Sean tightened his embrace, pulling Angeline deeply into his lap. "Shouldn't you be heading back to your room?" A sliver of pre-dawn light sliced through the gap in the curtain, catching Angeline's eye as she gazed out the window."Let me hold you a little longer," Sean murmured, kissing Angeline's head. "I heard Rafael is quite the charmer. Is that true?" As Angeline lazily opened her eyes, she found Sean watching her intently. "So, I hear you're throwing Melissa a big wedding?""Are you upset?" Sean asked. "Should you find Rafael's presence unsettling, I'll keep my distance. Anyway, I've promised to wait for you unwaveringly. Even if you never return, I won't entertain the idea of another relationship. I'll simply focus on Granddad, Mom, and the kids." Angeline nestled closer to Sean. "Despite my feelings about Melissa, the wedding must proceed for your safety."Angeline wasn't delusional. She knew Sean wouldn't ditch the wedding just because of her. This wedding, she unders
Angeline picked up her glass of milk and nodded. "Did Mr. Rostova request the raise only after reviewing the contract last night?" "No, that's all he asked. So, I took the liberty to agree on your behalf since it wasn't a significant amount." Taylor unlocked his tablet and showed it to Angeline. "We'll be meeting here at 3:00 pm today." "It's a two-and-a-half-hour drive?" Angeline was taken aback. Taylor nodded. "Mr. Rostova enjoys fishing. He intends to use it as a cover to avoid unwanted attention. After all, neither of us wants complication until the contract is signed.""Okay," Angeline said. "Money isn't an issue for us. You can offer Mr. Rostova more than what he requested. Consider it a gesture of goodwill on our part." Money was never a problem for Lawson Global. What they wanted was technology, not money. "Sure!" Taylor replied. "I'll convey the message to Mr. Rostova." Jamie checked his wristwatch and informed Angeline, "Ms. Lawson, we have a video conference in
"Sure!" Angeline nodded. "Jamie, you and Mr. Powell can have lunch at the restaurant. I'll have Lenny accompany me. Pick me up at the hotel later," Angeline instructed Taylor and Jamie. "O-Okay!" Taylor replied, his gaze still fixed on Sean. Sean held Taylor's gaze, a steely calm settling over his features. Angeline and Sean settled at the hotel's open-air café, with Lenny stationed nearby, his eyes trained on Sean.Angeline sipped her coffee and asked, "Are Dexter's people tailing you?""Our photos are likely already with Dexter." Sean slid a document folder across the table to Angeline. "Assuming everything goes according to plan, Dexter should be reaching out to Lawson Global any minute now. If he inquires, tell him I've proposed a partnership with you.""Understood," Angeline said. "Are you having your lunch in the hotel?" "How about we revisit the restaurant we went to during our first time in Dmont? I've already made a reservation. We should arrive just in time," Sea
According to reports from the media in Keman, as part of Melissa's wedding gifts, Shane had already secured the majority of Trustworth Group's shares.At Dexter's birthday banquet, following the legal and financial settlement, Shane smoothly secured the position of Kingston Empire's chairman and also took on the CEO role.However, Dexter had been managing Kingston Empire for many years, displaying considerable influence and a solid foundation. Instead of leaving Kingston Empire outright, he stayed on as a member of the board of directors.That explained why Shane sought to collaborate with Angeline.Because of Sean's death, Lawson Global was at odds with Dexter. The enemy's enemy was a friend. Both parties could work together against their common enemy. Given Lawson Global's considerable influence, it was understandable why Shane wanted to collaborate. "Microchips!" Taylor saw through the crux. "Shane probably approaches Ms. Lawson with microchips as the basis for negotiating ter
"It's okay. You don't have to worry," Sean reassured Melissa.There was a pause on the other end of the line before Melissa asked, "Does that adopted daughter of the Lawson family also know your true identity?""Melissa, since you're in Dmont, just enjoy yourself. Don't worry too much about other things. I have everything under control," Sean replied."Don't you see? The more people who know your identity, the more danger you're in. Shane... I'm really worried about you," Melissa said.Sean rubbed his forehead and signaled Sebastian to pull over to the side.After Sebastian got out of the car, Sean explained, "Lawson Global tagged Kingston Empire on their official Twitter account, so I had to come and discuss cooperation with them. It's the right thing to do! However, I can't approach Mr. Lawson Senior. First, Mr. Lawson Senior has already handed over Lawson Global to Angeline. Second, I was raised by Mr. Lawson Senior. He would see through my identity!"After a brief pause, he c
"You may leave first!" Melissa told the bodyguard.In the documents, Angeline was revealed to be a relative of the "Sean" replaced by Shane. Sean had been particularly attentive to Angeline ever since she was adopted by the chairman of Lawson Global. Back then, when Angeline was in a relationship with the son of Fletcher Corporation from Oceanford, Sean even supported the corporation.Following Angeline's marriage to the only son of the Fletcher family, she was involved in a car accident and was left in a vegetative state. Almost every week, Shane would pretend to be Sean and visit her. Melissa furrowed her brows. She felt an unexpected sense of unease. Let alone the fact that Angeline was merely a relative of the person Shane replaced; even if she was indeed Shane's relative, he treated her way too well.Melissa gripped the documents tightly. She then pulled out Angeline's photo from the file.As a woman herself, Melissa couldn't help but admit that Angeline was stunningly bea
Taylor felt horrible, too. When Jamie saw this, he clutched the folder tighter and said, "If you ask me, that Mr. Kingston is no match for Mr. Lawson! Mr. Lawson exudes dominance and level-headedness just standing there!"The mere sight of him is enough to tell me that he's capable of doing anything. Mr. Kingston gives me a somewhat flighty vibe; he's not as steady as Mr. Lawson.""Yeah," Taylor said. "I can barely find anything on Mr. Kingston, so I don't know what he's like. I did find some things on Dexter Kingston, though. When the secretariat sends the details on him to us, we can show them to Ms. Lawson so she can go through them."He had always been the type to consider even the smallest of details."Thanks for this," Angeline said.Just then, Jamie's phone rang. Taylor had informed him not to miss out on calls from unknown numbers, so he answered. "Hello, who is this?"The response took him aback. He turned to look at Angeline. "Trustworth Group? Alright… Yes, I'll pass t
Priceless masterpieces Bart had sourced from around the world lined the walls along the corridor. At the end of the corridor, two bodyguards stood guard outside a bulletproof door. Sean was only allowed to enter alone after being searched.Bart was only in his 30s or 40s but was already infamous in Southeast Aciana. He had a vendetta against Wayne—Bart's father used to be the kingpin of Southeast Aciana, but Wayne had killed him and destroyed everything.Bart had escaped under his father's subordinates' protection and returned after many years to take back what was his. Now, he was just about powerful enough to face off against Wayne.But no one who could succeed in this line of work was a pushover. It wouldn't be easy for Wayne to take Bart down, but it was equally tough for Bart to kill Wayne.It was under such circumstances that Sean had contacted Bart. His experiences in life were similar to Bart's, so naturally, Bart was more than willing to work with Sean. Of course, this was