Love Is a Sweet Addiction

“Didn’t you say you are afraid?” Esther felt a little touched by Terence’s short words.

Because she was afraid, he put away the painting of his ex-wife…

It was impossible and it should not be. How could Terence be so considerate? Moreover, he didn’t love Esther at all!

“Terence!” Esther took a deep breath and vowed, “When we get back, I will throw away all of James’s photos!”

Terence smiled, looked up at her, and asked, “Do you still keep his photos?”

Esther stuck out her tongue and said embarrassedly, “I… I forgot. I will do it when I get back to the Cusacks.”

“No need.”

“Why?”

Terence answered with self-deprecating humor and a sad look, “Even if you throw all his photos away, you can still see him every day.” Esther then knew that he must have thought of Shirly who he would never see again in his life.

Since he was so considerate to put the painting away, Esther felt that she needed to appease him. Therefore, she took a step forward to sit down on the chair opposite him and said softly, “Terence, the dead can’t come back to life. You should think on the bright side. I think Miss Shirly doesn’t want you to be sad but happy, too.”

However, Terence didn’t appreciate her but said coldly, “How can you say that I’m unhappy?”

Esther was speechless. She clearly saw that he was sad just now.

“Why don’t you brush your teeth or wash your face? Do you want others to wait for you to have breakfast?”

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Esther glanced at the clock on the wall and found it was indeed time to wash up and brush her teeth.

When she stood up from the chair, she came across the information about the Anetly Group on the table. Therefore, she asked curiously, “Have you made an appointment with Mr. Russell?”

“Yes.”

“Is it so easy?” Esther heard that Russell was eccentric and it was very difficult to make an appointment with him.

“Someone helped me.”

“Well, when? I’ll go with you.”

“You?”

Esther nodded and said, “I said I’ll help you.”

“What can you do?”

Esther thought for a moment and said, “Well… Although I don’t know how to do it, I know that elderly entrepreneurs are paranoid and they prefer the age, character, and family situation of their opponents. Since Mr. Russell hates the Gibsons so much, he must have been paying more attention to the Gibsons and must have heard about the fact that you are married. If I can go with you, wouldn’t you appear to be more sincere and determined? And then Mr. Russell will be more assured to give you the land.”

Terence pondered for a moment and said, “Since you know that the Anetlys hates the Gibsons, you should know that this is most likely an ambush. Do you dare to go with me?”

Esther answered quickly, “If you dare, I will dare to go.”

Noticing that she was serious, Terence smiled and said, “Mr. Russell doesn’t live in City R but Randall City, which is more than a thousand kilometers away.”

Esther smiled and said, “Well, Randall City is beautiful. Just treat it as our honeymoon.”

Terence finally no longer objected.

…

When Esther returned to the bedroom, she saw an unfamiliar servant tidying up the room. The servant politely greeted Esther and then continued tidying up.

Esther knew that there were more than ten servants in the house, so it was normal to change people. However, she still casually asked, “Didn’t Nina come today?”

Usually, it was Nina who was in charge of cleaning up the room.

The servant replied, “Nina was bitten by a cat last night, so Lauren asked her to take a few days off.”

“What happened? How could she be bitten by a cat?”

The servant shook her head and said, “Last night, Miss Sarah’s cat was nowhere to be found. And then Nina found it in the garden, but the cat is so shy with strangers that it bit Nina on her hand. It hurt so much that Nina cried. It seems that it has to take a few more days to take an injection of serum.”

Was Nina bitten by a cat in the garden last night? Esther thought for a moment, pointed out of the window, and asked, “Is this garden?”

“Yes, the cat is in the grass.”

Esther rolled her eyes and slapped herself softly. She was so scared out of her mind last night.

However, it turned out that the screams and groans she heard last night were not from ghosts, but Nina.

It seemed that she was indeed very sick.

Esther heaved a sigh of relief because she finally no longer had to question whether the hell came over her.

After breakfast, the first thing Esther did when she arrived at the company was to ask Serena to inquire about Russell’s hobbies.

Serena asked in confusion, “Why do you inquire about an old man? Are you hardcore?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I have something to discuss with him.”

“What’s the matter?”

“I want to help Terence take the piece of land at the foot of the Fairy Mountain.”

Serena teased, “You seem to live in harmony with Terence.”

“Of course. Cut the crap and help me.” Esther added, “But remember to keep it a secret. This matter can’t be publicized.”

“Got it. I will help you right now.” Serena took out her phone from the drawer, got up, and went to the conference room to make a call.

Linsay moved her chair toward Esther and asked curiously, “Esther, are you going to the Randall City with Terence?”

“Yes, Mr. Russell has been living in the Randall City these years.”

Linsay nodded and said, “Randall is a good place. I made an appointment with a high school classmate to go to an old town in Randall City this weekend. We can have a meal or go to the town together then.”

Esther was slightly surprised and asked, “What a coincidence! Do you also want to go to Randall City? Why did I not hear you mention it before?”

Linsay said, “I’m not sure whether I’ll go or not. The transportation there is not so convenient, but I promised my friend yesterday. Which flight do you take? How about we take the same flight?”

“I don’t know yet. It’s up to Terence.”

Linsay nodded and smiled. “Well, tell me after you make a decision.”

“OK.” Esther agreed and returned to her seat to start work.

Serena was indeed very efficient and inquired about Russell’s hobbies quickly.

Regardless of whether it was an ambush or not, Esther felt that it was necessary to do her best to win Mr. Russell over.