Aubree appeared in a wretched state as her cheek was still swollen, and Samuel’s handprint did not fade. Aubree was so infuriated that her hand started trembling. “Oh, we’re talking about that now, are. we? Didn’t all of you also bask in the glory when Pearson Group was at its peak?”
If not for the marriage contract between Lucian and me, there’s no way Pearson Group would’ve been that magnificent. Yet, here they are, making all this noise. Everyone exchanged glances, not knowing how to retort.
As for Samuel, he could finally heave a sigh of relief, but he still felt as if his family was at fault, so he stood in the middle of the room while wearing an unpleasant expression. “Aubree, apologize to everyone right now!”
“Why should I? I didn’t do anything wrong!” Aubree retaliated. “Did they thank us when they enjoyed the things we achieved?” These hypocrites are disgusting! Aubree’s words hit them like a truck as they stared at each other.
After some time, someone finally uttered, “The most important thing right now is to come up. with a solution to this crisis. Bickering like this won’t get us anywhere.”
“That’s right. We aren’t here to bicker; we’re here so everyone could think of something to solve this issue,” another one quickly agreed. Taking a seat on the couch tiredly, Samuel asked, “So what solution have you thought of?”
There was no way Lucian would let go of any Pearsons. As Samuel had handled this all day long, he had no energy left. The living room went pin-drop silent again.
All of a sudden, one of them muttered, “Farwell Group is targeting you; we’re not the ones who crossed them. If you’re willing to give up your right to manage the company and withdraw as the head of the authority, Farwell Group will probably be a bit lenient toward us.”
In an instant, the others voiced their agreement. “We don’t have anything against you managing. the company, but what he said makes sense. If you’re not willing to do that, all of us will go down with you.”
“As long as Pearson Group stands, you will always have food on your table.” Everyone spoke one after another as though. Samuel and his family were some sort of sinners.
Samuel had his head down, unable to rebuke. The others’ behaviors enraged Aubree as she bellowed, “Shut up! Who do you think you are? You’re just a bunch of hypocrites! How dare you point your fingers at us!”
Staring at her, everyone went silent, but they knew Samuel would do as they said.
Aubree looked at her father, about to ask him to reject their ideas. However, before she could say anything, Samuel stated, “Understood. I’ll do as you suggested. I’m willing to let go of some of my shares.”
Upon hearing her father’s words, Aubree felt her legs turn to jelly as she sat on the stairs. We’ve sacrificed so much for Pearson Group, only for him to give in this easily. Lucian doesn’t want me anymore, and I can’t secure Pearson Group. I have nothing now!
As she was in a state of despair, all she felt was immense hatred toward Roxanne. If not for that b*tch, I wouldn’t be like this now!
The news of the Farwell family dissolving the marriage contract with the Pearson family spread like wildfire in the upper circle of Horington.
Once the marriage contract was terminated, Jack was aware of the situation. He did not understand why Lucian canceled the contract, and he felt a little uneasy, so he had his assistant investigate the matter.
The next morning, his assistant reported, “Mr. Damaris, there’s a rumor spreading among the public that Mr. Farwell’s daughter is also Ms. Jarvis’, Ms. Jarvis has only recently found out about this. I can’t say for sure if this is the reason Ms. Jarvis’ attitude toward Mr. Farwell has changed, but they have both grown closer with each other lately.”
When the assistant’s words fell, Jack’s expression darkened. So Estella is Lucian and Roxanne’s daughter. It’s no wonder I always heard how Estella fears everyone but seems close to Roxanne. Now I know why Lucian has never broken off contact with Roxanne. It turns out they have this sort of relationship. I’ve always known they were once married to each other, but not to the point of having a child. This just makes things difficult for me.
Immense dissatisfaction filled Jack. Ever since he made acquaintance with Roxanne in the medical consultation and observed her phenomenal medical skills, he knew she was the best choice for him as a life partner.
Yet, she already had a child with another man. He had always been interested in the medical field and had been seeking to make a breakthrough in this industry.
To him, Roxanne was the first brilliant woman in the medical field, so he was inevitably. attracted to her. He hoped that Roxanne bore the same ideas as him-to improve medically so they could go. further in this field, as that was the only way he could think of that could bring them together.
He believed as long as they got together, it would be of great benefit to each other. Because of that, he had endlessly made efforts to get close to Roxanne, hoping he could be together with her naturally.
However, in the end, Roxanne still chose Lucian over him. “Lucian! Him again! Why does he always meddle in everything I do?” Out of anger, Jack swept everything on his table to the floor.
He snatched Herbscape Group and Roxanne from me! At the thought of the incident with Herbscape Group, Jack felt his anger skyrocket.
Jack had always been the golden child who had never failed, and he grew up being showered with compliments. The affair with Herbscape Group was the first time he confronted someone and was put in a disadvantageous position.
And now he’s snatching my other half away. There’s no way I’ll let that happen! I need to get Roxanne back! She and I will definitely conquer the world if we both develop further in the medical industry. So what if Lucian’s the cream of the crop in the business world? We can measure up to him medically!
Roxanne was totally unaware of the children’s involvement in Aubree’s predicament. Upon waking up the following morning, she. wasted no time browsing the discussion online.
Lucian’s announcement from the night before topped the trending topics, above the other popular topics from the day before that lay below, forgotten. The search phrases of the posts were also almost completely deleted.
Roxanne deemed the matter resolved and was finally appeased. She was getting out of bed to prepare breakfast for the children when Jack suddenly called.
Roxanne picked up at once, thinking it pertained to the project. “What happened, Mr. Damaris?” She sounded apologetic, as she feared her being the subject of tabloid gossip would affect the project.
Jack sounded concerned on the other end. “Are you all right? I saw the comments online yesterday and considered dropping by, but I was swamped. Now that I have some time to spare, I’m calling to check if the comments have brought you down.”
Roxanne froze before a feeling of warmth engulfed her heart. “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Damaris. I’m fine. Besides, the matter has been resolved. I’m just concerned it might affect our project.”
Jack laughed, seemingly unbothered. “I’m just glad you’re okay. I got the project handled, and nothing will happen.” “Thank you for all your hard work of late,” Roxanne said gratefully. “I’m well-rested now and will return to work next week.”
“No rush. I’m not calling you for that,” Jack said, his tone mysterious. “I thought you might be feeling down from the incident yesterday, so I called to ask if you’d like to have a day out to feel better.”
This offer sounds like a date. Frowning slightly, Roxanne rejected without hesitation, “No, thank-”
Before she could finish speaking, Jack cut her off, “Don’t be so hasty to turn me down. Having a day out is the secondary reason for my asking. The first is that my grandfather wants. me to take you to the Damaris family’s medical consultation to teach you some of our family’s medical arts while we’re there.”
Since he had invoked Hector’s name, Roxanne could not say no. Besides, she became tempted by the prospect of learning the Damaris family’s secrets.
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.