Rachel rolled her eyes and tossed her phone aside before continuing her artwork. Soon, waves of screams echoed from the ground floor of Chapman Group building. Rachel furrowed her brows and plugged her ears with earphones. She then returned her attention to the artwork with music played on her phone. The moment the door opened, everyone including Wilhemina, stood up in excitement and admiration. They held up their hair, trying to present the best version of themselves to the visitor. However, even with all the noise, Rachel gave no response. She just sat in her workroom, listening to her music while drawing her design. Eventually, Wilhemina and the rest had their smiles turned into a jealous, rageful scowl. A pair of expensive leather shoes stepped into Rachel's workroom and stopped. Immediately after, a cold hand reached out and pulled out Rachel's earphone. Rachel raised her chin irritatedly. "Wilhemina, I warned you..." In the next room, Wilhemina was upset about
Before Wilhemina could react, Edward had already withdrawn his hand. It was evident that he was doing it on purpose. Next, he stepped on the phone with his expensive leather shoes. He stepped on it again and again until the phone screen was broken beyond repair. "If I see you do this again, it won't be as simple as a ruined phone." Looking at the cracked phone on the floor and having heard Edward's words, Rachel started to ponder. 'I assumed that even if Edward knew someone was taking pictures of me being exposed, he would look at it in schadenfreude without stepping in. 'But he did...' Wilhemina lowered her head in reluctance but kept her mouth shut. "Yes, Mr. Bluemel, I know now." Before he left, he did not forget to let Nathan handle the cleaning up. "Go to your boss to reimburse your phone." Once he had said that, he left with Rachel on his shoulder. After Edward and Rachel left, the other women finally surrounded Wilhemina. One of them picked up Wilhemina
Anne shook her head at Nathan. "President Chapman, why would you think that? If you're really useless, the Chapman Group wouldn't have existed." With a smile, Nathan shook his head. He could not understand what Edward's intention was because Edward had a family. Even though he cared about his son, he never did for his wife. He did not even touch her even once in the five years they were married. 'If he really wanted to fight for Rachel with me, will he choose to divorce Rue? Even if he wants to divorce Rue, will he opt not to do it if his son objects?' 'Will he give up on Rachel or let her be a woman of no dignity?' Nathan shook his head. The more he thought about it, the less he understood. Meanwhile, the driver stepped on the accelerator without hesitation, speeding away. Rachel continued to slap Edward's shoulders. "What are you doing?! Get off of me now!" The corner of Edward’s mouth curled upwards. "Is this how you speak with your clients?" Rachel snapped. "That
Rachel stomped her feet but was pinned, once again, by Edward on the seat. "Rachel, do you only learn lessons after you break through a wall?" Rachel glared at Edward. "So what? If it weren't for you, would I walk into a wall?" Edward rubbed Rachel's head while still bickering with Rachel simultaneously. "Save it. The wall must be miserable to be walked into by someone like you." ...Rachel brushed away Edward's hand disgustedly. "Go to hell, don't touch me. Not a single good thing has happened to me ever since I met you. It has all gone downhill from there." Edward nodded while he stroked his chin. "That's because all your luck has been used to meet me." Rachel raised a finger at Edward dismissively. "Stop trying to say things that are equivalent to verbal dog excrement. If it is really like that, I would rather not meet you at all." Edward grabbed Rachel's wrist seriously. "Never say things like that ever again." Rachel lifted her chin with a huff. "So, what if I do?!
Edward's face sank. 'This woman deserves death!' He grabbed Rachel's wrist seriously. "Tell me, what do you think of the grin just now?" Equally serious, Rachel shook his head. "Edward, I'll be honest; if you want to continue your parent-child relationship, don't smile at your son like that." Edward looked irritated, as though he was going to explode at any minute. "You were the one who asked me to smile." Rachel shrugged. "How would I know that you have such a creepy smile?" She could not help but feel defeated. After all, Edward never had a problem smiling naturally when he was teasing her. Edward shook his head and touched his face. "Is it? Don’t people say handsome people are handsome no matter what they do?" Rachel shrugged in disgust. "Maybe you're that in other people's eyes. You're so exalted that you're untouchable." Edward pinched Rachel's chin teasingly. "Oh? What do I look like in your eyes?" Rachel was slightly dumbfounded as animals and objects coursed t
Josh and Ziggy smiled at each other before they looked at Jane. "Ms. Jane, we're fine, let's go." However, when they were walking, Josh clutched at his stomach as his face paling dramatically. "Oh, my stomach hurts! It hurts!" Jane hugged Josh worriedly. "What happened?! Why do you suddenly have a stomachache? Did you eat something bad? Are you okay, Josh?" Ziggy patted a panicking Jane. "Ms. Jane, you should bring Josh to the doctor. I'm feeling better now that I've had a poop in the toilet." Jane nodded quickly. "Okay, I'll bring Josh to see the doctor!" Ziggy nodded and took a few steps before clutching his aching stomach. "Oh! I need to use the toilet again. It's coming out!" Jane was stressed; if only she could split into two people, she would be able to take care of both of them at the same time. She stopped and looked at Ziggy. "Is it really bad? Can you hold it in a little bit?" Josh tugged at Jane's hand dreadfully. "Ms. Jane, it hurts a lot!" Ziggy then sh
Seeing Jane's confusion, Ziggy and Josh exchanged smiles. "We should've met earlier!" Jane chuckled as she covered her mouth. "Fine, fine, you should've met earlier. I'm happy that you two are getting along so well." Meanwhile, Rue returned to the Bennet villa and started crying at Mrs. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet stroked Rue's back in a gentle manner. "Rue, what happened to you?" Rue kept wiping her tears from her face. "Mom, Rachel has an ulterior motive for coming back! She’s working at Nathan Chapman's office to work, and through Nathan, she's closing in on Edward!" Mrs. Bennet was shocked. "It can't be!" Rue's tears kept streaming down her face like pearls. "It is! That is her intention!" She took out her phone and tapped on a message with pictures that an unsaved number had sent to her. Although the pictures were slightly blurry, it was not hard to recognize Rachel and Edward's flirtatious interaction, as well as the way Edward was carrying Rachel out of her office on h
After a battle of the sexes, Rue and Ian hugged each other tightly in the bed as if they were inseparable. Rue was lying on top of Ian, drawing circles on his body with her finger. "Ian, I'm so bored at home. I just want to stay with you every day." Ian held onto Rue's slim waist. "Me too, I want to see you every day." Rue grabbed Ian's hand. "Ian, why don't I work at your office? We'll be able to see each other every day, right?" Ian was a little surprised. "Rue, you want to work in my office? But you're Mrs. Bluemel! Why do you want to work? You can just stay at home and enjoy everything." Rue looked at Ian sincerely. "That's right, it is like that. But I want to be together with you every moment of waking hour and not sneaking out when there's no one to keep an eye on me." Ian was so moved that he cupped Rue's face and kissed her. "Rue, I'm so happy that you're treating me like this. As you know, I only have you in my mind. If you're willing to lower your status and
Ziggy kept his head lowered. If he had lifted his chin, his face that was identical to Josh's would be recognized. "Mommy, I have a stomach ache. I'm going to use the toilet." He then turned around and ran, not seeing Jane who was approaching. As a result, the two crashed into each other, and Ziggy was sent flying before he landed by Edward's side. "Are you alright?" Edward helped Ziggy up with one arm but was stunned when he saw Ziggy's face. The little boy had pink lips, pearly teeth, and looked adorable. However, the child and Josh looked exactly the same too! Ziggy stood up straight, his wise-beyond-his-years eyes reflecting a hint of seriousness. "Looks like we can't hide it anymore." "Hide? Hide what?" Rachel and Edward asked simultaneously. Josh and Ziggy shared a look before Josh took his mask off. The moment the mask was off, Rachel froze in surprise. Her eyes were wide as she looked at the twins — Ziggy and Josh. She could not seem to react. "What, wha
Edward shook his head lightly, his eyes deepening in coldness. Since when did he catch a cold? Some ungrateful fool must be talking about him behind his back. Seeing as Josh and Edward were descending the staircase, the old butler approached them. "Master Edward, Young Master Josh, good morning." Josh nodded as he fixed his gaze on the main entrance of the house. "How is mother?" The old butler shook his head before saying, "Mistress is nowhere to be seen, I checked this morning. I didn’t see her anywhere." Josh's eyebrows raised. "Did you send someone to have a full sweep of the area?" The old butler answered. "We've looked everywhere, but we couldn’t find her." Edward carried Josh into the bathroom calmly. "Don't worry. She's an adult, not a child. She wouldn't have waited the entire night outside. She's probably back at the Bennets' place. He handed Josh the electric toothbrush. Josh took it before they both stood side by side and brushed their teeth by the sink.
Remembering how she had criticized Jodie, she was instantly filled with regret. So the former assistant set down the box in her arms and walked toward the entrance of the building. She needed to expose everything! Just as she was approaching the entrance, her hand was pulled and she was dragged aside. The assistant looked at Jodie, slightly disoriented. "Jodie? Why are you still here?" Jodie lowered her gaze and looked at the woman she had fired. "Why did you turn back?" The assistant retrieved the card from her pocket. "I saw this and realized I might have misunderstood you. So I turned back and saw the entire scenario. Jodie, I'm so sorry to have doubted you!" Jodie shook her head as she did not mind the apology. "There's nothing to apologize for. As long as you bring the card to that company, they'll give you a pretty good position." The assistant nodded, but her gaze lingered on Rue and Ian. "Jodie, thank you, but there's something I need to do before I go!" Jod
Jodie frowned and picked up the business card from the floor. Then, she pulled the assistant's arm and placed the card into her hand. "Don't be silly, you need the job. You need to build your career in the city so you can earn more money to send home, don't you?" The assistant scoffed before she turned around to pack her things. "I don't need your pretentious pity! Since you wanted me to leave, you must have cut me off any backup plans I may have, so save it!" Jodie backed up, still frowning. "I'm not pretending. I'm just thinking you should leave here before it's too late." The assistant was so enraged, tears began to well up in her eyes as she put her things in a box. "Fine, since the entire Comer Corps is yours! I'm just a tiny employee, I have nothing I can say!" After quickly cleaning up her desk, the assistant bumped into Jodie’s shoulder when she walked past Jodie as if she was avenging herself. Jodie almost fell. However, she still walked up and grabbed the assist
The next day, when Rue woke up in the bed, Ian was already dressed and prepared to leave. "Ian, where are you going?" Rue cocked her head and asked in confusion. Ian was slightly surprised. "I have to go to work." Disappointed, Rue lowered her head. "What about me, Ian? Where am I supposed to go?" Ian sat on the side of the bed and hugged Rue. "You weren't home the entire night, won't the Bluemels be worried about you? Why don't I send you home?" Rue's gaze lowered. 'Worried about me? Impossible! Why would the Bluemels worry about me?' She reached out and tugged at Ian's collar, shaking her head. "No, I want to follow you to work." Ian was a little hesitant. "Today? Right now? But I haven't let my current assistant go yet..." Rue grabbed onto Ian's waist with an affectation on her face. "So fire her. You're the general manager, right? It's just a phone call away. I want to be with you, the sooner the better..." Ian was ecstatic at Rue's words. He stroked her back.
Josh's eyes sparkled. When he had gifted the gift, Edward was aloof and only casually asked the old butler to keep it. However, he did not expect Edward to value it so much that he placed the table lamp here. Edward looked at Josh's sparkly eyes and patted his head. "What are you looking at? You should sleep. Aren't you going to school tomorrow?" Josh nodded quickly and the two fell onto the bed playfully. Even though the two were sleeping on one side of the bed each, Josh was satisfied. The moment he shut his eyes, Edward took him into his arms. The young Josh was immediately enveloped in Edward's warm embrace. Deeply moved, Josh's eyes opened wide. He then reached out to hug Edward's waist with a glad smile. As everyone had slowly drifted off into dreamland, a human figure sat in front of the Bluemel mansion, shivering in the cold breeze. Rue clutched her palms into fists. Seeing the darkness around her, she picked up her phone and dialed a number. A drowsy voice
Rue halted and turned around, her body trembling uncontrollably. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were right. She could not control a man like this! However, she did not want to give up on a man this exceptional, even though she could not manipulate him, and worse, she did not want to give Rachel the opportunity! "Edward, w-what is it? Do you have anything else you'd like to do?" Edward squinted coldly. "What are you trying to do, going upstairs?" Rue gritted her teeth. "I would like to go and rest..." "Rest? You hit my child, and now you want to go upstairs and rest?" Edward cocked his head with Josh in his arms. There was a chilling look on his face. Rue shuddered. "I've already explained myself. It was only an accident, but you didn't believe me. Besides, you've already hit me, what more do you want?" Josh tugged at Edward's hand non-stop. "Father, please let it go. I think mother might not be in a great mood tonight, so she..." Edward held onto Josh's tiny hand with his large
Rue's expression was full of darkness and displeasure. "What did you say, Josh? You've become bad. You weren't like this before. Who taught you to disobey your mother like this?" Josh allowed Rue to pull him around by the collar and his face turned redder by the second. Lifting Josh by his collar, Rue almost strangled him as Josh was about to pass out from not being able to breathe. "No one taught me, I was only stating the fact." Rue's eyes narrowed as she lifted Josh higher and higher, not paying attention to how he was struggling to breathe. "Rue, what the hell are you doing?!" Edward was standing on top of the staircase when he called out coldly. He could not wait for Josh to knock on his door anymore, so he went outside to see what was happening. However, He did not expect to be treated to a sight like this! 'That woman deserves death for treating my son like this!' Hearing Edward's voice, Rue whipped around instinctively to look at Edward. She shuddered and
Rachel paused, confused. "Baby, why do you say 'again'? I just found out from them this afternoon, did you already know?" Ziggy shook his head. "No, didn't you just mention the incident at the toilet?" Rachel scratched her head awkwardly. "Oops, I must've confused myself."Ziggy reached out from under the blanket and patted Rachel's head with a smile. "Mommy is a little scatterbrained!" Rachel hugged Ziggy and rolled around in bed as they both laughed loudly like bells. "Baby, I have a feeling that a guardian angel is protecting me! Every time something bad happens, they’ve always protected me from all the bad things!" Ziggy nodded happily. He wanted to tell Rachel that he was the guardian angel she was talking about.However, to avoid scaring her, he chose to remain silent. "That's right! Mommy's guardian angel must be very handsome!" Rachel pouted. "How do you know it’s a man?! I think she must be a beautiful woman angel!" Ziggy shook his head decisively. "No no!