Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Anna didn’t think it was a big deal because she was the one who proposed to adopt Isabella in the first place. As a result, she felt she couldn’t let Isabella stay at Jasper’s house any longer.

After both children had fallen asleep, Anna went to the balcony to call Jasper. She sai “Thank you for looking after Isabella all these years because | should have been doing it. You’ve done well enough, so it’s best if she stays with me in the future.”

After a brief pause, Jasper said, “I asked Lily about it. I’ll go to Birmingham to pick up Isabella before her summer vacation ends. Everything will be back to normal then.”

“No, you don’t have to do that. I’ve already thought about it.”

Jasper cut her off and said, “You haven’t given it much thought. You have to stay in Birmingham for a whole year, and you’re busy with your work, so you won’t have time to take care of her. When | previously promised to look after Isabella, | didn’t only do it for the sake of you, but also for the sake of Isabella. As her foster father, I will look after her even after she turns 18.”

Anna thought his words sounded a bit odd, but she couldn’ tell precisely what was odd about it. Then she asked, “What about Lily? You didn’t get into a fight with her, did you?”

“Lily and have decided to divorce.”

“What? You two are getting a divorce?!” Anna asked, wide-eyed with surprise. She thought, / knew Jasper would be enraged because Lily kicked Isabella out without telling him. But I had no idea it would go this far! 395 We Are Getting a Divorce Besides, isn’t Lily pregnant? What about the baby?

Jasper didn’t appear to be in a good mood and didn’t seem to want to. talk anymore. As a result, he quickly hung up the phone.

as she looked up at the moon that was partly covered by the clouds. She thought to herself, Well, ‘ve pretty much messed up my relationship with Wayne. So, who am / to tell what Jasper should and shouldn’t do? Jasper is a wise and steady man. He knows what is best for Isabella. After all, it’s him who has looked after Isabella all these years. As for Isabella… She’s about to turn 18. And

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department said that the result of our lawsuit with Light has come out,” Noel

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any reaction from the board?” Wayne asked,

Mr. Davis is already planning a board

met once a year. And they’ve only had three meetings since Joshua Davis joined the group six months ago. His father genuinely cares about

son to be the head of the

was so complicated. Only Joshua agreed to do that. He’s very efficient and it worked out. The entire legal department had been working on this issue for a year with no resolution, and it only took him two months to finish dealing with

had only been in the company for six months and did not meet the promotion criteria. According to the rules, employees in our company should be promoted

make an exception for him. It depends on

that said that ifan employee owns a certain percentage of the group’s shares, they could be exempt from following this rule. People with exceptional abilities may be promoted sooner. Mr. Davis, a board member, is Joshua’s stepfather. If Mr. Davis truly wants his stepson to be the head of the legal department, he would give him a portion of his