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Eddie closed from the day's work and told Julia he had to be at the residence. Breaking his engagement with Yolanda was much more difficult than getting her engaged. Julia said he would accompany him. That way, the two brothers set out and headed to the residence. When they drove into the compound, they saw several cars parked and knew the members of Johnson’s family had arrived before him. He shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't afraid of anyone's cold stare. He took a few strides and walked into the large sitting room. He stood and looked around everyone present. Wanju and his wife Roy were present. Yolanda and Brian Zu were also present. Oh that's great. The immediate family are already seated. Emily had a Puffy face and must have cried a lot. Roy eyed Eddie with irritation. He dares to disgrace his daughter and takes sides with a mistress? How can he insist on cancelling his engagement with her daughter? Wanju Zu was tapping his foot on the floor, one can see his
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She should have won their trust and not have made a fool of herself. Now they have lost face before this family. She should have told them the truth and they would have found ways to get everything twisted. But alas, they don't know what to say next. She went to Eddie's Villa at the Frede when she knew he wouldn't be around. Why? What was she thinking when she called her fiance's kids bastards? No man would marry a woman who doesn't love his kids. Even if the love or likeness is borne out of pretence, she should have endured and never to have caused a scene. Cheng and Carol Li were surprised. Didn't they say Eddie's woman bullied the hell out of her? But looks like the one who was bullying the other here is she. Clara can't help but be happy. He smiled and allowed the smile lingered on his lips, deliberately wanting the Zu's to see how excited he was. " Is this the woman you would want me to marry? Wouldn't she turn all the employees in my Villa to half human and robots o
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Jennifer suddenly became uneasy. It's not quite Twenty minutes later she had a cold shiver run through her spine and she felt cold. It is not a pleasant feeling. She doesn't know if she experienced it when her mother died, because then, she was still a little girl. But that feeling was exactly what she felt when her father died. Why does she feel there's a bad omen? Feeling scared and goosebumps covering her entire body, she stood up and told the kids to play alone by themselves. She went into the bedroom that she shared with Eddie. But as soon as she stepped in, her eyes rested on Eddie's Large portrait that hung on the wall. She saw the picture and shivered again. Eddie? Jennifer mumbled to herself. Something had happened to him. He is in danger somewhere. Didn't he say to his father he was going to come to see him? At least when he was talking to his father earlier in the day, she eavesdropped on his conversation. "Eddie, are you alright!" Jennifer asked but sh
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"What happened to him?"Jennifer asked. She was obviously asking Julia about Eddie's issue. "There was a meeting because of his breakup with Emily…" Julia explained. He told her he was the one aimed but Eddie saved him and got shot. He told her the doctors after the surgery assured them that he was out of harm's way but might take days before he comes around. But from what they said a while ago, he believed he would come around sooner than they expected. Jennifer asked where the bullet got him and Julia said a little below the heart region and the internal organs were not affected. But a rip was injured and might take a while for it to completely heal up. He lost a lot of blood and that contributed to his paleness. Jennifer said she believed he would come around soon. Meanwhile, she asked What had been done to Zu's master. Julia and Jennifer were busy with each other's company when Amanda and his wife arrived at the police station. Wanju Zu and his daughter Yoland
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In the hospital, Julia told Agatha to return to the Villa. He would be there to look after Eddie but the latter said no. He should go home and rest while she stays with him. They both argued and eventually decided to spend the night in the hospital with Eddie. Since The hospital belongs to Li's family, Julia easily found a lounge and Agatha opted to sleep on the sofa. Julia said she could press the button if she needs help or wants a doctor to come around. Meanwhile she could call him anyFrede. When Jennifer was left alone with Eddie, she got closer to him and said "after you kissed me earlier today, I thought we would continue tonight. I didn't know you would be lying here unconscious, Eddie. Since you couldn't kiss me, I think I should kiss you goodnight" She moved closer and planted a featherlight kiss on his temple. She let her lips remain on him for a few more seconds before returning to lie on the sofa. She covered herself with a quilt and soon drifted off to
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When she got to the door, she saw the tag inscribed on the door 'Chief designer'. So Jennifer was occupying such an exquisite position in the Li's Group. Looks like she hasn't been doing bad after all. She straightened her shoulder and before knocking on the door. She didn't wait to receive a reply before she pushed the door open and walked in. Regina got in and shut the door. She raised her head and saw Jennifer seated in the exquisite chair. She is looking like the boss of a company. She stared at Regina with an expressionless face. The latter looked at her and squinted. She's really grown more beautiful and classic than the Jennifer she used to know. She looked matured as well and she can't help but agree within her that she looked more attractive than her daughter Tiana. "Aren't you going to offer me a seat?" Regina asked and Agatha rolled her eyes. If she wasn't in the company, she wouldn't have permitted an audience with Regina in the first place. "Why are you he
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Even if she is still so naive, can someone believe the same jokes twice? Will she sheepishly fall prey to her traps again? Besides her life, what else does she have that Regina is envious of? She can't imagine how some people do things without thinking. Meanwhile, Wanju Zu had been trying to get a lawyer to bail his Son and wife but he didn't succeed. The only famous attorney who would have been able to get them out of jail is Li Guang. Li Guang is Eddie's Uncle. He definitely is not going to come to the aid of the person who tried murdering his nephew. Roy has been sobbing since she got into that jail. She didn't expect that Brian would be with a gun and come along with it to Li's residence. No one will believe her that she didn't mean that Brian should shoot at Eddie. Her words literally portrayed that fact. She heard Eddie was not dead but in a critical condition in the hospital. In as much as there was a bullet and there was a shooting, it would be rated as attempt
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He is not going to object to her being with Eddie. They seemed to care about each other and that's what matters to him now. "It's Ok Agatha. I will be fine Ok?" Eddie said and Agatha sniffled. She raised herself and stared at him. She looked into his eyes and saw he was looking quite fine. Eddie smiled when he saw the way she stared at him. Was she examining him? When he woke up a while ago, he seemed not to see clearly. His vision was blurry and he couldn't recognize anyone. He remembered everything Jennifer said and wanted to see her. His tongue wasn't loose for him to talk so he just remained quiet on the bed. He felt the presence of people around him and was hearing his mother's words of excitement. When his vision became stabilized, he could talk and asked after her first. He kept his eyes on Agatha and carefully he saw her come closer and placed her lips on his..Eddie chuckled as her lips met his. He was surprised that Jennifer was not shy of his parents and brother
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“Eddie, you need to think this through,” his secretary, Lisa, urged as she shuffled through papers on his desk. “Keeping your distance from Agatha might not be the best strategy right now.”Eddie leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. “You don’t understand. I can’t afford to get too close to her, not after everything that’s happened.”“Look, I get it. But you’ve already agreed to help her with her family’s company. If you cut ties now, it’ll look suspicious,” Lisa replied, raising an eyebrow.Eddie sighed heavily. “It was a mistake to agree to that in the first place. I should have never involved myself in her family’s business.”“Eddie, this is a complicated situation. You know Agatha needs your support,” Lisa pressed, her voice steady. “She’s promised to start fresh, to make this work. You can’t just back out.”“Her promises don’t mean anything if it jeopardizes my own company,” Eddie countered, his voice rising slightly. “I have to think about my future, my business. I can’
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“Eddie!” Jennifer called out as she stepped into the house, her heart racing.Eddie emerged from the kitchen, looking worn out and a little worried. “You’re back! How was your trip?”“It was beautiful, but… we need to talk,” Jennifer said, struggling to keep her voice steady.“Talk about what?” Eddie asked, leaning against the kitchen counter, sensing the tension in the air.“Andrew… he wants to marry me,” Jennifer blurted out, the words escaping before she could rein them in.Eddie’s brow furrowed. “What? You’ve got to be kidding me. You just got back from a vacation! Why would you even consider that?”“I know it sounds crazy, but he’s serious. He wants me to leave everything and be with him,” she replied, panic rising in her chest.“Leave everything? Jennifer, are you really thinking about this? What about us?” Eddie’s voice rose slightly, betraying his frustration.“I’m not saying I will! I just… I need time to figure things out,” she stammered, trying to make sense of her feelings.
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Eddie leaned back in his chair, staring out the window as he waited for Agatha to arrive. The morning sun filtered through the glass, casting shadows across his desk, but the warmth offered little comfort. His mind raced with possibilities, scenarios of how this confrontation would play out. He could almost hear the tension humming in the air, a warning that things were about to get messy.When Agatha finally entered, she was all business, her heels clicking sharply against the hardwood floor. Her expression was calm, but Eddie noticed a flicker of something in her eyes—nervousness, perhaps, or anticipation.“Eddie,” she greeted, her tone cool. “You wanted to see me?”“Have a seat,” he replied, gesturing to the chair across from him. He needed to maintain control, to keep the upper hand in this conversation.Agatha sat down, her posture elegant, but there was a slight tension in her shoulders. “What’s this about?”“Let’s not pretend, Agatha. You know exactly why I wanted to talk to yo
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"Eddie, calm down. You're jumping to conclusions." Agatha’s voice was smooth, too smooth for Eddie’s liking. She sat across from him, legs crossed, sipping her tea as if the world wasn’t on fire.Eddie clenched his fists, barely able to control his rising anger. His office felt smaller, suffocating, as if the walls were closing in on him. “Calm down? Agatha, one of my subsidiaries just got shut down for a violation, and it happens to be the one your man, Charles, oversees. You expect me to believe that’s just a coincidence?”Agatha didn’t even flinch. She set her cup down delicately, her sharp eyes meeting his. “I understand your frustration, Eddie. But accusing me without evidence won’t solve your problem. Charles has been nothing but loyal, and whatever happened at that company was not my doing. You’re letting your emotions cloud your judgment.”Eddie’s jaw tightened. “You think this is about emotions? Agatha, I’ve been in this business long enough to know when something stinks. I j
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"Jennifer, you need a break. We've both been working nonstop, and honestly, I think a vacation would do us both some good." Andrew's voice was steady but held a hint of concern as they sat across from each other in the quiet corner of a café.Jennifer stirred her coffee absentmindedly, her mind elsewhere. "I don’t know if I’m ready to go anywhere, Andrew. There’s too much going on, and I can’t just leave. Especially with everything at the office." She sighed, the weight of Frank's death still lingering in her voice, even though she had started to heal.Andrew leaned forward, his eyes locking onto hers. "You can't keep burying yourself in work, Jen. It's not healthy. You’ve been carrying a lot on your shoulders, and I get it. But you need to take care of yourself too. Just a few days away. Let’s go somewhere quiet, where you don’t have to think about business or Frank for a while."Jennifer hesitated, chewing her lip. She knew Andrew was right, but the thought of leaving everything beh
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“Grace, I need to know exactly what’s going on,” Eddie demanded, pacing around his office. His voice was sharp, filled with frustration. “We can’t afford any more surprises, and this Wilford situation has already cost us enough.”Grace, sitting calmly across from him, nodded. “I understand, Mr. Cameron. I’ve already started pulling reports from the other subsidiaries. But, honestly, I think we need to have a bigger conversation about oversight. This isn’t just about Wilford anymore.”Eddie stopped pacing and turned to face her. “What do you mean?”She handed him a folder. “I’ve been digging, and there are minor discrepancies in a few other subsidiaries as well. It’s not at the level of Wilford, but it’s enough to raise concerns.”Eddie flipped through the documents, his brow furrowing deeper with each page. “How did this happen under my watch? I had systems in place, checks and balances—how did we miss all of this?”Grace gave him a sympathetic look. “Honestly, I think the company has
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Eddie sat at his desk, staring at the numbers on the financial report in front of him. His heart sank as he scanned the figures again, hoping he had somehow misread the data. But there was no mistaking it—his company had taken a sharp hit, and the numbers reflected a significant loss.“This doesn’t make sense,” he muttered to himself, furrowing his brow. He quickly picked up his phone and dialed his personal secretary, Grace.Moments later, Grace appeared at the door, clipboard in hand, her face calm as ever. She was always efficient, always on top of everything, and Eddie trusted her implicitly. But today, something felt off, and he needed answers.“Grace,” he said, his voice sharp with urgency. “What’s going on with the numbers? Our revenues have dropped drastically. I need you to dig into this and find out where the problem lies.”Grace nodded, her fingers already flying over her tablet as she pulled up the latest data. “I’ll get to it right away, Mr. Cameron. I’ll have a detailed
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Eddie paced back and forth in his office, his phone gripped tightly in his hand. He had just read Jennifer’s text: *"We’re heading to Aruba. I’ll be fine, Eddie. Don’t worry."* His gut told him something was off, but he didn’t want to overreact—at least not yet.He opened his contacts, his thumb hovering over a few trusted names. Maybe he could ask one of them to keep an eye on Jennifer while she was away. But before he could make a decision, Agatha appeared at the doorway, her presence calm and poised.“Eddie, what’s going on?” Agatha’s voice was smooth, almost soothing. She noticed the tension in his shoulders, the way he clenched his phone like it was the last tether holding him together. Eddie exhaled heavily, running a hand through his hair. “Jennifer just texted me. She’s heading to Aruba with Andrew. Something feels… wrong.”Agatha raised an eyebrow, stepping further into the room. “Aruba? With Andrew? That doesn’t sound too bad, does it?” Her voice had a lilt of casualness, a
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Andrew watched Jennifer run toward the car, her decision clear as she fumbled with her phone. His face twisted in frustration, his mind racing. He had spent weeks meticulously planning this, gaining her trust, making her think he was her escape. And now, Eddie had ruined everything. His phone buzzed in his pocket, but he ignored it, clenching his fists. Jennifer had already stepped away, halfway across the tarmac, but Andrew wasn’t ready to let this go so easily. With determined steps, he caught up to her, his voice low but urgent as he reached out to grab her arm. "Jennifer, wait."Jennifer stopped, startled, but didn’t turn around immediately. She seemed to wrestle with herself, not quite pulling away from him yet. Andrew took that as a sign to keep going."Just listen to me," Andrew urged, trying to soften his tone. "You don’t have to believe anything Eddie says. He’s trying to confuse you, make you doubt your own decisions."Jennifer shook her head, her voice barely above a whis
