Everything was going according to Sahara's plan. Now, even if Gianna did end up with Connie, she would never think of Hilda and her brother as anything but a pair of wicked twins. On the other hand, Sahara could soon find herself in the Bowens' good graces, seeing as she and Gianna were becoming such good friends. It would be even better if she could end up marrying either Arlo or Milo. Eventually, Hilda turned up as expected. She had flown over in a chopper, not wanting to waste any time. She could hardly wait to give Gianna two slaps across the face. Hilda was fuming, unable to comprehend how shameless Gianna was. "Miss Gianna." The bodyguard greeted in a low voice after rushing through the door. "Miss Hilda has arrived." Gianna was well on her way to becoming a young lady of the Bowen family and certainly that would have warranted her a royal title if they were in ancient times. She felt important as she indulged in the privilege of being escorted by the Bowens' security tea
Hilda was also beginning to understand Gianna. She was nothing more than a naive little girl who saw the world through rose colored glasses, and her delusions belied her sheltered upbringing. She'd never had to endure life's many cruel punches, and she was clueless as to how vicious mankind could be. She didn't know how ruthless it was out there in the real world. Hilda hadn't wanted to be too hard on her, but as of now, she had to be cruel to be kind. "So, Miss Dgoldz, it seems as if you're set on being with my mother." Gianna was determined. "You have no right to interfere with our plans." With a low chuckle, Hilda cast a fleeting glance at Sahara, who was practically buzzing with anticipation, and sneered, "Gianna, I think it's time you get that brain of yours checked." At this, Gianna was outraged. "Hilda, I suggest you watch that mouth of yours. I'm older than you, and you should show me some respect! You rude little wench! Just wait till your mother and I get together, I'll
Meanwhile, Sahara tried her best to console the shell shocked girl. "Hey, it's okay. It's all over now. She was only lying to you. She just wants you to think that you're not good enough so that you would back off on your own. She's jealous because she's a b*tch born out of wedlock, whereas you are a direct descendant of the Bowen family. She knows her life will be ruined once you get together with Connie, so she's doing everything she can to stop that from happening! How could Connie not like you when everybody else adores you?" The words were empty lies. Sahara knew that Gianna was worthless without shares in Smith Group. The girl had neither power nor authority, and she was only collateral for the Bowens to gain a powerful ally in Taadi. She was no better than a pawn. Sahara had managed to become a Damien by way of her many accomplishments. She didn't want to live in fear, so she did everything she could to expand her influence. She knew that it was meaningless to have only a tit
Taadi City was beginning to see cooler temperatures now that it was September, and the weather had finally turned cool enough for Jerome to begin property hunting. Given the importance of the matter, he had personally taken on the task of surveying properties in the city. After all, her final choice would end up as the location for Smith Group's branch in this country. There were only a handful of renowned metaphysics grandmasters in Taadi City, and Jerome had invited one of them to come along with him as he visited the properties. Presently, Samuel Fleming was making quite an impression on the passers by as he arrived at the scene on a hoverboard. He looked ethereal in his robes, the sleeves of which were flapping in the cool breeze, and his long, ebony hair had been pulled back into a neat ponytail. He had recently been meditating on Reverie Mountain before Jerome had called upon him for his expertise. Only important clients like Jerome could make him step away from meditation,
The agent drove them around slowly, traveling from Third Avenue to the ancient Imperial Palace. Choosing a house was a long process, especially for a major client like Jerome. He had been wandering around for several days now, but he had not found any houses that he liked. The agent had shown him the best houses of Taadi City, but there were still none to his liking. Even the ancient Imperial Palace did not catch his attention as the area was actually inferior to his place in Smith City. These few days, Samuel wandered around with him so much that his head spun, but for the sake of money, he continued to follow Jerome. After all, it was only a half day's work. Every day from two to six in the afternoon, he would just have to give a few comments to be able to walk away with several millions. On one of the afternoons, Samuel, who had been following Jerome around for nearly half a day, saw that it was already six o'clock, so he asked the driver to divert back to the Imperial so that
The Bowen family was rich, but Hilda's family had mines. Moreover, they were diamond mines and rare metal mines, so they were not inferior to the Bowens at all! Hilda strode over with her head held high. "Hilda!" As soon as she saw her, Gianna called out to her, her eyes full of delight. Then, in a stepmotherly voice, she said, "Oh, I bet you didn't see this coming, did you? Uncle Jerome loves me so much that he is personally helping me. Today, Arlo asked to meet with you to talk about your mother and I. I hope you won't stop us, otherwise..." She slammed the table as she said this. "Otherwise, I'll ask Arlo to stop his cooperation with you so that you'll suffer a great loss! Your brand is nothing without Smith Group. I'm advising you, stop criticizing. You're not worthy!" Before Hilda could speak, Gianna continued coldly, "And don't make unwarranted assumptions about the Bowen family's matters and judge us based on your malicious thoughts. You're no match for us!" Whew! It had
Arlo stopped brewing the tea and looked up at Hilda. Undoubtedly, he knew who she had meant by 'her'. Hilda wants to slap Gianna? And she wants me, her cousin, to do it? No matter how foolish Gianna was, she was still a part of the Bowen family. Slapping her would be a slap to his face! Arlo hesitated. "That's not a good idea." The corners of Hilda's lips curled up slightly as she turned her head toward Gianna. Behind her, Francis' hand shot out to slap Gianna across her small delicate face. The guy struck with no regard for gender, causing Gianna's nose to bleed on the spot. At once, the whole place fell silent. Upon seeing this, Arlo's mouth twitched. No one had dared to slap a member of the Bowen family before, much less in front of him! For several seconds, Gianna was stunned. She was dizzy from the slap, and her mind was blank. It took a while for her to come back to her senses, and that was when she let out an ear splitting scream. It was a good thing they were in a priva
Jerome said nothing. His young, well maintained, and wrinkle free hands were holding a cup of tea as he gazed thoughtfully out the window at Taadi City's magnificent view. "This matter needs to be further discussed." That night, Arnold carried Gianna, whose face was swollen from being beaten up, to Jerome. As soon as they got there, Gianna grabbed Jerome and cried, "Uncle Jerome! You have to back me up! That b*stard wants to ruin Connie and I! Uncle Jerome, you have to help me! My dad is going to kill me" Jerome glanced at Gianna, who was beaten up and swollen, but his eyes no longer held the love it used to. What a useless person. She can never do anything right. Arnold was usually very gentle, but today, he was extremely harsh. He could only see red as he lashed out at Gianna with a whip. "What did I tell you in the first place? Have you forgotten everything?! You useless girl! Sooner or later, you're going to get us all killed!" Although Arnold and Jerome grew up in different
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