MasukNicole was holding a dress before Lucia.Lucia took the dress from her and looked in the mirror. "You're right. You have good taste, Nicole."Winona spotted the two of them as well. Her eyes narrowed, and she said coldly, "The mother-in-law showing her new daughter-in-law off to everyone?"Amelia frowned ever so slightly.One of the Zephyrs' family friends was holding a wedding soon, which was why Lucia was at a mall picking out a gown.Amelia had always been the one accompanying Lucia on such shopping trips.Winona made a move to go to another shop. Shops like this were a dime a dozen in here, and there was no need for her to stick to this one.Evelyn looked at her grandmother and Nicole with furrowed brows and remained silent."Mrs. Zephyr?"Just then, Nicole spotted them."What a coincidence. Are you here to check out some gowns?"Lucia's brows instinctively furrowed at the mention of Amelia's name. She glanced disdainfully at Amelia.When she saw Amelia coming over with
Winona had always drawn a clear line regarding this. She had also heard from Jasper that Amelia had been freer recently, which was why she called at this time.Amelia hung up after agreeing, then turned to look at Jasper. "So, I'll…""I won't join you ladies. Go ahead," he said with a smile.-Amelia drove to the kindergarten to pick Evelyn up.She crouched down and pinched her daughter's cheek. "Do you have any homework today? Can you come shopping with me?" "It's fine. The teacher said we don't need to do the homework," Evelyn said excitedly. "Can I go out and play with you, Mom?"They haven't gone out for a while.Amelia's heart sank. Come to think of it, she hadn't brought her daughter out for two consecutive weekends. At the look on her mom's face, Evelyn immediately said, "Mom, I didn't mean to blame you. I'm just glad that you can finally take a break. I can play by myself at home."Obedient and sensible, Evelyn didn't want Amelia to feel burdened. She knew how busy
Work was the only thing they could talk about between them.Christopher looked deeply at her. "Who told you that?"Amelia cut straight to the chase, not wanting to play mind games with him. "Even if you could cover Megatech's losses, it's been facing problem after problem and has achieved nothing thus far. The part of the project Megatech was responsible for is hardly progressing, and the main lead from the government is very upset. "If you insist on letting them stay and anything goes wrong, you'll have to answer to our superiors yourself. A military project under a government tender isn't child's play. Please take it seriously, Mr. Zephyr."Christopher listened on calmly. He rubbed his fingers together and said with narrowed eyes, "Is that what you think?"Amelia fell silent.After all the questions she had posed to him, he was asking her a counter-question.This wasn't the first time she found Christopher tough to deal with. He had never fallen in her trap, and she had to
Nicole headed to the office, filled with curiosity. She knocked on the door, and someone came to it immediately.However, she was stunned to see the person on the other side. "You…?"Amelia didn't expect to see Nicole here at Institute 511. "What do you want?"Nicole looked at her. "Are you helping Mr. Guthrie tidy up his documents?"She looked into the room but saw no one else inside.Amelia looked calmly at Nicole. "You can tell me if you need anything."Nicole crossed her arms before her chest and chuckled, amused. "I'm here to see Mr. Guthrie and ask for his guidance for my thesis. Will you be able to help me with that?"They were on different levels, after all. She was now working on her thesis, while Amelia probably had never seen one before.Amelia looked at the document in Nicole's hands. She had heard about Christopher seeking out Mr. Guthrie to be Nicole's mentor.No wonder Nicole was here looking for Mr. Guthrie with her thesis."Head in and wait for him," Amelia
It was simply a matter of timing.The National Space Administration thought highly of Amelia and even extended an olive branch her way, but she wasn't in a rush to take it."Thank you for your recognition, Mr. Guthrie, but I still want to improve on myself first."Her priority right now was to strengthen her foundation.In this industry, rising to success overnight was impossible. Taking things a step at a time was the most reliable way to grow.Mr. Guthrie looked even more approvingly at Amelia. "I seldom see young people with such a mature and steady state of mind like you."After the meeting, Jasper said to Amelia, "Do you have any thoughts about your future career plans?""Thoughts?" Amelia looked at Jasper from her pile of data and documents. "I want to bring Nova Nine to the international stage. That's what I want to do.""The National Space Administration just gave you an invitation. That could be a better place to be."Amelia chuckled. "Are you scared that I'll be poac
Pride and arrogance never did anyone good.Starting at such a high point with such a weak foundation meant that the higher Nicole climbed, the greater her eventual fall would be.There was always a reason for someone's success or failure. It would never come without reason.Jasper arched a brow at Amelia. "You've really seen through these things, haven't you?"Amelia had walked bravely out of her marriage and her husband's betrayal. Nicole, on the other hand, was the homewrecker who was bent on provoking her.Few people could come to this realization. People who were made for greater things need not dwell on such emotional entanglements and burdens.Amelia was busy with her career and her thesis. She didn't have the time to deal with Nicole's lowly provocations and petty tricks.On the other hand, Nicole always liked to appear around Amelia and try to anger her.Amelia opened the car door and stepped in. She looked at the data analysis report on her phone and said, "It's the le







