Daniel looked out the window after hanging up.He said toward the door, “Come in.”His assistant entered and stood where he was without moving. He could tell that Daniel was not in a good mood.“Send someone to watch over Linus. Drag him over to me the moment you notice anything unusual. Make sure this doesn’t go wrong!”His assistant left immediately to get this done.Linus, oh, Linus! He hoped that Linus did not forget whose side he was on. If he did, Daniel would not let him off!Lucy decided to head out to paint in the afternoon to get some inspiration for her dress. She packed up her things and walked quickly toward the beach. That was when she heard someone calling out to her, “Hey, Lucy! Lucy!”She turned to look in the direction of the voice and saw Linus running toward her.“Linus Gusman? What are you doing here?” Lucy was surprised to see Linus appear.He went into a slight daze as he saw her dressed differently than usual.Lucy was wearing a flower dress. She had t
Matthew called Lucy on the phone while driving over.The phone kept ringing in Lucy’s pocket. She took it out to find out who was calling. She picked up the call happily when she saw it was from Matthew.“Matthew!”Linus could not help feeling jealous of Matthew when he heard how happily Lucy picked up the call.“Hello, Matthew?” Lucy suddenly felt unsettled when no one replied to her.Even though Matthew was happy to hear her voice, he tried to hold himself back and stay silent to force Lucy to apologize to him.However, Lucy thought there was something wrong with his line and hung up.Matthew looked at the disconnected call. His expression fell as he called her again.Lucy was puzzled when she saw him calling her again.“Hello? Matthew?”Matthew decided to say something this time in case Lucy hung up on him again.“I’m here. Where are you? I’ll come to see you!”Lucy was surprised. Matthew would not come to see her if he was busy at work. What was going on today?“I’m at
The veins on Matthew’s forehead throbbed as he watched Linus walk away. He clenched his fists.Lucy got angry at the thought of what Mathew did, but she found it comical to see him being so jealous.“Hey! What’s wrong with you?” Lucy turned away to look at the scenery in a huff while asking him.Matthew turned only to see her back when he heard her voice.She was wearing a floral dress today and had her hair tied in pigtails. Her dress billowed in the wind. She made a picture-perfect sight.Matthew went up to her and hugged her. He leaned in close and mumbled, “I’m sorry. That was rash of me… But… you were just too close to him…”“That wasn’t close. He was helping me take a look at my painting.”Matthew took out his phone to show her the photo.Lucy looked at it. That was her and Linus in the photo! She turned and pushed Matthew away. She yelled at him, “Matthew Leon! Did you get someone to spy on me?”“No… No, I didn’t… I was just worried for your safety!” Matthew had no idea
“Alright. Let’s head out.”“Wait!” Matthew called out to Kent before he left the room.“Is there anything else, Mr. Leon?” Kent gave Matthew a puzzled look. He was breaking out in cold sweat.“I need you to help me look into someone. His name is Linus Gusman. The more detailed information you have about him, the better.”“Alright.” Kent was relieved. He was secretly sorry for this man named Linus Gusman.That was when Matthew received a message from Sunrise Group on his computer: [Are you free to meet this afternoon to talk about our partnership, Mr. Leon?]Matthew read the message. A smile appeared on his face as he said to himself, "Okay."Then, he received another message from Ted: [We’ll meet downstairs at your company this afternoon at two.]Ted cursed out loud when he saw that his messages went unread. “Who does Matthew Leon think he is?! Does he really think that he’s the boss?!”Daniel was next to Ted, and his face fell when he saw Ted yelling that way.“You have to m
“This… This is just a partnership between Sunrise Group and Leon Corporation. No one else is involved…”Matthew did not believe Ted's words. He sneered. “I can sign the contract and we can work happily together but… if anything happens, you won’t get off that easily!”Ted felt a chill behind his back. He was forced to nod in agreement.Matthew picked up the contract on the table and signed it after that.Ted was relieved to see him sign it.“I hope that Sunrise Group understands that everything has consequences. As for who's behind all of this, I’ll find out eventually as well!”Matthew turned to leave after that.Ted watched him walk away and felt a chill in his heart. He quickly made a call.“Hello, Mr. Zimmer, the contract is signed.” Ted did not dare to tell Daniel what Matthew had said. Instead, he told Daniel that he was worried Daniel would not pay him the rest of the money.Daniel smiled at Ted’s words. He was victorious.“Alright!”“About the payment, Mr. Zimmer, wh
Hudson stared at the draft on the computer screen. His eyebrows were knitted together in a deep frown.Matthew caught the look on his face."Is something wrong? Doesn't it fit well?"Hudson shot Matthew a look of disbelief, his eyes wide with astonishment."Lucy came up with this?"Matthew nodded, puzzled by Hudson's reaction."Let's get this contract signed!" Hudson, bubbling with excitement, flipped open the contract. He did not even glance over it before scribbling down his signature.Matthew was taken aback by his swift action, at a loss for words."You're just going to sign it like that without reading it?""Mrs. Leon is truly remarkable, just as Koven said. Her design is fresh and innovative; the clothes are simple yet sophisticated, not a tad bit tacky. With such extraordinary talent, how could I possibly haggle over the contract?" Matthew did not really get fashion. His assistant picked out all his suits, and he was always out of the loop regarding the latest styles.
Matthew was already in a bad mood, and Hudson's words just made him speechless."Just take your food and eat somewhere else!" Matthew said, trying to keep his cool.Hudson chuckled awkwardly and moved to a different table.Matthew went back to his work, his focus on the papers in front of him.At that moment, Kent came in after knocking softly on the door."Mr. Leon, there's big news. Some mystery person just invested 50 million in our project with Sunrise Group today. That's a big deal, right?"Kent watched Matthew closely, trying to read his reaction.Matthew thought for a moment, then said firmly, "Find out who this mystery investor is."Kent nodded and left the room quickly.Matthew kept looking at the list of investors. Sure enough, there was a big anonymous investment.Hudson, sitting nearby, overheard everything. He did not say a word, but he made a mental note of it."Mr. Leon, I'm heading out. I really enjoyed my meal," Hudson said with a grin.Matthew gave a small
Chelsea was jolted awake by the loud voice and rubbed her ears as she sat up."Chelsea, let's go out later. We'll take a stroll!"Chelsea was stunned. Usually, she had to coax Lucy to come out, but Lucy would always say she was looking for inspiration and refuse. Today, Lucy was the one inviting her out, which was incredibly rare...Chelsea did not really feel like getting up, but this was a special occasion."Okay, I'll get ready and meet you in the city center soon."After the call, Chelsea got up to prepare.Hugh had been swamped at work for the past couple of days, coming home late each night.Lucy was about to head out but decided to fix her clothes and hair first.40 minutes later, they both arrived, one shortly after the other."Chelsea!" Lucy spotted Chelsea up ahead and called out to her with a loud voice.Chelsea whirled around and instantly felt her cheeks burn as she noticed many onlookers. She quickly trotted over to Lucy, giving her a gentle poke."Next time, c