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'Hmph! Does he think he can treat his employee like this just because he's the vice president of the company? It's not like he's the only vice president in the world. I should ask Marcus to quit and go work for Uncle Jeremy!' thought Annie.Aaron must have guessed what she was thinking of because his smile deepened. "Annie, please step into my office for a moment."Annie was a little taken aback. 'This is weird. Did I hear wrong? Why would he ask me to go into his office?'Annie never once turned behind to look at him as she did not want to see him. Without even needing to think twice, she rejected his invitation. "Mister Aaron, I don't work for you anymore. I don't think it's appropriate for me to go into your office.""Have you forgotten you haven't gone through the formal resignation procedures? So technically, you're still an employee here. Now would you step into my office?" he asked sternly."No! I won't. I told you I've quit!"Aaron walked around her so that they would fac
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Meanwhile, in Xante's office.Corinne sat at Xante's desk. She looked through financial reports for the past six months and the latest project status updates.Xante had ordered a cup of warm milk for her, and she took it to Corinne after getting it from her secretary. "Here, drink this. The reports can wait.""Okay. Thanks." Corinne's eyes never left the computer screen while she sipped her milk.At that moment, Xante's phone rang, so she walked off a little distance to pick it up. Her expression was riddled with mixed feelings after she hung up. "Umm… Boss?"Corinne kept her eyes on the computer screen. "Yes? Speak!"Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. "Someone from Holden Group just called.""And what did that person say?""The person in charge said that Mister Jeremy is very happy with the building we've designed and built, so they'd like to work on a project with us again. They have a new project in Southbank and would like us to take over the construction, so he calle
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It was not an employee who walked it. It was Sunny!Sunny's reaction at seeing Corinne was even grander than hers. "My god, Corinne, you look like a blimp!"Corinne was speechless. 'Guess he's still the same thoughtless boy six months ago.'Sunny walked up to her to take a closer look. "But you still look cute."Corinne raised an eyebrow. "Don't you have class today?"Sunny shrugged and said haughtily, "I did go to class, but it's lunch break now. I heard Xante is going to pick you up today, so I came to see you."Corinne placed her cup on the table. She then looked at him with narrowed eyes. "Does your family know about you and Xante?"Sunny scratched his head awkwardly. "Uh… Lucas knows about it, but not the others. It's not that I don't want to tell my parents, but Xante wouldn't let me. She said she's not ready to meet the parents yet."Corinne looked at his immature face and instantly worried about leaving Xante with him. "What are you going to do if your family doesn't ap
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Xante was not in the mood to talk about what-if scenarios with Sunny. "Let's stop the conversation here. Wait outside for me. I need to discuss something with Corinne."Sunny crossed his arms unhappily. He refused to go outside since he did not see himself as an outsider when it came to Corinne, so he thought he had to listen in on their conversations too.Corinne pretended Sunny did not exist. She turned toward Xante, asking, "What did Holden Group say?""They'll come tomorrow afternoon to go over the details with us."Corinne nodded and stood up. "Noted. Sunny can stay here. I'll go and give you guys some room. Bye."Xante glanced at Sunny and said helplessly, "Boss, you don't have to go. I'll kick him out now."Corinne put up her hand to stop her. "No, it's fine. I'm not leaving because of him. I actually finished what I came here to do. Plus, I'm a little tired now, so I want to go home to take a nap. You two stay and chat, okay?""I'll ask the driver to send you back then,"
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Corinne was walking down the last step and saw Jeremy too, but she quickly looked away."Help me thank him for the invitation, but I have something to do later, so I'm afraid I can't join you guys," said Corinne politely.Annie was a little frustrated by the refusal. "Corinne, what's the matter with you? Why won't you at least come have lunch with Uncle Jeremy?"Corinne did not answer her question. She simply smiled and said, "Annie, remember I told you to treat me as a friend and not your aunt?"Annie refused. "But you're still my aunt, right?""Annie, you should just do as she says," said Jeremy coldly. He had his window rolled down again.Annie had no choice but to listen since Jeremy had spoken. She pouted sadly and said, "Okay. Fine. But would you at least have lunch with us? If not, I can get Uncle Jeremy to drop you off at the place you want to go."Corinne shook her head. "No, it's fine."She walked around Annie with the intention to leave."Get in the car, Miss Corin
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"Yeah," said Corinne simply.Annie nudged Jeremy with her elbow. "Uncle Jeremy, did you hear that? She was alone for the past six months. Alone!"She had hoped Jeremy would not misunderstand Corinne so they could sit and have a civil conversation after so long of not seeing each other.Jeremy chuckled mockingly. "That's what she said."Annie did not understand what Jeremy meant. 'Why did he say that? Are they really breaking up soon?'Corinne was visibly irked by Jeremy's comment. 'Does he think I'm lying?'Annie was only trying to lighten the mood, but her attempt at making conversation just seemed to make the whole situation even worse. Thus, she decided to be silent.…Meanwhile, back in Xante's office.Xante had asked someone to bring in some snacks for Sunny to keep him occupied while she tried to finish her work. However, she could not sit still after her secretary told her Corinne had gotten into Jeremy's car."What?! Where is Jeremy taking her?" she asked in a panicke
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Aaron bolted upright from his seat. "What?! What happened?"Xante was about to tell him Corinne had gotten into Jeremy's car when she noticed how red and swollen Aaron's face was. "What happened to your face?"Aaron touched his burning cheek. "What else? I was slapped by a girl," he said self-deprecatingly."Serves you right," said Xante with disgust.Aaron shrugged. "Well, aren't you going to tell me what happened?""The boss ran into Jeremy downstairs, and he asked her to get into his car. I don't know where they're going now, and she's not picking up my phone.""Why would Jeremy be downstairs?" asked Aaron quizzically."He must've come to pick Annie up, and the boss just happened to be there. He told her to get in so they could end things properly."Aaron's cheek tingled with more pain at the mention of Annie's name as she was the one who slapped him. She gave it her all in that slap, so much so that it caused the corner of Aaron's mouth to bleed. Of course, he wiped away th
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Aaron chuckled. "Don't worry! This isn't about you or me."Marcus was even more nervous after he said that. "Then you are calling me because…?""You sound like you're outside. Are you not in the office?" drawled Aaron."It's lunch break, Mister Aaron, so I came out to have lunch.""With your girlfriend?" asked Aaron with a smile."Y…Yes. I'll be sure to get back before lunch break is over."Aaron's smile deepened. "You don't have to be this nervous. I didn't call you to rush you back. But can I ask, which restaurant you guys are going to?"As odd as Marcus thought for Aaron to ask him that question, he did not dare to lie to him, so he looked up at the restaurant signage and read out the name to Aaron.At that moment, Annie turned around and realized Marcus was not following her. She walked back to him and asked, "Marcus, why are you standing here? Uncle Jeremy and Corinne have gone in."Marcus covered his phone and whispered, "I'm on the phone with Mister Aaron now."Annie's
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Sherman could not help but feel fearful when he recalled the incident.Rita gently smoothed his furrowed brow. "I knew you'd come to rescue me, just like all the times you did. I love you, Sherman."Previously, Rita confessed her love to him when she was groggy. At this moment, however, she was clearly awake, even sporting a faint smile on her face as she confessed.Sherman immediately blushed. "I love you, too."Rita did not stay long in the hospital; she quickly returned to the Parr family's mansion. Just as Sherman's grandparents had said, Rita did not have any major injuries, so there was no need for her to stay in the hospital that long. In fact, she might even recover faster emotionally under the care at home.Not once did Sherman bring up Rita's job, but she surprisingly resigned from New Capital Times on her own accord. It would be difficult for her to investigate cases with her current condition; not to mention Sherman had handed over the evidence to the police. The polic
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"Sherman, I like you. I love you," Rita finally confessed.Sherman, deeply pained, pulled Rita into his arms. "This is all my fault. I should've looked for you quicker. I've never blamed you. All I want is to see you smile. It's enough for me as long as you're willing to let me stay by your side."You don't have to confess to me. I know it's hard for you to do that because of your family. I've seen the way they've treated you, and…"The bodyguards who had barged in with Sherman felt a bit awkward to see their company president in tears. However, the priority was to get Rita to the hospital for a check-up. Being tied up for hours could cause circulation issues, and it could be dangerous if her limbs did not regain feelings soon.In the end, they got the bravest among them to convince Sherman to let them take Rita to the hospital. Instead of letting them do it, Sherman wiped away his tears and, with ease, lifted Rita as if she was as light as a feather.Fortunately, after the hospit
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With that, Karen left without looking back. She was carrying Vince's baby in her womb, so how could she pin all her hopes on Sadie? Since Sadie was obviously unruly, she would have to rely on her son.'Sadie can spend the rest of her life with Esmond since she likes him so much. God knows it had been exhausting enough to raise her. Plus, it's only fair for Esmond to take care of her since I've done my part taking care of her until now,' thought Karen.Meanwhile, the only consolation for Sherman was that Esmond did not try to put up a fight. It seemed that he still cared about his daughter Sadie.Sherman led his men to a dilapidated house. Esmond had been cautious enough to choose a rundown house situated at the end of a village.When Sherman barged in, he found Rita lying on the floor while Esmond's men ignored her. Esmond's men had followed his orders, and since he did not instruct them to do anything to Rita, they left her well alone.Before the men could react, they were surrou
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Karen cried and silently knelt by Sadie's side without trying to defend herself. Sadie, on the other hand, feebly tried to explain herself. Alas. Vince refused to listen.There had been many occasions before when he had chosen to believe Karen and Sadie, but at this moment, he realized he had been terribly wrong to do that.Rita used to be so kind, understanding, and well-behaved. However, ever since Karen and Sadie moved in, Vince felt like his daughter had become manipulative, always trying to compete for attention, and stirring up jealousy in front of him.Unfortunately, it took Rita's disappearance to make Vince realize that Rita was not trying to compete for attention. All Rita wanted from him was to treat her the same as Sadie.Vince used to think that Rita should give in to Sadie more since Sadie was younger, too."Why don't you go live with your biological father since you prefer him so much? I never want to see you show your face around here anymore! As for your mother, s
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Sadie was so anxious that she wanted to jump out. "Mom, don't tell me you fell for it! Why did you call Esmond? Now they all know where Rita is. You've ruined everything, again! What were you thinking?"Karen could not care less. She cried and slapped Sadie. "You nearly scared me to death! What would I do if something happened to you? I didn't raise you just to watch you die. I told you not to meet up with Esmond, so why did you secretly meet up with him? How can you ask him to get rid of Rita?"Are you out of your mind? All I want is for us to live out the rest of our lives peacefully, so why didn't you listen to me?!"Sadie was furious. Karen had stopped trying to get rid of Rita ever since she got pregnant, so how could Sadie not be angry? Rita was like a thorn in her side, and Sadie would never be happy unless Rita was dead."Don't you know I like Sherman? How could you ask me to do nothing when Rita has stolen him from me?! I was the one who liked him first. It's either Rita g
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Karen wanted so badly to slap Esmond through the phone.'What good are his pompous words now? We wouldn't be in this mess now if he hadn't hit me back then! What's more, he's saying he's doing this for Sadie. But has he ever thought of what would happen to me and Sadie if he got rid of Rita? Rita's the heiress of the Russell family. Not to mention, she's married to Sherman, so that makes her owner of Parr Group too! What makes Esmond think he can get rid of Rita so easily?'Karen's breath was ragged as she said, "If you don't believe me, just listen to your daughter's screams. I can't save her now; you will literally decide her fate! Plus, I'm pregnant with Vince's baby, so even if I lose Sadie, I still have a kid—which is more than what I can say about you!"Sherman could not help but be impressed by Karen a little. Even in this dire situation, she did not forget to express her heartfelt feelings to Vince, letting him know that she was always on his side. It was certainly not an ea
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"Sherman raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm sure it's just a minor injury, maybe just a finger. There shouldn't be any major issues. A sprained joint takes only a hundred days to heal, and it might take her even less time to heal if you take very good care of her while she's recuperating."Karen's heart ached upon hearing that. She lunged toward Sherman, wanting to hit him, but the bodyguards stopped her before she could get close.Vince, still worried, held Karen tightly beside him. "Calm down. I'm sure Sadie will come out unharmed if Rita's kidnapping has nothing to do with her. But if it does, then you should know very well that…"Vince's voice dropped an octave. He could not believe his daughter's disappearance had anything to do with his stepdaughter. However, he was not utterly naive.He continued, "How could a girl like her take Rita away? Even the car window was smashed. Others must've been involved. Does her biological father have anything to do with it?"Sherman nodded
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"Yes, it's true I met up with my biological father, but it was just a one-time thing. I don't want to go back to him at all! Otherwise, I would've done it ages ago. Dad, I'm really grateful to you for taking me in and looking after me all these years. That's why I feel like you're my real father, even more real than those who share the same blood."How could you unjustly accuse me and Mom like that? Sherman is the one spouting nonsense here. He's trying to push all the blame onto us. Dad, you have to wake up and see the truth!"Karen nodded along, but her heart was racing. 'When did Sadie meet Esmond? How did Sherman know when I don't even know? Seems like Sadie does have something to do with Rita's kidnapping. I have to settle things and get Sherman out of here.'Karen never had the thought of rekindling her relationship with Esmond. The only thing she wanted then was to peacefully give birth to her son. Everything in the Russell family would eventually go to her son, and she would
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Sherman detested people pointing their fingers at him when they spoke. He stood up slowly, towering over Vince instantly."You claim to be Rita's father, yet if I were you, I'd choose to shut up and stand aside. I can't believe you're scolding me for threatening Sadie when she's not even your real daughter!"Look at her guilty expression; it's clear she's involved. If you don't believe me, use your brain a little. No wonder Russell Group is declining under your leadership. It's only a matter of time before the company goes completely bankrupt!"Sherman showed no mercy, causing Vince to retreat with every word. Vince clutched his chest, struggling for breath.Karen, despite her weakness, stepped forward to support him. "How could you speak to your father-in-law like this? What has Sadie done to offend you? She has nothing but admiration for you. Plus, she's just a child. How could you treat her like this?"She went on and on, but Sherman stood his ground. Meanwhile, the burly bodyg
