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
Hilda gently leaned her head on Nathan's arms and continued, "In fact, I knew about it a long time ago. I knew... But I still wanted to get close to him, I thought that I could still salvage something." Hearing her words made Nathan's heart turn heavy. Adrian Damien no longer remembered Connie, nor did he know about Hilda and her brother, but Hilda and Connie still knew him. Hilda did not say anything more. She had destroyed her relationship with the Bowen Family because she wanted to get rid of any remaining hope. Afterward, she would not have the chance to get close to Jerome anymore. She would just have to treat it as if she never knew this man. However, she still reckoned Connie did not deserve this. Connie had been missing him for more than twenty years, and yet this was the result she got. Hilda had never felt the love of a father before, and now she had lost it, but it did not feel like that great of a loss. Connie, on the other hand, had loved him so much... Nathan hugg
Halfway through the conversation, Connie suddenly got up and said, "You guys carry on." Frostily, she turned away. She did not utter a single word since she came down, and now she was leaving after just throwing out one sentence, which just went to prove how indifferent she was. Is this the woman from Taadi City that's rumored to dote fiercely on her daughter? Her character and appearance do not match that description at all! Milo spat in his mind. Watching her retreating figure, Jerome felt a bone chilling sadness in the simple arc of her back. What's this woman grieving about? The three of them sat there for a brief period. After clarifying matters and talking a little about business, they got up to leave. "Let's go together." Linux got up as well as they were headed to the neighbor's house anyway. Hilda had finished touching up her makeup, so she followed them out. They then walked to the neighbor's house together. From the way they dressed to their nature, Arlo and Milo w
When the Bowen family arrived, there was a slight racket. But after a while, everyone went back to minding their own business. Although their partnership had failed, it was only right for them to exchange a couple of words upon meeting. Rex stared at the Bowens for a long time, then felt bored and walked away. The pandas are more interesting than the Bowens anyway! Meanwhile, Hilda was surveying the Bowen family. Quite a few of them had come today, including Jerome and his sons, Arnold and his daughter, and two young men that she had never seen before. The two young men looked almost identical, and one could immediately tell that they were twins. They stood slightly taller than Arlo and Milo, and both pairs of twins looked fairly similar, but the taller pair had on cold expressions and seemed reluctant to speak. Are they Bowens too? And they're twins? "Those are my brothers, Oscar and Oliver Bowen." Unbeknownst to Hilda, Milo had come to stand beside her. He kept his eyes focuse