Meanwhile, in the Davidson Residence.Messages rushed in one after another, and the Davidsons were overwhelmed in joy.Aunt Davidson served Alice food with a smile. "Eat some more, Lissy. You will need to concentrate. I assume Carson will be asking for your hand in marriage soon!""Don’t say that. Things aren’t settled just yet…" Alice responded with a blush. Despite what she said, she already knew what was coming and was just pretending to be modest. She knew about all the news and rumors inside the community and felt as smug as ever.'However, that Violet girl… Hmph!' she thought."Mom, stop getting her to eat. If she is to get married, she would need to go on a diet!" Richard said with resignation. Naturally, he also felt happy for his sister."Hush! This is a nutritious course that I had specifically created for Lissy. She won’t get fat from this!" Aunt Davidson chuckled.Shortly after, she glanced over at her husband as though she was suddenly reminded of something, before
On Christmas Day, Joy filled the air in the morning. A Meybach was moving through the road. Everly sat at the backseat while studying the information on her tablet.Annie drove while explaining, "Everly, these are the outcome of the investigation our men did overnight. They tried every method and even utilized some of the manpower he had left behind with us, so this information should be reliable.""Mm." Everly nodded and looked through the pages."According to the information we have gathered, Carson Baxter treats Oliver alright. Part-timers that had once worked at the Baster residence and staffs that had picked Oliver pick from school before all have nothing but good things to say." Annie continued, "Right now, apart from the people that were closest to the Baxter, that nursing home would be the only source we have yet to dig into.""According to what they said, that nursing home is really secured and was built with the funding from the Baxters, so penetrating it would be a chall
He retrieved his gaze after a glance. However, Robbie still caught onto the brief pause."Mister Baxter?" Robbie followed the direction of his gaze and looked down. "Oh, why is Violet wearing that purple clothing of hers again? She isn’t carrying that bag you gave her either, Mister Baxter…"Before Robbie could finish, he realized that Carson had headed in and immediately shut his mouth.…After a long period of work, the project, 'The Angel' was rapidly progressing, and the first meeting that morning concerned 'The Angel'.In the first meeting room, every related individual sat in their respective seats. Alice was seated next to Carson on the left, Everly was seated across Alice, and the others sat down in the remaining seats.Before the meeting started, most people were fawning over Alice."Miss Davidson, we are so relieved that you are here to participate in the product development representing the Davidson Group!""Yeah, the Davidson Group is so experienced in marketing, an
A subtle frown appeared on Carson’s forehead."Mister Baxter." Everly looked at Carson and said, "I don’t think the issues mentioned by Miss Davidson are that big of a problem. The reason I chose to collaborate with Baxter Group was precisely because I can see Baxter Group’s capability of handling these situations. Therefore, I don’t think there’s any problem with this proposal.""Violet, now that you have chosen to collaborate with Baxter Group, me and my team represent the marketing department of Baxter Group, and you have you trust our judgment. If we say it won’t work, it won’t work. You have lived in Strandia for a long while. Do you think that you know the current market in this country better than us?" Alice retorted."Miss Davidson, this isn’t the first time we discuss these details in this meeting room. Throughout the past month, everything has been going smoothly, and I believe that if there has been a fundamental issue, someone out of this crowd would have spoken out abou
The rest of the meeting went on without much dispute and ended quickly. Everyone rushed out. Everly, too, gathered her things to walk towards her office. The sound of people talking behind her back lingered, and Annie had already been waiting outside.Seeing that Everly was back, Annie immediately walked up to her, and the two strolled towards the office together."Mister Baxter!""Morning, Mister Baxter!"Waves of flattering greetings rose behind them, and the crowd automatically gave way, so Everly and Annie went over to the side as well.Without looking at anyone, Carson left while being surrounded by people. Everly watched as he left and retrieved her gaze only after he disappeared into a corner and hurried back to her office."Oh my, are you upset?" Before Everly could get back to her office, a voice was heard behind her.She turned around and saw Alice’s smug grin, along with everyone else who was still around peaking while trying to pretend like they didn’t see anything.
"Mister Baxter, should we go help Violet?" Robbie stood by Carson’s side and asked.Carson simply retrieved his gaze and glanced at Robbie before turning to walk into his office.He understood that it was Carson’s way of telling him not to bother with it. Robbie lowered his gaze silently at the confrontation happening on the floor below and sighed before following Carson inside.Meanwhile, on the floor below."Why aren’t you talking?" Alice laughed, "Violet, why don’t you say it if she’s not going to? I want to know just what kind of lies you are capable of making up."Everly looked away and squeezed Annie’s hand, and without a word, she took Annie’s hand and went back to her office before shutting the door behind her."Hahaha, they left! I assume you have nothing left to say then! Hahaha!"Shutting out the mocking voice of Alice and the others, Everly and Annie stood inside the office."Everly, this…" Annie wanted to say something but choked on her words in the end without bei
All the calls were about the same thing. The only difference was that the others were far less polite than the first person who called.The last person was extremely straightforward and said, "It’s already confirmed that Miss Davidson would soon become Miss Baxter. Even if Violet wants to go up against her, what are we supposed to do? You people will be exiting this country once you are done with this collaboration, but we will remain in this company. Do you expect us to offend the future President’s wife for you?"After receiving countless calls, the information they had been so close to getting had been taken away."Everly…" Annie looked towards Everly worriedly, clueless as to what to do next.Everly pursed her lips tightly. Everyone in the Baxter Group had always considered Alice as the person who would eventually become the wife of their president. Words that Carson purposefully backed Alice up earlier in the meeting room had gotten out, and no one in the company would dare to
He was forcing her to beg, but how could she?…At night, on the Cannesville highway."Everly." Annie looked at Everly, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, and said worriedly, "According to the latest news, all our operations have been restricted. Not only did they shut down our operation in the company, but also on other aspects."Everly gazed up at Annie."Alice did this, and Carson Baxter turned a blind eye to it." Annie continued, "She even took control over the manpower the second heir left with us.""Should we simply go public with your identity?" Annie asked hesitantly.Snap!The pen in Everly’s hand had been snapped in half following the distinct sound. It had been a while since she last saw Oliver. Ever since she bumped into him that day, she had not had any chance to do so. What was left for her to do? To go public with her identity?She knew that once she did, Carson would not let her go. Even if it were to maintain his own image, he would force her to stay