Chapter 853


    The sound of "triple kill" rang out and Ashlyn quickly looked down at her phone. "Oh my god, I''m dead!


    They got a triple kill on the other side!"


    Just as she was talking to Mrs. Ritter, inhibitor was about to be destroyed by the other team.


    Mrs. Ritter saw that Ashlyn was only ying with her phone and couldn''t help but feel frustrated. "Can''t


    you do something productive? Why do you only know how to y?"


    Ashlyn''s joy at sharing her excitement instantly plummeted.


    "Oh mom, just wait a minute." Ashlyn frantically tried to operate her phone but it was toote. She


    looked at the big letters on the screen that read ''Defeat'' and felt depressed. "I lost."


    She looked at Mrs. Ritter with a mournful expression on her face and asked, "What happened exactly?"


    "Your uncle knows his position is thanks to our family, so when I spoke up, he took care of it right


    away," Mrs. Ritter put on a smile again, full of joy in anticipation of what would happen next. "Just wait


    and see, that woman''s movie won''t make it for sure! Let''s see how she exins herself to those


    investors."


    "So fast?" Ashlyn threw her phone aside and widened her eyes as she looked at Mrs. Ritter


    incredulously, "Mommy, your brother-inw is really efficient!"


    "He is," said Mrs. Ritter ncing over at the TV with disdain in her eyes, "If it wasn''t for him marrying


    your auntie, he wouldn''t be where he is today! He owes everything he has now to our Ritter family! If he


    doesn''t listen, there will be consequences waiting for him."


    She had no respect whatsoever for Abduh who came from the Mcguire family''s sideline branch


    without any foundation or connections.


    Mr. Mcguire didn''t even bother acknowledging him; they didn''t consider him important enough.


    If it weren''t for the Ritter family, then where would Abduh be today? They were his adoptive parents


    in every sense of the word.


    Not only did Ashlyn think this way but also Kinley Ritter - Abduh''s wife thought so too.


    At this moment inside Abduh''s house, Kinley gave him an angry re as soon as he walked through


    the door, looking unhappy about something or someone.


    Abduh frowned, trying hard not show his disgust or annoyance; putting up a forced smile on his face


    instead. "Sweetheart, what happened? Who made you unhappy?"


    Kinley pouted unhappily, giving Abduh an icy cold shoulder without uttering another word. Abduh


    felt even more ufortable than before. Why did this woman always seem to have a problem every


    day? Couldn''t she just remain calm for days? He never found peace when returning home from work


    daily.


    The more Abduh dwelled on it, the angrier he became. He tirelessly worked outside, dealing with


    work-rted social events and maintaining a pleasant demeanor for his superiors while giving


    instructions to his subordinates. Yet, Kinley never offered a single word of gentlefort; instead, she


    disyed this kind of attitude every day.


    He really wanted to p her.


    But when he thought about the Ritter family behind her, Abduh held back.


    He patiently walked over to Kinley''s side and ced his hands on her shoulders with a sh of disgust


    in his eyes.


    "Honey, what''s wrong? Did the servants bully you while I was away? Or did something happen with my


    sister-inw that upset you?"


    "You still know how toe back?" Kinley was very aggressive as soon as she spoke. She pointed at


    the clock on the wall angrily. "Look at what time it is! It''s already eleven o''clock! Are you trying to rebel?


    Is being just a team leader so busy that you can''t evene home?"


    Abduh was fuming with anger. Wasn''t it justing backte?


    Was it necessary to be mad at him?


    After all this fussing around, they still had something else they wanted him for!


    He gritted his teeth and pulled out a bottle of perfume from his pocket. "Honey, this is new perfume line;


    I bought it for you as an apology. I drank too much with some producers tonight."


    "They''re all bosses; eating together is just building connections or else I wouldn''t waste my time eating


    and drinking with them in the middle of the night!"


    Looking at that bottle of perfume made Kinley''s face look even worse."Don''t think one bottle will buy


    me off."


    She took the perfume and smelled it before frowning suddenly. "Why did you buy perfume? How do


    you know this is new? Which woman told you?"


    Abduh became even more irritated but still patiently exined, "Honey, don''t be so suspicious okay?


    If I really wanted another woman or mistress, then I would have found one long ago. I heard some


    female subordinates discussing new perfumes or something like that, and then quickly bought one for


    you."


    He pretended to gently hold Kinley''s hand before sitting down in front of the sofa, "Honey, if other


    women have something, I must make sure my wife has them too."


    "It''s just a bottle of perfume, right?" Kinley liked hearing these sweet nothings. She shyly lowered her


    head while ying with that bottle, and also eased up, "Okay then, I''ll ept your gift."


    "Honey, are you still angry?" Abduh gently kissed her cheek. "Don''t be angry, it''ll give you wrinkles."


    Kinley smiled awkwardly. "Okay, let''s go back to our room and rest."


    "Let''s go!" Abduh immediately hugged her and walked towards their room.


    Late at night, Kinley had fallen asleep when Abduh softly called out to her a few times. She


    continued to breathe evenly as he grabbed his phone without bothering to put on slippers and quietly


    slipped out of the room.


    He went downstairs to the bathroom and opened up Facebook video chat.


    The call was quickly answered by a young woman with a delicate face who spoke in a coquettish tone.


    "Honey, why aren''t you sleeping yet?"


    Abduh chuckled softly in an affectionate tone. "Did our baby kick you?"


    The woman pouted. "Hmph! You only care about the baby but not me!"


    "I care about both of you." Abduhughed again with some wrinkles forming around his eyes. "I''ll


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    The woman moved the camera down towards her small belly which had already begun to show signs


    of pregnancy at four or five months along. Despite being spoiled by him, she understood that she only


    won his favor because Kinley couldn''t conceive.


    Abduh desperately wanted a son but unfortunately Kinley was already in her forties and unable to


    bear children anymore; how could he bear ending his family line?


    Now that his mistress had given birth, he was overjoyed and stayed with his mistress untilte into


    night before reluctantly returning home.


    "Honey, I''m so lonely and bored all alone!" The woman pouted with red lips while tears welled up in her


    eyes."Our baby is also lonely too; he wants daddy here with us."


    "It''s okay, honey," Abduh whispered softly,"I''lle tomorrow... Be good okay? You know what kind


    of person she is."


    "Okay..." The woman looked pitiful as if begging for mercy which made Abduh feel heartbroken


    inside, "Alright then, I''m hanging up now."


    After ending the call, Abduh quietly opened the bathroom door and checked that everything was still


    quiet in the living room.


    He finally pressed the flush button on the toilet and walked upstairs to his bedroom as if nothing had


    happened.


    The next day, most of the snow had melted, leaving wet patches everywhere. The sunlight reflected


    faintly on these puddles of water.


    But she heard that Mrs. Lee hadn''t nned on inviting her in the first ce because they weren''t in the


    same circle, and Kinley thought that Mrs. Lee had some self-awareness after all.


    However, for some reasonter on, Mrs. Lee personally came over to invite her and brought along


    some candy and gifts as well.


    Although Kinley looked down upon Mrs. Lee, she couldn''t deny that it was worth going since there were


    gifts involved.


    She reluctantly went just to show support for Mrs. Lee.


    Kinley wore a dark red dress which wasn''t too shy since it was someone else''s happy asion; one


    couldn''t wear something too bright or too in white either.


    She knew this etiquette well enough.


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    As Kinley thought about this fact, her car stopped at the hotel door. She told the driver,"You don''t have


    to wait for me. I''ll call you when I''m done."


    Saying so, she grabbed her purse and walked towards inside of hotel.


    As Kinley neared the entrance of the hotel, she identally bumped into a delicate-looking pregnant


    woman. The pregnant woman was dressed in high-end maternity clothes and carried a bag identical to


    Kinley''s.


    Being sensitive, Kinley paid even more attention to the pregnant woman. As they entered the hotel, the


    lobby was adorned with joyful colors, clearly indicating that it was a wedding celebration.


    Kinley looked down on Mrs. Lee''s taste while sizing up the pregnant woman who went straight to her


    family''s table.


    "Is she Mrs. Lee''s rtive?" Kinley thought to herself as she walked towards Mrs. Lee. Upon seeing


    her, Mrs. Lee greeted her warmly, "Mrs. Mcguire! You''re here! Please have a seat."


    Coincidentally or not, Mrs. Lee arranged for Kinley to sit next to the pregnant woman at their table.