"Am I right, Ms. Pate?" Grace looked at Nicole with a faint smile.At being suddenly called out, Nicole smiled awkwardly. "You're right, Ms. Lewis."As Grace fidgeted with her blue diamond ring on her finger, she looked at Nicole with a sharp gaze. "Why did you come in so late, Ms. Pate?""Me?" Nicole pointed at herself. "I went to the restroom. Can't I attend to my nature calls?""I'm afraid it's not as simple as a restroom break." Grace took the documents Luke handed her and threw them all in front of Nicole."Weren't you informing your men who were bottom-fishing Barnes' stock to stop?"Albert picked up the documents. He only read one page and immediately realized what she meant.His voice became notably lower, like the calm before a storm. "Ms. Pate, please explain."Although there was a dense mass of documents in front of her, Nicole hadn't even looked at them.She was growing anxious, for she couldn't believe that Grace had discovered her secret moves.Grace smiled. "Th
"That's none of your business," Benjamin said coldly."My crisis has been resolved, but I had to make some sacrifices." Albert handed a bottle of water to Benjamin. "What about you? I heard you're about to get engaged.""I haven't decided yet."Benjamin pushed away the bottle of water and left.…On the way back, Victor suddenly asked, "Was the one who spoke up for you Benjamin?"Grace was annoyed at his words. "He wasn't speaking up for me. He invested in the project too!""Well, he's not bad-looking. But since he's not interested in women, he's not suitable for you. It's good that you divorced him." He nodded.Speechless, she thought, "His mouth is really …""Yes, you're right. That's why I divorced him."Back then when she had married Benjamin, Victor had been far away across the ocean, unable to travel back due to his responsibilities.To check Grace's husband's character, he had secretly hacked into Benjamin's computer and thoroughly checked it. Surprisingly, he had fou
Grace opened the door and stepped out of the car"It's been a while since I had a good stretch." She scanned the group of men in front of her. "Are you coming together, or one by one?"The group of burly men with knives were eager to fight her. They looked at their unconscious buddy in the bushes and then inside the car. When they realized that there was just one person, they let down their guard.Just then, the tattooed man with a cigarette approached Grace."You can see it yourself. We've got the numbers. Hand over the thumb ring, and we'll go easy on you."Grace scoffed. "I see. Richard sent you.""Stop talking, bitch. Are you handing it over or not?"Grace swiftly snatched the cigarette from his mouth and extinguished it on his forehead, followed by a side kick that sent him flying.Sternly, she said, "You're the one talking too much. I'll deal with you first.""Damn it, you dare hit me?" The tattooed man got up from the ground and spat out the teeth that had been knocke
Noticing the tense atmosphere, Aaron tried to defuse it by asking Caleb, "Even if Grandpa didn't ask you to come back, will you dare not come?""Of course not. It's Grandpa's birthday. I have to be there." Caleb didn't dare lift his head after being scolded.Suddenly, Grace chuckled, Only Aaron and Harold could control Caleb.By this point, Harold's anger had subsided."Assist Gracie well in the nanorobots project," he instructed Victor."Oh, Grandpa, you don't need to remind Victor. He'll do his best." Smiling, Grace embraced her two brothers.Victor responded nonchalantly, "Of course."Seeing Grace so dedicated to her career, Harold felt at ease."Grandpa needs to rest. We'll talk next time," Aaron said.The family then ended the video call.…In the living room, Richard was leisurely sipping tea while waiting for good news.Habitually, he rubbed his thumb and remembered that his diamond thumb ring was still missing.His mood soured, but the thought of getting it back so
"Am I right?" Grace's mocking voice came through the phone.Yet, Benjamin showed no remorse. "You're not capable of fighting Richard now. I'm doing this for your own good.""Save your hypocrisy and let him come at me!"The call abruptly ended. Benjamin stared at the darkening screen with anger after being rejected.He thought, "This stupid woman! Let's see how you'll handle this!"Just then, his surbordinate reported from the front seat, "Mr. Hawkins, Larry just sent a text. He said there are some issues with the project in Frenda, and he needs you to go there in person."Benjamin closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Okay. Arrange the earliest flight."The business in Frenda was important, which was why he had entrusted Larry with overseeing it.Lately, Benjamin had been busy with his company's affairs and had become much busier without Grace's help.He felt that he should let her go through some trials. When she had nothing left, he could give her a helping hand. That wou
"No way. I must stay strong at a time like this. I can't let the public think I'm afraid."They wanted to make her yield to the rumors, but the word "yield" didn't exist in her dictionary.Grace lifted the covers and headed to the bathroom to freshen up.At Amirate Corporation's office, entertainment news reporters from all news platforms had been waiting.Just then, a red Porsche pulled up in front of them.In the car, Luke reminded Grace, "Ms. Lewis, do you want to wear sunglasses or a hat to shield yourself? These people will take pictures nonstop. It might affect your mood.""No need." Smiling, Grace looked at her reflection in the car mirror. Her beauty had a touch of shrewdness, and she was very pleased."I want them to know that they can't affect me at all."Luke got out of the car first. The security team was already prepared, forming a human wall to create a path and separating the reporters from them.After that, Luke opened the car door and waited for Grace to come
"How about we meet in front of Pamore University?"Suddenly, Grace realized that she shouldn't be going out these days."Where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up."An hour later, there were still reporters at Amirate Corporation. They were waiting for Grace to appear with the hopes of getting more footage.At that moment, a car pulled up, and three innocent youngsters stepped out.Sharp-eyed reporters immediately recognized the girl at the front as this year's SAT top scorer in Pamore, Sophia Maddison.The two boys behind her were no less remarkable—Otto Berry, who had scored first in science, and Robin Cooper, who had received the Writing Award.All three of them had faint surgical scars on their upper lips. They were scars from cleft lip surgeries they had undergone as children.June was the time for SAT results, so apart from celebrity scandals, SAT was a hot topic for netizens.Instantly, cameras and microphones approached Sophia and her two companions."First of a
Smiling, Grace said, "Yep, that's me.""How can they badmouth you? Let me go down and talk to them!" Robin was clearly the most hot-headed among the three."I'll go with you!""Me too!""There's no need. The truth will come out on its own." Amused by their protectiveness, Grace smiled. "I'm fine as long as the people I care about don't see me that way."After that, she asked the children various questions, such as what they needed for their enrolment and so on. She assured them that she had already transferred living expenses to their bank accounts, so they should take good care of themselves.She also reminded them not to reveal her identity as Calico and then arranged for security to send them out through the underground parking.Once the three kids were safely sent away, she received a call from Timothy.He had been on business trips frequently lately, all arranged by Grace. Since he had felt guilty, he had willingly followed her orders.On the phone, he first cursed the