Damon said with a polite smile, “Mr. Reagan, we’ve both known each other for a long time already, so wouldn’t my being here be a sincere enough gesture from the Godfrey Group? Does it matter that much who it is that comes here to have a discussion with you? Plus, we’ve worked together so many times already, so of course there is more chemistry between us.”Mr. Reagan had his arms folded, still unhappy with the situation. “Mr. Godfrey, I know you’re the well-known CEO of the company and famous
Mr. Reagan frowned as he pondered for a while. “I do trust you based on my understanding of you. However, my trust in you means nothing. If you aren’t able to gather evidence to prove the company’s innocence, the Godfrey Group is very likely to be facing a huge crisis. When that happens, it’s definitely going to affect my business. I’m a businessman at the end of the day, so I’ve got to protect my company’s interests. Because of this, I can’t gamble on such a huge business just because of my tru
The secretary’s scattered attention upset Damon enough that his eyebrows began to crease palpably as a frown shadowed his mien. “I said,” he hammered with new steeliness, “Get the USB now. What’s distracting you?”There had been enough reminders before the meeting. He had told her to get herself readied, to get her mindset sorted before it began. But she faltered and failed at the cusp of the moment after all.Scarlet guilt flushed toward the secretary’s cheeks as she quickly opened up the doc
The fact that Mr. Reagan had decided to agree to their partnership and pay up the deposit all on his own volition was completely out of Damon’s expectations, but it did prove just how satisfied Mr. Reagan was with their plan.The secretary expelled a breath of relief. Mr. Reagan of the Reign and Royals was famous for being hard to please. And she had been so distracted and skittish the whole time, worrying that her performance, if defective in any way, could dent Mr. Reagan’s mood enough to imp
Damon wiped away the cold beads forming on his forehead and murmured to himself, “I rather eat something the butler made.”Jeanette widened her eyes and looked innocently at Damon, asking because she could not hear him clearly, “What was that?”“Nothing. I was saying. I can't wait to try your cooking.” He waved with a smile plastered around the growing dread in his chest.Jeanette was palpably delighted by his answer and began to tug him more into the house. “Aww, I knew you'd be hungry! Buuu
The sharp, childlike voice of a boy stifled his hand. “Mommy? Daddy? Dinner? Dinner!” Innocent little Felix skipped into the interior of his home from the garden.Damon breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put his spoon—and the little ball of mashed potatoes—down on his plate. He leaped to his feet and quickly dashed toward the boy, hoping to draw Jeanette’s attention. “I haven’t been at home these days, Fe. Have you missed me?” he said, smiling, before pecking on his son’s chubby cheeks.Fel
“But I spent hours fussing and prepping and greasing and all this heart and soul to make this dinner for you! You two can’t seriously do this to me,” Jeanette protested sadly.Damon could never bring himself to see her in that dejected, have-I-done-wrong look—every time she made that face, he felt the softest part in his heart vetoing any other opinions. Felix, too, bore a look of guilt as he raced to comfort his mother. “M-M-Mommy, don’t feel bad! I, uh, I’m not gonna eat out anymore! No matte
Jeanette broke out a jaunty giggle, clearly jubilant to hear his praise. “I knew you’d love it! Well, there’s plenty more from where that came from!” she exclaimed, dropping another slice into his plate.Damon steeled himself, put the rest of his fill into his mouth, chewed twice, and swallowed. An ecstatic Jeanette stood by and added other dishes into his plate like a nonstop onslaught. “Here, how about some salmon? I know you love fish, and this one is fresh as hell. The fisherman in the mark
…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