Let Me Stay The Night

At those words, Christina’s sharp eyes flicked toward Yerek.

Satisfied to have guessed Christina’s innermost desire, he clung desperately to his bargaining chip.

“I’ll hand the evidence to you after you get my father out and ensure his safety. As a show of good faith, I will first return the shares to you.”

“What a wonderful son you are,” Christina jeered. “You would rather betray your adopted father, who has cared for you for over twenty years, to protect your birth father. Like father, like son, indeed.”

Yerek scowled. He did not feel guilt toward Timothy at all; the latter’s heartlessness had completely eradicated any love he had for his adoptive father.

It’s human nature to strive for progress. Onward and upward.

Having had enough of poverty, he had no desire to go back and so was determined to change his circumstances, thus saw no wrong in the underhanded tactics he employed to attain his goal.

Christina and Timothy are to blame for pushing me to the edge!

At that thought, he regained the courage to stand up to Christina. “Your tactics are not much more ethical than mine, Christina. We are the same, you and I. Just as greedy and ruthless.”

“You overestimate yourself,” Christina said coldly. “I’m not like you. I will never carry out such vile plots against my family.”

Yerek turned pale with fury. He lost the patience to negotiate. “Do we have a deal or not, Christina?”

Christina studied him for a moment, then turned to Lyle. “Take the shares transfer agreement. I’m late for a meeting. Take care of the rest.”

“Understood, Mrs. Hadley.” Lyle took the agreement from Yerek’s hands and handed it to Christina before shoving him away from the car. “If you want your father to emerge in one piece,” he warned, “you’d better not be heckling Mrs. Hadley.”

Before Yerek managed to state all his demands, he was forced to watch Sebastian drive off.

a fierce-looking face. He was plainly somebody not to be trifled with, and Yerek did not intend to

the precinct at once,” Yerek

tell me what to do. Get the hell out of here, and don’t you dare question me, or I’ll make sure you’ll regret

see my father by tonight, or Christina

and

hissed in his ear, “If you have no use for your brain, I’ll cut it

to

deterrence, Yerck did not doubt Lyle’s

capable of carrying

delicate, Yerek’s body would not withstand another blow by

sorry. I shouldn’t have said those things about Christina. Let me

his grip. “Get

away at once.

overhaul, Gibson Corporation

way for her, Nathaniel brought the most lucrative projects he had on hand to Gibson Corporation, causing the company, which had undergone mass resignations and retrenchment in a disproportionately short period of

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merging a fast-growing subsidiary under Hadley Corporation with Gibson Corporation, but Christina turned him down decisively after considering every aspect

Corporation being swamped with more work than it could handle but, more importantly, Christina’s failure to reply to Nathaniel’s message after

forsaken husband, Nathaniel was displeased, which did not bode well

the company, the chances of them making it through the trough unscathed became dangerously slim, and they were forced to live, for the moment,

concerned for Christina’s wellbeing, so he quietly handpicked exceptional staff under his employ to masquerade as job-seekers

to smoothly integrate his people into every department

profits from a single project rivaled what it made in half a year

cultivate an army of trusted executives. With their help, she could finally afford to take a short break.

times, but Christina, constantly occupied,