Chapter 186 Brothers Fought Against Each Other (Part Two)


    Essie simply sat on the table, and with nothing else to do, so she stared at the two beautiful men sitting


    in front of her admiringly.


    She had to admit that the two did not look like twins at all.


    Zac had a strikingly handsome face, abination of both his parent''s essence and strengths. Besides


    that, he was born with an exceptional aura and an alluring charm. However, Walt''s good-looking


    appearance seemed to only be inherited from the Rong family and did not seem to have any of Mary''s


    genes.


    There was a saying that a mother can have nine children and they would all turn out differently.


    This saying sounded reasonable in this case.


    While Essie was sitting nkly, lost in her thoughts, Mary and Valery walked in.


    Walt was not surprised to find Valery there as he had already known that she moved in the mansion


    while he was still in the United States.


    What he couldn''t fathom was the fact that Essie seemed to tolerate her existence. Living with Valery


    must be such a daunting experience for her. He wondered quietly if it was because she loved Zac so


    much she would sacrifice such a thing.


    When Albert and the other finally arrived, they started to eat.


    When they started eating, Walt picked up a pigeon and ced it on Mary''s te. Zac followed by


    picking a pigeon for Essie, however, this bothered her so she picked up a pigeon and ced it on


    Albert''s te.


    Mary deliberately released a deep sigh and said, "Walt is considerate enough to take care of his own


    mother first. Zac, ever since you got married, you seem to have forgotten all about your mother."


    Albert cast a nce at Mary for a while and finally said, "Just as you say, even our daughter-inw is


    more obedient and filial towards this old man than my own two sons."


    When Valery heard this, she curled her lips and thought, ''Filial? It seems more like she''s just buttering


    him up.'' In Valery''s perception, since Albert was partial and supported Essie, she was doing this only


    trying her best to please him.


    Mary ced her hand on his shoulder and said, "Valery is also a filial daughter-inw. She only couldn''t


    move as fast because of her pregnancy. Otherwise, she would have picked it up for you even earlier."


    "Yes Daddy, I''ve always been filial towards you," Valery annoyingly intruded.


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    "Okay, I was only joking. Let''s eat," said Albert in a cold tone, without even taking a look at Valery.


    Walt was keenly aware that his father was on Essie''s side. As expected though, his mother was clearly


    not satisfied with her and thought the ideal daughter-inw would be Valery.


    As for Zac, hepletely ignored Mary''s words and just continued to ce food on his wife''s te. He


    asked a lot from her the night before, so he knew that today he certainly had to feed her well so she


    could replenish her energy.


    During dinner, Albert ced down his chopsticks carefully and announced in a low, stern voice, "The


    Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in two months. Since the two elders will arrive back from


    Switzend by next month, everyone needs to prepare everything earlier."


    There was an inkling of treachery that appeared on Mary''s face but was barely recognizable. She then


    said, "Since Essie has been familiar with the family affairs at home, why don''t we ask her to take


    charge of this Mid-Autumn Festival dinner? It would certainly be an opportunity for her to improve


    herself." Mary knew that if she didn''t do well, she would end up offending the other rtives and elders.


    It would mean the end of her days as the daughter-inw of the Rong family.


    Albert''s eyes narrowed sharply. He took a sip from his wine patiently and continued with a low voice,


    "Essie had just been married into the Rong family. She hasn''t even been able to attend a single family


    feast before. Now, you are asking her to take care of such a grand feast all of a sudden? Are you


    nning to hand over all matters to her after their wedding?" he said in a light calming tone, but was


    tough enough to imply that it was serious.


    Mary''s face instantly turned pale. It was apparent that her husband wanted to protect Essie.


    She couldn''tprehend why he was so satisfied with such a lowbrow woman.


    "How could I possibly leave it all to her? All I meant was that she could do it next to me, where she can


    watch and learn. I know that the younger ones just want to be happy and rxed. Of course, they


    wouldn''t want to be bothered with such family trifles. Only when they are finally steady in the future that


    I will finally step down from the burden and save my energy."


    "Since you have put your foot down, then do as you say," said Albert with a quick nod. He felt as


    though Mary was going too fartely. She wasn''t acting like a proper hostess of the family. All of this,


    just because she favored Valery over their current daughter-inw. He thought it was so foolish that


    she would step down of her responsibilities just to kick Essie out.


    While these thoughts came across his mind, he red at her with a hint of discernment in his eyes.


    Of course, Mary understood what that re meant. All she had to do was prove to him that this woman


    would not be fit to be a future hostess of their family.


    When lunch ended, Zac went straight to thepany to do some business. Meanwhile, Essie


    continued to work on her design sketches in the pavilion of the mansion''s garden.


    Walt took this opportunity to walk over and talk to her.


    "What are you up to, little pineapple?" he asked with an endearing smile.


    "I''m just making some new designs for the autumn and winter collection," she answered respectfully.


    He sat on the opposite side of the table and nced at the drawings ced on the marbled table. Then


    he said, "Last night when I got home, I watched ''Beauty on Runway''. I saw that you received


    permission and praise from Professor Jacob. You are definitely fated to be a shining star of the


    design industry."


    A humble smile appeared on her face,pletely contrasting her disy of her mastery in golf just


    yesterday. "I''m only touching the brim of it, I have far more to learn."


    Walt looked at her with perplexity, and with raised eyebrows he said, "I still like the girl who was full of


    confidence just yesterday."


    Essie looked at him while she blinked under her thick, long eyshes. She was only arrogant the day


    before because Zac''s old lover was belittling her. She only simply had to fend for herself and show off


    to defeat her enemy. Her reaction this time was her genuine self as she had always been a humble girl.


    "Hard work and aggressiveness is required when you''re doing sports. However, when ites to the


    field of design, it is talent and stability that pushes you forward. The two fields require different


    strategies to seed, so I approach them differently."


    "That makes sense." Walt touched his chin lightly and smiled at her. The little sun was still as naughty


    and charming as she was before.


    "I remember back in Maldives, you told me that you went there to find the man you loved. Were you


    talking about Zac?"


    Upon hearing this, Essie''s eyes widened and she hesitated for a while. By that time, she hadn''t even


    known of this icy guy.