Deborah ensured the event would reach a wide audience by inviting all the local business owners, the general public, and the media to cover the grand occasion. Her goal was to make the event as eye-catching as possible, hoping to attract future clients and thus help all her loyal employees expand their portfolios.“Look, sweetheart, here’s the list of confirmed guests,” Nicholas said, handing her the list.“Excellent,” Deborah replied, taking it and quickly scanning the names. “Hmm... and the catering service with the waitstaff?”“All set. Almost all the TV stations have confirmed as well,” Max added, helping out with the preparations.“Oh...”“You’re going to be on TV,” Danielle said while playing with the youngest child.“You’re going to be famous,” Deborah teased, watching her son laugh as Dani made funny faces at him while holding a stuffed bear.“I say, give it a few more years, and he’ll be the one giving orders,” Max observed, watching the little one.“No doubt about tha
Deborah had been explaining to James what was being shown on those large screens that were displaying numbers and images of companies. It was a special moment for her, as it reminded her of how her grandfather had explained the workings of the stock market to her. Everything was fine until a voice pulled her out of that happy moment. She looked to her right and saw a red-haired woman walking toward them. For some reason, the woman’s walk and the way she swayed, combined with her clothes and appearance, made Deborah frown as it reminded her of something unpleasant. To Deborah, everything seemed to happen in slow motion as she watched this woman approach her Jayden, revealing her bust through the deep neckline of her dress, and then link her arm with his, pressing her body against his. This made Deborah frown even more because, in that moment, she no longer saw just any woman; she saw Sophia. The way this woman approached Jayden was eerily similar to how Sophia used to cling to R
Marie stormed out of the venue, fuming as she headed straight to the parking lot where a black SUV was waiting for her.“Miss, how—” began an older man as he opened the car door for her.“Shut up and drive!” she screamed at her chauffeur, shoving him aside before getting into the vehicle.The chauffeur merely grimaced and complied, knowing that meant things had gone badly.Marie pulled out her phone from her bag and began typing a message.“Stupid… how dare she steal my man? The Cooper fortune is mine… I was Jayden’s girlfriend first,” she seethed as she tapped angrily on her phone screen. “Tch… damn it, why did my mother have to get all high and mighty and divorce Dad over that little slip with the secretary...” she muttered to herself, frustrated. All her plans had fallen apart because she lost contact with Jayden and he seemed to have forgotten her completely—something she was not about to accept easily.Then she saw that her message had been replied to, making her smile as sh
Fortunately—or rather, unfortunately—the so-called scandal on the day of the stock exchange’s reopening went unnoticed, which infuriated Marie. It seemed her most expensive heels had been ruined for nothing… Now all she had left was to see if those two poor souls could help her solve her problem, as they had claimed they could ruin this happy marriage.Though she wouldn’t put all her trust in them, she looked for a new opportunity to get closer to Jayden and noticed an invitation on her father’s desk that might help with that new opportunity.The next day, Deborah was scanning newspapers and magazines for public opinions.“Everything is going well, and today we have more work than ever,” Nicholas said, on a video call with her at that moment.“I see that, and I’ll see if I can come by tomorrow to help out.”“Don’t worry, your old man still has plenty of energy to hold the fort,” the older man said with a wink. “Besides, you have something more important to attend to today.”“Than
After that, the couple went into the baby’s room to change his clothes and prepare the diaper bag.Once they were ready, they got into the car and headed to the doctor’s office.Upon arrival, the doctor was already waiting for them.“Hello again, James,” the doctor greeted as the family walked in.“Ah…”“Hello, doctor,” Deborah greeted.“I see we’ve had quite a growth spurt,” the doctor commented as he looked at the baby.“Indeed, it’s not just my imagination,” Jayden said as they took a seat.“That’s good; it means he’s growing well,” the doctor said, picking him up. “Let’s measure you, champ,” he said, carrying the baby to the scale and measuring tape. “Wow… 62 cm. Hehe, you’ve really grown, last month you were 57,” he said, looking at the baby’s chart. “And let’s see… oh, you’ve gained weight too. Last month you were 4.3 kg, and now you’re 5 kg.”“Phew… I knew he was heavier,” Jayden joked, making faces to make James laugh.“This little guy is growing up,” Deborah said, co
Eric and Samantha were growing increasingly concerned. Ever since Jayden and Deborah returned from lunch with George and his son, they had been acting strangely.Samantha approached her son to find out what had happened and was met with a shocking revelation: Roger was now intent on being part of James’s life. The worst part was that he had convinced Deborah to let him get close to the baby.Naturally, this upset Jayden and caused tension between them.Jayden’s parents were also a bit upset with Deborah, unable to understand why she had agreed to this when Roger had never shown any interest in James before.As a result, the atmosphere at home grew a bit uncomfortable.The weekend arrived, bringing with it the grand opening of the hotel.When the Cooper family arrived at the event, many noticed that the young couple didn’t seem as cheerful and harmonious as usual, drawing the curiosity of those eager to find out what had happened.The hotel itself was quite impressive. From its f
Samantha and Eric watched as Marie was interviewed and began to put on dramatics with the press, portraying herself as the victim of that horrible woman next to Jayden.They were obviously upset and decided to apologize to their friends before leaving. They wanted to talk to their children and find out what had really happened.Meanwhile, Deborah and Jayden were on their way home in the car.“Ouch…” Jayden winced after receiving a hit on his arm, rubbing it.“You called me stupid,” Deborah said, tears in her eyes.“Um… sorry, love, I…”“That was offensive, and it hurt,” she said, pouting.“I’m sorry…”“Sorry, darling… sniff… your daddy is being bad, sweetheart,” she said, hugging James.“Ah…” The little one touched his mommy’s face, noticing the tears in her eyes but smiling.“Sorry, my love, I got carried away,” Jayden said, hugging her and trying to rock her while giving kisses to her cheek.James touched his daddy’s face, laughing as he received kisses.“You see, even Ja
As they sat down at the table, Samantha and Eric noticed that Jayden and Deborah were acting as if nothing had happened earlier. They were chatting and eating as if the earlier argument was just a bad dream.“Enough with this charade,” Eric said firmly.“Is something wrong?” Nicholas asked, looking confused.“You see, earlier…” Samantha began to explain.“What happened earlier was just an act,” Deborah cut in.“What?” the blond couple exclaimed in unison.“What are you talking about? What did I miss?” Nicholas looked around, bewildered.“Earlier, we were acting and arguing in public,” Jayden explained.“Huh?”“Acting? But…"“Let us explain everything,” Deborah said, taking Jayden’s hand. “You see, everything we told you earlier and what happened today was a lie. We found out something concerning during lunch with Mr. George…”-Flashback-Jayden and Deborah had taken a seat at the table, deliberately positioning themselves far from Roger.James was playing with his hands, o