Firing the receptionist would prove to be the easiest part. After a day of cleaning up the mess there, Jane was bone-tired, but she did not dare to show even a hint of weariness.Only heaven knew how she had nearly fled in fear the second she stepped into the chairperson’s office.However, she told herself, ‘No. I can’t.’That was right, she could not run. That was why she had to face everything and conquer everything. It did not matter what she experienced during those three years in jail. It did not matter if her personality had warped during those three years, and it did not matter if those three years had cost her the dignity to stand with her head held high in front of everyone else. Starting from today, she had to straighten her back and overcome her fear until she could make it up to her grandfather’s hopes and her own heart.What Jane did not know was that the man, so cruel and cold-blooded in her eyes, had driven the car away from the building only to make a detour and tur
For some days after that, Jane seemed to have changed into a completely different person. She became even more quiet and stoic, but at the same time she seemed to be more obedient… to Sean, at least.She never went against anything he said.However, her obedience was hiding a heart desperate to escape!She hastily handled everything about Storge at breakneck speed, leading the way through all the reforms. She did to the Dunns exactly what they did to her after she went to prison, decisively using Vivienne and the others to render the higher-ups powerless. Like a whale swallowing a worm, she aggressively shut down all of the internal conflicts in as short a timeframe as possible.She had Vivienne and the others to handle the company’s inner workings now. All she had to do was trust them completely and give them her full support.Jane’s real job here was to visit each of Storge’s old business partners, reigniting their initial deals.Of course, this was not going to be an easy task
“Are you here… to laugh at me?” Jane raised her head and forced a tragic smile at the man in front of her. “You must be ecstatic to see me like this, right? Mr. Stewart. The worse off I am, the happier you are, right?”Haha, the worse off she was, the more he would feel like he had avenged his dearly departed Rosaline, right?“Mr. Stewart… You really don’t have to do all this. The things you were doing before don’t even feel like you anymore. I had been wondering why you suddenly changed your tack toward me… I see. So this is why.”Sean’s pitch-black pupils dilated and his breathing caught in his throat. He lowered his eyelids and looked at the woman curled up in a ball in the closet, his eyes filled with pain and affection.He suddenly asked in his low voice, “What do you see? What do you mean, why?”His voice was low, but every word reached the woman’s ears. She tightened her arms around herself, her heart pounding with emotion… How could he still ask that with a straight face?
The man stood in front of the closet, wordlessly looking at the woman who was crying her eyes out inside. His throat bobbed with all of the words he should say but could not. Suddenly, he bent his tall body and reached out his arms for her.“Don’t touch me!” she roared abruptly and loudly in her hoarse voice. He saw the deep hatred in her eyes, and the sharp pain in his heart spread all through his body. After he gave her another look, though, he continued to reach out to her.“I told you not to touch me!” Jane looked at him like he was her greatest enemy. Whenever he tried reaching out to her, she would react like a porcupine, aiming her prickles at both him and herself.Sean continued to reach out to her without a word. The next second, he felt a piercing pain between his thumb and forefinger. He frowned slightly, looking at the woman who was biting his hand viciously with her sharp teeth. The man had spent his life hurting people, but no one had ever hurt him before. Now, he wa
Amidst the rain, a woman walked out of the East Emperor building and out into the storm. She had found the umbrella from the storage closet. No matter how horrible that man was, there was one thing he got right.She was a deserter. A coward. How could she let that slide?She walked to the curb and saw that there was already a black Bentley waiting there.It only took her a glance to recognize the owner of that car. Who could it be but that arrogant Sean Stewart?She walked over, and the car window rolled down, revealing the driver’s face.“Please get in, Miss Dunn.” Dos got out of the car and walked around to the back seat, opening the car door.She stepped into the car, and Dos returned to the driver’s seat.“Did he tell you to come?”Dos heard the voice from the back seat and raised his head to look at the rearview mirror, at the woman in the back. She was extremely quiet, her face turned to the side as she silently looked outside the window. He did not understand this wo
The sound of cars sounded behind them. Uno, Dos, and the gang were taking six cars in total. They formed themselves in a row and stopped in front of the entrance of the party.The man strode over and stopped in front of Uno. Suddenly...Smack! A slap landed on his face.“Where is she?” the cold voice asked.Uno was confused. “Boss, who?”“Jane. I asked you to watch her. Where is she?” His cold gaze landed on Uno. When Uno heard Jane’s name, his heart sank. His face turned pale. “Boss, I…”“You didn’t carry out my orders well enough. You treat Jane as if she is nothing. You didn’t ask the underlings to keep an eye on her, did you? Yes or no?”“Boss…” Uno broke out in cold sweat. It was true that he did not care about that woman. What was so good about that woman anyway? She killed Rosaline, and she insulted the person she killed.Sean’s handsome face was cold. He pointed at Uno’s nose. “I don’t have time to deal with you now.” After he said that, he ordered Dos, “Maneuver the
Jane hated the word ‘punished’.“Mr. Stewart is always punishing me. What if I don’t want to listen to you today? How are you going to punish me then, Mr. Stewart?” Had he not punished her enough already?‘If he wants to punish me, then he should just do it!’ the woman thought as she sat on the passenger seat. “If you want to punish me, Mr. Stewart, just do it.” She gave up. He should just punish her. She did not care anymore.On the driver’s seat, the man’s eyes glinted. Then, they darkened. He turned his head and said in his deep voice, “Alright, if you want to know, I’ll let you know.” After he said that, he hooked his long arms around Jane’s neck and pulled her toward him. Then, he used another hand to rub Jane’s lips furiously. His deep voice sounded in the quiet car.“I hate that your lips have been polluted by other people, do you know that?” The pad of his thumb caressed Jane’s lips repeatedly. Suddenly, he bent down and bit down on Jane’s lips.Yes, he bit her.“Ugh!” Ja
“We’re the same! We’re both proud and so arrogant.“We lived our entire lives in the spotlight, Sean Stewart! How could men as haughty as you and I stand having such a woman, a woman held in hatred and contempt by all, unacceptable even by our own standards, as the first woman we’ve ever truly fallen for?!“You love Jane Dunn, Stewart, don’t deny it. You know who you are. If you haven’t fallen for her, you would usually be colder than the Arctic. Would you run here to me in the middle of the night and beat me up like this?“Sean Stewart, you have clearly fallen for her!“But can you accept it, Stewart? Do you dare to admit that you love her in your own words?“You don’t. You can’t!”Haydn roared with laughter again, sneering at the man not far away from him, “You can’t even do it yourself, Stewart, so what right do you have to make me do it?“I’m the heir of the Soros empire!“I can get any girl I want with a crook of my finger!“I don’t love her. I will never admit that I’ve