The familiarity in her voice—“Jeanette…”Damon gave chase.He broke open the entrance door to a tourist group coincidentally posing outside. Bobbing heads of eager people blocked his view, so he stood on his toes and tried to overlook the crowd. The woman was already gone out of his sight.By the time he cut through the crowd, there was no sight of the woman or her son anymore.Could it be Jeanette?It could not be. How could she be here?He must have heard something that was not there…
“M-M-Mrs. Leighton, I really think you might have mistaken me as someone else…”“Jeanette! Are you telling me you don’t remember me? I’m your mother, honey!”“What!?”Jenny had thrown her arms around the daughter who had come back from the dead, and her hug only tightened from there. She was crying so hard, she was starting to pant.“Four years, Jeanette! I’ve thought you were dead these four years! They told me you died abroad… So many told me that and I… You have no idea how much my heart
Damon’s eyes linked with his brother’s. Every word that fell out of his lips was enunciated in finality. “Over. My. Dead. Body.”Their staring contest lasted only for a few seconds before Xavier broke away with his usual trickster’s smile. “I was joking, man. Honestly, our family business is so damn powerful and well-endowed that you can give me scraps from your earnings, and I’ll have enough to start a family no problem!“But a man’s gotta dream, amirite?”…Back in the condominium, Jenny w
It was hardly surprising that Jenny would point her finger at Damon for making her life so hard—it was all because he was nasty, heartless, and brutish!“I’m just glad to see you alive and safe, Jeanette. We’ll talk about other things in the future, okay?”“Uh… Okay.”Jeanette had a feeling that something was amiss, but she was at least sure that the woman standing before her was her mother. Hence, she spread her arms wide and hugged her.…Xavier did not seem to hold any opinion about Jean
Xavier considered the young woman walking ahead of him with a cryptic, unfathomable gaze. It was impossible to read from his eyes about what he was really thinking behind his layers of masks.Perhaps his intention had become an enigma even to himself.He laughed, as though amused by himself, and murmured under his breath, “Oh, you’ll be very mad at me, I’m sure. But you’ve gotten to this point, Jeanette. I can’t back out of what I’ve done… So neither can you.”…The Godfrey Group’s job fair
Jeanette quickly grabbed the young woman’s hand and shook it. “I’m Jeanette Leighton.”…Jeanette received a call for an interview about two days later.It became clear just how rigorous the hiring process of a megacorporation could be. Jeanette was merely looking to be a clerk in the administrative branch, and yet she was required to go through a face-to-face interview, a pen-and-paper test, and some kind of secondary test. It was a tedious road.Jeanette was interviewed by the same recruit
“It’s… me.” He hesitated for a moment.“Who are you?”Damon had momentarily lost the ability to introduce himself.‘What’s this kid doing here? Unless this kid is…’“Who’re you, mister? My grandma has gone out to play poker with her friends. Mommy has gone downstairs to throw out the trash and hasn’t come back, so I can’t open the door for you, mister.” The kid behind the door spoke up before he could ask.‘This kid is highly vigilant.’Damon felt a tug on his heartstrings. “What’s your na
Jeanette glanced worriedly at the firmly closed door. She immediately stood in front of it, afraid that the man would do something bad again.“You… don’t remember me?” Damon was taken aback.Four years ago, Elias had told him that she had lost her memories after the accident and no longer remembered anyone or any incidents from the past. It would seem that she still did not remember him.‘But how did she end up remembering Jenny instead?’Damon stared at her unblinkingly with this apprehensi
…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