Mommy，We Got a Husband

After going upstairs, Stellan was constantly on edge, listening to the sounds from downstairs. She heard Alaric and Todd seemingly about to argue; the tension was palpable, and her heart instantly tightened with worry. "Alright, Alaric, you've got guts!" Todd was truly infuriated by Alaric's words and snapped, "I've been around for so many years, and I've never failed to get what I want. If you want to compete with me, bring it on. Let's see who comes out on

top."

"Alright, I'll be watching," Alaric said calmly.

"Just wait and see!" Todd spat out these words viciously before turning and striding away.

After hearing Todd leave, Stellan hurriedly came downstairs. She had heard the conversation between Alaric and Todd and was extremely anxious. "Are you really going to go head-to-head with him?" she asked. Seeing how worried Stellan was, Alaric smiled and asked, "Don't you have faith in me?"

"Of course, I have faith in you. I'm just worried about your health. We can't afford to offend either side at Noah Jewelry, and who knows how long this will drag on? We can't afford to wait when it comes to your health." "I understand all that. Don't worry, I'll have someone contact Noah Jewelry tomorrow to push them to make a decision quickly," Alaric assured her.

Alaric pulled Stellan close and said, "Don't worry. Once we acquire Noah Jewelry, I'll immediately stop working to get treatment. Nothing will change that decision."

Stellan didn't know whether to believe Alaric's words. Seeing her still worried, Alaric tried to comfort her.

He said, "Alright, it's rare for us to be home relaxing. Let's not think about these unpleasant things and just enjoy our time together today." Alaric pinched her cheek, trying to make her smile.

Stellan could only forced a smile. As Alaric said, it was indeed rare for them to have a peaceful day at home, so they spent the day quietly.

While things were calm on their end, Todd was fuming. No one had ever dared to defy him, and Alaric's attitude made him furious.

Seeing Todd so angry, Ambrose didn't dare say anything and cautiously stayed by his side.

"I must get Noah Jewelry this time!" Todd was still fuming, then he ordered Ambrose, "Go to Noah Jewelry immediately. I want an answer by tomorrow at the latest!" "Okay," Ambrose could only comply.

With both sides pressuring Noah Jewelry and waiting to give an answer the next day, the company was extremely anxious. They were up all night discussing strategies.

The next day, when Alaric arrived at the office, Silas hurried over to report, "Mr. Knight, Noah Jewelry has responded."

"Go ahead," Alaric said.

"Because Noah Jewelry doesn't want to offend either side, the principle of acquisition is usually that the highest bidder wins. But since neither side is short on money, an auction might not yield a good result. Coincidentally, there's a grand international jewelry exhibition this month. The exhibited works are selected through rigorous screening by the jewelry committee."

Silas continued, "The committee also rates these exhibited works, and the highest-rated ones get the best display positions. Noah Jewelry proposed that both you and Todd each provide an original jewelry design. Then let the jewelry committee judge whose design is rated higher, and Noah Jewelry will sell to that party."

Hearing this, Alaric smiled faintly and remarked, "That's a pretty good idea."

"Coming up with such an idea must have been tough for Noah Jewelry," Silas said.

"Go find a jewelry designer immediately, design three pieces, and hold a meeting to choose one to submit for the exhibition," Alaric ordered.

"Understood, I'll get on it right away," Silas replied.

Alaric was quite satisfied with this method, thinking it was relatively fair.

But Todd was very unhappy with this approach.

"What kind of idea is this? I have money to acquire a company, and I have to pass some test first?" Todd was particularly annoyed, feeling like he couldn't even spend his money the way he wanted to.

"Since no one wants to offend either party, it's a relatively balanced approach," Bill said. "Just find a good jewelry designer and submit a design."

"Bill, that's easy to say, but the evaluation is entirely up to those jewelry committee members. We don't understand this artistic stuff. What if there's some bias, and they just say Alaric's design is better? We'd be at a total loss," Todd said. "There shouldn't be any bias," Bill said. "I've looked into this jewelry committee; it's made up of internationally renowned designers. There shouldn't be any foul play."

"Even if there's no foul play, we don't have much chance of winning this way." Todd was particularly frustrated. "If I fail to acquire this jewelry company, my dad will kill me, and my dignity will be damaged. I won't be able to stay in Arizona." "That's all for later. Being frustrated now won't help. Just find a designer and get a design ready," Bill suggested.

"Fine." Todd grumbled reluctantly, "Find a designer. Let's get this over with!"

In the following days, both Alaric and Todd were busy with the jewelry design, and things seemed calm on the surface.

Cormac had also been living peacefully these days, as if Alaric had never come. It was good that he and Alaric had talked things out, and Alaric wouldn't come again. They would go their separate ways.

"Aurora, I got paid today. I'll take you out to eat. What do you want?" Cormac asked.

"I don't want to go out," Aurora said. "Uncle, you work so hard to earn money. We shouldn't waste it. Besides, the food outside isn't clean. Let's eat at home. I've learned that dish; I can cook it for you." Aurora had always been frugal, never willing to waste a penny.

"Alright, we will have dinner at home," Cormac said.

"Okay, Uncle, wait here. I'll cook for you." With that, Aurora went into the kitchen.

While Aurora was cooking, Cormac tidied up her school bag and suddenly found a piece of paper among her art materials. He took it out.