Two days later.
A white car stopped in front of Roderick's villa, and Cassie got off from the carriage. The driver's car was belonging to Lennon.
"Cassie, you can't neglect your homework during the summer vacation. I bought those two workbooks for you, and if you have time, you have to practice." Lennon warned the girl with a relaxed expression.
"I know!" Cassie smiled and agreed readily.
But Lennon knew that this little fellow liked to play and would definitely not put all its heart into learning!
"Don't watch too many celebrity variety shows, read more books, eat less snacks and drink more water." Lennon could not help but say.
Cassie looked at him and giggled, "Lennon, why do you care about me more than my mother!"
Lennon's handsome face grew red without anyone noticing, and he said with a serious face, "I don't want you to give up halfway through what you've done. Your results are a bit better than yours from before."
"Hum!
With Cassie at home, the little guy became even more lively. Cassie was a child king, and Franklin was a follower, so no matter what she said, he would listen attentively to do. Furthermore, Cassie was also a child who cared a lot about him, so even though she and Franklin were separated by ten years, it did not stop them from playing together.Victoria took the chance to practice her zither music again. During her free time, she would teach Cassie a few important things, but Cassie had been suppressed for a whole semester and was now like a wild horse on the loose. How could she be willing to study anymore?Instead, she kept asking about Victoria so she could meet Betty when she came out.Roderick went to the company to take care of the work, and the day after tomorrow he was going to personally send Cassie and Franklin abroad, so he should be rather busy these two days. Victoria made a cup of coffee and sat on the lounge chair on the balcony, watching the two
This meant that the domestic media had sharp eyes, and they would immediately be able to compare it with her. She could not allow her to lose to those female celebrities at this point."Betty, hurry up and come out! There's no one on the other side of the red carpet. You can walk over there and we can take a picture of you standing on the red carpet.""I'm not going!" Betty shook her head. She really didn't want to go."I saw Sariah Gutierrez shooting it just now. You knew that you and her new movie will be released during the summer, don't tell me you want her fame to suppress yours?"Diya added anxiously, "That's right!" I just saw her shamelessly wearing a red carpet with an international superstar at her waist. If you don't work hard, we'll have come here for nothing."Betty had no choice but to cover her face with the water. After that, Diya immediately went up and fixed her lower lip makeup, and Lola made Matteo prepare the camera. As long as
The music started and the lights dimmed. The top models around the world walked out from the entrance of the stage with elegant cat steps. They were as delicate as a queen.The clothes on their bodies were meticulously groomed, exuding an extremely strong sense of fashion, and just by looking at them, one would have the desire to love them. Betty's gaze was naturally attracted, she blinked her eyes, and stared fixedly at the beautiful dresses, like a greedy kitten, she quickly absorbed them.Everyone's eyes were focused on the fashion show, but there were a few who were absent-minded. For example, the man sitting beside Betty, who was originally here to watch the show due to Santos' invitation, did not have much interest in the clothes themselves. At this moment, it seemed to him, there is a more interesting thing.He squinted his eyes as he admired the expression of the woman beside him. It seemed like it was slightly more interesting.He lazily sat on t
Betty returned to the hotel in a daze. After thinking about it, she could only think of one person, and that was Bryson.Why did this man want to help her? Where did he get the ability to get the chief designer to give her entire line of clothes? That was the latest major investment coveted by many celebrities!This fashion week would be maintained for a week, so it was still very lively here. There were different shows for each day, but for Betty's hotel reception, she received a week's worth of admission cards. She could go to the red carpet anytime, or attend any fashion show.At the same time, among the cards, there was a special invitation to a dinner party at the end of Fashion Week. It was a gathering of celebrities, a lavish feast that attracted the attention of the entire world.Half an hour after Betty received the card, Bryson called. He only said one sentence, "During that banquet, you will be my female companion and attend. When the time come
Morning, half past seven.Victoria's biological clock woke her up on time. Her first thought was to see if her son had woken up, but another thought immediately popped up in her mind. Didn't her son get sent abroad yesterday?She immediately relaxed her body and stretched, then continued to sleep on her palm. Without her son by her side, she was too lazy to be like a cat, how comfortable she was.Victoria had been watching Betty's fans fight from the start. When she saw it was 11: 30 in the afternoon, she only woke up when she was really hungry.First, she soaked a cup of milk and stood on the balcony, enjoying the distant scenery of the high-rise buildings. A cool breeze blew.Roderick's villa occupied an extremely rich and natural resource. Leaning against the mountain ridge, the air was fresh and the environment was elegant, causing people to definitely have a wonderful feeling of being able to enjoy it.Victoria casually made some food f
Although the girl was rejected, she turned around and watched him leave with longing eyes, leaving behind regret in her heart.When Roderick walked out of the airport, he saw that in the long queue, there was a very eye-catching white car.Victoria also saw him. She pressed open the door, and Roderick opened the door and sat down.When Victoria saw the trace of tiredness between his brows, she couldn't help but ask out of concern, "Do you want me to send you back to rest?"Roderick looked at her sideways, and stubbornly said, "No, I want to go to your house!"Victoria did not speak anymore, the car went into the side drive and started running along the wide airport road. Roderick leaned his hands on his chest, his expression relaxed, and his mouth raised up involuntarily.The Marquez Mansion, around four thirty.Desmond called Grace, who was playing mahjong outside, to let her go home, saying that Victoria would come back to eat lunch
The Marquez Mansion was right in front of the high-end residential area, so Victoria's car was driving in and went straight to the direction of the huge villa. When she arrived at the gate of the Marquez Mansion, Victoria did not drive in, and stopped right beside.Roderick followed her out of the car, and went to the door and pressed the doorbell.Roderick frowned, did this woman not have any status in this family? There was no key or code.Actually, Victoria was too lazy to take it, because other than her father being at home, she would always come back. Normally, she wouldn't even want to return to this home.She never thought that the one who would open the door from the hall would shockingly be the sexy and fashionable Kaylin. Victoria secretly mocked, thinking that the clothes Kaylin wore today, was for the man beside her to see!"Sis, Mr. Arnold, you're here, come in!" Kaylin displayed warmth, and her smile was beautiful and charming.
After Kaylin finished pouring the tea, she raised her head, only to see Roderick's gaze on her, a look of jealousy and unwillingness sweeping across her heart. She had obviously dressed so beautifully tonight, yet Roderick's eyes did not land on her.She ran into the kitchen, Grace looked at her, Kaylin bit her lips, and her expression clearly showed her disappointment."Mom, what should we do? He didn't even look at me." Kaylin bit her lips and complained.A flash of ruthlessness appeared in Grace's eyes. Did Roderick really like Victoria that much? Did he know her past? In the past, when she was fell in love with Austin. She remembered the last time she cleaned up her room, she had even gotten some pictures of her, and they were all intimate photos of her with Austin.Looks like she ought to let Roderick admire it properly as well.She narrowed her eyes and thought for a while, then came up with an idea. She turned to the maid who was washing the
"Test him? Why?" Victoria did not understand.Roderick also understood that she was a small fry in the business world. He patted her shoulder and said, "I'll tell you about it when we get into the car."After getting into Roderick's car, with the windows tightly closed, Roderick turned to Victoria, who was still waiting for his reply."I suspect that the testament in Yves's hands, you do not get fifty percent of the Marquez Group's shares!" Roderick said directly.Victoria couldn't help but gasp, "Why?""I think that when your father was alive, he did not have any last will, but instead the testament was made after his death. And it was the last will that Grace and Yves formed together. If I'm not wrong, you can't even get any share of the Marquez Group!" Roderick had to give her some preventive measures to prepare her heart.Victoria's face immediately turned pale. If the testament were made by her father after his death, wouldn't the Marquez Group have fallen into Grace's hands? Cou
The morning light was exceptionally bright, as if it was a huge golden crack that split the sky, tearing through the gray sky bit by bit, illuminating the land.Victoria opened her eyes. A ray of sunlight had just pierced into her eyes, causing her to quickly close her eyes, and for the past few days, she had been crying too much, causing her eyes to be dry and sensitive. At this time, a large palm covered her eyelashes in an extremely considerate manner, preventing the sunlight from shining into her eyes again.On Roderick's warm palm, he could feel her long eyelashes blink, and lightly brush the skin on his palm as if it were made of feathers. This made the corner of his sexy mouth hooked up.He pulled up a thin layer of curtains, blocking out the sun and leaving the room in a warm room.Victoria gently blinked her eyes, and after two more blinks, her eyes became clear and bright, as though they were twinkling in stars. Roderick really loved her eyes, when she cried, it made people'
Bryson looked at her and sneered, "It's only now that you know to guard against me, don't you think it's too late?"Betty stared at him, and before long, her pretty face turned pale, "You can't do this, bastard!""Why? Don't you like a bastard?" Bryson continued to refute."You ... To me, I would never like a bastard. I like a gentleman." Betty retorted in an even worse tone.Bryson squinted, in the dark carriage, his eyes were still as sharp as ever, "So, you have a man you like?"Theobald's face appeared in Betty's mind, she thought, "I don't like him, I just admire him! Because he really fits her bill."When she raised her eyebrows she immediately blurted out, "Yes!"Bryson's face looked especially tense and unsightly under the dim blue light. He never thought that this woman would actually have a man he liked."Who is he?""There's no need to tell you!" Betty smirked.Bryson suddenly stepped on the brakes, causing Betty's body to fiercely lean forward. She immediately turned her h
Roderick station is in mourning hall who get attention greatly, have a few come to the business circles personage, come over at once and he dozen a greeting.There were a few business people who came to greet him as a form of courtesy to the CEO of the Arnold Group. Roderick bowed in return, and he stood there, just to accompany Victoria.Austin and his father had arrived at the very last moment, and Austin felt sorry for her.She had Roderick, who never left her side, accompanying her father.Grace sobbed uncontrollably under the condolences of some business partners several times. This caused Victoria to feel extremely disgusted, as her father did not need her to cry like this.After releasing a string of firecrackers in the afternoon, Kaylin took Desmond's portrait and carried his ashes to a black carriage to be buried. Victoria had not been by Desmond's side for many years already, so she did not even know where the tomb he bought was.Roderick sat on the car with Bryson.When the
In the evening, Roderick and Victoria returned together. Roderick did not tell Victoria about the lawyer because she had borne enough pain now.That night, Victoria did not let Betty come over again to take care of her because Betty was also tired last night.That night, after Roderick finished showering, he came to her room wearing a set of casual pajamas. At this time, Victoria did not refuse to accompany him at all.Lightly caressed her brows and eyes a few times, wanting to help her calm down. He also lightly patted her shoulders to coax her to enter an even deeper sleep.Early in the morning, when Betty was still sleeping, a phone call woke her up. She picked it up to see that it was again Lola, and her head was spinning. She really wasn't in the mood to go."Hello, Sister Lola, didn't I say I wanted you to help me put it off?""There's no need to push it now. You can rest for a few more days. The official announcement just now said that this episode would be delayed for another
"Then why did he go to the hospital that day? Did he faint in his office?""No, when we went to the hospital that day, it was your father who decided to go. He probably wanted to know how bad his condition was as well! That afternoon, he signed too many documents, sat for too long, and he was a little dizzy when he stood up. Only then did he get a little worried, and said that he was going to the hospital for an examination.""In other words, before my father went to the hospital, his condition was still considered stable!" Victoria asked carefully."No! There have been signs of a rebound in the company's performance recently. Mr. Marquez was even relieved and didn't get any work stimulation. I have always been by his side.""Then there's nothing wrong with his medicine, right?""The medicine is fine, every time I pour it for him, it's always those pills the doctor gave him.""It's those pills that Doctor Clare prescribed.""And then? Did you see my father faint that afternoon?""No!
Inside the master bedroom, Roderick was also not asleep. He sat in front of the French window, and looked up at the stars in the night sky. His handsome face had been shrouded in a layer of mysterious shadow.He agreed with Victoria that Desmond must have been doing his best to say something before he died. As he pointed his hand to Grace, it was sure that Grace was related to Desmond's death.If he wanted to resolve the knot in Victoria's heart, he must investigate this matter clearly as soon as possible and give Desmond justice.He called Carson. Although it was early in the morning, Carson quickly picked it up. "Hello, Mr. Arnold, did something happen?""Tomorrow morning, contact the law firm of the Marquez Group for me. Tell them that I want to cooperate with them." Roderick ordered.Carson did not waste much time, he directly answered, "Okay! I'll ask the person in charge to come and see you tomorrow morning."After hanging up the phone, the corner of Roderick's mouth curled up i
An hour later, Roderick went upstairs and gently knocked on Victoria's room. The sadness on Victoria's face was still very obvious, but it seemed that her emotions had stabilized. Betty looked at her with eyes filled with sadness and grievance."Come down!" Roderick said to them."Alright, we'll be right down." Betty replied.Victoria's eyes were red and swollen from crying, she only raised them slightly, not looking at Roderick as Roderick gently closed the door.Betty got up and went into the bathroom, bringing a warm towel out. She gently lifted Victoria's face, and used a towel to wipe the tears off her face. Victoria closed her eyes, her eyes were red and swollen, her face was pale, and she looked extremely haggard."Victoria, we can secretly investigate your father's death, but now, you have to think about your own body! Franklin needs you." Betty explained to her.Victoria and Betty had chatted for an hour, she had vented her sorrow. She hated Grace, and she felt unworthy for h
Along the way back to Roderick's villa, Victoria continued to be silent, and it was unknown what she was thinking. When they arrived, the first thing Roderick wanted to do was to contact his good friend Bryson, and then ask him to contact Betty, so that she could console and comfort Victoria.As a close friend, she definitely knew how to let Victoria vent the grief in her heart.Roderick stood outside the courtyard and called Bryson."Hey! Roderick, you've returned back?" Bryson asked directly.He would have known that Roderick was abroad, but it was not because Roderick disclosed it to him, but because he got it from his brother Lennon. Because his brother was concerned about his female student, Cassie."Yes! We returned home. Today Victoria's father passed away, and do you have Betty's number? Take her over to comfort Victoria. She's very sad right now." Roderick's voice was somewhat heavy and hoarse.Bryson's tone became more serious, "I have her number, I'll contact her right now