They had dinner in a quiet and luxurious place. Having dinner just the two of them at least made them seem to become closer again."Now you've changed a lot, Back then, you didn't dare to fight against those who oppressed you, Clayton." Ahren put on her safety belt while looking at Clayton."There are a lot of changes that happened in a short time that made me respond to what others did to me."Ahren was a little speechless at that. Then he slightly lowered his shoulders, which had felt tense earlier."It's not that I don't like your changes, I do."Ahren spoke now with more expression, and there also seemed to be feeling in her words. That made Clayton happy. At least the husband and wife relationship between them seemed to be getting better. But just as a smile was about to appear on her face, she became silent again as she remembered something disturbing."Ahren, what if I'm completely different from the person you know now? I mean, maybe I'm a worse person than you think...?"Clay
There was doubt in her eyes. Even though she had worn nice clothes, there was a great sense of worry. The past was still haunting her, in front of the mirror, she looked down unconsciously. Ahren's heart was beating uncomfortably. There might be something more than the other Astor family members would do to them.Unconsciously, she had exhaled repeatedly, the hatred and doubt mixed within her. A family should have a warm relationship, but not the Astor family. It would require a wrong path if they could be at the highest peak. They would step on and pull down those in front of them."Ahren, you look very worried. If they see this from you, they will take great pleasure in destroying you, Ahren." Clayton, of course, noticed, he could guess what Ahren was worried about. The truth was that he didn't want to come to the Astor family party, but he couldn't just run away."Yes, I know. I will try hard to hide this expression on my face. And since we're still at home, I'm not trying to hide
The new head of the family after Daniel was Ramon. He was the first son of Daniel and had a cold demeanor and a sharp glance in his eyes. He was also a man of few words. He had a seemingly calm demeanor but was still eager for profit. For him, if something could bring great profit to the Astor family, especially him, it would help him a lot, and he would be very proud of it.This looked like a party, but it was actually just a meeting between the Astor family along with some people who were very close to them. Usually, these brought their spouses here to boast and as if to get closer."It's been a while since I've seen you, Ahren. Now that you've grown so much, I hear you've become the head of a company." Ramon spoke, sitting at the end of the dining table. Many others were also sitting there, although there were many empty places.When Ramon spoke, all attention was immediately drawn to Ahren."Thank you, Uncle, for complimenting me." Ahren showed herself capable of replying to Ramon
"You insolent bastard, how dare you speak in this place. You're the one who shouldn't be talking at all because you have no manners." Flori headed towards Clayton, remembering what it felt like to be humiliated by that man. So, she held a powerful grudge against Clayton."Isn't this a family gathering, and any one member of the Astor family can speak?" Clayton looked calm and was able to return Flori's glare.There were even some people there who were not members of the Astor family who could be here calmly."Are you not self-aware? You've never been considered a member of the Astor family. You're a useless and troublesome man. Now you're talking as if your wife can work with a company the Arnould family owns. What a fool."Other than Flori, the others also seemed to strongly disapprove of Clayton being here. They were forced to accept it and did not expect him to discuss creating an unpleasant atmosphere."Ahren has the ability, and anyone member of the Astor family can follow this.
The talk about them having to cooperate with the Arnould family company had ended last night.Ahren also took this opportunity and felt uneasy, perhaps among the others, he was the one who did not have many connections because he had always been the one who was suppressed. She was only working as a secretary, she was just observing, while the others had their own companies. It was already quite a scary difference inside her office, which was inside the mansion they had just occupied, Ahren exhaled."Why did I accept...?" she flung herself into a chair, pressing her forehead a few times while facing forward with a weak gaze. The memory of the meeting returned to her, and she recalled it. "Ah, I did get the same opportunity, but a different position. I'm pretty sure when I fail, it will be over this time...."One of the things she remembered was their expressions that looked as if they were jealous. Ahren was sure that the faces were shown because they didn't like her, they just wanted
"H-how did you give me this document? This is a very difficult thing."Ahren was still very confused, she could not find the answer to her wish. This was so overwhelming that she pressed her thumbs together slightly to calm down."I already said that I wanted to help you, Ahren, and I gathered them carefully with Otto's help."He lied in a way to reassure the woman in front of him, the words that came out of his mouth had been carefully thought out because he didn't want to reveal the secret he was hiding. it wasn't time for Ahren to find out.Of course! The old man who could give this good information to Clayton. Clayton, this time, could help her get herself excited again, even her fingers tapping on the table as she now had an extra boost of enthusiasm. A smile appeared on her face, the desire so obvious.A face that was filled with smiles and looked happy was indeed more suitable for the woman, it calmed the man in front of her, then he quickly left Ahren's presence to let her pro
A black car, extremely luxurious, pulled up in front of the company building. Clayton immediately got out of there. Many people noticed, and they looked down at him. Clayton had just entered the elevator when no one stopped the elevator from closing."Sir!"She was shocked to find her master now, and she did something a little impolite, interrupting her boss' time. That's why Tiara was silent in front of the open elevator, she was shocked."Tiara, aren't you going to get into the elevator?"It took too many seconds for someone to hold the elevator, they should have boarded it. That was their goal, but the woman in front of her was frozen in front of her, expressing confusion, which was a waste of time.Hearing Clayton's question that made her flinch earlier, Tiara realized she had been impolite."Y-yes, Sir!"Tiara answered in a big voice, then she stepped into the elevator. There were only the two of them there, and Tiara's feelings were moving quite strangely today. She felt very un
The sky was not too dazzling because the sun was already slightly below, the tall buildings looked magnificent, and the streets were filled with cars passing by, but there was no traffic jam. One thing that really caught Clayton's attention was the woman in front of him. Her demeanor was calm, and she always agreed to Clayton's wishes. She was a reliable woman, even though she occasionally spoke as if she was opposing or correcting."What are you doing here?" Clayton pulled Tiara's body and pushed her to the side, and when Tiara was able to stand up properly, he released his hands wrapped around Tiara's slender waist.The glare from in front of him was intense, any other person would immediately notice if they were stared at with anger.Tiara was confused, her old nerves stabilized quickly as she took a breath, and she immediately answered Clayton's question."Mr. Clayton, I'm here to see my friend."She moved her eyes, it looked uneasy. She was thinking of something to end this conve