The basics of the collaboration between Barnes Group, Hawkins Group, and Amirate Corporation had been settled.After they made sure there were no problems with the contract, they only had to go over the details. As the parties who were providing both funds and manpower, Amirate Corporation and Hawkins Group naturally needed to check everything.A slight oversight in the process could result in millions in profit losses, and no one would want their money to be wasted. Grace opened the project schedule and frowned slightly. "Why haven't any of the people Amirate Corporation provided been added to the exchange project?"It was common practice for the three companies to share strategies. But the document clearly stated that Barnes Group and Hawkins Group would share, and only Amirate Corporation was omitted. "Hawkins Group and Barnes Group have been working on this project until now. It would slow down progress if we added Amirate Corporation's staff members to it. "When there's
The department heads could no longer bear it. Keeping their livelihood was the most important thing."Ms. Lewis, we can add them in immediately. We will definitely share resources with the staff from Amirate Corporation!"Someone else chimed in, "I'll send the project proposal to the people involved right now!"Grace nodded and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "Do this within an hour. If it's not done, resign."The department heads agreed hastily. Even though they were still in a meeting, they began making phone calls and arranging for their subordinates to get things done quickly. All of them looked reproachfully at Quinn, which put her in an awkward position. "It looks like Ms. Yancey likes listening to other people's stories." Grace lowered her gaze and laughed scornfully. "Did you think that I got to this position because of my looks? Did you think you could just make things difficult for me?""How could that be? It's all just a misunderstanding. Don't take it to
"Delete it right now." Benjamin's brows furrowed. "It was not what you think. There's more to it, but you weren't there afterward."Frederick didn't believe him. "How could it not be? She's exactly that kind of person. "If you hadn't made me leave, I would've gone and slapped those two cheating bastards. They should feel ashamed of their adulterous act!"Recalling the lonely expression on Benhamin's face the other day, Frederick felt a rush of injustice on his friend's behalf. The more he talked about the incident, the angrier he became. "She messed with me at the racecourse and even threatened me. I have to let people know her true colors!""Is that so? I'm waiting for you to slap me." Grace's indifferent voice pierced Frederick's ears, making him jerk in surprise."Why the hell are you everywhere?" Frederick shuddered with goosebumps all over his body. How unlucky of him to always get caught red-handed when talking behind someone's back.Grace's arms were folded before her
"Frederick didn't mean it. He misunderstood you, so stop arguing with him." The frustration was overwhelming for Benjamin, who had chased after Grace and pulled at her arm. Grace snatched her arm away. "How nice of you to speak for your friend, Mr. Hawkins. What right do you have to tell me to stop?"Benjamin glanced at Zoey and Emily behind Grace, both of whom were giving him hostile looks. "Can't you be a bigger person and let us talk nicely as friends?"A smile slowly formed on Grace's lips, her narrowing eyes devoid of emotion. "You're an ex who is dead to me, not some friend."While Benjamin had heard such a rejection before, he still couldn't deal with it calmly. He said curtly, "The apology statement will be released tomorrow morning. I will make him take down the post later.""Stop being hypocritical. They're treating me like this because you allowed them to, didn't you?""Me?" Benjamin frowned deeply, obviously disagreeing with her words. Grace's surly expression
Timothy's extravagant arrangement captured the attention of other couples in the restaurant. They excitedly whispered among themselves about whether his marriage proposal was a success.Just a few tables away, sitting diagonally across from Grace and Timothy, were none other than Frederick and his wife. It had taken Frederick a few days to coax his angry wife. He had convinced her to come out for dinner with him after rounds of pleading.Once again, he happened to witness Grace with another man, so he quickly snapped a photo of Timothy's back and sent it to Benjamin. "Dude, look at this. Your ex-wife found herself another target. He looks pretty good-looking from the back."Meanwhile, at Hawkins Tower, Benjamin was in the middle of a business meeting. The moment he saw the message from Frederick, his face turned solemn, and his temples throbbed. The person leading the meeting jolted in shock when Benjamin suddenly slammed his phone on the table. He grabbed the coat on th
It took Benjamin a long time before he uttered curtly, "What do you think?""Her?" Timothy gasped, pointing at Grace and then at Benjamin."And you?"At last, his finger pointed at himself. "I …""What the hell is going on?" For a second, Timothy felt like crying. He needed time to process the situation. It was too much to handle at once.Frederick rubbed his nose and leaned toward the bewildered Timothy. "Dude, one mustn't touch his friend's wife. You got yourself into big trouble this time."Timothy fumed. "She said she's divorced! She has the freedom to love, understand?"Then, he pushed Benjamin and said dryly, "I didn't know she was your ex-wife when I met her."When Grace calmly walked past Benjamin, the latter's displeased voice halted her steps. "Aren't you going to explain yourself?"Grace scoffed. "Who are you to make me explain?" After that, she left promptly."Don't leave! Are you seriously going to leave us here just like that?" Timothy shouted after Grace's disa
"You rebellious bastard! She's Grace Lewis! The fourth Lewis kid, the one you're engaged to!" Donald was yelling so loudly that he was practically roaring.He had sent Timothy to Pamore so that he could get closer to Grace. Aaron had been opposed to this, so he'd had to promise that he wouldn't tell Timothy about Grace's true identity. In return, Timothy had been allowed to work at Amirate Corporation.And yet, this bastard was so stupid that he had broken off the engagement and called Grace an ugly hag right in front of his elders. Donald could feel his blood pressure soaring. He really wished he could jump out of the screen and teach Timothy a lesson.Timothy stood up and kept shaking his head as he stared at Grace. He really couldn't imagine the goddess before him and the hag in his memories being the same person."The lady I've been courting … She's the fiancée I've been trying not to marry?" He wished he could disappear on the spot. "No! It can't be!"He looked up and
Celia's smile froze. "Nonsense, I was overseas at the time. Just because people are saying that doesn't mean it's true."If Susan hadn't asked Celia's grandfather, Tyler Hawkins, for help with bailing her out without Benjamin's knowledge, she probably would have actually gone to jail.Grace glanced at Celia impassively. "Now that you're free, do learn to behave. You can keep trashing my boutique as long as you don't mind being jailed again. I'm fine with it.""I said I never went to jail! Did you even hear what I said?" Celia marched forward, only for Emily to block her way. "It's two of us against one of you. Are you sure you want to pick a fight?"Both Grace and Emily were not to be trifled with. So, after some thought, Celia suppressed her anger and said with gritted teeth, "Why would I? I'm having enough trouble avoiding you as it is."After all, Benjamin had warned her not to pick fights with Grace."So you do know how to avoid us! Our Grace isn't someone a girl like you