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.

Glen set a date, let me

he insisted on dragging Glen into

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

back half a pace and slammed the door shut. The heavy bang echoed down

Raymond almost

The resignation approval letter lay on the

lifted his leg and kicked the

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

“Ray.”

voice

used

end, James raised a brow. "Your resignation's not

"You could say that.”

gone smoothly. Everything after that had

did not press. "One piece of good

did not hesitate.

preferred to let someone else volunteer

won't need to start from the grassroots,” James said, direct as ever. "Once

President of the Hutton Group from day one,