“The vote has been cast by the shareholders. It’s time to announce the result.” Secretary Max stood up and declared it, his voice resonating in the conference room. Immediately, he adjusted the glass on the bridge of his nose and strode to the podium calmly.Two weeks ago, the board members voiced their concerns about the unfairness of Fickel Ludovic and his family being the ones to hoard all the top positions in the Ludovic companies after the chairman position. The members finalized their conversations by asking that the positions be rearranged based on the votes of the shareholders or that Fickel’s family be removed from their positions altogether.Chairman Ludovic and Fickel directly agreed to the voting of the board members, which was the reason votes were cast.Oliver Ludovic leaned back in his chair smugly with squinted eyes, drumming lightly with a meaningful smirk plastered on his face. But in the next few minutes, the smug expression was replaced with feigned innocence. Ol
The car sleekly drove into the compound before coming to a stop at the front of the mansion. Without waiting for the driver to park the car properly, Zaire opened the car and alighted from it. He staggered slightly and stared at the mansion with an unfocused gaze.Arthur's eyes widened, and his heart almost flew off his chest upon seeing Zaire’s dangerous act of getting out of the car without waiting for the car to be parked. Too much alcohol is really not a good thing; his composed boss turned out to be like this when drunk. Arthur quickly parked the car and hurried toward Zaire. He bowed slightly and extended his hand in front of Zaire. “Boss, should I help you?” Arthur offered, concern evident in his eyes.Upon hearing Arthur’s offer, Zaire snapped out of his absentmindedness, raised his hand, and massaged his brows. He staggered forward and casually waved his hand in the air, his actions rejecting Arthur’s offer and telling Arthur to leave. Without further ado, Zaire carefully st
A gloomy and dark expression donned Zaire’s face. A contemptuous chortle emitted from his lips. They both had a good night the day before, but now she was avoiding him. Did Lotus do all those things just so he would let her out? Was she acting that night just for Dylan? The more Zaire thinks like this, the more chilling and oppressive aura he exudes.Sweat broke on the manager’s skin, and his legs trembled while bowing to greet the cold-fazed Zaire. “Young. Young master Zaire…”Zaire’s eyes didn’t even land on the manager, not even for once; rather, he strode to the private room. With a loud kick, the private room door opened wide ajar, causing the members of the room to freeze.Zaire cast a cold glance at the irrelevant people and bellowed coldly, “Get lost.”Without hesitation, the call girls immediately stood up and fled from the room, and the room regained its silence.Quist's brows furrowed, and his back chilled. But he had just helped Zaire and the beauty get back together; w
“Young master Zaire, young master Reath, and young master Quist, please sit. Please sit.” The class president quickly stood up and approached the three with a joyful and fawning smile on his face. Immediately, he led them toward an empty couch and ordered the attendant to quickly clean it before the three sat.After the attendant cleaned the sofa, Zaire, Reath, and Quist indifferently sat on the sofa. Zaire leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes, indifferent to the activities. Reath picked up his phone and focused his attention on it.Upon seeing the tense crowd, Quist waved his hand lightheartedly. “We are all classmates; just continue with what you’re doing.”Upon hearing this, the president nodded his head enthusiastically. “We are playing a game of truth and dare; are the young masters interested?” He questioned. Immediately, all the girls in the room fixed their eyes on the three like candy. If they could ever be dared to act touchy with either of the three, that would be t
Ring The sudden ringing of an alarm made Lotus roused from sleep. Lotus yawned and stretched her hand tiredly before sitting up. She picked up the alarm and turned it off before returning to sleep. She was about to fall into deep sleep when her phone alarm also began to ring. Lotus almost let out a curse, but she suppressed it and instead picked up her phone. She was about to swipe off the alarm when she saw the title of the alarm. Lotus’ eyes immediately flew wide open, her sleepiness disappeared, and she sat up. Lotus froze due to shock. She couldn’t believe that she had forgotten about her mom’s death anniversary that was to happen the next day, but thinking about all the things she had been through for the past few days, it’s no wonder. Lotus’s eyes darted about until they fell on the cold bed. Ever since Zaire strode out of the room and the mansion last night, Zaire didn’t return. Suddenly, a sense of guilt crept onto Lotus, and she smacked her lips together. In fact, the
Zaire twisted the doorknob and strode out of the presidential suit in a tailor-made black suit that accentuated his otherworldly appearance.Upon seeing the peerlessly handsome Zaire, Venus unconsciously gulped down and her fingers dug into her palm. Even though Venus' fingers were digging into her palm, her face was calm, as if she couldn’t feel the pain that resulted from her actions. Zaire is really the most impeccably handsome man Venus has ever set her eyes on. Moreover, not only was Zaire handsome, but he was also wealthy and a genius. Such a top-notch, high-quality man, how can Venus ever dare to leave such a man for a woman like Lotus?Thinking like this, Venus' determination to win Zaire increased immediately. She ran toward Zaire, her heels clinking against the floor softly, and cried out behind him. “Zaire, wait for me…” Before Venus could complete her words, Zaire had already shut the door of his car and had already driven out of the club.Venus froze, and her fingers du
Mr. Wills pointed at Venus and Mrs. Wills gloomily. “Take a look at the daughter we raised. Is this what the daughter of a reputable family is supposed to be doing early in the morning? Running after a married man in daylight?” He pointed at Venus in exasperation. “If you don't care about yourself, can you pay attention to the company? Because of your deeds, netizens are boycotting the company stars, and the company stock prices are falling rapidly.” He bellowed, his chest heaving and falling heavily due to fury.Mr. Wills points at the sitting Havekin. “Take a look at Havelin. Your big brother has always been a good role model. He has always invested his all in the company, but you’re investing your time running after Zaire Ludovic shamelessly.” Mr. Wills finalized with furyVenus felt a trace of humiliation coursing through her. Tears pooled in her eyes, but she bit her lower lip to suppress it. Despite the embarrassment coursing through her, she took a deep breath to regain her co
“Yes.” Mr. and Mrs. Wills nodded indifferently. However, in the next second, their eyes widened in shock as if they had just deduced Havelin’s statement, “What? Blind date?” the Wills’ couple exclaimed in shock.They both knew how much Havelin was committed to his work and how indifferent Havelin was to relationship matters. They never expected that Havelin would suddenly shock them. Venus grabbed Havelin's hand and stared at him in bewilderment. She blinked her eyes in curiosity. “Brother, why are you suddenly interested in a blind date? Is something wrong?” She asked in bewilderment.Havelin shook his head, tucked his hands into his pocket, and seriously responded. “I think I'm getting old. It's time to settle down.” He proclaimed with seriousnessUpon hearing Havelin's response, Venus’ lips twitched. Havelin is 26 years old; what did he mean by he's getting old? If one stepped into the city, there were still a majority of men in their late thirties who were yet to marry. Moreover,
SIDE STORY 1: CHASING ZELDA “Ahhhhh!” Quist raised his neck and let out his outburst into the sky for the umpteenth time. After receiving two pieces of good news at the same time, how could he hold back from screaming? He certainly can’t. On the same day, Quist knew about Zelda's pregnancy, and on the same day, Zelda accepted his proposal. Quist felt that he could die tonight in bliss. Wait. No. No. He can't think so badly. If he dies tonight, then how can he end with his Zelda? No, he doesn't want to die! Immediately, Quist snapped out of his thoughts and hugged Zelda. “Wife…” Immediately, Zelda snorted, slapped Quist's hand, and glared at him. This silly playboy. She told him to chase after her properly; is this how to chase after a girl? “Mr. Quist, the proper way to chase after a girl is starting from introduction…” “Yes. Yes. Yes.” Quist nodded his head obediently and introduced, “I am Quist, Zelda's future husband. You are Zelda, Quist's beautiful wife.” The minute he comp
“Mom, I just called Dad, and an aunty with a sweet voice picked up the call.” The four-year-old Agassiz lowered the phone from his ear and blinked his black eyes innocently.As soon as he completed his words, he threw his phone onto the table and happily sauntered toward Arina, his younger twins. He cruelly tugged at Arina's hair twice and grinned wickedly.Arina pressed her lips together and glared at Agassiz before continuing to play games on her phone.Immediately after Lotus and Zaire’s wedding five years ago, the couple decided to settle down with the Landry family. Upon seeing the Landry family's top-notch medical skills and service, Zaire immediately switched to being a medical researcher with the intent of finding cures for rare diseases for non-profit use.Upon hearing Agassiz's words, Lotus carefully held her waist; her stomach bulged, revealing her six-month pregnancy. She stared at Agassiz gently and softly asked, “You called dad?”Agassiz paused in front of Lotus, blinke
“Your phone is ringing again. It’s your hubby Zaire.” Zelda enunciated and sighed for the umpteenth time while raising Lotus's phone in the air for Lotus to see her phone screen. Upon hearing Zelda’s words, Lotus’ eyes lit up, and she hurriedly separated from the hair and makeup staff who were currently applying makeup to her face while fixing her hair. “Bring it over. Bring it over.” Lotus waved her hand in the air and enthusiastically beckoned Zelda Upon hearing Lotus’ words, Zelda shook her head, snorted, and threw Lotus’ phone into the drawer. Lotus's expression changed immediately, and she glared at Zelda unhappily. Zelda folded her arms and began to chide Lotus. Zelda has always believed that Quist was the most clingy, but upon being in the couple’s vicinity, she realized that Lotus and Zaire were super clingy with each other. “Don’t even think about it.” The both of you just didn’t meet each other last night, but you still won’t let each other be. Just this morning you
Lotus held Zaire's hand and strolled her high school street, her eyes bright and a pleasant smile plastered on her face.Even though Lotus enjoyed visiting this place in the past, ever since she married Zaire, she was a bit worried about visiting this place. Lotus was afraid that Zaire might be unhappy with her visiting this place since she and Dylan were the ones who used to come here.But it turns out that her thoughts were really unnecessary because Zaire was the one who brought her here for a date.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly strolled into her high school building. Currently, the school was on vacation, and it was during the weekend, which means no one was in the school's vicinity.Lotus held Zaire's hand and eagerly led him toward her classroom while pointing and explaining every part of the school.Lotus beamed and pointed at one of the front seats. “That's where I sit." Immediately she dragged Zaire toward the chair and table, and they sat down next to each other.Back
“Please come in, young master.” The instant Zaire arrived at the Landry mansion early the next morning, one of the Landry guards bowed to Zaire and said.Upon hearing the guard’s words, Zaire’s eyes flickered with amazement. He already expected the Landry family to scheme and prevent him from stepping into the mansion, but it turns out that they won’t resort so low...“Daddy, you’re here!” A loud scream resounded in the mansion and invaded Zaire’s ears. Instantly, two cute little legs bolted toward Zaire and jumped on Zaire.Zaire bent low and carried Maeva. Immediately, Zaire raised Maeva and twirled her around, causing her to giggle joyfully.It was only after a minute or two did Zaire hug her and pull her cheeks endearingly, a fatherly smile on his face. “Little princess.”“Good morning, dad. I missed you.” Maeva hooked her hands around Zaire’s neck and placed a loud kiss on his cheek. Zaire chuckled and rubbed her hair endearingly. “Dad missed little Princess Maeva a lot.” He exp
Upon seeing the fierce gazes that landed on them, Lotus’ face flushed red in embarrassment. She subtly pinched Zaire’s waist before inwardly chiding him for his actions. Zaire’s lips curved up, and he rubbed her endearingly.Lotus’ attention was grabbed by Reuben’s presence, and she lowered her head slightly to greet Reuben. “Reuben…”Reuben took a step forward, and his eyes brushed Zaire before flashing a provocative smirk at Zaire. So what if Zaire and Lotus are together? Reuben and Lotus came from the same world. Reuben smiled at Lotus gently, “I didn’t want to yet somehow I ended up here to sightsee, but it turns out..." He paused and took a glance at the place with eyes flickering with contempt. “Is this what you go through here…” unclean air, not so clean water...Understanding what Reuben implicitly meant, Lotus’s eyes flashed with disapproval. “I was born here all my life. What do you think?” Lotus retorted with a frown. No one chooses to be born in a certain place; how can
“Zaire?” Lotus’s eyes widened and her lips parted upon hearing Zaire’s words. She turned to Zaire in shock, not expecting him to sacrifice so much just for their family.Zaire had his family, friends, and life here, but he’s willing to sacrifice it just to make their family return to being together. Lotus’ heart melted, and she felt a surge of warmth invade her whole being. Zaire really loves her a lot.The Landry family's eyes flickered in amazement, but they disappeared in the next minute. The Ludovic family was calm as if they expected that result.Immediately, George snorted and rebutted harshly, his displeasure and loathing evident on his face and voice. “We have no space for strays,” he intoned.“Dad. Grandpa. Mom. Grandma.” Lotus’ expression changed, and she rebutted unhappily. How could they just come to a conclusion without even giving them the chance to prove themselves? Zaire is more than capable; how could her father call Zaire a stray?Zaire subtly held Lotus’s hand and
Lotus burrowed into Zaire’s embrace and puffed her cheeks in unhappiness. “I really itch to give that bitch a slap or flaunt to her at least.” Unfortunately, Lotus didn’t even cast a glance at Venus that bitch.Zaire poked her cheeks and chuckled in amusement. “She’s not worthy.” Lotus doesn’t need to dirty her hands because of a bitch like Venus. He consoled.Upon hearing Zaire’s words, Lotus nodded in agreement, her unhappiness dissipating without a trace. She hooked her arms around Zaire’s neck and rubbed her head in his neck coquettishly. “That’s right.” She acquiesced. Zaire gently placed a kiss on her fingers and played with her fingers. “Let’s go on a date.”Upon hearing Zaire’s words, a surge of happiness overwhelmed Lotus’s whole being, but in the next minute, she harrumphed, thrust out her chin, and puffed her cheeks cockily. “Why should I go on a date with you? You should coax me first.” She braggedZaire’s expression softened, and he poked her cheeks. His little and arrog
“Boss,” Wolf called and bowed respectfully the instant he picked up Zaire’s call. Zaire leaned back, his face blank and his eyes glazed. “Capture Venus; she’s making her escape out of the country,” Zaire ordered coldly, his head fixated on the keyboard screen. Upon hearing Zaire’s order, all trace of leisureness in Wolf disappeared, and his fist clenched. He hesitated, “Boss. Miss Venus has always…” Zaire’s brows arched, and his glazed eyes were replaced with extreme coldness. “Huh?” Even though Zaire and Wolf weren’t in the same place, it was as if the temperature had dropped, causing a trace of chills to run down Wolf’s spine. Although Zaire only let out a sound, it was enough for Wolf to know the implicit meaning behind Zaire’s words. He could only bite down his words and replied carefully, "Yes, boss.” As soon as Zaire cut off the call, Wolf lowered the phone from his ear. Wolf’s fist clenched, and his thoughts began to run chaotically, his emotions spiraling. He suddenly