"I'm done. I'm totally done for this time," Cody thought.Not only was his plan a failure, the higher-ups kept pressuring him to resign. He was backed into a corner, not knowing how to turn the tables."Kevan Rogers … " He gritted his teeth as anger surged in full swing. "It's all because of you. It's all your fault! It's all because of you!"He kicked his desk, and the chair rolled backward as a result of inertia until it hit the bookshelf.He almost fell onto the floor. Furious, he smashed the chair as well. The office turned into a mess with nowhere to walk around.With reddened eyes, he took his phone out of his pocket."Edmund, could you help me for the one last time?" He humbled himself, unlike the president of a company.Ever since his father was arrested, the only person he could rely on was Edmund.Still, he didn't want to admit the fact that Edmund was better at business management than him. The Regal Dynasty Hotel, a subsidiary of Soaring Corporation, was amongst the

Lewis kept their return a secret. Thus, Gary didn't know that Lewis and Larissa had flown back to Aldovia, let alone the news of them going to Gary's company."Mr. Lewis is here to see you with a lady." Gary was stunned when his secretary informed him about the sudden guests. He assumed that Lewis came to visit him with a girlfriend, hence the anticipation.However, the moment he noticed Larissa, his anticipation turned into a pleasant surprise."Why didn't you inform me earlier about your return? I could've asked someone to take you from the airport," he complained to Lewis.Smiling, Larissa stood up for Lewis. "I told him not to."Gary glared at her, but he couldn't bring himself to scold her for that. He bypassed his desk and asked concernedly, "How do you feel?""Good." She seated herself on the couch, hiding her bandaged hand as implicit as possible.Gary checked on her from the head to the toe several times. He caressed her cheek and sighed. "You're thinner. Your puffy c

"Lewis went to check out. It was beyond his expectations too," Larissa defended Lewis. "Don't blame him, Dad."Now that she had put it that way, Gary couldn't let steam off in front of her, even if he was angry at Lewis.Suppressing his fury, Gary asked her, "Is there anything I can help with?"Despite their short encounter, he knew her character very well. Larissa was strong and independent. Making others worried was the last thing on her list.Putting his anger and worries aside, Gary was slightly taken aback when she told him about the kidnap.Judging from her character, she was not someone who would bring it up herself.Even if he found out about the injury on her hand, she would've definitely glossed it over by making up an excuse.No, she might not even meet him until she recovered.Meanwhile, Larissa was not surprised that he had seen through her. She smiled faintly. "I would like to take over your company."Gary and Lewis were equally dumbfounded. "W-Why?" Gary stamm

Since Larissa decided that she would take over Blue Star Shipping, she had to resign from her job at Winston Hotel. Lewis didn't dare to let her out alone, nor let anyone else accompany her. He delayed his work at hand and personally brought Larissa to the Winston Hotel. Although she had worked there for many years, Larissa still felt a sense of unfamiliarity when she looked at the tall building in front of her. It was because she hadn't been there for more than a year. "Go in." Lewis gave her a push in the back. The layout of the Winston Hotel's headquarters had not changed since Larissa was transferred to Bartham. Her boss, Allen Grint, still had his office in its original location. Larissa asked Lewis to wait for her outside, then she knocked on the door to Allen's office. Allen had already known about her arrival from his secretary, so he came to open the door personally. "Larissa!" Allen pulled Larissa in for a warm hug. "Have you decided to return to work?" When

Raising his eyebrows, Allen asked, "Aster?" Larissa shook her head, "No." "Hmm? Who is it?" Allen was surprised. When Allen saw Lewis, his face fell. "Is he your boyfriend?" Allen remarked sullenly. Although Larissa noticed the change in his attitude, she did not think too much of it. "He is my cousin, Lewis Logan." She introduced him to Allen.The expression on Allen's face immediately cleared up. He stretched out his hand toward Lewis with a smile. "Mr. Logan, nice to meet you." Lewis had already heard of Allen from Larissa. Knowing that he was a good superior to Larissa, Lewis returned the courtesy with a warm greeting as well, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Grint." After they were both introduced, Larissa explained the situation to Lewis. "I'm going to have a meal with my boss and colleagues. Do you want to join?" Lewis had no reason to refuse. The other colleagues in Larissa's department had worked with her for many years, and they were quite close. When they hear

The topic of conservation seemed to have deviated. The expressions on her colleagues' faces were serious. They did not seem to be joking. Larissa suddenly felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. Since she'd entered the Winston Hotel, she had been working under Allen. He was only a few years older than her. Besides, he was a single father with a son as well. Apart from work, they had other topics in common. In comparison to other colleagues, they had more to talk about. Still, there was nothing more between them. Larissa had nothing but awe, respect, and gratitude for Allen. She didn't have any romantic feelings toward him. Larissa assumed that Allen thought the same of her, but things seemed to be different … She didn't dare to meet Allen's gaze and chuckled to stop the others from stirring up a fuss. "You guys, stop cracking jokes about Allen and me. Don't you know how it is between the both of us? We're just good friends and colleagues." The rest of them only sm

Larissa had a headache. She wasn't good at handling this sort of thing. Allen did not even confess to her. Thus, she didn't have the opportunity to even reject him. "I'm not mad, there's no need to apologize." "Since I'm taking over a new role, I'll be too busy to meet up." From her message, it was obvious that Larissa was trying to create some distance between them. After a long while, Allen finally replied, "Text me when you reach home." Larissa turned off her phone and shut her fatigued eyes. Lewis asked out of concern, "Do you need me to handle this for you?" In shock, Larissa woke up and waved her hands. "There's no need!" She did not want to bother Lewis with such a trivial matter. Lewis glanced at her and said, "If you need my help, just ask for it." When they arrived at the hospital, it was already very late, and Larissa's attending doctor had already left. Seeing Larissa, some of the nurses who were acquainted with her gave her a warm welcome. "Why did you re

Kevan asked in his usual calm and composed tone. Larissa's heart sank when he asked her that question. Although they were separated by the vast ocean, her gaze wavered. "My father's getting old. He needs someone to take over the company," Larissa lied. "Lewis would be a better candidate than you. If you consider the future of Blue Star Shipping and for Gary's sake, it would be a wiser choice to pass the company's management to Lewis." Larissa must have known about this. This was why Kevan wasn't convinced when she decided to resign from the Winston Hotel and take over the family business. He tried asking Lewis about Larissa's reason, but Lewis had no idea. "I can't put this burden solely on Lewis." Larissa's grip tightened on the phone. Due to her nervousness, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the palm of her hand. Kevan fell silent for a long time before replying, "Alright." Since Larissa did not want to tell him the truth, it was meaningless to probe further.

This wasn't too hard for Larissa. "Alright. Lie down on the bed first."Sounds of rustling could be heard over the call. After a moment, Kevan said, "I'm ready." "I'll tell you a story." Larissa wasn't fond of singing. On the other hand, she had accumulated tons of bedtime stories while putting Aster to sleep. At this moment, she could use them on Kevan instead. Kevan wasn't picky."Sure." Clearing her throat, Larissa started her story in her softest and lowest tone of voice, "In the deep forest, there was a little rabbit and a large bear …"Compared to Aster and his curiosity, Kevan was easier to handle. He wouldn't interrupt her in the middle and ask random questions that she couldn't answer. Larissa was satisfied at how intently Kevan listened to her story. When she finished her story without any hiccups, Larissa waited for some time, but there was no sound from Kevan. In a low voice, she asked, "Are you asleep?" No one replied to her, so it seemed like Keva

After Freddy had achieved his goal, he returned the phone to Allen. "My dad wants to speak to you." Before Larissa could react, there was another person on the phone. "Larissa." She sighed and answered in her usual tone, "Allen." "I'm really sorry. Freddy heard that you had returned to the country, so he insisted on calling you. Have we disturbed your rest?" Allen said in an apologetic tone. "No, you haven't. I just arrived at the hospital." Larissa had always been tolerant of children. Moreover, she was fond of Freddy. "Hospital? Did something happen? Which hospital are you in? I can come over right now." Allen was shocked at her words. Freddy shouted as well, "Larissa, are you ill? Are you in any pain? I want to go too!" Larissa explained hurriedly, "No, I'm not ill. It's just that my previous injury hadn't recovered fully, so I need to continue my stay at the hospital." Allen breathed a sigh of relief. "I see. Then about the theme park…" "I can go." Since L