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Teddy looked where Ezra was looking and saw Fay in a beige backless dress. He was drawn to her confident and brilliant smile, which lit up his eyes.

He remembered her as always being quiet and obedient... He had no notion that she acted this way in private. Was she really leaving him? Was she serious about the divorce?

"Someone seems to be hitting on her!" Cody made a joke.

Teddy looked up and saw her smile at a guy. Her smile was so bright that it was hard to explain. He grabbed his drink because he wanted to block out his conflicted sensations.

Fay gently turn down the guy who asked for her contact information by saying, "Sorry, I'm not interested in dating." She smiled out of politeness.

"Don't worry." The man left with a red face after being told no.

Roxy smiled. "The sixth man, right? Your charm is too much to resist.”

“Told ya men wasn’t on my list of important things anymore," Fay drank some of her wine.

"You're right,” Roxy poured another bottle of wine and filled her glass. "Men suck," she yelled. "Come on, let's get drunk tonight!"

Fay threw her head back and drank the wine all at once. Her new relaxed attitude and endless energy were really captivating.

Teddy looked at her closely, drank his wine, and tried to make sense of his feelings.

"She looks amazing. Was she acting when she was with you?“ Cody joked, "Like hiding all her beauty."

Cody looked at Teddy. He saw that Teddy was looking at Fay and asked, "You said you hated your ex-wife, right? Dude, looking at her like that doesn't really help your case.”

Teddy turned and looked at Cody. “And who told you I was looking at her?”

Cody pressed his lips together and stayed quiet. Then, a loud and harsh voice came from the booth next door. "Check out the hot girl in the backless gown. Should I ask her to come over and join us?”

“Look? She turned down all those guys. How do you believe you'll get her?”

“Just two pills, and she'll do what I say. Just wait and see." The man brought out a pill box and slipped two pills into a glass of wine. The pills dissolved in the wine as the bubbles rose. He smiled, swung the glass, and walked over to Fay. "Hey, pretty, want to have a drink with me?"

Fay had already drunk a lot with Roxy, and her vision was fuzzy. But she didn't want to drink any more, so she waved him away. "No more drinks, thanks."

The man shoved the glass toward her. "My treat. I just want to be friends."

Fay was getting impatient. She took the drink with a frown. But before she could put it to her lips, someone grabbed her wrist. The person took the glass away. Then, a familiar voice yelled at her. "Fay, are you crazy? How could you drink from someone you don't know?”

Fay was shocked to hear the voice.  She looked up and saw Teddy. She was shocked and muttered, "Teddy?"

For the first time, Teddy thought her voice was strangely beautiful.

Fay’s word reached him before he could say anything. "Am I imagining things? Why am I thinking about this jerk?”

“That's too bad!" Cody laughed behind Teddy’s back, but he quickly stopped since Teddy’s anger was starting to scare him.

Teddy looked away from Cody and at Fay. "Fay!" He yelled and held her wrist tighter.

Fay looked up and saw his sad face, which made her feel the anguish. She knew she wasn’t imagining Teddy, it was real. He was the one.

"Is he real? Damn it!” She bowed her head and whispered, and Teddy could hear every word.

Two bodyguards grabbed the guy by the chin, took his drink, and made him drink the wine with the tablets in it. His friends were shocked and stayed quiet since they were too terrified to say anything.

Teddy looked at them, got bored, and left.

"You deserved it!" Cody yelled before rushing after Teddy.

Ezra looked at Fay, who had just gotten into the car, with a confused look on his face at the bar's entrance. Teddy, who is normally quite smart, made a mistake this time.

~~~

The next day. After breakfast, Marc asked Fay, "What are you going to do now?"

"Dad, I want to work at one of our jewelry company," Fay said after a moment of consideration.

"Even as a kid, you were good at design. You even  became famous before you finished school. You put your job on hold for a guy before. But it's nice to see you back in the game,” Marc  told a servant to bring over some files with a smile on his face. “Look around and see which jewelry company you like."

"This one." Fay looked through them and pointed to one. Fy designs.

"Okay. I'll take care of it straight away. You will be in charge of the company, but don't worry too much. It's okay if it doesn't work out. We have a lot of other businesses.”

Fay was shocked. Marc pampered her too much. And even with this, she was still blind to settle for someone as Teddy who didn’t deserve her. Well, that was in the past now.

"Fay, by the way, we think you might need some extra cash." Mae picked up her phone to make a call. "I'll give you $200 million. Please tell me if it's not enough.”

"Mom, that's too much." Fay didn't need the cash.

Mae said, "You might need money sometimes. In any case, just get what you want.”

“Thanks, Dad and Mom."

Fay drove her red Maserati to the front of Fy Designs, the jewelry company the next day. She saw that the receptionist at the front desk was sleeping. She frowned and lightly tapped the desk.

The receptionist suddenly woke up and asked in a hesitant voice., "Hello, miss, can I help you?"

"My name is Fay Roy." Fay spoke in a calm voice, but the receptionist was so surprised that she swiftly ran out from behind the desk. "Miss Roy, please come with me."

Marc told them yesterday, but he didn't say Fay was his daughter. So, the workers just knew that a woman was going to be in charge today.

The receptionist led Fay to the office on the top floor. But there was a man sitting in the chair and working on a document.  Even as they came in, he didn’t look up but continue with what he was doing.

Fay frowned, "Is this my office or his?"

The receptionist said anxiously, "This is your office. I'll tell Mr. Duffer to leave.”

Before Fay came, Griffon Duffer was the one managing the company.

"Mr. Duffer, please get up. This is Ms. Roy’s office now.” the receptionist said.

“So I should leave this office for a nobody?” Griffon asked.  He looked up and saw Fay’s half-smile and piercing glare. He was surprised and stood up. "You are..."

"I'm the nobody you just called," Fay responded with her arms crossed.

"I'm very sorry, Miss Roy. I didn't know you’re this young and pretty. Please take a seat!" Griffon rushed out of the chair and gesture for Fay to sit down.

"Get out now," Fay said impatiently, pointing to the door.

Griffon left right away. He said under his breath as he slammed the door outside, "Don't get too cocky. Once you mess up, let's see how you manage the criticism from your bosses.”