Though she was dressed in old style, he recognized her at once. A look of surprise flash in his eyes. He said something to his secretary and walked towards Barbara in strides. "Barbara, when did you return?"Barbara raised her head and stared at Steven indifferently before she replied, "Do you have business with me, Mr Cook?Steven gazed at his daughter lovingly and was not affected by her attitude towards him. "Where have you been? Daddy has been searching for you during the past three years. Why haven't you called me?""Daddy? My father passed away a long time ago" Barbara retorted coldly"Barbara" Steven pleaded. Although he was a respectable secretary in the eyes on the public, he could never put on airs and be fierce to his daughter. "You haven't eaten, have you? Let's go and have a meal.""That's not necessary. Mr Cook, your sweet wife and loving daughter are waiting for you at home. Just accompany them""Barbara" Steven called out abd reached over to grab hold of his daughter's
There was nothing the police could do. When they noticed that Barbara's hands and feet were injured, they had to send her to the hospital first. Right after the doctor was done bandaging het wounds, the heard the sound of a rushef footfall. The door was quickly flung open and Dexter appeared with Hus exclusive assistant, John.Barbara was stunned to see Dexter. As the doctor knew Dexter, he greeted him respectfully, "Mr Lorenzo""Could you give us a moment? I need to have a word with her".The doctor nodded and quickly left. Dexter looked down at Barbara condescendingly and asked icily, "Say it. How much do you want from us?"Barbara never expected him to say that from the start. She began to quiver with rage as she said, "Lorenzo, do you think that everyone is as shameless as you? Dud you think that we're all money grubbers like you?""Sure, you're so noble and virtuous, but you still landed yourself in a pathetic downtrodden state" Dexter sneered before he resumed, "Barbara, you're
"A kiss;" Jeremy said as he bowed his head and kissed her.Barbara didn't expect him to be so presumptuous as to kiss her so abruptly. She slapped him in the face without thinking.Jeremy never dreamed that the gentle and frail Barbara would dare to hit him. He didn't dodge and was hit hard.No one had ever dared to hit Jeremy. He let go of Barbara at once and said fiercely, "Do you want to be fired?"Of course Barbara knew about Jeremy. He was the third young master and the mist beloved son of the black family. He'd probably never been slapped in the face by a woman. She just brought herself some trouble.It was not a joke to provoke this rich boy. Jeremy would not let it slide easily. She dropped the pretense since this couldn't get worse anyway. "Black, I've tolerated you for a long time! If you want to fire me, just do it. There are plenty of places where I can find a job. I quit!"After that, she opened her handbag and took out the phone and the car keys Jeremy gave you her. She
Jeremy's answer sounded especially grating to Dexter. He sneered and said, "Mr Black is quiet a lady's man""No, no, no. I was only playing with the other giris. But I'm falling in love for real with this one. I will introduce her to you some other day"."You're falling in love?" Dexter's eyes sparkled menacingly an his fists clenched subconsciously. "Mr Black's taste seems to be getting worse?""Not good? I thought she's a fine woman. She's so much more beautiful than the women I fooled around with before and even much prettier than your fiancee as well, isn't she?" Jeremy was smiling while he ridiculed Dexter subtly."Hehe!" Dexter sneered and said, "I'm only afraid that her beauty belies her cruel disposition"His words made here Jeremy's face gloomy. He didn't have any grudges against Dexter. Why would he scoff at him like this? His hand was hurting so much that he didn't bother to argue with Dexter. "I'm leaving now. This little wild cat bit me so hard. I have to go to the hospit
"Okay!" Jeremy squeezed out a word and looked at his watch, "You're late, Miss Edwards!""Mr Black, I'm sorry!" Barbara immediately apologized.."I'm sorry? Do you know my rules?""I know! I know! About the kidney, Mr Black..."Jeremy raised his bandaged wrist and blew on it. He glsnced sideways at Barbara and said, "The kidney is nothing difficult for me, but..."Barbara tried to be patient, "I will do anything as long as you can help me!""Anything?" Jeremy said in a dragging voice."That ..except that..." Barbara stammered.Jeremy raised his eyebrows. This woman was quite interesting. Other women couldn't wait to get with him, yet she seemed to be very reluctant to get involved with him.Novelty seeking was his favorite thing. Barbara was gorgeous and exactly his type. Rushing would not help him to get to her heart.Thinking of that, Jeremy curled up his lips into a charming smile and said, "Do you still want to quit?""No, I won't quit!""Since that's the case, sign the contract!
Hearing Barbara asked for 10 millions dollars rudely and even threatened his mother, Dexter's eyes darkened.Raina could tell that her son was angry. "Dexter, Barbara is not a good person. It'd going to be bad if she literally spills the beans. You have to find a way to drive her out of San Francisco and never come back again!"."I see. Mom, don't go to look for her. I will handle it" Dexter picked up his coat and left home.His cell phone rang shortly after he drove off. Dexter picked up and saw that it was a text message. "Your credit card ending in ##### is debited with 3,000 dollars towards the ATM cash withdrawal"Dexter was stunned. This was the card he threw to Barbara that day. It surprised him that she would actually take the money out Madam of it. If seemed that she really needed money.Uncle. Has While pondering another text message showed up, "Your credit card ending in #### has been debited with 8,000 dollars towards the ATM cash withdrawal "Dexter thought for a while a
On the way back, Dexter leaned in the back seat with his eyes closed. It seemed that he was resting, yet only he knew that he wasn't resting at all. His mind was a complete mess.It had been three years, the person who disappeared for three years suddenly cane back. But instead of being surprised, he was deeply troubled by it. "Where did she go in the past three years?"How did she and Jeremy get together? He had always thought that she was with Nathan for the past three years. It seemed that the situation was different from what he expected.In a trance, he couldn't help but think of that day three years ago.Three years ago, he found the house eerily quiet when he opened the door of the villa in the morning. He stood in the living room for a moment and stomped upstairs. To his surprise, there was no one inside when he opened the bedroom door He figured that she might have gone to shop for groceries, do he went in and sat on the bed, quietly waiting for her to come back.Two hours w
Jeremy and Barbara returned to the office after lunch. He suddenly asked Barbara in a serious tone, "Have you picked the engagement gift I asked you to choose for Dexter?""No!""Well you don't need to pick the gift now. I have already asked someone to buy it. You can either deliver it on behalf of me!""I will deliver it for you?" Barbara was shocked."Yes, you will do it!" Jeremy said in an unquestionable manner. Barbara realized that she was making a fuss. She was Jeremy's assistant. How could she not follow her boss orders?Dexter had long been a stranger to her. It was not a big deal for her to send a gift to an ordinary customer.David handed over the gift he bought to Barbara. She went to Dexter's company right away.The receptionist stopped bet and said she had to have an appointment to meet with the president. Barbara told her that she was Mr blacks assistant and came here to send a gift on behalf of the Golden Age Group. The receptionist immediately called for instructions.
When they returned to the White mansion, Britney ordered the house keeper to prepare the cash. When the kidnappers called, she would give it to them to save Barbara. When Joanne came back, she stopped Britney after getting a hold of the situation. "Grandma, don't you think this is the perfect opportunity?""Perfect opportunity for what?" Asked Britney."To get rid of Barbara " Joanne reminded her. "As long as we don't pay the ransom, the robbers will definitely get rid of her. By then, Barbara will definitely disappear. That way, you won't have to worry about Nathan anymore""What did you say?" Britney looked at Joanne in surprise as if she was a stranger. "How could you suggest something so sinister? Barbara was taken away in order to save me. Do you feel like it is the right time to discuss this?""I....I..." Joanne knew that she has misspoken. She had always acted gentle and kind. No wonder Britney was surprised when Joanne made such a suggestion.The robbers took Barbara to a hous
"Britney, of your father had an affair and then had an illegitimate daughter behind your mother's back and caused her to die, would you still acknowledge him as your father?""Of course I won't!" After Britney answered, she looked at Barbara in astonishment. "What do you mean?""If you had paid a little more attention to Steven, you would realize that Emily is the same age as me" Barbara turned to look out of the window."I see!" Britney sighed. "I have misunderstood you. I'm sorry!.""Britney, let me be frank with you. It's not that I didn't have feelings for Nathan, bur rather I understood the disparity between our worlds. I didn't have any right to like him, so I suppressed my feelings for him. Later, after you talked to me, I decided to leave. Now I don't deny that I am part of the reason why Nathan is the way he is now. I didn't choose him back then. Now, that I'm burdened with my own baggage, I can assure you that I won't hurt him. I will persuade him to find his own partner."B
Jeremy looked at Lydia in the ward in a daze and asked himself over and over again. "Jeremy, you have lived for so long. What have you done for her?" He couldn't think of anything. In his memory, it seemed that Lydia had always been the sole one sacrificing for him. He had never done anything for her! He recalled Lydia's pleading eyes that night when she said, "Joanne is a good girl. I like her very much. I hope you can like her too and get together with her!" A bitter smile appeared at the corners of Jeremy's mouth. At this moment, he finally understood what Malcom felt like back then. After all, who wouldn't feel this way when they couldn't be with the one they loved? ..... After some thoughts, Britney decided to invite Barbara out to meet at a cafe. Barbara arrived twenty minutes earlier. Meanwhile, Britney was very punctual. She arrived right on dot. This was the first time Britney was meeting Barbara again after nine years. Barbara's appearance was still the same as that of
Jeremy was smoking at the end of the corridor. The cigarette tip glowed brightly, illuminating his gloomy face. Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Jeremy felt a hand on his shoulder. "Jeremy, I have something to tell you" said Pedro. Jeremy modded and went to the study with him, "I know what happened yesterday. In fact, if you want to know about what happened back then, you don't have to question Lydia. you have to come to me." Jeremy didn't say anything. He just looked at Pedro quietly. "The emotional dispute between your parents and Myra was actually a tragedy caused by two rich and powerful families. Both your grandmother's were friends and they had agreed very early on that day that they wanted their children to marry each other. Later on, your grandmother was even more determined when she saw how kind and gentle your mother was. Unfortunately, she hadn't expected Malcom to fall in love with Myra in high school." Pedro paused for a while and added, "what happe
"How... How is he?" Lydia's eyes lit up."He's fine" Jeremy hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mom, do you know Myra?"Lydia's face suddenly changed. After a while, she mumbled, "Yes""How did she die?""What did Malcom say to you?" Lydia retorted with another question."He told me a bit about what happened between the two of you. He said that Myra was killed by you!""Did he say that?" Lydia's face suddenly turned ashen, her body shaking like a leaf."Mom, is what Malcom said true?" Jeremy insisted on an answer."Since he had said so, it must be true!" Lydia's face was as white as a ghost; there was a bitterness brewing in her heart.Jeremy did not expect Lydia would admit to it. He felt an unspeakable disappointment in his heart. How he wished Lydia would deny it without any hesitation and tell him that it was all Malcom's nonsense. But she didn't.The image of his kind mother who had always been humiliated by Malcom had changed in his mind. Anyone in his position would feel the sam
Malcom pushed Jeremy's hand away from his collar and roared, "Just like how you have no feelings for Joanne, I never intended to marry Lady Klein. I told her very clearly that I wouldn't marry her. I loved Myra but what did she do to me? She promised me she would let go of Mr. But behind my back, she plotted against me and set me up so that Myra would see her in my bed. Because of that, Myra broke up with me. Your mother has never been blameless in this tragedy! I became like this because of her! Do you understand?" "Bullshit!" Jeremy did not believe that his gentle mother would pull such a plot. "You can go ask Lydia whether this is all bullshit or not. After that night, she got pregnant with you, and her mother forced me to marry her. I was in so much pain after losing Myra, so I lost all rationality. I agreed to marry Lydia, but we were never in a real relationship." Malcom smiled bitterly and added, "we could have just lived peacefully like this, but she just had to push Myra ev
"How can I not be worried?" Barbara picked Eden up and went inside. She was his mother and they shared an unbreakable bond. After all, Eden was her flesh and blood. At such a young age he had to endure the torment of such an illness. How could she not stay put and sit idly? She even hoped to be the one who was ill instead of Eden. Barbara's arrival made Eden very happy. The room was echoing with laugher. Barbara had forgotten all her fatigue. She played building blocks with Eden. Nathan joined as well. The three of them sat on the carpet and had a whale of a time. Suddenly, Nathan's phone rang. He picked it up and heard Joanne's voice. "Nathan, grandma asked you to come home for dinner" "I'm not free" Nathan answered while he reached out to place the blocks. Joanne turned on the loudspeaker mode on her phone. Britney heard Nathan's answer and gestured for Joanne to continue to persuade him. Suddenly, Britney and Joanne heard a childish voice from from the receivers end. "Nathan, thi
Dexter did not reply to John. His engagement with Emily was unrelated to the quarrel between Barbara and Raina but was because Barbara had said that she would never go back to him again. She said she despised him. Besides, Emily could not conceive and with that in mind, he found her together with Barbara, he ended up making this decision. Dexter's eyes darkened. "Have you found out the identity of the person who abducted the child?" "No, the hospital's surveillance video was blurry and the man wore a mask, therefore his face was not apparent at all," John replied. That was a premeditated act! Except for Raina who wanted Barbara to disappear, who else would want her gone? "It's definitely not madam Raina's order. I checked her call records and could not find any clues that she was linked to the incident." Added John. Dexter believed that it was not Raina who took Eden away from the hospital. Although Raina could be quiet unreasonable and snobbish she would not do such a vicious thi
Dexter planned to search for the disobedient woman. He had informed her very clearly that the contract the previous night would take effect immediately. Since she was now bound to him and was his secret lover, she must act like one!Dexter drove the car to Jeremy's company and called Barbara again. The phone line was still busy. Dexter hung it up, and after a few minutes he called again. The result was still the same. At that time, Dexter felt that something was wrong. Did she blacklist him?If Barbara had blacklisted him, there was no way he could reach her by phone. Yet, he couldn't enter Jeremy's company to catch her. He was so furious that he punched the steering wheel..the anger in his heart dissipated a little. He lit a cigarette and forced himself to calm down. He knew how stubborn Barbara was. It was reasonable that she did not cooperate with him as she was humiliated by him the previous night.Well then, he had to think of a way to make her give in to him.After Barbara left