How despicable! How dare he take advantage of me again?!

Evelyn was embarrassed and annoyed. She tried to break free of him but couldn't. So, she bit his lips and stared into his big eyes with anger.

The pain made Theodore knot his eyebrows. However, he never left her lips. Looking into her eyes, he moved her body slightly and darted his eyes around.

Through his hint, Evelyn finally caught a glimpse ofCharlotte and understood what his intentions were. Despite that, she still wasn't going to forgive the fact that he took advantage of her. So, she didn't follow through with the performance and pushed him away instead. She pretended to be shocked to learn that Charlotte was standing at the door. Then, she 'shyly' buried her head in his chest and pouted. "Hey, you are so annoying. The door isn't even closed."

At the same time, she put her hand on his waist, gave him a hard pinch, and felt his body trembling slightly. However, he didn't make a sound. Instead, he gritted his teeth and said gently, "We are husband and wife. It's okay for us to be intimate." She was extremely happy at that moment because he had suffered and couldn't even make a sound.

Hmph. All she did was sign an agreement with him. She didn't sell herself to him. She couldn't be the one taken advantage of every time.

Just as she was satisfied with her victory, Theodore's charming voice suddenly rang in her ear. "Wifey, what you're doing is very comfortable. Let's carry on."

Carry on?

While she was on the verge of being stunned, she realized that she was getting too intimate with him. Knowing that it was intentional on his side, she instantly blushed and then jumped up in shock. She then pushed him over with force and walked toward the door, embarrassed.

"Relax, the audience have left. You can relax with your touches, just touch anywhere you please," Theodore said as he purposely leaned his body against hers. Ambiguous thoughts filled the space between his eyebrows.

Seeing that Charlotte had already left, Evelyn had no hesitation in pushing him away. With quick steps, she ran to close the door and turned around, warning him sternly, "Theodore! If you dare take advantage of me ever again, I will not let you go!"

Theodore shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't take advantage of you."

"Did a ghost just kiss me then?"

"It was true that I kissed you, but that was agreed by you. Didn't you want to piss Charlotte off?"

"I said to only make her angry. I didn't ask you to kiss me!"

"How would I make her angry if I don't kiss you? Her face was bright red with anger just now." Looking at Evelyn's upset face, Theodore sighed helplessly. "I helped you out of kindness. Not only did you not thank me, you even took revenge on me after I helped you. First you bit me, then you touched me. You took advantage of me, and yet you claim that I took advantage of you. Well, people nowadays have no conscience. No conscience at all!"

Looking at him pretending to be good after taking advantage of her, Evelyn was very angrily. She argued, "If you weren't nibbling my lips, would I have bitten you?"

"Did I touch you then?"

"When did I touch you? I clearly pinched..." Realizing it was wrong to say that, Evelyn quickly changed her approach and said, "I only hugged your waist a little too tightly by accident."

"It doesn't matter if you have touched or hugged me. In short, your hands were going all over my waist. I'm the one being taken advantage of here. For me, I can accept anything, except being taken advantage of. I will seek double repayment whenever I'm taken advantage of." Theodore smirked evilly as he finished talking. He raised his hand to the height of her breasts and made a squeezing gesture in the air.

"Oh my God!" Evelyn's mind almost exploded.

For fear of being attacked, Evelyn hurriedly covered her chest and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Theodore gave her a frivolous smile. "What do you think?"

"If you dare touch me, I-I'll die in front of you!" Evelyn couldn't find any leverage to threaten that evil fox with.

At this moment, she really regretted pinching him in that moment. She shouldn't have provoked this fox.

Theodore found her look of defeat extremely funny. He withdrew his hand casually. As they walked out of the room, he said, "I'll find a way to get justice for myself after my dinner."

When he reached the door, he turned around and saw Evelyn still standing in the same spot with a pained expression. He then said to her casually, "If this meal can satisfy me, AKA your lord, maybe I will let you off the hook this time."

Lord? What nonsense!

Although she was secretly cursing him, Evelyn still rushed over and followed him anyway.

Why did her stupid hands 'touch' him?

Moreover, if she didn't cooperate with him and Ethan saw through their relationship, she would be the one breaching the contract. There was no way she could afford that sum of money.

"Evelyn, oh Evelyn, you really have to keep that in mind. When you're spending time alone with that Fox Kingsley, try to keep away from him as much as possible. Be patient if he takes advantage of you. He's okay looking after all, so you're not really losing out. Think of Wendy, who would love to be taken advantage of by him—Wait a minute! What am I thinking?" Evelyn thought to herself.

Evelyn was disgusted by her last sentence of comforting words.

She didn't want Fox Kingsley to take advantage of her. He wasn't even Martin.

"Want me to kiss you?"

Theodore blurted this sentence all of a sudden. Evelyn was so scared that she quickly covered her lips and stared at him in panic.

"Concentrate on me." Theodore didn't keep teasing her. Instead, his face became serious and he offered her his hand.

"Can we not hold hands?" Evelyn tried to bargain.

Theodore glanced downstairs and asked faintly, "What do you think?"

Evelyn was speechless. She had no choice but to lock her fingers with his and walked down the stairs.

"Young Master, Senior Master is in the dining room." Alex Pinson, who was guarding by the stairs, informed him respectfully.

"Thank you, Uncle Alex." Theodore pulled Evelyn with him and walked toward the dining room.

"Who is this Uncle Alex to your family?"

"He's the butler."

"Oh, you seem to respect your butler more than you respect your grandpa. Ouch!" The pain that seeped into her fingers was a threat from Theodore. Evelyn was a little upset. "Can't I make a joke?"

Seeing that he was ignoring her, she felt put out and stopped speaking. She lowered her head and entered the dining room with him. Once they were in the dining room, she met Ethan's arrow-like sharp gaze at the dining table where he was sitting. She couldn't help but felt anxious.

"Grandpa, here's your rice."

Charlotte had scooped a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Ethan. Then, she turned around and took the bowl in front of Theodore to scoop him some rice too.

Because of Ethan's presence, Evelyn didn't dare ridicule Charlotte. Moreover, she didn't like this behavior of trying to please the two men of the Kingsley family. After thinking for a while, she pushed the bowl in front of her to Theodore and pouted. "Hubby, I'm hungry."

"I'll scoop you some rice." Theodore immediately took the bowl and stood up.

"Um, Young Master, I'll do it." Their maid, Garcia, quickly rushed over.

Theodore didn't mind and said, "Thank you, Aunt Garcia." Then, he added another again, "Get me a bowl of rice too."

This happened just as Charlotte walked over with a bowl of rice. When she heard his words, she was momentarily embarrassed and didn't know where to place the bowl of rice in her hands.

Picking up the chopsticks, Ethan saw the scene unfold and quickly eased the situation for her. "Did you mistakenly take the wrong bowl?"

"I wrongly remembered my sitting position." Charlotte laughed dryly and quickly went to her seat.

Theodore completely ignored their acting. After Garcia scooped the rice, he served Evelyn food as he whispered sweet nothings to her.

Bang!

Ethan was very angry. He angrily threw the chopsticks onto the table and yelled, "Have you forgotten the rules of this house now that you have a wife?"

Evelyn, who was swallowing her food, was startled. She wanted to ask about the house rules but choked instead. She pressed her hands against her chest and painfully tried to straighten her neck.

"Slow down." Theodore hurriedly got to his feet and helped her pat her back as he gestured to Garcia.

Garcia understood and immediately brought them a glass of lukewarm water.

Evelyn drank a few sips of water and finally managed to catch her breath. Leaning weakly against the chair, she gasped for air.

Only then was Theodore relieved. He looked at his grandpa with pure dissatisfaction and said, "In my eyes, there were never any house rules. So, in the future, don't ask Evelyn to follow any house rules."

"Nonsense! Before you married your wife, when have you ever failed to obey the silence at the dining table rule?"

"That's because I had nothing to say to you before!"

Clang!

Ethan smashed the rice bowl to pieces.

"Grandpa, don't be angry. This wasn't what Theo meant." Charlotte quickly went over to pacify.

Theodore corrected her rudely, "That is what I meant."

"Theodore, you are too presumptuous!" Ethan shivered with rage. "Do you really think SkyForge Group will not survive without you?"

"I'm just stating the facts. But if you really want me to give up my position as CEO of SkyForge Group, I have no objections." This wasn't the first time he had said this.

"Stop... Your grandpa is still a patient." Worried that Ethan might have another attack from being so angry, Evelyn pulled on the corner of Theodore's shirt and gave him a reminder.

"Keep your mouth shut! There's no place for you to speak in this house!" Ethan didn't accept her kindness and continued to shout angrily at Theodore. "Don't think that I haven't investigated both of you! Your marriage certificate was issued today, and the two of you have signed an agreement to become a fake couple. If I get my hands on this agreement or find any evidence that the both of you are a fake couple, not just the properties under my name, you will not get a penny of your mother's properties either! I will give them all to Declan!"

Theodore suddenly stood up and shouted, "You have no right to control my mother's legacy!"

Seeing that he was angry, Ethan calmed down instead. He sat down and talked slowly, "You have seen the power of execution that was given to me when your mother died. If you are not married within the prescribed period of time and have a child, I can allocate all her properties according to my will."

Theodore's face turned cold and he spat slowly, "If you dare give a penny of my mother's legacy to Declan, I will not let you go, nor your son!"

"I'm already a dying man. I have nothing to fear. As for Declan..." Ethan smiled lightly. "If he gets all the shares of the SkyForge Group, what can you do to him? Theodore, while things are not in that state yet, you will have to think of the consequences."

When he said this, he looked at Charlotte and his tone softened. "Charlotte is a really good girl. If you marry her, I promise that you will have no worries. The rest of your life will be smooth."

Evelyn already understood the meaning of Ethan's words. She immediately looked at Theodore in excitement, praying desperately in her heart that he would take a step back and marry Charlotte, so she could finally be free from all of this. For this, she was willing to let go of the fact that Fox Kingsley had been taking advantage of her, nor would she seek revenge on Charlotte for slapping her.

Charlotte's gaze locked tightly on Theodore. She was holding all her fingers together, anxiously waiting for the words she desired to be spoken out of Theodore's mouth.

It was her biggest dream to marry Theodore. Even if he was forced to marry him, she didn't mind at all, as long as her dream was fulfilled.

Just as everyone was waiting for Theodore to change his mind, Theodore sneered coldly and said in an angry voice, "My mum always hated men who gave up on their families. I'm her son. How can I become the type of man that she hated?"

Then, he stared at Evelyn affectionately. "You are my wife. For the rest of my life, I will never let you down. Today is our big day. Although the person that I cared for the most is gone and I can't give you a grand wedding, I mustn't let you down on the first night of our wedding."

"What... what? First night of our wedding?" Evelyn thought.

Evelyn was startled, but Theodore had already dragged her back to their room.