“Mrs. Lane, you don't have a choice. You have to trust me. I can promise you that you will never see me again. If you don't do as I say, then I will have to talk to Mr. Grant about this.” He rubbed his chin, looking helpless.It was a threat, a downright threat.I hated the fact that I knew he was threatening me, but as he said, I had no choice but to follow.After a moment of hesitation, I nodded silently in agreement.My main concern now was to leave this place safely.“Great! Then we'll wait for Mrs. Lane's good news.” The businessman clapped his hands happily and signaled the ferret-face man to cover my eyes.“Didn't I promise you already?” They were going to blindfold me. I was starting to get annoyed.“Don't worry, Ms. Lane. I'll send you back now.” Then, they pulled me into a car.This time, I tried to keep myself alert, but after the car had been moving for a while, I dozed off again.When I woke up again, I was seated perfectly in my car in the underground parking lot

Even if I gave him everything I had, I still couldn't get his love.I didn’t want the love I couldn't get. I was tired of fighting for it.He didn't say anything. The air in the bedroom was as cold as winter. I kept my head down so I didn't need to look at him.After a long time, he stood up and said softly, “Your emotions are very unstable now. I'll leave first. Rest well. We'll talk another day.”After saying that, he stood up and left without looking back.I was destined to have a sleepless night.Even so, when the sun rose again, I would still have to face it to continue with my life.I was not able to sleep for the entire night, and my head felt heavy. I arrived at the office with dark circles underneath my eyes. Heidi comforted me when she saw me. “Wanda, you were not working overtime again, weren’t you? We've already confirmed the endorsement deal. It's still early for the acquisition, so don't work too hard. Your health is important.”“No, I did not work overtime. There

I was deliberately avoiding him, too. Fortunately, our offices were not on the same floor, so I knew we would not bump into each other.I had yet to think about how to deal with the unfinished business between the both of us. All I wanted to be sure of was that the selection of the new spokesperson would be done right, so even if I had to leave, I could leave without regrets.Heidi was sent to liaise with the people in charge from a few more agencies. They were all agreeable and quite excited about it, unlike Sandy’s company.This was something that would benefit them, with no risk to themself. Regardless of how things were to turn out, an artist from their agencies taking part in a show held by Grant Corporation was proof enough of their capabilities. Grant Corporation would not invite anyone who did not possess a certain level of competence to be part of a show.Who would turn down an opportunity to gain exposure AND get paid too?After a busy day, it was finally time to clock o

After that, Xander kept his hands by his sides sulkily and turned to casually look at Theo. “President Grant, you and Ms. Lane make a beautiful-looking pair. People who don’t know better, like my mother, would think the two of you were married! She also said she’d like to have a meal sometime in the future with the ‘Mr. and Mrs. Grant’.”Even though I knew Xander had said that on purpose, it did not stop resentment from building up in my heart. My hands trembled slightly.I stole a glance at Theo and saw that the two deep pools of his eyes were emotionless. He replied faintly, “Please help me send my regards to President White and tell her that I will visit her soon.”From Theo’s side, Cindy enthusiastically chimed in. “President White? Is she the designer you mentioned earlier who was famous worldwide? I thought she was expanding her empire overseas?”“Ms. Lane knows of my mother too? Yes, she usually spends all her time overseas, but since Salt City is her hometown, she’s been re

I pushed her extremely curious face away and made my way to the bedroom. “Don’t be nosy. It’s late, you should go sleep.”“Tell me please, Wanda… I promise to be as tight lipped as a mummy…” I closed the door, blocking out Cecilia’s voice. That girl was always saying nonsensical things.Once in my room, I continued working on my laptop. Heidi had prepared a proposal for the show, and I had to check through it.The work for the preparation stage was almost done now. It would be a busy period of time for me soon.For the next few days, I was the first in and the last out at work. Sometimes I did not even have the time to eat.The groundwork of the talent searching show had been established now, and all the participants had signed their contracts. There was a lot to do and very little time. The next task in line was to settle the decoration of the locations and to work on the online marketing.This was definitely the fastest production program in history. I had given it a timeline o