The person on the other end of the phone seemed to have let out a sigh of relief.Her tone also seemed to have softened further. "I heard from Mike that with your divorce with Dan, Dan has given you quite a bit of assets. Even the Springford Estate that Mr. Winston Senior bought for you two was also transferred to your name, right?"The smile on Rebecca's face grew. She didn't deny it and simply hummed softly. Mrs. Winston continued, "Look, Becca, when Mr. Winston Senior was still around, he always treated you well. That brat may have wronged you in marriage, but he has never treated you poorly in terms of other matters, you see …""Mrs. Winston, why don't you tell me what you want me to do."Rebecca didn't want to listen to her wheedling. She directly cut her off. "Okay, then I'll be honest with you. Don't blame me for being brutal. After all, I am still a member of the Winston family. I have to put the family first."Rachel's tone suddenly turned serious. She directly stated
After Rachel ended the call, she rubbed her temples. "That brat always causes so much trouble for me!""Please calm down, Mrs. Winston."Cheryl served her some sliced fruit. She advised, "Children are all here to be leeches. Anyway, this isn't Mr. Daniel's fault.""The fact that it's not his fault makes me more angry."He had refused a perfect wife that was arranged for him. Instead, he fell in love with a woman like Jessica!From the looks of that woman, she had nothing good up her sleeves. Mr. Winston Senior had made it clear back then that if he married her, he was certain that it would cause trouble. Then, look at what happened. She wasn't even married into the family and had already caused the Winston Group's market value to evaporate tremendously. She was a troublemaker!Rachel looked down and took a glance at her phone. Within her call logs, besides calling Rebecca, there were numerous calls made to Daniel. Unfortunately, he did not pick up.After thinking for a
On the tablet, Daniel’s post was on display."The one I wanted to marry was always Jessica."The page was a PowerPoint slide prepared by the public relations team. Therefore, they were unable to view the comments. However, without the need for thought, it was evident what kind of controversy this statement would have caused.With a stern expression on his face, he switched to another application and took a glance. As expected, the remarks made towards Rebecca were extremely harsh. When he stumbled upon the comment regarding the "unloved home-wrecker", he nearly smashed the tablet in anger.His wife, who he had signed the marriage certificate with, and organized a wedding with, was now a home-wrecker. What a joke!"I told the bunch of you to deal with the issue of public opinion, not to spread more rumors. I spend so much money to employ all of you, and you can't even handle a public relations crisis?"The tablet made a muffled sound as it hit the table. It felt like a painful j
"What's his problem now?" Rebecca asked. The mention of Daniel's name unsettled her. Still, anyone could tell Daniel had gotten into trouble because the news came this late. That was why she merrily inquired about it. After all, she would enjoy her ex-husband’s misfortunes. As she leaned in, Penny raised her phone higher. She frowned and said, "I'd like to know what his problem is too."On her phone was Daniel's social media page. The post of him defending Jessica had vanished. In its place was the latest post he made. What was even more surprising was that he was not siding with Jessica in this post. Instead, it clarified that the elders in his and Rebecca's families wanted the two to get married. Although that was the reason, Daniel insisted on following through with it. He was also the one who asked for a divorce. With that explanation, he cleared any misunderstandings about him having a mistress. Finally, Daniel apologized to Rebecca and asked netizens not to discuss their priva
Mike became perplexed. He didn't expect Daniel to ask about Rebecca all of a sudden. They were still handling the PR crisis moments ago. Yet, he dared not poke his nose where it didn't belong, so he answered the question. "I've transferred everything to Ms. Rebecca. At first, she was unwilling to accept GN Corp's shares, but I convinced her to sign the document."Daniel hummed in acknowledgment and didn't seem unhappy. "You did the right thing by convincing her to sign it. After all, she's alone. She may have reunited with the Johnsons, but there's no telling if they'll treat her like an outsider. She spent years away and grew up outside of their family."He figured Rebecca could live a stable life with the shares he gave her. That way, it wouldn't matter whether her loved ones sincerely cared for her or not."Is there anything else? If not, you can resume your tasks." Daniel looked at Mike, but Mike had forgotten what he had come in to report.Mike fell into a brief daze. He almos
Daniel froze when he heard that. Then, he looked at Ryan in confusion.Goosebumps spread all over Ryan's skin. "Why are you looking at me like that? If you have something to say, spit it out."A light chuckle came from Daniel. He decided to set aside his tasks for now. His warm voice rang out. "You've got a reputation for being nice to all women, regardless of their looks. What's with the sudden insult toward Jessica today? Have you gone through some kind of epiphany?"Ryan couldn't help but chuckle, too. "Yes, I'm kind to women of all appearances. But that doesn't mean I'll still be nice if they're mean to others."That was his indirect way of saying Jessica wasn't a nice woman.Daniel twirled his pen between his fingers but didn't refute his claims. If this had happened in the past, he would've already defended Jessica. However, various truths had surfaced before him. Besides, he wasn't an idiot who couldn't differentiate between right and wrong.Ryan knew from Daniel's reactio
Daniel gazed down at the phone on his desk. "Hey, what do you think would've happened if she was with me during those three years?""What?" Ryan hadn't caught what he said and only heard the mention of "three years." He crossed one leg over the other and shot a confused frown at Daniel. "You must be having another ill episode."Daniel ignored that comment as he tidied the documents on his desk, picked up his phone, and stood. "Should we go for lunch?"His tone was calm, and he didn't look like he was joking."Now?" asked Ryan, who glanced at the time. He didn't know why Daniel had brought up lunch when it was still breakfast time.Daniel had picked up his car keys. "The Four Seasons restaurant is far from the company. It'll take almost an hour to drive there, so we'll reach around lunchtime. Forget I offered if you're not up to it."With that, he strolled to the door.Ryan froze. When he snapped out of his daze, he realized that Daniel had already stepped out the door. So, he ra
"Alright! It's done. Ms. B, how's your side going?"Markus was making a simple pasta.He added some meatballs to add flavor to it.It would be a great addition to an otherwise usual meal.Despite the big portion, they would be able to finish it in no time. Thanks to Rebecca, the kitchen staff had been gaining weight lately. They were always running out of ingredients for staff meals.By the time he finished his part and plated it nicely, Rebecca was almost done with her dish. "I'm done. Let's bring them to him."She made a local dish from Liam's hometown—lemon chicken. Although he had settled down in Riverwood, he had worked in his hometown at the beginning of his career.Still, he could never get enough of the local cuisine.Even after he moved to Riverwood, he frequented Four Seasons to enjoy some local delicacies with Markus.Markus had suggested she make lemon chicken. That way, Rebecca might be able to move Liam by conjuring his memories of his hometown.Taking Liam'