She followed him in, and Brandon slammed the door with a loud bang. Two seconds later, he opened the door again and roared at the stunned employees outside, "Don't you need to work? If you're so free, why not work overtime tonight?!"The employees were speechless.Nobody dared to look anymore. They lowered their heads and got to work, or at least pretended to work.Bang! The office door was slammed shut again. The people outside shrank their necks. The president was in a bad mood, so they had better not step on his foot.Brandon was indeed in a bad mood. His image was gone, getting dragged around like a dog. Furthermore, it was his sister, so he couldn't scold or hit her. He was extremely upset.Since things had gotten to that point, there was no point hiding anymore. Brandon told Brittany in plain words, "Yes, I went to meet with Alexander."He lit a cigarette and was straightforward in saying, "Though I did not see him, only his… fiancee."He had considered his words and dec
Frowning, Brandon said impatiently, “Brittany, are you crazy? I’m your brother. Your biological brother. What are you saying?”“Huh, you’re not my brother.” Brittany was angry. She continued to yell at him, “If you’re my brother, you won’t be saying all this. If you’re my brother, you’ll tell me who the b*tch is. Tell me, is she the seductress from the Mitchell family? Or another family?”She was starting to make random guesses, thinking of the girls from the big families who were around their age. On further thought, many of them were in business marriages. The Oakley family was not bad, although they were nothing compared to the Russell family. Compared to the others, Brittany decided that she was a good catch.She was pretty, had been on screen before, and had known Alexander for many years. Why didn’t he pick her? It could only be her!“Don’t guess blindly. I’m sure that you don’t know her. I don’t know her either.” Brandon didn’t want her thoughts to run wild. He continued,
After so many years of pining after him, he was about to marry somebody else. Brittany could not accept it at all. She felt like the sky had collapsed.She was miserable and drove alone as she cried. Unknowingly, she arrived at the gate of the Tanner family. Of course, she did not drive all the way to Ruby City. The Tanner family had two properties in Sapphine. “Arianna…”Brittany sat in the car and called Arianna. She looked at the gate while crying. When Arianna heard the crying from the phone, she was shocked. “Brittany, what happened? Don’t cry. Speak slowly.”“Arianna… Sniff… Are you home?” Only at this point did she think of asking Arianna if she was home. She had driven over without asking first.“Yes, yes. I’m home. Do you want to come over?”“Sniff sniff, I’m already at your gate. C-Come and o-open the gate, please?”Brittany cried so hard that her words were muffled. She sounded so upset.“Huh? Are you at my gate? Wait.” Arianna’s hurried footsteps could be heard bef
Arianna did not coax Brittany nor comfort her. She let Brittany cry until her tears ended before asking, “Are you ready to talk now?”Brittany blew her nose with the tissue Arianna gave her. With wet eyes, she said, “You know, he is going to get engaged, but I don’t even know who the woman is.”“Sigh, so that’s what this is about.” Arianna objected, “I thought it was something bigger. He is only getting engaged, not married. Even if it was marriage, the divorce rates nowadays are high. What’s up with you?”No one had ever said anything like that to Brittany from when she discovered Alexander had gotten engaged to when she confirmed it. Her parents were careful not to bring it up, while Brandon outright suggested that she give up. However, Arianna told her it was not a big deal. For a moment, she was stunned."I-Is that so?""Why not?" Bending at the waist, Arianna picked up two cups of fruit tea. She handed one to Brittany and held the other to warm her hand. "Brittany, I'm not tr
Pursing her lips, Brittany said, "I'll stop being angry if you stop saying that."Upon hearing this, Arianna could not help but laugh as she reached out to pinch Brittany's cheek. "You idi*t! Even if you’re a dog, you'd still be the cutest dog I've seen!""Enough!" Brittany stomped her feet like a little kid."All right, all right. We won't talk about that anymore. Can you let go of me now?" She looked down at the hand that was holding her wrist."No. What if you run away?"Arianna laughed. "This is my house. Where can I run? I want to go upstairs to change out of my clothes. You've stained my clothes, yet, you don't want to get me a new pair. Now, you're not even letting me change into something more comfortable."Brittany understood what she meant and hurriedly let go of her hand.However, even after she let go, Arianna was not in a hurry to leave. "Do you want to come with me? Your clothes are dirty as well. You can borrow some of mine first."Hearing this, Brittany glanced
At first, she was a little confused about what Arianna was saying."What should I do, then?" Brittany asked. She felt a spark of courage in her that was slowly filling her up. She was no longer as confused as she was before."Brittany, you're beautiful. The room lights up when you walk in. It would be best if you made him notice you," Arianna said as she bent down, whispering almost by Brittany's cheek. Then Arianna suddenly snapped before Brittany could even react. "But!""But, what?" Brittany's heart trembled at the sound of that."It's too late for you now! You've done too much for him, and he no longer cares about you. No matter what you do now, he won't change the inherent impression he has of you. Besides, now you have competition, and you're running out of time. This won't work for you."Then, Arianna let go of Brittany and sat in front of the dressing table, slowly putting on her hand cream.Arianna had always been meticulous in her self-care. Hence her skin had always be
Everyone must weigh the pros and cons before doing anything. Even Derrick was no exception to this. Since he was the family's patriarch, he couldn't act as he pleased and still had to listen to the opinions of the other family members. Arianna assumed that all families would be that way and was surprised to discover that there were exceptions. From what she heard, it was as if no one dared to stop Alexander or give their opinions when he decided to do something. It was as if he could freely follow his own desires. Was this not something that Arianna yearned for?Was there really such a person in this world?""Arianna? Arianna?" Brittany called a few times before Arianna snapped out of her thoughts. Once Brittany realized Arianna was present, Brittany asked, "What were you thinking about?" "Oh, nothing." Ariana shook her head and asked, "You're saying there’s no way for you to be with him unless he wants to?" "Yeah! Otherwise, why would I be so bothered?" Brittany was exasperated as
Arianna glanced at her non-committal look with hatred. "You impress me. After so many years, you were chasing loneliness?" It was hard for her to fathom one who dared to pursue and one who dared to refuse.In other words, either be ruthless with the person or give up and try something else. To hold on in that way was a loss for Brittany, as was her willingness to put up with it."Let’s not talk about that now. What do you think? Do I still have hope?"“Well, it depends on how you see it. Do you want him physically, or do you want him to love you back?” Arianna asked, turning to Brittany.With her eyebrows furrowed, Brittany exclaimed, "Nonsense! I want the whole man!" "The problem is, you don't have him yet. If you could only choose one, what would you pick?" Arianna waved a finger in front of her face, "You can't be too greedy. Suppose you could pick just one. Think about it. Do you want to stay with him forever even if his heart doesn’t belong to you, or do you want him to