"She went back yesterday." There was a hint of coldness in Zac's tone. He frowned slightly, as if he didn't want to talk about Leila.

Essie wondered if he had explained the whole marriage thing to her.

Did he tell Leila the truth that they were just acting to put her mind at ease?

'Forget it. It's none of my business,' Essie comforted herself in mind.

Then, she stretched out her hand to look at the brilliant ring on it. "Is this a crystal or a diamond?" she asked Zac.

Leila must have recognized it at a glance. She was a jewelry designer and a professional jewelry assessor. No wonder she acted so weirdly when she saw it.

'I really don't know what's going on in this guy's mind. He gave me a diamond ring and made me showcase it in front of his girlfriend. Is he trying to play a game?' she wondered.

What was worse, it was a very valuable diamond. How could he let her wear it? Wasn't he afraid that she would lose it?

Fortunately, she took it off the day she was kidnapped for fear that the oil and smoke would damage the ring while she was cooking. Otherwise, Valery would have been even more furious than Leila, and she would have definitely cut off her hand.

"It's just a stone. As long as you like it, it's okay." Zac smiled, it was just as she had said to Finney the other day.

Essie's lips curled up.

She had said that on purpose that day in order to save his face.

But the value between the two stones were vastly different.

Even if she worked hard her entire life, she would never be able to afford this stone.

It wasn't a big deal to him because he was rich!

"Well... Should I prepare some gifts for your family?" she spoke in a small voice, mostly because of how little money she had. She didn't even have enough money to buy a nice gift for her rich parents-in-law.

Zac stroked her head in a comforting manner. "Don't worry. I have everything we need."

Essie breathed a sigh of relief. That was good. After all, he knew his parents' likes best.

The next noon, she and Zac arrived at Dragon City.

While sitting in the car, Essie looked out of the window and into the busy street.

Fifteen years had passed since she left this city.

As the most powerful international financial center in the eastern region, it not only had a rich cultural background, but it also developed very quickly.

Zac's family's house was situated near the mountain and right beside the river. It was a hundred-year-old house.

In Essie's memory, she knew that her original family had a large house, but the villa of Zac's family was even larger. It was just like a grand wonderland.

After they entered the gate, it took a while before they finally saw the antique mansion.

The butler, Uncle Li, was waiting for them at the door.

"Mr. Zac, you are back. Mrs. Elizabeth and Miss Valery heard that you were coming back and both of them are waiting for you in the hall." Uncle Li took a closer look at Essie and gave Zac a meaningful look. His look seemed to be a reminder for his young master to be cautious.

Zac nodded at him with a smile and took Essie's hand. "Uncle Li, this is my lady."

'My lady?'

Uncle Li was utterly shocked. His eyes darted around the house.

Mr. Zac was married?

'Oh my God! Things are going to go out of control now!' he thought.

"Hello, Uncle Li," Essie greeted him politely.

"Hello, my lady," Uncle Li replied with a smile.

The main house of Zac's family was a one hundred year old house and was still in the Republic style.

They walked across a sma

them a gentle kiss.

Just then, a ray of sunshine shone on Essie's hands through the big glass window, and the huge heart-shaped diamond on her hand glimmered brightly in the light. Everyone in the room gasped in disbelief.

"Is that the family ring?" Mary exclaimed as the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. That ring was given to Zac by his grandmother on her 60th birthday. Mary, herself, never even had the chance to wear it, but now, her son had evidently given it to someone else.

With the same composed and gentle expression on his face, Albert's eyes darkened.

Valery suddenly jumped up as if she had just been stabbed by a needle. If she had a knife with her, she would have rushed over and cut off the tramp's finger.

Why was she wearing the ring?

How could she be wearing the ring?

That one of a kind treasure belonged to the future hostess of the family, and that was none other than her.

A crack appeared on Elizabeth's calm face, and a muscle on her face started twitching violently. Was Zac actually telling the truth or was it just revenge for her daughter's impulsive actions last time?

Elizabeth took a sip of her tea and said slowly, "Zac, your grandfather personally made an engagement for you and Valery when you were eleven years old. Over the years, we've been very strict with Valery, and we never even allowed her to have a boyfriend. We've done our best to keep this promise. Even though you haven't had an official wedding ceremony, you are a real couple already. In fact, you are going to have a baby soon. Shouldn't you restrain your playful behavior?"

Zac took a seat on the sofa with Essie, then he picked up a porcelain cup from the table and took a sip of tea. "Aunt Elizabeth, if I'm not mistaken, grandpa wanted me to marry your family's third daughter Cathy Xu. She is the one who got engaged to me. But after she left with her mother later on, you and Mommy made the decision to have your daughter take her place. So, if I really wanted to follow through with grandpa's promise, then I would have to find the third daughter of your family and marry her."

Before he even finished his words, Essie, who was sitting next to him, choked heavily. She felt like she had been burnt to ashes by a thunder that had struck her from above her head.

What? Was it her?

The third daughter?

Did she hear it wrong?