Hearing Kurtis' words, Juliet felt cold. A burst of pain spread from the bottom of her heart as if it engulfed every cell in her body.
With her back to them, her hands were clenched into fists. "With you reminding me, even if I wanted to forget it, I still couldn't." After a short pause, Juliet said these words and walked out without looking back or stopping.
Juliet walked away quickly, not wanting to stay in this house even for a moment.
In fact, from the day she was adopted by the Estelle family, the word 'break free' was never in her destiny again. So, in order to be able to go to Canada and get her freedom at the age of 15, Juliet and Kurtis signed an unequal agreement. The content is that the Estelle family agrees that Juliet will go abroad to develop herself. Still, when Juliet returns, each of Juliet's achievements and profits will be divided in half unconditionally by the Estelle family.
All struggles require sacrifice. However, they did not feel her suffering, and she even let Jasmine trample on her. Even by the time she was at a turning point, they had already rushed forward like hungry wolves, not giving her any chance.
Juliet felt cold, even though she had never really felt the warmth of this house.
After leaving the villa, Juliet walked toward the off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road and took a deep breath. Then, after adjusting her emotions, she opened the car door and got in.
Juliet had no idea that Jasmine and Kate had witnessed the scene from the moment she left until she got into the car. Jasmine's eyes reddened with jealousy as she drove off in a luxury car.
"Mom, didn't I tell you? She's been looking for a sugar daddy out there and has been waiting for an opportunity to break up with us for a long time! Luckily, we had her sign the agreement from the start. Otherwise, she really doesn't think we exist." Jasmine said matter-of-factly, her voice filled with contempt and jealousy.
Watching the vehicle leave, Kate sighed helplessly. She didn't expect Juliet to be so ungrateful.
....
Ever since getting into the car, Juliet had hidden all her troubles.
She didn't want to affect JJ's good mood, and then the driver took them to the most famous shopping mall in J City.
Juliet took JJ out of the car. The big screen at the entrance replayed the scene from last night's fashion show. So many of Jacob's fans gathered and stood there, staring at the video of Jacob walking the catwalk.
"Aww… Jacob is so handsome!"
"If I knew he would be there, I would have definitely gone there even though I would have been beaten to death by security."
"Yes, his clothes give off all his majesty! That outfit must have been designed by a mysterious master designer! I really wanted to know who the designer was and asked him to make clothes for me too!"
"Forget it. We can't afford the designer Jacob used! It must be super expensive."
"That's right, I just saw the SK logo for the first time."
The conversation between several female fans happened to be overheard by Juliet, and the corners of her lips curved slightly.
The name of the original logo created by her and Karen was SK, which stands for the Sweet Kingdom. She wants to build a sweet world to reduce her bitter feelings.
Previously, their work was rejected by hundreds of companies. Still, now they were immediately promoted through the fame of Jacob Carlton.
Sure enough, most of today's people's lives are always influenced by the media and rumors. Even if it's just rumored, they believe in what they hear. Gold and stone are sometimes only distinguished by packaging and promotion.
As Juliet sighed, JJ took her hand, lifted his head, and smiled at her. There was full hope in his bright eyes.
For JJ, visiting the mall with Juliet was also a new experience. Previously, DD had shown him that he and his family went to the mall for shopping. So now it's finally his turn! Even though he was only with Juju, he was very happy. Being alone with Juliet was more fun than being with his father.
The two of them walked the mall hand in hand and looked like mother and son to everyone else.
"Juju, I want to eat that!" Not long after they walked, JJ was attracted by the ice cream stand.
"It's too cold. You can get diarrhea if you eat ice." Juliet coaxed him patiently.
JJ performs a pitiful trick, and Juliet finally gives in. "Okay, just one, okay?"
"Okay! Juju is the best!"
JJ bought an ice cream, happily held it in his hand to taste it, and shared it with Juliet. Then, the two of them ate an ice cream cone together.
"Juju, I want to take a picture with you," JJ said, taking out his cell phone and giving it to Juliet.
Although Juliet felt a little strange about his request, she agreed to it. After all, JJ said that it was his first time visiting the mall with anyone else.
Juliet took JJ's cell phone, and the two took a picture together. JJ seemed to be holding an ice cream in his hand and licking it with his little tongue while Juliet beside him laughed cheerfully.
Juliet thought that JJ just wanted to keep the photo as a memory. She didn't know that JJ actually posted the photo to the chat group of Carlton's family members when she wasn't paying attention.
JJ also sent a voicemail. [Juju bought me ice cream, it's delicious!]
Jerome was clearly very vindictive and wanted to fight Jacob's actions last night.
In an instant, Jacob replied to the message with a rolling eye emoji, while Justin, who clicked the picture, seemed to be lifting his lips and smiling. He then calmly pressed the photo and saved it.
After finishing eating ice cream, Juliet took JJ to the children's clothing area. The two of them walked around.
"Look, this kind of fashion is what you should wear. So keep that little coat of yours until you're at your Daddy's age," Juliet said, pointing to the children's clothes in the wardrobe.
"Daddy said, 'the standard equipment for a successful man is a suit.' Grandma also said that everything has to start small, so that means if I want to be successful, I have to start wearing suits when I was little." JJ answered seriously.
Hearing JJ's explanation, Juliet couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, you won. But you should know, even if a successful man takes off his coat, he is still a successful man."
At this point, Juliet's mind subconsciously recalled the scene where she woke up in the same bed as Justin. She could still feel the man's very regular heartbeat and his fiery body temperature.
Juliet forcefully suppressed those thoughts and discussed something else, "When you grow up, you will definitely become a great person. So your childhood shouldn't be shackled with this kind of thing."
"Is that true?" JJ asked with a bright look in his eyes, then he took Juliet's hand and walked over to one of the clothes racks. "Then… Juju, let's hurry and buy new clothes for me! I will listen to you. I won't be wearing a small suit again after this."
The arrival of the beautiful Juliet and the cute JJ caught the shop assistant's attention.
One of them was about to approach them, but another employee quickly restrained her. The clerk looked them up and down and said, "Don't you know how much a piece of clothing costs in our shop? Why are you serving those two? They must have only come to have a look and feel the service of an elite class like us. Don't waste your time!"
"Oh, okay."
Even though Juliet didn't hear the conversation between the two of them, she could already feel it in her heart when she saw the expressions of the two shop clerks.
The clothes racks in this store are indeed filled with branded clothes.
However, JJ's clothes don't show any brand because it's a special order. Apart from his shoes which are a famous brand, nothing else shows the brand on his body, so they are treated differently.
Juliet wasn't surprised. She nonchalantly selected the clothes on the shelves one by one.
"Juju, which one is better? Which one suits me?" JJ raised his head and asked her.
Juliet backed away, her eyes looking around.
"Hey, how about that one?" Juliet pointed to the clothes on display in the deepest part of the shop. The mannequin was almost the same height as JJ, with a white sweater inside and a cream coat on the outside, plus light blue jeans and white sneakers.
It's autumn, and the material of the dress and the style seem to match.
JJ's gaze followed what Juliet showed. Then, just as JJ was about to answer, one of the shop clerks stood in front of them and blocked.
The clerk glanced at them disdainfully and said, "The clothes are limited edition in our shop. Each item costs over $1,000, and a set costs over $7,000. Are you sure you want to try it?"