All in all, the parent-teacher meeting and the unexpected bump into Hilton had brightened Ava's mood. She and Bodi cheerfully prepared to head home. But while those two were all smiles, Simon's situation couldn't have been more different. At that moment, he sat in his office at Pierce Group, his expression stormy, listening to an underling's report over the phone. "Mr. Pierce, today Madam and the young master visited the kindergarten for the parent-teacher meeting. On their way back, they bumped into Hilton. Both Madam and Bodi chatted with him for quite a while—they looked downright cheerful." CRASH! Simon couldn't hold back—his fist smashed into the desk with a deafening impact. The voice on the phone flinched at the noise, hesitating before cautiously asking, "Sir... should I conti

