At the dining table, Matthew peeled the shrimp for Lucy with an affectionate look on his face.Lucy happily ate the shrimp on her plate. It felt nice not having to peel the shrimp herself.After she finished the shrimp on her plate, Matthew scooped up some of Lucy’s favorite vegetables for her.For a moment, Lucy completely ignored Cillian, who was sitting across from her.Cillian looked at Matthew bitterly. Why did he even get his hopes up just now?The two of them were in love.He suppressed the bitter feeling in his heart and ate his food as calmly as possible.Suddenly, Lucy stood up and said to Matthew, “Matt, I need to use the restroom. Take care of Cillian for me.”Nodding, Matthew smiled at her. “Don’t worry. Just leave it to me.”After Lucy left, the atmosphere at the table was much chillier as the two men stared at each other expressionlessly.“So, Mr. Cillian, what do you plan to do with my wife?”Although he roughly understood what Cillian was up to, Matthew stil
After Cillian left, Lucy sat back down to eat while mumbling, “Cillian’s professor is so evil for giving him so much work that he doesn’t even have time for a meal.”Matthew chuckled as he looked at Lucy, thankful that his wife was rather clueless. Otherwise, he might not have been able to win her over.“Perhaps it’s because Cillian is such an outstanding student. Professors tend to favor students who share similar traits as them,” Matthew tried to cover up for Cillian.Lucy came to a realization. “I see. Let’s quickly finish up too. I still have a lot of work to do at the company.”Matthew looked at her disapprovingly. “Even if you have a lot of work, there’s no need to be in such a hurry. Can’t you hang out with me for a bit before going to work? You’ll be busy tomorrow too.”“I guess you’re right.”She was about to agree when her phone rang all of a sudden.She put her answer on hold and picked up the call.“Ms. Lucy, I have bad news!” Mabel’s anxious voice sounded on the ot
When Lucy said that they were minor issues, they were indeed just minor issues. She was not making excuses for herself.All of the issues they pointed out seemed to be nitpicking like they were trying to find fault in the tiniest of details.Frowning, Lucy called the investor’s number. She softened her voice and asked, “Hello, is this Mr. Erlington?“I’m Lucy Quinn, the person in charge of Lulu Comics.“I’m sorry for disturbing you, but I’d like to inquire about the sudden cancellation of your company’s investment in our comic.”A middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end of the phone. “I apologize for the sudden cancellation, but your company’s comic doesn't meet my requirements, so I had to cancel the investment.”The tone of his voice was cold as if Lucy’s company had done something huge to offend him.Lucy was at a loss, but she had to get to the bottom of this. “May I ask what those requirements are?”Lucy did not believe that it was because of those minor issues at
Lucy hung up with a tired look on her face. The rage in her heart was burning strong enough to destroy all reason. She tried her best to force down her anger as she buried her head in the mountain of documents.Meanwhile, Matthew had returned to his office. The first thing he did was to wave Kent over.When Kent noticed the look Matthew was giving him, he immediately knew what Matthew wanted. “Do you want me to find out Mrs. Leon’s recent activities?”Matthew gave him an approving look and nodded.Kent did not waste any time as he immediately went off to investigate.It was not because he could read Matthew’s mind, but it was because he knew every time Matthew looked like that, it meant that something had happened to Lucy.Kent quickly found out about what happened to Lucy and gave Matthew the file on it.There was rage in Matthew’s eyes when he read the file. How could they bully his wife like that?! Was there something wrong with the brains of the Quinns?That was brazen of t
Wally ran out quickly as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he saw that no one in the office was really punished, he finally relaxed. His arrogant attitude quickly returned.He came to an office where the employees usually were and pointed at a woman who looked slightly timid. “Take this file and make two copies for me. We need this for the investment meeting with Mr. Erlington tomorrow.”The timid woman took the file from him obediently, but Wally glared unhappily at her. “What are you doing? This is your comic, isn’t it? Why are you acting so scared instead of making copies openly? Make sure nothing goes wrong with this. You’ll be rewarded once everything has been set in stone.”A sad look flashed in the timid woman’s eyes when she heard what Wally said. What did he mean when he said this was her comic? It was not hers at all. It clearly belonged to Mabel, but…There was always a ‘but’.The timid woman sighed. She hoped Mabel would not blame her because she did not want t
“Then why did you apologize to me?”Lucy was curious. If Mabel had not plagiarized the comic, there was no need to be acting so timidly. She even looked like she was guilty about something. It was very misleading. Mabel lowered her head guiltily. “When I was creating that comic, I discussed my ideas with another person. She was my best friend, and I'd always tell her about everything I wanted to draw, but…”It was surprising to see how calm Lucy was. “I see. So, your best friend divulged the story of your comic?”Lucy finally understood how the comic got leaked. She felt sorry for Mabel, but she was not surprised by what happened.From Lucy’s point of view, such occurrences were normal. After all, even her family she had lived with for more than 20 years would sell out the daughter they brought up for their own benefits or something profitable. Moreover, this was a friend who was not even related to Mabel by blood. “I… I don't want to point fingers at her, but… but…” Mabel trie
“Maple?” Lucy called out gently to Mabel.Mable wiped away her tears and quickly gave Lucy a nod of her head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t cry on purpose, Lucy. I’ll get back to work right now.”Lucy stopped her in frustration. “It’s fine. Just rest here for a while. If you don’t mind, how about telling me what exactly happened?”She was a little hesitant about getting Mabel to tell the truth.It would make Mabel feel better to tell the truth, but at the look of Mabel…The concerned look on Lucy’s face must have been too obvious because Mabel eventually revealed everything, “We knew each other back in high school. She’s two years older than I am, and she enrolled in art college first. "We could talk about anything under the sun, and we told each other everything, including our ideas for comics. However, the closer we got, the more we realized how similar our drawing styles were.“It never occurred to me that she was the one responsible for plagiarizing my comic this time. She was the r
Lucy smiled and reached out to shake Wayne’s hand. “Thank you for giving me a chance to explain the situation, and welcome to our company."The 35-year-old Wayne was surprised to see the gracious and elegant Lucy, who was in her mid-20s.He did not expect this company’s CEO to be a young woman of about 20. He was reminded of how Lucy sounded so decisive on the phone and could not help but look at her in admiration. He shook Lucy’s hand graciously.After they were done greeting each other, Lucy led him into the company. “Even though I'd love to show you the company, we have much more important things to tend to.“I would like to apologize to you again for what happened. I’m sorry that I had to trouble you to make this trip, but this involves our company’s credibility, and I can’t be careless about it.”Lucy was well-mannered, and her words revealed how cultured she was.Wayne found himself quite impressed with Lucy. He waved her off. “It’s fine. If this really isn’t your company’s