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
The Bowen Family is joining hands with the Damien Family? What sort of international joke is this supposed to be?! Could it be that Arlo doesn't know that I've beaten Sahara several times before? Don't tell me... Arlo couldn't get over the fact that I played him? Is that why he deliberately invested in Sahara? Because he knew that the two of us held grudges against each other? But, investing in a project costs hundreds of millions! Did he really do it on a whim? That can't be it... The Bowen Family isn't that rich! Or perhaps, Arlo was fooled by Sahara. Sahara might not have been good at anything else, but she was definitely good at fooling others. Furthermore, she was still a world champion and naturally had the air of a celebrity. It was possible that she had completely fooled Arlo. Yeah, that must be it... It looks like Sahara is going to be my business rival. Oh, well, what can she do? I've already brought Bourne down once. Even if she has Arlo on her side, I'll just need to d
The Bowen Family and the Damien Family had been very close recently, so it was nothing strange to see Gianna and Sahara together. However, Gianna was standing behind Sahara and glaring resentfully at Hilda. It seemed like she blamed Hilda for not being able to be with Connie. Thus, Hilda hurriedly dragged Sonnia with her as she left. After they walked quite a distance, Sahara and Gianna finally entered the cinema together. After receiving the investment from the Bowen Family, Sahara no longer considered Hilda as an opponent she needed to be wary of. She was about to expand her wings and achieve great things together with the Bowen Family. She was also going to deepen their relationship while she was at it so that she could successfully marry into the Bowen Family. When that happened, getting rid of Hilda was as easy as killing an ant. Hence, she and Gianna chatted happily as they entered the cinema to attend the movie premiere. She comfortingly said to Gianna, "Don't take it to he
He was so anxious that he was spinning in circles. "Not that son. It's my other son. It's Gli! We used to play games together, and he was my son in the game!" She was stunned... Gli?! Then, she hurriedly prepared a plane to Africa, contacted the laboratory there, and asked Rex to send Gli there in secret. When she saw Gli, she was taken aback. His body was covered in wounds, and tubes were going in and out of his entire body. He was on the verge of death. Rex said, "This is too cruel! We were gaming together when he disappeared suddenly. Luckily, he was using a Jordan mobile phone. So, I asked Linux to search for his location and found him. By the time I arrived, he was no longer breathing. It took a lot of rescue efforts to just barely bring him back to life. He was shot seven times! Moreover, his parents and the rest of his family were being followed. For now, I've helped him secretly move all of his family away from danger. Oh, my poor son... I wonder who he offended….. I can on
Not long after her return to Taadi, she asked her assistant to make an appointment with the younger pair of twins. She wanted to see if she could get their cooperation. I'm not going to let the Bowen Family take advantage of me! Meanwhile, Nathan returned from his working. When he heard the news, he rushed to accompany Hilda to her meeting with the Bowen twins. Arlo and Milo had a pretty good reputation, but the same could not be said of Oscar and Oliver... The twins were taking their PhD at Taadi University, and the vice chancellor of Taadi University was Nathan's uncle. From what the vice chancellor said, those two were a pair of devils. Therefore, Nathan would never rest easy letting Hilda meet them alone. However, he was just about to leave the house when he saw Hilda getting into Linux' car. "Nate, you've been pretty busy recently. You don't need to trouble yourself over this. I'll go with Hilda." Linux was also worried about letting Hilda meet those twins alone. He made his
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