Semua Bab The CEO’s Obsession: Layla, You’re Not Allowed to Die: Bab 781 - Bab 790

“You didn’t get to see Miss Xander’s temper before, did you?” Ivan shook his head. “She’s probably the only person on this planet who can throw attitude at William and still walk away unharmed.“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” he added, giving William a firm pat on the shoulder. “Keep spoiling her like this, and she’s going to end up running the show.”That earned him a cold glare from William.“Come on, Ivan, don’t talk nonsense,” Carter cut in. “She’s nothing like those girls you used to know. She’s not the type to get spoiled.”“Exactly! Quit trying to stir up drama between them,” Levi chimed in.Ivan turned toward Levi with a raised brow, now clearly interested. “You’ve got a lot of nerve speaking up. You better tell us straight—why’d you suddenly quit being a doctor? Didn’t you always say you’d spend your whole life saving lives in a hospital? That being a doctor was your ultimate calling?”Put on the spot, Levi looked a little embarrassed. “How do you remember all that?”Iva

The middle-aged man lounging on the couch sneered, “You think the Xander family is still what it used to be? Times have changed. Now you’re the ones begging me to work with you. Got it?“For a small startup like yours, the fact that I’m even willing to have dinner with you is a huge favor.“You’ve been acting like royalty for so long, you’ve forgotten what it means to bow your head.”Shane spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. “You son of a bitch! The Xander family helped you so many times back in the day. Feeding a dog would’ve been better than helping you!”As soon as the words left his mouth, a shoe slammed across his face.The man pressed his head harder against the glass table and growled, “Watch your mouth. Or I’ll rinse it out with toilet water—believe it or not.”“Hey, now that’s an idea!” the middle-aged man clapped and turned to his underling with a smirk. “Let’s do it. Give Mr. Xander a good rinse!”“On it!”His men lit up with excitement and immediately grabbed Shan

“No need.”Ivan replied casually.With the two Xander brothers gone, the whole farce came to an end.Ivan declined Declan’s invitation and turned to leave, only to spot William and his group standing in the hallway.He strolled over, tilting his chin with a smug look. “So? I just did your two future brothers-in-law a favor. How’d I do?”“Layla cut ties with the Xander family a long time ago,” William said flatly. “So technically, you were meddling.”Ivan was momentarily speechless.“The timing of your move was perfect though!” Carter quickly chimed in. “Did you see Shane just now? He drank so much toilet water, I swear I could still smell it when he walked past us!“He always had a filthy mouth around my sister. Said whatever he wanted. Honestly, today he got what was coming to him. I can’t wait to give her the full play-by-play later.”Ivan raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Miss Xander’s coming too?”Carter nodded. “Yeah, she’s here to pick up Uncle William.”“Oh really?” Iva

“You made the decision yourself. Why should I question it?”Yuna’s voice was already tinged with impatience. “You’re an adult, Levi. What, you still need me to map out your life for you?”“I’m not asking you to,” Levi said, his voice tight with urgency. “I just… I just wanted you to really see me. After everything we’ve been through, do I really not even count as a friend in your eyes?”“I don’t need friends.”Yuna’s tone turned colder. She moved to shut the door. “You’re clearly drunk. Coming here to act out—what do you expect me to do? I’m going to bed. I don’t have time to deal with a drunk.”Seeing her about to close the door, Levi panicked and pressed his hand against it, voice rising without meaning to.“I left the hospital for you! I wanted to become someone strong enough to protect you! Yuna, I—”“Are you insane?!”Yuna snapped, shoving him hard.“I don’t need your protection! Stop doing these self-sacrificing, self-indulgent things and pretending it’s for me. To me, y

“But it’s nothing serious. Gwen will come to terms with it eventually. Don’t stress too much. Just be happy with William. He’s been through a lot.”Olivia sighed softly. “A man like him… staying loyal to one person for all these years? That’s practically a myth in our circle.”Layla was just about to respond when someone knocked on her door. She gave Olivia a quick goodbye and ended the call.Setting her phone down, Layla called out clearly, “Come in.”Her assistant stepped in, followed closely by Chris.Layla glanced at him, then turned to the assistant and said, “Bring us two cups of tea.”The assistant nodded. “Of course.”Chris looked stunned, almost unsure how to react. “You’re… not kicking me out?”“If you want to leave, no one’s stopping you,” Layla said coolly, closing the folder on her desk with a flick of her hand.“I’m not leaving. I came here specifically to see you…”The situation wasn’t playing out the way Chris had expected, and for a moment, he didn’t know how