“I know how hard this is for you, Dad, but Damon was adamant that this is the only way—right now, in this critical juncture—for our family to maintain our hold over our family business. It’s the only solution we have left to survive this crisis.” Jeanette pointed out emphatically.Christophe’s eyebrows remained locked together in boiling frustration. “How do you expect us to stomach this!? You’re telling me that there isn’t anyone else, not a single one person in this entire Godfrey Group, who
They fell into steps before the door to the meeting room. Jeanette was about to step in when Christophe suddenly paused and grumbled. “Don’t try any trick, Jeanette Leighton.”Jeanette smiled mirthlessly. At the end of the day, her father-in-law still remembered to warn her like a potential enemy.She could only answer, “I know, Dad. I know.”Christophe finally reached out and pushed the door open.The stakeholders had been simmering in their impatience for too long that they practically gla
“Mimi, you dumb*ss! Stupid, stupid, stupid! You mean nothing to him! Zero! Just… Just a piece of nothing! So why do you care about him this much, Mimi, despite everything?”Mimi was apoplectic, but a lot of it came not from a golden chance lost—it came mostly from the anguish of a profound heartache.All he had done was call her, and it was apparently enough to make her give up everything. But what did her sacrifice ever mean to Elias?It meant she was just a woman he could summon on a whim
She was the biggest punchline in the world. She had doomed herself over a man who never thought she meant anything.She was the biggest f*cking idiot on the entire planet.…There was a collective of sharp inhales in the Godfrey Group meeting room after Christophe made his announcement. They even intuitively thought they might have misheard something.Xavier’s eyes were popping wide. His face was a portrait of disbelief.Then, disbelief mutated into pure spleen. “What are you talking about,
Christophe broke out a snicker, which portended how little he cared about saving that man’s face. Despite the company coming to such a critical juncture, and all these rats could think about was to drool all over being the CEO, could they not?Well, well, well. Christophe was going to teach these people a lesson—not everyone could be the CEO of the Godfrey Group. Few people even had the qualifications to aim for it.“Oh? Is that what all of you think, then? Fancy yourselves sincere, good, co
It was palpable from how ballistic he was that Xavier took the unexpected turn of events very ungracefully. He was practically shouting in the meeting room until his face turned blue.To Christophe, his bluster was so embarrassing it raised his ire. As his anger ballooned, Christophe scowled, taking a deep breath in an effort to press his flames from erupting out of him while so many of his business acquaintances were watching.“Xavier Godfrey, behave yourself and sit down!” he chided.“I won
Xavier was stunned. "But… I thought when Damon left his position as the CEO, I would be the new CEO of the Godfrey Group…"Christophe sighed and shook his head, rather disappointed.He had always loved his youngest son the most because the child was a sweet talker and always knew how to make others happy since he was young.However, Xavier had never been up for it. Although he was smart, he had never been good at studies since he was a child. He had only managed to enter a prestigious univers
Xavier smiled bitterly. "Sis, you’re right. I was too naive. Do you think that I’m actually a failure?"Jeanette quickly shook her head. "No, I've never thought about you that way. You shouldn't look down on yourself, okay?"Xavier shook his head. "Damon is outstanding. I’ve never been better than him in anything since we were kids. Compared with him, I’ll always be the most incompetent one."Jeanette frowned. "You shouldn’t think like this. You’re not like that, Xavier. You have your own str
…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