***** “What have I done?" Williams woke up to regret the next day, and he felt like smacking himself repeatedly on the face. Never in Williams's life had he thought that he would ever do something shameless like this, since he had always taken the other party as his junior sister. Although there was merely less than a five-year gap between them, with him on the older side, Williams was still filled with remorse. 'What should I do now?’ Although what happened wasn't really Williams' fault, Williams blamed himself entirely. With his eyes filled with guilt, Williams lowered his head to gaze at the sleeping beauty, then he felt greatly apologetic. However, Williams was suddenly lost in the beauty. 'How come I've never noticed that she was this gorgeous?' Williams' brows abruptly furrowed as he stared at the tiny pink kissable lips, the thin and smooth brows, the straight nose, the artistically natural face that seemed to be a masterpiece of the creator, and all the details he ha
*****Williams hurried toward Dara with a worried expression on his face when he spotted her with a pained expression. However, Dara merely pushed his chest with pouted lips, appearing both charming and alluring when she saw Williams like this, anxious. "Wasn't it your fault?""Huh?" Williams was momentarily bewildered, and then a look of comprehension flickered in his eyes.Afterward, all signs of fear in his gaze vanished, and even though he remained genuinely concerned for Dara, he felt proud of himself."Come here," Williams forced himself to return to his senses and was about to lean over to pick Dara up but got puzzled in the next second.'Why did she suddenly appear as if she has lost her mind?' Williams pondered before lowering his head to glance at where Dara was gazing blankly. Nevertheless, in the next moment, a broader grin spread across his face."Do you appreciate what you see?" He teasingly inquired."Yes," Dara responded absently as she gazed fixedly at the sculpted ch
*****Much like Williams had done after he had forced upon Penelope’s Cave, he left Dara alone in the hotel room to rest and recuperate once they had finished eating, then advising her to order everything she desired, Williams left for work, assuring her that he would return later to pick her up.It was nearly midday when Williams finally arrived at work, and though he had previously informed Grace that he would arrive late, Grace appeared somewhat displeased with his tardiness.She acted like a housewife who had been anticipating her husband's return for days only to discover that he had postponed it.It took a while before she eventually returned to her usual self, a change that left Williams bewildered."That guy was truly exceptional. He had organized Grandfather's birthday celebration so well that even I, who have attended numerous banquets in my life couldn't help but be genuinely surprised."Both Williams and Grace began to converse in Grace's office after she had calmed down.
*****"Young friend Williams, I thought you had forgotten this old man after he had departed two nights ago…”This was the first statement uttered by the elderly man who had stood up for Williams two days ago as he entered the place Williams was brought after his arrival."I apologize for keeping you waiting, Mr. Pu," Williams placed down his teacup and rose to greet the elderly man, who promptly gestured for him to remain seated.Glancing beyond the elderly man, Williams spotted a graceful and elegant lady who appeared to be no older than twenty-three, studying him intently, as if she had heard much about him."This is my beloved granddaughter, Sophia. Like her grandfather, she has had a lifelong passion for discovering gems," the elderly man explained as he took his seat."Oh..." Williams nodded his head in the beautiful maiden’s direction and then became perplexed by the competitive and hostile gaze she directed at him.He contemplated the reason for a moment before he eventually s
*****"Let me tell you, even though we don't know your skill level yet, there are many individuals who can uncover gems in a room as effortlessly as if they were merely picking stones.""If my grandfather hadn't stopped me, I would have loved nothing more than to compete with you to confirm the skill level of the person taking my position." "It's probably due to my grandfather's old age; otherwise, he wouldn't have made this rash decision.""I'd advise you to stay put and remain quiet when you meet the rest of the team. Otherwise, don't blame me if they aren't as welcoming as I am."One after another, Sophia, the lady whom Williams had initially thought resembled a goddess, began to hurl insulting remarks with a disdainful voice at Williams, seemingly unconcerned about the harm her words might inflict.Her grandfather had instructed her to familiarize Williams with the nature of the competition, believing that his granddaughter would be better at it. He would be astonished to learn t
*****At the same time, Williams who had left the mansion was finally back at Grace’s company after some hours of driving on the roadHowever, before alighting the car, Williams pulled out his phone and typed in a name, but to his greatest confusion and disbelief, amongst all the images of the people who owned the name, the particular person he was searching for didn’t appear. "I refuse to believe that someone so important to the country would have no public information available," Williams muttered to himself as he continued his search. But in the end, he found absolutely nothing about the old man, which left Williams deeply puzzled.The name Williams was searching for belonged to Old Man Pu, the same person whose mansion he had just left. While he hadn't shown his amazement when he was at the elderly man's mansion, he was genuinely astounded by how much this old man knew which made him deeply perplexed about his identity. The information he knew wasn't something that just anybody
*****Williams immediately felt genuinely embarrassed upon arriving at the restaurant. He had never anticipated that Lucas would actually invite his father to thank him on his behalf for the position he had secured. In reality, Williams hadn’t been a philanthropist to Lucas. He had only repaid him for standing up for him in the past when his other former colleagues used to treat him poorly and even damaged his pride.Upon reaching there, Williams‘ first thought was that he would feel uncomfortable in the company of Lucas's father, but surprisingly, he found himself enjoying the man's company. At first, Williams really found himself uneasy as the middle-aged man, Lucas’s father first shed tears as he profusely thanked him on behalf of his son and wife. Although Williams was confused then, his discomfort prevented him from inquiring about the favor that the old man meant he had done for Lucas's mother. By the time his embarrassment subsided, Williams had forgotten to ask.As if Will
*****At this moment, inside a VIP dining lounge within the restaurant, two assemblies of people were seated facing each other.On one side consisted of a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and a young man with a self-assured expression on his face, while on the opposite side sat a middle-aged woman, an ordinary-looking lady, and two middle-aged men.One of these two men on the side of the table seemed prosperous and exuded an aura of arrogance, while the other middle-aged man appeared uneasy and anxious, portraying the aura of a low self-esteemed person, especially when he felt all the disdainful gazes directed at him in the booth.Before the two middle-aged men on this side of the long dining table entered, everyone was still all smiles and cheerfully discussing, but as soon as they arrived and the man with a modest appearance was spotted, the place fell into silence.The silence endured for several moments before finally, the middle-aged woman on the other side of the table spok