Nicholas had just come out of the triplets' room after accompanying them to bed, when his phone rang. He put it on the dining table."Baby, please see who's calling," Nicholas said.Josephine who was preparing coffee for Nicholas was surprised. She stared at the phone whose light was flickering with a surprised look."Honey, are you asking me to look at your phone?" she asked.Nicholas was sorting out the children's books on the coffee table, turning to Josephine. "Hm? Yes. So what? Do you mind?"Josephine's smile widened and she quickly took Nicholas' phone. "This is Haruma, honey," said Josephine."Take it and turn on the speakers," Nicholas said.Josephine received a call from Haruma and put on the speaker. Then she sat down on the sofa in the living room."Good evening, boss, I just found out the whereabouts of doctor Benneth Gunno and nurse Lisbeth Truman," Haruma said excitedly."Good job, Haruma," praised Nicholas as he sat beside Josephine on the sofa. "Where are they now?""D
Melisa was hysterical when the police arrested her. She could no longer evade it because the evidence and witnesses were clear against her, including a recording of her own conversation, which admitted that ahe had poisoned Farline by changing the formula of the drug being tested.Rocco accompanied Josephine to the police station to file a report and she had previously called Nicholas."Honey, I'm going to the police station to file a report with Rocco," Josephine said in a worried voice. "Ah, actually, I don't want to go anywhere."Nicholas was aware of the situation and he knew that Josephine might have felt emotional after learning that her mother had really died because of Melisa, the woman who later became her stepmother. This situation makes her confused and insecure."Baby, don't worry and just go there, Rocco will take care of you. I will follow and be with you immediately," Nicholas said calmly. "Don't worry about anything. The sooner we get this over with, the better. The Ja
Rocco returned to Farline Tech immediately after all the business at the police station was over. Nicholas requests that Josephine not return to Farline Tech.No matter how calm Josephine's demeanor was, but Nicholas knew that it was only on the outside, while her heart must have felt pain and confusion."I'll tell Fannie that Josephine will be taking 2 days off," Rocco said before leaving. "Take her somewhere nice and calm, Nic. She needs it. What she's been through lately is quite rocking.""Yes. I'll take good care of it," Nicholas replied. "Thanks for your help, bother.""Don't mention it. Just go and have fun."Nicholas took Josephine to a restaurant on the outskirts of town. The restaurant uses a beautiful natural concept. Customers can dine in the open air which is made in such a way, becoming a beautiful miniature of city parks, hills, rivers and foothills."This is a unique and beautiful restaurant," said Josephine in awe. She chose a place to eat in the riverside area.They
"Her name is Ingrid Adams, or Inggrid Fern--her maiden name. She is a genius scientist who earned the title of professor at a young age. Since childhood, her dream was to build a hospital that could help less fortunate people, at low cost, but treatment remains on par with expensive hospitals," Nicholas said, grabbing a coffee cup.The sweet aroma of cappuccino spreads throughout the room."You mean the Sparrow Clinic is your mother's project?" Josephine asked.Nicholas nodded. He took a sip of coffee and put the cup back on the table. "Yes. When I was only five years old, she was diagnosed with cancer and it was then that he built this villa as a retreat, while he designed the Sparrow Clinic. One year before he died, the Sparrow Clinic was finished and she had his groundbreaking ceremony.""Owh, that means your mother only took care of the Sparrow Clinic for one year?""Yes. Two months before she died, she left a will to my father and asked him to run the Sparrow Clinic, until I was
The next morning, Josephine woke up feeling better. Making love with Nicholas a few rounds, then having a nice dinner, soaking in the hot tub, and making more love before bed, made Josephine feel like she had completely rid herself of all the nagging and tiring stress.Having a heart-to-heart talk with Nicholas, where she could freely pour out all her worried and confused feelings, the comfort that Nicholas gave her as well as an injection of her spirit made Josephine stronger and more confident.She became more excited and her feelings lightened. She no longer thought too much about her mother's tragic death and also about the Jade Family. However Melisa and Lindsay's crimes will soon pay off and she will no longer be bothered by them."Baby, I think I'm ready to go back to Farline now," Josephine said while preparing breakfast. "I can't leave my duty too long. There's a lot of things I have to do there."Nicholas had just come out of the room, his shirt was still open and his hair w
"Party? Hooray," Flower cheered happily. "Is it your birthday, Daddy? We will make a birthday party for you?"Nicholas laughed and scooped the little girl up, then sat her on his shoulders. "No, my Little Princess. This is our thanksgiving party because of the success of Farline Tech and your mother have had in inventing great new anti-allergic drugs," Nicholas replied, looking at Josephine proudly."Are we having the party at the Adams Mansion?" asked Sky. "It's huge there and can accommodate thousands of people.""Not there, young man. I don't want too many people to know about the house we'll be living in together. It's going to be a pain for us later. Adams Mansion must remain our safe house. So we'll throw the party at McKenzie Manor.""Yeeaay," the triplets cheered together. They were jumping for joy.Josephine smiled at the joy. She nudged Nicholas' arm who had put Flower down."Wouldn't it be extravagant to have a party at McKenzie Manor? I think we'd better have a small one
"What did you do to Nicholas?" Josephine snapped angrily. "And who are you exactly?"The voice burst into laughter. "Ohoo, calm down Mrs. Adams, don't get mad just yet. He's fine. If you want, you could maybe meet him."Rocco motioned for Josephine to continue talking to the person on the phone. He is ready with pen and paper to write anything."Tell me first, what did you do to Nicholas? Did you treat him well? Was he hurt?" asked Josephine.The person laughed again. "Don't worry too much, Mrs. Adams. He is a valuable asset to Black Opium right now. His head is worth the entire Metronine City, so we will definitely treat him well."Lynn and Rocco looked at each other while Anna and Fannie held hands in fear."Don't talk too much," Josephine snapped. "Tell me where is he?""If you want to see him, come to the harbour, shed six on dock 2. Tomorrow at four o'clock in the afternoon. Come alone. Remember, Mrs. Adams, ALONE! I do not guarantee the safety of the father of your children if y
Josephine's head felt very heavy and her neck hurt. She groaned softly, realizing that she was lying on the cold hard cement floor.A dusty, musty smell filled the room and Josephine had no idea where she was.Josephine blinked, trying to adjust her eyes to the dim light in this seemingly empty room. There was nothing in the room and the only light came from the dim yellow lamps on the ceiling and the trellis windows on the walls.Josephine tried to stand up and unsteadily walked to the wall with a window so she could peek out.However, the window was too high and there was nothing to climb out of. Josephine pressed her ear against the wall, listening for the sound of water or the sound of seagulls.However, nothing was heard at all. Josephine concludes that she is no longer on board The Little Mermaid cruise ship as she was originally on.Josephine traced the wall towards the door, because she still felt dizzy. She pounded on the thick wooden door and screamed."Hey, get me out of he
"Italy?"Josephine's eyes widened. Nicholas nodded with a smile. "Yeah. You know, our beach--La Luna, we haven't been there for a while. I think a week or two would be nice."Josephine chuckled. "What are you planning, honey?""Hey, what? I'm just taking you on a honeymoon."Josephine laughed and hugged Nicholas. She rested her head on Nicholas' chest and enjoyed his husband's heartbeat, which sounded calm and steady."Let's have our honeymoon at La Luna, honey. I want to go alone with you," said Josephine gently.Nicholas stroked Josephine's hair slowly. "Baby, let's retire for now and settle down wherever we want. I'll leave Genesis completely to Summer and Autumn, while you can entrust Farline to Flower. I guess, we've done enough and for now, let the children do the work." Let's give everything to them to take care."Josephine nodded and hugged Nicholas tightly. "Yes. Let's retire and live wherever we like. Maybe two months on La Luna beach, two months here, the next two months in
"I can't say no, can I?" asked Josephine softly.Sky lowered his head, unable to meet his mother's eyes. Flower and Rain also lowered their heads, even Nicholas. The spacious room was cold and silent.Josephine was silent, deep in thought. He knew that eventually one of his six children would decide to continue Nicholas' work and it had to be done.She remembered the conversation she had with Nicholas a few years ago, when the first triplets decided to study at different universities in different countries."I will train one of my four confidants, to take control of the Gold Dragon," said Nicholas at the time. "Who do you think is the most suitable?"Josephine looked at Nicholas in surprise. "You don't intend to pass the Gold Dragon down to one of your children? Shouldn't that clan be passed down?"Nicholas shook his head with a smile. "I'm about to abolish that tradition, since I saw that among the first triplets no one was interested in doing so.""How do you know that no one is int
"Daddy, you can't be like this," Flower complained, glaring at Nicholas. "You're a mobster and you're afraid of getting hospitalized?"Nicholas pouted. "Don't confuse my work with my illness, doctor," Nicholas snapped. "Anyway, it's just an influenza.""Come on, dad, admit it. You're afraid of needles, right?" urged Flower with a wink.Josephine laughed seeing the father and daughter argue. She took Nicholas's hand and squeezed it gently."He don't need to be hospitalized, Flower. Your daddy isn't afraid of needles, but he doesn't like the smell of disinfectant and how the nurses are going around checking him every hour," said Josephine.Nicholas took Josephine's hand gently and kissed her palm with a smile. "Your mommy really understands me, Flow."Flower pouted and sighed. "Mommy, you always spoil him. At the hospital, the equipment for examining and caring for him is more complete than when daddy is treated at home. I and my fellow doctors can also examine daddy freely there," said
"This isn't our first project, is it?" Rain asked with a frown.Two of his men lowered their heads, avoiding his anger."Why is there still an error for a problem like this?" asked Rain annoyed."I admit my mistake, Mr. Rain," said Steven Bohn bravely. "The supplier of the floor we used to use suddenly informed us that the floor specifications we requested were not available due to a shortage of basic materials, so they offered a replacement at the same price. I had no idea that the replacement floor was not according to the original specifications."Rain sighed. "Take apart all the floors that have been installed and return them to the supplier. Find another supplier who can give us what we want, even if the price is higher. I don't want this project to have any flaws or defects, because the person who asked me to do this project is a very close and meaningful person to me. I don't want him to be disappointed!" Rain said firmly, then turned around and returned to his room.In the caf
"Hold him, Flow," Sky called while holding the kid down with his feet. "He'll run away again if you don't hold his hand!"Flower snorted and took the small creature's hand that was trying to rebel."Come on, it's just a shower, why are you guys so unruly," Flower complained half angry. "Where did Rain go, why is he taking so long? Doesn't he know that these stray cats are getting bored?""Mommy help, help us, moooommmmyyyy ...!""Gosh, Summer, people will think I'm torturing you if they hear you scream like that," Flower said angrily."I don't like showers!" Summer shouted."Me too!" added Autumn."You too, Forest?" Sky asked fiercely.The little boy called Forest turned his head quietly while patting the water with his chubby hands. "I like baths. I just don't like you guys.""Jeez," Flower moaned.The three children in the big bathtub started to misbehave again, but before Flower and Sky could run out of patience, Rain came driving a plant sprayer.He started the engine and a large
"Mom, why are you so pale? Are you sick?" asked Flower with a worried tone. She put her bag on the single sofa and approached Josephine who was lying straight on the long sofa while covering her eyes with her arms.Josephine lowered her arms and looked at Flower who was still wearing her middle school uniform."Flower, are you home already? I didn't hear you come in," said Josephine in a languid tone."I came in through the back door, because Madam Luan said you weren't feeling well since morning and lay here," Flower said. "What are you doing, mom? Do you have a fever?"Josephine smiled and stroked Flower's hair. "It's okay honey, just a little unsteady and nauseous. I think it's from a lack of sleep the past few days. You know, ever since Uncle Rocco came back to Italy for his honeymoon, I did all the research myself and the other day there was a bit of a problem at the distribution center so I have to go back and forth all day from the laboratory to the warehouse," said Josephine l
"He ... You mean, Lucas?"Lindsay nodded shyly."You and him..." Janeth didn't finish, only raised her eyebrows, waiting for Lindsay to say something.Lindsay sighed. "I think I've managed to forget him and bury my feelings and memories about him, all these years. It's not easy for me. Even though you never met me at that time, I'm sure you know that I have to undergo psychiatric therapy too. One of them is to let Lucas go.""Yes, I know. I think you really need that. Your obsession with Lucas has hurt a lot of people at that time," said Janeth."Yeah, I'm aware of that. However, Lucas came back and kept coming, even though I never wanted to see him. Last week when he came, I finally decided to see him because I really wanted to end things with him, but ...." Lindsay hung up her words."He won't let you go?" continued Janeth with a smile.Lindsay blushed, took a breath, and nodded. Janeth laughed and hugged Lindsay."I'm so happy for you, Lindsay. At least I can rest easy now, because
"You're getting thinner," Lucas said sadly. "Did you eat well during this time?"He stared at the woman in the dull blue prison uniform in front of him. Lindsay is still beautiful with her hair cut short, even though her face is getting thinner and her eyes are dim.Finally, after Lindsay repeatedly refused visits during the nearly six years he was in this correctional facility, she also agreed to accept Lucas."What do you want, Lucas?" Lindsay asked quietly. "Why do you keep coming even though I keep rejecting you? Aren't you bored?"Lucas has never missed visiting Lindsay in the last five years. Every two months he would come, leave the food he brought with the warden because Lindsay never wanted to see him.Lindsay's cellmates were about to enjoy the food and after walking around for a while instead they were excitedly looking forward to Lucas' visit because it meant there was good food available.Lindsay stared at the floor, not daring to meet the eyes of the man she once loved,
"It's not for me to judge who I'm dealing with," James said softly. "After all, you're still young. You don't know anything about the real world. You taking a decision like this, is a great big step. Your heart is good, only clouded by your parents' manipulation. Your mind is clear, only clouded by your sister's bad influence. When all the ugliness is gone, you dare to regain your purity. That's great!"Janeth listened to James' words with her head down. James' deep voice was pleasing to the ear and what he said was soothing to her heart.James reached out and took Janeth's chin, moving her up so their eyes met. "Cheer up. I'll wish you all the best. Tomorrow is the day, so you need to be completely healthy and ready."Janeth's eyes blinked slowly and her hand lifted, holding James' hand on his chin, then, Janeth brought her face closer to James and planted a kiss on the man's lips.James was stunned, frozen in the warmth of Janeth's ripe lips crushing his. He could feel the desperati