Awakening of the Scheming Wife-Chapter 125: Family? Yes!

Vernon’s mind was in a mess, and so was Helena’s.

Just like that, they reached the Ford’s office building and they aligned the car before entering.

As soon as they entered the building, they felt many eyes fall on them.

It was their first appearance together as a couple in the office, and everyone couldn’t help but gush about the beautiful couple.

Needless to say, Vernon was a handsome man, and Helena was a very beautiful woman.

Even though she frequented the office, everyone had yet to get used to her looks. Now with the addition of her husband on her side, the beauty radar only went higher.

Helena was used to their looks every day and was calm.

Vernon, on the other hand, was the CEO of an entertainment company. Everyone there was already used to looking at the beautiful people.

But as a boss, whenever he was around, everyone’s eyes naturally followed him. So he wasn’t new to such gazes either.

He had lived for a decade more than Helena. How could he not get used to these kinds of situations? Compared to all the things he had faced in his previous life, this was like a child’s play.

So, casually, he grabbed Helena’s hand and even shielded her lightly from the fervent gazes of others while they headed towards the elevator.

Helena was stunned by his subconscious reaction, and she had yet to react before they were already on her floor.

She blinked her eyes as she stood in front of her office door in a daze. She thought to herself, [What just happened?]

Vernon looked at her as he did not understand what she meant. Seeing her standing in a daze and not saying anything, he had nothing to ask or answer her.

So he just looked at her, "Aren’t you going to invite me in?"

Even though they were husband and wife, without her invitation, he wouldn’t enter her office casually.

Helena smiled and opened the door as she used her hand to gesture at him as she said, "Please."

Vernon chuckled at her playful gesture and bowed as he said, "Thank you, milady."

They enacted a cheesy drama scene before they entered her office.

Vernon looked around the office. It has been more than ten years since he has seen this familiar place. In his last life, she had made some renovations each year to keep up with the trend, and this was really the design of her office ten years back.

He felt nostalgic for some reason when he looked at this place.

There were many fond memories between him and Helena at this place.

He sighed and suppressed the memories that were forcing themselves to play in his mind, and walked to sit on the lounge sofa casually.

Helena went and sat opposite him.

"Do you want to say something to me?" Vernon asked finally.

Helena blinked her eyes, "Huh?"

"You looked like you were thinking about something serious earlier in the car. I think if something is troubling you, you could tell me. We can work together and solve any problems you have," Vernon said seriously.

Helena was stunned. She thought that she kept her thoughts to herself. She did not know how Vernon could see through her emotions so easily.

She smiled weakly.

Looking at her expression, Vernon was concerned. He moved forward to sit at the edge of his seat and grabbed her hand. He patted it gently as he asked, "What is it?"

"I found something earlier." Helena hesitated before saying.

"What is it?" Vernon asked, even though he already knew what it was.

"The ones who kidnapped Sister Jemma’s sister..." Helena started. They know that it was the Seventh Prince. But, except for Vernon’s dream as proof, there was no other concrete evidence to prove that point. So she did not name him directly.

Vernon understood her thoughts as well. He just calmly nodded, probing her to continue with her words.

"I found that they asked not specifically for Sister Jemma," Helena said.

"What do you mean?" Vernon asked with a frown. He knew what she wanted to say, but he wouldn’t want her to know that he already knew. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"They asked for ’either of the Jeffery daughters-in-law’. It means they want either sister Jemma or me." Helena finished.

Vernon thought for a few seconds as if he was trying to process the newfound information before he asked, "So?"

"So? What do you mean by ’so?’?" Helena was agitated out of nowhere.

"So what if they asked for either of the daughters-in-law? What does it change? What exactly are you worrying about?" Vernon asked her, but his voice was calm, the complete opposite of Helena’s agitation.

His voice somehow managed to calm Helena’s mind. She calmed down and took a deep breath before saying, "Vernon. They want either Sister Jemma or me. It means they are not just targeting Sister Jemma. They are..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Vernon raised his hand to stop her, "Stop right there. Don’t speak anymore."

Helena gulped back her words and blinked her eyes at him.

"You silly girl!" Vernon chuckled.

"Silly? Why are you calling me silly out of nowhere? Where am I silly?" Helena pouted.

For Vernon, who was more than ten years older than Helena, she really looked like a silly girl. Right now, she isn’t his wife of ten plus years, who had matured as she aged. She is just a young girl who was in her early twenties.

No matter how smart she was, she had yet to mature mentally. She still possessed a few childish traits in her.

Even her glassy eyes and round cheeks showed her childish side.

She is the President of the Ford’s group, yes. But that was only because she was the ultimate heir to the group, and her father wanted to start training her already. Even though Father Ford was the chairman and could retire, he was still the only one holding the reins of the group.

Until Helena was completely ready to take over the group, he was still the one at the top of the food chain here.

For the name of the position, Helena and Vincent shared the same position. But when it comes to power, they are nowhere near each other yet.

Father Jeffery had completely given the powers of the entire group to Vincent and was happily enjoying his retirement with his wife.

Father Ford couldn’t do the same yet. Helena is still too young to take on the complete responsibility.

Vernon chuckled and lightly pinched her cheeks, "If you are not silly, then what are you?"

Helena frowned. She wanted to protest, but he flicked his fingers on her forehead.

He continued saying but in a serious tone, "Why would anyone use sister-in-law Jemma’s sister to get you in exchange, huh?"

Helena’s eyes rounded. She blinked her misty eyes.

Vernon did not let her think too much and said, "Idiot. Obviously, they were targeting my Sister-in-law. It is just that they wanted to portray that they wanted to target the Jeffery family and not my sister-in-law. So they went in the roundabout way to get my sister in law on board with the plan using this technique. Do you understand?"

Helena once again blinked her eyes. She seemed to understand, but also not entirely.

"I understand what you are saying, but... No matter what, my name got included in this matter. Is it really ok if I stood on the sidelines without getting involved like this?" Helena asked seriously.

"Do you think our family would risk you, a little girl’s life, to get something?" Vernon just smiled and asked back.

Helena pursed her lips, and after a couple of seconds, she slowly shook her head. She knew that the Jefferys weren’t such people.

"That’s it. So, stop worrying anymore and relax, will you?" Vernon smiled.

With this conversation, he suddenly realized that the Helena in front of him was a very young woman. She wasn’t the Helena he used to remember. As a young lady, she worries unnecessarily and too much.

Even after his words, the frown on her brows did not loosen.

He sighed and asked her, "Why exactly do you want to get involved in this mess?"

Helena looked at Vernon’s face and pursed her lips. Vernon could hear a few jumbled up words from her thoughts, which had no clear meaning. He thought that her mind should be in a mess, and she herself doesn’t know what to think about the matter.

After a few seconds of silence, Helena finally opened her lips to speak, "Because we are now a family, and as family we should stand together when facing trouble?"

Vernon froze when he heard her words. From her thoughts, he understood that those were her exact thoughts as well.

He shook his head in helplessness. This was the innocent Helena that he had always known.

How did such a Helena turn into the Helena that tried to usurp their company and went against each and every person in their family?