MasukMorton: "..."Damn, anyone who didn't know would think he was on his deathbed!The moment Charlie left, sure enough, many people swarmed him, asking about his condition."Vice President, you can't delay with this illness.""Morton, work is never-ending, but if you're gone, everything else is gone too.""You must actively cooperate with treatment. Take leave with the Chairman, get the surgery if needed, take the medicine if needed.""..."Voices of concern were ceaseless.Morton's head was practically smoking from all the "warmth."In the elevator."Do you have a grudge against Morton?"In the quiet atmosphere, a voice abruptly appeared beside Candice.Yes, it was Ollie who spoke.Candice turned her head, blinking her large eyes, her expression innocent. "No, we have a great relationship. Ollie, why would you think that?"Ollie: ...You're kidding, right?"What did you say in Morto
Charlie's clear, magnetic voice drifted over.The trio: "..."Candice and Jerry turned around.Ollie lifted his gaze."I was talking about you two," Charlie's peach blossom eyes swept coldly over Ollie and Jerry. "Come in with me."Having said that, his gaze shifted to Candice. The chilly glint from a moment ago instantly softened, his voice mellowing by ten degrees. "Don't mind them, go sit and rest in the office."The blatant favoritism was practically blinding.Ollie sneered, a disdainful tug at his lips.Candice felt a little awkward. "I haven't officially resigned yet. I'll go too."Charlie indulged her.Inside the CEO's office, he sat down in his chair and said to Ollie in a business-like manner, "You'll be handing over work with Miss Hale later. If you don't understand anything, ask Jerry. If he can't handle it, then come to me."Ollie disliked his condescending tone.He wanted to lash out, bu
Otherwise, she was genuinely worried he might just keel over tomorrow.After dinner.Candice found an opportunity to call Jerry to the balcony. After some casual chit-chat and beating around the bush, her expression suddenly turned serious.“Jerry, I have some terrible news to tell you.”“T-T-T... terrible news?” Jerry stuttered, scared. He clutched the Bun Bun in his arms tightly.He’d been thoroughly spooked these past two days. Now that he was finally back, his heart couldn’t take any more stress. So much so that before she even delivered the bad news, his face had already gone pale.Candice saw him like this and felt a pang of pity. And she hadn’t even said anything yet... If she were to bluntly tell him that Ollie was her replacement, and that from now on he’d be serving two demanding masters, would he just cry himself to death on the spot?“Don’t panic, it’s not a
The car Charlie was in felt like a freezer. It felt like frost flowers were about to bloom on the windows.Inside sat the enraged and aloof Charlie, the equally chilling Ollie, Candice and Kyle who dared to join them downstairs, and Jerry, who'd been in the car the whole time but now desperately wanted to jump out.Everyone sat in their own space, and the atmosphere, from the hospital to the airport, was absolutely hellish.This oppressive vibe persisted all the way to the airport. Only once they were on the plane did the suffocating cold war somewhat ease.However, Charlie and Candice still barely spoke, and for once, Kyle didn't seize the opportunity to stir up trouble between them.Everyone was quiet.Quiet to the point of... eerie.Bianca had initially thought about telling a joke to lighten the mood, which felt like a mass mourning session in a graveyard, but the words died on her lips.Sophia looked around: She just had a
The ward fell silent once more.No one had expected *her* to jump in and speak, let alone to "help" Kyle.Candice's tone held seven parts teasing and three parts sarcasm."You really want me to get engaged to someone else?" Kyle spoke, his face cold, his voice brimming with indignation."What do you mean, *I* want that? Who you get engaged to has nothing to do with me. I just heard you all talking endlessly without a conclusion, so I merely offered a suggestion.""Fine, fine, fine! Just *fine*!"Kyle looked utterly dumbfounded by her. "Nothing to do with you, just a suggestion, right? Then I'll take your suggestion!"Candice: "Suit yourself."The two of them sparred back and forth, bickering, while everyone else couldn't get a word in edgewise.The entire room was stunned.James was speechless.His head felt eight times too big...Denise hadn't expected this turn of events either and didn't know how
"Go outside and check on Sarah!"James’s face darkened with displeasure as he pulled his hand from her grip, shifting a few inches away to widen the distance between them.The blunt words from his future son-in-law and his daughter had stripped him of every shred of dignity, and a deep-seated revulsion toward Denise began to fester in his chest.Everything had been going perfectly—a picture of a loving father and a dutiful daughter.Candice hadn't held a grudge, Charlie hadn't held a grudge, and Candice had even saved Gabrielle and shown a willingness to mend fences. If Denise hadn't opened her damn mouth, they wouldn't have clashed like this... If this wasn't malicious instigation, what was?Denise’s expression crumbled, looking profoundly wounded.She wanted to play submissive and swallow her pride to smooth things over, but James cold-shouldered her entirely. Realizing her tears were useless, she forced a look of aggriev
She wasn’t about to make a fool of herself.There were so many young nobles attending tonight, and the Lawrence family had chosen only the Clemens family. Naturally, it was because Charlie had the best qualifications.Unmarried, good-looking, with no bad habits—and, most
“Who??”Rex and Candice were both stunned.Wasn’t Edward supposed to be at the banquet right now?But almost immediately, Candice thought of something—those who were kidnapped weren’t just her grandmother, but also Mrs. Lawrence. Maybe he’d
“Pick someone up?”“Pick who up?”Candice’s nerves instantly went taut.Tonight’s entire arrangement was already a gamble.She knew from the start it wasn’t a good idea, yet she still went through with it. All the way here, she
Denise let out a bitter laugh.“Oh, I’m the one talking nonsense, am I? Isn’t this whole scene just meant to humiliate me in public?”“I pretended not to know, trying so hard to protect your reputation. But you—knowing I had neither the standing n







