“Why are you doing this?”Forrest’s eyes were sharp. His forbearing tone revealed a rage that seemed to be able to tear her apart in the next moment. “Jessica Snow, I know you’re very powerful now, but you can’t bully people to this extent. Rodney had it coming to him. He was the one who discredited and hurt Freya. He ignorantly went against the executive council—”“It’s not because of Rodney. I’m not that unreasonable.”Jessica interrupted him. Her pretty eyelashes lifted upward slightly as she said, “I heard you’re getting married?”Forrest suddenly froze.An absurd reason flashed through his mind. “You’re doing this because I’m getting married?”“You can’t marry Stacey Childs.” Jessica pursed her delicate lips and spoke word by word, “Marry me and I’ll let Lynch Corporation go.”As soon as the words left her mouth, Forrest fiercely tugged her arm and pulled her up from the chair.She was caught off guard. Her head hit his cold, hard chest painfully.However, before she coul
Jessica’s long eyelashes quivered.When her eyes glistened with tears, she hurriedly lowered her head. Her tone was as calm as ever when she spoke again, “Really? You can think whatever you want, but think about Lynch Corporation. You can come to look for me anytime after you figure it out, but you’d better not be too late. Or even I won’t be able to help you.”Then, she swatted away his arm and walked straight toward the door.“Jessica Snow...”Forrest was furious and grabbed her shoulder again from behind.When he grabbed her, he realized how thin and soft her elbow was.“Let me remind you.” Jessica turned around. “If Lynch Corporation falls, do you think the Childs family will still agree to let their daughter marry you? Also, it’s useless even if you get Ryan and the executive council to help. My word is final in the business world. In addition, your sister has just started dating Ryan, so you’ll probably be too embarrassed to keep asking Ryan for help, right?”Then, she lef
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch did not like Jason Snow and his family very much after what had happened with Rodney.It had not been easy for Freya to divorce Rodney, but now, Forrest had to get married to Rodney’s sister...His parents would definitely be very angry.“Do you know something?” Jerry asked keenly. “If there’s really no way, I’ll go ask Ryan for help...”“Asking him about anything related to the business world, especially foreign trade, will just be making things hard for him.”Forrest vaguely knew that news of his marriage might have been leaked by Ryan.There was no way that the executive council would offend Jessica. Ryan was caught in between both sides and could not help either side.“I’ll solve it, Dad.”He finally said those words.Forrest felt ridiculous just thinking about a solution.…Forrest remained in the States for two more days.When he returned to Australia again, the factories had temporarily stopped production even though the affairs of Lynch Corporatio
“Mom, you guys are too much.”Stacey was so angry that she teared up.However, her leg was hurt, so it was inconvenient for her to go out.…After confiscating her daughter’s phone, Mrs. Childs went out to play bridge.Stacey’s cell phone rang. Seeing that it was from Forrest, Mrs. Childs was glad that she had the foresight to snatch it from her daughter.She answered the phone and said, “Forrest, Stacey is taking a nap. Do you need something?”On the other end, Forrest was silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, “Aunty, would it be convenient if I dropped by the Childs family’s residence tonight?”He felt that it would be more polite to tell them in person that he wanted to cancel the engagement.After all, he had already agreed.Mrs. Childs’ heart thumped. Was Forrest trying to bring forward his marriage to her daughter because he knew that Lynch Corporation could no longer hold on?She hurriedly said, “Tonight? It might not be convenient tonight. Our family will
Secretary Wilks was shocked when he heard this. “President Lynch, Secretary Childs did save your life, but according to the company’s history of work-related injuries, the maximum compensation is only one million. The potential for appreciation for the storefronts at Starway Avenue is very high. Assets worth tens of millions now would probably be worth hundreds of millions in the future. There are still many uncertainties about Lynch Corporation’s future, so there’s really no need to use them as compensation.”“Stacey is the precious daughter of the Childs family. If the compensation is merely according to the previous standard or just doubled, the Childs family might not be satisfied. Even if they were to agree, after Lynch Corporation gets through this hurdle, the Childs family will use it as an excuse to push for the marriage again.”Forrest explained patiently, “The compensation is indeed exorbitant, but with this, I won’t owe Stacey anything anymore even if there are scars on he
In the evening, Forrest returned to the Lynch family’s villa in a gloomy mood.Freya was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, eating potato chips and looking at her phone. She had heard about the Lynch family’s situation recently. When she saw her brother come back, she immediately sat up. “Forrest, how did your talk with Sharon Group go? Did they make things hard? Did our family offend someone? I think Dad is so worried these days that his hair is falling out in clumps.”Forrest looked at his sister’s simple expression with helplessness. “I have a general idea about what’s going on. I’ll resolve it as soon as possible.”“Oh, okay. I was just thinking about asking Cathy to help if it’s too tricky,” Freya mumbled. “Her Mom is quite capable abroad. Even Sharon Company’s boss would have to show her some respect.”Forrest’s brows moved slightly. He was just about to say something but suppressed his words. “Her relationship with Sheryl isn’t that good. She has already helped quite a lot wi
“It’s fine if he doesn’t get married,” Jerry suddenly interrupted. “After Lynch Corporation’s incident, I contacted Mr. Childs several times. I’d understand if he couldn’t help, but he even deliberately ignored my calls. He said he was afraid I would borrow money from him. No matter how good Stacey is, having such parents as in-laws would be troublesome in the future. They might even drag their daughter down.”Freya nodded. “The Childs family wouldn’t have agreed to Stacey’s marriage with Forrest if it weren’t profitable. It’d be fine if he likes her, but it doesn’t seem like he does. There’s no need to do this for the sake of repaying a favor.”“Your son has already agreed to get married. Are you worried that there are no women in Canberra?” Jerry reminded his wife. “You’ve already waited for years. You don’t need to rush it now.”Mrs. Lynch sighed. She knew that what they said was reasonable, but she thought that she could finally see her son get married. It was quite disappointin
“I’m legally your wife.”Jessica shook her marriage license and raised her delicate brows. “What’s more, I want to live with you from today onward. Think about whether you want to move to my place or if I should move to yours.”Forrest was stunned.Indeed, he had never thought about living with her.After all, he had always been living with his parents. However, he had previously invested in an apartment, which was not very big. It was only a hundred square feet. He lived there before the Lynch family bought a villa in Canberra.However, his parents were both in Canberra. If he suddenly moved out alone…Moreover, his apartment was probably quite small compared to Jessica’s place.After some time, he asked indifferently, “You want to live together with my parents?”“Yeah, as long as you don’t mind.” Jessica suddenly smiled vaguely and stared at him provocatively.She hardly smiled when dealing with business. All of a sudden, her delicate lips curved, and her pretty face seemed