Chapter 3

Ten seconds later, Anderson's mouth swelled up and he had difficulty breathing.

My in-laws rushed him to the hospital in a panic.

I followed to the hospital. After more than an hour of emergency treatment, Anderson was out of danger.

My mother-in-law kept crying by the bedside.

My father-in-law called me outside.

"Stockton, Anderson was wrong in this matter. Don't take it to heart."

"Dad, I chose Anderson for this arranged marriage because he was different from his other brothers—no messy scandals."

"But I was very unhappy about yesterday. I could chalk up him feeding me peanuts to being drunk, but him feeding that woman peanuts—I see that as a challenge to me."

"I don't want there to be a next time. Otherwise, I'd rather accept the economic losses from canceling the alliance than divorce him."

"Don't worry. I promise you I'll teach him a good lesson. He'll never dare cross the line again."

"It's getting late. Your mom and I will stay here. You go home and rest."

I knew they had a lot to discuss father to son, so I left.

The next morning, I came to the hospital.

As soon as I entered, I saw Ruby sitting on the bed, feeding Anderson something.

"Mrs. Anderson." Ruby stood up quickly.

Anderson looked uncomfortable. "Mom stepped out. I felt a bit low on blood sugar, so I asked Ruby for help."

"You go out. I'll do it."

Ruby left reluctantly. I looked at the still-steaming soup and smiled brightly at Anderson.

"It's still a bit hot. Bear with it."

Then I poured the entire bowl of soup over Anderson's face.

Just then, my mother-in-law returned.

"What are you doing?" My mother-in-law shouted frantically for a doctor.

The soup wasn't hot enough to burn him, but it definitely hurt.

After confirming Anderson was fine, my mother-in-law called me out of the room.

"Stockton, don't you think you went too far today?"

I looked at my mother-in-law, my tone unfriendly. "I don't believe you didn't know Ruby came. You deliberately gave them space."

"Yes, I admit it." My mother-in-law was very direct. Then she changed her tone. "But as wives in wealthy families, we need to know our boundaries."

"Now that Anderson is the group president, he's bound to have admirers around him."

"We need to turn a blind eye to many things."

"But don't worry. Anderson grew up at his father's side and learned from him. He knows what's important. He's just young and playful right now."

"I heard you were the mistress who took the position." I looked at my mother-in-law. "Are you seeing yourself in Ruby?"