In the past six months, Annie has matured rapidly, spending almost every day learning various kinds of knowledge.
Furthermore, Beth McKenna was very supportive of Anne's desire to enter politics. She hired a private tutor who would spend two evenings a week explaining current events and politics to Anne and Zhang Hongmei. There was also an etiquette teacher, giving them one lesson a week. Both of them have shown a change in demeanor.
The most obvious example is when Anne returns home every Saturday, she can take Elizabeth's disdain and provocations in stride.
Huang Meihua felt both happy and heartbroken.
Carlos remained silent. Based on Zhang Hongmei's understanding of him, if the day came when things finally broke down, someone would be unable to bear it.
The women's club is very popular, while the men's club is heavily advertised and will open on Christmas Day.
Everything is going very well. Everyone is busier than ever. Miao Xinyue and Zhao Yuetong have been temporarily transferred to the ladies' club by Zhang Hongmei, while Kong Yushun has stayed at the trading company.
Zhao Haozheng is extremely busy, and his classmates and teachers know that he is now the vice president, so they think much more highly of him.
Wang Xinyi's clothing company was doing well, probably because the club also offered the same service, which allowed it to stay afloat. Ultimately, they decided to merge it into the club, as this would make management easier.
The men's clubs were especially popular with wealthy young men, resulting in revenues that were more than double that of the women's clubs.
Wyatt was genuinely very satisfied. Now he had more supporters in the family, and the Roy family was no longer as attractive to him.
Christmas Eve was the McCann family gathering. Carlos forbade Elizabeth from going out. She was now over eight months pregnant.
"Why can't I attend? This is my first year in the McCann family. As the matriarch, is it alright for me not to go out?"
She knew she couldn't show her dissatisfaction in front of Carlos, so she tried her best to restrain herself.
For the past few months, she had been quite content. The fake young lady and Annie hadn't come back often, which was considerate of them. But why wouldn't they let her go out when there was such a good opportunity?
Carlos patiently explained to her, "Your belly is too big. There are so many people; shouldn't you think about the baby?"
Elizabeth knew this was the end of it. She looked at Carlos with resentment; he hadn't lived with her since he found out she was pregnant, and she missed him terribly.
Carlos felt a chill run down his spine. "You stay inside. I'll have someone watch the door so no one gets in and disturbs you. You're the most important person right now, so nothing can go wrong."
With just a few words, Elizabeth was pleased. She was completely won over and didn't go out all night.
The people outside really did stop Carlos's three sisters.
“Ladies, the head of the family has instructed that no one is allowed to enter. Please leave.”
"None of us can do it?"
"Yes, the head of the family specifically instructed that the three young ladies, in particular, must not go in."
The three of them were utterly humiliated and stormed downstairs, but they really didn't dare to make any unusual expressions or movements.
Eileen McKen narrowed her eyes, shook off her sisters, and returned to the venue half an hour later, where no one paid any attention to her.
Zhang Hongmei remained by Huang Meihua's side, greeting and exchanging pleasantries with everyone.
Anne was very polite in inviting the children, who were about her age, to play.
“Anne, why didn’t your mother show up? My mother said that the lady is about to give birth.”
"Yes, Mother is about to give birth to a baby brother or sister. She's not feeling well right now, so she has to rest in the house."
Children are actually very sensitive. They didn't notice that Annie was unhappy, so they let the matter drop.
Elizabeth listened to the lively noise below and felt extremely unwilling.
But she knew she couldn't get out. She had heard the noise outside the door and knew Carlos would never allow anyone to come in or out.
She felt both happy and disappointed. Happy because Carlos cared about the child in her womb, but disappointed because he wasn't affectionate towards her.
Just then, the maid brought in some nourishing soup, which she drank down in a few gulps without hesitation.
To be honest, she had never been treated like this before.
After a while, I felt sleepy and drifted off to sleep.
The banquet ended late, and everyone left satisfied. The family business also performed very well this year, with profits higher than last year. Higher profits naturally mean higher dividends.
After seeing off all the clansmen, Zeng Zhongkang came to pick up the two of them. He greeted Huang Meihua before leaving.
Carlos entered the bedroom, saw Elizabeth sleeping soundly, and then turned and left.
The next day was Christmas, and everyone had a holiday.
A family of three was having dinner when suddenly the maid ran downstairs in a panic.
"The lady can't be woken up no matter what we do, and her water has broken."
Carlos was startled and immediately called for help. The family of three went to the hospital together.
Because her water broke and the pregnant woman was still unconscious, Carlos finally signed the consent form for a cesarean section.
Fortunately, the child was fine, but the adult suffered severe bleeding.
She was eventually saved. Elizabeth also woke up during the ordeal.
Huang Meihua was overjoyed as she held her precious grandson.
But the result was hard to accept.
"The child is healthy, but the adult is poisoned."
Based on our analysis, it seems they ate something.
Carlos's forehead veins bulged. He whispered something to the butler, then honestly asked Huang Meihua, "Mom, Elizabeth can't breastfeed. Should we give her formula?"
“Okay, but not now. I’ll take the child to Hongmei’s house; Xinyi can still feed him a little.”
"Mom, you can decide what to do."
When Huang Meihua came over with the child, everyone was terrified.
Wang Xinyi's milk supply is really limited; Ningning only needs a few sips each day, otherwise she would have been weaned long ago.
This eight-month-old baby looks quite robust. He also has a lot of energy when nursing.
Zhang Hongmei was afraid that Ningning would disagree, so she asked Annie to stay with her grandmother while she took Ningning to the living room to watch TV.
Annie looked at the rosy-cheeked little boy and felt very happy. "Grandma, don't you think my little brother's eyebrows look just like Daddy's?"
"Yes, the nose is similar, just as upturned as Anne's."
"Grandma, my little brother should be very fair-skinned when he grows up."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because Ningning was born with bright red skin, look how fair he is now, Grandma Wang, don't you think?"
"Yes, Anne is absolutely right."
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