After his departure, Anthony's uncontrollable tears continued to fall down his cheeks. He bit onto his blanket, trying hard not to cry out. He wanted to swallow all his pain and grievances. Everything he longed for, except for death, could no longer be obtained easily! He once longed for his father and the Clemon's to bring him home. He didn't want to kill people, he didn't want to live that kind of life. But, after his hands were stained with blood, there was no turning back. He knew he could never return to the Clemon Family again. He once hoped that Hilda could belong to him, but when he erased all her memories, there was still only Nathan in her heart. However, all he wished for right now, was that nothing of that had ever happened. He was destined to part ways with the Clemon's. He should have just remained a ruthless killer and not have anything to do with the Clemon's... Yet, time could not be turned back. Early the following morning, Luna led Bubbles to Jerome after she
Connie seemed to be very upset when she went back to her room. Taking the opportunity, Hilda scolded Luna. "Never help the Bowens to set your grandma up. Do you understand?" Luna pouted in response as if she was wronged by Hilda and replied with an 'oh'. Finally feeling relieved, Hilda went back to Nathan. Seeing that Hilda had finally left, and Connie was back in her room, Luna snuck out to play again. There had been many new visitors at Jerome's place and Luna did not like them. So, she went to Samuel's place instead. Giry had been visiting to enjoy the hot spring every now and then recently. Sitting beside the pool, Luna splashed his head with the spring water, her little feet kicked the surface of the water excitedly. "Mr. Psychic, when did Giry come?" When Luna arrived at Samuel's place, she did not only see him, but she also saw Giry. Giry was swimming in the pool, his inky black hair was as lively as an aquatic weed. Proudly, Samuel announced, "Giry came for his winte
"You're just an illegitimate child! A bastard! You'll only succeed in life when Dad acknowledges you. Do you hear me?" Sahara was like a repeater repeating those few words, reminding Bruce of his identity over and over again. "Connie and Salem are at odds, and you're Dad's illegitimate son. It's a matter of time before Connie gets rid of you!" cursed Sahara viciously. However, Bruce had not heard all those words. He was already enjoying the ice cream he bought from the convenience store. Illegitimate son? He had never forgotten that he was an illegitimate son, and he had never forgotten who his parents were. No one could choose their own birth. Yet, everyone could choose their own future. He used to surrender to his destiny as an illegitimate son who was invisible and who would be useless for the rest of his life. But, someone told him that there was nothing wrong with being an illegitimate son. He was not born with one limb less than others, and neither was he dumber than the ot
This tabloid news had caused an uproar. These news stories could only fool the outsiders, but they couldn't fool those who were close to them, If this was a trick to sow discord among them, wouldn't it be a little too lousy? Hilda didn't work in show business, so it seemed pointless to play up this kind of scandal. "Let's not take action first. We shall wait and see what they want to do." They must have some other tricks up their sleeves! Nathan didn't think the same, though. When they alleged that he was a transsexual, he could turn a blind eye, ignore them, and treat their allegations as nonsense. But now, they claimed that Hilda was having an affair with Bruce. This was simply an insult to his charm and masculinity! Moreover, these news stories even dared to gossip about Luna's looks. They must be banned! Half a day later, all the news stories vanished without a trace. Nathan had personally dealt with the offline media, and all the news stories published online were also del
The oil tanker then exploded, reducing several human lives to ashes at once. When Hilda woke up the next day, she learned of a piece of earth shattering news. "What? Our company was burglarized? Bruce fell off the building and went missing?" Hilda was shocked upon hearing the details told by the person on the other end of the line. She subconsciously uttered, "What about Anthony? What? He went missing as well?" Nathan, who was sleeping next to her, suddenly awoke with a start upon hearing the three names. He sat up and listened to what was being told over the phone. Dragon Technology was burglarized? Anthony and Bruce both went missing, and the surveillance footage showed Bruce falling off the building? So they died together? How could that be possible? Anthony couldn't even be killed with a missile! Nathan and Hilda hurried to Dragon Technology together, and Connie also hurried there upon learning about the news. Nathan called Anthony on the way, only he and Bruce knew Anthon
Hilda then went to the DAB Group. She had her hands full with the approaching fashion week, so she was under a lot of stress. She had drawn several big names in the fashion world to her side, and Brian, whom she had trained herself, could now take care of things by himself. Even so, she still felt that she was at her wits' end. After all, this was the first time she held a fashion week event, so everybody was looking forward to it.Her goal wasn't for Taadi Fashion Week to influence the global fashion world like the four major fashion week events when it debuted on Monday. At the very least, though, she didn't want the event to turn out to be too unsightly.She had to worry about everything, including the venue, guests, and funds.The fashion week event cost a huge amount of money and would be held on an unprecedented scale. As the founder of this fashion week event, she often felt as if she was going to be out of breath.When she went home exhausted after a busy day, she saw that eve
It seemed that the Damiens wanted to seize this opportunity to destroy Connie for good, for they kept pulling strings behind the scenes. Even the fashion week event for which Hilda was working hard to prepare was forced to be held up for a few days since she was involved in a homicide.Both Hilda and Nathan never commented on Bruce's death as well as the slanderous accusations made by Sahara and the others. At this moment, they might bring trouble on themselves if they talked too much.Just then, a piece of breaking news suddenly came, Winnifred publicly joined Smith Fashion Week!Smith Fashion Week immediately took on an entirely new look with Winnifred's participation.Hilda received inside information that Winnifred had joined hands with the Bowen Family to hold Smith Fashion Week this time. She also started to cozy up to the local fashion brands in Taadi City that the Bowen Family treated with contempt by promising to promote their brands at Smith Fashion Week.Many fashion brands
It's really impressive of them to raise such a ruckus from early in the morning until noon! It's such a cold day, and it's snowing. Aren't they bothered by the cold? Thought Hilda to herself. It was already noon, and the reporters had left for lunch, but the Damiens still refused to leave. They kneeled on the floor and warmed their hands with their breaths while shivering, whereas Sahara and Salem had returned to their van to have lunch. Hilda uttered, "It's okay. Just let them make trouble while we have lunch first. I shall treat everyone to lunch today." They had to eat their fill to have the strength to confront these people. Connie didn't want to go out because she thought that this scene was too embarrassing. Hilda, however, was seething with rage, for Bruce's sake, she must go downstairs and raise merry hell with the Damiens on this day! Nathan sneaked into the building from the parking lot at noon to deliver soup to her. Lily, who came with him as well, was carrying a few
Three months later, the five generations of the huge family were gathered happily together in Nathan's Villa of the Imperial. Old Master Clemon, who was still alive and kicking, held in his arms junior Klaus with a broad smile on his face, while Zis was also all smiles as he held the other junior Klaus. Nathan was staring at Klaus hostilely. "Mr. Klaus, pardon me, but I'll make sure to cut you up into pieces if you get any closer to my daughter!" He held a chilly gaze while asserting his presence. All of a sudden, there was a fierceness about him. However, Klaus only gave him a smirk. "Haha, I don't think you have any say in this, Mr. Clemon." On the contrary, Connie seemed to side with Klaus, as she began chiding Nathan. "You should keep your mouth shut! The kids know what they're doing!" Although Nathan seemed to have backed down, he was still glaring at Klaus. Without warning, Zis, who was the eldest of the in laws, put on a stern look on his face while lecturing Connie, "M
Just like that? Why does she sound so nonchalant about it? My daughter was only six years old when she slept with a twenty year old guy! As her mother, shouldn't she have stopped her? "Times have changed. Besides, the kids are all grown up now, so isn't it normal to have desires? Don't you worry, as I gave her detailed guidance beforehand, as well as showed her educational videos to teach her more about sex." Hilda explained. Nathan's face blanched, wanting to just faint once more. However, Hilda went on. "Linux even developed a condom that helps relieve the pain, as well as increase the pleasure one experiences during sexual intercourse. It will also alert the users if it detects a virus. Besides, Klaus did a checkup beforehand to ensure that he was clean." "I also told him to be careful so as to not hurt Luna before I agreed to let them have sex." There was a livid expression on Nathan's already pale face. Has the world undergone so much transformation during the past ten year
Justin stood in a corner in abjection before suddenly laughing in a self deprecating manner. He turned around to look for Anne, only to find her still actively trying to approach Luna in an attempt to strike up a conversation with her. Never in her wildest dreams had she expected the girl to be Luna Clemon, the daughter of a security guard whom she despised. After Klaus entered the venue, he didn't even spare a glance at the other ladies present for the occasion, save for Luna, the girl who was the center of attention. As the main protagonist who made her appearance after everybody else, the ball began after Luna showed up. She led the first dance with Giry, who moved in a coquettish manner throughout the entire dance due to how elated he was. After the first dance, some of the guests left the floor to get some rest, while others continued dancing after switching partners. Giry was forced to let go of Luna after that and wait for the next dance on the sidelines as he shouldn't be
There were a lot of prestigious people present for the occasion, including male guests who were members of royal families. Klaus Adams, whom Justin didn't manage to meet, would also be there, so he could seize the opportunity to connect to people of status. Luna won't be able to provide me with such an opportunity. He took a sip out of his wine to forget the feelings of bitterness within him while he admitted his defeat. I don't belong to Luna, nor is the opposite possible, as we belong to two different worlds. All of a sudden, there was a commotion in the hall as the hosts from Smith Group showed up. Jerome Bowen and Connie Frimpong were the ones to show up first, whereas Hilda Adams and Linux Jordan followed behind. They're here! The crowd moved in their direction with anticipation in their minds. The main protagonist will be here soon! The girl who has a net worth of hundreds of billions, as well as being the heir of prestigious families including the Damien Family, the Clemon
Anne also received an invitation to attend the ladies' ball, which was something that someone at the bottom of the social pyramid would never get to know and join in on, they practically lived in two different worlds. It wasn't until then that he knew how different they were. While Justin would never eat street food with Luna, her current boyfriend was willing to do so. Gritting his teeth, Justin left without a word, as if having made a decision. This time, he was finally able to leave her behind, even if they met each other again in the future, he would treat her like a stranger. There was a time when he used to want to spend his life with Luna, as he never met someone as intelligent and kind as her. Even if she was no better than other people, she was at least better than Anne in both regards. However, they could never get together. His family would never agree to the match due to the fact that Luna couldn't help his family climb the social ladder like how Anne could. It wasn't
A month later, the military training ended with Giry having bruises all over his face. On the other hand, both Luna and Klaus had a tan when they returned. They had also gotten to the stage of holding hands all the time with each other. As usual, Connie maintained her deathly glare when she met Klaus. She had arranged a group of people to join the military training, hoping that they could teach Klaus a lesson, but all of them wound up being intimidated by him. Geez! That bunch of cowards! Even Connie herself was beginning to acknowledge that she no longer stood a chance against Klaus by now, say less of anybody else. She was getting older, so it was time to hand things over to the next generation. Now, Klaus was the young, determined, and ambitious one, whereas Connie had aged, so she was no longer the former's opponent. Therefore, she could only watch as Klaus dated her granddaughter. After the military training, Luna's eighteenth birthday was approaching fast, which would mark
Jumping with joy, Luna latched herself to Yaa. "Marie! When did you arrive?" Yaa warmed up to Luna upon seeing the latter. "We'll be welcoming the freshers today. They seem to be a little disobedient! How dare a bunch of newbies be so arrogant?" The girls walked away while they chatted, but Yaa didn't speak with Klaus when they saw each other, as they both considered it sufficient as a greeting when they exchanged looks earlier. Therefore, Klaus pushed his bike while walking beside the girls as they spoke, all the while mentally exclaiming on how Yaa had bloomed into her true self by staying with the Cannons, that was where she truly belonged. Yaa was feared among the freshers. Furthermore, Justin Clark had his name called out directly by her earlier, so he almost burst into tears out of his intense fear for her. At that moment, Adwoa appeared out of nowhere to scare him. "Aha! You're done for! The general called for you! Justin, you should be prepared! The following month will b
The moment Connie's words were heard, Luna's reaction was the most intense. "Grandma, what do you mean by that? Why are you talking about him being worthy or otherwise? We're just friends!" Although we... we kissed the other time, neither of us ever brought that day up again. Therefore, they were still at the beautiful stage where things were fuzzy. Hence, Connie's proclamation burst the bubble, making the situation exceedingly awkward. Klaus, who was eating, stilled for a moment, but he said nothing. Upon seeing this, Connie was in seventh heaven. Finally, I've found his Achilles heel! Putting on her authoritative air as an elder, she loftily asserted, "My granddaughter will never marry a man who doesn't even have a high school diploma." All at once, the atmosphere turned awkward, and Luna's face flushed bright red from mortification. At this time, Hilda hurriedly smoothed things over, exclaiming, "What are you saying, mom? What's this about marrying and all?" She should at last l
The old son in law was indeed zealous, for he brought back gifts for everyone, including Jerome, Connie, and Luna's uncles. Despite Connie's staring match with Klaus earlier, she hugged her gift to her chest, reluctant to put it down for even a second. Klaus's gift to her was a handwritten score from her favorite pianist back when she was young, so she truly loved it. Meanwhile, Adwoa got a set of Western European non mainstream fashionable clothes, and she seemed besotted as well. Klaus even had gifts for Luna's friends, including Giry, Dean, and the others. He distributed the gifts one by one. At the end of it, he took out a tiny gift and waved a beckoning hand toward the back of the house. "Kater!" Woof! A husky scampered out in a mad flurry. Then, Klaus unwrapped the gift to reveal an adorable ball. Gratified, Kater left with it in its mouth. "Tangerine! Orange! Lemon! Gordon! Goldstein!" Upon hearing their names, the few orange cats padded over, meowing all the way. Klaus