Rachel set down her pencil and rubbed her temple, forcing herself to cool down. Melissa, who was focusing on Rachel's every reaction, snickered. 'Rachel, no matter how capable you are, you can't make any big moves now, can you?' Time passed. As people started waddling to have lunch, the space silenced once more. Rachel placed her head in her hand and sighed. At this point, her phone rang. It was only after hearing Ziggy's voice that Rachel looked better. "Mommy, have you eaten?" Rachel shook her head as she felt her stomach rumbling. She said to the phone, "Of course, I have." "That's great. Mommy, the school is letting me leave earlier today, so I will come and get you." Rachel halted in worry. "You can't do that, baby. It's dangerous outside, so you can't come. I will get off work earlier to get you, okay?" A while later, Jane's voice appeared. "That's alright, Ziggy's mommy. I will send Ziggy to the Chapman Group. It's not that far, and it's on my way home." Ra
Rachel closed the lid on the toilet seat and stepped onto it. Barely able to reach the top of the cubicle, Rachel frowned when she saw the mops that were blocking the door and the bucket that was thrown aside casually. Although her hands could reach the top of the cubicle, she would be hard-pressed to get out from there. Moreover, she would have hurt herself falling from that height! So, Rachel eyed the cubicle beside hers. The cubicles in the bathroom were connected just like public restrooms. Only her cubicle had been blocked, but if she could find her way over to the next cubicle, she would be saved. Rachel nodded to herself and propped herself up onto the separator by kicking herself off the ground and sitting on it. She then extended her leg to hook onto the door handle of the other cubicle, and while holding tightly onto the separator, she slowly slid herself down. Shifting her weight, Rachel began to lower her body. Only after she had a firm hold on the ground
Seeing Rachel's awkward appearance, Ziggy was silently furious. Meanwhile, Jane was too surprised, she could not retract her outstretched arm. Even though Rachel did not wear anything like the other parents who could afford the Minnow Nursery School, she had a good foundation to work with and was able to wear anything with style. In fact, she had never seen an oafish Rachel like she did today. She looked down toward Ziggy and noticed it was her first time seeing Ziggy displeased and cold. Rachel quickly walked toward Ziggy and squatted beside him. Just as she was prepared to open her arms and hug him, she stopped herself. She could see her wet, fetid sleeves the moment she stretched her arm. How could she hug her cute son in her soiled outfit? Immediately after, Ziggy's air of displeasure vanished. He did not care how awkward Rachel looked as he quickly leaped into her arms. Jane reached out instinctively as if to pull Ziggy back. Before Rachel could react, Ziggy'
A sinister smile appeared on Ziggy's face. "Now that you've pissed off someone you shouldn't have, I will let you know what despair really feels like." He copied the bank details of the few women employees before he typed quickly on the keyboard. His fingers were impossibly fast! The screen was full of undecipherable codes and scripts. In five minutes, Ziggy looked up as his finger paused above the 'enter' key. A flash of decisiveness coursed through his eyes and his finger pressed on the button. The codes and scripts immediately disappeared as a progress bar replaced them on the screen. The bar filled up slowly from the tenth percentile to... Hundred percent... When the progress bar was filled up, a simple word appeared. Complete. Ziggy turned around and looked at the time. Unhurriedly, he turned off his laptop and crossed his arms. This was the only way he could enact his revenge! After all, there was no surveillance in the washroom, so he did not have any d
Jodie answered the phone sleepily. "Hello? Ziggy? What's wrong? Did you fall in love with a girl from school?" Ziggy held his forehead helplessly. "No, I will send a design to you in a while but I need the finished product by noon, can you bring it to me?" Hearing Ziggy's instructions, Jodie immediately became conscious. "What? What design, and what product?! What are you talking about, Ziggy? I don't understand!" Ziggy looked at the time on the wall. "No time to explain, just please make it by noon! Come to my school at noon. It's concerning mommy, so everything has to be perfect!" Jodie was utterly dumbfounded, but at the same time, she was nervous for him. "Ziggy, explain! Why do I feel like I'm getting more confused?!" Ziggy hung up. "I can't, just do as I say. It's late, I have to make breakfast." Jodie's mouth was hung open. She could barely get another sound out before she heard the beeping from the phone. She looked at the time; it was 6 a.m. She was about to
"Ziggy-boy, I've found a dressmaker to rush the product, I'll definitely get it finished by noon." Ziggy nodded. "Great. Don't forget to pick me up with the dress at noon." Jodie asked with nervousness and confusion, "Ziggy-boy, tell me honestly, what is this for? You didn't tell me anything and it’s making me palpitate so hard!" Ziggy smiled. "It's not anything illegal, and you'll know by noon." He then passed Jane the phone. "Ms. Jane, my godmother is looking for you." Jane picked up the phone, confused. "Hello?" Jodie was suddenly in a state of euphoria because Ziggy had finally called her his godmother! "Hi, Ms. Jane, I will come and pick Ziggy up at noon. We've met before, I'm Jodie." Hearing Jane's voice, Jodie's employed a more serious tone even though her voice still sounded joyful. Jane nodded and looked at Ziggy. "I understand, thank you for telling me." Returning the phone to Ziggy, Jane stared at him with questions in her eyes. Ziggy had always struc
Rue was startled and grabbed one of Edward's sleeves. "Edward, only you can save the Bennet Group now! What would people think if Bluemel Inc. watched as the Bennet Group sank?" Rue's obvious hint caused Edward's brows to furrow. "This is obviously a targeted operation. If you can't find the party behind it, so what if I helped you once? What about the next attack, and the attack after that? Do I need to clean your mess up every time?" Hearing Edward's say that matter-of-factly made Rue tremble uncontrollably. "Edward, you really have made up your mind about not interfering?" Edward reached out to Josh with his big, cold hand. Without any pause in between, Josh took his hand. Although Edward did not show any emotion, his heart sang. He held Josh's hand as they walked into Josh's bedroom. "If you cannot find the person who set the Bennet Group up, I won't interfere." After they had left, Rue's hands balled up tightly into a fist. To marry Edward, she had to step do
Josh sighed as he sat in his chair after Rue left. He opened up his drawer and retrieved a bottle of pain reliever for the slap, then took some ice from the freezer. If father came home and saw that, it would trigger another fight at home. In the morning, Melissa and a few women gathered with their faces full of panic. They seemed to be discussing something with shock on their faces. Melissa whispered, "I don't know how, but after I woke up, I saw the messages, saying all the money I've been saving up in my bank had vanished! It's like they'd been transferred away!" The other women nodded. "Exactly, mine too!" "And mine! My bank account is empty!" "Not even a single penny was left!" "I called them earlier, but they said there was no record of the transference!" ...Melissa shook her head as her face paled. "I've already called the police! It's the money I've been saving for years, how can it just disappear like that?!" The other nodded. "We called the police too.
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!