"You’re such a mad woman!" Richard was so angry at her. He, Richard Davidson, had never been so humiliated before!He was beaten by a girl! Twice!"What are you doing?" Richard said madly, "I won't hit you back because I am a gentleman. But don't blame me if you do that again... Ah! "Before Richard's harsh words were finished, Annie gave him another punch."You...!" Richard was furious at her that he could barely speak."You deserved it!" Annie was also angry. She had just knelt to him, but he went back on his words!She was not easy to mess with!If she hadn't wanted to remove some obstacles for Violet’s studio, she wouldn't have bowed to him!"Annie!" Richard shouted!"It's no use calling my name anymore!" Annie glared at Richard angrily and added, "In fact, you have no right to interfere in the affairs of Violet’s studio!""Why do I have no right?" Richard retorted."It was Rick, not you, who rented this place to Violet!" Annie said, "And I know Alice agreed with Rick. D
The man glanced at Lisa in the rearview mirror. He didn't say anything."Are you trying to talk me out of it again?" Lisa smiled. She looked into the rearview mirror in the front. "You don't think I'm going to win? I’m definitely going to win. I've already confirmed that Carson and Everly have developed some problems. Now if I shall be patient and more careful, everything will be in my control!" "Now what I need to do is to stir up chaos!" Lisa looked over at the building and continued, "John saved her yesterday. When people took down her studio, she could ask for help. But what if there's any conflict within her studio? I want to see who she can turn to!" Lisa said with a cold look in her eyes. …The morning passed fast. At lunch break, Everly went to see John with Annie. John was now back at his apartment, and his personal doctor had arrived in Cannesville, so Everly was much relieved. On their way back to the studio, Everly saw the overwhelming reports about Carson on her
As soon as Everly and Annie came back to the company, they saw someone waiting outside the office. Everly and Annie exchanged looks before hesitantly walking over to that person. "Violet," the other party respectfully called out but put away something in his hand. Everly didn't notice it. After greeting Everly, the man glanced at Annie. His implication was clear. He didn't want Annie to hear their conversation. Everly took the hint, nodded, and said to Annie, "Go and prepare for the rest. I'll talk to him."Annie opened her mouth, eventually closed it, nodded her head, and said, "Okay."She had a premonition, but there was no better way.Everly watched Annie leave, turned to look at Timothy, and said, "Alright, let's talk in my office."With that, she glanced at the object in Timothy's hand. She hoped that it was not what she had thought. As they were going into the office, Everly subconsciously ran her eyes over the employees who seemed to be absorbed in their work, but
When Violet and the staff were busy working in the office, Timothy came out after packing up. Lisa honked at him.Timothy froze and walked over."How's the plan going?" Lisa asked.Timothy looked weird but finally nodded. "I've resigned in front of everyone and packed my things. Just now when I went out, some staff members had also prepared their resignations. I had incited them before. It seems that they are about to leave Violet's Studio as well.""Good job." Lisa nodded, handed an envelope to Timothy, and said, "This is what I promised you. Besides, I'll ask someone to write you a recommendation. You can get a position in another design company with it."Timothy glanced at the envelope. He didn't know what was in it but nodded and took it."Thank you," Timothy said and left. Lisa watched him go away and waited for a while. Seeing some staff members walk out of the office with their things, she curved her lips."No one is willing to work for you. Everly, what can you do?" Li
Violet's Studio.Everly had walked out.Three people had visited her office in the past few minutes, each holding a letter of resignation, and all those letters looked almost the same as Timothy's, so Everly could tell that they had probably had the whole thing planned out.Therefore, she might as well come out of the office.An employee was just about to knock at her office door when she walked out. He immediately saw her and stiffened, his face very awkward.Moreover, the instant she showed up, those talking animatedly fell silent all at once.Everly realized that they had been talking about her a moment ago."Violet…" The employee in the doorway embarrassedly scratched his head and said, "I happen to have something to talk to you about…""Okay." Everly cast a look at him and couldn't help but notice the envelope he was holding in his hand, which was almost identical to those that Timothy and the others had shown her.She caught on.She glanced around the studio and found t
There were only a few people staying in the big studio.Everly's hands behind her back were clenched tightly, as she was trying hard to hold back her disappointment and despair. Finally, she asked, "Is there someone still wanting to leave?"Nobody replied.Then, there was the sound of chairs being pulled away."Violet, we have just decided that we won’t leave." Suddenly, a person said.Everly looked up at the few people who chose to stay.They all looked at her.Everly didn't know what to say, with a lump in her throat."Yeah, when the others discussed whether to leave just now, we have already decided to stay." A female employee said. "When we were in Strandia, we plunged into a plight. It was you who took us in and gave us a job. With your help, we could fulfil our potential, continue to learn, and improve ourselves little by little. Then we can achieve our today’s position. Even if all the other people leave, we won't leave."Everly's eyes became a little wet.When she too
“I'm not sure. Let's not mess around. We'll see what happens next.""You're right. But I don't think we need to treat him like a prince anymore." "I think you have a point here." ... After the discussion, they went on with what they were doing. But afterward, when the kids were playing games, they didn't give precedence to Oliver like they used to. The kids felt that the teachers were acting strange, but Oliver didn't seem to be aware of it at all. Near the end of the school day, a teacher came up to Oliver and asked him, "Oliver, who is picking you up after school today?" Oliver looked up at the teacher. He thought about it and answered, "I don't know." "Oh, I see. Could you call your dad and ask him? Most of the days before, it was your dad's secretary who came to pick you up, but now your dad doesn't have a secretary anymore, so I need to make sure who is going to pick you up after school. Otherwise, if a stranger comes to pick you up, I'm not sure if I can let you g
Oliver thought, 'I need to put on a show, and then I can complain to Mom. Good!'Oliver was so delighted that his eyes lit up. Yet he lowered his head, looking distressed."Oliver, don't be sad," Lily said worriedly, "everything will be okay.""Maybe," Oliver replied in a low voice with a nod. They walked out of the classroom.The final bell rang. The teachers led out the children. Their parents would come to pick them up. Oliver packed his small schoolbag and stood in line....In the office, Everly looked at the clock and found it was time for Oliver to leave school.She had rearranged the work for the staff. Everything was ready.Thinking of the news about Carson that she had read today, Everly couldn't concentrate on the documents.Finally, she put them aside, picked up the car key, and went out of her office."Violet.""Good afternoon, Violet."The staff members greeted her.Everly nodded and smiled. Seeing Annie come over, Everly said, "I have to go out. You can send
Everly wondered, 'Why does he look so pitiful? Is he going to ask me to be with me as he did before?'Meanwhile, Carson moved his eyes from her to the sunset on the horizon and said, "It's late."She looked across at the sea and the sky. The glorious declining sun gilded the sky.The salty sea wind swept over them.They gazed at the sunset until the fish suddenly struggled and startled Everly.It had been quietly staying in her hand for a while. She had forgotten that she was holding the fish. Thus, she subconsciously let go of the fish and shook Carson's hands off.The fish flopped back into the water and waved its tail to flee away."Oh, no. The fish has escaped. Dad, hurry up and catch it!" Oliver yelled. He had been squatting on the side so as not to disturb his parents. Carson and Oliver then chased after the fish.Everly slowly got up and stood there. The father and the son in white T-shirts were surrounding the big puddle. Everly felt strange while watching them.She wa
She was a little embarrassed. After all, they hadn't been so close to each other for a long time. She felt a bit uncomfortable.So, she found a random topic. "Oliver still hasn't come back?""Maybe he couldn't find the bucket," he said, his chest vibrating. Not knowing how to pick up the conversation, she just looked at him. "Put the fish down," he said again after about three seconds. "But it will slip away," she blurted out. He paused, nodded, and hummed.Actually, she could place it somewhere dry rather than in the water... Then it couldn't slip away...She found herself so stupid. But she couldn't take back her words...She wondered, bit the bullet, and awkwardly held the fish. Should she say anything to defuse the awkward situation?She thought for a moment and asked, "What's your plan? I mean your career.""I haven't laid it out yet," he replied frankly. "I've been working for too long, and it's time to take a break. In the past, I didn't have time to hang
Everly immediately put the crab into the small bucket.At this time, the bucket was filled with many crabs. Oliver looked inside and wore a bright smile."Wow! We got a lot of crabs today! My bucket is almost full!" Oliver said and looked back. When he saw the bucket in his dad's hand, Oliver took it and dumped all the crabs inside his own bucket into it. He then pushed it to Everly and said, "Wow. Aunt Violet caught so many crabs today. You are awesome!"Everly froze. She looked at Oliver's smiling face and understood what he meant.Oliver wanted her to take all the credit for catching those crabs."Oliver...""Aunt Violet! Look over there. There are bubbles coming out of that small hole. Let's go over there. There must be something in there!" As he said, Oliver carried his bucket and a small shovel and trotted over in his slippers. He ran to the hole and exclaimed, "Aunt Violet, come on! It is a big fish!""Go ahead. He likes playing with you," Carson said to Everly when she w
"How do you know if they have contact in private?" The man asked as their car was waiting for a green light. The man's consecutive retorts annoyed Lisa. She looked in the rearview mirror at the man with chill eyes. "What do you mean? Are you trying to deliberately piss me off?" "No." The man replied. Then he paused for a few seconds and changed the subject. "So what are you going to do next?" 'Let Everly crash down to the hell!' During these days all their tactics were covert. They only took some subtle moves to test Carson, to see what was in Carson's mind. Now that Lisa had learned about it, then the next step she was up to was to put Everly through hell! "What's going on with Violet's studio now?" Lisa asked. "According to the information we got, it won't be long before Violet Studio and Baxter Group's collaboration on 'The Angel' is finished." The man replied. Before Lisa was about to respond, suddenly, her phone vibrated. Buzz--Lisa picked up her phone to check t
Everly, Carson, and Oliver were playing on the beach. Meanwhile, Lisa came out of her villa to a car and talked to someone on the phone.She got into the passenger seat, smiled at the man in the driver's seat, and said, "I've just heard that the opposition faction of the Baxter Group changed their minds. They want to get Carson back."The man started the car without speaking. Lisa made up her face, smiled contentedly while looking into the mirror at her delicate figures, and continued, "I knew that the Baxter Group couldn't do well without Carson and that they would give in!"The car's tires squealed.The man suddenly braked."What are you doing?" Lisa growled at the man with a frown, hurriedly grabbing something to steady herself."Lisa, what the hell do you want?" the man said resignedly, "didn't you say that you just wanted to help your family out of trouble? I don't understand what you're thinking. Do you love Carson? Are you proud of him?""What's the problem with this?"
While waving at her, Oliver murmured and walked in with Carson.Everly nodded with a smile. With the clothes in her hand, she got into the car and changed her clothes.The clothes were very simple, which were just a big white T-shirt and a pair of casual shorts. Looking at the clothes, she couldn't help wondering what Carson and Oliver would wear.She walked out, with her mind wandering. She saw Carson and Oliver not far away, both of whom were wearing a white vest and a pair of shorts to their knees. The color and style of their clothes were the same, except for the size.They two seemed to be talking about something, with buckets in their hands. Carson held a big bucket while Oliver held a small one. There was another bucket on the ground, obviously prepared for Everly.Noticing her coming, Oliver turned around and looked at her. "Aunt Violet!"Carson also looked up at her.Her heart was thumping faster inexplicably.‘He seems to be closer to me these days.’Maybe it was bec
The shopkeeper felt embarrassed. He looked at Oliver and replied, "What? I couldn’t do that. Don’t talk nonsense."Oliver pouted and didn’t say anything. Carson patted his head and then looked at the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper already understood his meaning. So then he handed three sets of clothes to Everly and Carson, "You can rinse over there.""Thank you." Everly nodded, then they went there together.After lifting the curtain of the outdoor shower, Carson and Oliver both frowned slightly and looked at her at the same time.Everly was a little confused, so she asked, "What’s wrong?""You can change the clothes in the car." Carson opened his mouth.Oliver nodded and explained, "Right, Aunt Violet. This place has some leaks. It’s okay for me and dad, but it's not okay for you, and there’s no mud on you. It's just me falling into the mud puddle."Everly looked at him and then at Oliver, understanding what they meant.She nodded and pinched Oliver's face with a smile, "Okay,
She immediately quickened her pace to rush over and snatched Oliver from Carson's hand."Hmm..."Before Oliver jumped into her arms and complained to her, Carson's cold voice sounded, "Stop. You're covered in mud."Oliver stopped immediately, looking down at himself, then he glared at Carson. Just a few seconds later, he sat down on a small rock and pointed to the big mud puddle beside him. "Aunt Violet, I just fell into it."Everly glanced in the direction that Oliver pointed to. There was indeed a mud puddle and a human shape was still there. Oliver's father just wiped his face. Otherwise, he could not be recognized.Looking at him sitting on that small rock and his aggrieved look, Everly thought he was so cute and couldn’t help laughing out loud, "Puff..."Hearing her laugh, Oliver turned his head. Everly immediately tried to hold back her laughter, but she failed."Ah! Aunt Violet, you laughed!” Oliver directly came down from the rock, sat in the mud, and childishly showed
Yet the meeting room was quiet. No one spoke.If there had been a way to settle the matter, they would have dealt with it many days ago.And if they gave advice but failed in the end, they might have to take the blame."Why do you all keep silent? Didn't you have a lot of ideas at the very beginning?" the leader roared, slapping the table.However, no one answered.After a minute, someone trembled and said, "Then ... shall we find Carson and make him the president again?""What are you talking about?" The leader was even angrier.But another person said, "I think he's right. The share price is falling. We have less and less money. If it goes on like this, none of us can stand it. We'd better get Carson back... When he managed the company, the share price was rising.""You're looking down on yourself and flattering Carson!" the leader growled, "and the share price is falling. Their losses must be bigger than ours. They should be the most anxious!""But..." the person who had be