Haley calmly explained the origin and destination of the fifty percent ownership of the DeRoss Group.After speaking, she said lightly, "In Mr. Winston's opinion, is it reasonable for me to take back the shares my mother left me?""Not reasonable." Ivan uttered these words indifferently.Emily's face showed a hint of ecstasy. This man truly considered things from her perspective! With Ivan's words, she had a reason to refuse to sign the share transfer agreement. Even her grandmother couldn't blame her for it.Haley's face turned cold. Sure enough, she shouldn't have trusted this man. She wasted her breath for nothing. She was about to speak again, when Ivan's voice rang out."Haley, if I were you, I would do whatever it takes to reclaim all the shares." His voice carried a coldness. "How can you leave half of the inheritance your own mother left you to someone else?"Haley was stunned for a moment. Did he mean that what he said earlier was unreasonable?Did she misunderstand him?"Iva
Haley opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat. Just as she was about to start the engine, the door on the passenger side was opened. Ivan bent over and sat in the car, his expression leisurely and carefree, as if it was his own car.Haley sarcastically raised an eyebrow, "Mr. Winston, what's the meaning of this?""My car broke down, and you're giving me a ride back," Ivan leaned back in the seat, nonchalantly saying, "You won't be wasting your time."Haley loosened her grip on the steering wheel and calmly said, "I believe someone from the DeRoss family would be happy to give Mr. Winston a ride. How about I call Emily?""You're afraid to be alone with me?" Ivan suddenly leaned forward, his cold face coming closer to Haley's.Their breaths intertwined, and the air inexplicably became ambiguous. Haley's heartbeat suddenly became erratic.She pretended to remain calm and turned her head, gripping the steering wheel, and said indifferently, "At the last Martínez family banquet, M
Haley looked at Owen seriously. "You're a brave young man, so don't cry so easily in the future." Angela, being a little girl, hadn't cried much since she was born. "Haley, I won't cry anymore... I just, haven't seen you in so long, so I missed you a little bit." He blushed as soon as he said that. Ivan's mouth twitched. When did Owen start speaking such cheesy words? How come he didn't know? And what kind of magic did this woman possess that made Owen, the little demon king, look so pitiful?Haley felt a bit embarrassed by the whole situation. Actually, she had a good impression of this child, but Owen was a Winston family member. If she showed too much care for him, it would raise suspicions of her trying to gain favor with the Winston family. She put Owen down and said softly, “I have something to do, so I’ll go back first. Goodbye.” "No!" Owen hugged her thigh tightly. His voice became choked up again. "You just arrived and want to leave already. I want to stay with you a lit
This bowl of plain noodles had no seasoning; the soup looked almost like water.When the soup splashed onto Haley's chest, her clothes immediately became soaked, clearly outlining the contours of her undergarments."I-I'm sorry!" Owen was scared to death. Haley had come to see him, and he had done such a stupid thing."Let me wipe it for you." He hurriedly grabbed tissues to wipe Haley's chest. Ivan’s eyebrows suddenly twitched. For some reason, he felt disgusted seeing Owen touch this woman's intimate area.He stood up coldly. "Mrs. DeRoss, you should go change your clothes."Haley covered her chest with tissues. Her shirt was completely wet, and it seemed like her underwear was damp too. Dressed like this, she couldn't possibly go out.She pursed her lips. "I'd like to take a shower and dry my clothes. Is Mr. Winston okay with that?"“Okay, of course!” Owen nodded eagerly, taking Haley’s hand and leading her upstairs.He opened the door to a room on the second floor. "This is my ro
Haley glanced at her watch, on her wrist, and saw that it was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Preschool was about to let out. She had unknowingly spent so much time at the Winston family's place.Originally, she had intended to visit the studio, but now it was getting late, so she had to go straight to the preschool to pick up the two children. Haley drove to the preschool and waited at the entrance for a while, then she saw the two children walking out, holding hands. Surrounding the two children were also a group of other kids.“Todd, you were amazing today. You must be the most talented kid at our preschool!”"Todd, you look so handsome. I want to be friends with you too. Can you sit with me tomorrow?"“I want to sit with my sister,” Todd replied calmly. “If you want to be friends with my sister, then I will be your friend too.”"Angela is so beautiful. If I play with her, I will surely become a beautiful princess too!""I want to be friends with Angela too!"So, the other
Haley carried the ingredients into the villa and said as she walked, "This is my grandmother's house.""Your grandmother sure treats you well," Thomas clicked his tongue twice, "But let's be clear, this house belongs to your grandmother, not your name. How about this, marry me, and I'll buy you a Bund waterfront villa with only your name on it."Haley kicked at him, "Thomas, if you keep talking nonsense, just get out!""Ouch, Haley, be gentle, that hurt!" Thomas dodged with Angela in his arms. "I was wrong, I won't tease you anymore."He sat on the floor in the living room, playing with building blocks with Angela. Todd glanced at his sister and habitually opened his laptop, logging into his personal account. Suddenly, his eyebrows furrowed, and a hint of coldness appeared in his gentle eyes. Someone was trying to crack the encrypted surveillance video he secured. Half of the one hundred and eight passwords had already been decoded. He quickly opened the program page and entered batt
Sunlight streamed in through the balcony as Haley rubbed her hair and sat up. She stared blankly, for three seconds, before getting up to tidy up and wash. After dropping the children off at preschool today, she had to go to the Martínez Group for a new product launch and then to the Winston Group in the afternoon to discuss cooperation.She opened the closet and picked out a professional-style dress. Just as she finished changing, she heard a commotion downstairs."Who allowed you to live here? You have three seconds to get out!" came Justin's furious voice from the living room.He had come over today to pick up Haley and go to the Martínez Group for the launch.Little did he expect that as soon as he entered, he would see a man, in just his underwear, lying on the sofa, fast asleep. Justin was instantly enraged. Thomas was also quite angry. He had slept in the study last night, but there were too many mosquitoes, so he had no choice but to make do with the sofa in the living room.
Haley didn't raise an eyebrow and calmly replied, "His name is Thomas, a friend I met abroad. He just arrived in Cuenca yesterday and has nowhere to go, so I let him stay for one night."Seeing her sincere expression, Justin breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "He claimed to be the owner of this place.""I, I didn't say that!" Thomas shrank his neck and weakly explained, "I'm sorry, you misunderstood... What I meant was, it's not appropriate for a guest to be dressed like this. I, I'll go change my clothes..." And off he scurried, looking dejected.Justin said earnestly, "Haley, as a single mother, it's not a good idea to have a man stay overnight at home. If he has nowhere to go, you can let him stay at the Martínez family's place for a night."Haley obediently nodded and said, "Justin, please don't worry about me. I'll go to the Martínez family's place after dropping the kids off at preschool."Thomas poked his head out and shouted, "Haley, you go focus on your work. I'll tak