“Alden, remove your seatbelt and let's exchange positions. I will drive,” she said. Even though she was afraid of heights, she could still drive safely compared to Alden. Alden heaved a sigh before he did as she instructed. After she sat down in the driver's seat, she reversed the car and made a U-turn. Even though the rain was pouring much more than earlier, she was able to drive back, not caring about Alden's thoughts. She knew there was no way she could drive through that road when there is a cliff and the height of the distance between the top and below the bridge was no joke. At least driving back to the mansion was better than endangering their lives here. Halfway close to the mansion, Alden, who was already regaining his consciousness and sanity at the sudden stop of the rainfall, spoke up. “Olivia, I don't want to go home. Can you just drive me to your apartment?”She bit her lips at his request. She turned to look at him and felt pity for him. She understood what it means
“Layla, what the hell is going on?” Bradford asked angrily, trying his best to remain calm. Layla, who was exhausted from what happened at the party, raised her gaze to meet Bradford's green eyes before she replied. “What do you mean?”“You are everywhere! Check your phone. You are trending. Not only that, Jade Enterprise's share is plummeting,” he replied coldly. She chuckled at his words before she picked up her phone to see for herself. She thought what happened at the party would only affect her until now. ‘The bitch who kept seducing her cousin's friends' men.' 'Jade Enterprise's assistant director's daughter is a whore.'Nothing hurt her aside from those two headlines. She didn't expect what happened at the party to come to this. At this rate, her father would be forced to resign because of her mistake. “Bradford, what are we going to do about this?” Unable to hide her pain, she asked with tears streaming down her face. “Please help me. I don't want my father to get hurt bec
“Thank you, Alden,” Olivia said with a faint smile after Alden informed her that he had bought the shares. “You don't have to thank me. After all, I am paying for your service,” he said coldly, his gaze still on his screen. He couldn't believe he wasted a million dollars to buy worthless shares for a stranger. “Haha, what service did you pay for?” She asked, curious about what his answer could be. He hesitated before he replied, his gaze lifted to look at her. “I paid you for saving my life earlier. I paid you by buying worthless shares with my one million dollars.”Her eyes widened at his words, lost for words for a while. “What do you mean? Even the shares I once had didn't amount to half a million. I was the highest shareholder, so what are you implying?” When she finally got a hold of herself, she asked curiously. “I bought 47% shares of the company. At least the share price is beginning to rise, all thanks to me. I can't spend more than a million on a company's shares,” he re
Layla, who couldn't get over Chloe's words, decided to abandon the thought of who the new major shareholder was. She doesn't know of any other possibility, but one thing is certain: Olivia hates hiding when doing anything and also has no money to purchase the shares. ‘Yeah. Where will she get a million dollars from? Even her total assets don't amount to a million,’ she said inwardly, assuring herself. She stood up from the bed and took a quick shower. After she was done bathing, she dressed up and went back to the living room to meet her friend, who was obviously waiting for her own side of the story. “Chloe, can you please drive me to my boyfriend's house?” She requested, staring at Chloe with a childish smile. “Anything for you, Layla.”With that, both of them walked out of the house. They headed to the parking lots and got into the car. Chloe started the car and drove off afterward. After an hour, they arrived at the small building where Bradford resides. “Thank you so much.”
‘I just can't figure out Alden. He acts cute sometimes, and totally strange at other times. Does he have a split personality?’ Olivia asked herself after she got into the cab. She kept thinking about possible reasons that could make Alden stab Bradford, but couldn't find one. “Ma, we are here.”The driver's voice made her snap out of her thoughts. She paid the driver before she got out of the car and headed into the building she once lived in with the man she loved. Reminded of the days she spent in the mansion, tears welled up in her eyes. It was just a few days since she was away, but it felt like a few years. “Damn! I shouldn't be feeling this way.”She jerked off her thoughts and wiped her eyes before she walked closer to the building. She knocked faintly but got no response. Just as she was about to leave, the door opened, and a young man walked out to meet her. “Why are you knocking on my door like that?” Olivia's eyes blinked rapidly at his words. It became obvious to he
“Bradford, do you want to kill her? Is this the favor I asked of you?” Layla's sudden utterance made Bradford let go of Olivia. He raised his gaze to look at Layla before he replied, “I was only stopping her from ruining more things for us! The shares, money, our lives! If she is not alive, we won't have a reason to live this way.”Olivia, who finally regained herself, coughed slowly. It was slow, but she finally began to breathe normally. She thought she was going to die today, but an angel was sent to save her. Though, she didn't expect Layla to be that angel. “I didn't ask you to do any of this! I only wanted you to direct her to the right part. No matter what she does, she is still my cousin, and your ex-wife!” Layla reminded him. Olivia, who didn't want to interrupt their conversation or put herself in an award moment like she did earlier, snuck out of his apartment. She waited for a while to board a cab heading to Annabella's apartment, but couldn't find one until a car park
Atlas ignored Alden's question before he stretched over his phone to Grandma Katherine. “Grandma, you can decide if Alden still deserves to be the CEO of Crawford Group after watching this video.”Alden gritted his teeth as he stared at his grandma, who was carried away with the video she was watching. He knew it was over for him if this video influenced her mindset. Nothing mattered to Grandma Katherine aside from public opinions and company growth. “Is he still capable? What is a capable man without an amazing woman by his side, grandma?” Atlas asked with a sly smile. “Sooner or later, she will influence him and destroy our family by ruining our reputable image,” he added. Grandma Katherine let out a deep sigh at the thought of everything Atlas just said. Maybe now is the time to let Alden prove his capability. “Alden, what your brother said isn't totally wrong. I can't let you make the same mistake your mom did years ago,” she said with tears clustered in her eyes. She hated to
Grandma Katherine walked up to Alden and Atlas, who were too immersed in their conversation to notice her. “Atlas, didn't I warn you several times to stop hurting your brother with the past incident?” She asked, pretending not to hear their conversation. “I am sorry, grandma. He started it,” Alden replied and left with a frown. Left with Alden, she decided to ask him: “Alden, how did you know about Atlas not being your parent's son?”“Uh?” Alden's lips parted, lost for words at his grandma's question. “Alden, there is no need to lie to me. I heard everything you said earlier—”“Grandma, I am sorry. I have an important guest to attend to. He has been waiting for me.” He was quick to cut her off before she could complete her statement.She hesitated before she let him go. “Sure. We will continue our conversation when you get back.”Alden left without saying a word. He got into his car and drove off to his company. It took him two hours before he arrived at the company. He made sur