Sarah's efforts to approach Joe were not limited to asking Oddie for help, she also deliberately approached Jesslyn so that her path to having Joe could run more smoothly. "You said, we have guests tonight?" asked Joe while removing the tie that felt strangling his neck. "Yes, my friend is coming over tonight for dinner. Do you mind?" asked Jesslyn. "No, I don't. In that case, I'll be in the study while you guys have fun." Jesslyn smiled happily. "Thank you, sweetheart. I'm sorry I didn't ask your permission first," she said. "No problem. Didn't I tell you from the beginning, that you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't put yourself in danger." Joe dialogued, he looked deeply at his wife and then gave her a peck. "Regarding the dinner menu, are you going to cook? Or just order from outside?" he asked."The two of us will be cooking together. So, my friend will probably be in our apartment for a while." "You can do whatever you want all night, I won't forbid it. I also
"What?" Jesslyn looked at Sarah in confusion. "My husband?" The woman parroted, pointing at herself. Seeing Jesslyn's expression change and look suspicious of her, Sarah instantly realized her stupidity. If only there were a door belonging to Doraemon, she would have loved to get out of there without having to answer any questions from Jesslyn. "Yes... you said you were married, right?" Sarah concluded. "It's time for the office workers to go home, so I was a little surprised not to see anyone in your apartment," she shrugged. She tried to change the subject to quell her interlocutor's suspicions. "I see. My husband is in his room, and he's busy," Jesslyn replied while pointing to one of the doors in the apartment. Inside the room, Joe, who had been eavesdropping, stroked his chest slowly while exhaling his breath in relief. "Luckily, I went straight into this room instead of waiting for the guest Jesslyn was waiting for. If Sarah had seen or met me, she would have done many more
Joe was curled up in his blanket. His eyes hadn't been able to close since last night, and only now was he able to fall asleep just as the clock struck four in the morning. "Joe, wake up. Aren't you working?" Jesslyn gently shook her husband's body. "Hm?" Joe mumbled, his eyes still feeling heavy and as if they were clinging so tightly that they couldn't open. "Yes?" he replied hoarsely. "Aren't you working today? It's 7am now," Jesslyn replied. The statement made by his wife was like water splashing over his entire body until Joe gasped in shock and immediately opened his eyes. "What?!" Joe glared, his eyes moving from looking at his wife who looked shocked by his shout, to the digital clock that was located right beside the bed. "It's already 7:00 am?" beamed Joe. "Yes, it's already 7am. I've been trying to wake you up since an hour ago, but you didn't respond at all. Do you have today off to be this relaxed?" asked Jesslyn.Suddenly, Joe shook his head. "I have an important m
"Them again," Joe growled, silently crumpling the paper inside the box, the paper containing the crest of the most famous and mysterious family in the country. "Sir? Are you all right?" Cristine asked, afraid she had made a mistake, especially when she saw the boss's angry expression. "No, I'm not. Let's get out of here," Joe said. Hurrying, he walked ahead of Cristine and got into the car parked neatly in front of the restaurant. While waiting for his secretary, who had been left behind, he looked back at the wad of paper still in his hand. "What else do you want, huh? Aren't you satisfied with destroying me yet?" he scolded."Hurry up, Cristine!" called Joe, half shouting as his secretary was still far behind. "Sorry, sir." Cristine bowed her head slightly before getting into the car. "Someone stopped me while catching up with you, so I'm quite far behind," she explained. "Hmm," Joe responded flatly.They left the restaurant, heading to SkyLand Company to continue their pending
Joe looked sarcastically at his grandfather who was sitting casually on his living room sofa. He was only staring from afar, and it never entered his mind to approach the man he hadn't seen in a long time. "Come here, Joe. Don't you miss my grandfather one bit?" Kevin, the 60-year-old man straightened his posture, his hand waving for his grandson to come closer. "Never. I will never obey my orders again," Joe retorted fiercely. His breathing was ragged, his face showing a very frightening expression. "Don't argue, Joe! Have you forgotten what happened last time when you argued and disobeyed my orders?" Kevin snapped. The aura of leadership was still strong, so that anyone who was around him felt reluctant, and Joe was no exception. "No." Joe was still adamant about his words, so Kevin exhaled harshly when he saw his grandson increasingly disobeying his orders. "What's Grandpa coming here for, huh? Does Grandpa want to ruin my life once again?" Joe accused. He was still standing,
"You? What do you want exactly?" asked Joe while suppressing every sentence that came out of his lips. He wanted so badly to yell at his grandfather, but he didn't want Jesslyn to worry, or even panic because she didn't know anything about his problems with Kevin. "What for? To see my grandson's wife, of course. You're so mean not to tell your grandfather, Joe, when the house you're using is so close to mine." Kevin's words sounded desperate and disappointed, and Joe knew that his grandfather was trying to win Jesslyn over by acting like a helpless old man. "Jess, can I talk to you for a minute? Just the two of you," Joe cut in. Jesslyn who heard it was of course confused, she gave Kevin a glance, then asked permission from her husband's grandfather to go into the room for a while. "What's wrong?" asked Jesslyn after closing the door to her room. "Explain to me, how did that old man get into the house? And why did you let him in?" asked Joe."I didn't let him in when he first kn
In the morning, Joe felt a sense of relief after telling Jesslyn everything. "Good morning, Babe," Joe said after coming out of the room, and immediately hugged his wife who was busy preparing breakfast. "Morning," Jesslyn replied briefly. "How did you sleep? If you still feel tired or sleepy, just go back to sleep. I've contacted Cristine to reschedule your activities for today." "No, I didn't. I'm not tired anymore, especially after explaining what really happened to you.""That means you're feeling tired and under-rested because you're thinking too much about your grandfather's sudden arrival, right?" Jesslyn guessed. *Hmmmm." Joe nodded. "Don't underestimate that old man. He's too powerful, he also has a lot of money. So, he can do anything to get his way." Jesslyn shuddered. "I didn't expect that your grandfather's innocent expression could deceive me so well yesterday."Joe chuckled. "Yes, that's so. But I feel relieved that I told you everything." Jesslyn raised one eyebro
"I'm sorry, Joe. But I can't let the company go to you because the Seattle Group will falter now that someone else has taken over one of its strongest pillars," Lucas explained. "In other words, with SkyLand Company's ownership transferring to you in its entirety, Seattle Group's balance will be disrupted, and I don't want to take the risk of you cutting off the cooperation between our companies in the future." Hearing Lucas's explanation, which sounded very reasonable, Joe could only exhale his breath roughly. His mind was split, and honestly, he felt very disappointed that his hope of owning SkyLand Company could not run smoothly. "I honestly don't know what to do now, Lucas. I'm sure Kevin Bouguler wouldn't just show up out of nowhere. He must want something from me, so I must have a firm grip to face his attacks, and the only way I can think of is to take over SkyLand Company," Joe said."If you want a strong grip and a head start, you don't need to take over this company, Joe.