LOGINCharlie's eyes flickered.He leaned back, a hint of mockery playing on his lips. "Modern medicine is so advanced, perhaps a miracle could still happen. Tell Uncle Abato not to despair too soon; maybe Gabrielle's fingers might just grow back.""..."Denny picked up the bookend from his desk and hurled it at his son. "How can you still be so flippant, you brat? When you call Uncle Abato later, don't you dare infuriate him like that!"Charlie offered no comment.Downstairs.In a private parlor, accessible only to family, Beatrice held Candice's hand affectionately as they chatted.Nicole and Ollie sat opposite them.Marlene was too swamped to make it back for dinner, so she wasn't present today."I heard from Jim that your mother injured her foot at your grandmother's place. You went back for the weekend, how is she doing?" Beatrice asked."Nothing major, just that she won't be able to put weight on it or move around
Morton: "..."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
Beatrice's face turned pale.These two options—she didn’t want to choose either!“I’ll give you ten minutes to consider,” Charlie said politely, tone impeccably courteous, yet his cold eyes were like those of a stern examiner holding a ticking stopwatch
Charlie’s gaze darkened.His throat bobbed.Lowering his head, he found her mischievous lips and kissed her—gentle yet scorching—like he wanted to devour her whole. The fierce desire made it nearly impossible for her to resist.In the midst of their deep, li
The message hovered weightlessly above the text box:Don’t want to come upstairs? I can bring it down to you.Candice stared at that line.Her heart… felt suspended in midair.After a long pause, she replied simply:I’ve already eaten. On my way to the office.As soon as she hit send, she turned of
A wave of warm breath brushed against her skin.“Don’t be mad… Let me ‘cover’ you again.”“…”What the hell do you mean, cover?!Who wants that?!Candice struggled, but Charlie didn’t let go. He guided her hand slowly across his waist. Through his shirt, his abs were heating up, solid under her tou







