Semua Bab Save the Tears for Someone Who Cares: Bab 91 - Bab 100

The thought softened Eugene's expression as he reached out and took Jacklyn's soft hand in his."Jackie, I know you don't like it, but Mom specifically had someone deliver the invitation to you, which means she wants you to take on a bigger role."His fingers rubbed circles on the back of her hand, but the slight roughness of his skin stirred an overwhelming urge in her to pull away."Jackie, Mom's plan is for you to succeed her when she eventually steps down. Things in the business world are often tied to the Women's Association. If the president stays someone from the Lloyd family…"As he leaned in closer and closer, something inside Jacklyn finally snapped.She pulled her hand away from him and grabbed a slice of toast. She slowly took a bite and said, "Gene, I'm not interested in any of that."There wasn't much emotion in her tone, and even her eyes were fixed on the dining table.Eugene was about to say something when she cut him off, "You do understand me, right?"His eye

Though Eugene had said those words, his tightly furrowed brows and the way his gaze never left the OR doors were enough to prove how worried he was about Penelope. Jacklyn lowered her gaze and asked softly, "Is that what you really think?"Eugene didn't think much of it. He just nodded and reassured her half-heartedly, "Of course."The two of them had been standing outside the OR for an hour when Lydia rushed in frantically, looking as pale as a sheet.When she saw them, she completely ignored Jacklyn and turned to Eugene, asking, "Gene, the baby! How's the baby?"Lydia had raced over the moment she heard the news, and she had been praying the whole ride over. This was the Lloyd family's first grandchild, so nothing could happen to it."They're still in the OR. We don't know the details."Lydia was beside herself. "What happened? Why did she suddenly start bleeding and need emergency surgery?"Eugene's dim eyes swept over Jacklyn before he gave Lydia a very brief account of wh

As soon as Jacklyn got closer, Liam caught a faint whiff of disinfectant. His brows furrowed slightly as he wondered whether she had been to the hospital."I've already gotten the sketch ready. It's inside…" Jacklyn said as she moved to open the door.Liam said softly, "No rush. What happened?"She explained the events of the morning while opening the door. By the time she finished, both were already sitting on the couch inside. Jacklyn sighed. "It got in the way of me submitting my sketch to Robertson Group.""I can bring it back myself."Right then, Eugene popped into her mind. "Have you looked into your cousin's matters?"Liam didn't hide anything. He gave a nod and said, "Yes, it's all sorted out now. Based on their progress, things should be coming to a head soon."Jacklyn blinked, thinking she had heard wrong. "So, you stopped them?""No. They're about to succeed soon."She was taken aback by this. "Succeed? Aren't you supposed to prevent them from doing something to y

A ball of frustration lodged itself in Lydia's throat. She wanted to clear everything up, but Eugene wouldn't let her.She didn't mention Penelope again, but she still let out a cold scoff. "Even without what happened to Penelope, Jacklyn still isn't worthy of being our family's daughter-in-law."She glared at Jacklyn and enunciated her next words carefully, "The Lloyd family does not accept a daughter-in-law who's clearly married but still out frolicking with other men."Don't think I don't know. My people have seen you out with other men more than once."She turned around to look at Eugene and deliberately raised her voice, "And coming home so late tonight, but claiming it's because of work? I bet you were just out on a date with another man."Lydia's words undoubtedly added more fuel to Eugene's growing suspicion. He forced his anger down and asked, "Jackie, tell me—is that true?"Jacklyn furrowed her brows, exhaustion seeping into her bones.She couldn't be bothered to exp

Running a construction site needed money, but halting work only burned through even more. Not to mention, it would delay the overall timeline and could cause real trouble down the road.Just thinking about it gave Eugene a splitting headache. He gripped his phone tightly and demanded, "Frank, explain to me carefully—what on earth is going on? You were the one who sourced this batch of materials. Why the heck didn't they pass the quality inspection?"Their partnership was built on mutual benefit. Most of the materials used for the current construction project had been purchased from Frank. He had never expected there to be problems with the shipment of materials, especially not quality so poor that it would fail inspection.Frank was just as bewildered on his end. "This shouldn't have happened. I've already made arrangements with the necessary parties for the shipment, so there shouldn't have been a random inspection. Someone must've reported it!"Eugene clenched his jaw in fury.