Inside the lobby of the second branch’s annex.Jacob was sitting on the sofa majestically. He was now over 66-years-old and his hair had started to turn white. In contrast to the black hair on his head, the white hair was making him appear a little old.Fortunately, he was still in good health, and the pair of gold-rimmed reading glasses he wore made him seem a little more refined.Several women were standing in the hall at the moment. His first partner, the second madam, looked cold as she stared at Jacob resentfully.“What are your plans, Old Master? Are you trying to let all of them in?”Jacob looked at his first partner. Although he did not have much love for her, his first partner was brilliant, elegant, and a decent person. She had been with him for decades and had kept their house well organized throughout the years.Jacob’s face revealed his guilty conscience when he was faced with Second Madam’s criticism. However, he still honestly confessed his inner thoughts, saying,
Jacob glared at Second Madam. He was filled with resentment toward her as she was creating such difficulties, but he still kept a rather elegant appearance.“It’s getting late today, Madam. Why don’t we let them stay the night? I’ll send them away tomorrow.”Anyone with discerning eyes could see that this was Jacob’s strategy to stall her.However, Second Madam still accepted the kind offer. She scorned and loathed these strangers standing inside her annex and suddenly chuckled smugly.“Heh, when I wake up tomorrow morning, I hope I won’t see the house still filled with all this trash. Or else, we’ll head to the town hall at eight o’clock tomorrow.”After getting married to Jacob, Second Madam had never quit her job. Not only did she have her own newspaper office, but she had also helped Jacob out in the business world.She was well-versed in the cruel fights that occurred within the rich and powerful families. To prevent Jacob from plotting anything against her, she had never gi
Jasper was first to understand his mother. “Mom, we won’t wait idly for opportunities since Dad is being so ruthless toward us. We’ll have to think of a method to get the assets that belong to us.”Second Madam said, “The second branch family’s assets should rightfully belong to the three of you. So you’ll have to work hard now and concentrate fully on dealing with your dad’s illegitimate children. The president has stated that they’ll have to start from the bottom if they want to join Ares Group, so all of you must not give them a chance to stand out.”“I know what to do from here, Mom,” said Jasper.“You may head downstairs.”In the third branch family’s Rose Manor.Third Old Master, James, had learned his lesson from the past and did not accept all of his mistresses into Tourmaline Estate. However, he still tried to have a pleasant conversation with Third Madam about it.“Don’t worry, Madam. I’ll not bring the other women into our household. But the children are still my flesh
It abruptly started raining outside, but Finn refused to trouble those inside Château de Selene. As such, he and the other Ghost members merely stood under the rain.From time to time, Finn’s eyes would sweep past Baby Zetty’s room. Seeing that the curtains by the window were still drifting about, Finn was filled with confusion.Was the girl not sleeping?In order to confirm things, Finn suddenly sneezed aloud.Baby Zetty’s heart started to burn with worries. However, at this moment, she no longer cared about whether or not she needed to avoid Finn. She picked up a few umbrellas while running downstairs.After Finn sneezed a few times, he began laughing at his childishness.Why was he testing out a kid’s sincerity?Was he sick in the head?However, when Château de Selene’s door made a creaking sound, Finn turned to see Baby Zetty’s petite figure appearing in front of him. He was immediately dumbfounded.Baby Zetty handed an umbrella to each of the Ghost members. When it was Fi
The torrential rain was sweeping across the entire Imperial Capital.The dim light at night cast a slanting and shaking shadow of the desolated Jean Ares.Jean could barely feel the cold as his heart had long been covered by ice.He was abandoned by his father, James, and was driven out of Ares Group. This incident had indeed dealt a significant blow to him. Although he was indifferent to fame and fortune, he valued familial affection over everything else. Yet in this battle for fame and fortune between children born in wedlock and children born out of wedlock, he was the first person to be eliminated.“Jean.”Jean suddenly heard a sad cry from behind him.He halted his footsteps, turned behind to look, and saw his mother, Third Madam, hobbling over to him.Compared to the other wealthy wives, Third Madam looked a lot older than them. Moreover, she did not indulge herself in luxury goods, so she looked just like any other ordinary older woman.A sour feeling immediately surged
The next day.The heavy rain had washed over Tourmaline Estate, returning it to the state of serenity.The arguments that occurred in the second and third branches of the Ares family last night had finally settled down.At Château de Selene.Angeline made breakfast for everyone and beckoned Baby Zetty to come over.She proceeded to stuff a few containers of food into Baby Zetty’s hands, saying, “Brother Finn has been standing guard the whole night. I’m worried about him getting hungry and cold out there. Why don’t you quickly hand these warm breakfasts over to him and the rest?”Baby Zetty felt a sense of sweetness in her heart. It was another opportunity for her to see Finn up close.However, Jenson suddenly walked over and snatched the containers from Baby Zetty’s arms. He said with a cold expression, “I’ll send these over.”Angeline and Baby Zetty were both dumbfounded.Then, Jenson flicked Baby Zetty’s forehead and said, “Didn’t you send umbrellas over in the middle of the
The more Angeline thought about it, the more frightened she was.Jay said to her, “It seems like if we want Baby Zetty to forget about Finn completely, we’ll have to give her some strong medications.”Angeline widened her eyes and asked, “What are you planning to do to her?”Jay said, “Let’s send her over to Grandma Boye. Grandma Boye will know what to do with her.”Angeline replied, “That’s right! Why didn’t I think of her? She has excellent medical skills and has done research on both organic diseases and mental illnesses. Perhaps Grandma Boye can find a cure for Baby Zetty’s lovesickness?”Jay looked at Angeline who seemingly wanted to rush their daughter to the doctor for a cure. He wanted to tell her that lovesickness was not a disease and Grandma Boye would perhaps not have any medications for it.However, seeing Angeline’s mood getting more cheerful, Jay felt that there was no need for him to tell her the truth at the moment. Nonetheless, Jay revealed two other matters t
Grand Old Master Yorks became suspicious and asked, "What do you mean?"Jay tried to stay calm and replied, "It's just that the Ares family’s illegitimate children are quite opinionated about all of you staying in Tourmaline Estate. After all, you're not blood-related with the Ares family, and your staying in Tourmaline has stirred up quite the jealousy among the illegitimate children who aren't eligible to live here."Grand Old Master Yorks said, "We're in-laws with the Areses, so why can't we stay in Tourmaline Estate?"Angeline comforted him, saying, "After the hard time has passed, we'll come to pick you up again. Why not just follow Jay's advice for now, Grandpa?"Grand Old Master Yorks looked at Angeline with a smile. Angeline was always kind and straight with her words, unlike Jay who was never straight to the point. He had even wholly missed the intention of his question."Angeline, tell me why your Jaybie is trying to chase us out all of a sudden?"Jay was afraid that An