Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 100 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

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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 that since they had gotten

married, they had to have a wedding ring. Therefore, she smiled awkwardly and answered, "Yes. Yes,

it's crystal."

"What? Crystal?" The smile on Finney's face froze, and the envious look on her face disappeared

instantly. Although she knew that it couldn't be a diamond, she thought that it should at least be a gem.

How cheap crystal was. How could her cousin-in-law look so rich from the outside and be so poor in

reality?

"Anyway, it's just a stone. What matters is it's beautiful." Essie smiled. She really liked this ring.

Although it was hard to take off, she would always try her best to take it off every time she took a

shower or cooked, for fear of damaging it in any way.

Raising her hand, Finney showed them her one carat diamond ring.

"Wow, it's so bright! My cousin-in-low has so much money that he can buy anything he wants!" With a

big and exaggerated smile on her face, Essie pretended to be very jealous of her. However, she

suddenly changed her tone and said, "That diamond ring is worthy of the high-end, noble, elegant, and

beautiful women like you. Meanwhile, I am meant to wear this crystal ring bought by my Zac."

As Essie looked at the ring on her finger, she suddenly felt a sense of happiness for some reason.

Besides, her cousin's one carat diamond did not even shine as brightly as her crystal. Her crystal was

brilliant, and she had never seen such a bright crystal before!

Zac stroked her head dotingly with an unfathomable smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

'If this idiot knew that she is wearing a priceless, one-of-a-kind diamond every day, will she be scared to

be dumb?' he thought to himself.

Sitting next to Finney, Antony stayed silent and looked at Essie with a complex and indescribable

expression in his eyes.

Was this girl really that pure and innocent? If only Finney were as good as her, he wouldn't have to...

He sighed deeply.

Finney prepared some coffee for her guests, and Essie helped her set up the table.

"This is blue mountain coffee. I bought it when I was on a business trip in Japan. It's very valuable,"

Finney said.

"It smells extremely delicious. I've never tasted it before. Let me try it today. Does it taste different from

instant coffee?" Essie said with a smile. Fortunately, it was not Civet coffee. She felt sick at the thought

of the coffee that was made from cat feces. She found it disgusting how Leila could drink it with relish.

"Finney, how are you doing at Hengyuan?" she asked while she was helping Finney with the coffee

beans.

"Last week, I went to the headquarters in Dragon City for training and met the vice president," Finney

said. Then she smiled and continued, "She's only in her twenties. She is young and beautiful.

Daughters of rich families really are on another level."

"Is she the daughter of your company's CEO?" Essie asked, and her heart trembled at the thought of

this.

"Of course. Hengyuan is one of the top 500 companies in the entire world. If she weren't the daughter

of the CEO, how could she be the vice president in her twenties?" Finney pouted, believing that it didn't

matter who you were, what counted was who your father were.

"Which daughter?" Essie could not help but tighten her grip on the coffee pot.

"She is the eldest daughter, and her mother is the ex-wife of the CEO," Finney replied carelessly.

"That's great! That's great!" Essie's voice trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes shone with excitement.

At the same time, her whole face seemed to light up all of a sudden.

Finney tapped her head and said, "Why are you so excited? It is not like I became the deputy CEO."

"I'm just excited to hear some gossip about the rich," Essie said, sticking out her tongue.

"No wonder you are big personality on the show. You are able to cultivate your potential through

gossip." Finney giggled and lowered her voice. "To tell you the truth, there is a big rumor about the

CEO. He has another daughter, the half-sister of the vice president. She got pregnant and 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.