Tina walked into the hallway and was suddenly blocked by Stanford.Tina immediately distanced herself from Stanford.Stanford had been holding back for a long time. He didn't want to hold back anymore. He stepped forward and trapped Tina in his arms, leaning down to kiss her forcefully.Tina didn't hesitate and lifted her head to give Stanford a hard slap across the face."Smack"... the slap resounded loudly."Tina, I will have you!" Stanford glared at Tina fiercely."Is that so? How are you going to explain to your teacher that you want his daughter?" Tina looked at Stanford indifferently, her eyes filled with irony and a cold rejection."Tina, you knew how I felt about you..." Stanford looked at Tina with pain in his eyes. "Why do you still want to hurt me like this? I refuse to believe you don't have any feelings for me.""Stanford, I've already made it clear to you. You can only choose between me and Lillian." Tina remained cold, staring at Stanford. "You can't have both. It's eit
Shirley chuckled softly. "Mr. Stanford, you have quite the sense of humor. What have I done to deserve such praise?"Stanford huffed. "Hmph."Shirley continued, "Rather than say they changed because of me, it's more accurate to say time changed them. Even if I hadn't appeared, let me ask you this: were you certain that Keith would end up with Lillian? Were you sure Tina would obediently remain by your side, watching you tangled up with Lillian?"Before Stanford could interject, Shirley cut in, "Let me finish before you argue."Stanford fell silent immediately."Mr. Stanford, you are just too confident! I've never met a guy as confident as you. Keith gave up on Lillian six years ago. Otherwise, why would he date other girls? Before me, there was Rose. Mr. Stanford, you surely haven't forgotten about her, right? Even without me, there would still be Lucy, Lily, or someone else. No matter who appears, Keith isn't the same as he was six years ago. Naturally, Lillian isn't the same either.
Shirley got back to her room, feeling mentally exhausted after the conversation with Stanford!Gosh, she had to summon all her strength just to hold back Stanford's forcefulness.People who grew up with Keith aren't easily fooled, right?So, she had to show enough sincerity and persuasion to try to bring Stanford from being an enemy to a neutral stance.After all, there were always people looking at her with such hateful eyes, which sent shivers down her spine!Upon entering her room, Shirley noticed a recipe book lying on the table.How strange, who left it here?Could it be Tina and her friends?Without much thought, Shirley picked up the book and flipped through it; it contained some simple and easy-to-learn recipes, with several of them circled in red pen.Were these the dishes chosen by Tina and her friends? Shirley focused on the circled recipes; they did seem quite manageable, just follow the instructions step by step.As she reached the end, she noticed a line of strong, bold
The voice of Mrs. Nelson continued on the phone, "Son, if Shirley really is a descendant of the Moore family, Mom won't stand in the way of you two being together anymore! Even though the Moore family might not be as wealthy, I found out in State Y that the Moore family's status is quite high. She might just about be a match with you! As long as you can get Shirley to return to the Moore family and acknowledge her ancestry, Mom won't oppose your marriage anymore! But, you must strive to gain more support as soon as possible! Otherwise, once that little bastard returns, your grandma will definitely arrange for him to join the board of directors. If he gets on the board, it's the biggest threat to us! Your dad is missing now, but once he comes back, he also has inheritance rights.""Even though you're the president of the Nelson Family Group now, even though you hold most of the shares, just a tiny leak from your grandma's fingers would be enough to provide that little bastard with a li
Grandma Nelson was extremely fast, probably to show Keith her sincerity.That evening, a helicopter was sent directly from the Nelson family mansion and landed on the cruise ship's deck. Grandma Nelson's assistant personally came and brought documents for Shirley to sign.As Shirley signed, her mind was still foggy.Did she really... suddenly become rich?And with this much money?It all felt so surreal!Grandma Nelson's assistant smiled at Shirley and said, "Mrs. Keith, don't stay out too long. Grandma is very concerned about you!""Yes, please tell Grandma that I'll be home in a couple of days," Shirley replied with a smile. "Thank you so much for flying all this way.""It's okay. Grandma's orders. I had to come!" The assistant nodded and bid Shirley farewell. "Your documents are officially effective now. From now on, you're a member of the board of directors. Goodbye."Shirley watched as the helicopter disappeared into the sea again, unable to come to her senses for a long time."S
The third day finally arrived.Shirley got up early, changed into comfortable clothes and shoes with everyone else, and made all the necessary preparations to shine in today's competition!Oh haha...Even though she still hadn't fully processed it, she had become a wealthy person.But she already knew that even if she lost the competition today, she could still buy Tina a Porsche!All the family members put on their chef uniforms and lined up on both sides, ready to face off.Anna directed everyone to check all the ingredients and condiments, and finally, confidently took her position as head chef.At this time, someone from the other family excitedly shouted, "I heard the captain will personally participate in the judging! Have you seen the first and second mates? Handsome! But the captain is even more handsome! Has anyone seen the captain's silhouette? Just a silhouette can make people swoon. I'm so curious about what the captain looks like! I can't wait! I heard the captain will pe
Everyone nervously watched the row of judges with various skin tones on the judging platform.Of course, the most eye-catching was the captain sitting in the middle, still exuding infinite male charm despite wearing a mask.When it was Shirley's turn, she walked up with the chocolate cake.Honestly, with this appearance—probably no one would buy it.These chefs were all picked from the world's top six-star chefs.At a glance, it was clear that Shirley's cake was... not great...However, as Shirley walked up, the captain spoke up: "Put this cake here with me, I'll be the judge."Shirley hesitated for a moment but obediently placed the cake in front of him.Shirley also knew her cake wasn't great.So she didn't dare to show off her cooking skills in front of the chefs.Everyone else divided the food into dozens of portions and delivered them to each judge.Only Shirley's was placed in front of the captain alone.The captain reached out and delicately cut a piece, put it on a plate, and
Keith continued to look at Shirley, full of pleading, and said, "Shirley, I've persuaded my mom. She won't stand in our way anymore! Shirley, come back, come back to me, let me protect you, okay? Now, no one can harm you anymore! No one can take you away from me! Shirley, I really can't be without you... as wise as you are, as foolish as I am. I can't just let you go like this, I can't..."Shirley's eyes welled up with tears once again."Last night's events, were they all you doing?" Shirley asked, "What about the five percent of the stocks—""Those stocks were given to you by Grandma as the chairwoman, and you deserve them. No one in the company dares to question the legitimacy of those stocks! Not even my mom!" Keith said firmly, "Those stocks are one of the foundations you rely on to stand firm, and the other foundation is me! As long as I'm still the heir of the Nelson Family Group, as long as I'm still Keith Nelson, then no one can harm you!""What about Lillian..." Shirley knew