Rachel held Ziggy's hands and placed them on her face. "Baby, I love you too. They say daughters are fathers' lovers in their past lives, but I think sons are mothers' knights in shining armor in their past lives!" Ziggy nodded intently. "Mommy is right! I was mommy's knight in shining armor in the past life, and will be too in this life, and even the next life!" Rachel smiled and was ready to continue to banter, but her phone started to ring. Perplexed, she picked up the call and heard Anne's anxious voice from the other end. "Rachel, where are you?! Can you come back to the office now?" Rachel cocked her head in confusion. "What's the matter, Anne? Did something happen?" Anne was a little hesitant. "Yes, um, your parents are here kicking up a fuss right now. They said they wanted to see you, but Nathan refused to tell them where you went, so they'd been making a scene at the office. Nathan has brought them into his office." "I'm just worried that he might not be able to
The quarrel between the women escalated as Wilhemina and several others grabbed a fistful of each others' hair while still yelling at the other. At that sight, Ziggy’s eyes revealed a faint hint of loathing before he sauntered out of the office. In the meantime, Rachel and Anne opened the door to the President's Office and walked in. The atmosphere in the room was tense. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bennet had been asking Nathan to let them see Rachel, but Nathan kept his silence and allowed them to make a fuss without acknowledging them. The situation teetered on a weird equilibrium until Rachel walked in. Mr. Bennet glanced behind him at Rachel with a furious expression. He then stepped forward and raised his hand, intending to slap Rachel across her face. However, Rachel grabbed Mr. Bennet's wrist in time to stop him. Her eyes were cold. "Are you telling me you've been here making a scene the whole time just to slap me?" Mr. Bennet was filled with wrath. "You unfilial daughter,
Rachel nodded at Mr. Bennet obediently. "Alright then." When she turned around to face Nathan, the obedience on her face melted away into a mysterious smile. "President Chapman, I suggest you listen to Anne, which is to not work with the Bennet Group! The Bennet Group is a bottomless pit that will never bring you any profit and will only bring you problem after problem. So, it is in your best interest to not reinstate the contract!" As Rachel's words took hold, everyone in the office was speechless. They all thought Rachel would plead for Nathan to reinstate the contract with the Bennets, but they did not expect Rachel to drop such a bombshell. Mr. Bennet's face almost turned purple. He reached out toward Rachel with his shaky fingers and walked toward her as if he was going to choke her to death. "Rachel! So it turns out we have harbored a snake in our bosoms! Have we Bennets not treated you properly? If you don't want to do us a small favor, that's fine, but to say someth
Nathan's face turned somber. "That's right, you deceived me. You said you weren't from the Bennet family and had grown up out of the country." Rachel lowered her gaze. "I didn't want to have any connection with the Bennet family anymore. Besides, they told me that they no longer considered me as their daughter, so..." Nathan's gaze intensified. "So..." He reached out and lightly flicked Rachel's forehead, then nodded with a smile. "I need to punish you." Rachel stared cluelessly at Nathan. "What?" Nathan shook his head. "Alright, I've punished you so you can go back now. Office hours are over, you know." Rachel was a little shocked. "What?! President Chapman, are you not going to fire me?" Nathan frowned in confusion. "What, do you want me to fire you?" Rachel shook her head frantically. "No, no, didn't you say you wanted to punish me?" Nathan poked Rachel's forehead. "Didn't I already punish you?" Rachel was so immensely moved that she gave Nathan another bow. "Pre
Rachel asked Ziggy hesitantly, "Baby, are you sure you're gonna be okay by yourself?" Ziggy responded, soothing her worries, "No problem, mommy. You should take the stairs like how we came downstairs just now, it's faster." With a nod, Rachel turned around to go back upstairs. After Rachel left, Ziggy immediately jumped onto the chair and began typing on her computer. Looking at the time, the Bennets should still be in the lift. So, he swiftly cracked through the Chapman Group's firewall and accessed the lift system. When his tiny finger lightly pressed the 'Enter' key, he grinned with his eyes half-closed. "Enjoy your time in there, 'gramps'!" Rachel ran out of the office and looked at the lift that opened for her before she ran up the staircase. In her mind, Ziggy's words kept echoing. Just as she arrived at the president's floor, the lift's light went out. Rachel cocked her head in confusion. 'Did the lift malfunction?' The moment the light in the lift went o
A group of technicians was crouched around the lift, checking the damages on it and frowning at the work required. 'Why do we have to fix the programming of the lift?!' 'It's so much more work to do!' Hearing the call for help from inside the lift, a technician typed on his laptop non-stop. His brows scrounged up impatiently as he freed one hand to pound on the lift door. "Shut the hell up! If you mess up my thoughts, be prepared to be in there for the whole night!" The procedure was not difficult, but it was complicated. In fact, it required multiple layers of steps and programs to solve. After the pounding, the lift began to shake again which caused both Mr. and Mrs. Bennet to be frightened out of their mind. So they held onto the handrails in the lift with jittery hands. At this point, their throats were parched and their voices were gruff from the screaming. However, they were still stuck in the dark lift. Not only were they not allowed to leave, but they also had
Edward's footfalls stopped irritably. "Spill." Rue smiled. "Actually, my mom and dad have prepared food at their place, so they want me to bring you and our son over for dinner." "No." Without thinking, Edward rejected Rue. Rue followed them upstairs, begging, "But Edward, if you never come to my parents' place, I would be gossiped about at home. If only you could hear the things my extended family has said about me." She looked at Josh. "Besides, my parents like their grandson, but they’ve never seen him more than a few occasions since his birth." Edward's protection of Josh was too flawless. Even as Rue begged with tears streaming down her face, Edward was indifferent. "We will not go." Rue lowered her chin and held onto the handrail in defeat and sadness. "Edward, what did I do wrong? It's been five years since you married me, but never once have you touched me, and all the times I needed you, not once have you given me help or connection. And now, I just wanted
Mr. Bennet's red wine collection was considered high-class to his family, but when presented to Edward, it was as low as it could get. Now, just by smelling the wine destroyed any of his desire to drink it. Mr. Bennet smiled awkwardly. "So Edward, what would you like to drink? I'll ask my servant to buy them." Edward simply glanced at Mr. Bennet. "No need, I don't have the appetite." He was a strange individual. If he had to spend time with people he was not fond of, he would be disinterested and disgusted with everything they do. It was even more pronounced if the purpose was for a meal. Mr. Bennet thought it might be the dishes that were prepared, so he smiled at Rue. "Rue, what does Edward like to eat? I'll get the chefs to prepare some new dishes!" Rue paused in frustration and embarrassment. How would she know what Edward liked eating? The times she and Edward had sat down together and ate could be counted in one hand. Moreover, it had never been just the both of