Javier could mostly understand why Cecile would not want him to tell Ciara about her mother being alive.‘Since Dad doesn’t want Aunt Cecile to leave, he must be afraid that this place might get exposed.‘If Cici finds out that her mother is still alive, she will definitely rush here in a heartbeat, and someone might find out about this place.‘So Aunt Cecile is suppressing her urge to meet her daughter for the sake of Dad, who has infiltrated the Raiders, and his future safety.’Because of this, Javier could only promise Cecile not to fool around with his father’s life.Then, the two of them discussed the Crowange fruit. Initially, Javier was pondering whether the fruit had some sort of connection to Cecile being there, but she said that the fruit did not have any unique value aside from its rather extraordinary appearance and taste.Javier did not conceal any information about Suzanne from Cecile, and the latter gave him her own advice. “You can take the fruit with you, but
Javier and Tanya traveled in the car until they finally arrived at the carpark of a luxurious restaurant owned by Thiel Group.There was already a number of cars parked at the place, and a few of them had plate numbers Tanya was familiar with, as they belonged to her uncles and cousins. Compared to their Mercedes and BMWs, Tanya’s old Passat was obviously very lackluster. After parking the car, Tanya wanted to take the bonsai tree out, but Javier stepped in.“I’ll help you move it. Just make sure you register the gift in your name.”Since Javier had already made such an offer, Tanya said nothing besides a single “okay” before leading Javier into the restaurant. In the end, the moment she arrived at the entrance, she ran into Caspian Thiel, her cousin. Caspian’s secretary was holding onto a tray made from mahogany with a large piece of red silk covering the contents.Even though the silk was not pulled to reveal what was beneath it, the sight of the gift itself was already muc
Siegfried Thiel, Tanya’s grandfather, finally showed up after she had sat down for almost 20 minutes.Although he was now 70 years old, he was still looking very healthy, as though he had only just turned 60. Standing on the stage on the red carpet, he faced his guests and said a few kind words before announcing that the party had begun.Then, the second and third generation of the Thiels stepped up and offered Siegfried a drink and some auspicious words. Tanya did not step up, however. She noticed that her grandfather seemed to be enjoying himself, so she did not want to ruin the mood. During the party, the person in charge of the gifts stepped up and shouted, “Caspian Thiel, seven 3.5-ounce gold fish in celebration of Mr. Thiel’s 70th birthday!”“Charlie Thiel, a single gold horse weighing 35 ounces in celebration of Mr. Thiel’s 70th birthday!”Sure enough, both Caspian and Charlie knew that their grandfather was a man who loved money, so they had both given him gold as a g
Everyone beneath the stage was sent into an uproar when they heard the woman’s announcement echoing throughout the restaurant.“Wow! 1 million dollars in cash! I told you there was no way Mr. Thiel’s granddaughter would give her a mere bonsai tree! That’s simply just unrealistic! I knew it! There was a trick behind the tree!”“I have seen everything today…1 million dollars in cash as a birthday gift! I’ve never heard of anyone giving this much money before!”“This new boyfriend Tanya has found this time is seriously great. Looks like the Thiels won’t be bullying her anymore.”The shocked voices echoed in the restaurant while Tanya was still stuck in her previous daze.She could not even begin to imagine that Javier could fork out 1 million dollars just so that she was not humiliated by her family members.Aside from shock, she felt a little touched.She then grabbed Javier’s hand and softly said, “I’m not worth that much, though.”Javier gave her a gentle smile. “For you, it’s
When Tanya woke up the next morning, she recalled what Siegfried had said the night before.She then remembered that while she was in a daze from drinking too much, Siegfried had said that she was a capable woman who chose the right man. Also, he had said…“Everyone keeps on saying I’m going to give away the logistics company to whoever gives me the most valuable gift, but that’s all complete nonsense! Tanya was the one who built the company from the ground up, so I’m going to hand it over to her! I only took it over to make some adjustments for the company to develop on a larger scale.“I will now announce that Tanya is still the general manager for the logistics company!”Now that Tanya recalled all this, she could not help but laugh out loud. However, this was not because of how happy she was but mocking peals of laughter at her grandfather.Seeing how much Tanya seemed to be enjoying herself in her own thoughts, Javier asked, “Why are you laughing like a crazy woman so early i
Despite the warning issued against Siegfried and his trouble-making, wayward posse of offspring, Caspian Thiel still made his way to the lion’s den. It almost seemed as though Siegfried was not nearly timely enough to pass the message before one of his own had decided to meet his maker.A moment later—more specifically, two minutes after the arrival of four gung-ho young men—Javier was on his couch while Caspian, who had tried to bolt out of the door unsuccessfully when things had turned south, knelt in front of him.Javier scanned the faces of the four young men who were knocked out of their daylights on the floor. Then, his eyes settled on Caspian’s fearsome features. The man did not have the slightest inclination to bend his knees before Javier. He simply had no choice because Javier had beaten him so much that his legs had given away.Javier studied the scowl etched on Caspian’s face with mocking glee. “So, what’s your business?”“Yeah, f*ck you too!”If anything, this man did
Javier stayed at Tanya’s place for three days before returning to the research center by plane. Suzanne and her team had just obtained the preliminary result, and while her AIDS vaccine had previously come with the nasty side effect of kidney failure, that problem had now been eradicated. The ingredients and composition of the vaccine had more or less been finalized, and the only thing left to do was conduct more clinical trials to ensure that no other side effects would arise.To express his gratitude to Suzanne and her team, Javier gave them all a hefty monetary reward and held a celebratory evening banquet. It was a merry event, so everyone was pleased with their boss’ generosity.The only one who did not seem very happy was Javier himself. At least, that was what Suzanne thought. She ambled to his side and dropped down on a seat, asking, “What’s wrong? You don’t seem happy.”Javier flashed her a smile. “That’s not true at all, ma’am. I’m obviously ecstatic! The only reason I don
“Urgh! I swear, this is literally the only thing you ever do with me, you b*stard! I told you, we can’t keep doing this anymore!” Audrey protested once their romp was over.Javier smiled and nodded noncommittally as he listened to her rant. He took her protest seriously, but—well, changing his nature was a different matter altogether.Audrey was pretty aware of this—and therefore, a little glum. Javier always promised he would never do it again, only to break his promises as though they were nothing. He would come to her, let loose, deplete her strength until only the bare minimum remained, and then they would lie down side by side, exhausted and satisfied.After her protest, Audrey rose to go to the bathroom. She knew there was no point in avoiding his libido, so she skipped closing the door altogether. “I heard you people are almost done packing up to leave. If you guys ever move out, warn me, please,” she told him between breaks while taking a shower. “I need to prepare the hotel