“Wait a minute!” Selena had bent over to pick up the proposal scattered on the floor, but Pierre grabbed her wrist and pulled her up. Subsequently, he pinned her to the table. “You flung the proposal at my face, yet you’re going to brush it off with a mere apology?”Selena felt as though her waist was about to snap. “So, what do you want?” “To kiss you.”“Don’t go overboard!” “There’s no such word as going overboard in my vocabulary.”Selena glared at the man in front of her. How I wish to just shoot him!The two of them then faced each other in that position, Selena’s upper body sprawling on the table while her legs were under the table, making her waist ache like hell. Abruptly leaning down, Pierre captured her lips. Her lips are just so soft like flower petals, even seemingly tinged with bursts of fragrance. Ah, they just make me long to gobble her up every single time!Selena kept her mouth tightly closed at first, but Pierre quickly invaded and plundered it even as his hands roam
“Are you deaf?” Selena muttered. We’re the only ones in this room, so how could he possibly not hear me? However, she had no other choice, so she could only gather her things and sit a negligible distance from him. “I’ll begin, then. Firstly, I’m really thankful that your company granted JNS Corporation this opportunity.The many brands under JNS Corporation such as Forever Gown and Juniper Fragrances target fashionable young people. Our positioning this time is also young people, and the targeted group is the end customer…” she explained according to the proposal given by Pauline.All the while, Pierre had his legs propped on the table and his hands folded behind his head, staring at her intently. His gaze was truly too fiery, with traces of flirtation, admiration, and even a hint of something undecipherable.Selena could glimpse his gaze out of the corner of her eye, but she forced herself to concentrate solely on the proposal as she elaborated eloquently. However, Pierre’s devilish
When Pauline saw Selena agreeing without any hesitation, her anger that had just spiked dissipated significantly. “President Yard—”“You don’t need to say anything, Pauline. I understand your feelings. You’re a citizen of Astoria, so you want to make a name for yourself here. I know that, so when everything is on track here, I’ll put you in charge of everything.”Upon hearing this, Pauline looked at her with gratitude that extended beyond words.Springvale is a foreign country to her, so no matter how good she did over there, the sense of belonging is still missing. At the end of the day, Astoria is her home country. In this, Selena understood her very well. I feel the same way. If possible, everyone will rather stay in their own homeland, a place they’re familiar with.Pauline then promptly gave her proposal to her, and she then took her team to Fowler Corporation right away. They waited for a while in the waiting lounge downstairs before someone came over. “You may go on up, Miss Ya
However, Linda was too excited to bother about drinking the water. “Fowler Corporation said that they want to collaborate with us in launching a clothing brand jointly and hope that we can come up with a proposal as soon as possible!”Selena was entirely stunned. Has that b*stard, Pierre Fowler, finally grown a conscience? Is he feeling bad for treating me so because I’d taken care of his child? Or does he have some other ulterior motive? Her gaze went slightly out of focus. He’s truly too difficult to grasp, so I don’t dare simply draw my own conclusions.“President Yard. President Yard…” Linda had initially thought that Selena would jump for joy like her. After all, all problems will be resolved once Fowler Corporation collaborates with us. Not only that, but JNS Corporation can also go up a notch with the backing of Fowler Corporation! Thus, this is truly great news!“Huh?” Selena abruptly snapped back to her senses. “What did you say just now?”“I didn’t say anything. President Ya
What did that mean? It meant that Pierre was indeed with a woman yesterday, and that woman had a daughter! Pierre actually took an interest in a woman who’d been married and has a child? This is simply outrageous! His expression grim, he ordered, “Yoel, come to the study with me!”His breath catching in fear, Yoel meekly followed him to the study. However, he was then stricken by John’s orders. “Old Mr. Fowler, b-b-but… if Young Master Pierre were to learn about this…” Although Old Mr. Fowler is still the head of the family now, Young Master Pierre is also someone whom I can’t afford to offend!“Just do as I say. The earlier the date, the better! Settle everything as quickly as possible, and don’t tarry for even a single second!”“Y-Yes, yes.” Yoel left at once.Meanwhile, the meeting room at Empire Group was as silent as the grave, so much so that even a pin dropping on the ground could be heard. No one dared to say anything because they were all waiting for Pierre to speak. Their pr
Helen then related everything Meredith told her to John.“That b*stard!” John had no objections to his son having a few mistresses out there since it was indeed lonely to have no women at his age now. However, he would never allow Pierre to marry an indecorous woman!“Meredith also told me that it was a misunderstanding when Jamie proposed to her with a ring back then. It was an arbitrary action on Jamie’s part because that ring was actually meant for that woman.”The more John heard, the angrier he grew. “Why, is Pierre truly planning to be with that woman?”“That might very well be the case. Actually, Meredith is a very sensible child. She didn’t want to say anything in the beginning in consideration of his repute. After all, everyone would be embarrassed if she were to kick up a fuss, but she’d never expected that he’d already gone so far as to propose to her. Meredith is the children’s mother, so this is rather—”“That b*stard!” John again cursed. “No wonder he was so evasive when
However, after Jameson looked into the mirror, he burrowed back under the covers. Selena asked Linda to send Juniper to kindergarten, and Juniper didn’t complain since Jameson was sick.When Selena went upstairs and saw that Jameson had again burrowed under the covers, she walked over to him. “Are you sleepy, Jamie? If so, it doesn’t matter if you sleep for a while longer. Here at my place, you can sleep all you want!”“I can’t show my face in public anymore!” Jameson’s voice drifted out from under the covers.It was only then that Selena realized this was all because of his handsome face. When she woke up this morning, she discovered that rashes had appeared on him, marring his entire face, stomach, and thighs. All at once, relief flooded her. Never had she imagined that he was so concerned about his countenance that he forbade any rashes on his face. “What should I do? Miss Yard, I wouldn’t be able to get a wife in the future!” Jameson poked his head out from under the covers.“Don
After pondering for an eternity, Jameson answered, “Hmm… I’m not sure either, but I just don’t feel as though I’m her child, nor does she feel like my mommy.”A bolt of distress lanced through Selena. Perhaps Pierre and Meredith are too busy. Furthermore, they aren’t married, so she didn’t watch the children grow up. “That’s because she’s too busy. She’s a superstar, so she’s often very busy and exhausted. Thus, she doesn’t have much time for you and Jojo.” She didn’t want to say anything bad about his mother before him, for she wanted a child to believe that this world was beautiful. Jameson sighed. “Okay, then.”“Alright, it’s late now, so sleep earlier. Good night and sweet dreams.” “Good night.” Jameson lay down, and Selena then pulled the covers over him.Soon, she heard his breathing evening out. She stayed a while by his bed and touched his forehead again. He’s no longer running a fever. I’ve finally wrangled the child, but there’s still a big devil downstairs.Selena made a d
After Selena bathed the two children and prepared them for bed, Juniper docilely took a picture book herself and got into bed. “Just read me one picture book today, Mommy. After that, you keep Jamie company.”Jameson looked at Juniper’s bookshelf in the room, the dazzling array of picture books on the shelf a sight he’d never seen. “What is a picture book? Is it a book?” He gazed at Selena with his head tilted.“Ha ha, you don’t even know what a picture book is!” Juniper teased.“But I really don’t know what it is. The teacher at my house doesn’t teach us with such books. My brother’s books, in particular, are really thick. It hurt badly when it hit my leg.”“Oh yes, Jamie and Jojo are both incredible, Mommy! They know a ton of words, and they can even read a whole book!”Unbidden, a wave of anguish flooded Selena. The Fowler Family must be very strict in their children’s education. She had a bit of an understanding of how things were after her interaction with them during this time.