Megan thought about her relationship with the Lakes. If anything happened because of the kidnapping, she would be the one to bear most of the brunt!At first, the engagement between the Lake and the Yard Families happened because the Yards' fashion chains were still popular in Astoria. However, the tide had turned when her family's business went downhill in recent years. In contrast, the Lakes' business was growing and overtook the Yards.As the engagement was publicly announced early on, the Lakes and the Yards did not plan to call it off. When Meredith became the fiancée of Pierre Fowler, Megan and Finneas's engagement finally took shape as well, for the Lakes wanted to be connected to the Fowlers through the Yard sisters' marriages.The fact that Megan's marriage hinged on Meredith's was the reason she agreed to Meredith's plan to get rid of Juniper.But the two young masters of the Fowler Family had to save Juniper, and the cat would be out of the bag soon. Meredith's engagement t
Pierre's pupils shrunk threateningly, and he slowly took a seat in his chair. "Go on." "The incident started from the moment Juniper ran into Megan and Meredith at the bakery.The two sides got into a conflict, after which the two Miss Yards left the scene. Not long after, a homeless man barged into the bakery and forcefully took Juniper. We investigated the van bought by the young masters, but it is a scrapped vehicle with a fake number plate.""As for the two kidnappers, they have criminal records-they're two human traffickers who are now gone. But according to the police, Miss Selena Yard insisted that the kidnapping was the doing of Megan and Meredith Yard."At this point, Niall paused and asked cautiously, "President Fowler, do we need to continue the investigation?"If the investigation continued, they would soon be looking into Meredith. After all, this incident was more or less related to her, and she was a public figure whose reputation would be affected by any controversy. T
"Jojo, are you going to hurt my poor heart too? Have mercy... Why does this happen to me?" Jameson suddenly fell to the floor and started crying.Juniper immediately sat up in bed. Of course, she knew that these two boys had saved her, and she did not hate them at all. She just simply wasn't in the mood to talk and preferred to be left alone in her own world. However, the situation in her room was getting a little messy."Stop crying."Jameson still sobbed and wailed."Alright, I will talk to you."At that, Jameson instantly stopped crying and stared at her pitifully. "For real?”She gave him a light nod. Gleeful, Jameson once again confirmed that fake crying was a time-tested, useful strategy. It worked on his grandparents, Jojo, the family servants, and now the cute girl!Selena broke into a relieved smile. Although Juniper still looked expressionless, the fact that she talked was valuable enough.At that time, Selena's phone suddenly buzzed, and she hurriedly took the call in a cor
Finneas had dreamed of getting a partnership with JNS Corporation. Therefore, when Megan mentioned that she'd pick up her gown, he immediately put everything aside and followed her to the store to try his luck. To his dismay, the first thing he ran into was Selena Yard, the shameless b*tch!Upon seeing his face, Selena sneered with a hint of mockery, which was mostly directed at herself.How did I get blinded by love and fell for a man like him?"Evil? Scheming? I don't think I deserve those adjectives." She lifted her chin and glared threateningly at Megan. "Those are for describing the lady beside you."At this point, Selena's stare could almost burn holes right through Megan.She was agitated at the thought of Megan grabbing Juniper's hair and slapping Juniper, and she badly wanted to tear Megan into pieces. However, the timing was not right-a physical assault would only play out in Megan's favor."Selena, what nonsense is that? Did I somehow offend you again?""Offend me? Did you
There were people who could easily command attention with their voice, and Pierre Fowler was one of them. Everyone in the store could not help but look at him.At the entrance, he showed up looking smart and elegant in activewear. The moment he stepped into the store, the air around him seemed to have frozen. He strolled over to Selena and put his arm around her shoulders. "Are you okay?"Her left cheek was swollen and red from the slap, but even her right cheek was flushed now. In that instance, everything around her felt surreal. "I'm fine.""How could you be fine? Your cheek is swollen."Upon seeing the man, Finneas perked up and observed him. Despite the man's authoritative aura, Finneas straightened his back due to his inflated ego and scoffed. With Selena Yard's background and personality, how good could her man be?He coughed and interrupted them, "Well, well, I didn't expect you to get a new partner in no time! You're loose indeed." As if that was not enough, he shot Selena a
Finneas knew that Pierre was insulting him, but he could not explode in anger.Right now, Lake Corporation needed help to get itself out of the dire situation. He had to lower himself and get the support of JNS Corporation. Knowing that many companies in Astoria were competing for JNS Corporation's partnership, he could not afford to put dignity before opportunity. Otherwise, he would lose out in the stiff competition."I was too rash just now. It's all my fault. I'll treat you to a meal one day and apologize formally to Selena. How does that sound? Hmm... Forget about picking a date. Let's make it today!"Pierre finally set his gaze on Finneas. "A formal apology? Alright. I'd love to see how you're going to apologize for slapping her."Selena had been staring intently at Finneas all the time.Indeed, she wished to see how low Finneas could stoop in order to partner with JNS Corporation.At that time, Finneas started to feel ashamed.He did something abominable-slapping Selena. Based
Finneas finished picking up the bills, straightened his back, and handed the money to Selena. “Selena, didn’t you say that these are not enough? How much do you want? I will prepare the amount later.”Gazing into his ‘sincere’ eyes, she was momentarily speechless. Pierre unexpectedly accepted the stack of bills and said, “Alright.”Finneas instantly beamed at him, thinking that everything was settled. “In this case—”Before he could finish his sentence, Pierre slapped the bills back onto his face. “She will get any amount of money she needs from me. She doesn’t need your money.”The bills hit Finneas on the face, but he bit his lip and smiled widely.“President Lake, you’re quite resilient. I’m in awe of you. So, alright, we shall consider this issue settled,” Pierre remarked.After hearing that, Finneas finally let out a huge sigh of relief. His endurance and efforts had not gone to waste. He commented, “We got to know each other better through this misunderstanding. Next time, I sha
Holly Adams appeared unsettled by Megan’s personal question. “Well, Miss Yard, it’s not a good idea to ask me that. You will put me in a tight spot.” She had a troubled expression on her face.“What’s so secretive about it?” Megan blew on her coffee. “Miss Adams, My friends are all single. When they get hitched, I’ll refer them to your store for tailored luxury gowns. Does that sound good?”“If so, I will be very grateful to you.” Holly bit her lips and answered, “Miss Yard, I will tell you the truth. The man you met in the store today is not the president of JNS Corporation.”Megan’s eyes widened in surprise, and she sat up straight. “What did you say?”“Well, I am in a difficult position too. I received orders from our president to put on a show, and I was to introduce the man as our president since no one truly knew the identity of the real president anyway. As for a reason behind this, our president did not elaborate more. I guess the man could be a friend of the president, and th
"If you knew nothing about my purported affair with another man, why would you bring it up? Megan, we’re siblings. How could you side with the others? When I become the subject of slander, are you really going to smear my name as well?”“You! Your infidelity is a known fact. No one is slandering you! Not only did you sleep with another man, you even had his child! That little girl is proof of it! Do you think that you could start off anew as the president of JNS Corporation? No matter what title you hold, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re a sl*t!” Megan roared at Selena at the top of her lungs.Megan’s behavior of calling her half-sister a sl*t made the guests question her character.Selena was calm in the face of Megan’s outburst. “I naively thought that Finneas was the father of the child I carried. I took great care of the baby, fearing that I would hurt her. But Finneas suddenly told me that he wanted a breakup because you were pregnant. Ah, I almost forgot about it. Your chi
Selena paused in the middle of her speech. “The wedding of my half-sister and my childhood sweetheart.” The crowd stirred after she dropped the bomb. Wow, there is so much more drama going on. This wedding is too overwhelming!Neither Megan nor Finneas expected Selena to bring up the topic. After all, Selena’s reputation was also at stake, for she had gotten pregnant out of wedlock. Despite that, she ended up confessing everything.“When I was thirteen, I learned that our family had agreed to an engagement with the Lake Family. It was at that time I knew for sure that I’d marry the handsome Finneas Lake in the future. I was very young and inexperienced in love. Our relationship was good, and we studied in the same class at the same school.”“When we were young, he was a handsome, gentle, and sophisticated boy. Back then, I always thought that he was the embodiment of the ideal man, worthy of all compliments. Since the engagement, my name has become synonymous with ‘Finneas’s girlfrien
After delivering the demand, Roland immediately left Selena’s side and returned to his seat. Pierre was seated not far away from her and stole a glance at her. It happened that she was looking at him too.Their eyes met, but none of them looked away. Finally, she snorted and retracted her gaze. Outside the room, Juniper flung Joaquin’s hand away. “I don’t need you to lead me around!”He turned around and stared at her with his usual aloof expression. “You all are liars! You and your dad are nothing but liars!” She glared fiercely at him.He had nothing to say because they had indeed lied to Selena and Juniper. Earlier, Pierre had instructed the twins to tell the same story; he even introduced their surname as Moody.“Do you think I’ll be grateful to you after you saved me today? I won’t!” Then, she left in a fit of rage. At that moment, Linda finally found Juniper. “Gosh, little girl, where did you go?”“Let’s leave, Miss Linda.” Juniper took Linda’s hand, and before she left, she tur
“Pierre and Selena!” Megan said in an agitated manner. “When I was in Forever Gown, I saw Pierre with the twins. Selena called him ‘Hubby’ and even said that they were her kids!”In an instant, Meredith’s mind buzzed. I can’t believe that the woman is Selena! I wouldn’t be afraid of any other women, but it must not be Selena!“She also said that Pierre was the President of JNS Corporation. After I stepped out of the shop, I realized that I had left my bag behind, so I returned and heard them saying that Pierre wasn’t really the president. Otherwise, why would I decide to expose their lies? They’ve partnered up to set me up!”Megan finally understood what was going on. “Merry, it’s apparent that Pierre and Selena are in an immoral relationship. Otherwise, why would he help her put on this show when he’s so busy?” Meredith’s legs turned to jelly when she heard that. “When did that happen? Was it before the event in the cake shop?” Meredith tried to sound calm so that she wouldn’t appea
Pierre had proposed to Selena, and she was wearing the ring he had given her, but it was at this moment that she found out he was Pierre Fowler.“Pierre!” Roland called out and shuffled toward Pierre. “Please don’t take what just happened to your heart. It’s because Megan didn’t recognize you. You see, Merry and your sons are four years old, but we have never met before, which is the cause for the misunderstanding. So, we should meet up more.”Selena was flabbergasted when she heard what Roland said.She recalled that when she was in the Fowler Residence, she heard the housekeeper calling out ‘Young Master Jamie’, but she didn’t read too much into it at that time. So, the twin sons are the kids of Meredith and Pierre!At that instant, Selena was disgusted by the fact that he was Pierre Fowler, and on top of that, he also had kids with Meredith.I’ve unknowingly become a mistress! How revolting!Pierre shot a disdainful look at the old man and took a seat. Meanwhile, his bodyguards blo
Just then, a group of bodyguards rushed over and stood in front of Pierre. “He’s a gigolo! Selena, President Lawrence has gotten into contact with the President of JNS Corporation before, so I’m sure that he can point out that the man isn’t the president. Will you wake up to reality?” Megan’s eyes welled up with tears as she was trying to pretend that she loved her sister.Finneas charged forward and landed a loud slap on Megan’s face. “What is wrong with you?!”After Megan was slapped, she stared at Finneas in disbelief, for she had never expected that he would slap her right in front of so many people at their wedding. Suppressing her tears, Megan said, “Finneas, do you still believe her? That man is a gigolo! I’ve done a proper investigation. He’s not the President of JNS Corporation. He’s a liar! My sister isn’t the president’s wife! I know you’re eager to cooperate with JNS Corporation, but—” “Enough!” Finneas growled. Megan shuddered in fright, for she had never seen him so fur
Never once in Selena’s day had she forgotten about her father’s mean words. Roland’s face turned livid because that was exactly what he said to his daughter.Other guests traded glances upon hearing that. Judging from Roland’s expression, they figured that what Selena said was true. How ruthless could a father be to say such things to his daughter?“Miss Yard, come on. It’s not the time to talk about business. We haven’t met for a long time. Will you have a chat with me?” Zeke tried to smooth things over by changing the topic.“Sure.” Then, Selena ignored her father and shuffled toward Zeke. It was too embarrassing for Roland because he was humiliated by his daughter in front of so many powerful people.Just then, Megan, who was clad in a wedding dress, appeared at the venue, which stunned everyone. Typically, the bride would only appear at the venue after the emcee went on stage and made an introduction.Why did she come here on her own? Megan told her assistant to lift the hem for h
"You have to bring her to the basement and make sure that no one will find her. Got it? After that, you’ll be rewarded duly,” Meredith said. The waiter nodded and turned to leave.Meanwhile, Juniper had lost her way and couldn’t return to the wedding hall because the place was huge. She was too happy to play with the twins just now, so she didn’t remember the route back to the hall.Just then, a waiter came over and inquired, “Kiddo, are you lost?” “Yeah, Mister. I’m lost. I’m looking for Mommy.”“Is your mommy here to attend the wedding?""Yeah!”“I’ll bring you to look for her now.” “Thanks, Mister!” Unsuspectingly, Juniper followed the waiter and left the place.A while later, however, her suspicion was aroused because they had reached a really dark place. “Mister, are we heading in the wrong way?”“No. You’ll see your mommy soon.” Juniper took a look at the waiter and turned to run away, but the waiter caught her immediately.“Help! Help!”Meanwhile, Pierre had stepped into the we
That’s impossible! I just told everyone that Selena had married the President of JNS Corporation, but now she’s become the President herself. That’s… Roland thought.Soon, Selena was surrounded by many people who had been wanting to cooperate with JNS Corporation. Naturally, they wouldn’t let this chance slip through their fingers.Meredith had looked around the venue in search of Selena, but the latter was nowhere in sight. However, since she was a public figure, it was inappropriate for her to stay there for a long time, so she went back to Megan’s room. Therefore, she wasn’t aware that Selena had arrived.On her way back to the room, she came across Joaquin, Jameson, and Juniper in the corridor.Why are they so close to each other? They’re triplets!Meredith was flustered upon seeing this. As long as Juniper was still alive, the secret in the past might be exposed one day.Since her previous failed attempt, she hadn’t dared to make another move.Having said that, she knew she had t