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They left the hospital with the bodyguards escorting them, not to Isaac’s mansion, but to the residence where he kept Irene prisoner before.There weren’t many who knew about this place, and it was relatively safer than Isaac's mansion. Moreover, he had arranged for people to keep constant watch for additional security. Zachary arrived just as they put Tommy on the bed—Isaac had called him here.He wasn’t a doctor now, but he still had enough connections to find the best and most reliable pediatrician to act as Tommy's attending physician, no matter how much it cost Isaac. Although he had to resign as a doctor, which was his favorite job, he had to go with his mother's arrangement to work at Slate Industries for Lulu Adams's sake.Zachary searched his memory for a while, and soon came up with the right man for the job."Leave this to me," he said. Isaac said, "Make it fast.""Okay," Zachary replied, and glanced at Irene. "Why would you need another doctor for your baby, though
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Once the first board member loyal to Isaac spoke out, more board members nodded. Some rose to their feet and declared their support for him to keep his position as CEO.They had all seen Isaac’s ability, and knew that they were only paid dividends despite holding small portions of the company's shares because Isaac constantly led Sky Group to new heights. On the other hand, would they really be able to enjoy the same benefits without hard work if there was a change in leadership? They were naturally suspicious. Not to mention, Ian’s crime called his father's character into question. That being said, Henry only called for the board meeting because he had privately contracted many board members, asking that they endorse Greg—that was why Greg appeared so confident. Naturally, Henry would rather support Ian because Ian was young and more or less capable. Unfortunately, Ian was now under investigation for his casino ship. There was no way Ian could be here, just as the board was un
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Isaac did not slow down or turn to look at Greg as he left, leaving Greg seething, "You see, Dad?! You spoiled him—he has no manners at all!"On the other hand, Henry was pensive. He understood Isaac's temper. Does Isaac really not care about staying as CEO of Sky Group? Perhaps he had some trick up his sleeve?"Dad—""Shut up!" Henry shot Greg a glare. He wondered to himself how his own son could show next to no composure, completely losing in style to his own nephew. Nonetheless, he noticed that things weren’t going his way, and quickly decided to call off the meeting. "Since everyone has their own thoughts on this matter, we won't be coming to an agreement so soon. Let's call off this meeting for now."However, some of the board members were still vocally supportive of Isaac. "Henry, I'm sure there is a reason for this. Isaac has always managed the company flawlessly, and everyone can see that—moreover, nobody’s perfect. I’m sure we don't have to change CEOs over this."
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Irene froze instantly.On the other hand, the woman didn’t notice her, and was still engrossed with caressing the desk…while imagining Isaac sitting there at work."Bah…"Tommy suddenly murmured, and Debbie the secretary promptly snapped out of her fantasy. She turned around but saw no one, although she found the door slightly ajar.Still, as she quietly walked up and opened the door she found nobody in sight. Breathing a sigh in relief, she straightened her clothes and left, closing the door behind her. Irene, who had been hiding behind a corner, appeared weirded out by Debbie's behavior.She looked down at Tommy, and took a deep breath to relax herself.The baby was blinking his large eyes and staying fixedly at her in turn, understanding none of it.Irene leaned in to give him a peck on the forehead, adjusted her hold on him, and then turned to take the elevator downstairs.It wasn’t until she returned inside the car that she relaxed.Even so, she felt the creeps and cr
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Anything goes, as long as it appeases Isaac. "Well, has Dr. Kyle agreed to work as Tommy's attending physician?" Irene asked."No," Isaac replied.In fact, Peter Kyle did not appear attracted by any offer, no matter how much money he was promised. It seems that ambitions are just like Zachary’s and Irene’s, though he promised to come immediately should Tommy fall sick again.Zachary recommended Dr. Kyle because he had come into the country to further his career—to be precise, his girlfriend was local, and he decided to take up a career here to stay with her. Anyway, someone as talented as him was bound to find success anywhere he went. Dr. Kyle’s reason for not working as Tommy's attending physician was because he has to help other children as well—such was his obligation and compassion as a doctor.Irene was sure most doctors shared that compassion, and wasn’t surprised by Peter's response.Bzzt—Irene's phone suddenly started to ring, and she answered it outside.It was Mi
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Irene’s question left Isaac Jefferson frowning—it seemed to come out of the blue.Why suddenly mention Debbie? That change in conversation was too quick and too random."She's just my secretary. Why did you ask that?" Isaac replied, realizing then that he had never observed Debbie.Irene's brow was wrinkled as she remembered what Debbie did with his desk. "I saw her in your office when I went there…"There was an edge in her voice, but Isaac thought it was fine since Debbie entered his office from time to time while he was away. "So? What of it?"Irene's lips twitched—was she being paranoid?But she clearly saw Debbie laying on Isaac's desk, and what she did was…Maybe she was imagining it?But she clearly was not!Still, Isaac's permanent scowl turned to a smile. "Are you jealous, Irene? If you feel insecure that I have a woman working closely with me, I can get a change in personnel."Irene blinked. "You think I'm being jealous?""Aren't you?" Isaac chuckled.While Irene
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Isaac could never resist Irene when she was being so charming.Smiling begrudgingly, he said, "Fine."Irene beamed, and he lifted a brow. He asked, "Are you really that happy about this?""I just wanted to see what she's up to," Irene said. Isaac turned to study her—she was as indomitable as she was a risk-taker, but he liked that about her.He never cared for women who were too soft, something which Irene was not.She was actually tough and smart, but she wasn’t hard as nails—her body was just so soft that he didn’t want to let her go whenever he had her in his arms. She certainly was the best of both worlds.They soon arrived at a mall, and Irene got a trolley once they alighted from the car. Mrs. Watson had always been making Isaac's meals, and all his other needs were seen by other personnel too—he had therefore never been to a mall himself.Since he wasn’t used to it, he stayed quiet as he watched Irene and followed her around, eager to stay close and so he wouldn’t b
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Irene was staring at Robin from the back, her lips curling in a smile as she was almost certain what Robin was up to now.While the other personnel were timing their clocks, Irene waited at the break room, where a man approached her. "Are you an instructor?"Irene shook her head. "No.""A fellow judge, then?" He continued—he was one of the judges as well. Like most male dancers, he was slim and exceedingly well-groomed, with his hair combed meticulously. The getup did not seem to make him shady, however, thanks to his sunny disposition.Irene was just about to answer when she spotted Robin nearby, and quickly pretended to look guilty as she whispered, "I'm a judge, but I’m actually acting as a stand-in.""Oh! I was just wondering that I've not seen you before, since I've been judging most competitions and met most of the other judges. You're not exactly a familiar face.'Irene hung her head low. "Actually, this is my first time, so I don't know much about anything.""It's fine
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Soon after the wedding, Mr. Fowler proposed for Stan to work at his company to get used to the work over there.He was worried as he did not have much time left, and it would not do if he was gone before the proper arrangements were made.Still, Stan returned to Franconia with Isaac and his family, sorting out things at work and finishing every task he had on hand.While Isaac used to have a lot of free time with Stan around, he was just slightly busier after Stan left. After all, no company should operate in a way that losing a single person would stall all their operations.And after a week, Stan sorted out all the remaining tasks he had in Franconia and returned to Zidonia to start work at the Fowlers' family business.While Stan had property in Zidonia too, he moved into the Fowlers' mansion, but not as a live-in son-in-law. He was simply aware of Mr. Fowler's illness, and Rea wanted to spend more time with her parents.And as the son-in-law, he was obliged to do that much.
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Despite feeling wistful, Mr. Fowler eventually passed Rea's hand to Stan. "I hope you will both cherish each other from now on."Rea told him, "We will."Thereafter, it was the usual proceedings of a wedding, with exchange of rings and vows, the wedding speech, and the luncheon!Though everything went smoothly, Mrs. Fowler could not help shedding tears.She was pleased that her daughter was finally getting married, especially since she was looking forward to this.But now that Rea really did marry, she was worried that her life might get difficult and unhappy.Such was the worrisome nature of mothers.-Later, Stan led Rea to Isaac's table.They were all acquainted, but Stan introduced everyone once again to reacquaint them with Rea.After all, she was no longer Zachary's friend's cousin now, but Stan's wife.Erin was grinning from ear to ear. "Congratulations.""Thank you." Rea smiled in return."Congrats," Baby said, imitating the adults.Rea reached out to stroke his c
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Zachary said, "I heard you sealed the deal with Rea Fowler, and her family is preparing for your wedding."Stan smiled. "I'm the look of success—getting a girl couldn't be simpler. See? I'm getting married already.""Well, I guess we're all taken now," Erin said.Tommy poked his head up just then. "Congratulations, Uncle Stan.""Thank you." Stan chuckled, patting his head."Also, I heard that you're marrying into the Fowler family?" Zachary asked.Everyone turned to stare at Stan in shock, but it was understandable.Stan was not that modest that he would have to go that far—he had money and was successful enough to afford a wife.Still, Zachary—who knew the Fowlers—suggested, "To be fair, they do need someone to take care of the family business…"-Either way, it meant that Irene's family would be delaying their return trip to Franconia.After all, none of them had expected to attend Stan's wedding so soon after Zachary's.Stan himself did not expect that either, as he had
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"What's the problem? We've already slept together," Rea said as she put her clothes on.She frowned as Stan was still on the bed and not moving. "What, are you going to stay in my bed forever?""What am I supposed to wear?" Stan shrugged. "You haven't brought my clothes here.""I'll get it for you."Rea remembered his suitcase then and hurried downstairs to bring it up."Wear whatever you like. I'll be waiting downstairs," she said and hurried away.Stan got out of bed and put on a suit—it was only right to dress formally when it came to discussing marriage.After cleaning up and heading downstairs, he found Rea sandwiched by her parents.Stan had no idea if she had already mentioned it, but both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were both staring at him, leaving him further tense.Clearing his throat, Stan began, "Excuse me, but—""Yes, we agree to you marrying our daughter.""You mean marrying into our family," Rea corrected them.Everyone else was staring at her before asking all at o
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If Rea asked her parents now, they would only get sad, and life would become difficult for everyoneWhat should she do to make them happy?Right, she could get married! Her parents would definitely be pleased. As for the choice of bridegroom, did she not have one readily available here?If Stan could pretend to be her boyfriend, he could definitely be her husband too.They could fake their marriage if they had to!Putting the medical file back where she found it, she wobbled up to her feet and left the room.Stan had yet to step out of the bathroom when she returned, so she sat on the bed and waited.After a while, Stan stepped out with a towel around his waist and paused when he saw Rea sitting there. "Where are my clothes?" He asked, presuming that Rea had forgotten since there was nothing on the bed or the table. "My suitcase is still in your car trunk."Rea turned toward him. "Let's get married."Stan was left speechless for a moment and soon chuckled, "Did you forge
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Mrs. Fowler smacked her daughter, but while Rea thought she was angry, she said instead, "Just do your best."Rea's mind was blown—were her parents bewitched? They were completely different from before! A long time ago, her parents had used to tell her that she did not have to marry as long as she was happy.But later on, they had persistently sent her on blind dates… and now, they were telling her to seduce a man?Touching her mother's forehead, Rea asked, "Are you sick?"Mrs. Fowler slapped her hand off. "Your dad and I are leaving now.""Yeah." Mr. Fowler nodded. "The chauffeur is waiting."Rea walked them to the door and watched as their car left before returning inside.She did not go upstairs since Stan was asleep, and she would be bored—she was the type who just could not sit still.However, it was inappropriate if she left since that would leave nobody home.In her boredom, she thought of pranking Stan. She headed upstairs to find him asleep, and soundly at that.Ca
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Unable to argue against her parents, Rea said, "Fine, fine. Whatever you say."Mrs. Fowler smiled. "Then help Stan upstairs to get some rest.""Which room?" Rea asked.Mrs. Fowler realized with a start and quickly said, "Oh, there's no bedding in the guest room… So let him stay in your room."Rea was left staring at her in shock. "When did you get so open-minded? Letting a man stay in your daughter's room?"Mrs. Fowler shrugged. "What can he do when he's drunk?""Haven't you heard of drunken fumbles?" Rea asked.Both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler shook their heads at the same time. "Nope."Rea was left totally speechless—this was just outrageous!She would think that Stan was actually their son, if it was not for the fact that they were not acquainted before.They were not like this before either—even if they were urging her to get married, they were not throwing her at a man like this!Mr. Fowler then said, "If anything happens, we'll demand that he takes responsibility and marries y
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"I get it," Stan replied quietly. "I wouldn't have been upset even if you didn't explain yourself. But since you did, I forgive you."Rea's brow creased as she pursed her lips. "See? I knew it. We really shouldn't be too nice to you."While Stan was speechless, Mrs. Fowler was enthusiastically putting food on Stan's plate. "This is our family's favorite dish. Try it."Stan nodded after a bite. "It's good."Mrs. Fowler smiled, while Mr. Fowler poured him a glass of wine. "Can you hold your liquor?"Stan smiled. "More or less.""You're being humble now." Mr. Fowler smiled at him. "You're definitely a good drinker.""A little."Rea had enough right then. "Dad, Stan has work to do, and he has to return to Franconia tomorrow. You're going to make things difficult for him."Mr. Fowler smiled awkwardly. "Right…" "You think?" Rea huffed, snatching his wine away. "Everyone only gets to have one glass."Mr. Fowler glared at Rea. "Party pooper."Rea shrugged. "I'm doing this for your
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Rea turned her head aside. "Then what's your hobby?"Stan did a double take and remembered his life… which was work and more work.It had been years since he took leave, and he would not get to goof off the last few days if it had not been for Zachary's wedding.Hobby? He certainly did not have anything like that.Now that he thought about it, his life was boring and monotonous, and he did not have anyone very close.That was why he wanted a kind, understanding wife to care and offer him company while he took care of her needs.When he looked up at Rea, he clearly felt that she was not for him—he needed someone to take care of him, but with her, he would be busy taking care of her instead."You're looking at me weirdly," Rea suddenly said."How so?" Stan asked.Rea moved closer, looking him in the eyes and asking solemnly, "Don't tell me—you've fallen for me?""You don't just suffer from a flawed personality—you're narcissistic too."Stan pursed his lips and checked the tim
