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
I glanced at the time. It was already past 5 p.m. "Alright, got it!"As I was about to call Atlas, my phone rang coincidentally. I glanced down and saw that it was him calling. I smiled and answered, "Atlas!""Are you back?" His magnetic voice sounded in my ear."Yeah! We've already entered Foswood." "Then come straight to my place later. I've prepared clothes for you, and you can also rest for a while!" He was obviously going to be at this party."Okay, we'll talk more when we meet later!" I said softly to him. Then I hung up the phone.Ryan glanced at me sideways. "Looks like you two have a telepathic connection!""Why are you so nosy?" I retorted."Is this me being nosy? Look at you, as soon as you heard his voice, you're all smiles!" He teased me."Do you have a problem with that? He's my husband,” I said confidently. "Hurry up and marry Joyce, and you'll be the same!"When Ryan heard me say this, he pretended to be clueless.I quickly pressed on, "What's with your expr
It took me a while to regain my composure, and I looked at Ryan and said, "Don't use this as an excuse to make me angry. I'm telling you, just thinking about this irritates me."I quickly said to Ryan, "I'll call your parents tonight and ask them to come early! That's settled; it's on New Year's Day."I grandly said to Ryan, "Once the wedding is over, it's all done!""Can I take this as you being kind-hearted?" he sneered. "You're so worried about everything, aren't you?"I chuckled. "Is it wrong for someone to care about you? Do you think I'm meddling in everything?"I added, "You're responsible for informing Joyce! Let me remind you, girls like a little surprise. Don't be as stiff as a log. Make it grand, romantic, with roses, rings... and even get down on one knee to propose."Ryan quickly nodded in response to my words, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Alright, stop being sentimental! Just mind your own business. Am I that immature? I hope you put in as much effort as in meddli
I knew it was Poppy without having to turn back.I turned around after pressing the lift button. Poppy was already in front of me, accompanied by a manager and an assistant. "Miss Chloe, are you also here to see Mr. Atlas?"Her tone made it seem like I was just here for some random matter, not to see my husband.When the three of them entered, they followed me directly. One of the receptionists at the front desk had already come over with them, but seeing Poppy speaking to me like this, the receptionist quietly retreated.I looked at Poppy, who had a satisfied smile on her face. I wondered what could make her so pleased.Seeing my gaze shift to her manager and assistant, Poppy quickly introduced them, " Kayden, this is my friend, Chloe, the CEO of Tanum Corporation! Chloe, this is my manager, Kayden Hugh, and my assistant, Cyrus Oswin."Her introduction was interesting, referring to me as her friend, Chloe the CEO!I just nodded slightly without saying anything.Kayden Hugh, th