'Troy? What time did he come home last night?' Sarah had just woken up because she needed to go to the bathroom. The time showed four in the morning. Beside her, Troy was still sound asleep, lying on his back. Soft snores escaped his lips.Sarah got up and hurried to the bathroom, then returned to bed and lay down. Her eyes couldn't close again. Lying on her side, she satisfied herself by gazing at her husband's face. The dark stubble forming on his strong jawline sent a warm thrill through Sarah's chest.Sarah gently ran two fingers along his handsome face, the face that many women adored. Perhaps she had to get used to seeing many women trying to get close to her husband.She had waited for Troy to come home last night, but even by midnight, he still hadn't returned. Could he really be meeting a client until that late? Who exactly was this client?"Ah!" Sarah gasped in surprise. Suddenly, Troy opened his eyes and caught the fingers that had been caressing his stubbled face."Get
"I need to talk to you about Troy. You'll be shocked by what I saw last night.""Huh? What?" Sarah immediately turned to Derrick. She followed her ex-husband's steps as he was getting ready to get into the car. Meanwhile, Gillian had already been sitting in the back seat.Sarah had clearly heard what Derrick whispered earlier. She was very surprised. Anxiously, Sarah glanced back into the house. She could still hear Troy talking to someone on his phone.Once more, Derrick looked at Sarah from behind the wheel. He gestured with his hand and mouthed the words, "Call me!" without making any sound. Then, Derrick slowly drove the car out of the gate.After Derrick left, Sarah stood still, trying to process the words he had whispered."Something important? About Troy?" she repeated softly, barely audible. Why did Derrick's words seem to connect with her recent unease? For the past few days, she had been feeling uneasy about Troy. She sensed that Troy was hiding something from her.Troy
"No!" Elena's shouts continued to be heard as Sarah neared her destination.Sarah kept walking quickly, not paying attention to her growing belly, until she reached the door to Troy's office."Sarah, please, I'm sorry, but Erica will scold me later."Hearing Elena's words, Sarah immediately turned to face Troy's secretary. She was puzzled, wondering why Elena was so afraid of being scolded by Erica. She stared at Elena with questioning eyes. After all, Erica was just a guest and business partner here."Are you afraid of Erica?" Sarah's brow furrowed.Elena nodded weakly, her face pale."Why?" Sarah looked at the short-haired woman intently."I-I'm afraid that if Erica gets angry, she might halt the project."Sarah widened her eyes."Oh my... to that extent? So, she's threatening everyone here to get what she wants?" Sarah shook her head."Don't be afraid." Sarah turned back and prepared to open the door. She took a deep breath, trying to guess what she would see inside.Sara
"Continue the project! My company will replace all the funds that have already been invested." Sarah spoke firmly and with great confidence."W-what do you mean?" Troy was startled, looking at Sarah with hope."Yes, terminate the partnership with Callista Corp, and work with my company instead. My company may not be as big as Peterson Group or Callista Corp, but don't forget, Johnson Corp has highly competent people within it." This time, Sarah spoke like a seasoned, authoritative, and elegant businesswoman. Seeing this, Troy was in awe of his wife."Oh, Sarah! I never imagined I had such an incredible wife." Troy hugged his wife again and led her back to sit on the sofa."Now, can I know what you plan to do? Honestly, I don't want you to sacrifice too much." The warmth of Troy's large hand on Sarah's cheek was comforting. For a moment, she enjoyed it without changing her expression before continuing to speak."Okay. Maybe, because you've often helped me manage the company, it mad
"Ahem... Diego!"Diego spun around immediately. Troy and Sarah had just stepped out of his office and it seemed they were getting ready to leave."Troy, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Diego was nervous and felt guilty for not knocking before entering Troy's office earlier."No need to discuss it. Ahem... Since you're both here, please prepare everything for terminating our partnership with Callista Corp!"Diego's eyes widened instantly."W-what? Terminate the partnership? But, Troy...""Then prepare the documents for Peterson Group's partnership with Johnson Corp!" Troy immediately cut off Diego's sentence.Upon hearing Troy's last words, Diego and Carrie exchanged glances. But the confusion was only momentary on Carrie's face because, a second later, she smiled and looked at Sarah. The two women smiled and nodded at each other, revealing that they had already prepared everything."Is there something you want to explain to me?" Diego felt like he was the only one who didn't kn
"Erica!" Troy immediately jumped when he saw Erica collapse to the floor.Quickly, Troy lifted Erica's body and laid her down on the sofa in the room. Erica's body felt cold and damp as Troy touched her arm."It seems Erica is really sick," Troy muttered to himself.A moment later, with a worried face, Troy hurried out of the room to inform Erica's secretary."You're Erica's secretary, right? Erica fainted inside."Seeing Troy panting and out of breath, the secretary was shocked."What? She fainted again, sir?" The secretary immediately ran to the security desk just a few meters from her desk."Sir, let's take her to the hospital. She has fainted twice today!" the secretary shouted before hurrying back to Erica's room."Sorry, Mr. Peterson. I need to take her to the hospital. We'll have to postpone work until she recovers.""Yes," Troy just nodded slightly. He was very surprised to hear that Erica had fainted twice. He also wondered why the secretary was only now taking her to
"Stop! I don't want to discuss that project here."Once again, Arnold could only take a deep breath. In his heart, he was thinking about how to win Erica over. Even though Erica was much older than him, she looked very beautiful and youthful in his eyes. Perhaps, even if Michael hadn't asked him to approach Erica, Arnold might still have been attracted to her."Hey, why are you still staring at me? Do you still want to talk about that project?" Erica's voice grew louder.Arnold was startled. The man stammered, realizing his gaze hadn't shifted since earlier. Immediately, he looked away."Tell Troy if he wants to discuss that project, he must come directly to me!" Erica's pale face looked agitated. Suddenly, she stopped eating."I want to be alone," she whispered afterward."I'll leave, as long as you finish your meal."Erica suddenly turned around, glaring fiercely. "Who do you think you are, daring to threaten me, huh?""S-sorry. I just don't want you to get even more sick," A
Slowly, Troy opened the door. He saw Erica sitting up in her bed. Her face instantly lit up when she saw Troy appear from behind the door."Troy!" Erica exclaimed joyfully. She smiled.At the same time, Sarah's phone vibrated. She had intended to enter the room, but now she had to delay it. Sarah chose to take the call first, allowing Troy to go in after she saw the name of one of the investors on her phone screen. She stepped a bit away from Erica's room to have a serious conversation with someone."So, when will that project be ready for us to start?" asked a deep, dominating voice from the other end."I'll let you know as soon as possible. When are you coming back to Jaketon?" Sarah replied casually."Soon. I can’t wait to see you, the richest girl in our school," the man on the other end laughed.Sarah laughed as well, but her thoughts were still on Troy, who was now inside with Erica."How about we continue this conversation another time? I’m actually with someone right now