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When Trystan suddenly stopped speaking, I looked up at him
and asked curiously, “Then what happened?” My voice was
severely hoarse from all the crying just now.
When he saw me take the initiative to ask him, the corners of
his mouth rose slightly, showing a faint smile, and then a
shallow kiss fell on my forehead.
He continued “I ater Grandna and I fled all the way hack to the
He continued, “Later, Grandpa and I fled all
country. After a long way of escaping, we were in a mess. Halfway, we met twins, a boy and a girl, who were there to do business. Grandpa and I had almost lost all our money and identification documents on the run, so we could only borrow money from them to return home, but we never expected the outlaws to follow us all the way there, so we ended up dragging
the twins into our mess…”
By then, I had already made a few guesses.
Looking at him, I asked, “Were the twins Janet and her
brother?”
He nodded. “Alfred sustained a heart injury, so I took him back here to recuperate. He could be cured, but something happened later on. Before he died, he entrusted me to take care of Janet.”
“They saved you. Why didn’t Grandpa approve of you and Janet’s marriage?” I said as I thought to myself, “Logically, if Grandpa could allow me to marry Trystan, why couldn’t he accept Janet? After all, she knew Trystan earlier, and she saved
them together with Alfred.
When he saw me staring at him with big round eyes, his lips
stretched into a broad smile. “Feeling better now?”
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This was the first time he had been smiling at me. His smile was
gentle and pure. There was no coldness or ferocity, only joy.
I froze and felt shy all of a sudden, trying to squirm out of his
arms. “You haven’t answered my question!”
“None of that matters. It’s getting late. We should sleep now!” As
he spoke, he pulled me against his chest and pressed my hand to
his crotch, rasping out in a deep voice, “You started it, Evie!”
My eyes widened as I stared at him with incredulity, and my
cheeks flushed crimson red, and I thought, “How could he…”
“I’m not fully recovered yet!” I protested in a tiny voice.
His breathing grew heavy.
I didn’t know what to do.
This night, I felt ashamed.
It finally ended in the middle of the night. He carried me into
the bathroom and helped me wash up before cuddling me to
sleep.
In the morning, sunlight seeped through the gaps in the floor–to-
ceiling windows. The dappled beams of light on the ground
looked like candlelight
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looked like candlelight.
Trystan left for work early, while I lazed in bed for a long time,
feeling tired from sleeping so late. When I finally got up, I swept
my gaze around the messy bedroom, sensing the vague breath
of last night.
Scenes from last night flooded my mind, making me blush
uriously.
I never knew he had a side like that.
I was supposed to go to work today. By the time I got ready, it
was already almost ten. Skipping breakfast, I drove directly to
the company.
After I parked my car in the parking lot, I was unfortunate to
run into Peter in the elevator. Both he and his secretary were
holding a stack of papers. Upon seeing me, Peter released a cold
sneer in disdain.
He sarcastically mocked, “Ms. Carson, you’re not even the CEO
yet, but here you are, acting like you’re. Is the Compton Group
going to be changed to the Carson Group?”
The Compton Group started as a real estate company, but in the
past few years, it had also begun to venture into other markets.
Peter had previously started his own company, but after the
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Compton Group was listed and needed capital flows, the Robert
Group merged with the Compton Group.
Peter was a shareholder and manager as well. Even though I
was also a shareholder, I didn’t own many shares, and these
shares were left to me by Arnold. Hence, even though the
shares were under my name, only Trystan had the right to use
them.
I wasn’t given the position of director right from the start, but I
worked my way up over the last two years. Of course, to
outsiders, I was Trystan’s wife, and it was not hard for me to get
a promotion.
That was especially the case for Peter, who assumed I relied on
Trystan to gain the position of director. Hence, he greatly
looked down on me.
I shot a fleeting glance at the documents in his hands, noting
that they were records of his company about electronic
technology. I thought, “It seems like there is going to be a new
product launch soon.”
“You must be joking, Mr. Robert. How could the Compton Group ever become something else? I simply took two days off because I wasn’t feeling well, so I’m very touched that you’re so
concerned about a mere director like me. But it looks like you’re quite busy with work, so it is better to mind your own business.
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And with many things on your mind, you will inevitably make
mistakes.””
There were only three of us in the elevator, and I didn’t intend
to go easy on him. His secretary was still there, so I felt quite
awkward getting into an argument with him here.
Just as he was about to respond, the elevator doors opened,
causing him to bite back his retort.
Back in my own office, before I had even sat down, Ann came in, looked at me, and said, “Ms. Carson, Mr. Compton wants to see you in his office.”
I was confused, “How does Trystan know that I’ve arrived at the company?”
Shaking off my bewilderment, I nodded and replied, “Alright. I’ll head up in a bit.“”
In Trystan’s office.
Without a single soul here, the large and spacious office area was quiet and empty. I pursed my lips, thinking that only Trystan could stand working in such an environment.
I scanned around and spotted Devan I in the secretary’s office with his eyes fixated on his computer, busy with something. I walked over and knocked on his door.
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He raised his head and looked over, slightly taken aback when he saw that it was me. “Ms. Carson, Mr. Compton is in Mr.
Robert’s office. He will be back soon.”
I nodded. “Alright. No problem.”
Then, I went into Trystan’s office and took a book from the shelf
before sitting in the lounge to read it. After the project with
Grayson was completed, a lot of things cropped up, so I hadn’t
yet been occupied with any more projects.
I assumed that Trystan called me here to assign me some work
for the days ahead.
When I thought about my plans for this period, I began to feel
conflicted. It would have been so much easier if Trystan
remained cold and impassive to me like he always did.
However, his attitude toward me had taken a drastic turn
recently, causing me to have second thoughts.
I thought, “What will be waiting for me and my baby if I leave
at this time?”
“Trystan, when Alfred died, you promised you’d take care of
Janet. Don’t you think you’re breaking your promise by treating Janet like that? Have you ever considered Janet’s feelings?
Besides, Evie isn’t even compatible with you, OK?” I could tell
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I wasn’t eavesdropping, but they just happened to walk in. Not
to mention, Peter spoke so loudly, so it was inevitable for me to
hear that.
When they entered the office and saw me, Trystan raised his
eyebrows. “When did you get here?”
“Just now.” I gave Peter a sidelong glance and spied the
indifferent look on his face.
Two companies under Hi Tech will launch new products this
month. Follow up with them and keep tabs on Orbit Tech as
well,” Trystan said to me as he handed the files on the desk to
me and continued, “Also, the company’s annual review is
approaching. Our contract with AC Credit is ending, so go check with finance. If we need to continue the collaboration, follow up with them. If not, go to Harrison Credit and discuss it with their
boss, Nick Harrison.”
