Even Gina and Cindy were sitting among the rich and important guests.Frank, Helen, Vicky, Trevor, and the other hosts of the event soon went onstage amid applause, with Frank taking the microphone from the emcee and smiling at everyone."Thank you everyone for coming to the opening ceremony of this humble resort. Lane Holding's farm resort is now officially open for business, and we offer a fivefold refund to any guest who decides that the therapy and entertainment, which our commercials promise, is fake! Either way, I hope that everyone here has the best of health—enjoy!"Thunderous applause ensued, after which Helen and Vicky gave short speeches as representatives of their respective companies too.Then, once the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the farm resort was officially in business.Noel soon got onstage for her concert, accompanied by an all-girls band, consisting of Kat Yego, her best friend Lily York, Rosa the keyboardist, and Yuri the drummer.Though Noel was an actress, she
Just as the ladies chattered away busily, Vicky was suddenly grinning mischievously."Hold on. Let me make a call…" she said, picking up her phone from the edge of the pool and dialing a familiar number. "Hello, darling?""What are you doing?!" Helen's eyes widened, sensing danger right then."Shush…" Vicky winked at her before continuing her staged act. "Yeah. The hot spring Helen and I are using isn't really working… Yeah, come take a look, hurry!"As she hung up, she flashed a sly smile at Helen. "Vicky… Urgh…" Helen obviously knew what Vicky was up to, and that she could not dissuade her at all.While she would like to enjoy the hot spring with Frank, she was left looking around at the pool, congested with women.If Frank came, would he not…That was when Helen realized in surprise that she felt the cheeky curiosity of how Frank would react… which was soon followed by a pang of guilt."No, he's not coming in here. Give me the phone, Vicky!" she snapped indignantly."No w
"Oh, Helen—you're no fun." Vicky giggled as she walked up, wrapping her hands around Frank's arm. "Whatever… Darling, I was just messing with you. Come, let's get you out of there.""Vicky…" Frank looked frustrated, but as a man, he was inwardly gleeful. He almost blurted, "Good job, Vicky," right then—he felt like he would live a few more years just from the sight of such beauties.Still, he soon sensed that something was wrong amid the giggling.While Helen covered his eyes, Vicky was supposedly guiding him out of the room, but the floor felt wetter for some reason."Hahaha!" Vicky laughed as she pulled off the towel."Eh?"Frank abruptly found himself at the edge of the hot spring, and even before he had a good look, Vicky kicked him inside!"Wha—"Frank could feel himself surrounded by softness, and his eyes widened while Vicky laughed evilly.He could not help it—he gave her a thumbs up right then.Despite his reaction, the ladies were not yelling or upset.Instead, t
Helen was even more busy after being appointed as the head of the Lane family, disappearing for an entire week while re-establishing contact with Trevor Zurich.Nonetheless, she suddenly showed up at Frank's hilltop mansion in Skywater Bay one day, dragging him away from the dining table and shoving him into her car to ride shotgun."You're coming with me to Zamri," she said as she handily started the car and drove off, as Winter Lawrence and everyone else looked on in confusion."Zamri? Why?" Frank asked, not quite coming to his senses."I'm loaning you from Vicky," Helen said, throwing him an agreement and a ballpoint pen and instructing him curtly, "You'll be the Lane Holdings' head of security and my personal bodyguard. Just sign there and seal the deal.""Seal the deal?" Frank chuckled as he stared at the stuff on his lap in wry amusement. "What are you up to, my dear Ms. Lane? Am I signing my own death warrant here, and can I say no?""Nope," Helen snapped, exceedingly push
Frank chuckled. "There, Ms. Lane. I signed your slave contract.""Stop messing around. I'm driving!" Helen snapped, but she could not help smiling faintly as she glanced at the agreement.After over two hours of driving, Helen and Frank arrived at Zamri and headed straight for a thirty-floor building.Alighting and throwing her keys to a security guard on hand to receive her, Helen finally explained why she brought him there. "This is a billion dollar investment company owned by the Lane Family and basically their lifeblood. As the head of the family, I naturally have to take control, but many board members are ganging up against me, refusing to cooperate because I'm a weak girl.""A weak girl?" Frank snorted, looking at Helen from head to toe.She was dressed in a business suit that revealed a part of her collarbone and accentuated her lips.Coupled with her black silk thigh highs, she was an imposing, professional businesswoman who could clearly hold her own.Weak girl was cer
Kallum Gaetz looked around at the board members sitting around the table and flashed a calm smile.He even beckoned to his pretty secretary to light his cigar, breathing a large puff before looking up and chuckling. "What's there to worry about? A woman and a fringe member of the Lane family… Does she think she can be our boss just because she was airdropped on us? Who does she think she is?"His smile then turned dark. "As long as we work together, what can a woman do to us? We just have to band up against her, protesting and refusing to comply with any policy she makes… I really doubt she'll last against us for a month. In the end, she'll just recognize reality and return where she came from!"Kallum's suggestion left every other board member giving him a thumbs up. He really was the boss here!Still, a bespectacled middle-aged man who appeared soft-spoken rose to his feet. "But what if she proves to be a complete novice and insists on standing against us? We can't afford to drag
As the elevator doors opened with a jingle, Helen and Frank strode out.Helen could hear the rowdy laughter from the conference room, but she remained impassive as she calmly and determinedly strode through the hallway and entered.The conference room was immediately silent.As Frank followed Helen in sight, he could see that the board members were stunned by Helen's beauty, and he heard the subtle gasps.They had heard that the new chairwoman was a beauty, but not one of such proportions!An ice beauty with a perfect face? She was the ideal subject of conquest for any man!Their eyes were hence fixed on Helen, unable to look away.For her part, Helen did not appear upset with the stifling scent of tobacco in the room, and instead strode up to Kallum's seat while carrying a stack of document folders."Mr. Gaetz, was it? Did no one tell you that's the chairperson's seat?"She asked impassively at Kallum and quietly added, "And I'm enforcing a new rule—no smoking in the conferen
Kallum glanced at the other board members and insolently took off his shoes to put his feet on the table, as if he was in his own house.Snorting in amusement, he then asked, "So? How are you going to confiscate my shares, Ms. Lane? Did you think some verbal threat would intimidate me? Go on, do it—let's see if you can actually carry out your threat."The other board members also quickly joined in, voicing their disapproval. "You're a fringe member of the Lane family, Helen Lane! Mr. Gaetz has always been in charge here—show some respect!""Exactly. A woman like you trying to lord over us? You really give yourself too much credit!""Strutting as soon as you come in and demanding Kallum to give up his seat?! Just stand there and shut up!""You can make us coffee since you have nothing to do anyway… And make it extra milky."As the board members laughed rowdily, Helen's gaze cooled.She had been prepared for over a dozen scenarios before she came and was prepared for the worst.