Se connecter“Yes, Ms. Shaw. I’ll take care of it.”Mandy gathered the stack of documents from Fiona’s desk and left the office.When she got back to her own desk, she found Blake waiting for her.Judging by the look of things, he had been there for a while.“Blake, did you need something?”Blake handed her a stack of printed documents.“These are the files you asked me to help with yesterday. I finished organizing them ahead of schedule.”“That fast?”Mandy took them with a pleasantly surprised look and flipped through the pages.Once she confirmed that everything was in order, she smiled.“Thanks, Blake. When this project wraps up, lunch is on me.”As fellow assistants, Mandy had always respected Blake’s ability at work.As for anything beyond that, she stayed out of it.Blake smiled.“This is for the Quinn family’s government project, right? Ms. Shaw decided to invest?”“Yeah, it’s confirmed. I’ll be attending the investor meeting with her. I’ll need to hand a few of my other task
After agreeing to take on the project, Lucas went to the office the next day.Ivy had given him his own office and assigned Maya to help him with anything related to the project.It wasn’t until Lucas finished reading through the entire proposal that he realized just how important the project was.It was a joint development between the Quinn family and the city government.Together, they planned to build a large business park on a piece of land on the western outskirts of Jasper City.Lucas remembered the property.It was the same land he had helped recover from Mason and his men not long ago.He hadn’t expected things to move this quickly.They were already preparing to develop it.Worried that Lucas might not fully understand how significant the project was, Maya explained it in more detail.“The Quinn family is providing the land, while the city is leading the development. The goal is to build a new business park that will help drive economic growth on the west side of Jas
Mandy knew Fiona still hadn’t gotten over Lucas, which was why she had hoped to keep the project from her.Unfortunately, Fiona had found out anyway.The moment Fiona heard Lucas’s name, her eyes lit up.She immediately took the proposal from Mandy and flipped straight to the last page.There it was.Lucas York.His name was listed as the person in charge of the project.A smile instantly spread across Fiona’s face.She had been wondering how she could find an excuse to see Lucas again.And now, the perfect opportunity had practically fallen into her lap.She could barely contain her excitement.“We’re investing.”Her voice was firm.“Put in ten million to start with... Actually, forget that. Ten million isn’t enough. Make it twenty million.”Mandy nearly broke into a cold sweat.“Ms. Shaw, please think this through. I’ve read the proposal, and this project has almost nothing to do with our core business. If we invest that much, there’s no guarantee we’ll even make our m
Ivy immediately rejected Maya’s suggestion.“No. Give Lucas full control of the project. If he needs more people, give him whoever he asks for. Other than that, don’t interfere.”Once Ivy decided to trust someone, she trusted them completely.Maya knew she probably shouldn’t have asked in the first place.She sighed.“Fine. Forget I said anything. I’ll get all the materials organized tonight.”“Ives, I’m done.”Lucas’s voice came from across the room.He had just stepped out of the bathroom, his skin still flushed from the hot shower.Ivy looked up at the sound of his voice.Her attention immediately drifted to his bare chest.Her gaze lingered there for a moment.She swallowed.And just like that, memories from a few nights ago came rushing back.Sweat had rolled down Lucas’s bare chest and fallen onto her skin.Hot against her body.Ivy’s eyes darkened slightly.She tightened her grip on the phone and quickly said, “All right, that’s it for now. You get back to work.
Ivy smiled with satisfaction.She trusted Lucas.She knew he could handle it.*“What? You’re giving Lucas the biggest project?”That night, Lucas was in the shower while Ivy called Maya to go over some work.The moment Maya heard what Ivy had decided, her voice shot up.“Ivy, don’t you think that’s a little reckless?”Ivy thought she was overreacting.“I’ve thought it through. How is it reckless?”She had just finished showering and was lounging on the bed in a pair of pink bunny pajamas, chatting casually on the phone.Maya was practically losing her mind.“That’s not the point! You two haven’t even been together that long. You already trust him that much?”Ivy smiled.“Trust isn’t about how long you’ve known someone. It’s about who they are.“I trust Lucas. I know he won’t betray me.”Maya gave a cold laugh.“He won’t betray you? Did you forget about that bastard Knight?“You trusted him completely when you were overseas, and how did that turn out? He was working f
Lucas saw that Ivy looked perfectly fine now, so he didn’t press the issue.The two went into the dining room and sat down for dinner.For the past few days, Mr. Quinn Sr. had been spending most of his time at the hospital with Gwen, terrified that something might happen to the baby.As a result, Lucas and Ivy had enjoyed a rare few days of peace.Halfway through dinner, Ivy suddenly brought up work.“Luke, we’ve taken on quite a few new projects lately, and I’m getting stretched pretty thin. I was thinking of handing a few of them over to you.”Lucas looked at her in surprise.“You want me to handle them?”Ivy nodded, completely serious.“Of course. You’re part of the Quinn family now. There’s no reason you shouldn’t be involved in the business.”Ivy had never seen Lucas as someone who was simply married into her family.He was the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.Eventually, she wanted to bring him into the very heart of the business.For now, she would
Lucas pulled himself out of the memory and looked coldly at Rachel standing across from him.“I made myself very clear on the day of the wedding. From now on, Fiona Shaw and I have nothing to do with each other.“So I suggest you leave right now, Ms. Tate. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude.
Two weeks later, Fiona returned to the country after wrapping up the Hangelia project.At the airport, she saw the private car waiting to pick her up and frowned.“Why is it you? Where’s Lucas?”The night before her flight home, she had specifically asked her executive assistant, Rachel Tate, to
After visiting Zac at the hospital, Fiona went straight back to the company the next day.In the CEO’s office, Fiona sat behind her desk, a trace of exhaustion showing on her cool, beautiful face.She closed her eyes, rubbed the space between her brows, and called out instinctively, “Lucas, get me
“Mr. Lucas York, do you take Ms. Fiona Shaw to be your wife? Do you promise to care for her, accept her, and stand by her through every season of life, whether in good times or bad, in sickness and in health?”“I do.”Lucas stood in a sharp black suit, his tie perfectly straight. A faint, gentle s







