She had just reached the door when Sean’s voice stopped her, “Please don’t trouble yourself.”
He stood up abruptly and buttoned up the last button of his suit. Then, he said as he smoothened out his suit, “Your kindness has been delivered. I won’t be eating as I have no appetite. Besides, it’s time for my flight soon. Goodbye.”
“Take care.” He was still the representative of a large consortium after all. Even though our conversation earlier wasn’t quite pleasant, Emery and I still sent him off out of decorum.
We watched as he got into his car and his driver drove away. Emery stared into the distance and it was obvious that she was worried when she said, “You and your husband have completely offended Sean and the people behind him.”
I disagreed. “Is that so? I wouldn’t have known that I have such great capability if you hadn’t pointed out.”
“Stop being so sarcastic. I gathered some information and found that GW has never failed to get their hands on a project they have their eyes on. This could be a bad thing so both of you have to be careful.”
As she spoke, Emery took my arm and dragged me inside before changing the topic, “How’s the IVF going?”
“It’ll happen soon,” I answered. “I’ll be able to get the transplant the day after tomorrow. Then, I need to rest at home for half a month. We’ll be able to know if I can get pregnant after that.”
“Let’s hope that there will be good news,” she said with a sigh. “It was hard for you to get here. Let’s hope there won’t be any future trouble.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at her precocious manner. “Do you know that you sound like a grandma when you nag me like that?”
“Tsk. How heartless of you.” She stopped walking and reached out to slap my arm. “If only I was a grandma. At least you’d listen to what I say. Never mind not listening to what I said about Stella’s matter but you must never underestimate GW. None of those bank investors would’ve gotten to where they are now without being ruthless.” Perhaps it was because Emery’s face was especially eerie, or because Sean was being so adamant earlier, but I had a nightmare while waiting for Anthony to come home.
In the nightmare, I was crucified and the church was filled with men with blond hair and blue eyes. They pointed at me as they said that I was sinful and that they wanted to cut me up into a thousand pieces. I wanted to struggle and escape, but my limbs were nailed into the wood with nails as thick as a finger. It hurt so much even when I was just breathing in.
Suddenly, the men rushed towards me like they had gone crazy. They started to drink my blood and eat my flesh. I was in so much pain but I couldn’t scream.
“Letty? Letty…”
A familiar, low voice sounded by my ear and I opened my eyes abruptly. I saw Anthony’s worried face and I reached out to hug him instantly.
The scenes in the nightmare were so realistic and I could still feel the pain as my flesh was torn off my bones. I was still breathing heavily even when I buried my face in his chest.
“Did you have a nightmare?” he asked softly as he patted my back to calm me down.
After a long time, I finally relaxed a little and I let go of Anthony to look at him.
“What was it about?” he asked.
“It’s nothing.” I let out a long breath and I could still feel my heart racing with fear. However, I didn’t want to think of the dream again.
I turned towards the window and saw that dawn had come. Anthony must’ve just returned.
“Come lie down and sleep for a while. There’s still time before we need to get to the hospital,” I said as I tugged on his shirt. I was always worried that his body couldn’t handle the work stress.
“It’s fine. I slept for two hours in the office earlier. That’s enough. I came home to take a shower.”
“Go ahead then. Heat the water a little. It can help you destress.”
Anthony patted my head worriedly before getting up to go into the shower.
I didn’t feel sleepy anymore but I wasn’t able to ease the anxiety as I leaned against the bedhead.
What is the world really like? Seeking progress was clearly what mankind had always advocated but no one had ever told me that while going forward in life, it would be walking on thin ice every day.
I suddenly remembered that when Anthony took over Featherstone Corporation, he was almost always never home. Except for Rylee’s troubles, it seemed as though he couldn’t relax for even a moment.
Soon, he came out of the bathroom in a bathrobe. He took me in his arms and leaned against the bed as he rested his eyes for a moment.
“Did Sean come in the afternoon?” he asked.
I had never thought of hiding it from him, so I nodded and said, “Yes. He wanted to bring me to M Country.”
“He can dream on then,” Anthony sneered sinisterly. “GW is no longer the partner I’m considering collaborating with.”
He was an outstanding man so he wasn’t exaggerating at all. As long as he had enough time, the Featherstone Corporation would definitely be at the same level as GW. However, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to support him without caring about everything else like how I had been in the past. I closed my eyes as I leaned against him and pretended to fall asleep.
……
The embryo transfer went successfully and I had been resting at home for the next half a month.
Emery and Rose would come and visit me from time to time so it wasn’t too boring since I had someone to talk to. Besides, I needed to concentrate because I had to prepare for my bar exam. I had nothing else to do so I sent Stella back to the company.
There was only over a month left to the first round of exams so there wasn’t much time left for me to study.
At five in the evening on the first Sunday we waited for our pregnancy results, which was also the twelfth of March in K City, Featherstone Corporation announced that Anthony owned 30% shares of a company in Dartan. They also issued an acquisition notice in Dartan, hoping to acquire Eisen Corporation.
Featherstone Corporation had proposed a contract of acquisition to Eisen Corporation and it would last for two months. Anthony was generous with the money and it was estimated that there would lead to an increase in the shares transferring not long after.
We were having dinner together when Rachel barged into our house.
We could hear the clacking sound of her stilettos on the floor before we even saw her and it suited her haughty personality so much.
She entered the living room and looked around. I noticed her first and I asked, “Ms. Zimmer, have you had your dinner? Would you like to eat with us?”
Upon hearing my voice, she turned towards me. Only then did I realize that besides her heavy breathing, she also had an expression on her face that told people not to mess with her.
Rachel walked over and instantly threw the folder she was holding at Anthony. “Why didn’t you discuss this matter with everyone, Mr. Featherstone? Our own AI research project is starting to show results. Why did you buy over the Eisen Corporation right now? Are you trying to get the whole team fired?”
Even though this wasn’t the first time I experienced her temper, I was still shocked. I could tell that she had no ulterior motives so I quickly told her, “Please calm down. We can sit down and talk about it.”
Rachel crossed her arms and was still furious. It didn’t seem like she wanted to have a peaceful conversation at all.
She had never liked me and was quite agitated when she saw Anthony ignoring her while feeding me soup. She was so pissed that her face was red.
He was actually just worried about me but he had accidentally made me a vixen in her eyes. I quickly nudged him and gave him a look to say that there was business to take care of.
Only then did he put down the bowl of soup slowly. Anthony turned to look at Rachel with a cold expression and said, “This is a decision made by the senior executives of the company. You’re only a technical staff, Rachel. Know your place.”
His words were a bit ruthless, but it wasn’t unreasonable. The woman was knowledgeable and had the skills, but she was only a senior technical staff. The way the company operated was indeed not within her scope of duties.
Anthony was already being really patient with her as she was just a technical staff who barged into her boss’s house and questioned him. If it was someone else, they would have fired her already.
Still, Rachel was always eager to do well in everything. Instead of admitting to her mistakes, she said arrogantly, “Yes, it’s true that I am only in charge of technical issues of the company. But Mr. Featherstone, the company had invested several billion in AI technology last year, and multiple foreign enterprises earned a lot from it. It’s because of this that Featherstone Corporation was so anxious to set up our own AI department. Every worker under me has been working overtime every day and we finally got results. What position does that put us in now that you acquired Dartan’s robots?”
I could understand what Rachel was trying to say. The company had a limited budget and it cost a lot to acquire a company. This meant that the budget of the company’s AI project would be cut down, hence slowing down their progress and discouraging the researchers. If they were not careful enough, the money for the earlier research would be thrown down the drain too.
Rachel was the one who built up AI in the company so it was no wonder that she had such a big reaction. However, Anthony had no intention of compromising.
“I can only tell you the same thing. This is the company’s decision. You have no right to intervene.”
Rachel snorted in disbelief. “No right to intervene? Is this the answer you’re giving me, Mr. Featherstone? You’re telling me to appease my team with these four words?”
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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