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.

a date, let me know. I'll have

he insisted on dragging Glen into every other

no need to explain herself. "Great. I'll count on your wedding gift to

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

Raymond almost laughed in

resignation

leg and kicked the corner

to fade when the phone he had tossed

“Ray.”

voice

used

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

"You could say that.”

had gone smoothly. Everything

not press. "One piece of good news, one piece of bad news. Which do you

did not

let someone

need to start from the grassroots,” James said, direct as ever. "Once

the Vice President of the Hutton Group from day one,