In the hotel lobby, Ivy tried to compose herself as she watched Frederick check out.She couldn't keep being this shy anymore. After all, she was Frederick's director.If she kept being shy and avoiding looking at him, what kind of impression would that leave?When Frederick checked out, Ivy had already composed herself and returned to her usual professional demeanor as a competent female boss.She gave a soft cough and said to Frederick, "You mustn't tell anyone about what happened yesterday."Frederick put on a puzzled look as he touched the back of his head and replied, "Yesterday? What happened yesterday? I don't remember anything at all."Watching Frederick's pretense, Ivy glared at him intensely and said, "Good. You know what's best for you."After finishing speaking, Ivy thought about how Xavier had the audacity to drug her and even attempted to assault her.She said with gritted teeth and a fierce tone, "I absolutely won't let Xavier get away with this."Frederick was
"Don't worry, I won't deduct your salary during your paid leave."Hearing what Ivy said, a faint smile appeared on Frederick's face. It was just the right opportunity for him to go back and check on Fiona.He felt a bit guilty about leaving Fiona at home yesterday."Thank you for the paid leave," Frederick said with a comical gesture of clasping his fists together. "Taking good care of the director really pays off, I even get a paid leave."Frederick and Ivy had just reached the entrance of the hotel when they heard this sarcastic laughter.They all looked up together and saw Grace with a disdainful expression, and Priscilla ,who was in a bad mood.That harsh and sarcastic tone could only belong to Grace.Since the hotel was near to the company, both of them unexpectedly ran into Grace and Priscilla.Ivy was angry when she heard Grace's mocking voice. It reminded her of the things Grace did at the party that caused so much trouble.She said in a harsh tone, "Grace, what do you
When Frederick returned home, he caught Anya just as she was leaving for work. Upon seeing Frederick, Anya's face instantly turned pale."What were you up to last night?" Frederick heard Anya's question and felt a chill run up his spine.Frederick gulped softly and suddenly remembered that he hadn't come home all night."I… Yesterday…"Anya didn't wait for Frederick to finish speaking, and interrupted angrily, "I told you to look after Fiona. Why on earth did you have to go out last night? Did you know that Fiona had a heart attack last night and almost died?"Frederick's face turned pale when he heard the news. "What? I talked to her before I left, and she seemed fine then. Is Fiona alright now?"Anya glared angrily at Frederick and said, "If something had happened to Fiona, do you think I'd be talking so nicely to you right now?"Upon hearing that Fiona was fine, Frederick finally felt relieved and decided that he must give Fiona a thorough examination today.Anya glanced at
Seeing Xavier's puzzled expression, he quickly introduced himself.Xavier was in complete disbelief. Could it be possible to meet someone in the hospital who also had a grudge against Timbergale Corporation, just like him?Jerome was afraid that Xavier wouldn't believe him, so he quickly introduced another person, Wynne, who stayed next to him, "The person next door is Wynne from the Chandler Group, who also has a grudge against Timbergale Corporation."Xavier turned to look in another direction. Sure enough, he saw a man with a broken leg sitting up with a look of hatred on his face."The enemy of my enemy is my friend.""Bro, let's work together."Xavier was completely stunned at this moment. Both the Chandler Group and the Ben Group were both large companies in Jenaire City. How could Timbergale Corporation offend those two companies and still come out unscathed?"What kind of grudge do you have with Timbergale Corporation?"Upon hearing Xavier's words, both of them immediat
"Frederick, hurry up and make me something to eat. I've slept for so long, I'm starving," Fiona said.At first, Frederick was planning to find a way to examine Fiona's health in a little while.As soon as he returned to his room, he was surprised to hear Fiona calling out for him.Frederick listened to Fiona's strong and energetic voice, which was a stark contrast to her weak voice from yesterday.Frederick stepped out of the room and saw Fiona, who looked healthy and as vibrant as ever. He kept observing Fiona, noticing that she didn't appear to be sick.Fiona felt displeased and said to Frederick, who had been staring at her, "Hey, I told you to go make dinner. This is your punishment for leaving me behind yesterday."Frederick stepped forward and asked curiously, "Didn't Anya say that you had a serious heart condition and that you almost died yesterday?"Fiona proudly lifted her head and said, "Didn't I tell you? I'll be fine after sleeping for a couple of days."The idea th
Having enjoyed such a delicious meal, Fiona certainly wasn't going to let Frederick off the hook easily. She jumped up with hands on her hips, and said defiantly, "Hey, I got sick because of you. You have to take responsibility for the rest of my life and keep cooking for me. You need to cook for me for half a year!"Frederick found it amusing and said, "First, you ask me to take care of you for the rest of your life, and then you say you want me to cook for you for half a year."Are you saying that the rest of your life is only going to last six months?"Upon hearing Frederick's words, Fiona's expression suddenly dimmed, and she gently got down from the sofa."I'd like to go upstairs and rest for a while." After finishing speaking, Fiona headed upstairs to the second floor.Frederick looked a bit puzzled as he watched Fiona's departing figure. He wondered what he said to upset her and why she suddenly seemed so unhappy.Fiona returned to her room and took out a red pill from an
Anya wasn't just making empty promises like everyone; the company's situation had genuinely been terrible lately.This made the ambitious Anya unwilling to settle for the current situation, so she planned a bold reform to significantly expand with several new ventures.Everyone was happy to hear such news because it would be challenging for these ordinary office workers to reach the middle management in the company.Now that they had this opportunity, who would want to miss it?After admonishing the crowd, Anya went to Ivy's office.This time, Anya was going to meet Ivy to discuss their upcoming plans."By the way, where is that new Team One leader?""I haven't even met him, despite all the significant contributions he's made to our company."Ivy casually made a cup of coffee for Anya and then said with a smile, "You picked the wrong time to come today. He took half a day off."Anya nodded slightly upon hearing that with the feeling of dissapointment that she wouldn't get to m
Anya nodded slightly and said, "The court case regarding Mitchell is about to start. I don't want Priscilla to leave the company because of it."After all, if the company wants to grow, it needs to expand its business, and Priscilla is quite a valuable asset. You really need to pay attention to this."Anya was quite satisfied with Priscilla's business abilities, especially considering Priscilla's past achievements. In just three years, Priscilla managed to build a company even larger than Timbergale Corporation.Anya, who aspired to become a strong and successful woman, felt somewhat inferior. She believed that keeping Priscilla in the company would be highly beneficial for Timbergale Corporation in the future.At this point, Ivy was thoroughly fed up with the Miller sisters, and had no intention of having any more heartfelt conversations with them.Ever since the party, Ivy realized that the Miller sisters were determined to go head-to-head with Frederick to the very end.It see
Mary's case was the most severe, while Ivan's symptoms were the mildest, and Frederick could roughly deduce the sequence of transmissions among them. It was clear that Mary infected Nigel, who then passed it to Kimberly, then finally passed it to Ivan. Frederick also saw that Ivan was actually a decent person who unfortunately ended up being betrayed and infected. However, Nigel was primarily worried that Ivan might start trusting Frederick, as he wanted Ivan to believe in his capabilities to carry out his plan.Originally, he intended for Mary to insult Frederick for being poor and unskilled, but she ended up attacking him for having an unpleasant odor, which backfired when Frederick exposed her for contracting syphilis. Now, Nigel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he then said to Frederick, "Hehe, Frederick. We all know Ivy is a director, what exactly do you do to be worthy of her?"Nigel assumed that Frederick was just a low-level salesperson, something
Hearing Frederick's words, Kimberly jumped with joy and stopped crying. While wiping her tears, she pointed at Mary, laughing and said, "You're covered in syphilis, yet you're making fun of me.""Slut, I wonder how many people you've slept with!" After being pointed and insulted, Mary was furious and she was ready to fight Kimberly. "You bitch! I am going to teach you a lesson!" At this moment, Nigel felt terrible. If Mary was diseased, he'd be the first victim. He grabbed Mary and shouted, "Bitch, let me teach you a lesson first. Now I know why you always wanted the lights off! I thought you were shy, but you just didn't want me to find out."In a fit of anger, Nigel slapped Mary hard across the face. Just as Mary was about to explain, she was interrupted by another slap. Holding her face, she yelled angrily, "Nigel, how dare you hit me?! Do you want me to expose all your little schemes and tricks?"Nigel froze in horror; if Mary exposed him, it would have been disastrous.
Kimberly heard her laughter, and body odor had always been a sensitive issue for her; a wound she'd tried to cover up over the years. For Frederick to bring it up in front of everyone felt like rubbing salt into an open wound. Yet what hurt even more was Mary's laughter; as a fellow woman, it felt like salt to the wound, then roasting it. Kimberly was furious, pointed at Mary and said, "What are you laughing at? Do you want me to come over there and shut you up?"Mary felt wronged, she had only let out a reflexive laugh, but now Kimberly's anger was directed at her. "Did I laugh at you? What proof do you have that I laughed at you?""You're the one with body odor, yet you're taking it out on others. You're such an unreasonable woman!"Kimberly grew even angrier after hearing Mary's retort. "You're the one with body odor, your whole family has it!" "Look at what you're wearing, it's like you just threw on two pillowcases. You're a shameless woman, just trying to show off t
When everyone heard Ivy's words, they laughed even more. Her words effectively confirmed that Frederick did indeed have an unpleasant odor. It wasn't entirely her fault as Kimberly's words had been a bit of a trap. "Haha, if you smell, just take a shower and don't embarrass yourself here.""With all that cheap stuff on, no wonder he has a smell."Hearing this, Frederick simply gave a slight smile and then asked Mary and Kimberly, "Are two really that fragrant?"Mary and Kimberly lifted their heads proudly after hearing Frederick's words. "Why don't you ask everyone here, ask them if we smell good or not?""Exactly, go ahead and ask."Both of them considered themselves beautiful, and of course, they would smell pleasant. The men around them quickly chimed in, especially those eager to admire Mary, who was dressed in a way that gave them a bit of eye candy. "Of course, they smell good. How could these two beautiful ladies not smell good?""Hehe, Frederick with his cheap, th
In a hidden corner, Nigel said to Mary, "Damn it, that bumpkin Frederick keeps stealing my spotlight. I am worried that our plan won't go well later.""You should help me humiliate him properly, and Ivan's girlfriend will back you up."Mary pursed her lips and said to Nigel, "Every time something comes up, you just ask me to handle it. My bag hasn't been bought yet, and you've lost 300 thousand dollars"Although Nigel was annoyed by Mary hitting a sore spot, he kept his tone calm and replied, "Help me humiliate Frederick and talk him down in front of Ivan. After that, leave the rest to me. Once it's done, I'll get you more than one bag, I could get you ten bags and it wouldn't be a problem. I don't care about that small amount of money. You saw that Porsche just now, right? I wouldn't mind burning it if I had to." Hearing this, Mary was delighted and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, babe." She hadn't realized that Nigel was so wealthy and even had a Porsche. Up until th
Knowing Martin as someone who knew a lot about wood, everyone immediately looked as though they were ready for a good show. They were convinced that the Saint George statue couldn’t possibly be made of anything valuable.Martin let out a strange exclamation. "What the hell!"Kimberly, thinking that Martin was angry, quickly said, "Mr. Lawson, tell us what’s so disastrous about this wood. Are you saying it’s just a piece of junk?"Contrary to expectations, Martin replied angrily, "I’m saying that whoever preserved this Saint George statue was a jerk. This is genuine sandalwood, and yet it’s completely neglected, covered in dust."Most of the group had no idea what sandalwood was worth, but judging by the name alone, it sounded impressive.Kimberly asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you saying this is really antique wood?"Martin examined the statue carefully, scrutinizing every detail. "Judging by the texture, this carving must have been made at least 150 years ago."Everyone was
"The Saint George statue was indeed a fitting choice for a karaoke." Nigel chuckled, turning to Ivy.“Why didn’t you just go on Amazon and buy a new one for a few dozen bucks? This one is obviously second-hand. Or was it picked up from some junk stall?”Frederick heard Nigel’s mockery and nodded in agreement, a faint smile on his lips. “You’re not wrong. This statue actually was picked up from a street stall.”“At the Treasure Hall in the antique trade market, no less. And yes, it’s an antique.”The truth was, the statue was from the Victorian era. Even the owner of Treasure Hall, Dominic, had recognized its age but dismissed it as worthless, tossing it onto a stall outside.Frederick had picked it up casually, thinking it would come in handy one day, and now it was the perfect gift for Ivan.Hearing this, Nigel burst out laughing, clutching his stomach. “An antique? Treasure Hall? You’re really trying to fool us.”Kimberly chimed in, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she glance
The group’s attention was fully captured by Frederick’s words, their eyes all on him. Nigel, knowing that Kimberly had informed Ivy at the last minute and that she likely didn’t have a gift, sneered at Frederick."Well, if you’ve got a gift, go ahead and show it.""Considering Ivy and Kimberly’s relationship, the gift should be pretty decent, right?"Everyone was now staring at Frederick with anticipation, curious to see what kind of gift he could produce.Ivy, on the other hand, was completely flustered. She hadn’t handed any gift to Frederick, though she understood he was trying to help her out of a tough spot. But wasn’t this making things even more awkward?Nigel continued to press him, "Where’s the gift? Come on, take it out already.""After all this time, you still can’t take it out. Don’t tell me you don’t even have one."Frederick glanced at Nigel with a calm smile. "Oh? Are you planning to bet 300 grand with me again?"Nigel froze. There was no way he had another 300 t
Ivan was deeply moved, feeling as though all the unpleasantness from their school days had been swept away. A sense of childhood nostalgia, unique to old classmates, welled up within him.The crowd continued to shower Nigel with praise, giving him thumbs up one after another."A gift worth 10 grand is no small amount. Nigel is truly generous.""That’s right. These days, even classmates hesitate to prepare gifts, but Nigel has shown such generosity.."Most of the attendees had come because of their connection with Kimberly. Each had prepared gifts with costs ranging from a few hundred dollars. Compared to Nigel’s grandiose gift worth 10 thousand, their contributions paled in comparison.Hearing the compliments, Nigel waved his hand dismissively, feigning modesty. "It’s nothing, really. After all, Ivan and I are good friends from way back."Then, Nigel’s expression shifted slightly as he added, "Speaking of good friends, I’m sure it’s not just me and Ivan here who share a special b