As soon as Pierre stepped into the mansion, the butler, Yoel, immediately walked up to him with a big smile. “Congratulations on your successful proposal, Young Master Pierre! You’re finally getting married!” Worried that his words might have sounded inappropriate, Yoel quickly added, “My apologies. I must have gotten carried away with my words since due to my happiness for you. You’re going to marry sooner or later anyway.”Pierre knitted his eyebrows after hearing the butler. “What’s going on?” I have a bad feeling about this. My boy must have taken the ring and fooled around with it.At that time, Meredith had already left, while John and Helen were discussing their son’s wedding. Upon seeing Pierre, the old man’s faint smile faded, and he returned to his usual stern self. “Since you’ve already proposed, we should go about the preparation for your wedding.”After hearing his father, Pierre knew that his guess was right. Meredith happened to visit earlier today, and I bet that littl
‘Jameson stole the ring and took the liberty of proposing to you with it. That was never my idea.’ After a long deliberation, Pierre finally made up his mind to send Meredith the message.Although his frankness would definitely break the lady’s heart in a cruel way, he still figured that telling her the truth was the better way to deal with this mess since he knew he was a terrible liar.The man then continued to sit in his car and smoked while brooding on the matter in a preoccupied manner. Meredith has always replied to my every message almost instantaneously, even though I have never done the same in return. However, she seems to be taking longer than usual to reply to my text this time.Even after waiting for a long while, she still hadn’t replied. Well, maybe she feels awkward and thinks it’s better not to bring it up. So, that’s probably not a bad thing for both of us either. At the thought of that, Pierre tossed the cigarette butt out of the car window and drove off.Meanwhile,
Roland rebuked Megan in frustration. After all, she was the designer for Yard Corporation’s brand, Jewel Blossom. “The people in the marketing department aren’t doing their job well. So, how could you blame that on me? However, this year is going to be different because we’re going to get help from JNS Corporation.”A sudden thought occurred to Megan, and she added, “Earlier on, Selena called and told me that her husband has already agreed to give us a hand. She said a company in Astoria would like to work with us. Thus, with their help, I doubt we’ll have any trouble selling our clothes.”Roland’s eyes brightened up when he heard Megan’s words. Hmm. She has a point, I suppose. “Did Selena really call you up and tell you that?”"Come on! Why would I lie to you? I’m your daughter, so why would I do anything harmful to our company?” Megan then took a chair and sat in front of Roland. “By then, we’ll work with JNS Corporation and come up with some impressive designs. Trust me! It will b
Pierre heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Niall’s words. Well, I think I know who the stalker is now if it isn’t Selena. Phew! Thank goodness it’s not her!At that moment, he felt like he had taken a heavy load off his chest, only to be bewildered by a strange realization deep down. Why would I feel that way? What’s happening to me?“President Fowler. President Fowler…” Niall realized Pierre was caught in a trance, as the latter didn’t respond even after he called out to him a few times.Upon coming to back his senses, Pierre looked askance at Niall with a glacial gaze and beckoned him over with his finger. Then, Niall leaned closer and listened to what his boss was going to tell him, only to be stunned by what he heard. Oh gosh! We’re going to set a trap and lure our target into it!“Alright, I’ll work on it right away!” After a few moments of hesitation, Niall went on to say, “By the way, there is something I’d like to bring to your attention, President Fowler. Our men hit a littl
Linda was aware of Selena’s family background. First of all, Selena’s ex, the man who hurt her inside out, was from a family who was involved in the textile business. They had started their own clothing brand as well, but since it was still a relatively new business, it had not made much impact yet.Secondly, Selena’s father and the Yard Family had always been involved in the fashion industry and owned many clothing brands.If Selena started a new clothing brand, it would be perceived as going up against her own father, and if the public knew about this, they might talk bad about Selena. In fact, this might even negatively affect the entire JNS Corporation.“Keep talking,” Selena said while reading the document.Hence, Pauline went on to say, “There’s so much we can do for wedding dresses as the outline and styles are limited. I don’t think it’s an easy feat to innovate and come up with new styles.If we design styles that are too avant-garde, it might cause a backlash and we’ll be cr
However, for some reason, after the age of 17, Pierre rebelled so much that he caused a ruckus within the Fowler Family and even made John so angry that he vomited blood once. John had no choice but to comply with the Moody Family’s wishes and sent him to the army to train.Since then, few people had heard about Pierre, and five years later, he suddenly returned from the army. It was said that he had made a grave mistake in the army which caused him to be driven back home, but after he came back, he founded his own Empire Group.Regardless of the truth, what Selena was sure of was that Pierre must be a very difficult man.“But if we can deal with this demon, we can do whatever we want unhindered in Astoria.”When Linda heard that, she gulped and asked, “President Yard, do you really want to deal with this demon?”“After all, I’ve dealt with a demon before, and I really don’t believe there is a second demon in this world,” Selena muttered in an undertone.“What?” Linda didn’t hear Sele
Selena stretched her body lazily on the office chair as she thought, It seems that Pierre is really not an easy man to deal with!Suddenly, Juniper could be seen peeking into the office. The matters regarding the kindergarten had not been completed yet. After all, it was not a simple matter to enter an international kindergarten; they needed to investigate a lot of things, so Juniper had not been able to join the classes yet. Thus, she had been following Selena around these days.“Mommy, here’s some milk. Do take a quick break.” Juniper came in with a glass of milk.“Thanks dear.” Selena puckered her mouth to ask for a kiss, and Juniper went up to kiss Selena on the cheek. “But why is it not coffee or tea?”“Those are not healthy. Milk is the healthiest.”“Okay, whatever you say is right, because you look so cute!” Selena pinched the tip of Juniper’s nose and unknowingly spoke with a tone that actually resembled Jameson’s pitch. After not seeing those two boys for the past two days, s
“Don’t talk nonsense.” Despite what Meredith said, her heart was still full of joy as she was very much looking forward to the wedding that belonged to the two of them.However, after Pierre told Jameson to propose, she hadn’t been able to meet the man in person, so she didn’t know what he was planning. Maybe I should contact him.“I’m not talking nonsense! We all know that President Fowler asked Jamie to help him propose. Ah, what a surprise! Meredith, this move is just too significant and meaningful!” noveldramaMeredith was piqued by this comment from Noelle. “What do you mean by that?”“Jameson is the product of your love, and he carries the genes from both of you. For him to propose to you on President Fowler’s behalf means that your love will continue for a long time and your relationship will never wither!”Noelle sounded so full of romanticism that it made everyone around her laugh.Still, Meredith did like Noelle’s explanation as it was exactly what she wished to hear.“What
“Stop moving around!” Meredith grabbed his hand in disgust and wished that she could let go of him, but at the same time, she was worried that someone else from the Fowler Family would see it.Confused by her sudden change in attitude, Jameson was shocked. The next moment, his stomach churned, causing him to throw up the soup he had just taken, covering her with vomit all over.Screaming, she threw him back onto the bed, resulting in a loud thud. Then, she stared at the mess on her outfit and almost puked as well in disgust.After he was thrown onto the bed, Jameson felt even worse, and he appeared confused by Meredith’s action. Even in the bed, he still continued throwing up until he got every single drop of soup out of his stomach.Staring helplessly at the disaster, she stomped her feet in irritation. Did the heavens send him to me just to give me hell?At the door, Helen quietly observed the drastic changes between mother and son. Later, she went downstairs and stayed there to wai
“Yeah.” Pierre looked at his son, who looked tense and seemed to have something to say. “Do you have anything to say to me?”Joaquin hesitated for a moment before deciding to nod, but Pierre happened to be checking the time on his phone at that instant. “I’m running late. Need to leave now.”The next moment, Joaquin looked on as Pierre strode away, and he sighed at the sight of his father’s back. It’s bad timing as usual. Since Jameson was sick and there were concerns of infection, Joaquin was arranged to stay in a separate room.At that time, Jameson was almost fully awake from his feverish stupor. He remained motionless in Meredith’s arms like a sweet child.Cora was the servant who had been taking care of Jameson and Joaquin. Also, she was responsible for planning the daily life of the two young masters. When she saw Meredith sitting there with Jameson for the entire night, she was beyond touched.“Miss Yard, aren’t you tired? Why don’t you lay him down?”Meredith flashed a fatigue
Pierre instantly stopped right there because he totally did not expect to see Meredith. When Helen saw Pierre, she stood up and walked with him to the door. “I noticed that Jamie’s fever is getting so bad that he’s starting to spout gibberish. Without his dad or mom here, he looks so pitiful. That’s why I called Miss Yard over. She happened to have wrapped up a shooting session and came over immediately.” Helen quickly explained Meredith’s presence to him.“Okay.”Helen and Pierre normally had nothing much to say to each other, and the two were even more awkward now. “You should go home and rest. He will be fine.”“Sure. Now that both of you are here, I finally feel relieved. Call me if there’s anything. I have ordered the servants to clear up a room for Miss Yard.”“Alright,” Pierre replied and went into the room to check on Jameson.He had no good reason to leave the place after seeing Meredith there. After all, they had a shared responsibility for the children. On top of that, he
At that moment, Pierre’s phone rang in an untimely manner. As unhappy as he was about the interference, he paused for a while and continued his intimate moment with Selena, only to be interrupted by his ringtone a second time.In the end, he reluctantly decided to answer the call. “Hello?” The man sounded angry, while Selena quickly took the opportunity and wrapped herself in the blanket. “Pierre, Jamie is having a high fever now, but your dad is not at home at the moment, and there is no one else here who can tell us what to do. So, please hurry back home at once!” Helen anxiously said over the phone.Pierre then gritted his teeth and stared at Selena, who had wrapped herself in the blanket. ‘Impeccable’ timing! My boy really knows when to ruin my business! Why did Jamie pick now to fall ill of all times? And the best part is that this has to happen when my old man is away! Well, he would’ve taken care of this issue if he had been at home, wouldn’t he?“Alright, I heard you. I’m on
Chapter 81“What a shameless lecher!” Selena quickly drew the curtains in a frustrated manner. When the time reached 11.50 p.m., she realized she only had ten more minutes to consider the offer until the time was up. Restless, she took a peek through a small gap between the curtains and saw Pierre still standing there.“Ah! Screw it!” Then, she began to search for a suitable attire to wear before setting out. Soon, she heard her phone’s notification alert once more and saw Pierre’s message. ‘Wear your red sleeping robe.’ Angered by the message, she angrily tossed her phone aside and cursed at the man. “D*mn you, you perverted voyeur!” I really wonder how many times he has been peeping on me already!Indeed, Selena had a sleeping robe in her closet that was red in color. Besides that, its appearance resembled that of a slip dress with glittery sequins all over its surface. In fact, ever since she broke up with Finneas, red had been her favorite color for almost everything, as she even
“What a shameless lecher!” Selena quickly drew the curtains in a frustrated manner. When the time reached 11.50 p.m., she realized she only had ten more minutes to consider the offer until the time was up. Restless, she took a peek through a small gap between the curtains and saw Pierre still standing there. “Ah! Screw it!” Then, she began to search for a suitable attire to wear before setting out. Soon, she heard her phone’s notification alert once more and saw Pierre’s message. ‘Wear your red sleeping robe.’ Angered by the message, she angrily tossed her phone aside and cursed at the man. “D*mn you, you perverted voyeur!” I really wonder how many times he has been peeping on me already! Indeed, Selena had a sleeping robe in her closet that was red in color. Besides that, its appearance resembled that of a slip dress with glittery sequins all over its surface. In fact, ever since she broke up with Finneas, red had been her favorite color for almost everything, as she even bought m
“No can do!” Selena turned Pierre down outright. After all, their first intimacy was an accident since she was drunk at that time. Therefore, she didn’t think that counted as her willingness to make love with him. I wouldn’t have gone ahead and shared an intimate moment with him had I been sober at that time.“Relax! Think about your company and your…” Pierre purposely paused for a second before going on to say, “Daughter.” In that instant, Selena’s eyes dilated in horror. “B*stard!”Selena was willing to give up her company if she had to since she had more than enough money to spend for the rest of her and her daughter’s life. However, she would never abandon her daughter for whatever reason it might be. Pierre is like the devil himself! How could he threaten me with my daughter?!Noticing Selena’s silence, Pierre knew she was scared deep down. “T-This… is a one-time thing, right?”“Of course.”"Will you leave me alone if I take you up on it? Promise me that you will never disturb my
Upon stepping out of the elevator, Selena had arrived at the top floor right outside the president’s office. “Miss Yard, President Fowler is waiting inside.” The employee left after walking her to the office’s entrance.Selena then took a deep breath and knocked on the door, entering the office when she heard Pierre’s deep voice. As soon as she stepped inside, the first thing that came into her view was the piled up documents on the table that Pierre had to go through. While the man’s absorption in work reminded her of herself back in those days, she was still rather surprised at the sight of his overwhelming workload.A moment later, Pierre looked up at Selena only when she sat right in front of him. “What do you want from me?” Selena directly asked the man the question with a poker face.Pierre responded with a glacial chuckle and continued to bury himself in work. “I made myself clear the last time, didn’t I? Beg me, and I’ll undo everything for you.”“You and I both know that we h
So, he wants me to beg him by denying me of all my chances! “What a b*stard!” This guy is an absolute jerk!For the next three days, Selena and her team actively searched from all their sources and contacted any company that they could work with, but strangely enough, all of them changed their minds not long after they agreed to collaborate. Even when they phoned to find out what happened, their calls were immediately declined. Thus, Selena was even more certain about her suspicion that Pierre was manipulating these companies from behind the scenes.Meanwhile, Pauline had personally made a trip to Empire Group, but she was turned away there and then. Despite her desperate effort to initiate a negotiation, she didn’t manage to meet up with anyone from the management, let alone Pierre himself. Her unsuccessful approach inevitably became a discouragement to everyone in her team, as they had never come across such an insurmountable setback. Because of that, the overall workplace morale ha