Chapter 404


    After Beanie dressed up, he put on a pair of sunsses that almost covered half of his face.


    Minerva had bought them for him. She hoped that the hat and sunsses were enough to conceal


    his looks. She did not want other people to recognise him.


    Satisfied with the get- up, she started to walk towards the door, "Come on."


    Beanie rushed over quickly totch onto his mother''s arm, "Mommy, let''s go together!"


    "Alright."


    Minerva and Beanie got into Nash''s car a whileter and took off. Once they''ve reached the


    company, Nash reminded, "Miss Minerva, Mr. Hanover has insisted that I take you back to the


    Hanover family once your hour is up."


    "Noted. You can go upstairs and have a rest in the meantime. We''ll depart from here in an hour."


    "Yes, Miss Minerva."


    Minerva then brought Beanie with her upstairs to her office. She had meant to leave him in the


    office and go about her business downstairs by herself but Beanie was terribly insistent on following


    her everywhere.


    Therefore, she had no choice but to let him follow her to the third floor.


    The group of employees who were seen working, looked a little like zombies at noon. Some had


    worked overtime the night before and could barely stay awake while some could be seen ying on


    their mobile phones. None of them looked as if they were even working at all.


    When they heard the sound of high heels cking from a distance, they looked up casually. Once


    they caught a glimpse of Minerva, everyone started to straighten their backs and sat upright.


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    Minerva was still their boss after all.


    However, Yasmine did not share the same sentiments. Sneering, she started to antagonize, "Well,


    well, well. Look who''s finally decided to show up! Asking all of us to work overtimest night on the


    design while you took your leave early? And you even showed upte today! How shameless can


    you get?!"


    Upon hearing this, Minerva started to pull a bitter frown.


    Normally, she would disregard these patronizingments from her staff members. However,


    Beanie was here today and...


    If she had known this was going to happen, she wouldn''t have brought Beanie there in the first


    ce.


    Lowering her head to level with him, Minerva started to say to him, "Beanie, go up to the fifth floor


    and find Auntie Vera, alright?"


    Beanie blinked his eyes that were hidden behind the sunsses in confusion. With a discontent


    pout, he voiced his disagreement loudly, "No! I want to protect you, Mommy!"


    The childish voice that rang out in the office


    astounded everyone.


    They could not help but gape at the little boy who was standing beside Minerva.


    He looked positively adorable, standing next to Minerva with his fashionable hat and sunsses.


    Even though most of his facial features were concealed by his outfit, everyone could tell that he


    looked outstanding.


    He took a step forward just then and walked up to Yasmine, "Auntie, don''t you know that talking


    down to people is wrong? My mommy suffered a hand injuryst night, that''s why she couldn''t make


    it to thepany. You can''t call her shameless just because of that. You''re just being rude now."


    Everyone was rooted to the spot. This little boy spoke so straight-forwardly and had even managed


    to keep hisposure throughout his whole speech. It was a pretty astounding sight.


    Beanie made Yasmine feel like she had been reprimanded.


    Yasmine flustered red after that and started to stammer out indignantly, "What? I''m the rude one?


    All I did was tell the truth!"


    Beanie blinked his eyes a little at that.


    He then turned towards the crowd.


    "Everyone, did I not just exin my mother''s circumstances?" He questioned.


    Everyone was startled at that, fervently nodding their heads.


    Kelly, who had been standing to the side, crossed her arms across her chest. Looking at the red-


    faced Yasmine in disdain, she started to speak, "Yasmine, did you not hear the child? Minerva


    wasn''t here because she had been injured! Are you purposely turning a deaf ear against him or are


    you just that ignorant?"


    Yasmine eximed in disbelief, "Kelly! You..."


    Kelly raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "What about me? I don''t know about you


    but we all heard the child, loud and clear."


    She then turned to look a little fondly at Beanie and taunted, "This little one has good taste.


    Addressing you as an auntie... Yes, remember to address her as Auntie in the future."


    "Kelly, how dare you! You''re overstepping your boundaries! I''m only a few years older than you. If


    anything, you should be addressed as one as well!"


    "You said so yourself. You''re still older than me, and you''re in your early thirties already so I don''t


    see why Auntie'' wouldn''t fit you..."


    Yasmine''s expression darkened at that.


    Minerva was rendered speechless by this turn of events.


    She distinctly noted that she too was a woman in her early thirties.


    Nheless, she did not really feel offended to be referred to as an auntie. After all, she already


    had a child.


    She heaved out a soft sigh then and waved Beanie over to her, "Come over here, Beanie."


    Beanie turned and started to jog towards her instantly.


    Jordan raised his eyebrows at that, "Miss Minerva, is this cute little one your son?"


    Aaron couldn''t help but mumble a little to himself with a quiet smirk, "She looks quite young. I


    honestly didn''t expect her to have a son already. Could he be..." He trailed off. A name had popped


    into his head that he did not dare speak aloud.


    He knew that Quill was not someone to be trifled with.


    Gabrie smiled faintly as she gazed at Beanie. She was one of the few who did not resent Minerva


    for what had happened, "He''s adorable and rather polite, isn''t he?"


    When Yasmine heard that, her face scrunched up immediately.


    These people were trying to patronize her.


    Yasmine knew that Gabrie was trying to take revenge on her for what happened in the conference


    room the other day.


    "Right, let''s get to it then. I came by today to check on your progress fromst night. I will hold a


    meeting in ten minutes. Everyone, get ready."


    As soon as Minerva finished her sentence, she took Beanie''s hand in hers and left promptly.


    The office burst into an uproar after that.


    "Gosh, I thought I had a chance with her... I guess that opportunity has gone out the window now..."


    Jordan shook his head in sorrow as he bemoaned.


    Gabrie cast a quick nce at him and scoffed, "Even if she didn''t have a son, you wouldn''t stand


    a chance!"


    "Tsk! What''s so great about having a son? It doesn''t matter at all if her man doesn’t have status or


    power! How shameless!"


    Jordan rubbed his chin thoughtfully and burst intoughter out of the blue.


    "Well, now that you mention it, I don''t think she''s ever told anyone explicitly that she was Quill''s


    woman. We have misunderstood her..."


    "Misunderstood her? Please, who else could she be if not Quill''s woman? Why would Quill willingly


    spend so much money on her if she wasn''t?" Yasmine retorted bitterly.


    "Yasmine, why are you so tensed up? So what if Quill spent a lot of money on her? He''s not even


    married! I''ve heard that he doesn''t even have a girlfriend yet, you know. It''s not like she''s his


    mistress."


    Yasmine scoffed and started to mutter, "It doesn''t matter even if she''s not his mistress! She''s still


    relying on other men to build her career!"


    "I disagree with you there. I think she''s really capable. If she had merely relied on men, she would


    not have been able to point out our ws so urately that day..."