A muffled voice suddenly came from behind. Engulfed by the cold wind, the voice gave a gloomy and weird feeling. The moment Jay turned around, he saw the Fragrant Vessel Court’s gardener, Giovanni, standing at the gates of the castle. While holding a flashlight in his hand, he bowed respectfully to Jay."Master, you are finally back. A few days ago, the weather was terrible, full of thunder and lightning. The strong winds broke the paulownia tree in the Tourmaline Estate. Unfortunately, the paulownia tree had smashed into the electric pole, causing the entire power circuit of the Tourmaline Estate to be ruined. The other Court Gardens have suffered some damage due to power outages as well. The Old Master had asked me to ask you if there’s anything that needs to be repaired in Fragrant Vessel Court?" Jay’s eagle eyes were full of sharpness. His lips and teeth were slightly opened and a neutral voice flowed out. "Sorry for the trouble Giovanni." He had always followed th
Amid his blurry state of mind, Jay felt like he had gone back in time to his teenage years.He could flirt with Angeline without hesitation. “I’m the only one who can give you roses, do you understand?”“I don’t get it,” said Angeline. Her eyes were wide and marbly, her face filled with confusion.“Not even Zayne can give me roses?”“He won’t give you roses, ever. That is unless his brain gets smacked by a door.”She stared at him with bewilderment, her eyes shining like the evening stars…He took advantage of her eight-year-old naivety and boasted in front of an equally smart Angeline.Perhaps it was because of her cuteness that he could not help but kiss her. At that time, he was a hot-blooded teen, so his face was flushed after the kiss. “Big Brother, you’re blushing.” Angeline chuckled.His face was as red as a tomato!He patted the back of her head and exclaimed, “Do kids mature this fast nowadays?”However, he remembered clearly that the kiss was just a short peck. Wh
“Mm!” Jay pinched his mature son on the face, his reply nonchalant.“Why did all of you come back here?” Jay asked curiously.Previously, he did not know that Tourmaline Estate was a place of danger, so he was not worried about the kids staying there.Now, however, he wanted so badly for the kids to never come back to this place ever again.Jenson replied, “I pleaded Grandma to bring us back here.”Jay was slightly astonished.Jenson was always against the idea of coming back to Tourmaline Estate. However, now that he was the one who came up with the idea, it seemed too strange.Jay looked at Jenson’s calm expression. He had not taken a good look at his kids for some time now. He realized that Jenson’s eyes were also deep and mysterious.“What for?” asked Jay.Jenson kept silent.Baby Robbie said in Jay’s stead, “Jens said that Daddy isn’t safe being alone in Tourmaline Estate.”Hearing that, he pulled Jenson in front of him. “Why’d you say that?”There was a bitter express
Rose looked at her imperfect skin and cried out, “Peter, I’ve spent a lot of money on this. Don’t disappoint me, okay?”Peter replied, “Rose, don’t be too hasty. It’s only been three months. A complete metamorphosis for this face of yours would take at least three years.”Three years... Rose closed her eyes. That was a very long time!However, when she thought of the fact that she could return to Jay with the face he liked most, she figured that she could endure all of that.“Peter, I’d like to read a book!”She wanted to enrich herself and fill herself with knowledge and experience so that she could become an exceptional woman who was worthy enough to stand beside him.Peter replied, “As long as you rest your eyes enough, sure.”“Peter, I want to practice Taekwondo.” She wanted to become stronger so that she could protect him. Even on the day that his ancestry was exposed and he fell from the skies, she would have enough strength and ability to protect his dignity.Peter rolle
Baby Robbie clenched his fist. “Mommy said that boys should not pick on girls, but when girls are nasty like that, they really deserve a beating.”Baby Zetty glared furiously at the group of women with extravagant makeup on. “Men are not allowed to hit women, but women are allowed to hit other women I guess.”As she said that, she stomped off in their direction.Baby Robbie hollered behind her, “You’re not a woman yet, you know?”Seeing this, Baby Robbie was sweating nervously and turned to Jenson for help. “That girl is as fragile as it gets. One slight touch and she’ll be crying already. Now, she wants to pick a fight?”Jenson replied, “Go help her.”Baby Robbie looked at Jens who stood there unmoving. “What about you?”Jenson replied, “I puke out of disgust when I touch some stranger’s body.”“What is this noble illness of yours?” Baby Robbie asked with admiration.Agony filled Jenson’s face. “Obsessive-compulsive disorder.”Baby Robbie pouted. “Alright, I’ll go.”Baby Ze
Along with a deafening boom, the laborers busted open a huge hole in the outer wall of the second floor of Fragrant Vessel Court.A few workers squabbled among themselves, “Giovanni said that the space above this attic only needs some reinforcing, not demolition. Now that the lot of you have taken it down, you’re asking to be fired, aren’t you?”Tempest handed a cigarette over to the man and nodded an apology. “Calm down, Brother Donny. We just didn’t hear clearly what Giovanni’s orders were. We’ll just put the house back together then.”“Easy for you to say. This is a wall of phoebe zhennan wood. Can you all afford this sort of quality wood? Hmph, just wait until the Old Master arrives. You all have bitten off more than you can chew,” retorted the man as he slapped Tempest’s cigarette onto the floor and rushed off to lodge his complaint. Soon enough, Jay’s father, Jack Ares, arrived. Jay noticed that, so he lazily got up from his chair in the middle of the court and strode alon
“She… Wanted you not to hate me.”Jay paused. “What did you do?”A bitter smile flashed across Jack’s face.Since when had he done her wrong? However, he still had to shoulder the blame.“She thought that I loved someone else. She thought I loved your stepmother.”Jay said coldly, “Wasn’t that the case?”Jay was Jack’s legitimate son.However, Jay was not the son of Jack’s wife. Instead, he was the son of Jack and some other woman. As such, Jay promptly thought that he had made a fundamental mistake.Jack paled as he gave his explanation, “Jay, I love your mother, but I didn’t have the ability to marry her. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have let her suffer… Not even one bit.”“You treated her that way, but my maternal grandparents and family simply sat aside and watched?”Jack thought to himself that this son of his would not be that easily convinced. If not for the ample time he had to construct this lie, he would have crumbled beneath Jay’s interrogation.“If your maternal grandpa
“What did you find?”“The outer wall is made up of two layers. In between the layers is a narrow path. It can accommodate a child or someone who’s flexible. Also, I found a few strands of chestnut-colored hair in the walkway. It seems that the color is natural!”Tempest handed over the strands of hair clutched in his fist over to Jay. When Jay saw that familiar chestnut-colored hair, he froze in place.His slender fingers trembled as he took the strands of hair.The color of the hair was similar to that of the lady in the picture.If the lady in the picture was his biological mother, this meant that his mother could still be alive in this world.In fact, she was just within an arm’s reach away from him!“Find out where the path leads to!”“Yes, Mr. President.”“Where are Storm and the others?”“They’ll arrive shortly after.”“Tell Storm to protect the young masters and young lady.”“Yes, Mr. President.”Jack observed for a long while before leaving. He then sat up, his bro