Steven was very satisfied with Deborah's promise. "In addition to that, there's one more thing I have to tell you. After Emily abd Dexter get married, I will leave all the property of our family to Barbara as compensation"."I didn't marry you for the property and Emily will never fight with Barbara for that" Deborah answered readily. The property of the Cook's family was nothing compared with Dexter's. Only a fool like Barbara would give up for Dexter."Dad, I only want Dexter and nothing else" Emily also made a statement. Steven was gratified by the understanding of his wife and daughter. "Sorry for putting you through this!""I'm willing to do anything as long as dad and my sister are happy" Emily acted particularly magnanimous, and her gesture moved Steven more. "I will have more free time for a few days. You can tell Dexter thar the two families should sit down and discuss the details of the engagement!"Deborah and her daughter exchanged a look their eyes full of complacency.Ba
Nathan sighed aside. "Barbara, come back if it's too hard on you. I can support you and Eden" .. "Nathan, I don't want to owe you too much. Do you understand?" "I'm more than willing to." "But I can't. Nathan, you deserve the love of a better woman!" Nathan was silent for a while before he sighed and said, "Barbara and I will welcome you back anytime if you're tired out there. I will always wait for you here " Barbara spent ten days with Eden. She only found that there had been a tremendous change when she returned to San Francisco. First of all, something happened to Keaton's son Randy Someone called the TV station and reported Randy for using drugs. The reporters followed the police to arrest him. To everyone's surprise, what they saw was a shocking scene. Randy who had overdosed, mutilated himself. When the police knocked open the door of his apartment, they found that he was unconscious with a knife in his hand and the floor was covered in blood. The police immediately sent
Deborah was having treatment in the beauty salon. She was also shocked by the news. "I will go home right away and ask my husband!"Deborah called Steven and asked him about the bidding m Steven was a little impatient, "Why did you get involved? The decision was made by the municipal committee."Steven was right. It was indeed the municipal committee that picked the Golden Age Group as the winner. The Black family had always been investing and developing abroad. Of course the city opened the door for them when they returned to invest in San Francisco.However, if Steve and, the secretary, were willing to fight for Dexter, the Golden Age Group wouldn't be the winner. But he would never tell Deborah this.Deborah noticed the irritation in Steven's tint. She knew Steven's temper very well, so she had to hang up the phone for now.Emily also rushed back after receiving the news. Panting,she asked as soon as she stepped inside, "mom, what should we do?'"Let's wait until your father comes b
After moving to San Francisco to live with her uncle, Barbara changes her surname. She didn't even have any contact with Steven in the next ten years or so.Although Steven was busy at work at that time, he found time to visit her but was rejected by her everytime. Barbara was stubborn as a mule. She even threatened to suicide if Steven disturbed her again.The father and daughter that were so close to each other had become enemies, which broke Stevens heart. After that, he no longer attempted to reunite with Barbara.Later, Steven and his family's moved to Asbury City as the secretary. Emily who was attending the middle school affiliated with A university, came back and said she saw Barbara. They only knew then that Barbara was admitted to A university.Steven went to visit Barbara after he heard the news, but he was cold shouldered by her again.Thomas was the one who gave Barbara away during her wedding with Dexter.Throughout their marriage, Dexter never known that Barbara's real f
"Secretary are you alright?""I'm alright!" Steven answered. The driver was tall and strong. He was relieved to hear that the secretary was okay, but he didn't intend to let go of Jeremy. He reached out and was ready to grab the person who pushed Steven. Steven stopped him at once when he recognized the attacker.But Jeremy didn't appreciate it. He was in a hood mood today. After winning the bid, he took out all the subordinate to a restaurant to have a feast and only realized towards the end that Barbara was not present. David told him that Barbara was not feeling well and went home early.Jeremy felt like something was missing in his heart. So he asked David to take everyone to the club and drove Barbara home himself.When he arrived, he happened to see Steven's car driving into the hall. He was astounded when he saw Steven.What was he doing here? Jeremy didn't drive the car in. He walked into the hall and saw Steven talking with Barbara. All he could hear were words like "apologies
Jeremy proudly waved the phone in his hand. "Steven is the future father-in-law of Dexter. I had been worrying that I don't have leverage against Steven. Who would know that he would deliver himself to me? I recorded everything he said to you before. Now I'm waiting to see him yielding to me" "Jeremy, how can you be so despicable?" Barbara was so angry that she wanted to slap him in the face. Anyone who thought Jeremy was just a playboy certainly underestimated his ability to take advantage of people. "You're protecting him?" Jeremy was a little annoyed. " He is old enough to be your dad. And he is married. What's so good about him?" "We're not the kind of relationship you've imagined us to have" "It's not that kind of relationship? Then what is it?" Jeremy asked. "It's a long story. I will tell you in the future" "No, I will report him tomorrow if you don't tell me now" Jeremy was not vague about his intentions. His heart was burning with fury when he saw how Barbara was defendi
Deborah and Emily waited until 9pm when Steven came back. As usual, Deborah immediately prepared slippers and tea for him. Emily was not as patient as her mother, "Dad, what's the matter with the bidding?" "What do you mean?" Steven's was about to drink the tea, but he put down the cup in his hand when he heard Emily talking. "Emily is worried, isn't she? You know, Dexter has been preparing for this for a long time and Raina has been calling Emily for an explanation. Emily doesn't know how to answer it" Deborah said. Steven sneered and said, "Why did Raina ask you for an explanation? The decision was made by the municipal party committee. What would you know the reason?" Steven somehow felt irritated when he heard Raina name. His harsh words made Emily speechless. Deborah jumped in to explain, "She must think that you will know more with your position .." "The bidding is carried out in a fair and just manner. Officials will provide her answers if she brings her questions to the C
Emily sat alone in the room and cried silently after being scolded by Steven. Deborah opened the door to send her a midnight snack. Aggrieved, Emily said, "Mom! Why is dad so biased? He only cares about Barbara. Why won't he think about me? Hoe can I face Dexter and Aunt Raina?" "You're so useless!" Deborah glared at her, "You can't stand such a little grievance? Do you remember anything I taught you?" "I just feel sad. How can dad do this?" "Emily, those who achieve great things don't care about trifles. If you can't even put up with such a little grievance, I don't think you should marry into the Lorenzo family at all" Deborah used even stringer language. "Mom, even you are saying this to me now?" "Is the Lorenzo family an ordinary family to me now? Us Aunt Raina an ordinary woman? Did you see how she tortured Barbara back in the days? Who is harsher? Raina or your Dad?" "I...." Emily was at a loss for words. Comparing with Raina, Steven was not in the same league. "Emily, I'v