Marshalll hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where?"Vermont then told him the address.Marshall asked again, "Is Keegan going?"Vermont responded in a somewhat unhappy tone, "Let's not talk about that ungrateful scum. He's been so entitled ever since he lost his memory."And Stella, whenever I argued with Felicity, she'd ask her to break up with me."Our relationship has gotten so much worse because of her. Because of her, miss bandit and I had another argument today. It's so annoying!"Marshall glanced at the time and said, "Send me your location. I'll take a cab over in a bit."When he arrived at the bar, Vermont and Carter were already drinking in the private room.Other than them, there were several other young people from wealthy families, both male and female, playing games together.With a cigarette in his mouth, Vermont chatted with the girls next to him while rolling the dice. He was humorous, embodying the image of a charming playboy. The girls around him could not
After collecting the money, Vermont tossed the dice to the person beside him and poured two glasses of liquor. He handed one to Marshall and sat down next to him. "Did you come from the office?""Yeah," Marshall responded and took a sip of the drink."Why are you and Ms. Thompson fighting?"Vermont's expression instantly turned sour upon hearing Marshall's question. "We're here to have fun. Why do you have to ask about such unhappy things?"Marshall said gently, "Ms. Thompson is a very genuine and nice person. She's younger than you, and you should be more accommodating to her.""Am I not being accommodating enough to her?" Vermont put down his glass and spoke with a stern face. "I've had so many girlfriends; have I ever been as open and sincere with any of them as I am with her?"I know she's a genuine person, but she spends all her effort on her friend. When does she ever care about me? She isn't even willing to bring me to meet her mother. Am I such a bad boyfriend that she ca
Carter's eyelid twitched, and he quickly interrupted Vermont. "Have some water. Do you want me to walk you to the washroom?"Vermont pushed him away and rested his hand on Marshall's shoulder. "I really don't understand. What's so good about that woman? She got married to someone else right after breaking up with you. What exactly do you see in her?"Is it because she was pregnant with your child when that accident happened, so you've been feeling guilty and can't forget about her?"Carter had a sudden urge to stuff the dice into his mouth to shut him up. 'How come I didn't realize this guy talks so much when he's drunk? Does he even know what he's talking about right now?'However, Marshall's expression remained calm. He took a sip from his glass and calmly asked, "Who is Willow?""Do you really not remember? Why aren't you willing to get a new girlfriend and settle down if you don't?" Vermont poked his chest as he added, "When Felicity and I went shopping the other day, we bumpe
After a while, Vermont came back.As the alcohol took its toll, Marshall leaned back on the couch. He loosened his tie with one hand and turned to Vermont, who was sprawled drunkenly on the couch with a glass of alcohol in his hand. He said, "Cheers."Carter was just like Marshall. Although they had their fair share of drinks, they were still sober.He looked at his phone and propped himself up on the couch. "I'll call a cab. Let's send Vermont home first."Before Marshall could speak, Vermont instantly said upon hearing that, "I'm not going back. If you guys are leaving, I'll just stay here tonight."Carter paused. "Stay here? Aren't you afraid that Ms. Thompson will find out?"Vermont scoffed. "So what if she did? Do you think I'm scared of her? She doesn't even want me to meet her parent. I'll just break up with her if things don't work out."His phone on the table rang as soon as he finished speaking.Carter glanced at the caller ID "miss bandit." Then, he bent down, picked
Felicity snorted. "Quit pretending. Do you think I can't smell all the women's perfume on you?"Vermont lifted his arm and took a sniff. "Is there any?"Then, he laughed and added, "You didn't even touch me. How could you smell anything on me? Are you a dog?""Stop the nonsense. What's up with you? You pretended to be drunk when drinking with them and wanted me to call first to pick you up?"Vermont leaned back on the seat, took a bottle of water from behind, and twisted the cap open. He said, "If I hadn't been this drunk, do you think they'd let me leave?"Felicity rolled her eyes. "Why bother drinking with them then?"He thought inwardly, 'Do you think I want to? I'm only doing this for your scheming best friend.'However, he said something completely different from what he thought. "Well, I just wanted to show off that I have someone to pick me up now when I get drunk outside."Felicity shot him a disdainful look. "You're out of your mind."Vermont took a sip of water, then
Stella swept her gaze across the three people before her and compared each of them to their submitted resumes.The youngest applicant seemed to have experience driving for corporate leaders, and he spoke somewhat arrogantly. Every time Stella asked a question, he would habitually add a sentence like "My former boss would...", which irritated her.Then, she turned to the second applicant and asked him about his preferred working hours and if he had any salary requirements. He revealed that his daily wage was above average, he was only willing to work eight hours a day, and he also requested that the company provide accommodation.Stella was fine with his request, but there was one thing she was curious about. "With such a high daily wage, why did you quit your last job?"The second applicant was taken aback as he stuttered and said that he got bored of working at the same place and wanted to change jobs.Stella glanced at the company where the second applicant previously worked and
The man was in so much pain that he could not even get up.Stella was stunned. Then, she turned around and saw the driver she had just hired, Larry Bard.He looked calm as he stood between Stella and the man who tried to attack her.Xavier quickly stepped forward and subdued the man on the ground with the help of others."Ms. Hall, are you okay?" Aubrey hurriedly asked.Stella recollected herself and said, deeply and coldly, "Aubrey, is this the person you carefully screened? He has such unstable emotions and even a history of fraud. How could you not know about that?"Aubrey's expression stiffened before turning somewhat unpleasant. "Ms. Hall, we only checked the driver's driving experience and accident history during our previous screening. As for why they left their previous company, we don't usually delve into that.""I don't care what your previous screening is like. You're working for me now. Have I not explained myself clearly enough to you?"Aubrey paused for a long tim
Stella nodded.She was about to say something else when Jaylene pushed the door open and said, "Ste—Ms. Hall, can you come out for a moment? I need to talk to you."So, Stella held her tongue and said to Larry, "The HR department will assist you with your onboarding. Just do whatever they ask."Then, she turned around and walked out.Larry glanced around and heard the HR manager calling him, so he went to fill out his information.Jaylene waited for Stella in the walkway. Stella walked over and asked, "What is it?"Jaylene said flatly, "Trevor's flight is arriving at eleven. Did you know?"Stella nodded."Are you going to pick him up?""Yeah," Stella responded."Let's go together then."Stella was taken aback. "You're going too?"Jaylene frowned. "What's wrong with it? He's not just your brother; he's my brother too! We lived together for more than twenty years!"Stella shrugged her shoulders. "Whatever."She did not care if Jaylene went or not. She was just a little surp