âWhat? Do you mean sheâs daughter of Charles Carter, the CEO of Waylon Realty?â
Dorothy ran a construction materials business and 70% of the Assex familyâs income came from
Waylon Realty. Hence, there was no way that she did not know Charles.
However, Charles never heard about her.
At the moment, feeling shocked, she was bereft of speech and could only stare blankly at Zoey Carter.
As Zoey looked back at Dorothy, she asked softly, âAre you Uncle Rockefellerâs wife? Havenât you both
already divorced?â
Again, Dorothy was in daze. âHow did she⦠Hi, Zoey, Iâm Dorothy Assex. You can address me as
Auntie Dorothy. By the way, we havenât divorced.â
Immediately, Zoey pursed her lips and let out a sigh. âSigh, why didnât you divorce? In that case, I canât
marry Uncle Rockefeller. Itâs annoying!â
Dorothyâs eyes widened with a complete shock.
Alex quickly explained, âSheâs still a kid, Dorothy. She knows nothing about divorce, so just donât take it
personally.â
Zoey argued loudly, âWhat makes you think I donât know? I know we can sleep together after getting
married. My friend in kindergarten, Melvin, always thinks about marrying me but I donât want to
because he will pee his pants and Iâm worried that he will make my dress wet!â
âUhmmm.â
Childrenâs words carried no harm. However, it was interesting, so Alex and Dorothy burst into laughter.
A moment after departure, Dorothy received a call from Claire.
Claire panicked like a cat on a hot tin roof after learning that her daughter got fired. That also meant the
three of them â mother and daughters â no longer had any income, so how were they going to
sustain themselves?
âIâve heard that you got fired, Dorothy, isnât it? Donât get me worried, please.â
Alex clearly heard Claireâs voice from the phone.
He looked at Dorothy with surprise and heard she answered desolately, âYes.â
The next second, Claire screamed loudly as though someone had stepped on her toes. âGosh! Itâs true!
What now? What should we do? We have no money for food, and weâre going to live on air! Donât tell
me that weâre gonna beg for food? Itâs all that bad Alexâs fault! That trash is incapable of doing anything
but only creating problems! If it werenât for him playing dumb in the Assex family, would you get fired?
Would our family be in such a dire situation now?â
Dorothy replied as she glimpsed at Alex, âMom, this has nothing to do with Alex. I have something else,
letâs call it a day.â
âWhatâs it? What else is more important than the loss of family income? Come home now and we have
to figure this out. Perhaps, we can seek help from Spark, weâll be fine if heâs willing to help us.â
Alex was speechless as he heard her words. He could not believe that his mother-in-law was so
realistic to that extent.
Dorothy said, âMom, I really have to go, bye.â
She switched off her phone as soon as she put down the call.
However, Alexâs phone rang soon after.
Dorothy said, âDonât answer!â
Alex switched it to silent mode and said, âIâm not that stupid. She will definitely lecture me if I answer.â
He then placed his hand on her lap and continued, âDonât worry, Iâll support you financially as I made
you lose your job.â
Zoey, who was in the rear seat, screamed, âOh gosh! Itâs blinding me! My eyes! My eyes!â
Alex asked helplessly, âWhat did your teacher teach you in the kindergarten, Zoey? Your teacher set a
bad example for you..â
While resting her chin in her hands, Zoey answered, âSigh, our teacher knows nothing!â
This child was impressive!
Along the journey, Dorothy insisted on getting some gifts and they filled up half of the car boot as
though she only had the gut to see Brittany with those gifts.
They finally arrived at Maple Villa.
Dorothy tried very hard to suppress her curiosity as she followed Alex and entered the villa. At first
glance, the villa was a few times superior than what her family owned, with a bigger area and more
luxurious furnishing. There was even an indoor swimming pool!
Gosh!