Elvin took Britney away, and she followed him, tugging at the corner of his shirt as she sobbed with snot building up in her nose. Once they'd reached a corner, Elvin freed his shirt from her grip and looked at her seriously. "Who's your stepmother?"Britney shook her head and said sadly, "I don't want a stepmother."Elvin said impatiently, "I'm asking you, who is going to become your stepmother?"Britney sniffled. "It's Aunt Ariel. She said she's going to become my Mommy.""Ariel Clarke?" Elvin thought about the news he'd seen online. He seemed to recall that Ariel Clarke was the woman who'd been by Stephen's side all these years. Seeing Britney nodding, Elvin furrowed his brows even tighter. Was Stephen really going to marry her?"Okay." Elvin was about to turn and leave.Britney quickly grabbed his hand. "Don't go. I'm scared."Elvin stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her. "Are you afraid of your stepmother?""Yes." Britney blinked her teary eyes. She looked pitif
Arthur saw the news online. He called one of the old staff members of the company and found out that Xavier had sold Jones Jewels to Miller Jewels at an extremely low price. Naturally, he was infuriated. That price wasn't even one percent of what Robinson Jewels had invested in Jones Jewels! Xavier wasn't an idiot. He would only sell at this price because Yvonne had leverage over Jasmine!Yvonne was such a manipulative and scheming woman; she would surely do something like that! Not only had she humiliated the Robinsons, but she also had such a huge advantage over them! The more Arthur thought about it, the angrier he got. His chest tightened, and he had to take some pills to calm himself down. Leaning back on his chair, he looked at the ceiling with hostility in his eyes.He had to settle the score with Yvonne sooner or later!…As Yvonne was having breakfast the next morning, Curtis reported to her, saying, "Thomas has gone missing. We only found records of him leaving the co
"No." Yvonne concealed her sudden disappointment and smiled at Rachel. "I was just thinking how great it was that I could gain some fame from their engagement."Rachel stared at Yvonne for a while before looking away when she couldn't find anything amiss in her friend's expression. "You sure are positive, but this is good. Every time you're trending, Ariel gets compared to you. After a long time, they finally know who's better."Rachel thought for a while. "All these comparisons pit you and Ariel against each other in some way. The more you shine, the less admiration Ariel gets.""I don't want to be compared to her." With that, Yvonne turned around and headed to the kitchen. She wasn't interested in topics like these at all.Rachel followed behind her and said, "I heard Stanley say that the only reason Stephen and Ariel are getting engaged so quickly is because Mrs. Robinson Senior is dying."Yvonne paused a moment before resuming making her tea. "Stephen sure is a great-grandchil
Jax smiled and entered. He walked over to her desk and sat in front of her properly. Those who didn't know any better would think that the famous singer was there for an interview.Yvonne was feeling helpless. "What do I need to do to make you give up?""Ms. Miller, please have a look at my script first." Jax handed the document over to her respectfully. "I know you've been busy recently, so I didn't come to disturb you. I've stayed home and spent many nights writing this script. Look at the dark circles around my eyes." Jax pointed at his eyes and said pleadingly, "Please just have a look at it."Yvonne was a little conflicted. She sensed that Jax most likely wouldn't leave if she didn't go through the script.Seeing Yvonne flip through the script, Jax's eyes sparkled with eagerness and hope.Yvonne went through the pages, getting more and more perplexed as she flipped through them. Was that a script for a music video? Why did it look more like an advertisement proposal?Other t
The engagement ceremony started. On stage, Ariel stood in front of Stephen, looking at him with a gaze filled with bliss and love. She'd waited for this day for far too long.In the past, no matter how close she'd stood next to Stephen, she'd always felt that he was beyond her reach and way out of her league. She never thought that this man would one day be so close to her, right within her reach. Without knowing it, tears welled up in her eyes.Hearing the emcee remind them about the process, Ariel quickly collected her thoughts and smiled. She bent down, about to prepare to receive the ring that Britney would bring on a ring bearer pillow.The ceremony had been rehearsed beforehand. Now, Britney and another little boy walked to the stage with the ring bearer pillow. All Ariel needed to do was accept the pillow and for Stephen to put the ring on her, and the entire ceremony was done.At that moment, Ariel's hand was on the pillow. Just as she was about to praise Britney, the child
Britney finally got tired from all the crying. She curled up on the couch and fell asleep. When Ariel draped a coat over the kid, she could still hear her mumbling, "No ... I don't want a stepmother." Ariel knitted her brows slightly, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Even though it could be said that she'd brought Britney up, the little girl still couldn't accept her in the end. "I'm not her biological mother, after all. No matter how hard I try, she will never be as close to me as she will with her mother," Ariel muttered inwardly. Right then, Julian pushed open the door and entered. "Mr. Anderson, everyone at the scene has been warned. They won't say a word about what happened today."Stephen hummed in acknowledgment. Then he ordered, "Go and find out who's been in contact with Britney recently."Julian was stunned. "Mr. Anderson, are you suspecting that someone told Britney to make a scene at the engagement party?"Britney was just a kid with a relatively simple life. She w
When Britney woke up in the villa, she looked at her father in a daze. "Daddy ..."Stephen hummed in response. He sat on the bed and carried her in his arms. The little girl had a pleasant scent after waking up from her sleep, which made her smell particularly good. "Are you hungry?" Stephen asked dotingly. Britney nodded. "Yes.""What do you want to eat? I'll ask Tabitha to make it for you.""I want ..." All of a sudden, Britney thought of what Elvin had said to her. She then forcefully swallowed her saliva and shook her head. Stephen couldn't help but laugh. He'd clearly heard her stomach rumble. "Why are you starving yourself?" Britney fixed her eyes on Stephen and said seriously, "Daddy, I don't want a stepmother.""Okay, you won't be having one."His reply came so fast that Britney found it a little hard to believe. "Really?"Patting her head, Stephen replied in a soft voice, "Yes. You'll still be calling her Aunt Ariel, okay?"Although Britney didn't understand what
Elvin didn't say anything. All of a sudden, Caleb felt his head throb. He crouched down to Elvin's eye level. "Did you tell Britney to cause a scene at Stephen's engagement party yesterday?"The little boy continued to remain silent. Caleb was trying hard to digest this piece of information. He calmed himself down for a moment before continuing to ask, "Do you know who she is?""Yes," Elvin replied in a cool manner."You ..." Trying to suppress his shock, Caleb enunciated his words clearly. "What exactly do you know?"Elvin stared into his eyes and uttered calmly, "Take a guess."Caleb was rendered speechless. For a moment, he somehow had the feeling that the kid in front of him was nowhere near a five-year-old, but an extremely sly fox! Were children so mature these days?"Let's not talk about that first." Caleb held Elvin by the shoulders. "Does your mom know you're in the same kindergarten as Britney?""Yes," Elvin paused for a while, "Mommy told me not to get close to her."