As Ziggy turned around and began to leave, he murmured to his ring, "Coccinelle, come back." However, several attempts to recall Coccinelle failed. Ziggy was not sure what had happened. So, he took his phone out and stared blankly at the immobile camera view. The place it was showing did not seem to be in the ballroom. Ziggy swiped across the phone screen quickly, and a location map replaced the camera screen. The red dot on the map was Coccinelle's current location. He looked stoic as he walked along the long corridor. Decisively, he entered the lift and pressed the button for the highest floor. As the door of the lift narrowed slowly, Ziggy's eyes mimicked that motion. 'How would anyone be on the top floor of a hotel?' 'Furthermore, how did they get Coccinelle up there in such a short time?' When the lift stopped at the top floor of the hotel, Ziggy walked out of the lift without any doubts or second guesses. The wind was blowing comfortably on the rooftop loung
Rachel wiped away Jodie's tears as she tensed her lips. "It's okay, it's okay. We don't care about him anyway! Jodie, you're cute and beautiful, plenty of men adore you!" Jodie shook her head and sat beside Rachel, clutching to her arm as she shivered. "No! No, I can't help liking him. It's been so many years. I've liked him for more than a decade, how can I let it go just like that..." Rachel soothed Jodie on her back. "You must remember though, you're Ian's sister. I don't think your parents can accept this relationship, can they?" Jodie smiled bitterly. "That's right, I'm his sister. He reminds me that a lot too, we're siblings. But I'm not his sister by blood! I'm the Comers' foster daughter! Why can't we be together?!" Rachel covered Jodie's mouth lightly. "Jodie, stop. We're in public. The rest of the world cannot know about your relationship with the Comers, remember?" Jodie pressed Rachel's hand lightly. She looked slightly put out. "Of course I feel put upon, Rac
The men who were still thumping their heads halted in surprise. They thought Rachel was helping them. 'Looks like that's not what she's doing!' 'She said we might dirty the floor?!' 'What does that mean?!' Edward squinted upon hearing Rachel's explanation. In his eyes, there was a barely detectable interest toward her. "You're right." To everyone's surprise, Edward agreed with Rachel. Edward Bluemel was the man standing at the top of the world! His coolness and ruthlessness were his signatures! He had never cared about another person, especially a woman. However, this night, not only did he meddle in someone else's business, but it was a woman's business?! When his wife was being shamed onstage, he had never even shown himself once. Yet he intervened in a small issue like this. In an instant, they regarded Rachel with curiosity. 'Just who is this woman?!' 'Why are both Nathan and Edward protecting her?' Edward looked at the three men on the ground as he
Ziggy waved goodbye at Nathan as his other hand was placed on the door handle. "Since uncle has already decided to leave, be safe on the road, uncle." Nathan halted, finally reacting. 'When did I say that I'm leaving? I did not say that!' So he placed his foot forward in hopes of entering the apartment once more. Rachel's voice called out, "Mr. Chapman, since you're leaving now, I shall tend to my business and wish you a safe journey." As Nathan heard what Rachel had said, he slowly retracted his foot. He then opened his mouth as if going to tell Rachel something. However, in the next moment, the door closed with a thud. Nathan smiled slightly and shook his head before he left. Downstairs, Anne stood beside the stretch limousine, waiting with a ball of child-sized suit in her hands. Approaching Anne, Nathan asked curiously, "What is this?" Anne shook her head. "I don't know. It just fell from the sky and hit the car." Nathan looked at the child-sized suit and sq
Ian's question jolted Rue as she stared at him and spaced out into her memory. Ian and she have been together since college. They even had sex for the first time then. For a long time after that, even though they were no longer physically together, their relationship was kept in this ambiguous space. Since marrying Edward, Rue had spent all her waking hours trying to placate Edward just so she could spend one night with him. However, five years had passed and it had exhausted her of ideas, but he was still indifferent to her. Due to that, she had never made love with other men in those five years. Experiencing the constant responses that her body made, Rue pressed her lips together. She did not expect her body to be that parched for attention... She hooked her fingers around Ian's chin with a pitiful look. "I thought once I married someone else, you would no longer want me, so I dared not look for you." Ian hugged Rue tighter without stopping his lower body from moving.
Reading the message on the screen, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's face fell. 50 million pounds?! In their current situation, 50 million pounds was not a small amount! The Bennet Group was not a tiny company, but they were not massive either! Not to mention, because of their current situation, their sales were not great. From where could they pull out such a big sum of money? Mrs. Bennet tugged at Mr. Bennet's shoulder hesitantly. Should we continue to pursue this lead? It's 50 million pounds sterling!" Mr. Bennet was also in deep thought, considering his options with difficulty. To the Bennets, 50 million pounds sterling was not a small sum. However, if they gave up, the loss the Bennets had sustained would not just be 50 million pounds! Due to the Bennets' carelessness, their partners had all requested to cancel their cooperation with the Bennets and asked for a big amount of compensation! Not only was the compensation a huge part of their cash flow, but their contracts w
At Rue’s mention of Edward, Ian halted — his body stopped in mid-thrust. Rue's palm tightened on her phone. "Mom, isn't dad just being too dramatic?! I am his daughter! I have never gone against him no matter what he asks of me, I try my best!" "There are many things that don't work out just because I want them to, do you understand? Because of this, he's willing to disown and abandon me?!" Rue's tears began to stream down her face. Mrs. Bennet seemed uncomfortable on the other end of the phone line. "Rue, I know you understand, and you must know that I have no say in matters like this. I will try to think of a way to help you, but you should at least try in the meantime." With that, Mrs. Bennet hung up. Ian looked as Rue set down her phone and lightly flicked her tears away. "Rue, what's wrong?" Rue shook her head, but her eyes were full of tears. "It's nothing." Seeing as Rue continued to cry, Ian hugged her on her head. "It's alright, whatever problem you're facing
At last, Jodie complied with Rachel's and Ziggy's insistence and went to brush her teeth before returning to the dinner table. The second Jodie sat down, she began to slurp the egg drop soup without waiting. In mere seconds, she had downed all the soup. Her gaze snapped onto Rachel's bowl of egg drop soup. However, Rachel pulled her bowl toward her. "Jodie, if you plan to take my breakfast from me, I will pulverize you!" Ziggy held out his bowl of egg drop soup to Jodie. "Aunt Jodie, do you feel better after eating the soup?" The sharp glimmer in Jodie's eyes softened immediately. She nodded, looking touched. 'Ziggy-boy made soup for me!' "I'm much better, thanks." She replaced Ziggy's soup in front of him. "I'm alright. Ziggy-boy should eat more so you can protect your mom when you grow up." Ziggy nodded. "I can protect her just fine right now!" Jodie nodded back. "Alright alright, you're the best." She looked over to Rachel. "Rachel, sorry I troubled you last
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!