Fantastic Romance: Slave To CEO's Adoration

"According to our source, Esteban Pei, CEO of HJ Group, and Janiya Mo will hold an engagement party on Saturday. They will also announce their wedding date on the said day. This rumor has been confirmed by the insiders of the Mo family. We will follow this matter to bring you more updates on this story later."

It seemed that the broadcaster's report was endless. Someone pressed the pause button, and the handsome face of a man froze on the screen.

A woman and a little boy sitting on the sofa looked at each other. Then they turned their eyes back to the TV screen where the face of the so-called CEO of HJ Group was shown.

Margaret An squinted slightly, turned her head to the six-year-old boy next to her, and smiled evilly.

"Caspar, your daddy is getting engaged to another woman. What do you think we should do?"

Caspar An blinked his eyes a few times and then flashed a wicked grin.

He suggested, "Mommy, how about we steal all his money? As soon as a man has money, he becomes a playboy. But if he doesn't have money, no woman will be willing to be with him."

Margaret's face darkened at once. If she hadn't been with her son for so many years, she would feel uncomfortable with his way of talking.

The Great Compassion Mantra suddenly resounded through the living room, interrupting Margaret's attempt to teach Caspar a lesson. This was her special ringtone for work. But she was currently on vacation. Why did it suddenly ring?

Caspar thought that she didn't hear it, so he stood up and took out the remote control hidden behind the mural.

He handed it to her and said, "Mommy, you have an outside call."

Margaret touched his head dotingly and held him in her arms. She then took the remote control from him, aimed it towards the white wall in front of them, and pressed the button.

The white wall immediately turned black, and in a moment, a crystal screen appeared. Then on the screen, there was a woman wearing a butterfly mask. The screen was too dark to see her face clearly. The enchanting woman was standing inside a dark room. She was so tempting, but she also gave people an endless sense of oppression.

However, Margaret and Caspar didn't feel that way any longer because they had seen her countless times. From the way she looked right now, they could already guess that she had another task for Margaret.

"Yvette, what's the task this time?" Margaret asked first. Since she had entered ST Group, she realized that she was no longer an ordinary person.

"I want the oil painting-The Aschube," the woman replied in a monotonous and formulaic tone. There was no emotion in her voice at all.

Yvette was the famous courier of ST Group in the underworld.

ST Group was a group of thieves and was known for their abilities to steal almost anything. So far, all of their transactions were conducted online. This showed that ST Group was indeed mysterious.

Seven years ago, Margaret was driven out of the An family. She then accidentally became a member of ST Group. From then on, stealing had become her profession.

She had been stealing except for that one year when she was pregnant and gave birth to Caspar. It was not easy for her to take a break. Now that she finally got a chance to have a vacation, another job came in unexpectedly.

"What? The Aschube?"

She knew that this was a collection that every collector in the world vied for. It was estimated to be worth eighty million dollars, but it was already bought secretly. So far, no one knew who the buyer was.

At the thought of it, Margaret's eyes lit up.

"Do you know where it is?" she asked excitedly.

"In the Pei family villa," Yvette replied indifferently.

"What? Pei family?" Margaret's eyes widened in shock. She wondered if it was the same Pei family she had in mind.

"Yes. Esteban Pei bought the painting secretly three years ago. The painting should be in his bedroom,"

Yvette confirmed. Margaret was not mistaken. It was really him.

She was stunned.

"That is Daddy's house, isn't it?"

Caspar suddenly said, his little finger pointing at the TV screen. It was only then that Margaret noticed the picture. It was Esteban's bedroom. And the famous painting was hanging on the wall.

The expression on her face darkened. She then asked angrily, "Why are you giving this task to me? Am I the only member of ST Group?"

"No, you aren't. But you are the only one available right now." Yvette's cold and emotionless voice was heard again.

Margaret was rendered speechless.

She didn't know how to react when she heard Yvette's reason. Was she that idle?

However, she was too embarrassed to ask.

"You have three months to accomplish this task. Good luck."

After telling her the deadline, Yvette disappeared from the screen.

Staring at the white wall that had turned back to its original look, Margaret's mouth curved into a wicked smile.

She thought, 'Well, I have three months to accomplish the task. I have enough time to play with Esteban.'

"Mommy, your smile is so disgusting,"

Caspar complained and buried his face in his hands. His foolish mother must be thinking about something shameful. Otherwise, how could she smile like that? Her face was even distorted.

Margaret ignored his ridicule. She just held his shoulders, turned his chubby body to face her, and smiled brightly at him.

"Baby, do you want to see your daddy?"

"No." Having a stupid mother was already enough for him. An idiot father would only make his life more boring.

His answer made Margaret's mouth twitch. But in order to win him over, she had to smile all the time.

"Honey, he is your daddy, and he has a lot of money. Don't you like money? Mommy will take you to him, okay? Then all his money will be yours."

As soon as Caspar heard her mention money, he fell silent. He held his chin as if he was thinking seriously.

He knew that his father was rich, but he had never thought that his father's wealth would be his. If it would be his, wouldn't he be able to buy a lot of lollipops?

Upon thinking of lollipops, his eyes were filled with fantasy in an instant. He couldn't help but wipe his saliva.

When she noticed that he was almost tempted, Margaret tried to coax him again.

"As long as you enter the Pei family villa and get that painting for me, I won't mind whatever you want to buy or do in the future."

With those words, Caspar's eyes lit up.

"Then, can I go to the bar with Uncle Leonel?" With an expectant look on his face, Caspar thought of his Leonel. Leonel had brought him to a bar before. But Margaret caught them and took him back. Since then, he had never been to that place again.

Now that he thought that he could go there again, his eyes began to shine.

The corners of Margaret's mouth twitched even more and secretly cursed Leonel Ling thousands of times in her heart. He was not a good man and even misled her son.

The next time she saw him, she would definitely beat him to quench the anger in her heart at the moment.

Although she wanted to beat her son up to teach him a lesson, she had to restrain herself. After all, she still needed his help in the future.

So she giggled and pinched his chubby face.

"Of course, you can. As long as you help Mommy take back that painting."

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.

Esteban, who was standing on the stage, looked so aloof and indifferent. Janiya had been pulling the hemline of his suit jacket, but he just ignored her. His eyes were fixed on the woman who was walking towards him.

He had never seen this woman before. But if she could help him destroy this engagement party, he would be more than happy.

Esteban didn't like Janiya in the first place. If his mother hadn't threatened him with her own life, he wouldn't be standing here today.

A hint of playfulness flashed across his eyes. He just raised his eyebrows and waited for the woman without any makeup to end all this.

"Mommy, wait for me!"

A little boy came out behind the crowd and rushed to the woman.

Margaret was stunned for a moment. Then she turned around, squatted down, and kissed the little boy on the forehead shyly. She was so excited just now that she almost forgot her son.

Caspar was speechless, giving his silly mother a cold look. He was enjoying his food just now, but he didn't expect that his mother would be so impatient. The host had just started his greetings, and yet, she already rushed over.

He heaved a sigh and kissed Margaret on the cheek.

Actually, it was a vindictive kiss because it made Margaret's face full of his saliva. When he saw that her face was about to darken, he quickly raised his little hand to wipe her face. After wiping all the saliva on Margaret's face, Caspar held her hand and shook it back and forth.

"Mommy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do it."

Caspar knew pretty well that coquetry was a magic weapon that would definitely win. And it worked this time as well.

The crowd were taken aback the moment they saw Caspar. How could this child look so much like Esteban?

Their gazes shifted from the little boy to Esteban on the stage. It was as if they wanted to confirm what they were seeing.

Esteban was also wondering why the little boy's face looked so familiar. When he noticed that everyone's eyes were shifting back and forth from him to the little boy several times, he realized that the little boy was exactly a mini version of him.

The playfulness in his eyes vanished at once. He was back to his indifferent look again.

"Is that little boy Mr. Pei's illegitimate son?"

someone from the crowd suddenly asked boldly.

Gossip was truly fearful. Once it started, it would spread like wildfire.

"They look so much alike. I guess the boy is around six or seven years old."

"Six or seven years old? It only means that Mr. Pei became a father when he was still in college. Holy crap!" someone exclaimed.

"Since he already has a son, why does he still want to be engaged to Ms. Mo?"

Lights and cameras were focused on Margaret and Caspar all the time. It annoyed Margaret, so she frowned. However, when she thought that she was here to ruin the engagement party and not to insult the reporters, she held back her anger. She was also afraid that her precious son would be frightened under so many people's gazes, so she held him in her arms.

Those reporters who were able to enter the hall were all officially invited, so they could only behave themselves. Instead of questioning Esteban directly, they all stood aside, watching and anticipating what would happen next.

People's discussion had become louder and louder. This was such a scandal for TJ Group. As Esteban's mother, how could Melody Ye bear to hear such gossips?

Having been in the upper class for a long time, she cared about her dignity and reputation. She glared at Esteban, who was now wearing a long face.

"Esteban! Tell me what's going on here. Who is that boy?"

However, Esteban's lips just pursed tightly, and he said nothing. His face was dark and cold.

This woman showed up out of nowhere to ruin his engagement party, and she even brought a child with her. Supposedly, it didn't really matter to him. But the problem was, the child looked exactly like him.

Before Esteban could recover from the shock, Janiya held his arm with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Boo...hoo... Esteban, you already have a child. Why would you still want to get engaged to me?"

Esteban's face darkened at once. He despised women who cried. And he hated women who wept with heavy makeup the most. He was about to shake off her hand and go down to ask what was going on when he heard someone exclaim, "Isn't she Miss An who disappeared seven years ago? Why is she here with Mr. Pei's son?"

"Right! That's her!"

"Could her disappearance have something to do with the child?"

It was only then that the reporters realized that it was such an important headline.

This time, they rushed towards Margaret and Caspar without inhibitions.

Cameras from different directions focused on Margaret and Caspar, clicking nonstop. But Margaret didn't take them seriously. Since those reporters wanted to shoot and write a good story about today's incident, she couldn't stop them from doing so. Anyway, after what she did today, Esteban was unable to get engaged together.

No one noticed that the scene had been broadcasted live. When the head of the An family saw his daughter appear on the screen holding a chubby boy in her arms, he clenched his fists angrily. The next moment, he released them with a big smile.

Compared to the humiliation that Margaret's pregnancy before marriage brought to the An family, the child in her arms was the most important at the moment. He was the way for the An family to attach themselves to the Pei family. If he had known before that Margaret was pregnant with Esteban's child, he would have never driven her out of their house. Instead, he would have treated her like a princess.

Margaret didn't think so. She had already cut ties with the An family. In the future, she would have nothing to do with them.

"The An family?"

Esteban murmured. 'What a coincidence! How come that it's the An family again?'

No one knew when and how, but Margaret had already passed through the crowd and stepped onto the stage. With an innocent smile, she put Caspar down.

She then said, "Caspar, he is your daddy."

As soon as Margaret finished speaking, she heard a crazy roar beside her. When she glanced sideways, she found that it was Janiya.

"You bitch! Have you no shame? How dare you steal my fiance! You'll pay for your actions! I will kill you..."

Esteban looked at Janiya coldly and didn't do anything. If she wanted to kill the woman, he had no objection. In this way, he could keep his hands clean.

The host standing next to Janiya held her two arms hurriedly and tried to calm her down.

He tried to convince her by saying, "Ms. Mo, don't be too impulsive. It's against the law to kill someone."

However, Janiya just turned a deaf ear to him. She just punched and kicked in Margaret's direction while keep on shouting, "I will kill you! You really are a shameless bitch!"

Unfortunately, Janiya was too far to even lay a finger on Margaret.

As soon as Melody saw the chubby little boy, she liked him so much. She was immediately convinced that he was her grandson. Actually, she didn't feel anything special when she saw the boy from afar just now. But now, she held Caspar in her arms and kept calling him "dear."

She had been wishing that Esteban would get married as soon as possible so that she could have a grandson. Now that her grandson was right in front of her, how could she not feel excited?

"Mom, we haven't confirmed yet if he is really my son,"

Esteban reminded her. His face was still dark and cold. But although he said so, it was still undeniable. If it weren't for his genes, how could a child look like him so much?

The guests in the hall were in an uproar. And the reporters were either live streaming or taking photos. Esteban got more irritated with the scene below the stage.

When he glanced at Janiya, who had totally gone nuts, his face became colder. He had been the president of TJ Group for so many years and had experienced so many things. But this was the first time that he encountered such a chaotic situation.

'Thanks to this woman in front of me, '

Esteban thought through clenched teeth.