Episode 3

Aozora was finally picked up by the guard who was ordered by Amber, a middle-aged woman who was Arsenio's mother.

Meanwhile, Amber had arrived at home earlier, waiting for her future daughter-in-law, whose name she knew was Aozora.

"Ma'am, Miss Aozora is here!" a man dressed in a black tuxedo stood right in front of Amber to give a report.

"Bring her here!" the graceful and authoritative middle-aged woman commanded.

The man nodded, bowed his body first before leaving.

After a while, the guard came back with Aozora following behind.

"Ma'am, this is Miss Aozora!"

Amber, who was initially facing away, immediately turned around and looked at Aozora with an unreadable gaze.

Meanwhile, Aozora's heart seemed to want to jump out as she saw the intense gaze of the middle-aged woman in front of her. Her legs even trembled slightly, especially when the woman looked at her from head to toe.

"Why are you still standing? Sit down!" it was the first time Aozora heard the voice of the middle-aged woman.

"Thank you, Aunt!" Aozora replied politely, her voice trembling.

"Hmm," Amber replied curtly.

"You leave, because I want to talk to my future daughter-in-law," Amber's gaze now shifted towards the guard who had just brought Aozora in.

The guard bowed slightly, then left.

"So, are you Aozora?" the woman pretended to confirm.

"Yes, Aunt!" Aozora replied, biting her lip, full of nervousness.

"Hmm, beautiful too!" Amber said.

"Thank you, Aunt!"

"Now, I want to ask, what is your reason for agreeing to marry my son?" Amber inquired.

"Why, Aunt, are you asking that? Wasn't it you who asked my father to let me marry your son? You surely know very well that I am getting married to repay my father's debts, don't you?" Aozora looked like she was gaining courage.

Amber smiled faintly, almost imperceptibly. "Hmm, interesting," she thought to herself.

"I am asking like that just out of curiosity. Because you clearly know that my son hasn't woken up from his coma until now. I am sure you have also heard that even if he wakes up, he will be paralyzed. I just want to know, is it because my son has abundant wealth that you agree to marry him, even though he will be paralyzed?" Amber prodded.

"Aunt, to be honest, I don't want to marry under these circumstances. But, this is all for my late mother's company. As for money and wealth, I still have the ability to find it myself," Aozora replied wisely.

Amber smiled faintly once again, feeling that she had not chosen the wrong daughter-in-law.

"Now, I want to ask you, Aunt, and I hope you will answer. May I?" Aozora asked for permission.

"Please!" Amber replied briefly.

"Like you asked earlier, now I want to ask, what is Aunt's reason for asking me to marry Aunt's son? Especially when Aunt yourself knows very well that your son is in a coma and presumably will be paralyzed. Isn't it, Aunt, that you are trapping a woman using your wealth and power?" Somehow Aozora found the courage to ask.

"Hmm, she seems to be not the type of woman that can only surrender. She seems to be a very critical woman. This is becoming more interesting. It doesn't seem to be a problem if I tell her my real reason," Amber whispered to herself.

"I will answer that question. Do you want to know the reason?" Amber asked, and Aozora nodded in agreement.

"The reason is because I want to maintain my late husband's company, and the only way is to give Arsenio an heir," Amber said ambiguously.

"Huh? Give an heir? What does that mean?" Aozora muttered, which could still be heard clearly by Amber.

"Yes, give an heir? You must be confused, right?" Amber said, and Aozora nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I'll explain!" Amber reached for the glass of drink on the table and took a sip. Then, the middle-aged woman leaned back and crossed her legs.

"My husband has a younger brother, and my late mother-in-law had divided the inheritance by giving each of them a company. However, my brother-in-law couldn't manage his company well, so it went bankrupt. On the other hand, my husband succeeded and even expanded rapidly by establishing several branches, both domestically and overseas," Amber began explaining. Meanwhile, Aozora patiently waited for the middle-aged woman to finish her explanation.

"My husband eventually allowed my brother-in-law to work at his company and gave him a position. Even his son also works at my husband's company. But a few years ago, my husband passed away, and the company was taken over by our son, Arsenio. Once again, the company thrived under our son's leadership. However, a month ago, our son suddenly had an accident that left him in a coma. The company is automatically left without a leader, so my brother-in-law and his son took over temporarily until our son recovers, because honestly, I am not skilled in managing a company," Amber paused for a moment to catch her breath and replenish the empty spaces in her lungs with oxygen.

Frowning, Aozora furrowed her brows because she still couldn't understand the connection between the middle-aged woman's story and the desire to have offspring.

"Aozora..."

"Just call me Zora, Auntie!" Aozora interrupted.

"Oh yes, Zora... you must still be confused, right?" once again, Aozora nodded her head.

"Now, I feel like the company is not running properly anymore. My brother-in-law and his son are starting to abuse their power by using company funds for their personal interests. They're using the company's money to buy valuable assets for themselves. Now, I suspect that they also want to take over the company. I don't want that to happen. I don't want a company that my husband and my child built to become this big to fall into the hands of irresponsible people like them. Right now, I may not have any evidence, but I have this feeling. That's why to prevent the company from falling into their hands, Arsenio needs a successor. So, for Arsenio to have a successor, Arsenio needs to get married," Amber explained at length without pause, leaving Aozora even more confused.

"How can we have offspring when his own child is in a coma? It's truly bizarre!" Aozora said, of course, only daring to say it in her heart.

"It's possible, Zora. It's easy for that matter. Even though my son is still in a coma, he can still have offspring with you. It can be through in vitro fertilization or insemination," Amber said as if she could read Aozora's thoughts.

"In that case, why doesn't Auntie find a woman who can bear your son's child? Why does it have to be marriage?" Aozora's eyebrows furrowed sharply.

"Because I want my grandchild to be born from a marital relationship. To have a Father and Mother officially recorded," Amber explained.

"So, what if I can provide offspring in the future? Will I be discarded?" Aozora asked with a heavy heart.

"Please, don't say that I will be discarded! I'm tired of being treated like an object that can be thrown away when no longer needed," Aozora thought to herself.

To be continued...

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