Before he could say something, Anthony continued, "Well, it doesn't matter. I have always hated these arranged marriages between families. From now on, Maria and I are not shackled by that anymore. Our relationship will now be based on only true love.”

“W-what? You and Maria... Are you kidding me?"

Bill almost jumped up from the sofa in surprise. He was not ready for this revelation.

“No. No. No. You can't just decide on that.. Bill desperately wanted to refute Anthony, but he found that he couldn't say anything against it. They weren't in the old times where one’s marriage was arranged and solely decided by their parents.

Did Anthony really just declare that his relationship with Maria was now by choice? How could anyone stop that?

While Bill was still feeling uneasy, he suddenly noticed that he wasn't holding Maria's phone anymore. It turned out that Maria had already taken it back.

“By the way, my mother has already returned to Sheffield. However, the villa of the Jenkins family is not livable right now. Is it okay if she stays with us for a few days?"

Hearing Maria say this without hesitation, Julie was rendered speechless.

Indeed, the Jenkins family's villa had not been used for a long time, and there was no maid staying there to clean it regularly. Hence, the rooms must be full of dust, and it needed to be cleaned thoroughly first before they could live there again.

Vivian had also grown cold towards Julie. Currently, all her affection was only focused on Patricia.

Furthermore, it was impossible for Julie to rely on Bill, especially right now.

Thus, she had no one left but Maria.

Therefore, hearing that Maria was worrying about her warmed her heart. But of course, Julie was also concerned that Anthony might not agree to Maria's abrupt request.

But Anthony immediately replied, “No problem. Your mom can stay with us for as long as she wants. After all, our home is also her home."

“Mom, you have settled all your affairs here, right? Then, let's go home now," said Maria calmly.

Today, Julie called everyone to officially announce that she wanted to break up with Bill.

But she didn't expect that Bill would cause so much complications and commotion.

“Julie! You'd better give me a good explanation for the current division of the inheritance, or I will have to resort to legal means!" Seeing that that the two were about to leave just like that, Bill's face darkened. His tone was obviously threatening.

He actually didn't care if he and Julie broke up. The most important thing for him was Mathias’ money.

Julie looked at Bill with disappointment and exhaustion. Then, she Lightly shook her head and said, "Fine. Then, I'll see you in court... Maria, let's go.

I want to leave now.”

Maria brought Julie home with her. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Julie spotted two tall, well-built men facing each other off in the middle of the Lawn.

One of them had a bald head and tattooed arms, while the other one looked simple and trustworthy.

She had seen the latter before. She remembered his name being Jack, and that he was Anthony's personal chauffeur.