The next day, Luna woke up exceptionally early. After freshening up, Hilda helped Luna wash up and brush her teeth under the nannies' guidance. Hilda was anxious since this was her first time looking after her child. She was afraid that she wasn't good enough. Fortunately, Luna was extremely obedient, and so everything progressed swiftly. Hilda was aware that there were three to four nannies with different ethnicities looking after Luna. They conversed with her in different languages ever since she was a child, just so that Luna would be fluent in languages from different countries. Soon, the clean and obedient Luna followed Hilda to head down for breakfast. Breakfast was already served in the dining room by the time they arrived. There were steamed egg custard, bread, millet porridge, milk, and much more. Everything had been carefully prepared, and the colors were vibrant. In fact, the spread looked especially tantalizing. "Hilda, come over for breakfast." Nathan was putting out
Hilda's eyes were shining brightly at that point. I already have some personal savings to begin with, coupled with different streams of investments and the stock dividends collected, it is a handsome sum of money! If I were to sum up my assets, I'm already a billionaire! There are so many zeros that I don't even know where to look. Connie's expression turned steely, and she shot daggers at Nathan. The two of them exchanged menacing glares. On the other hand, Hilda seemed oblivious to that because she was distracted by money. Since money played a role now, she approved of Nathan more than before, and so she uttered "Thank you." Nathan answered while flashing her a smile, "Don't worry about it, that's the least I could do." He paused. "By the way, this is the list of the expenditures for certain projects for the past few years. Apart from the usual expenditures in the companies, you have a periodic donation for the orphanage, and there's also some monthly expenses for the pandas
After lunch, Nathan stayed back for a short while. He chatted with Hilda about the story of Garfield getting stolen, and the one about Kater eating sh*t. He chatted with her until about 3:00PM before finally leaving. Just when he was about to leave, Nathan suddenly said to Hilda, "Hilda, I will be away for a period. I'll count on you to look after Luna for the time being." Hilda asked him automatically, "Where are you going?" She didn't even realize that she sounded slightly panicked and disappointed. Nathan smiled at her. "I have some matters to attend to, and so I have to leave Taadi City for a while. Luna would be bored alone at home, and so l'd like to put her under your care, if you don't mind." He's leaving? Hilda answered, "Luna is my child too. I'll look after her well, naturally." Nathan nodded in response, but his eyes were twinkling mischievously. I knew that even after losing her memories, my pumpkin would always have me buried deep in her heart. She is fated to b
After recalling, she realized that everything matched what Nathan had told her. This was one of his men. "Miss Hilda," The man said in a low yet mysterious voice. "I'm in the bushes opposite your house. Nathan asked me to bring you something." Nathan brought something for me? Feeling slightly jubilant, Hilda quickly put on a coat on top of her pajamas before she walked outside. After she got out of the door, she saw the bushes right opposite her front gate. Sure enough, a dark figure stood there, a man with sunglasses was holding a box in his hands. After seeing her, he walked to her. "This is a present from our boss." Hilda wanted to ask him whether he could watch where he was going with the dark sunglasses at this late hour. However, after sending the gift to her, he left immediately, not wanting to say anything extra to her. Hence, she was left with the box in her hands, having no way to return it even if she wanted to. After standing there blankly for a moment, she opened
Unexpectedly, the other party said distastefully, "Bourne is directly sponsored and managed by Winnifred Jones, the Young Lady of the Jones Family. We will provide you the best, so I believe you definitely would like to work with Miss Jones. Otherwise, we know your name, address, and phone number. If you have any needs, we can also drop by and provide you with our services." Even though he sounded respectful, his words revealed a thinly veiled threat that sent chills down one's spine. They knew about her background, and they had a strong background themselves as well. So if I don't work with them, I'll be offending the Jones Family, and they would 'pay me a visit'. Is that what they meant? Even though the address was a fake one filled by Sonnia, this doesn't mean that I'm not angry about it. Hilda snorted coldly and retorted with a local phrase she had just learned.. "F*ck off!" After she hung up, she was still quite furious about it. Seems like I have to go to the office soon.
At this moment, there weren't many customers in the cafe. They could only hear the cats' lazy purrs. Kater looked like he was walking in a market, looking around for the cats it liked. Once it spotted one, it would scoot closer to lick it affectionately. Suddenly, Hilda put down her mug and said. "Since we can't find them, let's fire everyone." Fire everyone? All at once, everyone was bewildered. This would involve a number of people! Were they all really going to be laid off? Then, Hilda continued, "Our product sales aren't doing well lately and the marketing department is responsible for many matters. Since that manager has access to the customer information, he is also a suspect. Lay him off and lay the other few people off as well. The company will compensate for the breach of contract." Upon hearing this, everyone frowned. Wasn't it a little too harsh to lay off so many people at once? However, since Hilda said so, she must have had her reasons. Then, Hilda and the rest w
Recently, the studio did not have many orders and those they had were made by their acquaintances. They were Hilda's colleagues, the Michel Family, the Cannon's, Rex and Kater and the like. Truth was, their customer base that was built over the years were gone. Right away, Hilda stopped the business operations and decided to complete the orders at hand before anything else. As for the remaining stock in the store that was not sold, Hilda would bring it home for her pets. She also had two dozen toys sent over for Kater as compensation for the sin of castrating it. Now, the store was about to be renovated. The designer had come over to discuss the details with Sonnia as Hilda listened while holding her two puppies. Suddenly, the phone rang, it was still the new phone with an unfamiliar number. There were not many unknown callers for this phone. As soon as the call was connected, Billy's voice came over the line. "Hello, Miss Lucile. My name is Billy Winterford. May I know if you
In the afternoon, Linux came to the store to pick Hilda up after work. "How was work today, Hilda?" Realizing Linux had arrived, Hilda shut down her computer. "Linux, you're here! It was alright. I'm still getting myself familiar with the operations in the past years." Meanwhile, Kater who was still under anesthetics was carried away by Linux, while Hilda followed behind with the two puppies and they left the store together. They got into Linux' car that was parked downstairs and went home. When they were back in the neighborhood, Hilda unconsciously glanced at Nathan's Villa. Although the lights were on, it does not seem like Nathan had returned. If he had, he would have called her. On second thought, why should he do that? Back home, Linux' Villa was warmly lit. Connie had been home for a while and as soon as Hilda walked in, she saw her cuddling Luna as they watched TV. They were watching the hit variety show 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' Luna loved this show and her bigges
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