"Why?" asked the person on the other end. "Lewis has no reason to do it. He's the only son and heir to the Alvarez family. Alvarez Corp will eventually become his, so why would he sabotage the investment project?" "Only son?" Seth snorted, "You've got some nerve saying that to me, the son-in-law of
By then, Seth had lit a cigarette and leaned against the window on his side of the car, admiring the night view. "What happens if I refuse to answer that?""It doesn't matter. You don't have to explain if you don't want to. After all, I'm sure you can repay all those investment funds you took from t
Josephine gawked at Lewis. Before she could respond, he lifted her body in one fell swoop. Her instinct was to hold his neck and cautiously look at his chin. Yet, she quickly looked away in fear.Lewis soon placed her onto her bed, then picked up her wrists to examine them. There were scabs on her w
"No idea," one of them replied. "President Alvarez used to arrive at work with Sierra back then, but now that she's not working here anymore, it's hard to tell if they're still sleeping together.""I wonder what Sierra did to bag our president. She's pretty, but not that pretty, you know? Not as muc
Daphne froze for a moment. "Me? How can I fix things?""Don't you have some of Alvarez Corp's shares? You can sell them and fill up the missing sum on Seth's behalf," Lewis explained.Eyes widening, Daphne clenched her jaw and thought, "My shares? B-But that's the only thing that secures my status i
That was when Josephine knocked on the office door and entered with the printed document. She first saw Sophia standing up from beneath Lewis' desk. Seeing the two stand so intimately with each other made Josephine tense, her fingers gripping so tightly onto the document that her knuckles turned whi
The same stormy expression was on Lewis' face. Despite Josephine's pitiful pout, he refused to care or even acknowledge her. That cut off any chances she had to converse with him. Josephine released his sleeve and turned the other way. She knew there was no use begging when Lewis decided on somethi
Only a glance came from Lewis before he wordlessly drove onto the street.After 40 minutes, he and Josephine pulled up outside a fancy hotel. The building was different from most regular hotels; this one resembled more of a holiday resort. It had a massive gate, then a long winding path surrounded b