Billy was talking to Winnifred when he suddenly seemed to notice that he was being discussed by this group of people and approached them. When the ladies saw that Winnifred was coming over, they hurriedly tried to fawn and flatter her. Then, Winnifred introduced Billy to the crowd, "This man is one of our family members. A few generations back, his family left to live abroad. His name is Billy Winterford, and he is a renowned designer of pet luxury goods. He has decided to return to Taadi to start up a business next year. For that reason, we are working together to start a studio to create a pet luxury goods brand in Taadi. I hope everybody will support our endeavor." Upon hearing those words, the ladies quickly nodded in agreement. On the other hand, Hilda frowned. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? I just started my business plan, but Winnifred is already becoming a business competitor? Billy didn't seem to have recognized Brian. After all, Brian had changed a lot during thes
The actual person and the person in the photo don't match at all! She practically photoshopped herself into an underaged girl! Moreover, she actually believes that's how she looks! On the other hand, Hilda only had eyes for the bigshot that was only one step away from becoming president of the country. Even if he failed to become the president, he's still a very high level bigshot! Nathan brought Hilda into the men's social circle. Widening her eyes to look for the bigshot, she could immediately tell the man with the imposing aura apart from the crowd with a single glance. The man was not that old, he was probably around Nathan's age. His back was straight and tall. His figure was dominating and his aura was extraordinary. Despite standing next to Kyle, he did not lose in any way. Rather, he had an air of maturity around him that came from the wisdom and experience he had accumulated over the years. Therefore, it made him stand out from the crowd. There were three types of older m
Alban called his assistant over and handed the name card he just received to her. "You have one hour. I want all the information on this person, including her parents, her family, her birthplace, her biographical information, and so on." The assistant accepted the name card and immediately began her investigation. However, she still said, "9th Old Master, if you want to investigate this person, you can find a lot of information on the internet. You can simply check on the internet in the meantime." A casual search on the internet would bring up a lot of information on Nathan Clemon's wife. After that, the assistant left the room. Then, Alban sat at his desk, turned on his computer, and typed the words 'Hilda Adams' into the search bar. To be honest, he didn't need to ask his assistant to investigate her. Her information was all over the internet, she even had an exclusive entry on Wikipedia. Clicking into her Wikipedia page, he read through her biography: Hilda Adams, 23 years o
However, those that could become friends with Adrian were surely influential. Since he had the surname 'Jones', then he was most probably part of the Jones Family. Besides, the Jones Family's record book changed every year. If they could add new people into it, then they could remove some of the people they were displeased with too. Moreover, Hilton was a person from over 20 years ago. Perhaps, he died a long time ago. Or, he failed to enter the record book in the first place. I'm sure many unpredictable things occurred in these 20 years... Even so, Nathan did not give up and skimmed through the book again. In particular, he paid attention to the bigshots that took up an entire page within the record book. Some of them even had an exclusive page just to introduce them. Among those people, Alban took up two pages all by himself. It could be seen that his position within the Jones Family was just beneath the family head. While looking through Alban's information, one sentence caught
The truth was that they were mutually in love with each other. For the sake of marrying Connie, Adrian went so far as to abandon the entire Damien Family and eloped with her. His plans were very thorough. Although he was only 18 at the time, he had considered everything, he brought enough money from home, planned their escape route, and chose the safest place for them to settle down. If everything went well, the Damien Family would never be able to find them. And, he succeeded. His father did everything in his power to find them but failed to locate them. Not long after that, Adrian sent a letter and a photo to his most trusted friend, Hilton. It was a photo of him and Connie in an ancient town. In his letter, he claimed that the two of them were living a blissful life after settling down in a quiet, ancient town. He had opened up a bookstore, and Connie was running a stall selling precooked snacks beside the bookstore. They were very happy together. Alban could never forget the wor
Meanwhile, Hilda had started to integrate herself into the world of the bigwigs. She was chatting with them about topics on real estate, stocks, company management, and so on. Alban remained quiet as he watched her. This is Adrian and Connie's child! Unfortunately, Adrian didn't know of the existence of this child even when he died. At the peak of his career he stood above all others as the president of the Damien Group and the family head of the Damien Family when he returned back to his rightful place. However, he didn't know that his own child didn't even have the chance to go to school at the time. What a cruel fate to have befallen Adrian and Connie! Hilda sat beside Nathan while listening to the people around her. She learned a lot from listening to them. Once in a while, she would participate in their discussions too. She didn't try to blow her own trumpet. Rather, she appropriately emphasized her existence. She was very subtle and clever about it, and it showcased her hig
Why is Alban here?! Hilda hesitated for several seconds without opening the door. Then, an agitated scratching sound came from outside the door. It sounded like an animal was desperately clawing at the door. Straightening out her hair and her clothes, she opened the door only to see Alban holding a Husky on a leash. As she was slow to open the door, the excited Husky had scratched the door until the paint peeled. Her eyes spun in confusion at the sight, and she pretended not to know the dog as she asked, "Master Alban, w.. what brings you here?" As usual, Alban was wearing a pair of sunglasses. He seemed to be smiling, and it made his 40 year old self look very young. As the corners of his mouth curved upward, he said, "Kater is your dog, right?" She smiled in response, but it looked terrible. Then, she resolutely answered, "Nope, I have never seen this dog before." Kater had smuggled itself in through the luggage. So, nobody knew that it belonged to her. Besides, it really isn't
At this moment, Hilda's innocent face and the picture that was circulating on the Internet flashed across his mind, occupying his every thought. Meanwhile, after taking a bath, Kater came back and walked toward Alban. He was frightened when he sensed the murderous vibe coming from Alban. After asking his assistant to come over, Alban whispered, "I don't want to ever see those blabbermouths ever again!" His assistant nodded and went on to take care of it. After the annual meeting, one of the ships would go missing on its way back. The ship would sink and everyone on board would drown... After a while, the assistant said, "I believe Miss Adams is in some sort of trouble. Would you like to go and have a look?" Alban quietly handed the dog leash to the bodyguard next to him and hurried to the scene. At this moment, Hilda was anxiously looking for someone from the Jones Family to unlock a door for her. When the waiter came with a set of keys and tried unlocking it, he realized that