The next day, Carl was in his office. The one sitting across from him was none other than Elizabeth. Unlike her previous looks, she was dressed in a suit today, looking like an intelligent woman. Carl frowned at the sight. Elizabeth had a smile on her face. "Carl, I'll be under your care from now on. We'll be meeting each other very often. After all, I'll be taking charge of many of the projects you'll be collaborating on with my company." "Is everyone in your company dead or something?" The look on Elizabeth's face changed. She said pitifully, "Can you not look down on me?" "Yeah, I won't." After that, Carl placed a document that was written wholly in a foreign language in front of her. "Translate everything it says in there to me." Elizabeth flipped open the document confidently. But she was baffled when she saw all the alien words on it. She became frustrated. "Carl, you're making things difficult for me on purpose, aren't you?" "This is one of the collaboration
Yuna didn't know what was happening over at Carl's office at all. After her work was done in the morning, she checked the surveillance cameras in her house. She saw the kids were focusing on their lunch. Then, she followed Lucy and Anya out to look for food. They finally decided on a restaurant where they joyfully enjoyed their meal. They talked about happy things as well. Hearing Anya talking about things between her and Mark these few days, Lucy was so excited that she almost jumped. "Ah! Really? I'm so jealous of you two." As Yuna ate, she listened to their conversation. Anya smiled with satisfaction. "Yeah, I didn't expect Mark to be such a considerate man. I think I made the right choice." Lucy raised her glass. "Congratulations to you then." Yuna raised hers as well. The three of them exchanged a look before proceeding to eat merrily. When they were about to pay the bill, Rosie's sudden appearance took Yuna aback. Rosie was standing in front of her. There were
Frowning, Lucy said, "Nevertheless, I still think that the situation seems strange. Mr. Edwards is clearly on bad terms with the Wycliffe family now. "Why would he start working so closely with Elizabeth? Besides, Elizabeth had always just been a daughter from a rich family. She would never think of work." Then, Anya cut in, "She just wants to get closer to Mr. Edwards." Glancing at the rearview mirror, Lucy asked Yuna, "Have you thought of asking Mr. Edwards about that, Surra?" Yuna shrugged. She was calm throughout the conversation. "Wouldn't it be strange for me to ask Carl about this out of nowhere?" she asked. Then, she added, "Also, even if Carl is on bad terms with the Wycliffe family now, it's impossible for him to give up on the collaboration projects between them. The amount of funds involved is astronomical. He'd have to look at the bigger picture." Disappointed, Anya said, "So you're going to let them act all happy in front of you?" Yuna found it funny that th
Carl looked at her with a serious expression. He asked, "You're only concerned about this. Aren't you afraid something might happen between Elizabeth and me?"Hearing that, Yuna avoided his eyes. She seemed calm as she said, "Would I even have to guess if there's something between you and Elizabeth? Besides, I think you two would've gotten married earlier if that's the case." Disappointment flashed across Carl's eyes. "Yeah, that sort of thing would never happen. And she won't be working so closely with me for a long while. She isn't suitable for this job," Carl said. "Cedric told me Mr. Wycliffe Senior intends to make Elizabeth the heiress. That means she is surely capable enough. Are you sure you're not being biased?" "The only reason Elizabeth is so loved by Mr. Wycliffe Senior is that she's his only granddaughter. It was supported by her likable personality. If we're talking about capabilities, Elizabeth and Carlos couldn't hold a candle to Luther."But Luther is fro
Darren's words made Ashton's heart sink. Darren caught the conflicted look on his face and said, "You don't even dare to see her. Why are you doing this?" Ashton got up. "There's no need to talk about this. I should get to work now. You should do whatever you need to." Seeing that he was about to leave, Darren stood up and said, "I'll help you look for her. How about that?" Instantly, Ashton stopped in his tracks. He turned and walked to Darren with a dark look. "Don't look for her." "Why not?" "Because I said so." "At least you have to make her say it to you—" "I said there's no need for that!" Ashton insisted, his face contorted with rage. Taking a deep breath, he didn't look at Darren anymore and left. But Darren didn't want to watch him being like this because of that woman. When he left, he ordered his men to prepare a flight ticket for him to Waleston. …Yuna had been having a bad feeling for the past two days. She couldn't calm herself down. She felt tha
Yuna stared at him calmly. "I'm not good enough to be with Mr. Yale. Not only am I a divorcee, but I'm also a single mother. If anything happened between me and him, wouldn't others see it as a joke?" For a moment, Darren didn't know what to say. The situation with the Yale family wouldn't allow Ashton to do anything improper. "Darren, why don't you help me tell Mr. Yale to focus on his work? He'll find a more suitable woman to be with in the future," Yuna said with a smile. "Even if that's the case, why can't you tell him that yourself?" "Can you guarantee that I'll be able to make things clear to him? Or that he wouldn't continue to bug me after I left my contact details to him?" Darren was once again speechless. "Darren, this would be the only time I agreed to meet you. I might not do it again in the future. I believe that you came here without Mr. Yale's knowledge too. A lot of things would happen if he found out about this. Don't you agree?" Yuna sipped her coffee
But it wasn't that bad either. She had at least made herself clear this time. That way, she wouldn't have to be worried about Ashton anymore. Heaving a sigh of relief, Yuna continued to work. Meanwhile, Darren had to board a flight. It took him a few hours before he finally returned to Jefton State. But he got a call from Ashton right after he got off the plane. He answered the call. Ashton demanded, "Did you go to Phoenix City and meet Yuna?" Darren didn't hide anything. "Yeah, I just got off the plane. The trip took me two days. I'm so tired." "Darren Bowman!" "What are you anxious about? Yuna is living freely and well over there, even better than what we imagined. And did you think I could do anything to her? She has someone powerful backing her, alright?" Ashton became quiet. Darren simply said, "Let's meet up to talk about this." After half an hour, Darren arrived at the private room where they agreed to meet. Seeing Ashton, who was already sitting inside, he
After hearing Darren's words, Ashton felt exasperated. But he held it in. Darren knew him too well. The more Ashton seemed to be calm, the more anxious he actually was. "You don't have to go up against Yvan. Now's not the time to do that," Darren advised. Raising an eyebrow, Ashton asked, "Don't you usually enjoy picking fights with Yvan the most? Yet, you're actually persuading me not to do that now." "That's because I realized that it's not easy to defeat TN Group. Losing a few hundred million of company funds didn't seem to affect his company's operation at all back then. "This time, he left the company in Kiara's care. And he was still fine after everything we did to it. Doesn't that already prove something? He's much stronger than he seemed outside. "It's true that we can't fight him directly now, so let's not try to show off and bring him down. Why don't we save our energy and better ourselves first?" Darren suggested. "I can handle my own matters. You don't have to