"But I can't have children of my own anymore, so I thought of adopting a child. That's because I want to be a mother very badly."Seeing his sister being sad about the fact that she could no longer bear children made Lucas feel very heartbroken. How could he have the heart to scold her?He just sighed and wrapped his arm around his sister, then he comforted her gently, "I know. Bring the child home tomorrow! It's not good to keep him out there, and you'll be exhausted from traveling to and fro every day as well."Anya looked up in surprise. "I really can do that? Would Dad and Mom be angry when they find out? I'm scared."Lucas picked up a napkin to wipe off the tears in the corner of his sister's eyes. "Don't be scared. Dad and Mom know about your body's condition. They can understand that you have your reasons. It's just that they will need some time to accept this."Anya, you were indeed too reckless for making this decision on your own and doing something so important in secre
Lucas signed the contract happily with the person in charge from Abura in the meeting room, then they bid each other farewell with a friendly handshake.Before the person in charge left, he said a bunch of things to Lucas.Lucas could not understand Aburian, so he turned his head a little toward Corinne, who translated for them the whole time, and asked, "What's he saying?"Smiling very professionally, Corinne translated for him, saying, "Mister Lucas, Mister Lapura said this is the happiest collaboration he ever had. They hope they could continue collaborating with the Rivera Group for the following ten years as well. Their country likes it very much to collaborate with a company like yours that's sincere and responsible, but not as rigid as the others."Lucas was indeed a little surprised. The state-owned enterprise of Abura was always arrogant and hard to manage, so it was rare that they would show their goodwill with such enthusiasm.It seemed that it was because the client wa
A smile of relief appeared on Corinne's face after she got the ideal answer. "Nothing. I feel at ease as long as that man won't come here often."Edmund felt that Corinne was very strange. He did not know what exactly she was thinking about. He just ignored her and was about to leave again."Hold on, Mister Edmund, I want to ask you for a favor."Edmund was rather annoyed. "If you need something, you better tell me in one go!"Corinne said, "I don't want the Holdens to know I'm working here, so please help to make my information in the company classified and not let anybody find out about my existence in this company. Is that alright?"Edmund stared at Corinne and judged her in confusion for a moment before he said, "Sure. It's nothing hard."Corinne thanked him very seriously and sincerely, "I'll leave it to you then. Thank you so much!"Edmund was stunned by earnestness. He suddenly felt that she became very polite after going into working mode, and she was not as arrogant as
Corinne sat at her desk in a relaxed manner as she looked at Rosie. Without denying Rosie's words, she said, "Mm-hmm. You're right. You should be in prison now, Miss Rosie!"Rosie was just released yesterday after her sentence was reduced.Anya was the one who begged her brother to pull some connections and got Rosie out of there.Therefore, Rosie no longer had the long, wavy hair she once had, and she had short, shoulder-length hair instead. However, she already dyed and styled her hair overnight. After she put some effort into doing her hair, it looked very stylish and gorgeous as well.Thinking that she was wrongfully imprisoned for more than two months, Rosie glared at Corinne resentfully, clenched her teeth, and sneered with disdain."Do you think I'll be imprisoned forever? Corinne, you should know that Anya and I are best friends. How could she watch me be wrongfully accused by you and leave me be?"Corinne smiled without minding that at all. "Is that so?"Rosie got pisse
Rosie already made it very clear before this. She was always flirting with him openly and one-sidedly marking Lucas as hers.Rosie smiled with confidence. "He's not mine yet, but he will be eventually! Anya promised me that she'll make me her future sister-in-law! Lucas values Anya's opinion the most, so the result is obvious, isn't it?""Who's going to be who's sister-in-law?" Lucas's elegant and indifferent voice could be heard all of a sudden.Rosie and Corinne were both stunned at the same time, then they turned to look in the direction of the voice.Lucas looked like he just returned. His jacket was casually hanging on his arm, and every single move he made was graceful and elegant.As he walked over slowly, his gaze landed on Rosie, and his eyebrows furrowed. "Why are you here? What's the matter?"Rosie no longer looked like the shrew she was when questioning Corinne earlier. She looked at Lucas with a gentle gaze and said softly, "Lucas, I'm here to thank you for rescuing
"Here's your coffee, Mister Lucas." Corinne knocked on the door before she entered, then she put the coffee she just made down in front of Lucas."Mm-hmm." Lucas was going through a document carefully, so he just hummed in response. Without even looking up at all, he reached out to grab the coffee and brought it to his lips for a sip. All while focusing on his document.At that moment, Rosie was sitting on the couch in the reception area of his office. She was smiling and looking at Lucas with anticipation. As soon as Lucas had a sip of that heavily sweetened coffee, he would certainly get angry and reprimand Corinne.However, after a sip, Lucas did not have any unusual reaction at all. Everything was just as usual.What was going on?Rosie frowned. The look of anticipation gradually turned to disappointment. Why did Lucas not react at all? Could it be that he changed his preference? That was impossible!Corinne, on the other hand, was standing next to Lucas's desk while holding
However, seeing that Lucas was not friendly to Corinne, Rosie felt much relieved.It was fortunate for her that Lucas had great taste, so unlike Jeremy, Lucas would not be attracted to bumpkins like Corinne. Rosie had no idea what Jeremy saw in the unsophisticated Corinne!After Corinne left, only Rosie and Lucas were left in the office. Both of them were alone in one room, so it was the perfect time for them to chat and bond.However, after waiting for a long time, Rosie did not get any response from Lucas at all. It seemed that Lucas already forgot about her existence.Lucas was either looking at the documents or looking at his computer while typing away on his keyboard. He was simply very busy.Rosie drooled over the man she loved who was hard at work, and the more she looked at him, the more she was in love. She wanted to get closer to him, but she did not dare to bother him.That went on until lunchtime, but Lucas still did not have any intention to stop and take a break at
Was this Anya and Jeremy's child?Corinne stared at the boy in a daze for a while before she looked up at Anya, who was beaming happily.Anya was all smiles when she looked at her. "Corinne, I didn't get to greet you when we met yesterday. I hope you've been well."Corinne smiled a little. "Mm-hmm, yes, I have. You look good, Miss Anya."Anya picked up the boy in the stroller and took out the pacifier in his mouth. "Joey, come, this is Miss Corinne."Joey was more than one year old, and he looked like he just learned how to walk. He then called out with indistinct articulation, "M-miss Co-corinne."Perhaps it was because she was also pregnant, she could not help but feel that such a small child was very adorable when she saw him. Corinne nodded and said, "Mm-mmm. Hello."The boy seemed to be a little shy with strangers. He was scared when looking at Corinne, then he hugged Anya's neck and cowered in her arms.Anya hugged her child and smiled helplessly. "I hope you don't mind,