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71. Packing

"Oh my! It's so complicated to deal with rich people. If it's true that in this world they all have the right to do whatever they want. I don't want to deal with them anymore." Aileen continued to mutter to herself.She packed her clothes and personal belongings into the apartment. The apartment she had only lived in for three months did not seem to suit her. She remembered the first time she came here, accompanied by Mark, when she had just arrived in NYC. Some hilarious arguments between them made Aileen blurt out that maybe this apartment wouldn't last long. And she was right. It turns out that she has to go back to Manhattan now."Huuft ... Mark already paid for six months. I wonder if I can ask for the change back?" Aileen mumbled to herself, glancing at her cell phone occasionally.For some reason, she felt that Mark would contact her today. For some reason, she felt that Mark would find out about her departure to Manhattan today. It was a strange feeling.Finally, a call came t

72. Cancellation

That night, Mr. Alex did not sleep well. Some fragments of a dream kept him awake several times: his first meeting with his wife, when he, the son of a rich businessman, fell in love with Emma, an ordinary girl from an ordinary family.The opposition of his parents made Alex love her in silence. Not daring to be open. Only when they were alone together, on infrequent occasions, did he declare it. It was painful to remember.Then, they were finally forced to agree when Emma became pregnant with Lucas. Alex threatened to leave home, even at the risk of being dropped from the family's list of heirs. This decision finally made his parents realize that as long as their son was happy, it didn't matter which family he married into.In the second part of the dream, Alex seems to be visited by his wife. Emma, who was very beautiful in her old age, said that love should not be manipulated. Let it grow properly—without force and without signs called caste.The following day, it became clear that

73. Lisa's Confession

With slightly shaking hands, Gio drove his car to take Lisa to the Vienz Restaurant. The restaurant owner, who is one of Mr. Alex's business partners, invited Mark and Lisa on purpose when he heard the news that the two Howard children were on assignment in Texas for some time.Lisa, who sat quietly in the back seat, played with her cell phone to drive away the loneliness. That alone was enough to make Gio's heart beat erratically since he got into the car. Several times he glanced at the rearview mirror in front of him, which showed the charming face of the Indo-French mulatto girl. She looked fresh and beautiful, even without make-up.When Lisa accidentally caught his eye in the rearview mirror, Lisa frowned for a moment. Then, she seemed to immediately ignore whatever expression Gio's face showed. Oh dear! Gio is so shy! Indeed, he was tongue-tied and unable to say anything in front of Lisa. Yet there were so many things he wanted to say if only he could get over his insecurity."W

74. Reconvene

The problems in the Texas office were resolved. Mark formed a unique team of people he trusted to provide regular reports to prevent the same mistakes from happening in the future. So now he could return to New York with Lisa."As always, Mark. You're always reliable," said Mr. Alex as he received a detailed report from his adopted son on resolving the problem."It's a great coincidence that there's a solid team to work with and to ask for help and detailed information, Pa. And if I may, I'll send you a list of names that should be promoted, or at least get a special contribution bonus. Because I think they deserve it," Mark requested, which Mr. Alex immediately approved.It had been a long time since Mr. Alex had taken the time to consider Mark's suggestions and criticisms. As a rule, Mark's innovations and actions are always based on logical reasons, and his goals are clearly for the company's betterment. In short, Mark has earned total and unconditional trust from the owner of H CO

75. Hate But Miss

"What's with the greeting? Instead of welcome," Mark swore as he walked into Aileen's room.With his innocence."What? Why say welcome to someone who won't even say goodbye?" he snapped.Aileen said rudely. Her tone was angry."I'm sorry, Aileen. I--" "You don't care about me, do you? You don't think it's important to tell me, do you?" Aileen lashed out at Markrelentlessly until the man was stunned and didn't know how to respond."Hang on. Are you jealous or homesick, huh? Do you look so grim?" Mark rebuked whilesuppressing a smile at the corner of his lips. Which made Aileen even angrier."That's okay. Who would be jealous? Never mind longing. Be self-aware, please," Aileen said unacceptably.I see. Okay, she was angry that Mark didn't say goodbye and didn't tell her while he was away. But this was not a form of jealousy or longing. It was just a protest that she shouldn't behave like that in friendship."But why so angry? I just didn't have time to tell you at the tim

76. Mr Lucas Decision

"Listen, Mark. You should help your sister. I see Lisa is quite successful in the design world. Just don't let her lose her focus, that's all." Mr. Alex took the opportunity when Lucas and Lisa returned to their rooms. Only he and Mark remained in the living room to chat as usual."Okay, Dad. But I thought you wanted to introduce her to another man to get away from me? The one you said was good at the boutique business?" Mark asked for the man's identity."Ah, yes. As usual, you can always read my mind, huh? How is that possible? Not even Lucas can do that," Mr. Alex asked as he looked at his adopted son."I'm half Indigo, Dad. Hehehe." He said this absurd answer while chuckling amusedly. I don't know, but even though he wasn't the man's flesh and blood, Mark was usually the most understanding towards him compared to his two biological children."Maybe it's because you're the type of person who doesn't pay much attention to himself. So you're more able to pay attention to others aroun

77. Jealous

On the first occasion of the day, Lucas crossed paths with Aileen and said a quick hello. He didn't really expect the girl to respond well to his greeting. However, Aileen gave him a friendly smile.Lucas was stunned and disbelieving, but then he decided she might offer him a ride home later in the afternoon. Who knows, right?He didn't know that Aileen was just using him to make Mark jealous. Aileen didn't realize it would lead to a complicated situation later because Lucas wasn't a man to be used carelessly."Aileen, would you like to stop by the cafe before you go home? Shall we?" Lucas wasted no time. That very afternoon, he put the plan into action."Uh, I don't know where the cozy cafe is around here," Aileen replied, not saying yes but not refusing either."Leave it to me. Just tell me where you want to go," Lucas chirped.Aileen smiled. She followed Lucas to his car in the parking lot. And just as she wanted, Mark, who was with Lisa, saw them walking hand in hand."Is he the o

78. Heart Expression

"You! I did it because I wanted everything to end well. All because of Papa's wishes. I owe a lot to the Howard family. At least give me a chance to make things right. I told you that I would fight for our love. That should have convinced you, right?""You don't explain it that way. You scare me all the time. Afraid you'll turn to Lisa. Afraid you'll stop fighting for us. Afraid your goals will change. Not to me anymore, but--""Stop thinking like that. It hasn't even crossed my mind. I'm just struggling with it. I hope you'll wait because it's really all about us in the end," Mark said.There was a moment of silence. Mark stayed where he was, and so did Aileen. It seemed that the two of them had run out of words. Neither of them could speak."I'm going home. I hope after this you won't take any more risks by getting close to Ed," Mark concluded.Aileen was stunned. Mark looked very angry. Obviously, there was no warm hug or caressing hands in her hair, let alone a peck on the forehea

79. Lucas's Love

"So, when are you going to tell me the girl's name?" asked Lisa the next day as she and Lucas relaxed in the living room in the afternoon.And Lucas was relaxing in the living room in the afternoon."What girl's name do you mean?" Lucas frowned, not understanding."Ah, the one who made you read that romance novel on purpose," Lisa replied, reminding him oflast night when she found her brother reading in his room."Oh, no. I just found a good novel." Lucas argued. Which seemed very far-fetched becauseHe was pretty sure that his brother had never read a novel before."Ish! It's okay if you don't want to admit it. I guessed it myself. Aileen, right? Huuuft, that girl again.As if there's nothing else to try. Mark was fascinated by her. Now so is Brother Ed. Oh my!" Lisa grumbled in annoyance."Listen, Lisa. I'm trying to get close to Aileen. So you should just focus on Mark. Don't you really want to marry him?" Lucas said as he looked into his sister's eyes.Lisa was silent for a momen

80. Mark's Confirmation

"Just keep getting closer to Lucas," said a sarcastic voice from the other end of the line that Aileen heard on her cell phone."What the hell? I was just saying thanks for the novel, really," Aileen replied with the intention of showing off and making Mark even more angry. Who told you to do that, right? He thought to himself."Novel?""Yes. Lucas saw me with Hana's novel the other day, right. He thought I was a fan of this novel. It's a series of novels and he romantically gave me the rest of the series. I was bored," Aileen explained how the story really went."Ish! Are you so happy to be bribed with a novel?" Mark sneered, seemingly scolding Aileen."Yeah, let it go. I didn't ask for it. And I gave the novel to Hana anyway, because I'm not the one who's a fan of this novel, wkwkwk.""Oh, so mean!" Mark commented, chuckling at the end. Obviously, Lucas was on the ball as well. He was already at the stage where he dared to give Aileen gifts. Man, it looks like his threats are gettin

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