CHAPTER 259: CHAPTER 259: TURN IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Vincent Hawthorne released his grip, asking nonchalantly, "Why aren’t you resting yet? Is Joy asleep?"

"Joy’s asleep. I just wanted to keep you company."

Cindy Lynn, full of concern, walked behind Vincent Hawthorne and started massaging his head to help him relax.

Her technique was excellent; back when she was his secretary, Cindy often helped him relax like this.

Vincent Hawthorne’s tense nerves gradually eased.

Cindy Lynn spoke softly, "Vincent, I talked to Joy, and tomorrow night, let’s have Tanya take Joy home for a night. As her biological mother, she has the right to spend more time with Joy. No matter the grievances between us adults, children shouldn’t be hurt. Tanya and Joy, after all, share the bond of blood. I don’t want to make things difficult for you."

Cindy Lynn, at that moment, was like a gentle peacemaker.

Vincent Hawthorne slowly opened his eyes, looking at her innocent and beautiful face, feeling a moment of softness.

He had seen how Cindy Lynn treated Joy over the years.

Yet, because of a few words from Tanya, he doubted Cindy Lynn’s intentions and even embarrassed her... and still, Cindy thought of letting Tanya, the biological mother, have more contact with Joy.

Vincent Hawthorne felt a pang of guilt. He took Cindy Lynn’s hand and kissed the back of it gently.

"Thank you."

Cindy Lynn placed her hand on his shoulder and kissed his forehead lightly.

"No need to thank me. As long as it makes you a bit happier, I’m willing to do anything for you."

She gazed directly into Vincent Hawthorne’s eyes, lightly biting her lip, "Vincent, Joy is sleeping soundly now. I’ll just go back before she wakes up..."

Vincent Hawthorne’s eyes darkened slightly; he wasn’t some naive youth and understood Cindy Lynn’s implications.

Seeing Vincent Hawthorne didn’t refuse, Cindy Lynn sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and leaned in to kiss him.

At first, Vincent Hawthorne didn’t react much, but gradually, he was stirred by Cindy Lynn, and the desire in his eyes grew stronger. He lifted Cindy Lynn and walked briskly to the bedroom.

The door was kicked shut, and Vincent Hawthorne placed Cindy Lynn on the bed he once shared with Tanya. For a moment, he almost saw Cindy Lynn as Tanya.

The burning desire in his lower abdomen made him even more restless, his throat itching intensely.

Vincent Hawthorne pressed down on Cindy Lynn, kissing her fiercely and urgently.

Cindy Lynn was overwhelmed by the kiss, but at the crucial moment, Vincent Hawthorne suddenly withdrew. She was left hanging, feeling uncomfortable as she opened her eyes and saw him enter the wardrobe.

"Vincent..."

Vincent Hawthorne came out with a red slip dress in his hand; it was short, barely reaching mid-thigh, and red, the most provocative color.

He tossed the dress to her, his voice hoarse.

"Put it on." It was a command.

Cindy Lynn thought he liked this kind of playful act, so she turned her back and undressed, putting on the dress in front of Vincent Hawthorne. She hadn’t even turned around when he pressed her down urgently from behind... Desire, like a wildfire, ran rampant and uncontrollable.

Vincent Hawthorne closed his eyes fiercely.

Tanya had worn this dress for him before, but back then, he had disdainfully commented on the scar on her leg, saying some hurtful words.

Now, he no longer had the chance to see her wear it again...

A night of indulgence.

Cindy Lynn woke in Vincent Hawthorne’s embrace. Even though he wasn’t gentle last night, even somewhat rough, and most of the time she was pressed on the bed, unable to see his face, she still felt very satisfied.

She gently kissed Vincent Hawthorne’s face, quietly got up to wash in the bathroom, and then left the master bedroom to go to Joy’s room.

Pushing the door open, Joy was just waking up.

"Mommy Cindy..." Joy rubbed her eyes.

Cindy Lynn went over, took out the pocket watch from her bag, sat by the bed, and while opening it reminded Joy, "Sweetheart, do you remember today’s task?"

As she spoke, the pocket watch swung gently in front of Joy.

This was to reinforce the deep hypnosis effect.

The Illusion Fragrance only helped relax the nerves, making it easier to enter a hypnotic state. Combining it with the hypnotism Shelly Sullivan taught her, along with Joy’s trust in her and long-term suggestions... the comprehensive approach made hypnosis control most effective for Joy!

Sure enough, Joy nodded obediently, "I remember."

Cindy Lynn kissed Joy’s forehead.

"Good girl, Mommy Cindy loves Joy the most."

...

While having breakfast with Caden, Tanya mentioned that Joy had called to say she would be staying over tonight.

Caden was excited.

"Mom, I’ll go find Joy after school today. Where are we going to play tonight?"

Tanya smiled, "You two can decide, I’m fine with anything."

"Then let’s go to the night market! Joy loves the night market, there’s delicious food and fun things to do~"

"Okay."

Tanya agreed with a smile. Seeing that it was getting late, she urged Caden to change into his school clothes.

After changing, the doorbell rang, and there was Mason Vance waiting at the door.

"Good morning, young lady, morning Caden."

"Morning, Uncle Mason," Caden replied politely.

Before Aunt Tawny arrived, Tanya had asked Mason Vance to temporarily act as a driver so she could focus on completing her final tasks at Westgard Pharmaceuticals.

Mason Vance drove Caden, and Tanya went directly to Westgard Pharmaceuticals across the street.

Just entering the company’s door, she ran into Ms. Belinda.

"Morning, Ms. Belinda," she greeted with a bright smile.

"Oh, you’re in a good mood today!" Ms. Belinda winked playfully, teasing, "Come on, what happened last night? You’re radiating sweetness!"

Tanya shrugged, "Nothing much. My two darlings are coming to stay with me tonight."

However, thinking of last night, Tanya’s mind inexplicably conjured up the image of Declan Pierce, and she shook her head.

"Vincent Hawthorne, that jerk, finally acted human for once, letting the kids be with you!" Ms. Belinda mocked.

Tanya, the person in question, was quite calm. Now, mentioning Vincent Hawthorne no longer stirred any emotions in her heart.

She had a meeting in the morning discussing the final process analysis on drug formulation.

A colleague had a problem with their computer, unable to connect to the projector, so Tanya lent her laptop and didn’t notice her WeChat was still logged in.

After the colleague finished their presentation, Tanya let everyone have a free discussion, and her cup was empty, so she took her phone to the break room to make coffee.

While waiting for the coffee, a message came in on WeChat.

Opening WeChat, Tanya found it was from Declan Pierce.

Meanwhile, the once lively discussion in the meeting room fell eerily silent, with everyone staring at the projector screen. They saw Manager Sinclair open WeChat and then click on the profile marked as [Declan Pierce].

Declan Pierce: Assignment submitted.

There was a photo of an empty medicine bowl.

’Plop——’ In the eerily quiet meeting room, the sound of Ms. Belinda’s pen hitting the table was clearly audible.

A colleague timidly raised a hand to ask, "Manager Belinda, this Declan Pierce in Team Leader Sinclair’s WeChat, wouldn’t happen to be... the same person as our big boss, President Pierce?"