Riley was shocked. “What do you mean? Weren’t you working just fine in Central Corporation? Did Si—” When she was about to ask if Simon had bullied her, she saw Eugene who was standing at the side and stopped.“I resigned. It’s because of some personal reasons.” Sharon did not say much. She did not want to tell Riley about the photos that appeared on the corporation’s forum. If she did, it would only worry Riley.Riley understood. She patted Sharon’s hand, saying, “It’s awesome that you resigned! You’re a pretty talented designer, so you’ll do well in any company.”Sharon smiled forcefully. Resigned? She was chased out by all of the women in the corporation!“You’re a designer?” Eugene asked suddenly.Sharon looked at him and nodded. “I guess you can say that.” Her confidence was almost obliterated after joining Central Corporation.Eugene looked straight at her with a sincere gaze. “My company coincidentally needs an excellent designer. If you’re willing, why don’t you come work
“The little guy is kicking up a fuss saying that he wants to see you. The old man can’t control him, so he’s asking you to pick him up from the Zachary household tonight. You two can stay in the apartment tonight.”Sharon understood. It seemed that her son had started throwing a tantrum again. Douglas might get a headache from getting annoyed by Sebastian, so he allowed her to bring the little guy to stay with her. However, it was only for one night.Actually, she was extremely reluctant to be separated from her son. However, she was faced with too many troubles right now. Specifically, she had not settled her father’s case so she was worried that she might not be able to take good care of her son if she had him with her. She would feel more at ease letting him stay in the Zachary household.After contemplating for a while, Sharon said, “Okay, I’ll see you in the Zachary household later.”…Sharon’s photos had caused a commotion in the company. Howard was also involved in this and
Fiona sighed. When would she be able to kick Sharon out of the Zachary household if Howard kept behaving like this?She still needed to take matters into her own hands!She took her phone that was on the table and made a call. “Hello, Rebecca? I’ll pick you up after work…”Rebecca did not know why Fiona was looking for her. However, it must be related to Simon.After work, she saw a luxurious Mercedes-Benz parked not far away from her upon walking out of the corporation’s front door. Fiona was waiting for her inside the car.She recomposed herself before walking over.“Aunty Lionel, you could’ve just asked me to come over to you if you needed me. You didn’t have to come over here.”Fiona did not immediately answer her. Instead, she asked the driver to head to the Zachary household.Rebecca looked at her in confusion. “Are we going to the Zachary household?”“Yes, today is the birthday of the eldest sister of the Zachary household. Everyone will be back for dinner,” Fiona final
When Howard walked into the living room, he saw his uncle Simon sitting on the sofa. He walked over to greet him. “Uncle, why are you the only one here? Where’s Grandpa and Aunt?”Simon’s gaze shifted from the financial report in his hands to Howard. His voice was as insipid as always. “They’ll be here soon.”“Is Grandpa in his room? I’ll go see him.” Howard turned around to walk away.“Wait,” Simon said out of the blue.“Is there anything, Uncle?”Simon put down the report in his hand, his tall and lean figure standing up. “Come with me.” He walked toward the courtyard outside the living room.Howard clenched his fists that were by his sides. Actually, Simon was not much older than him. However, he would always feel an unknown pressure when he was facing his uncle.He followed Simon after hesitating for a while.Under the tree outside the courtyard, the uncle and nephew stood facing each other.“Uncle, why do you want to talk to me away from everyone else?” Howard said while
Simon said without batting an eyelid, “Fiona, even if you want to protect Howard by admitting to your mistake, I still won’t take back my words just now.”“Didn’t you understand what I said? A person must bear the consequences of their own acts. I told you I was the one who did it. I’m not shielding him from punishment!”“Mom…” Howard wanted to stop her from talking, but Fiona yelled at him angrily, “Shut up!”Simon was still indifferent. However, the coldness in his black eyes was still the same. “Fiona, you’re not an employee of the corporation, so you were misappropriating the account of an employee of the corporation. I can report you to the police for this.”He was not scaring them. Fiona should not have done this even if they were relatives.Fiona finally felt slightly scared now. “You… I’m your sister-in-law and you want to call the cops on me?”“Fiona, you should’ve known before you took such measures that I never take sentiments into account whenever I’m taking care of p
When Fiona walked in, she had already gotten rid of her negative emotions from earlier. She was grinning while she led Rebecca inside.She greeted Douglas first and then said to Penelope, “Penelope, happy birthday!”Penelope’s gaze fell on Rebecca who was standing next to Fiona. There was a flash of displeasure on her solemn face. “Why did you bring her?”Just as Simon had said, Penelope did not like having outsiders at her birthday party.Of course, Fiona already knew this. She looked into Penelope’s eyes and grinned as she said, “Penelope, Rebecca heard that today is your birthday and insisted on coming to celebrate with you. See, she even made you a cake.” As she spoke, she hinted at Rebecca.Rebecca immediately placed the cake on the coffee table. She lowered her head, looking like a sweet-tempered daughter from a humble family. “Penelope, happy birthday! This is my first time baking a cake. I hope you’ll like it.”Douglas spoke, “You’re so kind, Rebecca. Since you’re here fo
Fiona was the first to attempt to break the awkward atmosphere. She smiled and addressed Sharon, “Oh, you’re back, Shar? Are you here to celebrate Penelope’s birthday too?”Sharon felt goosebumps all over her body when Fiona deliberately addressed her in that manner.Today was Penelope’s birthday? Why did Simon not tell her?“Look, this is the cake Rebecca made for Penelope. What present did you bring?” Fiona asked.Sharon saw the gigantic cake on the table. Did Rebecca make this? Did that mean she already knew that today was Penelope’s birthday?She was the only one who had no idea…At this moment, she suddenly felt as if she was an outsider.Sharon first looked at the gigantic cake on the table, then at the people celebrating Penelope’s birthday joyously as a family, and then at Rebecca standing next to Simon with a shy look on her face. She felt her heart sinking slowly. Her throat started to feel bitter and dry for no apparent reason.She did not know why this made her feel
Simon did not reply and strode out.In the courtyard, Simon followed the mother and son from behind. He let the little guy get into the car first as he needed to talk to Sharon.The two of them stood face to face next to the car. For some reason, when Sharon saw him, she felt some sort of pressure on her chest.When Simon noted her unusual reaction, he could not stop himself from asking, “Who made you unhappy?”“I’m not unhappy.” She shifted her gaze. She did not realize that she had displayed her emotions on her face.Simon took out his hand that was originally in his pants and lifted her chin. “Is it because I didn’t ask you to celebrate for Penelope?”Sharon was slightly dazzled. Did this guy know how to read minds? It was such an unpleasant feeling to be seen through!She pushed his hand away and said stubbornly, “No.”Looking at her awkward face, the man could not help but curl his lips. “If I had told you earlier, would you have come to celebrate with her?”Sharon presse