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Chapter 531

Rose looked at her imperfect skin and cried out," Peter, I've spent a lot of money on this. Don't disappoint me, okay?"

Peter replied, "Rose, don't be too hasty. It's only been three months. A complete metamorphosis for this face of yours would take at least three years." Three years... Rose closed her eyes. That was a very long time!

However, when she thought of the fact that she could return to Jay with the face he liked most, she figured that she could endure all of that.

"Peter, I'd like to read a book!"

She wanted to enrich herself and fill herself with knowledge and experience so that she could become a n exceptional woman who was worthy enough to stand beside him.

Peter replied, "As long as you rest your eyes enough, sure."

"Peter, I want to practice Taekwondo." She wanted to become stronger so that she could protect him. Even on the day that his ancestry was exposed and he fell from the skies, she would have enough strength and ability to protect his dignity.

Peter rolled his eyes. "Just go do some yoga!"

"Peter, give me a laptop. I need to work."

Peter jumped up in fury. "Can you stop for a second?"

Rose pouted. "No."

Peter,

"Why?"

There was a spirited look in Rose's eyes that was full of hope and passion. "It's all for a beautiful, unexpected encounter..."

To fulfill that beautiful encounter of hers, Peter could only but try his best.

He used the best skincare products to nourish and care for Rose's skin every day.

When Rose saw him lather that expensive sheep placenta and hyaluronic acid generously on her face, she cringed on the inside.

"Peter, you can save some of it!"

Peter did not know what to say. "You have so much money in that credit card of yours. If they're not used, then are they supposed to fund your funeral?" Rose thought to herself, 'If Jay knows that I'm spending so much money, would he misunderstand that I'm a money-minded woman?' 2

"Rose Loyle, I'll make you the masterpiece of all my life's work," Peter said earnestly.

"Next, it's time for me to make miracles. I'll tweak the shape of your facial features to resemble Angeline. No, to be more intricate than Angelina's!" Rose was influenced by Peter's belief, to which she then said, "I have to make myself better. I have to become the woman who will suit him the most." The next day, Giovanni brought a few repairmen over to Fragrant Vessel Court.

"Young Master, I've brought a few men over to Fragrant Vessel Court," Giovanni reported courteously.

Jay elegantly sipped on a cup of coffee. He looked up and took a glance at every one of the worker's faces.

When he looked at a familiar face, he said with indifference, "Mm, get to work!"

Giovanni then took his leave with the other laborers.

One of the members of Ghost, Tempest, was among the laborers. He looked back at Jay. Jay's gaze shifted toward the master bedroom on the second floor. Tempest shifted his gaze as well. When they looked back at each other, it was clear what the president was hinting at.

It was noon and Jay sat in the middle of the garden, basking in the sunlight.

The pretty housekeepers who Madam Ares arranged for him surrounded him like bees to a flower.

Some poured him water while some gave him

massages.

Jay suppressed his pent up anger and kept his cool.

He wanted to know what exactly his mother was planning to do by surrounding him with this many women.

Jenson and Baby Robbie were fishing for prawns next to the pond. They saw their father desperately trying to sustain that handsome look on his face. The expression in Jenson's eyes turned cold.

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Baby Robbie clenched his fist. "Mommy said that boys should not pick on girls, but when girls are nasty like that, they really deserve a beating."

Baby Zetty glared furiously at the group of women with extravagant makeup on. "Men are not allowed to hit women, but women are allowed to hit other women I guess." As she said that, she stomped off in their direction.

Baby Robbie hollered behind her, "You're not a woman yet, you know?"

Seeing this, Baby Robbie was sweating nervously and turned to Jenson for help. "That girl is as fragile as it gets. One slight touch and she'll be crying already.

Now, she wants to pick a fight?"

Jenson replied, "Go help her."

Baby Robbie looked at Jens who stood there unmoving. "What about you?"

Jenson replied, "I puke out of disgust when I touch some stranger's body." "What is this noble illness of yours?" Baby Robbie asked with admiration. Agony filled Jenson's face. "Obsessive-compulsive disorder."

Baby Robbie pouted. "Alright, I'll go."

Baby Zetty went to her father's side and glared at the women with fire in her eyes. "You all had better stay away from my father. My mommy will be unhappy if she sees all of you being near my dad."

It would have been better if Baby Zetty had not mentioned her mommy. Once she did, Jay's face turned a few shades darker.

Rose had left him for so long and he knew nothing about her whereabouts. Had she decided to leave him forever?

How could she be that cruel?

The women sneaked a look at Jay and saw his cold expression, so they thought that he was mad at Baby Zetty.

"Little Young Lady, we're serving your daddy. This is our job," one woman said coyly.

"Ah, you're all working?" Baby Zetty remembered that her mommy said that no job should be discriminated against and every one of them should be respected. As such, Baby Zetty thought not to trouble them further.

Jenson walked toward them and said with a cold tone in his voice, "You're serving with your sex appeal. It's not some glorious job anyway, but you still have the nerve to say that?"

Jay looked at his three kids who all had resentment in their eyes. He knew that he could not continue his act any further today, so he waved at the women. "Stand down." The women left reluctantly.

"Congratulations," said Jenson as he walked toward Jay, extending his hand.

Jay put down Jenson's hand. "You don't have to be that shady when talking to Daddy."

Jenson replied, "Congratulations, you're cured of your obsessive-compulsive disorder."

Jay smiled, but he said nothing.

This son of his had followed him by his side since he was little. He went with him to many vanity fairs, so his eyes became sharper and sharper. It seemed that Jenson had seen through his shallow little act today.

Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty were brought up by Rose, so they were indulged in fun and games growing up. At their age, their mentality was more like those of a child's naivety and innocence.

Jay felt regretful sometimes for never giving Jenson the chance to be like Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty who grew up happily without worries.

"Later on Daddy will call your Aunt Josephine over to get you all back to Horizon Colors," said Jay.

Jenson looked at him. "What about you?"

Jay's gaze shifted to the attic on the second floor." Fragrant Vessel Court hasn't been maintained for quite some time, so Daddy has to stay here for a while and direct the laborers during their work." Jenson then said, "Didn't you mention before that Fragran Vessel Court is a historic place and an excellent heritage site? If it hasn't reached 10,000 years old, then it shouldn't be even considered for renovation. To keep it as it is is to respect it as a symbol of culture and history, isn't it so?"

Jay was stunned. "Jens, you're a little chatty today."

Jenson sensed the insult directed at him for being a chatterbox, so he replied coolly, "I'll go look for Aunt Josephine, then."

Baby Robbie and Jenson were like inseparable twins, s o Baby Robbie immediately chased after him.

"Jenson, wait for me!"

Jens was silent.

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Along with a deafening boom, the laborers busted open a huge hole in the outer wall of the second floor of Fragrant Vessel Court.

A few workers squabbled among themselves," Giovanni said that the space above this attic only needs some reinforcing, not demolition. Now that the lot of you have taken it down, you're asking to be fired, aren't you?"

Tempest handed a cigarette over to the man and nodded an apology. "Calm down, Brother Bonny. We just didn't hear clearly what Giovanni's orders were. We'll just put the house back together then." "Easy for you to say. This is a wall of phoebe zhennan wood. Can you all afford this sort of quality wood?

Hmph, just wait until the Old Master arrives. You all have bitten off more than you can chew," retorted the man as he slapped Tempest's cigarette onto the floor and rushed off to lodge his complaint. Soon enough, Jay's father, Jack Ares, arrived.

Jay noticed that, so he lazily got up from his chair in the middle of the court and strode along.

"Dad! What are you doing here?" Jay asked.

Jack looked at the huge hole above the attic, shaking with rage. "The workers upstairs have taken Fragrant Vessel court apart, do you know that?"

Jay then replied, "Since it's a renovation, perhaps some of the dilapidated areas should be removed." "Jay, Fragrant Vessel Court is made out of phoebe zhennan wood. You know very well how expensive these things can get. The carvings on them were also made by famous carpenters back in the day. Now that you've taken them down, they can never be restored."

Jay was indifferent. "Dad, Fragrant Vessel Court's style is too old. Its windows are narrow, its layout is also ridiculous, and it makes the space inside dark and gloomy. It should've been changed a long time ago!"

Jack roared in fury, "No. If you don't like it, you can move out of Fragrant Vessel Court. Just don't make any changes to it."

When the two of them were together, Jack was always the kind and loving father. His brutish and tyrannical behavior toward Jay was a rare sight to behold, but it was happening now.

Jay shuddered and looked at his father. "Dad, every other court in Tourmaline Estate has been renovated. Why is it only Fragrant Vessel Court that can't be taken apart?"

Jack's tone softened under Jay's frightening gaze. "It has its sentimental value."

With a devilish smile on his face, he asked, "You feel sentimental toward an object, or someone?"

Jack's pupils widened. He looked at Jay with shock." Jay, what do you mean by that?"

A cold smile curled on Jay's lips as he mocked the ridiculousness of reality. "You refuse to take Fragrant Vessel Court apart because you want to hide the dirty truth that happened in this place." Hearing this, Jack's body trembled. "What do you know?"

Jay replied, "Dad, we're father and son, so there's nothing to hide. I hope that you can tell me the truth about my heritage and identity. Who's my biological mother?"

Jack's heart was like a block of ice, frozen and unmoving. Now that he heard those words from Jay, his heart began to race once more.

It seemed that all that Jay knew was just the tip of the iceberg.

Jack stared at Jay schemingly. He needed to come up with a lie and put Jay's doubts and suspicions to rest.

"Now that you know, I shall tell you."

Both father and son moved toward the hall of Fragrant Vessel Court.

The housekeeper served them tea, but neither of them touched their cups. Instead, they glared at each other.

"Indeed, your current mother is not your biological mother. Your biological mother was exceptional and extraordinary. She was one of a kind. It's a shame that she died giving birth to you."

Jay felt a rock bear down on his heart. Since he was little, he had felt that his mother's love for him was nothing but a superficial and shallow kind of love.

When he fell sick, the person who was worried and cried for him was Angeline. His mother, on the other hand, merely carried out her responsibility to visit him just because she was his mother. He could not feel any more love from her than that.

It turned out it was all because she was not his real mother.

Jack continued, "Your mother knew that she'd be in danger giving birth to you, but she ignored our protests and was adamant in bringing you into this world. Before she died, she said this, 'Tell Little Jay not to blame himself for my death."" Jay choked up. "What else did she say?"

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"She... Wanted you not to hate me."

Jay paused. "What did you do?"

A bitter smile flashed across Jack's face.

Since when had he done her wrong? However, he still had to shoulder the blame.

"She thought that I loved someone else. She thought I loved your stepmother."

Jay said coldly, "Wasn't that the case?"

Jay was Jack's legitimate son.

However, Jay was not the son of Jack's wife. Instead, he was the son of Jack and some other woman. As such, Jay promptly thought that he had made a fundamental mistake.

Jack paled as he gave his explanation, "Jay, I love your mother, but I didn't have the ability to marry her. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let her suffer... Not even one bit."

"You treated her that way, but my maternal grandparents and family simply sat aside and watched?"

Jack thought to himself that this son of his would not be that easily convinced. If not for the ample time he had to construct this lie, he would have crumbled beneath Jay's interrogation.

"If your maternal grandparents had status and power, how could your mother not enter the Ares family?"

Jay breathed a sigh of agony. "It's all in the past."

Hearing this, Jack breathed a sigh of relief.

When the workers came downstairs, Jack scolded with rage, "Who took it down?"

"It was me." Tempest stuck his neck out.

Even when he wore a laborer's orange vest, he could not hide that devilish and malicious aura around him.

Jack commanded furiously, "Give him a good beating!"

Jay kicked his feet up and lit up a cigarette. He puffed a mouthful of smoke and said sluggishly, "Dad, I like this guy. Leave him to me."

Jack stared at his son prudently and considered that Rose might have driven him mad to some extent, so it may have resulted in his strange taste in people? "Then you can deal with him yourself." Jack stood up and bid Jay goodbye. "I'm going off."

"Mm."

Jay said to the other laborers, "Withhold Fragrant Vessel Court's renovations for now. Go take your wages and leave Tourmaline Estate."

"Yes, Young Master."

When all the others had left, Tempest motioned

toward Jay.

Jay's gaze was still fixated on Jack who was not far away from them. When Jack stopped in his tracks, Jay suddenly took Tempest into his arms, pinned him to the ground, and pressed himself against him. Tempest cried out in shock, "Young Master, please don't do this!"

Jack looked back at the inappropriate scene of both of them on the sofa and a perplexed look flashed across his eyes. Everyone mentioned that Jay did not go near women, and it seemed that the reason he was celibate was because of his sexual tendency toward men.

On the sofa, Jay lay on top of Tempest and put his mouth close to his ear. From a distance, it looked like he was kissing him.

"Did you find anything?"

"Yes."

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"What did you find?"

"The outer wall is made up of two layers. In between the layers is a narrow path. It can accommodate a child or someone who's flexible. Also, I found a few strands of chestnut-colored hair in the walkway. It seems that the color is natural!"

Tempest handed over the strands of hair clutched in his fist over to Jay. When Jay saw that familiar chestnut-colored hair, he froze in place.

His slender fingers trembled as he took the strands of hair.

The color of the hair was similar to that of the lady in the picture.

If the lady in the picture was his biological mother, this meant that his mother could still be alive in this world.

In fact, she was just within an arm's reach away from him!

"Find out where the path leads to!"

"Yes, Mr. President."

"Where are Storm and the others?" 1

"They'll arrive shortly after." "Tell Storm to protect the young masters and young

lady."

"Yes, Mr. President."

Jack observed for a long while before leaving. He then sat up, his brows furrowed.

Tempest quickly got away from him. He was afraid of having disgusted the clean-freak which was the president.

Jenson and Baby Robbie arrived at Aunty's place.

Jenson had both his hands in his pockets as he stared at the door. He stood in front of it, yet he had no intention of knocking.

Baby Robbie looked at the dark expression in Jens' eyes, so he quickly shook him. "Jens, what's wrong?"

Jenson's voice sounded resentful as he said, "Baby Robbie there's a secret that I didn't tell you."

Baby Robbie replied, "Since it's your secret, you can choose not to tell me, of course!"

Jenson choked up. "That disfigured care worker in the hospital is actually our mommy."

Baby Robbie's eyes widened as tears came trickling down. He sobbed, saying, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I didn't even call her 'Mommy'. She must be very sad. Jenson's eyes had a cold, cutting expression to them. His fists clenched involuntarily. "It was this place where mommy got disfigured and jumped off the building. Someone did this to her."

Baby Robbie's innocent and harmless face suddenly became monstrously terrifying. His eyes had streaks of blood all over them. "I will avenge Mommy." Jenson nodded. "Mm. Since Daddy's returned to Tourmaline Estate, surely it's because he wants to avenge Mommy as well. We have to help him." "How do we do that?" Baby Robbie wiped his tears and asked innocently.

Jenson voiced out his mature reply, "We can only help Daddy in secret. We cannot alarm anyone. If not, it'll ruin Daddy's plan."

Baby Robbie nodded earnestly.

"Why are we looking for Aunty, then?" asked Baby Robbie.

Jenson frowned. "I'm looking for a certain scent."

Baby Robbie pouted. "Scent? What kind of scent?" He found Jenson difficult to understand.

"That woman who went into Daddy's bedroom left a special scent. I suspect that she has some sinister motive getting close to Daddy."

Baby Robbie's mouth contorted. "Doesn't everyone know that?"

"I

Jenson glowered at Baby Robbie, then the latter said," Even a pretty lady like Mommy can't resist Daddy's charm, not to mention other women. Of course, she'd want to become Daddy's woman by getting close to him."

Jenson could not help but shake his head. "Baby Robbie, you should call me 'Big Brother' from now on."

Baby Robbie sensed the coldness in Jenson's eyes and felt dismayed. "What do you mean?"

"Childish," Jenson replied.

." Baby Robbie was stumped.

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Jenson knocked on the door. When Josephine saw Jenson and Baby Robbie, she was stunned.

"What brings the both of you here?" Josephine wanted to curry the favor with these two little sweethearts, so she took out all of the fun toys that she had.

Jenson looked at the smart toys meant for little children and disregarded them.

"Aunty, can you not look at us like how a stupid person would? We stopped playing with these toys a long time ago."

Josephine was enraged by Jenson's toxic comment." Are you saying that I'm stupid?"

Jenson shrugged. "I'm just speaking the truth."

Josephine was livid. "The both of you stay away from me. I'm not going to serve you little sweethearts any longer."

When Baby Robbie saw that Jens had angered their aunt, he quickly apologized. "Don't be angry, Aunt Josephine. You'll age quicker if you do, then you won't be able to marry. If you don't marry, my dad will have to take care of you forever. But our dad will get old too, so that responsibility will fall on us when the time comes. Hehe, Aunt Josephine, what do you think? Still want to drive us out?"

Josephine was boiling mad. "What do you guys want?"

"We want to borrow your perfume," said Jenson and Baby Robbie at the same time.

Josephine took out every bottle of perfume she had.

Jenson opened each bottle and sniffed them. In the end, he held the rose-scented as well as rosemary-scented perfume and asked Josephine, "What smell are these?"

Josephine glared at Jenson with hateful eyes and replied lazily, "This is a rose-scented perfume, your daddy's favorite. This is a rosemary perfume, my favorite."

Jenson returned the rosemary perfume to Josephine but pocketed the rose-scented perfume instead. "This is my present, then."

Josephine replied, "You already put it in your pocket. Do I have a choice?"

Jenson coolly said, "Thanks." Then, he left.

Baby Robbie was more amiable. He hugged his aunty and said, "Thank you, Aunty."

She looked at both kids with a confused look. "What are you going to do with my perfume?"

Baby Robbie giggled. "It's for my sister-in-law."

Josephine's eyes widened. "Damn, Jenson is in love?"

She then hollered in excitement, "You go, Jens! Come

back and get some more if you want."

She completely forgot that her little nephew was just six.

Jenson rolled his eyes at his brother. "She's crazy, and you're exactly like her."

Baby Robbie snickered. "That way, we can avoid arousing her suspicion."

He was right, so Jenson did not press further.

After they got the perfume, they rushed back to Fragrant Vessel Court.

Jenson whispered, "Baby Robbie, I wanna use daddy's laptop to search for the rosemary's effects. Think of a way to delay him." "Alright."

Baby Robbie and Jenson went up to the study on the second floor. Unfortunately, Jay was using the laptop to do his work. Jenson was dismayed.

Baby Robbie thought of another plan. "If we can't use the laptop, then we'll just have to borrow Daddy's phone."

Jenson looked at the Apple iPhone sitting on top of the table and said, "Alright, you go."

"Why me again?" "Because with you, Daddy won't suspect a thing."

Baby Robbie looked glum. "You're insulting my IQ again?"

"Not IQ, but your mental age. You're more childish." Jenson corrected himself.

Baby Robbie pouted and was reluctant to accept the truth. He said, "Alright then, I'll go."

Jenson wanted to come up with a plan for Baby Robbie. Instead, he saw Baby Robbie walk toward his daddy, full of confidence.

Jenson covered his eyes. Baby Robbie had no idea how smart their daddy was. With his naivety, he was afraid that Daddy would see through their little act.

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Baby Robbie imitated the look of an adult as he walked toward Jay. He had a look on his face that spelled out 'I'm not happy'. "Daddy!" he said timidly, his eyes becoming red as his tears welled up.

Jenson was looking through the gap. When he saw how Baby Robbie's expression changed in the blink of an eye, he gaped in astonishment. Was he using some acting gimmick to make up for his IQ?

Jay saw that Baby Robbie was upset, so he lifted him u p and placed him on his lap. He asked out of concern," Baby Robbie, what's wrong?"

"Jens called me childish, so he decided not to come with me!" Baby Robbie rubbed his nose. There was a sorry look on his face.

The expression in Jenson's eyes became cold. What was this guy doing, dragging him into this mess?

Jay frowned. All this while, these two brothers had shared a good relationship, did they not? They had interacted with each other for such a long time. They never quarreled, nor had they ever fought each other Jenson usually kept his silence in front of others, yet he became a chatterbox whenever he was with Baby Robbie.

Why did they turn on each other today?

"Oh, tell Daddy, why did Jens say that about you?" Jay asked curiously.

Baby Robbie sobbed, saying, "Because I don't know floriography, so he called me childish."

Jay handed him his phone. "Then you can start learning about it now."

Baby Robbie gulped and gave a cocky look to Jens.

Jenson was amazed.

There was no need for IQ when facing off against Daddy?

Baby Robbie sat before Jay and opened up Wikipedia, searching for 'flower language'.

On the page, there were various kinds of flower language, yet none of them talked about rosemary.

Baby Robbie had no choice but to search for the flower language of 'rosemary'. When he saw the effects of the rosemary, he was dumbstruck.

The rosemary had calming and sedative effects.

Baby Robbie returned the phone to Daddy, his expression happy again. He hugged his daddy's neck and kissed him on his forehead. "Thank you, Daddy." He jumped off of Jay and bounced away.

Jay's eyes had a tad bit of suspicion, so he held up his phone and looked for Baby Robbie's search history.

When he saw the word 'rosemary', his eyes froze.

Baby Robbie pulled Jenson aside and they left discreetly.

"Jenson, there's something weird about that woman."

Baby Robbie put his lips near Jenson and told him of the uses of rosemary. Jenson's eyes became cold.

"We have to keep an eye on that woman. We can't let her bring any harm to Daddy."

"Mm."

Fragrant Vessel Court, the study.

After Jay completed his work, he lay on the sofa. He was feeling drained and tired. As such, he rested his eyes.

As he closed his eyes, the image of the lady in the picture surfaced in his mind.

Her beautiful chestnut-colored hair was tied into a top -knot and held in place with pearl hairpins. She wore emerald-colored earrings, an emerald necklace, and a n emerald bracelet-Making her look all the more aristocratic.

She looked like a noblewoman, unlike a child from a lowly family.

He could not figure out why every time he thought of her, he became anxious and worried.

Was that the connection between a pair of mother and

son?

His mother loved him so much that she would give up her young and beautiful life for him?

Jay hurriedly got to his feet and paced toward the bedroom.

The enormous hole in the wall outside of the bedroom had been patched up. However, the material used was a thin gypsum board. There was an obvious gap where the gypsum board met the phoebe zhennan wood around it.

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It stuck out like a sore thumb.

Jay walked toward it, reached out, and knocked on the gypsum wood. The knocking sound echoed from its hollow interior. Jay forcefully pushed against it and the gypsum wood slid to the side.

There was another layer of the wall, but it was sealed up with phoebe zhennan wood, so it looked very sturdy.

Between the inner and outer layers of the wall was a path. It was pitch-black inside.

Jay turned on the torch on his phone and went inside to walk along the path. He saw that the path was made up of steps like a stairway, each step no wider than thirty centimeters. A normal person would not be able to go through it.

Jay's face paled a little. The strands of hair in his hand burned like they would consume him in its flames.

Tempest found the chestnut-colored hair in that path. Could it be that she lived there?

Could she be considered a normal person, then?

"Mr. President." Tempest's voice rang out of nowhere.

Jay slowly turned around.

Tempest watched as the president shook and

trembled, his lips pale. He was worried about him.

"Tempest..." Jay suddenly grabbed Tempest's arms anxiously. "When you find her, save her!"

Tempest was confused, but when he saw the strands of hair in between the president's fingers, he understood.

"Mr. President, I'll help you save her," Tempest said solemnly.

He sat Jay down on a chair and poured him a glass of hot water. "Mr. President, have some water to calm your nerves."

Jay took the glass and necked its contents.

Soon after, Jay felt a weakness coursing through his body. He thought perhaps it was because of his excessive lack of sleep recently, hence a few symptoms had manifested. He did not want to think any more of it, so he collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.

Tempest stayed by the president's side for a while. He saw the frown on his brows and his heart ached a little.

He turned around and walked toward the path, his eyes glowing with brilliance. He stuck his head into the narrow path, shrunk his body, and wiggled his way in.

It was a long path. Tempest maintained his composure and finally arrived at a wider space. He stretched his muscles, his body exhausted and spent.

There was only darkness as far as his vision could see, but his instincts told him that there were people around him.

Tempest felt around for his phone and turned on the torch. It was also because of this move that his neck now had a dagger pressed against it.

Tempest mocked himself with a smile. He looked up at the man holding him hostage. He wore a veil and only his eyes were revealed. Tempest made sure to remember them. He shrugged and said casually, "Brother, I'm one of you."

"Who the heck are you?" The man had the strength of a bull. He grabbed Tempest by the back of the neck.

"Move."

Tempest scanned the mysterious place around him. His eyes glanced toward a woman in the corner. She was looking at Tempest with a terrified look.

Tempest was stunned. That woman had long, chestnut -colored hair...

Could that be the woman the president was looking for?

In the next second, a black sack was wrapped over his head.

"Move."

Tempest's vision was dark. Then, he suddenly felt a cold sensation on the back of his neck. Tempest fell to the floor unconscious.

In the afternoon, Sera walked toward Fragrant Vessel Court with a plate of fruits in her hand.

She walked in like it was her own home and paced to the master bedroom on the second floor.

"Brother Jay?" shouted Sera a few times at the door. When she confirmed that he was asleep, she pushed the door open and entered.

Jay was deep in his slumber, his face handsome and gorgeous. Maybe because he was asleep, so his aura of coldness faded away quite a bit.

Sera inserted the rosemary-scented candle into the candelabrum. She then sat at the bedhead, her hands softly caressing Jay's face.

"Brother Jay, do you want some?" A smile appeared on Sera's eyes that were as alluring as a siren's.

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Jay had a dream.

He dreamt of the day Angeline turned 18. She had worn a white dress. She was young, yet she wanted to resemble an adult. With a hairpin on her head, she also wore large, diamond earrings. Although her look was old-fashioned, his 26-year-old self could not resist it.

She was elegantly beautiful, grandiosely beautiful, and bewitchingly beautiful.

At night, she had run into his room, took off her earrings, hairpin, and even undid the buttons of her dress.

Jay grabbed her hand and chastised her, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm an adult now. I can do it with you..."

"Shameless." His mouth said no, yet his body was slowly heating up.

Angeline was rebellious since she was young. The more he pushed her away, the more initiative she took. Her laugh was mischievous yet charming." Darling, you're lying. You want it!"

She closed in on him step by step until she pressed herself against him.

His gaze went from her pure, flawless face to her cute,

bare feet.

He was stunned by her beauty.

His chest heaved. He could not control his breath.

He lied to himself and said, "No, I don't."

Angeline pressed her ear onto his chest. "Obviously you do. Your heart is beating faster and faster."

Jay wanted to retort, but Angeline suddenly tiptoed and put her lips next to his.

"Darling, if you don't want it, then I'll look for someone else?"

"How dare you-" He raged like a tyrant.

Angeline laughed blissfully. "Today's the day I become an adult, so I have to give myself to someone. If not, I'll be a laughing stock in front of my friends. They'll say that I'm an unwanted old hag." Jay snickered. "You're only 18."

"Most of my friends are not girls anymore, though. They've become women. In fact, they say that girls mature when they have their periods since they can already give birth. I first got my period so many years ago, so my fruit's beyond ripe."

"Don't hang out with them anymore. You'll become naughty."

"I'm already naughty." Angeline breathed on his lips.

Jay felt his body about to go soft. That little succubus continued to tease him.

"Darling, are you not going to kiss me?"

"Angeline, listen to me, you're too young. I want to wait until you're all grown up. I hope that during your mature years-" He had not finished his sentence, yet Angeline angrily pushed him away.

She snapped at him, saying, "After everything that we've talked about, you don't love me at all. Very well then. I'll go find some other man."

Jay pulled her back. At that moment, he did not care anymore and smothered her lips.

Angeline was overjoyed. She passionately reciprocated.

It was a long and bitter kiss.

Perhaps it was because he held it in for too long or perhaps it was because the love was so true, so he did not think much about it. He carried her onto the bed and was about to carry on with his business when he realized that she was having her period.

Jay, who was forced to turn off halfway, furiously hollered at her, "Angeline Severe, you're asking to be punished."

"Darling, I can continue!"

Jay pushed her away and ran into the bathroom. He dipped himself in cold water for two hours so that he could suppress that unnatural reaction he experienced.

Angeline stood at the door, apologizing profusely." Darling, I'm sorry."

"Angeline Severe, when you turn 20, I'll marry you."

He got out of the tub wearing a bathrobe, his oversized hand pinching her lips as he threatened. "In these two years, don't you try to do anything funny. Having friends of the opposite sex is not allowed. "Oh," she replied guiltily.

"Brother Jay."

"Brother Jay."

Sera looked at him tenderly.

Jay was still sound asleep, lost in his dreams. He was unwilling to wake up.

Under the influence of the hypnotic, his body slumped more and more. His consciousness was becoming more blurred with each moment.

He embraced Sera in his arms, kissing her wildly.

"Baby, I want you!"

"Brother Jay, if you want it, I shall give it to you." Sera reached and removed her shirt.

His passionate mumbling swirled beside her ear.

"I was wrong, baby. I was wrong. No matter if you're

Angeline or Rose, I love you still."

 

Chapter 540

Chapter 540

"I'm begging you. Come back, please?"

A surprised look surfaced underneath Sera's eyes.

Rose Loyle was Angeline Severe?

"Baby, don't you want me anymore? You really don't want to come back anymore?

"Don't leave me behind."

His voice became weaker and weaker, his tears trickling down onto Sera's face.

A sinister look emanated from Sera's eyes.

Angeline was not dead after all?

This meant that she managed to get a happy ending with Jay?

Angeline looked at the suddenly motionless man. When she saw his tear-stained face, she became green with envy.

Jay Ares would never show his soft side to the rest of the world.

As she recalled, he was always cool-faced and cold-hearted. He was the Hades of the business world who disliked getting close with people.

As she recalled, his hands were stained with blood.

Why was he so gentle toward Angeline and Angeline

only?

Her hand found the button on Jay's white shirt.

Downstairs, Jenson and Baby Robbie came running into the house.

Jenson frowned at the faint scent of rose in the air.

His gaze shifted to the master bedroom on the second floor.

Jenson quickened his pace and started to shout loudly, "Daddy."

Sera panicked and rushed to button up Jay's shirt. Her eyes were full of disappointment.

She stood up, extinguished the rosemary candle, and pushed open the windows...

Jenson knocked on the door and Sera walked over to open it.

When the doors swung open, she saw Baby Robbie glowering at her. "Why did it take you so long to open the door?"

Jenson caught the thick scent of rosemary on Sera's body.

"This smell is disgusting," said Jenson.

Sera had a look of awkwardness on her face. "Young Master, this is the smell of perfume."

Jenson threw his rose-scented perfume over to Sera. " My daddy likes the smell of this brand!"

Sera accepted it happily. "Thank you, Young Master."

Jenson's gaze froze for a moment, then he walked toward the bed.

Sera quickly made her escape.

"Daddy sure is sound asleep today?" Baby Robbie deliberately ridiculed him.

Jenson's attention shifted toward the candelabrum. There was a persistent look in his eyes.

"This woman's tricks are sinister indeed."

"They're still fine," muttered Baby Robbie.

Jenson looked at him, confused. "You call this fine?"

Baby Robbie replied, "Back then, Mommy used this method to get back together with Daddy again. If not, the three of us wouldn't even be here." Jenson's eyes widened.

He refused to believe that was how he came into this world.

"No wonder Daddy hated Mommy that much. She had it coming."

Baby Robbie hollered, "Jenson, that's our mommy we're talking about. How can you say that about her?"

Jenson shrugged. "I'm just saying it as it is."

Baby Robbie was unsatisfied. "Even though Mommy set Daddy up, I think that she did the right thing."

Jenson rolled his eyes. "Can you not be biased for a moment?"

"No."

"Daddy has his own beloved woman. Because of Mommy, he had to forget about her. Don't you think that's being cruel to Daddy?

Baby Robbie was being nosy. "Who was the woman Daddy liked?"