Josephine returned to Nicholas' room and cleaned up the tools she had used to treat Nicholas. Her heart was still beating really fast, after witnessing the scene in the living room between Nicholas and Lucas. Nicholas' flat tone, all razor sharp, turned Lucas' words upside down and made him embarrass himself. Nicholas was not being rude or harsh. He was polite and refined, but cold as ice and as stiff as a slab of iron. Josephine could imagine how frustrated Lucas was facing Nicholas and she felt a little guilty, because her heart felt happy seeing Lucas suffer.Josephine had liked Lucas, when she was a teenager and the adrenaline rushes through her youth. It takes persistence and patience to admire Lucas, because he is the most popular boy in school. Josephine's rivals were not only girls from the same grade as her, but also upperclassmen and later also underclassmen. Not only handsome, athletic and masculine, Lucas is also the sole heir of the Hills Corporation, which is well
Josephine opened her eyes slowly and her eyes immediately stared at the high ceiling above her. She shook her head, trying to remember where she was right now. The ceiling of her room is not this high and wide.Josephine's hand moved, felt around the other side and she touched a piece of paper. Josephine took the paper and read the writing on the paper."I have to go to the office early because I have a little business to take care of. I have everything ready for you. You can stay and wait for me to come home, or Ben will drive you if you want to go home. Your new clothes are on the table because your clothes from yesterday can't be saved. The maids will take good care of you and you just need to tell her what you need. I'll call you later, baby."Josephine's face was bright red and she immediately sat up on the bed. Josephine held tightly to the blanket covering herself, while remembering and replaying last night's scene."Oh God, Oh God, Oh God," muttered Josephine, talking to herse
"Birthday party?" asked Josephine with raised eyebrows. "Should I bring a present too?"Lynner laughed. "Don't be ridiculous. I really don't like this kind of show, but my mother threatened to abandon me as a child if I refused again this time," he said in an even tone.Josephine understood how Lynner felt. Even though he is the third child of the Hardy family and not the main heir like his eldest brother, he must bear more or less the same burden as his two older brothers, only in slightly lighter portions."You should come, Josephine. I don't have many friends and a party like that would be boring because actually my birthday is just an excuse for my parents to show off," Lynner said with a sneer."I'll try and thank you for inviting me."Lynn Hardy's birthday party was being held at a five-star hotel downtown Metronine and just as Lynn had told Josephine, the guests who attended are many famous people from business, politics and entertainment to attend.Josephine came with Sky and
Lindsay's face turned bright red. She saw Nicholas's gaze that was so sharp and cynical at her, it made her tremble."You fell on purpose in front of me," Nicholas said coldly. "What did you expect? Did you think I would hold you from falling? Or hug you?"The people around started paying attention to Nicholas and Lindsay. However, from the start of his presence, Nicholas had already attracted the attention of many people and now suddenly a woman was trying to make a scene.Lindsay panicked seeing how many people were watching and Nicholas looked so cold. "No, no, Mr. Adams, I did slip and fall," Lindsay said nervously.Nicholas snorted. "How funny. You've been watching me since earlier and waddling towards me. You know, I took two steps back from where I was standing because I knew you would pass me, but apparently you deliberately turned and fell in front of me," Nicholas explained with a cynical tone.Some people started whispering again."That's Lindsay Jade, right? Why is she act
Flower's face beamed when she saw who was the one who caught her hand. "Uncle Nicholas," said Flower.Nicholas crouched down in front of Flower and stroked the little girl's cheek. "Hello little Flower, what are you doing here alone?" he asked softly."I came with my mother and Sky. My mother received an invitation from her friend, while she had promised to take care of Sky and I came home from school early, so she brought us both here. Did you also receive an invitation?" said Flower quickly.Nicholas laughed. He stood up and took Flower into his arms, then took her to sit on one of the chairs in the terrace garden."Yes, I also received an invitation, even though I don't really like parties," said Nicholas."Have you met mommy, uncle Nicholas?" asked Flower in a serious tone.Nicholas nodded. "Yeah, I met her and chatted for a bit. But it's too loud in there and I need to have a quick smoke."Flower looked for something from inside her dress pocket."Ah, here it is," said Flower hap
Lynn hugged Lea and kissed her cheek. "Mom, I thought I was old enough to celebrate birthdays with a party like this," Lynn said with annoyance in his voice."This is because we are grateful for your presence as our youngest child, Lynner Hardy," said Thomas firmly. "I also need to introduce you to my colleagues and business associates, even if you refuse to get involved in running our family business.""Oh, dad, please don't that topic again," said Lynn half laughed.Thomas shook his head. Lynn was his youngest child, the smartest and spoiled by him the most, but also the most stubborn.Instead of majoring in business and management like his two older siblings, in order to help each other take care of the Hardy family business, Lynn secretly enrolled in medical school, worked here and there part-time to cover his studies secretly and even left the house to lives in a college dorm, when Thomas opposes it.However upset, Thomas was also proud when he found out that Lynn graduated from
"Ms. Jade, can you explain what it's all about?" asked Lea in a sharp tone, looking at Janeth with a confused look. Lynn snorted sarcastically and looked at Janeth with raised eyebrows. "Are you still insisting that you didn't, Ms. Jade, that you insulted and belittled me? Not once, but twice.""Why are you insulting my son, Ms. Jade? Do you think it's easy for him to become a doctor like this?" Lea asked again, disappointment evident in her voice. "I thought you were a kind and polite girl."The scene on the big screen, which this time clearly showed Janeth's face, evil attitude, and very harsh words, made everyone present at the party annoyed and started talking to each other blaming Janeth."I knew that the woman in the first video is also Janeth Jade, the voice is the same, even the words are the same.""How evil is a woman like that, insulting other people at will, as if she was the greatest.""I thought only Lindsay likes to make noise, it turns out that her sister does too.""J
Everyone focused their attention on the big screen and watched the scene playing on it. Josephine was unmoved with a pale face.Nicholas took her hand and gently squeezed it. "Baby, are you okay?" whispered Nicholas.Josephine turned to Nicholas. "This video, why is it here?" asked Josephine confused."Sshhh...don't panic. Just have a look," Nicholas answered mysteriously."Is that the video that was circulating lately? Lucas had an affair with Ms. Josephine?""Hey, it's the same video, but why does it look different?""Who is playing this video and what does it mean?""See, this video is completely different. Lucas and Josephine's positions are far apart.""Josephine pushed Lucas, not pulled him like in the video circulating.""It seems that the videos circulating are the result of engineering.""That's right, it must be the result of engineering, editing that makes Lucas and Josephine look close."The video on the big screen clearly captured the distance between Josephine and Lucas