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
Jessica touched the air conditioner and noticed that it was not switched on. She felt warm, and her face was slightly red. “Do you think everyone behaves like you and Freya?”“Haha. Anyway, men are all pretty much the same. You can’t be cold even though he is. Someone needs to take the initiative.”Jessica did not say a word.For now, it seemed that she should be the one taking the initiative.The person she was now married to was Forrest. It did not matter even if she took the initiative…After Jessica called the chairman of Sharon Company, Forrest soon received a call from President Smith. President Smith said a lot and mentioned an inspection. Since it was a misunderstanding the last time, the two companies could still work together.Lynch Corporation resumed cooperation with Inez Corporation as well as other shipping companies.Forrest was filled with mixed feelings.He had long since known that Jessica was brilliant. Not only was she in charge of Snow Corporation, but she
Wedding night…Forrest, who was holding a wine glass, choked. “Ahem.”“President Lynch, are you okay?”His business partner turned his eyes to him. In fact, Forrest had not drunk a lot, but why were his ears so red?“I’m okay.”Forrest leaped to his feet and walked outside, where he asked with his teeth gnashed, “Jessica, have you no shame?”Jessica replied, “Perhaps I’m thick-skinned, so I don’t mind having no shame.”“...”Forrest choked once again.“If you’re not coming back, I’ll have no choice but to look for you at the Lynch family’s villa. If your parents ask, I’ll tell them that I’m looking for my husband.”With that, Jessica hung up.The word ‘husband’ was like a raindrop falling into the lake, creating ripples. Forrest began to feel irritated.He had always disliked drinking when he attended social functions. However, he was filled with such mixed feelings today that he drank quite a lot. As soon as he came out, he began to have double vision.Then, his chauf
Forrest threw Jessica to the bed roughly, causing her slight pain. She even seemed to have suffered a concussion.Before she could come to her senses, Forrest had forcefully torn his shirt open and pressed his body against hers.“Forrest, be more gentle.”However, Forrest was drunk, and having been triggered by the beautiful view right in front of his eyes, he could not hear what she was saying.He, instead, kept asking with an angry tone, “Let me ask you something. Have you ever been with other men, considering that you’re so desperate?“You’ve been going all out to threaten me to marry you so that I can have fun with you, right? Now that I’m having fun with you, are you satisfied?“I’m warning you. Don’t ever dress so provocatively in front of other men. Otherwise, I will never let you off.”“...”His cruel voice rang in Jessica’s ear for a long time. Jessica was sad at first, but she slowly turned numb.She had no idea how long they were at it that night, but she eventually
“You don’t have any autonomy?”Jessica’s lips twitched. “You certainly had full autonomy when you were in bed last night. You acted as you wished. No matter how you humiliated me, I never talked back. Forrest, I’ve never swallowed my pride like that. If I weren’t in love with you, I wouldn’t endure your humiliation toward me.”Forrest was stunned. Then, he pulled a long face. “So should I thank you for loving me? Bear in mind that if you hadn’t forced me, I wouldn’t be treating you like this.”Jessica fell quiet for a while before she said, “Whatever. Anyway, you’re now my husband. Since you claim that I don’t respect and care about your feelings enough, I’ll admit that it was my fault back then and that I’ll change my ways from now on. I’ll perform the duties of a wife, such as making breakfast for you.”With that, she picked up the spatula from the floor. After cleaning it, she went forward to turn on the stove. Just as she was about to flip the sausages, Forrest suddenly clutche