 500 Let Him Worry And Be Anxious For You appChapter 501 A Stalker appChapter 502 Take You Away appChapter 503 He Abused You appChapter 504 He Won't Take You Away Again appChapter 505 You Took Me Away appChapter 506 Disappointing You appChapter 507 Still Worried About Him appChapter 508 Hard to Answer appChapter 509 Why Did You Do That to Her appChapter 510 To Recover Her Memories appChapter 511 I Want a Hug, Mommy appChapter 512 The More You Know, the More You'll Worry appChapter 513 It Does Taste Pretty Good appChapter 514 Seemed to Have Enjoyed Yourself appChapter 515 Messing With You appChapter 516 Can Definitely Keep Your Belly Full appChapter 517 Do I Sound Like I'm Begging for Mercy on His Behalf? appChapter 518 Will Give Him a Proper Thank You appChapter 519 Not Worth It appChapter 520 Can You Offer Something Else appChapter 521 It Will Get Better Tomorrow appChapter 522 I Really Need Some Space appChapter 523 I Was Testing to See If You Truly Didn't Need Me appChapter 524 Sharing a Bed appChapter 525 Not a Dream appChapter 526 For Your Sake appChapter 527 Sad Memories appChapter 528 The Best of Both Worlds appChapter 529 Change of Heart appChapter 530 You Look Desperate appChapter 531 Is It Okay Now That You’ve Recovered? appChapter 532 Afraid of Hearing the Answer? appChapter 533 Worrying About Losing appChapter 534 I May Not Exist in This World Anymore appChapter 535 Doesn't Dare to Face appChapter 536 Don't Tell Me She Lost Her Memories appChapter 537 No Regrets at All appChapter 538 It's a Personal Reason appChapter 539 Transfer appChapter 540 Eager to Return appChapter 541 We Won't Be Going Back Today appChapter 542 Don't Be a Fool Again appChapter 543 What Should I Do? appChapter 544 To See or Not to See? appChapter 545 Never Remembering Him Again appChapter 546 Don't You Know How to Sit and Wait for Me? appChapter 547 Tolerant appChapter 548 A Partner appChapter 549 Back to School appChapter 550 He Was Taking Advantage of Her appChapter 551 Blank Memories appChapter 552 The President's Wife appChapter 553 Paramour appChapter 554 When Am I Not Concerned About You? appChapter 555 Won't Affect Me Kissing You appChapter 556 Not That Carefully appChapter 557 Don't Come with Me Anymore appChapter 558 Yearning appChapter 559 Landed appChapter 560 Come to My House, Please appChapter 561 Won't He Be Angry? appChapter 562 Playing Tricks appChapter 563 I Won't Necessarily Agree With It appChapter 564 I Can Be Shameless Every Day appChapter 565 She's So Polite appChapter 566 Like a Matchmaking Event appChapter 567 Worked Herself to the Bone appChapter 568 It Caught Your Eye? appChapter 569 You're Adorable appChapter 570 Beauty Is in the Eyes of the Beholder appChapter 571 I'll Help You With It appChapter 572 It Should Be Fine appChapter 573 Banter appChapter 574 Sleep Together appChapter 575 Bathe With You appChapter 576 I Promise appChapter 577 Heartless appChapter 578 Don't Want to Part With You or the Kids appChapter 579 Find Someone Else appChapter 580 His Preference for Simpler Dishes appChapter 581 All Men of the Cadogans Love Their Wives Dearly appChapter 582 Take Them Back appChapter 583 Sharing Weal and Woe appChapter 584 Nowhere to Sleep appChapter 585 An Out appChapter 586 What Did Ludson Do to You? appChapter 587 My Heart Belongs to Someone appChapter 588 A Blind Date appChapter 589 Have You Forgotten That You Have Resigned appChapter 590 Would You Like a Taste? appChapter 591 How Am I Unsuitable? appChapter 592 Planned This For a Long Time appChapter 593 Misunderstandings appChapter 594 Illusions appChapter 595 Not Being Herself appChapter 596 No Family appChapter 597 Choose Your Gift appChapter 598 How Am I Supposed to Answer? appChapter 599 As Long As You Like appChapter 600 How Should I Watch Out for Her? appChapter 601 You're Taking Advantage of Me Again appChapter 602 Happy and Healthy Always (End) appChapter 603 Epilogue app
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