After an agreement was reached, Laura began the renovations and ordering the first batch of goods.Her alone would definitely not be enough for the grand opening.Therefore, Laura decided to tell Shannon about her plan to open her own store. She also asked Shannon if she was willing to come and work for her. She would also give Shannon a wage higher than that of her previous job. There would also be an annual bonus at the end of the year as well.Shannon immediately agreed after hearing Laura's words. "Sure!"Shannon had been thinking about the fact that she wouldn't be able to work with Laura anymore, so they might not see each other as much. She didn't expect the two of them to be able to work together again so soon.They were also doing the same jobs as well.The only difference was that Laura was the boss, but Shannon was quite happy with that.The preparations took about a week. The goods had arrived at the store and the renovation was complete.On the day of the grand ope
However, the person in front of Mike seemed to be dissatisfied with Laura. This caused Mike to sneer.He placed the things he was about to buy to where he got them. "I don't want these anymore."He then turned and left the store.Mike's actions caused the smile on the new store manager's face to freeze.After leaving the convenience store, Mike took out his phone and opened WhatsApp. He found Laura in his contacts and sent her a message. "Laura, I came to your convenience store today, but didn't see you."Mike placed his phone back into his pocket after sending the message.He stood where he was and looked around. That was when he realized that there was a new convenience store on the other side of the Jacobs Group.Mike walked inside.Laura was just about to reply to Mike's message when she saw it.That was when she heard that a customer had entered the store. She put down her phone and raised her head. "Welcome."When the two of them looked at each other, they were both tak
When Laura saw Mike's message, Shannon just happened to see it as well.Shannon widened her eyes in shock and said, "Laura, what does she mean? Why is she treating you to a meal? Is she trying to provoke you?"Shannon didn't have a good impression of Mike.She felt that Mike was a homewrecker and was now trying to show off in front of Laura. Such a thought made Shannon feel that Mike was shameless.Shannon didn't know what was going on between Laura and Chris, but Mike alone made Shannon dislike him every time she saw him.Laura typed a reply. "I'm sorry. My store has just opened, so I don't have much time."Mike had expected that Laura would turn him down.However, when he thought of the phone call he just received, his heart sank.He knew that his father wasn't joking. Ethan said that he would be arriving in Empfield in three days' time, and then he would definitely be there.During lunch, Laura told Shannon to get some rest in the lounge and that she would stay at the count
Shannon was already getting goosebumps.When Harry walked into the store, he saw Shannon rubbing her arms."What happened?" he asked."Nothing. What brought you here?" Shannon shook her head.Harry passed the milk powder that he had just bought to Shannon. "I guess you must have finished the milk powder I bought you last time, right? I've bought some more."He then subconsciously looked at Shannon's belly.'Shannon's way too skinny. A couple of months had passed, but her belly's not bulging at all,' thought Harry. 'If this carries on, she might suffer from malnutrition.'Harry pursed his lips and decided to go and ask a nutritionist later on about how to give Shannon enough nutrients."Thank you, but I don't really drink milk." Looking at the things in Harry's hand, the corners of Shannon's mouth twitched.'This guy's so weird. Why does he like to buy me milk powder?' she wondered."You might suffer from malnutrition if you don't drink these." Harry showed concern for Shannon
Harry was a little afraid of sending the message.He gritted his and suddenly wanted to punch himself.Since when did he become such a coward?In the past, Harry had never been a coward and had never thought he would be one.A while later, Harry finally pressed the send button, locked his phone, and then threw it onto the passenger seat.Shannon was in a daze when the phone in her pocket vibrated. This brought her back to her senses.When she looked at her phone, she realized that it was a message from Harry."I've heard you say that you're in love with a man just now. Is it me?"Shannon was a little taken aback. 'Since when did I say I'm in love with a man?'She then thought about it and realized that she did say such words when talking to M. She didn't expect Harry to hear her.Shannon's gaze then landed on the second half of the sentence. 'Is it me?'Suddenly, she began to blush. An unknown feeling began to arise in her heart.It was a mixture of sweetness, joy, and nerv
Harry had been racing for almost two hours. After he got out of the car, he didn't check his phone either. Instead, he went and ate with his friends.Almost five hours had passed by the time he got his phone.When he lowered his head and looked at his phone, he was dumbfounded by the message displayed on the screen.Harry was dumbfounded for two whole minutes and then he was overjoyed.He wanted to give Shannon a reply, but when he tried to type, he found out that his hands were trembling. This caused him to always type the wrong words.In the end, Harry became desperate. He placed the phone back in his pocket, ran towards he came, and began driving towards the convenience store.When Harry arrived, Laura was already getting ready to lock the doors.Harry got out of the car and quickly walked towards Laura. "Laura, where's Shannon?"Laura stopped what she was doing and raised her head to look at Harry with a meaningful gaze. "What's wrong?"Harry quickly explained, "I... I was
Harry chuckled and held Shannon's hand. He then continued, "Then do you agree to be my girlfriend now?""No. It depends on your performance if I agree to be your girlfriend or not." Shannon shook her head.With that said, Shannon turned around and went upstairs.Harry quickly followed her. "I'll walk you home."The next day was a Saturday.At the previous convenience store, Laura and Shannon had the weekends off.Now that Laura opened her own convenience store, there was no such rule.She gave Shannon two days off and was planning on going to the convenience store herself.Chris got up early in the morning. He was going on a business trip today. Laura got up a little later.However, when she got out of bed, she saw food in the kitchen and a note."I've made breakfast for you. Make sure you have some breakfast."The handwriting was very neat and domineering.Meanwhile, at the gates of the community.Mike had found out from Madam Jacobs that Chris had moved out to live alone
The smile on Shannon's face immediately disappeared when she saw Mike.Harry also noticed the change in Shannon's expression. He looked at Mike and then lowered his head to look at Shannon. "What's going on?"Shannon hadn't told Harry about Mike before, but there was no point in keeping it a secret from Harry because they were dating.Shannon whispered something in Harry's ears and he widened his eyes in shock."Seriously?" Harry couldn't believe that his brother would do such a thing.Shannon rolled her eyes. "You never know. Men nowadays can be real scumbags.""Wait a sec! I'm no scumbag!" Harry retorted."Shannon, Harry, what brought you here?" Laura greeted the two of them.Since the two of them showed up together, Laura sensed something and curved her lips into a smile."Laura, my grandparents brought quite a lot of things from Springmount. I've brought some for you." Shannon felt a little embarrassed when she saw the way that Laura was looking at her.Shannon was plann