Margot stepped out of the Simmons residence and saw Benjamin's car. She quickly walked over, her face filled with concern. "Benjamin, do you know that staying up like this will ruin your health?"Benjamin opened the car door and got out. Smiling, he gently tidied her disheveled hair. "Why would it? It was just one night."Margot, however, asked solemnly, "Do you know what could happen if a man stays up all night?"Benjamin was taken aback. "What?"Margot leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "Impotence ..."Before she could finish her sentence, Benjamin immediately pinched her chin and kissed her.They kissed until Margot's legs almost buckled. Only then did Benjamin release her with a dangerous look in his eyes. "Rephrase that."Margot's eyes watered, and she gripped his shirt to steady herself. She pouted. "I was just telling the truth. You shouldn't let young me ..."She stopped herself before she could finish.Benjamin was still looking at her dangerously. "Shouldn't l
Margot's brows furrowed. She wanted to persuade Benjamin not to go to work. But when she thought of her agreement with Shane, she held back her words. After a while, she sighed. "Remember to take breaks, okay?"Benjamin smiled helplessly. "Okay, I will."Margot finally let go of her worries. "Alright, you can go to work now.""Okay." Benjamin hummed.She watched Benjamin leave, but she remained seated in the living room, lost in thought. As time passed, her eyelashes trembled, and she took out her phone to make a call."Hello?" The call was connected, and Jake's voice sounded from the other end of the line."Come upstairs," Margot said before hanging up.Five minutes later, the doorbell rang. Margot got up to answer it. Jake, standing at the door, asked, "What do you need?"Margot sighed. "Come in. We can talk in more detail."Jake cocked an eyebrow in confusion but still entered the house.Margot poured a glass of water for him and sat across from him. She thought carefull
Margot waited for the call to connect. Her sweaty palms were trembling nervously, yet her gaze grew colder by the moment. She knew this number by heart, but she didn't expect to put it to use this soon."Hello?" Finally, under her increasingly icy gaze, the call was answered. An old voice sounded on the other end.Margot fell silent for a moment. "Andrew, do you remember Gwenda?"The other end of the phone fell silent.Margot paused and glanced at her phone, thinking the call had been disconnected. But it hadn't. What was going on? Why did Andrew go silent when he heard her mother's name?"Andrew, say something!" Margot spoke again, her tone even colder than before."Who are you?" Andrew's voice finally came through, this time laced with a chilling tone.Margot lowered her eyes. "You'll find out soon enough who I am. I only want to ask if you remember Gwenda. If you do, then I have something to tell you. If you don't, then this call never happened."But when she finished speaki
The woman's smile gradually faded. She hastily left, fearing that a delayed exit might lead to her being beaten by Benjamin.Benjamin sat in his chair, his hand reaching to pinch the bridge of his nose. His gaze grew increasingly colder when he thought of Lance's dirty method.He took out his phone and made a call."Hello?" The call was quickly answered."Has Margot gone out today?" Benjamin asked bluntly.The person on the other end fell silent for a moment. "She didn't go out, but she just dismissed me.""What?" Benjamin widened his eyes. "Why did she dismiss you?"Jake shrugged. "Who knows? She suddenly called me upstairs and told me that I don't have to protect her anymore."Benjamin's expression grew ugly. "What did you say, then?"Jake clicked his tongue. "What else could I say? I'm here to protect her. If she no longer needs it, I have no choice but to leave."Gritting his teeth, he said, "You can't leave."Jake chuckled in amusement. "Hey, what's going on between you
Benjamin's brows had been furrowed the whole time. He disagreed with Margot's statement. There wouldn't be any danger as long as she didn't leave Londsville? What about the fire before the club was even built? She seemed a bit too nonchalant.However, seeing her determination, Benjamin suppressed his doubts and nodded. "Alright, you can dismiss Jake. But you have to be extra careful."Margot smiled. "Don't worry!"Benjamin ruffled her hair. Although he was filled with doubt, he didn't show it."Take a rest during your lunch break," Margot suggested as she got up from him.She had come here to supervise Benjamin's rest. He was a workaholic, and she knew it. To prevent him from overworking himself, she came in person."Alright, you can keep me company," Benjamin agreed.Margot chuckled. "Of course."There was a resting area inside the office, so they both went in. The space wasn't big. It contained a bed, a cabinet, and a desk. The bed was neatly made, and the desk was spotless
The department head chuckled nervously. "We just so happened to meet her. That's why we're curious. Mr. Inkling is so young and talented, and his girlfriend is beautiful. We all envy him!"Harris hummed indifferently. "I see."The department head felt awkward. "Well, Mr. Harris, please carry on with your work. We'll head out first.""Alright." Harris watched them leave before he pushed open the office door. "Mr. Inkling, here is the data you requested."Benjamin was getting up to go to the resting room when Harris came in. "Put it on the table."Nodding, Harris placed the documents on the table. "We have a dinner meeting tonight. It's with the potential partner we've been following up with recently, and they seem willing to cooperate. I've already made a reservation at a restaurant."Benjamin asked, "What time?""7:00 pm," Harris replied."Got it." Benjamin nodded. Seeing that Harris hadn't left yet, he cocked an eyebrow. "Any other arrangements?"Harris cleared his throat. "D
Margot copied the number and sent a message to Tamara, "Tammy, can you help me check this number?"Tamara must be preoccupied because Margot didn't receive an immediate reply. Margot entered the elevator instead.Thinking about the strange incident earlier when Andrew abruptly hung up on her and now this blank message, she had a vague feeling that something was about to happen.She took the elevator directly to the ninth floor. This floor was her private area, where her office and a resting room occupied most of the floor.She sat behind her desk, reviewing various data. Before she realized it, it was already quite late.She stretched her neck and picked up her phone to check. But Tamara hadn't replied yet.What was going on? Was Tamara on a date with Sebastian? But it was already 10:00 pm.Margot's eyes flickered when she realized something. Her smile deepened. She picked up her cup and took a sip before sending a message to Benjamin, "Are you done with work?"In the past, i
The motorcycle narrowly passed by her before it sped away. The strong wind it generated brushed against Margot's face, causing her to feel a slight stinging sensation."Are you okay?" A familiar voice reached her ears.Margot raised her gaze and saw Joseph looking at her with concern.Margot steadied herself. "I'm fine. That person—"Joseph interrupted, "That person was clearly after you. Why were you just standing there without heading home?"Margot managed a wry smile. "My car got wrecked, so I sent it for repairs. I originally wanted to take a taxi, but it's not easy to find one around here …"Joseph frowned. "I'll take you home."Margot wanted to refuse, but thinking back to the harrowing experience, she decided to keep her mouth shut. She didn't know what might have happened if she hadn't managed to dodge in time.Who was that person? Why did they target her? Thinking back to the blank message she received earlier, Margot felt a chill down her spine.She had just dismisse