Eugene had a heavy expression on his face. Perhaps it was because he was worried about the old master’s condition. “It has nothing to do with you,” he said softly. He stared up at the ceiling. It looked like he was deep in thought. Sydney felt that there was something off with him. She could not help but overthink things. “If you’re doing this because of me, you can back out of this marriage. I won’t blame you.” Eugene finally turned his head to look at her. He frowned at her and said, “I told you that it has nothing to do with you. I wanted to quit being the president of Newton Corporation a long time ago. You don’t need to worry that I won’t be able to afford our living expenses just because I’m no longer the president.” That was not what Sydney was worried about. She immediately tried to explain herself, “I…” Just then, Jim spoke up, “If you don’t want to be the president, you can just quit. Why must you hand me the position? Have you ever asked me what I thought about
Eugene placed the cup of water on the bedside table and took a seat. “Tell me, are you going against me on purpose? Are you handing the company over to Jim because I forced you to marry Sydney?” If Jim were capable of taking on the position, Eugene would not have needed to step down from the position. He would have asked Jim to take over the company a long time ago. Jim was not capable enough. These days, he had been doing this and that just because of a woman. It was hard to even see him. The old master did not understand why the men of the Newton family were all so sentimental. They were all trapped by their relationship troubles. “Grandfather, I’m not going against you. I’m willing to marry Sydney as well, but… I’m just tired. I want to walk on my own path after getting married, so… I gave all of the company shares that I own to someone else,” he told him. The old master suddenly stared at him. His hazy gaze was exceptionally piercing. “You gave all your shares awa
Eugene did not feel any guilt after hearing what Jim said. He patted his shoulder instead. “The Newton household will be handed to you in the future.” Jim had said those words in a fit of rage. He did not expect Eugene to take things further. He even planned to hand over the entire Newton household to him? “No, Eugene Newton. Explain everything to me. What do you mean? What happened to you? Why are you suddenly making such decisions?” Jim grabbed his arm and fixed his gaze on him. Vague emotions flashed across Eugene’s gaze, but he laughed nonchalantly. “You’re overthinking. I just want to lead a private life after getting married.” He paused for a moment and punched Jim’s shoulder lightly. “Besides, you’ve enjoyed your time outside for such a long time. It’s about time you do something for the Newton household.” He did not hit him hard, but Jim took a step back from the impact of his punch. “There’s something that I need to handle. This…” Eugene glanced at the closed door
Jeremy looked at the number of shares owned by Eugene. It was not that different from his expectations. “Eugene Newton, have you thought this through? Are you really going to give me all your shares?” he asked with an ambiguous smile on his face. It seemed like he was giving Eugene a chance to back out of this.“After you sign the agreement, ask Shannon Woods to appear immediately. Make her turn herself in at the police station and clarify that Fern is not involved in drug transportation. She’s innocent,” Eugene said in a cold voice.Jeremy had a half-smile on his lips. “As long as you’re willing to give me all your shares, there’s no reason for me to continue making things difficult for her. Besides, I don’t wish to see her being sentenced to death as well. I’ve been friends with her for such a long time. I still hold some sentiments for her.” Eugene narrowed his eyes and glared at him coldly. “Your sentiments toward her are just a form of exploitation.”“You can’t say that. I
After Fern slapped him, her hand began to tremble. She was extremely outraged. Jeremy’s face had been slapped to the side. Five finger marks appeared on his cheek. She had slapped him forcefully, and pain washed over his face.After calming down, he turned around to look at the furious woman. His lips curled into a smirk as he smiled nonchalantly. “Why are you so angry?”Fern glared at him coldly. To be honest, this slap did not douse the burning rage within her at all. She felt like strangling him to death! “How dare you show your face in front of me?” She finally realized what a shameless and brazen man he was. Jeremy stuffed both his hands into his pockets as he leaned against the car. There was a shameless smile on his face. “You were released from the police station. As your best friend, how could I not come here to fetch you?” “Shut up! I was blind in the past for not seeing who you truly are. From now onward, let’s not contact each other anymore. We’re no longer relat
“If you saw your father jumping down a building and your mother committing suicide before your eyes, you’d understand why I’m doing this!” He found it hard to face these memories. Now, he was telling Fern everything.Fern looked at him with a complicated expression on her face. Suddenly, she did not know what to say. After a while, she said, “Your experience deserves sympathy, but this isn’t an excuse for you to take advantage of me. Why must you involve me in your grievances with him?” She was innocent. “That’s because I can only control Eugene by using you.” His words stopped her from speaking. Fern’s heart lurched. “How can you be so sure that I have such a huge influence on him?” “Anyone with logical reasoning can tell how much Eugene cares about you. You just don’t know about it because of your relationship with him.” He scoffed lightly. His words hit her in the heart once again. Was that so? A bystander could see everything more clearly. Did this saying apply to
“Why did the old master kick him out of the Newton household?” Fern asked in confusion. “I wanted to ask him what he’s done as well. He made the old master so angry that he had to be sent into the emergency room twice.” Sharon paused and asked her, “Fern, did anything happen to you?” Her instincts told her that Eugene’s unusual behavior was related to Fern. “I… encountered some troubles.” Fern thought that there was no need to hide anything from Sharon. Fern then told Sharon about everything that had happened to her. “What? You’re telling me that he gave all of his shares in Newton Corporation to Jeremy Ziegler?” Sharon was beyond shocked after registering her words.“It’s no wonder the old master was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. Eugene even got kicked out of the Newton household.” Sharon finally understood everything.Actually, she knew that Eugene only agreed to marry Sydney because the old master forced him to. The old master wanted to stop him from co
Eugene narrowed his eyes as he watched her leave the villa. Unreadable emotions arose in his gaze. Sydney stared at them from a distance away at the corner of the stairs. She had overheard their conversation. She clenched her hands into fists as her body trembled. She understood everything now. She understood why he had left her behind on their wedding day and rushed off. He had gone to handle Fern’s incident. She was his bride. She was his wife who would be accompanying him for his entire life. However, he was so worried about another woman on their wedding day.It was evident that she was nothing compared to Fern Thompson. She found it harder to accept the fact that he had given away all his shares to rescue Fern!To him, was Fern even more important than the Newton household? It went without saying that he had suddenly stepped down from his position as the president of Newton Corporation because of Fern Thompson. Initially, she thought that as long as she got m