Honey, You're a Billionaire?

The woman's lips curled into an excited smile as she scanned the clothes hanging in the wardrobe. Among them was a school uniform.

She paused, staring at it momentarily before her smile took on a colder edge as if she had just made a crucial decision. She reached for the uniform and changed into it.

Staring into the mirror, she saw a young schoolgirl reflected back at her.

With the wedding concluded and the guests departed, the hotel settled into its usual rhythm. Eleanor had delayed Jonathan, but once he had seen her off, he immediately headed downstairs. "Where's Rose?" Jonathan asked as he exited the elevator, with Finley and Leonard following closely behind.

"Mrs. Finch left with Mr. Xanth in his car," Finley said, watching Jonathan carefully.

He hesitated before finally speaking up. "Mr. Finch, Clover has been spending a lot of time with Mrs. Finch. Should we do something about it?"

Jonathan frowned. "Can you stop him?"

Finley fell silent, acknowledging that they couldn't.

Even though he had connections with the Azure Clan, he had recently been trying to dig into Clover's background.

On the surface, Clover had only brought a female assistant with him to Regalia, but in reality, there were bodyguards following him in secret.

The Xanth family's dark history spanned three generations. The previous generation had produced a legendary figure who, within a decade, had completely cleaned up the family's business dealings.

Since then, the Xanth family had undergone a complete transformation. Nonetheless, their martial influence remained unshaken.

When Jonathan began dealing with Jack, he had specifically assigned bodyguards to protect Rose. But Rose also had another group watching over her-Clover's people.

"Mr. Finch, we can't just let him keep bothering Mrs. Finch..." Finley was visibly concerned.

Seeing Jonathan's calm demeanor, he couldn't help but voice his worry. "What if Clover has ulterior motives toward her?"

"He won't," Jonathan replied with absolute certainty.

His unshakable confidence only served to puzzle Finley further. Jonathan gave him a cryptic glance, stating, "Zac has been in Jovea recently."

"Zac? In Jovea? What did that have to do with Clover's attention on Rose?" Finley thought, feeling at a loss.

Leonard walked past him, dropping a hint. "The Xanth family has strong roots in Jovea."

Finley was still as confused as ever. He had no idea what that implied. Seeing his bewildered expression, Leonard couldn't help but shake his head in disdain, barely restraining himself from calling Finley foolish. Finley glanced at him, wondering what that look was for. He wanted to press for answers, but Leonard ignored him and quickly caught up with Jonathan.

Jonathan strode briskly through the hallway. As he rounded a corner, someone suddenly bumped into him.

"Ah!" A startled cry escaped the woman as the force of the impact caused her to stagger back before she fell to the ground.

The woman who had run into him wore sunglasses and a mask. When she looked up at Jonathan, her eyes revealed a flash of panic, even behind the lenses.

"I'm... I'm so sorry..." she stammered before quickly getting to her feet.

Seemingly eager to escape, she hastily circled Jonathan and fled down the corridor without even a backward glance.

Jonathan remained frozen in place, lost in thought, until Leonard caught up, his voice laced with concern. "Mr. Finch, is everything alright?"

He had seen the woman bump into Jonathan from a distance. Usually, Jonathan wouldn't be one to make a fuss over something like that, but his reaction this time was unusual.

Leonard's inquiry pulled Jonathan back to the present. He quickly glanced around, but the woman who had collided with him was nowhere to be seen.

"Mr. Finch, is there... a problem?" Leonard asked again, his concern deepening.

Jonathan shook his head slightly. "No, it's nothing." But despite his words, the image of that woman kept replaying in his mind.

After the group had moved on, the woman emerged slowly from around the corner. She had seen the shock in Jonathan's eyes, and it confirmed what she suspected. He had recognized "her".

This was the first time "she" had appeared before him, and he had recognized "her" immediately. It seemed that in Jonathan's mind, "she" held more significance than she had anticipated.

A sly smile tugged at the corners of the woman's lips, hidden beneath her mask.

Now, she eagerly awaited the next time "she" would formally meet Jonathan. She wondered if Jonathan would choose "her" or Rose when that moment came.

Meanwhile, the union between the Finch and Maize families was still making headlines when Yosef made a shocking announcement through the Finch family's official platform-he was disowning his son, Jack.

...

Before the public could fully process

this news, the police released a statement connecting Jack to numerous cases of missing and abused girls from recent years The internet quickly turned against Jack, with people condemning his heinous actions.

At Finch Manor, the serene morning was abruptly disrupted by the sound of anguished sobs echoing through the halls.

In the garden, Eleanor paused briefly while pruning the flowers, her expression unchanged, before resuming her task.

"It seems like Bella's causing a fuss again," she remarked calmly as if discussing the weather.

Anna glanced toward the source of the cries. "Mrs. Finch Senior, it's understandable that Madam Bella is distraught. With Jack being her only son, the recent events must have taken a toll on her. As for Mr. Yosef..."© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

She hesitated before continuing, "He has repeatedly asked me to convey his messages to you. Mr. Liam has been back at Finch Manor for a few days now, visiting the place daily in hopes of seeing you. Ms. Maize has also come by several times,

requesting an audience with you..."

If it hadn't been for the surveillance footage that Jonathan had presented before the wedding, Eleanor would never have allowed Liam to rejoin the Finch family.

Ultimately, everything was Yara's fault. Ever since the morning she discovered Yara and Jonathan together in a room, sharing a bed, Eleanor knew the situation was far from simple.

She understood Jonathan well enough to recognize when he had been manipulated. She didn't approve of Yara's behavior, but since Yara was pregnant, Eleanor had initially accepted the marriage arrangement.

However, the true extent of Yara's

audacity became clear when

Jonathan revealed the incriminating video, exposing her attempt to

deceive the entire Finch family ne

From that point on, Eleanor had silently backed Jonathan's

subsequent plans.

Her thoughts soon turned to Liam. "Yosef has been secretly grooming this child for a long time. Now that Jack is out of the picture, it's time to meet this Liam," she said, her eyes narrowing.

"As for Ms. Maize... That woman is not permitted to set foot in Finch Manor without my approval," she declared.

Even though the wedding had taken place, Eleanor's refusal to acknowledge Yara as anything other than "Ms. Maize" made her feelings abundantly clear.

"Understood," Anna replied.

The clamor from inside the main building intensified, with Yosef's enraged shouts reverberating through the manor, accompanied by the sounds of objects being shattered.

Eleanor's expression remained stoic throughout the commotion, and she continued to tend to the garden until she was done. Calmly putting her tools aside, her thoughts drifted to the embroidery project awaiting her attention in the study. "That Rose from the Young family is rather interesting," she remarked, an unusual note of interest in her voice. Since the family dinner that night, Eleanor had mentioned Rose more than once.

Upon hearing this, Anna suggested, "Shall I invite Ms. Rose to visit the manor again?"