Chapter 7


    Chapter 7 Mrs. Fox Is Urging Him to Get Married


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    In the glittering, enormous vi in Emerald Harbor, Stanley officially introduced the children to the butler


    and servants.


    “Hello, Young Master Samuel and Young Miss Pam!”


    The crowd standing in line and bowing at the children were sincerely happy for Stanley and the Fox


    Family.


    After the children had been officially acknowledged by their father, Samuel joyfully threw his arms


    around Pam.


    “Pam, we have a daddy now! The kids at the kindergarten won’t say that we don’t have one


    anymore!”


    “What about Mommy?” The clingy girl couldn’t help but worry. “Will we ever see Mommy again?”


    “Of course!” Samuel hugged her shoulders and whispered in her ear, “Don’t forget that our next goal is


    to bring Daddy and Mommy together.”


    Stanley’s sleek brows rxed as he told them in his maic voice, “This will be your home from now


    on. You can tell the butler—that would be Mr. Gael—if you need anything. Of course, you can let me


    know as well.”


    “Daddy, I love you!” Samuel excitedly professed his feelings.


    He then brought Pam along to y hide-and-seek with the servants, had freshly made warm


    snacks, solved riddles together, rode the toy sports cars and more just to divert Pam’s attention so


    that she wouldn’t miss Melinda too much.


    With his efforts, the girl was also influenced by him emotionally. She was still a child, after all.


    The grand vi, which had been solemn and lifeless for a long time, was suddenly enveloped in


    unprecedented excitement as the children’sughter filled the ce.


    Stanley’s heart which had been lonesome for a long time also felt warm. It felt as if the emptiness


    inside had been filled in that instant.


    He soon left the ying children downstairs while he went to the study upstairs. He was about to reply


    to some emails when his phone started ringing.


    Upon hearing that, he slowed down his pace and took out his phone. He then nced at it before his


    long finger slid across the screen. “Mom.”


    “Just when are you going to marry Monica?” Jennifer Fox blurted out as she could no longer hold


    herself back. “Give me a confirmed answer now.”


    Stanley stood in front of the window and watched the children ying in the courtyard, his gaze deep.


    He was rather emotionless when he asked in reply, “Can’t you call me for some other reason


    sometime?”


    “There is nothing more important than this!” The woman’s voice from the other end of the call suddenly


    turned cold. “Monica has a 5.00PM flight tomorrow. You should go pick her up.”


    However, Stanley only slid one hand into the pocket of his pants before his thin lips parted. “It is the


    mayor’s daughter’s 20th birthday tomorrow. I have to show up at the banquet. I don’t have time to pick


    Monica up.”


    “Stanley Fox!” Jennifer was so angry she started feeling anxious, but she quicklynovelxo fast


    update calmed down. “Fine, but I want the two of you toe back for dinner the day after tomorrow.


    We will discuss a date for the marriage!”


    “I will not marry her.” Stanley had no intention of hiding how much he was against the idea. “Don’t be


    too hopeful.”


    Hearing that, Jennifer advised him earnestly, “My dear son, you know how people talk about settling


    down and then working on their careers, yes? Don’t you see why they say it in that sequence? That is


    because having a marriage is more important than a career. I honestly can’t think of any other woman


    who is worthier of you than Monica!”


    At that point, Stanley happened to see Samuel pick a rose and kneel in front of Pam, just like a little


    prince would.


    Is he proposing? Stanley mused with a handsome smile on his face. Even his gaze had gotten softer


    as he took in the sight.


    “Didn’t you say that she is practically both your arms? She is definitely the best person to assist you.


    Don’t you see how much she has done for the Fox Group?”


    Not wanting to waste another brain cell on this matter, Stanley ended the call without answering his


    mother.


    He didn’t even stop to consider her feelings.


    His smile was gone and he started exuding that intimidating aura that made the air in the study heavy.


    The phone began to ring again and he thought to reject the call. However, he epted the call and


    pressed the phone to his ear when he saw it was a call from a different number.


    “Mr. Fox, it seems like Ms. Paisley’s background has been purposely hidden. We couldn’t find out a lot


    about her,” the person respectfully reported.


    Stanley quietly pulled his eyebrows together as his gaze grew deeper.


    The caller tried to continue with their report, but Stanley didn’t utter another word until the end of the


    call.


    Putting his phone down, he felt as if there was a boulder in his chest, making it unbearable for him.


    Melinda, who had no parents or rtives, had spent six years in Sunnyvale with two children in tow.


    She also helped the vigers get out of poverty by nting flowers and herbs, as well as managing fish


    ponds. She had helped tremendously with the development of animal husbandry in the vige.


    As she was also knowledgeable in medicine, she was the one who treated the vigers no matter the


    severity of their conditions. To the vigers, she was someone who was like a goddess.


    However, there were times she would pass out from exhaustion.


    For some reason, Stanley felt upset when he recalled the report his subordinate made earlier on the


    phone.


    These past years must have been hard on her…


    Sitting in the study, the man who was a force to be reckoned with in the business world felt his chest


    constrict out of nowhere.


    …


    A biting wind blew when night fell. It almost felt like tonight was destined to be a night unlike any other.


    Melinda quietly came to the backyard and skillfully climbed over the wall. Ever since she had, for


    unknown reasons, been bedded by Stanley, she had gone out of her way to learn martial arts.


    As soon as her feetnded on the ground, a ring and terrifying sh of lightning suddenly burst


    above her head.


    Roar!


    The rumbling of the thunder frightened her off her feet and she fell to the ground. Her heart kept


    thumping wildly after that fright.


    This was just like the scene one would see in a horror movie.


    A st of eerie wind hit the leaves of the trees the next instant, causing them to rustle against each


    other. It also blew the strands of her hair out of ce and flipped over the hem of her skirt.


    She immediately reacted by hugging her torso because of the cold.


    When Melinda saw the brightly lit vi, she stood up, only for the sky to abruptly start pouring. She was


    already as wet as a mop before she could take more than two steps forward.


    “Who goes there?!” A vignt security guard pointed at her before he sprinted over.


    At the same time, someone rushed into the living room and alerted Stanley. “Mr. Fox, someone has


    climbed over the wall! They are in the yard now!”