Rebecca quickly averted her gaze when she remembered she was staring at Nate earlier. She felt a bit embarrassed about being caught. She gave a small smile and adjusted Oliver in her arms. "He's not heavy. I used to practice carrying sandbags, so holding him is no big deal."Oliver instinctively clung tighter to Rebecca due to her movement, but he felt concerned for her after hearing her words. "Aunt Rebecca, you can put me down. I'm already five years old. I can walk by myself. You don't have to carry me all the time."Rebecca must have gone through a lot of hardships before this. So, it was only natural that the men should protect her now that she was back. He wouldn't allow himself to burden her no matter how young he was.With that thought in mind, Oliver struggled to get out of Rebecca's embrace.Rebecca didn't want to drop him and risk hurting him. So, she carefully placed him on the ground.Meanwhile, Nate silently observed them with pursed lips.He focused on Rebecca's
Back in Riverwood, it was a dark and stormy night. Daniel woke up amid the storm. He seemed disoriented and couldn't fall back asleep. So, he got out of bed and stood by the window, gazing blankly at the city's night view.Since his divorce from Rebecca, he had been living at the company, occasionally returning to the Winston residence for a couple of days. Most of his time was consumed by work.He had dreamed of her again, Rebecca Brown. He should have forgotten all about her by now. Yet she kept appearing in his dreams over and over again. Why …Daniel watched the raindrops slowly trickle down the glass, his mind swirling with thoughts. Why did he keep dreaming of her? He couldn't escape these dreams, and they left him entangled.With furrowed brows, Daniel closed his eyes and tried to let the sound of rain drown out his troubled thoughts. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but remember that rainy night.Just like tonight, the rain was pouring heavily from the
Ryan came to the office the next day and was startled as he pushed the door open. The man was sitting at his desk, staring at his shattered phone. A sense of desolation surrounded him.There was a fresh scar on his palm as if it had been cut by something, and the dried bloodstains made it look gruesome and terrifying.Ryan hesitated and walked over to knock on Daniel's desk. "Are you okay?"Daniel didn't say a word, his gaze still fixed on the broken phone in front of him. Ryan didn't know what to say either.He scratched his head and stared at Daniel for a while. "Don't think too much over what happened yesterday. That woman, Jessica ... you know the kind of person she is. You said you married her just because she treated you well. You married her to fulfill a wish, so don't let it bother you too much. The company still needs you."Although Ryan didn't think it was worth being sad for a woman like Jessica, he could understand why Daniel felt the way he did. Especially when it was
"I ... I really don't know," Ryan said helplessly. Fearing that Daniel wouldn't believe him. he took out his phone and showed Daniel his recent chat history with Rebecca. "See for yourself. I've tried everything, but I couldn't get her to reveal her whereabouts."Daniel glanced at the screen and suddenly chuckled. "She sure talks a lot with you."Whether it was scolding him or asking them to keep their distance, she was always straightforward and blunt, and it made sense.Seeing Daniel's reaction, Ryan awkwardly took his phone back. "I'm just bored. That's why I chat with her every day. She has a good temper and replies with a sentence or two. I was the one who kept bothering her!"If he had known that this would hit Daniel hard, he wouldn't have shown him his phone. Most of their chat was them teasing Daniel over the wedding banquet last night. It was like adding salt to the wound!Ryan looked at Daniel's dejected appearance and was trying to come up with a way to comfort him.
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Rebecca furrowed her brows and took a bite of her food, giving the somewhat familiar number a puzzled look. "Who is this? I'm hanging up if you don't speak."Just as Rebecca was losing her patience and about to hang up, a voice finally came through. "It's me."The person sounded cautious. Even so, Rebecca recognized the caller instantly.She felt a mixture of disbelief and confusion. She had deleted Daniel's number from her phone years ago. Although she had entertained the thought of calling him during her first year abroad, it had been so long since she called the number, and she had practically forgotten it.Why was Daniel calling her now? Didn't she block him? Was he calling because he thought she was behind what happened at the wedding?"What do you want?" Rebecca asked warily.Daniel froze at her tone and didn't know what to say."You lunatic." After a moment of silence, Rebecca cursed and prepared to end the call."Becca ..
Daniel's expression darkened once again at Ryan's words. His handsome face, apart from fatigue, now carried a hint of sadness.He didn't manage to ask where Rebecca was.Daniel held his phone with a lowered gaze. He thought back to the phone call. He never got the chance to finish his sentence when the call was cut off. Daniel sulked.Did she really want nothing to do with him anymore?Seeing his current state, Ryan shook his head and clicked his tongue disdainfully. It seemed that he hadn't learned anything either.But that was normal. Rebecca hadn't told him, let alone Daniel. After all, Daniel was her ex-husband and had gotten married just yesterday. If it were him, he wouldn't reveal his current whereabouts either. But he didn't mock the poor guy any further. Just as they were about to begin working, Daniel spoke again, "You mentioned earlier that Carl is also looking for Becca. Why?""How would I know? I'm not close to him." Ryan had overheard this while having a meal at F
After the call with Rebecca, Markus couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. He looked like a father who was delighted his married daughter was still holding him in her thoughts.He hummed a little tune. Following Dennis's instructions from last night, he checked his flight details.Liam, who was opposite him, had a gloomy look on his face. He couldn't stand Markus's idiotic smile and knocked on the table. "Hey! Why didn't you tell Rebecca about me?""I don't know what you're talking about." Markus gave him an innocent look.Markus's smile grew even wider at Liam's frustrated frown. He had it coming!It was clear he approved of Rebecca's culinary skills. Yet he kept claiming that the taste wasn't authentic, hoping to come off as a mysterious elder to her.Now, look at that! Rebecca finally gave up and left!No wonder people kept saying Liam was weird and had a bad temper. Rumors had some basis in truth. Now that Rebecca had been gone for two months, he suddenly started caring an
Jessica never thought she'd get barred from entering the Winston Group. After yesterday's disastrous wedding banquet, her mother phoned Daniel countless times. She even sent Daniel many text messages, but Daniel ignored them. Left without a choice, Jessica could only approach Daniel in person. Little did she expect the Winston Group's security guards to stop her from entering. No matter what, Jessica was once the country's top actress. Although not everyone was her fan, they recognized her face from various advertisements. Plus, she often entered and exited the Winston Group under Daniel's permission before the scandal broke out. So, plenty of employees knew her.It was lunch hour now, so several people glanced at her when walking by. Some even recognized her and took photos of her. Jessica didn't know what they whispered, but she could tell it wasn't anything nice. They stared at her with obvious contempt.Jessica had never experienced such treatment before. Even when she had to