"Never equate yourself with Arthur, Cobb. No matter how hard you try to be recognised as Fischer's son, Arthur will be unmatched. He will show you who has the right to JF Groups as soon as possible."
After warning Aland, Jill and Camellia quickly left there and got into the car quickly. The next second, Camellia opened the car window only to brandish her middle finger emotionally."What the fuck with both of you guys?"Seeing Camellia's behaviour, Shannon just glanced at Aland in disbelief. She clasped Aland's hand tightly again. "If you change your mind, you can back out before, Aland. But not now. I won't let you go, even if the whole world is against me."Hearing Shannon's words, Aland only nodded in understanding. He took Shannon to meet Smith as promised to finalise the legalisation of Reynolds Industries' ownership that Jill had made earlier.Instead of being surprised that Aland and Shannon had secretly married, Smith could only sh"You don't have any choice, Arthur."Arthur let out a long sigh. He was sitting in a room of a small company founded by one of Jill's friends, struggling to adapt quickly. Moreover, he didn't really like talking to new people he didn't know."You know I don't have any confidence when I meet new people, Mrs Reynolds. How could you ask me to work as a marketing team that has to be on the ground? Working door to door to promote JF Printing is already driving me almost crazy. How am I going to work here just to fulfil my own needs? Can't you lend me some money for my living expenses for a year here?"Jill chuckled in annoyance. She closed her eyes and paced in front of her desk. It wasn't so much to deliberate as it was to find another reason for her not to be at a disadvantage."I've even sent five years' worth of living expenses to two people who were incompetent enough to kill someone with your reference, Arthur. Should I pay another one to finish
"What's going on, mum?" asked Camellia hurriedly. She was surprised to see Jill pacing the room that was to be the new quarters for Shannon, the newly appointed managing director in the Reynolds Industries ballroom with many journalists invited.Jill trembled and shook her head slowly. She looked down quietly before nervously biting her thumb. "I'm crazy, Lia! I must be crazy!"Seeing the opportunity of her mum not paying attention to her surroundings, Camellia gently returned Jill's phone to its original position. She covered the phone with the edge of the sofa cushion to disguise its position.While doing so, Camellia hugged Jill, who was now closed in her arms, trying to calm down her uncontrollable behaviour."Mum, don't do that, mum. You're not crazy. What have you done to look this depressed? Look at me, mum. Listen to me, look at me!"Camellia framed Jill's face with both hands, then tried to keep her calm by instructing her to tak
Hearing that, Aland turned around quickly, followed by several employees who were previously busy looking at the facade of the building to be fixed up for a more colourful future of JF Travel. He looked questioningly at Jill as she girded her loins."No one knew Arthur was gone, Mrs Reynolds. Not even me. Then how do you know my stepbrother left his two subsidiaries alone without authorising him to run the business here? Do you know something?"Suddenly, Jill looked the other way. Her hands, which had been clasped arrogantly, now looked limp as she was busy making excuses."Everyone who knows him even better knows that Arthur hasn't been here since your wedding. No one saw Arthur at your and Shannon's wedding. Nor was he among the entrepreneurs present in the Reynolds Industries ballroom. So why should I know something after deducing it myself after looking at everything from the other side?"Aland looked disturbed. While staring at the JF Travel
"What do you think, Pete?"Aland's first words came after taking the time to meet Dwyane earlier. After hearing quite a few stories from Dwyane, Aland immediately went to his old residence where Pete lived while monitoring things.Pete shook his head in disbelief. As he watched every move of the workers at JF Moulding and JF Properties, his hands that were interlocked to rest on his chin slowly unravelled. "We can trust Ms Hiils, Aland. But not Arthur. He may have turned mellow because of his pinched condition and meeting up with his old friend. See him after he got out of his troubles to get JF Printing out of the bankruptcy line? He even hurt Shannon in public, didn't he?"Aland let out a long sigh. His head rested on the sofa across from the dining table that had been turned into a multi-functional table by Pete, who now lived alone."I'm getting worried."Pete stopped his activity, then looked at Aland intently. He slowly opened his g
"What do you think about it?" asked Shannon enthusiastically. Her eyes were wide, watching her husband as he continued to read the proposal that one of the general managers had just submitted regarding the newest product to be launched.Aland nodded slowly, then glanced at his wife, who still looked enthusiastic, waiting for his reaction. His smile grew before Aland finally closed the proposal that Shannon had not yet signed for approval."I think if Reynolds Industries is going to venture into electronic products, you should also consider many things, Shannon. Not just about the machine, but also the quality of the glass that will be housed, as well as the safety of the customers. There will be more things to prepare before launching it."Shannon pointed at the timing with her lips pursed. Her eyebrows rose and fell as if in response to her husband's words. "You should have seen the time estimate, Aland. Do you think this can go ahead? I know it's probabl
Instead of getting angry, Aland just looked away. Especially when he heard sound of the door opening. He glanced at Jill, who was now approaching with her arms crossed.Jill stepped quickly, approaching the dining table full of dishes. But her steps stopped when she saw the tense situation between Camellia and Aland, who were facing each other. "Did I miss something wrong?"Jill's question certainly made Shannon come over and complain about Camellia's inappropriate behaviour. "Aland bought us a lot of food for lunch, mum. But Camellia wasn't grateful at all. She spilled the leftovers from the packet while Aland was eating his salad."Jill glanced at Camellia sharply, before finally stepping closer and pulling Camellia back to face Aland directly. "Is it true, Aland?""It's okay, mum." Aland nodded slowly, trying to make the atmosphere calm again by not making a big deal out of it. "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding. It's better if we sit down and
"Then what can I do if I don't have enough money, Mrs Reynolds? I even need nutrition to think of the next strategy. If I don't have money to eat, how am I going to start turning things around?"Arthur was not to be outdone. He even raised the pitch of his voice to show that he was angry too. Hunger made it easy for him to vent the anger that he had never shown to Jill.Jill became even more furious. She wiped her ears with her forefinger briefly before staring at her phone screen as if she were staring Arthur in the face. "That's your business, Arthur. I'm tired enough of Aland being my ignorant son-in-law. So don't bother me just to ask for pity! You're even over a quarter of a century old. You can empower your body to work harder for food instead of continuing to beg me now. Or you can do whatever you want to get everything. As long as you're clever, just like Cobb, who took advantage of the situation, you too can get through these terrible times easily!"
"What if that bloody Cobb really does give the media about of us, mum?"Camellia's concerns further muddled Jill's already frazzled mind. Only an hour ago she was asked to send some money, but now her daughter was reminding her of Aland's threats. She let out a long sigh and got up from the back of the sofa. "Can't I rest in peace just a minute? I'm no longer working, but why do I keep thinking about anything? Can't you solve your worries, Lia?"Camellia swallowed hard before she finally sat down next to her mum and massaged her softly. "I'm just worried that people will find out how bad we did to Shannon. There's no way we can get people to trust us again if we mistreat people, right, mum?"Jill glanced at Camellia, who seemed to be wavering. She rested her chin on her right hand before nodding in affirmation. "I don't know where he put all his gadgets to watch us. Obviously, finding him won't be easy. We can't let Aland keep bullying us with that."<