After Percy left with Nina, Bianca had to spend some time reassuring Steven and promising that she would arrange for another meet-up soon enough. Steven was dissatisfied but did not say much. Bianca knew he was upset and bought two bottles of fine wine at the hotel. When she sent him off, she handed him the wine and the other's mood seemed to ease a little. She was relieved when she watched him leave with his secretary. Bianca was not confident that she could secure this partnership. Bianca massaged her face, which had been cramping from smiling all night. She sighed helplessly. She called for an Uber because she did not want to drive after drinking. When she got home, she walked into the living room and found that Luke was not working in the study as he usually was. He was sitting on the sofa waiting for her. "Luke?" Bianca called out to him softly. The moment she saw the man waiting for her in the living room, her foul mood was gone. She did not
Half an hour later, Luke presumed Bianca was asleep when he heard her breathing slow down. He picked up the phone on the bedside table and sent a message to Jason. [I want everything you can find on the CEO of the developer for St. Heckler on my table tomorrow morning.] Jason was coaxing the twins to sleep. After he received Luke's text, he immediately replied: [Okay, Mr. Crawford.] Kari was awakened by the notification. She opened her eyes in a daze and muttered, "Dad." Jason put his phone away. He was a workaholic. Even if he was asleep, his phone would never be on silent mode. That was so that he could attend to Luke’s requests at the first instant. He apologized. "I'm sorry, baby. Did it wake you up?" Kari glanced at her sister who was sleeping next to her and found that Teri was still asleep. She shook her head and said, "No, Dad." "Baby, go back to sleep." Jason tucked her in, then gently rubbed her belly and soothed her. Kari smiled sweetly and
Bianca's eyes widened as her spoon fell on the table. The red tablecloth was covered with cream. Luke went slow, unlike his past enthusiastic self, and licked the cream from the corners of her mouth little by little. Bianca could not breathe. His slow-paced kisses were heavenly. Her heartbeat sped up and eventually lost its rhythm. She felt like she was in the clouds. She could feel her body, but it felt like nothing else was in her mind as she indulged in his graceful warmth. One of their phones rang, disturbing their kiss. Luke slowly moved away. He held her face in his hands, rubbing it gently with his fingers. Their love was in the air. Bianca gasped lightly. After her cheeks were rubbed by him, they turned even redder. She was swept off her feet by him. Luke looked at her affectionately but did not say anything. He answered the phone. Jason said, "Mr. Crawford, he’s at Club Gravity." "Okay, we’ll be over." Luke ended the call, to
‘Just how useless is Bianca?! How dare she run a company when her capabilities are still lacking? She’s begging Luke for help just because she failed at securing the partnership. The man I love is working hard to manage T Corporation but he even has to deal with such trivial matters on her behalf now?! Not only does she not share his worries but he has to help sort out her problems as well. Bianca is not qualified to stand beside Luke!’ Bianca felt nothing when she heard Mavis' sour and accusatory tone. No matter how much Mavis made it seem as though she was involved with Luke, it was all fiction. Bianca trusted Luke and turned her head to look at him tenderly. Luke looked at Mavis indifferently as he replied, "Ms. Laviere, my wife is not interested in your kind of business meetings." He said it mockingly as he glanced at the bottle girls in revealing clothing. Mavis was taken back and felt ashamed. She was not a fan of places as such, but she had to cater
Mavis was speechless and thought that he was brainless. It was obstruction of justice to bribe a lawyer! ‘What's more, he doesn’t know who Walter is and what he’s capable of. He won’t be bribed so easily.’ "I'll introduce you to a lawyer. If they pursue the case, give her a call." Mavis took out a pen and wrote down Shandra Cullen's contact information. Among everyone in A City, Shandra was the only one who could put up a fight with Walter. Steven frowned and looked at Shandra's contact information. He was miserable. Mavis saw his miserable face. Although she knew that he could not escape the lawsuit, she still wanted to win the project to prove that she was better than Bianca. She pretended to be optimistic and said, "Steven, don't worry. Shandra is really good. She wins almost every case she takes on, but..." "What?" Steven was hanging onto her every word. Mavis said, "She’s picky with her cases. However, if you tell her that the lawyer representin
"Go to bed if you're tired. If you’re still awake when I’m done showering, we’ll…” Luke's thin lips touched her forehead lightly, his kiss carrying a touch of charm. Bianca's face turned slightly red. She lifted the blanket and said, "I'm going to bed, good night." She lay down, covered the quilt, closed her eyes, and stopped looking at his teasing eyes. Luke rubbed on her cherry lips with his fingertips and whispered, "Come on now..." Bianca blushed and turned to her side so he could no longer touch her. "I hung your pajamas in the bathroom. Go take a shower." "Okay." After he tucked her in, Luke stood up and walked to the bathroom. Bianca heard the sound of the door closing and moments later, there was the sound of water running in the shower. She was filled with happiness. She picked up the phone on the bedside table, sent a message to Nina, and fell asleep. The next day, Bianca returned to work and held a meeting to work out the company's developm
"What's the number that you have in mind?" Steven wailed in his heart and was prepared to be slaughtered. "How about a five percent increase?" Nina said the price that she and Bianca had discussed. They were businesswomen. They could not afford to be soft-hearted when faced with men like him. They also wanted to teach him a lesson. Steven felt his heart ache. A five percent increase would mean that the planned budget would burst. He wanted to try his luck and said, "Ms. Langdon, isn’t five percent a little too much?" "It is, but if you were seeking cooperation with T Corporation, their asking price will be more than this." Nina smiled, showing no sympathy for him. Steven gritted his teeth. He knew that she mentioned T Corporation on purpose. Nina added, "What's more, leaving aside the partnership, if you go to court, you have to compensate and lose much more than that." When Steven left Shandra’s law firm last night, she had mentioned that if he went
Nina looked at her and asked with a bright smile on her face, "What's the matter?" Bianca smiled and replied, "It's nothing. It’s just that you should be more mindful in situations like these. I don’t want Mr. Mallory to misunderstand." She felt bad that Steven affected their relationship. Nina said cheekily, "Don't worry, not every man is a piece of trash like Steven." She muttered in her heart, ‘Who is Percy to misunderstand anything?’ She had no feelings for Percy. Sue and Shireen knocked on the door and walked in. Both of them were holding their laptops. Nina waved her hand and said, "I’ll go prepare for my meeting." Sue watched Nina close the door and asked curiously, "Ms. Rayne, what does Ms. Langdon need to prepare for?" "A business meeting. Sit down." Bianca gestured to the chairs opposite of her. Sue and Shireen sat down. Bianca went straight to the point. "Our company has secured the partnership with St. Heckler Hotel. I want you t