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Sophia glanced at the mature and sophisticated Bailey, who was sitting on the sofa, and for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to call him ‘uncle’.

It’s a little shameful to call a little boy ‘uncle’!

“There’s no need, Fass. We have already met yesterday. Your daughter is really capable and promising, and I think you’re really lucky. As expected, a great father will have amazing children,” Bailey said with a smile. He spoke more maturely than Sophia.

Cooper smiled humbly and said, “You’re too kind. She’s not as good as you, Bailey!”

Sophia was speechless. She felt really ashamed and the situation looked strange so she hurriedly slipped away.

It was easy to see that Cooper really liked Bailey. There weren’t many people in the world who could speak to Cooper casually, and Bailey was one of them.

Geniuses sympathized with each other, and they had many things in common. Cooper and Linus had started working when they were young, but they had no pressure. They also had people to lead and teach them while they gained experience. However, Bailey was forced to take over the family business at a very young age because both of his parents were dead, and he was the only one left.

If he didn’t work hard to strengthen his capabilities, he would have been eaten and swallowed up alive a long time ago.

Even though Tiffany obeyed him, she was probably secretly looking for an opportunity to ruin him.

Forced by the situation, he must be strong enough and step forward to face it all. In this environment, he still managed to fight and keep his position in the Adams family as well as protect everything that his parents worked hard for to leave him. Needless to say, he was a ruthless character.

Although he was only 14, Cooper never dared to underestimate him.

He even modestly said that when Bailey grew to become an adult, he would be a great man in the future and he himself, Linus, Michael, and Sophia wouldn’t be as good as him.

However, Sophia couldn’t understand why Cooper would want to cooperate with a child. He’s only a child. Is he really reliable? Or is father just so desperate, he is grasping at straws?

She peered out the French window and saw that Betsy was still shivering in the snow. It was as if Bailey didn’t seem to know this.26648

If this continues, she’ll probably freeze to death!

However, Bailey continued to chat happily with Cooper in the living room. If Betsy freezes to death, there is no need to discuss business cooperation.

Just as Sophia was secretly getting anxious, the door of the Winston Residence suddenly opened and a coat was thrown out. Sarah even threw a hot water bottle out. Seeing this, Betsy rushed over like a dog, hurriedly put on the coat, and took the hot water bottle into her arms.

Sarah glanced at Betsy and her gaze was filled with contempt.

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She’s acting like a dog! Forget it, she’s a mess and she has suffered enough. I’ll forgive her this time, but if she does something like that again, I’ll let her freeze to death!0

Later, Sarah closed the door with satisfaction. It was then only Sophia suddenly understood that the reason Bailey left Betsy at the door to freeze was to deliberately show it to the Winston family.

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The Winston family also knew that if Betsy froze to death in front of their house, it wouldn’t look good for the both families. After they calmed down, they naturally would come out and help Betsy.

After watching the whole thing, Sophia felt a chill run down her spine… All of this is probably under the child’s control, because after he found out the Winston family had given Betsy a coat, he got up and said goodbye. He only came to make peace with the Winston family today, not to talk to Cooper about business cooperation. If he wants to discuss business, he must make some preparations beforehand.

Cooper wanted to ask him to stay for lunch, but Bailey insisted on leaving so he didn’t force him.

When Bailey walked out of Sophia’s house, he saw Betsy, who was wrapped in a winter coat and hugging a hot water bottle in her arms, and his expression instantly turned cold.

“Let’s go.” After he gave the order, Betsy followed behind him resentfully. Deep down, she secretly swore to get Harry and kill Bailey.

Seeing that they had left, Sophia went out to pick up Cash’s pink vest and took the chance to glance at the Adams family, who were walking away in a hurry.

What a crazy little kid!

Bailey had been on the phone since he walked out of the house and the person on the other end of the line was Tiffany.

“Since when do I need you to tell me what to do?” When Tiffany found out that her only daughter was left to freeze in the snow, she went mad and kept calling Bailey to question him.

Bailey didn’t want to talk to her so he expressed his reason in a few words and hung up. He kept walking and moving forward. All of a sudden, he heard a burst of laughter. Bailey turned his head around and saw a few children having a snowball fight at the side.

He stopped walking and saw the little girl who cheated 2000 out of him yesterday was having a snowball fight. After making a little snowball, she threw it at another girl who was older than her. She looked about eight years old and in order to avoid the snowball, she ran past Bailey.

Bailey caught a glance of a pair of emerald eyes that were exactly the same as him. He thought that he was mistaken but after staring at the child for a while, he realized that she was a mixed-race child with emerald eyes—the same emerald eyes as his.

“Lola!”

Bailey suddenly heard someone call out the girl’s name. Hearing her name, the girl turned around and her emerald eyes flickered with excitement.

At that moment, Bailey already knew the girl’s identity.

It’s her!

Tiffany was actually not an only child. She had a brother who was born powerful and had perfectly inherited his grandfather’s military gene. However, unexpectedly, the child was abducted when he was one and went missing. Even though he had a grandfather who had military power, they couldn’t find the child after searching for more than 20 years.

About 30 years later, Tiffany’s brother was finally found, but he had already become a notorious and brutal killer. He was ranked third in the Killer List and had a lot of blood on his hands. He was known as ‘Blade’!

It was impossible for him to return to the family because the family had given up on him.

Later, Blade died and Bailey heard that he had a child. The Adams family and Blade’s maternal family were really interested in that child, so they sent people to find her. However, they discovered that the child was taken away by her own mother’s family and was living with the Fletcher family in Cethos.

The child was Lola, also known as Lorelei Fletcher.

“Lola,” Bailey suddenly called out. Lola heard him so she walked up to him and looked at him in confusion. The two pairs of emerald eyes looked at each other.

Staring at her, Bailey was filled with emotion.

She is a bloodline of the Adams family who was left outside!

Bailey didn’t say a word and left in a hurry. Watching him leave, Lola’s eyes were full of confusion.

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Cooper didn’t want Sophia to intervene with his fight against Jordan. Her most important task at the moment was to deal with fashion week.

Fashion week was coming up and some people were more anxious than Sophia.

In a private hospital.

“Sophia is going to partner with Lucy. We must find a way to stop them!” Sandra yelled hysterically when she finally met Henry and Ryan. We have to stop fashion week! I won’t allow Sophia to reap the benefits, even if it means that I have to ruin fashion week!

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Henry and Ryan spent all of their annual leaves on staying in the hospital, unable to escape. Now, Ronney Group in Cethos was completely under Lucy’s control and they couldn’t interfere with any matters at all. All they could do was feel anxious as they watched the evil Sophia ride on Ronney Fashion Week’s popularity, and they worried that it would affect the future fashion weeks.

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Once Lucy left, Sophia would definitely deal with them immediately.

As expected, Lucy had evil intentions. She had been working with Sophia all along and unfortunately, Jordan and Anna were both deceived by her!

The three of them discussed how to deal with Lucy and Sophia. Even if they had to ruin fashion week, they would do anything they could. Sandra wouldn’t be able to deal with them herself, so she needed Henry and Ryan’s help.

Although their power to control Ronney Group was temporarily removed, they were still wealthy and could just pay people like Sandra to run errands.

Mitchell’s Technology was about to go bankrupt and Sandra had already completely given up. She blamed Mitchell Technology’s bankruptcy on Sophia and Cooper.

The main reason behind Mitchell Technology’s bankruptcy was because Alex was incompetent. Moreover, after Cooper returned, he had poached all of the elites in Mitchell Technology. Therefore, the culprit of the company’s bankruptcy was probably Cooper, but Sandra hated Sophia the most because she had a strange obsession with the position of the young lady of the Mitchell family. Cooper only snatched the position of the Mitchell family head, but Sophia had taken away the position of the young lady of the Mitchell family which originally belonged to Sandra. It was simply unforgivable!

She hated Sophia way more than she hated Cooper. After all, it was wiser to pick on the weaker enemy. Otherwise, if the enemy was too powerful, it would be difficult to persuade yourself to continue to hate them.

If we mess up this fashion week, not only will it hurt Sophia and her fans, but we will also make Lucy look incompetent for not doing a good job. She is the general director of Ronney Fashion Week this year. If the fashion week is ruined, she will be kicked out of the company!

With fashion week coming up, Sophia and Lucy’s team often met up with each other.

It was the first time Sophia and her team were engaged in such a large-scale fashion week, so they didn’t feel really confident. However, Lucy’s team was very experienced. Similarly, as a local, Sophia had special advantages. For example, with her identity, they could hire the best security team from the best private security company.

The largest private security company in Bayside City was Eye in the Sky Security, which was owned by Michael and Harry. Because of the Fletcher family’s connections, Fletcher Security had recruited a large number of elite forces who were retired from the military along with the Winston family’s men in the underworld.

Michael and Harry had direct holdings in Fletcher Security while Stanley and the others had shares of the company. They provided security services locally, private escort services and other services in Cethos, and it was a big company. They also had branches abroad with even more offerings.

The person in charge of the company was actually Justin. Since he had brought his whole family to live in Michael’s house, he felt embarrassed. Coincidentally, he had some resources at hand and Harry felt that it would be best for the underworld to start a security company. The two of them hit it off and opened this security company in the end.

Justin personally took charge of security for fashion week. Other than the strength from the ex-military, they had men from the underworld to help make sure the event went smoothly.

This fashion week was a huge event, so senior management was paying a lot of attention to it. A month before the fashion week, the high-end hotels in Bayside City were already fully-booked as the world’s famous fashion brands, designers, and celebrities gathered in Bayside City. The turnout was absolutely unprecedented.

If it weren’t for Ronney Group’s reputation, Sophia definitely would not have been able to attract so much attention. She was also really excited for the fashion week. I used to watch fashion shows a lot, but I didn’t expect to have my turn at being in charge of an event!

From security to the guest list, she had confirmed everything again and again. There must be no mistakes. I must make sure that this show goes perfectly!

In these two weeks, there would be dozens of fashion shows and exhibitions as well as some large forums. Among them were shows by Sophia’s own brands under JNS Fashion Group, and as a businesswoman, she could invite celebrities and superstars over to watch the show. For a show to succeed, the models and guests were the top priority.

Models and guests needed to attend fashion shows to increase their exposure. Besides that, it showed their status and elevated their value. At the same time, brands needed famous models and guests to enhance their reputation and style, so the two of them benefitted each other.

Sophia had her husband be the model for her brand’s fashion shows, so her brands weren’t short of exposure. The people on the guestlist were either wealthy or powerful, and her models were the best.

Before the fashion week, Sophia suddenly added a few more people onto her guest list, such as Tiffany, Betsy and Bailey from the Adams family. If they could come, it would certainly expand the influence of fashion week.

Cooper was going to attend fashion week to watch the shows, so Tiffany naturally agreed without any hesitation.

In fact, it was actually Cooper’s idea. Since they had reconciled on Betsy’s drugging incident, they naturally had to put their interests first. Inviting Tiffany over would certainly benefit fashion week.

Tiffany thought that Cooper had changed his mind about her, so she excitedly got dressed to watch the show together with him. However, she didn’t know that several fashion week invites had flown across the sea to the far-away city, Ronney City, and into Anna’s hands.

Anna opened the invitation and saw that it was all handwritten by Cooper. His strong and powerful handwriting resembled little soldiers that were standing straight and full of strength. His writing tone was formal but sincere at the same time. The letter still had a faint smell of ink that was mixed with the smell of roses.

I didn’t know an invitation letter could be so romantic.

Ronney Fashion Week was actually a major event for the Ronney Group. Anna was already planning to head to Bayside City, but after receiving Cooper’s invitation, she felt that she had more reasons to go.

Anna had a premonition that the Ronney Fashion Week this year would be extremely exciting.

At a five-star hotel, a few agents from the real-estate agency had come to service Tiffany and he displayed the best listings in Bayside City for her to choose.

Cethos was getting stronger and stronger. Many large companies that weren’t optimistic with the market in Cethos in the past were now entering the market one by one. There was Michel Group, Ronney Group and now, even Adams Group had rushed over to have a share of the market. Even though Tiffany wouldn’t stay here for too long, she would come and visit often, which was why other than an office, she wanted to choose a private residence for herself.

“Are there any available listings near The Imperial?” It is best if I can live near Cooper’s house, preferably in the same residential area. However, there is no house on sale in that area, and the only courtyard house that is empty is also not for sale because the owner would rather use it to raise pigs.

After looking for a while, Tiffany chose a house that was really near to Cooper’s house. At that moment, the real estate agent suddenly said, “You have a good eye! There are many famous people who live in that residential area. For example, you would be living right next to Mrs. Yard from Ronney Group.”

“What?!” Tiffany was shocked. No wonder Anna walked over to Cooper’s house during the New Year’s celebrations. Turns out that she lives really near him!

“Great! That’s the one!”

Tiffany wanted to move there right away to see what Anna was planning.

Just then, her assistant suddenly came over and said, “Miss Tiffany, you have a visitor.”

Tiffany immediately refused. “I’m not meeting anyone who didn’t make an appointment.”

Her assistant replied, “The visitor claims to be Jordan Edwards and he said that he is the husband of Anna Yard, the president of Ronney Group.”

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Anna’s husband? She actually has a husband?

Immediately, Tiffany stood up and said, “Please ask him to wait for me in the living room.”

She was keen to meet Anna’s husband.

How could she seduce Cooper when she already has a husband?

After sending off the real estate agent, Tiffany dolled herself up and went to the living room. On the sofa sat a man who was reading a newspaper, and one couldn’t tell his age from his appearance. Nevertheless, he had a pair of striking, glistening eyes and an eye-catching aquiline nose. He would be the perfectly handsome and mature middle-aged man to many girls, be it young chicks or married women.

“You’re Anna’s husband? Why have I never heard of you before?” Tiffany cut to the chase.

Lifting his eyes, Jordan glanced at Tiffany and thereafter courteously gave her a kiss on her hand. Being an expert in observing men, Tiffany sized up the gent without batting an eye.26650

This was a remarkable man. Though he was a little old, the trace of age allowed him to give off a deep and elegant aura from the inside out. With a mature and humble demeanor, he possessed a noble mien. As such, women of all ages would be enchanted by his charm, yet Tiffany turned a blind eye to his charisma as she had seen countless men.

Saving the polite remarks, Jordan too cut straight to the point and answered, “Yes, truly. Anna and I have four sons.”

Tiffany remained prudent.

Anna’s marital status had been a mystery for a long time as most rumors asserted that she was single. Some even said that her sons were test tube babies, and so there were increasingly more rumors about her being a maiden.

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However, the man standing in front of her seemed to be extraordinary. If he was truly Anna’s husband, why would he conceal himself, and for such a long time?0

Now that even his sons were in their twenties, this man had at least hidden himself for twenty years. How strange was that?

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“How can I believe you’re Anna’s husband just because you said so?” Obviously, Tiffany did not buy it.

Jordan did not answer her question but directly revealed the motive of his visit.

“I’m here today because of Annie. I’m sure you know my Annie and your Fass have been getting close to each other recently. Both of us desire to retain our lovers, so why don’t we engage in a cooperation?”

Nonetheless, Tiffany still couldn’t trust him. She said coldly, “I’m very interested in your proposal, but why should I cooperate with you when you can’t even prove your identity?”

What if he’s an undercover agent sent by Anna?

Standing up, Jordan put on his hat politely and was ready to take his leave. “See you at the fashion week.”

Snorting in a dismissive manner, Tiffany raised her guard inwardly.

After Jordan had left, she quickly sent someone to look up Jordan’s background.

“Head of the Edwards Clan?”

Tiffany was puzzled.

Why would this man become Anna’s husband?

Meanwhile, Anna was getting ready to attend the fashion week in Bayside City too.

Though she had not achieved absolute freedom, Anna owned a kingdom of luxury brands which every woman in the world would die for. There were countless luxury brands under Ronney Group, and they encompassed a wide array of cosmetics, handbags and apparels.

Occupying an entire floor, Anna’s dressing room contained the dream of every woman in the world.

Outfits and accessories were the most important elements for Anna to attend Ronney Fashion Week this time, and she had started getting her hands on them since half a year ago.

Before departing, Anna stood in the dressing room and noticed something was missing despite her glamorous outfit. It was only then did she realize that she was missing a partner.

What was the point of possessing all the luxuries if she had to remain lonely for the rest of her life?

Truth was, it wasn’t the attire which had lost its attractiveness, but nothing could beat having a partner who could journey through life with her.

With that, Anna pulled out her phone and sent a message.

On the other hand, Cooper too was excitedly preparing his outfit that he was going to wear to the fashion week. Given his identity as the iconic representative of middle and old-aged men in Bayside City’s socialite circle, Cooper’s outfit had always been imitated by the other rich and greasy middle-aged men. So, Sophia had prepared a lot of outfits for Cooper and hired professional stylists to touch up his appearance.

In the past, Cooper disliked dolling himself up. However, this time round, he requested the stylists to spruce him up to a greater extent, and he had even started applying facial masks a few days ago.

“Look at this, Dad. This mask is very effective and Mikey is using it too. It moisturizes the skin and reduces fine lines,” Sophia said as she mixed the substances and applied it onto Cooper’s face.

“Your skin condition is similar to Mikey’s. This mask would suit you well too.”

With his eyes closed, Cooper allowed Sophia to put the mask onto his face as he answered her with a grunt.

All of a sudden, a notification sound emerged from his phone. Taking up his phone, a mysterious smile spread across his face as he read the message, and he quickly replied to it.

“Dad, what are you reading?” Sophia came closer to him to peek at his phone, but Cooper quickly moved it away.

“It’s not for you, kid!” Cooper said as he locked the phone screen.

Sophia pursed her lips and continued mixing the mask.

She knew Cooper must be messaging Anna.

Sophia had no idea what to do with her mother either, and she intended to leave it to Cooper as he would have his plans.

Lately, Cooper had been scrolling his phone whenever he was free, and he would giggle at the phone as if he was a young lad who had just started a romantic relationship.

Meanwhile in Ronney City, Anna had received Cooper’s message which contained his height and other body measurements that were needed to tailor an outfit.

She passed Cooper’s body measurements together with hers to the assistant and commanded, “Pick ten sets of clothes according to these measurements, and choose some other accessories that fit.”

Her subordinates quickly started working on it since it was their boss’s order.

But the next moment, Anna said, “Forget about it. I’ll do it myself.”

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Soon, Cooper received several huge parcels shipped from overseas. Upon unboxing them, he found a collection of men’s apparels, which included watches, tailcoats, blouses, hats, scarves and all kinds of accessories.There were ten boxes in total, each containing a complete set of matched outfits. All of them were limited and exclusively customized editions which couldn’t be bought even if you wanted to.

Cooper took out the outfits delightedly and gazed at them. At once, Sophia noticed the top-notcher among the items. “Oh my god, that’s Bulgari’s limited edition watch. There are only five of them in this world!” she exclaimed.

“There’s a zebra leather belt too!”

“Wow, could this be the leather shoes from Ronney’s collector edition? I’ve heard through the grapevine that they are going to launch this design during the fashion week.”

With that, Sophia reached out her hand to grab the shoes but Cooper gently hit her hand.

“Not now.”

Pouting her lips, Sophia withdrew her hand as she felt a tinge of jealousy arising. She watched Cooper as he carefully moved the boxes upstairs and locked the door. He even refrained Carmen and Nate from entering his room.

On the other hand, Michael was green with envy.

Hmph, how great it is to have a girlfriend who runs luxury brands business!

Look at these outfits. They are all f*cking limited editions, exclusively customized collections, and designs that are not available in the market. Even an ordinary rich man might not recognize them.

With that, Michael glanced toward Sophia pitifully.

This time, Michael had to wear outfits from their own brand to the fashion week, yet his young father-in-law was going to wear outfits from Ronney Group.

Though he had no intention of discouraging Sophia, it was a fact that her JNS Group was merely a petty flea compared to the superior, classic brand of Ronney Group. After all, they were the tycoon of the fashion industry.

That’s it. I’m not going to be the most handsome guy at fashion week anymore.

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Now, Cooper was actively planning for his schedule for the fashion week. He locked himself up in the study room everyday trying on the outfits, and he didn’t even allow anyone to peek.

Tsk! No one wants to peek at you anyway, at least not me! Michael thought to himself.

He was not jealous of Cooper at all!

Since they were running a business of fashion apparels, them as the owners together with other family members would have to show up at fashion week to represent their own brands.

There were a few fashion brands under JNS Group, and the group was consistently increasing its market share. Besides Pourl, a pet luxury brand that was established by Sophia herself, there were a few other personal care brands and clothing brands. In addition, Sophia had specially acquired a kids clothing brand for the sake of Carmen.

A few days prior to the fashion week, Sophia hired a team of stylists to their place to help everyone choose their outfits and set their styles.

Carmen was on cloud nine as she had been waiting for this day for a long time. Even the new year celebration was not as exciting as showing up at a fashion week or filming as she loved dolling herself up. In addition, there was going to be a special kidswear show during the fashion week, and Carmen would undoubtedly be the leading runway model for that show.

Lately, Michael had gotten some cameo roles for Carmen in a few blockbuster movies where she was cast as the younger version of the protagonists. Ever since Carmen’s first appearance on the screen, many film production companies had approached her to play the child version of a character, and she had become the go-to child actor.

As the deputy security manager, Hale too was given a few sets of outfits. Since it was fashion week, they wanted to ensure that the whole team was stylish and presentable, including the staff.

At the same time, Hale had sent Ashton over as Ashton was going to be one of the runway models too.

“Nate, what do you think of this shirt? I think it suits you the most. Come and try on it,” Sophia said as she diligently sought a suitable outfit for Nate.

With a cold look, Nate intended to turn her down because she actually gave him an outfit from the kidswear brand.

Obviously, she had not considered Nate’s feelings. The fifteen-year-old boy was already five-feet-six-inches tall and at the phase of exponential growth. How was it appropriate to give him kidswear?

“Nate, wear this!” Meanwhile, Celine was busy selecting an outfit for her son too.

Nate glanced at the clothing that Celine chose. It was a pink princess dress.

This is too much! Putting on a kidswear is terrible enough, and now they’re asking me to wear a dress?

On the other hand, Michael had brought Judge over from Stanley’s place. As the chief model of Pourl, Judge’s presence was essential in the event.

Upon entering the house, Michael asked Sophia, “You sent Bailey an invitation to attend the kidswear show?”

“What’s wrong with sending an invitation to a child to attend a kidswear show?” Sophia answered while she was busy sorting things out.

With that, Michael was rendered speechless.

He cast a pitiful glance toward Nate who was being forced to try on the kidswear, thereafter he quietly put the dog down.

Stanley and Sean were here too. Initially, they only came to drop off the dog, but Sophia had dragged them along to try on the outfits as soon as they arrived.

“Com’on, Stan, try this on.”

Sophia excitedly recommended a few pieces to Stanley.

Stanley had not groomed himself that day, and he looked rather sloppy with the stubble on his chin. In contrast, Sean had shaved and dressed himself up. His skin seemed to be in good condition as a result of regular skincare. Compared to Sean, Stanley was totally a rough man.

Sean had intended to pick a few outfits from Sophia’s place to wear them to the fashion week. Originally, he wanted to pick some stylish spring clothes for men, but he was instantly attracted by a red dress upon entering the house.

Meanwhile, Linus was enthusiastically picking his attires too. Of course he had to support his sister’s event.

According to the rules of the fashion industry, the fashion week this time was meant to present the latest fall/winter wear which would lead the fashion trends for the year. Sophia picked a few clothes from the fall collection for Stanley, and he started shivering the moment he saw them.

“Oh my goodness, aren’t you fashion people afraid of the cold? I’m going to die wearing so little during winter.”

At the same time, Michael picked a few outfits for himself, all of which were the products of the fashion brands under JNS Group.

Though Sophia did not have the best fashion taste, she was good at discovering talents and she had the money to employ these experts. Among these talents were Kenny and Ivan, who were currently the chief designers. In addition, Sophia had been negotiating a cooperation with Russell Simmons recently as she intended to headhunt him back to Bayside City.

Russell’s daughter was disfigured, and she had been staying in Bayside City for the past few years to undergo surgeries. After experiencing the life-threatening situation, Russell had been taking things easy, and his daughter became his only focus as he realized nothing else could beat being united with his family. As such, he had decided to stay in Bayside City, and Sophia was eager to get him to join her team.

She was devoted to a wide array of businesses. Besides its engagement in the fashion industry, JNS Group even owned an investment company. And so, Sophia was forever busy exploring business opportunities.

Michael thought to himself that Sophia would be able to lead a decent life even without him.

Finally, the fashion week in which Sophia had poured all her efforts and energy was happening. As the person-in-charge of Ronney Fashion Week’s subvenue in Bayside City, Sophia had to ensure the high standard of the event.

The fashion week would last for a week. The first day was reserved for Ronney Group’s main show, where Ronney’s in-house and contract designers would focus on displaying their collections and introducing the latest designs.

This was the most important show for the entire fashion week, and many socialites and celebrities had been fighting for an invitation to that show. Sophia had received Lucy’s invitation and was going to show up at the event to support her.

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Early in the morning, Sophia had started dressing up. The outfit that she was wearing was her own brand’s latest fall/winter design which had yet to be launched in the market. It was designed by their chief designer, Kenny, and he had adopted his usual luxurious style in the design. The gown was made of mink skin and was embellished with diamonds as the designer was determined to delineate the essence of fur clothing through this masterpiece.

On the other hand, Micheal wore a fall/winter menswear. Besides keeping him warm, the fitting suit enhanced his body shape, and it was a perfect match with Sophia’s gown.

True enough, Kenny had outstanding taste. Back then, he alone carried the entire L/K brand in the Cethos market, yet he was fired by Ronney Group. It was indeed their loss.

In contrast, Sophia had acquired a gem when Kenny joined her company.

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Dashingly dressed, Linus showed up too. Last but not least, Nate came down from his room. Sophia finally gave up on the idea of forcing him to put on kidswear, and he was very happy with his customized black suit, which gave him an elegant and dignified look.

Even Justin had dolled himself up early in the morning before leaving. He wanted to look good though his role was just a security guard.0

Everyone gathered in the living room and admired each other’s attire. Meanwhile, wearing a frog-print pyjamas which was passed down from her mother, Carmen stood angrily at the corner facing the wall.

Sophia thought it was inappropriate to bring a child to the show. Carmen’s kidswear show was only happening in another two days, and so she had to go to school while the others attended fashion week.

“Come here, darling. Say goodbye to Daddy and Mommy,” Sophia said as she attempted to hug Carmen.

Carmen reacted hugely and squealed, “Don’t touch me! I’m mad!”

Holding back his laughter, Michael caressed her hair and cooed, “There, there. Daddy will bring you some nice food when we come back, alright?”

By then, the stylists had arrived and started putting on makeup for the family and set their hairstyles.

At last, Cooper came down from his room and everyone could finally catch a glimpse of the precious outfit that he had been hiding. Everything he wore from head to toe was exclusively customized. On top of that, each detail of his attire was exquisitely crafted to depict to the extreme his status as the most attractive and richest man in the city.

Cooper looked like a million bucks today, and everyone else seemed to pale in comparison.

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Looking at his watch, belt, wallet and outfit, Cooper’s attire was indeed too ostentatious today.

Nevertheless, his outfit conformed to his aura, as it greatly displayed the virtues of a middle-aged handsome man. With this attire, people would hardly notice his age and only focused on his charm.

To someone who was good-looking, age was merely an add-on.

Cooper even requested for a styling, which made him more dazzling.

His presence would surely leave his fellow males speechless and cause the females to fight to take pictures with him.

Before departing, Harry wanted to give Carmen a cuddle. However, Carmen was still mad and refused to be hugged.

After finishing dolling up, the family hopped into their respective cars and left to the venue.

Sophia and Michael were in one car, Harry and Sarah were in the other while Linus, Cooper and Nate were in the last car.

The happening of Ronney Fashion Week in Bayside City, Cethos was an event that was highly anticipated, especially by the fashion communities around the world. Today, the entire Bayside City was star-studded.

The eminent state guesthouse in Bayside City, which was used to receive foreign dignitaries in the past, was now opened up in conjunction with the fashion week to receive the socialites and celebrities in Bayside City. The guests who were invited to the event were truly the cream of Bayside society.

Meanwhile, the cars had arrived at the state guesthouse and were waiting for the event to start. Sophia took out her phone to read the news, and she noticed some newsflashes had already been published on the web. Indeed, there were a number of big shots who were going to show up today.

A few members from Adams Family, including Bailey, Betsy and Tiffany, were present too, whereas Callum and Cade represented the Yards.

Sophia glanced toward the outside of the building. Though it was the dead of winter, there were still a number of fashionistas who wore very few layers and were posing in the snow so that the photographers could take pictures of them.

Other influencers and fashion bloggers who did not receive an invitation would pretend to walk around the entrance to attract those photographers who were similarly not invited. Everyone attempted to ride on the fashion week’s coattails, hoping to grab a chance to become famous overnight. Well, there were indeed some individuals who went viral by doing so.

Nonetheless, this group of influencers were truly dedicated as they were wearing very few layers even in such cold weather.

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Even with the winter wear that she was dressed in, Sophia would not be able to resist the frost, and the thought of it was enough to leave her shivering.

In fact, most winter clothes by the luxury brands were not designed to allow the wearer to be exposed in the cold for a prolonged period. After all, those who could afford these clothes would be those from the upper class. As such, these winter clothes would be thinner than the usual ones as they were designed for the purpose of attending social events such as dances and meetings.

After getting out of the car, the guests would still have to walk the red carpet before they could enter the building, after which they would not feel cold anymore.

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Soon, Sophia’s car had arrived at the entrance of the venue. The red carpet had been rolled out and countless cameras were ready to capture the scene as Sophia was about to get out of the car. Comparing her stockings and high heels to the down jackets which the photographers were wearing, Sophia couldn’t help but shiver. She was even getting a runny nose.

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All of a sudden, a down jacket was laid on Sophia’s shoulder as she felt a touch of warmth.

“Hubby, where did you get this from?”

Putting on the coat, Sophia rubbed her nose as she stared at Michael with teary eyes.

Michael tucked her in the coat and zipped it up. “We’ll walk straight into the building after leaving the car,” Michael said as he got out of the car.

Sophia mumbled, “How am I supposed to walk the red carpet with this down jacket?”

But still, she did not want to remove the coat.

Michael cooed, “It’s okay.”

With that, he alighted from the car.

“Taylor Murray is here!”

His appearance caused an uproar within the photographers as they quickly directed their cameras at Michael and took a series of snapshots of him. Besides being the only Cethosian actor who won the Oscar twice, he was also the husband of Sophia, one of the organizers of this fashion week at Bayside City. As such, everyone had expected him to show up at the event.

After that, the crowd witnessed Taylor walking to the other side of the car, opening the door and reaching out his hand. Then, a fair and tender hand stretched out to take his.

On both hands, there was a sparkling ring on the fourth finger.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Murray appeared together! Time to snap pictures!

However, to their surprise, they only captured Sophia in her down jacket. Standing beside Taylor, this puffy lady did not seem to match him.

Sophia’s stiletto heels landed on the red carpet firmly after she got out of the car. An icy blast of air hit her face while her legs were numb with cold. Nevertheless, she resisted the cold and put a warm smile on her face as she would not allow anyone to capture an unglamorous picture of her.

It wasn’t that the fashionistas were unafraid of the cold, but they stood against it. All that the audience could see were the appealing pictures of these celebrities, but not the snot that was dripping out of their noses.

The weather was so frigid that the bitter wind sneaked beneath Sophia’s down jacket, and it felt as if countless icy-cold hands were caressing her body. Nonetheless, she could not show the slightest tinge of discomfort, and she displayed the perfect smile which she had been practicing for a long time.

From head to toe, her entire body was freezing cold. This year, the winter in Bayside City was extraordinarily harsh, and it was negative ten degrees Celsius even after new year. With that, Sophia could barely feel her ears anymore.

“Are you ready?” She felt Michael’s warm breath on her ears.

It was so chilly that even Sophia’s brain was nearly frozen as she prepared herself to walk against the piercing wind.

“Huh?”

Before she could realize what had happened, her body fell backward into a pair of warm arms all of a sudden. Following that, she was lifted from the ground and could thereafter hear the howling wind and the crowd’s exclamation. When her feet touched the ground again, she was already in the building.

With sufficient heating facilities, it was lively and warm inside the building. Sophia had come back to life the moment Michael took off her down jacket. It was only then did she realize that Michael had carried her into the building with lighting speed.

On the first day of Ronney Fashion Week, no one managed to capture a perfect full-face picture of Taylor Murray, the best actor. All they had were blurry snapshots and pictures of him striding away with a woman in a coat in his arms.

Conventionally, the red carpet was the celebrities’ favourite spot and they would attempt to linger at that area until the security guards came to usher them into the venue. Michael was the only one who carried his wife and sprinted across the red carpet.

“It’s so embarrassing!”

Clenching her fist, Sophia hit Michael in his shoulder and thereafter buried her face into his chest.

Michael gently cuddled her and gave her a reminder. “There, there. Everyone’s watching us!”

Despite being avid for the warmth from Michael’s body, Sophia was aware that they were public figures and excessive public displays of affection would be inappropriate. With that, she held Michael’s hand and entered the show hall.

Outside the building, Harry got out of the car and was left gaping when he saw Michael carrying Sophia and entering the venue in a hurry.

What on earth is that?

“Old Wolf…”

Tugging at his shirt, Sarah stared at Harry eagerly.

“Dad, we’re going in first.”

Linus said as he and Nate strided toward the building. Nate walked the red carpet in a composed manner. Despite his young age, he had been taking part in the family’s business management and was gradually rising to fame.

On the other hand, Cooper did not walk the red carpet and enter the building upon getting out of the car.

Instead, he was waiting for someone…

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Cooper casted a glance at Stanley. Dressed in a customized suit supplied by his godson, Stanley gave off an aura of a professional businessman. The suit was not even launched in the market yet. Nevertheless, the beanie, which he wore to cover his frozen bald head inherited from the Fletchers, was an eyesore; he looked rather antic in it.

“Mm-hmm.”

Noticing that Sean was absent, Cooper subconsciously asked, “Where’s Sean?”

Stanley shivered in the cold as he replied, “He left early in the morning to get his hair done.”

With that, he rushed into the building. His body trembled again when he saw the female celebrities walking the red carpet in provocative dresses.

Indeed, these fashionistas are unafraid of the cold at all.

Almost freezing to death, Stanley quickly crouched down and sneaked off while the other photographers were busy taking pictures of the celebrities’ sexy boobs. As he was scurrying away, he accidentally stepped on a celebrity’s dress and caused the lady to wail in shock.

“My apologies. I’m sorry!”

He made a casual remark and left without turning back.

All of a sudden, he heard someone calling him from behind. “Snow Fox!”

Stanley turned around and caught a glimpse of a stunning face. However, the face disappeared instantly as the scene was too crowded and chaotic.

The show had not started when he entered the show hall. Normally, these events would reserve some time for the guests to greet and take pictures with each other, and the actual show would only last around half an hour.

There, Stanley bumped into several acquaintances. As one of the organizers, Sophia had deliberately arranged the seats in such a way that the guests could sit close to their acquaintances. After all, they were all from similar circles.

Being in good spirits, Stanley was about to go greet his friends when someone tapped him on his shoulder from behind. “Snow Fox!”

He turned around and saw a beautiful, adorable girl calling out to him. She was probably an actress who was cast in some random shows as Stanley thought she looked rather familiar. Nevertheless, he could not recall her name.

“You are… ?”

Pleasantly, the girl introduced herself, “Hi! My name is Christine Bishop. I’m an actress, and I’m a fan of yours!”

Christine was stirred up as she met her idol. “I used to be a gaming competition commentator in the past. I’m an avid gamer of Swordsman Game and I’ve been playing it for ten years! I once participated in your team audition, but alas, after passing the technical tests and adding each other on Skype, you said I’m not a suitable candidate because I was too young back then and I had to sit for my midterms, so I was eliminated.”

“Later when my college entrance exam ended, I represented Swordsman Game in the Esports World Championship and was awarded the first prize in the group competition.”

“I’m an expert player in the games launched by Plum Technology. Besides, I’m currently the official streamer and spokesperson of several other games.”

She rattled on about her background. A few moments later, Stanley finally recalled her.

“You’re Chrissy!”

He wouldn’t know who Christine Bishop was but he had heard of the name ‘Chrissy’. She was a popular game streamer turned influencer due to her competent skills and lovely appearance. As the spokesperson of numerous games, she was even invited to act in some TV series which were based on video games, and the shows had eventually achieved high ratings. As such, she had gone viral beyond the gaming community and was now a pretty well-known celebrity.

Stanley had once played against her in a game, and he had recognized her extraordinary skills. But unfortunately, he had not seen her in person before.

Staring at her in shock, Stanley exclaimed, “I’m sure you’re doing pretty well! You’ve even gotten an invitation to Ronney Fashion Week. Good job!”

Cheeks flushing, Christine smiled bashfully. “I’m just lucky.”

Then, she pulled out her phone and said, “Mr. Snow Fox, let’s take a picture together!”

“Sure! Also, let’s meet online in the game if you’re free tonight. It has been awhile since I played against someone,” Stanley replied.

“Alright!”

Just as the two had finished taking a couple of pictures, Sophia walked past them from the back and yanked off Stanley’s beanie, which was a real eyesore. “The beanie is too ugly. You should retake the pictures!”

Seeing that Stanley was finally engaged in a talk with another girl, Sophia had no intention of interrupting them, but she just couldn’t stand him being this old-fashioned. How could he take a picture wearing a beanie?

“Give it back to me!” Stanley yelled as he ran after Sophia for his knit cap. Nevertheless, he still turned around and said to Christine, “I’m going to my seat now! I’ll see you tonight in the game!”

Nodding, Christine blushed in excitement after having met her idol.

Meanwhile, Stanley caught up with Sophia and snatched back his beanie. “Give it back to me. Sean bought this for me! You’re going to spoil it!”

He grumbled while beating the dust off the beanie dearly as if its thread was going to come loose.

Speechless, Sophia stared at him.

What’s wrong with this stupid dog? What’s going on between him and Sean?

Sean’s lips are sealed while this guy here is playing dumb.

They have even adopted a child and are staying together now. Why haven’t they made any progress yet?

Minutes ago, he was chatting enthusiastically with a girl but now, he is holding Sean’s beanie so dearly. What on earth is on his mind?!

“Don’t bother about this stupid dog anymore. Let’s take a seat first,” Michael said as he gave Stanley a strange glance, then walked away with Sophia with his arm around her waist.

Thinking that Sophia was being ridiculous, Stanley sat down and started scrolling on his phone. He texted Sean to ask when he was arriving but did not receive a reply even after a while. Scrolling through Twitter, Stanley searched for ‘Chrissy’ on a whim and found out that she just posted their selfie.

Christine was among one of the few who expanded their career beyond the gaming community and had successfully risen to fame in both fields. She was a popular star at the moment, and her fans actively commented on her Twitter posts. Without hesitating, Stanley liked their picture and followed her account. It was only then did he realize she had started following his account long ago.

On the other hand, Michael received multiple calls moments after Stanley liked the post.

“Mikey, who is the girl in the picture with Stan?”

“How old is she? What is her job? What do her parents work as? Which stage are they at now? Have they kissed?”

Michael was left speechless.

He glanced at Stanley who was sitting in the row behind him. Looking down at his phone, Stanley was totally unaware that the Fletchers were keeping him under close observation.

Meanwhile, Michael looked around for Christine and found her near the last row. It seemed like she was just an insignificant celebrity and was not that well-known after all.

Tickets for Ronney Fashion Week’s product launching show were non-existent. One could only attend the event via invitations from the media, merchants, organizers or designers. An ordinary person would not be able to receive an invitation. Even so, there was a clearly established pecking order among the guests.

The closer they sat to the stage, the greater was their status.

Seated in the first row would be the bigshots in showbiz such as Nicole Walker, who was also an honorable patron of the luxury brands. The fashion industry’s top designers like Russell Simmons and Kenny Blair would secure their seats in the first row too. Besides, affluent ladies in Bayside City, such as Sophia and Sarah, who could easily afford a whole collection of luxury items, would also be arranged to sit in the VIP row. Last but not least, the handbag carriers in human form, namely Michael and Harry, who accompanied these affluent ladies to the show, were also seated in the same row.

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The rows behind the VIP row consisted of celebrities, actors, buyers, fashion bloggers and magazine editors in all levels of fame.

In the very last row were famous internet influencers and self-media who fought their way in to take advantage of the exposure the red carpet would give to them. Their main tasks were posing for streetwear photos and hyping themselves up on social media, as well as shamelessly taking photos with famous fashion stars. By doing that, they could enhance their fashion image and increase their worth so that their endorsement fees would increase too.

After boasting to Old Master Fletcher, Michael ended the call.

He wondered if someone had told the girl that she was wearing a knockoff design.

Christine was still immersed in the joy of meeting her idol, so she didn’t realize that the atmosphere around her had become weirder.

It had been difficult for her to get an invitation and as an actress who was far from being an A-list celebrity, she could only sit in the last row and even had to cooperate to pose for photos. Most importantly, not only did she have to shamelessly request to take photos with the people in the first row, but she also had to boast about her relationship with that famous person online after she got back although she was reluctant. To be honest, it was extremely exhausting, but this trip was worth it since she met her idol whom she had admired for many years.

Unexpectedly, she found that Stanley followed her back on Twitter shortly after she posted the selfie. She was over the moon that all her dreams came true today.

Beside her sat many D-list celebrities like her, who were also here to take advantage of the benefits of attending the red carpet. Those who were fluent in English and had great professional skills already went to get a photo with famous figures in the first row while the rest of them, who didn’t know English, were left in the last row to stare at them in jealousy.

Seeing that Christine was giggling at her phone, they couldn’t be more jealous that she managed to get a photo with Stanley, who was the CEO of Plum Technology. They thought that she was punching above her weight.

“What a courageous woman. She should’ve looked at herself in the mirror first!”

“A wealthy dandy like Mr. Fletcher must have countless people chasing him. If he were to marry a celebrity, an A-lister like Miss Bethany would be a good choice. Why would he be interested in an internet celebrity who is not even that famous?”

“After all, he’s the president of a listed company, and I heard that he’s also Taylor’s nephew. That means he is a legitimate Fletcher. How can a mere online influencer be a match for him?”

Christine knew that they were gossiping about her and it ruined her mood. Bowing her head, she pretended to scroll on her phone but the truth was, she felt extremely down-hearted.

But the next second, she cast all her negative emotions aside and thought, Geez, I mustn’t get beyond myself and overthink just because my idol took a picture with me!

Suddenly, the group of D-list celebrities looked in a certain direction simultaneously and gasped, “Wow, look at that woman. She’s so tall!”

“She also has an extraordinary temperament!”

“She must be one of the models that will walk the runway tonight. Look!”

Christine looked in that direction eagerly as well and saw a tall woman in a red dress walk in from outside. They could only see a slender and graceful back, but not her front. With her height of 1.8 meters, those eye-catching long legs were probably at least 1.2 meters, which was incredible.

Even her back seemed so alluring, so she must be even more charming if they saw her from the front!

When the woman in the red dress appeared, everyone was amazed. Even many of the famous figures in the front rows turned to look at her.

However, that woman walked straight to the second row and gently placed her hand on Stanley’s shoulder.

“It turns out she’s Mr. Fletcher’s partner!”

“Look at her graceful bearings! How amazing. She’s obviously not from our profession and she must be a young lady from a wealthy family or a top-notch international model, at least!”

“A handsome and rich man like Mr. Fletcher should indeed have a noble lady like her as a partner.”

The group of D-list celebrities started to gossip in jealousy again. On the other hand, Christine pursed her lips while looking at the woman in the red dress while a tinge of envy and gloominess could be seen in her eyes.

In the front row, Stanley, who felt down-hearted because Sean hadn’t appeared, suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder. Looking up in surprise, his sadness and anxiousness disappeared in a split second when he saw the tall woman in the red dress standing in front of him. She had fiery red lips and a pair of mesmerizing deep-set eyes, and she looked alluring and sexy.

Stanley was first confused but the next second, he gasped in astonishment. “Sean!”

In a woman’s dress, Sean tilted his head to the side and smiled while saying, “Stan, excuse me, please!”

It was only then did Stanley come back to his senses and move to the side, freeing up a seat so that Sean could sit beside him. At the same time, he couldn’t stop gawking at Sean.

He didn’t expect that Sean would dress up in a woman’s attire today!

In the front row, Sophia kept turning back too, amazed at how beautiful that dress looked on Sean.

After Sean and Stanley settled down, Stanley got his hands all over him while praising, “You’re so daring to wear such a thin dress. Bro, you’re impressive! By the way, how did you squeeze into such a tiny dress? That’s so cool!”

Sophia rolled her eyes.

Oh lord, what an unromantic fool!

Sean had dressed up splendidly today, but he didn’t expect to receive such brotherly praise from Stanley, which left him disappointed and depressed. Since the show hadn’t started, he took out his phone and scrolled through Twitter. Suddenly, he came across a photo posted by an influencer that Stanley had liked. In that photo, Stanley was with the girl from earlier.

Noticing that Sean was looking at that photo, Stanley bragged proudly, “A girl struck up a conversation with me just now. How cool is that? Look, that girl is sitting behind us. She’s an actress who was once an Esports streamer. In the past, we’ve even played against her in games. Look, that’s her! She must have over-edited her photo because she doesn’t look like that in real life. She’s much prettier in real life! In the past when she was still a streamer, she requested to compete against me. I thought she was a guy so I completely knocked her out in the game. I heard that she cried during her streams because of that! Besides that, she’s the ambassador of a few games from our company and even sang a game theme song. Isn’t she impressive? She can act, sing and play games. I’ll introduce her to you later!”

Seemingly to have realized something, Sean stared blankly ahead for a few seconds before slowly turning his head to glance at the girl, whom Stanley couldn’t stop talking about. She had big eyes and white teeth. Undeniably, she was stunning.

When he turned back around, the dejection in his eyes seemed to have disappeared and he forced a smile. “Let’s invite her to play games together at night then!”

Upon hearing their conversation, Sophia had the urge to take out a bunch of lipsticks from her bag and throw it at that fool!

She also couldn’t help but turn back to look at that girl from time to time. Indeed, she was pretty with her big, cheerful eyes. She thought, It might be good if Stanley, that fool, got together with the girl. By that time, Sean would give up and leave that idiot. He’ll surely find a better person in the future.

They had always been by each other ever since they were young. In the past, Sean grew up wearing female attires with Stanley. When they became adults, he changed into a suit and worked hard with Stanley to build their business.

They had been together as they changed from wearing nappies to school uniforms, and from school uniforms to suits. It had been so many years.

Sean couldn’t stop turning back to look at that girl too. In his mind, he questioned, Why am I not a girl?

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