Tina couldn’t help but let out a mocking laugh when she read the text message.He had business with her? What sort of business was there between her and Desmond that required a physical meeting?“You can just tell me what sort of business it is here. As for meeting you? Sorry, but unless you’re dead and require someone to attend your funeral, I won’t be meeting you, ever.”Desmond was ticked off when he saw the message. “What the f*ck, Tina?! Are you crazy?!”Tina couldn’t be bothered to reply to Desmond. Just as she was about to blacklist his number, he sent her another message.“I know all about you and your daughter. It’s been a long time since you saw her, right? I won't dive into the details. If you’d like to hear more about this, come meet me at this café.”When Tina read the message, her complexion paled instantly.“What do you mean by that?!”Could it be that Desmond and Felicia decided to imitate Samuel by targeting Kara just because they weren’t able to exact vengeanc
Desmond sighed heavily before he started shaking his head. A smug expression was apparent on his face, as if he was the only one who knew the truth while the rest of the world was still in the dark.“I told you, didn’t I? I’m here to help you, not to exact vengeance on you! I’ve investigated your situation. You and Frederick Jackson eloped in the past and had a daughter together, but you were unable to stop Samuel from separating you from both of them. Your hatred for him must be over the charts, so you’re finding ways to get revenge on him, aren’t you?”Desmond continued, “Now, your chance has arrived! Someone offered me a huge sum of money to ruin the partnership deal between Samuel and Leo. Since you’re Samuel’s partner in bed right now, if you have the chance to sneak into his study and steal some documents…”Before Desmond could finish his words, Tina’s expression changed drastically. She threw the document away immediately, almost hitting him in the face.Then she rose to her
Tina nodded hurriedly. Her worry for Keith was genuine.After all, they had spent a few days living together in the past.During the few days they spent together, she realized that she would space out and start thinking of Keith as her actual son.Samuel studied Tina’s expression while maintaining his high and mighty posture. Finally, he said, “Okay. If you want to see him, you can go visit him tomorrow.”Tina was surprised for a moment before a smile bloomed on her face.“Really? That’s great!”She had always been meek and reserved in front of Samuel, not daring to reveal too many of her thoughts to him.After all, Samuel’s emotions were so unpredictable that no one knew what he was thinking. There was a chance that any of her words could rile him up easily.It was only at that moment that Tina was able to let go of all her worries and smile brightly at Samuel.The latter’s eyes darkened at the sight of her smile. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down involuntarily.“It’s too
“Why? You’re my secretary, aren’t you? Are you planning to leech off me?”Samuel shot Tina a cold glare.“Also, your services are quite decent. You’ll be in charge of my meals at the company in the future.”The thought of returning to Samuel’s side stressed Tina out immensely.However, she knew that it was a bad idea to turn him down. Thus, she could only grit her teeth and ask, “You didn’t bother drinking the coffee that I brewed in the past, Mr. Langford. What made you decide that I’m the best person to be in charge of your mealtimes?”Samuel lifted an eyebrow upon hearing her question.Why did she still remember that petty slight?“Are you complaining to me?”His tone might sound casual and lazy, but Tina’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat at the sound of it. She could sense a trace of danger in that tone.She quickly replied, “You’re misunderstanding me, Mr. Langford. I didn’t mean it like that. I just thought that you’re placing too much trust in me…”The sight of her
Tina was unable to understand what the subordinate was trying to say. “Then what did he mean?”As the subordinate had been standing guard outside the study the entire time, he was able to witness her interactions with Samuel.He couldn’t help but wipe cold sweat off his brow as he shot a vigilant glance in the study’s direction. Then, he lowered his voice and whispered cautiously, “Haven’t you realized that Mr. Langford actually cares about you?”The moment Tina heard the question, she had a feeling that the subordinate was there to cheer her up with that joke.“How’s that possible? I have eyes, you know! I’m not blind!”The subordinate was frightened by Tina’s bold response. He wanted to cover her mouth, but at the same time, he was afraid that he might offend her by doing so. Hence, he replied anxiously, “Please don’t say such things in front of Mr. Langford! Oh, heavens, Mr. Langford’s personality has always been like this! He tends to not spare people from humiliation…”“Of c
After setting the tray on Samuel’s desk, Tina readied to leave. Unexpectedly, he called out to her.“Why are you so eager to leave? Stop right there.”Tina turned around nervously as a result. “Is there anything else I can do for you, Mr. Langford?”Samuel’s expression remained cold and aloof. “Do I have to teach you everything?”Tina was speechless when she heard his words. If he didn’t make his requests clear to her, how would she know what she had to do? What if she angered him again?Swallowing her words, Tina attempted to gauge Samuel’s reaction by asking, “Why don’t I massage your shoulders for you?”The latter just grunted in response, apparently giving her permission to do so.Tina approached him from behind carefully and started massaging his shoulders with her deft fingers.He could feel her soft skin making contact with his shoulders. The light floral scent soon filled his nostrils, making his eyes darken with lust.Just as Tina was about to massage Samuel’s temples
“Yes, sir.” The assistant looked at Tina, a mixture of awe and respect in his eyes.Once the assistant spread the news, all of the staff members who were supposed to attend the meeting were shocked, to say the least.A blue moon must have appeared last night. To think the demonic CEO of the Langford Group would choose to have lunch on time today…!While Samuel ate his lunch, Tina was constantly under stress and anxiety.Fortunately, since he was busy with work, he didn’t cause trouble for Tina. Having filled his stomach with food, he left for his meeting quickly.Tina tidied up everything before asking the assistant, “Is there anything I can help out with here?”“Well, I do have a stack of important documents. Once Mr. Langford is done with his meeting, you can bring them over for him to look over and sign.”“That’s a pretty simple task, isn’t it?”“Miss Lynd, it may be simple for you, but to us, that task is anything but that!” the assistant said meaningfully.Tina guessed th
Tina rushed down the stairs without a care in the world.After she left her desk, a figure snuck over and flipped the documents on her desk open. Then, they took out their phone and started taking pictures of the contents. Only the sounds of the shutter going off could be heard in the office.Meanwhile, Tina had reached the lobby.Many employees noticed her, so they started greeting her in a friendly manner.“It’s you, Miss Lynd!”“Where are you going this time, Miss Lynd? Did Mr. Langford issue a new task to you?”Tina had only come to the company a few times in the past, but the entire company already knew of her existence.In their eyes, she was an amazing woman. On her first day at the company, she had already picked a fight with Mrs. Langford, only to be spared from any punishments from Mr. Langford.After that, she attended a banquet as his partner. He even delayed today’s meeting because of her, just so he could have lunch at a regular time.Everyone in the company knew
Chapter 826The man's breath was scalding her skin, and his deep, husky voice assailed her eardrums.Like a scared rabbit, Tina abruptly turned around and asked, "What are you doing..."She turned around, only to end up in his arms. The man happened to bend down, but she kissed him by accident. It was not her intention.Tina widened her eyes in astonishment.Samuel hadn't expected her to suddenly turn around. It was such a pleasant surprise.He didn't give the woman a chance to escape. He lifted the blanket to cover Kara and keep her out of the improper scene.In the next instant...He wrapped his arms around Tina's slender waist."Heh, did you do that on purpose, eh?" His voice was thick with playfulness."I didn't." Tina avoided making eye contact with the man.'Come on, it was just an instinctive reaction.'Unexpectedly, things went this way. She found it hard to explain.As expected, Samuel was not convinced. "Stop quibbling."This woman was full of lies.He found
Chapter 825Tina originally felt a little embarrassed. As she listened to Kara's words, Tina's fair face and ears turned red uncontrollably."What are you talking about? Why don't you hurry over here and take a nap?"Tina couldn't help but glare at her daughter.She couldn't understand why her daughter said that. Keith must have taught Kara such things.Tina thought, 'I should talk with Keith.'Although he was a genius hacker, and he knew a lot of things at a young age, he couldn't mislead his sister.Just as Tina was muttering inwardly, Keith, who was talking to Arthur, suddenly sneezed."Wow, boss, I didn't expect you to sneeze like an ordinary person."Arthur said with a voice changer, "Tut, tut. Is someone cursing you?Keith couldn't help but frown."Who dares to curse me?" He narrowed his eyes. Although his face was young, his tone was like that of Samuel. "Is it you?"At these words, Arthur immediately broke a sweat as if a big crime was pinned on him."Boss, I was w
Chapter 824Samuel was walking so fast that Tina had to jog to keep up. She was afraid of being left behind.Finally, Samuel stopped at the door to Kara's room.After he carried Kara inside, Tina came up.The sight of the woman appearing and panting made him frown."What happened to you?""I," Tina stammered, "you walked too fast. I couldn't keep up."She didn't know why she was so weak now.It was not a long way from the courtyard to the room. The trotting had brought profuse sweat to her forehead. Her face was a bit pale, and she was teetering.Samuel saw it, tensed up, and grabbed her despite his anger at her.Like iron, his robust arm wrapped around the waist of the tottering woman.His brows locked in a frown, he said coldly, "Did you cast the doctor's caution to the wind? You're aware of your condition and know that you need to recuperate, yet you ran so fast. You'd get yourself killed."In a deep voice, he reproached Tina for not caring about herself.To Tina's ears
Chapter 823"What?" Immediately, the maid got the attention of the other maids around. The maid glanced at Tina who was chasing after Samuel and gleefully told the others what had happened earlier. "Mr. Langford warned that woman that she was only a maid. "He also told the little princess that the woman was not her mummy. Only his wife could be the little princess's mommy!" The other maids were stunned. "Really, Mr. Langford really said that?" "If Mr. Langford treats her as a maid, how can she come to the party this afternoon and wear such a fancy dress..." "It must be due to the little princess!" "Mr. Langford gave her some decency for the sake of the kids, but that woman went too far. I heard she claimed at the party that she was Mr. Langford's woman. She went out of the boundary." "Mr. Langford must have been angry with this woman. He went to take the little princess away himself and warned..." The maids gossiped and chattered. They used to be careful
Chapter 822Samuel's tone was icy.Kara pursed her lips and said aggrievedly, "But Mommy is not a maid. Even if Mommy were a maid, she would always be Kara's mommy."Kara's words gave Samuel a headache.Samuel thought, 'Ah! Like mother, like daughter!'Tina always makes me nervous, and so does Kara. Kara is on her mother's side and doesn't take me seriously.'They may be secretly calling me a bastard.'Samuel stopped in his tracks and asked coldly, "You are very unwilling to let your mommy leave, right?""Yes!" Kara nodded her head repeatedly."Then tell me. Do you want me, or do you want your mommy?"At Samuel's words, everyone around was stunned.Tina was a little confused and wondered if she had misheard. How could Samuel possibly say this?Why...Tina was amused, feeling Samuel's annoyance. The originally cold and ruthless man looked a little childish.The drivers also lowered their heads, trying to pretend they had not heard anything.Samuel, however, did not bother
Chapter 821Once the words were out of Samuel's mouth, Tina's heart was in her throat again.She looked at his dark eyes that were gleaming with playful light and immediately had a bad feeling. Despite that, she asked, "What... is it?""Moving into my room!" Samuel replied.His authoritative tone brooked no argument.In fact, this couldn't be called a request.If he wanted, this woman should have appeared in his room last night. He wouldn't have let her go to the room next to the children's.Samuel was just upset that this woman had failed to appreciate his kindness. Through this, he hoped that she would cooperate.However...Tina subconsciously blurted out, "No!"…The air in the car was frozen in an instant."Say it again?" Samuel forced the words out of his gritted teeth.His scowl frightened Tina so much that a cold sweat broke out on her back.She was too careless to blurt out her thoughts.She had to explain, "It's... not like that. I mean, the children need care
Chapter 820"Haha, Daddy is really nice. Daddy was worried about me and Mommy?!" Kara immediately said. Samuel, who didn't want to admit he was terribly worried, snorted. "Yes, I really was. I was worried that your mommy would kidnap you!"When she heard Samuel had specially come over to pick up their daughter, Tina had had some inexplicable feelings. But after hearing her explanation, she felt like he had poured a basin of cold water down her head, making all her feelings disappear. Yeah, of course, Samuel was worried! He didn't trust her at all, but treated their daughter so nicely as if she was a little princess. Of course, he was afraid that she would kidnap his precious daughter!Feeling so uncomfortable, she could not help but say, "I wasn't thinking about kidnapping the child…""Really?" Samuel asked with a very suspicious eye, "Do you think I'll believe what you say?!"Honestly, this little woman just turned around and ran away without any hesitation. But she d
Chapter 819When the car came into Tina's sight without any presage, her face turned pale.She was afraid that someone would get out of the car to harm her, so having no hesitation, she turned and ran with Kara in her arms.Immediately afterwards, a man's shout came from behind..."Tina! Where are you going?"His voice was pleasant to the ear, though it was tinged with annoyance.Tina's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and a sense of security came over her.‘It's Samuel!’She stopped running. Before she could turn around, Samuel had caught her wrist.It seemed that he was worried that Tina would run away with their daughter.Samuel exerted so much strength that Tina gave a gasp in pain."It hurts!" She subconsciously cried out and struggled. "Release me..."However, upon hearing her words, Samuel got angry.He was going to be infuriated by Tina!He went to the hospital in the morning. During the examination and treatment, he missed Tina and their children a lot.However, w
Chapter 818Mireya was pissed off. She grabbed Madam Langford's arm and angrily complained, "Godmother, look! How dare she publicly say that? She is so ambitious! "We must not let her marry Samuel!" Madam Langford patted Mireya's hand and said, "Don't worry! Samuel will only marry you! Such a slut cannot marry into our family!" "What about our previous plans..." Mireya asked. After thinking for a while, Madam Langford replied, "We'll leave this woman alone for a few days... Then we will..."People saw Mireya and Madam Langford whispering to each other, and they thought that Madam Langford was very fond of Mireya. "Mireya will definitely marry Mr. Langford. Look how close she is to Madam Langford!" "Yes! As for that woman..." Speaking of which, they turned their eyes to Tina. Even though Tina was never conspicuous, and neither did she care about others’ opinion, those people were always picking faults with Tina and slandered her. "Although Mr. Langford loves