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“Channing, call Clayton and ask him to come back,” Jennie urged.

Channing leaned against the couch and said, “Nah, do it yourself”

“Just do as you’re told, brat!” Calvin showed off his authority over Channing.

Jennie was displeased, as Calvin dared not to make the call himself and delegated it to Channing instead..

Still, she persuaded, “Why are you giving him a hard time? He’s like a mouse encountering a cat when he sees Clayton.”

Calvin glared at Channing. “How useless!”

Jennie secretly sneered before saying with a smile, “Enough. Go wash up and have breakfast.”

Calvin descended the steps and went to change his clothes with a sullen face.

Jennie asked the three children, “It’s your day off. What’s your plan?”

Channing replied, “I’m going to sleep after eating. Don’t wake me up no matter what happened.” He got up and walked to the dining room

after that.

Mandy, on the other hand, sat beside Jennie and held the latter’s arm. “Mom, let’s go shopping together and buy us some more clothes.”

Jennie let Mandy hold her as she responded, “I’ve no problem with that. But you have to promise me that you won’t go to Rayson International in the future, nor will you bother Clayton.”

“Sure! You’ve said that a thousand times, Mom. Remember, the more you nag, the older you get,” Mandy promised as she leaped from her

seat and ran to the dining room.

“I’ve told you many times, but you never listen.” Jennie shook her head and sighed.

As she dragged Queenie up from the seat and walked toward the dining room, she deliberately stepped back and asked, “What happened when you girls went to Rayson International?”

Queenie whispered, “The receptionist said no one could see Clayton without an appointment. Mandy made a scene and broke an ornament but still failed to see Clayton. I heard that Clayton seems to be not in Moulmore recently.”

Jennie didn’t respond and thought, ‘No one can see you without an appointment, huh, Clayton? How about your dad, then?”

Shortly after, Calvin, who had dressed up, went downstairs and looked at the crowd at the dining table. “Let’s visit the Maguire manor tomorrow. We’ve been here for some time. It’s time to visit Mr. Maguire.”

A thought flashed across Jennie’s mind. With a smile, she agreed, “Sure. Let’s take the children there.”

Calvin nodded.

It was already ten o’clock at night when Isabella finally got through to Gwendolyn.

“Gwen, you finally answered the phone. I’m so worried,” Isabella breathed a sigh of relief.

“Don’t mention that jerk’s name, Isabella,” Gwendolyn warned angrily.

“All right. I won’t mention it. Are you okay?” isabella hurriedly comforted her.

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“yeah,” Gwendolyn replied dully.

“Are you at home now?” Isabella asked cautiously.

“Yes. That jerk just left. Isabella, I met a pestering guy Gwendolyn sounded utterly helpless.

Isabella was at a loss for words.

“That jerk wanted me to be his girlfriend. Do you think this is my karma? I disdained him for being too beautiful, so fate sent him to me,” Gwendolyn added.

Isabella chuckled. “Back then, you said you wondered how his girlfriend would feel when facing his face every day.”

“Shut up. I don’t want to be his girlfriend,” Gwendolyn said firmly.

“Don’t be his girlfriend then. I’ll support whatever you decide to do.” Isabella showed her loyalty.

“How can there be such a person in this world? He’s stubborn, unyielding, self–righteous, and always does things on his own accord. Argh. I’m so annoyed!” Gwendolyn screamed in frustration,

Isabella predictively kept the phone away from her ear when Gwendolyn screamed.

After Gwendolyn vented her anger, Isabella said, “Let me tell you something, Gwen. He doesn’t like to be called beautiful and will get angry.”

Gwendolyn, momentarily stunned, asked, “Really?”

Tyes, I tried before. He was pissed off when I said he was beautiful.” Isabella spoke affirmatively.

“Let me try it tomorrow,” Gwendolyn said seriously.

“Tomorrow?” Isabella was confused.

Gwendolyn lamented, “That guy said he’d pick me up every day.”

“Until you agree to be his girlfriend?” Isabella asked.

Gwendolyn paused before answering weakly, “He said I was already his girlfriend, so he didn’t need my permission and decided it himself”

Isabella was rendered speechless.

‘Clayton and Victor are indeed good buddies,‘ she thought.

Meanwhile, Clayton came out of the bathroom with a towel loosely wrapped around his waist. There were water droplets on his bare

He deliberately came out like that to tease Isabella, She would bury her face in the blanket every time she saw him like that, and he loved her

shy look.

But now, Isabella was leaning on the couch in her white nightgown with a silly look and ignored him.

It displeased him.

He scooped her up, which made her let out a shriek of fright and subconsciously wrap her arms around his neck.

Her action had pleased him, and he became happy. “What are you thinking about, Mrs. Murray?”

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Isabella answered blankly, “Victor

Her lips were kissed domineeringly the next second, and his calloused hands reached underneath her shirt.

Isabella gasped, leading to a more domineering kiss and caress.

Finally, he let go of her. She struggled to catch her breath like a fish out of water.

Putting her hands on Clayton’s chest, she looked at him pitifully and confused as to why he got so angry suddenly.

Clayton pointed at her head and stared at her intently. “Don’t think about another man.”

Isabella wondered, ‘I didn’t think about another man, did 17”

Her dazed expression made Clayton smile. This time, he kissed her gently.

It was a night filled with passion

Anyway, it was Sunday the next day. He didn’t plan to let her go anywhere other than the bed.

On Sunday afternoon, Calvin took his family to visit the Maguire manor. Jerome was delighted and curious about Channing and Mandy, as there hadn’t been any twins in the Maguire family yet.

He instructed, “Howard, go and check who’s at home today. Get them to meet the guests.”

The butler, Howard Maguire, replied respectfully and left the living room.

When he returned, a man and a woman were behind him, which surprised the Murray family.

The man was charming and attractive, whereas the woman was young and beautiful

“Oh? Just the two of you at home?” Jerome looked at them and asked with a smile.

“Come. This is Mr. Murray, Mrs. Murray, and their children. This is my son, Andrew, and my granddaughter, Colette,” Mr. Maguire introduced them to each other.

Andrew raised his eyebrow. He could tell who was standing before him and politely greeted them with Colette.

With a smile, Calvin said, “It’s been years. They’ve grown up now Jennie, look. The children of the Maguire family are all good–looking. Andrew, Colette, this is my son, Channing, and my daughter, Mandy. They are twins. And this is my niece, Queenie. Young people like your guys should make friends with each other,”

Colette was about the same age as Channing, Mandy, and Queenie. Andrew, however, felt he had a generation gap with them, so he directly sat beside Jerome and made coffee for him.

Jerome asked Andrew, “Where are your brothers and Carmelo?”

“Edmund’s gone to the office. Victor has gone out with Carmelo, probably taking him to play basketball.” Andrew made it up.

Jerome was unfazed.

Colette was a cheerful girl. After chatting with Channing, Mandy, and Queenie, she found that they were all students of the University of Moulmore. It was just that they were in different departments. Colette was a freshman in the computer science department, and the three siblings of the Murray family were all studying business management.

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Jerome invited the Murray family to have dinner together. Calvin agreed after some pleasantries because he received a signal from Jennie to stay at the Maguire manor a little longer

As soon as they sat at the table, Victor returned with Carmelo

Jerome was happy. “Go change your clothes and join us for dinner.”

Victor and Carmelo hurried back to their rooms.

Jennie, Mandy, and Queenie looked in their direction in disbelief and exclaimed inwardly, ‘Gosh! That man is so handsomel

Andrew was already very charming. When he showed up, Mandy and Queenie both blushed. In truth, Jennie had hinted to Calvin to stay for dinner because she had an ulterior motive

Andrew and Colette were too outstanding, Jennie had noticed her children’s expressions, so she wanted to stay there to strengthen both families‘ relationships.

As for the duo who had just shown up, she thought Carmelo was still a teenager and had yet to get attractive.

Victor, on the other hand, had an even better appearance than Andrew. She had never seen such a handsome man before.

Their reaction made Jerome very proud. For him, the greatest pride in his life was not Maguire Group’s business empire but his extraordinary children and grandchildren,

Therefore, flattering the greatness of Maguire Group would not make him as happy as praising his children and grandchildren.

When Victor and Carmelo joined them for dinner, Jerome introduced them to the Murray family.

He then said to Calvin, “Victor and Clayton are best friends and always stick together. Rayson International has been doing better in the past few years, and Clayton has rarely come here since then.”

Calvin hurriedly said, “Don’t mention that brat. We’ve been here so long, and he hasn’t even come home or looked at us. His mother died early, and it was Jennie who brought him up. Yet, this ungrateful brat never cares about Jennie.” He shook his head as he spoke.

Victor, who had been silent, suddenly said, “Clayton has been admitted to the hospital for a month due to a car accident.”

Everyone was stunned, especially Queenie. She looked at Victor nervously and wanted to ask, but she didn’t want others to think less of her.

Jerome asked anxiously, “Is he seriously injured? How is he now?”

Victor replied calmly, “Andrew and I took turns to take care of him. He was already discharged from the hospital yesterday and should be on his way for a business deal now.”

He only looked at Jerome instead of Calvin and Jennie when he spoke. He was already fed up with the couple. No one knew better than him. how Clayton had been through all these years.

He couldn’t believe they came from Nusridge to Moulmore to smear Clayton n

Jennie voiced out softly, “Why didn’t he tell us? Mandy and Queenie went to the company to look for him two days ago but didn’t even hear about it.”

Her words implied that the heartless Clayton had distanced himself from them, not that they didn’t care about him. She would never take the blame for Clayton.

Victor’s cold eyes flickered as he explained, “Rayson International has an important collaboration now, and the competition

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the opponents know he’s injured, they will surely snatch the project away. That’s why he blocked the news. Many people pretend to be his relatives and want to see him throughout the year.”

His lazy voice carried a hint of disdain, which made Jennie’s cheeks flush.

Queenie finally snapped out of shock and asked timidly, “Is Clayton seriously injured?”

“He had broken three ribs, but he’s fine now,” Andrew chimed in. The tacit understanding between the brothers of the Maguire family was beyond comparison.

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