Chapter 27


    Chapter 27 Home Sweet Home


    “Wait a minute! I think I’ve just figured it out!” At that moment, something seemed to cross Jameson’s


    mind. “Jojo, do you think this could be the wedding ring that Dad wants to give Mom? Oh, dear! What is


    he gonna do without the ring now that it’s with me?”


    Nevertheless, Jameson’s words were met with silence, as Joaquin only stared at the ring in silence.


    “Well, people buy a ring to propose. Since Mom and Dad are not married yet, could Dad be nning to


    propose to Mom?”


    Jameson gently thumped his head and beat himself up. “Oh, man! I shouldn’t have taken the ring! Dad


    is gonna be so mad when he realizes his ring is missing.”


    “Just go to bed now. Keep the ring somewhere safe and give it back to himter on.” Joaquiny down


    on the bed straight away.


    Meanwhile, Jameson put the ring back into the case and said, “Dad is not good at sweet-talking, so I


    wonder how he’s gonna propose to Mom. In fact, I think I could do better if I were in his ce. Anyway,


    is Mom gonna cry when she sees the ring?” After mumbling to himself for a while, the little boy


    eventually dozed off in bed.


    In the meantime, Selena began to recognize an important issue ever since the abduction that had


    happened previously. Earlier on, she refused to enroll Juniper into a kindergarten because she was too


    young to go to school, not to mention the fact that she hardly had time to spend with her daughter.


    Nevertheless, she appeared to have changed her mind, as she began to think that it was time to get


    Juniper enrolled in a kindergarten.


    In fact, Selena had once read a book about parenting and learned that a child was meant to grow apart


    from their mother ever since the moment they were born.


    I guess all parents can never get away with the fate of watching their kids move on and leave them


    behind when the timees. After all, Juniper’s world shouldn’t be just about me. She ought to expand


    her social circle and learn as many things as possible. Therefore, I’m grateful that Juniper got to know


    Pierre and his two sons, or else she wouldn’t have lightened up. At the thought of that, Selena made up


    her mind to enroll her daughter into Sunflower International Kindergarten after surveying all schools in


    terms of teaching quality, facilities, and meals.


    As soon as they exited the kindergarten, Selena received a call from a number that she hadn’t seen for


    a long time. At that moment, Selena’s assistant, Linda, and Juniper stopped in their tracks and watched


    thedy answer her phone. “Alright, understood!” Selena’s smile slowly faded away, but shortly after


    she hung up the call, she put on a smile again and gazed at her daughter. “Juniper, can you listen to


    Mommy and go home with Miss Linda?”


    “Who just called you, Mom? We promised each other not to tell lies!”


    While Selena initially intended to hide the truth from her daughter, Juniper’s innocent look instantly


    melted her heart. Thus, she came clean and honestly told her everything. “It’s your grandpa.”


    Nheless, Juniper found the term ‘grandpa’ strange, as Selena had never mentioned anything about


    Rnd to her daughter. Instead, Juniper was more familiar with her grandma because Selena had only


    talked about her mother in front of her asionally. Ever since the incident at the bakery shop, she had


    developed a bad impression on the two women who called themselves her aunt. Therefore, she


    subconsciously stereotyped her grandpa to be a bad person.


    “Is Grandpa gonna bully you? I coulde along and protect you.”


    “Come on, Juniper! You wanna be my good girl, don’t you? They’re not gonna bully me, so don’t worry.


    I’ll be back soon.”


    Fortunately, Juniper didn’t insist on tagging along, as she knew she was just a four-year-old child who


    could barely even protect herself, let alone her mother. “Okay, Mommy! Please be back early!” After


    that, Linda took Juniper along with her and left.


    “Miss Linda, can you sign me up for a Taekwondo ss? I wanna learn Taekwondo so that I can


    protect Mommy! By then, nobody can bully her!”


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    Upon hearing those na?ve words, Linda rubbed Juniper’s head and said, “Sure.”


    Meanwhile, Selena drove to the Yard Residence in a preupied manner, as she didn’t expect her


    father to give her a call. From now on, my daughter is dead! Soon, those heartbreaking words that


    Rnd had once said to her when he cast her out of the house began to reverberate in her mind. He


    sounded unusually polite over the phone when he invited me to visit. What’s he really up to?


    Upon arrival, Selena stood outside the Yard Residence for a long while before she pressed on the


    doorbell. Not long after that, the maid opened the door and greeted her with a smile, much to Selena’s


    surprise.


    This is strange! Back in the days, no one among the maids ever respected me, and I can still


    remember how they left me in the cold when I was hungry and made me do my ownundry. The best


    part of all, they ordered me around as if I was the maid.


    As soon as she entered the house, she saw Rnd sipping his tea on the couch, along with Jezebelle


    and her two daughters, Megan and Meredith. At the same time, Megan was enjoying some fruits while


    sitting on the couch until she noticed Selena’s arrival. Then, she stood up and passionately greeted her


    half-sister. “Mom, Dad, look who’s here!”


    Acting as if she had just reunited with her long-lost sister, Megan seized Selena’s hand, only to be


    shaken off by thetter. After all, Selena was still mad at Megan for what she did to her daughter


    earlier.


    “Are you still mad at me, Selena? Come on. It’s been so long since that unhappy incident. So, couldn’t


    you just let it go?” Megan sympathetically added, “I was young and reckless back then, so let’s just put


    it behind us. Alright?”


    Oh, really?! Does she seriously think I’m gonna let things slide easily just because she was young and


    reckless?


    Soon, Rnd quickly defused the situation and said, “Megan was indeed young and immature when


    she dated Finneas, but he didn’t leave you entirely for Megan because you also had yourself to me


    for… Well, let’s not get to that. After all, what’s done is done. Anyway,e and sit here.” Deep down,


    Rnd wasn’t surprised to witness Selena’s indifferent attitude because his favoritism toward Megan


    and Meredith in their youth was so obvious that it made Selena feel as if she wasn’t one of his own


    daughters.


    “Fine, we could set aside our history, but what about my daughter? You pped her in the face a few


    days ago! Did you keep count of how many ps you gave her?!”


    Megan bitterly pouted and exined herself, “That was all a misunderstanding! I swear! I didn’t know


    that she was your daughter, as I mistook her for someone else’s brat! Moreover, I only raised my hand


    to her because she misbehaved and bit me.”


    “Exactly! Megan didn’t mean it at that time. Furthermore, kids nowadays are so spoiled that salt won’t


    save them. Thus, as Juniper’s aunt, I don’t think I did anything wrong in educating my niece.”


    In the face of their chicanery, Selena only responded with a nonchnt grunt. “Hmph!”


    Meanwhile, Jezebelle, who was watching on the sideline, took a sip of her tea and said, “I heard that


    you’ve recently just hooked up with JNS Corporation’s president. Am I right, Selena? Your mom would


    be so proud of you if she knew that you’d done such a good job! You’re indeed a talented b*tch who


    has a knack for making men crazy over you! I suppose it runs in your genes, doesn’t it?” As soon as


    Jezebelle finished her sentences, Rnd immediately gave her an evil stare.


    “Speaking of that, you’re the perfect example of passing down a good gene for taking my mom’s


    husband away from her. Coincidentally, I happened to suffer from the same fate yearster,” Selena


    implicitly shot a gaze at Megan and added, “and that’s all thanks to your daughter, Aunt Jezebelle!


    Therefore, I suppose you’re right! It does run in your genes!”


    “How dare you say that?!” Jezebelle angrily tossed the teacup onto the ground, shattering it into pieces.


    “That’s enough! Selena just got back, so what’s with all the fuss you’re making here?! If you’re not


    happy, you could always go upstairs!” Rnd criticized Jezebelle’s provocative attitude, as thetter


    only red at Selena without saying a single word.


    “Selena, I’ve been told that JNS Corporation has ns to exploit the market in Astoria. Now that you’re


    the president’s wife, I’m sure you know a thing or two about thepany’s n, don’t you? For old


    times’ sake, you’d help your old man seize this golden opportunity, wouldn’t you?” Rnd ttered


    Selena with his words.


    Meanwhile, staring at the man in front of her, Selena’s mind was brought back to the scene that took


    ce four years ago. At that time, she was bleeding all over the ground due to Rnd’s severe caning


    and chased away from home, although she was still in her postpartum recovery.