Jerome was dressed really low key that day. Seeing that Jerome was walking over, Connie was a little excited but she pretended to stay calm. She stepped forward and said, "Hi, Jerome." She reached out to shake Jerome's hand but it was only then that she realized her hand was covered in flour, so she hurriedly withdrew her hand in embarrassment. Jerome also noticed Connie drawing her hand back so he murmured, "Luna said that there is something you need my help with so I came over. Am I intruding?" Connie glanced at the clever Luna and smiled helplessly. "No, you're not. You're a distinguished guest." Hence, Jerome entered the kitchen and looked around. The kitchen in their house was pretty huge and they had several stoves. The whole family was cooking that day so everybody was extremely busy. Then, he saw that Connie's family was kneading dough so he asked curiously, "Are you preparing to bake cinnamon rolls? I'd like to give it a try, can I join you?" Linux and Hilda glanced a
Meanwhile, Hilda took out some wine that she brewed. Seeing that, Rex instantly held up his glass and said, "Quickly, Hil, I can't wait." At the same time, Jerome caught a whiff of the aroma as Hilda poured a glass for Rex. "What wine is that? Can I try some?" He asked And so, Hilda served some for Jerome too. Looking downward, she did not lay eyes on Jerome and only dared to stare at the wine glass as the clear and aromatic wine flowed out from the bottle. "This is plum wine." Hilda explained. Jerome thanked her and thereafter took a sip of it. Instantly, Jerome's mouth was filled with the aroma of the wine. What a wonderful taste! As the fruity liquor enveloped his tongue, it felt as if he was standing amidst a forest full of plum trees in blossom, the scent lingering on his palate even after he swallowed the wine. After tasting the wine, Jerome exclaimed in admiration, "Did you brew this? It's amazing!" Still not daring to look at Jerome, Hilda answered, "Yes, I did." After
The serene atmosphere was filled with the aroma of the tea. There were only two of them in the room, breathing the aromatic tea scent and hearing the lively noises in the neighborhood, while both were having simmering thoughts beneath the surface. In fact, Connie had been taking actions to tackle Elizabeth all this while. She had noticed an underground force eyeing the Jordan Family and the Jordan Group even before this. The force had concealed itself very well and it had not just existed recently, but for more than a decade. It had emerged since her grandfather's generation and had started undermining the Jordan Group when her grandfather was gravely ill. Right at that time, Connie returned. Not only did she successfully turn the tide, she even completely changed the history of the Jordan Group. As a result, the underground force had retreated. Nevertheless, it was still waiting for an opportunity to pounce on the Jordan Group all these years. The troublemakers never showed up
It was past midnight and a new year had arrived. Jerome gazed at the glamorous fireworks, a garish display of intense colors reflected in his eyes. With the new year comes a new fight. Sooner or later, I will completely break off from Elizabeth's control and achieve freedom! Now that his sons had grown up and did not need his protection anymore, he desired to live for himself as there was still plenty of time to enjoy life. Two of them stood by the window and marveled at the fireworks outside. Every firework that exploded in the sky would light up Connie's facial features, and it seemed like different stories of Connie were reflected through the glow each time. Jerome was extremely curious about Connie. He had come across too many women, the domineering ones, the gentle ones, the wise ones, the foolish ones, even the obscene ones... Nevertheless, he had never met someone as infatuated as Connie. He had noticed the photos on her bookshelves the moment he entered the study room. B
Zis was baffled at his sudden question. Nonetheless, he tried his best to recall the facts. "At that time, I took you and Arnold with me to Taadi City to seek help. Back then, it was still the era of green skinned trains and the train station was extremely disordered and crowded. I was buying something and when I turned around, I saw you being carried away by a woman." "I caught up with her to confront her." "She told me her daughter gave birth to a child in the hospital but the child went missing, and her daughter could not clear things up with the husband. And so, she had no choice but to steal a child as a substitute for her daughter. I followed her to the hospital and saw her daughter. It was only then that I believed her." "At that point, you and your brother were crying and I had no milk for you. The kind woman offered to breastfeed you boys. We were in a critical situation back then and I thought they were being kind, so I gave you to them." Zis teared up as he took a trip
It was the first day of the new year. Hilda and her family had a packed schedule to pay respects to their ancestors at the graveyards and visit the other relatives. The ancestral graveyards of the Clemon, the Damien, the Michel's and the Jones were located close to one another, and so the crowd departed together in a few cars. Connie and Nathan headed toward the Damien graveyard and the Clemon's graveyard respectively. On the other hand, Hilda was as busy as a bee as she had to visit the graveyards of the Damien's, the Clemon, and lastly the Adams. Coming out from the Clemon's ancestral graveyard, Nathan asked the chauffeur to drive around. Sticking her head out of the car window, Lily stared at a tall statue in a daze. All of a sudden, she noticed something and exclaimed excitedly, "Nate, look! Anthony is over there!" Anthony? Glancing toward a grave, Nathan saw a man in black visiting a grave. He was as solemn as a black statue. As the car drove by, Nathan indeed saw a side
Jerome got off at the next station even though he didn't know why. He glanced at the name of the station. When he got off the bus, he walked toward a particular direction with clear intent. In fact, he didn't even have to think, as long as his legs knew where they were going. At once, his breathing became rapid and heavy. As his heart started to beat faster, his steps sped up as well. Soon, they hiked up a little hill. In the valley, there was a family staying there, but the doors were shut. As such, they could only peek in from outside the yard. At that moment, Jerome stood firmly outside the house. In his eyes, the image of the house gradually became clearer before it blurred again like a reflection on water. With the ripples, the image broke into pieces before attaching themselves back again. Finally, it became completely clear. When he saw the house, Jerome became calm instead as he stared in a daze. To him, everything in the yard had a breathtaking familiarity. It was as i
That night, they stayed in town before returning to the city center the next day. After arriving home and having lunch, they left again shortly to the military Residence. As soon as they stepped in, Nathan sensed the odd atmosphere, as if everyone was looking at him in a peculiar way. Rex had also come back yesterday and brought Akosua along with him. When he bumped into the Clemon Family while visiting their ancestors' graves yesterday, he came back with them. He also brought Akosua with him to introduce her to his family with Old master Clemon to speak on his behalf. After a huge commotion, the Cannon family finally accepted him again. When Rex saw Nathan and the rest, he had an indescribably strange look too. "What's wrong with your eyes, Rex? What are you smoking?" Hilda went up and patted his shoulder. With an awkward expression, Rex didn't know how to tell her but Akosua babbled, "Uncle Nathan, they're saying your Daddy came back but your mommy didn't." Nathan's Daddy?
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