LOGINWynette had dropped by the Ford residence for dinner. She watched as Stephanie spoke over the phone for a while before dinner. Once dinner was over, she returned to her room and continued chatting with the same person over the phone. The thing was, she was smiling the whole time on the phone.All Wynette could think of was one possibility, hence the question.Stephanie was stunned, to say the least. Was she dating Adrian? Well, they never talked about that aspect clearly. But based on their relationship status over the past few days, it did seem like they were starting to date."You don't have to tell me anything. I get it." Wynette beamed at Stephanie while cupping her cheeks. "You two are in the flirty phase right now. In fact, you're one step away from making it official. Ahh… Moments like these are the best, you know!"Stephanie's cheeks were starting to heat up from embarrassment. Then again, she felt that there was nothing she wanted to hide from her best friend anyway.
"It seems that you're very interested in my private matters, Mr. Hawke."Tyler specifically stressed the words "private matters" in an attempt to mock Adrian for being a busybody.But Adrian remained composed as ever. "You call those private matters? That doesn't seem to be the case at all.""Oh? What's going on right now?"Since the atmosphere had grown too tense, Pierce decided to ease the situation. He looked at Adrian before turning to look at Tyler, his smile never fading the whole time."We're here to have fun, aren't we? So why are you two talking about private matters? That sounds boring!"He could tell that Adrian didn't like Tyler at all, so he no longer engaged with Tyler. Instead, he just nudged Adrian with his elbow."We're going to play pool. Are you in?""Nah." Adrian returned to his phone and continued texting after saying his piece. Once again, he started ignoring Tyler.The atmosphere became lively once again. Although the other scions seemed to be having fun
"That's Pierce Whetman, the scion of the Whetman family," Hank muttered into Tyler's ear. "He's good friends with Mr. Hawke. In fact, he's the one who invited Mr. Hawke here for some fun."Meanwhile, Pierce looked at Adrian, a brow already raised. His tone carried a familiar teasing lilt."Who could be the one checking up on you at this time? I wonder who's the lucky lady that constantly occupies your mind during the gathering."The scions hanging around Adrian had already perked up by then. They looked at Adrian, clearly yearning for fresh gossip. Even Tyler couldn't resist taking half a step forward, his heart already pounding wildly in his chest.Adrian merely picked up his whiskey glass and took a sip from it. Clearly, he didn't plan on answering Pierce's question, nor did he plan on satisfying the curiosity of the scions around him.Having noticed that Adrian refused to say anything, Pierce didn't feel angry at all. Instead, his smile grew even more unrestrained."Alright, a
"That's the heir to the Hawke family we're talking about!" Hank said, keeping his voice down. "And the Hawkes are the most prominent of the Four Powerhouses in Jetterpolis. Don't tell me you don't know what that means."Was the family loaded? Sure, but they were so much more than just a rich family.Tyler knew that very well, of course. He was just stubbornly trying to act like it wasn't a big deal."Do you want to say hi?" Hank asked.Tyler didn't reply. He simply stood where he was, eyeing Adrian coldly.Nearby, a scion had gotten drunk and was harassing one of the female servers. She seemed pretty young—most likely in her early 20s. It was clear she didn't like his advances. Frightened, she was on the verge of tears, but the other guys simply laughed gleefully.Just then, Adrian shot them a look, his gaze indifferent."If you're drunk, you should go and sleep it off. Why are you bothering the staff?"Although his voice lacked inflections, it carried a firm authority.The gu
"You're pregnant, Kiki," Tyler patiently coaxed her. "This sort of private meet-up won't be the same as Mr. Manson's birthday banquet."There was no doubt that Donald's 60th birthday banquet would be a formal affair with proper etiquette to follow. The guests probably wouldn't even be allowed to smoke in the venue.But when the wealthy scions organized such gatherings, they would surely be smoking and drinking a lot, letting loose however they wanted. It wouldn't be appropriate to bring a pregnant woman to such a place."That makes sense," Kiara said.She didn't want anything to happen to her baby either.Wrapping her arms around Tyler's neck, she said with a pout, "But you better come home early. I can't sleep if I'm alone in bed.""Got it."Tyler kissed her on the lips and reassured her a bit more before leaving.The address his friend had sent him was for a villa in a quiet neighborhood. The place had every kind of facility needed for these scions to have fun during their ga
Norman replied helplessly, "It's not that easy, Kiki. I got my people to try to track Stephanie down, but they couldn't find any trace of her. It was as if someone had deliberately hidden all information about her whereabouts."I only managed to send some people to Jetterpolis after you told me that she's there, but this is Jetterpolis we're talking about! It won't be so easy for them to make a move."His people hadn't even managed to catch a glimpse of Stephanie yet."You're useless!" Kiara fumed."I'm not useless, Kiki. Stephanie simply isn't an ordinary person," Norman said grimly. "It wouldn't have been so hard for me to find her if she were just your average woman."Kiara's heart jolted. The terrifying possibility occurred to her again.Stephanie Ford… and the daughter of the Ford family…No, it couldn't be!"Stop making excuses for your incompetence!" Kiara screamed, as if she could mask her fear by being loud enough."You're saying it's difficult, huh? Fine. I'll give you







