Both of them began their show again, squabbling like two kids vying for their favorite toy. Vivian could see they were playacting again, so she pressed her lips into a thin line and turned around. She raised her arm and hurled the phone even further away into the lake. When the phone dropped into the water with a plop, she felt as if a stone had been lifted off her heart. Jake and Baldie were a little stunned. They stopped their bickering and looked in unison towards the rippling water. The w
Jake drove over to look for Edward who was in a video conference. His secretary checked his schedule and noticed that there was no appointment with Jake, so she sent the latter to wait in the reception room courteously. She would consult Edward about whether he would see Jake when the conference ended. Due to Levin Enterprise’s new project in Southeast Asia facing some issues, a few agendas were added to Edward’s already fully-packed schedule. It was so tightly packed that he had no time for a
On the other hand, he was late to the scene by twenty years compared to them. No matter how much effort he put in, he could only lament his weakness before the vast disparity. Alfred watched Edward’s expression cautiously when he did not receive a reply. “Noted.” Edward behaved apathetically on the surface. He waved his hand to dismiss Alfred while he flipped through a few documents in silence, appearing as if he was caught in a trance. He took out his phone and called Vivian. “What are you
Officer Konstantin stayed in a rather old residential building that still preserved the architectural style of the previous century around the 80s or the 90s. There was no elevator and the corridor was narrow with dim lighting. Vivian felt like she might just faint as she ascended the concrete staircase step by step. Only then did she see the greenish-gray burglar bars. She raised her head to look at the house number and ensured that it was the right house before she knocked on the door gently
Vivian had limited time, so she dared to stay for too long. She did not take the information with her. On the contrary, she passed it back to Madam Konstantin and said, “It’s best to leave this item with you. It will actually be safer. I’m going to try to figure out a way to take Edward’s fingerprints. I just wonder if I can find someone reliable to make a comparison for me.”“Leave that to me,” Madam Konstantin said. Vivian stood up and bade her farewell. She encountered Estelle who had just
Vivian kept quiet for a long time upon hearing the question before she forced a smile and answered as if she was expressing her innermost thoughts ambiguously, “Try not to contact me first if you can. You can contact me when there comes a time that I won’t even be able to find you.”When there came a time that she could not even find him, Edward would not be able to find him either naturally. He understood her hint. He nodded and answered, “Alright.”He went to the bedroom to pick up something
A thousand miles away, Vivian’s cry halted to a stop almost in the next second after her call ended. She gazed at the display screen of her phone absentmindedly for a while before she pulled out some tissues to wipe away her tears. Then, she stood up with an ordinary expression to wash her face in the washroom. Next, she headed to the kitchen to make herself some dinner. There was almost nothing left in the refrigerator, so she could only make instant ramen with an egg for herself. She conclud
Vivian did not encounter any obstacles in her path all the way. It was exactly the same as the situation when she had gone over previously, and again, it was Wade who opened the door. However, Wade did not appear as apathetic as before though there was vague concern in his gaze. When she walked past him, he even reminded her softly, “Mr. Levin isn’t in a good mood.”Vivian stopped ever so slightly in her path, then she walked into the house with her usual expression. She stood at the spacious l