CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 67: CARING FOR EACH OTHER

"You have to perform well! Be a good boss at the company! Be a good husband at home! And in the future, you need to be a good dad!"

Adrian Lancaster felt like this marriage... was simply suffocating!

Others have their wives get scolded by their mothers-in-law, but he... is almost like that miserable wife, his grandpa is just too controlling!

But Faye Turner, that girl, she’s having the time of her life every day!

It took no effort for her to win Grandpa’s favor, and he always sides with her.

"Faye, why did you suddenly get married?"

In the café outside the shopping mall, Rachel Sherman held her coffee cup, asking nervously and worriedly, "Did your dad force you into marriage? You didn’t even have a boyfriend, how could you suddenly get married so quickly?"

"No." The girl didn’t want her to worry, so she explained with a smile, "It’s just... I met a man who seemed suitable, so we had a flash marriage."

"That’s not your style; how could you agree to a flash marriage?" Rachel was particularly afraid that she was forced into it.

Worried she wasn’t doing well, "Faye, marriage is a big deal; it’s like a woman’s second reincarnation, you have to be careful."

From the tone of her good friend, the perceptive Faye Turner sensed something, she was slightly taken aback and took a sip of coffee, listening to Rachel continue—

"Meeting someone who treats you well is easy, but finding someone who treats you the same as at the beginning is rare."

Rachel had a smile on her face, but her words carried sadness, "We must marry someone we truly like a lot; a little bit of fondness isn’t enough, a little fondness can’t withstand the long years."

"Rachel." Faye asked sensitively, "Is Dylan Shaw not treating you well? What did he do to you?"

Rachel’s chest tightened, avoiding her gaze, she took a sip of coffee to calm her emotions.

"I’d cut him!" Faye, seeing the tears in her friend’s eyes, was furious, "What did he promise you at the wedding? He said he’d treat you well forever! Pamper you forever! What did he do?!"

The moment she finished speaking, she inadvertently saw the marks on her friend’s neck, Faye was shocked, eyes widening—

"Rachel, did he hit you?! Did he strangle you?!"

Rachel’s nose tingled, feeling deeply troubled, she awkwardly looked around.

Faye also realized it was a public place, so despite her boiling anger, she lowered her voice, "What happened? What exactly is going on?"

Rachel didn’t have any family in the city, and Faye was her best friend.

So after suffering grievances and under her friend’s questioning, she couldn’t help but confide in her, explaining how Dylan Shaw had changed post-marriage, especially after getting a new job. Now with a salary increase, he was leaving early and coming home late...

Faye listened to her friend’s woes, becoming very angry, "Dylan Shaw moved to Prestige Group? Just for a ten thousand dollar salary increase? Does he think he’s a big shot now? Did a donkey kick him in the head?!"

"He was one of the top selected out of tens of applicants; he definitely has a sense of superiority." Rachel’s words were filled with anxiety, "I feel like being pregnant and having a baby has made me lose touch with the world, and the distance between us is growing."

"That’s an illusion." Faye said, "Don’t deny yourself, remember you used to have great promotional opportunities in the journalism circle."

"The real conflict might be because his mom wants to come over to help with the baby." Rachel looked visibly thinner, sighing, "They say hiring a nanny is more expensive, but it’s easier to communicate with a nanny; there are so many things you can’t directly say to a mother-in-law."

"The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship is indeed an age-old problem." Faye told her, "I think the main issue is Dylan Shaw himself; if the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law can’t get along, he bears a lot of responsibility! As the mediator, he hasn’t done his job well; if I run into him someday, I’ll teach him a lesson!"

"Faye." Rachel seemed a bit uninterested, looking quite weary, "How are you? Even us who have been in long-term relationships are facing lots of issues in marriage; is your flash marriage reliable?"