A Moment in Destiny
Chapter 556 Puppy Dog Eyes

"What's wrong? Babe? What's wrong?" He was a little nervous.

"Elijah, you're bullying me, how can you bully me? I don't want to be your wife, and I'd rather die than be your wife! You bully me!"

He looked at her helplessly, not ignoring her intelligent eyes that rolled around, wondering what bad ideas she was thinking. He lifted his eyes to look at her and raised an eyebrow, "Babe, tell me what you wan to do."

Esther shook her head, forcing a few drops of tears out of her eyes.

"You don't have to give me your puppy dog eyes!" With just one sentence, he seemed to have understood her whole life.

"Elijah, don't bully me, okay?" Esther said in a weeping voice, "I'm an orphan, no one cares about, so you can't bully me, let alone molest me, you're molesting an underage child like me..."

Elijah's movements froze. "Esther, try saying that again!"

He just kissed her, and she said he was molesting her?

"You molested me!" She looked at him with red-rimmed eyes, looking so pitiful.

He really had found a doll bride. He got himself a wife, but at the same time, he also got a daughter. He looked down at her who still had teardrops on her eyelashes, and he wrapped his arms around her helplessly. "Alright, I get it, I won't molest you!"

"Really?" She didn't believe it and lifted her face to look at him.

"Really!" No way!

Elijah added in his mind.

Was intimacy between husband and wife considered obscene?

Esther rolled her pupils in his arms, then she suddenly took advantage of his inattentiveness to step on his foot violently. Her foot stepped on Elijah's shiny leather shoes, and then she quickly jumped aside, gloating and laughing. "Humph, that's what happens if you bully me! I will take my revenge sooner or later!"

"Ouch!" He let out a muffled grunt as he felt the pain. Elijah looked down at his shoes, then at the woman hiding behind the couch. His countenance sank and he said, "Come here!"

"No way! I'm not stupid!" She didn't want to obey!

"Come right away!"

"I don't want to. Don't you think I don't know you want to get back at me!" She had thought of that.

"You silly woman, if I want to catch you, it will be very easy!"

"Humph!" Esther looked away, "Just come and get me, don't simply threaten!"

"Babe!" He stared at her, his cold male voice piercing her eardrums, "Come here!"

"Why are you being so mean to me? I'll be right over!" She pouted and walked over. He must be in a lot of pain after she kicked him so hard just now.

She approached him cautiously. "If you're in pain, then step on me! I did it on purpose anyway, I just did it on purpose to get revenge!"

Looking at his leather shoes that she had squashed to flat, she made a face in her mind as they were a pair of high-quality designer shoes.

"Give me a kiss and I'll forgive you!" He said in a deep voice.

"No!" She looked up into his handsome face, and she felt smothered for a moment. She was afraid of his gaze, which had a burning glint in it. She hurriedly withdrew her gaze and the embarrassment in her own eyes. "I'll just wipe it off for you!"

With that, she knelt to get a tissue to wipe his shoes, but he pulled her back. Then he leaned down and gave her a quick kiss. "No, leave it alone!"

"Pervert!" Esther was exasperated.

After that, he rubbed his ear and sideburns against her until her face was hot and heart was pounding, then he stroked her messy hair and gently brushed it behind her ear. "Let's go, you little imp!"

Such a tone of voice made Esther feel a burst of warmth from the bottom of her heart. She felt like she had been cherished as if she was back to the happy times she had with Hudson. Whenever she was in trouble, Hudson would be at his wits' end, even when she deliberately teased him every time.

"Elijah, if only you were my father!" She said from her heart and fantasized, not knowing at all that because of her words, the handsome face of the iceberg-like Mr. President turned into a cold expression all of a sudden.

"Damn!" In the president's exclusive elevator, Elijah could only roll his eyes when he heard those words.

When they got downstairs, there was no reporters around.

Elijah drove her to buy clothes and when they entered a famous French store, Esther frowned. "I'm not wearing this, it's uncomfortable!"

But Elijah had chosen a lot of sets. Those clothes were quite nice and mostly white, but she liked to wear T-shirts, denim shorts, and canvas shoes as opposed to dresses.

"I'm not wearing this, okay? Okay? Okay? Yes or no?" Esther hung her hand on his arm, completely unaware of how much she looked like she was being affectionate at this moment. She was simply being affectionate.

Elijah's gaze blazed like a torch, and an intense, hidden feeling passed through his eyes. "After buying these, we'll go buy what you like!" "Really?"

So, they bought a lot of clothes and the trunk of the Veyron was filled to the brim. Esther, however, frowned again. "Elijah, shouldn't we buy a present for your grandpa?"

Elijah didn't expect her to be so considerate. "Are you trying to please Grandpa?"

"Can I please him?" She asked.

"I guess so!" His eyes were deep.

"Then of course we have to please him!"

"Let's go buy it!"

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At the house of the Perry family.

Winnie arrived first.

The old Mr. Perry hadn't come downstairs yet. When Hudson learned that Esther would be present tonight, he said he would be there as well. But looking at the time, he still hadn't shown up at this time. Winnie thought maybe he didn't want to come too early, or he knew Esther wasn't coming, so he hadn't shown up until this hour.

After Winnie went to the bathroom, she stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out. The brightness of the night outside the window and the lights inside were basically equal, and she couldn't see anything other than the pitch-black glass.

But she still stayed watching for a long time, wondering if Hudson would come.

Since Hudson came back a week ago, she caught a cold and rested for a week. She had just recovered when she received a call from Grandpa, asking her to come back for dinner.

She remained a virgin to this day. Despite her desire to be Hudson's woman, in all the time since their marriage, Hudson had never come to their bedroom.

But he had become more polite than before. During the week she was sick, he did his duty as a husband and took care of her, but since she had recovered yesterday, he started staying out all night again. This week, he just had sex with her, completely rationally and without a trace of love!

Winnie discovered sadly that Hudson was as bland as water and as solid as ice towards her. He didn't sleep in her bed and was completely devoid of any feelings for her from the very beginning! But she couldn't understand why he still wanted to marry her!

At this moment, she felt that she was bound by him in this indifferent net. She couldn't shout, couldn't vent her emotions, and spent every day like a year under the helpless and slightly pitying eyes of the servants.

Her only consolation was that Esther had really kept her promise not to keep in touch with him, which gave her barely any hope of holding it on.

It was just that she didn't know when this heart, this heart that loved Hudson, would stop being tortured. She loved him so humbly, so helplessly, so profoundly, and when would he find out? Just as she was thinking, Hudson's car drove into the Perry family's mansion.

The old Mr. Perry still didn't come downstairs, while Winnie walked up to greet Hudson, who was wearing a black suit. He blended himself into the night, making him look cold and eerie. "Hudson!" Winnie called out to him softly, "You're here!"

"Mmm!" Although they were a couple, the indifference and detachment between them worried the servants of the Perry family.

Hudson didn't look at her and just said, "Let's go in, it's windy outside and your body has just recovered!"

Even his concern for her was so distant and indifferent.

Winnie couldn't meet Hudson's gaze in any way, and she felt desolate for it. "Hudson..."

Winnie could no longer hold back and let out a resentful complaint, her bead-sized tears rolling down her cheeks. "Can't you give me some dignity? I'm your wife after all...And in the Perry family, please don't let my grandfather worry, okay?"

Hudson stared at the living room for a moment and turned his head to look at her. "What do you want?"

When a look of dismay appeared on her weeping face, he added, "I can't give you anything!"

"You're heartless!"

"Love doesn't exist, so why should I pretend it does?!" he said indifferently.

The sound of the car's engine came from outside again, and the maid shouted, "Young Master is back!"

Winnie wiped away her tears and tried to bring a smile back to her face.

Then she saw Elijah walk in with Esther by the hand while carrying a bag of things in the other hand.

When they walked in, Winnie seemed to smell a stench and she couldn't help but pinch her nose. "What kind of smell is this?"

As soon as Esther entered the door, she saw Hudson, and she was not even mentally prepared for it. As soon as she looked up, she saw Hudson's haggard and sorrowful face.

Then, she saw Winnie's hand reach into Hudson's arm and hold his arm, and that pose used to be her favourite. She liked to hang her hand on that arm! However, at this moment, it no longer belonged to her! And the sadness at the bottom of her heart stung her eyes all of a sudden, she actually felt some soreness in her heart.

Elijah tightened his grip on her small hand, and Esther came back to her senses as she immediately greeted with a smile. "Hudson, Winnie, how are you!"

"Esther, are you doing well?" Hudson's face was haggard. When he looked at Elijah holding Esther's hand, the gloom on his face couldn't be concealed, and she could notice it clearly through his voice.

"Yes!"

"What smells so bad?" Winnie asked, pinching her nose and also attempting to divert everyone's attention.

"It's Limburger Cheese, it's delicious!" Esther said with a smile, though her smile was stiff, she smiled anyway. "Elijah said Grandpa likes it, so we bought him a lot!"

"Ah" Winnie exclaimed in surprise, "Yes, Grandpa really likes it!"

"Ah! It smells so good!" Suddenly, the voice of the old Mr. Perry came from the stairs. "You're finally here!"

The four of them turned around at the same time and shouted in unison, "Grandpa!"

Tim stood on the stairs and looked down at his four grandchildren, "Well! Today we're all gathered, let's sit together and have a reunion dinner and also celebrate Elijah and Esther's marriage today!" "You two have gotten the marriage certificate?" Winnie was stunned for a moment and looked back at Esther.

Hudson also gave her a look that made Esther feel uneasy, but she still nodded and said, "Yes, we're married!"

Elijah looked towards Hudson, who also turned his gaze towards him. Their gazes converged in the air, and Elijah's deep gaze became sharp and gloomy. "Let's take a seat! Don't keep standing!" "Grandpa, I have bought you some cheese!" Esther handed it over.

"Esther, thank you!" Tim took it and handed it to his servant.

The complexion on Hudson's face became paler, and Winnie tugged at his shirt. "Hudson, let's sit down!"

Hudson only felt a painful feeling welling up from his heart.

During the meal, the atmosphere was bizarre.

Tim asked his servant to pour wine for Hudson, saying that the wine was treasured in the cellar for three decades. Since Hudson was in a gloomy mood, he naturally drank a lot. Esther was worried, but she didn't know what she was supposed to say!