Derek locked himself in the study after returning from the racecourse and only showed up when it was time for dinner.
"Daddy, are you in a bad mood?" Ian looked at Derek. Derek paused for a moment. "No. Try not to talk while having a meal." He handed the sliced beef to Ian and helped Aaron disinfect the tableware. Aaron looked at Derek worriedly. He was more sensitive to others' emotions. "I'll sleep with you tonight, okay?" After dinner, Derek suddenly said as he had fun with Ian and Aaron. Ian did not feel that something was wrong. He was happy that he could sleep with Derek because he liked Derek and Aaron the most. "It's great! Daddy, I want to listen to a story. Can you tell me one?" Ian requested. He held Derek's hand and shook it. Then he ran to Aaron, "Aaron, how about it?" Ian was afraid that Derek would not agree with his request, so he turned to Aaron for help. Aaron was playing a number puzzle. When"Daddy, me! Me! Take me!" Ian had never spent a night outside before. Aaron got to live at Emily's place alone the last time, which made him jealous for a long while. He was jealous that Aaron was so sweet to Emily and also hoped that he could stay at Emily's place the next time. So, the moment he heard Derek's words, he jumped up anxiously. Derek looked at Ian, who was bouncing around his legs. He decided to persuade Emily from a different angle, "Aaron misses you very much. The shrink said he should spend more time with you. I've been very busy recently, and I think it's good for him to stay at your place for a night. Besides, Ian wants to go with Aaron as well. He has never been apart from Aaron, and they both want to see you badly." Emily hesitated. She could reject Derek directly if it was him who wanted to stay at her place. However, for some reason, she was always soft-hearted when facing the two kids. Aaron and Ian always reminded her of Chris and Diane.
"What a good-for-nothing." Jenny was embarrassed that Jessica was frightened by Emily so easily. Jessica didn't dare to say or do anything else. She could only walk behind Jenny. "Why don't we talk about how you seduce someone's fiancé? How's that?" Jenny raised her voice and glared at Emily. "As far as I know, the Field family has yet to agree to the marriage. Nick is not your fiancé yet. Besides, Nick is so outstanding. Isn't it normal for someone to fall for him?" Emily said contemptuously. Emily was fed up with Jenny's unreasonable challenge and she said so to agitate her. "You bitch! So I was right. You do want to snatch Nick!" Jenny took a step forward angrily. She pointed at Emily with a trembling hand. "Calm down, Jenny. Calm down." Jessica pulled Jenny anxiously. She grabbed Jenny and did not dare to let go. She thought, 'If Jenny gets into a fight and gets hurt, she'll be scolded by her family, and that will b
Eric had been Derek's assistant for years, so he knew Derek well. Although Derek did not say much, Eric knew that Derek was in a bad mood. Eric left Derek's office and returned to his desk. He started to sort out the documents quietly, though Derek could not hear him. Suddenly, Eric saw someone walking toward Derek's office. "Wait. Don't go inside now." Eric stopped the person. "Mr. Scott asked me to come here to brief the project. It's about time." The staff checked the time. "If you go inside now, you may kiss the project goodbye," Eric said. He told the guy to come back later and then tried to listen to any sound that came out of Derek's office. However, the office was made of sound-proof materials, so he could not hear anything. In the office, Derek watched the video over and over again. The sound of the video echoed in the office. When it stopped playing, he would replay it again, deadpan. With his extraordinary memory, he had already memorized the words the woman s
Emily didn't know that so many things had happened in just a few hours. She and Teresa were trying their best to hold Louise still and bring her upstairs to Emily's bedroom on the second floor. "Oh my, we finally made it." Teresa panted heavily as she held her knees with both hands. Emily and Louise fell onto the bed together. "You have to wash the sheets for me after you wake up tomorrow." Emily pinched Louise's cheeks. Her cheeks were now as red as an apple, and Emily felt that it was tender. "I'll get a cup of honey water for Louise. Otherwise, she'll have a headache tomorrow," Teresa said considerably. After Teresa left, Emily sat up on the bed as well. She helped Louise take off her shoes and coat to make her feel more comfortable. At this moment, Louise's phone rang. Emily took a look and saw that it was Louise's brother, Nigel. She picked it up. "Louise, where are you? I called you several times. Why didn't you pick up the phone?" As soon as the call was connecte
At the same time, at the breakfast table in the Scott's, they were talking about the same thing. "What? Go to school?" Ian cried out in fear. Derek slowly stirred the oatmeal. He ignored the surprised Ian. Derek had thought about this matter for a long time. He had also checked the school out. The education of the two children was important. Now that Aaron was getting better, Derek hoped that Aaron would be able to interact with more kids of his age and gradually open himself to others. This news gave Ian quite a shock that he lost his appetite for breakfast. He was depressed and put the food back on the plate. For Ian, going to school was like locking a bird in a cage. He wouldn't be as free as before and he wanted to play with Aaron all the time. Moreover, the two of them had played with other children before. Those children always bullied Aaron when Derek was away. Ian had fought with them several times. Later, he rarely saw those children. If they went to school, w
Emily and Andrew left the coffee shop and returned to the company. During this time, due to Emily's efforts, the orders received by the branch company had increased by 20 percent. Although it still couldn't make a profit, it brought the employees hope. Thus, when everyone saw Emily, they would greet her happily. She earned a place in the branch company. If Cecil, the branch company's senior executive, incited the employees to oppose Emily, there would probably not be many people responding. This was quite different from when Emily first arrived. "Cecil, are you looking for me?" Emily met Cecil in the corridor. "I have something to tell you." Cecil had a serious expression. "Alright, come to my office." Emily decided to improvise. Cecil had long been on Emily's suspect list. Emily wanted to see what Cecil could be up to. "Emily, there's a meeting that requires you to attend in half an hour," Andrew said deliberately as he glanced at Cecil. "It won't take long." Cecil ra
Meanwhile, Derek gave himself a rare day off, so he took the initiative to ask Nick and Terry to play tennis with him. "Terry, I'm here." Nick waved his hand happily. It was not easy to make Derek put aside his work. Terry was not as happy as Nick. Nick had just sent the video to Derek yesterday afternoon, and Derek asked them out today. Terry felt uneasy. Nick placed his hand on Terry's shoulder and asked, "Do you think Derek found that his charm was not working, so he wanted to interact more with me?" "Stay away from me. I don't want to be affected by you," Terry said in disgust and pushed Nick's hand away. When they arrived at the tennis court, Derek had already finished warming up. Terry did not know if he was hallucinating. He felt that Derek was full of fighting spirit. Terry felt he must be right. He decided to break off relations with Nick today and resume their friendship tomorrow. Nick did not know about Terry's thoughts. After greeting Derek, Nick began to wa
Emily and Andrew went to a meeting. Cecil walked in front of them. When he returned to the office, Cecil slammed the door in front of Emily to express his dissatisfaction. Emily and Andrew entered the meeting room, ignoring him. The meeting went smoothly. After the meeting, Andrew gave Emily her schedule for the day. "I have something to do tomorrow afternoon. Cancel all the appointments in the afternoon," Emily said to Andrew. She remembered that tomorrow was Friday, and Derek would send Aaron and Ian to her place in the afternoon. She had to go back early. Andrew nodded, and then let Emily check the updated schedule. After returning to the office, Emily took out a bank card from the drawer and handed it to Andrew. Andrew looked at it, but he did not take it. "What is this?" Andrew asked. "You spent a lot of money investigating the hospital. The salary I gave you in advance must not be enough. I can't let you pay for t