Although Iris was exasperated at her husband for trying to compete with his own sons, she still felt sweet in her heart.
It was good that the workers were already finishing up the decorations, so there were extra flowers to give away. Before Iris could offer to buy lunch to everyone working hard on preparing for the launch party, Clover had already arranged it.
Iris gave her an approving smile.
Clover felt good about receiving the boss' validation. She worked her a** off to learn a completely different language and train to beco an effective COO for Liberté.
But the most difficult part was living so far away from everyone else. At least, when she lived with her brother and the boss' family in China, she could always hop on a plane and arrive ho in the Philippines in just a few hours.
Living in France which was on another continent was a completely different matter. Not to ntion that she now lived in a completely different ti zone from her loved ones. Even communicating in real ti needed to be scheduled to prevent disturbing each other's sleep.
Now that she reached this point, however, Clover felt that all her sacrifices had been all worth it.
More than feeling happy for her own achievents, she felt happier now that her family was so proud of her.
Iris and her family along with Clover and their huge security team walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
There were only a few Chinese tourists and overseas residents on the streets who recognized Iris. So recognized her, so didn't. And from those who recognized her, not many dared approach her.
But the real fans were a different matter. They moved to approach, hesitated, moved again to approach, but hesitated yet once again.
Seeing the nurous bodyguards surrounding her, they felt intimidated. However, Iris welcod them. She waved them over and began interacting with her fans on the streets of Paris.
"Boss Iris, I'm a Black Star. I love your music and I can't wait for your new album with Enrique!"
She smiled at the fan while signing an autograph. "Thank you for your support. Want to take a photo?"
"Yes! Oh my gosh, yes!"
A bodyguard took several photos of Iris with the fan.
Then Iris did the sa thing to the other fans. One of them glanced at the tall, handso man by the side who had a cold and intimidating aura while carrying two babies in each arm.
"Uhm, Boss Iris. Are those Little Mochi and Little Matcha?"
Iris smiled. "Yes, my sons."
As usual, the babies wore superhero masks while outside. Although they weren't in their ho country, Iris and Jin Liwei didn't want to risk exposing their children's appearances to the public eye.
The fan got excited and looked at the twins longer with sparkling eyes. Fortunately, the fan was a real Black Star. She respected the twins' privacy and didn't ask to see what they looked like behind the superhero masks.
"Clover, do we still have extra invitations?" Iris asked all of a sudden.
"Yes, I still have so here."
Clover knew exactly what Iris planned, so she fished out so invitations from her handbag and handed them to the Black Stars.
Iris felt pleased that Clover understood her intentions just like Dom. This was one of the reasons why she adored and respected the Chua family so much. They always went above and beyond in everything they did from their work to treating their loved ones well.
"Oh my gosh, is this what I think it is?" a fan asked while looking at the beautifully sealed envelope in amazed disbelief.
"It's an invitation for Liberté's launch party," Iris said. "If you are all available that day, please co and take a look."
The fans squealed together.
"Thank you, Boss Iris!"
"Wow! I didn't expect that I'd be able to co to the exclusive launch party. I was going to wait the day after the launch to visit the Liberté store and buy the 'Eve' perfu in person, but now I can actually attend the launch!"
"I also want to buy 'Eve' for myself, then I'm going to give 'Valliance' and 'Sérénité' to my parents when I fly ho."
Iris told them, "If you co to the launch party, you'll receive those perfus as giveaways."
"What?! Really?!"
"We're going to co!"
"Of course, we're coming! Boss Iris, thank you so much! We won't hold you and your family any longer. Have a happy lunch!"
The Black Stars waved goodbye to Iris and the others before respectfully leaving.
Iris laughed and waved at them.
Inside the restaurant, they ate lunch. Their group occupied several tables in a more private corner. Although people were curious about their identities, nobody ca to bother them.
Iris noticed sothing about Clover's expression.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Clover sighed. "I'm just thinking…It's a pity that my parents won't be able to co here and attend Liberté's launch party."
Iris patted her back. "Sorry about that. I think it's partly my fault that Auntie Reina and Uncle Domingo are unable to co to Paris this ti. They're too busy helping out your sister, Linda, for the upcoming launch of Orchidia Philippines."
"Don't apologize, boss! I just spoke with my family last night. They're only too happy to help you out in setting up Orchidia Philippines."
Iris felt amused. "What 'help out'? They're not my employees but my partners instead. Your family owns 60% of Orchidia Philippines. Even without your country's stringent laws on foreign businesses, I'll still be willing to give that much stake to your family. From Dom, to you, and your entire Chua family—all of you have been so good to and my family. We're all one, big family now, right?"
"Yes, boss!" Clover bead but her eyes turned moist. "But what our family has achieved today is in large part because of you and your kindness to us. You allowed my big brother to recomnd our entire family to you, and you accepted all of us with open arms."
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