The hostess’ voice was so loud that those nearby turned as soon as she caught their attention.  Stephen was quick to act, as soon as Gabrielle had pressed her lips on his, he pushed her away and to everyone’s surprise, he slapped her across the cheek.  “What kind of a woman are you?” Stephen asked as he glared at Gabrielle, who was now sobbing on the ground. “Have you no shame?” “But Stephen, I love you. I’ve always loved you.” Gabrielle sobbed as she crawled towards Stephen’s feet. “I’ve remained single and chaste for you.”  “Oh just shut up.” Vanessa suddenly said as she rolled her eyes at the ant

“I’ll deal with them when they do make a move.” Stephen told his elders as he decided to take on the matter. “She will come after Vanessa, I’m sure about it.” Eldrich Cho couldn’t help but nod in agreement. He too was certain that the Ong family would want to see their daughter as Stephen’s wife.  “Be careful.” Anastasia warned her nephew. “If she really wants to be your wife she will try to get pregnant by you. I’ve seen girls like her, they are always bad news.”  Stephen nodded as he accepted his aunt’s advice.  “On a different note, Alona agreed to come tonight.” Stephen announced, surprising Eldrich Cho

Stephen sat behind his desk as Robert and Edward were led in by Andrew. As of today, Stephen was the acting head of the Cho family and of Cho Industries. With his father heading off to get treatment, Stephen was the most powerful and richest man in the city.  “You’ve got a lot of targets on your back now, boss.” Andrew informed him as the door slammed shut. “John called. He said it might be best if he came to you for now rather than you going out and being seen in the bar.”  Stephen was silent as he considered his options. John’s worries were well placed, Stephen could no longer go around the city in a low profile manner.  Last Updated : 2022-11-19

“Pretend we broke up.” Vanessa suggested as she reclined on her seat in Stephen’s office. “It’ll give you much more flexibility in the matter. It’ll help in weeding them out.”Stephen frowned at her suggestion.Vanessa had come charging into his office, furious that he had sent Amalia over to try and convince her to make the fact that they were already married public. As hard as he tried to explain that he didn’t send Amalia, Vanessa was still hurt that they thought the only solution to sending Gabrielle away was to limit her freedom.Declaring that she was the Young Madam of the Cho family would not just paint a target on her back, but it would also limit her ability to work and make a name for herself.“If you announce that you broke up, women will mock you.” Amalia pointed out. “They will also try to ruin you so that there will be no chance that you and my brother can’t get back together.”“I will not let anyone lay a hand on my wife.” Stephen hissed angrily.“Look, the sooner you