Ian's question jolted Rue as she stared at him and spaced out into her memory. Ian and she have been together since college. They even had sex for the first time then. For a long time after that, even though they were no longer physically together, their relationship was kept in this ambiguous space. Since marrying Edward, Rue had spent all her waking hours trying to placate Edward just so she could spend one night with him. However, five years had passed and it had exhausted her of ideas, but he was still indifferent to her. Due to that, she had never made love with other men in those five years. Experiencing the constant responses that her body made, Rue pressed her lips together. She did not expect her body to be that parched for attention... She hooked her fingers around Ian's chin with a pitiful look. "I thought once I married someone else, you would no longer want me, so I dared not look for you." Ian hugged Rue tighter without stopping his lower body from moving.
Reading the message on the screen, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's face fell. 50 million pounds?! In their current situation, 50 million pounds was not a small amount! The Bennet Group was not a tiny company, but they were not massive either! Not to mention, because of their current situation, their sales were not great. From where could they pull out such a big sum of money? Mrs. Bennet tugged at Mr. Bennet's shoulder hesitantly. Should we continue to pursue this lead? It's 50 million pounds sterling!" Mr. Bennet was also in deep thought, considering his options with difficulty. To the Bennets, 50 million pounds sterling was not a small sum. However, if they gave up, the loss the Bennets had sustained would not just be 50 million pounds! Due to the Bennets' carelessness, their partners had all requested to cancel their cooperation with the Bennets and asked for a big amount of compensation! Not only was the compensation a huge part of their cash flow, but their contracts w
At Rue’s mention of Edward, Ian halted — his body stopped in mid-thrust. Rue's palm tightened on her phone. "Mom, isn't dad just being too dramatic?! I am his daughter! I have never gone against him no matter what he asks of me, I try my best!" "There are many things that don't work out just because I want them to, do you understand? Because of this, he's willing to disown and abandon me?!" Rue's tears began to stream down her face. Mrs. Bennet seemed uncomfortable on the other end of the phone line. "Rue, I know you understand, and you must know that I have no say in matters like this. I will try to think of a way to help you, but you should at least try in the meantime." With that, Mrs. Bennet hung up. Ian looked as Rue set down her phone and lightly flicked her tears away. "Rue, what's wrong?" Rue shook her head, but her eyes were full of tears. "It's nothing." Seeing as Rue continued to cry, Ian hugged her on her head. "It's alright, whatever problem you're facing
At last, Jodie complied with Rachel's and Ziggy's insistence and went to brush her teeth before returning to the dinner table. The second Jodie sat down, she began to slurp the egg drop soup without waiting. In mere seconds, she had downed all the soup. Her gaze snapped onto Rachel's bowl of egg drop soup. However, Rachel pulled her bowl toward her. "Jodie, if you plan to take my breakfast from me, I will pulverize you!" Ziggy held out his bowl of egg drop soup to Jodie. "Aunt Jodie, do you feel better after eating the soup?" The sharp glimmer in Jodie's eyes softened immediately. She nodded, looking touched. 'Ziggy-boy made soup for me!' "I'm much better, thanks." She replaced Ziggy's soup in front of him. "I'm alright. Ziggy-boy should eat more so you can protect your mom when you grow up." Ziggy nodded. "I can protect her just fine right now!" Jodie nodded back. "Alright alright, you're the best." She looked over to Rachel. "Rachel, sorry I troubled you last
Nathan and Anne stopped beside Rachel. His face was adorned with a sweet smile. "Rachel, good morning." Rachel nodded at the unanticipated greeting. "Good morning, Mr. Chapman." When the lift arrived, Rachel, Nathan, and Anne all walked in. As soon as the three entered the lift, the ladies on the first floor began to gossip fawningly. "Oh, President Chapman is so handsome!" "He's gentle too, what a man!" "Exactly! The higher-ups of other companies are cold and distant most of the time. They don’t care about their employees!" "Didn't the president say hi to Rachel just now..." Promptly, the discussions and chatters died down. Even though no one was speaking, everyone was talking about Rachel tacitly. For a moment, all of the women in the company thought of Rachel as their arch-nemesis. Melissa stood where she was, holding her fist as tightly as she could. 'Rachel is such a witch! She's new, and she dares to threaten me?' 'I have worked in the Chapman Group fo
Ian looked at Jodie as she stared at the bracelet, his face gradually showing some guilty conscience. "Jodie, do you like it? It's okay if you don't like it. I don't know what you like, but I wanted to get you something as an apology. Jodie put down her hand and grinned. "No, Ian, I like it." Ian nodded, but he still stood in the office with no intent to leave. After a pregnant silence, Jodie asked, "Is there anything else, Ian?" Ian considered for a long time before nodding. "Yes." Jodie smiled. "Ian, you can just tell me." Ian waited a while more before he told Jodie, "I transferred 30 million pounds from the finance department." Jodie's smile froze immediately. She jumped up from her seat in a shock. "What! Ian, you took 30 million from the company?!" Ian nodded without any expression of worry or guilt. "Don't worry, it's just 30 million pounds, right? When I have the money, I will return it to the company. Please don't tell dad or mom." Supporting herself with
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet spaced out at Rue's claim before they started to grin. While Mrs. Bennet tugged at Rue's arm, Mr. Bennet became a busybody. "So Rue, did you and Edward do it yesterday?" Having heard Mrs. Bennet's question, Rue blushed with redness coloring her face quickly. "Mm, why would I pinch these out myself?" Mrs. Bennet held Rue's hands proudly. "That's great! Rue, I knew you can do it! You are indeed the daughter that we raised! There's probably nothing you can't do!" Mr. Bennet coughed a little. In the heat of the moment, he had threatened to disown Rue, so he felt a little awkward now. "Rue, whatever I said yesterday, don't take it personally. As you know, our company is in trouble, so I was a little emotional. If you must know, I didn't mean it." Rue held Mr. Bennet's hand understandingly. "Dad, don't worry, I understand. I'm not holding you against that." Mrs. Bennet sighed in relief. "We won't have to be so humble around him anymore when we see him ne
The school was clearly not big enough for two geniuses as a silent, tacit storm brewed under the roof of Minnow Nursery School. Sitting in front of her desk, Rachel stared at the email on her computer before she clicked it open. Although only a few words were on it, they were enough to anger Rachel. "Woman, With reluctance, I shall offer you a position in my company. No need to thank me.Edward Bluemel" The corner of Rachel's mouth twitched uncontrollably as she slammed her hand madly onto the table. "Who said I'm interested in your company! Egomaniacal twit!"Without any hesitation, she immediately hovered over the 'delete' button and sent the email into the void. Her sudden outburst had attracted everyone's attention. "Shut the hell up! Do you think we have no deadlines to rush?!" "Yeah! Why make such a big fuss?!" "A newbie like you is trying to give us an attitude?!" "Childish!" ...Rachel smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry I disturbed your work." Though