Kids at their age were curious about where they came from and the science books they read only described birth rather vaguely and briefly. “Well, I’m not too sure about this,” Elio rushed over to Uncle Davis who walked out of the kitchen with a plate of dishes in his hands and asked, “Uncle Davis, do you know where we came from?”“Huh?” With an awkward expression, Uncle Davis put down the plate and asked, “why are you suddenly talking about this?”“Because we’re getting another younger sibling soon,” replied Elio. The two girls then joined Elio. With the kids staring at him with a curious look on their faces, Uncle Davis got even nervous. “Erm...about that…” Uncle Davis stuttered for a while as he looked around frantically trying to come up with an answer. His gaze landed on the wall and he quickly changed the topic. “I just remembered that Aunt Frances needed more condiments, I’ll have to have a look at the pantry, if not, I need to head out to buy more.”Uncle Davis then charg
Upon seeing how the conversation took a big turn, Skyler hurriedly added, “Before we visit the zoo, you kids should have your dinner first. Uncle Davis and Aunt Frances already prepared dinner. If we waste food, we’ll go back to being a monkey too.”Skyler put what the kids learned from their mom’s story to good use and successfully convinced the kids to sit down at the dining table and have their dinner. He then winked at Estelle. Estelle could not help but sigh in relief as she managed to overcome this obstacle for now. She then whispered to Skyler, “The kids are still young, you should be careful with what you say to them.”“To be fair, Elio’s almost ten and it’s time we had this talk with him,” with a serious expression, Skyler explained, “Elio would be put in charge to lead the Flynns soon, and if he isn’t educated in time, it’d be troublesome if he gets tricked.”For the entire night, Estelle was bothered by what Skyler said to her. She was still bothered by it when she wa
Upon the mention of Skyler, Uncle Davis put down the watering can and said, “I’m free, let’s talk on the sofa. I know Skyler well.”“Thanks,” Estelle sat down and munched on some cookies while asking, “were there any other girls who…”Uncle Davis figured out what she wanted to ask right away and burst into laughter. “There were a few who were interested in him, but none of them pursued him.”“Really?”“Back then Skyler already announced that he was taken and added that those who were planning to go after him should be prepared to face the consequences. Well, everyone pretty much knows how Skyler is anyway.”Back then, Skyler was only sixteen. However, he was already full of himself…Uncle Davis started reminiscing about the past as he added, “I remembered when Skyler’s grandpa and parents were still around… They were relieved and proud to see Skyler being responsible for his own relationship matters at a young age. So, they rejected all the marriage proposals from other familie
Paige observed the situation for a while and after concluding that the security team had no intentions of taking the situation under control, she had no choice but to show up. She arrived at the office space and urged, “Where’s the security team? Is there no one who’s going to take control of the situation out there?”Without even responding to her, the employees carried on with their work as if they did not hear Paige. Paige flew into a rage as she scanned the office area. Her gaze stopped at one of the employees who were stationed at the front desk and said, “Inform the security team right away, if not call the cops!”“Director Fabian, we can’t afford to embarrass ourselves anymore,” replied the front desk employee, “the people out there are protesting legally.”Paige tried her best to contain her anger before saying, “We’re in the process of paying back the debts according to legal procedure. Didn’t your beloved Manager Zion say that he’ll have this matter settled? Where is he?
Even though Paige gave the debtors her promise, they still did not believe her words. Instead, they were worried that she might run away after calming them down just like they did back then. Hence, the mob decided on a duty roster and the protestors took turns protesting in front of the Remington Group building. Paige ran out of solutions. She was on her own and already occupied with dealing with work-related matters, what more when she had to worry about the debtors?“Hello, may I speak to Manager Zion, please?” Paige had no other options but to yield to Zion and call him. Zion’s assistant was on the other end of the call. The assistant replied politely yet coldly, “Sorry, but Manager Zion just left for a meeting. If there’s anything, I can pass on the message for you.”“Erm… I’m sure you have his phone number, right?” Paige doubted that Zion came up with an excuse to avoid her. The assistant seemed as if she tried to blow Paige off as she replied, “He does but I don’t think h
The capital flow of the Remington Group was extremely tight which resulted in Zion trying to save costs and cutting down the budget on services that were not necessary. Not only did he stop using cleaning services, he even removed the free snacks and drinks in the pantry, as if he was trying to starve Paige by all means. Paige cursed Zion under her breath for trying to starve her to death. She took a deep breath and tried to keep her composure before calmly telling the employee at the front desk, “Well, I’m grateful to have our Manager Zion.”Paige then hung up before giving a chance for the employee to reply. She then took her anger out on the pillow while punching and cursing Zion along with her good-for-nothing brother. Paige swore that if she could get hold of Yoel, she wanted to get back at him for everything. After several punches and curses, Paige threw the pillow toward the sofa that was across the room. As she gulped down a mouthful of water, Paige hissed, “This is so ann
“Hey, Mom! Don’t worry about me! I have a lot of work that I need to deal with so I’m working overtime. Once all of these are done, I’ll head home.” Paige thought that her mom, Soraya, was worried about her. Hence, she quickly reassured her mom. Soraya sounded as if she was crying/ “Paige, is everything alright on your end?”“I’m really fine,” Paige did not want to worry her mother, “did something happen back home? Calm down and speak slowly, we’ll think of a way to solve it together.”Soraya, too, was once a tough businesswoman who went through a lot. Soraya tried her best to hold her tears back. However, the moment she was reminded of the empty house, she could not help but feel upset. She replied, “Okay, my dear. I called to tell you to try to avoid coming home for the next few days, I’ll be staying somewhere else too.”Paige knew that her mom was a tough lady. Upon hearing that, Paige could not help but feel worried. “Mom, what happened exactly?”Soraya did not know about the
Seeing how Paige fumbled around, Zion suspected that she might have been trying to pull a trick. Hence, he quickly handed Paige a pen and said, “Here, use mine instead. It’s extra light and you don’t have to worry about not being able to lift the pen.”“That’s very kind of you,” Seeing how Zion was determined for her to sign the paper, Paige wanted to kill him. “You’re welcome,” Zion pulled into a smug smile. Her enemy closed in and Paige needed to quickly come up with a solution to avoid giving into Zion’s trap. Suddenly, an idea struck her. The moment she received the pen from Zion, Paige purposely leaned over and pretended that she accidentally tripped over. When Zion saw that she was about to crash onto him, he instinctively wanted to avoid her, but Paige already reached out and grabbed him by his collar. Both of them ended up falling over. Zion was not able to avoid Paige and could only remain seated on the ground. With a straight face, Zion waited for Paige to get off