Chapter 5

Seeing Mark's sudden change in attitude, while feeling suspicious in my heart, I also became more guarded towards him.

"Yes, I transferred my house to my daughter. Is there a problem?"

I took two steps back, distancing myself from Mark, and then questioned him,

"Rachel Zhou, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with me? Don't you know that this house is not just your house!!"

After hearing my answer, Mark went crazy,

He grabbed his hair while looking at me angrily.

"Yes, son, look at how scheming this woman is. If it weren't for your second aunt seeing her at the property registration office, we probably wouldn't have known how long this woman was planning to keep it from us!!"

Linda, as if not wanting to miss out on the drama, started rambling again.

"Mark, what do you mean? This house is something I worked hard to buy on my own. How could it have anything to do with anyone else?"

I stared at Mark unyieldingly, stating the most objective fact.

Seeing my attitude so firm, without any sign of being intimidated or wanting to back down, Mark suddenly changed his tune.

"Rachel, that's not what I meant. Please don't misunderstand.

I just think that after we get married, we'll all be family. Why transfer the house out and make things so clear-cut?"

If it were before, I might have thought there was no need to make things so clear-cut.

But looking at the current situation, this matter probably wasn't as simple as I thought. Mark didn't seem to be as reliable as he had shown me.

After all, I'm a woman who has been through a lot,

I'm no longer a young girl in her early twenties who can be easily deceived.

Judging from the attitude of this mother and son towards this house,

I'm afraid they had ulterior motives towards me from the very beginning.

"So what do you think I should do? Have I disappointed you by doing this?"

I didn't rush to expose Mark's thoughts, but deliberately asked him back.

Sure enough, after I said this, Mark seemed to have found a lifeline and nodded frantically.

"Yes, Rachel, I just feel that your actions have really hurt me and made it difficult for me to accept."

Lowering my eyes as I listened to Mark's words,

I continued: "Then how can I make up for the hurt I've caused you?"

Hearing me say this, Mark suddenly became energetic. I saw a flash of light in his eyes, and he deliberately pondered before slowly opening his mouth.

"Rachel, I think you should transfer the house back. After all, Lily is your daughter, she won't mind these things."

Listening to Mark's words,

I couldn't help but laugh coldly in my heart. His true intentions were really showing on his face now.

"After I transfer the house back, the next step would be to transfer it to Tom's name, for him to use as a marital home when he gets married in the future, right?"

I deliberately continued along with Mark's words, essentially tearing off this window paper completely.

"Yes, yes, Rachel. I didn't expect that you, looking so plain, would actually be quite smart,"

Halfway through his sentence, Mark suddenly realized something was wrong and covered his mouth. After a few seconds of silence, he started explaining urgently.

"Rachel, it's not what you think. Let me explain. I really didn't mean it like that. Don't let this ruin our relationship."