"Great-grandpa!" As soon as Lily entered the door, she threw herself into her great-grandfather's arm. Seeing that, Mr.Gill stood up shakily and caught her. He couldn't help but burst into tears. "My dear granddaughter, you are finally back!" Lily buried her head in his chest and both of them burst into tears of joy. After they were done crying, Mr.Gill held her face and looked at her as if she was a precious treasure. "Let me have a good look at you. Are you hurt?" Hearing that, Lily shook her head. "I'm fine. Great-grandpa, they saved me." As she spoke, she turned around and pointed at Jara and Anderson. Mr.Gill smiled with relief and said, "I know. They are my friends, and I asked them to save you." When she heard that, Lily looked at them gratefully. At this moment, Sean, who had been silent, shouted angrily. "Gill! You were the reason my grandparents died miserably, and you also killed my father. I swear I will never for
Anderson's eyes darkened slightly as he nodded. "Alright." The two of them walked all the way to the end of the corridor. On this side, the screams in the room could not be heard anymore. As she looked out of the window, she asked softly, "What exactly is Sean's background?" Anderson casually played with her soft fingers. "He is from the Icarus Association." When Clarissa heard that, she was stunned. "The Icarus Association? Didn't they..." Before she could finish his words, she stopped. Looking at herm Anderson said faintly, "Although the Icarus Association had fallen, some smaller groups were still around. My guess is that Sean could be one of their core figures. They had probably heard that the Marsh family wanted to collect this treasure, so they wanted to strike a deal with them." Clarissa nodded. As she recalled the incident last night, she was still a little frightened. "Fortunately, we got the item earlier than him. Otherwise, if
The news of Clarissa's pregnancy soon spread. Of course, Anderson's family knew about it, and after the news began to spread, the Leonard family heard about it too. Hence, Aidan especially took time to see her. It had been a while since Aiden caught up with his niece—Clarissa. Therefore, when they saw each other, they chatted for a long time. At noon, Clarissa originally wanted to invite him for lunch, but Aidan refused. Looking at her lovingly, he explained with a smile, "I just took time to come see you. I am having lunch with a friend at noon, so I won't be eating here. Take care, and be more careful with the baby. Don't be too tired. Call me if you need anything." As he finished his sentence, Clarissa nodded and didn't force him to stay. It was only after she sent him out that she went back into the house. Unexpectedly, it was only a moment after she went back in, Carlos, Matteo, and Anderson's aunt, Chantel, had come to visit as well. As
In truth, Clarissa was only worried that Matteo and Carlos would be too tired to take care of the kids as they were already quite old. Anne was now nine years old, so obviously, she had better temper now compared to when she was younger. It would not take much effort for the two old couple to take care of her as they just had to oversee her school work and accompanied her. Furthermore, Anne was a caring person. Matteo and Carlos were getting old. Although they enjoyed peace at home, sometimes they liked having their children and grandchildren around. Therefore, it was good for Anne to accompany her grandparents for a few months. However, when it came to the Marf, it was a different case. At the age of three, which was precisely the phase where he was most active, and he would make a mess at home all the time. It would be very hard for the grandparents to take care of him. Of course, Matteo knew what she was thinking. Her heart ached for Clarissa when s
With a smile, Clarissa explained. "But Aunt Chantel, one billion is not a small number. If I take the money, Anderson will definitely find out about it. If he asks by then, what should I say?" After hearing the explanation, Chantel thought it made sense. With a moment of hesitation, she suggested. "Why don't you just tell him that you spent it? Anderson dotes on you so much, so he definitely won't mind if you spend only a billion." When Clarissa heard that, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "If I'm buying something... I will at least need to have the item that I bought." "Ahh, that's easy!" Chantel waved her hand and said, "Just take a few gemstones to fool him. Anyway, he is a man, and he won't notice it. Just say that the money is spent on jewelry. I'm sure he won't say anything." As she spoke, she winked again and added discreetly, "When the time comes, I will return the money to you privately, and the money will be yours. Are you stupid?"
Then, she turned to look at the driver who came in with Anne. "What happened on the way?" The driver lowered his head, looking a little guilty. "Nothing happened on the way. But when we came in, we bumped into Ms. Chantel." Upon hearing that, Clarissa frowned. Chantel? Looking up at her, he quickly added, "Ms. Chantel told Miss Anne something." As he spoke, Clarissa's face darkened. Recalling what Anne had said earlier, she already knew what Chantel said to her. Then, she said in a deep voice, "I understand now. You may leave." After the driver left, she went to Anne's room. In the room, Anne was sitting on the bed and was sulking. When she saw Clarissa coming in, she ignored her and turned to look away. Looking at her angry look, Clarissa smiled helplessly. "Tsk. What happened to my little angel? Who has the guts to make her angry?" Clarissa sat down with a smile, turning Anna around to face her and aske
As Clarissa looked at the ribs on her plate, she smiled. "So, you're not angry anymore?" Anne blushed with embarrassment, while Anderson glared at her. "Keep on listening to those nonsense." Hearing that, Clarissa nudged him in his arm, indicating that he should not scare her. Then she picked up the pork ribs and took a bite. "Yum, this piece of rib tastes better than the rest, Anne." When Anne heard that, she laughed happily. Then she picked up a few more pieces for Clarissa. Because of that, Clarissa was so amused by Anne that it put her in a good mood. She even ate more for dinner. After dinner, she called Carlos and Matteo to tell them that Anne would not be going there. However, she didn't tell them the exact reason as she was afraid that they would be worried. Hence, she only said that Anne didn't want to go there, and it was fine for her stay here. If Clarissa couldn't manage, she would hire two more nannies to take care of them.
Although Chantel had always been unreliable, she was famous for being generous her friends. In addition, she had a high status in society as her parents were the founding fathers of the country, and on top of that, her nephew was the head of the richest company in Ascijan—Jordan Group. So in the past few years, although she was divorced, her private life had always been very rich as she had been with several young male partners. Hence, Chantel lived a happy life. Because Matteo did not allow her to intervene with the company's affair, she knew that her mother did not intend to give her a share of the company in the future, so she gave up the idea of having a child. After all, if the child was born, the baby and Anderson would be in the same generation, but there would be a big difference in their status. This was something she could never accept. Therefore, it would be better to not give birth to a baby than to be despised by others when born. That