She straightened up and walked toward backstage.A moment later, the opening ceremony of the business summit began, and the emcee stood onstage, speaking enthusiastically.He made the atmosphere of the business summit reach a crescendo of excitement very quickly. "I believe that everyone here is the elite in the business world. As usual, we will randomly select one person to come onstage and share about their management experience."Just as the emcee finished speaking, Shirley came out from backstage and stared sinisterly in Grace's direction.She had already begun to form a plan in her heart.Immediately, she walked over to the group of wealthy ladies from before, and there was a look of triumph on her face. "Just watch! There'll be a good show soon."The wealthy ladies had no idea what Shirley had up her sleeve, so they advised her, "Ms. Lowe, don't shoot yourself in the foot."Shirley jutted her chin out defiantly and didn't answer them.In her heart, she fervently hoped t
Then, Grace began speaking about her management experience. She was humorous and witty, and she was neither too arrogant nor overly humble. She was perfectly tactful in her speech.Her simple, ten-minute explanation had everyone engrossed. When she finished, there was a moment of silence before the crowd erupted into thunderous applause."Ms. Lewis is truly a genius in business!""She is logical and adaptable. No wonder she's been so successful with managing Amirate.""Ms. Lewis is really a role model for us all! Although she's young, she has a very unique perspective on business.""If there's a chance to work with Ms. Lewis, it would be my honor!"Shirley was shocked by the praise that was erupting around her. She had wanted to catch Grace unawares, but she had never imagined that it would make Grace gain even more attention instead. How could this be?"Wait a minute." Shirley spoke up and stopped Grace, who was about to leave the stage.At this point, she threw caution to
When Shirley heard what the wealthy lady said, she dug her nails into her palm hard, but she felt no pain. All of a sudden, Kolby appeared out of nowhere and walked directly toward Shirley.Then, there was a resounding slap, and Shirley held her cheek in disbelief. She spoke aggrievedly, "Dad, why did you hit me?"Kolby was furious.Aaron had already sent someone to warn him earlier, all because Shirley had intentionally made things difficult for Grace."Shirley, I guess you think you can call the shots now. What did I warn you about before you came here? Why did you provoke Ms. Lewis?"Shirley clutched her face.She couldn't believe that her father, who had always spoiled her, had hit her in public because of Grace. She lowered her eyes and said nothing, but in her heart, she blamed all of this on Grace. Kolby glared at her angrily and continued saying, "If you offend Ms. Lewis, then Wonderful Electronics is doomed. Do you know what you've done?"Shirley bit her lip and s
Timothy nodded vigorously. "Naturally! Apart from this, nothing is important.""But I think that you're going to meet the woman of your dreams very soon."Timothy was shocked at her words. "Milady, you must be joking."Grace raised her eyebrows. "You don't believe me?""It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that, apart from you, it will be very difficult to find anyone in this world that will make my heart skip a beat."Timothy mumbled this to himself and then sighed. "But milady, your happiness is more important than mine."That was why he had left Amirate without turning back. It was all so that she could be happy. His own happiness was no longer that important. "I've organized a get-together tonight. Do you want to come along?"Grace had wanted to refuse, but Timothy was looking pitifully at her. "Milady, please grace us with your presence! If you don't, my old man will never let me hear the end of it."Grace burst into laughter. Even the bold Timothy had someone
The man in the room walked out too, and his eyes lit up when he saw Grace. "Wow, where did this exquisite specimen come from?"Someone among them recognized Grace and knew that she had come in with Timothy. He spoke to the man in a low voice. "Darien, this is a guest of Mr. Donegan."When Darien Perez heard that she was with Timothy, his expression darkened. He walked toward Grace. "What did you see just now? What did you hear?"Grace stared at him without any fear in her eyes. "You're operating a legitimate business, but I never thought that such obscure business would be going on too. All those women inside were kidnapped and brought here by you, weren't they?"Darien laughed. His eyes were cruel and ruthless. "It looks like you don't want to leave today … but perhaps that's for the best. A gorgeous woman like you is rare stock."As he spoke, he waved his hand, indicating for his subordinates to come forward. Grace laughed coldly. "You'll have to see if you'll be able to cat
"What should we do? We'll be sent away tomorrow morning. I might never see my family again.""I don't want to die! Someone, please, save us!"There was silence for a while before the sound of someone sobbing came.When Grace heard it, her gaze darkened and her heart wrenched. She had never imagined that there would still be such shady things happening in today's civilized society.Her gaze followed the sounds of the sobs.But the next moment, she locked eyes with a pair of extremely calm eyes. It made a stark contrast with the mournful atmosphere. The girl looked as if she were only 17 or 18 years old, but she had the calmness and intelligence of an adult. Her face was cold and expressionless, but her eyes were fixed on Grace, as if she wanted to see right through her. Neither of them spoke. They remained like that for half an hour. Then, the girl spoke, and there was a note of uncertainty in her tone. "Can you really get us out of here?"Grace said firmly, "Trust me. I
At these words, the women shuddered. They had obviously all tasted the strength of the whip before. Then, Darien, who was in the lead, walked out.He looked at Grace without any trace of warmth in his eyes. "I didn't think that you would be so skilled. You escaped in about ten minutes."Grace looked coldly at him, and her voice was frosty when she spoke. "Let us go, or I'll destroy this place."Darien reacted as if he had heard a funny joke and walked over to Grace, clapping his hands. He had to admit that Grace had striking features, and even in this environment, she looked exotically beautiful! A gorgeous specimen like her would fetch a good price if she got on the market. But although she was beautiful, she was a rose with thorns. "Let you go? In your dreams!"Then, he waved a hand, and a few bodyguards came forward.But just at this moment, a subordinate rushed over. "Darien, bad news! Our bar has been surrounded."Darien's expression became furious. "What is going on
However, Grace said, "Darien, let them go."Darien nodded. "Naturally. After you, Ms. Lewis."Grace was angry, and her tone became icier. "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"Darien's expression immediately became more serious. "Ms. Lewis, it's my fault for opposing you, but I spent a lot of money to buy these people. Think about what a loss it would be!"Grace didn't give him a chance at all. "Loss? It looks like you won't give up until the very end."Darien had no way to deal with Grace, but he was extremely reluctant to give up on the other women. "Ms. Lewis, we and the Lewis family have always refrained from meddling with each other. It seems inappropriate for you to do this."As an apology, I will let you choose one of them and take her away. That should show my sincerity."There was no way Grace would accept his offer. "I told you to let all of them go. This is the last chance."Darien wanted to speak further, but another subordinate rushed up. "Darien, forget it!