The atmosphere in the meeting room froze over. Mandy stared at the chat records on her phone and hesitated if she should tell him about it.‘Never mind, I’ll tell him after the meeting,’ Mandy thought. From the conversation earlier, everyone in the meeting room understood something: the chairman was cheated on and the lover would be chased out of B City very soon.Mandy did a simple briefing about the negotiation that happened that afternoon and gave out a copy of the proposal for everyone to read: triple the price to purchase the kindergarten, enlarge the school ground, and to increase and improve the kindergarten’s facilities and security. The plan even promised to not increase any fees in a short period of time.Madelyn read the terms and conditions that were written on it and thought anyone could have easily agreed to it. They cheated on Mr. Moore, yet the chairman did not crush them. He even gave him a large sum of wealth to leave B City. Since when did the cruel chairman bec
Henry was pissed off, “Who posted this? Find out who it was. Madelyn, lock down the message and make sure it does not go out. I don’t want to see any of this tomorrow when I come to the office, or you’re all fired.”The atmosphere in the meeting room dropped to the freezing point. Even such an easygoing person like her did not dare be careless with this. “Yes, I’ll complete this mission.”Henry glanced at Mandy. “Give him a notice tomorrow. If he does not accept it, I’ll order someone to get him.”Mandy wanted to plead on Simon’s behalf, but their problems were exposed and everyone knew about it now. The chairman needed to maintain his reputation. It was kind for him to not crush him immediately, and even give him half a day to consider.When she saw the chairman fuming with rage, even a person who did not know how to read the room would know that if anyone pleaded on Simon’s behalf, their situation would only worsen. Maybe, he would not even be given half a day to think.“Alright
Louise increased the temperature of the air-conditioner. It took a long while for her to feel a little more comfortable. Her sleepiness had gone away and she was curious about what happened between them. Mandy even came to take Monique’s phone in the evening.She remembered before, when Monique told her that she became his personal driver to return the debt for ruining his shirt. Angel was not his biological daughter and he had no feelings for her. Apart from that, she was also worried Angel would be too attached to this father, to the extent that she could not leave him. At that time, she even suggested to Monique to treat him as Angel’s foster father.However, it seemed like Louise had invalidated Monique’s statement. Before the chairman met Monique, he was an abstinent man. He never even had a rumored girlfriend. A man like the chairman, charming and wealthy as he was, drew both ladies from the upper class and popular celebrities, but most of them were declined by Shaun and Mandy.
The chairman had already gone in the elevator. Louise ran out and screamed like a daredevil. “Wait for me…”He did not have any plans to wait for her, but it was fortunate that Louise was fast. She managed to slip in before the door shut. The door did not shut properly, so it reopened, then it shut again.The elevator was diffused with a pleasant scent of adrenaline, but there was a strong pressure as well. She glimpsed at him; his charming face did not reveal any expression, and his perfect features were icy cold. She could sense an intimidating feeling from him.She had no idea where he was bringing Monique; her fever had gone down, so it should not be the hospital. Was he taking her home?Louise did not dare ask, she followed quietly and pretended that she was invisible. The car stopped at Star River residence. They got down the car and she followed Henry to the eighth floor. It was a spacious room and she was dumbfounded by the grand interior. It was a house located in the cen
He could have any woman. Why did he choose her? That woman wished he was dead. Why did he not think about it before? Why was he so confident that his woman would be willing to stay by his side?His eyes filled with resentment. He quickly left Star River residence; he was worried that he would strangle her out of frustration.Louise saw Henry go to the bathroom, so she went into the bedroom to check on Monique. She heard a loud thud after a moment. It was loud. She was almost scared to death.Monique seemed to be frightened too. Her eyebrows were knitted and tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes after that. How sad was she to actually cry even, in her dreams?Louise wiped her tears and patted her shoulder softly. However, her touch was like a shock and Monique abruptly curled up. Her entire motion was anxious and she was shivering. The hand on her shoulder stopped. Louise withdrew her hand and looked at Monique.She was still sleeping; it was obvious that she had experience
It was dawn; the clouds were gray and it soon started to drizzle. Henry was leaning in his chair to take a nap. The ashtray beside him was filled with cigarette butts.Angel, in the room, shouted, “Mommy.”Then, she was awakened from her dreams. She looked around the room with her hollow eyes. It was big and empty. She wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and searched for her phone. It was placed at the side of the bed, and there was a blanket over her. Did that mean Daddy was back?Angel picked up her phone and called Mommy again. It was still turned off. She climbed out of bed and walked out of the room. The servant was still at her door. She looked at the time and said, “Young Lady, it’s still early. You can sleep a little longer.”Angel shook her head and walked toward her mother’s room. The room was filled with the smell of cigarettes. She closed the door, opened the closet, and found a worn-out handbag. Mommy had brought it over from the rented
Neither Henry nor Angel spoke. Mrs. Lawson could not get in a word. The atmosphere in the house was a little awkward.Angel finished the pierogi on her plate and wiped her mouth with a tissue.“Are you full yet?” Henry asked.“Yes, Daddy. I want to go to the office with you today,” she said, nodding.“Sure.” He smiled, as if he already knew she wanted to go, so he did not ask why.There were some pierogi left after he finished breakfast. Angel asked Mrs. Lawson to pack it up; she said it was delicious and wanted to bring it to the office so she could eat it when she was hungry.After breakfast, Henry brought Angel to the office. It was still early and the office was quiet. There were a few people in the meeting room on the 23rd floor. Henry went back to his office and worked as usual.Angel walked around the office and into the dressing room. She searched every room; it was clean and nobody was in it. However, she smelled a familiar scent when she was in the master bedroom. She
The secretary came in soon. She was the pretty secretary. Angel remembered her as she brought sweets for her last time. It was easier to trick her than her father. “Chairman Moore, is there anything I can do for you?” The pretty secretary looked at Chairman Moore with her sparkling eyes. The chill over Henry's body had disappeared. Angel twitched her mouth as she saw her infatuation with her father. “Take Angel to the playground.” Henry did not even bother to glance at the secretary. He turned around and looked at Angel. “Be a good girl. Do not run around!”Angel nodded obediently. She held the pretty secretary’s hand and went out. When they arrived at the lobby, Angel pouted and said to the pretty secretary, “Pretty sister, I wish to have Aunt Louise come along with me.”Angel’s little face looked pitiful. Even though the receptionists heard of the rumour yesterday that the little girl in front of them was not the Chairman’s biological daughter, she could not bear reje