Sydney’s expression darkened when Fern rejected her request. “Why? You’re being such a hypocrite. You were lying to me when you said that you won’t have a private relationship with him!” Fern felt slightly exasperated when she was faced with Sydney’s hostile and unreasonable demeanor. She no longer behaved gently and courteously like she usually would. “I can’t do anything if you don’t trust me. If I really quit this project, won’t that mean that I’m really having an affair with him? Besides, I’ve already accepted this task. There’s no reason for me to step down.” Sydney stared at her momentarily before saying, “Fine, you can continue working on this project. After this project, don’t accept any more projects from Newton Corporation, alright?” Fern thought about it for a while before saying, “The company handed the project over to me. I don’t have a right to choose what projects to take on.” “You should have the right to reject a project, right?” Sydney asked in a slightly dir
“Can’t I be your boyfriend?” What kind of expression was that? Why did it seem like she found him a terrible candidate? “Of course not. There are no romantic feelings between both of us.” She waved her hand. His suggestion was pretty lame.However, what he said next shocked her.He said, “Who said there’s no love between both of us? I like you. Can’t you tell?”Fern had just started drinking a bottle of water. She spat out the water after hearing his words. She choked on the water and coughed continuously.Asher grabbed a tissue and handed it to her. “You don’t need to show such a huge reaction just because I like you, right?”Fern finally stopped coughing. After hearing what he said, she almost choked again.She wiped away the water stains on her clothes using the tissue. This dress was extremely expensive. Her heart hurt when she recalled the amount of money that she owed Eugene.“What kind of joke is this?”Asher said seriously, “I’m not joking. Don’t I seem really serious
Fern was still slightly dazed after returning home. Asher’s words continued to echo in her ears. Before getting out of the car, he had told her, “You can reject me, but you can’t stop me from liking you.” She still could not believe that Asher really liked her. This… How was this possible? “Mommy, you’re back.” Rue interrupted her thoughts, giving her a shock. She collected her thoughts and walked toward her daughter. She caressed her head, saying, “Have you eaten dinner?” Rue nodded and said, “I’ve eaten.” Suddenly, she noticed something. After glancing at her mother with an evaluative gaze, she asked, “Did something happen? Why do you look so spaced out?” Fern touched her own face. Was she being that obvious? She sighed and said, “You were right about something.” “What?” She met her daughter’s gaze and told her about everything that had happened with Asher. “Uncle Asher confessed his feelings to me today. He said that he likes me.” Rue’s eyes shone as she
A harsh glint flashed across Mrs. Neal’s gaze. “Wait a little longer. If he doesn’t come home after two to three days, you should look for Sharon. She said that she’ll help you.” “It seems like that’s the only way.” Sydney placed all her hopes on Sharon. “As for that Thompson b*tch…” Mrs. Neal narrowed her eyes and sneered. “Since she dares to seduce your man, I’ll make her pay for it!” Fern went to work as usual. Strangely enough, everyone cast a gaze that was different from how they usually looked at her when she stepped foot into the company. The employees even avoided her and gossiped about something with lowered heads. She looked at her surroundings. The people around her immediately evaded her and stopped gossiping. How strange. What was going on? Her mind was full of questions. After taking the elevator upstairs, she walked into the office and heard a commotion inside.“Look, that’s the woman I’m talking about. She’s a vixen who seduces married men. If any of you h
Mrs. Neal narrowed her eyes and glanced at them evaluatively. “If she’s really your girlfriend, why did she behave so shamelessly? Why did she take off her clothes in front of my son-in-law?” Fern took a sharp breath after hearing what she said. It felt like everyone was fixing a mocking and contemptuous gaze on her. “You must be Sydney’s mother. Didn’t Sydney tell you everything that happened that day?” Fern could not stand listening to her nonsense anymore. Mrs. Neal was ruining her reputation. Fern said in a righteous tone, “I didn’t take off my clothes in front of him. Some soup spilled onto my clothes so I changed my clothes in his lounge. That’s all that happened. Stop defaming me!” “That’s right. You need to have evidence before you say anything. Ask Eugene Newton to come over and clarify everything in front of everybody. We’ll all find out if my girlfriend seduced him.” Asher believed in Fern, so he was not afraid of being interrogated. The onlookers finally unde
“That… would be inappropriate, right?” “There’s nothing inappropriate about it. Anyway, I’ll handle that project well so that both parties are satisfied.” Fern thought about it. Perhaps she should really distance herself from Eugene. “Alright, let’s exchange projects, then. I’ll work on your project instead.” “Sure. There’s no need to divide things between us anymore.” Asher chuckled. Just then, Fern recalled that he had told everyone they were a couple in front of Mrs. Neal. “Thank you for lying for me just now. However, you’d better tell everyone that we aren’t a couple.” She reminded him. Asher frowned and said, “Why should I clarify things to everyone? Our relationship has nothing to do with other people.” “But it would be bad if everyone misunderstands our relationship. If everyone thinks that I’m your girlfriend, won’t I be in the way of your love life if someone else wants to pursue you?” Asher’s gaze darkened as he looked at her. “I don’t need other rom
Soon enough, Wyatt came back to report to Eugene that Mrs. Neal had indeed caused a huge commotion at Fern’s company. She accused her of being a mistress who ruined her daughter’s marriage in front of Fern’s colleagues.Mrs. Neal had even slapped Fern across the face in front of everyone! Eugene finally knew why Asher had replaced her and told him all those words.Eugene’s gaze darkened as a hint of coldness arose in his piercing eyes.At night, Mrs. Neal comforted Sydney, saying, “You don’t need to be afraid of Fern Thompson snatching Eugene from you anymore. I’ve taught her a lesson.”Sydney was still rather down. She failed to bring Eugene home and even caught sight of that intimate scene between him and Fern. She could not forget everything that had happened in the lounge.“Mom, what did you do?” Sydney asked her in a despondent tone. She was not in high spirits.Mrs. Neal raised her brow and said, “I went to her company to teach her a lesson and stopped her from seducing y
“You hit her as well?” Eugene asked Mrs. Neal coldly as he pretended not to hear what she just said.Mrs. Neal’s expression stiffened. Eugene exuded a sense of oppressive iciness, which made her feel slightly guilty about her actions.“That’s right. I slapped her once. Who asked her to seduce someone else’s man without any self-control?” Mrs. Neal did not think that she was wrong for slapping Fern. Perhaps Fern would learn a lesson after being slapped. “I’m warning you, you aren’t allowed to cause a scene at her company anymore. You aren’t allowed to do anything to her either. Otherwise… don’t blame me for disregarding the relationship between us. I won’t let you off.” Mrs. Neal’s expression changed after hearing what he said. She looked at him in disbelief and asked, “W-Why are you talking to me that way?” Sydney was beyond shocked as well. She walked over and grabbed hold of him. “Eugene, why are you talking to my mother that way? She went to look for Fern for my sake. She