Grace waited for an hour before the interview finally ended and the staff dispersed. She went up to give Zoey a glass of water. "You've worked hard. I ordered some drinks for everyone."Zoey looked at the crowd. "Say thank you to Ms. Lewis, everyone.""Ms. Lewis?" They all exchanged looks. Then, they shouted loudly, "Thank you, Ms. Lewis!"Grace smiled and looked past Zoey at the interviewee's spot. As she did so, she said, "Who were you interview—"She stopped abruptly. That was because she was looking straight at a face that felt both familiar and distant. "We meet again, Ms. Lewis."Grace's expression had frozen, but Zoey didn't realize that anything was wrong. She introduced them to each other. "This is my friend Grace, and she's the CEO of Amirate. Gracie, this is one of the nouveau riche in Pamore, Mr. Jake Fulton. He's in charge of the Aether project."Then, she whispered in Grace's ear. "He has the same surname as Xander. What a coincidence."Coincidence? What a
"Did you go abroad?" Shawn asked after a moment. He must have seen her video. "Yep. I was visiting family.""Your relationship with Mr. Fulton is going very well."It was a statement. Grace's voice was full of love as she said, "We're pretty stable right now. Don't envy me, Mr. Griffin. You'll have the same thing in future."She thought he was envious of her. On the other end of the phone, his lips curved without thinking. "I'm fine.""No one can be fine. Everyone yearns to be loved. Don't be anxious. That person will appear one day."She thought she was comforting him, but it made Shawn moody. He picked up the purple clay teapot. "What if she never appears?""Hmm… Then, I'll introduce someone to you. I don't have much, but I do have a lot of girlfriends."Shawn laughed again. He was about to speak, but then he heard her cry out in pain. He said anxiously, "What's the matter?""I missed a step while I was going upstairs and fell." Grace inhaled sharply and looked down. H
Shawn was very practiced with his movements. He disinfected the area, then sprayed some medicine on. He rubbed his hands to warm them and began to massage her ankle. His movements were gentle and slow. Grace could feel the pain in her ankle receding quickly. "You're very experienced. Have you ever learned professionally?"Her legs were slender and fair, and slightly reddened from the sprain. Shawn concentrated on his actions, and did not let his gaze linger. "Yes, I've studied this. I often got injured because of my job, and after some time, I became almost as good as a doctor."He was still wearing a mask and baseball cap at this hour, and the only thing she could see were a pair of gentle eyes. Grace was curious. "What did you do before? Why did you get injured so often?"Shawn's movements paused. "I don't have a good education, so I mostly did physical labor."Grace was startled, and suddenly felt that she shouldn't have asked. "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I
Xander found her endearing, so he laughed gently and comforted her. "It's been hard on you. You'll have to endure it for a while, but avoid meeting him if you can."As Grace's anger subsided, Xander spoke again. "Turn on the camera. Let me see."Grace had been speaking excitedly, but she froze for a moment when she heard his request. She looked at Shawn. Strangely, she felt like she was cheating."I'm about to go to bed. I don't look good right now."Xander thought that she was just being coy. "I've seen you in all kinds of states. Come on, be good. Let me have a look at you.""I really don't look good. I'm tired." She persisted.The issue was that Shawn was still there. It would be awkward for both of them. Xander didn't insist anymore and just told her to rest early. He asked her to turn on her video for him the next day, and she agreed at once.By the time she hung up, ten minutes had already passed.Shawn came in from outside. "Mr. Fulton is very concerned about you."Gr
Just as Shawn had said, Grace's foot injury healed within two days.The moment she returned home, she received countless invitations to the annual parties of various large companies. Hawkins Group was among them. Larry had personally come with the invitation, but Luke had intercepted him smoothly."You didn't need to bring it, to be honest. Ms. Lewis will not attend."Larry had looked awkward. "I understand. Nevertheless, she still used to work at Hawkins Group. What if she still has a shred of feeling toward it? We sincerely invite Ms. Lewis to return and see how much the company has developed."Luke had shaken his head at that. "The past is the past. There's no point in looking back."Hence, Larry had been left with no choice but to return.When Grace heard about what had happened, there was no trace of emotion on her face. She said to Luke, "You did well."The other invitations were rejected as well, all except for one, which was from Elysium Bank. Noelle had personally w
Benjamin took a deep breath and puffed out his chest.Grace was growing more and more distant from him by the day, but it was okay. Jessica had already been sent away, so Grace would never know that the person she had fallen in love with at first sight was actually Alexander. Anthony finished his speech, and the programme that the staff had prepared for the night began. The food was served. Since Noelle was the successor to Elysium Bank and she rarely appeared in public, many people came by to toast her.Timothy sensed that the atmosphere at their table had become rather awkward, so he tried to lighten the mood. "Milady, do you know the Iversons? They're one of the four largest families in Frenda."Grace knew about them. "We've had a few dealings in the past.""The second son of the Iversons is here in Pamore."Grace thought about it for a moment. She vaguely remembered that the name of the Iversons' second son was Joshua; he had been the one who had gone against Xander beca
Grace's black eyes were very bright, and there was a firm resolve in them that no one else had. She looked at Benjamin, who let go of her guiltily. "I did hide things from you in the past, but I've never done that since we got divorced. Although it's late, I'm sure you know how I feel about you.""That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about before we got married."Benjamin swayed, and he pressed his lips together tightly. He didn't speak for a long time. "What?"Grace hadn't wanted to expose him. In fact, she had initially planned on just treating him like a stranger if they met. Since Benjamin insisted on pestering her, she didn't want to be taken for a fool."If you had admitted it yourself, I would've still admired your guts as a man, even though it's late. But it seems that you don't even have the courage to admit it." Grace spoke slowly, watching as Benjamin's expression turned gradually darker. "Does your older brother, Alexander, know that you married me in his
"You're impossible." Grace turned around. "I don't want to see you again."She strode off. Benjamin reached out a hand to try and stop her, but he missed. Grace's dress flared, and Benjamin caught sight of her bandaged ankle. He frowned. He had seen that kind of bandaging before. Anyone who had graduated from the police academy would know how to do it. Every New Year, Alexander refused to return to Hawkins Manor. It always made Elizabeth rather sad, so she would arrange for things to be delivered to him. Once, Benjamin had been roped into it and had gone to see Alexander. It had been raining heavily that year, and the police academy had been in a remote location. As they had been driving, a landslide had occurred. Both Benjamin and the driver had been buried in it. The students from the police academy had rescued them. Alexander had been one of them. He had been surprised to see Benjamin, but he was mature beyond his years. "You're Benjamin.""...you're Alexander.""A