Chapter 96 Numerous Gossips (Part Two)

Essie smiled and touched his handsome face. "Although you seldom smile, I know what things make you smile."

"Really?" He raised his thick eyebrows. "Tell me."

"When you tease someone, you smile. When you play a trick on someone, you smile. When you make a fool of someone, you smile an evil smile. When you are unhappy, you sneer coldly with your mouth closed, and..." Essie trailed off and her eyelids flickered. When he looked at her like this, he smiled. His smile was real and very gentle.

She liked to see his smile because she had never seen him smile to others that way, not even to Leila. It seemed like this smile was really exclusive to her. As a matter of fact, there was another reason why she didn't regret giving up Instituto Marangoni—if she hadn't given it up, she never would have met him.

"You're so into me, aren't you?" Zac said in a low and joking voice. Essie blushed, but it was masked by the dim light.

"Don't flatter yourself." She turned over and buried her face into the pillow. He smiled mischievously and tickled her neck with the growing stubble on his chin. "You know, I'm willing to give myself to you."

"I don't like you," Essie said mercilessly.

"Why?" His eyes darkened as he tightened his arms around her waist.

"You are such a womanizer," she said with a pout.

"Are you sure about that?" He laughed bitterly. He felt so wronged about her opinion of him.

"Yes, I'm sure." She stressed each word. On one hand, he was having fun with Leila, and on the other hand, he was playing with her. It was clear that he wanted to be with both of them, and she wasn't going to be fooled. Essie was full of resentment as she thought of this. She just closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, deciding to ignore him.

In the silence of the room, Zac let out a bitter, helpless, and heavy sigh.

The next day,

Essie bought a pair of golden dolls that meant "happy together forever" from the gold shop. Then, she went to Finney's house with Zac to congratulate her on getting her marriage certificate with Antony.

Finney was very happy to see the pair of golden dolls. Her cousin was now so popular that she could spend a lot of money on gifts.

As soon as she sat down, Finney saw the wedding ring on Essie's finger. "God, it's so beautiful. Is that the wedding ring given by my cousin-in-law?"

Wedding ring? Hearing that, Essie was dazed for a moment. She realized tha

d was anxious to get married, but the groom disappeared from the face of the Earth. They haven't found him until now."

"Really?" Essie sneered again. Like mother, like daughter. They really were alike! It seemed like she used dirty tricks to get into the man's bed. As a result, he got angry and refused to marry her!

"Well, sometimes, rich families are messy."

"Yes, it's the same in the entertainment circle. Many companies have a lot of scandals too." Finney curled her lips. Once the coffee was ready, she took out porcelain cups from the cupboard.

Of course, the best coffee should be put in the best cup. Finney was a pretty woman who knew how to enjoy life.

"It's very hot. Be careful—" Before Essie could finish her sentence, Finney exclaimed, "Ah!" The pot of coffee was scalding hot, so she immediately had to pull her hand back and accidentally knocked over a cup on the counter.

The cup fell onto the tile and broke into pieces.

Zac and Antony rushed in as soon as they heard the noise.

"Are you all right? Did you get hurt?" Zac asked Essie the moment he saw the broken cup on the floor.

Meanwhile, all of Antony's attention was on the cup. "What happened? How could you be so careless? That was an Italian porcelain cup. It was very expensive! I told you not to use it, but you insisted on using it, and now it's broken!" he shouted. He looked really angry.

Though Finney felt bad, she didn't want to see him make a fuss over it, so she said, "It's just a cup. How about we buy another one on our honeymoon in Rome next time?"

"But It's not..." Antony stopped speaking at once.