“No.” Naomi shook her head while she sat on the couch. “Dad, I didn’t want to attend the music academy.”Anthony was surprised when he heard Naomi continue. “Ryleigh was better than me in music, and I’ve always known that, so I was ready to be eliminated during the competition.”Unfortunately, she had only found out that the incident had put Ryleigh in a bad spot after all these years.Anthony looked down and didn’t speak. Naomi looked up at him and smiled. “Dad, I want to do what I enjoy. You will support me, right?”He paused, then smiled. “Of course I will.”The phone on the table started ringing. He saw that it was a foreign number, so he put it to his ear. “Mr. Knowles?”Tristan said something to him, and Anthony frowned. “You want to withdraw from the project?”“Yes, but don’t worry, Yorrick has taken over the project. I’m sure the project will be successful with him around.”After Tristan had a short chat with him and they hung up, he didn’t recover. Tristan withdrew
He calmly replied, “In-law.”Maisie immediately asked, “Are you sure that Hector stole something? Did you investigate it?”The officer didn’t know what to do. “The expensive stolen watch was found in Mr. Vanderbilt’s bag. We’re still investigating what actually happened.”Maisie rushed into the interrogation room when Hector turned to look at her and lowered his head. “I didn’t steal the watch.”Maisie looked at him. “I believe you, but what happened?”Hector tightened his fist. “The assistant of the editor-in-chief gave it to me.” He clenched his jaw.” I bumped into the editor-in-chief’s wife having an affair in the office, and he tried to bribe me with the watch so that I wouldn’t spill out the beans. I didn’t agree nor take the watch, but it suddenly showed up in my bag.”Maisie took a deep breath because this was obviously a setup and held her forehead. “So he found out that you found out?”Hector nodded. Maisie looked at him. “How did you find out?”Hector scratched his
Surprisingly, the editor-in-chief kept him. Had he learned something?Mr. Lowe looked sickly when he thought about that. When the editor-in-chief wanted to send someone to check the footage, Mr. Lowe suddenly blurted, “I-If it’s just a misunderstanding, let’s just let it go.”The staff next to him looked at each other, noticing that something was off. Hector looked at him. “Why don’t we check the cameras? I was arrested because of you, and I was framed. We need the surveillance videos to clear my name.”“You!” Mr. Lowe’s eyes burned with anger while he clenched his jaw. “I apologize for blaming you.”Hector smiled. “Alright, there’s no need to check the footage if you think it’s a misunderstanding too.”After the meeting, Mr. Lowe caught up with Hector and pulled him into a safe corridor. He grabbed Hector by the collar angrily. “Did you tell the editor-in-chief?”Hector looked calm. “What was I supposed to tell him?”His smile triggered Mr. Lowe, who glared at him furious
Hector smiled. “I gave you a chance to apologize, but you didn’t take it.”Mr. Lowe laughed hysterically. “You want me to apologize to a kid like you?” He balled up his fist. “Are you dreaming? Who do you think you are?”Hector pushed his hand away and pushed him away. He brushed out the wrinkles on his shirt, and his actions startled Mr. Lowe. Hector approached him. He was half a head taller than Mr. Lower and was overbearing. “You don’t need to know who I am.”He patted Mr. Lowe’s cheek. “Since you failed to frame me, you should give up. I know what you did, so you should just cooperate with me, or I can’t guarantee that no one else will find out about your secret.”“A-Are you threatening me?” Mr. Lowe’s face was pale, but he wasn’t fierce enough compared to Hector. Hector smiled. “Mr. Lowe, not every newbie can be threatened. You’re not threatening enough to me.”He ignored Mr. Lowe after saying that and turned around to leave the office. Mr. Lowe stood on the spot, looki
Maisie and Lucy came to the design planning department and saw the head of the department showing Naomi around. Even though she was important to Eastwood Enterprise, she laid low when working at Soul, dressing casually with no luxury brands or expensive jewelry. She had a smile the entire time when the head of the department was speaking to her and didn’t look impatient. That showed that Naomi had been brought up very well and didn’t act like the other rich girls. The head of the department saw Maisie and walked over smiling. “Ms. Vanderbilt.”When Naomi saw her, she smiled and nodded. Maisie did the same. “How’s your first day?”Naomi paused before answering with a smile, “It’s alright, but don’t worry, I’ll adapt quickly.”Maisie smiled. “I believe you.”Naomi had seen her at the hospital, but when she saw her again at Soul, she wasn’t surprised because she had looked into the company and how it had started. She was respectful and didn’t try to pretend that they were cl
Yorrick placed his hand on his forehead and smiled brightly. “He's going to be someone great in the future, so I don't think it's wrong for me to make preparations in advance. If I have a son or a daughter in the future, my son can be his brother, and my daughter can be his wife. I think it's pretty good.”Nolan replied without lifting his head, “Well, congratulations to you in advance, then.”Yorrick was stunned. After a short while, he chuckled and said, “I remember your daughter is about the same age as him, right? Don't you want to secure a spot for your daughter first?” “I’m not interested,” Nolan replied as he lifted his head. “Even if my daughter doesn’t want to get married in the future, I can take care of her myself.”Yorrick laughed. “The future can be quite unpredictable.”The waiter served their food, and Yorricks’ phone rang. He took a look at his phone and passed it to his bodyguard. “I believe you know what you should do with her, right?”The bodyguard nodded befo
Jodie clenched her fist so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. From her point of view, Ryleigh was humiliating and making fun of her.When she walked past them, a cold smirk appeared on the corner of her mouth. She took off her bracelet and tucked it silently into the back of Daisie’s hood the moment she got close to her.Then, she shouted, “My bracelet! My bracelet is missing!”Ryleigh stopped and turned around to look at her upon hearing her voice.She saw that Jodie was complaining to the manager, telling her that she had lost her bracelet. She then looked at Ryleigh, and as if something had popped into her head, she pointed at her and said, “It must be them! That girl bumped into me just now. It must be her who took my bracelet!”The manager ordered the waiter to get over to Ryleigh.The waiter walked over to them and said, “I’m sorry, ma’am. That lady over there says that she has lost her bracelet. Can you ask your kids to…”Ryleigh soon understood what was going
“What the h*ll are you talking about!?” Jodie’s face changed. It was never in her wildest dream that Colton could see through the fake diamonds.This diamond bracelet was a counterfeit. Even though it was not a real diamond bracelet, it was a grade-A counterfeit, which had cost her about $150.Ryleigh ignored her. She raised her brows and smiled. “Way to go, Colton.”The manager looked at the kid in surprise and asked, “How can you be so sure that they are not real diamonds?”After all, even he couldn’t see through them. Colton harrumphed and said confidently, “My mother is a jewelry designer. She has a lot of experience with diamonds, and I’ve heard from her several times in the past.”Then, he continued in a serious manner. “A real diamond is the hardest rock in the world. Even if we rub it with sandpaper, it won’t leave a single scratch on it, let alone a few stomps. However, take a look at this.”He brought the bracelet closer to them and said, “There are scratches on the s