All Chapters of Opening My Eyes to Reality: Chapter 491 - Chapter 500

The beautiful woman wore a puff-sleeved, light yellow dress that cut off at her knees. Her skirts flared out from her waist, which was cinched with a matching yellow bow.On her feet were white Mary Janes, paired with ankle-length, lace-trimmed socks. The outfit was tied together with a small, pearl-chain purse.The woman approached Rowan and Natalie's table, though her gaze was fixed on the former.Natalie thought the woman looked familiar, but she couldn't quite recall where she'd seen her until the woman stopped in front of Rowan."Isn't it funny how fate works? We keep running into each other like this! How about we exchange numbers?" the woman asked.Natalie finally remembered where she'd seen the woman before. Wasn't this the young lady whom Felicia wanted Aloysius to settle down with? If Natalie remembered correctly, the young lady's name was Marie.Smiling, Natalie continued eating her pizza, only to hear Rowan say, "Sorry, but I'll only give my number if my wife agrees t

Taken aback by the paralegal's response, Benjamin went still. "Resigned?"The paralegal dared not say anything more. From the looks of it, Benjamin hadn't known about Cheryl's resignation until now."Oh, boy," the paralegal thought with dread. All hell would break loose now.The next second, Benjamin burst out of his office and hurtled toward Human Resources to confront them. He shoved open the glass door and swept into the department. Before any of the personnel could react, he thundered, "Who escalated and processed Cheryl Shaw's resignation?"Upon seeing this, Vanessa Sanchez, the manager of Human Resources, stepped forward. "Mr. Zimmerman, I was the one who signed off on Ms. Shaw's resignation. Is something the matter?"Scowling, Benjamin demanded, "How could you sign off on her resignation without my authorization?"Vanessa was stumped by his outburst. She was silent for a few seconds and immediately pulled out Cheryl's resignation notice after. "Mr. Zimmerman, your signatur

Natalie arrived to find Benjamin and Bella already present. They'd staked seats at a red booth, the neon light tubes buzzing away and illuminating the sensual silhouettes of the dance crowd in various colors.With a firm thud, Natalie set her phone on the crystal marble-top table embedded with copper studs. She sat down casually, sliding across and sinking into the leather seat. "You guys got here fast."Bella would never pass up the chance to add fuel to the fire. "I'm not missing out on this rare dramatic event. I would've grown wings and flown over here if I could."They watched as Benjamin picked up a can of beer. The foam splattered on his wrist, but he wiped it off fecklessly before his gaze swept over Bella's and Natalie's smug faces."You guys are cruel, you know that?" He sputtered humorlessly, his fingertips thumping against the table. "Cheryl knows better than to be unreasonable. She'll be back at work tomorrow—mark my words. I can just make it up to her with a double bo

The trio in the bar had drunk plenty. Benjamin, in particular, had downed more than half his weight in alcohol. It wasn't hard to see that Cheryl's departure from the law firm and the reason behind it had hit him where it hurt.Meanwhile, a woman wearing shades was watching Benjamin while lurking in the shadows. Hatred filled her eyes when she saw Bella and Natalie.About half an hour passed before Natalie subtly texted Rowan, "Are you and Landon done talking?"Rowan replied instantly, "Yes. I'm waiting for you in the car."At last, Natalie was done. The thought that she'd exit the bar at any second put a smile on Rowan's face.Landon had more or less guessed the reason for that smile. "Looks like I can finally escape."Rowan stared at the bar exit and drawled breezily, "Bye. You can see yourself out.""Ouch. At least pretend to care before you kick me down the ladder, Mr. Mattel." Landon grinned. "You know what? I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay here like a giant third

This was the first time Rowan had ever heard of such an affliction. "What a unique condition."Natalie mused, "Right? Then again, the world is full of mysteries. It's why I told you Landon would have a hard time pursuing Bella."Rowan tugged on her hand. "At the core of man's success is his hard work and effort. Whether or not he bags Bella is a test of his grit and creativity. There's nothing we can do about that. By the way, guess who I saw outside the bar earlier."Natalie's fingers intertwined with his as she asked in surprise, "Who?"Keeping his eyes on the road, Rowan answered, "Jasmine."Natalie immediately saw through Jasmine's intentions. The latter must have followed Benjamin to the bar to see who he'd been meeting with.Without hesitation, Natalie texted Benjamin about this. As for how he'd deal with this, she decided she couldn't care less.…As the new year approached, the festivities and celebratory mood began to pile up. RN Group had resumed its former glory, and