It was pretty obvious that Kate hesitated slightly as she tried to express her opinion. The woman repeatedly tried to divert the conversation by directing him to listen to her follow-up plans, but he kept forcing Kate to explain what she meant earlier until she gave up on it.
"Okay, I will just tell you some bad news I don't think you want to hear, Boss," Katherine finally said, frustratedly after all of her ways to dodge his question ended with failure. "It might be possible that she knows that she is in danger right now, and her sudden change in attitude was simply as a result of her decision which she thought was the only way she could do to protect you, Boss."
"Protect me?" he repeated, confused.
"Yes, and—"
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Keith had left the room five minutes ago due to sudden business she did not know about (and she did not dare to ask her boss for the reason), but she was still staying there. Sitting on her chair while reviewing the plan she had devised while looking for loopholes in her plan so she could perfect her boss' request for a revenge plan. It was also fortunate that her boss did not hear all of her plans in full, as that meant she had plenty of extra time to perfect her plans. At least, the Operational Research courses I and II, along with the analytical courses she had studied when she majored in Mathematics at university did not end in vain. Not many people know that Mathematics could help make one's life easier. And in her case, she always applied what she learned when she was in college to her current job. To be honest, she was qui
Today, she decided not to go to her office like she always did. After informing Felicia of her absence today, she drove her Volkswagen XL1 car on the opposite route to her office. As planned last night, she drove her car to a place she had not visited in a long time due to his busy schedule not allowing him to visit. Her mother's grave. Her foot stomped on the gas pedal, accelerating the car to almost maximum speed when she found that the highway she usually took as her route to the cemetery where her mother was buried was much more relaxed than usual. Her eyes glanced briefly at the rearview mirror on her left side, then gave a grunt when she realized that the car she had only known for a long time yesterday was behind him at a slightly slower speed than him. And the number of the car who was following her right now increased fo
The man hastily said goodbye to her, then walked away from her to resume his pending work. She approached her mother's grave, touched the tombstone of her mother's grave with a feeling of sadness that gathered to fill the space in her heart. "I am sorry, Mom. Today I came here in a hurry, so I could not buy you your favourite flower," she said as she rubbed the top of her mother's tombstone. For a moment, she peered at the man who took care of the tomb and her surroundings, making sure that no one would overhear what she was going to say to his mother next. "I know I should not tell you this, but I wish you were still here with me, Mom. I really wish for it." Her tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks, so she wiped her cheeks and the corners of her eyes to wipe the tears that were running down her cheeks using the back of her hand
The man brought his lips close to her left ear, speaking in a half-whispered voice to her left ear. "There is no need to blame yourself for things that are moving in a bad direction. Putting myself in danger is my own decision." Marie enjoyed Keith's embrace, which somehow managed to win over her raging thoughts. Even though it was clear the hug still could not get rid of the guilt which was growing more and more inside her. Her weakness and the small feelings took away the confidence she had always had in her. Realizing that compared to grandfather and Uncle Arthur, he was nothing. The position she was in right now was stuck. She was in danger as Cecilia had told her the other day when they were having their lunch at the Italian restaurant owned by her acquaintance. What she had thought to be a fairy tale or hearsay about the fate of many businessmen who refused the offer of cooperation fr
The man just shrugged nonchalantly as his answer, which actually provoked her to laugh more along with the feeling of relief that came to her when she found the man's presence in this place with her. She stood before the grave of her late mother, then slipped her other hand into the man's hand, which was much bigger than her hand. Holding the hand tightly. "Sorry for introducing you to my husband so late, Mom. This is Keith. My husband. If you were alive and could see him, you might be excited." "I think so," said the man. She nodded, as she was confirming Keith's words. "Okay. The introduction session is over now. Do you want to go home?" she said, having managed to calm herself down and felt better for a bit. Her question instead created a frown on the man's forehead
His original intention was only to watch Marie from a little far away while making sure that her wife was safe without getting the slightest injury. That was all his first plan. Therefore, as soon as he arrived at the cemetery and ordered Viktor, who was manning a place that neither the enemy nor Marie himself could detect, to stay at his post, while he entered the place. He hid behind one of the nearby trees, watching the woman chat briefly with one of the funeral guards, who seemed to have just finished pulling all the weeds before the cemetery caretaker finally withdrew from the conversation. Judging from the way they spoke, it seemed like Marie was quite familiar with the middle-aged man. All of Marie's confessions that he heard faintly from where he was hiding allowed him to confirm all of Katherine's deductions just now. Ma
He could see Marie, who took a deep breath, had to agree to his words and sat down to his left side. Marie even did not say anything to him, as the woman just sat there with her head back and both of her grey eyes closed. For a moment, he studied Marie. The beautiful face with the wound at the corner of her lips and temples made him furious. His hands clenched into fists, while his jaw clenched when he saw what those people had done with his wife. Holding back the growing anger that filled him, he took out a handkerchief from his coat pocket, using it to wipe Marie's wounds."No need," the woman held his hand as she was about to rub the wound on the woman's left temple while shaking her head weakly, stopping him from what he did to her. “I’m fine, urgh…”“You should have just let me––”"No. No way," the woman interrupted, opening her
Her whole body felt shocked now. Until she could not move her body at all. It seemed that she could feel a part of her soul just popping out of her body as a result of her shock s soon as both of her grey eyes saw clearly the appearance of her once-beloved little 'baby', who became the only thing of value to her––her Volkswagen XL1 which she earned so hard as a self-reward she gave to herself after managed to bring her company to its highest profit a few years ago––now turned crumbled to the point of leaving nothing of the previous shape of her Volkswagen at all. She did not even dare to lay her hands to hurt the car with her hands and always asked her gardener, who also worked double as her housekeeper with Peony, Frederick, to wash her car thoroughly every day so that it looked beautiful every time she drove it. Now, before her
Hello, my name is Zhen Xin Xin. Thank you for your support throughout the years, Our Agreement readers. It took me two years to complete this narrative, and to be honest, I was actually hesitant to put an end to this book.I'd like to thank you again for your help. Aside from this story, two others are still running on GoodNovel: Choosing Between Dragon and Werewolf and Unreveal His Mask.I will do my best to finish the current part of these stories. Until then, I would appreciate your assistance and support. Thank you very much.Sincere greetings, Zhen Xin Xin
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James Hermann was the first to move from his spot. The old man's jaw hardened, furious with anger."What a sassy mouth you have, young man!" James Hermann's hand grabbed Keith by the collar, but Keith did not lose his composure in the slightest. "On what basis are your false accusations?!""Grandpa! Let go of him!" Marie exclaimed in a panic once she realised what James Hermann was doing to Keith."Don't try to stop me, you unworthy grandchild!" James hissed, his gaze still fixed on Keith. "My business is with this moron! Answer my question!""I get this, Marie. Rest assured," Keith signalled to Marie to remain calm, and Marie reluctantly complied. "I have evidence to back up my statement just now. But first, let go of your grip. Do you think I can continue my speech in this position?"James seemed to consider Keith's words because the old man finally complied with Keith and released his grip, sitting back in his chair. Keith reached for his smartphone, calling Alan."Alan, bring Mr T
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