Queen Corp was on the brink of collapse. Even though Hazel was capable, she no longer had the power to turn things around. If they didn’t act now, they’d be stuck with worthless shares and nowhere to turn.
"Mr. Will, he has a bad temper, so don't take it personally. But this price really is too low. How about you consider adding a little more?" Mr. Will remained silent, his expression dark. Jonah had a bad temper, but Mr. Will had an even worse one. If he hadn’t made a promise to Damon, he wouldn’t have given someone like Jonah a single chance. It was only because of Adele’s good sense that he even entertained this partnership. No wonder they said Jonah was henpecked. With his personality, if Adele didn’t manage things, he probably would have squandered the family’s fortune by now. Seeing Mr. Will remain silent, Adele quickly added, "Let’s do this—forget the previous price we discussed. We’ll go with the market price you mentioned, five million per unit. WeJamal quickly helped Agatha to get checked, while outside the operating room, Mark sat, his face full of worry. Damon, on the other hand, paced back and forth in front of the operating room, occasionally glancing at the door, anxious to know when the doctors and nurses would come out. A nurse passing by couldn’t help but gossip. “Miss Hasani is really lucky. Even though she has such a bad temper, she found such a good husband in Mr. Damon.” “What’s so good about it? Haven’t you seen the news recently? The reason Miss Hasani had the premature labor was because Mr. Damon was still entangled with his ex-wife.” “Really? I can’t believe it! I mean, look at how worried he looks right now. It doesn’t seem like he’s faking it. Have you seen how some husbands just sit outside playing games while their wives are in labor? Mr. Damon is already doing much better than that.” “True, for families like theirs, the heir is really important. He’s not worried about Miss H
“Mom! Hazel just came to check on Delilah and brought gifts, stop causing a scene,” Damon tried to calm his mother down. Hazel didn’t want to attract too much attention and immediately tried to leave through another exit. But Agatha wouldn’t let her go, pulling Damon’s hand away and charging at her. “Hazel Queen, you slut! Can’t you stay away from my married son? How shameless can you be!” Agatha yelled. Hazel was dressed in a simple white wool coat, and her natural elegance had already caught the attention of several people. Now, with Agatha making such a scene, more people started looking in their direction. Damon and Jamal both tried to pull Agatha away, but they couldn’t stop her from grabbing hold of Hazel’s coat. “Let go!” Hazel shouted angrily, and everyone around them froze, including Agatha. However, just two seconds later, Agatha’s insults grew louder, causing several nurses to rush over, concerned about the commotion. “Mom, you wanted to
Delilah had also noticed the necklace, but seeing Agatha clutching it and unwilling to let go, she realized the necklace was likely never going to make it into her hands. “How could I accept such an expensive gift? I should return it to Hazel. Since it’s all just a misunderstanding, it’ll be fine once everything’s cleared up,” she said, trying to avoid the awkwardness. Agatha immediately grew anxious when she heard Delilah’s words. “Why wouldn’t you accept it? She did something wrong, and this is her way of apologizing. If you take it, it means you’ve forgiven her. She’d love for you to take it!” As she spoke, Agatha was practically eyeing the necklace, almost wanting to stuff it into her bag. Jamal couldn’t help but feel anger bubbling up as he saw his wife’s greedy behavior. He turned his head to face the window, clearly irritated. “Since Hazel has brought the gifts, you should just accept them. And the little necklace for the child—this is quite exquisite
Hazel waved her hand in front of his face, “What are you thinking? You’re so distracted. I asked if you wanted to try this snack. It’s really delicious.” “Sure, as long as it’s your recommendation, I’d love to try it,” Xander replied. The street, full of youthful energy, was especially crowded at that moment. Hazel and Xander waited in line for quite a while before finally getting their snacks. After just a couple of steps, Hazel began eating and getting in line for another round of snacks. Just as she was busy enjoying her food, someone suddenly squeezed up next to her and whispered in her ear. “Aren’t you the biological daughter of Jacob Queen and Novaria Dawn?” Hazel’s mind went blank for a moment. She quickly turned her head, only to see a young girl in a school uniform standing closest to her. But the voice that spoke was definitely from a middle-aged man. “What’s wrong? Did something happen?” Xander noticed Hazel's discomfort, glancing a
Sully also fell into deep thought. It had been so many years since Hazel’s parents passed away, and now only people with closer connections would bring up such a topic. Those people wouldn't approach Hazel in such a way, so the purpose behind this person’s actions really was hard to determine. Sully frowned, and her expression stiffened as she looked at Hazel. “You said there were so many people around you, all the noise and chatter, could it be that you really misheard?” Hazel also began to doubt herself. Could it really be a mistake? But the feeling at the time had been so vivid. “Forget it. If this person really has a purpose, they’ll definitely show up again,” she said. Sully nodded. “Then you should be careful for a while. Your villa is empty now, so how about I move in with you? It’s not safe for you to be alone.” Although she knew Hazel was capable, it still made her uneasy. After all, she was a woman living in such a large house alone. “I’m
Just as Damon was about to get back to work, he remembered that he still needed to invite Hazel to dinner, to apologize on behalf of Agatha.He pushed his work aside and opened up his chat with Hazel on his phone.[Hazel, the hospital incident was wrong on my mother’s part. I’ve already explained it to her. Let me take you out for a meal to make up for it. I feel so bad after receiving such an expensive gift from you.]He waited for a long time but got no reply. In the end, he put his phone down and went back to his work.The message was sent in the afternoon, and Hazel didn’t check her phone until the evening.[No need, let's just consider the last time you helped me as settling things. Right now, the most important thing for me is to earn money to pay back the debt.]As soon as his phone pinged, Damon quickly grabbed it.Seeing Hazel's message, his brows furrowed. [What debt?]
Bailey initially just expressed her opinion, and the team leader patiently explained. “This isn’t a romance play. The female lead’s main task is to focus on her career, and the male lead’s presence would only hold her back, so they can’t end up together.” The script for this play was written by an experienced member of their team, but ultimately, everyone sat together to revise and approve it as a group. With Amber’s connections, Bailey had managed to secure the role of the female lead. However, convincing the entire team to follow her vision was no simple task. Teamwork was essential in this kind of project. Without her teammates supporting her, Bailey couldn’t pull off the lead role on her own. “Why can’t the female lead have it all? In the end, the boyfriend could just support her career, and that would be fine, right?” Bailey was always a fan of happy endings. Now that she was the lead, she naturally wanted the ending to unfold as she liked. Moreove
Cataleya's face remained expressionless, but her tone betrayed her rising anger. The only reason she didn't fully express it was because of the cameras around her.After all, as an actor, keeping emotions under control was a basic skill required to survive in the entertainment industry.Someone like Bailey, however, owed her position entirely to her agent, Amber, and her influential parents. Without them, her personality alone would have seen her kicked out long before entering the industry.“I suggest you all rein in your arrogance. The entertainment industry isn’t a place where just any stray cat or dog can come and snatch a share!”After reprimanding them briefly, Cataleya shifted her focus to identifying the issues with their play. Once she clarified her points with the group leader, she prepared to leave.Just as she was about to step out of the rehearsal room, a team member, unwilling to let it go, called out.“Mentor, should we replac
Playing with drones in the city required reporting in advance, and she had heard the procedures were pretty troublesome.But since Damon was involved, those formalities were definitely handled beforehand. Hazel only said this to get rid of them.She slammed the phone down, and when she saw the drones outside again, she felt even more irritated.She immediately drew the curtains and turned on the lights, shutting herself in the office, pretending to read files—though she wasn’t really focused.Downstairs, Damon called her phone repeatedly, but it was still turned off. Just as he was about to head upstairs, a security guard approached him."Mr. Price, please bring down the drones. Ms. Queen said that if you don’t leave, she’ll call the police."The security guard did his best to keep his tone respectful, afraid of offending this powerful man in front of him.Although he worked for Queen's company, offending Damon could cost him his job.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, Damon found himself once again intimidated by Chrissy’s confident demeanor. He raised his head slightly and looked at Chrissy, a trace of foolishness in his eyes. After a pause, he asked, "So, Hazel actually has feelings for me?" Chrissy nodded vigorously. "Of course! Didn’t you hear everything I just said?" "So, what should I do now? Hazel is out having dinner with Charles. Whether it’s for work or not, I can’t just do nothing, right?" Under Chrissy's influence, Damon had already begun to trust her unconditionally. He didn’t even realize it, but all his hopes were now riding on her. Chrissy stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, tapping her chin thoughtfully. After a while, when Damon wasn’t paying attention, she pulled out a small notebook from her bag and glanced through it. "Chase her! Go all in and pursue her passionately! That’s the most important thing you should be doing right now!" "How do I chase
"You're saying that Charles only came to me with a business deal because he's trying to get close to me?" Hazel stared at Xander, her gaze unblinking.Xander wasn’t sure how to respond—he didn’t want to make things awkward, but it was hard to avoid the implication.He could tell Hazel wasn’t quite seeing things the way he did. It wasn’t just business, he thought; there was something else behind it."Honestly, I used to think the same thing," she continued. "But then I realized, he never actually said anything like ‘if we work together, you have to marry me.’ So, why not agree to the deal? I’m just giving him the chance to be around me. Whether or not he can make something out of that, that’s not my concern."Hazel had known all along that what Charles really wanted was a chance, not her hand in marriage.Xander finally nodded. "I get it now. I was worried about you not seeing through him. Looks like I was wrong."He had watched Hazel grow in
This was the best solution Chrissy had come up with after spending an entire night binge-watching idol dramas. The situation between Damon and Hazel right now was simply because there was no opportunity to push their relationship forward.Chrissy decided to get involved herself and serve as the bait this time."When I went to find Hazel just now, she looked so shocked, like she hadn’t expected it at all. And after I left, probably she and her best friend are already talking about you," Chrissy said confidently.She analyzed the situation with such precision that if the security guards from Queen's company hadn’t arrived so quickly, she would have stayed longer and delivered a whole monologue.Thinking about this, Chrissy felt a little disappointed. She had prepared a whole speech for this, but barely got two lines out before being kicked out.Seeing Chrissy so sure of herself, Damon couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.The way
Hazel had also considered this possibility, but since Damon kept telling her that he had deceived Harold with his acting, she didn’t think too much about it. Now, after Omar’s reminder, she started to reconsider the matter. Before she could figure it out, Omar added, "Unless his real purpose was to tell you these things, but for some reason, he couldn’t tell you directly and had to do it this way instead." When Omar said this, it felt like a sudden revelation to Hazel. After all these years of planning, Harold couldn’t have trusted anyone so quickly, even someone with the same goal. So the only possibility seemed to be what Omar had just mentioned. "Then what’s his purpose in telling me this? Grandpa, do you think my parents' accident has anything to do with him?" Hazel was confused. She had thought she had everything figured out, but now she realized she hadn’t seen the whole picture. It felt like there was a huge net above her, trapping her in t
Hazel focused her gaze on Sully, pausing for a moment before speaking. "Maybe. I feel like I don’t dislike him as much now." "To be more precise, after he told me the truth about everything, I stopped disliking him. He has his reasons, and everything he did was for his late brother. If I were in his shoes, I’m not sure I could have done much better." At first, Hazel had felt uneasy, thinking that if everything had been clarified from the beginning, many misunderstandings could have been avoided. But now, after experiencing the aftermath of her parents' accident, she understood some of Damon's helplessness. Until she had clarified some matters, she didn’t want to share them with too many people, not even Sully or Xander. To Hazel, these two were some of the most important people in her life right now. "I still think there shouldn't be too many secrets in a relationship," Sully pressed. "Can you accept that, after you're with him, he’ll hide things
Hazel was almost ready to directly reject him, but after thinking it over, she decided to be more tactful. Maybe Damon had been so busy with work and studies his whole life that he didn’t know how to like someone properly. Perhaps he had seen someone confess like this before and just copied it. Maybe it was something he’d learned from an idol drama from a few years ago—those kinds of scenes really existed in those shows. "I’ll have the security take care of all this. You should head back to the office. I heard Price Corp is expecting a big client today. Aren’t you going to meet them?" she said, offering him an out. The idea of a big client was just a way for Hazel to give Damon an excuse to leave. How would she know if Price Corp had a big client coming today? But Damon seemed completely confused by her words. He asked, "I’ve pushed all my work to tomorrow. And our company isn’t expecting any big clients today. Did you hear wrong from someone?" He
Once Hazel returned, she immediately buried herself in company matters, dealing with the clothing brand. After this ‘hunger marketing’ campaign, imitation products had started flooding the market. But this was all within Hazel's expectations. At first, some people might buy these counterfeit products, but once time passes and they can master the quality, those imitations will start to look fake. Then, people will flock to the genuine products with real quality. Sully walked into Hazel's office, holding a document that Agent Amber had sent over. It contained some dirt on Bailey, but it wasn't enough to bring her down from her current position. "Hazel, look, these are all from Agent Amber, you know, Bailey's agent." Hazel and Agent Amber hadn't had much interaction, and what she knew best was Agent Amber's work capabilities and her relationship with Bailey. Hazel skimmed through the documents and when she saw the first part, she thought she’d read it wron
Compared to Bailey, whom she managed, Agent Amber naturally admired Ariana more, as she was someone who genuinely pursued her craft. Ariana lacked the calculated ambition that many others had, making her more pleasant and relatable, with a better connection to the audience. As Agent Amber continued talking, her gaze shifted back to Bailey, and she sighed, "If only Bailey had half of Ariana’s dedication, she wouldn't have ended up as the second female lead." The artists Amber had previously managed might not have started with leading roles, but after transitioning through a few supporting roles, they had consistently remained at the forefront of the screen. Even if they weren’t the female lead, they were often standout supporting characters, sometimes even outshining the female lead. Unlike Bailey, who had participated in numerous variety shows and even self-funded her own micro-drama where she played the female lead, it was only thanks to Agent Amber's personal e