Chapter 9

‘The envelope should be holding hair samples both from the woman and Little Jelly Bean...”

Nancy went into the office. “This is the final draft. Take a look, if there’s no problem, sign it.”

Heaton took over the document, glanced through it, picked up his black pen and signed his name with a flourish.

She took a deep breath. Unable to hold back herself, she asked, “I saw Zander and a few people busy interviewing girls since this morning to find you a wife. Are you sure you want to hire a wife? Heaton, marriage is not a joke…”

Before she could even finish her sentence, Heaton lifted his head and said, “Sister in law, it’s better for you to call me President Fudd in the company.”

Nancy was stupefied. The man handed her the signed document. She pursed her red lips and stared at Heaton for a few moments. She kept silent for a few seconds before collecting the document.

She turned to look at Heaton when she was near the door. “Heaton, do you have to draw such a clear line between us? Henry has been gone for five years…”

“In work, you’re my subordinate; in private, you will always be my sister in law.”

His cold and emotionless voice extinguished the last hope in her heart.

…

Verian bought a bottle of ice water after walking out from Fudd’s Group. Her disordered heart gradually calmed down after she gulped down the water.

Damn it, she could have secured her father’s villa if she went all out just now.

She clenched her fist and knocked her head. Her phone rang in the midst of distress. Guin Yellen appeared on her caller ID.

“Hello, Guinnie.”

“Rainie, how was your interview? Did you convince the interviewers with your talent?”

Verian was hailing a taxi as she said dejectedly, “Don’t even mention it. It’s unlikely I get to work with the Fudd’s Group. I applied for a part-time job on the Internet yesterday and I’m about to go check it out right now.”

“Alright then, good luck Rainie. The Fudd’s Group will hire you! I believe in your ability!”

Verian got on the taxi after hanging up, “Sir, please go to the Kindergarten of Foreign Language.”

…

Verian entered the office when she arrived at the Kindergarten of Foreign Language.

“Hello, I am here for the interview. I contacted you all through the phone yesterday.”

“Oh, you’re here to apply for the art teacher job, right?”

“Yes.”

After looking at her resume, the principal smiled and said, “Miss Mont, your educational background and the university that you graduated from are both excellent. However, it seems like you are not familiar with handling children? Recently, we have a new transfer student in one of our classes and she always had conflicts with the other students. Do you think you can try to solve this problem?”

Verian immediately understood that it was a test from the principal. She smiled and said, “No problem.”

The principal led Verian to a playground where the children were having their classes. She pointed at a girl sitting under a tree not far away and said, “That girl had just transferred to our class from the government kindergarten. Her name is Little Jelly Bean. She doesn’t have a good relationship with her classmates. She even fought with other kids in her class yesterday. She comes from a wealthy family, so the parents dared not complain although she bullied the other kids. However, it is our responsibility as an educator to guide her in the right direction.”

Verian walked towards Little Jelly Bean and stopped in front of her. Little Jelly Bean pouted her pink lips and stared at her with big dewy eyes. “Who are you?”

“Who are you then? Why are you sitting here alone and not joining your friends?”

Little Jelly Bean pursed her tiny lips. “I don’t want to tell you.”