Sleeping Together? Impossible!

Nicholas deliberately delayed his work in the office. He didn't want to face that insane lady ever again. So when it was finally an hour to midnight, he packed his bags and headed to his car. He was sure that by this time, his 'dear wife' must be asleep already.

By the time he reached his villa, it was already past midnight. He had just reached the main door as the butler opened it for him when a string of laughter sounded from the inside in the living room. He frowned and looked up only to see an astonishing scene he had never imagined in his life.

His mother was laughing along with Abigail, who sat beside the woman casually. His younger brother sat on the other side, clearly trying his best to become invisible when two women were talking.

Abigail seemed to have noticed someone had arrived as she raised her head. Her eyes lit up like it had transformed into a thousand thunderbolts.

"Husband!" She hoped from her seat. "You're back."

"Is this how you treat your wife?" Rosa rebuked her own son and said, "You got married recently, and you're still coming late. Have some shame! Everyone will think there's something wrong with my Abigail!"

My Abigail?!

Nicholas stood there in utter shock as he stared at the duo.

Just how and when did the two come close? No… who the heck told his mom about their marriage!?

His eyes sharply glanced at his younger brother, who averted his eyes in guilt. The latter stood up and said, "I'm retiring to bed. Good night."

Then he hurried to his bedroom as if his *ss was on fire.

Nicholas took a deep breath and said coldly, "Mom, it was a contract marriage."

"So?" Rosa felt like her son was too heartless as she held the young woman's shoulder and said, "Just look at her, isn't she adorable? What kind of man are you to not be attracted to this woman?!"

"There will never be a day when I'll be attracted to her." Nicholas was sure of his resolve.

He had a deep hatred for that woman, Chloe Dawson. How could he ever like a child coming out of her womb?

That woman had always been neck to neck against him at everything, challenging him at every step in the business. She even sent out spies in his company, hard to track, and stole many artists from his company, pulling them all to her side.

But that's not the only reason why he hated that woman. Nicholas had many enemies in the business world. So the more competitors he had, the better it would be for him. He would be more than motivated to push them all down. But what pushed Chloe's image down was what happened during that party, but that's something to think about later.

He looked at his mother as she glared at him in anger as she said, "I don't want to talk to you! How could you do this to a woman this cute? You don't deserve such a happy-go-lucky girl as your wife!"

"Mom, you're probably not aware." Nicholas looked at his dear wife who stole his mother from him in the matter of a few hours. "She was the one who destroyed the garden."

He had thought that his mom would be shocked after hearing those words, but somehow, she glared at him harder after hearing that.

"And whose fault is that?!" Rosa scoffed. "You lock her out for no reason right after signing the contract! Are you even a man?!"

Abigail, who was standing silently on the side, was actually giggling from the inside. Now, she finally found a method to keep her dear husband from going off on that tour. After all, who could be better than his own mother forcing the man to stay at home?

She secretly let out a laugh and patted herself on the back for thinking of such an interesting idea!

Unfortunately for her, Nicholas caught her expression and glared at her coldly.

Heh, good, very good! Laughing at other people's misfortune! Let's see for how long you can laugh!

"What are you glaring at?!" Rosa walked over and stood between him and Abigail as if she were protecting her young toddler from an evil person. "Stop blaming her for everything! She's innocent!"

Nicholas sneered and quickly gathered his expression, clearing his throat. "Mom, I want to take Abigail to the function tomorrow evening." He paused and stressed on his next word: "It's important for her to go with me. I want to introduce her to the world." And possibly leave her there amid a few rich second generation, spoiled young people to entertain. He would love to see how she manages to get out of their grasp.

Heh, it would be quite entertaining.

Abigail's eyes narrowed as she let out a smile. "Sure. I'll ask mom to choose a dress for me." Like she would ever let him down. Since he wanted to watch a show, she would definitely give him a good one!

Nicholas also let out a smile full of provocation as he said, "Make sure you look your best."

"Don't worry." Abigail's smile was also arrogant as she raised her chin and said in a narcissistic way, "I always look good, but I'll still try my best to keep your eyes on me."

The two of them had a staring contest, rendering the situation awkward. Only when Rosa cleared her throat did Nicholas took back his glaring gaze and glanced softly at his mother. "I'll head to my bedroom then."

"Just look at the time!" Rosa facepalmed herself and said, "I ended up wasting so much of your time! Go, go. Go to your bedroom and make sure to treat your wife better at night!"

She even winked suggestively at her son, making the latter feel the corner of his lips twitching.

"Mom…" Nicholas finally revealed it. "We aren't staying in the same room."

"What?!" The woman couldn't believe her ears. "You're both married, and you still sleep separately?! What would the world think of you?!"

"They won't know anything about what we're doing behind the doors." Nicholas didn't budge as he said, "Don't interfere in our relationship anymore, mom."

"Hah, do you still consider me your mother?!" Rosa was so angry that her head started feeling dizzy. She held her forehead and said, "You're sleeping in the same room, and that's final!"