"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
Pierre then carried the child in his arms. At that moment, the tall man revealed his gentle and caring side to Juniper, while she became more expressive and outgoing because of the man. Soon, the kid was seen chuckling, holding the man’s finger. “Hey, that’s cheating! No way! You’re cheating!”Meanwhile, at the sight of their touching interaction, the heartwarming scene soon moved Selena to tears. Juniper must have wanted to have a father so badly, even though she has never spoken her mind about that at all. It was only then that Selena recalled seeing her daughter’s drawing during her art class. It was an artwork that depicted a scenario in which a family of three was dining together.Although Selena had never thought about committing to another relationship, she felt a strong urge to build a family for her daughter. She then wiped off her tears and headed downstairs, followed by Pierre and Juniper a few moments later. Then, the lady pretended as if nothing had ever happened, placing
“Wait a minute! I think I’ve just figured it out!” At that moment, something seemed to cross Jameson’s mind. “Jojo, do you think this could be the wedding ring that Dad wants to give Mom? Oh, dear! What is he gonna do without the ring now that it’s with me?”Nevertheless, Jameson’s words were met with silence, as Joaquin only stared at the ring in silence. “Well, people buy a ring to propose. Since Mom and Dad are not married yet, could Dad be planning to propose to Mom?”Jameson gently thumped his head and beat himself up. “Oh, man! I shouldn’t have taken the ring! Dad is gonna be so mad when he realizes his ring is missing.”“Just go to bed now. Keep the ring somewhere safe and give it back to him later on.” Joaquin lay down on the bed straight away.Meanwhile, Jameson put the ring back into the case and said, “Dad is not good at sweet-talking, so I wonder how he’s gonna propose to Mom. In fact, I think I could do better if I were in his place. Anyway, is Mom gonna cry when she sees
‘Jameson stole the ring and took the liberty of proposing to you with it. That was never my idea.’ After a long deliberation, Pierre finally made up his mind to send Meredith the message.Although his frankness would definitely break the lady’s heart in a cruel way, he still figured that telling her the truth was the better way to deal with this mess since he knew he was a terrible liar.The man then continued to sit in his car and smoked while brooding on the matter in a preoccupied manner. Meredith has always replied to my every message almost instantaneously, even though I have never done the same in return. However, she seems to be taking longer than usual to reply to my text this time.Even after waiting for a long while, she still hadn’t replied. Well, maybe she feels awkward and thinks it’s better not to bring it up. So, that’s probably not a bad thing for both of us either. At the thought of that, Pierre tossed the cigarette butt out of the car window and drove off.Meanwhile,
As soon as Pierre stepped into the mansion, the butler, Yoel, immediately walked up to him with a big smile. “Congratulations on your successful proposal, Young Master Pierre! You’re finally getting married!” Worried that his words might have sounded inappropriate, Yoel quickly added, “My apologies. I must have gotten carried away with my words since due to my happiness for you. You’re going to marry sooner or later anyway.”Pierre knitted his eyebrows after hearing the butler. “What’s going on?” I have a bad feeling about this. My boy must have taken the ring and fooled around with it.At that time, Meredith had already left, while John and Helen were discussing their son’s wedding. Upon seeing Pierre, the old man’s faint smile faded, and he returned to his usual stern self. “Since you’ve already proposed, we should go about the preparation for your wedding.”After hearing his father, Pierre knew that his guess was right. Meredith happened to visit earlier today, and I bet that littl
At that moment, Pierre’s eyes widened in shock when he recalled the wedding ring that Niall had prepared for him. Oh jeez! I nearly forgot about the ring! I was supposed to grant Juniper’s birthday wish by proposing to her mother, but it slipped my mind ever since her abduction.I remember putting it in my car, but I don’t remember seeing it when I was driving earlier today. No one else has taken my ride except my boys. Thus, if the ring goes missing, that could only mean… At the thought of that, Pierre stood up straight all of a sudden, leaving Juniper in confusion.“Relax, Mr. Handsome. You seem desperate to propose to Mom. Shh!” Juniper looked back and peeked at Selena. “Don’t ruin the surprise.”“Juniper, tell your mom that I need to leave for some urgent business.” “Alright, Mr. Handsome. Goodbye!”Pierre then walked out the door and made his way to his car as he began to search high and low for the ring. Soon, he knew that his memory served him right when he couldn’t find it any
Meanwhile, Megan rejoiced at the sight of Selena’s hesitancy. This matter is getting out of hand, but the poor lady has no idea that I’m just putting on a show all the time. I can’t wait to see how she cleans up the mess.“I don’t have a say in this matter.” Selena’s voice still sounded cold as it had always been from the beginning.“Oh, come on! You both are a couple, so I’m sure your words carry some weight, don’t they? Furthermore, I heard he dotes you on quite a lot, so I think he’ll definitely listen to you,” Roland said and waved his hand.“That’s right. I can tell that he really dotes on you too. Unless you’re still mad at Dad or me, you would kindly lend us a hand, wouldn’t you? After all, we’re a family, right?”“Exactly! We’re a family, and that’s why we should bear no grudge against each other. Please tell him that we’d like to dine together someday. In fact, when Meredith becomes a Fowler, he and Pierre will be in-laws by then. Thus, I’d say this is promising to him!” Rola
“Wait a minute! I think I’ve just figured it out!” At that moment, something seemed to cross Jameson’s mind. “Jojo, do you think this could be the wedding ring that Dad wants to give Mom? Oh, dear! What is he gonna do without the ring now that it’s with me?”Nevertheless, Jameson’s words were met with silence, as Joaquin only stared at the ring in silence. “Well, people buy a ring to propose. Since Mom and Dad are not married yet, could Dad be planning to propose to Mom?”Jameson gently thumped his head and beat himself up. “Oh, man! I shouldn’t have taken the ring! Dad is gonna be so mad when he realizes his ring is missing.”“Just go to bed now. Keep the ring somewhere safe and give it back to him later on.” Joaquin lay down on the bed straight away.Meanwhile, Jameson put the ring back into the case and said, “Dad is not good at sweet-talking, so I wonder how he’s gonna propose to Mom. In fact, I think I could do better if I were in his place. Anyway, is Mom gonna cry when she sees
Pierre then carried the child in his arms. At that moment, the tall man revealed his gentle and caring side to Juniper, while she became more expressive and outgoing because of the man. Soon, the kid was seen chuckling, holding the man’s finger. “Hey, that’s cheating! No way! You’re cheating!”Meanwhile, at the sight of their touching interaction, the heartwarming scene soon moved Selena to tears. Juniper must have wanted to have a father so badly, even though she has never spoken her mind about that at all. It was only then that Selena recalled seeing her daughter’s drawing during her art class. It was an artwork that depicted a scenario in which a family of three was dining together.Although Selena had never thought about committing to another relationship, she felt a strong urge to build a family for her daughter. She then wiped off her tears and headed downstairs, followed by Pierre and Juniper a few moments later. Then, the lady pretended as if nothing had ever happened, placing
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
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
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