Darcie pursed her lips and said, "Wenham, do you still remember when Caline was just set up, the perfume formula created by Freesia was leaked?"Wenham paused and then frowned without saying anything.It was a long time ago. The younger generation, including Aurora, had no recollection of that event. Wenham, however, was aware of that.The formula was leaked by an intern.Upon completing the internship, the intern took the initial formula and switched to another company. Consequently, the formula had to be discarded, and the manpower and resources invested went down the drain. It was not until a year later that Caline's classic fragrance, "Secret Garden", was introduced, and the company was finally able to recover from that setback.Darcie continued softly, "I'm not being unreasonable, but it's a lesson from the past. Because of what happened, Freesia had established a rule in the company, stating that Caline would never hire another intern. This rule has not been broken for many
"Enough!" Wenham then shouted with a stern expression, "Rules are not meant to be blindly followed. When we went abroad previously, you were robbed in a supermarket parking lot. If Sonia hadn't seen it and shouted for help, you wouldn't even be here now."Now that her father has passed away, the least we can do is offer her an internship in Caline. Yet, you're bringing up the rules. If you want to follow the rules so much, you wouldn't even be qualified for an interview!"Jaylene's face turned pale. After Wenham married Darcie, he had been doting on her ever since. He had never uttered such harsh words toward her.'If I'm not qualified, then what about Stella?' Jaylene said inwardly.Keegan, who initiated this conversation, spoke flatly, "Uncle Wenham, calm down. Jaylene is just worried that history will repeat itself."Stella lifted her brows, as she was impressed by how good Keegan was at flattering Jaylene.As expected, as soon as Keegan spoke, Jaylene's eyes turned red. She t
However, Stella figured that Darcie might consider giving in if she made that promise.Sure enough, Darcie's expression softened upon hearing what Stella said. Then, she pursed her lips and said, "Stella, I don't have anything against Sonia joining our company, but we are a well-established organization. Your father and I can't just decide everything on our own without considering the feelings of our stakeholders. And, we have to coordinate with various departments. Back then, there was someone in our company who wanted his daughter to join us as an intern, but the company rejected them. Now that we've put it out there, we must face it ourselves. We're simply going to embarrass ourselves if we can't follow the rules we made."I feel really sad about what happened to Sonia's father too. Your father is a sentimental person, and so are you. At this point, I'd seem like a heartless person if I were to refuse any further. However, let me be clear. You can bring her in, but if anything goe
Jaylene was taken aback and quickly pulled her hand back.With a stern face, she said, "You could've just said that from the beginning. Why did you have to bring me into that? Were you deliberately trying to make dad dislike me?"Stella lifted her gaze at her, but she remained seated on the bench. Jaylene was standing, so theoretically, she should be looking down at Stella. However, the coldness in Stella's eyes made her feel as though she was the one being looked down upon."You're overthinking. I can't predict what you're going to say. If dad really dislikes you, you should reflect on yourself. He loves and pampers you. He taught you social relationships and understanding, yet you said that Mr. Clarkson's death has nothing to do with our family. How could he not be mad?"Jaylene clenched her fists. "It was just an accident, and you were using it as an opportunity to make yourself look good in front of dad!"Stella chuckled. "Isn't repaying kindness with kindness a basic virtue?
Keegan bit his lip and forced out a harsh sentence while digging his fingernails into his palms."You must be crazy to say such outrageous things. Why would she bother saving me if she wanted to harm me?"Stella put on a disappointed look. "You trust her but not me?"Keegan's voice was cold. "I only trust what I see."Tears welled up in Stella's eyes, as she gritted her teeth and said, "Keegan Kane, I really wish you hadn't come back!"Keegan felt a pang in his chest, as his fingertips trembled slightly.Jaylene frowned. "Stella, don't you think what you said is a little too mean?""Get lost!"With a cold face, Stella pushed Keegan aside and directly walked away.The feeling of her push still lingered in Keegan's chest, as he clenched his fists. His expression was concealed under the shadow, and Jaylene could not tell what he was truly feeling.Then, she asked softly, "Keegan, are you okay? I can't believe what Stella just said. She should've never cursed you like that no mat
Aldor helplessly said, "I wasn't joking. Don't you know how Mrs. Kane is? She would never allow anyone to mistreat her at any time, let alone when she's pregnant now. Why would you even do that to her? Do you want something to happen to the baby?""I didn't..."Keegan felt helpless too and took a while before he said, "Help me figure out how to cheer her up."Aldor was straightforward with it. "Just tell her that you've recovered your memory. She'll be very happy and forget about what happened."Aldor's response left him speechless."Apart from that."Aldor thought for a moment and said, "Fall into the river again. She'll then feel sorry for you and forgive you for what you did."Keegan gritted his teeth. "Can you come up with a proper suggestion?"Aldor sighed. "Mr. Kane, I graduated with a degree in science and engineering, yet you're asking me for relationship advice. Honestly, this is beyond my capabilities."'I wonder what wicked sins I have committed in my past life that
Stella was puzzled."Keegan Kane, what are you doing?"Her unexpected voice startled Keegan, causing his hand to slip. Then, the wine bottle fell to the ground. He coughed a few times, and a faint blush appeared on his fair face.He paused, bent down, and picked up the wine bottle while pretending to be calm. "I'm thirsty," he said softly.Stella glanced at the water purifier behind him and was speechless.'It looks like he can't tell the difference between alcohol and water now, huh?' she thought to herself."Keegan, let's—"Before Stella could say that she wanted to go home with him, Keegan cut her off while rubbing his temples. "My head hurts."Stella was at a loss for words.'Well, didn't he sound powerful when he told me to shut up just now? And now, he suddenly became so weak?' Stella thought to herself.Stella scrutinized Keegan, and a strange speculation suddenly emerged in her mind—could it be that Keegan was pretending to be drunk to gloss over what happened?'He s
'Well, I'm not expecting her to be mad, but... why is this so different from what I imagined?' Keegan thought to himself.Keegan had a thousand questions in his head, as he suggested, "How about Vermont's place? He said his cat can do backflips."Stella did not speak for a while."Sure. I think the baby would want to see that too."Keegan was speechless.The driver quickly turned the car around and headed to Clouditude International.Half an hour later, they arrived at their destination.Vermont opened the door and saw the two empty-handed visitors. "Tsk," he clicked his tongue.Felicity shouted from inside, "Is our money tree here?"Vermont tilted his head and said, "Yeah, but these two trees are withered. They came empty-handed."His response left both Stella and Keegan utterly speechless.Felicity quickly ran to the door and asked, "Stella?"She pushed Vermont away and said, "Why are you still standing here? Go make some tea."Vermont looked at Keegan angrily, as he tho