“No way!” Rylee turned her face away. “You want me to apologize to her? Next life!”
I scoffed and replied, “Fine. Let’s see if your mastermind is willing to wait till next life to take over the club then.”
While speaking, I gestured and commanded the employees to close the door. “All of you, pack up everything. We’re taking a long break!”
Knowing that they did not need to deal with those men any longer, all the staff were thrilled. They quickly did as they were told to. “Roger that!”
Rylee became nervous when she heard that. She knew well that she had gotten everything she had now from the mastermind, so she could not afford to offend that person.
She stomped her feet and finally compromised. “I’m sorry!”
‘What did you say?” Emery lifted her hand and put it beside her ear as she said innocently, “I can’t hear you.”
Pulling a long face, Rylee yelled unwillingly, “Sorry! I’m so sorry! Is that enough, Ms. Moore?”
“I’ll accept it, even though it sounded insincere.” Emery plastered a threatening smile on her face and warned, “However, you’ll regret in the future for what you’ve done.”
Afraid that both of them would get into another argument, I quickly changed the topic and consoled the employees, “All right. Those who are willing to work can stay in their previous positions, whereas those who are unwilling to work can go home now to take a break. You can come back to work after the boss returns.”
All the furniture and employees in the club were carefully chosen by Summer, so we could not afford to lose any of them. Judging from Rylee’s bad temper, the employees might not be willing to work with her. Therefore, avoiding conflict was the best approach.
If one wished to expand one’s business, it was vital to retain talents.
Summer, this is all I can do for you.
Having said that, I glanced at Rylee before I held Emery’s arm and left.
So what if I’m unhappy about this? Rylee was appointed by Summer. Even if I look down on her, I have no right to make her leave.
In a rage, Emery immediately called Summer once we got into the car.
This time, the call went through.
I instantly slowed down when I was fastening my seatbelt. Although I pretended not to care, I tried to eavesdrop on their conversation.
“Summer, are you going to let that woman take over the club?”
After that, Emery placed her phone between us and put the call on speaker.
An indifferent voice rang out from the other end of the line. “I’ll let her manage it temporarily,” Summer flatly responded.
Sometimes, I would suspect that Summer was actually Anthony’s biological daughter. Otherwise, she would not react to things so calmly, just like him.
On the surface, she appeared to be just emotionally stable. In actuality, she was an extremely rational person. One could never guess what was really in her mind most of the time.
“I’m not going to mince words with you. Just two things. Firstly, where are you? Secondly, why didn’t you let me or the Featherstones manage the club for you? Instead, you’re letting that woman do it. Don’t you know what she has done to your parents?”
I knew that Emery was standing up for me, asking the questions which I did not know how to ask Summer.
However, I did not blame Summer. I was just a little disappointed.
I was feeling dejected for not being able to understand my child.
Yet, Summer avoided Emery’s questions. “I have my plans, and I will return when the time comes. Please tell my parents not to worry about me. I’m busy now, so I’ll hang up.”
“Hold on.”
Beep!
“Hello? Summer! Summer!”
Emery slammed the steering wheel in anger, accidentally hitting the horn.
The honk startled the sparrows on the trees, but an awkward silence filled the car.
Moments later, Emery joked, “I didn’t know your daughter is so rebellious.”
I smiled bitterly, not knowing if I should be sad or happy.
After Emery sent me home, she told me she had things to do and left. She did not go into much detail since we had no common topics at work.
Upon scanning through the house, I did not see Anthony anywhere. It seemed like he had left the house after me earlier.
I instinctively sent Joseph a message to ask him about Anthony’s whereabouts.
He instantly replied: Madam, I’m accompanying Ms. Stanhope in M Country.
I paused for a moment before I lowered my head and typed: Didn’t Summer leave by herself? Weren’t you with Anthony these past few days?
Joseph replied: Yes, so I’m secretly following her. Ms. Stanhope doesn’t know about this. Mr. Anthony told me to keep an eye on her, but he didn’t tell me anything else.
That being said, I realized that Anthony had been on his own the whole time. No one knew where he had been, who he had met, and what he had done.
He was turning into a troublesome man, even worse compared to when he was younger.
After all, Joseph and the rest were abroad, so I made up a reason to reassure him. I replied: No wonder Anthony complains about back pain every day when he returns from work. All right, I understand the situation now. Keep an eye on Summer for me. Stay safe.
Joseph responded: Okay.
Looking at the message, I rolled my eyes. A man of few words! I swear this is the worst!
I felt vexed as I put down the phone. Sitting on the couch, I turned on the television and started changing the channels randomly to vent my anger.
Suddenly, Alexander’s talk show appeared.
Since the host was rather bold, the show started with a sensitive topic. “Alexander, what kind of traits do you look for in your partner?”
“Do you mean my future wife?” Alexander asked calmly. He sounded very experienced.
“You can put it that way.” The host nodded and continued, “Or should I say, in a relationship, would you prefer to stay faithful to a person, or would you look around for better choices?”
Alexander pondered for a moment before he looked straight at the camera. His eyes were filled with passion and sincerity as he answered, “Love at first sight.”
He firmly explained, “I believe in good first impressions. Once I’ve chosen someone, I will never change my mind. Just like how I’ve chosen to become an actor, and I’ll never give up in this career.”
His affection and persistence could easily capture any girl’s heart. Even though I had only met him a few times, I could not help but secretly wish that he would end up with Emery.
If only Emery could watch this, that’d be great.
“What are you watching?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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