Xavier felt oppressed by the confidence in Damon’s gaze. For the first time, he had to admit that tripping his brother up might be a harder feat than he had previously imagined.He inhaled sharply and thinned his lips. Then he broke out a wide, splitting grin. Gone was the skittishness of a cornered animal as though nothing had happened. “Chill out, man. Why would I wanna sabotage your business? Don’t think it’s gonna bring me a single benefit, anyway.”Damon snickered. “For your sake, you bet
“You’re right, Mr. Gunn. Many of our competitors marketed similar products with lower prices. But if price is the only factor in your mind, then why did you choose to attend our talk today? Am I wrong to infer that it’s because our product holds an edge over them?”Grant narrowed his eyes. “Of course. The quality of your company’s product is quite the winning factor.”“Hence the price, Mr. Gunn. Our product is miles better than many of our competitors, and I’m sure you’re well aware of that, a
It was the last, and the bluntest, card Grant had in his arsenal to force Damon into lowering his price. It was by no means a novel trick, though, and it might have been useful against younger start-ups or those who were still wet around their ears.Damon was not one of those sheep, though. He had brought in so many business deals and partnerships for the company over the years that he was used to these businessmen’s oft-abused tactics and scripts. He was not going to be deterred and led away j
Damon frowned slightly, and his eyes that were as deep as the ocean, gradually filled with agony.He felt like his stomach was on fire, and there was a tingling, sharp pain in his throat and stomach. It was so uncomfortable, like an unending sea of tossing waves. The alcohol triggered him, making him feel nauseous.The fiery pain gushed through his body. Although he tried to hold it in, his face gradually turned pale because of the torturous pain.Damon was never very expressive. Other than a
The secretary frowned even more.‘What should I do? Mr. Damon seems to be in bad condition, and if this goes on, something is going to happen!’The secretary's pupils dilated when she saw Grant picking up the liquor bottle to pour Damon another glass again. She took advantage of this time to quickly smile and say, "Mr. Gunn, you’re really good at drinking. I have so much respect for you…"Grant smiled and was distracted indeed as his hand that was about to pour Damon a drink stopped. "Miss, y
The dinner felt like a silent battle. The secretary was already dizzy and tipsy, but she could only grit her teeth and pretend to be sober. She looked at the pale Damon, and his condition seemed to be getting worse. The secretary gritted her teeth and downed the glass of drink again.No matter what, she just needed to protect Damon, and it did not matter if she got drunk herself.She gritted her teeth, and it started to feel like everything in front of her eyes began to look blurry. She was ge
"Everything’s fine now. You can have one and give the other one to my brother so that both of you won’t get a hangover."The secretary looked at the two pills in Xavier's hand and smiled in a daze. She did not realize that it was all part of Xavier's plot. Instead, she smiled and took the two small blue pills."Mr. Xavier, you’re so kind. I… I used to dislike you… Burp… But now, I think you’re actually a really nice person…"While she was talking, she burped and reached out her hand to take t
Behind them, Xavier showed a triumphant smile. Damon felt a chill down his back. He turned his head and glanced behind him, but Xavier quickly changed his expression to look innocent, like he never had that evil glance earlier.Damon frowned as he had doubts in his heart, but he also thought that perhaps he had just drunk too much. After all, he still had something on Xavier in his hands, so he probably would not dare to act rashly.He turned around and continued to walk forward.Behind him,
…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