"Wh-what?" Nancy looked shocked at what Mogan said."Wait. What the heck? Why did we get kicked out all of a sudden? We didn't do anything wrong!""It's impossible for the president to tell you to kick us out."Erica's cousins couldn't believe what they were hearing and continued to protest to Morgan. And said that Morgan had manipulated this meeting and only cared about Erica. So she made up a lie so that only Erica would be chosen to work on this project."If you don't believe me, I can call the president and you can ask him directly. That is if you have the guts to make the president angry," Morgan said with a stern demeanor and loud tone. She crossed her arms. With her eyes narrowed sharply, she looked at Erica's cousins one by one.They were silent. Of course, they are afraid that they would be in big trouble if they made the president angry. But, looking at those who were expelled suddenly by the president. They had offended him by telling them to get out of there."What do you
Nate returned Erica's hug tightly. He felt very happy because he saw how happy she was to have gotten this project with the great proposal she had made."Congratulations, Erica. Does that mean you got this project?" asked Nate with a big smile. He couldn't take his eyes off Erica who was so happy."Yes. They said that my proposal was so good that the President liked it and gave this project to me to handle." She hugged Nate tightly again. "I'm very happy. I didn't even imagine this would happen to me, Nate. This feels like a dream!"Nate released his embrace and kissed Erica on the lips, making her gasped in surprise with a bright red face. She blinked and looked at him who was smiling a little."See? It's not a dream," he teased.Erica blushed and touched her hot cheek. Nate, who was feeling anxious, pinched her cheek and rubbed it gently."Nate, we're in a public place. You make me feel embarrassed.""I'm just rewarding you for your hard work. You've really done something great, Eri
"You okay?" asked Nate as he looked at Erica.She had been silent without saying anything. While in the car, she just stared at the window with a sad expression."Erica?"Erica shook her head. "I'm fine. Just tired," she said in a low voice."Tell me, did I do something wrong then make you upset? You were so happy to get this project just a few minutes ago, but now you look sad. Haven't even spoken since we left the company."Erica remained silent. She glanced at Nate, then let out a long breath. She then looked at him with an annoyed expression."Do you know the vice president of Bluebell Holdings?" she asked curiously. The attitude of the two of them who seemed familiar from earlier bothered her. It made her uneasy."What?" Nate furrowed his brow with an expression of disbelief. "Why are we suddenly talking about her?""While chatting with her, you seemed very familiar. Is she your ex-girlfriend?"He chuckled. His hand gently stroked her hair. "How can you even think about it? I do
Erica's grandmother checked the news and found it to be true. In the article, it was written that the Bluebell Holding company had made a statement that their company had cooperated with the Starry White company with a large project that had been offered for 10 million dollars. That is a very large amount. Even more than what they had asked for at the beginning of the cooperation offered to their company.Mr. Robert, Erica's Uncle,and everyone there immediately checked the news on the internet on their respective cell phones to confirm whether what Erica's grandmother's secretary said was true or not. It could be seen from the looks on their faces that they were currently surprised by the news they were reading. Everyone seemed to be throwing glances at each other.Their positions could be jeopardized if Grandmother sided with Erica."Grandma....""When did this news appear?" asked Erica's grandmother, ignoring Nancy's call."A while ago. It seems that they stated after they came to
"How is it, Erica? Will you accept the position as CEO of the company?" asked Erica's grandmother. Although she had fulfilled her promise to give her the CEO position, she still had to make sure that Erica was willing to accept the position and was not burdened. So that she could do her job well."Of course Erica is willing. Why ask again?" Maria replied to Erica's grandmother's words quickly. She looked nervous when she saw Erica, who was just silent without answering. She was afraid that Erica would reject her and cause them to be humiliated by the families again."I'm not asking you. I'm asking your daughter! Erica, what do you think?" he asked again while looking at Erica. "If you refuse, even though I've made my promise, of course, I can't force you to become CEO if you don't want to."Maria immediately grabbed Erica's arm and whispered in her ear. "Don't tell me if you don't want this position. This is a good opportunity for you to stop them looking down on us, Erica.""Mom, cal
"Swetiee, you've done well," Maria said, as they arrived at Erica's room after the exhausting meeting with the rest of the family. She felt very tired, but also happy that Erica had succeeded in making their position higher in the family. Thus, those annoying people would never look down on her again.Maria gently stroked Erica's hair, playing with her hair. Sitting on the sofa with her beloved child."I'm really proud of you, Erica. This way, they won't dare to make trouble with us, let alone underestimate us. I'm sick of seeing their haughty and arrogant behavior in front of us," Maria grumbled with a bent face.She could not forgive her family's attitude. Especially Nancy. Her attitude had gone too far and often angered her with her harsh words. Moreover, she always called Erica names in front of her."Yes, Mom. I'm very happy too. I still can't believe that Bluebell's president liked my proposal and made such a big offer," Erica replied with a happy smile.Maria pinched Erica's c
"Why are you just keeping quiet? Isn't it easy for you to ask your best friend to come to the party? Surely you must go out together a lot." Nate continued to urge Anthony to ask President Bluebell to come to the party. To show everyone that what he had been bragging about was a lie. Nothing he said was true.Since when did I become friends with someone like him? Nate thought.He wouldn't even want to be friends with someone who likes to lie and take advantage. Moreover, he had forced his wife to marry him, while he knew that Erica was married and had a husband."I guess, it's pretty hard. We have been very busy lately. We have a lot of work to do. Deadlines. So, maybe next time I can ask him to come to the party. Besides, if I asked him, it would be rude because I would be interrupting his work," Anthony said, trying to be evasive. He tried to remain calm even though he was very worried about his lie being exposed.It could be dangerous if everyone knew. Moreover, he had to invite B
Nate stared at Erica's departure with a sad look in his eyes, leaving all his family looking very angry. Especially Erica's grandmother who felt she was not appreciated there at all."You'd better call your favorite child back here or you'll be in big trouble!" Grandma Erica shouted in a high tone. She was furious with Maria. She thumped her cane so hard that it startled everyone who was there."A-Alright, Mom." Maria widened her eyes. With a pale face and trembling hands, she immediately got up from her seat and went to chase after Erica who had left the living room.This was the first time they had seen Grandma so angry like that and it scared everyone. But not the three of them, Nancy, Robert, and Anthony. They actually looked so happy when they saw Erica's grandmother angry with her. Seeing Grandma angry and hating Erica was the thing Nancy and Robert looked forward to the most because their position in this house would always be the highest. And Erica's rude attitude towards Anth