The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 329

Chapter 329

Extra 25: Not-So-Innocent Prank Part 1

After that conversation, things started to change for the better.

Gabriel followed his assistant's advice. After paying off the last lawsults, Gate Construction closed down. Just as it had appeared out of nowhere, it vanished just as suddenly.

The only good thing to come out of Gabriel's attacks was that it taught a valuable lesson, not just to the Coopers but also to other companies: to keep some emergency funds on hand. Gradually, life for the Cooper family began to return to normal, settling back into their work routines and caring for the children.

As the years passed, the four siblings grew up amidst laughter, games, and studies, which filled their parents with pride.

James continued with his ambition to study and become a great architect like his father. He made sure to spend time with him and his grandfather at the company. In his free time, he played with the twins or worked out, as he had started following an exercise routine. Elizabeth found her calling in fashion, so her grandmother helped her by taking her to various fashion shows and enrolling her in sewing and dressmaking courses. Elizabeth wanted to be well-prepared, and for that, she used her whole family as her models, but her best models were the twins and the pets.

Nicole and Michael were simply whirlwinds with legs. They loved to play pranks on their older sister, hiding her sewing tools, and showing off their new tricks to their grandparents. The only ones they didn't prank were their mom and older brother, though their dad sometimes joined in on the mischief.

Generally, the twins' pranks were playful and meant to have fun with the family. But when they did, their pranks could be quite harsh.

At this point, James was already sixteen years old. Despite his young age, he always displayed a very mature and responsible demeanor, taking his role as the older brother and a role model seriously.

Elizabeth also commanded respect, but despite being fifteen, she sometimes acted as childishly as the twins, which was fun for everyone to see, with only James being the voice of reason among them.

At that moment, it was close to the end of the school term, and all the kids were excited because they were promised a vacation at the beach. Their parents had promised that the six of them would go to the beach together without any interruptions from work. The twins volunteered to make a list of everything they would need.

"Nicky, do you have the list?" asked Michael.

"Here it is," Nichole replied happily, holding up a piece of paper. "Let's see: sunscreen, plastic buckets of different sizes, shovels for the sand, molds, hats, sunglasses, sandals, towels, and swimsuits."

"Hmm... do we need anything else?" Michael asked thoughtfully.

"What about floaties?" the butler reminded them.

"Oh! Right!" Nicole said, writing it down on her list.

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"Thanks, Francis," Michael said.

""You're welcome."

"Twins, are you ready?" they heard Danielle's voice as she entered the house at that moment.

"Yes!" they shouted, running to the car. "See you, Francis."

"Take care, young masters," the butler said goodbye.

"Bye-bye," the kids answered in unison, laughing as they climbed into the vehicle.

"Okay, kids, before we go to the store, we'll pick up Elizabeth from her course, and then we'll go get James who's with Mr. George," Danielle said, making sure they put on their seatbelts. "Okay, Dani," Michael said.

"And Max?" Nicole asked.

"Max is taking care of his baby, so today, it's just us."

"When can we meet the baby?" Michael asked excitedly.

"Let him grow a little bit. He's only two months old and can't go out much yet."

"Aww..." they said in unison, pouting.

Danielle tried to cheer up her little bosses, and soon they arrived at the school where Elizabeth was taking her sewing and dressmaking courses.

"Ellie!" they cried, running to hug her.

"Whoa... hi," she said happily, hugging her little siblings back.

"How was your class, sis?" Michael asked.

"Ellie, did you make my dress?"

"Nicky," the blonde boy complained, pouting.

"Haha, I thought all that love was too much to be true, Elizabeth said playfully. "Don't worry, though. I finished your dress today in class, and I also fixed the stuffed bear." "Yay!" the twins shouted with joy.

"Well, at least they're not selfish," Danielle joked, hearing the kids laugh. "Okay, everyon get in. Next stop, Peterson Group," she said, opening the car door. Everyone nodded and followed Danielle's instructions.

At that moment, James was helping his aunt with some work at the company while his uncle was in the vault with Howard.

"Here you go, Aunt," James said, handing her some folders.

"Thanks. You know, you make an excellent assistant," she said. "Seriously, wouldn't you like to work here at the company?" +25 BONUS

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"Thanks, Aunt, but I'm set on architecture."

"Well, if you change your mind, know that we'd love to have you here," she said, winking at him.

"Ma'am," her assistant entered the office, looking a bit worried.

"What's wrong?" Erika asked, concerned because he wasn't usually like this.

"There's a woman downstairs causing a commotion."

"Well, what are you waiting for? Throw her out," James sald, frowning.

"It's just... she's with Mr. Roger."

"My brother-in-law?" Erika asked, confused. "Alright, I'm coming, and...

"I'll go with you, Aunt."

Erika let out a sigh, standing up. "Patrick, let my husband know what's happening while I go see what this is about," she said, walking alongside her nephew as they left the office to see what was going on.

Meanwhile, Danielle and the kids had arrived at the company. When they got to Anton to greet him, they saw he was in an argument with a woman with black hair.

"I already told you, I'm going up," she said angrily.

"And I've already told you, you can't go in, ma'am. So step back, or I'll call security."

"Go ahead and call them," she said, shoving the security guard. "Because today's your last day working here," she declared, walking towards the elevators.

"Anton, are you okay?" Elizabeth and Danielle ran to help the guard, who had hurt his shoulder when he fell and was now clutching it tightly

"No... but she..."

"I've already called Grandpa. Danielle, stay with him. And you guys... huh?" Elizabeth got scared when she didn't see her younger siblings by her side. "Nicole? Michael?" she called out, worried because they were no longer next to her. Nicole and Michael had been angered when they saw the woman hurt their friend, so they ran off to stop

her.