“Alright then. I’ll accept the gift since my best friend is a wealthy woman!”Mary did not stand on ceremony and accepted after being startled momentarily.Rosalie was satisfied. That was how a best friend should be. They knew each other well. If Mary rejected, that would mean their relationship was not that close.Of course, Rosalie had other plans in mind.“However, there's a condition for you to get this villa!” Rosalie sounded mischievous when she said that.Mary rolled her eyes. “I knew there would be conditions. Alright, what do you want me to do?”Byron and Andrius were curious what was the condition Rosalie would mention.“It's not a difficult request. From now on, you'll be the director of the hospital. What do you think about it? You should be able to carry this responsibility, right?” Rosalie asked with a smile as she looked at her friend.Mary was taken aback again.Was that a promotion? A quick promotion?She had been working as a doctor in the hospital under the
Andrius carefully helped Mary enter the car when the chauffeur arrived.Then, he went to the trunk, took out the puke bag, and got ready.Mary felt heavy-headed, but she was in a conscious state of mind.It shocked her that Andrius was so ‘meticulous.’Andrius sat beside Mary and handed the puke bag to her. Then, he ordered the chauffeur to drive slowly.After that, he sat straight up as he looked outside, as though she had nothing to do with him.She finally understood why a handsome and wealthy gentleman like him would still be single.She had drunk a lot of wine because she was happy. At this moment, she was drunk and drowsy.She closed her eyes and looked like she had fallen asleep.Andrius glanced at her and noticed her head was swaying. She kept trying to keep it still, but it tilted to his side eventually. Her eyes were closed.“Miss Wilson, are you asleep?” he asked.Mary was now half-asleep. She had nowhere to rest her head and felt uncomfortable.She longed for hi
Rosalie accompanied Mary by chatting with her that night on the phone.After Mary dozed off, Rosalie felt a cramp in her lower abdomen.Her menstrual period was coming.Rosalie felt uncomfortable each time she experienced it. However, she had always endured it because of her work.She thought Byron had gone to bed. Unexpectedly, he returned from the kitchen with a cup of hot ginger tea.“Why don’t you drink this? I’ll give you a foot massage.”Rosalie was bewildered. Byron was the chairman of Lawrence Corporation and was a leader. He had always been cold and ruthless.However, he was gentle to her, making her feel touched.She reached out to take the cup. The man asked her to wait, and he blew on the tea to make it warm and easy to drink.Then, the man casually headed to get a basin of water for Rosalie.Rosalie drank the ginger tea and felt her cramps getting better. The ginger tea tasted nice.Now, she understood why Mary had been complaining about Andrius. She even compar
Before long, Andrius arrived at the cafe.Rosalie did not even have time to talk to him about his insensible act to Mary last night.“Are you the one who determined the price increase?" Rosalie asked, straight to the point.Andrius shook his head, but he knew what had gone wrong.He passed the management of this business to his sister. She must have had something to do with this sudden price increase.Byron glanced at Andrius and did not ask further. He coldly told Andrius to investigate this matter.Andrius nodded and assured Rosalie. “Miss Jacobs, I'll immediately deal with this matter. You don’t have to pay for the materials this time. I can take care of it.”After saying that, he angrily returned to the Quirke family’s mansion.As soon as he entered, he bumped into the well-dressed Andrea, who seemed to be heading out.With a cold expression, he questioned her.“Did you raise the price of the medicinal materials? We were given this business essentially so that we could sa
In Andrea’s office, the financial staff checked the accounts with her.“This month, expenses have increased due to increased acquisition prices. Our downstream manufacturers are also collecting money. The biggest part is Dr. Jacobs' research institute and factory. If they pay the money, the profit will be far more than before!”After the staff reported, Andrea sighed the papers and beckoned the staff to leave.Before long, the office door was pushed open.Alistair entered with a bouquet of red roses for Andrea.She was so overjoyed that she quickly got up and dashed toward him.“Don’t do this. This is your office. Your office is only covered with frosted glass. They can see shadows from outside! Alistair smirked. He put the bouquet down and hugged Andrea’s waist.“I don’t care. I don't even mind telling everyone you’re my man!”Andrea indulged entirely in this sweet love.She was obsessed with this man.This man taught her to raise the price of the materials so that the owner
Andrea was in a smug state. She asked her assistant to urge Rosalie’s research institute to pay for the materials.She wanted to make things difficult for Rosalie so that she would yield and speak to her nicely.Before long, the assistant smiled and opened the office door.“Miss Quirke, the payment has been debited into our account.” The assistant was thrilled, waiting for Andrea to praise her or offer her a bonus as a reward.However, Andrea’s smile faded. She asked, “Paid? Did she pay in full?”The assistant could not understand why Andrea looked gloomy even after she got the money.She stopped smiling and nodded. “Yes. The payment is complete."Andrea could not understand what had gone wrong.She thought Rosalie would hold on to the matter and investigate it first.She had charged Rosalie more than ten million bucks.No company would readily pay such a high price.Worried, Andrea beckoned her assistant to leave, and she dialed Alistair’s number.After explaining the situ
Rosalie hung up the call, not giving Andrius any chance to refuse.“It's good enough for you to advise me in these matters. If Quirke Enterprise bears the cost, it'd be equivalent to you spending the money. It'd be meaningless.”Rosalie was worried Byron would be displeased and quickly explained.However, the man was smiling. “How you're dealing with this shows that you're already a very qualified businessperson!”“Really? That’s good! After all, if Andrius can control the price, it'll help me save a lot of money. Spending only 200 million bucks would be very cost-effective.”Rosalie turned around and brewed Byron’s favorite black tea.The tea was fragrant. Rosalie also took a sip and enjoyed the sweetness of it.“Rosalie, come with me to my junior high school tomorrow. I made an appointment with Chloe. The old principal there is seriously ill. Let’s go and visit him!”Byron carefully watched Rosalie’s reaction.Rosalie smiled. “Um, since you and Miss Lincoln have made an appo
This school was no longer in use and had moved to another place.However, the old campus had been transformed into an activity center for the elderly. The elderly from nearby communities would always come here for leisure.Many retired teachers still lived in dormitories on campus.Cars could not enter the compound, so the three of them went on foot. It did not take long before they arrived at the dormitory building.It was a very old, five-story building with rows of rooms, just like the classrooms in those days.Judging from the laundry drying outside, there were not many teachers living here anymore.Chloe made a phone call. Then, the old principal's daughter, a plain-looking, middle-aged woman, came out to greet her."Hello, my dad has just woken up, so he can chat with you," There were unmistakable traces of tears in her eyes.It was apparent that she had just cried bitterly.Chloe walked in front with Rosalie following her. Byron was at the very back.He asked the princ