Masuk"What?" Adrian looked puzzled."Nothing!" Stephanie squeezed out a smile that was obviously fake as she looked at Adrian.Adrian lifted a hand to caress the corner of her mouth gently. "Do you still remember what I told you in the past?""What was it?" Stephanie revealed a confused look.Adrian cleared his throat before saying, "Ms. Ford, you look pretty when you're wearing a fake smile, but I still prefer it when your smile is real and genuine."Stephanie couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing his quote. She did recall hearing him tell her that in the past.Now that she thought about it, it had been a very long time since Adrian last addressed her as "Ms. Ford".She heaved a sigh on purpose."What's the matter?" Adrian asked."You were better back then," Stephanie replied wryly.Adrian failed to understand the point."Back then, you were more serious." Stephanie did her best to stifle her giggles. "But now…"She gazed at his lips. "You're too frivolous now."
"It's not that long!" Stephanie refuted. "Besides, what happened in the past wasn't entirely your fault! Anyway, that's enough brooding, Wynette! It's all in the past now, so don't take it to heart!"Wynette giggled in return. "Alright, then. I'm off to work now!"Lately, she was extremely busy with her new projects, but she was still elated. After all, those projects gave her more authority in Sweeney Group.There was no way Keith would be able to entrust both the company and his assets to his illegitimate children this time!After ending the video call, Stephanie ate her nutritious meal slowly. When she recalled Wynette's words, she frowned slightly. But soon, she shook her head gently, not wanting to dwell on those thoughts.She wasn't close with Gabriel, to begin with. Plus, she didn't plan on crossing paths with him ever again. In the future, there was absolutely no need for her to even get in touch with him.Anyway, Stephanie was more curious as to who Adrian planned on tak
Then again, Stephanie was lying on her own bed in her own home, so she still ended up having a good night's sleep.When she woke up in the morning, she received a video call from Wynette as soon as she was done washing up in the bathroom."I seriously don't know how to thank you and Mr. Hawke, Steph!" Wynette's excited face was reflected on the phone screen. "You have no idea just how much everyone in my company keeps buttering me up, including my dad!"Stephanie was sitting on a chair on the balcony at the moment. A maid had just brought her a meal from the nutritious diet plan she was following."Why are you being so courteous with us, Wynette?" Stephanie picked up a spoon. "Besides, you did help us out a lot when we were in the process of making up with each other.""Not really. I just did whatever I could." Wynette dared not claim the credit at all. "The most important thing is that you two still care for each other."Stephanie just smiled happily in return."But please, for
Martha held her tongue instantly, opting not to finish her sentence. There were some things that she didn't want Tyler to find out even though he was her son.Tyler shot her a glance. Truthfully speaking, he was really curious as to what had happened between Martha and Hector in the past. But now was obviously not the time for that question."Please, Mom," he said pleadingly to Martha in a hoarse voice. "I can't live anymore without Steph by my side."Martha looked like she had just swallowed a fly whole. Why didn't Tyler think about how he'd live without Stephanie by his side when he had chosen to cheat on her in the first place?Then again, he was still her son at the end of the day, so she didn't speak her mind. All she could do was continue to advise him."Just think this through, Ty. Kiara has gone to Jetterpolis as well. What if you end up meeting her there and cause another ruckus? Many paparazzi have their eyes on you right now, you know.""What is she doing there?" T
Tyler fell silent for a while. Finally, he extended a hand to Martha, his voice insanely hoarse."Give me your phone.""You shouldn't check the Internet out." Martha looked very hesitant.But Tyler stood his ground. He refused to retract his hand at all.Left without a choice, Martha could only place her phone in Tyler's hand.After receiving the phone, Tyler tapped on a news app. He saw a photo of himself on the homepage immediately.It was a photo that the reporters had taken when Tyler was taken away by the police at the venue of the product launch event. In the photo, he looked very defeated and wretched. Tyler felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing his heart to the point that he almost suffocated. He never knew that he looked so haggard at that moment. And to think that Stephanie had clearly witnessed him in that state…"Heh! I'm overthinking it! Maybe she couldn't even be bothered to look at me…" Tyler mumbled to himself."What did you just say, Ty?" Martha co
"Come visit me in my dreams tonight, honey." Owen sighed. "I really… really want to talk to you."…In the middle of the night, the exhausted Tyler got into the car that had come over to pick him up.Martha was sitting in the car as well. The sight of Tyler looking so haggard made her heart throb in pain. "My poor Ty, you've suffered so much in the past few days!" Martha tried to stroke Tyler on the cheek, only to be shoved away by him."Where's Steph?" he asked hoarsely."You're still thinking about that woman?" Martha demanded with a frown.It was true that she coveted Stephanie's status as the Ford heiress and was determined to make Tyler woo Stephanie back in the past. In order to achieve that goal, Martha even had to get in contact with Hector after many years of radio silence.But now, all she felt for Stephanie was pure hatred after going through what had happened at Grover Group's product launch event.Also, Martha once thought that Stephanie should still have some li







