Chapter 41

Regarding the situation where Jin Hyun-tae was not at home, Annie had anticipated this before she came, so she had already made preparations, and even made arrangements for it.

In Annie's plan, since Jin Hyun-tae was not at home, she could take Coco out to play anywhere, rather than staying quietly at home.

Now that Jin Hyun-tae had gone out to take the high school entrance exam, it clearly gave Annie a morning to freely arrange her time.

As for the matters at home, she could leave them to the servants; Annie herself didn't need to do anything.

Annie's plan was that as long as Jin Hyun-tae was not at home, she would have the old butler bring people to tidy up the house, creating the illusion that she had done it herself.

After all, as long as she didn't say anything, Jin Hyun-tae wouldn't know, right?

As long as the old butler didn't slip up, everything would be fine.

Coco, at this age, was particularly fond of playing. The little one especially liked leaving the house to explore outside, where everything was very attractive to her, and everything made her very curious.

Unfortunately, when Jin Hyun-tae was at home, he rarely took Coco out to play; they usually stayed at home.

Although Jin Hyun-tae let Coco play freely at home and bought many toys for her, these still couldn't satisfy the little one's curiosity about the outside world.

Fortunately, Coco was not an ordinary child. When her father was around, she wouldn't insist on going out to play, and she would obediently follow her father's arrangements, staying at home with him.

However, this also led to the single father overlooking his daughter's needs, thinking that the little one didn't like going out to play.

So, when the little one heard Annie say she would take her out to play, her excited and joyful expression made Annie pause in surprise.

This child must have been so pent up; just hearing about going out to play made her so happy.

Looking at the excited Coco, Annie couldn't help but feel a bit resentful towards Jin Hyun-tae as a father.

But then she thought, Jin Hyun-tae was still a 'minor' boy, and even though he was a father, he certainly had his shortcomings.

In such a situation, it was understandable.

After all, even Annie couldn't confidently say that she would be a good mother in the future.

So, on what basis could she think that Jin Hyun-tae was a qualified father?

No matter what, after two months of surveillance, Annie clearly knew that Jin Hyun-tae had been doing his best as a father. What more could she criticize him for?

"Poor little one, your father always keeps you at home. Look at how pent up you are, it's really pitiful."

Holding Coco, Annie looked at the little one with a pained expression.

The little one also cooperated with Annie's words, saying in a funny way, "Coco is so pitiful."

This immediately made the old butler Nord and Annie burst out laughing.

"Ha ha! Miss, this child is so cute," the old butler Nord, who was already over sixty, usually liked children very much.

Originally, in the old butler's eyes, Coco was a rather plain child, but since his own young lady liked her so much, he had to love her by association.

However, Coco's performance changed the old butler's attitude, and he gradually began to like this rather amusing child.

"Yes! Yes! Coco is so pitiful, so to make up for this, Auntie will take you out to play and buy you pretty clothes."

After saying this, Annie signaled for the old butler Nord to follow, and the two of them walked towards the backyard.

Nord and the others couldn't walk through the front door, as it would risk exposure, so Annie had to leave the community through the backyard beach.

"Beautiful clothes, Mommy is so nice, Coco likes."

Although Annie called herself Auntie, Coco still firmly called her 'Mommy.' Annie didn't bother to correct her, but the old butler Nord, who was following her, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

But since his young lady didn't correct Coco's address, Nord didn't say anything. If his young lady didn't speak, why should he say anything?

The morning at Monica Beach Community was very quiet, with lush coconut trees lining both sides of the community streets, casting large shadows on the ground, making it feel very refreshing to walk in the shade, and the sea breeze made it even more pleasant.

Walking with the old butler Nord, Annie didn't see many people, perhaps because everyone was still having breakfast at home.

But it was better this way; Annie didn't want to be seen by anyone.

Nord had already prepared the car, and the bodyguards were in place.

"We're going to Beverly Hills, but I don't want to be so conspicuous. Have them follow from a distance, and get me a different car."

Looking at her own armored Rolls-Royce from a distance, Annie frowned slightly, with many concerns flashing through her mind.

Firstly, the car and the bodyguards were too conspicuous. If they encountered anyone from the community, it would be hard to explain.

With this concern, Annie had to be cautious about the issue.

Certainly, the bodyguards had to follow, as Annie's status was special, and there were hidden dangers that could occur at any time, so she couldn't dismiss the bodyguards.

But having the bodyguards follow from a distance or provide covert protection was also possible.

However, she definitely couldn't ride in that conspicuous armored Rolls-Royce, as it would attract too much attention.

Especially driving such a car through the community would be asking for trouble.

"Miss, what car should we change to?"

The old butler had to follow his young lady's orders, so Nord could only ask what kind of car she wanted.

"I'll just take a taxi. You don't need to follow me. You and the bodyguards can go together, and we'll do it this way from now on."

After saying this, Annie left the old butler behind and walked down the community street with Coco in her arms, heading out of the community.

The old butler Nord, left behind, stood there in shock, unable to believe that his young lady would make such a choice.

But what could he say about a decision already made by his young lady?

With no choice, the old butler went to the bodyguard's car, got in, and followed his young lady from a distance.

After about 20 minutes, Annie finally reached the highway outside the community and started hailing cars. Since it was hard to find taxis there, she didn't manage to get a ride for a long time. In the end, she had to get into the bodyguards' car to officially start her journey with Coco to their destination.

"This is so troublesome, I can't even get a taxi here," Annie said in the car, clearly unhappy about not being able to get a taxi, and venting her frustration to the old butler.

"Uncle Nord, you should buy a car and park it here for standby. It doesn't have to be a fancy car, just a spacious and comfortable one, like a GAM. Many celebrities use such cars for their nannies."

Feeling that the area was inconvenient for travel, Annie decided to have Nord buy a car for standby, and specifically a type of car that many celebrities use for their nannies.

Such a car wouldn't cost much, and for Annie, it was nothing.

The old butler Nord nodded and then picked up the car phone, made a call, and arranged everything.

"The car will be delivered in an hour. I've already arranged for someone in the community to receive it. If Miss needs to go out tomorrow, it won't be so troublesome."

It must be said that rich people can get things done very easily; one phone call can solve everything. For Annie, it was just a matter of a word.

During the early morning, the traffic from Monica Beach Community to Los Angeles was heavy, so the speed of the cars on the highway was not very fast.

Annie was not used to this.

She usually traveled by private plane or helicopter, and even when she traveled by car, she rarely encountered such situations.

So, for Annie, this was really not something she was used to.

While Annie looked bored and Coco was excitedly looking out the car window, the old butler Nord took out a stack of documents.

"Miss, there are some documents that need your attention. The UK has recently introduced an anti-monopoly law, which I suspect is aimed at the English Power Supply Group. Meanwhile, the French are in a precarious situation in Vietnam, and they have secretly approached us, hoping our bank can provide a loan..."

As the controller of the Wyeston family, Annie's life could not be carefree. This was clearly impossible.

Indeed, early in the morning, she already had a pile of documents and matters to handle, and there was no way she could be idle.

Although most matters were handled by local managers, there were still some that those people had no authority to decide, so they had to be submitted to Annie for her decision.

"The British are always like this. Their anti-monopoly law is easy to deal with. We can split the English Power Supply Group into three companies and establish three offshore companies with complex equity structures, each holding shares in the three new companies. I think this will prevent the British from playing any tricks."

As a capital controller, Annie was very clear about how to handle such situations, and her methods were very proficient.

While taking the documents from the old butler and flipping through them, Annie continued to the old butler Nord, "The French have been fighting in Vietnam for decades and are still in this state. There's no way we can give them a loan. I think we should contact the Vietnamese side. I believe the Vietnamese have a good chance of driving out the French, so it would be more beneficial for us to establish good relations with the Vietnamese side."

In a very short time, Annie had already thought of solutions for these two important matters.

At the same time, this revealed a strange piece of information: in this timeline, the French had been fighting the Vietnamese for decades...

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