"Why? Do you think itâs not right?""Of course not!" Parker was just his secretary, so she certainly did not dare to question the CEOâs decision. However, Leighton Inc.âs current situation was like a bottomless black hole. Even if they acquired the company, it might not be profitable.Nonetheless, Damon had made up his mind, and no one could tell him otherwise. He quickly ended the conversation with Parker and asked the driver to send her home. He then returned to the bedroom.In the bedroom,
âWhat are you talking about?â Damon asked.âAre you really in my life? Are you really in front of me and not a figment of my imagination?âHe chuckled. âWhat are you babbling about?âJeanette buried her face into his chest and smelled his familiar scent. Her heart was finally at peace.In the past twenty over years of her life, Damon Orion Godfrey had been the first ray of light in her lonely life.She had long seen the world as horrible beyond description. Even going home felt excruciating
Elias instinctively touched his muscular abs. Luckily, his muscles were still pretty defined, despite the fact that he had been lying in the hospital bed for two weeks. However, his abs were kind of fading away.He couldnât help feeling a slight headache.The whole world knew that he was Mimi Nortonâs ex-boyfriend. Now, she had openly declared before the media that she wanted a boyfriend in his exact mold. The reporters were probably going to make up a lot of nonsense now.âThis isnât the fir
Jeanette reached out and smacked him in the head. âDonât you dare have any more ulterior motives for me again, or Iâll have Damon beat you up!ââHe canât beat me!â Elias pulled a face at her.She placed her hand over her mouth and burst into laughter.After everything that had happened, it would be a lie to say that the grievances she held had completely disappeared.However, they had been friends for more than ten years. Jeanette didnât want them to become strangers just because of that.She acted as if nothing had happened and carefully displayed a carefree outlook, protecting their alright fragile and vulnerable friendship, which they thought would never sour.âWhat happened to you? Howâd you end up remembering the past all of a sudden?â Elias asked her with a serious look on his face after their laughter subsided.The smile on her face immediately froze.After a bout of hesitation, she gave him an honest answer. âI went back to the Leighton home and saw my father.ââYouâŠâ
Damon seriously considered the question, then answered, âI like it better when youâre a little bit silly.âJeanette chuckled and wrapped her arms around his neck, unable to help herself.âDamon Godfrey. His name would always draw countless screamsâin both the schoolyard and when he grew into an adult. As if it were synonymous with perfection. Heâll never know how much I envy him.âFrom the tip of his hair to his toes, every part of him draws envy. Itâs as if he were born to have everything in the world. Heâs just too perfect. And now, this perfection belongs to me.ââŠA few days later, Jenny suddenly sent Jeanette an invitation to come home for dinner. She had specifically asked her not to bring her son and Damon along.She found it strange, but she went home after work anyway.Jeanette found her mother with reddened eyes as soon as she arrived home. She looked as if she had been crying.âMom, whatâs wrong?ââItâs nothing. The wind was too strong and hurt my eyes.â Jenny quick
As such, Jeanette immediately questioned Damon on the matter as soon as she arrived home.To her surprise, Damon nodded. âThatâs right.ââYouâre actually acquiring Leighton Inc.âs stocks?ââIâm doing more than that. I plan on buying the company. Of course, it wonât be easy. Leighton Inc. isnât a small company. I wouldnât be able to do it if your father wasnât willing to do it.âJeanette stared at him in shock. She couldnât read his dark, limpid eyes at all.âSo you deliberately lured my fatherâs partners to the Godfrey Group, just to make my father give up Leighton Inc.?ââNot at all,â Damon replied. âYour father may have kept a firm lid on Leighton Inc.âs tight capital chain, but his partners arenât stupid. Of course, theyâd automatically seek better advantages.ââSo you took Leighton Inc.âs business away to force him into a dead end!âJeanette stared at him in disbelief. Damon refused to comment. He never imagined that Jeanette would flip out like this.âWhat are you plann
However, Jeanette really didnât need this deliberate display of goodwill.She had to be cruel, or he would never be able to get rid of his feelings for her, which would cause even more trouble for her in the future.Their 10-year-long friendship could never exist as long as he had feelings for her.At the Godfrey GroupâŠJeanette went to the office straight away after leaving Eliasâ home. She knew that Damon would definitely be at the office at this time.After a bout of hesitation, she pres
Jeanette curled her lips. She thought he wouldnât have been able to hear them with the door closed. Now she knew that the soundproofing in his office was really subpar.âFine. Itâs just acting cute. Iâll just bite the bullet, and itâll all be over.âJeanette took a deep breath and suddenly squatted down. She placed her hands on his knees, looking misty-eyed and remorseful.âAlright. I went to Eliasâ house first thing this morning and gave him a good scolding. Iâve even cut ties with him. Iâll
âŠIn jail, Xavier stared at Jeanetteâs 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.âHowâve you been?âXavier smirked. âSince 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.âJeanette 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 mediaâs 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 wasnât sure if she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Zeke.Zeke seemed to be in a good mood. He had
âDamon Godfrey! It was you, wasnât it? How could you do this to me?â 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 Xavierâs face before. She paused in fright as she stared at Xavier from afar.Damon seemed perfectly calm. âYou brought this on yourself, Xavier. I know what youâve done. Itâs just that I neve
âYouâre overthinking it!â Elias slapped her hand away.Vanessa laughed bitterly. âOh, I wish I was, Elias. But the facts prove that youâre in love with Mimi Norton. Youâre in love with your best friendâs fiancee!ââThat has nothing to do with you!â 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.âNothing 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. âYou donât believe me? Then come with me.âJeanette smacked his hand away, looking very stern. âWhat are you planning? Iâm not leaving with you.âFelix 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.âDaddy!â The little boy smiled and happily rushed to wrap his arms around Damonâs waist. âDaddy, are you here to take Mommy and me home?âDamon smiled and gazed at his clever son, a god-send, and spoke in a gentle voice. âOf course. Would you like to come home with Daddy?ââYes!â The little boyâs voice was clear. Then, he carefully turned to Jeanette. âMommyâŠâJeanette 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 couldnât go home with Damon like this.
Jeanette was standing in the kitchen, staring dazedly at the pot of burnt potatoes, looking exasperated.âIâm such an idiot! Iâve actually managed to burn potatoes⊠by boiling them. This is completely unheard of! Itâs 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 Felixâs dinner was in that pot. All of the water had actually evaporated!âJeanette 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.âMommy
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.âGet engagedâŠâThese 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 couldnât bring herself to accept it. After all, she and Zeke had only been dating for a very short time. Unfortunately, Vanessaâs 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
âFather, even if he is my brother, he should be responsible for his crimes. We live in a civilized society. Besides, heâs worked with an outsider in a plot against our company. You know this. The company wouldnât have been reduced to this mess if it werenât for him. Father, your constant shelter and indulgence has caused him to make so many mistakes! If you continue spoiling Xavier, heâll resort to something even more terrifying in the future,â Damon said with a frown.Christophe smirked in his rage. âDamon, has your search for power driven you mad? How could you be so cruel to your own brother? Itâs not like youâre unaware of why Iâve been so indulgent toward him. Xavier has never been of sound mind from a young age. Are you worried that Iâd leave the Godfrey Group to him? That he would take everything that belongs to you?âDamon was taken aback. He chuckled bitterly and exasperatedly. âFather, do you really think that thatâs 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. âWhat did you say to her?âVanessa pursed her lips, looking particularly relaxed. âI told her to get engaged with Zeke within a week.âThe 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. âI 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?âVanessa shrugged, looking unperturbed. âWhy would I want to ruin her?ââI thought you hated her? Donât tell me youâre going soft!âThe 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