Chapter 2 Esteban's Arrival

Children were easy to deceive. Soon, Caspar nodded in agreement. It was as if he was willing to risk his own life to complete the task.

"Don't worry, Mommy. I will definitely help you get that painting."

"All right. That's my good boy!"

Margaret held Caspar in her arms and gently stroked his soft hair. The expression on her face was as peaceful as Virgin Mary. But if you took a closer look at her, you would find that the smile was already stiff.

Margaret then spent a few days at home to discuss the plan of how to steal the oil painting with Caspar. She believed that with his help, she could complete the task sooner than the deadline.

She decided to take Caspar to TJ Hotel, where Esteban's engagement party would be held. However, the crowd outside the hotel entrance really frightened the two of them.

TJ Hotel was the biggest hotel in the city ran by TJ Group. TJ Group had become the leading company in the industry ever since Esteban became its president. Its hotel, catering, and real estate businesses all ranked first in the industry.

It was undeniable that the TJ Group was a business legend created by Esteban. People could only look up to its achievement instead of competing with it.

It was also because of the strong influence of TJ Group that reporters swarmed at the entrance of the hotel today to feature the engagement party on their reports. It seemed that they were willing to die just to get a headline.

All the guests invited to this engagement party were rich and powerful, including social celebrities and government officials. To prevent any accidents, the hotel staff had already asked the security guards to block the reporters outside the cordon. All service staff were also on high alert status.

It was only eight o'clock in the morning, but the outside of the hotel was already overcrowded. A red carpet spread to a few hundred meters, and the security guards lined up on both sides of the red carpet. After being escorted by the bodyguards in black, all the guests who came to the engagement party entered the hotel smoothly.

The guests had all arrived on time, but Esteban was still nowhere to be seen.

Janiya, who was glamorously dressed, stood on the stage with a darkened expression. Others were comforting her from time to time. It was conceivable that she was quite dissatisfied with Esteban's lateness.

How could the engagement party go on without Esteban? Everyone began to speculate in their heart.

While the people inside the banquet hall were making assumptions, the group of reporters who had been impatient at the hotel entrance began to become restless.

"Is Mr. Pei not coming?" someone asked.

"Ms. Mo has arrived long ago, but Mr. Pei is not here yet. Does he want to call off the engagement?"

"So Mr. Pei doesn't want to be engaged to Ms. Mo anymore?"

"Is this some kind of a publicity stunt of TJ Group?"

The long squeak of brakes

made the noisy reporters quiet down in an instant.

They then saw a luxurious limited edition Lamborghini sports car made a beautiful drift in front of the hotel. The next second, they heard another squeak of brakes, and four more luxury cars pulled over.

As the four luxury cars behind opened almost simultaneously, a dozen burly bodyguards got out. They walked over to the Lamborghini and instantly isolated it from the crowd.

One bodyguard respectfully opened the rear door of the Lamborghini, and the man sitting in there stepped out. His tall figure was even highlighted by the black Armani suit he was wearing. His handsome face was gleaming under the sunlight. Under his sunglasses were incomparably sharp eyes. As his cold eyes swept around the crowd emotionlessly, his thin lips pressed tightly. The aura he was giving off seemed to reveal his unhappiness at the moment.

The cold aura radiating from his body made all the reporters present choked, and his innate royal temperament made them subconsciously step back.

Perhaps it was because his eagle eyes under the sunglasses were so sharp that the reporters shrank and lowered their heads. It was as if they were in front of a king, and all they could do was express their admiration this way.

Not far away from the hotel entrance, Margaret and Caspar watched Esteban walk into the hotel like an emperor.

"Mommy, are you sure you want to pretend to be an innocent and naive woman?" Caspar asked, looking at Margaret next to him, and blinked his little eyes. He thought that his father was obviously the king of beasts. If his mother continued to pretend to be innocent and naive, wouldn't she be eaten up alive?

"Baby, innocence tends to make people relax their vigilance," Margaret answered. Although she said so, her brows furrowed and she frowned. Her eyes never left the tall back of the man who walked into the hotel surrounded by the crowd. Her instincts told her that the man was too dangerous.

"Are you sure you won't make Daddy become more interested in you in that way? I remember one TV show I've watched before. It said that if a woman pretends to be innocent and naive to get sympathy, it will easily arouse men's desire to protect her." The smart and naughty boy kept giving his mother kind reminders.

'Damn it!

Caspar is way too precocious, '

Margaret thought inwardly. She didn't know what to say.

Eventually, she said, "Well, we can talk about that later. We are here to cause trouble, right? Remember to give your best in your performance later, okay?"

"Don't worry, Mommy. I can even handle Michelle. This task is just a piece of cake," Caspar replied confidently.

Michelle Su was the CEO of ST Group, who was not afraid of anything but children. She hated to deal with children.

Caspar clapped his hands and giggled. His handsome little face looked so adorable when he smiled.

Looking at such a cute boy, as a mother, of course, Margaret couldn't help laughing. But the smile on her face was somewhat complicated.

After waiting for half an hour, Margaret took advantage of the opportunity when the reporters were not paying attention. She took out a key card and sneaked into the hotel from the side door with Caspar. The guests in the engagement party were all dressed glamorously. On the contrary, Margaret was dressed plainly. People inside the hall had even mistaken her as a cleaner several times. Of course, this was TJ Hotel. How could a cleaner of the most famous hotel in A City dress up like her? Obviously, she looked shabbier than a hotel cleaner.

Margaret took Caspar to an inconspicuous corner and sat down. She then stared at the handsome man and the beautiful woman on the stage.

At the thought that she would ruin such a grand engagement party pretty soon, she couldn't help rubbing her hands excitedly. The eagerness on her face made Caspar, who was sitting beside her, speechless.

'Mommy is going to make fun of others again, ' he thought to himself.

"Distinguished guests, I would like to welcome you all to today's engagement party..." The host's magnetic voice resounded through the hall.

"I object!"

Before the host could finish his introductory speech, someone suddenly screamed and objected. He was stunned and so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do next.

There was pin-drop silence in the hall. No one had thought that someone would dare to mess up the engagement party.

But then, a few women who had a secret crush on Esteban laughed gloatingly. 'Ha-ha! Janiya Mo, you've got what you deserve today.'

Everyone turned their head and followed the direction of the voice. They then saw a woman with long hair wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, walking straight towards them.

Although the woman looked ordinary, she was clean and tidy. People who were watching her couldn't help but heave sighs of admiration. It was only this woman who dared not wear any makeup on such an occasion.