She's My Sleeping Pill

The birthday party wasn't grand, but Latticia was very happy to spend it with all the people she loved, and since Stefan was very good to all his employees, Ferdinand didn't think much about it. He thought it was only natural for his grandson to throw a party for Dr. Albert's wife. That was what he believed about the party. After all, Cayenne also held a farewell party for Justin not long ago.

"Happy birthday, Mom," Stefan greeted his mother when he came back and found her sitting in the living room with the other guests. To cover her tracks, Stefan even followed the fake birthdate that Dr. Albert registered for Latticia, so not many people know about this celebration.

"Thank you, son," Latticia whispered with a smile. "I never thought I'd get to experience this kind of birthday again."

"I'll let you experience as many parties as you want in the future. Just try your best to get well."

"Hn. I trust you'd do that,"

Lunch was served a few minutes before 12:00 NN and everyone was enjoying the food and drinks that Stanley and Jessie prepared for them. It was a joyous moment. The mansion was filled with laughter and cheers. It wasn't the kind of party where people talk about business and projects. It was just a normal gathering to unwind and be with the whole family.

After lunch, some people went to play with the dogs, others decided to enjoy the scenery around the mansion while riding a horse, and some of them went to watch a movie in the theater room. There was also a bunch of family members who decided to give Cayenne a break and take care of the kids.

In the living room, Cayenne was watching the latest vlog that Zaire released for her. It was the farewell party she held for Justin. So far, it already had a half million views, and thousands of comments were left on it. It received a lot of positive thoughts from people across the world and they praised her for not making things difficult for Julia.

Now, with the video of her vlog as well as the posts of Julia's friends, saying that it was Julia who crashed the party intentionally, people were badmouthing her. They called her a manipulator and a traitor.

Cayenne evaluated her feelings regarding this incident. She felt a little guilty, not because she exposed Julia's horrible character, but because she didn't feel bad about doing so. She thought she was being less of a human at this point.

Stefan noticed her distressed sigh since he was just sitting next to her and he peeked at the video she was watching. "Are you worried for Justin? Or are you bothered by Julia's presence?"

"Both," Cayenne responded and sighed once more. "I can always find a way to get in touch with the kid, but when will you call your auntie and cousin to come home?"

"In two days. I'll ask Tristan to meet with them."

"O-okay. I'll just wait for your arrangements. Do I have to visit them as well? I mean, I don't know if I can patch things up with Julia. She seemed to really hate me."

"You don't have to do that. She was the one who made a mistake. Let her apologize to you first. If she can do that and you felt her sincerity, then you can try to get along with her."

"Got it. I just hope that they would turn for the better after you call them back."

Stefan held his wife's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. He could understand her worry, but in his heart and mind, nothing was more important than his wife and his kids.

***

The next day, Stefan went to work in the morning but he returned home with his two assistants during lunch break. Instead of going back to the company, he continued his work inside the study room for the rest of the afternoon while Tristan was busy installing a tracking and mapping device in some of the bodyguards' phones.

Those who weren't present at the moment were told to report their schedule for the next three days so that Tristan could make adjustments for them.

It was a lot of work, but Stefan paid him extra for it which made him take the task without a single complaint. Even if money wasn't really part of his problems, he would still accept it with open arms.

He explained how the device works to the bodyguards and told them to always bring it with them wherever they planned to go – comfort room included. If Julia or Celestine's tracker got close to them within a 100-meter distance, it would release a beeping sound into their Bluetooth earpiece. They would have to watch out for these women and make sure that whoever they were guarding was safe and sound.

With more than half of his men equipped with this device, Stefan told Tristan to get in touch with Celestine and Julia with one command and that was to bring them home.

When Celestine heard about this the next, she was suspicious. Julia was even raising her eyebrow after hearing Tristan's words. Who would believe that the ever-wife-doting husband would want his enemies to return home? It was more like asking them to come closer so he could monitor them openly.

Of course, they weren't idiots who didn't know anything about his plots.

However, they have different objectives at this moment and they all want to accomplish whatever they had on their list. Julia tried to convince her mother into accepting Stefan's order, although she didn't really need any kind of convincing because she had been thinking of reaching out to Stefan as well.

"Is he really allowing us to live at the villa? This isn't a trap, right?" Celestine asked once more while reading the file that Tristan handed her.

"If you are still doubting about it ma'am, you can bring an officer or someone you can trust with your safety. You can check the villa for any kind of traps as well," Tristan responded nonchalantly while sitting on the couch across from the mother and daughter.

"There's no need," Celestine said and waved her hand to dismiss the idea. "Can we move in tomorrow? I still have a lot of things to do and we need to pack up as well."

"Sure. I will tell the chairman about it. The butler was already informed of your possible arrival, so he would be waiting for you there."

While they were having this conversation, outside the rented mansion, Rey and Elliot looked at each other in shock. Rey was standing on the porch, waiting for Tristan to finish his business when Elliot came out as ordered by his master. He didn't expect to see a familiar face there.

"What are you doing here?" asked both of them at the same time.

Elliot looked around and found that Rey was all alone. "Are you with that guy inside the house? Are you working for Stefan Dumrique?"

"And you are working for his auntie?"

Both of them sighed together when reality hits them in the face. "Look, I won't take it against you since we're only taking orders from our masters," Rey stated while rubbing his chin. "However, if I'm ordered to take you down, I will do my best to accomplish my task. You know me, Elliot. I hate failure."

"Of course, I know. I wasn't your partner for nothing."

Both men sized each other up when the door opened and Tristan came out. He looked at Rey and Elliot before signaling Rey to leave with him.

"Don't mess with my madam and the people she loves. You don't want me to be your enemy," Rey whispered as he passed by and followed Tristan out.