At that point, she had already fallen in love with James. She had decided that he would be the only man in her life.She never expected him to fool around with another woman so soon, not to mention the woman being her cousin.“W-We should…”She wanted to ask for a divorce, but the words were stuck in her throat.“Darling, what are you trying to say?”“N-Nothing.”Thea could not bring herself to say those words.She was no longer motivated to write the application for setting up a shop, so she got on the bed and slept.The night passed silently. The next day.After changing into professional business attire, Thea set out for Eternality Group early in the morning.James had nothing planned, so he slept in until ten o’clock in the morning.A lot had happened in Cansington lately.Warren Xavier, the late head of the Xaviers and one of The Great Four, died. The downfall of the Xaviers came, and they fell from grace.The heads of the Frasiers, the Wilsons, and the Zimmermans w
David and Alyssa had just returned after taking a drive in their brand-new Maserati.The moment they entered the house, they saw everything—Xara hugging James’ arm as she clung to him intimately.“W-What…?” David exclaimed.He walked toward them and said to James, “How dare you, James? You’ve been leeching off the Callahans for some time now. Now that Thea isn’t home, you’re fooling around with another woman?”“And you, Xara. H-How could you do such a thing? He’s your cousin-in-law!”Xara was just playing around with James.She did not expect David to return so soon.Her cheeks reddened, and she immediately released James and hung her head. “D-David, it’s not what you think it is.”“What is it, then?” David raised his voice. “What were you two doing? If we didn’t come home in time, the two of you would be naked on the sofa by now!”James, too, did not expect things to turn out like this.However, he did not try to offer an explanation.Alyssa sat on the sofa. With a surly ex
With a grim expression, she took a seat.James noticed the displeasure on Thea’s face and hurriedly explained, “Thea, don’t listen to David. Nothing’s going on between us. Yes, she was holding my arm, but she was only asking me to find her a job. We weren’t making out.”“Yes,” Xara hurriedly added. “That’s what really happened, Thea.”David sprang to his feet. “Looking for a job? Who do you think you are, the chairman of the company? Thea is the chairman of Eternality. Xara should be approaching her for help, not you.”Gladys was sullen. “Xara, I won’t be telling your father about this. It’d be bad if rumors were to spread and ruin the good name of the Hills. James, you have to divorce Thea. The Callahans could never accept such a shameless son-in-law like you.”“That’s right. Get a divorce,” Alyssa chimed in.Thea felt her head spin.A divorce?She had wanted to say those words last night.However, she recalled how well James had treated her.She remembered James’ meticulous
The Callahans were determined to kick James and Xara out. Gladys even showed them to the door with a broom.Outside the door, Xara cried her eyes out upon seeing the pieces of clothing on the floor.She looked at James apologetically. “J-James, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”James waved her off.It was a trivial matter, and he did not take it to heart.“Alright now, stop blaming yourself. It’s not entirely your fault. The Callahans have long had a problem with me. They’ve been trying to convince Thea to divorce me for a while. Thea used to stand up for me. But, now that something like this has happened, getting a divorce doesn’t seem too far off.”Although it was not too serious of a problem, it certainly did complicate things a little.“I-I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. If you two divorce, I-I’m all yours.”James glanced at her. “Give it up. I only have Thea in my heart.”James knew Xara only spoke these words because she thought he was a big shot after yesterday’s events.“I-I
It was almost nine o’clock.The Trade City Center had only just begun attracting business investment. As Scarlett was an amateur in the field, she went on a hiring spree. At the moment, they were having a conference at the company headquarters to discuss the follow-up process of the investment project.She paused the meeting upon receiving James’ call.“I’m still at the company. Is there anything, James?”James said, “I have a friend who’s currently unemployed. Can you arrange a position for her?”“Where are you, James? I’ll have someone pick you up. I’m in the middle of a meeting, so I can’t leave.”“No need. I’ll take a taxi there.”He hung up the phone.Xara was gazing longingly at James. As James hung up his phone, she could not help but ask, “James, who did you just call?”James gave her a mysterious grin. “Let’s go. We’ll take a taxi to the Trade City Center. Don’t tell anyone about this. Keep a low profile, especially in front of Thea.”“Got it.” Xara nodded in excitem
Xara was stunned, and her mind went blank.James frowned and glanced at Scarlett.His gaze sent shivers down her spine. She immediately dropped to the floor, her body trembling. The high-ranking officials were baffled.That was Ms. Brooks, the person in charge of Transgenerational Group.Why was she kneeling?For a moment, they were bewildered.James said in a low voice, “What are you doing? Get up.”“Yes, James.”Scarlett immediately got up and stood by the side, quivering in fear.James went on, “Why are they here? Dismiss them.”Scarlett immediately instructed, “What are you standing here for? Get back to work.”“Yes.”They swiftly left the scene.Soon, only James, Scarlett, and Xara remained outside the Transgenerational Tower.“J-James, I…”Scarlett wore a worried expression. She had only wanted to make James feel welcome and never expected to offend him. If she had known, she would have come alone.James waved her off. “Alright now, I’m not blaming you for this.
She was James’ cousin, after all.To her, Xara was only here to gain experience. Sooner or later, she would be the top brass of the company.“Huh? I’m in charge of the region near the food street?” Xara was stunned.That was a task only a high-ranking official would be assigned.Based on her original plans, she would be content working just any job in Cansington. Even a lower executive position would suffice.Now, she was in charge of an entire region.She had heard that the food street required exceptionally high prerequisites for the entry of business investments.Only renowned catering companies in the culinary world had the right to establish themselves. Besides, the one-off payment for setting up shop was at least a couple of million dollars, not including the subsequent rental they would have to pay.At that moment, she started getting cold feet.Would she be up to the task?However, she was more concerned with James’ identity.“M-Ms. Brooks, w-who exactly is James? Is
Henry was asleep in a room in Common Clinic.Sensing movement, he immediately got up and switched on the lights.He could see James walking in.“James, what brings you here?”James looked at Henry dejectedly. “I fought with Thea.”“Huh? What happened?” Henry was confused.James sighed deeply.Henry passed him a cigarette.James accepted it.Henry lit the cigarette.James took a deep breath. “Nothing much. Just a little misunderstanding.”He recounted what happened to Henry.“Hahaha!”Henry could not restrain his laughter. “That’s hilarious! The General of the Southern Plains driven out of the Callahans’ residence?”Noticing James’ grim expression, he instantly held his tongue. With a serious look, he said, “James, I can help if you need me to kill someone. But, something like this? I’m helpless.”James lightly waved him off. “I’m not expecting you to help me. I’ll explain things to Thea when she calms down.”“You’ll be sleeping here tonight?”“Yes. We’ll have a good dr