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
“I am part of the Martínez family. I am the marketing manager. Who dares to say anything?” Barbara snapped back angrily.Haley calmly said, “Of course, I won’t say anything. I just think it’s better to do some research before questioning others. Uncle, the launch is about to start. Let’s go out.”Steven nodded and led Haley towards the venue of the launch. Barbara kicked the table out of anger, but it was too hard, and her toes hurt, almost to the point of falling off. The Martínez Group had added a gimmick to this product launch, using a new concept for smart products to attract many people.Even Keith, who had just arrived in Cuenca last night and hadn’t even adjusted to the time difference, decided to attend the launch first. With the smart market thriving, the Winston Group also planned to invest in this industry, so Keith wanted to see how other companies were playing the game. With his assistant holding the invitation, he entered the venue and sat in the last row. Just as they
No wonder she made his mother so wary. Perhaps, it was their innate blood relation that prevented him from hating this woman. But as long as he thought of her purpose for coming back, which was to disrupt the DeRoss family, he could only suppress the favorable impression in his heart. His mother gave him life, so he had to protect her fully. Haley stood on the stage, always feeling a sharp gaze staring at her. She followed the gaze, she could only see a crowded mass of people. When she tried to search carefully, a microphone was thrown at her."Haley, everyone is very curious about your current situation with the DeRoss family. Could you please share?" The incident had caused a huge uproar, and the onlookers couldn't contain their curiosity any longer. Haley withdrew her gaze and calmly responded to them."I am the daughter of the DeRoss family, and that is something that can never change. The family has transferred 25% of the shares to my name. I am now the third largest shareholde
Keith stood at the end of the corridor with a cold expression on his face. This woman brought disaster to the DeRoss family four years ago, and now she’s targeting the DeRoss family again. It is understandable that his mother wants to teach her a lesson.There's nothing wrong with mother venting her anger. Hopefully, after this incident, this woman won't keep opposing mother all the time. Keith turned around and walked away. But there were four burly men walking towards him."This job is really a good one. The employer said that that woman is Cuenca's number one beauty, a beauty that no wealthy person can catch up with. Yet, she fell into our hands."Keith suddenly stopped in his tracks, he looked up at the four approaching men. All four of them were over six feet tall, with beefy faces and a malicious glimmer in their eyes. No matter what these men were here for, Haley wouldn't benefit from it. The four men didn't even notice a child standing in the corner as they continued to discus