I’ll Teach You, Marianne.

Chapter 588 – [Bonus ]A Mother’s Instinct

Jack just smiled broadly while enjoying dinner. He continued to tease Anne, who sat across from him, feeding Christian patiently. Every now and then, Anne would give Jack a sharp glance, warning him not to continue to talk carelessly. Because Jack had always asked why Anne was wearing a scarf around her neck, even though without being explained, everyone also knew that the reason why Anne wore the scarf was Jack's savagery earlier in the park.

"Have you finished all the files we need, Nick?" Jack asked quietly, wiping his lips with a napkin.

Nicholas nodded quickly. "Yes, after Giselle sent me an email a few hours ago, I immediately worked on it and I have also sent it to your email, sir."

"Good, so tonight we'll learn everything before the meeting tomorrow morning."

"Yes, sir."

Anne wiped Christian's lips with a napkin. She also gives her son, who had finished his dinner, a kiss on the forehead. Luis immediately took Christian from his baby chair and took the adorable child to the playroom so that Anne could eat.

At first, Anne was not interested in the conversation between Jack and his two assistants, but because they kept mentioning the names of Giselle and Australia, Anne finally became interested.

"Oh yeah, Eric, how's Alice? From the start, Alice was the only person that I haven't seen here," said Anne quietly, joining in on the conversation.

Erick's face immediately turned red. Being asked about his ex-girlfriend made him lose the mood instantly.

Seeing the change in Erick's expression made Nicholas laugh out loud. "Alice broke up with Erik three years ago, Madam. Even I heard that Alice is currently working as a Connery Corporation secretary and is in a relationship with the assistant CEO, Daniel."

Erick immediately turned to Nicholas. He looked very angry when Nicholas brought up the love story of Alice and her new boyfriend. Realizing that there was danger that was targeting Nicholas, he immediately moved to sit next to Anne. Nicholas asked for the protection of the madam.

"Oh, so Alice is now the secretary of the Connery Corporation and is in love with Daniel … hmm, that's a shame, even though I really like Alice," said Anne slowly repeating Nicholas' words.

"It's her choice, babe, we can't stop her. Alice isn't in a serious relationship with Erick either, so if she already has another boyfriend, we can't do anything about it. Alice isn't part of Muller Finance International anymore." Jack joined in trying to give support to Erick who looked very uncomfortable at the moment.

Anne took a deep breath. "I don't know why I feel more comfortable if Alice is your secretary than Giselle. Giselle looks at me very unfriendly. Moreover, I saw the way she looked at Christian this afternoon. Maybe it's just my feeling that she doesn't like my child. But a mother's feelings are usually true. A mother's instincts are very strong when it comes to the safety of his child. That's why I asked you to have lunch outside, but, well, maybe it's just my feeling."

"There's no way Giselle could be that brave, babe. She couldn't possibly dare mess with my wife and son," said Jack quickly in response to Anne's words.

Anne smiled. "I'm a mother, Jack, and I can feel it."

Jack immediately fell silent after hearing Anne's words, and so was Erick. His facial expression immediately changed when he heard the madam discussing about Giselle, who incidentally was the master's school friend.

"I agree with you, Madam. I also don't like that arrogant woman, really. Actually, a lot of staffs have been talking about Giselle, but no one dared to report it to Master out of fear," said Nicholas quickly unconsciously. His hatred for Giselle made Nicholas immediately speak openly without any fear.

Anne immediately turned to Nicholas. "Fear? Why?"

"Giselle was recruited directly by Master, so no one has the courage to face her. They bow to that woman," Nicholas answered honestly.

Anne covered her mouth in shock. She couldn't believe it was her husband who recruited Giselle directly. "Oh, right, so she's your friend. No wonder you defend her and don't mind her calling you like that."

"Babe, don't be like that. Giselle is just my friend. We've been friends since we were in junior high school. We've known each other for a long time, Anne. Don't be jealous of her, I'm not…"

"What… jealous? Me? Haha, don't be crazy Jack, how could I be jealous of your CLOSE FRIEND. If all the protests of your other staffs were ignored, especially since I didn't contribute anything to the company." Anne immediately cut off Jack's words with a raised voice. Although she didn't admit to being jealous, but her body language was clear that at this moment Anne really didn't like Giselle.

"Anne, come on…don't be childish. Giselle and I don't have any relationship. Our relationship is purely because of business. I recruited her because of her extraordinary abilities, she is very experienced in this field, Anne," said Jack slowly, trying to gave Anne a careful understanding.

Anne sighed wearily. "Oh, because of her extraordinary abilities, I see, I see … Well, then let's not talk about it anymore. What am I compared to your extraordinary secretary."

"Babe, please…"

Anne, who had already stood up and was about to leave the dining table, immediately froze, then turned her head and smiled at Jack.

"There can be no sincere friendship between a man and a woman, Jack. Moreover, the woman is still single and you have known each other for a long time. My education may not be high, Jack, but experience has taught me all the lessons, because you also know how my friendship was with Aaron Sean Connery." Anne spoke in a slightly trembling voice, holding back her emotions. Anne didn't like Jack defending his friend more than herself. She felt that her feelings were being underestimated by Jack.

"And Jack, you have hurt me not only once or twice. You have to remember that," she repeated before finally leaving everyone at the table.

Jack was silent. He didn't understand why Anne suddenly acted like that, whereas previously their relationship was fine, very good even. Realizing that the madam was very angry, Erick immediately turned to Nicholas, who was considered the source of the quarrel and his wife tonight.

"It's your fault, Nick. You can't keep your mouth," said Erick curtly.

"Me? Where did I go wrong?" Nicholas asked innocently.

"Your fault is that you have provoked Madam which made the atmosphere even more heated…"

Erick's words stopped when he saw Anne coming back to the room and Jack was ready to welcome her, but Jack's guess was wrong. The reason was that Anne just passed the dining room and continued walking towards the playroom where previously Luis had brought Christian. Not long after that, Anne was already carrying Christian who looked sleepy.

"You come with me, Nick, there are many things I want to talk to you about," said Anne quietly as she crossed the front of the dining room.

"O-okay Madam…"

It was really terrible when the madam was angry.

To be continued