At that moment, Elaine was busy working on the software. After receiving the message, she flipped through her phone in her spare time half an hour later.[Isn’t this your fiance?][Do you know the woman your fiance is meeting behind your back?][!!!]A photo was attached.She tapped on the photo to view it—it was indeed Ian. He looked at the woman who had a gentle smile and was sitting across from him. She did not look as gentle as any ordinary woman. There was a hint of affection and tenderness that existed only between a couple mixed within her gentleness.Others might not recognize her, but Elaine could with only one glance.It was exactly as she had guessed.Elaine did not reply after reading it and turned off the screen of her phone.She thought she was a little ridiculous. It was made clear that they would not interfere with each other’s private life or do anything for each other, but she was still a little downcast when she saw this scene.She thought that the marriage
After that, Ian calmly smiled. “You’re a little sensitive.”He picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip. “I bumped into your colleague at the cafe today.”She paused, then suddenly smiled. “Really?”“Did she tell you something?”Elaine’s smile froze, and she looked into his deep-set eyes. She started feeling guilty. ‘Did he find out that my colleague secretly took a photo of him?’If Ian didn’t have great observational skills, could he have been an undercover agent? That would be a terrible choice.She admitted with a smile, “She did, but I don’t question your private life. The outsiders don’t know about our arrangement, so that happened. I’m sorry for causing any inconvenience.”“Was that why you switched off your phone?”Elaine started sweating cold sweat. Sometimes men were sharper than women when it came to observation. “No, I just don’t like being bothered while I work.”She then explained, “I know our situation, so I don't need to read too much into it. Who you meet is
Ian thought that in return, he would give some shares to Elaine after taking down Synergy. Elaine wanted benefits, and he would give them without holding back. However, he forgot about one thing: ' feelings’.When people were bound by marriage, even if they didn’t love each other, they would develop feelings if they stayed together for too long.He hadn’t been too drunk the other night, so he clearly remembered what she had done.He had come across many women, so he could tell when they were genuine toward him.Elaine was more secretive and didn’t show much. He could see how she tried to distance herself, and she knew that what they had was ‘business’.Elaine looked down and understood what he meant. After a moment, she asked, “So, we can just stay engaged, can’t we?”Ian didn’t answer.Elaine looked calm. “Once you get what you want, we could just call off our engagement.”She thought that it would be simple for them to get married, but she was hesitating now that they wer
After getting out of prison, Tyrese wanted to take revenge on Ian. However, if this woman had a background, it wouldn’t do him any good. Nonetheless, he didn’t buy that and scoffed. “You’re just scaring me.“Or have you used her to get where you wanted, and she knows your dirty tricks?”Tyrese looked at Elaine. “He was merciless when it came to using women. Go ask around and see how many had fallen because of him. You’re probably just a pawn to him.”Elaine pressed her lips together and looked at Ian after a few seconds. “I don’t need you to tell me what kind of man he is.”When Tyrese heard that, he laughed maniacally, and a trace of hatred flashed across his eyes. “You’re so loyal. Too bad you’re not getting out of this tonight.“Owen, you ratted me out 10 years ago and sent me to prison. I lost an eye there, and I’m going to claim it back from you.”Ian’s eyes were cold. He pushed Elaine behind him. “Leave.”Elaine stumbled and almost lost her balance while Ian rushed towar
Elaine forced a smile. “I didn’t know that he had a blade.”She just didn’t want him to be hurt. Ian put pressure on her wound and cradled her in his arms. “Hang in there, Elaine, don’t fall asleep.”When the ambulance got there, Elaine was put on the stretcher and taken away. Ian’s hands were covered in her blood.Elaine had lost consciousness by the time she got to the hospital, and they had to send her to the ER.When Edward and Jenna received the news of the incident, they rushed over and saw Ian standing in the corridor. “Where’s Elaine? What happened?”“I’m sorry,” Ian looked down, “I dragged her into this.”Edward’s knees turned into jelly while he looked at the red light of the ER, looking worried. After two hours of surgery, the doctors exited the ER, and Edward immediately went forward to ask, “How’s my daughter?”The doctor removed his mask. “Are you a family member of Ms. Xavier?”“I’m her father.”He said in a heavy tone, “She’s safe, but the blade pierced too
Elaine’s voice was coarse. “Not anymore.”Ian touched her hand, which was cold because of the IV drips. The warmth from his palms stopped her from shivering and made her feel warm.Ian looked at her. “Go to sleep. You’ll feel better when you wake up.”His voice was soft as a feather. Elaine closed her eyes and fell asleep in no time. …Maisie found out that Elaine was in the hospital because Lucy was taking a day off. She asked how she was, but Lucy was silent. She curiously asked, “What’s wrong?”“Ms. Vanderbilt…” Lucy pressed her lips together. “My sister… might not be able to get pregnant in the future.”Maisie paused. She couldn’t leave work because she had a lot on her plate, so she asked Saydie to visit with Lucy on her behalf. Lucy didn’t want to bother Hector, so she didn’t tell him. When the two women got to the hospital and opened the room door, they saw Ian feeding Elaine soup.They looked like a married couple.Elaine choked because of their sudden appearanc
“Let’s date.”“What!?”Elaine was stunned and thought her ears were playing tricks on her.Ian looked her in the eyes and repeated, “I said, let’s try to date.”Elaine was dumbfounded. She couldn’t believe what she had just heard.‘Is there something wrong with his head?’However, she laughed as if she thought of something and said, “Is it because I took a stab for you, and you feel sorry for me?”Ian looked at her but did not say anything.Elaine shrugged and said frankly, “Honestly, you don’t have to do that. I pushed you away not because I want something back in return. It’s just a reflex action. You don't have to feel like you owe me anything.”She would rather not want it if he dated her because of guilt. After all, those feelings weren’t real. It was just a man’s “compensation” to a woman, and love starting out with “compensation” wouldn’t end well.Something flitted across Ian’s eyes as he continued. “I didn’t mean anything either.”She was stunned. “Are you sure abou
If there were something wrong with the shares in Ian’s hand, he would become Juan’s scapegoat.Nolan tapped his finger rhythmically on the file as something flitted across his eyes. “Does Juan not know the relationship between Ian and the higher-ups there?”Quincy shook his head. “Ian has too many fake identities and names. Even if Juan looks into it, he won’t be able to find Ian’s relationship with the ministry.”Nolan chuckled. “It seems like Juan really knows nothing about his illegitimate son.“If he knew him well, he wouldn't have ignored Ian so much. Considering Ian's relationship with those people on top, he would have been able to protect Juan if he wanted to.”Unfortunately, Juan was too arrogant. He thought Ian was merely a “hoodlum,” so he had never paid any attention to him.“Mr. Goldmann, he has picked the wrong opponent. I guess we don’t need to do anything anymore this time.”Nolan closed the file and put it on the desk. When he heard someone knocking on the doo