Chapter 248 I Was Scared To Death

Essie looked confused and curious. Zac quietly changed the topic and distracted her thoughts.
"Grandpa and grandma will be back next month. We have to start preparing for our wedding."

"Wedding?" She was shocked because she had never thought of holding a wedding ceremony with
freezing house. Zac saw Essie was in a daze and slightly nodded her head, "after the wedding, there
will be a honeymoon trip around the world."

"You don't have to hold the wedding ceremony so soon, do you?" She said haltingly. She was worried
too much. If Mom knew ice house was the heir of Rong family, would she accept him? Would she come
to the Dragon City for the wedding? At that time, she must meet the Xu family. Although her name had
changed and her appearance had changed, the Xu family could not recognize her, but she could
recognize them. She still remembered them. All the sad memories in the past would surely be recalled.

As for icy guy, would he want to marry his evil girl, or punch himself?

All of a sudden, her mind was filled with all kinds of worries.

"It still has three months to go before Valery's baby is born, and we will get married after three months.
Besides, it's said that this year is not a good time to get married, so I think we should set the wedding
next year. In this way, we will have plenty of time to prepare." Her analysis sounded plausible. In the
dark, Zac furrowed his eyebrows. He couldn't know her inner worries and anxieties, so he thought that
she was deliberately procrastinating.

"Don't you want to hold a wedding ceremony?" He asked gloomily.

Being keenly aware of his displeasure, she said in a low voice, "of course I want to. The happiest thing
in a woman's life is to wear a wedding dress and walk into a church. If you agree to marry me three
months later, I'm destined to be entangled with you for a lifetime. I certainly want to have a wonderful
wedding with you, but we should choose a lucky day to get married. We should take a good omen and



get a happy marriage in the future. There will be full of children and grandchildren. It's not a lucky year
this year. We should avoid it. " That was a good excuse.

"You're superstitious." He flicked her forehead.

"This is not superstition, but tradition." Essie shook her head and said, "I bet the elder in the family will
share the same idea with me." She said, unconsciously letting out a sigh of relief. What was she
worried about? Her mother-in-law was there, and she would definitely try every way to delay and hinder
their wedding.

Zac didn't respond. After a moment, he put his hand on her belly and said, "my dear wife, if we hold the
wedding ceremony next year, you will look awful in wedding dress when you have a big belly."

Nonsense!

She shook off his hand, "no, I won't. I take medicine every day."

Zac's deep eyes flashed in the darkness, giving out a strange light. During this period of time, he had
better be careful. He couldn't ask her for too many times. Otherwise, he would accidentally hurt the
baby that might secretly appear in her belly.

When they returned to the hall, Walt had already sent Nita to her home.

Mary was not very satisfied with this girl, mainly because of her background and family. In her heart,
she still hoped that her son would marry a daughter from a rich family with a good match. But the first
thing he needed to do now was to divert his attention. She didn't want him to play with this foxy woman.

Taking advantage of this opportunity that Zac was in the bathroom, Essie snuck into the room of Ivy.

Ivy was still thinking about Hanson. On seeing Essie coming, her eyes lit up all of a sudden. She pulled
her off the woolen blanket to lie down together. They continued to their former topic which was



interpreted by Zac.

However, Essie didn't come to talk about Hanson with her, so she said to her, "I will send you a
message on wechat to tell you about Hanson for fear that you can't remember all the things I told you. I
want to tell you what happened on the way to the garden with Zac just now."

"What happened to you?" In fact, Ivy was more curious now.

"We heard crying in the bamboo forest. It seemed that it came from the forbidden yard." Said Essie in a
low voice.

"Oh my God, you heard it too." Hearing this, Ivy shivered and held her arms.

"Your cousin said it was the sound of the wind blowing from the bamboo tip. I don't think he is true." "At
first I didn't believe that there would be ghosts in this world. But now I am not sure about that." Essie
added, pouting.

"Sister-in-law, please don't talk about it in front of others. It's a taboo word in Rong family. Even if you
hear it, you are not allowed to mention it in front of others. Or else, Aunt Mary will punish you severely,"
Ivy warned her immediately.

"I know, so I only dare to tell you." Clarissa nodded.

"It is right for you to tell me ." Ivy giggled. Being the queen of gossip, she was naturally more curious
than ordinary people. She had always been interested in this topic, but there was no communication at
home. Even the little boy Goel ignored her. Now she finally found her comrade.

"For all these years, did anyone go in except uncle Li?" Essie asked.

"Yes." "I heard that a new maid was of bad conduct. She thought there was a treasure hidden inside,
so she sneaked in. When uncle Li rushed out, he found the maid lying in a coma in the yard. When she



woke up, she got mad and yelled, "ghosts! Ghosts! "Then she ran to a street madly and was hit by a
car. It was said that she was haunted by a ghost in the yard. Since then, no one dared to even come
near the yard. "

"That's horrible." The unexpected news sent a shiver down Essie's spine, and she even got goose
bumps all over. "I'm afraid it's not safe to live in this house. What if the ghosts inside couldn't be locked
up and she wants to do harm to others?"

"Don't be afraid. Uncle Li said that the land was built on a good place. Except that place, there are
God's guards everywhere. No one dares to come near it." Said Ivy, showing no worry.

Essie touched her chin again.

What a mysterious story.

If it was not a ghost, it must be a big secret hidden in the yard and no one could know it.

When Essie got back to the room, Zac had already taken a bath and was lying on the bed, watching
the news.

"Honey, are you gossiping with Ivy again?" He looked up at her and asked casually.

"Frozen guy, you are really a mind reader, you are always able to read my mind." She pursed her lips
grumpily. This fellow was so shrewd. His eyes were as sharp as those of the Falcon. He seemed to be
able to see through the secrets hidden in the corners.

"I'm just guessing randomly. In this family, you are in a match with Ivy." Said Zac, who wore a forced
smile on his face.

"That's not true. Daisy and I are on a good match too." She added.



"But Daisy is not a nosy person. Moreover, she is now appointed to talk with William over the phone.
She has no time for you." Zac said with a smile.

"Wow! Icy guy! I didn't expect you have such a strong reasoning ability. You can be a Sherlock Holmes
now." Essie gave him a thumbs up sign and pretended to congratulate him.

"Honey, Curiosity Kills the cat. Sometimes it's better to play dumb." He kindly reminded her. It seemed
that he had guessed that she was going to talk about the sobs in the forbidden yard with Ivy.

"Okay." She curled up her lips with dissatisfaction. She had a feeling that he knew something, and he
was trying to hide it from her. He not only didn't want her to know, but also wanted to dispel her
curiosity. He even said he would live with her for a life time, but that was only a lie. He estimated that
the deadline for her being the mistress of Rong family would be the time when Leila was accepted. As
long as the two families were back together, she, as the substitute, would leave.

Depressed, she entered the bathroom and took a one hour shower. When she came out, she
pretended to be asleep and ignored him.

Knowing she was being silly and childish, Zac pulled her waist from behind and whispered in her ear,
"are you angry? I'm for your own good. I don't want to put you in danger. "

"Is there a evil ghost running out and eating me?" She snorted.

"There won't be a devil. But you break the rules of our family, you would be punished." Said Zac in a
deep voice.

"Will I be whipped?" She was shocked. According to the show on TV, she was either whipped or
beaten.



"No, you won't. But you have to be locked in the basement, for three days and three nights." His voice
was like a cold wind, which made Essie shiver.

Basement! The word scared her the most.

Her memory gathered in a terrible torrent and rushed to her. She turned around and curled up in his
arms, trembling all over. "I don't want to go to the basement. Don't lock me up. I'm afraid. I'm afraid of
the basement most." She was a little incoherent and her voice was trembling slightly.

Her reaction made him panic. He immediately held her in his arms and said, "don't be afraid, you idiot.
I'm just saying. Even if you made a mistake, no one dared to lock you up. Mommy doesn't have the
right."

She nodded and then shook her head, as if her thoughts were in a chaos. "I am really afraid of the
basement. Don't lock me in it, don't lock me..." Essie said and buried her head into Zac's arms and
didn't dare to look into his eyes.

"No, no, No. no one can lock you in..." Worrying that she might suffer from claustrophobia, Zac turned
on all the lights in the room while comforting her gently.

Seeing that she was still shaking, he hurried to sing for her. He remembered that she had said that she
was not afraid when hearing someone singing. Sure enough, not long after, her body no longer
trembled, and her breath gradually became even. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves
slightly relaxed.

If he was right, her somber phobia should have something to do with the basement. And the word
"basement" was prohibited. No one was allowed to mention it in front of his wife.

"Are you feeling better?" He asked in a low voice.



She nodded, "freezing guy, go on singing. Don't stop."

"Okay." Feeling sorry for her, he stroked her head and continued singing. His singing had the function
of hypnosis, exploding the shadow of fear in her heart slowly.

Gradually, she fell asleep again, with her hands grasping his collar tightly.

He gently stroked her tear stained face, feeling pitiful. If he knew who the bastard was to make his wife
suffer from somber fear, he would make him regret living on the earth.

At the Xu family's Manor on the other side of the Dragon City, Valery sneezed.

She nodded, "freezing guy, go on singing. Don't stop."

"Okay." Feeling sorry for her, he stroked her head and continued singing. His singing had the function

of hypnosis, exploding the shadow of fear in her heart slowly.

Gradually, she fell asleep again, with her hands grasping his collar tightly.

He gently stroked her tear stained face, feeling pitiful. If he knew who the bastard was to make his wife

suffer from somber fear, he would make him regret living on the earth.

At the Xu family's Manor on the other side of the Dragon City, Valery sneezed.



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