That night, the plane Cory and Jane were on landed safely.They walked one after the other, with a few bodyguards trailing behind them, escorting them out of the airport.Jane was the first one to notice Mark, who was waiting by the side of the road. Cory was about to get into the car when Jane pulled him back. "Cory, I saw an old friend."Cory followed her line of sight and saw Mark smiling at them, but his gaze remained frosty.Mark had been missing for such a long time, so his appearance there was clearly not a coincidence.Cory's heart sank. He turned to look at Jane. "Was he the one who told you to bring me here?""Cory." Jane held his arm with both hands. She had a demure expression. "I was afraid you would say no to me, so I didn't tell you before. I met Mark a long time ago. He's the one who told me about Yvonne's identity."At that moment, Cory furrowed his brows even more. No wonder. No matter how much he'd investigated, he hadn't been able to find out who Jane had c
After saying that, Cory ignored Jane the whole way through.The atmosphere in the car was so tense that Jane could barely breathe. She could only catch her breath when Cory finally got out of the car.She was just about to open the door when she heard Cory instruct his men. "Keep an eye on her. Wait for me to return.""Cory!" Jane yelled out. "Why won't you let me come with you?"Cory ignored her and entered the restaurant with Mark.As she saw Cory enter the restaurant, she slowly realized that she had once again hurt him by betraying his trust.…Mark and Cory entered the private room one after the other. Mark deliberately got his men to stay out of the room to show his sincerity."I've put in a lot of effort just to see you tonight." Mark said slowly, "Calbert's men have been keeping a close eye on me. If I don't come up some way, I won't be able to shrug them off my back."Cory asked subconsciously, "Isn't he trying to capture you?""Yes, that was the case before." Mark p
It was Monday, the day Mark started work at Carrington Group.Early in the morning, Agatha pulled him aside and said in concern, "I'm still worried. Why don't you let me come with you—""No need." Mark smiled and declined. "No one in Carrington Group has their elderly dropping them off at work.""You can't think of it that way." Agatha furrowed her brows."I've been in touch with all those people recently. I can see that they're quite prejudiced against you. They aren't willing to support you at all. I'm just afraid that you'll be bullied at the company."I mean, Carrington Group belongs to this family. It's pointless, even if they don't support you. I'm just—""Great-Grandma, I know you're worried, but this isn't the right time." Mark placed his hand on Agatha's shoulder and gently consoled her. "I'm not a coward. I won't be easily bullied.""But…" Agatha hesitated for a while before sighing. "Alright then. I'll trust you, but you can't make me wait too long.""Alright." Mark
"You!" Otto was furious. As he was about to pounce on Mark once more, Zac appeared at the door and said, "Mr. Carrington, Mr. Montgomery is looking for you.""Okay," Otto replied through gritted teeth.Before he left, he looked at Mark intently and tugged on his tie in annoyance.Zac found it odd. Otto usually looked gentle and composed. He would never lose his cool like that.Seeing Otto leave, Zac quickly caught up with him. "Mr. Carrington, what happened just now?""Nothing." Otto entered the elevator. He suppressed the anger in his heart and soon collected himself.He asked casually, "Why is Bartholomew looking for me?""He didn't say, but I'm guessing it has to do with the new vice president." Zac looked at Otto and asked tentatively, "Mr. Carrington, is the vice president really your long-lost cousin? I hear that he's a cripple. He even wants to—""Why are you telling me about the gossip in the company?" Otto asked warningly. Zac immediately lowered his head. "I'm sor
The meeting was held at Carrington Group the next morning. At that moment, the meeting room was bustling with discussion.The second Mark stepped through the door, the discussion stopped. He calmly walked to his seat as everyone watched.Even though he could clearly sense all of them looking at his limp, he still took every step calmly, as if it did not bother him.When he took his seat, Otto and the other senior members walked into the meeting room.Everyone immediately looked at them with respect.Otto stood by the main seat. He glanced at Mark before saying, "Before the meeting starts, I would like to welcome the new vice president, Mark Miller. Let's give him a round of applause."Otto started applauding, yet Mark didn't even stand up to show him any respect at all.The applause started to sound hesitant. Everyone looked at him suspiciously.How arrogant was the new vice president? He was deliberately disrespecting Otto right in front of everyone.Otto furrowed his brows a
The sound of high heels clicking on the floor seemed powerful.Yvonne walked ahead with Stephen behind her.She looked stunning, while he looked regal. The sudden appearance of outsiders naturally attracted everyone's attention.Yvonne walked over to Otto and took off her sunglasses. "I'm sorry for the intrusion. I hope you don't mind.""Y-You…" Someone recognized Yvonne. "You're Ms. Miller of Miller Jewels!""Yes, I'm Yvonne Miller." Yvonne's red lips curled into a smile. "I’m also the only Principal of Emerald Group. I'm sure I don't need to introduce all the businesses in my hand to all of you, right?"Everyone shook their heads. They didn't need the Principal of Emerald Group to introduce Emerald Group to them.As things stood, Emerald Group was an internationally renowned company. Every conglomerate wanted to work with them.However, rumor had it that the person behind Emerald Group was the CEO of Anderson Group. Since when did it become Yvonne Miller of Miller Jewels?So
A video footage was playing on Yvonne's phone. It showed a middle-aged man hugging a little child, who was smiling brightly.The child looked at the camera and asked, "Grandpa, I'm home! When are you coming back?"Tears welled up in Bartholomew's eyes. His grandson, Georgie Montgomery, had returned home safely!Everyone found it odd to see Bartholomew trembling. It was just a video of Georgie. Why was he so moved?Bartholomew realized he had lost his composure. He wiped his tears away and looked at Yvonne gratefully. "H-How did you know?"Yvonne smiled. "Your grandson was being a little naughty. I got someone to take him home."Bartholomew understood right away. He smiled through his tears. "T-Thank you, Ms. Miller!"Then, he slowly sat back in his seat. He no longer stopped anyone from supporting Otto. All he could think of was quickly heading home to hug Georgie.Only Mark knew what that video meant.His gaze darkened. He cursed inwardly. Cory had screwed things up again!
After sending Bartholomew off, Otto turned to Yvonne and thanked her seriously, "Thank you.""You should thank Calbert too. He was the one who found out about Mark meeting Cory. He also found out about Cory's men's whereabouts, which is the only reason why we could rescue Georgie."Otto shook his head. "No. Thanks for being cautious too. You were on guard against Mark, so you were able to stop worse things from happening."Ms. Miller, I finally understand what you said. I can't go up against Mark alone. That's the reality." Otto smiled self-deprecatingly. "I was too arrogant. If it hadn't been for all of you, something terrible might have happened."Bartholomew openly supporting Mark during the meeting was a small matter. If anything had really happened to Georgie, Otto would have felt extremely guilty."You only realized this now—" Stephen had just opened his mouth when he received a warning glare from Yvonne.He gave her a side glance, clearly unhappy about it. Yvonne could