The birthday party wasn't grand, but Latticia was very happy to spend it with all the people she loved, and since Stefan was very good to all his employees, Ferdinand didn't think much about it. He thought it was only natural for his grandson to throw a party for Dr. Albert's wife. That was what he believed about the party. After all, Cayenne also held a farewell party for Justin not long ago.
"Happy birthday, Mom," Stefan greeted his mother when he ca back and found her sitting in the living room with the other guests. To cover her tracks, Stefan even followed the fake birthdate that Dr. Albert registered for Latticia, so not many people know about this celebration.
"Thank you, son," Latticia whispered with a smile. "I never thought I'd get to experience this kind of birthday again."
"I'll let you experience as many parties as you want in the future. Just try your best to get well."
"Hn. I trust you'd do that,"
Lunch was served a few minutes before 12:00 NN and everyone was enjoying the food and drinks that Stanley and Jessie prepared for them. It was a joyous mont. The mansion was filled with laughter and cheers. It wasn't the kind of party where people talk about business and projects. It was just a normal gathering to unwind and be with the whole family.
After lunch, so people went to play with the dogs, others decided to enjoy the scenery around the mansion while riding a horse, and so of them went to watch a movie in the theater room. There was also a bunch of family mbers who decided to give Cayenne a break and take care of the kids.
In the living room, Cayenne was watching the latest vlog that Zaire released for her. It was the farewell party she held for Justin. So far, it already had a half million views, and thousands of comnts were left on it. It received a lot of positive thoughts from people across the world and they praised her for not making things difficult for Julia.
Now, with the video of her vlog as well as the posts of Julia's friends, saying that it was Julia who crashed the party intentionally, people were badmouthing her. They called her a manipulator and a traitor.
Cayenne evaluated her feelings regarding this incident. She felt a little guilty, not because she exposed Julia's horrible character, but because she didn't feel bad about doing so. She thought she was being less of a human at this point.
Stefan noticed her distressed sigh since he was just sitting next to her and he peeked at the video she was watching. "Are you worried for Justin? Or are you bothered by Julia's presence?"
"Both," Cayenne responded and sighed once more. "I can always find a way to get in touch with the kid, but when will you call your auntie and cousin to co ho?"
"In two days. I'll ask Tristan to et with them."
"O-okay. I'll just wait for your arrangents. Do I have to visit them as well? I an, I don't know if I can patch things up with Julia. She seed to really hate ."
"You don't have to do that. She was the one who made a mistake. Let her apologize to you first. If she can do that and you felt her sincerity, then you can try to get along with her."
"Got it. I just hope that they would turn for the better after you call them back."
Stefan held his wife's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. He could understand her worry, but in his heart and mind, nothing was more important than his wife and his kids.
***
The next day, Stefan went to work in the morning but he returned ho with his two assistants during lunch break. Instead of going back to the company, he continued his work inside the study room for the rest of the afternoon while Tristan was busy installing a tracking and mapping device in so of the bodyguards' phones.
Those who weren't present at the mont were told to report their schedule for the next three days so that Tristan could make adjustnts for them.
It was a lot of work, but Stefan paid him extra for it which made him take the task without a single complaint. Even if money wasn't really part of his problems, he would still accept it with open arms.
He explained how the device works to the bodyguards and told them to always bring it with them wherever they planned to go – comfort room included. If Julia or Celestine's tracker got close to them within a 100-ter distance, it would release a beeping sound into their Bluetooth earpiece. They would have to watch out for these won and make sure that whoever they were guarding was safe and sound.
With more than half of his n equipped with this device, Stefan told Tristan to get in touch with Celestine and Julia with one command and that was to bring them ho.
When Celestine heard about this the next, she was suspicious. Julia was even raising her eyebrow after hearing Tristan's words. Who would believe that the ever-wife-doting husband would want his enemies to return ho? It was more like asking them to co closer so he could monitor them openly.
Of course, they weren't idiots who didn't know anything about his plots.
However, they have different objectives at this mont and they all want to accomplish whatever they had on their list. Julia tried to convince her mother into accepting Stefan's order, although she didn't really need any kind of convincing because she had been thinking of reaching out to Stefan as well.
"Is he really allowing us to live at the villa? This isn't a trap, right?" Celestine asked once more while reading the file that Tristan handed her.
"If you are still doubting about it ma'am, you can bring an officer or soone you can trust with your safety. You can check the villa for any kind of traps as well," Tristan responded nonchalantly while sitting on the couch across from the mother and daughter.
"There's no need," Celestine said and waved her hand to dismiss the idea. "Can we move in tomorrow? I still have a lot of things to do and we need to pack up as well."
"Sure. I will tell the chairman about it. The butler was already inford of your possible arrival, so he would be waiting for you there."
While they were having this conversation, outside the rented mansion, Rey and Elliot looked at each other in shock. Rey was standing on the porch, waiting for Tristan to finish his business when Elliot ca out as ordered by his master. He didn't expect to see a familiar face there.
"What are you doing here?" asked both of them at the sa ti.
Elliot looked around and found that Rey was all alone. "Are you with that guy inside the house? Are you working for Stefan Dumrique?"
"And you are working for his auntie?"
Both of them sighed together when reality hits them in the face. "Look, I won't take it against you since we're only taking orders from our masters," Rey stated while rubbing his chin. "However, if I'm ordered to take you down, I will do my best to accomplish my task. You know , Elliot. I hate failure."
"Of course, I know. I wasn't your partner for nothing."
Both n sized each other up when the door opened and Tristan ca out. He looked at Rey and Elliot before signaling Rey to leave with him.
"Don't ss with my madam and the people she loves. You don't want to be your enemy," Rey whispered as he passed by and followed Tristan out.
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