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Chapter 1861
There was a small smile on Angeline’s quiet and peaceful face. She had delicate and picturesque eyebrows too. Judging from her expression, she was in a good mood. Jay stretched out his hand and stroked her eyebrows lovingly.
This was the woman he had liked since he was a child, the woman who made him fall in love at first sight and whom he would be with for the next thousand years. He originally wanted to protect her in his hear and love her tenderly, but he never thought that she would be the one to rescue him from devastation. She even gave him the gift of a family reunion.
Meeting her was his greatest blessing.
Falling in love with her was his wisest and most farsighted decision.
He held her tightly in his hand and whispered,” Angeline, I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you.”
When Angeline opened her sleepy eyes and saw Jay, she called out sweetly, “Darling!”
Seeing her waking up, he said in an orderly manner,”
Angeline, do you know what are the greatest joys in life?”
Angeline frowned and thought for a while before saying, “Rain after a drought? Getting top scores in examinations? Meeting an old friend in a foreign place …?” When she looked at him, Angeline started smiling bashfully.
Jay complained, “It should be the wedding night inside the bridal chamber, an utterly invaluable night. Will you allow Jaybie to quench his thirst now?”
Angeline wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips on his face.
After quite some time, Angeline stared at the pair of beautiful eyes in an exhausted manner and said, ” Good night, Master Ares.”
Jay embraced her in his arms. “Go to sleep, my baby.”
The night was coming to an end.
The four handsome Ghost members had some rare idle time to spend with a few young and beautiful ladies. They were celebrating this beautiful and joyous occasion.
Baby Zetty sneaked into the room, preparing to surprise Brother Finn. However, she suddenly heard someone mentioning her name.
“Finn, I heard that you got yourself a young girlfriend? Is that true?”
Finn’s silver glass trembled slightly in his hand. He took a fierce sip, glared at the woman who asked that, and said very solemnly, “That’s my foster father’s daughter. I’m 12 years older than her, so how could I bring myself to damage her?”
“Finn, such a type of love is not that uncommon nowadays. If you like her, you can wait for her for a few years-“
The woman was rudely interrupted by Finn before she finished speaking. “When I first met her, she was not such a lovestruck young lady. She was only a six or seven-year-old child. She’s like my little sister whom I watched as she grew up in front of my eyes. This feeling is deeply ingrained and will not change over time.”
When Baby Zetty heard his words, her whole body felt like it was struck by an icy current.
However, she did not choose to back down. She mustered up the courage and sauntered toward Finn.
Seeing Baby Zetty, those enchanting debutantes became quiet one after another.
Finn immediately stood up and asked with concern,” Zetty, why are you here?”
Baby Zetty stared at him. Although her appearance was not as stunning as that of her mother’s, her baby face and wide, innocent eyes made her look particularly adorable.
“Brother Finn, I’m upset that you merely see me as your younger sister, so there are a couple of things that I’d like to make clear to you because I don’t want us to end up like my mom and dad. I don’t want to encounter so many misunderstandings and cause so many torturous ordeals.”
Baby Zetty’s dark pupils were like bright stars in the sky, shining with a firm light. “Brother Finn, I like you, and it’s not the affection between siblings. It’s more so the type of love between a man and a woman. Please dig deeper inside your heart, Brother Finn. If you have just a little bit of feelings for me, you can rest assured that I’ll stay loyal to these feelings of mine. No matter how many years you’ll have to wait for me, it’ll surely be worth it. Because I’ll never turn my back on you.”
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Finn was in between laughter and tears.
Perhaps because Baby Zetty would often confess her thoughts to Finn, so in the face of this grand confession, Finn dealt with by rejecting her all the same.
As always, he looked at Baby Zetty helplessly and patted her head before saying, “Zetty, how many times do I have to repeat myself before you understand? You’re my most precious little sister, and I’ll take good care of you. But it doesn’t mean anything else.”
Baby Zetty pushed his hand away. “I’m not a kid anymore. I’m confessing my love to you right now. Don’t reject me, please?”
Finn was forced into a corner. “Do you really want my answer? Fine, I’ll give it to you straight. You and I will not end up together in this lifetime.”
Big teardrops started rolling out of Baby Zetty’s eyes. She covered her face and ran away.
“Zetty.” Finn wanted to chase after her. However, he was afraid that Zetty would misunderstand his intentions as love, so he stopped himself.
Tempest, Storm, and Grayson stood up instead.
However, as they chased after her, Baby Zetty had run
inside the bathroom while crying.
The three came back in frustration and asked the girls for help. “Zetty went into the bathroom. Can any one of you help us out by going in and taking care of her?” The woman who had chatted with Finn earlier took the initiative to offer, “I’ll go.”
When she arrived at the bathroom, she saw Baby Zetty squatting in the corner, crying in a heartbroken manner. She walked up to her, took a tissue, and handed it to her. Baby Zetty took the tissue and thanked her. “Thank you, Miss.”
An obscure shadow flashed in the woman’s eyes. She had also admired Finn for a long time, but she was not as lucky as Baby Zetty who could spend her time with Finn every day. For her, even catching a glance of Finn was a luxury.
There was jealousy in her heart as she squatted down and said to Baby Zetty in a strange manner, “You’re the Ares family’s little princess. If Brother Finn doesn’t like you, you can force him to marry you. He dare not disobey your orders.”
Baby Zetty was kind-hearted and straightforward. She sobbed and said, “Brother Finn wouldn’t like such an overbearing and unreasonable girl.”
The woman had thought that Baby Zetty was just another spoiled young lady of an affluent family. She did not expect Baby Zetty to have such self-restraint.
With such a well-cultivated young lady, she, as the rival, naturally needed to change her methods of dealing with the girl.
The woman acted like a wolf in sheep’s clothing and said, “Oh dear, your mommy’s and daddy’s looks are both so ethereal and even your brothers are quite handsome. How’d you turn out to be so ordinary? Frankly speaking, men like beautiful girls, not to mention a handsome guy like Finn.
“But then again, you have a great background. Even if you’re ugly, everyone will still be kind to you because of your mommy and daddy.”
Baby Zetty looked at the woman in front of her in horror.
The young girl who had grown up so pampered was suddenly slandered so maliciously, and she was left feeling overwhelmed for quite some time.
A strong sense of inferiority suddenly ransacked her heart.
When compared to her brothers, she was indeed ordinary-perhaps because she inherited Rose’s genes.
Her academic performance was not excellent as well in contrast to her brother’s. Moreover, she had no exceptional talent. She was just plain and mediocre.
Was that the reason why Brother Finn refused to marry her? Did he only treat her well because of Daddy?
Arriving at this conclusion, Baby Zetty felt her heart becoming sore.
She stood up tremblingly and walked outside.
The woman triumphantly squeezed out a wicked smile.
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When Baby Zetty walked out of the bathroom, Finn and Tempest immediately went over to her nervously. Tempest said, “Don’t cry, Zetty. We’ll teach Brother Finn a lesson in your stead…” Baby Zetty looked at Grayson and Storm, who had flattering smiles on their faces, and remembered what the woman had said to her earlier. They were only kind to her because of her daddy anyway. Baby Zetty’s ears flushed with shame.
After pushing them away, Baby Zetty ran off.
“Zetty.” Finn hurriedly chased after her.
Grayson and Storm were both at a loss. “What’s going on with Zetty?”
Tempest glanced at the woman who came out of the bathroom. Then, he stood sullenly in front of the woman who decided to run her mouth earlier.
His handsome and masculine face was shrouded in coldness. As he spoke, his voice sounded low and encumbering.
“What did you say to our Zetty?”
The woman looked nervous, and she abruptly panicked. She never expected that the only time she
allowed herself to be jealous and acted atrociously, she would be caught red-handed at the scene.
“I didn’t say anything….” She attempted to escape.
However, the Ares family’s Ghost members were not people who ordinary citizens could fool. Tempest said with a cold voice, “I can check the surveillance camera and read your lips. If you were even the slightest bit disrespectful toward Zetty, you’ll know what’s coming for you.”
The woman knelt on the ground in fright, confessing all her sins.
Tempest was furious upon hearing her explanation.” Someone, land a few slaps on her.”
The woman then sat on the ground after having lost her dignity.
Tempest snarled, saying, “She’s the Ares family’s little princess. How dare a common woman like you even do such a thing to her?”
The woman was trembling with fear, and she truly regretted it now. “I won’t do it again, Tempest. Please forgive me this time.”
Tempest left with a cold expression.
The bar’s bodyguard dragged the woman out after she got a slap in the face.
Baby Zetty ran across the street desperately, regardless of traffic lights, pedestrians, or vehicles. She ran forward as fast as she could as if she had gone mad.
While Finn was chasing after her, his path was blocked by a large truck. When the truck drove by, Baby Zetty had already run across the street.
Finn could not care too much and chased after her desperately.
Then, an electric scooter suddenly drove out of a dark corner and crashed into Finn. Finn was thrown slightly into the air by the impact, and when he fell to the ground, he could no longer move about. “Oh God, I hit someone!” The woman on the scooter looked like she was a young lady in her early 20s.
Having no experience in worldly affairs, she was at a complete loss after encountering such a situation.
She looked at Finn in horror and with tears in her eyes. “Hey, Mister, are you okay?”
Finn’s head was still spinning at the moment, but seeing the pure-looking beautiful girl crying aggrievedly, pity started rising in his heart for some reason.
“Do you think I’m okay?” His leg had crashed into the electric scooter, so it must have snapped.
“Oh, thank God, you’re not dead. I’ll call 911-“
Finn said, “There’s a hospital right in front. It’s a block away. Just send me over there.”
The girl said, “Shouldn’t we still call 911?”
Finn gloomily gazed at the insanely beautiful young lady. “Is there something wrong with your head? The hospital is nearby. It’ll save us more time walking over there than to call 911.” The young lady said, “I have time anyway.”
Finn,
He had rammed into a girl with just a pretty face and nothing more.
Finn sat up slowly, stretched out his hand, and commanded, “Pull me up.”
“Can you walk?” “No. Help me to the hospital. Don’t try to escape. You’ll have to pay for my medical expenses after crashing into me.”
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The woman was terrified and tears were gleaming in her big eyes as she cried out, “I have no money.”
“No money? Then, you’ll just have to take care of the wounded.” Finn blackmailed her wickedly.
When the girl heard that she did not have to fork out money, her eyes lit up. “I can take care of you, as long as you don’t hold me legally responsible for anything.”
“Sure.” Finn wanted to chuckle out loud.
This fair and beautiful foolish woman was indeed akin to an exotic flower that grew out of the crevices of a stone.
The woman took Finn to the hospital, and he sat on a chair in the corridor like a young master while the silly woman ran around to register for him…
Finn looked at her being busy as a bee, and a smile rose from the corner of his lips.
After a CT scan, the girl took the examination report and helped Finn up to go see the doctor. The doctor looked at the checklist and then shifted his gaze to Finn with a thought-provoking look. “How exactly dic you crash into the scooter again, young man? You knocked your left leg and have a symmetrical fracture in your right hand.”
Finn replied, “My left leg was hit by the electric scooter and then I flew and landed on my right hand.”
The doctor was so flabbergasted that his jaw was wide open for quite some time. “You have quite the bad luck there, young man.”
Finn retorted, “Are you a doctor or a fortune-teller?”
The doctor could sense that the young man had a hot temper and did not dare to tease him anymore.
After coming out of the hospital, Finn’s complexion turned somewhat flushed.
He had come in with an injured leg and was leaving in a damned wheelchair. Moreover, there was a cast on his left leg and right hand, making him look extraordinarily comical. The silly and sweet woman could not help but giggle out loud.
“Tammy Sue, laugh one more time and you’ll have to fork out my medical expenses.”
Tammy quickly stifled her laughter and cried out in surprise, “How’d you know my name?”
Finn said, “It’s confidential.”
Then, he commanded her in an extraordinarily overbearing manner, “Take me to your place.”
Tammy cried out, “Why?”
Finn pointed at his casts. “If I go home like this, my
family won’t stop worrying about me.”
Tammy pursed her lips and said, “Fine!”
At the crack of dawn.
When Baby Zetty returned to Tourmaline Estate, she ran into her two brothers who were doing nothing in particular at the entrance of Flying Moon Cottage.
When Jenson and Baby Robbie saw their sister’s red and swollen eyes that looked like peaches, their hearts instantly turned anxious.
“Who made you cry?” Jenson’s face was gloomy.
“Tell me who it is. I’ll beat him up for you,” Baby Robbie said while gritting his teeth.
Baby Zetty looked at them and sobbed. “Brother Finn rejected me when I confessed my love to him. Sob…”
Baby Robbie was dumbfounded. “Didn’t you confess your love to him plenty of times before? And weren’t you rejected by Finn back then as well? But I’ve never seen you this upset over it.” Jenson muttered to himself irresolutely, “It’s different this time.”
Baby Robbie wondered. “How is it different?”
“The girl is all grown up now. She finally understands courtesy, justice, integrity, and shame.” i
Baby Robbie was suddenly dumbfounded once more. “I have to reject a drawer of love letters every day.
Doesn’t that mean I’ve wounded the hearts of many
girls?”
The next day, the sun was shining fiercely.
Sunlight shone through the window and onto the luxurious floor. When Angeline woke up naturally from her sleep, she heard a loud noise.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself resting on Jay’s chest. The handsome man looked safe and harmless when he was asleep. He was different from the ruthless prince in those stories. Angeline landed a light kiss on his face and gently got up. As soon as she got dressed, a huge hand touched her from the back and wrapped itself around her waist, pulling her back down to bed.
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“Angeline, keep me company and sleep a while longer,” Jay spoke in a low, muffled voice. It sounded drowsy and erotic, somewhat exhausted too.
He would rarely oversleep. It was just that he was a little tired from the recent troubles.
Angeline said earnestly, “Darling, you should pay more attention to your body in the future. After all, you’re not young anymore.”
She was feeling distressed for him, but she had accidentally touched one of Jay’s sore points.
Jay abruptly opened his eyes, and Angeline realized that she was in trouble before he even exuded a trace o f dissatisfaction. She covered her mouth and smiled innocently.
“Angeline Severe, are you itching to get a good spanking?” Jay placed his hand on her bottom, but he would never be willing to hurt her.
Then, Angeline hurriedly bounced off the bed like an arrow from a bowstring.
“Ahem, darling, it’s so noisy downstairs. I’ll go see what’s going on.”
“You can escape now, but you can’t escape forever, Angeline Severe,” Jay said as he gritted his teeth.
Outside the doors of Chateau de Selene, there was a crowd of people for some reason.
As soon as Angeline opened the door, Grand Old Master Yorks staggered in. He said with a smile on his face, “Angeline, when my Chloe came home this time around, she has become more gentle and virtuous. She even kneeled to Jordan and apologized for her mistakes. Jordan has forgiven her.
“Heavens, this is all thanks to you. You truly are the Yorks family’s savior. I have to give you a big gift to express my gratitude.”
Angeline was thrilled by the news. If her in-laws were reunited, Jaybie would surely be ecstatic as well.
Grand Old Master Yorks took the tray from the servant behind him and handed it to Angeline.
She had no clue what was on the tray since it was covered by a black cloth with a mountain map printed on it. Angeline looked confused. “What is it?”
Grand Old Master Yorks’ eyes shone brightly. “It’s just one of those precious stones that you women like.”
Angeline did not doubt him and took the tray.
When she lifted the cover, it turned out to be a jade with a few hieroglyphic characters engraved on the base and a python on top. Angeline stared at it. “What is this?”
Grand Old Master Yorks explained, “It’s the Yorks family’s emblem. Those who receive this treasure must assume the mission of leading Yorks Stronghold.”
Angeline was in between laughter and tears.” Managing Yorks Stronghold? I’m just a frail woman. I don’t have such willpower.”
Grand Old Master Yorks said with confidence,” Angeline, you’re blessed with a harmonious and peaceful aura. You’ve saved Jay over and over again, and you were able to help Chloe turn over a new leaf. I think perhaps you’re the only person with enough wisdom and most suitable to be the master of this jade emblem.”
Grand Old Master Yorks was initially planning to hand the jade emblem over to Cole or Jay. However, since he discovered that Angelina’s weak body had the magic power to turn things around, he changed his mind.
Since the time was right and favorable, and since Angeline was uniquely blessed by nature to create harmony, Jay and the three children would ultimately be her most valuable assistants if she were to manage Yorks Stronghold.
Chloe suddenly stepped forward and wanted to say something, but Grand Old Master Yorks glanced at her to stop her.
Chloe also felt that some things could not be revealed.
Otherwise, there would be consequences, so she no longer said anything else.
Then, Grand Old Master Yorks was about to leave contentedly.
However, Grand Old Master Ares came over at the right time.
“Angel.”
“Grandpa,” Angeline was standing at Chateau de Selene’s door, and the whole garden was shining brightly, yet only God knew which one was the fairest of them all.
Grand Old Master Ares also brought a tray over and handed it to Angeline. “Angel, Grandpa wanted to give this to you long ago. But at the time, you were in a rather poor state, so Grandpa kept it for you temporarily. Now that you and JJ have finally settled down, I’ll be handing this to you now.”
“What’s this supposed to be now?” Angeline asked.
“The Ares family’s emblem.”
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Angeline smacked her forehead. “Grandpa, I’ve already received the Yorks family’s emblem, so I won’t be accepting the Ares family’s emblem too.” Grand Old Master Ares said, “You’re biased, Angeline. Why’d you accept Old Man Yorks’ gift but not Grandpa’s? What’s the meaning of this?” Angeline,”…”
Grand Old Master Ares said, “Besides, Grandpa is so old now. Do you have the heart to let Grandpa continue working so hard?”
Angeline was not able to shake Grandpa off, so she reluctantly accepted it.
Chloe said, “The two of you old folks are being too much. You’re bullying my Angeline since she’s young and innocent.”
Grand Old Master Ares and Grand Old Master Yorks had succeeded in their treacherous trickery and proceeded to chuckle out loud.
Grand Old Master Yorks said, “Goodness me, I guess the sun came out from the west today, hmm? Chloe, you probably never dreamed of the day that you’d feel sorry for Angeline, right? It seems that we’ve made the right decision after all.”
Chloe fell into deep thought.
He was right. She had truly despised Angeline in the past, yet that was how distressed she was over her now.
“Where’s JJ?” Chloe asked Angeline curiously.
She slandered them in her heart, ‘If JJ were beside Angeline right now, these two old men’s tricks would’ve surely been ruined.’
Grand Old Master Ares said, “He hasn’t come down yet. H
Angeline’s face started blushing, and she hurriedly walked inside while holding the two trays.
Grand Old Master Ares said, “Alright, we’re done here. Let’s go.”
Jay had just put on his clothes and wore his slippers before running downstairs.
Angeline was sitting on the luxurious gray sofa, and her blue skirt complemented the color of the furniture. She was like a celebrity who was modeling for furniture in a grand mansion.
It was just that she had her hands placed on her cheeks as she stared at the two jade trays on the coffee table with a distressed expression.
Jay sat down next to her and embraced her in his arms. He asked gently, “What’s the matter?”
Angeline used her chin to point at the jade trays on the coffee table and said sorrowfully, “I’ve received two burdensome gifts so early in the morning.”
Jay smiled and said, “Aren’t you supposed to be happy after receiving gifts?”
Angeline raised her shiny pair of obsidian pupils and looked at Jay pitifully, saying, “Darling, I’ve fallen into Grandpa Ares and Grandpa Yorks’ traps.”
Only then did Jay realize the unusualness of these two gifts. He comforted Angeline, saying, “There, there, there’s no need to cry. Even if the sky falls, I’m here to hold it up for you.”
He stretched out his other hand to uncover the cloth on the jade tray.
Seeing the jade emblem, Jay’s face was instantly covered with haze. The animal totem on this jade emblem was a python!
Jay’s gaze shifted to the black cloth that had a mountain map printed on it. He suddenly recalled that his master on the summit of Mount Pearl also had this map imprinted on his martial arts training ground. When he thought of his master’s mysterious and profound martial arts skills, Jay’s heart sank inexplicably.
He placed the jade emblem down and took off the cover on the second jade tray.
It was a token engraved with a scepter.
Angeline muttered, “These two emblems seem to be
rather ancient. Are they truly ancestral treasures?”
Jay did not want Angeline to live a life filled with worries, so he answered perfunctorily, “Those two old men randomly found pieces of good jade and carved a mess of patterns onto them. They lied to you when they told you they’re heirlooms.”
Angeline said shamefully, “Do I look foolish in their eyes?”
Jay packed up the two treasures and placed them into his pajama pockets. He said, “They’re shrewd. They know that I’ll outright reject them if they handed these things over to me directly. So they took a different approach and passed them to you since you don’t know how to refuse them. However, your husband will not sit idly by regarding your matters.”
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Angeline came to her senses. “I understand now. So they actually wanted to give these treasures to you.”
Jay replied dimly, “Yeah.”
Angeline felt more relieved.
At ten o’clock in the afternoon, Grayson suddenly gave Jay an emergency call.
“Mr. Ares, something has happened to Finn.”
“What happened?”
Grayson told him the whole story of Baby Zetty’s confession and her getting rejected by Finn, as well as the accident he had gotten into when he was chasing after Baby Zetty late at night. When Jay heard this, his handsome face turned pale.
Angeline was able to guess what had happened through the words Jay said. She asked somewhat nervously, “Darling, is Finn alright?”
Jay’s handsome face looked terrible and was shrouded with a thin layer of ice. Even Angeline would be terrified when he was furious and dared not be wordy around him.
She merely looked at Jay in a horrified manner as if she was the one who had done the wrong thing and
not Baby Zetty.
Jay took out his phone and called Jens. Then, he commanded, “Bring Baby Zetty over.”
After ordering him, he hung up the phone decisively.
It was as if the aloof crown prince who had a tight grasp on all living things and the one who wielded absolute power had returned.
Once Jay dealt with everything, he turned around to look at Angeline, only to see her somewhat nervous expression.
He stretched out his hand to hold the back of Angeline’s head and pulled her forward before giving her a deep, affectionate French kiss.
“Darling, I have no objections over how you’ll be scolding Baby Zetty, but you must never beat her or punish her physically.” Angeline escaped from his shackles and raised her frightened pupils to look at him as she pleaded.
Jay appeared to be reluctant…
“Angeline, I love Baby Zetty as well. But her willful ignorance has caused Finn to get into a car accident. She has such an ignorant character, and if we don’t put her back on the right path, I’m merely afraid that she’ll grow up to be like Sera, or the second Judy, or another Chloe…”
Angeline opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Jay abruptly covered her lips,
disallowing her from speaking out.
“Angeline, be good. Just go to Flying Moon Cottage for a while.” Then, Jay ordered the servant, “Bring the missus over to Flying Moon Cottage as their guest.”
Before Angeline was able to object, he had made such an unjust decision for her.
She said with tears in her eyes, “Can you promise me you won’t hit her?”
Jay nodded at her. Only then did Angeline muster up the strength to leave.
Not long after, Jenson and Baby Robbie returned with Baby Zetty.
Jay was sitting on the sofa, wearing a homey black attire. His ice-cold temperament added a bit of grim alienation to his surroundings.
“Kneel.” Jay looked askance at Baby Zetty. There was a cold light glowing in those faint eagle eyes of his.
Baby Zetty walked tremblingly over to Jay and knelt. She was deadly terrified, but she also knew that she had caused Brother Finn to get into an accident. If such an ordeal was left unpunished, it would be hard for her to live with herself.
She gritted her teeth, stubbornly holding back her tears.
“I know I was wrong, Daddy. You can punish me as much as you want.”
Baby Robbie looked at his sister with pity and wanted to intercede for her several times. However, seeing Daddy’s solemn expression, he was afraid that he would end up with egg on his face.
He wanted to ask for help from the wise Jenson, but Jenson had a stern look on his face as he stared at Baby Zetty indifferently like he was merely a bystander.
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Baby Robbie bowed his head and sighed secretly.
Daddy and his brother were both very principled people. It seemed like they would not disregard their principles for Baby Zetty.
Jay growled. “Baby Zetty, I’ve told you plenty of times before that you’re still young, so don’t focus your energy on romantic thoughts. Why don’t you ever listen?”
If Jay had beaten Baby Zetty or even scolded her, perhaps she would have felt a lot better in her heart. However, Baby Zetty felt more aggrieved when Jay was preventing her from being with Brother Finn.
She straightened her petite body, placed her hands on her back, and said stubbornly with tears in her eyes,” Daddy, you and Mommy were allowed to fall in love at an early age. Why can’t Brother Finn and I be the same? Do you know your daughter’s pain of not being able to love someone?”
Jay roared, “It’s not the same!”
Jay possessed a mind that was full of youthful vigor and had viciously sharp sight. Simultaneously, he also had the capability to see ahead of time.
He could clearly understand Baby Zetty and Finn’s
relationship. Baby Zetty saw him as a romantic partner, but Finn saw her as nothing more than a sister.
“How is it different?” Baby Zetty’s tears started to flow out.
Jay gritted his teeth and said, “Mommy and I are in love with each other…”
Baby Zetty stared at Jay in a daze. She could guess what her dad was trying to imply, but she still shook her head desperately.
“Brother Finn and I are the same too.”
Jay could not bear to tell it to her straight, so he said,” True love is to protect and be each other’s halves. Not something destructive.”
Baby Zetty’s body trembled. “Last night was just an accident, Daddy.”
“It wasn’t an accident. It was you indulging in your sad emotions so willfully. If you had been more sensible last night, Finn wouldn’t have gotten into an accident in the first place.” Baby Zetty started sobbing out loud.
Jay closed his eyes in sorrow and tried clearing all the hostility he felt. When he opened his eyes again, he had recovered a sense of paternal tenderness toward her. He said somewhat weakly, “No one’s preventing you from liking him, but you have to learn to restrain your feelings. Sometimes when you admire
something, try to tone it down and keep it only to yourself. If he likes you back, everything will naturally fall into place. If he doesn’t, why should you torture yourself? In the future, will you still have the gall to face your true love?”
Baby Zetty was obviously frustrated over this cruel reality… She fell to the ground, and tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
Baby Robbie could not bear seeing her in this manner, so he quickly tried to comfort Baby Zetty. “Brother Finn does like you. Can’t you see how nice he is to you
H
Jenson abruptly interjected, “You’re quite nice to the girls at school. Do you like all of them too?”
Baby Robbie was slightly stunned. “That’s not it.”
He also instantly had an epiphany. The truth stated by Daddy might be cruel, but it was the reality of things.
Jay walked toward Baby Zetty and pulled her up. He gently wiped her tears and said, “Silly girl. You’re still young. You don’t even know what love is. When you truly feel it one day, you’ll realize that for all the tears you’ve shed for him, he has never once wronged you before.”
“I understand, Daddy,” Baby Zetty whispered.
“Wipe your tears, Zetty. Go to Flying Moon Cottage and bring Mommy home. Jenson, Robbie, the two of you follow me,” ordered Jay.
Baby Zetty wiped her tears away and turned around to walk out.
Jay brought Jenson and Baby Robbie to the study. On the desk, there were the two jade emblems, one with a python and the other with a scepter. Jenson and Baby Robbie were both surprised to see the two treasures.
“Woah, what are these?” Baby Robbie extended his hand to touch the scepter token.
Jay explained, “They’re family emblems. The scepter belongs to the Ares family, and the python belongs to the Yorks family.”
Baby Robbie and Jenson’s eyes widened. “Daddy, did Grandpa Ares and Grandpa Yorks hand you the family emblems?” Jay nodded calmly. “Yes.”
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Chapter 1869
Jenson was very resistant to Daddy taking over the Ares and the Yorks’ family affairs. It was because he felt as the Imperial Capital’s most affluent and influential family, all the other Ares family’s branches harbored corruption and filth. It would be highly inconvenient to manage them. Moreover, those itinerants from the Yorks family and their grudges were even more crafty and uninhibited.
Daddy and Mommy were already utterly exhausted from getting involved with the Areses and the Yorks in the first halves of their lives. They had experienced all kinds of hardships that involved separations and even death. They should be able to enjoy the rest of their lives after going through so much.
Hence, Jenson was filled with dissatisfaction and said to Jay, “Is this how they repay their gratitude?” Jay looked at his two vigorous and handsome sons. His dark pupils burst with deep rays of wisdom. He knew that Jenson and Baby Robbie were slowly growing up.
From babies who knew nothing about the world, they had now grown into tall, upright men. From tiny seedlings dependent on their parents, they had grown into towering trees. From little lambs that needed protection, they had grown into wild beasts with sharp fangs.
As their father, the only thing he could do now was to trust them and allow them to discover a splendid future on their own.
“Your great-grandfathers fooled your mother into accepting these.” Jay stared at his two sons.
Jens and Baby Robbie looked at each other. Their identical faces showed anger and frustration. Baby Robbie said in exasperation, “Those two old men know that Mommy’s not in good health. How could they hand her such difficult tasks?”
Jenson mocked them in dissatisfaction. “They have such terrible eyesight. Mommy’s a beautiful woman with glowing skin and pretty long legs. She’s just a flower that grows inside of a greenhouse. How could she take on such roles?”
Jay was delighted with their reactions.
“Hence, a mother’s debt should be paid off by her sons. So what do you think?”
Jenson and Baby Robbie were both taken aback.
Was Daddy trying to ask them to inherit the emblems instead?
Baby Robbie was not easily fooled and said, “Why can’t you take it, Daddy?”
Jenson said, “I’ve only heard of husband and wife sharing a burden together, but I’ve never heard that
sons should pay off their mother’s debts.”
Jay,
“Daddy needs to take care of Mommy,” said Jay.
Baby Robbie and Jens looked at one another…
Jay looked at the two engraved precious jade emblems and said something else to lure them, “They’re still good pieces of stones. So one day, if you guys are having a hard time and have no other options, you can sell them and it’ll be enough for you to live on for quite some time.”
Jenson,
Baby Robbie,”…”
“Can’t you say something nicer, Daddy?”
Jay said, “Life’s made of a wavy line. There are peaks and valleys. You’ll not be preferentially treated just because you’re an Ares. Even Daddy has fallen into disarray before.”
If Jenson and Baby Robbie still refused, they were afraid that Daddy would utter something crueler. They sighed in annoyance at the same time. “Fine.”
Jay said, “Then, you guys get to choose which emblems you want.”
Jenson was being very gentlemanly and asked Baby Robbie to choose first.
Baby Robbie picked up the Yorks family’s jade emblem without saying another word.
Jenson was slightly startled and said in a stirred-up manner, “Robbie, Mount Pearl’s way high up in the sky and Yorks Stronghold is filled with corruption. It’ll be hard for you to retreat in the future if you choose this one. Why don’t I take this?”
Baby Robbie smiled enchantingly at Jenson. Even if Jenson was being considerate toward him, he would not allow Jenson to go such a high and far place in his stead. He wanted the great Jenson to stay by his parents’ side.
Baby Robbie made a nonsensical excuse, saying, “You always say that I’m a simple-minded fool with well-developed limbs. The Areses are merchants, and if I were to deal with those cunning profiteers, won’t get chewed up by them? I have the military intelligence division as my background, and I specialize in dealing with villains. It’s more suitable for me to handle Yorks Stronghold instead.”
Jenson had no choice but to pick up the scepter token.
Chapter 1870
Chapter 1870
At this moment, the python radiated with a dim glow in Baby Robbie’s hand.
Jay’s pupils shrank abruptly. It seemed like the emblem had found his master.
Baby Robbie lifted the jade emblem. “It glows. It truly is a good stone.” Then, he placed the jade emblem that was the size of a dove egg into his pocket.
Jenson and Baby Robbie bade farewell to Daddy and walked downstairs.
They did not notice Jay’s body that had stiffened up.
He could faintly feel that these two emblems would bring great change to his children’s lives.
As a father, he naturally wanted the children to have mediocrely calm and relatively smooth lives.
Jay suddenly shouted, “My sons.”
Jenson and Baby Robbie turned around to look at their dad. Then, Jay said in a very solemn tone, “The era that belongs to you has come. Daddy hopes that the two of you will brave the wind and the billows and open up your own domain.”
Jenson was slightly startled…
Daddy’s words were hiding endless worries for them!
Baby Robbie concealed the gloom in his eyes. He smiled at him enchantingly and in such a witty manner.
“Don’t worry about us, Daddy,” said Baby Robbie.
A warm current surged in Jay’s heart. Baby Robbie’s heart seemed so harmless and straightforward, but in fact, it was pure and exquisite.
Just like earlier when he chose the python jade emblem, it was to leave Jenson behind with his parents.
The child was precisely like Angeline. He was so kind that it made one feel nothing but distress for him.
Jay nodded heavily with reddened eyes. “Okay.”
When the other branches of the Ares family learned that the grand old master had handed the family emblem over to the young Jenson, they felt very indignant and dissatisfied.
In their eyes, Jordan was Boye’s son, and he was their half-brother. As such, their relationships were weak, s o Jordan and his line were not sincerely accepted by the other branches of the family. When Jay was in charge of the Ares family in the past, Grand Old Master Ares did not give full authority to Jay and still showed some resentment toward Jordan and Chloe. Hence, the other uncles did not have much of an opinion on Jay running the family.
However, now that Jenson held the emblem, the other branches finally understood that the grand old master still favored the main branch. Even the distrust and defenses he had built toward Jay seemed to have been for his own protection now.
The other branches were unhappy, so they quickly gathered in the grand old master’s room at Chateau de Selene.
“Dad, Jenson is just a shrewd child who’s still wet behind the ears. Does he have what it takes to manage the Ares family?”
“Precisely. Although Jenson occasionally took charge of Grand Asia’s affairs, Jay was always there to help him. If Jay isn’t around, what kind of a business can that kid run?”
“Jenson has a cold personality, and that kid isn’t an easily approachable master. If he takes charge of the Ares family’s affairs, he’ll surely exclude all of us and dominate the entire family.”
Grand Old Master Ares was sitting in a wheelchair, holding two exercise balls in his hand. There was a slight smile in those old, dry eyes. Whenever a new leader was born, they would always be questioned by others. This was an intricate issue that no one could avoid. Whether or not Jenson could unite people’s hearts with courage like Jay, the grand old master would still need to wait and see.
Grand Old Master Ares said leisurely, “Whether or not Jens has the ability to sit in this position is not something you and I can conclude right now. It’ll take a long time to verify his capability.” “Dad, when will the Ares family’s matters be handed over to him?” Jacob asked.