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"Isn't this exactly the type you like?" Vince's smile didn't reach his eyes. He turned and walked toward the living room, leaving the furious old man behind."You're the one who likes this type! Your whole family likes this type!"Grandpa Gavin only realised after he'd said it that he'd talked himself into a corner. His old face creased with even more wrinkles of irritation.His own granddaughter Michelle was so much more gentle — she'd never make him this angry.Grandpa Gavin reflected that wasting his lunchtime with his wife to come here and aggravate himself with this pair was, frankly, supremely foolish of him.……While Cecily busied herself in the kitchen, Vince worked through some company matters on his laptop in the living room, with Grandpa Gavin beside him putting on a show of reading the newspaper. An hour later, the dishes were finally laid out on the table.Whether intentional or not, Grandpa Gavin's side of the table was crowded with all his favourite dishes, while Vince

That was exactly why she'd wanted to gain control of Vince as fast as possible — only to find that the man was impossibly difficult to read, his mind utterly opaque to her."But Cecily's currently in charge of another project…" Monica wasn't willing to let it go. She suddenly blurted: "And Dad, you know perfectly well that Cecily coming back to Harrison Group was to compete with you for shares — to fight her way into the managing director's chair. If she gains power step by step and takes control of Harrison Group…"A shadow crossed Darren's face, almost imperceptibly. He turned away quickly. "Monica, I know exactly what you're thinking. A man like Vince Boucheron will never have just one woman his whole life — he understands perfectly well that one woman is different from another. Cecily was already a discarded piece of this family. Catching Vince's eye is her good fortune; getting him to act on her behalf is her own skill — but that kind of skill doesn't last forever." He paused, th

The moment Aunt Faye finished speaking, Jessica, as though completely drained, slowly crumpled to the floor.……On Monday morning, Cecily and Vince no longer made any attempt to hide their relationship. Vince drove Cecily directly to the entrance of Harrison Group.Before Cecily got out, he didn't hold back from claiming a kiss, leaving her cheeks flushed scarlet before he finally let her go."I'll come pick you up tonight."With that, he left.Cecily had only taken a couple of steps forward when she was deliberately bumped by someone with considerable force. Monica said with exaggerated politeness: "Sorry about that, I didn't see anyone walking beside me just now."Recognising the thinly veiled insult, Cecily remained perfectly calm. "Your eyes must be on top of your head, then — how do you see anything at all?"Monica's expression flickered, then she smiled. "Cecily, while you're with Vince, you're still carrying on with Adam behind his back. Does Vince know about that?"Cecily's br

Seeing Cecily come to a stop, Adam instantly recognised how much she cared about that man. Something dark gathered in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Cecily, I may have wronged you in some ways, but Jessica has never once done anything to wrong you — if anything, you broke your word and harmed our child first, and bullied her afterward! Whatever grievance and anger you have, direct it at me — was it really necessary to treat a pregnant woman this way?""What did I do to her?"Cecily lifted her head, looking at Adam with eyes that were cold and perfectly still, entirely lacking the fury and hatred he'd expected — which, for some reason, set off a flicker of unease in him.Cecily repeated herself. "What did I do to her?"Her gaze settled on Jessica, still held in Adam's arms, without a trace of warmth.Jessica's body had gone completely rigid. For some reason, she kept avoiding Cecily's eyes; when Cecily looked her way, she even buried her face against Adam's chest.Seeing her apparent f

Harrison Group.After Adam carried Jessica away, Grandpa Gavin gave a heavy "Hmph," fixed his gaze directly on Cecily, and spat out four words: "Drawing in trouble."Cecily tugged at the corner of her mouth, lifting the thermal flask he'd given her slightly. "Thank you, Grandpa Gavin…""What are you thanking me for, it's not as if I made it myself!"The old man turned his head away, putting on his usual show of prickly pride.He hadn't expected, the moment he stepped out of his car, to find Cecily tangled up in a confrontation with another woman, and then joined by the Garcia boy as well. From the look of things, if he hadn't arrived when he did, Cecily would have been left completely unable to defend herself against the two of them. He pursed his lips. "Useless, really — no wonder my grandson has her wrapped so completely around his finger."Cecily looked somewhat embarrassed.Having Grandpa Gavin witness her confrontation with Jessica and Adam was the last thing she'd expected — and