Angeline knew how much Robert cared about the kids, but she also valued their opinions. If Xavier were genuinely interested in attending college, he would have to learn how to fight for it. There were many things in this world that needed to be fought for to be attainable.Xavier leaned closer to the screen when he heard this. "Can I attempt to fight for it after giving Mr. Lawson Senior a proposal on protecting myself?""Of course!" Angeline smiled."I'll give it a shot, then." Xavier thought about it, then said, "Oh, right. Mr. Lawson Senior had a lawyer come over today."He said he wanted to change his will to leave the Lawson family's inheritance to Beautiful Ms. Lawson, Yasmine, and me. He doesn't want you and Sean to get anything. I'm guessing he told me so I could pass the message on to you."Angeline chuckled. "Got it. Remember to spend as much time as possible with Mr. Lawson Senior and Beautiful Ms. Lawson, alright?"Robert was changing his will to show his disp
"Send Helen a bouquet on behalf of the company," Angeline said stoically."Yes, ma'am." Jamie hung up.Angeline suddenly felt her toast had gone stale. She finished her milk before leaving the apartment. Lenny was already waiting for her outside. "Morning, Ms. Angeline!""Good morning." They rode the elevator together.Once again, they stopped at Brayden's floor. He walked toward them while swinging his keys."Morning, Mr. Green," Lenny said.Brayden nodded and greeted Angeline with a winning smile. "Morning, Angeline!"As the elevator doors slid shut, he said, "Did you see the news this morning? Someone was stabbed six times after being burgled. She ran down to the sixth floor, but the burglar refused to let her off the hook, causing her to fall from there."The burglar only left after that. Would you happen to know who that person offended?"It didn't sound like the supposed burglar had been there for a burglary. It appeared as though he'd been there to murder. Angel
Brayden hung up. If not for the fact that he wanted to give Ned an advantage so he could pursue Angeline again, he wouldn't even bother doing these things. He couldn't care less about Ned's grandfather's company's shares.Then, he started worrying that Ned would lose the nerve to start again after Angeline's plot against him and Fletcher Corporation. He called Jon again. Jon quickly answered and asked in trepidation, "Is there anything else, Mr. Green?""Tell Ned there are plenty of people pursuing Angeline now, including that widowed playboy, Nathaniel Hooper. Also, tell him Mr. Lawson Senior and Sean are setting her up on blind dates."If he doesn't grab this opportunity by the balls, Angeline might already be married and expecting by the time he's gotten back on his feet. That's all!"Brayden hung up. He had to lie to Ned to force him into action. Otherwise, Ned would be overly cautious because of his earlier failures.…As soon as Angeline arrived at the office, Asher calle
Robert picked up the dossier on Jesse. It indicated that Jesse had dated two other women after that, but the relationships had been short-lived. According to his friends, it was because there was someone in his heart whom he couldn't forget.Robert couldn't help nodding in approval. Jesse seemed like a great guy. He had morals and was also faithful. More importantly, his family wasn't complicated."He's the second son in his family, so there shouldn't be any issue with him becoming a matrilocal son-in-law." Asher had already considered the far future.Robert was quite satisfied with the pool of young, capable men Asher had picked out. The main criterion for the selection was that they were all similar to Sean in one way or another.Whether it was their figure or personality, Asher had tried his best to pick men similar to Sean. For instance, all the young men were at least six feet tall and had slender, toned figures. In terms of their personalities, they were all the level-heade
"Of course! Angie's my daughter," Jessica said as she turned to trim another plant. There was no telling if she'd remembered the past or if she was just saying she'd agreed to adopt Angeline like Robert had told her to.Angeline saw Robert playing chess with a tall, handsome young man by the window when she entered the villa. The young man wore a neatly pressed shirt and trousers. He fiddled with a black chess piece as he contemplated his next move.Robert was also focused on the chessboard. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes. He seemed pleased that he had a worthy opponent.A maid showed up with some tea for Robert. She was about to greet Angeline when the latter gestured for her to hand over the tray and fruit platter. She wanted to bring it to Robert and the guest.Robert had already heard the maids greeting Angeline as soon as she entered the villa. He secretly observed the man before him and didn't say anything when he saw how focused the man was.Robert only spoke up
"Would that be appropriate?" Angeline asked. "Before coming home, I asked Asher about this. It might be better for Ewan to learn from Mr. Xanders instead since he'll be taking over his family's company in the future. Mr. Xanders has so much more experience."It hasn't been long since I joined Lawson Global. I'm not as experienced as the company's veterans."Ewan could sense Angeline's hesitance in taking him on. He didn't want to force her into anything and leave her with a bad impression, so he smiled and said, "I think we should just go with Angeline's suggestion, Mr. Lawson Senior. I hope to learn much from her once I join Lawson Global, though.""Well, if you say so…" Robert turned to Angeline. "I'll leave Ewan in your hands, Angie. Remember to care for him like you would your family.""I will, Granddad.""I should be the one caring for her, Mr. Lawson Senior." Ewan smiled gently at Angeline. "We shouldn't do things the other way around."Robert chuckled. "We're
Sean sat at the head of the table. He leaned back in his seat and tapped a slender finger on the folder before him. He only needed to swivel his chair slightly to see Ewan leaning close to Angeline and saying something to her. They looked intimate.Angeline chuckled softly at something Ewan said, then opened the folder before her and wrote something down. She pushed the folder toward Ewan. He read whatever she'd written thoughtfully.Sean propped his arm up on the armrest of his chair and frowned slightly at the documents in front of him. Although his expression wasn't very expressive, the senior executive giving his report still sensed the tension in the air.It pressured the senior executive, and his confidence diminished for the remaining half of his presentation. He couldn't help wondering whether he'd said something wrong. Then, when Sean glanced at him, he stopped talking altogether."Go on." Sean straightened his tie.Angeline looked at him. The conference room's lights h
"Alright. Don't worry, Granddad," Angeline said.After hanging up, she called her housekeeper at Grand Court Residences and had her prepare lunch for Sean alone. Immediately after hanging up, Sean called her on her office's landline. "Hello?"Sean sounded brisk and businesslike on the other end of the line. "Did you approve the budget for the acquisition of a cinema in the second half of the year?""Yes. Is there something wrong?""I want you and Mr. Xanders in my office now."Angeline had Jamie retrieve the report on the cinema's revenue that had been given to her earlier. She also found a copy of the proposal to acquire the cinema. When she arrived at Sean's office, Gary was already there with Ewan."The project's already ongoing, so we'll lose a lot of money if we stop it now." After some simple calculations, Gary continued, "And I discussed this with Ms. Lawson."We felt that the information the marketing team presented and the cinema's historical revenue were enough t