"Mimi..." The assistant looked at her, distressed."Do you know? I feel a little sorry toward Zeke because I don’t feel happy when I’m with him. Even when he hugs and kisses me, I feel like hiding away. But he’s so kind to me, so I can’t tell him all this. I can only tell you about it..."Mimi sighed as the emotions in her heart were jumbled together like a mess. It made her feel mentally exhausted.The assistant took a deep breath and gently wrapped her hands around Mimi's shoulder."Mimi, I know that love can be irrational. You’ve had feelings for Elias for so long, so it’s impossible for you to forget about him so quickly. Other than being your assistant, I’m also your good friend, Mimi. In my opinion, Mr. Russo is the person that suits you the most."The assistant said, "He’s the one who can take care of you for the rest of your life and bring you happiness. So, since you’ve agreed to be with him, you mustn’t do anything that would betray Mr. Russo."Mimi nodded. "I know. I w
"Oh, Dr. Burnham, at this point, why are you still thinking about loyalty? If you don’t try to take her away, your little girlfriend will belong to somebody else, and you’ll never stand a chance ever again," Dr. Powers said.Elias did not speak. He closed his eyes and leaned on the chair. He seemed down.It seemed like he had missed his opportunity. He had been too stupid and had not understood his feelings until it was too late. Otherwise, he would not have dragged things on until now. He had
As she stood in front of the mirror, she did not look so haggard and dispirited anymore. Although she seemed pale and thinner than she was before, at least she looked somewhat like a human now.She got everything ready, turned around, and left home carrying her bag. She did not forget to take the folder with her too.…Jeanette's sudden appearance at the company took the employees by surprise.Their CEO had not come to work for quite some time. Rumors said that she had temporarily put Leight
If everything could go back to how it was, how great would that be?Those things that hurt Jeanette would never have happened. The person Damon loved in his heart would still be her. Felix would still be spending every day with his parents happily. Their family would be as perfect as it was before. If only everything could go back to where they once were.The more Jeanette thought about it, the more absurd it felt. At this point, she was still looking forward to all of that foolishly.It was impossible. After everything that had happened, she would never be able to return to how things were before. But if so, she would rather have never fallen in love with Damon. At least, her heart would not hurt so much.…Damon never expected that one day, he would receive a divorce agreement from Jeanette.When the secretary brought the folder to his office, he was still dealing with company matters with his head down.The secretary walked in with heels and put the folder on his desk. "Mr. D
Jeanette was talking in the conference room when suddenly, there was a commotion outside the door. Jeanette frowned, and everyone in the conference room looked at each other as they started talking.Jeanette put down the document in her hand a little irritably. "Ms. Lane, go out and see what’s going on outside. Why is it so noisy?""Yes, Ms. Leighton." The secretary walked out in her heels and returned to the conference room after a short while. She got closer to Jeanette's ear and said someth
Almost all the employees who were present knew that Mr. Godfrey was Jeanette's husband. It was also because of Mr. Godfrey that Ms. Leighton had left the company some time ago to become the CEO of the Godfrey Group.It was rumored that they had a great relationship, but it did not seem like it. It was obvious that there was something going on between them.All the employees who were sitting in the conference room looked at each other, lowered their heads, and started talking.Damon narrowed h
It was the supervisor from the planning department. He was a middle-aged man in his 40s who looked quite stern. At first glance, he seemed like a serious and straightforward employee.He never had any good impression toward young people like Jeanette, who left her position soon after taking over the company.The new CEO had finally come back to the company and held a meeting, but she got her own family affairs involved while in the meeting. She wasted all the employees’ time, and it made the o
From the looks of it, Damon had received the divorce agreement.Jeanette frowned, "Damon, you’re such a lunatic! I’ve signed the divorce agreement. As long as you sign your name, our marriage will officially end, and you can live with your secretary. Why pester me? Is it fun?""Jeanette, end our marriage? You’re taking it so lightly. Let me tell you, you can only be my wife for the rest of your life!""Psycho!" Jeanette stretched out her hand to push him away. She tried to turn around and lea
…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