Gwyneth's heart skipped a beat as she met Liam's earnest gaze. She was immediately emotional and could not resist taking him into her arms, especially with the obvious weariness on his face. He was silly to a fault, but he had definitely done everything he could to take good care of her and afforded her comfort.With that in mind, she could not resist tugging on his hand and said seriously, "Thank you, Liam, for taking care of me so well and staying by my side."However, he misunderstood her, and there was a flash of displeasure in his dark gaze.He turned away unhappily, refusing to look at her.Gwyneth picked up on his change of mood right then and asked, "What's wrong? Was it something I said? Did I upset you?"Liam glared at her from the corner of his eye. Still, seeing her blinking innocently as if she really had no idea what she did wrong, he gave in and sighed. "We're an old couple. Why do you have to keep thanking me like this? Am I supposed to be pleased about this?"G
Gaspard, however, was concerned instead of celebrating. "Where did you get that data? Is that accurate? I actually have a bad feeling about this…"Having worked in business for years, Gaspard was more or less slightly more prudent than Judy. After all, the data came too easily, and he felt strung-up instead of relieved.Be that as it may, all Judy could think about was Gwyneth being downtrodden, and she was too happy to listen to what Gaspard was saying. With her fists clenched, she told him with utter conviction, "Dad, someone up there is obviously helping us by dropping all this information on my lap! I'll definitely put it to good use and leave Gwyneth bankrupt by the end of the week. You have nothing to worry about—just wait for my good news!"Seeing her confidence, Gaspard assured himself that he was just paranoid.He kept quiet after hesitating for a while and left her room with a somber look.Meanwhile, Root called Gwyneth to tell her that it was done."Good, and I was
Judy shouted out loud, "Hey, sis!" Gwyneth was sneering inwardly when she heard the shrill cry. That woman really would not give up on a chance to mock her!She turned, keeping her eyes lowered as if enfeebled and looking dispirated from losing the auction.Glee showed in Judy's eyes when she saw that, and even her words barely hid it. "I'm so sorry that I took that plot of land, sister."She clearly did not feel that way despite what she said, whereas Gwyneth sounded despondent. "It's fine. Competition is inevitable in business, and you're lucky to be able to acquire it. No one would have taken it from you."Naturally, only Gwyneth herself was aware of the other meaning in her words, whereas Judy simply presumed that Gwyneth was admitting her defeat.However, despite Judy's impulse to properly ridicule Gwyneth, the latter did not have the time to spare and play along with her. Root's grandmother's surgery was scheduled for later, and she had to prepare for that.With that in m
There was a mandatory period of observation after Root's grandmother's surgery, so Gwyneth had to stay and ensure she was fine before leaving. Hence, while Root stayed beside his grandmother's bed, Gwyneth and Liam waited outside her ward.Still, Gwyneth was exhausted after the auction in the morning, and she had to be extra focused during surgery. As they waited, she fell asleep on Liam's shoulder.There was no telling how long had passed when Root's grandmother woke up, and Root excitedly ran out of the ward, shouting, "She's awake! She's awake!"He promptly shut up when he saw that Gwyneth was asleep, but she was awoken regardless.Straightening herself, she rubbed her eyes and followed Root inside once her head cleared.Liam rubbed his sore shoulder a little before following her.Inside, Root's grandmother opened her eyes, which were bright and devoid of the turbidness before. Not only had she regained consciousness, but she could sit up too—Gwyneth's surgery was obviously
After the day's work, Gwyneth strode outside of her office building, since Liam was coming today, having agreed to take her to a newly opened French restaurant for dinner.He had yet to arrive, however, due to heavy traffic, and Gwyneth waited for him near the entrance.She was just feeling bored when a shrill voice screamed nearby, "Gwyneth Glen!"Gwyneth turned to find Judy advancing angrily toward her, her wavy brown hair floating in the air because of her stride and baring her face. She actually looked savage even with her makeup and anger, but she could not care less about keeping up appearances.Once she reached Gwyneth, she pointed an accusing finger at her face and started screaming tempestuously, "It's all your fault! You and your business plan! You did it on purpose, didn't you?!" Gwyneth blinked as if confused despite clearly knowing what Judy was accusing her of. "What's my fault? What business plan? I don't know what you're talking about!"Her reaction left Judy thi
Judy bit her lip as she forced herself off the floor and limped away.There was a hint of contempt in Gwyneth's eyes as she watched Judy flee, though she put a hand around Liam's arm soon enough. "Let's go."The crowd slowly dispersed with the drama being over too.-Judy was bawling even as she rushed home, her mascara such a mess that it stained everywhere across her face—a harrowing sight.Even Gaspard was shocked by her appearance and promptly told her to wash everything off.When she was done, he finally asked, "So, what happened? Why were you crying your eyes out?"Judy had no choice but to tell her father everything at that point.However, she left out the details of being pushed to the floor and exposing herself in public. In reality, that was the reason she was bawling, since it left her exceedingly humiliated and with so many people watching!To no surprise, Gaspard was grimacing with heartache and thumping his own chest. "I knew there was something wrong with that b
"I have something important to tell you," Elizbaeth said. "It's about Hayden, and I'd like to meet in person since I can't explain it over the phone."Gwyneth pursed her lips. "Is he on the move again?"Elizabeth paused. "I guess so… Anyway, it's urgent. When are you free? Can we meet?""Noon tomorrow," Gwyneth said, though she soon remembered something else. "I'll decide on the address and send it to you later.""Okay!"Gwnyeht became thoughtful once she hung up.Elizabeth had been quiet for a while. And now, she was suddenly asking to meet, claiming that it was about Hayden and urgent.It sounded to Gwyneth that Elizabeth was more worried that she would not go… That woman had been fence-sitting constantly, never once sincere on holding up her end of the bargain despite agreeing to partner with Gwyneth. She never told the truth either, and it was the same this time—it would be yet another elaborate trap. It was why Gwyneth only agreed to meet her after insisting she decide
Gwyneth hesitated for a while but ultimately agreed to it.Still, she felt uneasy as if something was out of place, but she was unsure what.On the other hand, Elizabeth's gaze flickered smugly as her objective was accomplished. Leaning on the table as she stood up with wobbling feet, she appeared out of it and was still muttering to herself.Gwyneth could only tell her, "Don't worry too much.""Yeah…"-They went their separate ways after finishing their coffees in a somber mood, though Gwyneth spotted Liam nearby when she stepped out of the cafe.She was frowning instead of flashing her usual smile, seemingly deep in thought.Seeing that something was weighing on her mind, Liam asked worriedly, "What's up?""I…" Gwyneth almost blurted out what was on her mind before remembering what Elizabeth told her.Shaking her head, she said vaguely, "I'm fine… I just wanted to tell you that I'm meeting my friend again at that cafe in two days. We'll be eating together as well, so I w