He sat up straight, cleared his voice, and said in a calm voice, "Miss Murphy is right. Our company strives for the best. If they are not fine works, we should throw them away. Now I announce that from today onwards, we will rebuild the design department. Miss Murphy will be the manager, and all the designs will have to go through her. Only when she says yes will the design be approved. I hope to see a new batch of designs before the press conference." As soon as he said this, everyone present was bewildered. Mr. Richards assigned such an important design project to Miss Murphy, a newcomer. A model design should be a very important trade secret for a car manufacturing company. Was this acceptable? Moreover, this lady was his ex-wife and she used to be a designer at Whalen Group. She was obviously very close to the president of Whalen Group. They were wondering if Mr. Richards liked her or Aria better. Perhaps he liked both of them! Everyone was confused, but the
"Jen." A deep male voice came from outside the room. Jenna was so shocked that she raised her head. Rayan Whalen was standing gracefully in front of the door of their room with a smile on his face. Hannah was shocked too. Her fault! She had forgotten to close the door. But when she turned around and look at the man by the door, her bright eyes were shining and her face was glowing. Her fangirling mode was on. "You are Rayan Whalen," she stood up all of a sudden and stammered. Rayan smiled and nodded. "Miss Adames, may I sit down and have a cup of coffee?" "Of course, of course you can." Even Hannah, who was accustomed to seeing big shots, was also excited. The legendary Rayan actually came to her coffee shop. If this news was spread out, the cafe would definitely attract more customers! "Please sit down. I'll get some coffee right away." Hannah was so excited that she dashed to the cabinet. There were not many people who could put Hannah in such a hu
Early the following morning, Jenna was still in a trance when she went to work at the Richards Group. She deliberately put on her formal skirt from Richards Group, with her hair in a high bun and light-colored high heels. She knew that Hansen liked it when she wore light-colored high heels, it would make her beautiful legs look very slender and feminine. Her whole body was a fresh sight and beautiful, it made her look like eye candy. The office door was slightly opened, and Jenna felt that it was a little strange. She remembered clearly that she closed the door when she got off work yesterday. She pushed the door open. And raised her head. What she saw got her stunned at the spot. An exquisitely well-dressed woman in her forties with no wrinkles on her face, appeared before her. She was wearing a charming light blue dress, and was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper elegantly. Her every move flowed with grace and sophistication.
"Hansen, as you can see, this woman is a staff of our company, but she's having an affair with our biggest competitor. She obviously had an ulterior motive. We can't let her stay in the Richards Group, let alone appoint her as the manager of the design department!" Aria grabbed Jenna's arm and spoke confidently. Hansen's face became livid, and his gloomy eyes were staring at Jenna. "Hey, what's going on here?" A man in a suit and leather shoes came in, his hair was slicked with hair gel. On his handsome face was a charming smirk. "Norton, why are you here?" As soon as Marissa saw this man, her face darkened in displeasure, but she still squeezed out a smile. However, Norton Richards smiled carefreely. Without looking at anyone else, he walked straight towards Jenna, raised his hand, and patted Jenna on the shoulder, "Jenna, you're back, why didn't you tell me about it. Luckily, I unintentionally heard Auntie mention it. I came here as soon as I heard." Nor
"Hansen, yes, I did tell Mother, but it was because I was too worried about you. Hansen. Since that woman came to Richards Group, I feel like you don't love me anymore, and you don't care about me. I'm scared that that woman would take you away from me, I'm even more afraid that she would have bad intentions to destroy our company. After all, Mother is wiser than us. I didn't say it on purpose. Hansen, believe me, forgive me, I did all this for the sake of Richards Group." Aria nestled into Hansen's arms with tears in her face. She looked like an innocent little girl, her eyes filled with grief. Even though Hansen was very stubborn, he was still touched by a woman's tears. The anger in his heart suddenly disappeared and his hand instinctively patted her back. What he felt beneath his hands was just skin and bones. Indeed, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight recently. She was no longer as curvy as she was before. Still, a woman like this was more feminine. Sh
Norton, who was already on the verge of extreme anxiety and excitement, was awakened by Hansen's sudden shout. Before he could react, he was punched. When he looked up at this angry Hansen, his face looked a little pale in the basement where the lights were not so bright. He was very discontented about it. He didn't expect Hansen to catch him at a place like this. Even if he wanted to hide himself, he couldn't hide the panic on his face. At a time like this, he didn't want to spread this kind of news all over the city. He was a government official, his reputation was very important. More importantly, he could not let his grandmother know about this. Otherwise, his inheritance for the Richards Group would be withheld if he upset his grandmother. Although his grandmother was already 90 years old, her mind was still clear. Moreover, she was still holding the Old Master's will in her hand, which meant that her right to speak was very effective. Why should Hans
"Madman, what are you doing?" Jenna forgot about her sadness, her whole face went pale and she tried to stop him. Hansen had no expression on his face. His eyes were fixed to the front, and the Hummer was racing at a high speed. After a while, the car arrived at a suburb. Jenna looked outside. She saw a large number of abandoned vehicles piled up against the wall, with a sign saying 'Vehicle Administrative Services'. She immediately understood. He had brought her here to find her car. "Go and look for it yourself. If you find it, just drive it away. I will call them to let them know," Hansen stopped the car and said angrily to Jenna. Jenna was ecstatic, her tearful face showed a pure and lovely smile as though a little girl just received her favorite doll. She rushed down and could not wait to get inside. Hansen looked at her in astonishment as she ran out of the car. He had a strange feeling in his heart. It became increasingly hard to u
A woman would want her beloved husband to be with her every day, and to spend all his time with her. She had been longing for this moment for so long. But now, she actually experienced what she had been dreaming of for just a fleeting moment. However, she felt extremely conflicted! She knew he loved Aria, but he was about to marry her! For Hansen, Jenna was just a woman he had abandoned. Now, for the sake of his company, he used his power to threaten her. She was merely a tool whom he had used to bring profits to his company. Jenna felt a throbbing pain in her heart. That year in university, as she exited the library amidst the setting sun, she ran into the masculine and handsome Hansen. He smiled at her, and his eyes seemed as if they could see right through to her heart. Jenna blushed! Actually, that was not the first time she saw him. She remembered that when she first met him, she was only fifteen years old. That day, her father had b
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael