She swore, just before she left, her phone was perfectly intact.Moreover, the only one who could have done this to her phone was definitely not her daughter. So, it must have been him!Lucia Coes stood up angrily. "Leona, what did you do to my phone?"What could her phone have possibly done to offend him?"Oh, that?" Leona finished wiping their daughter's mouth, stood up, and walked over to her. "Your phone kept ringing nonstop. I saw it was an unfamiliar number, thought it was a prank call, so I answered it and warned him not to call again.""You answered my phone? Who was it?" Though she didn't often store other people's numbers on her phone, this was her private phone. Anyone calling this number was a friend, not a prank caller as he said."Seemed like someone named Brice," he replied nonchalantly."Brice?" Lucia Coes exclaimed, rubbing her forehead.Brice was an important partner who had a very good relationship with their company, and he had dared to answer the call. Who knows w

“Jealous, my foot!” She swung her briefcase at him. “Take Mio to school and pick her up in the afternoon.”With that, she walked straight out. Leona grabbed her arm, “Finish breakfast first. I'll take you to the office and then take Mio to school.”“Eric is picking me up today.”Leona's eyes widened, “Who's Eric? Why is he picking you up?”“Eric is my assistant. We're flying to Germany today, okay?”“What? You're going to Germany? Today?” Leona tightened his grip on her shoulders, his voice filled with disbelief. “Why didn’t you tell me?”“Didn’t I just tell you?” This decision was made last minute after the meeting last night.“Why are you only telling me now?” If he hadn't asked, would she have already been in Germany before telling him? “Does Mio know?”“I told her last night.”And he only found out just now! Leona was a bit angry, his grip on her shoulders tightened, “Lucia Coes, you…”“Hey, you’re hurting me. I need to get to the airport early, let go!”“When will you be back?” H

“Though I know I might not be as gentle and considerate as my older brother, I will try to change!” Even though he really didn’t want to mention his older brother at this moment, as it was a thorn in both their hearts, he couldn’t avoid it.In the past, hearing this would have surely made Lucia Coes angry and upset, but now, it didn’t hurt as much as before.She smirked, “Who’s your older brother?”Leona paused, then understood and pinched her cheek, “Are you teasing me?”As for what Madam Abecca Blaicher had said to her last night, they both tacitly chose not to mention it.But they couldn't avoid it forever; they would have to discuss it eventually.“You want to scold me.”“Scold you for what?”“For leaving my daughter with a stranger while you went off to get drunk.”“She’s not a stranger; she’s…” He let go of her and turned his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.“If you dare leave my daughter with her, then what are you afraid of?”“Who said I was afraid?” He reluctantly faced her.

Monica couldn't help but feel a bit angry, wondering if she was being intentionally bullied for being new. Furthermore, her role as a manuscript editor did not include scheduling interviews. However, her superior had given her a task, and she had no choice but to comply.Annie, sitting nearby, turned around with a sympathetic look. "It's just natural for women to be envious. Who told you to be so beautiful? And younger than her too? More importantly, who told you to be unlucky enough to end up as her subordinate, making her see you every day and get jealous?""I'm sure that's not it. She's much prettier than I am," Monica responded, thinking about how Paula Joukanen was a stunning, confident woman. She had met many women like Paula before—first it was Joy, and then Lucia Coes—each more captivating and commanding than Paula Joukanen. But she kept these thoughts to herself."You and she aren't the same type, so you can't compare yourselves. Her beauty is dazzling, while yours is gentle

“This morning, while taking our daughter to school, I saw my in-laws waiting at the school gate. They missed their beloved granddaughter so much that they came early and said they would take her home in the afternoon and invited us to have dinner at their place.Since it wasn’t time for dinner yet, enjoying some couple time was a good idea.“What do you want to do?” she asked curiously.“Do you know how to play golf?”“No.”“I’ll teach you.”“I’m not very good. Don’t laugh at me.”“I promise I won’t laugh.”And so, they spent more than half the afternoon in his office. He patiently taught her indoor golf. Unfortunately, this sport proved quite challenging for her. Despite his guidance, she only managed to get the ball into the hole once out of ten tries, but even that was enough for her to cheer and hug him in excitement.“Did you have fun?” he asked, looking down at her flushed face, beaming with joy.She had no ambition, clearly not the type to compete in the outside world, so why d