Well, they were only half-correct. Celena was indeed the reason for Yankel's arrest, but unbeknownst to them, the culprit behind Yankel's capture was not Mr. Miller at all, but Liam himself!Cheryl was gritting her teeth so hard that she felt as though she would bite through her jaw at any moment. Her beautifully made-up features were now twisted in an envious scowl, and her brows were tightly furrowed in disapproval. She glared at Celena, her eyes ablaze with white-hot rage. When she saw how shocked Celena looked, she wanted nothing more than to slap the disbelief off her face.What was so good about Celena anyway? Cheryl was confident that she was better than Celena in everything—her looks, her figure, her fashion sense, and the list went on. Why would Mr. Miller fall for Celena instead of her?Celena took in a deep breath then stood up rather timidly, staring across the room at Mr. Miller. When their gazes met, she once again saw the familiarity in his eyes, the soft, tender look
Cheryl even reached out and laid her palm across Liam's thigh, her eyes blazing with desire as she murmured, "How does that sound, Mr. Miller? It would be a treat…"To her surprise, Liam was not at all tempted by her offer. On the contrary, he scowled, "Ms. Stone, I would advise you to have some more self-respect. Even if you're good in bed, that is not information that I would need at all, because unfortunately for you, I am not at all interested in a shameless, promiscuous sl*t like you."The smile froze on Cheryl's face, and, seeing this, Liam could not resist adding, "Please stay away from me from now on, Ms. Stone, because quite frankly, I'm rather disgusted by your behavior."The entire room was silent. Everyone gaped at Cheryl in disbelief. Celena was too far away from them to overhear Cheryl's whispers, so she had no idea what Cheryl even said to him. However, judging from Mr. Miller's response, she easily understood what had happened. Cheryl had come onto Mr. Miller, but
The air seemed to turn cold for a moment, and suddenly, there came the sound of stifled laughter from amongst the crowd. Cheryl's entire face was as red as a beetroot. She shot Liam a deathly glare, then picked up her shoe rather haphazardly and hobbled out of the room. When she brushed past Celena, she shot her a cold look before finally disappearing out the door.Who would have thought Cheryl would end up in such a predicament?The rest of the Stones all knew of Cheryl's intentions. It was evident in the look of awe she kept casting Mr. Miller, but who would have thought this billionaire would turn out to be such a prude?As soon as Cheryl left, Yafe turned to Liam and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry about that, Mr. Miller. This is all my fault. I should've educated my daughter better. I can assure you that I will not allow something like this to happen again!"Liam glanced at him coldly. "Mr. Stone, I sincerely hope you can keep a closer eye on your daughter. If something l
Celena stared at the name card for a few minutes, unable to believe her eyes. Then, she took out her phone and dialed Liam's number, excited to tell him the news. "Liam, Liam, guess who I met today!"Liam, who was at this moment sitting in the backseat of his Rolls-Royce, having just removed his mask, let out a sigh of relief. From all the times Celena kept staring at him, intrigued, he thought he was going to blow his cover!He was pleasantly surprised to receive a call from Celena at that exact moment. He smiled when he heard the excitement in her tone and replied, "Who is it? Could it possibly be Mr. Miller?"Celena froze in surprise, then gasped. "How did you know?"Liam stared down at the black mask in his hands and replied, chuckling, "Just a lucky guess.""You're a great guesser, then, because you're right!" Celena chirruped, clutching the phone to her ear. She then continued, her entire body practically bursting with exhilaration, "Do you know what happened, Liam? Mr. Mill
Of course, he was not worried. He was Mr. Miller himself, so why would he be worried about his wife going out for dinner with himself?"I trust you, Celena. You'd never do anything to betray me, and besides, I'm certain that Mr. Miller chose you because he saw how capable you are. Also, I'm not worried at all about you going out to dinner with him alone, because judging from his behavior, I don't think he'd be the kind of person to take advantage of a woman…"Celena wanted nothing more than to pry Liam's skull open right that instant and see what his brain was made of. How could this idiot possibly not understand what she was hinting at? "Liam, you idiot! I thought it was so obvious already but I guess you're slower than I thought… Ah, never mind. I need to get back to work now…" Celena said huffily, then hung up the phone without even waiting for Liam's response. She stared at the screen, gritting her teeth in frustration for a moment. Finally, she could not help complaining out
Cheryl was even more outraged to hear this. How dare Celena continue feigning innocence? Clearly, she was an expert at seducing and tricking men by putting on an innocent front, but Cheryl would not be fooled by this! She glared at Celena and shrieked, "You didn't? Are you trying to say I am lying, then? Oh, cut it out, Celena! You may have fooled everyone, but you can't fool me! You're a sl*t, so don't keep pretending you're not! I'm not a dumb, gullible man, so I won't be tricked by your schemes!"Tears welled in Celena's eyes when she heard this. She tried her best to stifle her tears as she continued explaining, "I don't know what I did to make you think this of me, Cheryl, but I'm not the kind of person you think I am… I've never done anything to seduce anyone…"The two of them were making such a commotion that, at this point, they had been surrounded by a group of curious employees. When Cheryl raised her arm again, looking as though she would slap Celena once more, the employe
Cheryl was absolutely furious, as though the burning jealousy within her would consume her at any moment. "Dad, it was all Celena's fault in the first place, so why did you tell me off instead of her?"Yafe's expression darkened at this. He strode over to the couch and sat down next to Cheryl, then replied curtly, "Cheryl, it's about time you start behaving. Have you forgotten the fact that Mr. Miller himself appointed Celena as the sole person-in-charge of the new project?"Cheryl hissed through gritted teeth, "I know that, Dad, but it's so unfair! Why does it always have to be Celena? Why do good things happen to her all the time? It happened once with Max Group, then with the invitation to the Connoisseurs, and now it's happened again! Celena stole everything that rightfully belongs to me!"How come she gets so lucky every time? She's not even as smart as me, so why does she get all these great opportunities? I can't help but suspect that she's only managed to obtain these opport
With that, she sneered and added, "I haven't forgotten what Liam said. He claims that his wedding will be far more grand than mine. We'll see! I'd like to see how a good-for-nothing like him can possibly throw a wedding better than me!"What was he thinking? The audacity of Liam to even suggest that he could outshine Wasyl and Cheryl at any point! What did he base his claim on? How delusional!Yafe also snickered at this and nodded in agreement. "Of course, Cheryl. What kind of wedding can someone like him possibly put out, anyway? He's no match for us at all! On the day of the wedding, we shall put on a livestream so that everyone in Drunham City can see what fools Celena and Liam have made of themselves! Your grandfather will also finally realize just how foolish he was to ever trust Celena and Liam!" Cheryl and Yafe whispered amongst themselves, occasionally cackling sinisterly at the thought of their splendid plan.On the other hand, Liam got off the call with Celena, his for