Angeline Severe began to persuade Grayson through both logical and emotional means. “You see, Grayson, this boss of yours might look unapproachable with his indifferent expression and all, but I understand him the most. He’s not as unfeeling as he looks. In fact, he cares greatly and worries a lot for all of you.” Angeline’s words reached the deeper ends of Grayson’s heart. The president may be extremely stern with them, but he was respectful and they had learned much from him. While he appeared cold-blooded to outsiders, the untouchable expression had always just been a facade he kept up when it came to his subordinates.Angeline even added just for good measure, “I do wonder sometimes if the reason behind his reticence is due to an undeveloped mentality since a young age. He may give you the illusion that he’s very fierce, but I promise you it’s all bark and no bite. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Have courage and go in, Grayson.” Grayson’s eyes widened. He was internall
“I don’t care who it is. I want to discharge and no one will stop me.” A pair of angry bloodshot eyes glared sharply at Grayson. “You’ll sign the documents for a discharge if you want to keep your job.” Utterly shocked, Grayson quickly nodded. “Yes, yes, of course, Mr. President. I’ll get right to it.” Grayson scrambled out of the room and was met face-to-face with Angeline. “How’d it go? Did the president change his mind?” Shock remained on Grayson’s face as he shook his head dazedly. “The president has made his choice, Missus. There’s nothing I can do.” Looking at Angeline, Grayson pleaded pitifully, “The president has always listened to you, Missus. I’m sure he’ll change his mind if you’re the one persuading him.”Angeline felt herself waver. “What a stubborn mule. Why won’t he listen to reason? Maybe I should persuade him instead?” Grayson exhaled a sigh of relief. Slowly, Angeline approached the hospital room’s door. Despite it only being a few steps’ worth of dis
The hospital door began to creak, sounding almost as if someone had taken a constipated fart. It was one with stagnation. Jay frowned in distaste. The agitation he felt was increasing by the moment. Sending a cold and impatient glare at the room’s door, he watched the finger-wide gap screech as it slowly opened up. After a long while only did it finally widen to a palm’s width. Jay felt his mood slowly worsen with the torturous creaks of the door. Forcibly, he suppressed the rage boiling within and waited with an ungodly amount of patience for the person opening the door. He was going to repay the person for their torment. At that moment, an unexpected hand in white surgical gloves appeared in the gap. Its small size suggested its feminine gender. Jay immediately confirmed that it was a care worker. He moved his eyes to stare at the ceiling, his more defined side profile shining with despondence. Entering the room softly, Angeline found Jay lying on the bed with bot
Angeline’s stubborn streak peaked out. “Since we can’t proceed with any discharges now, Mr. President, how about you stay for another day–” “Get out!” Furious, Jay’s tone shook the ground. Angeline immediately surrendered. “Okay, okay. Don’t get angry, negative emotions are bad for recovery. I’ll get out. I’ll get out right now.” Then, she ran out without lingering for an extra moment. In her panic, she had forgotten to shut the door properly behind her. Jay’s eyes sparkled. From the door drifted in the whispered conversation between Grayson and Angeline. “How’s the president, Missus?” Grayson asked nervously. “I’m not too sure. He’s angry, but that’s probably because I didn’t approve of his discharge,” Angeline answered confusedly. Then she added, not convinced by her own explanation, “Unless it’s menopause?” Grayson’s lips twitched as he reminded. “The president’s at the prime of his time, Missus! Menopause is ages away.” Reading the missus’ puzzled expression,
After the discharge papers were processed, Grayson found himself at a loss. The president’s body had only just stabilized and the doctor had spoken of the possibility of that status wavering. What if the president showed signs of worsening after returning to Tourmaline Estate? What would he do then? Grayson went to negotiate a foolproof plan with the administrator, where they finally decided on having important doctors of related specializations brought along to Tourmaline Estate. Over 20 people stood waiting at the hospital room’s door by the end, ranging from medical engineers to doctors and care workers. As Grayson turned to ask the president of his opinion, he found the latter staring down at him like one would pandas. “You might as well move the entire hospital to Tourmaline Estate.” Grayson should have known the president would never agree to such a thing. However, Grayson refused to back down. Pulling up the determination of a soldier, he began to persuade the presid
Grayson’s eyes widened. “You can get used to this?” Angeline remained silent, her heart thrumming frantically. Grayson had misunderstood Angeline. He honestly believed that she was a heroine of the ages who feared nothing at all. He immediately jumped to follow her orders. By the time Grayson had arranged the medical team onto the vehicle and returned to the hospital room, he found Jay waiting for him with an extremely sour expression. “Where have you been? What took you so long?” Jay’s tone was exceptionally cold. Grayson replied carefully, “The hospital’s care workers are rather busy, so only the rookie could take the time to care for you. But she’s not as skilled as the others.” Jay lifted his dark eyes. Setting his gaze at the door, he found the corner of a cerulean blue uniform peeking out from the side of the door, shuffling about like a mollusk.Jay found himself easily picturing the unease on its owner’s face and their desire to delay the inevitable despite not b
After Angeline put Jay into the wheelchair, she then proudly said, "Sir Ares, I don't have any other merits, but I have great strength. It’s the most suitable to take care of people with mobility impairments like you."Jay and Grayson were shocked by Angeline's strength. If it were large and tall girls who were this powerful, they might not be so surprised.Yet, Angeline looked really thin. She was an exquisite, delicate, and stunning beauty–The kind of greenhouse flower that drew a circle of admirers around it. However, She was able to pick up Jay all by herself. The scene was simply too discordant. Astonishment flashed in Jay's eyes. It was fleeting, and his face was soon restored to its cold and numb expression. "Well, you’re pretty strong," he praised insincerely. Angeline whispered, "Sir Ares, it's not that I’m strong, but that you’re too thin." Jay's lips twitched violently.Was she poking at him for being too thin?Grayson was afraid that the two woul
Their clamor awakened Jay. He cast his sleepy toward the security guards as a cold light filled them.Had his status in the Ares family come to this now?!Were they really treating him as if he was handicapped? "Grayson, the thing they’re touching me with, get it off me." The slow voice had come from the black glass of the car window. It immediately put the security guards at their wits’ ends as they quivered. Upon receiving Mr. Ares' order, almost like lightning, Grayson twisted the hand of the nearby security staff until it dislocated. Several other staff members who were present were so frightened that their faces paled.Grayson walked toward them, and they suddenly knelt on the ground while begging for mercy, "Young Master, we’re sorry. We know we’re wrong now.""Too late," Jay spat out the cold words from between his lips and teeth.Grayson kicked someone in the arm. After hearing a ‘click’, their arm was now useless.Several other people simply inflicted the
“Madam Angeline, do you have any last words?” The man showed Angeline mercy and gave her the chance to breathe in some air. Angeline pondered upon it for a while and said, “In the past, I only wished for my family’s peace and my children’s health. Right now, I hope that my children will be able to achieve all of their dreams. I hope that Jens will be able to revitalize our family’s business. I hope that Baby Zetty’s wish for there to be no more pain and suffering in the world comes true. I hope that Baby Robbie’s wish for there to be no more separations in families comes true as well.” The man was stunned. The gun in his hands tilted slightly. “Madam Angeline, wealthy people like you live luxurious lives that are free of worries. How would you ever understand the suffering of ordinary people like us? You didn’t mean anything you said to me just now, right?” Angeline said, “I’m about to die. Why would I lie to you? Although I’m from a wealthy family, I’m also a mother. I love
Angeline said, “Although Jens is young, Whitty isn’t at a ripe age anymore. Whitty has waited for Jens for so many years. She should get something in return.” Sir Ares remained silent. However, there was still an unpleasant expression on his face.Upon catching sight of the expression on Sir Ares’ face, Whitty immediately said, “Daddy, Mommy, Jens and I aren’t in a rush to get married. Jens has decided to get married after having a stable career.”Sir Ares seemed to calm down. Jenson stood up and told Sir Ares, “Daddy, I’d like to marry Whitty.” Sir Ares cast a sideway glance at him and asked, “What’s the reason behind your decision to do so?” Jenson said, “I love her.” Sir Ares’ lips upturned slightly. Not only did Jens’ personality resemble that of his, but his outlook on love was similar to his as well.Upon recalling how persistent he was while pursuing Angeline when he was young, Sir Ares knew that he could not stop Jenson.The relationship between father and son w
Sir Ares stared at Angeline speechlessly. At this moment, their memorable love flashed across his mind. He had once loved someone so deeply. He could go against his parents for her as well. Sir Ares sighed and said, “You really can’t keep your children by your side once they’re all grown up.” Angeline stared at the dispirited man before her. Her heart hurt for him. She reached out to hold his hand. Sir Ares smiled at her as she warmed up his hands. He said in an understanding tone, “Angeline, you’re still the best.” Angeline smiled and said, “Of course, I’m the best. That’s because I’m the only person who will stay by your side till the very end. Gale is such an existence for Angel, and Finn is such an existence for Baby Zetty as well.” Sir Ares said, “Alright, stop teasing me. I got it.” Yes, love was above anything else in the world. That was the tradition of the Ares family. Sir Ares was madly in love with Angeline. However, when it came to others, he felt that
However, when Angeline found out about Grayson and Andy’s marriage, she insisted on holding a grand wedding for them.Angeline and Sir Ares called Andy before them. Angeline spoke up in a touched voice, “Andy, I’ve always treated you like my biological daughter. Now that you’re getting married, I’ll marry you off just like you’re my daughter.” Angeline handed a set of jewelry, a bank card, and a key to Andy. She said, “Andy, although Baby Zetty is married, we didn’t hold a grand wedding for her. I don’t know how other families marry off their daughters. Since you’re a girl, you’ll feel secure after having your own property. You’ll have your own freedom after having your own car. You’ll take the effort to dress up after having your own jewelry.” Andy cried tearfully, “Thank you, Mommy.”Angeline hugged Andy and patted her back as she said, “Don’t cry. You must come back often to visit in the future.” “Alright.” After Angeline finished speaking, Sir Ares stared and Grayson an
Whitney handed the envelope over to Andy and said, “Miss Laurel asked me to hand this to you.” Andy slowly opened the envelope under the sisters’ curious gazes. A red spider lily specimen fell out of the envelope.Tears filled Andy’s eyes when she saw it.The sisters all burst into tears. Whitney said, “I don’t know what meaning it holds for you, but I guess Laurel wants to convey something to all of you since she wanted me to hand it to you. Have you understood what she wants to tell you?”Andy cried out loud, “This is the blood oath that we made at the military intelligence division. When we swore to be sisters, Sis Daisy mentioned that although our fates were predetermined in this lifetime and we don’t get to decide how long we’ll be able to live, we can wait for the sisters in the afterlife after death. We must wait for everyone to gather before reincarnation. We can then be reincarnated as sisters in our next life.” Whitney was touched by this beautiful oath. She teared
Jenson then ordered the servants to search every nook and cranny of Tourmaline Estate and Imperial Capital. Baby Robbie seemed to have vanished into thin air. There was no sign of him anywhere.Sir Ares sighed after hearing the news. Angeline gave up after the long search. She told Jenson, “Don’t look for him. He’s all grown up now. We can’t restrain him anymore. Don’t waste more human and physical resources searching for him. Manage Tourmaline Estate well. You and Whitty will have to take responsibility for this household in the future.” Jenson stared into his mommy’s calm eyes. Although he was curious as to why his mommy, who loved her son more than her own life, could react so calmly to his disappearance, he kept that question in his heart. “Yes, mommy.” After leaving Chateau de Selene, Jenson returned to his room in an upset mood. Whitty walked into his room with a cup of hot tea and placed it in his hands gently. “Jens, you’ve been busy every day lately. You must look af
Baby Robbie nodded sternly. After Angeline’s health recovered a little, Baby Robbie paid her a visit at once. His face no longer gave out a childish air. His handsome face exuded a sharpness that resembled that of his father’s.Angeline knew that Baby Robbie would be filled with guilt for the rest of his life after this incident. She also knew that he would change his habit of fooling around and not thinking before acting. “Mommy, it’s all my fault. If I didn’t blindly believe in her, she wouldn’t have the opportunity to damage Tourmaline Estate,” Baby Robbie said. He was filled with self-guilt. Angeline said, “Baby Robbie, I know what you’re thinking. I’m having the same thoughts right now.” ”Baby Robbie was stunned. He glanced evaluatively at the weak and exhausted expression on his mommy’s face. Somehow, Baby Robbie felt upset on behalf of his mommy. It turned out that he was not the only one who did not have a good eye for people. His mommy was in the same boat as we
Jenson decided to rebuild Tourmaline Estate with the underlying theme of ‘remembrance’. Baby Robbie fell silent after looking through the design plans.“Jens, do you think that I’ve committed a huge sin?” He suddenly voiced out his thoughts. Jenson shook his head and said, “Baby Robbie, you didn’t want any of this to happen. However, you should’ve learned your lesson by now. You can’t be kind to everyone at all times.” Baby Robbie nodded and said, “I didn’t understand the meaning behind these words in the past. I get it now.” Jenson was stunned. After Baby Robbie left Jenson’s place, he paid a visit to Angel’s courtyard. Angel was now around seven years old. She was extremely tall and mentally mature. Therefore, she did not seem like a child at all. “Brother, I heard that you haven’t been in a good mood lately. I wanted to look for you since some time ago. However, look at the state that I’m in. How can I go out?” She waved her sleeves slightly. The furniture within the
Sir Ares stared at Sis Thirteen coldly. His gaze was devoid of the fatherly love that he had always shown her.“I knew that you had a hidden motive when you moved into the Ares family back then. However, I didn’t expect you to be so evil and have such a cruel heart at such a young age. Angeline’s love and adoration toward you didn’t warm your heart at all. To me, you’re not just a traitor. You don’t have a heart at all.” Sis Thirteen stared at Sir Ares in shock. Sir Ares’ scoldings seemed to help her better perceive herself. “You hurt my father. You hurt my daddy. That’s why I steeled my heart and decided to take revenge on the Ares family,” she cried out loud. Sir Ares said in a harsh tone, “Karma exists in the world. Why would I hurt him if he didn’t abduct my children? You don’t have the ability to discern right and wrong. You’re just making excuses for yourself. Do you think you’re being reasonable right now?” Sis Thirteen shook her head in devastation. “I only know that