As Monique approached the door next to the bar counter, the temperature within the room plummeted. The chilly aura that was emanating from Henry was oppressive. Monique felt her breathing quicken.She could not tell what the man was thinking. The hint of a smile on his face frightened her.Henry watched as he was annoyed. It was because the woman tried to run away.He cleared his throat.There were steps between the kitchen and the living room. Startled by the noise, Monique’s legs trembled and she missed a step going down.“Ah!” Her body toppled while her arms shot out to grab whatever she could find. Her hand found purchase on a muscular arm.A flurry of movement got her straddling Henry’s thigh. Their position was no doubt scandalous.Anxiety was written all over Monique’s face. ‘Please don’t let anything happen!’They already did it a day ago. With his stamina, she dreaded what would happen.Her legs trembled as she remembered his words from last night, “I’ll make sure you
Henry stared intently at Monique. “So you’re aware…”He wrapped his strong arms around her waist and lifted her onto his thigh.At that moment, Monique launched herself forward and caused the chair to tip over.There was a loud crash as both the chair and the two bodies hit the floor.Monique wrapped her hands around the back of Henry’s head during the fall.The man was safe but pain radiated through both her hands.“Ah…Hurts…” Monique’s eyebrows knitted together as she grimaced.It did not occur to Henry that the woman protected him. He asked worriedly, “Are you alright?”He checked her hands—the back of her hands were bruised red and there was a wound. The house was newly-furnished but it was short of a medical kit.“I’ll take you to the doctor,” Henry said.Monique shook her head and said, “Don’t worry. It’s just a minor wound. It’ll close up before we even reach the hospital.”The woman must be fine if she could joke.The tight lines on Henry’s face softened slightly as
Monique wondered if Henry planned to punish her by locking her in this house.“Well, aren’t you coming?” Henry turned around and called out.Monique was off the hook?She was delighted—a sincere smile graced her face. “Yes, immediately.”Henry smirked at the woman’s enthusiasm and said, “Remember the keys.”She went to grab the keys before following Henry out.When they arrived at the Moore manor, Angel was already asleep. Monique went to clean herself and get ready for bed while Henry was busy in the study.The situation was more peaceful than Monique expected. As she laid in bed, she wondered what Henry was doing in the study.Despite her curiosity, she dared not take a glance.She did not want to wake the sleeping giant.Was he still mad at her for tipping over the chair?Monique yawned a few times as she kept tossing and turning around in bed. Although she was tired, sleep remained elusive.The emptiness of the bed was getting to her.She cursed herself for missing the
Upon arriving at the Moore manor, Henry immediately made his way into the study. He wanted to draft the marriage agreement. After many rounds of revision, he was finally done with it.He looked at the agreement and grinned like a satisfied cat.The agreement was between two parties. Party A being Henry Moore and Party B being Monique Xander. The gist of the agreement was as below:[Party B will serve Party A as a personal live-in maid, available at any hour of the day.[Party B is not allowed to have eye contact with other men for more than ten seconds. Party B is not allowed to have skin contact with other men.[The party who breaks the rule will agree to pay the other party $3,000,000,000.[If either party breaks the rule, Party A will have custody of Angel Xander and the necessary compensation will be made to Party B. This clause is to ensure Angel Xander receives the best possible care.]These were the major points in the agreement which Henry highlighted. The whole document
Monique wished time would stop at this moment.However, dreams were always short-lived.Time awaited no man.The alarm rang again and disturbed the morning peace. Ring! Ring!The alarm tone was frustrating.It was the first time Monique felt the urge to throw her phone away.The sentiment was shared by Henry.Monique switched off the alarm. When she saw what was on her phone screen, the calm from before disappeared.It was already 8am and she was going to be late.She remembered setting her alarm for 7am. Why was it ringing an hour later?Monique quickly sat up.It was her fourth day of work. She was already late on her second day and absent on her third. There was no way she could be late again.Her coworkers and manager already had a bad impression of her.She rolled out of bed and promptly made her way to the bathroom.Henry was amused when he saw her rushing.He elegantly crawled out of bed and went to the room next door to freshen up.By the time Monique was done,
”You want to come with us?” Monique was surprised.‘Well hurry up then!’ she thought.Angel danced happily and ran to Henry’s side. She climbed up the chair beside him and said, “I love you, Daddy!” She then gave Henry a kiss on the cheek.Henry stroked the little girl’s cheek and said, “Wait for me, okay?”“Okay.” Angel blinked and nodded.She was happy that her parents wanted to send her to school together.Very happy.She wanted to show her parents off to the children at school. They would be jealous of her, especially that chubby kid who came from a rich family.Mrs. Lawson felt the love in the interaction between Henry and Angel. She was happy for her master.On the other hand, Monique was processing a bunch of conflicting emotions. Her dream and reality were overlapping. Although Henry treated Angel well and Angel liked the man, Monique could not shake off the idea that it was weird for them to bond when they did not have a blood relation.She massaged her temple.Was
Monique bit her lip. She did not want Henry to go to work with an empty stomach. She told him,“Finish your food, I’ll wait.”Henry gave her a blank stare and urged, “Let’s go!”The woman was continuously pestering him to be quick.After he lost his appetite, she wanted him to continue eating?What did she think he was?Being annoyed, he said. “I need another 30 minutes to finish.”30 minutes?Impossible!Monique regretted her words.She should have just let him starve.“No way!” Monique retorted. She watched as Henry’s expression darkened.The pair of cold and black eyes locked onto Monique. Did she make him angry?Her survival instincts kicked in and she gave him a toothy grin. She said, “I mean, I’ll take Angel to school, you can slowly enjoy your breakfast! No rush!”The option upsetted Angel. The little girl frowned and complained, “No! I want both Daddy and Mommy to send me to school!”One could hear the determination in her juvenile voice.“But Angel, Mommy’s going
A smile broke through Angel’s teary face. She nodded enthusiastically.The smile on her face showcased her dimples. The little girl looked especially pretty when she was happy.The frustration in Monique’s heart melted away. She hugged her daughter and gave her a light kiss on the forehead.She knew Henry was an important figure in Angel’s life and so was she.Angel once said that if Henry harmed her, she would leave with Monique without asking any questions.For Angel and her own sake, was she able to conquer her own insecurities and take a step forward?Monique entertained the thoughts of being with Henry but her fear and insecurity hampered her.She took a liking to the man but she could not shake the feeling that he was only playing with her. She was a toy that could be discarded anytime he was bored.What could she do to make him stay?Monique stood up and gave Henry a gentle smile. She then said, “Enjoy your meal. I’ll wait for you.”The smile was easy and attractive. I
"Monique, don't cry..." Su Chen's blood kept gushing out from the wound, and he felt colder and colder.He even felt difficult to raise his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Monique's eyes."Brother, stop talking. The ambulance will come soon!" Monique reached out her hands to press the wound for him, trying to slow down the bleeding.But the blood kept flowing out from between her fingers...Su Chen shook his head, indicating for Monique to stop wasting her energy."Monique... you really... ahem, don't you remember me?" Su Chen was struggling to even say a word."What?" Monique didn't understand what he meant."I saw you... when you were very young... Have you forgotten? You promised to be... my bride..."Su Chen's words made Monique frown. She didn't remember making such an agreement with someone.Bai Bingbing was shocked by Su Chen's words.It turned out that the little girl Su Chen had mentioned to her was Monique!That was the only time Su Chen had mentioned hi
Monique, whom the two men had been longing for, was found by Bai Bingbing."Miss. Bai, why are you here?"Monique had never seen her since Gu Linbei's wedding.Today, Bai Bingbing made Monique feel very strange.Bai Bingbing, who appeared in front of others, always had delicate makeup and was talking and laughing.However, today's Bai Bingbing had a plain face, and she had not even taken care of her hair.For a moment, she was worried that Bai Bingbing would come to her because of something."I have something to talk to Mrs. Moore alone. I wonder if it's convenient for you?"Bai Bingbing's words made Monique instinctively miss her because of Su Chen.However, Henry had repeatedly warned her not to be with Su Chen alone."Is it possible that he has something to do with Su Chen?"Monique thought about it and made an appointment with Bai Bingbing at a crowded cafe.She also sent a message to Henry.By the time Henry received the message, Su Chen had already arrived at Su Ente
"Monique didn't come." Henry spoke as he could read Su Chen's mind without hesitation.Su Chen didn't care and looked away calmly.He looked at Su Zhenxing and the man beside him.He was really Su Zhenxing's partner, the secretary of Su Chen's biological father, David."When did David return?" Su Chen's tone was gentle and normal, as if he was really chatting with them."I just arrived last night." David answered Su Chen, but her eyes were full of worry."Chen, did you really do this?" Su Zhenxing looked at Su Chen and asked sadly."Yes!" Su Chen did not know what Su Zhenxing was asking.But no matter what they were, they had something to do with him.From the time he was adopted by Su Chen, to the time he returned to his country and met Monique, to the time he met Henry.Even the kidnapping of Monique abroad was arranged by him alone.Therefore, no matter what Su Zhenxing was asking about, Su Chen would agree.Su Zhenxing had a lot to say to Su Chen, but he didn't know whe
This was not the worst result.Just as Bai Bingbing was cleaning up the mess and trying to minimize their losses to the minimum.Henry suddenly launched a general attack. Several companies outside Su Chen's company provinces were suppressed by Marriott International at the same time.Su Chen had long known that these companies under his name had been discovered by Henry.If that was all, Su Chen wouldn't be worried.However, the person under Su Chen's hand had just called.Su Chen's overseas businesses had been maliciously sold before the stock market was closed.Now that the stock market had been closed, it was impossible for them to buy it immediately.During this period of closing, their stock price would continue to decline.If they couldn't buy those shares as soon as possible before the trading tomorrow.They could only be controlled by others.Su Chen didn't even need to think that who did this to him.He didn't expect Henry to do like this.This was Su Chen's final
Gu Linbei couldn't sense the mixed feelings in Gu Shaohuan's heart.He handed over the results of his efforts in the morning to the Hui family."From today on, the Gu family has nothing to do with me anymore. I have nothing to do with the Gu family anymore."At this moment, Gu Linbei was secretly glad that he was not a good-for-nothing rich second generation in order to prove to his family with Henry.He had secretly saved up his personal savings so that he could speak so confidently in front of Gu Shaohuan at this moment.Gu Shaohuan thought that Gu Linbei would suffer a lot after leaving the Gu family.This kind of revenge just happened to calm down.He didn't expect Gu Linbei to appear in front of him in such a powerful state.Gu Shaohuan didn't want to admit this difference, so he snorted coldly. "You have today's results because of the Gu family. What's there to be proud of now?"Gu Linbei had expected this, as if he had already guessed that Gu Shaohuan would say that."
After Gu Linbei got the computer, he turned off the page of the Gu Group internal web.This was also the reason why Gu Shaohuan no longer insisted.Gu Linbei sent a message, and soon a document came from the other side.After calling Gu Shaohuan over, he opened the document.It was the three companies that had been acquired by the Gu family in the morning and other shares."You're the one who's dealing with the Gu family?!"Gu Shaohuan's first reaction was that Gu Linbei was the one dealing with Gu Group, not that Gu Linbei wanted to help the Gu family.In the face of Gu Shaohuan's reaction, Gu Linbei's first feeling was not anger or disappointment, but relief.Fortunately, this man was not his father.Gu Linbei didn't explain. Instead, he called in all the members of Gu Shao Huan's team."Mr. Gu, he is the mysterious buyer who helped us stabilize the stock market!"He was so excited that he almost called Gu Linbei the son of the Gu family.However, both Gu Shaohuan and Gu
Gu Linbei did not care what Gu Zihang was thinking.He directly pulled her out of Henry's office.Henry looked at Monique’s photos on his desk and ignored them.He was thinking about the reason why Su Chen had attacked the Gu family first...."Zihang, how is it? Have you done it?"Gu Shaohuan had been paying close attention to the curve on the computer.He didn't notice the secretary's expression when she came in and said that Gu Zihang wanted to say something when he came back.When Gu Shaohuan finished asking, there was no response.He raised his head and saw Gu Linbei coming back with Gu Zihang."What are you doing here?" Gu Shaohuan was furious when he saw the son that the Gu family had raised for 20 years.How proud Gu Linbei had been in the past, how much he hated him now.Gu Linbei didn't care about Gu Shaohuan's tone at all. He sat down on the sofa as usual.He was so angry that his nose was crooked."The Gu family is in big trouble, and they can't hold on any lo
Gu Linbei and Su Chen were just so happy, but they made w Gu Shaohuan and Gu Zihang feel so worried.They didn't even have time for lunch and had been busy buying.However, the funds that could be used were quickly finished, so they had no choice but to stop.It wasn't that the Gu family didn't have enough money.The wealth accumulated by the Gu family in the past few lifetimes would not be unable to afford these stocks.Not to mention that the stock loss was so much now.However, most of the Gu family's funds were flowing in the project.They could not be put into use as they wanted.Gu Shaohuan had even used up all of his savings, but it was still useless.It was too late to transfer funds now...Was it really useless now?Just as Gu Shaohuan and his nephew were in despair.The Gu Group found that the decline of the Gu Group's stock gradually stopped."Mr. Gu, look, Mr. Gu! This man seems to be helping the company. The stock doesn’t drop anymore."The leader of the team
Only in this way could he have a better grasp of the initiative.But what could Gu Shaohuan do if he didn't listen to him?The Gu family didn’t have any business in the past two years. Of course, Gu Shaohuan, who needed a large amount of money, would release more shares to gather funds.However, they didn't expect Su Chen to be the one who bought a large number of Gu's stocks and even gave them financial support.Even if they found out, they would not doubt anything.After all, the Su Group had been developing rapidly in City B these years.Early this morning, Su Chen began to sell all the Gu Group stocks at all costs.The Gu Group's stock dropped sharply.At this rate, the Gu family would be forced to leave the city before it was over.Moreover, the other companies of the Gu family were affected.By the time Gu Shaohuan found out about this, three companies under his control had already changed owners.At this time, Gu Shaohuan were anxious, and he was anxiously discussing