Xander draped the jacket that he had brought over her shoulders. "Okay, okay. I won't touch you. Calm down. Should we go home now?"Abigail replied, "I've told you, that's not my home."Xander was particularly stubborn on this matter.He knew what he could say to ease her nervousness. But he refused to do so. "Abigail, we're a married couple. We're a family whether you want to admit it or not. My home is your home. Not only am I yours, but everything I have is yours too. We're inseparable in this lifetime. No one can tear us apart..."Abigail said, "I don't want that!"While they were arguing, Felix arrived in his car.He hit the brake and stopped the car beside Abigail and Xander. He then opened the car door and got out. He glared at Xander as he said, "Mr. Zane, what have you done to Caterpie?"Abigail knew very well that this was her conflict with Xander. She did not want Felix to be involved.She opened the car door and quickly sat in the front passenger seat. She said, "Fe
Felix said, "When you're ready to talk about it, you should tell us."Abigail said, "We need to speed up the studio renovation. We can't keep delaying it."Felix replied, "I've contacted several renovation companies recently. But I'm not very happy with the renovation plans they provided. And the fees are high. That's why I haven't come to an agreement with any of them. And also, I have an idea that I want to discuss with you and Mel."Abigail said, "Tell me."Felix glanced at the luxury car that had been following them through the rearview mirror before slowly saying, "Although our studio was vandalized, it didn't affect our work. Our colleagues have been working very well from home. And recently, our digital comic subscriptions have increased significantly compared to last month."Also, due to Stella, who has both great acting skills and fame, being the female lead of Tale of Chloe Bay, this upcoming drama has become the most anticipated show of the year."Tale of Chloe Bay is
During the meeting, Xander had been smiling. Happiness could be seen in his eyes under the silver-rimmed glasses too. He looked like a man who had fallen in love for the first time.Unexpectedly, Xander left at the most important part of the meeting.None of his workers knew what happened.Keith, who could speak for Xander, stepped in promptly to take charge. "Let's continue the discussion. I'll tell Mr. Zane about the post-discussion meeting content."The absence of Xander did not affect his employees' enthusiasm for work.The only problem was that Xander was needed to make the final decision.Keith tried to reach Xander by phone. After several attempts, Xander finally answered his call.Keith was relieved. He said, "Mr. Zane, we need your decision. Are you available now?"Xander replied, "Go ahead."Keith hurriedly told him the meeting content.After that, Xander immediately made a decision. He then said, "Don't hang up. I'll join the meeting using this call."Keith replie
Abigail said, "I'm his assistant."The man stared at Abigail's pretty face. When he saw her rosy, delicate skin, he felt like touching it to find out what it felt like. He responded, "Sure. You handle it for him then. Tell me how you plan to deal with this?"Abigail took her phone out to take a few pictures. She then sent them to the person in charge of the insurance company. She said, "We rear-ended your car. We'll take full responsibility for this matter. There are two options now. For the first option, I'll make a police report and have nearby traffic police issue a document to determine that we're at fault. Then, we'll let the insurance company handle it. For the second option, if you accept a private settlement, we'll compensate you with cash now."Abigail looked at the damage to the man's car. It was not serious. There was only a small dent. And the car itself was not valuable. So, Abigail thought it could be fixed for two thousand dollars at most.Xander's time was worth mor
Xander said, "Get lost!"The man stood up. His legs were so weak that it was a little difficult for him to get back into his car.Abigail stopped him. "Wait for a moment."The man asked, "What else do you want?"Abigail said, "Open your bank QR payment code."The man did not know what she was planning to do. His hand trembled as he obediently opened his bank QR payment code.Abigail scanned the code and immediately transferred two thousand dollars to him, with the note "Compensation for rear-end collision repair". She said, "We'll take full responsibility for this car accident. I've already requested to transfer the money to you. Quickly accept it."The man hesitated to accept it. He wanted to take action against them after this. But Abigail stared at him unwaveringly. He did not dare to refuse it.If he accepted it, it would mean that he accepted a private settlement.After seeing the man accept it, Abigail chuckled. "You may leave."The man then immediately drove his car an
A terrifying aura filled the conference room as Xander suddenly appeared. Everyone present did not dare to speak a single word.They did not understand why Xander, who looked very happy just a while ago, suddenly looked so angry and terrifying.Everyone stood up and said, "Mr. Zane..."Xander coldly glanced at everyone before sitting at the head of the table. He said, "Continue!"As he sat down, his mere presence made the speaker nervously stutter.Keith was sitting closest to Xander. He was most likely to bear the brunt of Xander's anger. So, he had to find out the reason why Xander got mad to minimize the risk of getting scolded.When no one was paying attention to Keith, he took the opportunity to quietly text Abigail: [Abigail, help!]Abigail only replied after quite some time: [Mr. Jackman, what's wrong?]Keith: [Do you know why Mr. Zane is mad?]Abigail: [I've been on my days off for the past two days. I haven't been around Mr. Zane. How would I know why he's angry?]Ke
The coastal road at Mangrove Bay was the most beautiful scenic road in Florivera. Monsoon Villa, where Xander's house was located, was at one of the ends of that road.Right now, Abigail did not want to go to any place related to Xander. She said, "It's fine. Just drive around the city."Felix drove the new car aimlessly in the city for about an hour. Abigail did not speak much during this time.Felix pondered before worriedly saying, "Caterpie, what happened between you and Xander?""Nothing much happened. It's just a small disagreement between spouses. It's very normal for spouses to have a little argument." Abigail regretted asking Felix to pick her up today. She felt that sharing marital issues with outsiders was not ideal.Felix commented, "Marriage is tiresome!"Abigail questioned, "What are you talking about?"Felix replied, "I said marriage is tiresome. It's much more comfortable being single."Abigail asked, "Are you really not planning to get a girlfriend and get marr
Felix said, "During Easter this year, my mom was probably talking about her. She said my schoolmate already had five or six children, and yet I was still not married. I think she must be talking about Angela. Caterpie, you and Mel mustn't be like her. You must have dignity and not become a tool for other's procreation."Abigail replied, "I know that. But often in life, we're unable to make our own decisions."Felix said, "So, the conflict between you and Xander is about having children? Did the Zane family force you...?"Abigail replied, "No. He didn't force me to have children. Everyone in the Zane family treats me very well. It's my wish to have a child..."Abigail did not want to hear anything negative about Xander.Felix asked, "Why? What's so good about having a child? Didn't you say you only wanted kids once your job is stable? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"Abigail answered, "Because Grandma wants to have a great-grandchild..."Felix said, "So, Xander is your too