“Is it very serious?”“Yes.”“How so?” Vivienne was anxious. If Jane said that it was very serious, then it must be. However, why did she not know about this?If there was such a big change in Dunn Group, why did she have no idea about it?It was not just her. Had nobody who came here with Jane from Storge Trust detected anything?“What…”She interrupted her once again.“The previous chairman, Joseph Dunn, had transferred most of the fluid funds of Dunn Group to other places.”Boom!A b
The car stopped at the entrance of the other party’s company.“Vivienne, we can only win this fight. We can’t lose.”“Got it!”Jane said that when she got out of the car. Vivienne wiped away the emotions on her face. It was as if she was another person now. She was filled with energy and drive.When Jane and Vivienne arrived, the other representatives of Dunn Group were already there.There were eight people. Aside from Jane and Vivienne, the other six were the elites from Dunn Group.It w
“But…”“This is the meeting room. It’s a place of business.” She looked at Vivienne, and there was a determination in her eyes. “Vivienne, you should know how important this is to me.”Not just her, it was for Dunn Group as well.Since Joseph had taken away most of the fluid funds, if they did not inject new blood into Dunn Group, the company would not be able to hold on for long. By then, there would be a lot of people who would want to take their life when they were down. The business world
Callen Feroch looked at the outstretched hand. She looked thinner than she was before.Without a word, he stretched out his hand to hold the frail palm. There was a sense of mismatch when the calloused palm grabbed the weak-looking palm.His heart ached with discomfort... ‘She has grown thin.‘Maybe if I had given her the 500,000 bucks that time, she wouldn’t be like this today.’Her fingertips brushed his hand a little…"Mr. Callen, please have some self-respect."Callen froze... ‘Self-respect? Did she just ask me to have some self-respect?’With a little unwillingness, he put down his hand that held her palm.His gaze fell on the scar on her forehead. It reminded him of the time when he felt a tiny itch on his lips when he gently kissed her scar. He abruptly turned his head to prevent himself from touching it again."This scar...""Mr. Callen, I think I may have miscalculated our collaboration this time.” As she patted down her clothes, she said, "So, I'll leave."If she
Jane once again walked out of the meeting room. Callen sent her off this time. They seemed to be having a good conversation.Vivienne first saw Jane's figure and was about to ask, "Have you reached an agreement?"A tall figure then appeared in front of everyone."This is..."Jane stepped aside. "Let me introduce you. This is Callen Feroch, the representative of the second party’s company."Naturally, Vivienne, who was in charge of the project, stepped forward and held out her hand. "Hello, Mr. Feroch, I'm the...""Vivienne, I'll follow up on this project."Jane calmly interrupted Vivienne.Vivienne's eyes showed puzzlement."We'll talk once we're back," Jane whispered in Vivienne's ear.Callen Feroch personally escorted them downstairs to the main entrance.There was a trace of surprise in the eyes of the female secretary beside him. She looked at Jane one more time... The mysterious CEO was not often seen in S City. It was rumored that he owned many industrial chains, and t
"You did this?" Jane suppressed her anger. Her eyes ran through the mess on the ground. She was obviously asking whether the man opposite her caused the mess."I'm sorry."The man apologized in a cautious whisper, his eyes full of guilt.However, Jane almost laughed in anger. Looking at the man behind the sink, he used to be too proud to admit mistakes so easily, but now, he was quick to do so.However, in Jane's eyes, there was another kind of anger coming from the depths of her heart. Not just anger, but a wave of vague anger that came from the heart.She did not realize, of course, that her anger at this moment was not directed only at the man who had made such a mess in her house.She gave the man a cold look and sulkily took her phone out of her backpack without a word."It's me, Elior. What time will you arrive?" she asked the person on the other end of the line. A black figure came hurtling toward her from the side. The phone in her hand fell with a snap to the ground. Th
The room was very quiet with just the two people sitting on the sofa. Jane contacted the housekeeper.The housekeeper had yet to arrive. She and the man sat on the sofa while waiting. The man sat silently, looking straight at her with his eyes… He had been staring at her for the better part of an hour.However, no.No meant no.She could not relent.It would be fine as long as she did not see his pleading eyes. No matter how he was behaving now, his coldness and cruelty from those past decades had already been etched in her mind.Looking at the same face, Jane did not think she could be amnesiac and forget about the past.She had made up her mind to send him away. She just had to wait for Elior to take him away.She would not have that inexpressible feeling in her heart.As time went by bit by bit, she raised her wrist for the third time and glanced at her watch. Beside her, the pair of burning eyes almost scorched her to bits.She only turned her head away, allowing the ma
While they were taking the elevator down, Jane looked at the man behind her. For a moment, she thought that something must be wrong with her head.Just like that, he had badgered her into agreeing to take him out.The clothes he was wearing were from yesterday. As he dried his clothes and shoes and put them on, she was a little worried about being recognized. "Lower your head."When the man saw her turn, he obediently stuck his head in front of her, revealing the back of his head. Still, she had to tiptoe a little to pull the hood of his jacket on. "When we get to the supermarket later, no running around and don't pull your hood off.""All right." Jane felt a little relieved when the man nodded heavily.He followed Jane and opened the passenger door of the car before getting in.He also followed what Jane did when he saw her fastening her seatbelt.Jane put on a straight face all the way, angry with herself for loosening her tongue. Why did she agree to him?She wanted to be an
"Your grandfather loved your grandmother like a man possessed."By the time I finished hearing out my grandparents' story, I fell silent. I no longer blamed my grandfather for not knowing his heart, and I no longer blamed Grandma for being uncertain. It was just as Grandma Alora said. It was only because one of the two of them stopped obsessing and took a step back that they ended up living happily ever after. I could not help but wonder. What if Grandma simply refused to turn back at the e
Even then, I found it unbelievable. I ran to my dad's room and immediately asked, "Is Grandpa a pervert? I saw him hugging Grandma's foot just now. Does he have a foot fetish?""Your grandfather is warming your grandmother's feet. Your grandmother's body isn't in its best shape, and her hands and feet are always ice-cold. Your grandfather can't bear to see her like that. Just pretend you didn't see anything, and never mention it to him.""But why?""Because your grandfather will make you writ
My name was Luka Stewart. It was a weird name, right? Like ‘look! A stew.’My grandfather gave me my name. All my many years of experience as a kid told me that my grandfather was not a good guy.All else aside, just look at the name he gave me. He had a perfectly nice name himself, but he had to give me such a weird one.However, every time I protested about it to him, he always said that it was my dad's fault. If Dad had been a girl, that would have been his name instead. See, Grandpa was
On the twentieth day after the surgeryHe saw the person he had his heart set on.“Elior said you were at your wedding on the day I woke up.” He fell quiet again after his initial excitement. It felt as though there was a thorn in his heart. He wanted to pull the thorn out, but it hurt just to touch it.“Is Michael Luther… good to you?”“Yeah, pretty much.”There was pain in his eyes and he hurriedly lowered them, putting on a gracious act.“Congratulations. From now on, you’ll finally be
“Not too long ago, I woke up one morning and realized that I was trapped behind bars again. He had installed metal grilles over all the windows in the room.“In my eyes, those bars were no different from the ones in prison six years ago.“He tried everything to imprison me. He only finally let go when he’s sick and dying.“He said something about getting tired of this game and getting bored of me. I believed him.“He’s dying, so he lets go.“Is that supposed to show how generous and loving
“See? Master White agrees. Move aside and don’t stop me, the boss is in a lot of danger right now!” Dos’ expression was vicious. “I need to stop…”Halfway through his sentence, the three people outside heard some mortifying noises coming from inside the room.They were all experienced in the ways of life, so no matter how slow they might be, they still understood what those noises meant.Dos’ face instantly turned completely red.“Go on, kick the door down. Your boss is in danger,” Alora tea
After the second apple, there was the third... By the time he reached the fifth, he looked at the apple in his hand with a troubled expression. No matter how much he liked fruit, he still could not eat so many at once. Besides, he never liked apples to begin with.“Eat some more, or you won’t have the strength,” she said calmly. He was completely stumped. The strength? The strength for what?The wheels in his brain were still turning as he tried to process her words when the woman by his bed
At the hospital, the ward door opened without a sound. This time, Dos did not report the arrival in advance.When Elior arrived in a hurry, he immediately saw that woman.Before he said anything, Alora pulled him back out into the corridor. The door opened and closed again.The man on the bed lay on his side, fast asleep.No one knew what he was dreaming about, but the deep frown on his face showed that he did not have pleasant dreams.His hand rested on the covers, his wedding ring still a
"Don't worry, this time Sean Stewart won't disturb you again. He never will anymore. "Go and do what you do best, Jane Dunn. Run away!"With those words, Alora turned and left.She did not know what she was mad about. Perhaps she was not mad at all, just a little sorry about the whole state of affairs.It was almost as though she was the one who was not getting her happy ending. In her eyes, one of them had done wrong in the past and was now filled with regret, determined to turn over a n