Facing Juniper's sincere gaze, Pierre nodded slightly. Juniper immediately revealed a brilliant smile, which was as clear as the blue sky.She waved her hand toward him and said, "Remember to bring your sons to my birthday party tomorrow!"Pierre then quickly left. He went straight back to his house, sat on the couch, and lit a cigarette as the image of Juniper's clear eyes kept lingering in his mind.A long time later, he stubbed the cigarette out in the ashtray, picked up the phone, and dialed a number. "Prepare a ring.""W-What? What? Mr. Fowler, what did you say?" Niall, on the other side, couldn't believe his ears."Prepare a ring," Pierre repeated."Okay, okay, okay. What kind of ring do you need?""Anything will do."Pierre hung up the phone at once and got ready to go to the company.At this time, Meredith was sitting in the president's office of the Empire Group. When she heard Niall say something about a ring, she immediately raised her head to look at him.A ring? Pierre as
Meredith drove directly to the Fowler Residence. The servants of the Fowler Family had always been very kind to her. After all, she was the biological mother of the two little young masters. It was only a matter of time before she married Pierre, so sooner or later, she would become the matriarch of the Fowler Family. Thus, naturally, they should be pleasant toward her.Joaquin was in his room fiddling with his Nerf guns while Jameson was sitting to the side painting something. There was a large pile of paint materials on the floor. After Jameson played with the brush for a while, he simply dropped it to the floor and used his palm to paint. In the end, he was completely covered with paint, looking like a colorful little cat.The door opened at this time, and the two little ones looked up in unison to see Meredith standing in the doorway in a white dress."Mommy!" Jameson immediately got up and ran toward her.Meredith was shocked to see the messy paint on Jameson's clothes, and just
Meredith pointed at Juniper, who was checking out the cakes on display. Megan immediately looked over in the direction where Megan was pointing, and that elfin and lively little girl turned out to be Selena's daughter!"She looks just as nasty as Selena!" As Megan spoke, she rushed straight over.Meredith stared at Juniper, noting how the girl looked so similar to Selena as if she was really carved out of the same mold as her mother, but she also resembled Pierre a little. However, the resemblance with him would not be realized unless one knew they were father and daughter, and if one didn't know, they couldn't be linked together at all.Meredith was glad that this girl looked like Selena because if she had looked like Pierre, that would be rather terrible since everyone would know who her father really was.But the appearance of this little girl made her feel a sense of danger as well. After all, they had thought that this little girl would not survive; she was born with a respirator
Selena watched as a man dressed in dirty clothes carried Juniper away, and as fast as she could, she rushed out. However, when she came out of the store, she lost sight of them.After all, the cake store was located on one of the busiest streets in the center of Digton City.Selena looked around but found nothing and decided to call the police. She continued looking around the street while picking up her phone and started calling the police.Meredith drove the car with an indifferent expression while Megan was cursing and complaining to the side. When the car stopped, Megan took a look out the window and found that Meredith had unexpectedly driven the car to the entrance of a beauty salon. "Merry, how are you still in the mood to get a beauty treatment? My lungs are going to explode from anger!" Megan was still furious.However, Meredith simply smiled. "Why think about those unhappy things? Megan, look at this wretched state of yours. You will feel better after getting a good facial,"
It took Juniper a lot of strength to sit up. Since her limbs were tied up, she lifted her hands, and with her fingers, she wrote a few letters on the window: SOS."Jojo, why are her hands still tied up?" Jameson shot a puzzled look at Joaquin, who was frowning."Hey, kiddos! What are you doing? Get lost!" Back from buying cigarettes, Leopard ran toward them while smoking. Hearing his voice, Juniper hurriedly lowered her head.She knew that the two boys were children who could not save her. They definitely needed to get help from adults, which would take some time. Therefore, she could not let her kidnappers find out that she was sending SOS signals."Your van…"Joaquin instantly covered Jameson's mouth."Get lost! Did you hear me?" Leopard yelled at them. At the same time, he took a glance from the window to make sure that Juniper was still tied up.Joaquin whispered something in Jameson's ear, and the latter nodded in agreement."I like your van. Why don't you sell it to me? How much
Back at the White Swan Bakery, Selena had lodged a police report. The police officers arrived and were retrieving the surveillance footage of the bakery. Thankfully, the bakery had a surveillance system in place.Selena saw the scene showing Megan grabbing Juniper's hair and slapping the little girl. The disturbing sight almost caused her to faint. The world was filled with man-eating beasts, but how could she forget that human nature was the worst of evils.Selena had always been wary of human traffickers, but she totally overlooked the existence of monsters like Megan."It's her! It must be her!" She shot up and screamed, pointing agitatedly at the screen. The officer gestured at her to sit down. "Miss Yard, please keep calm. Let's finish watching the entire footage."The next scene showed Megan and Meredith leaving the bakery. About five minutes later, an unkempt man dashed into the bakery, grabbed Juniper, and ran out at lightning speed.The footage was paused at the scene where t
Megan thought about her relationship with the Lakes. If anything happened because of the kidnapping, she would be the one to bear most of the brunt!At first, the engagement between the Lake and the Yard Families happened because the Yards' fashion chains were still popular in Astoria. However, the tide had turned when her family's business went downhill in recent years. In contrast, the Lakes' business was growing and overtook the Yards.As the engagement was publicly announced early on, the Lakes and the Yards did not plan to call it off. When Meredith became the fiancée of Pierre Fowler, Megan and Finneas's engagement finally took shape as well, for the Lakes wanted to be connected to the Fowlers through the Yard sisters' marriages.The fact that Megan's marriage hinged on Meredith's was the reason she agreed to Meredith's plan to get rid of Juniper.But the two young masters of the Fowler Family had to save Juniper, and the cat would be out of the bag soon. Meredith's engagement t
Pierre's pupils shrunk threateningly, and he slowly took a seat in his chair. "Go on." "The incident started from the moment Juniper ran into Megan and Meredith at the bakery.The two sides got into a conflict, after which the two Miss Yards left the scene. Not long after, a homeless man barged into the bakery and forcefully took Juniper. We investigated the van bought by the young masters, but it is a scrapped vehicle with a fake number plate.""As for the two kidnappers, they have criminal records-they're two human traffickers who are now gone. But according to the police, Miss Selena Yard insisted that the kidnapping was the doing of Megan and Meredith Yard."At this point, Niall paused and asked cautiously, "President Fowler, do we need to continue the investigation?"If the investigation continued, they would soon be looking into Meredith. After all, this incident was more or less related to her, and she was a public figure whose reputation would be affected by any controversy. T
“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