Just then, a few beeps of car horn could be heard. Silas stepped out from the car, “Mr. and Madam Maxwell, it’s time to go.”Conrad then held Fia’s hand and led her to the car.Barbara suddenly yelled at them, “How could you doubt Britney!”Then, she rushed into the hospital to visit Britney. When she entered the ward, she held Britney’s hand and anxiously asked, “Your wound is almost healed. So, it’s time for you to be discharged from the hospital, right?”Britney nodded, “The doctor said I could leave the day after tomorrow.”“Then, you should come with me to the company. We could make a pledge in front of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell!”“Pledge? What for?” Barbara’s body tensed up.“Fia must have thought that you intended to woo her husband. This is why they want to fire you! I don’t want to see you unfairly dismissed like this. So, let’s go make a pledge. Tell them that you would never fall for Mr. Maxwell, alright?”As soon as Barbara finished her words, Britney instinctively let g
Barbara rushed out of the hospital, feeling immensely hurt and furious. Her hands shook so much she could not even drive properly.As she tried to calm herself down, Fia popped into Barbara’s mind. She quickly dialed her number.Fia was chatting away happily with Mary. Suddenly, her phone rang. Fia picked up the phone and stood.“Yes, Madam Barbara.”“She’s changed.”Fia frowned upon hearing this. She had no idea what Barbara’s words meant.“Our Britney was a kind and gentle girl when she was younger. She was highly principled and a moral stalwart. She would never try to go after a married man. On top of that, she would never talk to me like that…”Fia’s heart sank as she heard this. “So, you’re saying Britney was indeed trying to seduce my husband?”“No, it’s impossible!” Barbara raised her voice as she retorted, “It’s impossible for her to act like that! She’s not like my sister! She’s not!”“Madam Barbara, may I know where you are right now?” Fia could feel that Barbara’s e
When Mary saw her husband coming down, she quickly approached him. “Where’s Fia?”“She’s cuddling with her husband at the moment. Let’s not disturb them.” Tyler grabbed her arm and walked her out of the house.Mary pinched his arm. “What do you mean by ‘disturb’? It’s just that I miss her. That’s all. Just moments ago, she was taking care of Mr. Maxwell in the hospital. And you did not even allow me to visit them with the kids. They treated me and the kids so well. How could we not pay them a visit when Mr. Maxwell’s in the hospital?”“No, it’s best that you didn’t go. Conrad is really possessive of his dear wife. And then, what? You bring our kids to take his wife’s attention from him? This would bring us a lot more trouble than it’s worth!”“It’s you who don’t know how to treat your friends. How dare you put this on Mr. Maxwell.”“No, dear. You don’t understand him. He turns into a monster when he gets mad!” As they were arguing, Tyler grabbed Mary’s waist and pulled her towar
Even Esme, who was disguised as Britney, had no words for this.Was there any father in this world that would wish for his daughter to be defiled in such a way? And was so excited that he wanted the whole world to know about it? There was no sorrow in his eyes… Not even a hint of concern! In the past, she was thinking that she would have to support her parents in the future, seeing that she had to live using Britney’s identity. However, all she could feel was disgust now. If it wasn’t because of the bigger picture, she didn’t want to have anything to do with a man like this!“Why aren’t you saying anything, Britney? I’m your dad! I won’t hurt you!” Mr. Thomas put his hand on Britney’s shoulder.“Don’t touch me!” Britney reflexively pushed Mr. Thomas away and hid behind Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas cursed, “You sorry excuse of a father! How could you say something like that for your own benefit?!”“Don’t you want my company to grow even bigger? All you know is partying and gambling.
The next day, Silas knocked on the CEO’s office door. He went in with Conrad’s permission.“Sir, there’s something that I need to report to you.” With that, he quickly glanced at his madam who was focusing on her designs.Conrad understood what he meant by that. “Inform the directors of each department to go to the meeting room and get ready for the meeting.”“Of course!”Only after Silas left did Fia look at Conrad with a smile. “I can’t listen to what Silas wanted to say to you?”Conrad smiled as he looked at the document on his computer screen. “You’re worried for nothing. I don’t have the time to listen to him right now. I’ll let him say it during the meeting.”“Then can I join the meeting?” Fia looked at him without blinking as she spun the pen in her hand.“Of course,” Conrad said without hesitation.Seeing how relaxed he was, Fia felt that she had indeed thought too much into it. She clicked her tongue and said, “It’s fine. Meetings are so boring. I should focus on my de
The members of higher management exchanged glances. While they wanted to do just that, they didn’t want to acknowledge it directly.“Forget about it!” Conrad suddenly changed his tone and said in a fierce manner, “No matter who it’s going to be, it’s not going to be you and your people! There are so many talents in the department and we’re not lacking talent!”“While there are plenty of staff in the department, they are all ordinary staff!”“Ha!” Conrad stared at the elder who spoke just now with cold eyes. “You’re almost sixty, aren’t you, Mr. Walker?”The elder looked at him, baffled.“You’re almost retired.” Conrad smiled with a sneer. “You already have one foot in the grave and yet you still scoff at the younger generation. Didn’t all of you here step up from being an ordinary staff in the past?!”Everyone was embarrassed and couldn’t say anything.The person that could prove that the younger generation had the boldness and ability to lead the company was Conrad himself!Al
The elders looked at her, all stunned. “Hello. How are all of you?”She walked out of the office, smiling, and had her back against the wall in the corridor with her arms crossing.“You… You eavesdropped on us!” Mr. Walker questioned her angrily and embarrassingly.Fia shrugged and said in a sheepish tone. “You speak so loudly outside of my husband’s office. Are you expecting to make myself deaf?”“…” The group of people was embarrassed. They knew that they were in the wrong.“Who were you complaining about just now? Something about a child?” However, Fia didn’t want to let it rest so easily.They exchanged glances and faked a laugh. “You got it wrong.”“We weren’t speaking about anyone in particular. We’re just talking about someone outside.”“Really, we weren’t talking about someone in the company.”“Really.” Fia pouted and then took out a phone from her pocket. “But I’ve recorded it just now. Maybe I should let my husband listen to it!”“How can you record our conversati
Fia then spoke in a stern tone as if her delicate face was covered with a thin layer of frost. “During the great reset, Grandpa Maxwell let you hold some shares out of his kindness, as a thank you for sticking with him through thick and thin. It was so that you don’t have to worry about your livelihood after you retire!“Secondly, it’s so that you’ll continue to stay loyal to the company and my husband! It’s not for you to be able to harass him!“But look at what you just said! You laughed at him… Said he’s nothing but a child?“The child in your words just now has grown Maxwell Corporation into something even bigger, and those little shares of yours have allowed you to earn more! You old, ungrateful bastards!”Tiger’s eyes grew even brighter. If it wasn’t because of his dry personality, he would have already cheered her on.“You… You…” The elders stroked their chests. Even Conrad had never yelled at them like that.“The reason my husband tolerates you is because you’ve fought fo