“Kenny, have you caught the thief?” Alden's cold voice echoed in the room as he inquired. Kenny hesitated before he replied, “Yes. Our tech team tracked down the car, while our boys did the rest of the work.”“Where is he now?” Alden asked, sounding a little calmer compared to earlier. He knew that if he failed his client, not only would he be in trouble, but his family would also be in trouble. Thanks to Kenny, that won't happen. “He is in our disciplinary room,” Kenny informed him, his gaze glued to the ground. He knew that if he made any mistake, Alden would direct his anger at him. “Thank you, man,” Alden said, and patted his shoulder slightly before he left the company. He drove off to a shabby building that was built in the middle of an abandoned land. The land belonged to his mother. No one knew about it aside from him because he was the only one his mother informed about the land before she died. It took him thirty minutes before he arrived at the building. He alighted fr
After an hour, Alden arrived at the mansion. He parked and alighted from his car before he headed into the living room. He had bad feelings about this from the start. He was beginning to regret not following Kenny's words until he saw Olivia smiling with old grandma Katherine who hardly smiled at strangers. “Olivia, let's talk!”Olivia smiled faintly before she stood up and walked up to him. He dragged her to the corner of the living room before he began questioning her. “Why are you here without my permission, Miss Jaylen?” His voice was cold, sounding as if they were strangers. At least she expected him to be a little bit kinder; after all, they got married three years ago. She hesitated before she replied, “Your grandmother requested my presence. I couldn't turn down her invitation because I feel—”“Fine! What did she ask you? What did you both talk about?” He asked, looking like a different person. “We just talked over tea. Just girls talk,” she paused. “I bought you some tim
“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