Semua Bab Save the Tears for Someone Who Cares: Bab 211 - Bab 220

The board of directors was running out of patience. Eugene, who was supposed to be holding down the fort at Lloyd Group, had been conspicuously absent, so they finally called a shareholders' meeting to vote on the next CEO.They were halfway through the vote when the conference room doors suddenly burst open.It was Eugene. After days of silence, he was finally back.He strode to the front of the room and claimed his place at the head of the table. His sharp gaze swept across the room before he asked through gritted teeth, "Did you forget? I still have veto power."As the majority shareholder, Eugene had every right to use it.His eyes narrowed as he hissed, "This little vote of yours is a joke. So tell me—do you really want to keep going?"Just moments ago, the board members had been eagerly plotting Eugene's removal. Now, they exchanged uneasy glances. No one dared to speak.Each of them was silently wondering the same thing—who had tipped him off? If he hadn't shown up, they

Jacklyn pressed her lips together and closed the press conference page, then switched over to Cyrelia's most talked-about app.Her eyes scanned the screen. With every post she read, her frown deepened."Eugene admitted to the affair at the press conference. Why is no one talking about that? They're calling him 'loyal' and 'sentimental' instead."Each word stoked her anger."This reporter's got some serious spin. They had to have been paid off. What else explains just skipping over the worst part?"Liam took one look and understood everything.Eugene was working the crowd, twisting the narrative to distract from the affair. And if he pulled it off, everything Jacklyn had done would go to waste.He gave her shoulder a steady pat. "Give me a second, Jackie."He turned and left, then immediately made a call. "Get the word out. I want the press conference reported exactly as it happened. Anyone spinning it in Eugene's favor? They're doomed in this business."With Liam's warning rin

Liam stopped short, his eyes fixed on Jacklyn. After a long moment, he turned away and started tying on his apron.He barely had a broccoli out before Jacklyn took it from him, rinsing it under the tap while trying to make small talk.He stayed silent the entire time he cooked, right up until he set down a steaming bowl of garlic butter pasta in front of her."Eat."Liam was furious that she'd stood him up. And yet, the first thing he'd done when she came home was cook her dinner.Steam curled up from the bowl of pasta. Jacklyn's chest tightened, emotions swirling too fast to name.She looked up at Liam, standing silently beside her. "There's only one bowl. You're not having any?"Liam untied his apron and slung it over his arm with the easy grace of someone born into privilege. Tilting his cold, aristocratic face just slightly, he said, "You didn't seriously think I'd starve waiting four hours for you, did you? I ate ages ago."He crossed the room and sat down across from her,

Jacklyn murmured, "I didn't think anyone would ever find me, not after I ran so far. But I guess, sooner or later, someone from the past was bound to show up. It was only a matter of time before Eugene caught up to me."Eugene's face flickered through her mind, sharp and sudden. She'd been trying not to look back lately, but the memories wouldn't stay buried.Her breath caught in her throat, and she lowered her head. "Am I ever going to be free of this?"As the days passed, her belly became harder to hide. She wasn't just afraid of Eugene discovering her anymore. She was terrified he'd find out about the child.Her anxiety hung in the air, heavy and unshakable, like the pressure before a storm.Liam tried to reassure her, saying, "You've got a new legal identity here, Jackie. Even if someone thinks they recognize you, just deny it. They can't do anything. This isn't Cyrelia."His words loosened the tight knot in Jacklyn's chest, even if only slightly.He was right. She was on fo

Just as Eugene was scrambling for a way out, Quentin's words struck him like lightning.Jacklyn might be missing, but if he could have her declared legally dead, the inheritance would fall right into his lap.The yacht and private island he'd bought for her were worth a fortune. They would be enough to pull him out of this mess.Without wasting another second, he called his lawyer.…Matthew Reid, manager of the legal department at Lloyd Group, sat across from Eugene.His expression was serious as he adjusted his glasses and said, "That's right. Based on our investigation, Mrs. Lloyd had already liquidated all her assets before the incident and donated everything to charities overseas."He spread the documents out in front of Eugene. "Mr. Lloyd, if you don't believe me, you're welcome to go through the records yourself. Every signature and transfer is all there."Eugene's eyes blazed with fury. Refusing to accept it, he swept his arm across the table, scattering the papers acro