After chasing off Wilbur and his men, Calbert entered the market. He pointed at the stall in the best spot. "This spot will be for my sister."The vendor there was furious but didn't dare to say anything. They were forced to accept it. Charlotte was surprised. "Is that alright?""Why wouldn't it be alright?" Calbert looked at Charlotte. "From today onward, I call the shots in this market. When I'm not around, you call the shots.""But…" Charlotte hesitated. "I'm just a girl. How could I manage—""Don't worry, I'll arrange for people to assist you."Then, Calbert scanned around coldly. He was so terrifying that the vendors were scared half to death. "If anyone has any opinions about you or dares to bully you, my men won't let them go."Calbert was extremely scary. Now that he had warned them, who would dare say anything?Thus, everyone raised their hand and promised. "We'll take good care of Charlotte! We won't bully her!"Calbert slowly retracted his gaze. "That's more like i
Right at this moment, Benji went up to Cory and said softly, "Boss, that market doesn't belong to Wilbur."Cory gave him a side-eye. He could clearly no longer suppress his anger.Benji braced himself and continued, "The market originally belonged to Howard from Emerald Group. Wilbur used to work under Howard.""What are you trying to say?" Wilbur chimed in curtly. "When Howard was around, I helped him manage the market. Now that he has passed away, the market belongs to me. Is there a problem?""Shut up," Cory rebuked. Wilbur timidly shut up.Benji added, "Now Calbert is working with Emerald Group. Knowing him, he surely wouldn't go and make a scene at the market without any reason. I'm guessing someone told him to take over the market."At that thought, Cory calmed down. "What you're saying is… Stephen is taking back the market?"Benji nodded. "Yes. You'd just met him recently. He's at the border. "Wouldn't it make sense for him to get Calbert to take back the market? Y
The black sedan followed Jane's car all the way to a bar. The sky gradually became darker.The people in the car watched Jane enter the bar before calling Calbert. "Boss, Ms. Ford has entered the bar.""Okay. Send me the address. You two can continue keeping an eye on her." Calbert hung up. He looked at Yvonne, who was playing with Doodoo on the couch. "The situation isn't as you predicted. Cory didn't stand up for Jane. She ran out alone. She's at a bar."Calbert frowned. "Could they have gotten into a quarrel?"Yvonne threw the ball in her hand. Doodoo went after the ball. She said distractedly, "It looks like Jane isn't really that important to Cory.""Then, what are you planning to do? Do you still want to meet her?" Calbert asked."Of course. Why not?" Yvonne took the ball from Doodoo. She turned to Calbert and smiled. "We're old friends who haven't seen each other in such a long time. We should greet her properly and see what on earth she's planning to do by sticking to
Jane fell to the floor. The pain immediately sobered her up. "Ouch!"She pushed herself up with both hands on the floor. She looked over to the couch. The lights in the room were dim, so she could barely make out a figure sitting on the couch. The figure looked rather petite. It was most likely a woman.Jane became a little bolder. She gulped and asked, "W-Who are you?""It's not important." The woman's hoarse voice rang out.Jane furrowed her brows. How could such a petite and feeble-looking woman have such a terrible voice?""W-Why did you capture me?""I just wanted to talk.""Then…" Jane looked at the empty couch. "You should at least offer me a seat, right?"Jane was about to get up when the two burly men behind her pressed her down."You stay right there." The woman's voice was calm. It carried no emotion, only utter condescension.Jane was displeased. "Who the hell are you? Do you know who I am? I'm—""Jane Ford, Cory Sloan's woman."Jane was in a daze. "S-Since yo
Jane's mind was a mess. She didn't dare to simply trust a stranger at a time like this.She looked at the glass of wine on the floor before looking at the man by the side. "Give me some lemon-infused water."The man didn't budge. He only moved when he heard the woman instruct, "Give it to her." He got out of the room to get the waiter to bring lemon-infused water over.When the man turned around to return, he seemed to have sensed something. He subconsciously glanced toward the dance floor. When he didn't notice anything odd, he returned to the room. Little did he know that a man was at a corner typing a message. He sent the address of the bar and the number of the room to someone.Then, he kept his phone away and walked over to the entrance.When he was by the entrance, he saw Calbert coming over and entering the bar. He paused, but it was too late for him to hide.He could only lower his hood and pretend to stumble out of the bar. Soon, the man and Calbert passed by each ot
Jane frantically looked at the door to see Cory walking in. Her eyes sparkled. "Cory!"However, Cory didn't even look at her for a second. He walked straight to the woman and stopped right in front of the coffee table.The lights in the room were dim. The place where the woman was sitting was even darker. He almost couldn't see her face.Cory wasn't interested in what she looked like. He asked coldly, "She belongs to me. I'm going to take her away right now. Do you have any objections?"The woman was silent, but Cory could clearly sense her sizing him up.He was the one standing while she was seated, but she gave him a sense that she was much more superior than him. "What a coincidence." Calbert's mischievous voice rang out in the room. He was accompanied by a group of men who outnumbered those in the room.The tables had been turned.Cory's gaze darkened a lot. He looked at the woman with more hostility than before."You're Calbert's person?" The woman didn't respond. She
Jane remained fearful the entire way back. When they reached their destination, she was just about to say something to lighten the mood when Cory pulled her over.Before she could react, Cory had already pulled her out of the car. Her feet were in the air once more."Ah!" she yelled in panic. "Cory, I can walk on my own. Please put me down."Cory ignored her and carried her in.In the living room, Benji saw them and immediately went up to them. "Boss, what is going on? Is Ms. Ford injured?"Cory didn't even look at Benji. He directly headed upstairs in fury.Benji stood in the same spot, secretly praying for Jane. He couldn't remember the last time he had Cory so angry.Upstairs, Cory kicked the door open. He took Jane to the bed and threw her on it violently.Jane was alarmed. She was just about to get up when Cory leaned in. He clutched both her wrists with one hand, domineeringly pinning her to the bed.Jane was bewildered. She looked at Cory's darkened gaze. This time, she
Downstairs, Cory was just about to head out when he heard Jane call out to him, "Cory."He stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the stairs, where Jane was coming down and approaching him.Memories from the night before flashed in his mind once more as Jane moved toward him. His gaze darkened quite a bit. He only came to his senses when Jane was once again in front of him. "You took the pill?"Jane nodded. She smiled at Cory. "What did you mean when you said you would be responsible?"Cory furrowed his brows. Jane had changed her stance way too quickly. She had hated him a minute ago, yet she was already smiling at him now."Officially be mine." Cory thought for a while before he said with difficulty, "But I can't give you proper recognition."In this life, only Ashley could be his wife."Okay!" Jane agreed. "I never wanted recognition anyway. I want Emerald Group.""Okay." Cory agreed just as quickly. "I'll give it to you.""That's all I need to hear from you." Jane t