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Roderick also could not understand. When Roderick left the warehouse, he changed the password. Roderick wondered how that person left the warehouse and if there was someone in the warehouse Roderick thought, that person couldn’t decode such a high-end password system…
However, if there was no one, then why was there a recording in the warehouse? Was there a bug in the warehouse? It must be that the warehouse manager betrayed us!
“Deon, go and call the warehouse manager”
Paige’s words made the three people present even more uneasy
The onlookers outside the office were all shocked. They thought, about whether the warehouse manager betrayed them or not? How could the management of this company be in such a mess?
No wonder the company has been working for a year without any improvement at all!
It turned out that there were so many people who wanted to steal or get something from the company….
The warehouse manager was called Shayna Dalton. Shayna looked no more than thirty years old. She wore a large black-rimmed
glasses and looked gentle and quiet. Shayna did not look like a bad person at all.
When Shayna was called over by Deon, she knew that she could not cover the truth anymore. Shayna said with a tearful voice, “Ms. Tate…”
Shayna was older than Paige, but she was still frightened by Paige’s aura and did not dare to look directly into Paige’s eyes.
Paige looked at the four people in front of her, her slender fingers tapping on the table. She said, “Oh, I forgot one person. Go and ask Stella, the head of the Purchasing Department, to come here.”
The onlookers outside the door were shocked. They didn’t expect that Stella would be involved…
They thought that the managers of the company were going too far.
When everyone was here, Paige said slowly, “Since everyone is here, tell me how you are working together.”
“Ms. Tate…” Roderick was so scared that he didn’t know what to do.
Stella said hurriedly, “Ms Tate, this has nothing to do with me…”
“Ms. Tate, I don’t know anything.”
Shayna also argued.
Anton, the leader of the No.4 product line, and Caden, the leader of the No. 5 product line, knew that it was useless to argue since things had come to this point. They simply lowered their heads and did not speak.
“Since no one said…” Paige was also not in a hurry. She looked at them and said, “Then I can only guess by myself.”
Everyone was uneasy and silent.
“I have checked the company’s purchasing list. The price of each piece of cloth is similar to the market price, but people who worked
in this industry know that as long as they cooperate with the cloth merchants for a long time, the price can be lowered.
“For example, the price of a 330-foot-long pure cotton cloth is generally around 210 dollars. If one cooperates with the cloth merchants for a long time, 130 dollars will be enough to buy it.
“However, Stella has purchased a lot of pure cotton cloth at the price of 240 dollars. If such a 330-foot-long cloth is made into a new product, there are at least 70 or 80 pieces of new products that can be produced. But there are only 20 or 30 new products left in the warehouse.”
“Ms Tate, you don’t know.”
Without waiting for Paige to finish speaking, Stella hurriedly explained, “The Design Department is all young people. The new
products they designed contain too many elements. It is complicated and troublesome to make them out. It will waste a lot of fabric to make one So, it is not my problem.”
“If the workers on the production line made around 80 new products, but only around 30 new products were recorded, how could they agree to do so? After all, their salary is calculated in the number of pieces” There was a difference of about 50 pieces of new products!
“Then what if the extra 50 pieces of new products are sold to other places by you, and you share the money earned?
“What if the price that you and the cloth merchant agreed is 130 dollars per 330 feet, but the account is written 240 dollars? Paige said casually.
“Ms. Tate! You can’t speak nonsense. My loyalty to the company can be tested…”
Paige’s slender fingers tapped on the computer a few times and then turned the screen to Stella.
“There are three clothing companies that have been cooperating with you. The three companies will transfer money to your private account at different times every month. If it is not for the rebate, can you explain to me why?”
Stella did not expect that Paige would even find this. Stella was stunned. He thought, how was this possible?
“Besides the price. There are also problems with the amount and the quality of the purchases…” When Paige said this, her eyes fell on the gentle and quiet girl in front of her. She said, “These problems are related to the warehouse… Now it is your turn to explain.”
Shayna was frightened and stammered, “Ms. Paige, I… I did not…”
“I restored the company’s surveillance and checked the surveillance of the nearby courier station.”
Paige’s slender fingers tapped on the keyboard, and countless surveillance pictures appeared on the computer screen.
“It shows that you have taken the goods from the warehouse to the nearby courier station more than 300 times to send them out. You
have several mobile numbers registered under your real name. According to that, I found out that you have sent a total of 300 packages.”
“Ms. Paige, I… I…” In the face of the irrefutable evidence, Shayna was so nervous that her face turned pale and she trembled. “You brought some packages to the courier station after work yesterday and asked the workers there to send them out. However, the worker there hasn’t had the time to send them out yet. There is information about the recipient on it. Deon called the recipient. The people who answered the phone said that these packages were bought from an online shop called Procurement Service of Daybreak Clothing.
“I investigated Procurement Service of Daybreak Clothing. It has existed for 11 months. In other words, in the second month after the company was established, you opened an online shop and sold the company’s goods.
“You didn’t get the company’s consent, and authorization.
“The customers ordered online. If the customers need a few, you will send them out after work. If the customers need a lot, you will send them out directly from the warehouse and ask the courier to come to the warehouse to collect the goods. The courier has come more than 200 times
“Each style you sell is cheaper than that of the market by around 35 dollars…”
Shayna was so scared that she was trembling.
Paige looked at the other three people again, saying one word by one word, “You not only sell the fine goods of the company, but also privately produce clothes of poor quality, put on the label of the company, and sell them to other places. It has ruined the company’s reputation! Am I right?”
These people did not expect that Paige would be able to investigate to this extent. This was no longer Paige’s guess!
Paige had provided irrefutable evidence!
The five people were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their foreheads were sweating. They did not know how to explain all of this.
“Now, I have not called the police. Do you have anything to say?”
Paige’s eyes swept over them one by one, waiting for them to speak.
Anton was the first to speak. He said, “It was Mr. Ingram who forced us to do this. Either we work with him, or we are fired. We have no choice!”
“Yes!”
Caden also said, “We owe too much money, so…”
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“Enough.”
Roderick stopped them
Anton said, “Roderick, now that things have come to this point, we can’t even protect ourselves. Are we still going to hide it for Mr Ingram?”
“If Nigel hadn’t invited us to bet online on the celebration party of the company, how could we have lost so much money? Even now, we can’t pay it back at all!”
Caden often received calls from debtors. He even wanted to commit suicide.
If he hadn’t thought of his young child and si*k wife, he would have already jumped down from high.
“Nigel encouraged you to bet on the Internet?”
Paige raised her eyebrows. She knew that this was a crime and no one dared to do it.
“Mr. Ingram said that the website was reliable. We can win nine times out of ten times, and he even showed us the amount of money he got. It was more than 100 thousand dollars!
“At first, we didn’t believe it either, but after betting on the website a few times, everyone won. The money we won could be transferred to our bank cards.
“So we put more and more money into it, and we also asked our friends and relatives around us to join in. As a result, the website kept improving the requested amount of transferring money into the bank card. At first, it said that we should have 80 thousand dollars in our accounts of the website to get the money from the website. After we tried our best and gathered 80 thousand dollars, it said that we should have 160 thousand dollars. We borrowed a lot of money from various online loan platforms, and in the end, we cost so much money, but we couldn’t get the money back!”
When Caden said this, he sighed. If Caden was not afraid of implicating his wife and children, he would have killed himself! Because many workers in the production line were also involved, they formed the No. 4 and No. 5 production line, producing inferior clothes together, and cooperating with Shayna to take the clothes out to sell. The money earned was divided according to the proportion…
“Some relatives in our hometown trust us. They don’t know how to operate on the Internet, so they gave us the money they have accumulated from their life savings or selling houses to invest in, but they lost everything.
“Some are old people’s savings for their life of old age and funeral, and some are relatives’ savings for doing the surgical operation. Because the surgery fees are not enough, they want to win a big sum through betting, but the relatives can’t get the money even if they die.”
“Most of the money was borrowed from dozens of online loan platforms.”
“We have been making payments for a whole year. Every month, we have to pay several thousand dollars, which is still far from adequate!”
When Caden and Anton said this, they could not help but cover their faces and cry. They were the only ones who knew the bitterness and helplessness in it.
“I also made a bet, and…” Shayna bit her lower lip and cried. She choked for a while before saying, “I drank too much at that celebration party. When I woke up the next day, I found that Mr. Ingram was lying beside me… He took a lot of photos of me and forced me to do this…”
Everyone was stunned and looked at Shayna in disbelief.
“At first, I was in great pain, especially when I knew that he had someone to help him at the police station. Even if I called the police, it would be useless… Later, there was a monthly share. I could also buy some branded bags… So I gave up struggling.”
After listening to Shayna’s words, Stella was also full of surprise and anger. She said, “I also drank too much at that time. Nigel slept
with me! He said that if I did not cooperate, he would tell my husband and paste my photos at the gate of my parents-in-law’s work unit. Nigel said that he would let them know that I was an indecent daughter-in-law At that time, I was just married and I was very afraid.”
These words made the onlookers on the outside silent and angry!
They thought Nigel was going too far!
How could he take advantage of others when they were in danger and even force them to collude with him?
“Ms. Tate, please forgive.” Shayna begged, “I don’t want to go to jail. I am young. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in prison…”
“You caused the company to lose at least 1.6 million dollars. I have to call the police to deal with this matter”
“If I let you off in private, then I will become the accomplice who protects you. The crime is the same.”
“Ms. Paige, please… I have a happy marriage. My child was just born… I don’t want to ruin the whole family because of this!” Stella said and cried.
“This matter needs to be explained to the headquarters. If the employees who cause the company to lose at least 1.6 million dollars can be forgiven for begging and crying, how chaotic will the company be? How chaotic will the headquarters be? How can the managers run the company? How can they convince others?”
“Ms. Paige.” Everyone knew that there was no room for negotiation. If they wanted to blame someone, they could only blame themselves. After all, it was they who took the wrong path. Until now, they were doomed.
Paige said patiently, “You are all adults.
“Since you have done it, you must bear the consequences. If you feel wronged, you can tell the police and try to have a better result.” Even though Nigel was hateful, they helped the evil side and made the company suffer a huge loss. The company was also innocent. Paige glanced at Deon. Deon understood and called the police.
Paige had recorded every word they said just now and planned to hand it to the police later.
“What is the address of the website?”
Hearing her question, Roderick was stunned. He took out his phone and said, “This is the. Although it has been closed for a long time, we still owe our relatives and friends, as well as loan platforms. We have to repay it every month. Ms. Tate, why are you suddenly asking this?”
The website had been closed, and it could no longer recover the original funds.
“I’m just asking.”
Paige remembered this website and planned to investigate it privately.
“Although everything was Nigel’s coercion and bribery, we have no evidence. Every month, he will give us the money in an illegal way or cash…”
Everyone was very angry. They were going to enter the police station, but Nigel could still get away with it!
Paige knew that there was only human evidence, and there was very little material evidence. Even if Nigel was asked to the police station, it would not take long for the police to let him go. Because there was not enough evidence.
“We brought it upon ourselves to go to jail, but the mastermind is Nigel! He took the greatest benefit, and he must be punished!”
“As for Nigel, I will let him show his weakness.”
As soon as Paige finished speaking, several policemen came.
Looking at the five people being taken away by the police, the onlookers outside were indescribably sad.
This matter shocked every one of the company. Donald was playing golf. After receiving the call, his expression changed.
“What happened?”
Danica, who was there, heard Donald say that something had happened to Paige. Danica thought that Paige had been bullied and hurried to Donald’s side.
Donald couldn’t even stand steadily. After the phone call hung up, he st*ggered two steps.
“What happened to Paige? Donald, take your time and tell us!”
“It wasn’t Paige who was in trouble…” Donald was supported under the parasol, sitting on a leisure chair and taking a breath. After drinking the tea brought by the caddy, he finally looked better.
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“Someone from the company said that Paige asked Roderick, Shayna, Anton, Caden, and Stella to her office early in the morning…”
Danica stroked him and asked, “And then?”
“Do you know why the company has been running for a whole year without any improvement?”
When Donald said this, the anger that he had suppressed was triggered again, and his breathing was not smooth.
“Easy. Speak slowly…” Danica felt that the situation was not good.
Donald tried to calm down and said, “There are three clothing companies that cooperate with our company. The price of 330 feet of cloth is about 130 dollars. However, the purchase amount submitted by Stella is 240 dollars. The extra 110 dollars was shared by her, Roderick, Shayna, Anton, Caden, and some production workers!”
Danica was surprised. She didn’t expect that something like this would happen in their company!
“It doesn’t matter if she embezzles 110 dollars. The key is that she embezzled it for a whole year! Paige checked it, and the total amount involved is as high as 1.6 million dollars or more!”
When Danica heard this, she was shocked and said, “How dare they collude with each other and do this kind of thing!”
“The three clothing merchants transfer money to Stella every month, which proves that she has indeed done it, and she admitted it herself…”
Donald was so angry that his heart hurt. He added, “Not only that, a piece of cloth that is 330 feet long could be made of around 80 new products, but only around 30 new products were left in the warehouse. Do you know where around 50 new products went?” Danica shook her head. Patricia also expressed her confusion. Both of them were waiting for Donald to continue.
“They opened a store on the Internet the second month after the company was established. If a customer orders, they will take the goods to the nearby courier station to send them out. If the customer wants more at once, there will be a courier who will come
directly to our company’s warehouse to collect the goods!”
Danica was stunned. “Aren’t these people too bold? Aren’t they afraid of being caught by the surveillance camera?”
“The surveillance footage was deleted by them. They collided with each other. They are fearless.”
Donald couldn’t believe it when he heard this, but the evidence was conclusive. “It is said that Paige restered the surveillance camera to see this scene…”
“If not for Paige, how long would they have kept it a secret…” Danica was shocked.
“Besides, they even h**rd*d a large number of the low-quality fabric. They have produced many products of our company’s style with it. They pasted the label of the company and sold those clothes elsewhere. Because the fabric was rough, many people got skin allergies after wearing it, which was equivalent to ruining the company’s reputation… This has a huge impact!
Danica was shocked She thought, no wonder the company couldn’t make money for a whole year. It was because of these people who played tricks!
However, Patricia thought, Paige ruined it again!
Today, Patricia deliberately brought Donald and Danica here to play golf. The atmosphere was good. But what happened in the company interrupted them. Patricia was unhappy that their good mood had been affected!
Patricia thought that everything she did today was in vain!
Patricia thought, d*mn Paige, why did she have so many things to do? Why did she appear from time to time to affect my mood?
“What about Nigel? Before Paige took charge of the company, he was the one who was in charge! Did he not know that such a thing happened under his nose?”
Danica asked.
“Those people said that all of this was coerced by Nigel. I don’t know if it is true or false…”
Donald thought, that if Nigel was a bad person, then this year, the company would not only lose 1.6 million dollars…
“Nigel is the backbone of the headquarters. When we sent him there, we also believed in his ability and character…” Danica did not expect that such a thing would happen. Danica thought that Nigel must have something to do with this thing.
“But there is very little physical evidence related to him now, and he can’t be convicted.” Donald thought of this. He was worried about it.
Donald thought, if Nigel had the power to control the company, then how much money would the company lose this year.
“Should we send people to help Paige?”
Danica was afraid that Paige would be left alone without help.
But Donald was not worried about this. “Don’t worry. We are playing golf here. It hasn’t been long since Paige discovered so many problems… Her ability is above everyone’s! I believe she can handle these.”
“Since Paige took over the company, she has helped us a lot.”
When Danica said this, she looked at Patricia and said, “In the future, you have to learn more from Paige…”
Paige’s management ability had long surpassed her age.
Danica thought Paige is my biological daughter. This business gene is engraved in her body. She is outstanding.
On the other hand, Patricia, who was spoiled by us from a young age, could not manage the company like Paige did even if she was given company.
“Patricia, you won’t take over the company in the future, right? You can continue to be a young miss. When the time comes and you want to get married, we will never treat you unfairly.”
Donald smiled kindly, still treating Patricia as a family member.
Danica also smiled and said, “Do you remember the older sister of Olivia? When she got married, her parents gave her 130 million dollars, 12 villas, and 12 cars. Don’t worry. We will give you more.”
When Patricia heard this, she felt uncomfortable. She thought the Lusk family was so rich and powerful. How could you just give me more than Olivia’s older sister?
It’s unfair!
You said that you treated me as a family member. It was indeed a lie!
Paige has only been home for a few days, and her pocket money is already more than 16 million dollars. Now, Paige has a company and no one knows how much it would be worth if it developed well!
And I can tell that you still want to give her more company!
The money will be spent sooner or later, and only companies are the source of money!
Only some money, some villas, and some cars? Those are not enough for me!
I’m not a beggar!
“Paige must have suffered a lot in the Tate family to understand the dark side of human nature…” Patricia suddenly changed the topic and pretended to be distressed, “Dad, M*m, we have to be good to Paige…”
Hearing Patricia’s words, Donald and Danica remembered the result of the investigation. For so many years, Paige had not had a good day in the Tate family.
Paige seemed cold. She was independent and strong. Presumably, no one around her cared about her.
“Patricia is right. I want to transfer some money to Paige and let her know the warmth of the family…” Danica immediately took out her mobile phone and transferred 8 million dollars to Paige.
Donald also took out his mobile phone and asked, “How much did you transfer? I also want to transfer some… I have to let Paige know that she not only has her mother’s love but also her father’s love!” When Patricia heard this, she was suddenly jealous. Her original intention was to hint to Donald and Danica that Paige had grown up in that kind of environment since childhood, and her mind had long been complicated and impure!
Patricia thought, otherwise, how could Paige see through the dark side of so many people?
However, Donald and Danica thought about it differently…
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At this time, the phone vibrated a few times. Paige picked it up and saw that it was a call from Martin.
“Paige
“I miss you.” Martin’s voice was low and magnetic.
Paige asked resignedly. “What’s the matter?”
“Are you busy?”
Martin said lazily. “I can help you with work if you need. His voice was clear and melodious.
“No need.”
Martin said, “I have been thinking about you the whole morning.”
His voice was full of affection. “I want to finish all your work so that you will have time to accompany me.”
“There is still one hour before I can see you.”
Martin couldn’t wait any longer. He said, “I want to have a video chat with you.”
“It won’t be long.”
Martin knew that Paige would not agree. So, before she could say anything, he pleaded, “Just a little while.”
Paige was speechless.
“Paige…” Martin begged again, “I promise. I won’t affect your work.”
Paige didn’t know what to do. In the end, she agreed. After a while, she received Martin’s video call.
Paige heard a knock on the door as soon as she answered the call.
“Come in.”
“Ms. Tate, this is your coffee.”
Deon respectfully placed the coffee on the desk. Paige’s mobile phone was leaning against a tissue box. But he didn’t notice that she was having a video call.
“Ms Tate, you have hit the headline again! Now everyone in the company is talking about your glorious deeds. Someone even wrote a poem for you.”
“Oh?”
Paige picked up the coffee and took a sip. She was a little surprised.
“I will recite it to you…”
Deon cleared his throat and recited in a serious tone, “She makes every bad guy scared She se*ds them to prison. And she never loses. That’s Ms. Tate. With her, the company prospers! All bad ideas should be dispelled, or Ms. Tate will make a move and brush you away!”
Paige frowned and thought, what?
But Martin smiled with interest. He seemed to be amused by this poem.
“Ms. Tate, from this poem, you can see that everyone has high respect for you… You looked really strong when you showed the evidence to the five people today! Do you know what people in the company said about you?”
Deon said excitedly. “The girls said that they were fascinated by you and wanted to marry you! And some boys wanted to tell you they love you after work”
Paige had just taken a sip of coffee. She almost choked when she heard this
“They said that after you came to the company, you found out seven big villains within a week and those workers at the production line Everyone bets that in less than a week, you can send Nigel to prison!” Deon said this, leaned in front of Paige, smiled, and said, “Ms. Tate, I bet two dollars that you can do it. Will I win…”
Paige casually said two words, “It’s too little “
“Ah?”
Paige said lazily. “Raise your bet.”
When Deon heard this, he felt his blood boiling. “Ms Tate, are you sure? If you are sure, I will bet all my money on it!” Paige was speechless.
“But the evidence isn’t enough now. I think the police will let him go…” Deon was disappointed.
“It’s good, isn’t it?”
Paige raised her eyebrows and smiled, “I was waiting for them to let him go.”
“Ah?”
Deon did not understand. He wondered, why?
No one could see through Paige’s thoughts But seeing her confident look, Deon felt that he was going to win!
He thought I should raise my bet later!
“Oh. Right. Ms. Tate, Nigel also has connections in the headquarters… You have to be careful!”
Paige replied, “OK.”
She didn’t take it seriously. No matter how powerful Nigel’s backers were, the evidence would prove their guilt.
“Ms. Tate, you are so powerful at such a young age. To match you, your future husband must be an influential person.”
Deon looked at Paige’s cold face and thought about it.
Paige looked at Martin’s face on the screen. He was also looking at Paige
Her vibe was indeed very strong, but Martin wasn’t bad either.
“Ms. Tate, do you dare to bet with me?”
“Huh? On what?”
“I bet that your future husband will be a very outstanding person! At the very least, he will be a tall, rich, and handsome man! You will find a good man with just your beautiful face!”
Paige replied, “You have nothing to do. Right?”
She said casually, “Why don’t take the five people’s positions first?”
“Ms. Tate, I suddenly remembered that there is something I need to do. I have to go now.”
Deon was just about to leave when he suddenly heard a man’s voice.
“Mr. Stowe, these documents need your review.”
It was Rhys’s voice. He walked into Martin’s office to let him make decisions on a few projects.
Hearing this, Deon stopped “Ms Tate? I seem to have heard a man’s voice Have you hidden a man in your office?”
Rhys seemed to have heard Deon’s voice as well. He asked in confusion, Mr Stowe, who is speaking?”
The next second, Rhys and Deon realized that their bosses were on a video call
They were both shocked…
Deon was dumbfounded His mouth was so wide open that he could fit two eggs into it!
“Ms. Ms. Tate. You. You…”
Deon thought, when did you get to know such a big shot?
“You… You are having a video call?”
Oh my goodness!
Am I dreaming?
I saw that handsome face on Ms. Tate’s phone!
It’s Martin!
He is the richest man in the world!
People say that he was cruel and heartless and that he never got close to women.
Why would he have a video chat with Ms. Tate?
“Ms… Ms. Tate, you. Are you…”
Martin said, “Paige, aren’t you going to introduce him?”
Martin asked with a hint of interest in his voice, “Is he your assistant?”
Paige!
Paige!
He called Ms Tate “Paige”!
It’s so intimate!
Paige felt embarrassed.
She thought, Deon, please stop!
“Hello, Mr. Stowe… I am Deon, Ms. Tate’s assistant. I feel honored to see you today!”
Deon hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, “I didn’t know that you were on a video call just now. Sorry for disturbing you. Please excuse me… Are you Ms Tate’s boyfriend?” “I’m his fiancé “
When Deon heard the word “fiancé”, he was even more shocked and his face froze!
Fiancé!
Martin is Ms. Tate’s fiancé!
No wonder Ms. Tate is so domineering. It turns out that she has such strong backing!
She can do whatever she wants around the world, let alone in the company!
“Thank you for your praise just now.”
Deon hadn’t expected that Martin would hear his praise. He thought, fortunately, I didn’t say anything wrong just now! Otherwise, I will be finished!
“In this world, I can’t think of anyone else who is worthy of our Ms. Tate except you. You and Ms. Tate are a perfect match! You were born for each other!
Deon thought the guys in the company were overestimating themselves. Ms. Tate’s fiancé is Mr. Stowe, but they want to express their love to her after work…
“Don’t worry, Mr. Stowe. I will protect Ms. Tate in the company. I won’t let other men get close to her! If you have any instructions, you can just tell me… I am very willing to serve you.”
Paige was annoyed.
She thought, who is your real boss? Who is paying your salary?
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“Paige, he is such a capable employee. Should we give him a raise?”
Martin’s words came from the video.
When Deon heard it, he was immediately elated and looked at Paige expectantly
“If you don’t leave now, I will donate your salary for this month to a charity organization.”
Hearing what Paige said, Deon almost couldn’t bear it. He immediately raised his leg and said, “I will leave immediately!”
“Don’t say anything you shouldn’t say outside.”
“Okay, Ms. Paige. Don’t worry. I will never tell anyone about your relationship…” Deon slammed the office door. He ignored the pain and covered his forehead to go out…
“Are you satisfied?”
Paige looked at the man in her phone with a trace of helplessness in her tone
Martin gave an evil smile and said, “How good would it be if everyone in the world knew about it.”
“Paige, when can my identity be made public?”
Deon said a man in the company wanted to confess to Paige? He was getting tired of living.
Looking at his handsome face, Paige couldn’t take it anymore and said, “I’m hanging up.”
“Wait a minute.”
“Is there anything else?”
“I haven’t seen enough of you.”
Martin leaned closer to the screen. His handsome face instantly enlarged several times, and his dark eyes had endless tenderness. He was devastating!
“Don’t you have work to deal with?”
Paige heard Rhys’s voice and knew Martin had something to do.
“Do I?”
Martin looked at Rhys.
Rhys braced himself and said, “No…”
Paige did not expect Rhys to lie. It was all because of Martin.
“Ms. Paige… I…, I just came in to see if Mr. Stowe needs anything. I did not expect he only needs you. I am not needed here. I am going out…”
Rhys put the documents on the desk. Where Paige could not see, he put his hands together and begged Martin to deal with it quickly. These projects were time-sensitive, and a group of people was waiting downstairs!
Martin raised his chin slightly and agreed. Rhys sighed in relief and quickly went down.
Paige was pestered by Martin the whole morning. When it was noon, Martin was waiting for her downstairs.
As soon as Paige got in the car, Martin forcibly pulled her over, and she sat on his lap.
“Martin, you are going overboard!”
Paige looked at his handsome smiling face and wanted to get off him, but he tightly hugged her
“If you move again, I will kiss you.”
Paige looked at his face “Can you be more shameless?”
“Yes.”
Martin kissed her lips, and she was caught off guard.
Her lips were soft, like jelly. He planned to tease her, but she did not expect that after a taste, Martin wanted to get more of her sweetness.
Her waist was slender, and through her clothes, Martin could touch her tender skin.
“Martin!”
Paige wanted to push him away, but Martin held the back of her head with his other hand and greedily sucked her breath.
His kiss was passionate, catching Paige off guard. She couldn’t take it anymore and pushed him again with her hands. “Oh… It’s enough.”
She meant to warn him, but it sounded like soft flirting.
Martin, who was always calm, was on the verge of losing control.
Paige could feel his growing passion and pushed him hard. “Martin, if you continue like this, I will be angry!”
Martin stopped moving, his eyes filled with deep affection.
There was an unusual trace of charm in her eyes, and the desire Martin had suppressed with great difficulty was ignited once again.
“Paige…”
He had only got a little taste of her, and it was far from enough. Before Paige refused, he kissed her again.
His warm lips were entangled with hers as he continued to deepen the kiss.
Paige’s body gradually softened, and she was unable to resist.
Rhys felt hurt.
Didn’t they care about Rhys’ feelings as a single man?
Was a single man not worthy of respect?
Heavens knew what Rhys was feeling as he drove! It was pure suffering!
Rhys felt he was a third-wheel
Rhys shouldn’t have been in the car!
After what felt like a day, the long kiss finally ended.
Martin’s eyes were still somewhat blurred, and his voice was filled with deep affection. “Paige, I like you.”
Paige’s shoulders were slightly moving, and she was a little breathless.
Martin’s eyes were filled with endless love, “I like you very much, so very much.”
“Are you in need of manpower?”
“Huh?”
Paige did not understand what he meant.
“I want to be your assistant
“Personal bodyguard is fine, too.”
Paige didn’t answer
“I can even clean your office for you. I can be whatever you want me to be.”
“Grow a pair!”
“Will I look like trash doing my girl’s bidding?”
Martin looked down and said meekly. “Then I am willing to be trash forever.”
Martin held Paige’s face and said lovingly, “I like you. I want you by my side all year round. I want to keep you near every second.” Paige was moved. His eyes were sincere, and his expression was focused.
“I don’t like Patricia.”
Martin held her face and said word by word, “I only fall for you. It was you, are you, and will always be you.”
“I know.”
Paige did not expect him to be so good at sweet words. She looked away and gazed out of the window.
“You are blushing,” Martin smiled.
Paige remained silent.
“Paige, are you shy?”
Martin rubbed her face lovingly. “You are so cute.”
Before she met Martin, no one had ever said she was cute. She was often described as cold and insensitive.
Martin held her face and said, “You are so beautiful when you are shy or angry. You are even more so when you get jealous…”
“Who is jealous?”
“This morning.”
Martin held her face and said, “You were cold and distant.”
Paige did not feel jealous. Although she did not like Patricia’s despicable behavior, she was not jealous or angry.
“If you do not mind, next time other women come close to me
“There will be a next time?”
Paige raised her eyebrows, her tone carrying a hint of warning.
Martin teased her to see her reaction.
Martin smiled wantonly, his eyes full of love and joy. “I promise there will never be a next time.”
Rhys didn’t know what to say.
I’m begging you!
Can you care about my feelings and have a sweet talk somewhere else?
It’s really difficult for a single man to survive these days…
What mistake did I make? Why do I have to suffer this?
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After lunch, Paige returned to the company.
As soon as she got to the 20th floor, the elevator door opened, and she heard Deon’s voice coming from the end of the corridor.
At this time, Deon blocked seven or eight male employees outside the office, not letting them in.
One of the men wearing a wh*te shirt begged, “Mr. Hampson, I really like Ms. Tate…”
“How can you be so cheeky? Do you have a house and a car in Chicago?”
The man in wh*te shook his head.
“How much savings do you have?”
“500 dollars…”
“You want to ask Ms. Tate out with 500 dollars?”
“Mr. Hampson, I really like Ms. Tate. I will work hard to earn money…”
“How much is sincerity worth nowadays? I advise you to go home and lie down. You can have whatever you want in your daydreams. A trip with a girl may cost at least 500 dollars. Go away!”
Another male employee quickly squeezed forward and said with a smile, “Mr. Hampson, I have a small apartment with 2 bedrooms and a living room in the city center, a car with 25 thousand dollars, and a salary of 1,300 dollars… Please put this love letter on Ms. Tate’s table for me…”
Deon looked at the partly bald man in front of him and resisted the urge to curse him. Deon patiently said to him.
“Jim, you are already 32… Don’t add more trouble! Ms. Tate is only 18! Can you move away?”
A si*sy man delivered a thermos box and said, “Mr. Hampson, I made this for Ms. Tate at home at noon. Please help me send it to Ms. Tate’s office. If she eats it, I will feel so happy!”
“You also like Ms. Tate?”
The man nodded with certainty. “Yes!”
“You can’t handle Ms. Tate. She doesn’t like a family man like you.”
Deon looked the man up and down. The si*sy man would look so strange standing next to Paige.
“I, I can change for Ms. Tate! If she likes muscular guys, I will work out hard! If she likes driven men, I will work hard! No matter what kind of man she likes, I will try my best to become him!”
Deon patted his shoulder sympathetically. “Bro, listen to my advice. You are still miles away from a qualified candidate. Go home and sleep.”
At this time, a handsome young man came forward.
He looked cheerful and unsophisticated. Deon remembered he graduated from a famous university abroad. The man was young and had a high education as well as a good family. He also had a villa under his name.
Unfortunately…
“Ms. Tate is not interested in immature men.”
“Why?”
The young man was puzzled.
“Mr. Hampson, can you give us another chance? Please pass the gifts to Ms. Tate…”
Deon looked at his watch. “Ms. Tate is punctual at work. She should be downstairs at this time. If you don’t leave now, she will think you are slacking off!”
As soon as everyone heard that, they sc*ttered, afraid Paige would find out they had slacked off.
They left in the staff elevator, which was different from the exclusive elevator that Paige came out from, so they did not meet each
other.
Paige walked casually to her office in high heels. When she passed by Deon, she raised her eyebrows and asked, “Are you busy?”
“Ms. Tate, you are finally here…”
Deon’s mouth was dry from all that talking. He picked up his cup and drank a few mo*thfuls of water. Then, he said, “They all overestimated themselves. Compared to Mr. Stowe, they are simply…” When he mentioned Martin, Paige’s eyes flashed with a warning.
Deon did not dare to continue. He wiped the water on his lips and said, “What I mean is that they are not good enough for you!”
“I suddenly feel you shouldn’t be my assistant,” Paige entered the office and said in a leisurely tone.
“Ms. Paige, are you offering me a promotion and a raise? Although I helped you refuse many unqualified men, you don’t have to be so touched… It’s what I should do.”
“You should be a professional matchmaker instead.
“You have quite the potential. Don’t waste it.” Paige opened a file.
A professional matchmaker?
A few questions popped up in Deon’s mind. He didn’t want to be a matchmaker!
“You can also be a security guard or a house guard.”
“Ms. Paige, I’m doing this for your own good!”
Deon leaned in front of her with a bit of grievance. “My m*uth is dry from refusing them one by one! The job is difficult…”
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a knock on the door. He looked back and saw Nigel coming!
Deon’s eyes were wide open. Hadn’t this man been called to the police station in the morning? Why was he released so quickly? It was faster than Deon imagined…
Paige looked up at Nigel with hostility. Deon wished he could leave now.
“The tea in the bureau is really bad.”
Nigel smiled and pulled the chair opposite Paige to sit down. He smiled with feigned politeness. “The tea here is much better…”
Paige smiled, “The employee gave it to you. It’s worth more than 600 dollars a pound. It must be good.”
Nigel was a little surprised. How did she know an employee bought tea for him? The price was exactly that!
“Mr. Ingram, you should try to accept the tea in the police station. If you have to go there again…”
“Hahaha…” Nigel laughed wildly, “When will I go there again? Who knows if it will be someone else next time? Maybe my luck will change!”
Deon felt Nigel meant Paige might be called to the police station next time.
Nigel certainly did not expect Paige to have a backer.
If he knew about that, he wouldn’t have dared to say that.
“I have only heard there is no definite outcome. Karma is a b*tch.”
Nigel’s face was sullen. His shrewd eyes confronted Paige. Paige smiled and said leisurely.
“Mr. Ingram, you have to be careful when you go out. After all, good and evil are rewarded. It’s just that the time for retribution hasn’t come.”
Nigel did not expect her to curse him like this. He sneered, “Then we will wait and see. I came today to tell you that the outcome is not decided. We will have to find it out later.” “Who does he think he is? If not for the lack of evidence, he would be imprisoned! How dare he make a ruckus in front of you,” Deon snapped looking at Nigel’s back. “He won’t be proud for long.”
Paige didn’t take Nigel seriously. She continued to read the documents in front of her.
“Ms. Tate, I don’t understand one thing… You have such a powerful backer. Why don’t you use Mr. Stowe to deal with Mr. Ingram?
Logically speaking, Martin was extremely powerful, and dealing with such a small fry was not a problem! ‘
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“I don’t wanna bother him with a loser like Nigel.”
Paige believed that she could bring Nigel down by herself.
It dawned on Deon that Paige was an independent career driven woman who could tackle problems alone.
“Ms. Tate, you make me admire you even more.”
Deon looked at Paige with admiration.
Paige didn’t look up at Deon. “If you have nothing to do, you can go to scrub toilets,” said Paige.
“I… I’m gonna go back to work!”
Deon hurriedly left Paige’s office, because he didn’t wanna scrub the toilets.
At night.
Sitting on the couch, Danica took out her phone and called her five sons.
“We’ve found your little sister. As it happens, she’s on summer break. I want you to finish the work at hand and get home as quickly as possible. Actually, I don’t care whether you finish the work or not, you gotta make time for your sister!”
“I know that you’re busy, but your sister’s back. You and your brothers must come back for her and stay for a while. Do you hear me?”
“If I find out that anyone dares to ice Paige out or pick on her, he’ll be sorry!”
“You can come home without your luggage or work, but don’t forget to get your sister a present!”
Danica made four calls in a row. A few seconds later, Danica finally got Jack’s number. Jack was the last person Danica called.
“Just so you know, you all aren’t allowed to miss all the festivals this year, especially Paige’s birthday! If I catch you doing that, I’m gonna kick your ass! You understand?”
Jack complained, “Mom, I’m also your son. How can you play favorites? I can’t believe you do this to me just because of the missing daughter you just found.” “Humph, you still know that I’m your mother. How many times have you come back home to see me this year?”
“I… It wasn’t my fault. My schedule didn’t allow it. Besides, I never forgot to get you gifts and money!”
Jack sounded frustrated.
However, Danica ignored it. “Humph, I don’t need your gifts and money!” she scoffed.
Jack didn’t know how to reply. After all, Danica was rich.
“Anyway, you have to come back home this time. Oh, right…” Danica suddenly remembered something. She added, “Call me in advance before you come back.”
“What? Are you gonna cook a big meal for me?”
“Oh, come on. You’re a top star, but all you can think of is food.”
Danica said in an accusing tone.
Jack complained, “A top star also needs to eat!”
“Actually, it’s Zoe, the daughter of the Bodley family who wants to see you. She’s been here for me lately. Zoe’s beautiful, well-educated, and graceful…” “Okay, please stop. I know what you mean, but I’m too busy!”
“Hear me out, Jack.
“You’re old enough to start a family,” Danica said in a serious tone.
“Mom, don’t forget about my four older brothers. If you wanna be a matchmaker, you should set them up with girls, not me!”
“I wish I could, but they don’t listen to me. Besides, Zoe likes you. I have no choice.”
“Mom, you…” Jack covered his heart in disbelief, not knowing what to say.
“Anyway, don’t forget your sister’s present. That’s all. Bye.”
Jack felt a sense of loss. If it weren’t for Paige, Jack thought that Danica wouldn’t have called him.
After calling her five sons, Danica finally felt relieved.
“Honey, are you thirsty? Come on, have some tea. It’s good for your health.”
Smiling, Donald considerately handed Danica a cup of tea.
As it happened, Danica was thirsty after five calls. She took the cup from Donald and drank.
“I made you tea when you were calling Jack. It isn’t cold or hot. A perfect temperature.”
After Danica finished drinking, Donald took the cup back, put it down on the table, and massaged Danica’s hand. “Honey, you must be tired after five calls. I’ll give you a massage.”
“You should take a rest too.”
“Don’t worry about me.”
Donald lovingly held Danica’s hand and said, “Oh, right. When are you going to tell the others that Paige’s back?”
In fact, Danica had been thinking about it. Pondering a few seconds, Danica replied, “Your father hasn’t woken up yet, and your mother
has a weak heart. My parents are old. Their health is getting worse. I don’t think it’s a good time to tell them about Paige.”
Danica planned to tell her family about Paige when they were better. Danica believed that Donald and her parents would be very happy.
Danica worried that Donald and her parents were too shocked by the news, which was bad for their health.
Then the good news would be bad news.
Once Donald and Danica’s parents knew that Paige was back, they had to tell all the relatives in both families. Given that, Danica and
Donald would have to deal with their relatives. Danica didn’t want that to happen.
It wasn’t hard for Danica to deal with her relatives, but she didn’t wanna cause Paige any trouble.
“I’ve spent way too much effort finding Paige. I wanna spend more time with her and make up for the time lost.”
Donald kept massaging Danica’s hands while talking, “The more people know that we found Paige, the less time we can spend with her. What do you think?”
“I don’t want anyone to stand in the way of a family reunion.”
Suddenly, Danica’s phone rang. Danica checked the phone. It was Paige.
Donald looked at Danica with jealousy. He wondered, I want Paige to call me too!
Danica cleared her throat with a serious face and picked up the phone happily. “Paige? What’s the…”
“Mom, Martin and I will eat out tonight.”
“Alright… Since you’re seeing Martin, I’ve never expected you to come home for dinner.”
Paige was lost for words.
Paige somehow sensed the disappointment in Danica’s tone.
“Don’t worry about us. Have fun tonight!” Danica added.
Danica still wanted to talk to Paige, but she was afraid that Paige would be annoyed if she kept talking. Thus, Danica humedly continued, “I’d better not take up much of your time. Gotta go.” “Okay.”
After Paige hung up, she looked at the man in the car and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“The way you call me really upsets me,” Martin said.
Martin hugged Paige and continued in an affectionate way, “I wish you could call me ‘honey’.”
Paige was speechless.
“Or ‘babe’, if you like.”
It was hard for Paige to call Martin “honey”. “I think it’s better that I call you by your first name,” Paige replied.
“No. ‘Honey’ is better.”
Paige didn’t know how to respond.
“Come on.
“Call me ‘honey,” Martin insisted.
“I’m gonna get out of the car if you keep pushing me.”
Martin immediately sh*t up. He silently hugged Paige, pressing his forehead against hers from time to time and kissing her.
“Stop!”
Paige was a little angry. Martin had been getting carried away lately.
“Don’t make me nag you.”
Martin replied fondly with a warm smile, “I like the way you nag me.”
Paige fell silent.
“I need a wife who nags me as you do.”
Martin’s eyes were full of affection and sincerity.
It tugged at Paige’s heartstrings. Paige immediately looked away.
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After a while, the car stopped in front of a luxurious villa.
It was the most renowned private mansion in Chicago. Last year, it was bought by a big shot at the price of 300 million dollars. This villa was different from the Larson Villa where Paige lived, the most expensive neighborhood in Chicago with thirty-three households.
Moon Dunes Villa, on the other hand, was exclusive to the owner.
The well-designed villa was surrounded by flowers and vegetation. The lights were on, pouring the soft rays over the villa and making the place even more breathtaking.
There was a crescent-shaped lake nearby. Every time the moonlight shone, this lake looked like the real moon, hereby the name,
Moon Dunes Villa.
Paige blinked in confusion. Weren’t they supposed to go to the restaurant?
Why were they here?
Rhys got out of the car and opened the door. “Ms. Paige, it’s Mr. Stowe’s home. This is the first time that he has brought a girl back home…”
First time again? It seemed that Paige did mean a lot to Martin.
“Rhys is wrong.”
Martin carried Paige out of the car, gazing at her lovingly. His voice was affectionate, “It’s not my home. This is our home.”.
“Put me down. I can walk.” Paige was unaccustomed to being carried.
“You are my sweetheart. I should dote on you.”
Martin lowered his head. Seeing her beautiful face, he expressed his feelings for Paige. “Let me hold you more. I miss you so much.”
Martin walked her to the door, pressed her finger on the screen, and recorded her fingerprints.
“Do come home more often.”
The word “home” tugged at Paige’s heartstrings. She blushed.
The only male butler in the villa, Adam Walker, went to greet them. As he was the only s*rvant, he had multiple roles.
Although he knew that a girl would visit today, Adam was still surprised when he saw Martin hugging her in his arms.
His professional ethics required Adam to hide his surprise. But deep down, he knew he was shocked. “Mr. Stowe, you are back.”
Adam bowed respectfully and looked at Paige kindly.
“My wife, Paige.”
Hearing that, Adam lowered his head. “Good evening, Mrs. Stowe. Nice to meet you. I am the butler, Adam.”
Although they hadn’t gotten married yet, she was the first girl whose identity had been acknowledged by Martin.
“Good evening, Adam. Nice to meet you, too.”
Paige greeted Adam politely.
Seeing that Paige was pretty and polite, Adam had a good impression of her. “Dinner is ready. Please come with me.”
“Let me down,” said Paige, who still stayed in Martin’s arms.
“No, I just want to hold you like this.”
Their interaction surprised Adam again.
Martin and a girl from the Lusk family were engaged. The girl visited many times, but she was rejected.
Now that Martin permitted Paige to come anytime and say sweet words to her, the girl must be more important to Martin than that girl from the Lusk family.
Martin liked quiet places and did not like to be disturbed. Aside from Adam, there was only another serv*nt, a male chef, Steve Allen. Steve built a fairyland, billowing white mist on the dining table.
The delicate rose petals fell on the foie gras and caviar in the thin mist.
Steve used shrimp b*lls to decorate a food tree, which looked like a real tree with branches loaded with fruits.
A melon and broccoli were carved into special shapes. Every dish was easy on the eye.
Knowing that a very important girl would visit, Steve was fully prepared. But seeing the girl in Martin’s arms, Steve was as surprised as Adam.
“This is Mrs. Stowe.”
Adam introduced Paige to Steve.
“Nice to see you, Madam and Sir!”
Steve greeted them and left after finishing the last dish.
Paige and Martin were left alone.
This was a romantic dinner, not a clumsy trick to woo her. Martin had asked Steve and Adam to prepare the dinner long before they arrived.
The leaves were swaying gently on the branches. A beautiful scene.
“We will have dinner at home.”
Instead of letting Paige sit in her chair, Martin held Paige in his arms, picked up the knife and fork, and started serving her food. “Martin, I can eat myself.”
Paige sat on his lap, not knowing where to put her legs. For some reason, she felt hot.
She was not a kid. Even if she were, she would be independent enough to have dinner herself.
“You don’t want me to hug you or serve you food. Do you still want to be my fiancée?”
“What does that have to do with being your fiancée?” Paige asked.
“It has everything to do.”
“You keep a distance from me. That means I haven’t done well enough. You’re not touched by me. So I will be with you for longer periods.” Martin said.
Paige thought you don’t have to.
“I won’t push you anymore.
“I will let you off the h*ok if you feed me.” Martin smiled.
“You wish!”
“You’ve got two choices.”
“Why should I have to choose from these options?”
“Then let me serve you.” Martin smiled even more dotingly.
Paige continued eating her food, pis*ed off. Martin found it pleasing to the eye and her inexplicably cute.
“Try this one.”
Martin picked up another dish. “It tastes good.”.
While she was eating, Paige felt a hand gently stroking her back. “Can we just eat?”
“With such beauty in my arms, I can’t focus.”
“You are just too attractive.”
When the meal was finally over, Martin carried her to the sofa and sat down in the same intimate position. “I will take you upstairs and show you around.”
“I’m going back.”
“Before you leave, you need to see what your home looks like and where our bedroom is.”
“That’s enough.”
Seeing her slightly annoyed, Martin grinned.
Adam served them two cups of black tea.
“Put me down.”
Paige was a little thirsty from talking.
“How does it taste?” Martin asked as he handed her the cup of tea.
She looked pretty when she was drinking with her clear eyes lowered.
“It’s fine.”
After Paige finished half a cup, her lips were still moist. The tea was good and left a fragrance in one’s mouth. It was of high quality.
Martin cupped her face and kissed her all of a sudden.
Paige was caught off guard.
There was a tea fragrance on her lips. After tasting them, Martin kissed Paige harder.
It was the first time that Adam, who was standing by the side, had seen Martin do such a thing. In Adam’s memory, Martin was reversed, silent, and elegant.
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It was the first time that Martin had kissed a girl so passionately!
After a long time, the kiss ended. And Martin let go of Paige “The tea is indeed not bad.”
Paige was a bit angry. Since he wanted to know what it tasted like, he could just drink the other cup of tea.
Did Martin bring her here just to kiss her?
“If you do that again, I won’t come again.”
Parge warned.
“Huh?”
“I won’t have dinner with you.”
Paige knew that Martin couldn’t get rid of the habit, so she had to put an end to it.
She would see Martin less often and avoid alone time with him.
Hearing this, Martin looked into her eyes, “Are you mad at me?”
Since Paige did not respond, Martin asked softly, “Is it because I didn’t do well in that kiss?”
“What?”
Martin kissed her, tasting her lips.
Adam didn’t see that coming. It was clear to him that Martin liked Paige very much.
Martin loved Paige to the point where Martin could easily say the sweet words that he could have said in the past.
And it was natural.
After the second kiss, Paige was embarrassed and mad. “Martin!”
Adam was still standing by the side. Plus, they were just too intimate. Paige wanted to get down from his lap.
“You still think that kiss isn’t good enough. Right?”
The tip of Martin’s nose touched hers. His eyes were watery from the passionate kisses.
Paige did not want to answer his question.
Martin pressed his lips against hers. After a long time, he stopped and asked, “Will you come here again?”
Martin started to kiss her again. “Are you going to have dinner with me?”
“Martin, you are so shameless.” Paige was dumbfounded by how shameless Martin was.
“I will only be like this when fac*d with you.”
Martin kissed her. “I can be even more shameless.”
“Tell me. Are you going to come here or not?”
Martin wouldn’t stop until he got the answer he wanted.
“It depends on my mood,” Paige was somewhat irritable.
“Then how are you feeling now?
“How can I make you feel better?” Martin asked as he kissed her
“Put me down first.”
“Looks like you don’t like it here” Martin seemed to understand what was on her mind.
“It finally dawned on you!”
Martin picked her up and walked upstairs.
“Where are you taking me?”
“Show you around.”
Paige was brought upstairs to Martin’s room. It was clean and tidy. Before the lights were turned on, she could see a crescent lake outside the huge glass wall. It was as beautiful as the lake in a fairy tale.
“Paige. We may need to get used to our married life in advance,” Martin said in his pleasant voice.
“Stop it. Or I’m really going to be mad at you.” Paige pushed him on the chest.
“At least you can give me some rewards for now.
“It’s so long before we get married. It almost kills me.” Martin kissed her again.
The kiss lasted for a while. When it was done, Paige said, “Put me down.”
She hadn’t gotten a chance to walk on the floor today.
“You haven’t answered my question.”
Martin refused to let go. “Will you come back?”
“Tell me. Will you come back?”
“I will.” Paige gritted her teeth.
“Then are you going to have dinner with me?”
Martin wanted her answer.
“I am.” Paige could only agree.
Martin put her down, smiling, “Look outside the window.”
Paige had noticed the crescent lake just now. Under the moonlight, the flowers and plants by the lakeside were visible. It was so breathtaking.
“What flowers do you like?”
Martin hugged her from behind and stared at her beautiful face. “I want to turn all the flowers and trees into what you like.”
Maybe she would like the house and him more.
“Rhys said that all girls like roses.”
Martin’s gaze fell on the scenery outside. “I planned to grow ninety-nine kinds of roses before you came here, but I was afraid that you would not like them.”
Paige seemed to be touched. Her feelings towards Martin were like a seed in the mud.
“It’s our home. You have the say. You decide what flowers and trees we grow.”
Martin lowered his head and asked, “Tell me what you like.”.
Paige thought for a moment before saying, “I don’t have any preference. If I have to pick one, I’ll go for daisies.”
Not roses, lilies, or lavender.
“Do you know what its flower language is?”
Martin whispered into her ear.
“Huh?”
“Cherish the one you love,” Paige ventured a guess.
“It means faith,” Martin said softly.
In a house with daisies, which symbolized faithful love, their relationship would get better.
“What about the house?”
“Is there anything that needs to be improved?” Martin asked.
“You.”
Paige glanced at him, “Can you stop being so close to me?”
“I’m afraid I can’t.”
Martin wrapped his arms around her slim waist and kissed her even more intensely. His gentle voice spread into her ear, “I am very restrained.”
After a long time, Rhys finished his meal and returned to the villa. He waited a while but did not see Paige and Martin.
He looked at the time. It was already nine o’clock.
Martin forgot the time when he was with Paige. Unable to rush them, Rhys waited outside.
“Rhys.”
Adam walked out and said with a smile, “Come inside and drink some tea. I’m afraid that they need more time. Mr. Stowe will finally see his wish come true. Mr. Martin is going to get married!”
No matter how Killian tried to set Martin and Patricia up, Martin always rejected Patricia.
But now Martin liked Paige very much.
“Adam, the old Mr. Stowe likes Ms. Paige so much that he gave her the necklace.”
“The crown necklace, which once belonged to Mrs. Stowe?”
Adam was shocked to know that Paige was accepted by the Stowe family so quickly.
Being accepted by the Stowe family was a tall order.
“Yeah.”
Rhys followed Adam into the door and said, grinning, “Mr. Martin said that his wife will only be Ms. Paige.”
Adam’s jaw almost dropped, “What about the Lusk family?”
“Are you talking about Ms. Patricia? Mr. Martin doesn’t like her.”
Instead of exposing Patricia’s lie, Rhys said, “Ms. Paige is also a Lusk. Both families agree on their marriage.”
“That’s good.” Adam was worried that the two families would fall out because of it. He breathed a sigh of relief. “Glad to know that
Ms. Paige is also a Luck. They are meant for each other.”
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At 11:30 p.m., Paige finally returned to L*rsen Villa.
“Paige, are you back?”
Patricia, who was about to go downstairs, saw Paige go upstairs. There was a gust of wind, and several hickeys on Paige’s neck were reflected in Patricia’s eyes.
Patricia’s heart seemed to be hit by a blunt weapon, making her feel pain. She found it unbelievable.
“Paige, why are you back so late? Did you go out with Martin?”
Although Patricia knew that Paige was likely to be with Martin, seeing the hickeys on Paige’s neck, she still could not accept it!
Martin was celibate. How could he kiss Paige so passionately?
Paige must have seduced Martin!
“Paige, although our family hasn’t made a rule, you have to come back early. Otherwise, people will say that we weren’t properly brought up.”
“Do you like Martin?” Paige raised her eyes and asked lightly.
“I… Of course, I do not like him…” Patricia lowered her head and denied it, not daring to look into Paige’s eyes.
Patricia was not afraid of Paige. She was afraid that Paige would tell their parents. Even though she liked Martin, she wouldn’t admit it in front of Paige. “Then keep your distance from him.”
Paige’s tone was indifferent. Patricia didn’t know whether she was angry or not. “Mind your own business.”
“Paige…”
Patricia watched Paige go upstairs step by step and could not help but clench her fists.
Paige was just a rude girl who grew up in a small place. How could she talk to Patricia like this?
Did Paige think that she was different after she returned to the Lusk family?
When Paige returned to her bedroom, her phone suddenly vibrated. It was Jairo.
“Boss, Snowbush Gang’s problems have been solved. In addition, I have some clues as to the cause of the fire at Sam Clinic on September 10, 18 years ago.
“The cleaner who picked up Abbigail and raised her is named Dolores Petersen. She once told her good friend that it was raining that night. The roads were not good at that time. When there was heavy rain, many places would be waterlogged.
“It was about 2 a.m. Dolores and a few cleaners cleaned the garbage on the roads and beside the manhole covers to drain waterlogged fields. Not long after, they suddenly heard a deafening explosion. “Then, the explosions came one after another. At first, Dolores did not dare to approach. When she was about to save someone, she saw a few unlicensed black cars leave in the opposite direction. “In that era, very few people had cars in that place… I think that the fire must have something to do with those cars.”
“Who were they? Why did they burn the clinic?” Paige asked, narrowing her eyes.
“I also find it strange… At that time, Dolores was busy saving people, so she didn’t think too much about it. If she saw the people in the cars or their characteristics, it would be easier to investigate. “But Dolores is quite miserable now.”
“What?”
Paige raised her eyebrows.
Wasn’t Dolores Abbigail’s adoptive mother?
Although Abbigail had returned to the Tate family, Dolores had worked so hard to raise Abbigail. How could she have a miserable life? “After Abbigail returned to the Tate family, the Tate family gave Dolores 16 thousand dollars, but Dolores did not take it. She just
wanted to see Abbigail when she was free, but Abbigail refused and did not want to have anything to do with her.
“Dolores went to the Tate’s house a few times, but she was driven away by the s*rvants. Now, her health is poor and she has no income. She has no children and no family to take care of her. She is quite pitiful.”
“Abbigail is ungrateful.”
Paige knew Abbigail well. Her past identity would only make her feel embarrassed. She would rather kick Dolores away and go to the upper society!
“There’s another strange thing. The higher-ups of the clinic are missing, and the archives room is ruined.
“Now we can only try to find some useful clues from Dolores and the other rescuers. But you have to be mentally prepared. It may take a long time.”
When Paige said this, her phone vibrated. It was Martin. “I have to hang up.”
After chatting with Martin for a while on the phone and taking a shower, Paige went to bed.
In her dream, Paige seemed to return to the Tate family. She saw a little girl holding Lindsey’s hand and asking with tears in her eyes, “M*m, when will you come back next time?” “Paige, what do you want? Your father and I are busy every day. Do you think we have nothing to do? How could you ask us to see you when you have a fever of 39°C?”
The young Paige felt wronged and sobbed in a low voice, “I didn’t…”
“You told your grandmother, so your grandmother called us and forced us to come back! Do you know that the project was ruined after we came back?”
“Enough. She is still a child.”
Tyrell tried to smooth things over.
“Shut up!
Lindsey angrily said, “Have you ever seen a child who used her elder to deal with us at such a young age? Look how your m*m loves her! Paige, listen, the more you are like this, the more I hate you! Stop crying! It’s so annoying!”
Seeing Lindsey open the door and leave, Tyrell hurriedly followed her. “Don’t do this… Paige doesn’t know that her grandfather left the company to us after he passed away. So many people in the company want to kick us out and secretly make things difficult for us… Paige just missed us.”
“She’s such a jinx. She always ruins our plans. Give us a carefree life if she can. What else can she do except cry?”
The young Paige wiped her tears as if she had made a decision. If she became more outstanding and helped her family make money, then her parents wouldn’t need to work so hard, right? And they would like Paige, right?
Paige became outstanding with the help of several grandfathers. Then, she knew that Cassie and Lindsey were not in a good relationship, and they turned against each other because of the equity… Lindsey didn’t like Cassie. Every time Cassie helped Paige, Lindsey would h*te Paige even more…
What was worse, Lindsey felt that Paige was a jinx. Every time she came back, there would be something wrong with her work, so she did not want to return to this home.
These years, Tyrell and Lindsey had only returned home a few times. The feelings between them and Paige faded.
In the past, Lindsey did not like to see Paige cry. Slowly, Paige became a child who would not cry. In the eyes of outsiders, she was somewhat cold and unreasonable.
After an unknown period in her dream, Paige opened her eyes again. It was getting light.
Paige felt empty.
Paige picked up her phone and looked at it. It was only 6:30. There were a few unread messages from Martin on Line.
“Paige.
“I miss you so much that I can’t sleep.
“I want to hug and share the bed with you.”
Paige’s empty heart seemed to be filled with something. The feeling of loss was gone and replaced by faint happiness.
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