I stood there dumbfounded, looking at everything in the bathroom. For a moment, I thought I had entered the wrong room.A new material made explicitly for children's restrooms, anti-slip boards with granular massage particles covered the entire bathroom floor.I felt incredulous. I didn't know what had happened while I was sleeping.Atlas gently wrapped his arms around me from behind. His large hand rested on my abdomen and softly asked in my ear, "Do you like it?"As I turned to face him, a sensation I had never experienced began to surge in my body and spread throughout my heart."When did you do this?" I asked softly, a bit coquettishly. My heart was utterly captivated."I couldn't let the danger of last night happen again. Jim bought this. He wanted to install it in the bathroom for our daughters. I did it last night so you wouldn't slip again!"I was startled and asked, "Are you saying, Ava and the others' bathroom was also installed?""Yes! I can't just take care of the m
"Maybe heaven made a mistake. Originally, I should have been your daughter!" I looked at my mom sincerely and said.I said this because Grandma Rose had gently reminded me to take good care of this mother who reared me, to make her feel comfortable in my home, and never to cause her heart to be uneasy.My mom had meticulously cared for me for the past 20 years. There was nothing I could fault her for.Sometimes, I even thought that if none of this had happened, I would never know the secret of my identity. After all, my biological mother left me too early. Since there were regrets, I couldn't let there be any more regrets.My mom immediately stopped me, "Chloe, you can't say that. To have a daughter like you, even if it's just for a day, is the blessing of your father and me. Moreover, we've been mother and daughter for so many years, I'm content.""Mom!" I said in a spoiled tone, "What do you mean 'content'? Without you, would there be me?""Alright, alright. Let's eat." Heart
As I nervously walked into my office, my heart raced like a joyful little deer.Carol grinned as she followed me inside. I blinked suspiciously at her."What are you smiling about?" I couldn't help but ask.But the next moment, I realized the reason behind Carol's smile.I pursed my lips and pointed outside, asking anxiously, "...Did you see it?""Haha, so romantic!" Carol suddenly exclaimed with a lovesick expression.I rolled my eyes in exasperation and scoffed under my breath, "Only you young girls like romance!"Carol laughed as if she had gained some advantage, "I do like it!"I didn't want to be so flashy. It's all because of that man; now he's increasingly unrestrained.I made a silent resolution, "Wait until we get home tonight; I'll have to talk with him. Can't he have a bit of restraint?"However, Carol disagreed, "I don't think so!”"Get Grayson to come over!" I said bluntly with a firm tone.Carol was suddenly stunned, "Chloe, what do you want to do?"Carol fel
I briefed Grayson about the situation with Fred Myers and his brothers. I said, "I want you to look into the Myers family's past and find out more about Fred Myers. Next, we need to get Fred Myers to fall into the trap himself."Grayson immediately understood my meaning. He nodded and said, "Understood. I learned many things when I was in Solaris last time. Don’t worry. It won’t be a problem to make him behave from now on.""This needs to be handled meticulously and naturally. We can’t have any trouble from this in the future,” I cautioned Grayson. "Only the two of us need to know about it.""Understood."I trusted Grayson. I was sure he had dealt with such matters before."How's progress in Solaris? Your focus should be there in the future. I'm not comfortable with anyone else intervening, but I’ll be more at ease with you there. I'll assign someone to take care of things here." I instructed Grayson, "They’re close to the Beringer family. You know what I mean."Grayson nodded, a
Grayson, who was sitting in the front, immediately turned around to look at me. "Ms. Chloe, are you going back to Nocturnia?""Yes," I affirmed. "I want to see my family. This is something between me and Atlas. I won't let him face it alone.""Looks like the capitalist is going to exploit someone again!" Ryan looked at me and said, "He has a convincing reason, too!""Do you have any objections?" I looked at Ryan provocatively.But I secretly believed that Ryan would eventually need to take over this company entirely. I couldn't promise that I would be able to visit the company every day after giving birth to the baby, after all.And I couldn't guarantee that I would report to the company during the several months of pregnancy, either.Ryan must have felt a little trapped."I don't have any objections, but I feel like I've boarded a thief's ship," Ryan said. "I can't get off now."Grayson chuckled. "I'm afraid you'll never get off in this lifetime," he teased."Are you saying s
Noah Kent knew we were here and came to the construction site to meet us in person before we could ask to see him.Noah was proud as he looked at the emerging New Bourdamun. He had built this single-handedly during his tenure. Anyone would feel proud looking at the new city rising from the ground.I discussed the matter of Old Bourdamun with him. After thinking momentarily, he suggested that both companies join forces and invite their senior leaders to a project briefing.I had no objections to this proposal, and Ryan and I agreed.Noah promised to schedule the meeting and send out invitations to the senior leaders.I readily agreed. After all, once the negotiations were successful, it would be another achievement for Noah. I would consider it a win as long as we secured the project. That was the result I wanted.As for the process, I was happy to extend this favor to him.So, we quickly reached an agreement on the plan.Noah invited us to lunch, but I declined. I felt it was b
The man across from me noticed me as well. I saw his eyes tighten momentarily before fixing on my face. I didn't avoid his gaze and stared back at him.Eventually, he averted his eyes and said something to the person behind him.As we passed each other, he deliberately glanced at me again, and the corner of his mouth inexplicably lifted.That man was none other than Denton.The group of people who were with him didn't seem to be from Old Bourdamun. All of them, including a foreigner who was with them, seemed interested in everything in this place.I thought to myself, when will Denton step into the limelight? I would be able to have a direct encounter with him then.Unexpectedly, this opportunity had arrived quickly. We had all stepped from the shadows into the light, changing our respective destinies.After leaving the restaurant, I said goodbye to Fred and got into our car with Ryan.I felt a pair of eyes watching me from a corner.In the car, Tris asked, "Did you know that
"What's going on?" I snapped out of my thoughts and looked outside, only to see a motorcycle parked by the road, with a man standing next to it.Tris said, "It seems he has something to say."Naturally, Tris knew Arton. They had met during their time in Bermuda and had worked together for several days."Arton!" I murmured softly. I quickly reached out to open the car door. Arton got in."Ms. Chloe!" As soon as he got in the car, he said, "Sorry for the intrusion.""No problem. Go ahead." I was sure Arton must have had a reason to block my car."Denton hasn’t been seen at the construction site. Our site is too large and not centralized. I tried to contact the other points, and it seems several recruits have been dispersed over the area. There might be loopholes, "Arton reported."I’ve made some inquiries and discovered that several newcomers have been wandering around. I'm afraid this is intentional, but I can't control them."Arton said with certainty, "I spoke to my contact, t