"Yes, please," Michelle pped her hands and took a step back. If she were still the old Michelle from the past, Erin would have already been hit by Michelle and would not have any opportunity to find fault with her.


    Erin staggered away in haste. Before she walked out of the ce, Michelle said from behind, "That guy, Bradley. It''s your business if you like him. But please, don''t consider me to be your rival. He''s not my type." Obviously, Michelle was sneering. She had been busy


    handling Luke, and she didn''t want to have to deal with other troubles on top of that.


    Erin turned around to nce at her. Then, quickly, she walked away. Michelle was absolutely a crazy woman. And everyone would do well to steer clear of a crazy woman.


    Michelle smiled coolly. Oh, God! Since when did she be so kind? She was nice enough to let her get away unharmed. This would never have happened with the old Michelle. Perhaps, the evil Michelle was in the process of bing a kind Michelle. Patricia felt like she was in a dream as she examined the red marriage certificate in her hand. Everything seemed to be unreal. She wasn''t sure about how she felt. Happy? Worried? She was about to find it as soon as Tom and she lived together.


    Her parents were ecstatic when she told them she was marrying Tom. They were beyond satisfied to have him as their son-inw so that they wanted to send her to Tom''s home in a heartbeat. In their opinion, Tom was an excellent man. She, on the other hand, had some reservations about him. Whether she liked it or not, she was tossed into Tom''s house by her parents. And although she had been there before, she didn''t get to take a close look at it then. When she stepped into the house, however, she felt like she was dreaming again. "It''s a new house. Of course, if you don''t like the decoration, feel free to change theyout of the room as you like," Tom said with a gentle voice, his hands in his pockets. Although he was hurt by her when she lied to him, he couldn''t bear to see her hurt again. The car ident nearly took her away from him for good. So despite not falling in love with herpletely, his concern for her did not diminish one bit. Seeing Patricia all bloody and unconscious after the ident made him panic more than he thought he could be.


    "It looks good to me. I''m fine with it," Patricia said with a small smile. She didn''t want Tom to feel like she was a difficult woman. She didn''t want to change his living environment because of her.


    "That''s good. Then..." he cleared his throat. "Let me just say, wee! We are family now," said Tom in an official tone. It made Patricia want tough aloud. But she held back herughter in order not to anger him.


    "Is it really okay if we don''t live with your parents?" Patricia asked hesitantly.


    "They''re your parents now too. What? Do you want to live with them?" Tom frowned. His mother often liked to nag him. Hence, he refused to live with his parents. Living together would only be a disaster, and it would make focusing on his work difficult. Ultimately, he thought it was better that they lived on their own.


    "Oh! No, that''s not what I meant." Just like most modern women, Patricia liked her freedom. She had a ratherzy disposition, which might cause some tension if they lived with her parents-inw. Not many parents would like a daughter-inw like her. She wasn''t like Leena, who was an expert at house works. Due to this difference in lifestyle, family conflicts might be amon urrence. And so, discreetly, she agreed with his decision to live outside his parents'' roof.


    "Good to hear that. Since you''re not good at cooking, Mom said she would send some people here to help us with that. So there''s no need to worry about housework and such." Although Tom didn''t find it convenient, he decided topromise with his mother''s demands. As long as they didn''t disturb him, and didn''t appear within his restricted area, he would be fine with them.


    "Did I make you feel bad?" Patricia finally knew why Michelle went to cooking ss. She wasn''t ashamed of not being good at housework before she was married. But now, she found herself changing her mind.


    "It''s normal for young people nowadays to be terrible with house work. There''s nothing to be ashamed of. Plus, you''re my wife, not my housemaid." It was, perhaps, the most touching words that Tom had ever said to her. She was his wife, and not a housemaid. Anyone could be a housemaid, and he wouldn''t blink an eye, but only she could ever be his wife.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "What about Leena? How do you feel about her?" In Patricia''s mind, Leena was an exception. She couldn''t fathom how Leena was capable of doing everything including housework, even when she was born in a wealthy family. She could have lived without lifting a finger. But the truth was, she was quite an expert on that. Although Leena was her best friend, Patricia could not help but feel a bit envious of her in that respect.


    "Leena? She''s an extraordinary exception." Tom''s eyes became gentle and soft at the mere mention of Leena. She had been missing for a while. All he knew was that she was safe and living a good life. But apart from that, he knew nothing else.


    "Hm, I was wondering when she''d think it through ande back," said Patricia. She felt a bit frustrated by theck ofmunication. Leena had not been in contact with anyone, leaving no clue where she went. Was she really going to give up on her marriage after everything? But, if she was considering it, shouldn''t she at least listen to what Kevin had to say?


    Meanwhile, Leena, who was on the other side of the world, couldn''t help but sneeze a bit. She ced her pen brush down, and sniffed unknowingly. A family photo of Kevin and her could be seen in front of her. She had badgered him constantly to take this picture, not knowing that someday she would leave him, and have only the photo to remember his handsome face.


    Her fingers rested on his eyebrows. She could not help but rub to ease the wrinkles on his forehead unconsciously. Thoughts ran through her mind as she stared at the picture. How was he? Was he eating well? Did he miss her? No, no! She shouldn''t ask him to miss her. After all, it was she who decided to leave. Now that she chose to let him go, she shouldn''t expect him to wait for her. She didn''t want to give any more false hopes. That was why she kept herself from all the news surrounding her family and him.


    She knew her sudden disappearance must''ve upset many of her friends and family. But at the time, she felt it was the only choice she had. She just couldn''t behave well and be honest with Kevin, especially during the times when he talked passionately about having kids.00000000000