“Miss Amalia! Stephen! Andrew! Are you three alright?” Isabelle asked in a worried tone as soon as they arrived back from the Executive floor.“We’re fine, Isabelle.” Stephen said as he smiled, trying to show the woman that nothing was wrong.“We were so worried that the Vice President fired you and Andrew.” Natalia said as she carried a worried expression for the two men.“Awww, Natalia, do you actually care about us now?” Andrew teased, making Natalia roll her eyes at him.“Don’t get used to it.” Natalia scoffed, making everyone laugh.“It was a family affair. The person in charge is still my grandfather.” Amalia said in a stern tone. “If anyone is at fault if was Cookie Ye. She shouldn’t air our dirty laundry in public.”“So none of you were fired?” Michael asked as he looked worriedly at them.“Nope, relax kid.” Andrew said as she laughed at Michael. “Let’s just get back to work.” Stephen told them as he walked into his office.To his surprise Andrew followed him in and shut the

Stephen glared at his uncle from across the table, his arms crossed on his chest.“I know, I should have told you.” The older man sighed as he stood up and walked closer to Stephen. At least his uncle knew that he was at fault, not Stephen.“Told me? You were fucking dating Alona when I died!” Stephen raised his voice at his uncle. “You’re old enough to be her father, are you that desperate to get rid of me?”“I am not trying to dispose of you, Stephen.” William Cho said in a stern tone.“Without me in the way, your son can inherit.” Stephen reminded his uncle, stating the facts as it lay before them. “I already told you, I can’t have a child.” William reminded his nephew as he pulled a document from his pocket. “Here.”Stephen looked at the folded piece of paper and hesitated. “You can fake that document.” Stephen hissed.“But I didn’t read it, have it authenticated by a doctor. Hell, go to the hospital where I had this done.” William Cho insisted as he shoved the document on Steph

Vanessa sat behind Stephen’s desk at Cho Industries, completely focused on trying to recover the information that had been lost.At first they thought it was impossible, but when Vanessa arrived in the office the day before and studied the laptop, she told them that she could recover the files. She just needed time.Over the past two days, Vanessa sat silently behind Stephen’s desk, while Stephen and his team worked on other aspects of the project. They did their best to stay out of her way, and after the incident, Stephen had asked for the lock of his office to be replaced.His laptop also never left his or Vanessa’s sight. They took it with them to lunch and even took it home. Vanessa had even worked on it while they were at home. She only stopped when Stephen dragged her to bed. He reminded her that she worked best with a rested mind.“Miss Vanessa, Mr. Sy asked me to get you some coffee.” Isabelle said as she placed a cup of hot coffee on the table, careful not to spill it. “

“Are you ready?” Stephen said as he held his fiance’s hand. He knew that the last time she had to face her entire family was on the day they were supposed to announce their engagement. “I should be asking you that.” Vanessa chuckled. “I know my family didn’t treat you well last time, and to be honest, you deserve an apology.” “Vanessa, you are the only who’s acceptance matters to me.” Stephen said as she smiled lovingly at her. “Plus, I’m sure that when my real identity comes to the surface, your family will be begging for my forgiveness.”Vanessa laughed and shook her head, of course Stephen was right.If there was anything that mattered to the Ty family, it was their image and their connections. They couldn’t have imagined offending the heir to the Cho family because they thought he was poor.“Let’s go in and get out as soon as we can.” Vanessa said with a smile as she slid out of Stephen’s car. A bodyguard quickly came up to Stephen’s side and took the car keys from him.Eldric

“I’m sorry about my family.” Vanessa said with a frown as she and Stephen walked out of the restaurant. Stephen looked at her and frowned, he didn’t understand why she kept feeling the need to take responsibility for her family’s actions. “Vanessa, are you a martyr?” Stephen asked his fiance.“A martyr? What? Of course not!” Vanessa exclaimed. “I could never be someone so, so, so selfless.”Stephen laughed and shook his head. He couldn’t believe how unaware his fiance was of how much she had already sacrificed because of family.“Vanessa, they aren’t your responsibility, you don’t owe them anything.” Stephen said as he pulled Vanessa aside. “I’m not.” Vanessa was frowning as Stephen told her the painful truth. “One day they will cross someone who is not as forgiving as I am.” Stephen warned her. “What will you do when that day comes?” “It won’t happen, my family would never offend someone better than them. Have you not seen how they grovel in front of your half brother?” Vanessa