“It’s just an unwanted necklace, so I’m selling it while we’re here.”“That’s all?” He did not believe it was that simple.As he stared at her with a scorching gaze, she ultimately sighed and confessed, “Fine. It was a wedding gift from Howard. I don’t like it, so I’m selling it off.”“Howard?” Simon’s eyes darkened slightly. What was the fellow planning now?“Are you sure what he gave you was merely a wedding gift?”“That’s what he said anyway. Even the shop assistant here heard him and saw him.”With that said, perhaps Howard would no longer have any presumptuous thoughts about her. “You did a good job handling it. I’ll reward you with a set of jewelry. Go ahead and pick one.”Seeing his arrogant yet generous stance, she raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder before asking, “Aren’t you being too stingy by only rewarding me with a set of jewelry, President Zachary?”“Is it too little? How about I buy this entire store and give it to you?”“Sounds good to me. Just thi
Sharon abruptly pushed him away while staring into his eyes. Then, she said somewhat nervously, “Wh-What do you mean by that? Are you truly trying to take revenge on me?”Simon was genuinely getting pissed off by her and lifted his hand to knock on her head once more. “You bloody stupid woman.”She rubbed on her head in pain and glared at him. “Why are you cursing at me?”“You deserve it after saying such a thing. Did you become this stupid after meeting Howard?” He wondered why she suddenly brought these things up. Howard must have said something to her.“Ho-How am I the stupid one? I was genuinely asking you the question!”“And Howard was the one who planted this idea in your head, right?” He quickly exposed her.Sharon pursed her lips in silence. Was he even able to guess this?“Well, he did.”Simon sneered at her, “And you ate it all up? Are you stupid?”“I don’t believe him, but I merely wanted to ask you anyway.”Once she uttered these words, the man leaned in front of
Upon hearing her words, Simon ultimately placed his pen down and looked up at her.He narrowed his eagle-like eyes in scrutiny and evidently did not believe anything she was saying. “Did you just say Penelope asked you to come over to help me out???”Penelope had not consented to his marriage with Sharon from the very beginning, so why on earth would she have sent Xena over to help out?There were no changes in Xena’s expression even under the scrutiny of his sharp gaze. “Yes. Aunt Penelope has decided to be more open-minded about this, and she knows that she shouldn’t stop you from getting married. After all, the two of you are still siblings. Blood will always be thicker than water. So no matter what happens, she’ll give you her blessing if you’re to get married.”Frankly speaking, Penelope was still furious over this and refused to give Simon and Sharon her blessing. Xena was the one who had persuaded Penelope to stop being enraged over this.She was willing to act as an interm
Sharon stood by the entrance and knocked on the door. The man in the office barely lifted his head before saying, “Come in.”She did not tell him that she would be coming today, so the man did not lift his head until she reached the front of his desk.“Why are you here?” Simon was somewhat surprised to see her.“It seems like you’re not very welcoming?”He put his pen down and leaned his long, stalwart body back against the chair. His calm, obsidian eyes were staring straight into her.“Come here,” he said, inviting her over to him.Sharon curled her lips and happily walked over to him without saying another word. She immediately sat on his lap.The man stared at her with a faint smile, saying, “How brazen. So you’re no longer afraid that we’re in the office, hmm?”Not only was she taking the initiative to sit on his lap, but she was even wrapping her hands around his neck. “Since I’ll soon be the boss’ wife anyway, I don’t think your subordinates will have any comments on me s
No matter how she looked at it, Xena did not seem like the type to resign.“How come?”“I’m getting married, so I shouldn’t be keeping any other women by my side, lest my wife gets jealous.” Was he calling her the jealous wife now?“She’s just an assistant anyway, so why should I be jealous? Besides, she’s been working with you for two years now. Even if you’re getting married, it shouldn’t be affecting her job.” However, she could sense that things were not as simple as they seemed.Her chin started hurting from being pinched by his long fingers. The man’s handsome face closed in on her. His low voice sounded somewhat dangerous when he said, “Mrs. Zachary, do you not care at all if there are other women next to me?”Sharon’s mouth started twitching slightly. How did they arrive at this topic?Since he was reluctant to explain things, she did not want to ask further as well. After all, Xena had resigned and she was no longer his assistant.“Can you be a little more serious? I’m
In fact, Simon had come over to see her before. It was just that she had forgotten all about it.No, wait. Precisely speaking, she did not know who he was at the time as the shooting had overly stimulated her. She had lost control of her thoughts and emotions that she even harmed Simon.“I’ll bring him over to see you in two days,” said Sharon in a low voice.“As you should. He wants to marry you, so how could he not pay a visit to his mother-in-law?” Autumn said while taking her hand and continuing, “Sienna, marriage shouldn’t be done so casually. Don’t try to please your parents and marry the wrong guy, just like how I married Caleb Newton back then. He left me with nothing but regrets. You can’t marry him if you don’t love him.”Sharon noticed that every time her mother talked about her father, she had the same annoyed and hateful expression on her face. It was as if they were mortal enemies.The resentment between her parents was no longer something she could figure out since
“Yes, Old Master.” Kelly turned and went upstairs.Sharon sat down in confusion, asking, “What are you going to give me?”“Why are you in such a hurry? You’ll know soon,” said the old man with the same grim expression on his face. Sharon pursed her lips. Fine, she would stop asking. There was no need for him to show such a face.After a while, Kelly came down holding onto a big box. It even looked like a costly mahogany gift box.“What’s that?” She became more curious now.Quinn did not say a word and merely cast a meaningful look at Kelly.Kelly brought the mahogany box in front of Sharon and opened it.When she saw what was inside, Sharon was immediately startled. “What… do you mean by this?”“Miss, this is a custom-made gold crown that the old master got for a hefty price. There are eight gold bracelets as well with unique patterns engraved on them. They’re all specially made by someone that the old master had hired. They’re wedding gifts to you.”“Wedding gifts to me?” S
Truthfully, Sharon had a bad feeling as soon she laid her eyes on Howard. Especially when he had that insincere half-smile on his face. He looked as if he was hiding some secrets.However, it was hard to tell if he was having any malicious thoughts just by looking at him.“If you’re sincere about this, I’ll accept your blessing,” she said dimly.Howard was staring straight at her indifferent profile, and the smirk on his lips was still there. He looked somewhat cynical now. He narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice, saying, “I’m going to ask you one more time, Shar. Have you truly made up your mind to marry my uncle?”Sharon cast a glance at him, and her tone still sounded dim when she said, “Can’t you see that everything has already been determined by now? Do you think that we’re playing house here?”Howard was silent for a while before letting out a chuckle. “So, you’ve decided not to take everything I said to you before to heart? Wait, I think it’s more accurate to say that yo