Paige always had a carefree attitude and she gave up on managing her image as the hunger got to her head. Paige was stuffing her mouth with food and she almost choked on the food. Estelle and Skyler could not help but get worried about her. Estelle wanted to get a glass of water for Paige but Skyler stopped her. “You ladies carry on, I’ll go get it.”In just a matter of a few minutes, Skyler returned with a tray in his hands. There was a jug of water, a glass, and a plate of desserts and fruits. Paige was touched by his generosity and went on to clear the plates. She then finally added, “You guys are still the best. I didn’t want to bother you with my issues but I have no other options now as the situation is escalating.”“Did Zion bully you? I heard that he’s quite a tough opponent to deal with,” Estelle looked at her with feelings of worry in her eyes, “tell us more about it, and perhaps we can try to come up with a solution together.”“He’s not the issue,” with a dismayed look
Skyler usually meant what he said. Hence, Estelle nodded her head to show that she trusted his words. She then asked softly, “Can you please let me down?”“There’s no one else around, what’s there to be embarrassed about?” Skyler looked at her adoringly and added, “I’ve taken some lessons and I know that when you’re pregnant, your legs will swell easily if you stand for too long. Be good now, we’re almost there.”Estelle could not bring herself to reject him anymore. With her face flushed, she quickly avoided meeting his gaze. When she was pregnant with Elio and Ayla, Estelle encountered some painful experiences but for some reason, she felt no pain and was even at ease. Skyler, on the other hand, acted as if he got himself ready for a battle. He even took online classes on taking care of a pregnant lady and newborn children. On the other hand, Vincent put his driving skills to good use and safely arrived at Paige’s house in no time. After moving out from the Fabians’ residen
Paige started to defend herself. “The place belongs to the Xylas and we’re not in any way related to the Fabians anymore!”“Why should I believe you?” the guy in the black shirt did not trust her and continued, “besides, how would you know if we went to the Fabians’ residence? I told you clearly that we have the right to take anything that belonged to the Fabians. If you feel unjust, go ahead and sue us in court!”Upon hearing this, Paige flew into a rage as she yelled back, “In any case, nothing here belongs to the Fabians! Put down everything at once!”“And why should we believe you?! Who do you think you are?!” The man in the black shirt was unfazed by Paige’s fury. Just when Paige was almost blinded by rage and was about to charge toward the man in front of her to snatch away her belongings, Vincent tugged at her sleeves gently and whispered, “I don’t think he’s lying. Things were even worse at the Fabians’ residence and I heard that even the plants that are worthy of money we
Upon hearing this, Vincent froze and almost tripped over himself. He quickly offered to explain himself. “Aunt Soraya, I’m afraid that you’re mistaken. Paige and I are just friends!”“Mom, what are you saying? This is Vincent, my colleague from the Flynn Group, and he’s the assistant to Director Flynn,” Paige was blushing as she continued, “And besides, how would someone like me end up with someone as elite as him?”Paige then put some distance between Vincent by moving to a corner of the living room. Just the thought of imagining herself being in a relationship with Vincent sent chills down her spine. She had no intentions of dating Vincent at all. Vincent, on the other hand, did not react as dramatically as Paige but he also tried to clarify their relationship. “Aunt Soraya, it’s a misunderstanding.”Soraya looked at Vincent, then at Paige, and got embarrassed immediately. She then said, “You must forgive me. I must’ve mistaken both of you as a couple because you both look so yo
“Leave it all to me,” Vincent then showed that he meant what he said. First, he instructed the team leader of the bodyguards to pick Karen up and had the rest of the team find a modest but comfortable place for Soraya to stay. He then asked Paige, “What about you?”In Vincent’s view, he considered all these preparations as logistic works but most importantly, he had to help Paige reinforce her position at the Remington Group. “I have to return to the office right now. If Zion found out that I sneaked away, he would doubt my intentions, and who knows, he might even send people to track me down. From what I’ve observed about him the past few days, though he won’t have any weak spots, he gets paranoid easily and doubts someone else’s intentions.”Paige tried hard to recall Zion’s behavior for the past few days and decided that it was a good opportunity for her to have a negotiation with Zion. The more she thought about it, the more she got worked up. “Yeah, that’s it, let’s do this th
Paige was utterly grateful for the fact that she got a hold of Zion’s weak spot. She thought to herself that it would be a waste if she did not put his weak spot to good use. “Oh, okay. Well, take your time then.” Paige then took a few steps closer to Zion and just as she expected, he instinctively avoided her by taking a few steps backward. Zion was constantly reminded of how Yoel touched him. Every time he saw Yoel, he felt disgusted and wanted to get away from him as much as possible. However, if Zion were to make sure his plans went successfully, he needed Yoel to sign the agreement. Hence, he hissed through his clenched jaw, “Since you’re back, you should sign the agreement.”Zion swore to God that as soon as he got his hands on the agreement, he would never want to have anything to do with Yoel anymore. He also swore that he would make sure that Yoel would be tortured by his debt collectors. “Where’s the agreement?” Paige was almost touched by Zion’s dedication. With a det
“Oh my, it’s a misunderstanding, Zion!” Seeing how her plan worked, Paige put on an innocent look and added, “I’m only hoping to learn how to manage a company from you.”“Oh come one now, Director Fabian! You think too highly of me,” Zion scoffed while avoiding Paige’s attacks and moved towards the door. Paige secretly celebrated but she dared not show it on her face. She dug her fingernails into her palms to hold back the urge of bursting into laughter and said, “That’s alright, I don’t care about small matters like these. I’m willing to learn as long as you’re willing to teach me, but if you’re not, I’ll just watch and learn from you.”Zion cursed Paige under his breath before replying with a straight face, “Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Director Fabian. But I don’t have the time to teach anyone right now, please excuse me.”Zion had no other choice but to leave the scene as he did not want to put up with Yoel any longer.Paige, who did not expect Zion to make such a
Paige went back to work as usual the next morning. Upon seeing no signs of the debt collectors gathered around the office building, she was able to enter the building with no issue. When she passed by Zion, Paige greeted him. “Good morning, Zion!”The look on Zion’s face changed almost immediately the moment he heard Paige’s voice. Zion then turned around and returned to his office as if he ran away. The employees that were in the middle of a discussion with Zion followed him to his office. Upon seeing that, Paige felt as if she walked on air. She stayed in her office for the rest of the day and it was about late noon that Zion showed up at her office again. “Have you signed the document?” asked Zion while he stood right at the door. He studied Paige carefully with a defensive look on his face. Paige put on a confused look and asked, “What document? Didn’t you take it with you yesterday?”“The document that was on your table!” Zion took an entire day to mentally prepare himself