Damon and Jeanette shared a look. She quickly jumped off his lap. She lost her footing in her high-heeled shoes and fell, bumping into a shelf next to the office desk.Then, the files, crystal ornaments, and everything else on the shelf landed on the floor with a loud crash.The place turned into a disaster area.Jeanette really couldn’t be bothered to clean up the place. She buried her face in her hands and ran.However, gossip could travel at speed far beyond anyone’s expectation.In just
Damon held her hand tightly, refusing to loosen his grip for even one second. He reveled in the thought of showing his wife off to all of his employees in the company. A wife who really deserved to be shown off.Jeanette was beginning to suspect that he had deliberately orchestrated that scene in the office this morning.At a bar…Elias leaned against the bar counter, drinking himself to oblivion, ordering glass after glass from the waiter.There weren’t a lot of people at the bar, as it was
Elias was taken aback and chuckled bitterly. “I’ve never thought of myself as an outsider before.”“Of course you are! Who do you think you are? A friend? So you think you can meddle in her life just because you’re her friend? Besides, she’s married. Damon hasn’t even made a move to help, but you did. What would happen if Damon found out? How can you expect Jeanette to face him? Have you ever considered that?”Mimi’s slew of questions rendered Elias completely speechless.“So, she’s angry bec
Mimi immediately escaped from underneath the man’s arms and explained, “Please don’t get this wrong. We… We were just rehearsing a scene!”“Yes, yes, yes. Rehearsing. Of course you’ll have to rehearse before we start filming. Please, continue.” The assistant director looked as if he completely understood the situation and led the journalists away to leave the room.This wasn’t the assistant director’s first time doing a film with this actor. He knew exactly what the man was like. It was no sec
In reality, Leighton Inc.’s deficit was like a bottomless pit.Damon had planned on using this bottomless pit to carry out a few things.“There’s going to be a cocktail party tonight, and you’re coming with me,” he told Jeanette.This was Jeanette’s first time accompanying Damon to an event like this. He had never introduced her into his social circle before.Hence, she was very nervous.Damon handed her a gown that he had prepared and told her to wear it. However, she was hesitant.“Why d
It’s true, she was a little nervous.This may be like a run-of-the-mill cocktail party, but it was her first time attending as Damon’s date.A man like Damon was the center of attention, no matter where he went, and she was standing next to him. She was afraid that she would pale in comparison to him.“Don’t worry. I’ll introduce you to a few friends.”Damon held her hand. The warmth from his hand immediately calmed her.He led her toward the spot where he had been previously at and introdu
They were celebrities, after all. Even a cocktail full of business owners couldn’t help staring at a man who had been named Best Actor.Jeanette would never have thought that Damon would actually invite him.“Mimi’s close to being cast out of the entertainment circle thanks to that scandal, and yet he’s still so relaxed about it. He’s even dragged his pregnant wife into a public event.” She grumbled irritably.“Kelvin Spacey’s wife is the Ted Group’s Vice President and one of the Godfrey Group’s partners. She’s the one I invited,” Damon explained quietly.Jeanette was taken aback. She couldn’t help staring at Mrs. Spacey.‘Mrs. Spacey looks like a gentle person. So she’s a powerful woman then? Looks like you really can’t judge a book by its cover.’Since she was one of the Godfrey Group’s partners, Damon had to greet her as well, and Jeanette quickly tagged along.After a greeting and some small talk, Damon and Mrs. Spacey began discussing an ongoing project. Jeanette and Kelvin
“Killed off? But we’re only halfway through filming!”“Why are you asking me? The management made that decision. Regardless, your scenes have been cut. In the next two days, we’ll edit a scene where you jump off a cliff and die. Then the second female protagonist will be promoted to main female lead to continue the love story with the male lead.”Mimi stood in her place, completely shocked.This was her first period film in a few years, and it was a big production too. She had poured more tha
…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