Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 643

In other people's eyes, their family backgrounds alone had doomed the relationship from the start. It was unequal, unlikely to end well.

So when the Huttons first approached her and slid a high-value check across the table, Tiffany had wavered for a split second.

Only a split second.

She understood the world's hierarchy. She simply refused to believe that coming from a weaker family made her time and feelings worth less.

Something flickered in Raymond's eyes at her words. Then he gave a self-mocking laugh. "You think that's how I see it?"

He heard the unspoken warning clearly. She was telling him not to toy with her feelings.

Tiffany did not budge. She coolly tossed the question back. "If not, then what?"

If there was no future for them, why did he keep showing up?

Her gaze remained steady and unflinching.

For the first time in a long while, Raymond felt as though he had thrown a punch into cotton

"Fine." He nodded, his voice edged with frost.

me know. I'll have Julian deliver a

he insisted on dragging Glen into every

need to explain herself. "Great. I'll count on your wedding

the door shut. The heavy bang

Raymond almost laughed in

strode home. The resignation approval letter

his leg and kicked the corner

begun to fade when the phone he had tossed onto the sofa

“Ray.”

answered, voice clipped.

were used to

James raised a brow. "Your resignation's not going

"You could say that.”

gone smoothly. Everything after

frustration but did not press. "One piece of good news, one piece of bad

did not

to let someone else

start from the grassroots,” James said, direct as ever.

of the Hutton Group from day one,