The others mothers seemed a little more reassured after hearing Marlene's counterargument, and they dismissed Yvette's warning.When the voting ended, Marlene was selected as the president of the parents' committee as expected.However, to everyone's surprise, Yvette had managed to win a quarter of the votes. Even Yvette was shocked by the level of support. At that moment, she noticed a well-dressed and elegant woman in the crowd, who flashed a gentle smile her way.After the meeting, the woman approached Yvette. "Ms. Snyder, thank you.""Why are you thanking me?" Yvette seemed confused.The woman asked, "Do you remember Chuck's mom, Kinsey Hopkins?"At the mention of Kinsey, Yvette was taken back to a few days ago when a teacher had called her to the school and informed her about Zachary's involvement in a fight.Chuck was one of the kids Zachary had beaten up. His mom, Kinsey, was an alluring, voluptuous woman. Unfortunately, she was a mistress.Yvette had only known about
Malcolm knew that Zachary was messing with him. He raised his hand in an attempt to slap Zachary, but he quickly lowered his arm and left the scene indignantly when Zachary gave him a death stare.Malcolm felt extremely defeated; not only did he lose to Zachary in physical fights but also in verbal arguments.They'd started off as good friends, but their relationship had soured. He began to regret it.…After school, Malcolm went home and lay on the couch with a pitiful look.Worried, Marlene asked, "Son, what's wrong?""Mom, I want to say sorry to Zachary." Malcolm hated Noah, but he had nothing against Zachary.Marlene immediately became furious. "Why would you say sorry to Zachary? Malcolm, you're my son! You don't have to apologize to a bastard child!"Malcolm quickly dropped the idea of apologizing when that set Marlene off. She advised him, "Malcolm, you will never be friends with those two bastard children. You're all descendants of this family. Your dad has been one-u
Yvette also woke up to Marlene's text in the group chat. Her jaw dropped when she read the contents of it. Marlene was certainly a master at shunning responsibilities, but she wasn't entirely wrong. As adults, the mothers shouldn't have dreamed of making big bucks by blindly investing.The silence dragged on. No one dared talk back to Marlene, given that their children were classmates with Malcolm and that they all resided in Tirion. They could not afford to get on Marlene's bad side at all.But were they going to resign themselves to the financial loss? The disgruntled mothers suddenly thought of Yvette. They texted her and offered their apologies, even promising to vote her as the president in next year's election.Yvette stared at the incoming texts but did not reply.Anne also sent her a message. "Ms. Snyder, have you seen the messages in the group chat? I bet those who betrayed you are deeply regretting their actions right now."Knowing that Anne was a real one, Yvette took
Yvette went out to call Aaron. To her surprise, Aaron called her before she managed to reach out to him."Yvvy, have you listened to my new song?" Aaron sounded excited.Reluctant to spoil his great mood, she did not bring up her issue with his ad."I haven't. Has it been released?""Yeah! Give it a listen and let me know what you think!" Aaron spoke in an eager tone, like an excited child who wanted to share some good food with friends."Sure." Yvette hung up and proceeded to listen to the new song. She tapped into the music platform. Without having to search for Aarons's discography, she noticed his new song, which was ranked second on the list of top songs. It would top the list anytime now.Yvette played the song. Aaron's clear and emotional voice brought life to a song for charity.The song came with a music video. Yvette checked it out and saw touching scenes of families that had been filmed in Arkeelia. She listened to the entire song in silence and watched the music
Next, Mark told Xavier about Aaron's rising popularity after the ad release.Xavier's mood tanked even more. "Do women nowadays have bad taste in men?"In his opinion, celebrities were no different than those who sold their bodies for money.Mark had wanted to tell Xavier that his fiancée was a huge fan of Aaron, as the latter was a hottie who was a great singer, personable, and cute. Those were his fiancée's words. Mark had even made her choose who she'd save between him and Aaron if both men drowned."Boss, pop stars like Aaron Miller will not enjoy long-lasting popularity. If he's an eyesore for you, we'll just ruin his reputation." Mark, too, had developed a dislike for Aaron.However, Xavier did not agree to that idea since he'd have to apologize to Yvette if she found out about it. It was not worth the trouble."Hold your horses. Let's take it one step at a time.""Got it. By the way, Zayden has declared bankruptcy. I bet he's begging Mr. Dominic for help now."Xavier w
Yvette was puzzled by Xavier's idea of having dinner at Lane Mansion. "Why are we suddenly having dinner with them?"Xavier did not elaborate. "We're just going to have some dinner and watch some drama unfold."Yvette did not press on. She helped Noah change, and the family of three visited Lane Mansion.…Clifford sat in his usual seat at his residence with a glum expression. He would have beaten up Zayden had Malcolm not been present by his side.Zayden's in-laws sat in the main hall as Clifford reprimanded Zayden and Marlene, who were standing before him."Grandpa, I didn't expect IM Enterprise to keep giving me so much trouble this entire time. I would have taken most of the market share in Tirion had it not been its interference," Zayden continued bluffing.However, Clifford was a slick old man. He had hired someone to look into the matter when he'd heard that Zayden had lost more than one billion dollars and accrued debts.A new model of group purchase sounded like some n
Clifford was taken aback by their unexpected arrival. Grunting, he turned to Xavier. "Xav, why didn't you bring Zac along? This isn't the first time."He yearned to take a look at his other great-grandson. People around him had asked around and told him about Zachary's intelligence. When the boy had run into danger last time, he'd carried himself with composure. He had clearly taken after his father."Zac has been staying with the Shaws lately. He'll be back home in a few days.""Is he still with the Shaws? Oh, Archibald is such a shameless man. He's refusing to let go of my great-grandson because he has none," remarked Clifford with much glee.Archibald had no idea that someone had just badmouthed him.Clifford said to Xavier and the rest, "Take a seat. We'll be having dinner later.""Sure." Xavier and his family joined the others in the living room. In their presence, Henry and Fiona dared not ask Clifford for money.The situation worried Marlene. She tugged at Zayden's hand.
Shannon walked up to Fiona and said, "I heard that you wanted Noah to kneel and apologize to Malcolm when I was out on business a few days ago. Is that true?"Intimidated by Shannon's commanding presence, Fiona took a step back.Shannon sneered. "You think you can walk all over me just because we're in-laws? You wanted my grandson to kneel? Do you think you're worthy of that? So what if Noah harmed Malcolm?"The Larsons, Marlene, and Zayden were at a loss for words.Noah, who disliked Shannon, was surprised by what he was seeing. It seemed like his grandmother was standing up for him.Shannon continued, "I also heard that your company is struggling and that you're trying to borrow money and goods from Jerry."Fiona and Henry avoided making eye contact."I can tell you for certain that it's not going to happen," Shannon said firmly. "My two sons built this company from the ground up. Why should we help you cover your losses? If you need help, ask your son or son-in-law."In the