Araceli POV
"Grandma, I came back this time to talk to Silver Group about a business deal." I opened my bag and took out a document. I put the document on the table and said, "I studied computer programming in college. During these five years of further study abroad, I developed an artificial intelligence software called "Creaty". I am looking for a partner and would like to work with Silver Group." Evelin rolled her eyes with disdain. "Excuse me, who are you? Are you a technical expert? Do you have the degrees of those engineers in our Silver Group? Why should we work with you?" I narrowed my eyes. Evelin continued to say, "Silver Fang is a top ten group in New York. Do you know how many companies are waiting to cooperate with us? Why should we choose your stupid software? Just because you were once the eldest daughter of Eclipse?" Veronica was about to say something when she was interrupted by my eldest uncle, Keegan Felton. He was also Evelin's father. Keegan stepped forward. "Mom, Araceli is my niece. I'd love to help her, but this matter is really serious. We can't support her unconditionally just because she's our family. Now Silver Group is struggling to enter the AI market. We can't ruin everything because of Araceli." Evelin nodded and glared at me. "Silver Group has already spent a huge amount of money on AI software from overseas, and it will be put into production soon." She sneered, "Araceli, come on, we all know that you are trying to use this to ask Grandma for money. It's not a big deal, but why do you have to say that you want to work with our company? "Since you've been away for so many years, there's really no need for you to come back. Who knows what you've been doing out there all these years? "Moreover, you're not Silver Fang's daughter now. You brought shame to our family!" Evelin stared at me up and down and rolled her eyes. Veronica heard this and was furious. Before Veronica could say anything, a soft voice rang out. It was Krish, but he had always been a quiet boy. Krish stepped forward and looked up at Keegan. "Mr. Felton, right? May I ask if Silver Group's main software is Link26 made by Drew Company?" Keegan frowned. "How do you know that?" Krish nodded and continued, "This software is good, but it's not fully functional and can't receive many complex commands. Do you know EP300 of TransAl Group? It comes with a better processor compared to Link26." Krish said, "If Silver Group wants to enter the AI market, I advise you better not to choose Link26." I looked at my boy and smiled with pride. Although Krish was only five years old, he said these words to Keegan with determination and confidence in his eyes. What he said shocked everyone. They all looked at each other, unable to believe that this was something a little kid would say. Keegan frowned. He knew what Krish said was true. I believed Keegan had listened to those experts mention the defects of Link26, but the AI market had just developed, so Silver Group could only choose it. The contempt in Keegan's eyes was replaced by shock. "How do you know it? Amazing. An expert did say that to me earlier." Keegan hadn't expected a five-year-old to know such high-tech stuff as AI softwares. "My mommy taught me." Krish blinked. "My mommy is known as a software genius in France. She used to work with many big Internet companies. I learned a lot from her. Mr. Felton, if you work with her, you won't be disappointed. My mommy's 'Creaty' is the best AI software in the world now. Many companies wanted to work with her to get exclusive use rights, but she didn't agree." I gently stroked Krish's head and took him by the shoulders. In fact, Krish was a real genius. Krish had been particularly interested in computer technology since he was a child. He became one of the most famous hackers in the world at the age of five. Of course, we made a lot of money with this. Krish helped me a lot in inventing "Creaty". Otherwise, I couldn't have made it. I pushed the contract over and said, "Keegan, you can read the description of the software in the contract first." Keegan suppressed the shock inside and flipped the contract open. His eyes instantly widened. Creaty was far more powerful than Link26. I knew how much effort Silver Group had put into improving Link26's performance. I look at Keegan's face and smile confidently. I was sure he'd work with me. This could help Silver Group make a lot of money. "Araceli, have other companies used this software?" Keegan asked, ecstatic. My voice was the usual cool one. "Not yet." "Araceli, I can sign the contract now! Give me a pen!" Keegan couldn't wait to have a pen brought over. Evelin's eyes widened. "Dad, are you crazy? Don't you know that Araceli is lying? She and that little boy are lying to you to get your trust! They are liars!"Araceli POV Veronica stared at Evelin with a strong sense of warning. Evelin glanced at Veronica fearfully, lowered her head, and did not speak again. Evelin's son, Arthur Marley, sensing his mother's fear, suddenly burst into tears. The entire living room was filled with the sound of crying and an oppressive atmosphere. Veronica gave them a disgusted look and said, "Araceli, come with me. I have something to talk to you about." I nodded and signed my name on the contract. Then, I said to Krish, "Krish, take care of Valeria. Mommy will be right back." Krish nodded and said, "Mommy, don't worry. I'll take care of her." Over the years, Krish was always taking care of Valeria. When we were abroad, I couldn't take care of them attentively because I had to earn money, let alone treat Valeria's illness. Krish knew I was exhausted, so he always took good care of Valeria and didn't let me worry. I sometimes felt guilty for letting Krish take on so much responsibility. He w
Araceli POV Tomorrow morning. I went to Silver Group this time to install my software to Silver Group's product program. I was driving, and my kids were sitting in the back seat. Krish said to me, "Mommy, I will take care of Valeria later, so don't worry and go to work." "Thank you, Krish. I will finish the work as soon as possible..." I turned my head and looked in horror at a car in front of me. I couldn't react in time and hastily slammed on the brakes. Then, there was a thud. I rear-ended the car in front of me. Shit... That car was a Maybach. I immediately checked on my kids. They were both fine. I breathed a sigh of relief. However, Valeria suddenly took hold of the door handle and pushed hard. The door was pushed open a crack. "Valeria, honey, you can't open the door now," I said to her gently. Valeria didn't listen to me, pushed it open, quickly jumped out of the car and ran to the car in front of us. I saw a man get out of that car. He was
Araceli POV I pushed open the door of the meeting room and slowly walked in. Melany turned her head and sneered coldly, "Is this how Silver Group treats its partners? I've been waiting here for close to half an hour..." Melany's eyes widened when she saw me. "Araceli? Shit. How can you..." Melany's voice trembled, and her face was pale. Although she hadn't killed me herself, I knew she must be terrified to see me again now. "It's been a long time, Melany." I walked in and sat down on the couch. I smiled coldly, my eyes endlessly cold. "Are you really Araceli?" Melany shivered violently. "Holy crap! You're still alive!" "Yeah, my dear little sister. I'm not dead, and I'm back. Wait, why do you look so scared of me?" I said calmly, "Come on, don't be like this. Do you think I'm going to kill you now?" I lifted my chin, and my eyes sharpened. I saw Melany clench her fists hard. I raised my eyebrows gently and thought it felt so damned good. She suddenly lowe
Araceli POV Melany's eyes widened. She didn't expect me to suddenly grab her neck. "Araceli, what are you doing? Are you going to kill me?" Her lips quivered, and her face turned pale. I saw her sneak her hand into her pocket and press something. I grabbed her by the neck even harder and said coldly, "Of course I'll kill you, but not now. What are you doing? Did you get someone to follow me to try to kill me?" "I didn't!" Melany denied. Seven or eight men rushed out the next second and surrounded me. They were all her bouncers. She actually brought so many people here to kill me. I couldn't shift because I'd lost contact with my wolf since I had babies. I didn't know what was going on. I said coldly, "Melany, come on. Don't be silly. Wait, are you shaking? Don't be scared. It won't hurt." Melany screamed and said, "That hurts!!! You crazy bitch! Dad would kill you if he knew you did this to me!" There was a thick chill in my voice. I whispered into her ear, "
Araceli POV A group of men immediately surrounded me. Raphael saw it and came over. I was surrounded by them, but I didn't feel the slightest embarrassment. My eyes fell on each of them. All of them were from wealthy families. I had seen them before when I went to socials. Their eyes were filled with shock. I said coldly, "Get out of the way." "OK, but you have to tell us your name and give us your number. Then we'll get you out of here," A man grinned, coming closer to me. I sneered and kicked him in the balls. He screamed and fell to the ground. I kicked him out of the way and stepped away. The others were too shocked to stop me. I left Falori House, wrapped the hunting suit tightly around me, and walked down the road to get a cab. I got into the car and saw the driver keep glancing at me in the rearview mirror. The driver dropped me off in the villa area of the Upper East Si
Araceli POV Veronica said angrily, "Evelin, I will not allow anyone in this house to call Araceli and her children names. You have crossed my bottom line so many times. Get the hell out of my house right now!" Evelin's eyes filled with fury. At that moment, Keegan's car pulled up in the yard. Evelin immediately ran to the door and cried, "Dad, Grandma's kicking me out! This is also my home..." Her tears kept flowing down. I sneered and picked up Valeria. Keegan frowned and said, "Evelin, you're married. Your husband would be upset if you came back too often, wouldn't he? In the future, don't come back if you have nothing important to do." Evelin's eyes widened. Keegan hurried into the living room. He saw me sitting on the couch and hurried over. "Araceli, thank God you're here. Silver Group made a product sample with Creaty. It's even better than the finished product we made before! Would you like to come with me to se
Araceli POV "Is the party tonight to announce Eliezer's fiancée?" "Silver Fang is ranked in the top ten in New York, and Eliezer is a talented man who is appreciated by many wealthy families. Which family's daughter is so lucky to be Eliezer's fiancée?" Everyone was whispering and discussing. The lights came on and illuminated my face. Then, voices of amazement came. "She's so beautiful!" "Who is she? My goodness." "My God, Eliezer's fiancée is gorgeous." "Seriously, her body is perfect." "Don't you guys think Eliezer's fiancée looks like the eldest daughter of Eclipse? I remember she was also stunningly beautiful. What's her name? Araci?" I calmed down and looked at them. I noticed that Royce and Raphael were over there too. "Crap! Isn't this the woman from yesterday?" I nodded to Royce. His eyes were wide and full of disbelief. Suddenly... I felt a
Araceli POV Raphael propped his hand on the railing and didn't look at me. "What's the deal?" "Mr. Lancaster, you have a daughter, don't you? You don't want anyone else to know about it, which is why you asked me to keep it a secret. At the same time, I also want you to keep my secret for me. I don't want other people to interfere with my life and my daughter's. You can understand me, right? I mean, you're also a father." Raphael frowned and didn't answer me. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Okay. Can I make a condition, though?" I froze for a second and said, "Mr. Lancaster, please feel free to say it." He said, "If I need your help, you can't refuse. Of course, you can come to me for help if you need anything." I thought for a moment, then nodded my head. I didn't feel there was anything I could do to help him, but I knew I couldn't refuse him. His methods were more vicious than mine, and if I went against him, even i
Araceli POVMicah suddenly runs toward the door and comes out with a bunch of gift boxes.He gave Valeria a doll of the latest model."Micah, you got a gift for Valeria, not Krish?"Raphael asks calmly.Micah nodded. "Of course I got gifts for everyone."He placed the bunny doll in Valeria's hand, then pulled a box out of his book bag and walked over in Krish's direction."This is a gift for you."Micah opened the box.It was a Rubik's Cube.He handed the cube over. "If you don't know how, I can teach you."Krish took the Rubik's Cube, played with it for a moment, raised his eyes, and said, "Thanks, I like it."Micah said calmly, then pulled another stack out of his book bag."Mommy, this is my gift to you."I froze.My heart suddenly overflowed with emotion and my voice became softer."Micah, thank you."I flipped the document in my hand over and froze.It was actually the share transfer lette
Araceli POVHospitals were perpetually filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant.Micah had a head injury that didn't require hospitalization and was bandaged up and picked up by Maddox and taken back to Royal Pack.I was worried about Valeria and asked Krish to follow them back to Royal Pack.Raphael watched me quietly, his eyes following me at all times.I sat down and asked, "When did you find out about this?""Last night." Raphael's voice was a little raspy. "I heard you on the phone when I went to look for you at Creaty Company."My lips pursed."Why didn't you tell me?" Raphael said in a single word.I lowered my eyes."I didn't take a paternity test to know if this was true, so I didn't tell you."Raphael stared at me for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "You actually offered me to be your boyfriend just to get close to Micah and Essel, right? You already knew Ramon wasn't the father of the baby, but you favored thi
Araceli POVShe laughed out loud, full of eeriness and hostility.I settled down and looked over at Micah.Micah seemed to be unconscious.I gritted my teeth, resisting the urge to pounce on Melany and kill her, and kept waking Micah up with mind-link.Suddenly, a miracle appeared.Micah's eyes snapped open.He looked towards me, his gaze becoming very complicated in this instant.Seeing Micah open his eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief.I raised my eyes and stared coldly at Melany, saying word for word, "Do you realize what you're doing is stupid?""Araceli, you're still a bitch! You said yesterday that you would help me keep this secret, but today Raphael knows!" Melany sneered, "He hates me so much now that he can't wait to break me into pieces. Aren't you so proud of yourself? But let me tell you, I won't let you have your way! If I die, I'll let Micah die with me. I'll make you and Raphael live in remorse for the rest of your liv
Araceli POVThe night was getting late.The inner turmoil gradually ate away at me.Essel was sitting on the couch somewhat six-footed, staring out of the window with two blank eyes.Krish was sitting on the floor clutching his laptop. His fingers clicked quickly on the keyboard.After ten minutes, he looked up."Mommy, I found Micah. He's moving fast now and should be in a car."He tracked Micah's cell phone and was able to pinpoint Micah's location.I sent the location to my phone and stared at the map for a minute.I was getting more and more uneasy, as if a million ants were crawling inside."Why would Micah be at the docks so late?"The marina over there had once flourished, but now it was abandoned because the coastal environment was polluted.Not many people had been in that neighborhood for a long time after the factories moved away."Mommy, I feel bad..." Essel rubbed where her heart was. "I always feel as if
Araceli POVAt the Royal Pack.Essel reached for her cell phone and dialed two numbers. I distinctly heard a mechanical, cold female voice coming from her cell phone saying that Micah's phone was off."What's Micah doing? Why isn't he answering his phone?"Essel said with some concern."Normally, Mr. Micah doesn't turn off his cell phone. This is weird."Maddox scratched his head. "Mr. Micah's cell phone doesn't turn off all year round. But he should be back soon. Maybe we should wait a little longer."I didn't know why, but I'd been feeling uneasy.This uneasy feeling even prevented me from calming down to make dinner for the kids.I pursed my lips and said, "Maddox, do you have Micah's assistant or secretary's number? Call it and ask."Maddox nodded and immediately dialed a number.The call was quickly answered. maddox chatted with the person on the other end of the line for a few moments and quickly hung up."Okay,
Raphael POV"Raphael, I do love Essel and Micah, and you..."Melany paused and said, "Araceli can't love you at all. She approached you to take away Essel and Micah.You must stay away from Araceli! She'll get back at you for what happened five years ago..."I lifted my foot and stomped on Melany's calf bone.I didn't want to do this to a woman, but Melany was just too hateful. Even if I had one of my men beat her up instead of me, it wouldn't be able to quell my hatred."Raphael, you have to believe me. I have the recording to prove it!"Melany hurriedly and tremblingly picked up her cell phone.I frowned slightly.What recording?Soon, the recording began to play. I heard Araceli's voice."You don't like Raphael?""If it wasn't for the kids, I wouldn't have had any dealings with him at all..."Melany and Araceli's conversation came out clearly from the phone.Even though I already knew that Araceli's willingness to be
Raphael POVI was downstairs in Creaty's office within ten minutes, but Araceli never came down, so I had to go to the office to find her.I was about to knock on the door when I heard her on the phone with someone, so I stood at the door and waited for her.After a while, I heard her say that Krish had gone for a paternity test and that I was his father.I froze completely.There was no way Araceli could have known I was at the door and she spoke in a somber and despondent tone.There was no way she was lying.That meant Araceli was Essel and Micah's real mother.It also meant that Melany had been lying to me...I clenched my fists, veins rippling in my hands, and quickly descended the stairs and drove as fast as I could towards Eclipse.The car quickly pulled up in front of Eclipse's villa.I violently pushed open the car door, got out, and approached the door with large strides.The servants immediately greeted me respectfully when they saw it
Araceli POVI was in the middle of a meeting. Suddenly, my cell phone vibrated and the screen lit up."I'll be downstairs at your office in ten minutes."Raphael texted.I froze for a moment.What was he doing coming to see me?Soon another text came through."I promised Valeria I'd pick her up from school today."I put my phone down and made my way back to my office after summarizing the meeting.I cleaned up my desk and lifted my bag, ready to go downstairs and wait for Raphael.That was when my cell phone vibrated.It was Eliezer calling."Araceli, I heard that two men were outside your window last night trying to come in and kidnap Valeria and Krish. Is this true?"I froze."Eliezer, how do you know this?""The men I arranged for today found a shell casing when they were weeding your yard."Eliezer sighed and said, "Araceli, why don't you move back in with Grandma? It would be safer for you and the kids."I frowned and said, "Do
Araceli POVI pursed my lips.As soon as I sent the paternity reports of my two children and Raphael to him, the Fleming family would stop pestering me.However, I couldn't talk to Raphael about it.I was worried that Raphael would make the same choice as the Fleming family.If Valeria and Krish's identities were revealed, I would definitely not get custody of them."Raphael, this is between my Ramon, so it's better to leave it to me."I said slowly, "He's the children's real father no matter what..."Raphael stared at me for a few seconds without saying anything else.He sighed slightly and took out his cell phone.I didn't know what he was going to do and was a little confused.He made a call and said something. Soon, several sedans drove up. A group of men in black got out, put their hands behind their backs and stood in a line.Raphael had them patrol the neighborhood every half hour. Then he had them take the two men who had been placed in th