“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
Jessica threw a glance at Harold. “I don’t live there anymore.”Harold’s smile froze. “Are you back in the old residence?”“No.”Jessica gave him a one-word reply without explaining further. Then, she turned around and entered the house to bid Chairman Lennox goodbye. “Chairman Lennox, I’m going to head back now. I’ll come again next time.”“It’s raining heavily. Let Harold send you back,” Chairman Lennox said with a smile as he rose to his feet.“No need. We’re going in different directions.” After Jessica nodded politely, she took over the servant’s umbrella and left.With a smile, Chairman Lennox watched Jessica get in the car before he turned around and looked at his son, who was pulling a long face. “You haven’t told Jessica about it, have you? How long do you want to drag this? You’re not young anymore. I heard from Jason a few days ago that his family approves of you being together with Jessica. After all, both our families have known each other well for a long time.“Jes
“Alright. I still have something to settle here. I’m going to hang up now.”Jessica was not in a good mood.“Which road are you on?” Forrest suddenly asked.“Western Road…”“I’m coming.”The man’s indifferent voice sounded. Jessica, who was holding an umbrella by the roadside, was stunned. However, she was soon startled by a man yelling beside her.“Why does a woman like you who drives a Bentley have to sink to my level? Mine is just a Santana. Look how much damage you’ve caused to my car. Considering how heavy the rain is, you can compensate me for 20 thousand dollars, and I won’t look into it anymore. Let’s not waste each other’s time.”It was the young man involved in the car accident tonight. His neck was tattooed, his hair was blonde, and he was chewing some nuts.“I’ve called the traffic police.” As the rain was getting heavy, Jessica did not feel like discussing it with him anymore. Hence, she opened the door of her car to get in.“Hey. How dare you?” The young man pull
The officer’s head hurt the moment he saw the bunch of young hooligans. In fact, he understood that repairing Jessica’s car would require hundreds of thousands of dollars, considering how expensive the car was.By the look of the scene, the young driver should be the one who overtook and changed lanes, causing the accident.Settling that accident would not be an easy job. After all, the other party had gathered so many people, and there had been too much trending news on luxurious cars involved in car accidents.The officer was hesitant about taking the female Bentley driver to the side to talk to her. However, she did not seem like an ordinary person based on her dressing. “If that’s the case, does that mean we have to evaluate car accidents based on the prices of the car these days?” All of a sudden, a sturdy figure walked toward Jessica with a brown umbrella and spoke coldly.As Forrest had come out in a hurry, he was wearing a pair of casual black pants and a T-shirt. Howev