Robin took a deep breath, doing her best to steady her emotions. She did not let her nervousness show on her face. She managed to maintain a calm demeanor."Mr. Weiss, what brings you here?" Robin asked.Chandler looked at Robin with a calm expression on his face. He then walked over to her and said in a deep voice, "I came to compensate you. Although the accident happened under your watch, you ended up getting injured from work, after all. "We at Weiss Group want to offer you our help. As such, we're offering you compensation."While speaking, Chandler handed a check to Robin.Robin stared at the check in front of her with a small frown.Alina's expression darkened as well. She immediately stormed up to Chandler and grabbed the check from his hand.In a stern tone, she said, "Alright, well received. You can leave now."Upon hearing this, Chandler's expression remained largely unchanged. He merely smiled and looked at Alina."You don't need to chase me away. It's not like I'l
Robin was surprised that her father had made prior arrangements and would be leaving so soon. A look of concern flashed in her eyes. "Are you feeling down, Dad?" she asked. Her father smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm just feeling a little down because I have nothing to do here. I can come and pick you up when you're discharged from the hospital."Robin nodded with understanding. Conner was such a workaholic. He would very likely fall sick if he rested and had fun all day.Half an hour later, he received a call. He quickly answered it and headed downstairs after collecting his things. Alina followed him downstairs to see him off, but she only returned after quite a long time.When Alina returned, Robin, who was still lying on the hospital bed, asked softly, "Mom, why were you gone for such a long time? Is it because you couldn't bear to see Dad leave?"Robin continued teasing her, "Go back with Dad if you miss him so much. I'll be fine on my own.""I wouldn't be at ease l
Alina returned immediately after escorting Brian back to his ward. Upon entering the ward, she fixed her gaze on Robin and said earnestly, "Robin, I'm warning you to stay away from guys like Mr. Collins." Robin immediately understood that her mother was affected by her preconception toward Brian after that warning. As she did not have much contact with Brian to begin with, she replied with a serene smile, "You're overthinking things, Mom. I generally don't have any private interactions with Mr. Collins."Alina breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her daughter. "I'm just warning you." Robin gave a knowing smile. "Got it."Alina felt relieved by Robin's response....Robin was discharged three days later. She was hospitalized for a week.Alina carefully held Robin's arm and supported her the entire way back to their home in Swiree.Once they arrived home, Alina put down their luggage and told her, "I have to go downstairs to help your father. You're on your own, so b
"So, Weiss Group's company affairs don't concern me now, Mr. Pugh. I've already left my job," Robin said solemnly. She was no longer affiliated with Weiss Group. Although Terence might not be aware of it, it still did not change the fact that she had been fired. Now, Robin just wanted to stay in Swiree for a while. She did not want to worry about anything else. Wilson paused briefly before saying, "Ms. Sage, may I know if the termination letter you received has Mr. Weiss' seal on it? If not, then that letter is null." Robin paled when she heard that. She immediately searched for the termination letter she had received from the Human Resources Department. The company's seal was on the letter, but Terence's seal was not. Robin frowned. Wilson noticed Robin's silence and continued, "Ms. Sage, you're the manager hired specifically by Mr. Weiss from Larson Group. No one can fire you without his permission."Mr. Weiss has allowed you to take a week off to recuperate f
When Terence arrived at Chandler's residence, Frank was passing Chandler an appraisal report.Just as Chandler was about to read the report, the guard at the gate entered. "Mr. Weiss, Mr. Terence is here," the guard informed him.When he heard this, Chandler immediately kept the report and passed it to Frank, who brought the report upstairs at once.Upon entering the room and seeing Chandler calmly sitting on the couch, Terence's expression darkened. He walked toward Chandler and took a seat. Chandler gave no response to Terence's grave expression. "You're free enough to come and visit me," he remarked. "Don't you have work today?" Terence glared at Chandler coldly. "Uncle Chandler, you fired Robin even though you knew I specially hired her from Larson Group," he retorted. "You had no right to do so. Why did you undermine my authority?" Chandler remained impassive. He gazed steadfastly at Terence and replied, "Ms. Sage was already planning to leave the company. I was merely d
Chandler looked around without a hint of anger on his face. He was used to this simple and quiet place. It didn't bother him before, but now, it felt a bit too empty. He ended up staying quiet.Terence got up from the couch and shot Chandler a cold look. "Uncle Chandler, please don't get involved in whatever's going on between me and Robin."Chandler didn't reply to Terence and kept his expression cold. Once Terence left, Frank appeared from the second-floor corner. He came down and handed Chandler a folder.Chandler casually looked at the folder and said calmly, "Bring it to the study."Frank seemed puzzled. "Sir, aren't you going to check it?"Chandler had been expecting this report, but when he finally received it, he only took a glance before growing solemn."I'll check it out later," Chandler stated.Frank didn't dare to say a word. He took the folder upstairs and left it in the study.Meanwhile, Chandler got up from the couch and approached the window wall. Although he ap
Monica's expression froze slightly.The last time Monica returned to the Blake Residence, she learned that Terence had explicitly expressed his desire of not wanting to marry her. Therefore, Monica had been behaving cautiously in front of him. Monica wouldn't approach him or hang around him for no reason as she was worried that he would dislike her. Unexpectedly, Terence detested Monica despite her not having done anything. Monica took a deep breath to calm her emotions. She looked at Terence while biting her lower lip. "That's not true," she whispered."Mr. Weiss, I've been working hard on myself. I want to show everyone that I'm not just eye candy." Upon hearing Monica's words, a hint of contempt flashed across Terence's eyes. He said indifferently, "There's nothing wrong with being eye candy. "Ms. Blake, given your lack of competence, you're not suited for the role of chief secretary. We'll hand over this position to someone more capable. Instead, I'll arrange fo
Despite Monica's lack of competence in her role, it had to be said that she displayed astonishing grit. Many others would have already lost control of their emotions if they were put in her shoes. Monica was surprisingly managing her emotions well. She could even put a smile on her face. With Monica taking the initiative to approach the staff, they reciprocated with warm faces too. After all, everyone was well aware of who Monica's father was. They might need Monica's help one day. Soon, Monica blended into the group working in the cubicle office. Given Monica's family background, the colleagues would help her out despite her incompetence. If it were others who got demoted, they would most likely face ridicule from their colleagues instead. Wilson arranged for the janitor to tidy up the chief secretary's office. Many of Monica's personal belongings were removed. The janitor put away Monica's belongings into a box. She delivered it to Monica and said warmly, "Ms. Blake
Even though Lukas was now back together with her, Jenny could clearly feel that their relationship could never return to the way it had been in the past. After spending some time with Lukas, Jenny felt that Lukas' heart no longer belonged to her.Once Conner and Robin were done packing up Alina's belongings at the hospital, they made their way to Robin's car. Robin drove them to her apartment. Upon seeing where they were heading, Conner said to Robin softly, "Roo, I won't be going back to your apartment."Upon hearing this, Robin looked confused. Before she could ask why, Conner added softly, "I want to return to Swiree."Robin was taken aback for a moment. Then, she replied, "Dad, you really don't need to rush back home."Conner had already sold the family business in Swiree when Alina was hospitalized in Henkel. As such, Robin had not expected to hear Conner tell her that he wanted to return to Swiree."Just stay here," Robin said.Upon hearing that, Conner sighed softly and
After Alina passed away, her body was taken to the funeral home the next morning.Alina had instructed Conner to keep her funeral simple after her death.After Alina was hospitalized, Conner showed her a grave site according to her wishes.A van from the funeral home came to the hospital the next morning to take Alina's body to the funeral home.Upon hearing the news, Jean and Tyler rushed to the hospital and accompanied Robin there.On the way to the funeral home, Tyler tried to call Terence. However, Terence did not answer.Tyler had to call Wilson to inform Terence of what had happened.Only a handful of relatives and friends attended the funeral to pay their respects to Alina.With Jean and Tyler's help, Alina's funeral wasn't much trouble to set up.Terence received the news of Alina's death in the afternoon. Only then did he rush to the funeral home.When Terence arrived, Alina's remains had already been cremated and placed in an urn.He walked over to Robin. When he s
Robin's call managed to go through, but no one answered her call even after a long while.Robin gradually tightened the grip she had on her phone. She tried to maintain her composure while holding the phone.After what seemed like ages, Terence finally answered her call."Roo, why are you still up?"Terence's gentle voice came through in the end. His tone was tinged with a hint of exhaustion.Upon hearing his voice, Robin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that Terence had ended up answering her call, she supposed there weren't any problems to worry about."Yeah, I haven't gone to sleep yet. I'm still—"Robin was about to tell Terence that she was still at the hospital.However, Terence quickly interjected, "I'm still at the hospital now."Upon hearing Terence's words, Robin unconsciously tightened her grip on her phone. Her heart quivered in fear for a moment.She suddenly felt insecure.Robin hummed in acknowledgment and asked, "Is Ms. Blake not doing well?"Robi
Robin's response was in no way problematic.From her response, it was clear how cautious and serious she was when dealing with matters of the heart.Brian sighed and looked at Robin deeply.However, Robin deliberately avoided Brian's gaze at this moment.She didn't want him to waste his time on her. Robin certainly didn't want Brian's friendship with Terence to be negatively affected because of her.Seeing that Robin was deliberately avoiding his gaze, Brian curled his lips into a small smile and said softly, "You don't need to be so wary of me. I'm not going to force you to help me."I'm glad to see that you're going steady with Terence. I'm looking forward to attending your guys' wedding."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips lightly. She let out a calm smile and replied, "Well, then you'll have to spend quite some time waiting."Brian turned to look at Robin. He had a tender expression on his face as he said, "Don't worry, I know Terence very well. I'm certain he'll marr
Robin couldn't help looking surprised upon seeing Brian dressed in formal attire. He looked somewhat weary."Mr. Collins," Robin greeted.Brian nodded slightly in response and walked over to her side.He whispered, "I heard that Aunt Alina isn't doing very well, so I came to check on you guys. Don't be too upset if you can help it."Upon hearing this, Robin pursed her lips. She replied in a soft voice, "I already expected this to happen, so I'm not too upset by it. I just feel a bit helpless at the moment."Although Robin had already anticipated this outcome, she couldn't change it.Robin sighed as a hint of grief filled her eyes.Brian walked over to sit beside her. His tone was gentle as he said, "Death is inevitable for everyone, after all. People either die from old age or sickness. Try to take it easy."Aunt Alina probably wouldn't want you to be so upset either."Robin nodded and turned her gaze toward Brian. When she noticed that was wearing a suit, she asked, "Where we
During her conversation with Alina, Robin had already tried her best to keep her emotions under control. She did not expect Alina to get so worked up.Robin simply didn't want Alina to use her past as an example to educate Robin.After all, everybody was living a different life.Robin would never settle for second best.Robin sat quietly as the doctor continued talking. But she didn't hear a word he said. Noticing Robin's low spirits, Conner said softly to her after the doctor left, "Roo, don't burden yourself with all this. This day was bound to come sooner or later."Although Conner was trying to comfort Robin, his voice was hoarse and contained a hint of melancholy that he failed to conceal.Robin took a deep breath. With her reddened, teary eyes, she told Conner, "I shouldn't have argued with her knowing she was sick. With her current state, it's my fault that I insisted on my point."Conner sighed with a hint of helplessness in his expression. He avoided Robin's eyes and
Robin took a deep breath and said softly, "Don't worry about Chandler. Terence will handle it."After all, Chandler raised Terence like a son despite not being blood-related. The bond between them was too strong for Terence to ignore."Just focus on getting better."Alina went silent for a while. Robin chose not to say anything further either.She wanted to end the discussion in Alina's silence. But to her surprise, Alina uttered hesitantly after a long pause, "No, Terence will not care about Chandler."If Terence helps Chandler out, Weiss Group will face setbacks. Terence prioritizes his interests above all else. He won't care about Chandler. I…"Robin watched Alina getting worked up as she continued talking. Robin couldn't help but feel bad.However, she couldn't pinpoint her feelings. Did she feel bad because after all these years, Alina still cared about Chandler? Or was it because Conner's effort was being overlooked by Alina?Even though Chandler was her biological father
Conner had been working tirelessly to take care of the family. Even now that Alina fell ill, he cared for her selflessly."I should go back and check on your mom. If not, she'll wake up and find herself alone."Robin felt bad watching Conner's silhouette. She and Conner went back to the ward together. Sure enough, Alina was already awake.Robin sat on the couch and felt a mix of emotions as she watched Conner care for Alina devotedly.Alina had finished her medicine for the day, and Conner needed to get her the newly prescribed medicine from the pharmacy. So, Robin stayed back to keep Alina company.Robin kept her gaze fixed on Alina's weary face and asked softly, "Mom, do you want me to end up like you?"Alina paused for a moment after listening to Robin as a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. Clearly, she did not understand the meaning of Robin's words.Robin took a deep breath to control her own emotions and continued softly, "I was referring to finding a man who takes
Terence was waiting at a traffic light, so his surroundings were noisy. As Robin's voice was very soft, Terence couldn't quite make out what she was saying. "I'm heading to the hospital to check on her now. How are things with your mom?" Terence repeated his question to Robin again. Robin went silent. She had already decided to be with Terence, and he had also publicly clarified that nothing was happening between him and Monica. So, it would be childish of her to ask the question again because he had already made things clear. Robin's lips were pressed together, and her expression had reverted back to normal. She said, "She's fine here. Don't worry about it." She then murmured softly under her breath, "I'll call you back later. Drive safely." As soon as she finished talking, she immediately ended the call. Terence didn't give it much thought after Robin ended the call. He turned the engine on and drove off to the hospital to visit Monica. Robin stood in the cor