Since the meeting with Nicholas and George, a week had passed. Things got more complicated as Christian and Caroline formulated a new plan against the Andersons. ‘Why does everything have to be so complicated?’ Deborah thought, letting out a sigh as she stood up to stretch a bit after working on her computer. Everyone had been busy with paperwork, silently reclaiming all her family’s properties and putting them under James’s name. The plan was to attack Frederick and his family legally later on. While the plan made sense to her, it also filled her with fear. Putting everything in her son’s name was risky, just like Alexandra did with her. Coupled with Frederick’s greed, her mother ended up dead. What if Deborah suffered the same fate as her mother? What would happen to her baby? Would James be handed over to Frederick with the pathetic excuse of being his grandfather? Would they give him to Vanessa to raise? Deborah doubted Vanessa would ever care for the baby with love and ten
Jayden looked at the pin in amazement before a broad smile spread across his lips. "Of course, I accept being James's dad," he said, taking the accessory and pinning it to his shirt. He leaned in to kiss Deborah's lips. "You’re such a tease, you scared me." [Huh? What are you talking about?] Deborah asked with confusion in her eyes. "It’s just that when you came over with the box, I thought you were going to propose to me." [Oh, no. It was just the perfect box I found to put the pin in.] "Good. I thought you had outdone me and ruined my plan." [What?] "Ah… nothing, my love," Jayden said quickly, laughing nervously as he mentally scolded himself for almost ruining his own plans. "Um, well, as James's official dad, how about we go to the company tomorrow to look at the catalog for children's room decorations?" [I like that idea.] "Yay, we have plans for tomorrow. And also, do you remember tonight’s plan?" [Yes, my love. Later, we’re going to have dinner at your parent
"You're right. If it's my mom’s special color, I know where we should start. Come on," Jayden declared excitedly, taking Deborah's hand to guide her along the garden path. They arrived at a large glass greenhouse filled with multicolored roses. In the center were garden furniture and a large wall with a painting of a beautiful mountain landscape. "Look, this painting is her favorite because my dad made it and gave it to her on their first wedding anniversary." [It's beautiful.] Deborah admired the painting. Then she noticed something different. [Jayden, look in the lower right corner.] Jayden looked and spotted a new envelope, which was green. "Good eye," he said with a smile as he took the envelope and opened it. "Let's see, next clue: For love, nothing better than a flower... but which flower is the right one?" [That’s very specific.] "Well, not exactly. It’s tricky because my mom loves roses, and as you can see, the entire garden is filled with roses of different colors and
[Yes.] Deborah took Jayden's extended hand to help him up and kiss him. "I love you, Debbie." [I love you too, Jayden.] Deborah blushed as she gazed into his eyes. "Wow… that was beautiful.” The couple was startled to see Jayden's parents standing in the balcony doorway, his mother holding her phone to record the special moment. "Excellent word choice, son," Eric said, giving a thumbs up in approval. "Dad…" Jayden complained, blushing. Deborah was also embarrassed but happy. "Jayden, stop complaining and put the ring on your beautiful fiancée already," Samantha scolded. "Okay, okay," Jayden said with a pout but smiled as he turned to his beloved and carefully placed the ring on her ring finger. As he did, the older couple applauded as they approached to congratulate Jayden and Deborah on their engagement. "Now you’re officially my new daughter," Samantha said happily. "You know, if this boy does anything wrong, let me know so I can give him an earful." [Sure.] Deb
After locking the door securely, Cassandra took out her phone to call Sophia again. But no one picked up after five attempts. "That idiot…" Cassandra whispered furiously. It seemed like Sophia was deliberately ignoring them. "I swear, if she doesn’t answer, I’ll kill her," Ernest muttered angrily. "Calm down, I’ll call her one more time," Cassandra said, making a face as she dialed again. [What?] Sophia answered, annoyed. "Finally, you picked up," Ernest complained. [I was busy.] "That doesn’t concern us," Cassandra said. “Yes, what we want is for you to fulfill your part of the deal," Ernest added. [What are you talking about?] "We need you to give us the codes necessary to access the mute’s fortune," Cassandra said. [Oh… that… well, we might have a small problem.] "What do you mean?" Cassandra asked irritably. [The thing is, I still haven’t figured out what they are.] "What?!" Both twins exclaimed. "You told us you would help us," Cassandra said angrily.
Everyone was thrilled, nearly jumping with excitement as the lock finally gave way and the safe door opened. Frederick felt like a triumphant victor; everything he had endured and all the trouble he had gone through seemed to culminate in this moment. Everything that belonged to Alexandra was now within his reach. However, as he opened the safe, his exhilaration evaporated abruptly upon discovering that it was empty, save for a single folder. "What...?" Frederick said in desperation, grabbing the folder and rifling through the documents inside. His frown deepened and his face flushed with rage as he read what was inside. "No, that bitch!" Frederick yelled, throwing the documents to the floor. "This can’t be!" He cursed vehemently, pulling at his hair and grinding his teeth in frustration. "Frederick?" Vanessa asked, confused by his reaction and trying to approach him to calm him down. The twins, driven by curiosity, picked up the folder to see what had angered their father. I
"Aw… darling, doesn’t it feel like a dream? Our children are helping out with the business," Samantha said, sitting in the office with her husband as they looked over some documents. "Yes, it's exciting to see that they're both passionate about their work." "True, but the help was just an excuse. We're going to pull a little trick," Samantha said, pointing to the decoration catalogs that Deborah had left on the desk. "You read my mind, darling. I was just thinking about how to distract them with this because I want to convince them to move into the house." "But darling, that will be their choice." "I know, but we'll remind them that technically, they won’t be living with us. They’ll be in the main house while we stay in the annex where your parents lived." "Hm… I like that plan. It keeps with the family tradition," Eric said with a smile. Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Come in," Samantha said. A young, tan man entered the office. "Good afternoon, did you cal
After the meeting, Jayden went to check on his beloved, but seeing that she was still busy, he didn’t interrupt her. Instead, he decided to update his parents about the changes made to the plans. As he entered, he saw that they were on the phone and seemed upset. "Excellent, my friend, thank you for this support," Eric was saying on his cell phone. "Say hello to Virginia for me, and let’s see when you can make space in your schedule for the four of us to have dinner together. Haha, yes, keep me posted, thanks." "Then you’re all right? No one got hurt?" Samantha asked on the office phone. "If not, have someone cover the boy’s shift and send him to the hospital for a check-up, just in case. Well, thank you very much, Charlotte. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call." When Eric and Samantha finished their calls, they noticed their son standing there. "Is something wrong?" Jayden asked. "We were just informed that something happened at Villa A," Eric said with a sigh.