Jeanette’s heart skipped a beat for a moment. ‘Damon probably relies on her a lot to be able to entrust her with such an important password, doesn’t he?‘I heard that she’s been by Damon’s side ever since she graduated, plus she’s got impressive professional skills.’After Parker walked away, Jeanette hurriedly shook her head. ‘Come on, think of where I am at the moment. Why am I still thinking about all this nonsense?’Realizing that she was the only one in the office, Jeanette hurriedly
Damon was smiling brighter and brighter as he watched Jeanette run off anxiously.‘Although I don’t know why she came here to see me, at least… it beats her avoiding me everywhere.’Suddenly, Parker walked in with a strange expression on her face. “What’s the matter?” “Mr. Gardner’s passed away.”Damon frowned. He had never tried to find out how the Gardners were doing ever since they declared bankruptcy. All he had heard was that Mr. Gardner had fallen seriously ill.‘Who would’ve thoug
“Jeanette… Where did you go just now?”“I… Nowhere.”Lucia scooched closer to Jeanette and whispered, “Stop trying to fool me! I saw you walking out of Mr. Xavier’s office with my own eyes! You were there for a long time, so what were you doing?”“Mr. Xavier’s our superior, so of course it’s because I had something to report to him.”“You’re lying! We both just joined the company, so what could we possibly have that needs to be directly reported to upper management? Plus, this isn’t my first
The more Jeanette thought about it, the more frightened she became as she called Damon continuously. However, the woman’s voice kept on repeating, “Sorry, the number you’ve dialed is busy.”Of course, what she did not know was that Damon was on the phone with a customer as he was driving, so he could not answer Jeanette’s phone call.Meanwhile, Jeanette was panicking more and more when she could not contact Damon. She had already forgotten everything about her past, and her son was her entire world. Hence, how could she possibly allow someone to take her son away from her?She immediately called Xavier. “Do you know where Damon lives?”Hearing how much of a panic Jeanette was in that she was almost crying, Xavier hurriedly asked, “What’s happened?”“Damon… Damon’s taken Fe away!”…Meanwhile, at the Godfreys’ residence, Xavier had hurriedly rushed to Damon’s house after receiving Jeanette’s phone call.However, Damon was not home, so it was the butler who answered the door.
“I know it’s my fault for misunderstanding you today. But, don’t stop me,” Jeanette said with her eyes lowered.“My cell phone.”Jeanette was stunned for a moment. Damon was pointing at the cell phone in her hand, and she finally recalled that she had used his cell phone to make that phone call just now. She hurriedly returned the phone to him. Halfway, the screen suddenly lit up. Although Jeanette did not want to pry, she still caught a glimpse of the contents. It was a text message s
“Do they often do this?”“Actually, no. It would be about two to three times a week. I think… Mr. Xavier probably has some job that he needs her help with?”Damon coldly snorted. In fact, Lucia’s last statement was completely unnecessary. She may seem as if she was trying to look for an excuse for Jeanette to be clear of any misunderstanding. However, the fact of the matter was that Jeanette was just a minor clerk, so what sort of job would she be able to do that required her to meet Xavie
“Oh my goodness! That would literally be like what I watched in the drama! Jeanette, you aren’t actually dating Mr. Xavier, are you?”“No! Seriously, I’m not!” Jeanette kept on waving her hand.In order to clear her name, Jeanette hurriedly said, “I… I already have a 4-year-old son, plus I’m older than Xavier, for that matter. How could I possibly have anything to do with him?”“What!? Jeanette, you’re married?”Obviously, this new piece of information was even more shocking to Lucia. Jean
Then, one of the secretary’s office staff told her, “Ms. Woods and Mr. Godfrey have gone out on a business trip. You can just leave the document on her desk.”After that, the two staff members stood up and headed out to the canteen for lunch.Jeanette placed the document on Parker’s desk and wandered around the corridor for a moment. When she saw that they had all entered the elevator, she immediately darted into Damon’s office.‘I’ll make good use of this opportunity and try to find out what
…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