Although he said those mean words, his actions and body would give in to her time and again. Forrest wanted it again tonight.After the second round and when Jessica was exhausted, she was carried by him to the bathroom. She was tortured by him for a long time again under the shower.The next day, Jessica woke up in his arms.The two were like conjoined twins.Jessica tilted her head and looked at the man’s angular outline. When was the last time she looked at him so closely?It was when they graduated from university, right?In the blink of an eye, he was already 30 now.Compared to the past, his face had lost the youth and tenderness of his teenage years. Now, his extremely handsome face carried a hint of maturity and stability.She believed that even in the capital, a face like that would be very popular among many young daughters from wealthy families.Stacey Childs had also fallen in love with him at first sight.She gently brushed his dark eyebrows with her hand.The
It would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed. However, if this continued every day, she would not be able to stand it.Jessica strained to sit up, found her phone, and called her secretary. “Postpone the nine a.m. meeting to 11 a.m.”The secretary was stunned. “Why?”“I’ll be arriving at the office a little later.”The secretary was shocked. In her heart, Jessica was a person who spent her entire life working. Wind or rain, snowstorm or hailstorm, cold or fever, Jessica was never late. However, she was actually postponing a meeting today? This was definitely the first time in history.“President Snow, did… something happen to you?” the secretary asked nervously.“It’s nothing.”Jessica hung up the phone.It took almost an hour for her to recollect herself. However, when she went out, she realized that her heels were too high, causing her legs to feel uncomfortable.…After driving to the office, the secretary made coffee for her as usual.She surreptitiously glance
They were all senior executives of subsidiaries and branches. They were legitimate sons and grandsons carefully selected by the directors of Snow Corporation, so everyone was already relaxed before the meeting even started.“It’s getting late. Let’s start the meeting now.”Jessica ignored their gazes and turned on the laptop with a cold and solemn expression.The meeting lasted until 12:30 p.m.When Jessica got up, Carson immediately said, “Big Sis, it’s already noon. Let’s go to the cafeteria for lunch together. Why don’t you join us, Harold?”“Sure.” Harold smiled and got up. He said to Jessica, “It just so happens that there are some matters in Country F that I didn’t get to mention in the meeting earlier.”Jessica had planned to go straight back to the office, but she could not say anything now.Carson asked for a private room in the cafeteria, but when they were about to enter, he suddenly received a call. “Oh, my girlfriend is downstairs now and wants to have lunch with me
“Aren’t you going to tell me about the project in Country F?” Jessica interrupted him.Harold pursed his lips, upset. He was not in the mood to talk about the project now, but he also knew that the hastier he was at this time, the more Jessica would be disgusted with him.She had never been an ordinary woman.…After lunch, Jessica sent a message to Forrest: [I have plans for dinner tonight. I won’t be going back to sleep.]Actually, the dinner plans were secondary. The most important thing was that she wanted to have a good rest tonight.If she got tossed around by him anymore, she might not even be able to come to the company tomorrow.Soon, Forrest called and said in a frigid tone, “Jessica Snow, what’s the meaning of this? You don’t allow me to go back to Lynch Residence to sleep, but you can stay out whenever you want? What do you take this house for? What do you take me for? I’m warning you, if you don’t come back tonight, I won’t be sleeping there anymore either.”“...”
“Assistant Childs.”Someone in the secretaries’ office suddenly shouted in a panic.Everyone turned around to find Stacey standing in the doorway, holding crutches.“President Lynch… has a girlfriend?” Stacey asked with difficulty.She did not dare to believe it. She had only been resting for a few days, but Forrest already had a woman by his side?“No, we made it up.” The chief secretary hurriedly shook his head. “Assistant Childs, aren’t you supposed to be resting at home?”Stacey just wanted to look for Forrest for something.However, when she heard their words, another thought appeared in her mind. “President Lynch granted me a few days’ leave, but I have nothing to do at home these days, so I plan to come back to work. I can still work on paperwork.”The crowd looked at the cast on her foot and did not know what to say.“Well… you can go ask the president, then.” A secretary smiled guiltily. He was a little speechless. Stacey was already hurt but refused to rest at home.
Stacey knew that if she took the storefronts, she would no longer have a chance with Forrest.Forrest looked down at the document. It was the transfer contract. “As your mother said, if you hadn’t saved me that day, I might have lost my life. My life is worth these two storefronts, so take them. Let’s just consider this matter even. I don’t like to owe favors either.”His words were very blunt.Stacey’s pretty face was pale, and she bit her lip. “My mom exaggerated it. Even if I hadn’t saved you that day, it’s unlikely that you would’ve lost your life. Besides, I acted out of my own volition. I moved reflexively that day. I don’t want others to say that I’m taking advantage of the situation after saving you. Maybe people will even say that if they had known that you would have to compensate me with so much money for saving you, they’d rather I not have saved you in the first place.”Her eyes were glowing stubbornly until they became bloodshot. She raised her head, continuing, “If t
Forrest rejected indifferently. “More importantly, Assistant Childs, I’m not into you. So, I don’t see why I should tolerate your parents for your sake. Since I’ve made it up to you, I don’t owe you anymore.”He said it in a polite manner, hoping that Stacey had some self-awareness.“Assistant Childs, it was very kind of you to save me, and I’m thankful to you. But please don’t force me with your kindness and make me regret being rescued by you. When you were admitted to the hospital, your parents initially insisted on me marrying you to return the favor. You claim that you don’t want any commercial properties. But what if your parents come looking for me using this reason again after some time?”Stacey was so embarrassed that she almost shed tears. “No, that won’t happen…”“I’m sorry, but I don’t want anything unexpected to happen. I don’t want to be involved with the Childs family either. I’ll get married and give birth to children one day. I don’t want my wife to be unhappy over
Looking at Forrest’s merciless expression, Stacey was internally annoyed.Although she was so proactive, he remained indifferent. Did he really dislike her? Soon, the secretary came in and said politely, “Miss Childs, let me send you back.”Stacey’s eyes darkened. She held her crutches with one hand and hooked the other hand through the secretary’s arm. Only then did she slowly leave. When she arrived downstairs, Mrs. Childs asked desperately, “How was it?”“Don’t you see me being sent out?” At that moment, Stacey burst into tears in spite of herself. “Mom, do you know how badly he criticized me? He nearly called you both snobbish. I beg you not to do that again. Because of you, I had to suffer.”“Who knew Lynch Corporation would be able to make a comeback?” Mrs. Childs said guiltily, “What’s more, I wasn’t planning on canceling the marriage at first. Forrest was the one who enticed me using his commercial properties. I think he did it intentionally. Did he already know that Ly