Blake felt disappointed.Kevin said, "After I leave, the position is yours. With Cecilia looking after you, you can do whatever you want in the company. No one will dare tell you what to do."Blake met his gaze and asked, "What do you mean? What do you mean by saying the position is mine? Kevin, what are you planning? Are you using me again?"Kevin stared at her for a long time. Suddenly, he saw an incoming call displayed on the car's screen. He said, "Don't overthink it. I'll be going abroad for a while. The company's affairs are none of my business anymore. Get out of the car now."Blake saw that the incoming call was from Audrey. Her heart sank. She was irritated and wanted to curse.She wanted to know what plans he still had that she was not aware of.She thought, 'But who am I to question him?'Then, she got out of the car. After the car drove away, Liam walked over to her and asked, "Are you okay?"Blake shook her head, "I'm fine."In the following week, Blake did not se
Blake said, "Thank you, I'm heading out now. If anything comes up, I'll message you."Liam responded, "Be careful."Blake, with a black leather bag in hand, was wearing a dark coat that reached her knees. As she took the elevator down and walked through the lobby, she coincidentally ran into Susan, who was chatting happily with the people from the secretarial department.Blake thought, 'What an unlucky day.'She thought about pretending not to see Susan and quietly leaving. However, holding a cup of coffee, Susan did not want to miss the chance to show off to Blake.Susan stood in front of Blake to block her way, "I didn't expect to see you still in the company. If I didn't know better, I'd think you got fired! Tsk, tsk... Looks like you're doing quite well working as an assistant to an editor-in-chief!"Blake noticed the expensive clothes and ladies' watch Susan was flaunting, all from Jardin Corporation's latest collection, with prices ranging from two to three hundred thousand
Kevin was in thin pajamas, and Blake felt cold just looking at him. They were both in the large supermarket just outside the residential area, as Blake voluntarily pushed a cart and walked alongside Kevin.Blake said, "Are you still informed about what's happening in the company? StartReading's employees don't really play a crucial role at the headquarters of Jardin Corporation. Although StartReading's profits are decent, they aren't even one percent of what Jardin Corporation makes."Kevin... Do you still have feelings for me?"As soon as she said this, she regretted it. She carefully observed Kevin's expression, only to find him focused on choosing tomatoes instead of paying any attention to her.She felt irritated.When Kevin was about to put a tomato into the cart, Blake immediately picked it up, saying, "Are you silly? This tomato isn't fresh. Let me pick them. How many do you want?"Kevin dusted off his hands before taking out a black wallet from his pocket and throwing it
Blake watched as Kevin's tall figure walked away. For some reason, she felt like Kevin had changed a bit. After three seconds, it suddenly hit her like a ton of bricks. She mumbled, "He... It seems like he didn't mind my chatter! Usually, he'd be scolding me by now." Blake felt inexplicably happy inside.Kevin was not around, so Blake checked out everything in his home. She noticed he had not even tossed out the indoor slippers she wore before. This pair of indoor slippers was the first thing Kevin had bought for her.She looked it up online and found the slippers were custom-made. The official price was over five hundred dollars. All her slippers at home had been cheaply bought from street vendors. She immediately took them off and put on the warm slippers.Half an hour after Kevin left, Blake heard a knock on the door. She turned off the stove and cautiously checked through the peephole. It was that frail lady, Audrey. 'What's she here for?'Blake checked her appearance in the en
Kevin seemed to be unsurprised by Cecilia acting borderline obsessive and insane, as if he had expected it all along."What a damn eyesore," Cecilia said, plucking the silver ring off Zach's ring finger and casually tossing it on the ground."That belongs to Mr. Jardin, Cecilia. Don't you think he'll punish you after he wakes up?" Kevin asked.Cecilia said casually, "Madelyn keeps hurting Zach more and more. With his personality, he won't let Madelyn, that useless bitch, off the hook. Anyway, I'll allow you to visit Zach since you've been working with him for many years, but don't bring in anyone else."I can't let Madelyn off easily for attempting to kill Zach. Soon, I'll report it to the police, have her arrested, and make sure she spends the rest of her life in jail. I want her to see how I am with Zach and regret it for the rest of her life!"Kevin furrowed his brow, "Ms. Samford, I'm afraid this might disappoint you. Mr. Jardin anticipated this earlier. Before the wedding, he
Kevin swiftly grabbed his shirt and put it on. "Who said you could barge in? Get out!"Blake even forgot to speak. She fearfully retreated outside, clutching her chest and gasping for breath. Leaning against the door, she recalled the injuries on Kevin's body.'Wasn't he Mr. Jardin's assistant? How does he have these injuries? Every single one of those looked like deadly wounds. We're in the modern age. How could something like this still happen? What on earth has he been through?'Kevin stared at himself in the bathroom mirror, his gaze intense and enigmatic. The past events seemed vivid despite ten years passing swiftly. They replayed like scenes on a videotape repeatedly, hauntingly clear. Kevin wore a clean set of pajamas when he emerged from the bathroom.Seeing Blake still around, he spoke coldly, "How long do you plan on staying?"Blake came out of the kitchen with two sets of bowls and utensils. Her expression was calm as if nothing had happened. "Although you bought the i
"Stop holding onto such unrealistic fantasies. Liam's a better fit for you. Go back and focus on your work. Don't embarrass me," said Kevin. Blake was someone who had worked under him, after all.Blake bit her lip, hesitating to speak. "I'll ask you one last time. Do you really have nothing to say to me? I understand Liam's feelings for me, but... I'm still into you!"Outside the door, Sean looked puzzled and said, "Well, Kevin, is this a rare occasion? A young lady finally confessed to you?"After mustering up all the courage, Blake finally spilled the words. However, she heard the author from StartReading Literary, who could not be found, calling Kevin's name instead of using a respectful address."Get out."Sean grinned and said, "Ms. Harper, I'll head out for now. Once you're done chatting with Kevin, shoot me a message. I'll come right over."Blake was always a straight shooter. If she wanted something, she went for it, and if she was not interested, she did not even bother.
"My dad married into the family. My parents were both research scientists and always at the lab. After I was born, they shipped me off to my aunt's. Maybe inheriting some of my parents' natural talents, I coasted into Ventropolis University without putting in much effort..."Before Blake finished her story, her phone at a side buzzed. The caller ID showed it was Liam. "Oh! How could I forget Liam is also coming over today? Hold on a second. I gotta take this call."Kevin glanced at the spot she had just occupied, his gaze deep and unreadable.'My past is too horrible to tell her about.'Kevin had never known his true name. He had grown up in the cold darkness of the criminal underworld, where survival meant following orders and wielding a knife. It had been a harsh world where only the strong survived.Some said his mother had been a prostitute and his father a drug dealer. He had been abandoned at birth, with no name. Since he could remember, he had lived in a dark and foul-smell