Winter had arrived, and it was that time of the year when all northeastern Taadi citizens began to dress in mink and fur coats. The annual debate between luxurious fashion brands and environmental protection associations began once again. In recent years, Taadi citizens who were slightly well off were quick to hop on the trend of dressing up in mink and fur coats. While there were more people dressing up in it, there were also more people going against it. As usual, there were activities being organized to encourage citizens to go fur free. These campaigns kicked off slightly later this winter, but they were also a lot more aggressive. Once again, Sahara was quick to be a part of the craze. She supported the act of saying no to fur products, and she led the group by being the first one to ruin all of the mink and fur products she owned. She promised that she would never dress in any such products in the future, eager to use these acts to restore her righteous image in the eyes of
Hilda continued to pester Nathan in the kitchen, and Connie could hear her sweet voice all the way from the living room where she was reading her paper. She felt loneliness creeping into her. My little sweetheart has been snatched away from me. She's gone now.. If my daughter is a warm, padded jacket, my son is a reliable pair of small leather boots. I can't lose either one of them, I'd feel insecure without my boots and cold without my jacket. I want both of them! "Why are you so greedy?" Nathan asked Hilda in the kitchen. ...... After dinner, Nathan watched as Luna pestered Connie to bring her out. Connie took a glance outside and rejected her after she saw how cold and dark it was. Nathan knew where Luna wanted to go, she had repeatedly expressed her desire for a corgi, but she had been afraid to deal with corgi poop. Hence, she enjoyed going to other houses to play with their corgis. There was another large family near them that had loads of animals, they had 17 dogs, and 1
Connie felt the muscles in her face twitching as color filled her cheeks. Now that the bacon is already in Jerome's hands, I can't take it back anymore, can I? Furthermore, he seems pretty glad to see the gift. Despite living a life of luxury, he had never tried it before. "Bacon?" He asked curiously. However, he was even more surprised to see the two roses in the basket when he uncovered the gift. He froze for a moment as he felt his heart fluttering in his chest. "Thank you." He said gently as he picked the roses up. Connie looked extremely embarrassed right then. She abruptly got onto her feet. "Sorry for disturbing." She muttered as she picked Luna up and walked out of the house hastily. Luna acted quickly and picked up one of Jerome's corgis, refusing to let go of it even as her grandmother picked her up. "Ms. Frimpong, you should leave after having some food!" Arlo quickly ran toward the door, but Connie had already disappeared onto the streets at that point. There seeme
Arlo continued to tighten his grip around his father in the room. He was wailing as if he had just experienced the most traumatic incident in his life, and his face was soaked with tears of terror. "It's Arlo, Dad! I'm your son!" The look on Jerome's face flickered for a moment as he seemed to regain some consciousness after seeing Arlo's face. He quickly threw his arms around Arlo. "My son... My son, my Arlo... My son... Don't hurt my son! No! No!" He clung onto Arlo tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch him away . Arlo returned the hug and began to tear up as he listened to his muffled sobs and incoherent sentences. "It's okay. It's alright. I'm here now, and no one's going to hurt me. We're all grown up, so we can protect ourselves now!" However, Jerome was still extremely emotional. He couldn't seem to detach himself from the nightmare he had, and he was having a complete mental breakdown. Eventually, he began to quiet down a little after Arlo soothed his emo
During the toughest periods of their lives when they were younger, Elizabeth would disappear and leave them with their father. Furthermore, Elizabeth had other men and children outside that often bullied them. Arlo lowered his gaze after answering to Elizabeth to conceal any hint of distaste in his eyes. Elizabeth seemed a little disappointed by Arlo's reply. "We still need you boys to handle the matters over at Smith City." "I've dealt with everything before I left. I left Oliver and Oscar in charge of the fashion week, and there haven't been any other large events happening recently. We can handle the rest of it remotely, so you don't have to worry about it, mom." Arlo uttered. It seemed like Elizabeth had begun to grow suspicious of Jerome and the twins recently, and they decided that they'd simply leave her behind and let her continue being suspicious if that were the case. But Elizabeth didn't notice anything then, as she simply nodded before she went up to rest in another
A loud sigh came from behind Hilda as Linux patted her shoulder before resting his arm on her. "Mom still can't forget about him." He stated. He saw the video himself, and he knew how cruel fate had been toward their father. His memories had been stolen from him. Hilda glanced toward the direction where Connie had walked off and zoned out for a while before she turned back to Linux. "That fiancé of mom's that they were talking about on the call earlier... What was that all about?" Linux maintained his neutral expression upon the mention of Connie's fiancé. "You know how it is. Mom's pretty and rich, the men who are interested in her could probably form a whole line all the way from here to the Eiffel Tower. It's pretty common for there to be a few men who are a little more aggressive." The siblings later walked out of the Villa and headed toward Nathan's Villa for lunch while Linux continued to talk about Connie's fiancé. Apparently, 20 years ago, the family head of the Jordan
Someone knocked on the door right then. Milo was the closest to the door, and he glanced at the surveillance cameras to see Connie standing outside. What? Is she here to look for Luna? Milo opened the door and invited Connie in. "Are you here to pick Luna up, Ms. Frimpong? My dad's sick, and Luna's talking to him now!" Milo said in a pleasant tone of voice. Connie was dressed in a black winter jacket. Her face was as cold as the weather outside, and her voice as monotonous as ever. "I heard that Jer's sick, so I'm here to pay him a visit." She replied as she stepped into the house. Luna excitedly came over to take a pair of shoes for her grandmother once she realized she had come over. The young girl then brought her upstairs to see Jerome. "Grandma's here to see you, Mister Handsome!" Luna cried. It was then that Milo realized the few stalks of roses that Connie held in her hand that was placed behind her back. Woah, what? Is Connie actually here to give dad flowers? She wa
Back in Nathan's Villa, Hilda was anxiously waiting for Connie's return. She felt conflicted, she wanted Connie and Jerome's relationship to go somewhere, but she was also afraid that Jerome would hurt Connie. However, she was also afraid that Connie would end up getting married to the Count, or that she would end up all by herself. Her mind was a mess from all her conflicting thoughts. Hilda stood by the side of the road as she waited for her mother. Right then, Sonnia's car passed by and slowed down once she saw Hilda. Sonnia wound down her glass window before she excitedly greeted Hilda. "Hil, I have huge news to tell you!" Hilda edged closer to the car curiously. "I got a new project for Old wolf." Sonnia cried excitedly. Hilda could imagine what her soul would do right then. It would take a few steps back before waving its hands frantically while shouting. Before Hilda could actually respond, Sonnia added. "Look, I just signed an agreement with the team. I went out today j