After saying goodbye to Tyler and Susan, I thought of looking for Kieth and Nibel again. Thinking about how big the hospital was and how my attempts would be futile, I gave up on the idea and went toward the entrance. What I never would have expected was to meet Nibel at the entrance. He also saw me and was faintly stunned before he smiled and greeted me. "President Lane, fancy seeing you here." I suppressed my complicated expression and responded to him, "Yes, I was accompanying my sister-in-law to her check-up. My brother just arrived. I’m about to leave since I’m no longer needed. What about you Mr. Nibel? Are you unwell? Or are you visiting someone?"Nibel smiled softly. I could tell he was coming up with something to say in his head.He let out a few coughs, perhaps to relieve his embarrassment. He then said, "Yes, I'm here to see a friend. His family is sick, so I came to visit.""I see you've good friends in Hatton too, Mr. Nibel."It was obviously just an ordinary comm
At a cafe near the hospital.I picked up the coffee in front of me and took a sip. It tasted a little bitter, and I frowned slightly. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Keith staring at me. He was obviously confused by my sudden invitation.Putting down the coffee, I smiled at him. "You probably find this weird, right?""Yes, a little." Although he was puzzled, Keith was still calm.He was, sure enough, one of Theo's own. He would not panic no matter what. I looked at him, my gaze full of admiration, before I slowly started, "You've been at Theo's side longer than I have. Technically, I shouldn't be asking you this directly since I've also taken you as my own people long ago like Theo. That's why there are some things that make me curious and I can't not ask you about them. I hope you don't mind." Keith listened to me seriously and frowned almost imperceptibly but quickly relaxed again. "Don't worry, Madam. Does this thing have something to do with me?" he asked. "Yes,
After leaving the cafe, I went straight back home.Caroline was surprised to see me when I came back. "Madam, why are you back so early today?" "I figured I'd make Theo dinner since I didn't have much to do today. You can go home early too, Caroline." Caroline used to live here quite often in the past, but since Nina and Jason got married recently, she went back two to three times a week to help Nina with her health."Alright. Thank you, Madam." "No worries. You hurry back home.""Alright. The fridge is stocked." "Okay." I smiled as I watched Caroling remove her apron before leaving the villa cheerfully.I first carried the children out to the sofa in the living room to let them play on it. Theo had customized the sofa so I did not need to worry about the children falling down.Seeing them crawling around happily, I went back into the kitchen to start cooking.After two hours, I was finally done preparing everything. Seeing that it was almost time, I grabbed my phone an
"Don't go."Grabbing onto him, I turned around and looked at Theo with a determined expression. "Neil's my guest. You're not allowed to chase him away."Looking at me with displeasure in his eyes, Theo then threw a glare at Neil who was behind me before turning around and entering the room without saying anything.I poked my head out and saw that Theo had already entered the room. Thus, I turned around and winked at Neil. "Let's go."I led Neil into the dining room. He looked at a table filled with food and said to me, "Did you cook all of this?""Yes. Quick, take a seat. I'll go grab some cutlery.""Then, let me help too," Neil said and was about to follow me into the kitchen but I stopped him. "No need for that. Just sit down." I shot him a look, asking him to interact with Theo more before entering the kitchen.I deliberately took my time to give them more time to interact with one another.However, Theo's voice came booming not long after, "Do you need that long to grab t
After Neil left, I went up to check on Theo.Pushing open the door to the study, I saw Theo looking up before looking away again when he saw me.It was as I expected.I closed the door and went downstairs to cut up some more fruit before bringing it up and placing it on the table. "You didn't have any just now. Eat some?"He immediately looked away from me and was unwilling to speak.What a petty and difficult man. I muttered silently. He actually guessed that I was complaining and said, "Don't think I don't know that you're complaining about me silently."I could not help being taken aback and let out a few coughs to cover up my embarrassment, "How could I dare? Will President Grant let bygones be bygones? Just take a bite."Picking up a small piece of fruit, I placed it near his mouth. Finally, Theo softened and he opened his mouth to eat it. "This means you forgive me now." I raised my brow, looking forward to his response with a smile on my face.After he was done eatin
From that day forward, I no longer tried to reconcile the brothers. Neil did not contact me again either, probably because he understood that it would be hard on me. The project between Grant Corporation and Pristine Group was also proceeding in an orderly manner. Everything was back on track again.Today, I arrived at Green Orange as usual. When I entered the office, I saw Shannon at her place. She seemed to have arrived a long time ago, but I did not hear her come up to greet me as she usually would.Confused, I leaned forward and patted her on the shoulder. "What are you thinking about so early in the morning?"Shannon looked at me, her eyes bags dark. I was surprised. Sensing that something was off, I hurriedly asked, "What happened?" She did not answer me and just fished out a certificate from her bag. "A divorce certificate? You and Jordan got a divorce?!"I shouted in disbelief. Shannon merely nodded at me. "Yes. We're divorced." "Why so sudden? Did he cheat?" Shan
"Did you forget that you asked me to look into Neil Hendersohn last time?"At Marius' reminder, I recalled that I had indeed done so. However, I thought about how there was not much of a need for it and ended up forgetting. "Are you saying you found something?" I asked. Marius laughed. "It's not anything big. I just checked if what Neil said was the truth. His mother abandoned him and the news back then revealed that the Grants had adopted an orphan. It's probably him."If that was the case, it was reasonable for the Grants to have supported Neil.I nodded repeatedly before sighing. "Neil is very pitiful. Yet, Theo still refuses to accept him.""He's the child of a mistress, after all. I understand President Grant."I tilted my head and looked at Marius, smiling. "It seems your relationship with Theo has been good recently."Marius coughed when he heard this and waved his hands, "I can rest assured as long as he treats you well. With that, it's not difficult for us to coexist
We passed Nibel and Keith when we were leading Shannon away, and they obviously saw us.When I looked over at them, a trace of panic flashed across Keith's calm visage.Why… would he panic?I did not have the chance to think too much about this, though. I had to take Shannon and leave this place. Shannon was still spitting a few words on the way. I sighed and replied, "It won't be good for the child if she goes back like this. You should let Shannon stay a night at your place for the night." "Alright," Marius replied easily.After we settled Shannon at Marius' apartment, both of us sat down on the sofa to rest.Recalling Jordan's cold expression back at the bar, my mood worsened. "I didn't think Jordan was this kind of person."When he accepted Shannon back then, I thought he had truly fallen for her to have gotten together with her and married her. Now, he said he did not love her. What the heck was that?!"If he didn't love her, he shouldn't have married her and have had