"Alright, Mrs. Quigley," Lexi replied. Meanwhile, James was at the Quigley residence. He had drunk too much with his client the entire night, so the bodyguards had taken him back to the Quigley residence. By the time James woke from his sleep, he had sobered up. Once he washed up, he checked his phone and saw Summer's missed calls. He immediately called her back. "Summie? I'm sorry. I drank too much with my client last night.""It's fine. I heard about what happened." Summer was very understanding. Though James hadn't wanted to socialize with his client, he'd still had to do it. "Rest well and don't work too hard. Didn't you tell me before that you'd give the work to your subordinates? You have to make good use of your employees."Summer recalled their conversation from a week ago when they had talked about how to select employees. Though it had made her sleepy, she still remembered it. After getting a lecture from Summer, James could only nod and say, "I'll rest well. You
Caroline started laughing and said, "Please don't blame him, Layla. My son doesn't like to speak much."Layla replied, "Why would I blame him? I used to meet him frequently in the past. He's a smart and capable man. It's an advantage for men to speak less and do more." After that, she observed James like she was admiring an art piece and nodded in satisfaction. Her gaze made James uncomfortable. He turned away and said coldly, "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. I have work to attend to at the company." At first, Caroline wanted to stop James so they could chat more. However, before she spoke, the young woman sitting on the couch spoke up. Suzanne wore a long, patterned skirt and had wavy hair. She also had a curvaceous figure and looked rather innocent. Seeing that James was about to leave, she hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Quigley. Do you remember me?"James turned around. He didn't know who she was, so he said, "I don't recognize you."Although Suzanne had kn
"James, where are you going? It's noon now. Why don't you stay here for a meal?" Caroline asked gently. Suzanne and Layla stood behind her. After looking at the people behind Caroline coldly, he replied, "It's fine, Mom. I still have a lot of matters to settle at the company.""Work is never-ending, but you've come back home after a long time. Shouldn't you stay for a meal?" Caroline knew that James was very stubborn and wouldn't change his mind easily. As such, she lowered her voice and questioned angrily, "Now that you've moved out with Summer, are you going to cut ties with me? Are you going to be an ungrateful son?"James couldn't refuse Caroline after hearing her words. So, he went back to eat. After all, she had already chided him for being ungrateful. If he didn't listen to her orders, he would be put in a difficult position. There were many tasty dishes on the dining table in the Quigley residence. Although the Quigleys always ate luxurious food, the meal seemed more ma
Caroline felt a little awkward. Initially, she had invited Layla and Suzanne to have a good chat. When she had realized that Suzanne knew James, she had been very happy. However, James just treated her like she was invisible. To diffuse the awkwardness, Caroline asked, "Suzanne, since you recognize James, why don't you two introduce yourselves to each other?" Then, she said, "You can't be rude, James. The Camberwells and our family have many collaborations. You're the president of Quigley Group, and Suzanne will take over Camberwell Group in the future. So, you two have to establish good connections with each other."Caroline spoke very seriously, and it seemed like an order. Actually, James knew what she was thinking, but he didn't expose her. After all, she was right. Quigley Group and Camberwell Group had many collaborations with one another. So, they had to introduce themselves to each other properly. He placed his fork down and looked at Suzanne seriously. "Hello, Ms. C
"James, why don't you drop Layla and Suzanne home after the meal?" Caroline wanted to give Suzanne and James an opportunity to talk to each other. However, James replied coldly, "I need to settle some problems in the company after this, so I'll get the driver to send them home.""A driver? You're so disobedient. How could I be at ease if the driver takes them home? Moreover, you're the president of Quigley Group, and you have to collaborate with the Camberwells. You should seize the opportunity to interact well with Suzanne." Caroline's voice became stern; it seemed like she would become furious if James refused her orders. Layla said, "Yes, Mr. Quigley. Our families are on good terms with each other. After Suzanne takes over Camberwell Group, you two will dominate Rosseera City's finance sector. "The Camberwells and the Quigleys were close with one another and had to collaborate frequently, so James couldn't reject the suggestion. Since it involved work, he could only agree t
Suzanne had just returned from overseas, so she hadn't known that James was married. If not for the call earlier on, she would have assumed that James was single. Caroline wanted to smooth things over, so she smiled tenderly. "James is married, but his partner isn't that perfect yet. We're still keeping an eye on her."Her words evidently implied that she disliked Summer. Yet, James replied coldly, "I like Summer, and I'll like her forever."The mood was ruined, and everyone became unhappy. No one knew what to say. That was exactly what James had wanted; he had wanted everyone to know that he was married so that they wouldn't come up with any strange ideas. After finishing the meal, James dropped Suzanne and Layla home. Yet, none of them spoke in the car. Layla and Suzanne knew that James was upset, so they didn't dare to speak at all. Once they returned to the Camberwell residence, Suzanne became very angry. She complained, asking, "Mom, what's going on? Why is James marri
Suzanne and Caroline had spoken a lot when Suzanne had visited the Quigley residence. Both of them had a good relationship with each other. So, Suzanne was certain that if she got together with James, the Quigleys would approve of her. But would James choose her? Suzanne replied, "James and Summer seem to love each other a lot. A marriage involves two people. Even if Aunt Caroline likes me, it won't help.""Caroline likes you, so she will help you. Do you think that you won't be able to defeat Summer?""That's not it." Suzanne was confident of her abilities. When she had been in Mystoria, many rich scions had wooed her relentlessly. After she had returned to her native country, she had also received invitations from many prestigious families in hopes that she could go on a blind date with their sons. So, she was definitely more attractive than Summer.Finally, Suzanne made up her mind. "I got it, Mom. I'll try my best to get what I want. Since I like him, I'll have to work h
At this moment, the phone on the table buzzed. It was a text from James that read: "Darling, can I pick you up after work tonight?" There was a heart emoji at the end of the message.After they had gotten married, James had learned to be romantic. Now, he often made plans for them to go out for dinner, which was quite nice.Although cooking and eating together at home was a good experience, dining out added more to the atmosphere.Summer quickly replied to the text with one word: "Okay."Honestly, she was looking forward to dinner that night. It had been a month since they had gone out for dinner together. But it wasn't entirely Summer's fault. Every night, she had to go to the Quigley residence to endure Caroline's torturous training. She barely had the time to have dinner with James, let alone go out.Since she had decided to go out for dinner, she needed to ask Caroline for leave.Before the training had started, Caroline had told Summer that she would have four days off each month