The twins had also gained a real mother along the way, and Elizabeth was now but a distant memory. Their success last night was mostly due to their years of intricate planning and scheming, but with Connie's aid, they managed to see their plan through to the end much earlier than expected. Now that they had triumphantly taken over Smith Group, there was nothing much Elizabeth could do about it for now. The spies she'd planted in both the conglomerate and the family had been eradicated by Jerome over the years. Some had switched over to his side, and countless others were killed off. "What a grand usurpation! All of you did so well, but aren't you worried that Elizabeth might file a lawsuit against you?" Hilda asked now in bemusement as she lounged lazily in bed, unwilling to get up to start the day. Arlo appeared to be busy on the other end. After a pause, he chortled as he answered Hilda, "Given the number of men she has, do you really think she'd turn to the law for help?" As
At the end of the day, both Elizabeth and Connie's family had made a fool out of Teddy! "How dare you look at me like that!" Hilda snapped icily when she noticed Teddy glaring at her. "You colluded with Elizabeth and plotted against my mother, and now you're acting up because my parents decided to go against you? You have some nerve!" She'd only just finished her sentence when the Jordan's arrived at the house. They were hostile as they said, "Teddy, our families go way back, but we are utterly disappointed with you and what you've done. Please leave as soon as possible." They had only just found out today that the kid Teddy had brought over to the company the other day was not Connie's biological son at all. Everyone in the Jordan Group was this close to getting duped by him. But more to the point, the Jordan's were overjoyed to find out that Connie had two new additions to her family. Teddy's presence here would only be a hindrance, and they wanted nothing more but to throw h
Teddy was confined in a room. Opposite him was a window, and the view outside showed that it was already night time. It was extremely quiet around, so he figured that they were in a remote place. Amidst the darkness outside the open window stood a man. Although he could not clearly see, he knew that that man was Klaus. He saw that there were plenty of flammable items in the room, and there was a person pouring gasoline around him, while Klaus was standing outside the window watching everything. At that instant, he knew that his time was up, and he had nowhere to escape. Ever since the beginning, Connie had joined forces with Klaus to take him down. Him, on the other hand, had held on to his fantasy about Connie, thinking that a child could keep her with him, but he ended up falling into their trap. He stopped struggling and calmly asked Klaus, who was standing outside the window, "Are you going to burn me to death, just like how I burned your parents and family to death?" Stan
The television, which was left on, suddenly played the variety show that Luna had participated in, and her sweet voice entered through the cupboard into his ears. Klaus's body was curled up into a ball, a posture that indicated that he was in extreme anxiety and fear, but he gradually relaxed upon hearing Luna's singing. "The fresh flowers have once told me how you passed by, the ground knows every corner of your heart...." Hearing her melodious voice, his mind slowly calmed down, and a faint smile slowly appeared on his face as he leaned against the cupboard. She was just like an angel. The devil, which was hidden in the abyss, heard the singing of an angel from the heavens. The angel's sacred light shone into the bottomless sinful abyss, allowing the devil to capture a shred of light and keep it in his heart with just a stretch of his hand. Even if he had fallen into the bottomless hell of sin, he still remembered that he was once an angel, who had once sung in heaven. It wa
Klaus followed them to the hospital as well. Although Nathan did not know what was happening, he felt a sense of panic surging through him. What's wrong with pumpkin this time? Hilda was even more terrified. Connie had dragged her all the way to the hospital, almost not allowing her feet to even touch the ground. She was still in her pajamas when she arrived at the hospital. Nathan gave her a down jacket to keep herself warm, so she completed all the check ups in his clothes. It was late at night. The family sat in the lounge in the hospital to wait for the result, and Hilda, who was wearing Nathan's clothes, was zoning out. What exactly is going on? She had no idea, and neither did Nathan. Meanwhile, Klaus, the only person who knew exactly what was going on sat at one side without saying anything, while Connie paced back and forth in fluster, as if there was fire burning under her feet. Anthony was sitting beside Klaus. He was not supposed to be on duty today, but upon hearing t
There was a bomb in Hilda's body! It was a bomb that was connected to her life, if she died, or the bomb was removed by force, the bomb would explode. Only a remote control could disable the bomb, but the same remote control could ignite it from far away! Nathan looked at her and her flat tummy. A person suddenly crossed his mind, Plaque. When Hilda was kidnapped by Plaque, she went missing for over 12 hours. She was only found the day after she was taken away, At that time, Plaque demanded for Connie to use Lily to exchange for Hilda. As Nathan refused to hand over Lily, he dressed up as Lily and managed to trick Plaque. In the end, not only did they manage to save Hilda, but they injured Plaque as well. After that, Plaque was taken down by Rex and the others. It was a full 12 hours! Anything could have happened during that 12 hours, for instance, burying a bomb in her belly. Hilda was found with only minor injuries on her body at that time, but in fact, there had been a bomb
Hilda was placed in a farmhouse located in a deserted area in the suburbs. The farmhouse was in a secluded area, surrounded by a 10km radius of land with barely any people around. Meanwhile, the situation on Nathan's side was not optimistic. He came out from the ruins covered in black ashes, but empty handed. The remote control had turned into ashes along with Teddy. No, according to what I know about Elizabeth, it would be impossible that she would give the remote control to Teddy so easily. Therefore, even if we were able to find it here, it may not be of much use. Nathan hurried home before he got to clean the ashes all over him. However, upon arriving home, he did not see Hilda, so he instantly gave her a call out of fluster. "Pumpkin, where are you?" Hilda, who was at the other end of the line, kept quiet for a moment before answering, "Don't worry. I'm fine. Mom has arranged for me to stay in a very safe place. There is an internet connection here, so I can still handle my
Hilda was stunned the moment he appeared. He is actually here? He is actually here! He is here! Her emotion transitioned from disbelief to elation, but her reasons made her push him away, and for the first time ever, she shouted at him in a stern voice, "Why are you here? Leave! Go away! I don't want to see you now!" She used all her strength to push him away, but as soon as her force landed on him, tears escaped her eyes. Her push made him stagger two steps back, but he immediately paced forward to hug her tightly, burying his face into her hair. "I'm not leaving." He held her tightly in his arms so that she could not push him away again. Being tightly held in his arms, she felt his hot breath on her neck underneath her hair. She wanted to push him away, but her strength had disappeared. "Why did you come? Leave now! I don't want you to die!" He was aware of what he would face by coming here, if Elizabeth were to activate the bomb now, both of them would die. However, Nathan r
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