Chapter 132: Strike First, or Suffer the Consequences
Tristan Sterling looked at the determination in Thomas Sterling’s eyes and said no more. "Suit yourself."
He turned, got in his car, and left.
Thomas Sterling stood rooted to the spot, watching the car until it disappeared from sight. Only then did he pull back his gaze and walk toward his own villa.
lissa slept soundly until dawn.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Aunt Evelynn. She giggled happily. "Good morning, Aunt Evelynn."
Rachel kissed her on the forehead. "Good morning, lissa."
lissa hugged Rachel’s neck and gave her another kiss.
Rachel and lissa played on the bed for a while before Rachel carried her to the bathroom to get washed and ready. lissa had brought her own toiletries from ho.
She dressed her in a skirt and combed her hair.
She styled lissa’s hair into a low ponytail. ’She really couldn’t compare to Tristan Sterling; she had to admit, the hairstyles Tristan gave lissa were always beautiful.’
Once they were ready, Rachel took lissa’s hand and led her downstairs.
She skipped all the way.
Downstairs, they saw Stella.
「Last night.」
June Jennings and Stella had stayed over. They had made plans to go out and have fun together today.
Just then, Peter Preston and June Jennings ca in from outside.
June Jennings had gone out for a morning workout again.
"lissa, good morning!" June Jennings greeted her.
"Good morning, Aunt June."
Rachel said, "Hurry up and get washed. It’s ti for breakfast."
"Okay."
A short while later, Thomas Sterling arrived.
Today, they were going to an event for a very popular ga made by his company.
Thomas Sterling had invited Rachel a while back, asking her to cosplay a popular female character from the ga.
Rachel hadn’t refused. ’She’d never been to an event like this before and found it quite novel.’
She had planned to bring lissa along for the fun.
After breakfast, Rachel and June Jennings got into Thomas Sterling’s car with lissa and Stella.
「At ten o’clock.」
They arrived at the event venue.
Rachel went backstage to change into her costu.
The ga also had child characters, and costus had been prepared for the two little ones to wear.
lissa and Stella were overjoyed.
June Jennings stayed with them.
The makeup artists began to apply makeup on them.
The two children were ready in about half an hour. Rachel’s preparations took two hours. June Jennings, who was also ready early, looked after the kids, snapping photos nonstop with her cara.
’They were just too adorable!’
When Rachel finally erged, fully dressed and made up, the two little girls were completely stunned.
"Aunt Evelynn is so pretty, so pretty! She’s a fairy from the heavens!" lissa was beside herself with excitent.
Rachel was cosplaying the ga’s most popular goddess-level character, and she looked practically identical to her in-ga counterpart.
When Thomas Sterling ca in and saw her, the astonishnt in his eyes was impossible to hide. He couldn’t help but exclaim, "You look like you walked straight out of the ga’s 3D model!"
Rachel smiled. "I’m about to die of exhaustion."
Still, it was her first ti trying sothing like this, and she was thoroughly enjoying it.
"I’ll treat you all to a big dinner tonight."
June Jennings snapped a photo of Rachel with her phone and sent it to her brother. "Guess who this fairy is?"
Julian Jennings replied quickly: "Where did you and Rachel go to have fun today?"
June Jennings wrote: "We’re at an event for Thomas’s company ga. Rachel is cosplaying a character. Beautiful, right?"
Julian Jennings: "Yes, very beautiful. You guys have fun, and take good care of the kids."
June Jennings: "Bro, a friendly reminder from your dear sister: a Lady Willow isn’t just going to fall into your lap from the heavens. Look at how proactive Thomas is. He’s way better at charming people than you are."
Julian Jennings: "Rachel isn’t divorced yet."
June was about to say sothing, but Rachel looked at her. "June, what are you chatting about? Let’s go."
"Oh, okay."
June Jennings quickly replied to her brother: "Gotta go, talk later."
Julian Jennings: "Okay."
A huge crowd had co to the event today.
When they went out with lissa and Stella, they had them wear fox masks from the ga. There were bound to be a lot of photos taken today, and they didn’t want the children’s faces ending up online.
Bodyguards followed them the entire ti.
There were quite a few cosplayers invited today, but the mont Rachel appeared, she captured nearly every eye and cara lens.
June Jennings’s costu was simpler; she spent the whole ti taking pictures with her cara.
It was lissa’s and Stella’s first ti at an event like this, seeing so many people.
Stella was doing a bit better, as June Jennings had taken her traveling all over the world before.
lissa had always been very sheltered and had never experienced such an occasion, having very little contact with the outside world. But she wasn’t scared at all. In fact, she was having a great ti, as if she had discovered a new and wondrous world.
They wore cute fox masks, and many people, chard by their cuteness, asked to take pictures with them.
lissa was delighted to be liked by all the "uncles and aunts" and cooperated happily for photos, but the two children kept their masks on the entire ti.
Around three-thirty, Rachel could finally sit down, rest, remove her makeup, and change her clothes.
They sat in the lounge, resting and looking at the scenery outside.
"Did you have fun today, lissa?"
Sipping her juice, lissa said, "I did! I got lots of little gifts from the aunties."
Rachel gently ruffled lissa’s hair.
Rachel looked at June Jennings. "Send the photos you took when you get back."
lissa chid in, "Aunt June, I want the photos too."
"Alright."
That evening, Thomas Sterling took them out to dinner.
It was at a French restaurant.
During the al, Rachel received a call. She recognized the number on the caller ID instantly.
She answered, her voice cool. "Hello? What is it?"
A man’s deep, magnetic voice ca from the other end of the line. "Bring lissa back tonight. I need to take her out tomorrow."
Although Rachel was reluctant, she could only agree. "Fine, I understand."
After hanging up, lissa looked at Rachel. "Aunt Evelynn, was that Daddy on the phone?"
"Yes. Your dad needs to take you out for sothing tomorrow. After we eat, Aunt Evelynn will take you ho."
lissa pouted. "What could be so important!"
’I wanted to go ho with Aunt Evelynn tonight!’
After dinner, everyone was tired, so they prepared to head ho.
Julian Jennings drove over to pick up June Jennings and Stella.
Julian Jennings and Rachel exchanged a few words, then said their goodbyes.
Rachel got into Thomas Sterling’s car with lissa.
Once in the car, Stella quickly fell asleep against her mother.
June Jennings held the child in her arms and sighed. "Bro, do you even understand what ’strike first, or suffer the consequences’ ans?"
"Mom has nearly prayed at every Cupid’s Shrine in the country. If you don’t bring a girlfriend ho this year, she’s seriously going to hire a Taoist priest to check the house’s feng shui."
Julian Jennings chuckled. "Then you should try to talk so sense into her."
June Jennings said, "What good would it do if I talked to her? It’s up to you, bro, to get things done."
Julian Jennings stared at the road ahead and said no more.
Thomas Sterling drove Rachel and lissa back to the Silvermist Bay Villa.
lissa was exhausted today. She hadn’t taken a nap at noon and was now fast asleep.
Rachel carried the sleeping lissa out of the car, into the villa, and to the living room.
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