Rowena was infuriated by Robin's words. However, she didn't know how to counter them.Robin's lips curled into a small smile as she observed the resentful expression on Rowena's face.Then, she said in a low voice, "As long as I'm around, I'm still your superior."Ms. Quigley, I want to see your performance report for this month on my desk before three o'clock today."Then, Robin spun on her heel and made her way to her office.Rowena took a deep breath as displeasure flashed across her features. Eventually, she went back to her desk.…Meanwhile, Jean had returned from dealing with some business matters outside.Jean had already begun to take charge of her own projects in recent days.When she returned, she happened to spot Rowena walking past her with a dissatisfied expression.Jean raised an eyebrow slightly and chose not to dwell on the matter too much. She then made her way to her desk, where she began to work on her tasks.As the chief secretary's assistant, all the do
Emmett snapped out of his thoughts once he heard Alison's voice. With a faint smile on his lips, he asked softly, "What brings you here so early?"Alison pursed her lips and replied, "I know you've been really busy lately and probably didn't have the chance to eat anything for breakfast today. I came to check on you."Who knew that my guess would be spot-on? You really haven't had anything for breakfast."Emmett couldn't help but smile upon hearing that."As long as you're around to care for me, I can always rely on you to send me breakfast when I forget," he said gently.Alison pursed her lips and placed the food she brought in front of Emmett.When she put the food down on the desk, Alison casually glanced at the documents there as well. Upon seeing that they were documents from Larson Group, Alison's eyes dimmed slightly. She gathered the documents and set them aside.No wonder Emmett was so engrossed in the documents just now.Alison heard that Jean had been back in the cou
Emmett could tell from Alison's wary expression that his casual proposal had deeply hurt her.He truly owed an explanation to not only Alison but to the rest of the Matthiases as well.However, the person he truly loved wasn't just Alison.Emmett hummed in acknowledgment and said, "I've already made up my mind. We can go ahead and register our marriage this time."Upon hearing this, Alison was momentarily stunned. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.However, since Emmett had said so, Alison was more than willing to register their marriage.After they finished their discussion, Alison returned to the Matthiases' residence.She had only just reached the doorstep and had yet to set foot into her home when she received a call from Jane."Alison, Emmett has already told me that he wants to marry you."I'm on my way to the Matthiases' residence now. Emmett is worried that your parents might disapprove, so he asked me to talk to them first," she said.Due to the past issues betw
Jane was buttering up Christine enthusiastically while John noticed how dearly Alison was holding onto her ID. Eventually, he breathed a heavy sigh and said, "Eric, please see our guests out." Alison was initially surprised by John's reaction, but she calmed down almost immediately after. Though John had not flat-out objected to the wedding between Alison and Emmett, he did not support their decision either. He was worried that Alison would threaten to harm herself if they did not agree to it. After all, the Matthias family had been bitterly disappointed with Alison's past actions.Just like that, Jane and Alison were asked to leave the residence. Alison suddenly felt lost as the main door was closed in her face. Meanwhile, Jane was puffing with discontentment after being mistreated by the Matthiases. The upside was that Alison had gotten her ID. With that, Alison and Emmett registered their marriage the next day. Everything felt surreal to Alison even when she was hol
Tyler noticed a hint of confusion in Jean's eyes when their gazes met. Tyler knew very well that Jean was a sensitive person. She must have sensed something suspicious, so he quickly said, "You've never been to any public functions since you returned from overseas a while ago. "I'm just worried that you might bump into someone you knew in the past but can't recognize them. That would be awkward." Jean pondered for a moment before replying with a smile, "It's alright. I might have forgotten them, but they'd remember me. Just whisper to me who they are at the reception." Tyler was left speechless. Emmett and Jean were schoolmates, so any mutual friends they had would surely show up at the reception as well. Tyler only knew some of these friends. In fact, Jean did not care much that Emmett was getting married. Soon, it was Emmett and Alison's wedding day. Since Jean had prepared the gifts, Tyler had to bring her along. He was not as worried anymore seeing how calm
Alison nodded slightly as she listened to Emmett, her expression abnormally calm. Her gaze landed on Emmett as she said softly, "I didn't know you invited Jean, so I invited Joyce to play the piano at our wedding." A slight frown appeared on Emmett's face when he heard that. Looking somewhat worried, Alison pursed her lips and asked carefully, "You're not taking it to heart, right?" Emmett heaved a deep breath and nodded. "No, I'm not." Of course, Alison knew that Emmett would invite Jean, especially when she was currently in Henkel. Therefore, Alison had deliberately invited Joyce to play. At first, Alison had not thought of this idea. But lately, Joyce had intentionally been trying to get close to her, so she figured she would just invite Joyce to the wedding to irritate Jean. Emmett used to be a famous director in the entertainment industry, and he still had a lot of connections. The reason why Joyce was being unusually nice to Alison was because she wanted to ente
After withdrawing her gaze from Joyce, Jean noticed the people at other tables had started eating. So, she looked toward Tyler and said softly, "Let's eat." Tyler nodded and picked up his spoon. Only then did the others at their table dare to dig into their appetizers.Seeing how Jean had no intention of responding to her multiple attempts to start a conversation, Joyce couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh. The younger Joyce would have gotten mad after being treated like that, but she could control her emotions better now. She pushed her serving of creamy potato soup to Jean and said, "Jean, I remember you loved potato soup when you were young." Jean had forgotten everything about her childhood. Seeing how hard Joyce was trying to fawn over her, Jean inhaled deeply and shoved the soup aside."I haven't had potato soup for a long time," she answered with absolute calmness.Joyce pursed her lips and whispered, "Jean, I … " Jean gave her a cold glance and added, "We're here
Jane successfully resolved the brewing crisis with just a single sentence.Alison and Emmett promptly moved on to the next table.Jean's expression didn't change much. At this moment, Tyler tightened his grip on her hand.Jean could feel the warmth Tyler was trying to provide. She pursed her lips and smiled a little.After hearing what Alison said, it was clear that Jean's relationship with Emmett wasn't as simple as she thought.Joyce looked at Jean with a small smile and whispered, "I guess Ms. Matthias is still feeling resentful toward you."Joyce knew that Jean had lost her memories and was aware that Tyler had definitely chosen to hide the truth from Jean. As such, she mentioned it casually.Tyler shot Joyce a cold glare.Joyce immediately shut her mouth. However, before she completely quieted down, she said quietly, "Jean, you must've felt burdened by it. It's not your fault, though. You didn't do anything wrong."Jean frowned slightly at that.After lunch, all the gues