Gwen snickered, "You should tell Sean about this. There's no point telling me."Katie retorted, "Of course I'll tell him. I'm just afraid you won't stop pestering him."Gwen smiled. "You don't have to worry about that. I'll be returning to Easton in a few days. So I can't pester him, even if I wanted to. Unless …""Unless what?""Unless he goes to Easton with me."After hearing this, Katie laughed. "In your dreams! There's no way Dr. Yates would go back to Easton with you. He's already successful in Macldo. Why would he follow you to Easton and start over? Not even a fool would do that!"Although Gwen felt the same way, she still felt very uncomfortable hearing it from Katie's lips. "Since there's no way he'll follow me back to Easton, why are you still talking to me?"Katie was rendered speechless. She angrily grabbed her bag from the bed. "Just you wait. Dr. Yates will dump you soon!" Having said that, she glared at Gwen before striding away.As Gwen watched her leave,
Although this manor wasn't as magnificent as Yates Manor, it had a simple and natural appearance, as well as great aesthetic value.The Emberlys' butler led Sean to the living room."Dr. Yates, Mr. Emberly is still working in his study. Please wait a moment," the butler said before leaving the living room. He didn't even ask anyone to pour Sean a drink.After over ten minutes, Solomon finally came downstairs. When he saw Sean, a look of surprise appeared on his face."Dr. Yates, what are you doing here in my home?" Solomon was tall and handsome. Although his face showed signs of aging, he still had a youthful charm.Sean went straight to the point. "Mr. Emberly, I was told you shut down my laboratory."Solomon remained impassive. "Your laboratory has been shut down, you say? Why didn't I know about this?"Sean didn't mince words with him. "Mr. Solomon, we might as well be honest with each other. What do you want?"Solomon smiled slightly at Sean's words. "Since you've said that
Since Sean had already exposed the truth, Solomon no longer beat around the bush. "That's right. If you want to restart the experiment, you simply have to convince Mr. Sterling to sell his land and marry my daughter." Solomon smiled to ease the tense atmosphere. "Dr. Yates, these two things are simple tasks for you. As long as you agree to do it, I'll let your lab continue its operations right away."Sean glanced at him. "Then, you can keep waiting." After saying that, he turned around and left.As Katie watched Sean leave from her spot in her room, she finally lost her composure and ran downstairs. "Dad …"The glint of anger was still present in Solomon's gaze. When he saw his daughter, he forced a smile. "It's okay. Everything is all right. He won't last long. If he can't reopen his lab, all his work will be in vain."Katie was worried. "But Dad, he didn't seem willing to compromise.""It's no use to resist. As long as he wants to resume his experiment, he has to agree t
"Yes, of course, I'll do it. I wouldn't refuse anything you ask me to."Avery scoffed before striding away.Finn smiled knowingly.Then, his assistant walked in. When he saw what happened, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why are you … indulging Ms. Mendeley so much?"Anyone who barged into Finn's office without notifying him would have lost all their limbs by now. However, Avery was completely unharmed, even after barging into Finn's space again and again.Finn frowned. "You talk too much!"His assistant quickly lowered his head. "Yes, sir. I apologize."After saying that, he quietly met Finn's eyes. He noticed there wasn't any anger in his boss' gaze. Instead, he seemed to be lost in thought. Only then did the assistant sigh in relief.Sure enough, Finn was lost in his memories. He recalled the first time he had met Avery.Back then, he had still been with the Morrisons. As the eldest son, he had gained flattery from everyone he met. But Avery had been the only one who had
"I don't have to go to work today, and I'm feeling quite bored in the hotel. Are you free?"Sean answered without thinking, "Of course. I can follow you wherever you want to go."Gwen thought for a moment before saying, "Let's hang out. I've been here for so long, but I haven't had much time to stroll around the streets here."Sean said, "All right. Wait for me at the hotel. I'll be there right away."After hanging up the phone, Sean felt much better. He rushed to the hotel where Gwen was staying. When he was almost there, he called Gwen and asked her to come downstairs.Gwen did as she was told. When she arrived at the hotel's entrance, she saw Sean's car.Sean pushed the door open. He was about to open the door to the passenger seat, but Gwen stopped him. "When I said we should hang out, I meant we should go for a walk, not shopping."Sean frowned, his eyes landing on her feet. When he saw that she was wearing sneakers, his frown relaxed slightly. "Why do you want to take a st
Gwen's lips turned pale at his question."Then … you'll have to give me up." After saying that, Gwen looked up at him with a smile. "After all, I can't give you a future, Sean. Did you forget?"Sean looked at her smile, his gaze a little blurry. "Gwen, please tell me that isn't what you really think."Gwen felt her chest throb in pain, but she still maintained the smile on her face. "It is, Sean. I really can't give you a future. So, if I ever affect your future, you must sacrifice me without hesitation. Remember that."Sean shook his head. "No, your eyes tell me that's not how you feel. "Gwen avoided Sean's assertive gaze. "But it is.""Then, why aren't you looking me in the eye?"After being pushed into a corner by Sean, Gwen had no choice but to push him away. "I'm tired, so I'm going back." She turned around and walked back the way she came.When Sean saw her stubbornly leave, he hesitated for a moment before following her.On the way back, Gwen's pace became even f
Kirk glanced up at Sean in return. Sean also realized how ridiculous his question was. "Yeah.""Did he ask you to convince Monty to sell his land?""How do you even know about that?" Sean knew that his friend was resourceful, but it turned out that Kirk even knew about his conversation with Solomon. It made him wonder if Kirk had placed a monitoring device in Solomon's home."Finn wants that land."When he said this, Sean immediately understood why Kirk knew so much about what had happened that day. "But Solomon said the president wanted it—"He suddenly cut his words short, and he felt goosebumps on his arms. "In other words, the president doesn't want this land. He's trying to use me to get that land by using the president as an excuse. "But there are many people who are close to Mr. Sterling. So, why would he ask me of all people to help?"Kirk glanced at Sean again. "Remember. You're on my side."Sean had an epiphany. "That means he sought me out for help on purpose.
On the table was the short story that Kirk had translated for Caroline. A breeze blew into the room, rustling the pages.However, Caroline didn't want to use anything to hold them down. She liked the rustle of the pages. She felt as if Mr. Y was still by her side.She turned back and glanced at the paper. The handwriting on the paper was bold, elegant, and beautiful. It was as if it were written on a mural.Caroline picked it up. When she looked at the words, she could imagine Mr. Y leaning over his desk, translating every word for her.Then, she felt her empty heart filling to the brim.Just when Caroline had trouble falling asleep due to her conflicting feelings of emptiness and contentment, her phone rang.Caroline glanced at her phone to see that Gwen was calling her.She couldn't help but look at the time. It was 3:07 am. Why was Gwen calling her now?She answered the phone curiously."Carol, watch the news."Caroline was confused. "What's wrong?""Just watch the news f