Dorothy did not hold back when speaking to Jean.Jean looked cold and nonchalant. She looked calmly at Dorothy, asking, "Do you think your days aren't bad enough? Tyler might want to divorce me right now, but Dorian is his son. Do you think he'd let you hurt his son?"You're not even worthy of seeing Tyler."Dorothy took a deep breath, her expression shifting. She gritted her teeth. "I'm still Dorian's grandmother. I …"Faced with Jean's coldness, Dorothy couldn't go on saying anymore.Dorothy knew what Tyler's personality was like. Otherwise, Joyce would not have been sent to prison so quickly.Jean looked at how stubborn Dorothy looked and said sullenly, "Dorian doesn't have a grandmother like you."Dorothy's face froze. "Jean, don't forget that I'm your mother. I'm the one who gave you the body that you have now. Even if I have my faults, they don't change the fact that I'm your mother."Even the people who were nurtured by the Michaels family but do not share our blood are
Dorothy had also suffered back then.Her mother preferred her younger sister over her. She was not loved and constantly abused.After her younger sister died in a car accident, her days in the Smiths' house grew even worse.All these years, Timothy accepted that Dorothy was nice to Joyce.As the elder sister, Dorothy was making up for her own suffering by being good to Joyce.However, Timothy couldn't quite stop her attitude toward Jean."Go home, Jean."Jean looked at Timothy's red and swollen leg, as well as the wounds on his face. She took a deep breath and took out a silver card from her purse.Timothy was stunned to see it, but he did not take it.But Dorothy held her hand out and snatched it away. Anxiously, she asked, "How much is in this, Jean?"Jean looked at the greed in Dorothy's gaze, mockery flashing through her eyes.It turned out that someone's family would affect them forever.Just like Jean, who was unable to feel love.And Dorothy, who did not want her el
Dorothy grew agitated.Jean stood at the side, looking at her indifferently."I did all that I did for the good of the family. That's the truth!""It doesn't matter if you don't want to be from a good family, Jean. But Dorian is different. He's the Larsons' eldest grandchild. Do you want someone to be criticized when they bring up Dorian?"Jean looked at her coldly.Dorothy continued agitatedly, "Even if you cut off all ties with us, you're still a Michaels."You're part of us. For the Larsons, we're already considered part of the upper class. Don't you want your family to look more presentable? Don't you want Dorian to feel proud when someone mentions his maternal grandparents?"Jean looked at how furious Dorothy looked, mockery flashing through her eyes. "Dorian doesn't need the Michaels family to feel proud."As you said, Dorian is the Larsons' eldest grandchild. With that alone, it's worth respecting."Jean didn't look at Dorothy anymore and turned to leave.Dorothy wante
Tyler looked at Jean coldly and said, "I didn't want to inform you either, but the school is organizing a parent-child event. I'm telling you to make time for it."Jean was taken aback. She didn't expect Tyler to agree to attend the school's parent-child event.She thought he would be very against attending any school events with her and their son. Tyler stood up from the sofa and was about to leave when a loud boom of thunder came from outside.Pursing her lips, Jean said softly, "It was already raining when I got back. You can stay here tonight."Tyler stopped in his footsteps and looked at Jean with displeasure. He said coldly, "This is my property. Why do you make it sound like I have to ask for your permission to stay here?"Jean said calmly, "I was just worried that you'd mind staying here. I won't insist if you want to leave."Tyler's expression darkened as he walked upstairs. Jean watched him silently before following him to the bedroom.All the things Tyler had left beh
Yvette went up to Jean excitedly upon learning that Jean remembered her. She said, "I saw that you were hiring, so I rushed here from the city. I want to be your assistant. I can do layout work and coloring. I can do anything."Yvette kept marketing herself toward Jean so that Jean would hire her. However, she knew that Jean's company was a startup and was surely in need of capital.So, she said, "I don't care about my salary much. I just have one tiny request, which is that I want my name beside yours." Smiling, Jean said, "I'll surely add your name in if you're my assistant. But my studio has just started going through some transformations. Are you sure you want to work here?"The Jacobs family was a leader in the entertainment industry. It could be said they controlled all the resources of the industry. Jean was very surprised that Yvette wanted to work at her company. Yvette said, "I'll work here as long as my brother agrees to let me. Toby, you promised to let me, didn't yo
Yvette realized that she had sounded rude and quickly corrected herself. "I meant got you hurt by accident."Jean didn't know how she felt about this. If Toby hadn't been there that night, she would've been killed.The people who had been hunting her down were cold-blooded killers. They wouldn't hold back just because they were in public."Mr. Jacobs, I'm very grateful for your help. From now on, just tell me when you need my help. I'll do everything that I can," said Jean.Nodding, Toby said, "I'll ask you for a favor, then. I heard that all your partners have pulled out from the studio. It just so happens that my sister is very interested in your field of work. I want to invest in your company."Jean asked with surprise, "You mean right now?"Toby nodded. "Yes. Your work received a very good response. I'm sure you've heard of the Jacobs family's influence in the entertainment industry. Work with me. I'll make you the most famous content creator in the blink of an eye. But, of c
"I was worried that you'd regret your decision, so I prepared a contract. Please sign it if you have no further concerns," said Toby.Jean was taken aback to find that Toby had come prepared. Yvette also looked at him in shock when she heard about the contract."Toby, you schemed for this," she said. Toby looked at Yvette and said, "A businessman must always be prepared. Do your best here and learn from Ms. Michaels."Jean smiled awkwardly. She wasn't good at doing business. Her only talent was drawing comics.Toby's assistant took out the contract. Jean invited Toby and Yvette into her office, where she read through the contract seriously. She signed it after finding no problems with it.Watching her, Toby said, "You're understaffed. If you need any more employees, just let me know. You can focus on drawing from now on, and I'll be in charge of all of the studio's operations. "You'll own the copyright of your work, but once they've been adapted into movies, 60% of the profit
"We're just a small-scale company, Mr. Jacobs. I think this current location is good enough for us." From Jean's perspective, relocating her studio would be an unnecessary cost to her. Relocation would also increase Toby's investment capital. Instead, Jean's plan was to hold up relocation plans until the company expanded. It wouldn't be too late to work on relocating then. Toby was silent for a while before replying firmly, "The location of your studio is not ideal for the work that you do."You've promised to come up with your best work in the next five years, Ms. Michaels. So, I hope that you'll be able to focus on your drawing from a better location." Jean paused. In a soft voice, she said, "I'm able to focus on drawing. Even if I'm not in my studio, I can do it at home …"Before Jean could finish her sentence, Toby interrupted her over the phone. "Ms. Michaels, I've only ever invested in reputable companies. Having your studio where it currently is will put me in a ba