Visiting the Gillard family

Danera looked down at her hands clenched on her thighs. "I understand, Mr. Zayn. I'm sorry."

Zayn stood up from the chair and picked up his briefcase. He walked out of the dining room without finishing his breakfast.

Danera exhaled. It looked like she would have to visit without Zayn.

The middle-aged woman returned with a pitcher of warm milk. She saw that Zayn was not at the dining table, and his plate was still half intact.

"Did Young Master leave without finishing his breakfast?"

Danera felt somewhat guilty for causing Zayn to leave without finishing his breakfast. "Uh, well... how should I address you?"

"I'm Jasmine Jo. You can call me Nanny Jo. I was a Young Master's nanny from childhood. Madam Emily asked me to take care of Young Master when Young Master moved out and lived alone in this apartment. Madam Emily has already explained about your condition to me, ma'am." Nanny Jo introduced herself.

Danera nodded in understanding and let out a sigh of relief. She was relieved that she didn't have to pretend to be Doriane while living with Zayn.

"Please don't call me Madam. Just call me Danera. Where do you live, Nanny Jo?" Danera felt uncomfortable being called Madame because she was not fully Zayn's wife.

"Very well, Miis Danera. I have a house opposite the apartment building and live with my family. I always come in the morning and evening to cook and clean the apartment every day. If you want to add anything, please let me know; I'll do my job."

"No need, just do it according to your schedule, Nanny Jo."

"Yes, Miss Danera." Nanny Jo left Danera alone in the dining room and returned to the kitchen.

Danera exhaled and, picking up her plate, started breakfast, heavily thinking about how to deal with Billy when he visited without Zayn.

After breakfast, Danera told Nanny Jo that she was going to visit her parents' house. Nanny Jo offered to call Danera's driver, but she refused and chose to go by taxi.

Standing in front of the gatehouse of the Gillard family's luxurious home, Danera took a deep breath and went inside.

Billy and Alice were already waiting in the living room when Danera arrived. Billy immediately stood up to greet Danera.

"Where's Zayn? Why did you go in first without waiting for Zayn." Billy said disapprovingly and looked behind Danera with an expectant gaze as if expecting Zayn to come.

Before Danera could reply, Alice responded scornfully. "It's obvious Danera came alone. Zayn wouldn't have come after being humiliated yesterday. If Zayn came with her, Danera would've conquered his heart in one night."

Billy's face turned grim. He looked at Danera, unhappy and disappointed. "Zayn didn't come with you?"

"No, Dad. He couldn't come because he had to go to the office." Danera replied flatly.

"Huh, how disappointing. Did you not sleep with Zayn last night? Did you not listen to my advice last night?"

"Dad ...." Danera's face turned red. She looked unhappy. "Dad, that can't be happening. Zayn still hates the Gillard family because of Doriane's escape yesterday. I don't want to do something that makes him hate me."

"Right, it's still early. Don't make Zayn angry and hate us. But I want you to keep trying to conceive Zayn's child soon. That way, you and Zayn's marriage will survive."

"Nonsense. Zayn can't possibly survive with her. Danera is a coward and doesn't know how to talk. She stutters like a fool, and there's no way she can seduce Zayn. She's not like Doriane, who is good at everything and is liked by everyone. Doriane knows how to win everyone's heart and has a sweet mouth. "Alice said, badmouthing Danera and praising her favorite eldest daughter. They were her biological daughters, but she only loved Doriane and hated Danera.

Alice was unhappy with their marriage because Danera had replaced Doriane to marry Zayn. If Doriane were here, she would want to scold her daughter for wasting the wonderful opportunity of marrying a billionaire like Zayn Wilde and the status of young Mrs. Wilde.

Danera didn't respond to Alice demonizing her. She had heard the insults since she was seven years old. Her mother would continue to hate her for causing her unborn brother to die.

"Shut up! If Doriane was so wonderful, she wouldn't have run off with a man of unknown origin!" Billy lectured his wife with dislike.

"I told you that Doriane must have been kidnapped. You should go to the police station and investigate Doriane's abduction. One day has passed, and we don't know what happened to her. Honey, Doriane is your daughter whom we raised with great difficulty. Can you bear to part with her and have something bad happen to her?" Alice moaned as she worried about her eldest daughter, who was lost somewhere.

"Honey, even though Doriane has lost her marriage to Zayn, there are still many wealthy Young Masters who want her to be their wife. Doriane is extraordinarily beautiful and well-known in the elite socialite circles, and we are raising her so that she can marry a man of high social status in the future." Alice knew what her husband wanted from their daughters and persuaded Billy to look for Doriane.

"We only had Doriane to help the Gillard family business. Do you remember Doriane persuading Zayn Wilde to invest in our company?"

Billy's expression was doubtful after hearing his wife's words. Everything Alice said was true.

Doriane was raised and pampered with lots of money so that she could marry a man with a high social status background and help the Gillard family business. Compared to Danera, who didn't know how to socialize in elite circles and was a wimp, Doriane was exceptional in high society and had many socialite friends. She was even friends with Joyce, the young lady of the Wilde family and Zayn's lover for five years, enough to show Doriane's ability to climb social status.

Billy looked at Danera with a furrowed brow. Compared to Doriane, Danera didn't have any talent or ability. He was just lucky to replace Doriane with Zayn. Billy didn't know how long Zayn would last with Danera, given his daughter's cowardice and foolishness.

Danera sees the way Billy is looking at her and knows that her father is comparing her to Doriane again. She sighs inwardly. In her parents' hearts, Doriane was the only daughter they were proud of. They didn't even ask her how her day was after marriage and directly discussed their concerns with Doriane.

"I will investigate this and report to the police station secretly. No one should know that Doriane is going missing on the wedding day. You are not allowed to spread this matter." Billy finally decided to look for his daughter

Alice looked happy. "Of course, I didn't tell anyone about Doriane's disappearance. The Wilde family also won't talk about Doriane's disappearance to anyone else because it would only embarrass them. Instead ...." She glanced coldly at Danera and pointed at her face.

"If there's news about Doriane's disappearance, it must be from her spreading bad rumors to make Doriane's name bad, and she can still be Zayn's wife. She just wants to be Young Lady Wilde! Huh, how could I give birth to a jinx like her."