After some thought, Rita gathered the information about that person and decided to ask Karen in person."Oh, you're back. Have you eaten? Is your work going smoothly lately?"Karen asked Rita these same perfunctory questions every time she returned, and Rita was tired of hearing them. It was not like Karen was really interested in the answers. Asking these questions and letting the servants hear them was just a formality for Karen.Karen turned to go back to her room, but Rita stopped her."Wait a minute." Unexpectedly, Rita blocked her way."What do you want now, Rita? I don't seem to recall offending you recently."Before marrying off this troublesome girl, Karen decided to take a break and distance herself from her. 'Who knows what kind of trouble this girl was plotting for me and Sadie to jump into before she got married?'"Oh? It sounds like you're feeling guilty over something."Rita crossed her arms and looked at Karen, who was adorned with jewelry from head to toe, like
"Hello? Karen, is that you? Did you call me?"Karen remained silent as the voice of the man on the other end sounded anxious."I know you wouldn't call me for no reason. Is something wrong? Whatever it is, I can help you!""Esmond..."Karen's voice excited the man on the other end. "After all these years, I finally got a call from you. Whatever it is, I can help you with anything. I'm just glad you're still willing to call me by my name," he eagerly responded.Karen clenched her teeth and made up her mind in that instant. "Esmond, I need you to deal with a woman for me.""Say no more. I have many men working for me, so dealing with any woman is a piece of cake.""Her name is Rita Russell. She's a reporter."Esmond frowned. "Rita Russell? Isn't she the annoying woman who's been on our backs lately?""What do you mean?""Oh, it's an internal matter of our company. It's been a long time since we sold that piece of land, but it's still causing us problems. There's this damn repor
Originally, Rita's investigation was just scratching the surface. They just never expected that a small reporter like her would uncover the truth about their development of that land years ago.Back then, they had put in immense effort to deceive and relocate all the residents. Since the land was in the hands of Sherman's company, him turning against them was not out of the realm of possibility if anything inappropriate was exposed.To nip this possibility in the bud, they needed to deal with Rita quickly, especially since Karen had conveyed this order to him. Finally, Karen needed his help, and he had to do everything he could to get it done.…"Sherman, stop the car here. I saw a donut vendor on the roadside. It's been so long since I've had them, and I kind of miss the taste," said Claire.Sherman hesitated. "I don't think it's a good idea to stop here. It's so crowded, so you might be recognized. Neither of us will be able to leave then.""Why are you being so cautious right
Sherman shook his head. "It's nothing, probably just my imagination."Claire started to panic, so she quickly reassured him, "Let's go. I told you nobody apart from my fans would recognize me. See, nobody else is paying attention to me at all."Once they were back in the car, Sherman breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "I'm pretty sure more and more people will know you in the future, and you won't be able to go out shopping like this anymore."Claire held the bag of donuts tightly but did not seem to want to eat any. "Is that so? I'm actually looking forward to that day.""I thought you wouldn't like always being in the spotlight. Judging by your personality, don't you prefer freedom more? You don't even like giving interviews."Claire hugged the donuts closer. "It's not that I don't like giving interviews; I just don't like random reporters asking me random questions. They're more interested in my gossip than my dancing, so there's no point in accepting their interviews.""So
"I don't know why you're so biased against her. She interviewed you and spent time with you. Shouldn't you know better than me what kind of person she is?""It's precisely because she had interviewed me before that I know how unreliable she is. We've been working together for almost half a month, and she hasn't even submitted a draft to me. Do you think that's the action of a reliable reporter?"Sherman, I have my reasons for saying what I said about Rita. If she were really as good as you say, why would she be so careless about her work? The fact is that she's just a spoiled girl who relies on her father. Now that you've appeared in her life, of course she'll try to please you for her father's sake."Sherman instinctively wanted to defend Rita. She worked so hard on her interviews and materials; it was impossible for her not to submit any drafts for so long. Perhaps there were other issues with the handover of work.However, when he met Claire's gaze, he suddenly did not want to s
Sadie immediately put on the appearance of a dutiful daughter and asked with concern, "Mom, are you feeling unwell? I noticed your complexion didn't look good when you sat down. Should we call Mister Morris to come and take a look? Dad, don't you think Mom looks unwell too?"Vince nodded. "If you're unwell, just quickly call Morris to come and have a look."Karen forced a smile and said, "I'm feeling just fine. I just accidentally dropped a spoon. It's no big deal. But it is getting colder lately, so you all should dress warmly and take care not to get sick. All I wish for is for this family to be safe and healthy."Rita kept her head down and did not say a word. She was biting into a chicken wing, which no one else in her family liked to eat, given how little meat there was. Donna, the cook, would specially cook chicken wings for Rita wherever she came back home.'Seems like Esmond is an old acquaintance of Karen's, since she reacts so strongly whenever he's mentioned. Karen, oh K
Sadie was bewildered by Karen's sudden barrage of accusations and naturally felt angered. "What do you mean? I was just trying to care for you, yet you don't appreciate it. Fine, from now on, I won't care about you anymore. Don't expect me to nurse you at your bedside when you have a headache!"Sadie turned to leave, but Karen grabbed her arm. "Alright, don't be mad at me. Sigh. You don't know the whole story. Do you know why Rita mentioned Esmond's name in front of me? She was trying to test me!""What's wrong with bringing up a guy called Esmond? Do you know him?" Sadie frowned impatiently. "Haven't you heard what Rita said? This man is no good. Have you forgotten how we got into the Russell family? We cut off everyone from the past! Do you really want to rekindle old troubles and reconnect with people from the past?"Don't tell me you want to throw away your peaceful life as Missus Russell? Even if you don't care about yourself, you should think about me, your daughter!"Sadie p
"We must proceed cautiously with our plans instead of expecting an overnight success!"Karen merely nodded. "Just trust me. Alright, don't stay in my room too long, lest they really think I'm unwell. I'm sure that rat would be very happy then. You should go back to your room now. I'll update you if anything comes up."Despite her concerns, Sadie was thus dismissed from her mother's room. She wanted to say more but found Rita leaning against the railing with her arms crossed and looking at her with great interest."Tsk tsk tsk. So there are things your mother doesn't want to tell you after all! But then again, you're just a child, so what help could you possibly be to her? If I were her, I wouldn't want to tell you either.""Just what are you trying to say?" Sadie hated Rita's condescending attitude. She had much more than Rita, yet Rita always acted like she had everything. She was quite the performer."It's exactly what you think it means. Truth is a bitter pill to swallow, huh?