Bill returned to the Rainer family home after a long day of work. He was very tired today, though it was almost as if his tiredness was not due to work but something else. He was too tired to think about the bad things people said about Joana. The man wouldn't have thought about the employees' blasphemy, intentional or not, if it was just pulling his name. However, this was too much. "Bill!" The exclamation made Bill flinch, just as his shoulder was tapped. "Why were you called so quietly?" It turned out to be Jonathan.Jonathan looked surprised, since Bill had entered the mansion, the man looked like a confused person but was too serious to hear his call."Are you okay?" Jonathan asked, observing the look on Bill's face.Bill nodded while forcing a smile. "Yes, I'm fine." However, it wasn't hard for Jonathan to see through Bill's lie about that. Bill looked very tired. "Are you having problems at the office?" Jonathan asked again. This was exactly what Jonathan had been worried ab
The situation in Zigga Company's office had become much more calm recently. There were no more brash employees who dared to talk about their superiors. In fact, there were no more stares that made Bill uncomfortable before. All employees are now much more careful with their behavior. Both to Bill and to Joana.Bill pretended not to know anything, even though he himself was the one behind the viral case of the fall of a man after he insulted Diana Rainer for no reason. Initially, Bill wanted to warn the people who were harassing him and Joana directly. In a rude way, of course. However, that would only harm them both later. Joana's good name would be further tarnished, as well as Bill's. In fact, it is certain that the Rainer family name will be dragged along.Bill's current position in the Rainer family is still very risky. Like a layer of ice on a lake, it's very vulnerable to breaking. The slightest misbehavior would get him into trouble. And the most terrible thing was Ryan's ange
The troubling people in the office were under Bill's control. It can be considered that the problems related to this have been resolved. Bill could now work more comfortably. So far, everything had been going quite well, including when Bill was at the Rainer mansion.Julie and Diana had shown no aggressive moves so far, making Bill think that the two women had indeed accepted him after Bill had willingly signed the agreement the other day. However, Julie's cold gaze every time they met each other made Bill realize that Julie's passivity at the moment was nothing but because she was also maintaining an attitude like his. The spacious Rainer family mansion felt very suffocating to Bill. There wasn't a single corner of the mansion where Bill could breathe a sigh of relief, not even in his own room. Apparently, living in a luxurious residence does not guarantee that one will feel comfortable. That's exactly how Bill feels right now.If there was a place that could provide a little peace
As usual, dinner at the Rainer family mansion was a special treat. The head chef directly served the entire family to eat each special dish. Ryan had been ordering the head chef to cook an extraordinary menu every day, especially since Bill had returned to the mansion.After dinner this time, Ryan asked Bill to go to his office. Diana and Julie who saw that had glanced at each other, as if exchanging messages with just their eyes. When it was just the two of them at the dining table as Jonathan left first to make a phone call, the two of them had a conversation."What do you think your grandfather will do this time?" Julie looked in the direction where Bill and Ryan had gone. There was annoyance in Julie's heart every time she saw Ryan showing excessive attention to Bill. But, of course, Julie had to endure it with all her might."I don't know," Diana said with a shrug. Unlike Julie, Diana was more relaxed in dealing with Ryan's attitude, which often seemed to weigh between Bill and
After coming out of his grandfather's room, Bill thought about this for a long time. He would obviously be against Ryan's idea of an arranged marriage, it was just that right now the situation and the role was too early. At the very least he needed a little more time and someone who could help him.That second part was enough to make her head feel very dizzy. She felt like it was difficult to bring people to her to work with. After all, in this family there were only three people who were very influential and definitely enough to have a reason. However, in those three people--Jonathan, Julie and Diana, did any of them have a chance of becoming his ally?Jonathan, the father has that chance. Of all the people here, apart from Ryan, Jonathan was the only one who had a soft spot for Bill. Even though he didn't seem very enthusiastic about Bill's presence at first, but that oscillation sometimes made him feel like he really had a very caring father, and it succeeded in making Bill feel to
The history of the close relationship between the Rainer family and the other three families began more than a century ago, when the head of the family was Ryan Rainer's grandfather. Due to the effects of the war, the Rainer family experienced a financial crisis that made them lose most of their assets.In addition, the Rainer family also continued to experience attacks so that many family members lost their lives. At that time, Edmund's family, who were generals for generations, provided protection to all the remaining members of the Rainer family until the war was finally over.However, even though the bloodshed had ended, the Rainer family was still on the verge of ruin. Their business went bankrupt. At that crucial moment, it was the Marson family's turn to come and provide funds, so that the then head of the Rainer family was able to rebuild his destroyed business. Meanwhile, the Salomon family came as a savior when many of the Rainer family's enemies wanted to compete in a dirt
In the end, Joana couldn't bear to refuse Bill's request to stay at her apartment. Seeing Bill's eye bags that looked a little blackened made Joana sure that Bill was not lying. The man seemed to be experiencing insomnia.Joana didn't have a change of clothes for men. She had to buy a set of men's pajamas and new men's toiletries at a supermarket they passed."Wow, I'm such a hassle, huh," Bill muttered when he saw the bags of groceries Joana was carrying."Maybe next time you want to stay over, you should bring your personal items from home," Joana responded.Bill chuckled. They continued on their way to Joana's apartment."I'll take a shower first, and then you," Joana said when they arrived at the apartment."Okay." Bill lay down on the sofa and turned on the television. For some reason, Joana's apartment felt much more comfortable than her luxurious room at the Rainer family mansion.Bill's cell phone vibrated, distracting him for a moment. He reached for it to find Ryan calling h
Joana's understanding attitude made Bill feel very lucky. Bill was grateful for not only understanding, but also for his woman's great trust. Maybe it was because of Joana's feelings of fate in the past too, so things like this didn't matter so much to her. "Thank you," Bill said sincerely. "I'll do my best to thwart grandfather's arranged marriage plan." Joana returned the promise with a smile and a firm nod. Seeing that, Bill was convinced that nothing could separate them. Whatever the obstacles, he would try and keep trying to make a beautiful path for them to walk together. With this, Bill could focus on his plan to thwart the arranged marriage. Bill had already gathered some information and according to him, it wasn't enough. As Joana had said, the Rainer family was the scariest of the three. Was there anything Bill didn't know until now? He should know with his own eyes and head, not just the opinions of others. About how dangerous the Rainer family was. If it was that dange