บททั้งหมดของ The Doting Bigwig: บทที่ 221 - บทที่ 230

Florence furrowed her brows. "They are in a relationship, and Theodore has publicly announced that Willow is his fiancée. It's perfectly normal for them to go anywhere together.""It's not normal." Hailey shook her head. "The private investigator said Theo's assistant went to a jewelry store this morning to pick up a diamond ring."Florence was slightly taken aback. It was clear what a diamond ring meant. No wonder Hailey was so anxious."Are you saying Theodore is going to propose to Willow today?""Whether he proposes or not, Willow will never become Mrs. Bassett." Hailey clenched her fists.She needed to marry Theodore. It was no longer just about liking him. The longer she stayed in Emperia, the more she could see the Bassett family's influence there. Only by marrying Theodore could she and her family reestablish themselves in Emperia."Mom, I want to join the company." Florence didn't say anything in response.The next day, Willow was awakened by the smell of breakfast.Ne

"Uh, this was something unforeseen." Willow didn't know how to explain herself. "Anyway, I was quite surprised.""Stop making excuses. It's surprising enough for anyone to be with Theodore. Now hurry up and explain what's up with the ring."Feeling a bit embarrassed, Willow turned red in a conspicuous way.Though she wasn't young anymore, the thought of yesterday's proposal still felt surreal and unbelievable. There were so many dramatic elements—so much so that she almost thought it was all a dream when she didn't see Theodore that morning."He proposed to me.""Even a fool can see that." Joey gestured toward the diamond ring on Willow's finger. "I'm not blind. Hurry up and tell me the specifics. How did he propose? Where? What did he say?"When Willow told Joey that Theodore proposed in the underground garage of this building, Joey immediately had a look of disbelief. "In the underground garage? It happened right under my nose, yet no one knew about it?""It wasn't a big s

"Oh? You've gotten it wrong. Mr. Bassett is only ever this sweet to Ms. Jett." The employees shared the cake and coffee as they praised Theodore to the skies.Willow was flustered from all the teasing. "Oh, shut up and enjoy the food in silence. If you guys would rather gossip than eat, I'm taking the food away!"Then, she looked around and asked Annie, "Where's Joey?""Ms. Lane? I think she's in her office. I asked her to come, but she said she didn't feel like eating."Willow cast a doubtful glance toward Joey's office. She headed straight over and knocked on Joey's door.She heard Joey asking weakly, "Who's there?""It's me." Willow opened the door and hurried over. "Joey, what's wrong?"Joey looked ghastly pale as she curled up on the couch. Lying on a pillow, she shook her head. "Help me close the door."Joey always put on a tough front and never showed weakness to anybody. Willow knew what she was thinking, and quickly went to lock the door. "What happened to you? Are y

The look on Willow's face said everything. Joey stared at her blankly. "No way. Don't tell me you've forgotten it?"Willow fumbled in her bag and pockets. "Where's my phone?"If she was late or didn't show up, Theodore would have called her. However, ever since she was on her way with Joey to the hospital, she had never heard her phone ring.Joey sat up. "Don't panic. Did you leave it in the office?""Maybe.""The phone isn't important right now. You can still make it to dinner. Go quickly."Willow was still worried about Joey, but Joey urged her to leave. "I'll be fine over here, you don't have to stay. The caretaker is here anyway. Hurry and go. Madam Sara doesn't have the best impression of you, to begin with. If you don't explain yourself tonight, things will get even worse."Willow finally hurried off.…She finally reached the hotel at 8:00 p.m., an hour later than the agreed time. The waiter was cleaning up the table when she rushed to the private room. The food on th

The look on Sara's face brightened a little when she saw Hailey. "Hailey, why are you here?"Hailey waved the cookies in her hand. "I bought some cookies for you. I wanted to bring them here last night, but I asked Aunt Ellie and knew that you had a dinner engagement. "I didn't want to interrupt, so I brought them here this morning. Too bad I seem to be interrupting something again."At the mention of the dinner last night, Sara glanced at Willow and scoffed coldly. "Hailey, I'm sorry you had to see this.""Why should you be sorry, Grandma? We're family too. You don't have to feel that way."Hailey looked at Theodore and Willow. "Grandma, you shouldn't be angry at Theodore no matter what. Besides, the weather is getting colder these days. Your health will suffer if you catch a cold out here. Let's go in before we deal with anything, okay?""Hailey's right," Ellie agreed. "Mom, let Theodore and Ms. Jett come in. Let's all have breakfast together."Only then did Sara begrudgingly