Now, the situation had reached a conclusion. “Let’s go, Olivia.” Mr. Gardner rose to his feet, looking very upset.Mrs. Gardner naturally stood up as well.Olivia, however, did not move. She kept her eyes on Damon, remained quiet for a very long time, and then asked, “So, it’s over between us now? Just like that?”“You’re an intelligent and talented woman, Miss Gardner. We’ve always worked very well together as business associates, is that not correct?”“Working together… Yes. It was onl
Damon wrapped his arm around Jeanette’s waist. The smile on his face grew even more pronounced than ever. “It’s completely normal for me to touch my own wife.”“We’re in the office!”She tried her best to push him away. In her struggle, she accidentally bumped into the coffee cup next to her.The scalding coffee splashed onto Damon’s arm. He gasped and released her.He may be wearing a dark-colored suit today, but the coffee stain on it was still particularly eye-catching.Damon rolled up h
She rubbed her starving belly, got up, and got ready to have her lunch alone.Before she could leave the administrative office, Damon stopped her in her tracks.“I told you to come in and apply medicine for me. Were you even listening to me?” Damon asked in a quiet voice, leaning against the doorway.“Mr. Godfrey, even if you’re too lazy to even move your noble hands, shouldn’t you let me have my lunch first?”“Alright, lunchtime.”Damon dragged her into the office, giving her no room for a
“I’m not the most important person in your life. Why must you come all the way here for me?” Mimi snapped icily.She picked up a slipper by the door and threw it at him in an attempt to chase him away.Elias dodged the slipper. Realizing that she was about to close the door, he ignored the risk of getting his hand wedged in the doorframe and quickly grabbed the edge of the door.“What are you trying to do?”“My stuff is inside with you. Give them back, and I’ll leave immediately.”Mimi was
“Miss Gardner, to what do I owe the pleasure?” Elias was shocked. He had never really spoken to the Gardner heiress.“It’s inconvenient to talk here. Would you be interested in having a cup of coffee with me?”“A pretty girl has asked me to join her for coffee. How could I say no?” Elias flashed his signature frivolous grin.At the cafe, he sat down and went straight to the point. “So, Miss Gardner, why have you come to me?”“I have a present for you.”Olivia pulled a document file out of
Elias took one step forward and stared coldly into her eyes.“I’m warning you, Olivia Gardner, if you do anything to destroy her life, I’ll be the first to come after you.”Olivia instantly felt a shiver down her spine. Elias was usually a gentle, carefree trust-fund baby, so she initially thought that he would be easily manipulated.To her surprise, she ended up running into a stumbling block.“I know what you’re thinking, Dr. Burnham. However, as they say, a man’s wealth is ruined by spark
Luckily, the meeting venue wasn’t too far from her office. She arrived in ten minutes.Jeanette rushed into the office building. She didn’t know which floor they were on, so she had to search every floor.She called Parker frantically in between the entire process, but no one answered.Finally, she arrived on the fifteenth floor, all the way from the first floor. Jeanette was huffing and puffing from exhaustion at this point. She was tired.She placed her hand on the fifteenth-floor elevator
“Mr. Jameson, it was my carelessness. I’m really sorry.” She hurriedly gave the man another bow.And so, the minor snag ended.After Parker took Mr. Jameson to the hospital, Damon turned around and asked, “Why’d you come here all of a sudden?”“I…” Jeanette smacked her forehead. That bump had completely distracted her, and she had nearly forgotten her important mission!“Damon, you need to go after Mr. Jameson. There was an error in the data you had for today’s meeting!”She quickly stuffed
…In jail, Xavier stared at Jeanette’s face through a layer of glass. His expression was filled with hatred.Jeanette stared at him and took a deep breath. Then, she picked up the phone.“How’ve you been?”Xavier smirked. “Since my own brother has decided to send me to jail, why has he asked you to come all the way here? To insult me? You really are a match made in heaven.”Jeanette sighed. Actually, Xavier was a very smart man, on par with Damon. Besides, when she had first joined the Godf
In the car, Mimi turned to look at Zeke, who was next to her. For a moment there, she had no idea what to say to him.They had pretty much silently admitted to the media’s claims over their engagement. Over the past few days, Zeke had been making preparations for their engagement party. She had been the one to suggest getting married, but now she was beginning to feel cold feet. She wasn’t sure if she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Zeke.Zeke seemed to be in a good mood. He had
“Damon Godfrey! It was you, wasn’t it? How could you do this to me?” His expression was ruthless. His eyes were filled with a terrifying expression, unlike ever before. He looked like a wild animal that had been suppressing its urges for a very long time.Jeanette had never seen such a terrifying look on Xavier’s face before. She paused in fright as she stared at Xavier from afar.Damon seemed perfectly calm. “You brought this on yourself, Xavier. I know what you’ve done. It’s just that I neve
“You’re overthinking it!” Elias slapped her hand away.Vanessa laughed bitterly. “Oh, I wish I was, Elias. But the facts prove that you’re in love with Mimi Norton. You’re in love with your best friend’s fiancee!”“That has nothing to do with you!” Elias was like a cat who had his tail trampled on. He was tense. He had grown increasingly annoyed now that the heart of the matter had been prodded at.“Nothing to do with me? Elias, do you really think that I was only in love with your position?
Damon reached out and held her wrist. “You don’t believe me? Then come with me.”Jeanette smacked his hand away, looking very stern. “What are you planning? I’m not leaving with you.”Felix suddenly emerged from his room, holding a teddy bear, just as the pair were in the midst of conflict. He widened his large, limpid eyes and looked at Damon at the doorway. His expression filled with immense joy.“Daddy!” The little boy smiled and happily rushed to wrap his arms around Damon’s waist. “Daddy, are you here to take Mommy and me home?”Damon smiled and gazed at his clever son, a god-send, and spoke in a gentle voice. “Of course. Would you like to come home with Daddy?”“Yes!” The little boy’s voice was clear. Then, he carefully turned to Jeanette. “Mommy…”Jeanette frowned. Her heart was a mess. Felix missed his home. He was such a small child and had been forced to endure the conflict between her and Damon. He must have suffered. However, she couldn’t go home with Damon like this.
Jeanette was standing in the kitchen, staring dazedly at the pot of burnt potatoes, looking exasperated.‘I’m such an idiot! I’ve actually managed to burn potatoes… by boiling them. This is completely unheard of! It’s all my fault for being so careless. I left the potatoes to boil and ran off to do something else. I was so busy that I completely forgot about them, until two minutes ago, when I smelled the burnt potatoes. Then I remembered that mine and Felix’s dinner was in that pot. All of the water had actually evaporated!’Jeanette felt a massive headache as she stared at the blackened potatoes stuck to the pot. This was the only food they had at home. Now that the potatoes were ruined, she had no other choice except to take Felix out for food.She scratched her head in exasperation. Felix appeared from behind her, hugging the teddy bear she had just bought for him, and walked into the kitchen. He lifted his chubby, naively little face and stared pitifully up at Jeanette.“Mommy
In a restaurant, the surrounding atmosphere was illuminated by a gentle, dim light, which made it all feel warm and comfortable. Mimi stared at Zeke, who was seated in front of her. She looked hesitant and nervous. She released two soft coughs, unable to say the words she wanted to say.‘Get engaged…’These words felt very distant to her. She did believe that Zeke was the kind of man she could spend the rest of her life with, but to prepare herself for marriage with him in such a short period… She couldn’t bring herself to accept it. After all, she and Zeke had only been dating for a very short time. Unfortunately, Vanessa’s threat had rendered it impossible for her to avoid the subject. Upon careful consideration, it made sense. Since she was going to be with Zeke, why would the time of marriage make any difference?Perhaps it was time for her to truly accept this relationship and start a new life.She took a deep breath and looked at Zeke, who sat in front of her, then swallowe
“Father, even if he is my brother, he should be responsible for his crimes. We live in a civilized society. Besides, he’s worked with an outsider in a plot against our company. You know this. The company wouldn’t have been reduced to this mess if it weren’t for him. Father, your constant shelter and indulgence has caused him to make so many mistakes! If you continue spoiling Xavier, he’ll resort to something even more terrifying in the future,” Damon said with a frown.Christophe smirked in his rage. “Damon, has your search for power driven you mad? How could you be so cruel to your own brother? It’s not like you’re unaware of why I’ve been so indulgent toward him. Xavier has never been of sound mind from a young age. Are you worried that I’d leave the Godfrey Group to him? That he would take everything that belongs to you?”Damon was taken aback. He chuckled bitterly and exasperatedly. “Father, do you really think that that’s what I think? Would you really be bold enough to leave th
The car drove along the road. The driver, a woman, dressed in black wearing a baseball cap, slowly spoke. “What did you say to her?”Vanessa pursed her lips, looking particularly relaxed. “I told her to get engaged with Zeke within a week.”The sound of the car coming to a screeching halt filled the air. The car stopped in the middle of the road, just like that, forcing a row of cars behind them to stop as well. The driver widened her eyes. Her expression was full of rage. “I thought we agreed to expose her affair with Elias? It was a great opportunity for us to ruin her, and you just gave it up?”Vanessa shrugged, looking unperturbed. “Why would I want to ruin her?”“I thought you hated her? Don’t tell me you’re going soft!”The woman frowned. Her expression was filled with anger as if she resented her for not doing any better.She had been planning for so long, coming up with all sorts of schemes to find someone who hated Mimi just as much as she did. However, who would have th