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“What? Do you mean she’s daughter of Charles Carter, the CEO of Waylon Realty?”Dorothy ran a construction materials business and 70% of the Assex family’s income came from Waylon Realty. Hence, there was no way that she did not know Charles.However, Charles never heard about her.At the moment, feeling shocked, she was bereft of speech and could only stare blankly at Zoey Carter.As Zoey looked back at Dorothy, she asked softly, “Are you Uncle Rockefeller’s wife? Haven’t you both already divorced?”Again, Dorothy was in daze. “How did she… Hi, Zoey, I’m Dorothy Assex. You can address me as Auntie Dorothy. By the way, we haven’t divorced.”Immediately, Zoey pursed her lips and let out a sigh. “Sigh, why didn’t you divorce? In that case, I can’t marry Uncle Rockefeller. It’s annoying!”Dorothy’s eyes widened with a complete shock.Alex quickly explained, “She’s still a kid, Dorothy. She knows nothing about divorce, so just don’t take it personally.”Zoey argued loudly, “What m
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Then, she saw Brittany standing there lively with a couple beside her. She saw the photo of the man before—it was Charles Carter. The lady with a beautiful look, needless to say, was Charles’ wife, Hailey Lawson.At the moment, Charles and Hailey were helping out Brittany in the kitchen.Witnessing such a scene, Dorothy’s jaw almost dropped.“Mom! You, you’ve recovered! That’s great!” Dorothy said.“Dorothy.” Brittany smiled. “Awww, that’s kind so kind of you bringing so many gifts, you don’t have to do that.”Brittany had a differing opinion about Dorothy as she heard that her son lived as though a slave in the Assex family and even got humiliated by his mother-in-law. How could she not be angry when that was her one and only son? However, Alex had been strongly speaking well of Dorothy in front of her. He claimed that those were just rumors and he was the incapable one who failed to live up to expectations. Brittany decided to let it go, especially after hearing that Dorothy sta
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Charles would definitely reject her if it was the time before he met Dorothy.However, now that Alex and Dorothy decided not to divorce after reconciliation, so Charles could only think of seeking Alex’s opinion.When Alex heard that, he was a little shocked as he did not expect that Charles would do that for him.However, he shook his head as soon as he heard the name “Emma Assex”. “Just a while ago, my wife has just got fired by Assex Constructions and the one who replaces her seems to be Emma Assex.”“What?”Charles was shocked. Never did he believe that Dorothy would be fired by Assex Constructions despite she was a member of the Assex family.Alex smiled awkwardly. “It’s my fault. Now Dorothy has to suffer for me because I offended Madame Joanne a few days ago.”At this moment, Alex’s phone rang and the name “Beatrice Assex” appeared on the screen.After pondering for a while, he decided to answer the call.However, Claire’s voice was heard. “Hey, Alex, is Dorothy with yo
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Charles nodded and waved at Emma and Shermaine. “I think Assex Constructions is not suitable for Waylon Realty, both of you can leave now.”Emma said, “Ain’t you gonna say something, Dorothy? Even though you’re no longer an employee of Assex Constructions, you’re still part of the Assexes. Help me, I’ll pay you ten million dollars if we get the deal.”Dorothy lowered her head and continued with her meal. She was too lazy to even look at her due to the worrying intelligence of that woman.Charles chided, “Get out of here! Do you think you can just get anything from Waylon Realty solely with your connection?” Both women were kicked out of the villa.The door banged shut behind them.Emma was extremely pissed off and her eyes were filled with malice.Shermaine had a gloomy yet regretful expression on her face. If Dorothy had Charles to back her up, she would not have to worry about losing her position as a general manager. However, Shermaine herself would certainly lose her job if
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After the dinner, Alex and Dorothy left Maple Villa as Alex had to help Brittany to get an over hundred-year-old ginseng.Along the journey, Dorothy behaved like a curious baby.“How do you know Charles?“How come you are staying at Maple Villa?“Both of you seem to be extraordinarily close!“And, what about this car…”Alex asked with a smile, “I honestly have no idea how to answer you as you threw so many questions to me in one go. In fact, it was because of Zoey. When Zoey was eating mountain hawthorn and it got stuck in her throat, I was just there to help and take it out.”Dorothy asked with a frown, “Is that it? And he gave you such a big villa in return?”Alex said, “Uhmm... we are just staying temporarily. He knew that we had no accommodation when I was kicked out by your mom, hence, so he asked us to move in.”There was nothing wrong with his words. After all, his name was not registered on the property deed.Dorothy said, “It doesn’t seem to be appropriate. Why don’t
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Alex smiled and said, “Be patient, I’ll definitely help you get 10% of the company shares and the position of general manager.”Dorothy said with her eyes sparkling, “I don’t need those things. I only need to get back the subsidiary company in City South.” “Sure!”Seeing Alex being endowed with intellect and confidence in handling matters, the gloominess that had lingered inside Dorothy for about half a year started to dissipate a little.She concluded that it was because Brittany finally woke up from her coma.Swiftly, they arrived at Assex Manor.However, they seemed to have judged wrongly.Anderson and Emma did not come to beg for a genuine apology. As Dorothy and Alex arrived at the entrance, they could hear Anderson’s arrogant voice. “Hey Claire, you should be aware that since Henry’s death, you and your daughters have been able to live a comfortable life in such a villa with a housekeeper, it’s all because of generosity by the Assexes.”“But, what has Dorothy done? She r
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As soon as Madame Joanne heard his mockery, she wished that she could hurry forward and kill Alex with her walking stick.However, it was a matter of life and death for the Assex family. Thus, she immediately got her eldest son, Benny to pay a Claire visit with her.They finally arrived at the manor about twenty minutes later.As soon as Madame Joanne entered the house, Emma cried as she complained, “Grandma, Dorothy and her trashy husband are simply rubbing salt in the wound! They are jealous of our family’s prosperity and deliberately want to destroy it! That bastard did not only hit me but dad too! He is a brute!”As Emma was just done complaining, Alex landed another slap on her beautiful face before Madame Joanne even managed to express any opinion.“Emma Assex, a woman like you has no right to insult me, Alex Rockefeller,” Alex said indifferently after slapping Emma, “My mother and my wife can lecture me because I willingly allowed them to do so, but you’re not qualified at
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“What? You want 100% shares? No way, 70% is the maximum.”“Deal.”“You…?”Alex said with a smile, “Grandma, the contract with Waylon Realty will be presented to you by tomorrow noon. Please get the equity contract of the subsidiary company in City South ready as well. It’s a deal. Goodbye, Grandma. I won’t be sending you off.”After leaving the villa, Madame Joanne lamented loudly while beating her chest and stamping her feet, “Brute! He is such a brute! What have the Assexes done to deserve this!” Meanwhile, inside the villa, Madame Claire asked with a frown, “Are you insane, Dorothy? How could you compare the 70% of subsidiary company shares in City South and the 10% shares from Assex Constructions? The difference is just too much. Also, the position of general manager at the headquarters is much more important. You are losing the big prize while grabbing trifles.”Dorothy shook her head and said, “Mom, it’s not easy to be a general manager in the headquarter. There’s CEO and