Chapter 42 Journey to the Launch
Haley didn't raise an eyebrow and calmly replied, "His name is Thomas, a friend I met abroad. He just arrived in Cuenca yesterday and has nowhere to go, so I let him stay for one night."
Seeing her sincere expression, Justin breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "He claimed to be the owner of this place."
"I, I didn't say that!" Thomas shrank his neck and weakly explained, "I'm sorry, you misunderstood... What I meant was, it's not appropriate for a guest to be dressed like this. I, I'll go change my clothes..." And off he scurried, looking dejected.
Justin said earnestly, "Haley, as a single mother, it's not a good idea to have a man stay overnight at home. If he has nowhere to go, you can let him stay at the Martínez family's place for a night."
Haley obediently nodded and said, "Justin, please don't worry about me. I'll go to the Martínez family's place after dropping the kids off at preschool."
Thomas poked his head out and shouted, "Haley, you go focus on your work. I'll take Todd and Angela to school."
When they were abroad before, Haley often entrusted the two children to Thomas. Although he seemed unreliable most of the time, he was particularly attentive to the kids.
Haley placed her backpack by the door and instructed, "Make sure you see them enter preschool before you leave, understood?"
"Oh, come on Haley, I'm not a three-year-old, do you really need to remind me like this? You go on and get busy!" Thomas retorted.
Only then did Haley grab her bag and get into Justin's car. As they drove out of the villa area, Haley keenly noticed that there was a car following them from behind.
Before she could say anything, Justin said, "Haley, when I arrived this morning, that car was parked at the entrance of the neighborhood. Now that I'm leaving, it's following us. It seems like we're being tracked."
"Yesterday, when I picked up the kids from school, someone was following me," Haley's face turned grim, "I've only been back in the country for a few days, who could I have offended?"
"Other than Emily, who else?" Justin replied coldly, "You just obtained a 25% share of the DeRoss Group, which is like taking a piece of meat from that mother-daughter duo. How could they let you off easily?"
Haley furrowed her brow, her heart growing cold.
"Haley, don't be afraid. After the press conference, I'll arrange bodyguards for you," Justin reassured her, "I'll also assign a few people to keep an eye on the preschool. The DeRoss family won't harm the two children."
Haley nodded, "Thank you, Justin." The car behind them, showed no sign of giving up, continuing to follow from a distance.
They arrived at the launch, Haley got out of the car, which stopped at the Martínez family's doorstep. Justin reassured Haley with a glance and took her upstairs. The Martínez family's product launch was grand, held in the lobby on the first floor, and even before the scheduled time, journalists from various outlets had arrived.
Haley went to the lounge first. As soon as she entered, she saw Barbara playing with a small robot.
"Dad, I told you Haley fooled you. This product isn't smart at all. It doesn't understand anything I say. Are we going to be laughed at during the launch?"
Steven looked at her coldly. "If you don't understand, don't speak nonsense. Go sit somewhere else."
"Why wouldn't I understand?" Barbara huffed. "It's just a smart home robot. I may not understand the development, but I can still use it, can't I?"
“Barbara, you really don’t understand,” Haley said, walking in with her high heels clicking. She curved her lips into a smile and held up the small robot that was about twenty centimeters tall.
"Martin, Martin, sing a nursery rhyme for us." The little robot immediately started playing a song.
"Barbara, this is a product developed by the Martínez Group. How could you not know that before giving command instructions, you should first call the robot's name?'" Haley lightly chuckled. "You became the marketing manager without thoroughly understanding your own family's products. How did that happen?"
Barbara’s face instantly fell.
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