Madam Jacobs nodded. She didn't have any problems with that. "Okay.""Taylor, I want Nicole to gain some work experience. That's what she wants as well. She studied Business Management and Finance in university, do you think you can allocate a suitable position for her in the Jacobs Group?""Since she wants to gain some work experience, why do you want me to make the arrangements? Why don't you let her work in your company?"Madam Jacobs' words caused Charlie to smile awkwardly. "The people at my company all know Nicole. They would all treat her with respect... How about I let her participate in the interviews? I believe in her abilities. She'll be able to get the job by herself."Madam Jacobs didn't refuse.Since Nicole wanted to gain some work experience, she would need to be treated just like everyone else. Madam Jacobs didn't like Nicole and felt that she didn't know any manners, but Nicole was her brother's granddaughter, so she still wanted Nicole to be able to become better
As soon as Laura and Chris arrived home, Grey came up to them.It leaned against Laura's leg and meowed softly.Chris was just about to bend down and pat its head, but it showed its teeth at Chris.This caused Chris to cock his brows a little. "You heartless little thing. Why are you looking at me like that? Did you forget who's the one feeding you?"Grey seemed to not like Chris ever since the first day that it was brought home and it was still like that up until now.No one knew if it understood what Chris had said. It even gave Chris a provocative look. This caused Chris to pick it up off the ground."Weren't you not letting me stroke you? Well, I'm stroking you now, what are you going to do about it?"Chris curved his lips into a smile. His gaze actually became a little mischievous. Grey struggled to break free but was to no avail. All it could do was look pitifully at Laura and meow.Looking at the interaction between Chris and Grey, Laura couldn't help but smile.She had
Laura looked away indifferently as well. Since Nicole wanted to pretend not to know her, she wouldn't take the initiative to say hello either.Laura didn't take Nicole's actions to heart and just took the payment as usual. She just treated the two people in front of her as two normal customers.However, not long after Nicole left the store, Laura's phone vibrated.She picked it up and looked at the screen. It was a text from an unknown number."I didn't expect you to be working at the convenience store. What a coincidence. I'm about to start work at the Jacobs Group. You've heard of the Jacobs Group, right? It's the top enterprise in Empfield. I hope when I go to your store with my friends in the future, you can pretend to not know me. It's an embarrassment if you say hello to me."It was obvious that the person who had sent this text was Nicole.Laura looked at the text indifferently and tapped on the delete button. She had no intention of replying anything to Nicole.However,
Laura's face turned cold. "If you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can say."She turned around in an attempt to avoid Nicole, but she didn't expect Nicole to reach out in to try to push her."Don't you think you're going too far?"Laura's face darkened. She grabbed Nicole's wrist and pushed Nicole away.However, Nicole seemed to not know when to give up. She continued to walk towards Laura, but due to her fast pace and the high heels she was wearing, she accidentally sprained her ankle. After that, she fell on to the ground.She was holding her phone and her phone fell out of her hand as well.Laura looked at Nicole, who was know on the ground."Sorry to keep you waiting."When the receptionist came back, she paid Laura and looked at Nicole, who was on the ground, in surprise.After Laura received the money, she thanked the receptionist and walked out of the Jacobs Group. She didn't even glance at Nicole a second time.This caused Nicole's red to turn red. 'I can't be
The buffet was very popular. There would be a lot of customers every evening. Chris knew if Laura waited for him at the convenience store, then there probably wouldn't be any free tables by the time they got there.Chris didn't want his own problems to affect Laura.After all, it would make anyone disappointed if what one was looking forward to was canceled.Chris didn't want to do anything that would make Laura feel disappointed.Laura was planning on waiting for Chris."It's alright. You don't need to wait for me. I'm worried that there won't be any places left if you wait for me."His voice was deep just like before, but the words "it's alright" made Laura's ears turn red.Laura felt like he was coaxing a child.She then nodded slightly.After getting off work, Laura sat in Chris's "friend's" car and headed towards the seafood buffet.She felt that it was a little inappropriate if she just sat there, so she went and got some food and then sat at the table to wait for Chris
Chris didn't speak, but Laura could still feel his eyes on her in the dark.Laura struggled again but was unable to break free, so she gave up."Chris, what are you doing?"There was helplessness in Laura's voice."What's up with you today? Why are you ignoring me?""I'm not...""I call bullshit on that."Chris's voice was a little cold, but if Laura listened carefully, he sounded a little pitiful as well."Have I done something that made you mad? If you're mad at me, you can tell me why, but please don't ignore me like this."Chris could feel that Laura didn't want to talk to him. He might not have said anything, but deep down, he felt very uncomfortable.That was when Chris recalled Assistant Jacobs' words and felt that a woman could really be unpredictable at times.'Could it be that some of my actions made her mad, but I just didn't know?' wondered Chris.This was a situation that Chris didn't want to be in."Tell me what have I done wrong. I won't do something like th
"Nothing. I'm going to wash up and then go to bed." Laura's ears began to turn red.She pushed Chris away, placed the bag in her hand on the shelf, quickly changed her shoes, and then ran into the bathroom.Chris's eyes followed Laura until she closed the bathroom doors. After that, he looked away.Meanwhile, his eyes darkened a little.At first, Christ felt a little excited when Laura asked him about the picture.He was wondering if Laura was jealous.However, when he heard Laura say that she didn't like people lying to her, Chris's heart sank.On the morning of the next day.Laura got out of bed and had breakfast with Chris just like before.When she thought of what happened the night before, Laura was still a little embarrassed. She didn't even dare to look Chris in the eyes.Chris still acted like his usual self and even peeled a hard-boiled egg for Laura, but Laura didn't accept the egg."I can peel my own egg, you can have it."Chris raised his head and glanced at Lau
"I'd suggest you know your place, Laura. You should leave my cousin as soon as possible. A store manager of a convenience store is not worthy of being my cousin's wife."Nicole had found out from Liam that Chris was the Jacobs Group's CEO's assistant.He didn't make as much money as her family's company did, but he still worked as the CEO's assistant at the Jacobs Group. It was still something to be proud of. Nicole felt that he was worthy of being her husband.This caused Nicole to like Chris even more and was more determined to make him her husband."Laura, relationships can't be forced. Forced marriages won't end up too well."Thinking of what Liam told her yesterday, Nicole felt that Laura was able to marry Chris because she kept on pestering him. This caused Nicole to be very mad at Laura. 'This woman knows no shame at all! Chris is not only handsome but talented as well. How could he fall in love with a bumpkin like Laura?'"How do you know this marriage won't end up well i
The two children attracted Laura's attention and she just watched them play.The two children looked a little alike. The boy was obviously a little older than the girl. They were most likely brother and sister.The little girl noticed Laura's gaze, so she walked up to her. "Are you looking at us?"The little boy noticed his sister standing in front of two strangers. He then rushed over and stood between the girl, and Laura and Chris with an alarming look on his face."Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Laura squatted down so that she was the same height as the two children."I think I know what she wants, Owen," the little girl suddenly said with a serious face."What does she want?" The little boy's face softened when he looked at the little girl."She's looking at us, so she must be wanting to play with us!" the girl said innocently and then looked at Laura. "Am I right?"Laura squatted down and pinched the girl's face with a smile. "Yes, you are! I love children who are cute l
"Harry and I are planning to go to the beach after this, do you want to come with us?" Shannon asked Laura.After giving it some thought, Laura nodded. "Sure!"The three of them waited for about a quarter of an hour after the meal before Chris came to pick them up."Have you finished?" Chris was asking everyone but his eyes were fixed on Laura."Yes, we have. I have to admit, the food here is actually quite nice," said Harry.He seemed to not have had enough as he placed some more food in his mouth."Do you want some more? We're in no rush anyway."Laura was worried that Harry didn't have enough to eat."No, I'm full. Let's head to the beach." The thought of going to the beach and enjoying the night view with Shannon made Harry very excited."What beach?" asked Chris. He was a little puzzled."Shannon just said that they were going to the beach and asked me if I wanted to join them. It felt like a good idea to me so I agreed. Do you want to come as well?" Laura turned to look
Lucas and Dawn waited for a while but their food still wasn't served."What's taking them so long?" mumbled Dawn."They're probably busy. We don't have any other plans tonight, there's no rush."Lucas picked up his phone and began playing a game. At the same time, he poured a glass of water for Dawn. "Here, have some water., it'll ease the hunger"Dawn was rendered speechless.She picked up the glass, took a sip of water, and then began looking around. That was when she noticed a table of a man and two women receiving their food as soon as they sat down.Seeing that, Dawn shouted, "Waitress!"A girl in her early 20s quickly walked over to her. "How may I help?""When will our food be served? We've already been waiting for a long time." Dawn was a little dissatisfied."I'm sorry, Miss. The kitchen is already preparing your dishes and the food will be served very soon," the waitress said apologetically."What do you mean by that? We've already been waiting for ages. Not only th
"Mr. Summers, Mr. Scholfield is waiting for you in the meeting room.""Okay."Nathan tidied his desk, picked up a file and headed towards the meeting room.As soon as he walked in, he saw Lucas sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.Lucas had a lazy temperament and his lips were curved into a mischievous smile. He looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Summers, you're three minutes late."Nathan was used to Lucas's behavior, so he just looked at Lucas indifferently. "Here's the contract. Check to see if you have any problems with it."Lucas sat up, took the contract, and flicked through it casually. "Where's the pen?""Aren't you going to read it more carefully?""I don't think that Mr. Summers is going to trick me, right?" asked Lucas. His voice was casual and his hand was getting ready to hold a pen.Nathan smiled, took out a pen from a drawer, and signed his name on the contract before passing it to Lucas.Lucas held the pen tightly in his hand as he signed his name on the
Nathan waited in the police station with Amelia.About an hour later, two police officers brought a man in black and wearing a baseball cap in front of the two of them.There were wounds on his face as well. It was obvious that he had been beaten up.One of the officers passed a delicate purse to Amelia. "Miss Summers, is this your purse?"Amelia's eyes lit up. "Yes, that's the purse I lost.""This is the person who stole your purse, Miss Summers. What do you want us to do with him?" the other officer pointed at the man and asked.After giving it some thought, Amelia said, "I've just checked my purse and nothing's missing. I'll let him off this time.""Looks like you're in luck. Quick, thank Miss Summers for her kindness.""Thank you so much, Miss Summers!""Alright, just try not to steal things in the future. You can leave now." Amelia waved her hand.After the man in black was released, Amelia and Nathan headed back home as well.Amelia then sent a text to the man in black
"Get someone to find out why Amelia went to the police station today." Nathan gave the order."Yes, Mr. Summers. I'll get right on it." Dominic nodded and went out of the room.After giving it some thought, Nathan still felt that he should head to the police station in person to ask Amelia what she was doing.When Nathan arrived at the police station, Amelia had just finished talking to Jack."Amelia!" Nathan called out.Amelia stopped walking and turned around. She then looked at Nathan with a face full of surprise."Nathan, what are you doing here?" Amelia smiled and walked over to Nathan."I came to check if Jack had said anything else. I've also heard that you came to the police station instead of to work, so I thought I'd come to give you a lift on the way back."Amelia nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll head back home with you once I've found my purse.""What purse?" Nathan felt a little puzzled."I was going out with a few friends, but I lost my purse on my way. There we
"Please take a seat, Miss Summers. We've already sent men to look for your purse. We'll find it soon." One of the officers put on a big smile and tried to please Amelia when he found out that she was the daughter of the Summers family.Amelia just nodded and then went to sit on the chair.A while later Amelia asked the officer that just spoke to her, "I'm a little bored. Can I take a look around?""Sure! I can...""There's no need. I want to take a look around by myself. Notify me when you find my purse."With that said, Amelia left the reception room and began walking around the police station.She didn't get far before she saw Jack."I need to speak to Jack," Amelia said to the guard outside the cell."I'm sorry, Miss Summers. Mr. Summers gave us specific orders to keep an eye on him and not let anyone visit him."The guard stopped Amelia. His attitude was respectful, but wasn't letting her anywhere near Jack."Do you not know who I am?" Amelia became a little angry. She co
After losing her memories, Mrs. Summers couldn't remember anything. She didn't want to dwell on this matter since it was in the past.However, Alex wasn't going to let Nancy off that easily. "She must be punished. Otherwise, who knows what she would do next time!"Nancy had become more and more arrogant. Alex felt that if he didn't teach her a lesson now, she would do something even worse.After hearing Alex's words, Mrs. Summers still didn't want to punish Nancy. "She's our child after all. We shouldn't criticize her too much. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Let her off this once for me."Nancy kept nodding her head after hearing Mrs. Summers' words. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I promise there won't be a next time. Please forgive me just this once."Seeing that Mrs. Summers was asking him to let Nancy off, Alex had no choice but to say, "Since your mom has forgiven you, then I'll let you off this once. But if there's a next time, I'll kick you out of the Summers family myself!"Nancy qu
Seeing the look on Nancy's face, Alex knew that she knew about the glass of water. His face immediately paled.Amelia quickly walked forward. "Dad, Nancy was just a little thoughtless, I think she didn't mean any harm."Her words made Alex even more infuriated. "She was thoughtless? Was that the reason to add sleeping pills to the water?"If it weren't for that glass of water, Alex wouldn't have been in a deep slumber and the things that followed wouldn't have happened.Nancy began shaking in fear. That was because she did add sleeping pills to the glass of water.She was planning on getting Chris to drink the water and then she would get someone to bring Chris to her room when he was asleep.That way, Chris would have to be responsible for her under the pressure of the Summers family.However, what Nancy didn't expect was that Alex drank the water instead of Chris.Amelia wasn't worried that Nancy would sell her out. That was because drugging Chris wasn't something appropriate