He looked like the most precious thing in the world whenever he smiled. Caprice could not help herself any longer. She propped herself on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a passionate kiss. Liam was taken aback, but he soon responded by tightly embracing her. … Meanwhile, the doors and windows of the living room were left open, inviting the gentle breeze outside to blow into its interior. It was peculiarly quiet inside. Sylvia, Odell, Sherry, and John had not spoken a word since they sat down. Ten minutes had passed since. Sylvia was the first to break the silence as she coughed dryly. “Ahem.” Sherry could not hold it in any longer anymore and mimicked her cough. Odell and John looked at them. Both of them wore queer expressions and broke their silence at the same time, "How long are you going to keep quiet?" Wasn’t the plan to discuss the exact date for Caprice and Liam’s engagement? ‘State your proposal already!’ Odell ra
John said while staring intently into Odell’s eyes, “No matter how many children Caprice and Liam bear in the future, at least one of them has to take up the Stockton name.” Sherry did not seem like she had anything to say about that. She was not concerned about how many children Caprice would bear with Liam or what surname their children would take up. Regardless, this was not an outrageous condition coming from John. Perhaps this was one of those things men could relate to better since after a brief silence, thus it was Odell who agreed, “Alright.” Sylvia smiled and announced gladly, “What about next Saturday? It will be a fine day for Caprice and Liam to officially get engaged.” Sherry nodded her approval. “Sure.” John offered, “We will host the engagement ceremony at my place.” Odell had no qualms about that. “Sure.” Sylvia asked, “Does that mean that you two will be handling the entire procession?” Sherry spoke, “Yes, I'll discuss it with Caprice’s gran
Sherry and John were speechless. They did not know what to say upon noting Caprice’s serious demeanor. It would appear that they did not expect that their nineteen-year-old daughter had such a tenacious side to her. “Well… If that's what it is, I suppose he’s the one who should be working hard for me then.” Caprice suddenly relented, realizing that it was a great responsibility lifted from her. She expressed with an emotive sigh and moved on quickly from it. John and Sherry looked on silently. Now, this was the daughter they had known all their lives. … Half an hour later, the car drove into Sparkrow University and arrived at the gate of the female dormitory. The bodyguard got out of the car and opened the door for Caprice. Because Caprice sat between Sherry and John, she only managed to step out of the car after they made way for her. After she got out of the car, she barely managed to exchange a word with her parents when several figures sprinted out of the
The middle-aged man and the others who crowded around the trio fell silent. It seemed like they had formed the connection and understood who was behind all that had gone down. They began pleading even more fervently this time, “Please, Master Stockton, Mrs. Stockton, Miss Stockton, you must do something for us! Words can’t express how apologetic we are!” "Please have mercy on us, we weren't even there when everything happened! We have already severely punished our children for their nasty behavior!” "Please give us at least another chance. I’ve worked my entire life to build everything I have today. You can’t ruin me just because of something I wasn’t a part of! Please!" The man who said this dropped to his knees. Having never seen such a display before, Caprice faltered backward. More students were crowded around now, drawn by the commotion. At one point, Caprice heard Lana's voice."Huh? Isn't that Caprice? What happened over here?” Caprice frowned as she addressed th
John and Sherry returned to the car. Caprice heaved a sigh of relief. "Caprice, it looks like you’re going to have to stick with us for a bit longer,” Sherry said while softly brushing Caprice’s hair. Caprice understood the implications as well. Surrounded by a boisterous crowd, some of the students even had their phones out to take pictures and videos of what went down. John was the wealthiest man in Glanchester and was also a public figure, so it was not hard for them to figure out his identity. Many of them must have known who he was already, so news of this was going to spread like wildfire on the campus. Besides, with all these people by the entrance, there was no way she could enter without being pestered. It was a wise choice to stick with her parents for now. Ding! Suddenly, Sherry's phone rang. Caprice and John darted a curious glance in her direction. Sherry was taken aback. “Syl? Why is she calling me at this time?" She promptly answered t
"Caprice has been the daughter of the richest family in Glanchester this entire time?!” Kenneth expressed in disbelief. Jonathan commented uncertainly, “It does seem that way, doesn’t it?” Moses pursed his lips and stayed silent. With the dramatic collapse of VV Entertainment and everything that transpired overnight, they heard some rumors going around. Word was that Heather Manson had spelled her family’s demise by pissing off the Stocktons when she picked on their daughter. Some of Heather's friends were involved as well, and their families ended up no better for it. One of the people who begged for Caprice’s forgiveness just now was someone Moses and Kenneth had worked with briefly. Based on what they knew, this person managed to find out that Caprice was enrolled in Sparkrow University and had made the trip here to beg for forgiveness in person. This was the reason they were here at all. They wanted to see for themselves just who the supposed daughter of the ri
Caprice told her parents everything, "Mom, Dad, my friends told me that everyone at university is talking about me right now. It looks like they know that you two are my parents now.” Sherry smiled. "It's okay, your Aunt Sylvia has already contacted the university. They are going to deal with it. These posts are going to be taken down in no time.” John chimed in, "You don’t have to feel ashamed of being our daughter. It doesn’t matter that they know now.” Caprice pouted. "Okay." It was true that it was no big deal at the end of the day. Still, she had to explain things to Lana and Freya. She turned on her phone again and swiped to their group chat. She sent an emoji to test the waters. Lana was the first to reply. She had always been quick to anger and had reacted by sending a sticker of an angry stickman. Caprice replied with an emoji awkward smile. Then, it was Freya who joined in the conversation. “Caprice, don’t you have anything to tell us?” Caprice repl
Freya, Lana, and Piper gladly accepted her invitation. After they wrapped up their conversation, Caprice logged on to the campus forum. She wanted to see how the situation was developing. To her surprise, she was unable to access the forum. A message popped up that said the system was currently undergoing maintenance. Meanwhile, she received a text Piper forwarded to her. Since she was one of the committees of one of the social clubs at the university, she had received a notice the university officials issued to all the committee members. The forwarded message read: “What happened this afternoon outside the dormitory this afternoon is a matter of privacy. I hope the students will respect the privacy of the involved student and not spread the information online. Please do your part in passing this message on to your friends.” Caprice heaved a sigh of relief. There was no chance they could hope to stop the rumors from circulating on the campus, but knowing that it was n