Derby Eway Factory produced the most refined materials, and ordinary architecture companies in the market could not get their materials. Even if they wanted to buy some, they had no connections to do so. Once the call got through, Grandma Bailey instructed, “I want you all to stop supplying to the Jordan Group.” The person who picked up the call was not Charles. It was the Vice-President, Jackes Hayes. He asked suspiciously, “Why so? President Bailey instructed us to supply them everything they needed. President Bailey would surely be displeased if we stopped supplying for them.” “I’ll take care of the troubles. He’s my grandson; he can’t do anything to me. You only have to do as you’re told.” Grandma Bailey was determined and serious. Jackes frowned. “I heard this project is related to the Magpie Bridge Project in Burlington?” Grandma Bailey frowned. Magpie Bridge Project? Was this not a grand project appointed by the national association? Anthony gave up the Mag
“He did it for the Bailey family, but now that the Baileys aren’t helping you anymore, there’s no use even if you contact our President! You should know what to do now, so stop wasting our time,” asserted Jackes. When he mentioned the Baileys, Charmine turned to Adam, and understanding the gaze, he led the rest of the people to leave them alone. Only Charmine and Jackes remained. Charmine looked at Jackes. “Grandma Bailey is crossing business matters with her personal matters. The Eway Factory isn’t a small factory. Are you sure you want to side with her?” “Haha! You sound quite arrogant. So what if we do? Weren’t you the one messing around in the first place? You got only a small company, and if you hadn’t seduced President Bailey and used your relations with him, how would you have obtained our materials? If you want to sell your body, you should be ready to get dumped!” mocked Jackes harshly. Charmine frowned. He was the company’s vice-president, so how could he not know
At the Divine Bird construction site... “You’ve been stalling for three hours, Charmine, shouldn’t you give me a response by now? Look at the news! Are you sure you want to go on like this?” Jackes handed his phone that had the news online to Charmine, reminding her ‘kindly’, “If you keep dragging it on, it’s not good for your Jordan Group, and you’ll only be hurt in the end of it all. Why bother?” Charmine glanced at the news on his phone but kept her cool. “Let’s have a bet. I can continue to gain supplies from your company, and you’ll beg for my forgiveness!” “Hahaha! Who are you kidding? Have you gone demented under the pressure, Charmine? I’m Eway Factory’s vice-president! Why would I ask for your forgiveness?” Jackes glanced at Charmine mockingly, sneering, “As for you, if you kneel and beg me to keep you as my ninth girlfriend, I might reconsider to continue supplying you with the materials.” “Hah!” she scoffed through her red lips, clear and cold. Jackes frowned. “Wh
“Boss Jordan is bullied by the Eway Factory! They’re moving all the materials away!” The amiable Senior Max shot up from his seat. “We’re not talking anymore, absolutely not. We’ll find other suppliers for the Magpie Bridge Project. I’ll never work with those who bully my granddaughter!” The thought of it made Charles pant, “What are you waiting for? If we lose this Magpie Bridge Project, you’ll lose your vice-president position!” Charles hung up subsequently, leaving Jackes rooted on the spot, dumbfounded and unable to react. Charmine was the Magpie Bridge’s designer? A ground-breaking architecture like the Magpie Bridge was designed by Charmine? Jackes knew their factory exerted a lot of effort to secure the Magpie Project. Who would have thought that the Charmine he spurned was the Magpie Bridge’s designer! Seeing that the bodyguards were about to move the materials onto the truck, he cried out loudly, “Stop! Stop right now! Bring back all of the materials!” “Huh? W
The latest headline read, [Charmine’s Magpie Bridge] with the following content: [By the end of 2020, Charmine Jordan will be building the No.1 Tower in Burlington with a height of 1300 meters. It will surpass the current No.1 building in the world, the Khalifa, et cetera. They will incorporate the fourth-generation architecture…] After a long introductory passage, the final sentence read: [According to investigations, the designer of this architecture is Charmine Jordan!] A few design diagrams of the Magpie Bridge were attached. No matter if it was the two tall towers that scraped the clouds or the 99-meter long sky-bridge, the architecture looked surreal as if it was a painting from fairytales. The comment section was filled with astonishment and awe: [OMG! This amazing international building is designed by Charmine Jordan!] [Boss Jordan is wild and beautiful. Is there anything she can’t do?!] [I heard the people of Derby Eway Factory went over to move away the mat
Although many countries had allowed the Jordan Group to enter their markets, they did not seem too welcoming nor friendly. With this news, almost every city of every country had given the Jordan Group green lights to establish their business. Within three months, the Jordan Group would then be able to develop into the international market. The entire internet hailed Charmine with that. Waverly snapped the flower beside her with one hand. Things did not look good. With Charmine making such a scene, what followed might… As if thinking of something, her eyes gleamed as she suddenly asked Britney next to her, “Didn’t you say Grandma Houston invited me over to treat her this morning?” “Yes, Ricky Houston had been coming here a few days in a row. He said that Grandma Houston’s illness is worsening, and all the specialists had no idea how to tackle it,” answered Britney. Waverly kept her phone as she instructed, “Prepare the car. We’re going to the Houston mansion.” To the Ho
At night... [Waverly Successfully Treated Ninety-Year-Old Astronomer] [Waverly Rewarded With An Antique Vase] [A Vase Worth Almost A Hundred Million] These articles became the most heated topics, toppling the news regarding Charmine. Netizens hailed Waverly as the modern prodigy doctor as she cured the astronomer and won the hearts of the people. Waverly, reading the news, was satisfied. She wanted to crash Charmine. She wanted the Bailey family to know that she was more talented than her! At the Bailey mansion... After hearing from Senior Bailey, Susan had been thinking of ways to attack Charmine when she happened to see the news as well. Waverly successfully saved Grandma Houston? No specialist was able to treat her before! Charmine was just some designer while Waverly was a prodigy doctor! What did Charmine have in her to compete with Waverly? The thought of her staying under the same roof as Anthony agitated her. Ridiculous. She had to make Anthony come
Anthony’s brows furrowed. ‘People from the world's medical research society will be coming, too?'Charmine did not expect Waverly's incident would cause such huge press.Susan added again, "Waverly is at Violet Villa’s entrance as we speak, waiting for you to open up the door. No matter how bad your fights get, outsiders still don’t know about Charmine's existence. You guys should at least keep up with the act and handle the masses with much care."Anthony snorted at that, calm as he was, and was about to reject the idea when Charmine held his wrist and with her gaze, hinted at him.Anthony noticed that she was against his idea and hung up the call decisively. He asked, feeling crossed, "Are you still not willing to disclose it, my lady?""It’s not time yet. If we’re to come out with the truth now, not only will we face the schemes of your family but the entire world's scorn as well. This goes especially for Kansas and the D'Cruz family; they won't let us off the hook that easily,
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want