Masuk[Hannah]
Mr. Ed stared at her intently, waiting for her answer with anticipation.
“Both would suit you, Mr. Ed,” Hannah said, her voice slightly shaky from nervousness.
With all her heart, she held back from saying that Mr. Ed looked handsome, worried that he might feel uncomfortable and think she was interested
[Hannah]"In that case, I’d better start gathering the evidence."Kevin stood up, about to head to his room, but Hannah caught his hand and stopped him. She flashed a wide grin and patted the sofa beside her."For now, can't we just relax?" she said casually. "The night's still young.""Well, okay. If that's what you want. This is your business anyway." Kevin lay back down, resting comfortably against the sofa.Their arms brushed and pressed lightly against each other. That sweet fragrance reached her again. Hannah kept stealing glances at his expressionless face, yet for some reason, she felt strangely self-conscious.Ah, damn it. Come on. It's just Kevin, right?"Are you wearing perfume or something?""Huh? Why would I wear perfume inside my own place?"Hannah shifted away, putting a little distance between them. Just a few inches, the important thing was not to get too close so she wouldn’t smell it too strongly."Hey, order something. I'm hungry," Kevin said.Hannah had completely
[Hannah]"You're on my side, right, Kevin?""Don't talk to me.""You're on my side, right, Kevin?""Good grief.""You're on my side, right, Kevin?""You're driving me insane."Kevin put on his headset and turned up the volume on his phone. He sighed as he stared out of the bus window.Meanwhile, Hannah sat beside him with a huge grin, waiting for his answer.She was simply happy. Ever since Kevin had officially ‘declared' that he was on her side, she hadn't stopped asking him over and over again. That last one wa
[Maria]A safe place...I couldn't stop thinking about what Damian had said this afternoon. It kept me from considering what my father had said.I couldn't help but think Damian was trying to manipulate me by saying that. Trying to cut me off from my family so I'd have no one left but him. It scared me a little.My father had just reached out to me, and Damian was trying to stop me from taking his hand.Damian didn't understand the dilemma I was in. People say blood is thicker than water. My father is the only person I'm related to by blood. No matter how little space there is for me in his heart, I'm still his daughter. At the very least, I want him to accept me as his daughter.As for marriage? I have to admit, it could end at any time.Especially with someone like Damian. If even my father could have another woman and have a child like me, then what about Damian? No one knows what the future holds. I haven't even known him for a year.How can he be so sure he can provide a safer pl
[Maria]I turned my face away without responding.Damian said that because he didn't know what Father had said. He assumed things without asking what Father had offered me. But even if I explained it, Damian probably still wouldn't understand.Damian would never understand how much this offer meant to someone who had always been an outsider in her own family.The sound of footsteps approached me from behind. I turned my head."You're still here? Aren't you going to look around?" Father greeted me first before turning to Damian. "Oh, so you're here too, Damian.""Not yet. I wanted to take a short break first." I answered.
[Maria]Hearing those unexpected words, my eyes widened instantly. I even forgot how to blink. My brows furrowed in confusion as I looked at my father, who seemed completely serious.Me? The successor?"You're going to hand this company over," I asked uncertainly, "to me?""Yes."This was beyond anything I had expected."Right now, I have a professional serving as CEO. An outsider, not a member of our family. Obviously I can't leave my company to him," Father gestured toward me with his palm facing up. "It has to be you.""How many years in prison could Cecilia get?" I asked bluntly. "I know you're asking me to become your successor because Cecilia's been arrested. But maybe you won't need me if it's only one or two years? You could shorten her sentence, couldn't you?""Why would I?" Father snorted. "She has to take responsibility for what she's done."I had to admit, I was happy. Even if I was only the second choice, hearing Father take my side instead of Cecilia's made me feel chose
[Maria]"Ines, turn the car around. We're going to Wang Industries," I ordered as soon as I read my father's message.Without questioning me, Ines immediately did as I asked. I replied to my father with a brief confirmation, then the car sped toward his office.Wang Industries was actually close to RQL Group's headquarters. I had worked there before, but only for a short time and never in an important position because I had never been raised to become the successor.Cecilia, on the other hand, had been given a much more strategic position from the very beginning.But now the daughter who had been expected to take over was in prison. I didn't know how long she would remain there, but one
[Hannah]'KEEP SMILING AT CUSTOMERS EVEN IF YOUR LIPS ARE PARALYZED'That’s this bakery’s crazy motto. For some reason, the owner is confident enough to come up with a slogan like that while the employees are paid barely enough to get by.Hannah shook her head to shake off the drowsiness. She arrive
[Maria]Damian Lee possessed a trinity of pleasure he could never exhaust: money, liquor, and women.All three were intoxicating, but Damian Lee was a master of control. He knew how to start the fun, as well as how to stop. And this club used to be his den.Maybe it was because this was one of the
[Maria]“I guess since everything’s clear now, I’ll head home. I need to rest after the trip.”“Sure.&r
[Cecilia]The house had been noisy since early morning. There were the clatter of cooks preparing dishes, gardeners arranging orchids by the entrance, and maids who usually cleaned the house in silence. They were always busy when important days like this rolled around.The Wang family were used to a







