Mr. Childs said lazily, “If you’re unwilling to help me out, I’ll have no choice but to tell people that you dissolved your marriage with my daughter to be a social climber. Your transfer of the shopfront is the best evidence. Do you think everyone in Canberra will think highly of you then? You might not care about other people’s views, but if this reaches the Snow family’s ear, they’ll think that you’re scheming and that you want to play up to them. Plus, if Jessica snatches someone’s man, I’m afraid it’ll be an embarrassment to her too.”Forrest had met many despicable people in his life.Nevertheless, he had never met a wealthy family as despicable as the Childs.He initially wanted to return the favor to Stacey by providing her with two storefronts, but he had never thought that the storefronts would end up as a tool for them to threaten him.Sure enough, he should not have been kind.“Okay. I’ll go back and discuss it with Jessica. Having said that, I have no idea if I’m powe
“It’s okay.”Forrest moved the documents on his knees away. Although he had been waiting just now, he managed to take care of some work as well.Just as Jessica was about to get in the car, an agitated voice suddenly sounded behind her.“Sis, I finally caught you. I knew you’d have a man. No wonder you kept looking at your phone.”Carson sprung out of a corner. “Let me see which man made you so heartless to dump all the work to me…”Jessica’s pretty face darkened, but she could not block him in time. Carson quickly squeezed himself to the car door to have a look. Since the car’s light was switched on inside, he saw Forrest in a white shirt, with his dark, handsome eyes and brows. There was even an unapproachable coldness in his eyes. Carson was stunned for a while. He had met Forrest before as Forrest was his previous sister-in-law’s brother. “Oh, it’s Forrest… I’m sorry I misunderstood. I thought you were my sister’s boyfriend. But why are you here, Forrest? Are you having
No one knew that putting a ring on Jessica’s ring finger was the dream Forrest craved the most in his youth. Today, he finally did it.“It looks nice.” Jessica looked at the ring for some time. “You weren’t the one who chose this, right? Your taste isn’t this good.”“...My sister chose it.” Forrest looked at her profoundly and added, “I have quite a good eye.”Jessica understood the meaning behind his words, so she deliberately said, “Is that true? That wasn’t what you said before.”“I was stupid.”Jessica could not resist curving the corners of her lips into a smile. Only then did she notice that Forrest was also wearing a men’s ring on his finger. Not bad. He even knew how to announce his married status to everyone else.She held his hand and placed it on her lips, kissing the ring and his finger. Forrest’s hand on the steering wheel almost slipped, and his handsome face heated up. He shifted the gear to “P” and went over to kiss her without holding back. Jessica always
“I’m not that petty.” Jessica rolled her eyes at Forrest. “No matter what, Stacey saved you. I have nothing to say about you compensating her with two storefronts. After all, your legs are far worthier than the price of two storefronts to me.”“Wifey, you’re so nice.” Forrest could not hold back upon hearing her words. He went over to kiss her. “My mom even said that I shouldn’t have been saved if she knew we had to compensate with two storefronts. Actually, I find it annoying now as well. I’d rather have gotten hurt.”Jessica burst out laughing. “You’re right. It would be better not to have a scene of a beauty saving a man when the Childs family is involved. Speaking of this, you should thank me. If it weren’t for me, you would’ve married Stacey and become in-laws with the Childs family. You probably wouldn’t have a peaceful moment.”“Mm, thank you.” After Forrest spoke, he was embarrassed.When he thought about it, his decision to marry Stacey back then was too rash.Jessica smi
Mr. Childs turned his body. “This cafe serves good breakfast. Do you want to go in and have a seat, Miss Snow?”“No. Let’s just talk here.”Jessica did not step out. Her gaze was cold even though they were separated by a window. “I heard you wish to join Snow Corporation’s hydroelectric project?”“Yes.” Mr. Childs was elated. Sure enough, they were about to talk about that matter. “Our company has funds amounting to two billion dollars. Don’t worry, Miss Snow. We won’t meddle in anything. We’ll only invest our money. It’s fine as long as we receive our share of the profit after the project ends. It won’t affect you in any way.“Indeed, there are no major impacts.” Jessica did not even raise her head. She simply toyed with her sunglasses. “By participating in a project that’s supported by the government, not only will the Childs family surely profit from it, but you can even establish yourself within the industry and salvage your reputation after the project is successful. After all
After Jessica spoke, the car’s glass window raised slowly. The car left very quickly. Mr. Childs could not calm down at all. He could not believe it. He did not believe that Jessica could still trap him effortlessly even though she was no longer the president of Snow Corporation. He did not believe that the Childs family would be defeated so easily. They had a foundation of over 100 years in Canberra.However, his phone rang the next moment. It was his secretary who called. “Mr. Childs, this is bad. The news that the project we invested in last time is facing trouble has been exposed. Many investors came to the company’s entrance, demanding we return their money. There are also many people demanding their money back on online platforms.” Mr. Childs’ legs buckled. He spent a lot of effort suppressing the news that there was trouble with the project. Many people did not know about it. He did not expect it to be dug out by Jessica. Once other things were exposed, the consequenc
“No.” Stacey explained with reddened eyes, “It was Jessica. She met my dad this morning. President Lynch, my dad was really muddle-headed. If I had known about it, I would’ve stopped him with all my might. However, he had no choice either. The company hasn’t been doing well lately, and there are so many employees waiting for their salaries. He just wanted to bet on it…”Previously, Forrest had a neutral impression of Stacey. Her parents may be problematic, but she could not do anything about her parents. However, upon listening to her words, Forrest slapped the documents in his hand heavily on the table. He scolded her fiercely, “Your dad received a huge discount, but he didn’t care about the investors’ money. The investors kept suffering losses, but you were gaining a lot of profit. Now that everything is exposed, you’re pushing all the responsibilities on Jessica. How could you, the Childs family, be so shameless?”The man’s sharp gaze made Stacey’s eyes tremble. She desperately
6:00 p.m.Freya entered her home after she got off work. She was exhausted. She saw her mother cooking in the kitchen. From what she knew, if Ryan did not come to their house, Mrs. Lynch definitely would not go to the kitchen. The housekeeper would usually prepare the meals at home. “Oh, aren’t you making my brother’s favorite dish?” Freya had a look. “This is rare. Don’t you usually mock your son a lot?”“Your brother said he’s coming back for dinner tonight. He has something important to say.”Mrs. Lynch picked the vegetables happily. “I think it’s related to the new girlfriend he found. I guess he wants to discuss bringing her home for us to meet her. Your brother never stays out all night when he dates. They might get married very soon.”Freya’s feelings were complicated. “You can take your time cooking.”‘I’ll let you enjoy your pleasant mood that’s bound to be short-lived. When my brother returns and comes clean with everything, you might not have any appetite for a few