《The CEO鈥檚 Substitute Lover》


 Chapter 1: The Boldest Moments 1

    Winter Solstice.


    The Group Davi¡¯s Christmas reception was held today, inside Hotel Sophia¡¯s in S City. Guests mingled and had fun amidst the glitz of the hotel¡¯s luxurious auditorium.


    The women were dressed to the nines, in a manner that was not overly mboyant, though most of them had the sole intention of catching the attention of President Tredan Davi, the ever tall, dark, and stern-eyed man at the reception today, if only for a moment.


    However, the man disappeared right after he had finished his speech on stage.


    Unlike the celebration and partying on the top floor auditorium, a lift that is dimly lit up in warm yellow is slowly descending from the top floor.


    Inside the lift, the handsome, sun-kissed man breathes heavily, as Octavia Gills sinks into his arms. She smelled of wine that is lightly scented with cinnamon.


    ¡°President Davi, don¡¯t do this.¡± Octavia tried to push him away with what¡¯s left of her senses. She clutched at hispels with the intention of pushing him away, but deep inside, she was vaguely expecting something to happen. After all, wasn¡¯t this what she wanted?


    Afterall, this was the man whom, for the past twenty years, had been waiting for. The man whose heart she yearns for.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go??.¡± The man pulled her drunkenly around the waist and confined her tightly in his arms.


    Leaning back into the man¡¯s arms again, Octavia Gills, who has already had a few drinks, was no longer able to refuse and lost almost all sense of reason.


    Octavia Gills buried herself in the man¡¯s arms and allowed hisrge hands to caress her body.


    ¡°Ding.¡±


    The lift doors opened on the seventh floor and Tredan quickly stepped out of the lift with the girl in his arms as he nted a firm kiss on her neck. The two of them stumbling to the door of the suite at the end of the corridor, which the man open with a swipe of his card.


    Entering the room that was unlit andced with the cold scent that belonged exclusively to this man, her body was pushed and moved forward in the darkness by the man until her knees knocked hard against the knee-high floor-to-ceiling window sill, making Octavia Gills fall on her knees as she hit the window sill.


    The man stood behind her, anxiously and roughly tugging at the front of her bodice, while Octavia Gills was forced against the cold floor-to-ceiling window, making her heart beat fast.


    The cold, dark hotel suite, was hot as dry wood burning. As a lone man and woman, she knew what was about to happen but could only kneel in a wretched position against the cold floor-to-ceiling windowsill, waiting for that moment toe.


    Octavia Gills thought, ¡°This is the most daring moment in my life, I¡¯m afraid.¡±


    ¡°Lilian??.¡±, the man behind her buried his head at the nape of her neck, his hands had already removed herst line of defense, but when she heard him call out Lilian¡¯s name, Octavia Gills fell into an icy hole, and her dazed mind was instantly clear. This made Octavia Gills fall over the edge making her dazed mind snap to attention.


    To add to her sobriety, Octavia Gills looked out at the floor-to-ceiling window in front of her and saw a gorgeously dressed Lilian Drye marching out of the ground floor lobby to escort Tredan¡¯s parents to their car.


    ¡°Wait, Tredan??um!¡± Octavia Gills twisted around in an attempt to stop anything from happening, but it was toote.


    ¡ª


    The cold, dark room, the bright, chillinglyrge window, the woman was strangely half twisted backwards, the man held her jaw in a frantic, demanding kiss, whimpering brokenly.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ mouth and nose were filled with the strong smell of alcohol.


    Between grinds, there was a faint knock on the front door and Lilian Drye¡¯s usual gentle, melodious query, ¡°Tredan? Are you there? Are you there Tredan?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here??Lilian??I¡¯m here??,¡± the man responded in a low throaty voice between long kisses.


    Octavia Gills closed her eyes as tears spill out of from the corners.


    Orgasm all night long.


    The next morning, the sky was faintly white as fish belly, a beam of clear light shone into the room through a gap in the curtains, the messy clothes were all over the floor, and particles of dust were floating in this beam of light that is visible to the naked eye.


    Octavia Gills woke up with the tip of her nose pressed against the back of the sofa, her minding into focus and her heart lifting as she recalled the events ofst night.


    At the same time, she felt an arm slowly embraced her from behind, causing Octavia Gills¡¯ entire body to tense up violently.


    ¡°What? Still not used to it?¡± Behind her, came the man¡¯s slightly sympathetic, low, and tunefulugh.


    Octavia Gills drew a cold breath, as she was now curled up on the inside of the sofa, her back to the man who was also lying on his side behind her, and enveloping her in his arms, having fallen asleep on the sofa with Tredanst night.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ face turned red like a branding iron as she reached out and pressed her hand against therge one in front of her, a gesture that made Tredan be more aggressive.


    He then violently pressed his entire body against her smooth behind, hugging her so tightly in his arms that Octavia Gills could clearly feel the change in his body.


    Immediately afterwards, Tredan slowly pressed his lips to her earlobe and said in a low and maic voice, ¡°You¡¯re finally mine??Lilian.¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ body stiffened violently, she didn¡¯t even dare to turn around nor dare to speak in this situation. She just wanted to bury her head deep into the cracks of the sofa.


    However, the man behind her was moving hisrge hands again, moving them down her waist, while sighing under his breath with a lowugh, ¡°So slippery.¡±


    The thought that this was the soft whisper Tredan and Lilian Drye were supposed to be whispering to each other in bed made Octavia Gills¡¯ heart tremble. She suddenly reached out and took Tredan¡¯srge hand that was still persistent, her voice trembling, ¡°Gu¡­ President Davi¡­¡±


    In the dimly lit early morning room, looking at the warm, soft woman in front of him, Tredan had pressed on with the intention of engaging in a primal morning exercise, but stopped moving violently when the woman spoke.


    Octavia Gills seemed to be frozen tin time until, the man behind her slowly moved his shifting body back, and then she heard him sit up.


    Octavia Gills was still afraid to turn around.


    At that moment, the mobile phone on the floor buzzed again.


    Tredan rose just in time to pick up the phone and said in a raspy voice, ¡°Lilian.¡±


    The phone was loud and Lilian Drye¡¯s gentle, decent voice can be clearly heard in the silence of the room.


    ¡°Tredan, my uncle wasn¡¯t feeling wellst night, so I sent them back early, only to lose you.¡±


    Lilian Drye wasn¡¯t aggressively questioning, and the apparently teasing voice clearly made Octavia Gills feel relieved for Tredan.


    ¡°I??.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you¡¯re busy. I¡¯ve just returned to China, and I don¡¯t know your friends around you very well, I??am also worried that you¡¯ve had too much to drink and no one is there to take care of you. Now that I¡¯ve found you, I can somehow put my mind at ease.¡±


    ¡°Lilian, thank you.¡± Tredan¡¯s voice was low and soft.


    Octavia Gills slowly looked back and saw that his eyes, which were usually perpetually askance in and around thepany, were now filled with tenderness, a tenderness that she had never seen before.


    Except, perhaps, twenty years ago.


    At that moment, Tredan turned around and met the quiet gaze of Octavia Gills, her eyes lost its tenderness and was moist with a touch of condensation.


    Lilian Drye¡¯s slightly yful voice came over the phone again, ¡°If you think it was beneath you as a gentleman to leave me alone in the hotelst night, well??even with a little bit of guilt, why don¡¯t you take me to lunch to make up for it?¡±


    Tredan withdrew his gaze and turned, ¡°Okay, 12 noon, Hotel Sophia??.¡±


    Before the words were out of his mouth, Tredan felt a tap on his shoulder and turned his head to be greeted by a slender white palm that shed into view.


    ¡°Snap!¡±


    The crisp p on his cheek was heard in the silence of the room, and before Tredan could react, the woman had already rushed out of the room in her haphazard clothes.


    Under the corner of the table, only a corset with what appeared to be a shallow cup was left.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°Tredan, are you there? Hello?¡± Lilian suddenly asked.

 Chapter 2: The Boldest Moment 2

    ¡°It¡¯s a p on the face that we both deserve??.¡±


    That was the only thing Octavia Gills said as she walked out of the room where they had spent the night together.


    ¡°Oh??at??eh, well, see you at twelve then!¡±


    After hanging up, Tredan gets caught up in inexplicable thoughts and memories??


    The handprint on his face stung with a burning pain, and his dark, dark eyes were fixed on the particrly blinding smear of blood on the sofa. Tredan, who had always been cold and indifferent, was now touched deep inside by a small ripple that he himself could not exin, could not say??.


    It was drizzling and the grey sky was filled with mncholy, and Octavia Gills, who had fled the hotel in such a desperate state, was helpless as a child, letting the relentless rain fall on her face and body, her humiliation pounding on her pride, her tears flowing down her face, her heart in agony. The Octavia Gills who had been so strong all along, is now seemingly broken and at a loss for words!


    At this moment she needed her only best friend, Domino, who understands the love she has buried deep in her heart, and only Domino understands that Octavia Gills knows that she is a moth that has lost its reason in front of Tredan. Even though he does not remember her, she still dives into the merciless fire of Tredan, even if it means throwing her bones into the ground.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    Suddenly, as if she found a gap with oxygen when she was suffocating from theck of it, Octavia Gills searched for her phone in a panic and pulled it out only to find that Domino, who had apanied her to this annual meetingst night, had made countless phone calls and sent herself numerous Facebook messages.


    ¡°Octavia, where are you? I¡¯ve been looking for you all night? What¡¯s happened? Are you okay?¡± When she returned Domino¡¯s call, and without waiting for Octavia Gills to speak, Domino¡¯s anxious voice came through.


    The familiar, warm voice brought a warmth to Octavia Gills¡¯ cold heart and she couldn¡¯t help but let out a cry, ¡°Come on you??Domino??.¡±


    Domino rushed over to see Octavia Gills curled up on a park bench, her eyes staring nkly into the distance. He had never seen Octavia Gills so sad and empty in all the time he had known her, and his heart went out to Octavia Gills, Domino stomped his feet in anxiety and said, ¡°Octavia, what¡¯s wrong with you? Did someone bully you? Who¡¯s the bastard? Who¡¯s the son of a bitch?¡±


    Octavia Gills kept quiet and shook her head desperately, hanging on to Domino with tears on both cheeks.


    Domino quickly took off his ck jacket and put it on Octavia Gills, who was trembling all over with her lips slightly pale.


    Although Octavia Gills did not say a word, nor did she tell him what had happenedst night, Domino knew Octavia Gills too well to guess that she must have met Tredan, whom she had loved for twenty years, at Group Davi¡¯s Christmas partyst night. What had happened between themst night to make Octavia Gills, who had always been calm and sensible, so upset and ufortable, Domino could only specte.


    ¡°Octavia,e on, you are really strong, there is nothing or no hurdle we can¡¯t get through,e back with me to my t, have a shower and something to eat, then I¡¯ll take you to a nice ce this evening, have a drink to shake off this thing and wake up to another great day!¡±


    After Octavia Gills had finished her bath, Domino had prepared a tight white dress for Octavia Gills, which hugged Octavia Gills¡¯ figure tightly, revealing her golden proportioned figure. She is like a delicate porcin doll that one wants to take care of for fear that it will break if one is not careful!


    Under the dim and disorienting lights, the distant music, the magnificent stage is always floating with a beautiful dancers that make countless men scream and go crazy. Many red men and green women under the stage twist their bodies wildly to the mind-blowing music, and sometimes break their voices and scream like chrysalises emerging from their cocoons, the whole atmosphere is so decadent, frivolous and seductive.


    In a luxurious VIP area, there is a handsome man with a face simr to Tredan¡¯s. His face is like jade, but his eyes are more tender and affectionate than Tredan¡¯s. This man is sitting in the middle of a sofa, surrounded by fully made-up sexy women with waist-length hair, serving him drinks making him look like a suave prince of flowers.


    Domino brought Octavia Gills into one of the most famous bars in the city and led her into a quieter corner where Octavia Gills, who normally doesn¡¯t drink, coughed as she took a drink of the choking cocktail Domino had ordered for her.


    ¡°Ha ha, look at what happens when you don¡¯t normally drink. Here¡¯s a fruity cocktail for you, It will help you to sleep well.¡± Domino said, mocking Octavia Gills, who had been cringing her face while she drank the cocktail.


    He snapped his fingers and a fancy bartendercame to him, ¡°Get my good sister a nice strong drink without the aftertaste, like fruit wine!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Before the words were out of his mouth he took the bottle of mixer in his hand and shook and tossed it up at times.


    A yellow ss, a red ss, a green ss and a blue ss was ced in front of Octavia Gills, ¡°Drink up, after these you can go home and get a good night¡¯s sleep.¡±


    Really, Octavia Gills looked half-heartedly at Domino, then at the bartender, ¡°Will it still make me choke?¡±


    Domino shook his head seriously at Octavia Gills and said, ¡°Just rx and drink it!¡± Picking up the red ss, Octavia Gills took a sip and was surprised that it didn¡¯t taste as bad as the first ss. It didn¡¯t take long for the alcohol affect Octavia Gills, and as she began to feel drunk, she became disoriented, staggering and tugging at Domino to tell him her grievances and bitterness.


    ¡°Why? Why are you so cruel to me? Do you really not remember those days at all? Even if we were young then??Why do you do this to me? Why?¡±


    ¡°Octavia, there are many good fish in the ocean, why single out this heartless fish. You are so kind, so gentle and considerate, the idealpanion for all discerning men, let¡¯s not be sad today! Believe me, you deserve a better person to love and cherish!¡± Domino, who was drinking with her, also began to get slightly drunk.


    ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m going to the restroom, you just sit here and wait for me, don¡¯t wander off, okay? I¡¯ll be back soon, don¡¯t wander off!¡± Domino, eager to relieve himself, nimbly skirted the frantically wreathing crowd on the dance floor and quickly disappeared from Octavia Gills¡¯ disoriented view.


    Octavia Gills, her face red and tear-stained like a wounded angel, was sprawled out on the table in a daze, drawing attention to herself. Not far away, twondlubbers were staring at Octavia Gills¡¯ hot body, a drunken and unsuspecting Octavia Gills, unaware that the man with a tattoo on his arm was lustfully staring at her unusually long white legs. He took three steps closer to Octavia Gills, who was sprawled out on the table, alone.

 Chapter 3: Getting to know Eddison

    ¡°Alone, pretty girl? Do you need a brother to keep youpany? Let this brother love you well.¡± Thendlubber¡¯s hands were already pressing against Octavia Gills¡¯ back, wantonly trying to slide down her back to her perfect little waist.


    Feeling herself being taken advantage of, Octavia Gills turned around to see a man¡¯s face full of obscenities approaching her, Octavia Gills¡¯ drunkenness sobered up instantly and she panicked, standing up and using all her strength to push away the leering, grinningndlubber and shouted, ¡°Who are you! Get your hands off me.¡±


    The man not only did not restrain himself, butughed more wildly and said, ¡°Tsk, you really think of yourself as a beautiful woman, it¡¯s your good fortune that this brother has taken a fancy to you. Before the words were out of his mouth, the man opened his arms and tried to hug Octavia Gills and pull her away.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    Like a frightened bird, Octavia Gills grabbed a nearby bottle and threw it at the rogue bastard, taking advantage of the gap where he couldn¡¯t get close enough to get away quickly, her eyes constantly searching the dimly lit venue for a familiar figure from the booze-fueled ce.


    ¡°Domino, Domino, where are you?¡± A teary-eyed Octavia Gills shouted for Domino, who had already drunkenly stumbled onto a sofa with an ¡°Ah!¡± With a shriek, Octavia Gills, wearing 8cm heels, tripped unexpectedly and knocked over Eddison, who was about to get up to go to the restroom, falling firmly onto his broad chest, and her arms instinctively clinging to his neck.


    No!


    Eddison, who knew what was going on, tried to push away the woman who had run into him but hung on to her drunkenness when he looked back in the dim light and saw Octavia Gills¡¯ face. He couldn¡¯t help but look at her innocent face, which revealed a hint of confusion and a touch of panic that made Eddison, who had been around for a long time, pity her. He was so dazzled that he felt the urge to protect her.


    Thendlubber who came after her saw Octavia Gills fall on top of the svelte-looking Eddison. Revealing his tattoos, a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right, said arrogantly to Eddison. ¡°Kid, get out of here, this is the chick the prince had his eye on first, you better behave and get out!¡±


    The corners of Eddison¡¯s mouth turned upwards with a wicked smile of disdain, thinking to himself: What¡¯s going on here? First a beautiful woman bumps into his arms, then a punk shows up who is naked and disgusting, and then he¡¯s supposed to stage a heroic rescue? Eddisonughed at the thought, as though no one was watching.


    Seeing Eddison¡¯s disregard for him, thendlubber¡¯s face darkened with anger and rage, and he tried to take a step forward to grab Octavia Gills before Eddison could look away. Eddison put the drunken Octavia Gills down in one smooth motion. With a wicked grin, he turned around, his cold, arrogant eyes seemingly unfocused, as quick and sharp as a hawk¡¯s, and threw back his jacket with a swift and precise movement,nding perfectly to cover Octavia Gills¡¯ body.


    His partner, seeing the situation, rushed to his aid: ¡°You¡¯re not going to drink that wine, you¡¯re not going to drink that wine!¡± Eddison, as one of Group Davi¡¯s heirs, had to learn self-defence, so he spun around, grabbed him hard and pulled him forward, knocking him to the ground.


    ¡°Aah!¡± A scream was heard, followed by a huge round of apuse from the crowd watching, and Eddison, who showed off his skills and manliness, was a huge hit at the bar, especially with the girls!


    Back at Octavia Gills¡¯ side, Eddison took a good look at her drunken face??not quite pretty but delicate and small, and patted Octavia Gills¡¯ face, ¡°Wake up, wake up, I called you a taxi. I said, I called you a taxi, can you get home by yourself? Wake up.¡±


    Octavia Gills, who was conscious but increasingly inebriated, felt her head ache and her stomach turn upside down.


    ¡°Uh¡­ uh¡­¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ stomach churned under Eddison¡¯s patting and shaking, and vomited. It was sour-smelling, and she threw up right into Eddison¡¯s chest.


    ¡°Ah, what¡¯s the matter with you woman? Are you a crazy woman? Is this how you treat your saviour? By throwing up on me? In TV dramas, the heroine is not ready to repay the hero with her body at this time, yet you so much as spit all over me! it¡¯s really hard to be a good person!¡±


    Octavia Gills vomited profusely and sobered up, Fringes of her hair fell on her long, curly eyshes and when she lifted her head, she saw Eddison who looked a bit like Tredan. ¡°You came to me, I knew you couldn¡¯t be so cold and heartless. You said it didn¡¯t matter if you were 3 or 70, you remembered in the deepest part of your heart the warmth I gave you then and no one could ever rece it. You said that no matter what I became, you would find me, recognize me and marry me! No, no, President Davi, you are President Davi. You are so noble and I am so small and insignificant that I am not worthy of you. You have made the right choice, and she is the only one worthy of you.¡± At this point, Octavia Gills cried out as if her heart had been torn to pieces.


    Because of her upbringing, Octavia Gills has always had an inferiorityplex. Even though she is talented in creatingics, how can she be worthy of the Grand Prince of Group Davi? He is of such an honourable status.


    Her mother, who works as a housekeeper for the Drye Family, cannot afford the cost of her brother¡¯s medical fees. This is Octavia Gills¡¯ destiny, she cannot give up on her only brother and she must do everything in her power to preserve the only bloodline of the family. How could she be worthy of being with the president of the illustrious Group Davi when her father had entrusted her with such a heavy responsibility of taking care of her brother? With her heart aching like a knife was piercing it, Octavia Gills cries out as she hugs Eddison.

 Chapter 4: Fate

    A helpless Eddison, listening to Octavia Gills¡¯ drunken ramblings, was amazed that this woman of unknown origin was shouting at President Davi, who knew her?


    Eddison, who had no idea, looked at Octavia Gills and frowned in frustration. She had a slight cleanliness problem, and after the heroic rescue drama, she had a flirtatious love affair.


    The sour smell that was hard to ignore reminded Eddison that he needed to find somewhere to sort himself out. So, Eddison left the bar with the delirious Octavia Gills in his arms!


    As morning dawned, and all is quiet, the night has long since receded into the slowly rising sun. The blinding sunlight through therge floor-to-ceiling window wakes Octavia Gills, who is sleeping, breathing steadily, and frowning a little discontentedly. In bed, herzy, nimble eyes blinked,


    ¡°Where am I? Why am I here? Domino, Domino,¡± Octavia Gills shouted as she thought about getting up to find Domino who had taken her to the barst night to rx.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Octavia Gills suddenly grabbed the expensive tensile quilt and wrapped it around herself seeing that she was only wearing a male white shirt, this was not Domino¡¯s house and Octavia Gills had a swelling headache as she desperately searched her mind for memories ofst night! Suddenly her own illogical thoughts were broken by a man¡¯s voice.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake, it¡¯s Monday, and generally, women with normal jobs are at work at this moment. Are you going to give me a hand since I rescued youst night, youngdy, or are you going to get up and get your face ready?¡± Before the robed Eddison could finish, a square-jawed Octavia Gills let out renewed screams of panic.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Octavia Gills came with a startled cry, a little shocked to see the man appear in his robe, then thinking that it was a night out with Domino and nothing should have happened.


    With no physical sensations other than a headache, her confused nature soon left her, and to Eddison¡¯s surprise, she said, ¡°Excuse me! How did I get here? This gentleman??and where is Domino? Oh no! It¡¯s 8 o¡¯clock! It¡¯s toote, I¡¯m runningte! Excuse me sir, may I ask where my clothes are?¡±


    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t wait to ask Eddison who is standing in front of her, asking him how she got here? And why was she dressed like this? Why had Domino, her best friend who had stayed by her sidest night, been reced by this man who looked so good? Seeing the clock on the wall, she rushed off to work in a frenzy of self-imposed rhythm.


    Is this woman from Earth? Eddison looked at his gold-rimmed and diamond-encrusted watch and watched in amazement as Octavia Gills jumped and ran into the bathroom with her dry-cleaned clothes in just five minutes. Then, fully clothed except for her hair which was a bit dishevelled, walked towards the front door. He was so illogical and ignored his own handsome face that he rushed forward and grabbed Octavia Gills, who was about to run out the door.


    ¡°Wait, how can you be so strange, you woman? How can you just walk away without even saying thank you? Not only did you not thank your prince for saving your lifest night, but you also didn¡¯t apologize for hugging me to deathst night and vomiting on me? How can you behave like this? This is outrageous!¡± The ever sensible Eddison was furious with Octavia Gills who was ignoring her, to the point where she was speaking out of turn!


    ¡°No, I¡¯ve got something important to do, I¡¯ll see you when I¡¯m done, here¡¯s my card, I¡¯mte, thanks, ah?? no sorry, no we¡¯ll be in touch then!¡± After handing Eddison her card, Octavia Gills hurriedly waved goodbye to Eddison as she raced to the closing lift, leaving a hurt and helpless Eddison in her wake.


    ¡°Now when did women be so so¡­¡±


    A speechless Eddison looked at the business card that Octavia Gills had just hastily left behind, and seeing the words Octavia Gills, Financial Secretary of Group Davi, Eddison smiled wickedly and said, ¡± Fate, really does pull strange things, heh, it¡¯s kind of funny! See youter, little Octavia.¡±


    Eddison, who was inexplicably happy, went to his bedroom, put on a white shirt and a dark blue jacket, picked up the conspicuous little gold bottle of cologne and sprayed it into the air, tilting his head with his hands open and closing his eyes to absorb the particte molecules of the cologne. With an eerie smile on his face, a smile that reveals a touch of heartfelt pleasure, that even Eddison doesn¡¯t notice!


    In front of the entrance of Group Davi, a taxi stops slowly, the door opens and long, slender, white legs in a pair of 8cm heels hastily jumps out of the taxi, wearing the same tight white dress that Domino had chosen for herself yesterday. Octavia Gills rushes to the entrance of the office, hiding her bag as she jogs towards the door, reaching for her mobile phone. She called Domino, her best friend and colleague.


    ¡°Domino, what happenedst night? Why did you leave me alone with a man? I¡¯ll let you off the hook for for now, but get your ass down right now to the bottom drawer of my desk, my spare work ID is in there, go down to the entrance and rescue me, and bring out my ck suit style jacket from my work chair, quick, I¡¯m going to bete!¡± Octavia Gills hung up after a breathless crackle and chose to wait for Domino¡¯s rescue by leaning behind a massive pir that would shield her slender body.


    ¡°Octavia,e on,st minute punch.¡±


    Domino, who had seen Octavia Gills, was in a frenzy and dragged her to the clock. The impatient Domino had a lot of questions for Octavia Gills, who disappearedst night for no apparent reason, ¡°What happened to youst night? You didn¡¯t answer my phone calls, you didn¡¯t even reply on Facebook, you disappeared when I came back from the restroom. My heart was pounding all night, and I was so worried!¡±


    ¡°No Domino, I was going to ask you why I woke up in a strange man¡¯s house! Where did you gost night? Why did you leave me alone with a man? And who was that man?¡± A drunken Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t remember what happened to herst night. So when Domino said that, she was even more confused.


    ¡°Ah, a man? Jesus, You run off with a strange man even when I¡¯m was only going to the restroom? You, you, you¡­ Octavia, you shouldn¡¯t do that, running off with a man without as much as telling me!¡±

 Chapter 5: Asking for a statement

    ¡°That¡¯s an injustice, I didn¡¯t run away with anyone else, Domino why would you think that I ran away to that man¡¯s housest night? Anyway, he said that he saved me, and not only was I ungrateful but I threw up all over him. I had a killer headache this morning and thought it was someone you knew, I really shouldn¡¯t have used alcohol to drown my sorrows, not only did I not drown them, but I caused one more.¡±


    ¡°Could he have been lying to you? Did he do anything to you? Did you get taken advantage of? Drat! it¡¯s my fault, I shouldn¡¯t have left you alone in that state.¡±


    Looking at Domino, who was in disarray and starting to me himself, Octavia Gills rushed through her own fragmented memories ofst night, patted Domino helplessly on the back and reassured him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I woke up in a room by myself, my clothes were neatly ced on the dressing table, the duvet and shoes and so on were neatlyid out, there was no strange sensation in my body, so it follows that the man didn¡¯t do anything nasty to me!¡± At this point Octavia Gills was suddenly pulled up by Domino, spun around and examined carefully from head to toe!


    ¡°Octavia, I heard that the finance department will start deciding on the head of your finance department after the wrap-up, you¡¯ve been working hard at the Group Davi¡¯s subsidiary for the past five years, and all your colleagues who joined thepany in the same year as you have been promoted and given a pay rise, so it¡¯s your turn this time!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous Domino, I¡¯m so stupid, I¡¯m always holding them back, I¡¯m d the HR department didn¡¯t fire me, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t know where to get the money to pay for my brother¡¯s medical bills!¡±


    ¡°Octavia have you been brainwashed by them? It¡¯s not you who¡¯s holding them back, it¡¯s you who¡¯s being bullied into being honest and kind, and putting all the me and mistakes on you, and who¡¯s being so stupid and idiotic to let them bully you.¡± Domino, who was particrly angry, pulled Octavia Gills towards the treasurer¡¯s office, ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m telling you, you can¡¯t be so nice, because people will bully you.


    At that moment, a silver and white Ferrari sped up to the front door of Group Davi, and the moment the door opened, an extremely excited Eddison wore a debonair smile as thepany¡¯s senior staff stood in two lines to greet the new Managing Director, the Second Prince of Group Davi!


    ¡°Hello President Davi, we are here to wee you!¡±


    ¡°Hello everyone, I have just returned to China so I am not familiar with many things, and I will need more guidance from the executives in the future!¡±


    The executives originally thought that the new General Manager was just a second prince who had returned to his home country to inherit the family business, and that his personality must be arrogant and disdainful, but to their surprise, the second prince of Group Davi was so humble and polite.


    ¡°President Davi, that¡¯s very kind of you to say, it¡¯s our job. We will now take you through thepany¡¯s premises and basic operational procedures.¡± An older and more serious manager said that he was the retiring Managing Director, whom would Eddison be taking over from, so he was the most appropriate person to introduce him to thepany.


    Eddison, who had just been led to the door of the finance department, heard intermittent sounds of arguing inside. He raised his hand to signal his followers not to make a sound, and followed the source of the sound to see what the drama was about. So much so that it was so unrestrained at this time of the day.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about that MM who has nothing but big breasts, how much she has done for thepany, how can she be paid three times more than Octavia when she iste for work and leaves early, and how can she even get a data sheet wrong? And that fat girl who only eats and doesn¡¯t do anything, and throws her financial statements on Octavia¡¯s desk every day, and sits and eats until the end of the day without doing anything, and when she makes a mistake she mes it onf Octavia, but when she does something well she takes all the glory, and was promoted 2 years ago!¡±


    Domino, who has seen Octavia Gills being bullied for the past 5 years, is like andmine and doesn¡¯t want to stop, ¡°Why? For 5 years, Octavia has not beente to work nor left early. Five years of hard work and dedication, and she is still receiving the same sry as 5 years ago. Do you know that you are showing favouritism?¡±


    ¡°You are treating me so unfairly, Is your conscience eating at you? I¡¯m telling you, Domino, piss me off and I¡¯ll go to the General Manager and expose you!¡± The head of the finance department, whose face was green at one point and turned red at the next instant, was slightly vindicated by the Domino¡¯s incoherentments. I know what to do.¡±


    Trying to hide his weakness, the Head of Finance pped the table hard, got up from his chair and pointed at Octavia Gills and Domino saying, ¡°You are the Marketing Manager, just please go back to your department and take care of your people! Octavia Gills, if you are unhappy with the arrangement or feel that you are being wronged by thepany, you can resign and find another job.¡±


    Octavia Gills, who was at a loss for words, was angry and upset, but what Domino said today was truly her inner voice and thoughts, as she is not good at arguing with people and has always chose to suffer the injustice in silence, including the bullying of her colleagues.


    ¡°From the time I stepped into thepany until now, I have only heard the sound of thepany¡¯s staff tapping on the keyboard in every department I walked through, but I never thought that the finance department, which should be the busiest for financial summaries, would be so busy!¡±


    Eddison walked in and said with an authority that could not be ignored, ¡°What work is being discussed? Let me join in!¡± Eddison went straight ahead and took a seat in the swivel chair.


    The outgoing Managing Director saw the situation and rushed forward, winking at the Head of Finance, ¡°This is the new Managing Director of the Group Davi subsidiary, go and say hello to??.¡± Eddison cut him off before he could finish his sentence.


    ¡°Octavia, tell me, what is the reason for this fuss and disregard for thepany¡¯s image during working hours? The first person Eddison saw when he came in was Octavia Gills, the woman who had inexplicably piqued his curiosity. He called out her name deliberately, half as a tease and half to find out what was going on and to solve the problem.


    It was him! The man who had told her this morning that he had saved her lifest night, only to have her throw up all over him. He was the new managing director of herpany? Jesus! Can someone knock me on the head. Tell me it¡¯s not true! Octavia Gills, who hadn¡¯t yet reacted, blushed at Eddison¡¯s flirtatious call of ¡°Octavia.¡± What¡¯s wrong with this man? Doesn¡¯t he know how to avoid gossip? Octavia Gills was so embarrassed by the strange looks she received from her colleagues and superiors that she wanted to burrow into a hole in the ground.

 Chapter 6: The Bet

    Domino, who was standing next to Octavia Gills, sensed that something was wrong and wondered: How did the managing director know Octavia Gills on his first day at the job, even calling her name in an affectionate manner? However, Domino came forward to exin the situation.


    ¡°President Davi, let me speak on behalf of Octavia!¡± Domino asked Eddison, whose eyes were fixed on Octavia Gills, and then exined the whole story. She concluded with a particrly melodramatic statement, ¡°President Davi, do you think I have a point? Isn¡¯t it true that thepany promotes hard-working employees and gives preference to those who are capable?¡±


    ¡°Oh, your name¡¯s Domino? That¡¯s interesting!¡± After ncing at Domino¡¯s work badge hanging on her chest, Eddison turned to the treasurer.


    ¡°After 5 years of working in Group Davi¡¯s subsidiary without leaving early or beingte, andpleting the daily workload, why is such an employee is not promoted ording to Group Davi¡¯s existing staff rules? And why is she still receiving the same sry as she was getting 5 years ago? You¡¯ll make the old staff of thepany feel discouraged by handling it like this!¡± This serious side of Eddison made him look really charming to Domino and Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Octavia Gills is a veteran employee but she has never been recognized for her abilities.¡± The treasurer looked slightly flustered, but cunningly offered a reasonable exnation to Eddison. Domino, who could not bear to listen to it anymore, pointed at the treasurer in anger, ¡°How can you do that? That¡¯s shameless, if it¡¯s not ¡­¡±


    ¡°Marketing Manager Domino, please watch yournguage, please be reminded that it¡¯s still within office hours.¡± Eddison mentally mulled over how this matter should be resolved, when suddenly a sly smile quickly crossed his face. ¡°Ourpany is going to send apetent staff to a grand real estatepany to negotiate a cooperation project, Octavia Gills you will be the person in charge of this project, this will give you a chance to prove your abilities to thepany. If you sessfully and perfectly get this contract signed, I will promote you to a supervisor, if you fail toplete it, you will be dismissed from thepany. You only have one chance to prove yourself, I challenge you to take this project off my hands. Are you willing to do this?¡±


    Thinking of her brother who was very ill at home, the expensive monthly medical bills, and the need to prepare for a heart transnt operation when a match was found, Octavia Gills thought that she couldn¡¯t afford to be without a job, and couldn¡¯t afford to lose her ie.


    Hence, she took the contract, read through its details, and went back to her desk and quickly made a detailed proposal and n. Afterwards, with the contract at hand, she went to the Grand Property Company in an anxious mood.


    On the first day she went there, the receptionist at Grand Property Company told Octavia Gills that the project manager was temporarily out of the office.


    The next day, the receptionist told Octavia Gills that the project manager was out of town on business and had not returned.


    After several days of not being able to meet the elusive project manager, Octavia Gills turned to Domino andined, ¡°What am I going to do Domino? How can I talk about a project when I can¡¯t even meet the manager? I¡¯m almost tempted to camp out in front of the Grand Property Company until the manager agrees to see me!¡±


    Domino patted Octavia Gills on the shoulder and cheered her on, ¡°Come on Octavia, remember that victory belongs to the most persevering.¡±Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Right, I asked a friend of mine two days ago to find out more about the Grand Property Company. Yesterday, he replied that the person in charge of the Grand Property Company project is Woodrow who is the favorite son of Grand Property Company¡¯s chairman. He is also a flirt and spends his days in a bar in downtown S. He rarely reports to work, but don¡¯t think for a moment that he¡¯s a just rich kid who just inherited his father¡¯s business. I hear he¡¯s been working on some big projects for the Grand Property Company this year and he¡¯s done a great job. Domino¡¯s face seemed to be filled with admiration that gave Octavia Gills goosebumps.


    ¡°Come on, stop being a nymphomaniac! Why don¡¯t you take me to him so we can see what he really looks like, and see if he¡¯s as good as they say he is!¡± Octavia Gills urged Domino, who was still awe-struck at Woodrow¡¯s image, into a taxi and headed to the bar where Woodrow was said to be at.


    Inside the bar, the deafening music gave Octavia Gills a headache, and through the misty sepia light, she dragged Domino off in search of her target for the day: Woodrow.


    ¡°Domino, have you seen Woodrow?¡± shouted Domino at the top of her voice. ¡°Look, Octavia! I think that¡¯s him. See?¡± Shepared the man¡¯s face with Woodrow¡¯s picture on her phone, and while Domino just looked at him from a distance, in her mind, she felt happy and thought that Woodrow was really handsome! It was well worth the trouble, apanying Octavia.


    ¡°Woodrow!¡± Domino called out his name before she could even get close enough to him. Woodrow, who was sparring with a friend, looked at her with baffled eyes. Thinking that it was just another woman who wanted to flirt with him, Domino said in disgust, ¡°Get out of here and go¡­ back¡­ to where you came from, understand?¡±


    Domino¡¯s high opinion of Woodrow immediately sank and said, ¡°Can¡¯t you speak kindly, Woodrow? Just because you¡¯re good-looking doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯re good.¡±


    Octavia Gills, knowing Domino¡¯s quick temper, rushed forward to stop Domino and then apologized to Woodrow: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, President Cruise. I¡¯m Octavia Gills from Group Davi, and this is my best friend Domino. I¡¯m sorry, President Cruise, but I¡¯vee to see you today to talk about our project. Would you mind giving me a few minutes to talk about the contract?¡±


    Group Davi?? he had heard Tredan mention that before. Woodrow took a good look at the two, one was as gentle as a lily, while the other like a thorny rose. ¡°You don¡¯t look bad, but your mouth is not as gentle as a woman¡¯s. It¡¯s such a waste!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you may be the president of the Grand Property Company, but your hands are dirtier and more stinky than a hooligan¡¯s!¡± I¡¯m not one of those flies that like to chase you around and smell the stench, I can¡¯t hold you responsible for the disrespect you¡¯ve just shown me. I might as well leave!¡±


    The thorny rose seemed to be a bit of fun to be with, and Woodrow apuded Domino who drank the stiff drink, while Woodrow¡¯s drinking buddies, seeing such an interesting woman, didn¡¯t want the fun to end.


    ¡°Beauty, you¡¯re trying to negotiate a big project from us here, and you¡¯re only having one ss of wine? Wouldn¡¯t that only give you the advantage? Come on, you two, drink these two bottles, and when you¡¯re done, this contract is done too.¡±

 Chapter 7: A Chance Encounter

    After hearing this, Domino rued the day when she thought her guts would work wonders against these arrogant princes, but now, she didn¡¯t think it would work, and ended up creating more trouble for her and Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills took a deep breath and went forward to pick up the bottle of XO, tilting her head back, she poured it into her mouth. Domino had helped her find the person in charge of the project, so she could keep her job, get a promotion and a raise, to ease the burden of her family on her shoulders. It¡¯s not like I¡¯ve never had a drink before. I can just get drunk, throw up, and then sleep afterwards.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re crazy, you can¡¯t stay sober with that amount of alcohol, give me the rest, let¡¯s finish this and go back to my t to celebrate your promotion.¡± Domino grabbed a third of Octavia Gills¡¯ bottle and drank it all in one go, holding it upside down for Woodrow to see, ¡°It¡¯s time for you to man up, look at this project and negotiate a contract, President Cruise!¡±


    ¡°Take it easy, haven¡¯t you noticed that your friend is about to throw up? Aren¡¯t you going to take care of her first before we look at the contract?¡±


    At this moment, she looked at Octavia Gills, who, unable to cope with the alcohol, started feeling sick in her stomach, wanting to throw up, ¡°Octavia, are you okay? Can you hold on for a while?¡± Domino was concerned and ran to help a slightly dizzy Octavia Gills.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m just a little dizzy. Just take the proposal to President Cruise for me, I¡¯ll go to the restroom and wash my face, I¡¯ll be sober in a jiffy.¡± Patting the back of Domino¡¯s hand to reassure her, Octavia Gills headed to the restroom alone.


    Turning on the tap, the cold water slowly flowed out and Octavia Gills cupped her hands gently and poured it over her face, the cold water stimting her faint nerves and made her feel much more awake. She dried her face with a tissue, straightened her cor and headed out, thinking about closing the contract with President Cruise. As she turned the corner, Octavia Gills saw a man and a woman locked in a passionate kiss, hands caressing each other¡¯s bodies. Octavia Gills was about to walk away when she suddenly saw the man¡¯s face.


    Tredan¡¯s long, slender fingers were gliding over Lilian Drye¡¯s slender neck, down to her charming corbone, and as hisrge palm was caressing Lilian Drye¡¯s back, stroking it seductively, his lips gently pried open Lilian Drye¡¯s peachy lips.


    ¡°Mmm¡­ mmm,¡± Lilian Drye moaned uncontrobly as she indulged in Tredan¡¯s caresses. ¡°Wait, Tredan?? ah¡­ Tredan, I¡­ I¡¯m leaving the country tomorrow for further studies before I return here again.¡±


    Hearing Lilian Drye¡¯s words, Tredan abruptly stopped his roving hands and grimaced. He released Lilian Drye in annoyance and said, ¡°Damn it Lilian, don¡¯t you know how much I need you? You do this every time, with no regard for my feelings, what am I to you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like that, Tredan, don¡¯t be angry, listen to me,¡± Lilian Drye hugged the already angry Tredan ¡°I do love you; you know I love you very much, but you know I am also the heir to the Drye family, and I just need to leave to enrich myself so that I can be perfect for you. I¡¯ll be back before you know it, and we¡¯ll be together every day when I get back.¡±


    A hurt-faced Tredan yanked Lilian Drye¡¯s hands away.


    ¡°You say that every time you leave the country, Lilian. Are you still the same person that you were when you were 5 years old? Why do you care so little about me that you always leave when I need you? Forget it, leave if you want to!¡±


    Lilian Drye walked over to Tredan and hugged him tenderly from behind, ¡°Wait for me, I love you, Tredan! I¡¯ll be thinking of you wherever I go, remember to wait for me!¡± She stood up on her toes, kissed Tredan on the forehead, and turned to leave.


    Octavia Gills was crying as she leaned against the wall at the corner of the bathroom door. She heard Tredan¡¯s every word, every sentence, so clearly. ¡°Tredan, when will you realize that the five-year-old ¡®Lilian Drye¡¯ is not the ¡®Lilian Drye¡¯ you thought she was?¡± Octavia Gills wanted to tell Tredan.


    Suddenly her phone rang. It was Domino, telling her that she had closed the deal with Woodrow, but was very worried seeing that Octavia Gills hasn¡¯te back yet. She was afraid that she had lost her again likest time, ¡°Octavia, are you okay, are you feeling better? ¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m okay, I¡¯ll go and find you now.¡± After hanging up the phone, Octavia Gills dried the tears on her face and prepared to find Domino, only to turn around and run into Tredan, who had just argued with Lilian Drye. He was now looking like he had gone back to the hurt little boy of 20 years ago. The only difference is that Tredan now had a lit cigarette in his hand, and his face was not as youthful as it once was. Every time she saw this man¡¯s vulnerable expression, she couldn¡¯t help but feel soft toward him, and she couldn¡¯t help but go up to him to gently stroke his head along the roots of his hair and say, with a sigh of pain, ¡°She¡¯ll be back.¡±


    ¡°Lilian, I knew it¡­¡± Tredan, who had thought it was Lilian Drye returning to him, was surprised at the sight of Octavia Gills. How can that feeling just now feel so familiar, her fingers running down the roots of his hair, the gesture of stroking, only Lilian did that to him. No! How is it that for those two years, when sheforted him, the warmth her fingers gave, seemed so vivid now.


    How can this woman have the same habits as Lilian when she was five? However, she also looked familiar, and when Tredan looked at Octavia Gills¡¯ face, he suddenly remembered that night of madness at the hotel.


    ¡°So, it¡¯s you! Are you not working in a hotel? Do you still need toe to this bar part-time?¡±


    Tredan could not resist making sarcastic remarks with a scornful edge to his words, even though he knew that Octavia Gills was a virgin that night of the Christmas party.


    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t believe the words she was hearing, that he thought so badly of her.


    ¡°You are too much, Tredan!¡± Octavia Gills, who was holding back her tears, was so angry for the first time. She had only wanted tofort his seemingly strong heart, and she could not bear to see him so down and sad, but she did not expect him to nder her so much.


    ¡°Excessive? Oh yeah, because I didn¡¯t pay you for that night at the hotel, right? Is that it?¡± Taking his wallet out of his trouser pocket, he grabbed the only twenty-thousand-dor cash left in it, and threw it at Octavia Gills¡¯ chest.


    ¡°That money is the reward you want!¡±


    ¡°You bastard, Tredan, stop right there.¡± Tredan¡¯s every word pierced Octavia Gills heart like a small knife. Pulling at him as he turned to leave, ¡°Wait a minute!¡±

 Chapter 8: Misunderstanding Cleared Up

    Octavia Gills picked up the money from the floor one by one, held it neatly in her hand, looked at his cold, unfeeling face, and with her fingers trembling, took his hand, and ced therge red banknotes in Tredan¡¯s palm, saying to him slowly but forcefully, with a touch of sadness in her voice, ¡°I know you are the president and heir of Group Davi. You are a noble man, and I dare not think that a crow like me can be a phoenix, but I am a woman who has self-respect and pride. You can ignore me, but you should not trample on me. You can¡¯t buy my body with any amount of money because my body is priceless in my heart! Take your money, you keep it! Goodbye, President Davi!¡±


    As Octavia Gills hurried off, she left a stunned Tredan. He fumed as he watched her back, recalling the hurt in Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes and subconsciously feeling he was wrong, but stubbornly he quickly covered it up a twinge of guilt.


    Some things and some people were just not hers to aspire for or to touch. Octavia Gills once again felt the pain of having her heart torn to pieces. She should let go??let go of him in her heart!


    ¡°Come on, Brother Woodrow, let¡¯s have another drink!¡± Domino was staggering over to Woodrow with the bottle and making Woodrow drink.


    My God, Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t believe her eyes, the two of them had already gone head-to-head with each other, to think that she just went to the restroom to wash her face. And now, they were like this?


    Octavia Gills took a heavy step over toward Domino, gently tapped her on the shoulder and said softly, ¡°Domino, what¡¯s ¡­ going on here?¡±


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re back! We got the Grand Property Company project, I tell you¡­ Come on, let¡¯s drink to Woodrow!¡± Pulling a bewildered Octavia Gills into a toast to Woodrow with a ss in hand.


    ¡°Come on, cheers! I hope we work well together!¡± Woodrow now raised his ss with a particr gentlemanly grace!


    ¡°Yes, good luck with our cooperation, and on behalf of thepany, I would like to thank President Cruise for his trust. Domino and I will leave you to it then, without disturbing President Cruise!¡± Octavia Gills, who had collected the contracts and project books on the table, tried to make a quick escape from the ce. However, Woodrow intercepted her quickly!


    ¡°Wait, what¡¯s the hurry to leave, we haven¡¯t seen the head of yourpany yet!¡± Having had seven or eight drinks, Woodrow picked up his phone and was about to dial the number of his buddy Tredan, when he saw him walking towards the table.


    ¡°Tredan, where have you been? Been waiting for you all night, where¡¯s the Drye family princess?¡± Woodrow asked with concern when he saw Tredan, who had returned by himself. Woodrow inadvertently hit Tredan¡¯s sore spot, but Tredan pretended as if nothing had happened, and faintly replied, ¡°She¡¯s gone back!¡±


    ¡°Come on, Tredan, let me introduce you to the two beautiful women who came to me tonight to talk about a project from yourpany! Maybe you guys know each other.¡± An excited Woodrow pulled him over to Domino, who he looked at with a smile in his eyes.


    ¡°This is Domino, the marketing manager of Group Davi¡¯s subsidiary. I know you may not really know her, but I quite admire her eloquence, ha ha¡­¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± In front of the president, and listening to Woodrow¡¯s unknowingly positive and derogatory adjectives, Domino restrained herself and changed the subject instead.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t realize Woodrow was friends with our president!¡±


    This is the man Octavia Gills has been dreaming of, the president of Group Davi, and much more handsome in person than on the cover.


    Watching Domino, who was circling around him, and kept staring at Tredan, Woodrow was surprisingly upset and deliberately got in Domino¡¯s way, pointing to Octavia Gills and introducing her to Tredan.


    ¡°This is an employee of your subsidiary, a finance clerk called Octavia Gills, why don¡¯t you get her to tell you some jokes! Domino and I will go and get some wine, we want get drunk tonight!¡± Tredan was surprised to see Octavia Gills.


    It turns out her name is Octavia Gills, and it turns out that she¡¯s not the escort she thought her to be, but she actually works at Group Davi. Tredan felt guilty remembering what he did to her earlier!Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I misunderstood you before!¡± It was one of those moments, the arrogant Tredan softened his attitude towards people. The bewildered Octavia Gills had no time to react before Tredan went to the bar, sat down, ordered a drink, picked up a lighter and lit the cigarette in his hand, put it in his mouth and exhaled a wisp of white smoke.


    Octavia Gills looked away quietly, she could feel his emptiness and despondency now, his sadness at the loss of Lilian Drye, her heart ached as she looked as his furrowed brow, she resisted the urge to get close to him again, resisted the desire to hug him gently from behind and tell him, ¡°The five-year-old Lilian is a thing of the past and you are not you¡¯re not the 3-year-old boy anymore, you¡¯re capable of bringing warmth to yourself now!¡±


    Slowly approaching Tredan, Octavia Gills tried to cheer him up, ¡°Ms. Lilian will be back soon, don¡¯t be sad.¡±


    Turning around to face Octavia Gills who had said this, Tredan grabbed her arms that made Octavia feel bewildered. ¡°How much did you just hear a while ago? Don¡¯t talk nonsense, okay?¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ offhanded reassurance irritated Tredan instead. She panicked as she almost spilt the beans on her secret from 20 years ago, while trying to exin to Tredan.


    ¡°No, you misunderstand, I have no intentions towards you, I just want you to be happy!¡±


    ¡°Is that so? You want me to be happy, don¡¯t you?¡± Getting the bottle of booze, Tredan dragged Octavia Gills toward the direction of the car park.


    ¡°President Davi, President Davi, let go of me, you¡¯re hurting me!¡±


    His smirking expression left Octavia Gills a little stunned and a little scared.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want me to be happy! I¡¯m giving you a chance now!¡±


    As they reached the car, Tredan grabbed Octavia Gills with one big hand and shoved her into the spacious back seat of the car, he was taking off her top while mming the door behind them.


    ¡°No, President Davi¡­ No¡­¡± She struggled, trying to break free from his zing embrace.


    He kissed her hard, not wanting to hear any more words about her attempts to push him away, blocking her sweet lips and tongue with his fiery lips and teeth, and with physical movements that could not be clearer, trying to melt away her inexplicable resistance.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ consciousness began to blur, her legs went limp, her white hands went around Tredan¡¯s neck, and she clung on to him feeling limp and weak. Octavia Gills almost felt like a child with a high fever.

 Chapter 9: Be My Lover

    Knowing that he had conquered her tender lips, the corners of Tredan¡¯s mouth rose in satisfaction as he looked at Octavia Gills¡¯ timid little face. He wanted more, as his wheat-colored palms slowly cupped her round, soft bosom, stroking it gently, making torturing Octavia Gills more than anything else. She tried to pull away from him, only to find her slender white legs already straddled by his legs, forcing her fitted wrap dress to the limit.


    The slight stubbles on his chin rubbed against the delicate skin of her nape, evoking sweet memories of that night¡¯s tumultuous encounter with each other.


    His lower abdomen tightened uncontrobly at the sight of Octavia Gills who looked so seductive beneath him. As his thin lips raked the small, curved lobe of her ear, his eager breath made her body go limp, making her uncontrobly confused. She wanted to resist, yet she could not resist his sweet touch. She felt hypnotized by the passion of his repeatedly tender and sucking kisses, and could only submit to his passionate teasing.


    In the empty car park, the hidden back seat pf the car became a witness to these incendiary and fiery scenes.


    ¡°President Davi, errr¡­ umm¡­ Let me go!¡±


    ¡°Let you go? Didn¡¯t you say you wanted to make me happy?¡± The emptiness that felt like a ck hole seemed to gnaw at her soul at once, and she took a deep breath, forcing herself to ignore the roaring fire this man was igniting in her, she tried so hard calm her frazzled nerves!


    She is just recing Lilian Drye to warm his body and soothe his mind; she is, for him, the one to do it.


    He entered her in one lunge, and buried deep into her deepest recesses, as if a knife had cut through the delicate, tender cream, and merged into her delicate body, bing one with his every movement that seemingly rooted into the deepest recesses of her soul.


    Octavia Gillsy in the arms of Tredan, who was gasping for breath after a vigorous workout.


    ¡°Be my lover! Keep mepany while Lilian Drye is away and bring me warmth!¡± A lingering Tredan suddenly made an amazing proposition.


    ¡°As payment, I will help you find the right heart donor abroad and the best doctor to treat your brother!¡±


    Looking at a stunned Octavia Gills, Tredan exined nonchntly, ¡°This is the information my assistant just sent over about you. Look??I need you. There¡¯s no rush about giving me your answer. Think about it tonight, and when you¡¯re ready, move into the old Group Davi house tomorrow and I¡¯ll meet you there!¡±


    Octavia Gills only felt her tensed nerves rx as she arrived back at her home. She dropped her grand project contract and keys on the top of the shoe cab, kicked off her high heels that had been tormenting her feet all day, went in and lit all the lights in the living room out of habit. She took off her coat and went into the bathroom.


    Just as she was soaking in the hot tub, she noticed a bruise on her chest, a mark that reminded her of the encounter with Tredan, telling her that what happened tonight was real, and that it hadn¡¯t been a dream.


    She had never imagined that such a thing could happen to her; after all, Tredan was someone who is unreachable to her, and although she had volunteered to go abroad to look after him for two years as a child, she could never have imagined that she would one day have sex with her beloved one. And, not just once.


    Octavia Gills, who was embarrassed at her thoughts, felt her face be hot as she blushed.


    She buried her body in the foam, revealing only her flushed face. She couldn¡¯t resist thinking about how Tredan¡¯s hands caressed her as she examined the bruises on her arms. And though she was nestled in the bath alone, her body clearly remembered Tredan¡¯s every touch.


    She remembered how he had tossed her and kissed her lips, how his calloused hands had traced every inch of her skin, how he had explored her depths. And hisst words, ¡°Be my lover!¡± echoed in her ears. Octavia Gills covered her face with her hands, having mixed emotions and panic. She struggled with the question of whether she should agree to his ridiculous request or not.


    At that very moment, her mobile phone rang. The phone number was unfamiliar, but it was easy to remember, and she thought to herself: ¡®Who is it and why is person calling sote?¡¯ Drying her hands with a towel, she answered the phone and heard a familiar, thick, maic male voice.


    ¡°When youe over tomorrow, buy some food, drinks and stuff, there¡¯s nothing in the fridge at home but wine. I¡¯ll have the driver pick you up in the morning!¡± Tredan ordered softly.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    What is he talking about? She has not answered him yet! Why do I need to buy groceries? Why is there only wine in the fridge at home? What¡¯s wrong with this man? He is so unsettling!


    ¡°Why is there only wine in the fridge? Doesn¡¯t someone usually cook for you?¡± Octavia Gills pursued his orders while admonishing him nervously, ¡°Don¡¯t drink so much wine, it¡¯s not good for you. Learn to take care of your body.¡±


    ¡°My assistant arranges three meals for me every day, and there are so many dinners or reception functions every day that I always eat out, so there¡¯s the need for me to eat when I get home.¡±


    It was nice to have someone who cared about his life, and although it was just a homely conversation, her simple words of concern made Tredan, who had just been hurt by Lilian Drye, feel incredibly warm inside.


    ¡°Hmm? Oh!¡± said a sluggish Octavia Gills, who was too stunned to say anything other than ¡°Oh!¡± With an undisguised heartache flooding her heart, she earnestly said to Tredan on the phone, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t soak in the tub too long, I¡¯ll keep youpany when youe over. See you tomorrow!¡± Hearing the sound of water in the tub, Tredan unconsciously thought about her attractive body and wickedly hinted at Octavia Gills. Hanging up the phone, Octavia Gills was left in awe for a few moments beforeing to her senses.


    He, how did he know she was soaking in the tub?! The unconscious joy in the corners of her eyes, all slowly turned into a happy, pleasant smile. She looked forward to seeing him tomorrow! To be his lover! But what she had forgotten was the fact that he had only meant for her to be his lover, and she was only taking Lilian Drye¡¯s ce while she was abroad.


    Sunday morning came¡­


    With a sweet smile on her face, Octavia Gills looked around the room. Her bags were already packed, she felt expectant but was a little nervous.


    After washing her face and rinsing her mouth, she put on thevender dress she had picked outst night, a gift Domino had given her for her birthdayst year, which she had never been able to wear because it was expensive.


    The doorbell rang, rousing Octavia Gills away from her wandering thoughts and back to reality, as the driver Tredan has arranged for shows up punctually at her door.


    ¡°Hello Ms. Octavia, President Davi has arranged for me toe and pick you up, are you ready?¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh, that¡­ Pick it up! Let¡¯s go!¡± With her face clean and void of any makeup, Octavia Gills put on her heels, pulled her small 20-inch suitcase and just moved out of her small t.

 Chapter 10: Moving into the Davi Family

    ¡°Excuse me, has President Davi had his breakfast?¡± Octavia Gills asked in a slightly embarrassed whisper to the driver, who was as serious as a Tredan.


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, it¡¯s the weekend and President Davi is usually sleeps in a littleter than usual if there aren¡¯t any engagements.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Octavia Gills pleaded with a smile at Tredan¡¯s driver. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the supermarket before we go there.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    An hourter, the ck Mercedes that picked up Octavia Gills pulled slowly into the old Group Davi house and came to a steady stop. The discreet driver helped Octavia Gills push her luggage with the groceries Octavia Gills had just bought, and led her inside.


    The luxurious vi in front of her was the same, unchanged. The cobbled path led to the garden, which had a huge private pool with crystal clear water. Beyond the pool, you will see huge ss doors catching the sunlight making it glisten like gold.


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, if you don¡¯t need anything else, I will go out first. President Davi said that you should make yourself at home when youe over!¡± Octavia Gills put away her luggage neatly, after which she tried to rx a bit.


    Octavia Gills familiarly made her way to the kitchen with the fresh groceries she has just bought. Luckily, the kitchen was stocked with all the spices and all the cooking utensils wereplete. Grabbing her pink apron and putting it on, she nned on making a warm breakfast for Tredan.


    Tredan, who had a rare holiday when he could sleep in and not need to socialize, was woken up by the banging soundsing from the kitchen. What was wrong with this woman? Was she going to demolish the house as soon as she arrived?


    Looking annoyed and sleepy-eyed, with a few stray hairs on his forehead, Tredan went up the stairs to the kitchen in his robe and saw the busy back of the culprit who had woken him up. Then he smelt something so familiar??it was the first dish Lilian Drye had cooked for him 20 years ago ¨C beef noodle soup! He had asked Lilian to cook it for him again many times, but she had always refused with the excuse that she hadn¡¯t cooked it for a long time, and didn¡¯t know how to make it anymore. His anger subsided quickly, and he wanted to try it¡­ would it taste the way he had always wanted it to taste?


    ¡°You¡¯re awake! Just in time. I made you breakfast, try it!¡± Turning to see Tredan, she looked so happy and relieved. She ced the beef noodle soup on the white wooden table and gave Tredan a seat. ¡°Have you rinsed your mouth yet?¡± Tredan shook his head like a brother being supervised by a caring sister.


    ¡°Then hurry up and wash up in the downstairs bathroom so you don¡¯t have to run up and down, the ones down there are your toothpaste, toothbrush and towel anyway.¡± Octavia Gills looked like someone who had lived here before and knew her way around, Tredan wondered, wasn¡¯t this the first time she had been here? How did she know that the bathroom downstairs had everything he needed?


    ¡°How do you know that?¡± Tredan held Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes, mindful of any hint of a lie.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been¡­¡± Realizing she had said the something wrong, Octavia Gills hurriedly changed her tone, ¡°Well¡­ what I meant was I saw your toothbrush and towel there. And since you¡¯re the only one living in the cottage, who else could it belong to!¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°Yes, now go and brush your teeth, the pasta won¡¯t be good if it gets mushyter!¡± Octavia Gills watched a half-hearted Tredan leave to wash up before finally breathing a sigh of relief??she was scared to death! She would have to be careful not to spill the beans on that one, after all, her mother had signed an agreement with the Drye Family!


    After washing up, Tredan looked at the bowl with small flowers carved out of carrots on top. He looked suspiciously at Octavia Gills, who said nothing. Getting the chopsticks, he picked a few up to taste them. How did she know how to make this noodle dish? Not only did it look the same, but it also tasted the same.


    ¡°Who taught you how to make this noodle dish? It tastes exactly like the one Lilian made when we were kids!¡±


    Octavia Gills quickly concocted a story in her head to cover up the lie and exined half-truths to Tredan. ¡°President Davi, you don¡¯t know, but my mother was the cook¡¯s aunt at Ms. Lilian¡¯s house. My father died early, and my family was poor and didn¡¯t even have a ce to live, so we lived with the Drye family. Ms. Lilian loved this noodle dish as a child and once asked my mother to teach her how to make it.


    It seemed reasonable to say that, though Tredan already focused his attention on the bowl of noodles in front of him. Watching Tredan enjoy eating the noodle soup she had made for him, Octavia Gills smiled contentedly, a soft smile that Tredan caught just in time, which prompted Tredan¡¯s hot eyes look at her with raw desire.


    Tredan lifted his hands and traced her brows with his fingers, running across her flushed cheeks, as vivid images ofst night shed through his mind. With a wicked smile, he whispered softly into Octavia Gills¡¯ ear, ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard to prepare such a delicious noodle soup for me, and in return I should love you!¡±


    ¡°¡­ President Davi, I¡­¡±


    ¡°Hush, don¡¯t talk, Let¡¯s enjoy the moment.¡± Tredan¡¯s magical voice took hold of her soul and made her dance under his guidance like a good maid.


    Tredan¡¯s hand slid over her small chin to her charming corbone and then grasped her fullness through her shirt. He bent his head and kissed Octavia Gills¡¯ pouty mouth, prying her lips apart with his tongue and repeatedly nibbling and sucking it. The morning light poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, reflecting the whiteness of her skin and making Octavia Gills lookpletely adorable under Tredan¡¯s caress. His lips slid down her neck and he gently nibbled at her nape.


    ¡°President Davi¡­ it¡¯s daytime, the ss windows¡­¡± Octavia Gills squirmed sensitively, an unfamiliar sensation making her body unconsciously hot! An inexplicable swelling began to spread through her lower abdomen, seemingly a bit painful but evoked an unconscious pleasure and excitement. She could no longer tell the difference, and was too weak to stop his rampage.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, there¡¯s no one here but you and me.¡± His hot, wet lips pressed against her earlobe flirtatiously, leaving Octavia Gills stunned. Her eyes were dazed, and what was left of her sanity was wiped away by his passionate aggression.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    Their bodies were so close; so close that their breaths mingled, so close that there was hardly any distance between them. He held her soft body firmly in his, and she kept snuggling into his arms, desiring so much to melt into his kiss. Unable to resist the urge to have her, Tredan picked her up and carried her across the room to the bedroom. Her sleeveless dress gently slid down her shoulders as he unzipped her from behind. He took out her tiara, and her dark hair tumbled down her back, making her look as sexy as a hibiscus flower.

 Chapter 11: Becoming a Treasurer

    ¡°Ah¡­,¡± Tredanughed at her shyness and urgency.


    He was drawn to her soft body and hisrge palm spanned the peak of her breasts and slid down the small of her back to explore the delicate petals of her pistil. His long fingers rubbed against it wildly, but deliberately not so deeply.


    ¡°Comfortable? Please me in return?¡± The hot breath Tredan exhaled in her ear made her subconsciously crane her neck. It was difficult to answer such a humiliating request for Octavia Gills, making her choose to bury her head deep into the crook of his arm.


    ¡°Mmmm¡­¡± Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help but moan again and again, in tune with the rhythm of Tredan¡¯s attack! She was struck with sparks of pleasure from his strong and gentle invasion, and the pleasure felt like a great wave looming over her, practically drowning her.


    It seemed he had really tired her out too much, and with a slight smile Tredan gently rolled over her soft and limp body, so that she snuggled and fell asleep nestled in his arms.


    The next day, Monday morning, at 7:30am??


    The familiar sound of the rm on Octavia Gills¡¯ phone rang through the spacious master bedroom, and the man and woman snuggled close to each other opened their hazy eyes, smiled at each other, and said to each other in unison, ¡°Good morning.¡±


    Octavia Gillsy happily in Tredan¡¯s arms, never dreaming that she would be his secret lover and share his bed. How I wish time stopped right here, how wonderful it could have been!This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you go wash up and I¡¯ll get you a bowl of noodles for breakfast, or should I order the sandwich with soy milk from Extreme Delivery?¡± Octavia Gills had identally revealed her knowledge of Tredan again.


    ¡°Did you investigate me before youing here? Or did you bribe whoever knew about my habits into telling you!¡± Puzzled but not intending to look deeper, Tredan pinched Octavia Gills¡¯ nose and got up to get dressed while instructing Octavia Gills, ¡°I have a board meeting this morning and I have instructed my assistant to prepare breakfast for me at work, so ask the driver to take you to wherever you want or to take you to work! ¡±


    Once fully dressed, Tredan drove off in a hurry with his briefcase.


    Octavia Gills washed up and put on a light make-up, her face flushed and slightly glowing. A happy, sweet smile asionally reflected in the curve of her mouth. Shebed her hair and prepared her contract for the hard-earned project with the Grand Property Company.


    A sedate ck Mercedes-Benz drove Octavia Gills to the Group Davi subsidiary.


    ¡°Delbert, you can just drop me off at that corner, no need to go to the front door, thanks.¡± Octavia Gills did not want to be seen by her colleagues riding in a luxury car, lest she cause unnecessary gossip.


    ¡°Okay, Ms. Octavia!¡± the Mercedes pulled over at the corner near the office. Octavia Gills peered out of the car, looking in front and behind to make sure no one around knew her before opening the door to get out.


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, will I pick you up here at the end of your shift as well?¡± Remembering Tredan Gu¡¯s instructions to pick up and drop off this Ms. Octavia at work, Delbert respectfully asked Octavia Gills who was looking slightly embarrassed.


    ¡°No Delbert, I¡¯ll just take the metro back myself, it¡¯s easy, you don¡¯t have to pick me up. Delbert, thank you for today.¡± Octavia Gills let out a long breath after waving goodbye to Delbert.


    She wondered if she was right or wrong to agree to be Tredan¡¯s secret lover. He had a girlfriend, and the Davi¡¯s and Drye¡¯s were family friends and had always had a good rtionship. Did she make the wrong decision?


    Octavia Gills sank deep into her own boundless spection, reason told her she shouldn¡¯t think about it anymore and shook her head, trying to push her thoughts away.


    Domino saw Octavia Gills getting out of the ck car from the far side of the corner and wondered who had given Octavia a lift, and since when did Octavia have a boyfriend? Out of curiousity, Domino ran across the road and took three steps towards Octavia Gills who was so lost in thought that she didn¡¯t notice Domino walking beside her until she felt a tap on her shoulder.


    ¡°What are you thinking about? You seemed so absorbed that you didn¡¯t even notice I¡¯ve been following you for ages! And who owns that luxury car you just got out from? Tell me, be honest with me!¡±


    ¡°You saw it all?¡± Octavia Gills grabbed Domino by the shoulders and anxiously looked around once more, making sure there was no one she knew before she was reassured.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Octavia, you¡¯re not doing anything shameless, are you? Have you been adopted by some sugar daddy?¡±


    ¡°Shhh! Keep your voice down, it¡¯s a long story, I¡¯ll buy you dinner after we get off work as a thank you for helping me so much, we¡¯ll talk then.¡± Octavia Gills held up the contract for the project about the Grand Property Company and waved it in front of Domino.


    ¡°Well, you have a conscience!¡± Domino gave Octavia Gills a kiss on the cheek, pulled her along and ran to the office, ¡°Congrattions Ms. Octavia, you¡¯re going to be the head of finance at Group Davi!¡±


    Having a tacit agreement, Octavia Gills and Dominoughed unimaginatively at the what will happen at thepany today when they hand in the contract!


    General Manager¡¯s Office??


    Octavia Gills went to report to Eddison with the information and contracts regarding the Grand Property Company project.


    ¡°General Manager, President Cruise is very satisfied with the project and has already signed the contract. Regarding the actual operational implementation details, President Cruise, the head of the Grand Property Company, wants to partly enhance the environmental protection concept. General Manager, please take a look at it.¡± Octavia Gills took out the blue file, opened it, and handed it to Eddison.


    ¡°Very good! I am very happy that you have won this project, and congrattions on your promotion to head of thepany¡¯s finance department. I¡¯ve asked the HR department to make changes for you and I¡¯ve had your office decorated for you.¡± Eddison stared intriguingly at Octavia Gills, who was so ustomed to the mour of the world, that she attracts a lover as a hibiscus flower.


    ¡°Thank you, General Manager!¡± Why did it feel like this GM¡¯s eyes were looking at her with such a hot gaze?? nah??she was overthinking it!


    ¡°General Manager, I¡¯ll get back to work if there¡¯s nothing else!¡±


    ¡°Wait, let¡¯s have lunch together, just to celebrate your promotion!¡± Eddison called out to Octavia Gills who was about to leave.


    Dinner? No? Octavia Gills was reluctantly thinking that eating with him was too noticeable.


    ¡°Why do I feel like you are not very happy about it, I have saved your life, I am a valuable person in your career, and your top boss, how can you refuse me?¡±


    ¡°No, no, it¡¯s not that, I was just thinking about what I should buy you, the General Manager, for dinner!¡± Eddison seemed to have a point, and Octavia Gills suddenly felt she had no excuse to put it off. Never mind, just keep a clear head!

 Chapter 12: Missing an Appointment with the General Manager

    ¡°Very well, see you at 12 noon, I¡¯ll wait for you in the car park! Late bonus!¡± Eddison looked at Octavia Gills with a wicked grin, and before she left, he said something profound to her: ¡°You look beautiful today, full of confidence! Keep it up!¡±


    Her new office had a white desk with a big red swivel chair and a bouquet of pure lilies on the desk, making the whole small room smell like lilies. With a separate office and a separate water dispenser, Octavia Gills grabbed a ss of water and enjoyed the moment!


    Suddenly the phone on her office desk rang, she jumped and rushed over to pick it up.


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Octavia Gills, Treasurer¡­¡± Octavia Gills had barely finished her sentence when she heard Domino¡¯s familiarugh.


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Domino, the marketing manager, and I called to congratte you, and catch up with you about your secrets by the way, I can¡¯t wait for dinner!¡± Domino said jokingly. ¡°Octavia, hurry up and tell me what¡¯s going on! I¡¯m dying of curiosity!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not what you think, it was the night we bumped into Woodrow when we went to see him about the project, didn¡¯t you see him too?¡±


    ¡°Ah, you mean, you¡¯re not banging any big money, you¡¯re just banging the president of Group Davi?¡± Domino was shocked at Octavia!


    Octavia Gills told Domino everything without reservation, and that Tredan offered to make Octavia Gills his lover from that night onwards, and move into his house to live with him.


    ¡°Wait, Octavia, you¡¯re going too fast, I have to digest it! Did he treat you well? Did he bully you?¡± Domino, asked uneasily because she was worried that Octavia Gills¡¯ gentle nature just made it difficult for her to refuse.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°No, he actually treats me very well, and I didn¡¯t live with him because I wanted to be with him, I just didn¡¯t want him to be alone. I want to apany him during this time, Domino, I just want to do something for him and that¡¯s enough??anyway, it will be something good for me to remember in the future!¡±


    ¡°The stupidest woman in the world is none other than you! Let me meet your lover one day. Let¡¯s hang up for now, I¡¯m off to do my rounds! Bye-bye, dear treasurer.¡± The conversation between these two women finally ended inughter.


    12 noon


    Octavia Gills was about to go down to the car park to meet Eddison when the maic voice of Tredan sounded out from Facebook on her phone, ¡°I¡¯m downstairs at the subsidiary,e down and we¡¯ll have lunch!¡±


    He¡¯s waiting for me downstairs for lunch? At this moment Octavia Gills felt like a queen, content and sweet as she ran downstairs in search of Tredan, forgetting about Eddison, who was already waiting for her in the car park to have lunch together!


    Seeing Tredan¡¯s tired eyes while waiting beside the car for her, Octavia Gills gave his hair a gentle pull, and plucked at the slightly disheveled fringes on his forehead.


    ¡°There you are! Get in the car and I¡¯ll take you to try the signature dish at Seabird Restaurant in S City.¡± Tredan thoughtfully opened the car door for her.


    ¡°Tredan, thank you!¡± Octavia Gills suddenly wanted to shout his name. Tredan¡¯s usually icy face smiled gently and gave Octavia Gills a gentle kiss on the forehead!


    ¡°Sit tight!¡± Tredan stepped on the gas and took off. When they arrived at Seabird Restaurant, the parking attendant greeted Tredan with a smile from afar.


    ¡°Hello President Davi!¡±


    ¡°President Davi, wee to our restaurant, the room is ready for you, and would you like the meal you ordered through the phone served now?¡± The hotel manager rushed out to greet Tredan with a smile on his face as soon as he saw him.


    Tredan gestures for them toe and took the menu for Octavia Gills, turning it to the dessert page.


    ¡°They say women love desserts, and the desserts here are made by the top dessert chefs abroad plus AMISOM, so look at which one you want to order?¡± The unusually gentle and considerate Tredan made Octavia Gills somewhat ufortable, yet she felt enamored with the doting love that came from him.


    The two of them were in a happy mood as they shared lunch.


    Meanwhile, Octavia Gills¡¯ phone started ringing, and before she could answer it, Eddison¡¯s voice came through, ¡°Octavia Gills, you¡¯ve gone too far this time, you stood me up, have you ever thought about how I, the person who saved your life, feels? You¡­¡± Exasperated beyond words, Eddison was furious.


    Octavia Gills looked nervously at Tredan, who was wiping the corner of her mouth with a napkin. How could she have forgotten about the General Manager? Oh no! Octavia Gills felt guilty for leaving her immediate boss out there while she went out with her lover!¡±


    ¡°General Manager, no, it¡¯s not what you think, I, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡± Octavia Gills, who didn¡¯t know how to exin to Eddison, stammered a little nervously. She was also worried that Tredan would misunderstand her and be angry with her if he knew her boss had asked her out to lunch!


    ¡°General Manager, I¡¯ll exin it to you when I get back!¡±


    From the moment Octavia Gills answered her mobile, the faint sound of a man¡¯s voice made Tredan wince unconsciously, his ears pricking up and listening intently, while his sharp eyes watched Octavia Gills¡¯ every move, not intending to miss a single detail of her caginess.


    ¡°It¡¯s my boss, I forgot what he ordered earlier and now I¡¯m being scolded.¡± Octavia Gills attempted a vague brush-off.


    ¡°Is that so? Don¡¯t ever do anything wrong to me, and don¡¯t forget, you¡¯re mine now.¡± Tredan wrapped his arms possessively around Octavia Gills. Sensing his slight jealousy and his anger, Octavia Gills responded by encircling his waist with her arms and nodding earnestly at Tredan.


    The happy times are always short-lived as they went back to work.


    Octavia Gills made a nice cup of coffee and headed for the general manager¡¯s office. With the cup of coffee in her hand and a face full of apologies, she arrived at Eddison¡¯s office.


    ¡°General Manager, that¡­ I¡¯m sorry! I didn¡¯t mean to miss the appointment, I was in a bit of a hurry, so¡­¡± Octavia Gills scratched the back of her head with her hand, not knowing how to face the top boss, and her life saver that she stood up!


    ¡°General Manager, this is my hand-brewed coffee, an exclusive secret recipe, especially for you to try. And to show my sincerity, let me treat you to dinner some other time as my apology to you!¡±


    ¡°A cup of coffee to get rid of me?¡± Eddison was like a child having a tantrum, thinking that he had waited in the car park for over an hour. Not only had he never waited for anyone before, he also did not have his lunch. ¡°I can¡¯t tell you how unhappy that made me feel!¡±


    ¡°Buy you dinner some time?¡± Octavia Gills thought darkly, it isn¡¯t really much of a treat for a managing director to get only a cup of coffee to atone for what she has done. Is it?!


    ¡°Well, reluctantly, I¡¯ll give you a chance to make up for it!¡± Getting back to business, he picked up the official papers on his desk and said to Octavia Gills, ¡°You can make the statements for this month and help me check the flow of funds for this project; and whether thetter part of the funding can be sustained? Make a detailed statement for me as soon as you can. Now, get back to work.¡±

 Chapter 13: The Search for

    Octavia Gills took the documents and rushed out, returning to her office to work in earnest.


    Time flew by quickly as she tapped away at the keyboard, until the silence was interrupted by the beeping of the mailbox.


    When she clicked on it, it was an email from a famous Japanese manga studio with a dense Japanese message that probably meant:


    Dear Octavia Chihiro, your manga ¡®searching¡¯ has broken previous sales records and set new sales highs worldwide, and now Mr. Fujita, a well-known Japanese manga producer, has taken a liking to your work and wants to meet with you soon to discuss the details. Although you have turned down many manga producers who have tried to buy your work before, this is a rare opportunity to work with a manga producer who is the dream of all manga artists and who will take your career as a manga artist straight to the top. Please consider carefully! Octavia Chihiro¡¯s manga fans have been really been looking forward to your new work!


    Octavia Chihiro is a very famous modernic book artist, one of the first maindic book artists to export her work to Japan and Taiwan and achieved excellent results. No photos were provided, so her identity is only known to very few people!


    Five years ago, she entered theic industry, which she loved, and after graduating from university she joined Group Davi, where she became famous for thisic, ¡°Searching.¡± Theics sold out as soon as it was published and has been a best seller ever since.


    Octavia Gills loves her job as a cartoonist, and her heart can¡¯t stop thinking about how much she wants to leave Tredan, who needs her at the moment.


    Tredan, who had just returned to the Group Davi house, saw Octavia Gills¡¯ glum face while sitting on the balcony, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You look so sad.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re back, I¡¯ve cooked for you and made soup!¡± I noticed that you didn¡¯t sleep wellst night, so I bought some calming herbs and brew them. Octavia Gills led Tredan to the table, ced the soup in front of him and went to the kitchen to heat up the food.


    Watching her back as she busied herself, a warm current ran through his veins, warming every cell in his body. Usually, when he came home, the spacious kitchen was unusually cold, devoid of any scent, and he wandered around like a lonely soul. Now, it was so nice! She cooks meals and waits for him at home, and while he reads some documents at night, she prepares a very special cup of coffee for him, asionally rubs his shoulders and presses his temples, and sometimes she just sits quietly across him writing and drawing, though he has never peeked at what she¡¯s drawing.


    Tredan fell asleep that night, with a smile on his face, holding Octavia Gills close to him.


    Domino walked around anxiously in front of the cinema, looking at her watch and cursing, ¡°Bastard, it¡¯s been a minute and eight seconds and he hasn¡¯t shown up!¡± Domino, looking unusually youthful and lively in her strappy jeans, ked around anxiously with arge bucket of popcorn in her hand, asionally shouting, ¡°Woodrow, you bastard!¡±


    A stylishly dressed and handsome Woodrow came running, panting.


    ¡°Domino, what¡¯s wrong with you? Standing here cursing me all the time, I sneezed all the way! Don¡¯t curse at me like that, I really rushed here after the meeting!¡±


    ¡°You deserve it, you know I¡¯m the one who¡¯s supposed to bete, you¡¯re the one standing here with popcorn and coke waiting for me, but you¡¯re the one who¡¯s got my role all wrong, I¡¯ve been waiting for you for 3 minutes and 32 seconds and my feet are killing me in these heels!¡± Domino pouted at Woodrow as her teenage feelings red up.


    ¡°There, there, my little aunt, you win! I apologize to you!¡± Woodrow faked apromise, picked Domino up across the room when she wasn¡¯t looking and stormed off into the cinema!


    ¡°Ah, stinky Woodrow, you¡¯re cheating, put me down now, there are a lot of people looking?¡± The normally big-hearted Domino had a shy side, and Woodrow smiled proudly.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t care what people think of us, if one dares to talk about us, we¡¯ll beat one, if two ¡­¡±


    ¡°If two of them talk about us, we have to beat up a pair!¡±


    Before Woodrow could finish his sentence, the ho-hum dialogue was stolen by Domino.


    Afterughing out loud at the unhinged pair, they went in to watch a serious movie adaptation of a newly releasedic!


    Don¡¯t be surprised, in their 20s and 30s they don¡¯t go for any romance, funny movies, or action movies or anything like that.


    Domino is a ¡®manga fan¡¯ and she is also the head of Octavia Gills¡¯ manga fan club, and while Woodrow is not interested in manga, he is interested in Gorgeous, so he wants to spend time with her. Woodrow appreciates these things with love.


    It was another beautiful, breezy weekend and Tredan had leftst night for Shanghai to follow up on an unexpected project there. Olivia Gills also received an important call, it concerned everyone in her family and a deal that would not only improve her family¡¯s finances, but her brother, Gar Gills¡¯ medical expenses would no longer be a problem!


    Durwin Gills was a businessman who owned a small fruit farm and became a wealthy member of the localmunity. When her father died in a car ident, Durwin Gills simply said to the widow and orphans, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for your loss.¡±


    Her mother, who was just a housewife, took her and her brother, who had a congenital heart condition, to Durwin¡¯s house to beg him to let her work on the farm to support her family for the sake of their dead father.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    Octavia Gills vividly remembers her mother, Elda Block, kneeling in front of Durwin in tears, pleading, ¡°Arigato left suddenly and the family had no savings, Octavia Gills had to study and her sick brother needs daily medication to maintain his health. Although we received a settlement for the ident, it is difficult to support the family.¡± The mother, who has no one to turn to, hoped that Durwin Gills will take her in on his farm so that she can have an ie to support her children.

 Chapter 14: Matchmaking

    At that time, Durwin Gills looked at her and her sick brother at the age of four and said to her mother with great embarrassment, ¡°Elda, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to take you in and help you, but you know that the workers on the farm are paid only a small sry, and it¡¯s hard to buy medicine for Gar Gills with this meagre sry, so if I keep you on the farm, it will be a disservice to you and to the children.¡±


    Durwin Gills thought sadly for a moment, ¡°After all, the child is my brother¡¯s own flesh and blood, I can¡¯t just leave you all alone, and I won¡¯t.¡± Then Durwin Gills went to his room and took out an old, faded note and said to Octavia Gills¡¯ mother, ¡°Elda, this is a customer I was introduced to by a friend of mine who gets all the fruit and vegetables for hispany¡¯s staff meals from me. I heard the other day that the nanny ofpany chairman¡¯s family¡¯s resigned, so go there and try your luck. I¡¯ve shown you the way, it¡¯s your destiny whether you take it or not!¡±


    Although they knew that Durwin Gills was a mean and mercenary man, Octavia Gills could not believe what they were hearing. But they had to ept the reality of the situation.


    It was only by chance that Lilian Drye¡¯s mother, who had gone to school with her mother, took them in and was able to get through the worst of it! Later, Durwin Gills, who had learned that Elda Block had gotten a job with the Drye Family, began to talk about this so-called ¡°kindness¡± every time he saw them, saying, ¡°Thanks to my forethought, you have this job and are able to make ends meet, sister-inw. I had the forethought to give you the job you need to make ends meet.¡±


    Today, surprisingly, a banquet was hosted to say that the family should sit down for a meal and that Octavia Gills must-attend!


    Octavia Gills, still dressed in elegance, entered the hotel where Durwin Gills was invited to the banquet, a four-star hotel with luxurious decoration and golden smoke, and looked at the pce-like VIP room, thinking that the sun was rising in the east as usual in the morning. Did the sune out of the west today? Octavia Gills had a bad feeling as she walked around, wondering if the sun hade up today.


    ¡°Sister, you¡¯re here!¡± Maud, who was standing at the door of the VIP room greeted them, and was all smiles. She had a very attentive face, ¡°Come, I¡¯d like to introduce you to President Banbury, who is already worth over a billion dors and has a very good business sense! His original wife diedst month after a long illness.¡± The mother and daughter were carefully guided to Durwin Gills and her Maud, who had just spoken of the bereaved but wealthy President Banbury, smilingly dragged Octavia Gills to introduce her to him.


    ¡°President Banbury, this my niece, and look at how good she looks! She¡¯s currently the head of finance at Group Davi!¡±


    Octavia Gills began to confirm what she had just suspected, that the so-called family dinner was just a scam by Durwin, but the purpose of Durwin and Maud¡¯s y, and the reason for her and her mother¡¯s visit, was not yet clear to Octavia Gills. However, something was not right.


    With the unsuspecting Octavia Gills, President Banbury, who had not restrained his lustful eyes, took the opportunity to molest Octavia Gills when he reached out to shake her hand under false pretenses. After instinctively brushing off his tacky hands, Octavia Gills turned to President Banbury and said, with a slightly stern look, ¡°President Banbury, please behave yourself!¡±


    Durwin Gills saw the situation and rushed forward and said smoothly, ¡°The young girl is not experienced in the world, so she doesn¡¯t know how to speak well. President Banbury, you have a generous heart, do not take offense. Come on¡­ let¡¯s serve the food and talk about it while we eat!¡± Durwin Gills gestures at the waiter standing outside the door, and hees forward immediately, with a smile on his face.


    ¡°President Gills, arrangements being made to serve the food.¡±


    ¡°Serve everything we just ordered, and a bottle of Lafite ¡¯82!¡± The stingy Durwin Gills is throwing his weight around today, making Octavia Gills wonder who this President Banbury is and how much he can bring to the table for Durwin to give him this treatment.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Durwin Gills, who has always been stubborn, turned to her mother, Elda Block, and said, ¡°Sister-inw, it¡¯s like this, he is a big client of mypany. President Banbury wants me to find him someone who will help him with his housekeeping and take care of the children left behind by his ex-wife.¡± Elda Block was anxious to interrupt as she listened to what Durwin Gills had to say.


    ¡°Big Brother¡­¡± the words were cut off by Durwin Gills.


    ¡°Sister, listen to me, I¡¯m doing this for your sake, there are many girls who would like to marry President Banbury, and Octavia, with your father gone, it¡¯s Durwin¡¯s duty to care and to worry about your life!¡±


    ¡°Durwin, is this a family dinner? Or a dinner party to sell your niece?¡± Finally sensing Durwin¡¯s intentions, Octavia Gills was furious that there was no one else in the world like Durwin who could make such a shameful excuse, and yet sound so righteous.


    Durwin Gills gave a wink to his wife who was sitting next to Octavia Gills, and Maud took her hand as if she was very affectionate and said, ¡°Octavia, Durwin has worked so hard for you in your life, you have to appreciate your blessings! Don¡¯t think only of yourself, you should think about your brother. It¡¯s rare that President Banbury doesn¡¯t care about your family¡¯s situation, but if you are so ignorant and ungrateful, you¡¯ll upset me and Durwin. If you dy the treatment for your brother¡¯s illness, it will be trivial, and your father will most probably turn in his grave!¡±


    Maud was reminding her that her brother, Gar Gills, was almost 25 years old and that Gar Gills¡¯ doctor had said that if her brother did not find a suitable heart and brain donor before he turned 25, they won¡¯t be able to provide a cure for him.


    Maud¡¯s words reminded not only Octavia Gills but also Elda Block, who had been silent, of her son¡¯s inability to live a normal life. But what the Durwin Gills are saying is, this is the only way out for her family, otherwise, her son¡­ would be too much for Elda Block to handle!


    ¡°Octavia, Durwin and I really have good intentions for you. President Banbury doesn¡¯t mind our family¡¯s situation, and is willing to pay to find a suitable heart donor so Gar Gil can have his operation. President Banbury must be a good man, and I¡¯m sure that in the future, you won¡¯t be sorry because you won¡¯t have to worry about Gar¡¯s medical expenses every month anymore!¡± Elda Block wanted to use her daughter¡¯s marriage to save the only son she had with her husband. Sje knew that it was selfish, but her daughter had to be sacrificed.

 Chapter 15: Deteriorating Conditions

    Octavia Gills looked at her mother, Elda Block, eyes wide with disbelief, ¡°Mum, you??.¡± She couldn¡¯t go on. To continue saying it would mean that she is refusing, and to refuse would mean that she selfishly did not care about her own brother¡¯s health. But why does her heart hurt so badly?


    President Banbury, who had been silent, but kept a close watch on Octavia Gills, finally spoke up.


    ¡°Octavia, if youe with me, you will take care of my father who has had a stroke, take care of my children, take care of the house, not to mention your brother, and even if your mother is sick, I will give you money for her treatment. As soon as you and I are registered, you, Durwin can immediately sign a twenty-year contract with me too! Think about it!¡± He picked up his chopsticks, sliced up the delicious lobster and put it in his mouth before raising his hand to signal everyone to eat!


    A father who has had a stroke and needs care? A recently widowed gold-digger? If she married her, this man, Durwin would be offered a business partnership for twenty years! Not only that, but her brother would have enough money to save his life! Octavia Gills¡¯ heart twitched slightly, and she was in no position to even grieve for herself, that it was her job as a sister, and even she put her heart out on the table and let her so-called rtives cut and stab it with a knife, none of them would even care she bled to death.


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t know what she could or should say. It was hard to swallow the sumptuous feast, so she got up with a faint expressionless face and turned away with her bag in hand.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Enjoy your meal! Have a good discussion! I¡¯ll go back first!¡±


    That night, Octavia Gills, in a long white dress, sat on a wicker chair on the balcony, alone and helpless, hugging her knees, there is not a single tear in her eyes that night, it was just as nk as a child whose soul had been drained, bruised and battered, she just felt numb, but calm and unconscious. Her father¡¯s only advice to her before he died was that no matter what happened, she must not give up on her brother and save his life.


    For over twenty years, it had been her life¡¯s duty, her only mission in life! But what about Tredan, whom she loved so much? She needed to know that one day she would have to leave him, but she never thought it would be for this reason.


    Octavia Gills picked up her phone and looked at Tredan¡¯s handsome Facebook picture. Her fingers were trembling, and her heart was torn between answering or rejecting his call. At this moment she missed Trendan in her heart, and even longed for his embrace to feel the warmth of his body. She didn¡¯t answer or refuse the call, she just held the phone, looking at the heart-warming avatar and listening to the crisp beep until the avatar disappeared from the screen, until the phone¡¯s screen naturally went ck. She shouldn¡¯t have, she felt she had asked for too much!


    The next day, Octavia Gills woke up at midday and looked out through the clear ss floor-to-ceiling doors into the smoky sunshine. Was it a good day?


    Octavia Gills picks up the phone and answers!


    ¡°You damn girl, why did it take you so long to anwer the phone?¡± Elda Block¡¯s anxious, sobbing voice came through the phone.


    ¡°Your brother, he¡­ oooh¡­ his condition suddenly deteriorated, and is now in the operating room and being resuscitated,e over quickly!¡±


    ¡°Mum, what are you saying?¡± Octavia Gills panicked and lost her mind. ¡°I went to see him the day before yesterday and he was fine, wasn¡¯t he? How¡­ did it get worse?¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t even change her clothes, grabbed her bag from the table and rushed to the shoe changing room to change her shoes.


    ¡°Mum, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be right there, just wait for me at the hospital!¡± Changing her shoes Octavia Gills suddenly thought of something ran back to her room. She opened the drawer and grabbed the set of car keys that Tredan had kept as a spare for her, just in case she needed to drive herself somewhere when the driver is not avable!


    Although she had a driving license, Octavia Gills was a bit out of her depth, so she drove the luxurious red Ferrari through traffic jams and ran several red lights to get to the hospital where Gar Gills was staying!


    ¡°Mum, how is my brother doing and what did the doctor say?¡±


    When she finally saw her daughter, Elda Block seemed to calm down a little bit. She took her daughter¡¯s hand, held it tightly and said to Octavia Gills with tears streaming down her face: ¡°Octavia, no matter what you do, you must find a way to save your brother, you must protect him, no matter what. I¡¯m sorry for your brother, and I¡¯m sorry for you, too, but you are the only one who can save him now!¡±


    ¡°Mom, can we not talk about this first? I¡¯m going to save my brother no matter what, so tell me what¡¯s going on first!¡± Octavia Gills was anxious to understand the situation, making her feel helpless.


    ¡°The doctors say that Gar¡¯s condition taking a turn for the worse. What happened today is a bad sign, and that a heart recement surgery must be performed as soon as possible or his life could be in danger at any moment.¡± Elda Block choked back a sob as Octavia Gills hugged her mother, trying tofort her mother.


    The lights in the operating theatre dimmed and Gar Gills¡¯ attending surgeon slowly came out and said to Octavia Gills with a gloomy expression, ¡°There is nothing serious wrong now, but at age, the patient¡¯s condition can deteriorate, and it will not be good; so, I rmend a heart recement within six months, otherwise, it will be difficult revive him should anything happen!¡±


    The bad news was thrown hard and strong at Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Okay, I got it, thank you doctor!¡±


    Looking at Gar Gills in his hospital bed, with no trace of red blood on his pale face, Octavia Gills wished she could rece her own heart with her brother¡¯s so that he could live as healthy a life as she did.


    ¡°Octavia, you will marry President Banbury!¡± Elda Block stroked her son¡¯s sleeping face, so pale. Elda was heartbroken, and so anxious that the boy would soon be free of this condition; President Banbury was her only chance to save her son¡¯s life.


    ¡°Mum knows you¡¯re upset, just think of it as what I owe you as a mother in this life, I can be a cow or a horse in my next life, to pay you back, Octavia, okay?¡±


    ¡°Mum¡­ Mum, you¡­¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ tears came unbidden, even without her mother saying the words, she would have done anything to save her brother¡¯s life, but why was it so painful for her to hear her mother say that?


    ¡°I¡¯ll save my brother, no matter what it takes! Don¡¯t worry, Mom!¡±


    Tredan, who was standing outside the ward, seemed to have overheard the conversation between the mother and daughter.


    Tredan was unable to contact Octavia Gillsst night, so he sped up his work andpleted the final procedures overnight, then flew back on the first morning flight, but as soon as he got off the airport, he received a text notification on his phone about a red-light vition fine for the Ferrari he had left at home that Octavia Gills can use.

 Chapter 16: Tredan Strikes

    A disbelieving Tredan took off his sunsses and clicked on the tracking and anti-theft locator tied to the Ferrari in his phone! She was sick? No wonder she didn¡¯t answer her Facebook or her phonest night, Tredan wondered as he drove straight to the Notre Dame Hospital!


    ¡°Is there ady named Octavia Gills in hospital or visiting?¡± The paramedics kept redialing Octavia Gills¡¯ mobile number as they consulted.


    ¡°Sorry, no! But there is a patient called Gar Gills with a sister named Octavia Gills among the registered rtives, and it¡¯s the exact same mobile number as you mentioned!¡±


    ¡°Oh, really! Thanks!¡± Arriving at the door of Gar Gills¡¯ ward ording to the ward number provided by the paramedics, Tredan, who had been anxiously searching for Octavia Gills all the way, mumbled for the millionth time, ¡°That little ninny, she¡¯s not letting up at all!¡±


    But outside the door of her room, she faintly heard her being told to marry some President Banbury?


    Tredan pushed the door open angrily, his face, which had been worried, shifting to a dark, stony look!


    Shocked to see her beloved suddenly appear in her brother¡¯s hospital room, Octavia Gills looked at the man in front of her and asked, a little incredulously but with a touch of warmth, ¡°¡­ President Davi, what are you doing here?¡±


    At the sight of her red, swollen eyes, Tredan¡¯s somewhat inexplicable anger disappeared, yet his heart felt pity.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you answer your phone or check Facebook all nightst night?¡± The raw tone made it obvious to Octavia Gills, who knew him well, that he was concerned about her!


    How she wanted to run to him and hug him, remembering that her mother was present, subconsciously pulling him out of the room.


    ¡°Er¡­ President Davi, let¡¯s talk outside about work!¡±


    ¡°What the job thing?¡± Tredan, who was not happy with Octavia Gills trying to cover-up something and fleeing, wrenched Octavia Gills, who was pulling him towards the corridor, against the wall of the corridor passage.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you reply to Facebook or answer your phonest night?¡± Without waiting for Octavia Gills to reply Tredan kissed Octavia Gills, kissing and sucking hard, like some kind of punishment, but more like drowning after being worried.


    ¡°Do you know how worried I was about you? When I got off the ne and saw the information about your red-light vition and found you in the hospital, I thought something had happened to you.¡± Tredan said, hugging the person in front of him tightly as if to feel her breath of well-being.


    ¡°I¡­ I¡­,¡± Octavia Gills was going to say ¡°Let¡¯s break up.¡± to Tredan. Instead, she couldn¡¯t say a single word, and simply let herself cling to him and cry bitterly. Octavia Gills cried out her heart. She doesn¡¯t want to let him go, she doesn¡¯t want to be strong, let her be vulnerable! She was so tired and worn out!


    Tredan¡¯s heart tightened as he watched Octavia Gills burst into tears in his arms, crying so heartbreakingly that it hurt so much.


    He gently patted Octavia Gills on the back, cupped her tear-stained face and tenderly dried her tears with the palm of his hand, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here for you, don¡¯t be afraid! I¡¯ve got you covered!¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Tredan¡¯s serious look with blurry eyes and a warmth flowed through her body instantly because of his words, it was as if her heart that had been hanging on a tightropended on a safety!¡±N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°Why are you still shedding tears? Idiot! Tell me what¡¯s going on so I can arrange something to help you!¡± Tredan gently scratched Octavia Gills¡¯ red nose with his finger. He said with a heartfelt smile.


    Octavia Gills, who was still sobbing looked and Tredan and smiled warmly at him. Then slowly addressed him, ¡°My brother, Gar Gills, has been suffering from congenital heart disease since he was born and has been relying on medication to keep him alive due to the poverty of our family. If a suitable heart is not found for surgery before he turns twenty-five, my brother¡­ would be left without a cure. He has a year and a half to go before he turns 25, but today his condition suddenly deteriorated.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the money, let me just go out to make a phone call. I¡¯m here! I¡¯ll make arrangements for everything and take care of it for you!¡± Tredan picked up the phone and patted Octavia Gills on the shoulder to reassure her and went out to make the call to get things started.


    Gar Gills woke up in the ward and Elda Block cried out in concern as she held him in her arms, ¡°My son, you¡¯re awake, are you feeling better?¡±


    Despite his sickly face, Gar Gills¡¯ handsome looking lit up and smiled with such a cheerful, sunny smile. He knowingly gave his mother a hug and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine! Don¡¯t worry, the fortune tellers say I¡¯ll live to be 100 years old, and that¡¯s a long time! Don¡¯t worry, Mother!¡± It was her brother who was trying to reassure everyone, despite his feebleness. Octavia Gills walked in and smiled gently at the awakened Gar Gills.


    Seconding Gar Gills¡¯ jibe, ¡°You¡¯re one with a slippery tongue!¡±


    ¡°Sis!¡± Gar Gills, who was looking at Octavia Gills,ughed openly, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s see how much older and uglier you¡¯ve gotten for crying?¡±


    Elda Block was reassured seeing how well the two siblings were getting along. She thought that her husband, who was no longer alive, would have been happy to see him, but her heart ached with sadness as she thought about it.


    ¡°Mum, you haven¡¯t eaten this morning yet, have you? I¡¯ll go out and get something for you and my brother to eat. Gar, is there anything in particr you¡¯d like to eat?¡± Octavia Gills was always so attentive and considerate.


    ¡°Sis, I want that shark¡¯s fin congee, abalone and lobster, and the ten-all tonic soup.¡± Gar Gills was as haughtily funny as ever.


    ¡°Boy, be decent. However, the shark¡¯s fin porridge will be enough to satisfy you.¡±


    ¡°Sis, I¡¯m just kidding, just order some white porridge, I¡¯m not hungry!¡± Rarely did the boy speak normally, but Octavia Gills was getting more and more distressed.


    ¡°Wait until sis buys you something delicious!¡± Octavia Gills, who had just opened the door, saw Tredan¡¯s assistant standing in the doorway gesturing to knock on the door.


    ¡°Hello Ms. Octavia, I am Selwin, President Davi¡¯s assistant, He has just instructed me to get you breakfast, may I ask if you would like to eat now?¡±


    ¡°Er¡­ President Davi?¡± said Octavia Gills, a little surprised, but also a little disappointed, had he gone to work? ¡°Ah, I was just about to go out and buy some food? Thank you for your hard work!¡± Octavia Gills took the breakfast that Selwin had bought especially for them.


    ¡°Open it up, it¡¯s shark¡¯s fin congee, cheese-baked lobster, three-headed abalone, a pot of tonic soup and some exquisite pastries!¡± Selwin urged Olivia Gills.

 Chapter 17: Premonitions

    ¡°President Davi said he asked the doctor and this tonic soup will improve Gar¡¯s blood and vitality!¡± Selwin assisted Octavia Gills to ce the items on the table, and then said politely and seriously turned to Octavia Gills, ¡°President Davi said that he had to go back to the office to deal with an urgent matter and that he would take care of everything for youter, so don¡¯t worry! If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll be off, I¡¯ve got to meet a client for President Davi!¡±


    ¡°Yes, please, thank you!¡± When Octavia Gills came back from seeing Selwin to the door, her mother and brother asked in unison, ¡°President Davi? What President Davi?¡±


    ¡°Why are you so concerned? He is just the president of mypany, he is always aware when his employees have emergencies at home, and thepany routinely sends some assistance. Are you not hungry? Come and eat.¡± Octavia Gills was making things up, phew! She was getting better at making up stories these days!


    ¡°Ahh?? yes, we were overthinking it, how could the president of Group Davi, the future heir of Group Davi, look at a lowly person like you.¡± Elda Block said subconsciously.


    Octavia Gills felt as if she was hit with a stick at her mother¡¯s thoughtless utterance, but it was, in face an indisputable reality!


    Back at the old Group Davi house, Octavia Gills took small steps and breathed in every inch of the ce, every piece of rubble?? she wanted to take them deep into her heart, always having the uneasy feeling that she would one day need to leave this house!


    ¡°Hurry up, take a shower, ande back! When I type up this official document, I¡¯ll talk to you about your brother!¡± Tredan told her.


    ¡°Oh!¡± She faced him like a meek little sheep as always.


    An hourter, Octavia Gills emerged from the bathroom wearing a long white shirt, her freshly washed hair still dripping with small drops of water. Reaching for a towel, she wiped her hair before sitting down in front of Tredan.


    ¡°Tredan, thank you for today!¡±


    Engrossed in his work, Tredan heard Octavia Gills¡¯ voice before he put down the pen in his hand, closed the file, and looked up at Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Do you know that you are very attractive right now!¡± Pulling Octavia Gills over with one hand, he sat her on hisp. Taking the towel from her hand, he gently dried her hair.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Octavia Gills blushed at Tredan¡¯sment.


    ¡°I have already contacted the renowned Dr. Aldred Gilbertson, who is the most authoritative cardiologist in the country¡¯s hospitals, and I have spoken to him roughly about your brother¡¯s situation. If a suitable heart is found, he will arrange for your brother to undergo an operation and will personally operate on him, so just rx and concentrate on being my lover! I¡¯ve already ordered someone toe over tomorrow afternoon to check your brother into the VIP ward!¡± Tredan¡¯s big hands couldn¡¯t resist running up and down Octavia Gills¡¯ smooth thighs, ¡°Only wear a dress like this in front of me from now on, okay?¡± and with that, he carried Octavia Gills towards the bed.


    ¡°Wait, wait for me to finish. Tredan, thank you for doing so much for me, as for my brother¡¯s expenses I will make a note and write an IOU. In the future, I will pay you back, but I don¡¯t earn much, so maybe¡­ it might take some time for me to pay you back!¡±


    Burning with lust, Tredan doesn¡¯t have any patience to listen to what Octavia Gills is saying.


    ¡°You¡¯re shameless, you little ninny!¡± He said and covered Octavia Gills¡¯ luscious little mouth directly with his.


    After a stormy night, the two of them fell asleep in each other¡¯s arms.


    The next morning, Octavia Gills called the office to take some time off work and then went to the kitchen and busied herself, not only to prepare a hearty breakfast for Tredan, but also to make her brother a delicious porridge.


    Looking at the exquisite watch Tredan had brought her from Shanghai, she pursed her lips and smiled slightly, a gesture as sweet as a woman in love. How would Octavia Gills feel if she knew that what Tredan described as a few hundred dors was worth hundreds of thousands of dors? Looking at her watch, which read 8 o¡¯clock, Octavia Gills returned to the bedroom and gently called Tredan, who was still asleep.


    ¡°Tredan, it¡¯s time for you to get up, have breakfast and go to work!¡± Tredan, whose eyes have barely even opened, mischievously wrapped his arms around Octavia Gills andid her down on her back, holding her for a moment before opening thosezy eyes and kissing her forehead before he was finally satisfied to get up. He stretched, yawned and scratched his messy hair before rolling out of bed in a heap.


    Octavia Gills opened her phone and saw a bunch of voice messages that Domino sent in Facebook.


    ¡°Octavia, howe you didn¡¯t tell me that something so big happened to your family!¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Octavia, what is the situation with Gar Gills? Anything I can do to help, just ask.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, send me the name of the hospital and ward number!¡±


    ¡°Octavia Gills, why haven¡¯t replied to my messages yet? Tell me what¡¯s going on, I¡¯m worried about you!¡±


    After hearing all the messages on Facebook, Octavia Gills shook her head andughed helplessly, ¡°Domino¡¯s really a hothead!¡±


    She replied to her with a smiley face with the message: ¡°Everything has settled down, just waiting for the right heart! I¡¯m sending porridge to my brother.¡±


    Her Aunt Maud¡¯s characteristic loud voice could be clearly heard outside, even before she walked into the ward.


    ¡°Elda, what I¡¯m saying is that why didn¡¯t you tell me and your brother-inw about this big incident! What if Gar had an ident and was not rescued in time? Your brother-inw was so anxious when he found out about it, he was like an ant on a hot pan. So early this morning, he told President Banbury about it already. You see, he¡¯s sending you good news this morning. You know that we¡¯ve always been thinking of you a sister.¡±


    ¡°President Banbury is such a good man, Maud. He must be an important client of Durwin¡¯s if he¡¯s working so hard for him!¡± Gar Gills knew that his mother was not a good speaker and had to suffer every time she spoke to Maud. So, he deliberately pulled Maud¡¯s attention towards himself.


    ¡°Oh, so you¡¯ve got a real mouth on you! Do you know how much President Banbury is worth?¡± Maud¡¯s eyes were fixed on Gar Gills.


    ¡°How much is it? Over a billion?¡± Gar Gills joked.


    Maud shook her head, and with her eyes wide open with admiration and jealousy, she raised both her hands with crossed her fingers to Gar Gills and said to the mother and son, ¡°A billion! A billion! A billion, just think of how many hundred-dor bills that would be!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s quite a feat! Then why don¡¯t you and Uncle Durwin hurry up serve him like an emperor?¡± Though ill from childhood, Gar Gills¡¯ heart was so strong!

 Chapter 18: Shock

    ¡°Gar Gills has a bad heart.¡± Looking at the basket of fresh apples, Maud went over and took a big, red one, wiped it with her hand and took a bite, then sat back in her chair and chattered.


    ¡°To get to the point, President Banbury said that Octavia Gills meets his standards in every way, and since Octavia is now the head of finance, he wants Octavia to teach his daughter about finance and let her run thepany¡¯s finances in the future. He hopes that Octavia will teach his daughter the financial side of the business so that she can take care of thepany¡¯s finances. As soon as Octavia Gills agrees, President Banbury will have hiswyer prepare a prenuptial agreement and he will pay for Gar Gills¡¯ surgery as soon as they are registered.¡±


    Elda Block was afraid that if her son heard too much, he would be burdened by his sister in the future, and even more afraid that he would not want to see his sister sacrifice her happiness to save himself and refuse. So, she dragged her sister-inw toward the door, and was surprised, seeing Octavia Gills standing there as soon as the door was opened, with her face was very calm.


    ¡°Oh, Octavia, you¡¯re here, I¡¯ve been waiting for you for half a day.¡± Maud was overjoyed and took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand, thinking that if she was taken care of, theirpany would not have to worry about its ie for more than a decade.


    ¡°Wait, Maud, my sister, she won¡¯t agree to this marriage, so don¡¯t bother! Even if my sister agrees, I won¡¯t ept that she was sold to President Banbury to raise the money for my operation. Sister, if you dare say yes, I won¡¯t have you as a sister.¡± Gar Gills knew his sister¡¯s character and temperament, and if he did go that far himself, she would sacrifice herself to save him. So, he had to stop his big sister who was as stubborn as a stick in the mud.


    Octavia Gills came over to Gar Gills¡¯ bedside, smiled slightly, stroked Gar Gills¡¯ head and said lovingly, ¡°Silly, your sister will not sacrifice herself, but I will make you well.¡± Gar Gills stared suspiciously at Octavia Gills, trying to find a trace of her lie on her face. Octavia Gills seemed to understand Gar Gills¡¯ concern and got up and bent down and whispered surreptitiously in Gar Gills¡¯ ear, ¡°Your sister¡¯sic is a big seller, and now people want to buy my copy of my ¡°Searching¡± to make an anime TV series that would pay for your small medical bills. With that, she yfully winked at Gar Gills, signaling a reassurance to him.


    ¡°Maud, I have taken care of everything for my brother¡¯s medical expenses, so I don¡¯t need you and Durwin to do that. If you two really feel that you need to take care of my brother and mother in order to do right by my father, you and Durwin can just help with the medical expenses here, 10 or 20 thousand, a thousand or a few hundred would be very helpful, and we will be grateful!¡±


    Octavia Gills said this to her aunt Maud in a seemingly gentle manner, but it made Maud break out in a cold sweat as soon as she heard about the money they had to pay. Maud quickly changed the topic in a sloppy manner.


    ¡°Octavia, you have to have a conscience! As the old saying goes, ¡®You can¡¯t help the poor when you are poor!¡¯ You, Durwin, and I look like people with a little money, but we don¡¯t have enough money. You see, you Durwin knew that Gar Gills needed this money to save his life, and knowing that he couldn¡¯t help you, he begged the President Banbury to give you this opportunity to help your brother. That¡¯s not just $10, 000 or $20, 000! Durwin, he¡¯s not only saved you from poverty, he¡¯s also cured your family of poverty! That¡¯s a great service, a great merit!¡±


    Octavia Gills was speechless, and admired the Maud who could make such an hical thing sound like a great virtue. However, it¡¯s time to help Gar Gills with the transfer process.


    ¡°Maud, I really have already borrowed the money for my brother¡¯s medical treatment, so I am not blessed to ept President Banbury¡¯s share of the great credit, if you are free, Maud, you can apany me out to pay for the medicine, I came out in a hurry, did not bring so much cash and I stillck about a couple of hundred dors. Why don¡¯t you lend me a little, and I will pay you backter!¡± Octavia Gills dragged her by the hand and was about to walk towards the payment office when her Maud panicked and shook off Octavia Gills¡¯ hand.


    ¡°Elda, talk to Octavia Gills! Your family will have a lot of money to spend, once Octavia Gills is married, she won¡¯t have to worry about any money at all. Your children are not sensible, you¡¯ve got to make them see sense! I¡¯ve been out too long, Durwin¡¯s going to eatter, I need to go back and cook for him.¡± Before she left, she red at Octavia Gills and said, ¡°You can¡¯t just back out of a marriage that Durwin has paid so much money for.¡±


    Elda Block, who had heard Octavia Gills say that she had raised the money, was unsure of the truth and asked, ¡°Octavia, is everything that you said true?¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mom!¡±


    The main entrance to Notre Dame Hospital


    The director personally went out to greet the president of Group Davi, who has been donating supplies to their hospital for years.


    Tredan politely opened the car door for Professor Aldred, who had just returned from the USAst night, and walked together to the hospital entrance.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you, Professor Aldred. All our medical staff are delighted you are here and havee to work for you.¡± The old director was overjoyed and shook Professor Aldred¡¯s hand with excitement, and greeted Tredan.


    ¡°President Davi, everything is ready, we¡¯re just waiting for you and Professor Aldred!¡±


    ¡°Very well! Let¡¯s go then!¡±


    Having said that, they proceeded together to Gar Gills¡¯ ward.


    Octavia Gill¡¯s family was blown away to see such big-wigs gathered in the ward.


    ¡°Tredan¡­¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t expect Tredan toe over in person, he didn¡¯t say he wasingst night! Before Octavia Gills could say his name, Tredan had alreadye forward to introduce himself to Octavia Gills¡¯ rtives.


    ¡°Hello Auntie and Gar, you can call me Tredan, I¡¯m Octavia Gills¡¯ boyfriend. This is Professor Aldred, who I hired, he came back from the US, and will be in charge of Gar¡¯s illness from now on!¡± Gar Gills¡¯ eyes couldn¡¯t help but light up when he heard Tredan say that it was Professor Aldred.


    He was a legendary cardiologist who had performed 3, 581 different heart and brain surgeries, none of which had failed, and every patient had recovered sessfully to live a normal life with a normal heart. Little did he know that the professor would now return to treat himself.


    Gar Gills was so excited that his tears fell as he shook Professor Aldred¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you toe and treat me, I don¡¯t know what to say! Thank you, thank you!¡±


    Then, he excitedly ran over to Tredan, who imed to be his sister¡¯s boyfriend, and said, ¡°I love you!¡±

 Chapter 19: Tredan鈥檚 Anger

    Tredan was stunned and dumbfounded, he seemed to sense that it they were a kindred spirit. This was the usual brotherly, emotional warmth he craved for, but that his cold and uncaring family was not destined to have. He didn¡¯t reject Gar Gills¡¯ approach and gave him a hug back saying, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Professor Aldred will fix you up!¡±


    ¡°Yes,d! Here, let me give you a brief examination before you go for a detailed instrumental examination.¡± Professor Aldred, who had helped him to lie down, ordered the others to leave before carefully and skillfully carrying out a basic examination on Gar Gills.


    Although Elda Block had seen Tredan from afar yesterday, her eyesight was not so good that she did not recognize the Tredan in casual clothes yesterday and the Tredan in a suit and tie today, so she doesn¡¯t know that this is the man that the daughter of her benefactor¡¯s family, the Drye family, has fallen in love with.


    ¡°Tredan, thank you for today! Our Octavia is lucky to have you!¡± It¡¯s afort to think that our daughter is in good hands.


    ¡°Mum, what are you talking about?¡± Octavia Gills hadn¡¯t thought that Tredan would call himself her boyfriend in front of her own family. If only she knew that there was no future for her and Tredan! If her mother learned that he was the son-inw that the Drye family had their eye on, I¡¯m afraid¡­!!!


    ¡°Mum, Tredan just said that in front of the group for the sake of it, to get the Dean and Professor Aldred to look after us better. It was just a well-intentioned lie, but I really have to thank Tredan for that!¡±


    She pulled up Tredan, who seemed angry at her denial, and said meaningfully, ¡°Thank you, Tredan, for your good intentions, next time you shouldn¡¯t go to such extremes. You and I are not from the same world, and I¡¯m just d that you helped this time!¡±


    ¡°Auntie, I¡¯m taking Octavia out to get some food ande back!¡±


    Tredan was furious, he thought she would hug and kiss him, or hug him like her brother had just done and say the words I love you. He didn¡¯t expect this little girl to grow up and say that he wasn¡¯t her boyfriend, that she was denying him? The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and the more he gripped Octavia Gills¡¯ little hand, causing Octavia Gills to squirm in pain, but she didn¡¯t dare make a sound because she knew he was really angry!


    The two of them went to a deserted corner, where hisrge hand cupped Octavia Gills¡¯ chin, and in an angry, domineering whisper said, ¡°Why? Why did you deny our rtionship in front of your mother? Are you trying to deny that you are my lover or do you have some secret lover?¡±


    Octavia Gills kept silent, and did not answer Tredan¡¯s question, she didn¡¯t understand why he was angry, she was doing it for his own good, she hated to tell everyone he was her boyfriend, when they couldn¡¯t be together? Was it right to be together? Besides, he only asked her to be Lilian Drye¡¯s recement in the first ce.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you a question, why don¡¯t you say something?¡± Tredan looked like a wounded lion asserting his authority.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t dare to cross the distance between you and me. I love you and I¡¯m obsessed with you, but I know that you love Lilian Drye. Although I coveted your love and affection for me, I will never dare to disrupt your ns in life. I know very well that you love Ms. Lilian, don¡¯t you?¡± Octavia Gills said each sentence with heartfelt pain.


    The name Lilian Drye struck Tredan¡¯s heart hard. Yes, the person he loved most was Lilian Drye, and no one can rece her, Tredan was suddenly deeply confused, what was wrong with himtely? What was wrong with him? It must be that she was so much like Lilian, yes, she did everything so much like Lilian then, giving him the same warmth as she did then. So, he had mistaken her for Lilian! Tredan seemed sad and confused, wasn¡¯t that the game of stand-in lovers? He¡¯s so into it. Was it because she was acting so much like Lilian Drye!


    Tredan suddenly let go of Octavia Gills¡¯ hands and turned away without a word, leaving Octavia Gills alone.


    When Tredan¡¯s steady footsteps disappeared at the end of the passage, Octavia Gills crouched to the floor and cried on her knees. She had been telling herself that Tredan loved Lilian Drye and had been reminding herself not to ask for too much. But as soon as he heard the name ¡°Lilian Drye¡±??


    was still hurt by Tredan suddenly releasing her hand upon mentioning of that name, and by the cold look in his eyes that changed instantly, but she was hurting in a way that she knew she shouldn¡¯t be. The resentment was buried deep in her heart, but these days, she was so happy to be with Tredan day and night, she should have been content, he didn¡¯t belong to her!


    Octavia Gills¡¯ mobile phone rang, interrupting her thoughts, it was Domino! She must being over!


    She dried her face with a tissue and took a deep breath before answering the call, ¡°Hello, Domino!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m at the restaurant near the hospital gate, it¡¯s 1pm, you must not have had lunch yet as is your habit, hurry down, let¡¯s order and eat, and bring take-aways for Aunty and Gar on the way!¡± Hanging up the phone, Domino pulled Woodrow in and said, ¡°Woodrow, hurry up, you go ahead and order all those expensive dishes or whatever soup is good for the body. If I ask Octavia Gills to order it, it will be cheaper for you boy, I don¡¯t want to save your money.¡± She pushed Woodrow inside and made a face at the poor Woodrow.


    ¡°God, how could I have been so confused and fallen for such a hot girl in the first ce! I just can¡¯t look away!¡± Woodrow grumbled as he went in to order the food.


    Octavia Gills went to find Domino at the restaurant she had mentioned, and was surprised to see Woodrow sitting next to Domino, carefully pouring her tea.


    ¡°Ahem¡­ hammam!¡± Octavia Gills faked a couple of coughs and went to sit across from them.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re here, sit down, you must have been busy all day, you haven¡¯t eaten anything! Octavia Gills smiled at Domino¡¯s warm gesture and said, ¡°Thank you! ¡±


    ¡°You two?¡± Octavia Gills pointed at Woodrow in a deliberate jab.


    ¡°My man, he heard I wasing to see your brother in hospital today and he said he had a friend in this hospital so I brought him along to see if he could help.¡± Woodrow carefullydled Domino¡¯s soup before getting another bowl to fill for Octavia Gills as well.


    ¡°Thanks a lot, President Cruise!¡±


    ¡°No, I am only President Cruise at work, but Woodrow for in real life! I¡¯ll do my best!¡± Octavia Gills was delighted for Domino because he was treating her best friend like this. ¡°Tredan is all set for today! Thank you.¡±

 Chapter 20: The Icy Cold That Can鈥檛 Be Covered

    ¡°Tredan? You and him?¡± When Woodrow heard that the notorious iceberg, Tredan, was doing this for a woman? He let out augh, unable to hide his curiosity, and bombarded Octavia Gills with questions, until Domino gave him an unpredictable kick under the table.


    ¡°Octavia, ignore him! Tredan did what he was supposed to do, it¡¯s fine! I¡¯ve got my eye on you two!¡±


    After a rxing meal with Domino, and bringing the take-aways together to her brother and mother, she and Domino went their separate ways, and she walked back to the Group Davi house as if she had lost her mind!


    Is he at home? Octavia Gills hovers at the door and does not enter. She hesitated, she was afraid that he would look at her with weak loving eyes that no longer looked at her as they used to, she was afraid of being Tredan treating her with indifference.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you go in?¡± Tredan¡¯s familiar voice suddenly sounded behind Octavia Gills, who jumped and looked back, why was he here?


    ¡°I¡­ I was just about to go in!¡± Octavia Gills, who was not a good liar, blushed, ah, what do I do? Why was her heart beating so fast! Watching Tredan open the door and go in, it was as if the sweetness of yesterday was just a personal dream of hers. Well, she had to wake up sooner orter!


    As Tredan entered the house, he told her that he was tired, and told her to prepare the bath water for him.


    Without another word, Octavia Gills took off his coat and hung it up for him, then carefully put his personal preference for hot water in the bath. She went to the bedroom and prepared the robe he loved to wear, handed it to him and told him the bath was ready.


    Octavia Gills was a lost in thought, a little hard to love, a little resigned, there was an intricate confusion of thoughts in her head, when at that moment the mobile phone, which had been left in the hall by Tredan, rang and Octavia Gills rushed over to it, ready to take it down to him.


    Lilian Drye calling


    Looking at the words disyed on her phone screen, Octavia Gills froze! She¡­?


    ¡°Who¡¯s calling?¡± Tredan, in his bathrobe, asked as he looked at the Octavia holding the phone. It was ringing, so she fidgeted with it to give to Tredan.


    ¡°¡­ Ms. Lilian!¡± said Octavia Gills handing the phone to Tredan. She should have expected that this was bound to happen sooner orter! She was just a stand-in; she should not have expected much. Was she wrong?


    ¡°Did you miss me, baby?¡± Tredan spoke softly to Lilian Drye on the phone, not minding Octavia Gills in the slightest. Every word stung Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Honey, your birthday ising up, what do you want for a present? I¡¯m going to give you a big surprise! Lilian Drye¡¯s voice came through Tredan¡¯s mobile phone and Octavia Gills looked at the sweet, expectant smile on Tredan¡¯s face, making Octavia Gills feel like a knife was piercing through her heart. She struggled to tell herself that she should have epted all of this long ago, that she was merely taking Lilian Drye¡¯s ce for him, that she should not have been so greedy.


    That night, even the finest silk nket could not give her warmth from the bone-chilling cold.


    Back at work, Octavia Gills didn¡¯t allow herself a single moment to spare, preparing a huge pile of paperwork for herself, organizing it, tallying it up reports and never stopping, afraid that she might seize that little gap totch on to an obsession that didn¡¯t belong to her.


    Eddison knocked on Octavia Gills¡¯ office door. He got no answer and knocked again. This brought Octavia Gills, who was deliberately absorbed in her work, back to reality.


    ¡°Whoa,e on in!¡± Octavia Gills suddenly stopped working, and finally felt tired as she rubbed her eyes with both hands and pressed her temples.


    ¡°You look so tired! What¡¯s wrong? Is the workload too heavy?¡± Eddison looked at Octavia Gills, who was a bit out of sorts, and asked worriedly. Octavia Gills jumped up from her chair at the sound of the general manager¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Hello General Manager??, if you have anything for me to do, just ask me toe over to your office! How can I ask you toe over to me personally!¡±


    Looking at Octavia Gills, who was a little more energetic than she had been earlier, Eddison teased her, ¡°I was afraid I¡¯d be stood up again. Do you remember that you owe me a meal?¡±


    Octavia Gills had almost forgotten, with all that has been going ontely, she wouldn¡¯t have remembered it if the General Manager hadn¡¯t mentioned it.


    ¡°No¡­ there isn¡¯t!¡± Octavia Gills was one not of those people who was good at lying, but anyone with a little bit of heart could see how faint-hearted she was at the moment.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go then! I¡¯ve called and booked the ce; I¡¯ll take you there now, alright?¡± It was the intention of Eddison to give her a chance to make any excuse, or any opportunity to stand him up.


    It was lunchtime, and Octavia Gills looked incredulously at her watch, which read 12:00 noon, and Eddison dragged Octavia Gills unassumingly out the front door of the office.


    In a particrly elegant and romantic French restaurant, Eddison pulled out a chair for Octavia Gills and helped her to sit down, then happily introduced her to the restaurant, ¡°The chef at this restaurant was once a top chef at Millet and was recruited by the owner of this restaurant for a lot of money. His steaks are world ss and I brought you here to try them.¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes widened as she listened to Eddison¡¯s world ss presentation, how could she, how could she afford this meal? How much money did she have left? She struggled to remember, to calcte. One hundred? Three hundred? Maybe five hundred? She hated herself for having dug such a hole and burying herself in it! What a way to die!


    ¡°Wait, GM¡­ that I¡¯m not hungry, you have the steak and I¡¯ll just have a ss of in water!¡± She lied to the point of losing her teeth. Octavia Gills wanted to grab the white square napkin and wrap it around her face.


    ¡°I brought you here specially to try it, how can you not eat it? If you¡¯re not hungry, you can just take a bite! Waiter, serve the food!¡± It was as if Eddison did not see that the beautiful woman in front of him was anxious about the vacancy in her wallet.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been losing weight recently, General Manager, you know that, isn¡¯t this A4 waist popr now? I¡¯m catching up with the trend!¡± Octavia Gills was still struggling to save the day. Eddison, who was about to be convinced, heard Octavia Gills¡¯ stomach growl. Embarrassed, Octavia Gills gave an awkward smile.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Then you should just let go your waistline and eat! I¡¯m paying for this meal, silly, what kind of man lets a woman pay.¡± Eddisonughed cheerfully in front of Octavia Gills.


    In such a romantic atmosphere, the man smiling in front of her does bear a slight resemnce to a smiling Tredan.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re looking at me so intensely, can¡¯t help but fall in love with me? If so, you must tell me, I¡¯ll go home tomorrow and steal the ount book to register with you at the marriage registry office!¡± Eddison said seriously to Octavia Gills.

 Chapter 21: Birthday Present

    Poof!¡­ The GM¡¯sment startled Octavia Gills and almost spit out the water she was about to swallow. Stunned, Olivia looked at Eddison and smiled and said, ¡°General Manager, you¡¯re just not an average joker!¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Eddison looked meaningfully at Octavia Gills in faint response.


    ¡°Eat up, don¡¯t get hungry!¡± Delicately handing Octavia Gills a small piece of steak already cut into small pieces.


    In fact, the GM is very attentive and considerate as well as sassy, and his future girlfriend will be very happy.


    ¡°Thanks!¡±


    Tredan¡¯s birthday ising up! I wonder what to do to celebrate his birthday? And what kind of gift should I get him?


    Octavia Gills put her hands on her cheeks at this agonizing search. This was the first birthday she will spend for him as his lover, and she wanted to give him a precious gift; she wanted to leave a very nice token or memory of each other. She took out a pen and started making caricatures of those times they spent together, that were filled with happiness and joy. Each scene bing a picture, she wanted to string together the images of this time between her and him into a story and draw a cartoon that only belonged to her and him as the main characters. It was the best gift she could give him. Only, Octavia Gills didn¡¯t know that day was the beginning of a turning point in her love life.


    On the morning of Tredan¡¯s birthday, she had taken time off from work to n an borate surprise for Tredan¡¯s birthday at the old Group Davi residence. What she didn¡¯t know was that every year since Tredan became Group Davi¡¯s president, his father had asked him home for dinner on his birthday. As the chairman of Group Davi, this kind of party is certainly not just a family dinner, but usually involves inviting people with close interests. So, Tredan didn¡¯t long for his birthday either!


    Octavia Gills pretended to do nothing and sent Tredan out to work as usual before she slipped away to get fresh ingredients. She also bought some candles, lilies and other decorative items.


    The Davi Family Vi, several timesrger than the old house, was the most luxurious and extravagantly designed vi in the country! As in previous years, there were two or three luxury limited edition sports cars and extended Lincolns parked at the entrance. Tredan walked in with his usual expression on his face, but with a smile.


    ¡°My nephew is back! What a handsome young man!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard a lot about you, Grand Prince of the Davi Family, and I finally meet you in person today.


    ¡°Tredan, you help your father run thepany so well, a young man with a lot of talent after a long wave!¡±


    ¡°Chairman Davi, you make me envious, look how proud your son is!¡±


    The walk from the door to the hall was a walk that Tredan knew by heart, except for a small smile, a nod and the asional polite response of ¡°Thank you! He didn¡¯tmunicate much either!


    Tredan searches the bustling crowd for Chairman Davi, ready to check in with his father, who only has eyes for profit, and to say hello. Eddison doesn¡¯t understand why Tredan must be so indifferent to him, can¡¯t he really have the same kind of brotherly love in a family like this? How he wanted to call Tredan his brother, how he wished he could be epted by Tredan, that he would not steal the family business from him.


    Eddison? Tredan looked at him in disgust, if that woman hadn¡¯te along with him back then, his mother could not have been admitted to a mental hospital? How could he have been sent abroad at the age of three? He hated them for destroying his family, for breaking up his home and taking it for themselves! Tredan looked at Eddison with hatred.


    When he came to his father, he said hello without any warmth and moved to leave.


    ¡°Wait a minute, is the boy still as blind as ever after all these years? Say hello to Ottilie!¡± Floyd Davi said in a stern but subdued tone to Tredan, who was now in an arrogant mood.


    ¡°My father takes care of me, but I haven¡¯t even called my own mother. As the eldest son of the Davi Family, how can I break the rules of the Davi Family and wait before I go and say hello to my own mother at the mental hospital. This way, I don¡¯t break the rules of our Group Davi! Right? Father!¡± Tredan said to Floyd Davi without fear or favor, his face expressionless, but his eyes fixed on Ottilie Berkes, who was dressed in a voluptuous way and stood in his mother¡¯s ce.


    ¡°Bastard¡­ you¡­ if you keep being so? I¡¯ll¡­¡± Floyd Davi was so angry he almost had a heart attack. He knew the boy resented him for what he had done back then, and that was why he had left thepany in his hands all these years and put the old Group Davi house in his name, and today he was still so insensitive! This is outrageous! If he hadn¡¯t been in the presence of so many guests, he would have pped this ungrateful son.


    ¡°Honey, take it easy!¡± Ottilie Berkes, all whiney and smooth, stroked Floyd Davi¡¯s chest in a pretense of generosity to calm this customary storm.


    ¡°Tredan is a stubborn child who is determined to die, and his mother has not been around to teach him since he was three years old. I am responsible for it!¡± It was only a few seconds before Ottilie Berkes¡¯ eyes were not only red but also filled with tears, and Tredan thought to himself that it was no wonder his kind and gentle mother had been defeated by her and ended up in such a miserable state.


    ¡°Tredan?? ah?? because of your birthday?? these days?? ah?? I almost went crazy. I knew you didn¡¯t need anything, but when I was shopping, I saw these shoes, a limited edition from the International Fashion House.¡± Ottilie Berkes opened a gift box for Tredan like an affectionate mother.


    ¡°Interesting! The local elders usually say that you should never give a gift to someone with a shoe, as it means ¡°go away.¡± Looks like the fox¡¯s tail doesn¡¯t want to hide a bit. Want to tell him to go away?¡± Eddisonmented.


    ¡°That¡¯s very kind of you! I¡¯ll give you and your mother back two pairs of gifts sometime! You¡¯ll have a good trip in them!¡± Tredan didn¡¯t say anything more than to let his assistant take them and turned away to deal with somepany heads.


    Floyd Davi, who feels guilty about Tredan, can only look the other way and pretend to be busy with something.


    It¡¯s not a birthday party, it¡¯s a business reception, and Tredan is standing in the corner of an outer corridor with a tall ss of champagne, leaning against a pir, depressed. Lighting the cigarette he¡¯s holding on his lips, closing his eyes and inhaling deeply, then slowly exhaling a wisp of white, ethereal smoke. He is unhappy, unhappy.


    He doesn¡¯t feel like a whole person!Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    He sipped the champagne from the ss as he remembered the year, he was three years old.


    In those years, my parents argued all day long, and whenever my father came home, he would always argue with my mother, and then he would quickly m the door, while my mother would look around the house and throw everything she could at the floor, and then looking at his father¡¯s picture, she would point her finger at his face in the picture and say, ¡°In the beginning, you pretended to adore me in order to get help from my mother¡¯s family, but now that you have saved your kingdom, I am worthless to you. I¡¯m worthless to you now that you¡¯ve saved your kingdom¡­ What a heartless man, with your first love, with your child, how can you be so cruel and heartless to me!¡± Unable to bear his father¡¯s betrayal and indifferent treatment of her, her mother chose tomit suicide, fortunately found in time to rescue her, the doctor said that the she was safe, but suffered from an extremely serious depression. If she stayed at home, there is a tendency tomit suicide any time, and rmended admitting her to a psychiatric hospital for treatment. She has been there for more than twenty years, but never came out!


    It was then that his father brought Eddison and his son home and told him, at the age of three, that Eddison was henceforth his brother, and that he was to treat Ottilie Berkes as his mother. He hated them and rejected them so strongly that Floyd Davi sent him abroad to bring peace to a family that had never had peace in their lives.


    The more Tredan remembered, the darker his face became, even angry. Taking the wine in his hand he tilted his head and drank it down in one gulp.


    At the age of three and spoilt for choice, he was often teased by his ssmates at school and often sat alone in a corner crying and thinking of his mother! Luckily, the Drye Family arranged for their only daughter to stay with him for two years. Lilian Drye, who is two years older than him, took care of him every day, always standing in front of him when others bullied him, fighting for him and even taking action.


    Apart from his mother, Lilian Drye was the only person in the world who cared for him as much as she did. When Tredan thought his whole life was grey, Lilian Drye gave him light. When he was scarred and his parents rejected him, Lilian Drye brought him warmth like sunshine. She was the one who told him, ¡°Don¡¯t let anything make you feel like the world is grey, you have to believe that if you are strong enough, you can create warm sunshine for yourself, the light is in your own hands, if you believe, the sun will appear after the storm!¡±


    Five-year-old Lilian Drye pulled Tredan, who was closed off and reluctant to talk, out into the sunlight.


    ¡°Here, open your hands to feel how warm the sunshine is! Remember how warm it is, it¡¯s up to you to ept it!¡± Lilian Drye took Tredan¡¯s hand and stomped along, telling him, ¡°I felt like the sky had fallen and the world had gone grey when the person I loved most passed away. I was depressed for a long time and I remembered that before he died, he told me to watch over those I loved, so I remembered what he always told me, if you don¡¯t feel warm, find a ce where there is sun, the sun shining on you is as warm as a parent¡¯s embrace!¡±


    ¡°You have to be strong! At least you have me here with you now! Come on, I¡¯ll be here for you!¡± Five-year-old Lilian Drye¡¯s voice echoes in Tredan¡¯s mind.


    With the empty ss in his hand, Tredan threw the cigarette in his mouth and stomped on the floor, stepped out into the shaded corridor, closed his eyes, opened his arms and let himself bepletely bathed under the sun.

 Chapter 22: Lilian Drye Returns

    Suddenly, a familiar and slightly strong perfume wafted in the air. Tredan¡¯s eyes opened with delight at the smell, and before he can turn around, he was embraced from behind by the owner of this perfume.


    ¡°Tredan, happy birthday! I missed you, missed you like crazy! How about you? Did you miss me?¡± This person was none other than Lilian Drye, who had gone abroad, and she was back, she hade back especially on Tredan¡¯s birthday and had finished her course there early!


    Tredan turned to her in delight and took her in his arms, his tall nose lingering on Lilian Drye¡¯s fragrant neck as he smelled the scent, slightly lost in the fact that Lilian Drye had grown up wearing perfume, and that the freshness and elegance of her childhood scent had been overshadowed by it. He took Lilian Drye¡¯s face, stroked it delicately and said to her with an unusually tender expression, ¡°I¡¯m going crazy always thinking of you.¡±


    The scene happened to be witnessed by Lilian Drye¡¯s father and Floyd Davi, and Grimmughed heartily as he said to Floyd Davi, ¡°I¡¯m d to see the two kids are so in love, Floyd!¡±


    ¡°Ha-ha¡­ right Grimm, looks like you¡¯ll soon be upgraded to inws!¡± Grimmughed at Floyd¡¯sment and raised his ss in his hand in a gesture to toast Floyd. Their conversation, drowned by theirughter!


    But it was Ottilie Berkes, standing next to Floyd Davi, who hid a sad face.


    She thought that if Tredan married the only daughter of the Drye Family, then Eddison, her son, would be at the mercy of Tredan. She must stop this marriage.


    Yes, she should get her son, Eddison, get close to the only heir of that Drye Family, and if they snatch her up, they will definitely get the whole Group Davi group for mother and son.


    She hurriedly got up and left, found Eddison and said to him with a serious expression, ¡°Eddison, your father wants to help Tredan toplete the marriage between the Davi Family and the Drye Family, you must find a way to get to know that Miss Drye, a cold-tempered person like Tredan will not know how to win the heart of the pampered Miss Drye. Even if they are in a rtionship now, they will definitely not get along because of their personality differences. The thoughtful Ottilie Berkes whispered in Eddison¡¯s ear in great detail, dictating her n!


    ¡°Mom, you¡­ What are you doing? Aren¡¯t we both living quite well now? Why do you have to be like this! Big brother¡­ didn¡¯t do anything to us, did he?¡± Eddison, who has always been indifferent with fame and fortune, doesn¡¯t like to live a life of deceit.


    ¡°Eddison, do you know what you are talking about? If you don¡¯t, one day you and mummy will be thrown out of this house by Tredan, you have to listen to mummy. Mummy won¡¯t harm you. Everything mummy does is for you! Don¡¯t you know that?¡±


    Eddison is depressed and unable to argue¡­ just say yes!


    A sharp-eyed Ottilie Berkes saw Lilian Drye, who was now alone a short distance away, and pulled Eddison in saying, ¡°Here¡¯s your chance, son, go on! Let this woman get to know my son!¡±


    Eddison shook his head helplessly, picked up his ss and walked over in the direction of Lilian Drye.


    ¡°Hello, Ms. Lilian!¡± hearing someone seem to call out to her Lilian Drye looked up at Eddison.


    ¡°You are?¡±


    ¡°My name is Eddison, Floyd Davi¡¯s second son! I¡¯m the second son of Floyd Davi. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting the picturesque Miss Drye, so I thought I¡¯de over to meet her and get a glimpse of her rumored face.¡± Lilian Drye smiled smugly as she said, ¡°You¡¯re a funny man, you second prince!¡± As sheughed with Eddison, she took a good look at the second prince, who was handsome and cheerful, but, s, only a bastard.


    Without muchmunication Lilian Drye made a random excuse to go out and look for Tredan.


    ¡°Tredan, why didn¡¯t you bring me out with you?¡± Lilian Drye pouted, stepped forward and hooked her arm around Tredan¡¯s.


    ¡°It¡¯s stuffy in there, I came out for some air!¡± Tredan petted her head and pulled her into the car, stepping on the elerator as his silver and white convertible sped away.


    ¡°Tredan, you¡¯re handsome! Where are you taking me?¡± With extreme admiration, she looked at Tredan, whose whole body was bursting with sex appeal.


    ¡°Let¡¯s rx and unwind!¡± Tredan¡¯s voice drifts down into the air with the speeding sports car, slowly spreading out and disappearing.


    The lights, the red men and women, the deafeningly trendy DJ ring throughout the stage hall, Tredan unleashed his discontent, swaying and flinging to the mind-blowing music, while Lilian Drye restrained himself from wrapping her arms around Tredan¡¯s neck and dancing to his rhythm. In the decadent space, shouting, ¡°Tredan, I love you!¡± Tredan was so excited that he hugged her and kissed her passionately in the middle of the stage.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    Octavia Gills had been waiting for Tredan¡¯s return since 6pm, watching the arms of the clock on the wall go round and round, calling him on the phone but not getting an answer, sending him Facebook messages but not getting an answer, so she went outside to wait for him at the front door. After wandering around the gate for a long time, Octavia Gills suddenly saw the strong lighting from a sports car. He was finally back and Octavia Gills was ecstatic to run out to greet him, but then she saw a woman in the passenger seat of his car and Octavia Gills subconsciously hid as his car came to a steady stop outside the gate.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have the driver take you back! I¡¯m too drunk to drive tonight! I¡¯ll see you tomorrow!¡± Tredan opened the back door to get out and instructed his driver to get Lilian Drye safely home!


    ¡°Tredan, aren¡¯t you going to invite me in for a drink first?¡± Lilian Drye was not happy with Tredan¡¯s arrangement. She got out of the car with him and took his hand to keep him from leaving, she wanted to keep him with her.


    ¡°We haven¡¯t seen each other for ages, don¡¯t you want me to keep youpany? Tredan!¡± said Lilian Drye, hugging Tredan and not wanting to let go.


    Octavia Gills, hiding in the corner of the doorway, covered her mouth so hard because she was afraid of making any sound. It was her! Lilian Drye was back in the country! Did that mean she was leaving him? He wasn¡¯t answering her calls, he wasn¡¯t even replying to her messages. Was it because she was back and he didn¡¯t need a stand-in anymore! But why? Octavia Gills struggled to keep her eyes open, not daring to blink for fear that the tears would pour down her face since she had no power to stop her broken heart!


    She heard Tredan saying to Lilian Drye, ¡°Good girl, it¡¯ste now, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow for dinner!¡± He then kissed Lilian Drye on the forehead before leading her back to the car and closing the door for her.


    ¡°You must miss me, darling!¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s sweet, heartfelt words before she left.


    He must have had a great time on his birthday today.


    When Tredan pushed the door in, he smelled the light scent of lilies. A subtle and introspective romance.


    The table was full of food, so beautifully presented that it was clear that Octavia Gills had put a lot of thought and effort into it. A delicate dark blue gift box caught Tredan¡¯s eye, and he reached over to untie the beautiful knotted cord and lift the lid to reveal a handmadeic book. He stared at the front page where Octavia Chihiro¡¯s pen name was inscribed. However, Tredan, who was tired and drunk, did not have the heart or spirit to look through it, so he put it back in the box and shouted ¡°Octavia¡± into the room.


    ¡°Octavia, turn the bath water on for me, I need a bath, I¡¯m so tired, I need to sleep!¡± A booze-stained Tredan mumbled as hey down on the big bed in his bedroom.


    Octavia Gills stood outside the floor-to-ceiling ss door, taking in Tredan¡¯s every move, every look?? he didn¡¯t even nce at the beautiful picture she had drawn for him. It seemed that she had been under the delusion that there was a ce in his heart for her, that she was a little bit special to him. Was she wrong? Was she really wrong? Looking at the table, she had worked hard from morning to evening on every dish, Octavia Gills just sat down quietly with tears in her eyes, picked up two rice bowls to serve the food, put one in the ce where Tredan and she usually sat, and said to the empty chair where Tredan usually sat, ¡°Happy birthday, Tredan! May the warmth of the sun always warm your heart!¡±


    Octavia Gills wiped her tears, smiled and didn¡¯t even take a bite. She just picked at her bowl of rice, taking one bite at a time, sometimes with tears in her eyes, sometimes with a smile.


    That night was not as sweet as Octavia Gills would have liked, instead, the air seemed to carry a foreshadowing of an impending end.


    Octavia Gills knew the day woulde when she would leave and it would be over, only, she was so upset, so trapped, so sad!


    Day 2.


    Octavia Gills had gone to work early and simply left a bowl of hangover soup in the room. Tredan woke up with a buzzing headache and groaned a little. He wanted to call out to Octavia Gills toe and serve him, but saw the soup on the dressing table and a little note left by Octavia Gills: ¡°Drink this so you won¡¯t get a headache!¡±


    Tredan didn¡¯t think too much about it. He washed up and got ready for his regr meeting at the office.


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, the General Manager has asked you toe over and said it¡¯s important that he sees you!¡± The General Manager¡¯s secretary passed on a message to her.


    ¡°Ohhhh?? yes, I¡¯ll be right there!¡± Octavia Gills pped herself for being distracted during work hours and said to herself, ¡°Octavia Gills, this is the wrong kind of work ethic, you get paid to do things for thepany, and such inattentiveness will get your bonus docked!¡±


    Octavia Gills straightened her cor and knocked twice on the door. When Eddison said ¡°Come in,¡± she opened the door and walked in.


    ¡°What can I do for you, General Manager?¡± Octavia Gills asked, not daring to look Eddison in the eye and bowing her head slightly.

 Chapter 23: Tredan Gets Angry

    ¡°I need to go to Beijing to follow up on the progress of a project, and I need to be apanied by a senior person who is very familiar with thepany¡¯s capital flow. What do you think?¡± Eddison deliberately said that he needed to go to Beijing on business, but he didn¡¯t necessarily need a senior executive to go with him, he just needed one to sort out the data and check the funds for him, and Eddison was happy that he could spend a few days alone with her and maybee back holding hands.


    ¡°General Manager, but¡­ but my brother is still in hospital and I¡¯m a bit uneasy about it!¡± Octavia Gills was not only relieved about Gar Gills, she was also afraid that when she returned from her trip there would really be no ce at all for her in Tredan¡¯s house, and she didn¡¯t want it to end like that. She was waiting for him to tell her to end that contract so that she would have the courage to turn and leave.


    ¡°That¡¯s okay! You don¡¯t have to reply to me in a hurry, because this isn¡¯t a business trip for tomorrow either, it¡¯s in a few days! Tell you what, think about it for a couple of days before you give me an answer, thepany surely needs your help on this!¡±


    Eddison put it all out there, what else could Octavia Gills say?


    Octavia Gills tapped on her phone screen with hesitation as she tried to ask Tredan if he could join her for dinner tonight. But would he pay any attention to her? Would he be having dinner with Lilian Drye? She was now a little bitter about her own pussyfooting around. In the end, she decided to take the plunge and call Tredan¡¯s mobile.


    ¡°Hello, is something wrong?¡± Tredan¡¯szy, tired voice came from there.


    ¡°Oh, that¡­ that, I wanted to ask if you were free tonight so we could have dinner together!¡± Octavia Gills still mustered up the courage to speak her mind.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°We didn¡¯t get to celebrate your birthdayst night, I¡¯m making up for your meal today, to kind of show my appreciation for all the trouble you¡¯ve taken to help with my brother¡¯s affairs. I haven¡¯t had the chance to officially thank you properly yet!¡±


    ¡°Some other time perhaps. I made ns with Lilian to have dinner tonight and to go see that new Paul Blight movie on the way, you don¡¯t have to wait for me tonight, you can go to bed early!¡± Tredan rubbed his brow, his eyes a little dry and slightly sore from all the paperwork he had been handling, leaned back in his swivel chair and hung up after declining Octavia Gills¡¯ request, looking thoughtfully out the clear ss window and deep in thought.


    With Lilian Drye back, should he ask her to move out from the old Group Davi house? But for some reason, he didn¡¯t seem to want her to leave. The house, the room, was warmth with her in it, and he loved the faint smell of her, the way he felt so secure in her arms every night.


    No, he had Lilian, whose ce in his heart could not be reced by anyone else. It was Lilian he loved, and what he did for Octavia was only apensation for her. It was her payment for being his stand-in lover.


    Having found a reason that would convince him, Tredan didn¡¯t allow himself to delve any deeper in to it, and got up to pick up Lilian Drye for dinner!


    In the evening, Octavia Gills sat alone in the hall with the television on, her eyes on the screen but oblivious to what was on it, always ncing absently at the watch in her hand, the time is moving extraordinarily slowly, the empty room looking magnificent and forlorn, perhaps she should go out for a break, apanying her boss on a business trip was an inescapable duty! Octavia Gills got up and headed for Tredan¡¯s private wine cer as if she was in a tizzy, saying that even if she was able to get her sorrows out of the way, she could still get a good night¡¯s sleep. So that she wouldn¡¯t be alone in the silence of the night, waiting for Tredan.


    She looked at the wide range of wines and wondered which one she should take. Suddenly she remembered the game of finger pointing that she used to y when she was a child, and on a whim Octavia Gills used her fingers to point out the various wines as she had done when she was a child.


    ¡°Point the finger soldier, point the finger thief, point to whoever is a great soldier, point to whoever is a great thief, point to the one that is my Octavia¡¯s wine for the night!¡± One-word points to a bottle, and the bottle that thest word points to is held up by Octavia Gills.


    ¡°That¡¯s you!¡± Octavia Gills picks up the bottle, opens it and starts drinking straight from the bottle! Only, Octavia Gills didn¡¯t know that every move she made in this cer and every word she said was recorded by the cameras in the winery.


    Twelve o¡¯clock in the morning.


    When Tredan returned, he called out to Octavia Gills, and hearing no answer, he took off his coat and searched the house. The TV was on in the hall and Octavia Gills was nowhere to be found. Octavia Gills was lying drunk on the floor next to a broken bottle of wine. My God, is this woman crazy? Tredan was furious that this woman hade in the middle of the night to steal his precious collection of wine, picking out his favorite bottle. ¡°Octavia Gills, get up, do you know what you¡¯re doing?¡± Tredan pulled Octavia Gills, who reeked of alcohol, to the bench in the hall.


    ¡°Ahaha, Tredan, you¡¯re back? Come and drink with me, Tredan, you know I missed you! You¡¯re much more handsome and manly now than you were twenty years ago, but you¡¯re just not as cute as you used to be!¡± Octavia Gills began to babble, and Tredan¡¯s face darkened as she pinched his cheek.


    ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m telling you, the next time you drink I¡¯ll strangle you.¡± What the hell! Really! No one else could call him that except Lilian Drye who had dared to call him that when he was a kid. And this little ninny calls herself sis in front of him? How dare you! And using cute to describe seven-foot man as him. Is she getting ahead of herself? When she wakes up, she will have to be punished properly. Let¡¯s see if she dares to drink recklessly in the future.


    Tredan took Octavia Gills back to her bedroom, put her in bed, tucked her in gently, and carefully smoothed the hair out of her eyes. He then fell asleep with her.


    As Group Davi had a very important meeting of shareholders and directors today, Tredan left early before Octavia Gills had even woken up. He had to go to the office to prepare all the proposals and statements to ensure that the meeting went off without a hitch.


    Octavia Gills woke up, and opened her eyes to find herself alone in her room. She doesn¡¯t remember Tredaning backst night to see her drunk and carrying her to her room to sleep. She thought Tredan had stayed up all night and wondered if he had fallen asleep with Lilian Drye in his armsst night. He must have been so happy then, after all, it¡¯s such a blessing to fall asleep with the one you love in your arms. I should be happy for him. He has his happiness, I should be happy for him, why? Why am I so sad, my heart hurts so much I can¡¯t breathe! It seems that she herself is too unaware of what she should be doing. Perhaps Ms. Lilian¡¯s sudden return had caught her a bit off guard, so she couldn¡¯t control her emotions very well. It seemed that she needed to calm her heart for a few days before she could do so. Perhaps when she returned from her business trip, her heart would not be as painful as it was now. And just ept that she was only supposed to be his lover in the absence of Lilian Drye!


    Octavia Gills picked up her mobile phone and called Eddison, telling him that she had adjusted her schedule and ask if Eddison wanted to leave tonight. The manager was ready to make the arrangements.


    ¡°Octavia, are you all set?¡± Eddison asked an attentive Octavia Gills who was gawking.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m all set! Leaving now?¡± Octavia Gills had been debating whether to tell Tredan that she was away on business for a few days. It seemed a bit pretentious to say so, but if not, it would seem like she hadn¡¯t given him an ount of where she was off to.


    Looking at Octavia Gills, who was a little distracted, a concerned Eddison went up to her and felt her forehead, asking carefully, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you ufortable? Or is there something you¡¯re not sure about?¡±


    Faced with Eddison¡¯s sudden approach and looking at the staff of colleagues outside the ss doors, Octavia Gills, somewhat embarrassed and less thanfortable, said in a panic, ¡°No¡­ no?? thank you for your concern General Manager, I¡¯m all set, the flight is at 6pm and it¡¯s It¡¯s 4:30, we¡¯re leaving, it¡¯s the peak hours, and the traffic would be heavy, we¡¯d better get there early!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll go over to the airport and get something to eat before getting on the ne, and when we arrive tonight, I¡¯ll take you out to try some of the famous local food, I promise you¡¯ll like it!¡± Eddison didn¡¯t shy away from the staff at work and helped Octavia Gills out of the office, pushing her suitcase and dragging Octavia Gills by the hand.


    ¡°General Manager, I¡¯ll do it myself! It would be beneath you to let you push it for me!¡± Octavia Gills broke away from Eddison¡¯s tight grip and naturally lifted her hand to grab her travel case. President Davi was impervious to her offer, and rejected it for his benefit. ¡°You¡¯re a woman, so of course I¡¯m the man who has to do this kind of work, so just follow along!¡±


    Octavia Gills sighed, and though about how many teenage girls have fallen under his charm seeing that this General Manager is so handsome and funny.


    Before getting on the ne, Octavia Gills sent a Facebook message to Tredan: I¡¯ll be away for two or three days and I have some of your favorite food in the fridge! When you get hungry in the evening, just open the fridge and heat it up the food.


    When Tredan saw this Facebook post he couldn¡¯t help but frown, even he didn¡¯t know why he suddenly felt so angry! How dare she go away on a business trip without his approval? How dare she go on a business trip without his permission? It seems that he had been too good to her that she has forgotten what he has done for her. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he hammered his fisted hands on the table, scaring the assistant who was standing across the table and reporting to him about tomorrow¡¯s trip.


    ¡°Gu ¡­ President Davi, is there something wrong with the itinerary? I¡¯ll take care of the changes right away!¡± This act of Tredan made his assistant break out of into a cold sweat. If he remembers right, President Davi has not lost his temper for a long time, and was thinking about which good Bodhisattva he could convert to. Tredan¡¯s staff around him has been happy for a long time, and did not expect things could turn bad again. Oooh¡­ I beg God to help and have mercy on the working men and women. The assistant cried out in his heart to the gods of the four seas for help.


    ¡°No, I know all about it, you go down!¡±


    The assistant was so relieved to hear that the ck-faced President Davi had given the go-ahead that he hurriedly responded ¡°Yes¡± to Tredan and walked out of Tredan¡¯s office in a huff, not forgetting to p his hands together to thank the gods who had just rushed to his rescue! In the recent years, only the gods and goddesses have been able to keep this ck-faced president at bay.

 Chapter 24: Business Trip with Eddison

    Eddison was true to his word. Right after getting off the ne, Eddison asked the driver whom thepany has arranged for, to pick them up and to take their luggage back to the hotel and leave it there, then he took her to enjoy the beautiful night view of Beijing.


    ¡°Are you hungry, I¡¯ll take you to Quan De Ju!¡± Eddison missed it.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Quan De Ju?¡± Octavia Gills said somewhat expectantly. She felt a little ashamed, with her being a foreigner and not having experienced the capital of this mysterious country.


    Since he was not expecting Octavia Gills to be here with him, Eddison patiently introduced her to the ce.


    ¡°A hundred years of fire has forged the reputation of Quan De Ju, it¡¯s the world¡¯s most famous restaurant. It¡¯s not just the roast duck restaurant, but all the famous restaurants as well, and there is no other restaurant in the Beijing that is more famous than Quan De Ju. The old restaurant in Qianmen is not only a ce to eat roast duck, but also a tourist attraction. Upstairs, there is an old-fashioned elegant dining room with 30 tables, and an Imperial Room for foreign heads of state, of which there have been countless visits since the liberation. Guests can use a brush dipped in sugar and syrup to write inscriptions on the duck, and the inscriptions are so vivid after roasting that they add a new dimension to roast duck culture. What do you think? Come and have a look and try it with me right away!¡± Eddison, who seemed to know this side of the restaurant well, made Octavia nod her head in envy and admiration. Her fatigue vanished, as she anticipated this experience!


    After a long night of adventures, Eddison returned to the hotel with a sleeping Octavia Gills on his back. Heid her down on the bed and tucked her in, looking at her sleeping face, so in and light that it always gave him a particrly pleasant feeling. He reached out and caressed his cheek and slowly slid his hand over her lips, he could not resist kissing her on the forehead and left that room in a hurry, afraid that he would not be able to restrain his desire for her, afraid of frightening her, he was sure that one day, she would be his woman!


    Octavia Gills slept quite peacefully that night, with just a hint of missing Tredan.


    The next morning, after taking Octavia Gills to breakfast, Eddison got busy with work and arrived at the site of the project she had signed with the Grand Property Company, where Woodrow, the head of the Grand Property Company, was approaching them. After shaking hands with Eddison and greeting him, he was surprised to see Octavia Gills with him, and realized that Eddison was worried that Octavia Gills, who was wearing high heels, would not be able to walk easily and had been holding her hand. She withdrew her hand in a panic, diverted her attention and went up to Woodrow and said, ¡°President Cruise, this is the status of our Group Davi investment! Our General Manager would now like to go through your side of the quotation sheet for materials and the total list of materials purchased!¡±


    Woodrow, always a private man, didn¡¯t show anything like a hint of personal friendship into the equation either, letting his assistant take all the information Octavia Gills had to give, before leading Eddison towards the site¡¯s building.


    ¡°The preliminary works are almostplete and the basic processes for theter works have been finalized. There¡¯s just one¡­¡± Woodrow borated while pointing to the ns and exining them in detail.


    After two or three days of busy work, Octavia Gills was very anxious to go back, but also very scared to go back. Looking at the phone in her hand, she opened the Facebook conversation with Tredan, who had not messaged her since that day, not a word, not a single word!


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Eddison sat down with two sses of juice, and pushing one towards Octavia Gills before taking out a bottle of Stomach Crusty from his trouser pocket and handing it to her.


    ¡°General Manager, what is this¡­?¡± Octavia Gills looked quizzically at Eddison, who was dressed in a svelte but stylish outfit.


    ¡°Yesterday, I noticed that you kept spacing out, like having symptoms of tulence. This is a must-have remedy I always carry with me. Many symptoms are cured after one or two doses. You¡¯re a girl, take care of your health! You don¡¯t have to worry about any side effects, this stomach crust is safe that even pregnant women can take it, you don¡¯t have to worry about me poisoning you!¡± Eddison was still as funny as ever; he was able to dispel her embarrassment and make herfortable with him like a good friend.


    ¡°General Manager, thank you!¡± Octavia Gills said from the bottom of her heart to Eddison, who in her mind was a wonderful modern-day warm-hearted man.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me thank you, just give me your life if you really want to thank me!¡± The truthfulness of the wordsing from Eddison¡¯s mouth still surprised Octavia Gills, who choked on her juice and coughed lightly.


    ¡°Look at you, your heart is so weak! By the way, don¡¯t keep calling me GM from now on, it makes me feel like I¡¯m under a spell, just call me Eddison when it¡¯s just the two of us!¡± Eddison hinted at Octavia Gills again, but when she heard Eddison¡¯s name, Octavia Gills vomited and rushed into the toilet, leaving a still confused Eddison behind.


    No. Is the name Eddison that disgusting?


    Octavia Gills is relieved to have escaped into the restroom. How could he, the managing director of Group Davi, have fallen for her, who was average in looks, average in education and even poorer in family? Maybe he really was such a warm-hearted guy, yes, or else why were there so many rich princesses chasing after him every day? She was lucky she wasn¡¯t interested in him, otherwise she would have fallen for him without so much as leaving a single crumb!


    ¡°Tredan, Tredan!¡± said Lilian Drye, who had joined Tredan at the Japanese restaurant for dinner. He was impervious to what Lilian Drye was saying at the moment as he kept thinking that it was already the third day, and in those three days, Octavia Gills hadn¡¯t sent him any messages or called, what was she doing? How could she not take him seriously at all? He was getting more and more angry at the thought when Lilian Drye called back to his out-of-body soul.


    ¡°Oh, where were you?¡± Tredan¡¯s absent-mindedness always made Lilian Drye feel that something was wrong. Since she had used her woman¡¯s intuition to judge Tredan after her return this time, it always felt as if he was not as attentive to her as he used to be, and rather seemed cold. Does he have another woman? No, it couldn¡¯t be, Lilian Drye refused to think of this, the five-year-old is so important to him, so she was irreceable. To be on the safe side, she was ready to ask her father to step in and finalize their marriage.


    ¡°Tredan, my dad was in the study talking to your dad all afternoon yesterday. Do you know what they were talking about?¡± Lilian Drye, who had been carefully made up, whispered with a hint of flirtatiousness from her body to Tredan¡¯s, ¡°They were secretly talking about you and me getting married?¡± With a happy smile on her face, Lilian Drye took Tredan¡¯s hand and continued affectionately, ¡°Tredan, I¡¯m so happy that I¡¯m not going anywhere when I got back to my country this time, during that time, I realized how lonely I was in a city without you and how hard it was to miss you. You are very, very important to me.¡±


    ¡°Lilian!¡± said Tredan as he took her hand and patted the back of it, ¡°Eat up, you won¡¯t feel good again when the food gets cold!¡±


    ¡°Tredan!¡± Lilian Drye said with a touch of anger in his petnce and not being satisfied with Tredan¡¯s evasion. But he will marry her! If the Drye and Davi families did not marry, Tredan¡¯s status and position would be threatened andpromised. His bride could only be her.


    Octavia Gills stood at the door of the old Group Davi house and hesitated, knowing that Tredan was home. She pushed the door open slowly with her suitcase in tow and went inside. When she got to the bedroom, she saw that he wasn¡¯t home? Where was he then? What was he doing at the moment? Suddenly she heard the sound of a car pulling up to the door and turning off the engine, and Octavia Gills, unable to hide her delight, ran out onto the balcony to look down! Only to see the image of him embracing Lilian again.


    ¡°Tredan, since our dads are starting to talk about our marriage, let¡¯s stay together, I want you to sleep with me tonight, what do you say, Tredan?¡±


    ¡°Good girl, baby, we¡¯ve got a long day ahead of us, I¡¯ve got a very important project tomorrow and I need to get the paperwork done tonight, I¡¯ll be unmotivated to work with you here! Be good!¡± In the end, Lilian Drye was tricked and coaxed into getting into the car and brought back home by the driver. As Tredan was about to open the door, he noticed that it was ajar, she was back, and when he looked up, he saw Octavia Gills standing in the balcony, already in tears, and they looked at each other for a long time, without saying a word, Tredan ran to Octavia Gills and took her into his arms.


    She¡¯d just heard the word ¡®marriage.¡¯ Were they getting married? Had he thought of her for a single moment during her absence? Why? Why did her heart ache so much, Ms. Lilian and Tredan are going to get married after all, hadn¡¯t she known that from the start? Wasn¡¯t it clear from the start that this would happen to her? Hadn¡¯t she been promised that she would have it all before? How could she be so, so ungrateful? Octavia Gills, in tears, had be a tearful figure in Tredan¡¯s arms. She subconsciously tried to break away from his embrace, she should never desire this man again. Tredan was furious when he saw Octavia Gills trying to get away from him. He took Octavia Gills¡¯ body in his hands, cupped her tear-stained face in his hands and kissed her hard. He kissed and nibbled at her pale neck, and giving her punishing kiss, leaving Tredan¡¯s mark on her.


    ¡°Am I just Lilian Drye¡¯s stand-in lover?¡± Octavia Gills asked with a bit of poignant sadness in her heart as she stroked Tredan¡¯s face.


    Tredan¡¯s face turned instantly dulled as he disgruntledly mooned his index finger to poke at Octavia Gills¡¯ pointed chin, his muffled voice so creepy.


    ¡°Have you forgotten who you are? You need to remember who you are! That Lilian Drye¡¯s ce is irreceable, and that you, on the other hand, are just a stand-in for her when she leaves the country. Understand?¡±


    The resounding words seemed to stab Octavia Gills to the bone and bleed out! It was she who should not have forgotten who she was. She was only a stand-in, and now that Ms. Lilian herself had returned to him, she should not remain here. She should go back to her own ce.


    Octavia Gills went to the hospital early in the morning, to see her brother, and in the meantime, asked the hospital about Gar Gills¡¯ medical bill.


    ¡°Sister, what¡¯s wrong with you? Howe I haven¡¯t seen you smile a single time since you sat down? Is something bothering you?¡± Looking at the distraught Octavia Gills, Gar Gills always felt that his sister must be unhappy about something.


    ¡°You¡¯re wrong, you¡¯ve finally taken a turn for the better after years of illness, what could I possibly have to be unhappy about! I¡¯m thinking that when you¡¯re fully recovered, we¡¯ll be able to live together as a family every day, and when you are discharged from the hospital, we¡¯ll go to Japan!¡± Octavia Gills replied as though she had already nned it. However, she thought that when Gar Gills recovered and Lilian Drye and Tredan got married, she should leave Group Davi and go back to heric book world.

 Chapter 25: It鈥檚 time to leave

    ¡°Ah! Japan? I don¡¯t like the Japanese, let¡¯s stay in Ennd! Our country is so beautiful and the people are beautiful, it¡¯s so nice!¡± Gar Gills always hates the brutal and inhumane Japanese army whenever she sees those Japanese war movies.


    ¡°Oh¡­ you, ah, don¡¯t you know that your sister¡¯ craft of creatingics is my only means to support you! My art has no international distinction!¡± Octavia Gills coddled Gar Gills as she exined.


    ¡°What if we live there for a long time, in case you marry a Japanese, and in case I identally marry a Japanese girl, then can we both still go back to Ennd? Besides, our mother would faint if she saw a Japanese son-inw and a Japanese daughter-inw¡­ your n doesn¡¯t work quite well, sis!¡± Gar Gills seriously disliked Octavia Gills¡¯ ns for the future.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you think of something better in that big head of yours. Besides, I will help you get an Englishman¡¯s daughter, so put your mind at ease.¡± After pulling the covers back up for Gar Gills, she said, ¡°I¡¯ve only taken the morning off, I¡¯ve got some packing to do at noon, and I¡¯ve got to get back to work this afternoon! You have a good rest here, sis is off, remember to call me if you need anything.¡±


    ¡°Okay, just go ahead, I¡¯m old enough to take care of myself!¡± Gar Gillsughed at Octavia Gills¡¯ verbosity!


    Octavia Gills wrote a note of indebtedness and enclosed a letter of farewell to Tredan, and put all her belongings from the old Group Davi house into her suitcase. When she first came here, she had moved in with this suitcase, but now it doesn¡¯t fit in this little box?


    That one expensive designer bag, that one noble and beautiful dress, and that pair of shoes as dreamy and beautiful as Cindere¡¯s crystal shoes.


    These are the gifts that Tredan brings back to her from his business trips. Tredan told her that they were given to him by his clients to give to his young mistress. The Drye Family¡¯s only heir, Lilian Drye, was a childhood sweetheart, and they were a perfect match for each other.


    She couldn¡¯t afford it, but fortunately she had always preferred something in and hadn¡¯t used them, except for the watch she is holding, which Tredan said he bought for her and gave her because it looked so good on her.


    Except for this watch, which she is taking with her, she is leaving the others stuff which did not belong to her. She arranged them neatly and meticulously packed them back into each gift box that it came from.


    Octavia Gills put the keys on the table and left with her suitcase, telling herself that she had fulfilled her role as a stand-in lover, that Lilian Drye had already returned, and that she should return to her own world in peace. She didn¡¯t look back as she walked out, afraid that if she did, she wouldn¡¯t have the courage to leave.


    Love knows no bounds, but a love affair¡­


    If you don¡¯t know where the edge is, you will be in danger once you are there.


    I¡¯m just a passerby to you after all!


    Tredan.


    I¡¯m off! It¡¯s time for me to go back to my world!


    Thank you again for helping me save my brother¡¯s life and supporting me when I was at my loneliest and most helpless, what you did was more than I could ever repay. I will always remember this time with you. The manuscript on the bed was the one I wanted to give you for your birthday, and I don¡¯t know if you liked it? But I took it upon myself to keep it by your side.


    I have written an IOU regarding my brother¡¯s medical expenses. I may not be able to give a lump sum to repay this huge sum, but please trust me that I will pay you back a certain amount every month.


    In the third drawer I have stocked some stomach pills for you. You have a weak stomach, so please take care of your health no matter how busy you are.


    I charged your razor before I left this morning. It¡¯s in the middle drawer on the first shelf.


    Oh¡­ this is getting a bit wordy! So much for saying goodbye!This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    If you are well, I am at ease! Finally, I wish youplete happiness with Ms. Lilian. ¨COctavia


    When Tredan returned home from work, the Group Davi house was cold and silent, then he saw the note and letter left by Octavia Gills. Tredan roared like a lion! Who gave her the permission to leave without my permission! Who gave her permission? Who gave her the nerve to leave him? He pushed all the things on the table to the floor, his eyes full of murder. Only, he didn¡¯t know why he was so angry at the moment. ¡°You can¡¯t get away! Wherever you go, I will find you and drag you back here.¡± Tredan grinned coldly.


    It has been so long since she had slept in her own room, that she was almost unustomed to it. Octavia Gills stretched herselfzily and got up to wash up for work! As long as she was busy with work, she didn¡¯t have time to think about the things she shouldn¡¯t be thinking about. Not wanting to stop for a moment, Octavia Gills quickly went to change her shoes, got her bag and opened the door, only to be greeted by a smiling Eddison standing at her door with a bouquet of white roses in his hand.


    ¡°Ah¡­ what are you doing here?¡± Octavia Gills was scared out of her wits, it was early in the morning, was this GM that free?


    ¡°I¡¯m here to pick you up for work!¡± Eddison said, Octavia Gills was startled, making her feel frightened. Me?


    ¡°Really¡­ General Manager!¡±


    ¡°Geez, don¡¯t be such a baby! Let¡¯s go, we¡¯rete!¡± Eddison didn¡¯t give Octavia Gills any chance to rify. He pulled her into the street. But to Octavia Gills¡¯ further horror, it wasn¡¯t his sports car that he used to picked her up, but a super cool motorbike. Oh my God, what¡¯s wrong with the managing director? Octavia Gills, who was sitting behind him, thought uneasily that if it had been a small car, at least no one would see her, and she would not be seen by her colleagues in thepany. The motorbike, no matter how hard it was going, was going ¡°bang, bang, bang¡± all the time, and it was catching the attention of all the passers-by. What should we do?


    Eddison looked in the mirror and saw that she had been lost in thought, and when she wasn¡¯t looking Eddison deliberately applied on the brakes. With an ¡°ahhh¡±, Octavia Gills¡¯ hands tightened around Eddison¡¯s waist out of human instinct, closing up the distance Octavia was keeping.


    ¡°Slow down, General Manager, life is too precious to be tossed around!¡± Eddison almost cried withughter at Octavia Gills¡¯ment and teased her, ¡°I¡¯m not driving like that, it¡¯s not a big deal if I¡¯mte, but it is a big deal if you¡¯rete for work, you¡¯re just a new supervisor, it¡¯s for your own good. If you¡¯re scared, just hold on to me, you won¡¯t fall off!¡± Eddison, stepped on the gas and sped down the congested highway, weaving left and right, and soon arrived at the entrance of the subsidiarypany with the frightened Octavia Gills, still unconsciously clutching at Eddison. Not far away was a ck Mercedes with eyes on Octavia Gills¡¯ arms around Eddison.


    Tredan arrived early in the morning at the subsidiary where Octavia Gills worked and drove up to the front door, only to see Eddison, whom he hated, driving his lover to work in such a sweet embrace. His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly and his eyes fixed on Eddison¡¯s every move. Sitting in the car with the heavily-tinted windows, Tredan heard two or three employees who passed his car gossiping.


    ¡°Look, this Octavia Gills has no shame, she¡¯s hooked up with our General Manager, even with that look she can seduce and charm him, so you can imagine how clever she is!¡± One woman in a tight pale blue dress and looked very flirtatious in her high heels, spoke to the other two with a hint of malice.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but from what I¡¯ve been told, this Octavia Gills has been trying to hook up with the GM in a bar even before he even took over thepany. That¡¯s why she was given a promotion on his first day at work, everything was just an act in front of us.¡± This one was even more tant than the other who had just spoken. She was heavily made up, and the bawdy-mouthed one had no sense of restraint in disgracing Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Really? Gosh, to hear you say that, I never thought people can be like that.¡± This one was dressed as a svelte, clean girl, just young enough to be gossipy.


    ¡°You¡¯re still a young girl, and yet you can see Octavia Gills tactics! How clever! I heard that a few days ago, she apanied the general manager on a business trip where a treasurer was not really needed. I do not know what kind of sorcery used, because after one night, the general manager sent her to assist him in the business trip. The two were inseparable in Beijing. They have juste back to work, but now, the general manager has gone to pick her up and drop her off at work.¡±


    ¡°This woman, she¡¯s shameless.¡±


    She was with him on a business trip? Was she with him for those three days and nights, and were they inseparable? Did she leave the old Group Davi house in such a hurry so that she could see him freely? Damned that woman! Damn!


    Tredan stared hard at Octavia Gills and Eddison, the air in the car freezing with his deep, cold eyes. He would not leave Octavia Gills alone. The corners of his mouth flicked upwards, leaving a wicked smile on his face as he stepped on the elerator. The car passed beside Octavia Gills like an angry master, causing a flurry of sand to be blown up by the wind and get into Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes, who vaguely though she saw Tredan¡¯s silhouette in the car.


    ¡°Do you know how to drive? Really! Octavia, is your eye okay!¡± Eddison delicately blew Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes that had gotten sand in them.


    ¡°General Manager, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m going to clock in.¡± Was she dreaming? Was it him? Octavia Gills thought about it and began tough at herself, why will Tredan hade here to find a her.


    ¡°Octavia, wait, you haven¡¯t taken this flower yet?¡± Octavia Gills, who didn¡¯t know Eddison had caught up with her, and even called her name ¡®Octavia¡¯ by Eddison in such a big crowd, and holding the flowers? God, she could have been drowned alive by the spittle of the crowd!


    ¡°Why are you still standing there? Take it, you need the smell of flowers in your office!¡± Of course, Eddison knew what Octavia Gills was afraid of, he just wanted to tell her that he was serious about her, not just child¡¯s y, but an open and honest rtionship between a man and woman who is not afraid to let anyone know.


    After Eddison¡¯s unashamed tirade, rumors of the rtionship between Octavia Gills and Eddison quickly spread through the subsidiaries, and even to the head office. As to how their rtionship was portrayed, many versions of the story have emerged, but they all seem to suggest that Octavia Gills was shamelessly and unscrupulously seducing the second prince of Group Davi, and that Octavia Gills was doing this to turn herself into a phoenix.

 Chapter 26: Tredan Gets Jealous

    Octavia Gills feels that she is not afraid of the tittle-tattles and that she is not able to control the mouths of others, so she goes to work and leaves work as if nothing happened.


    But the news soon reached Domino¡¯s ears, and being a righteous person, not only did she scold Octavia Gills for not tell those scheming women off who tried to hook up with Eddison but failed to do so. She also confronted them saying, ¡°You may not be capable of seducing him, but why do you want to take it out on Octavia? Are you jealous when you see that the GM is giving his full attention to her? I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯m Domino, and believe me, I can bring you demons down.¡±


    Domino also went to Eddison¡¯s office at the risk of being fired over the matter.


    ¡°General Manager, you were born to be the second prince and rich kid, you don¡¯t understand how difficult it is for a girl like Octavia, whoes from a poor family with a pitiful background, to struggle to get to where she is today, I don¡¯t care if you have sincere intentions or not, but by doing this, you are obviously putting Octavia Gills in a difficult position at work. And as her best friend, I strongly disagree with you. You have seeded in satisfying yourself, but you have also put Octavia Gills at the firing line. That makes you very selfish in my eyes!¡± Before Eddison could respond, Domino indignantly headed to leave the GM¡¯s office, but before closing the door, she left a particrly feminine remark to threaten Eddison, ¡°If you weren¡¯t the top boss, I¡¯d cut you, General Manager!¡±


    Oh my God! A terrified Domino walked out. With her legs feeling like jelly, she headed straight to the pantry to get a ss of warm water. She didn¡¯t even look at the general manager. Domino, who was chatty, had also heard rumors about Eddison¡¯s mother, and if they were true, she hoped that Eddison would back off and leave Octavia Gills alone, otherwise, the future of Octavia Gills was in jeopardy!


    A stout, forlorn man leaned against the corner in front of Octavia Gills house, the expression on his face obscured by the shadows created by the mass of hair on his forehead. That figure? Was it Tredan? Why had hee here? Had hee to see her? No, no, don¡¯t think about it, Octavia Gills lifted her palm and pped her head a few times, afraid that the more she thought about it, the more she would dwell on it. Grabbing the keys, she wanted to go inside to take a shower and wake herself up!Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What? Don¡¯t you want to see me or are you afraid to see me?¡± Tredan walked up behind her and exhaled a light puff of white smoke into her neck before tossing the butt to the ground and stamping on it with his foot.


    Octavia Gills was both shocked and delighted, and not knowing how to react, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a hint of anticipation, had hee to find her? Tredan took the keys from Octavia Gills¡¯ trembling little hand and opened the door for her, and Octavia Gills walked in like a good littlemb.


    ¡°Who did you go out with? You only get one chance to tell me the truth!¡± Looking at Tredan, who looked grave, Octavia Gills wondered why he was asking this question.


    ¡°I went with the managing director of thepany, Tredan, why do you ask?¡± Octavia Gills looked at Tredan cautiously.


    ¡°What is your rtionship with Eddison?¡± He deliberately put a heavier tone on the word Eddison, and with a sharp look in his eyes he pressed one step closer to Octavia Gills until he had her cornered against the wall.


    Why is Tredan so frightening today? What¡¯s wrong with him? Octavia Gills is nervous and depressed.


    ¡°Eddison and I are colleagues, to be precise, he¡¯s my boss, Tredan, why are you asking such a strange question?¡± Could it be that he¡¯d heard the rumors too, that he couldn¡¯t really be believing in them? How could he? Her person, her heart, belonged to himpletely, he couldn¡¯t do that to her!


    ¡°What was it like for you to hold him this morning? Why do I look at you so hedonistically in love with him?¡± At this moment Tredan¡¯s anger exploded and suddenly struck out, throwing Octavia Gills, who silently bowed her head, into a closer sofa.


    She was totally unprepared and was pushed by the uncontroble and unrelenting force that sent her stumbling backwards onto the sofa. Before she could get her bearings, she saw Tredan angrily walking closer to her.


    ¡°No!¡± Octavia Gills said as her misty eyes looked sincerely at Tredan.


    ¡°My heart is full of you, my feelings for you are real, I¡¯ve always had you in my heart, I¡¯ve always thought about you, I came to work at Group Davi because of you, Tredan, do you know that I gave up the job I loved toe to Group Davi for you, please don¡¯t doubt my love for you. That would be worse than killing me!¡± Tears rolled down her face, and her look was one of resentment.


    Tredan¡¯s whole being was stunned by such a look, should he trust the woman in front of him?


    ¡°Remember who you are, you are my lover, even if you don¡¯t want it, you can¡¯t be Eddison, do you understand?¡± And with that, Tredan left, leaving a miserable white-faced Octavia Gills to sit silently on the sofa for a while before getting up. Did he ever have even the smallest bit of a ce for her in his heart. Was she really just a stand-in for Lilian Drye? Her heart was sinking!


    Tredan looked at the clear, white liquid in his hands, the little bubbles rising from the bottom in a steady stream, and, as if drowning in water and trying to breathe, he tilted his head and drank. It was sweet and soft, a bit spicy in his throat, and a slight stinging coldness that reminded him that she was just Lilian Drye¡¯s stand-in, that she meant nothing to him. It was as if Tredan was beginning to lose track of who she really was, she was like Lilian Drye that year, only she wasn¡¯t her!


    Dingdong ¡­


    The doorbell rang disturbing Tredan¡¯s thoughts! Who was it in the middle of the night? Tredan was inexplicably expecting her toe back to him with her suitcase in tow. However, he hurried over to open the door and saw Lilian Drye, dressed in a bright red dress, with big wavy hair falling casually around her shoulders up to her waist, her lips as red as a cherry, she was all-enchanting yet stylish and elegant. Upon seeing Tredan open the door, Lilian Drye¡¯s heeled feet was just about to step inside when she expertly faked a brake and tripped smoothly into Tredan¡¯s arms.


    ¡°How are you? Have you twisted your foot!¡± Tredan asked distressed, watching Lilian Drye¡¯s brow tighten into a frown, worrying if she had broken her foot and was in severe pain, rushing to carry her towards the bedroom,ying her gently on the bed and taking off her somewhat shockingly thin heels.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever wear these heels again! You¡¯re tall enough and be beautiful enough, why do you need to abuse your feet by wearing these heels? Idiot.¡± Tredan carefully examined Lilian Drye¡¯s feet at her ankles.


    ¡°Darling, you know that as the only heir to the Drye Family, I need to dress up for all those events and receptions, and I can¡¯t go in and out in a pair of loafers!¡± Looking at Tredan¡¯s concern for her, she knew she had a good eye for the right things.


    ¡°Look at you, you¡¯re not at all as breezy as you were when you were 5. You don¡¯t have to worry about how people are going to look at you. Back then, you said thatfort was the most important thing, especially shoes, and that your feet, which get the most exercise every day, must befortable.¡± For Tredan, the two years she spent abroad with him were some of the happiest and warmest times for both of them. He kept reminiscing about it.


    Why did he think of her being five again? Lilian Drye inexplicably cringed a little inside.


    ¡°Why are you talking about that time again, didn¡¯t you say that we would create a better future together? And we were both so young then, how can we dwell on all those memories. Honey, let¡¯s just talk about the future and the present, not the past, okay?¡± Lilian Drye pouted with that little cherry mouth and took Tredan¡¯s hand in a petnt plea.


    ¡°Why? Did those two years not mean anything to you? What is the reason you never like to mention them?¡±


    A puzzled Tredan wondered why Lilian Drye seemed a little repulsed whenever he mentioned it. Was it was because she found it too hard to look after him during those two years abroad, after all, she had oftenined about family matters and even lost her temper at times, but she was able to put up with his nonsense, and hadforted him without thinking of herself.


    Perhaps she felt that it was a time of torment for her? Thinking of this, Tredan felt guilty and took Lilian Drye into his arms and said to her with a remorseful look on his face, ¡°Lilian, I¡¯m sorry for what I¡¯ve put you through! I¡¯ll always love you for the rest of my life.¡±


    Tredan tells himself that this woman is the one he should love, the only one who should have everything he has, and that Octavia Gills was just a stand-in lover.


    Looking at the enchanting Lilian Drye before him, he ducked his head and kissed her mouth, his moist lips pressed against her seductive lips, and Lilian Drye responded passionately to his tender caresses. He was so passionately captivated with her that he fell asleep, exhausted, in the rich scent of love!


    Morning came, and Lilian Drye woke up to a sleeping Tredan beside her, satisfied and sweet, with his undeniably hot chest, warm embrace and passionate kisses, which had always made her lose her mind and sink into his arms.


    Lilian Drye got up cautiously, and unable to find slippers in the bedroom, walked barefoot to the changing room by the front door, where a pair of red women¡¯s slippers were sitting on top of the cab. Lilian Drye picked them up and put them on.


    Huh, why would Tredan have a woman¡¯s shoes in his house? Did Tredan prepare them for her on purpose? But they seem to be a bit small for her? Could it be? No, Tredan couldn¡¯t have another woman, no woman had ever been near him in the past twenty years except her! With a woman¡¯s sensitive instincts, Lilian Drye felt uneasy and went back to the bedroom to ask him.


    As Lilian Drye was walking towards the bedroom, she passed by Tredan¡¯s study and noticed the gift from Octavia Gills to Tredan, the one containing her hand-painted drawings and bearing Octavia Gills¡¯ inscribed name.


    Lilian Drye walked in and looked at the borate packaging and thought to herself that only a woman could do such a thing. Her eyes began to darken and she slowly opened the dark blue box and saw that it was a hand-drawn, hand-boundic book.


    It was an authored a book entitled, ¡°The Beautiful Picture.¡± Lilian Drye found the words particrly harsh, stinging her eyes with fire and brimstone. Her anger surged as she flipped from page to page. Finally, her eyes rested on the pseudonym ¡°Octavia Chihiro¡± and Lilian Drye¡¯s clenched her fists tightly, her tiny white hands erupting with veins as she gritted her teeth and said, ¡°It¡¯s you, Octavia Gills!¡±


    Because of the Drye Family, Octavia Gills had the opportunity to go abroad to study the art of drawing, and because of her hard work and sess there, she was noticed by the famous professional art schools in Japan and Taiwan, and waster awarded one of the only three exchange students to study manga in Taiwan.

 Chapter 27: Lilian Drye鈥檚 Fury

    Many yearster, she was sponsored by her school to study at one of Japan¡¯s most prestigiousic art schools for her excellent grades.


    Lilian Drye vividly remembered the day when Octavia Gills¡¯ mother, Auntie Elda, held up Octavia Gills¡¯ award-winning artwork and bragged to her mother, ¡°My daughter¡­ my daughter has won the most popric book art award in the world. Look, this is my daughter¡¯s pen name, Octavia Chihiro!¡± Auntie Elda burst into tears of joy as she said this, taking her mother¡¯s hand and saying, ¡°You are a blessing to our family! Thank you for taking us into your home in the first ce.¡±


    Lilian Drye knows exactly what her mother said to them at the time: ¡°Elda, you don¡¯t have to thank me that way, it¡¯s all Octavia Gills¡¯ own efforts, and Octavia Gills deserves what she got today, I envy you for having such a filial daughterpared to my Lilian Drye.


    Lilian Drye, who was sitting next to her mother, looked at Elda Block with disgust when she said that. And what¡¯s more, it¡¯s just a lousy award? What¡¯s the point of showing it off in front of her family? And Octavia Chihiro, that¡¯s not nice! Octavia Gills should really be thanking Lilian Drye for this!


    You¡¯re a very ungrateful bitch! The more Lilian Drye thought about it, the angrier she became. Lilian Drye is getting more and more enraged and wants to go and skin Octavia Gills right now.


    Lilian Drye thought about it, and before Tredan woke up, she put theic book back in its box and left with it!


    After leaving the house, she called one of her father¡¯s right-hand men and ordered him to send her all the information about Octavia¡¯s family, Auntie Elda, including, and especially everything about Octavia Gills. This had to be investigated in as much detail as possible!


    Lately, Tredan kept mentioning about those two years to her, had Octavia Gills, that bitch, broken her contract and told Tredan the truth? No, if Tredan knew the truth, he wouldn¡¯t have let her stayst night, and tell her that he will always love her. So, that bitch Octavia Gills hadn¡¯t told Tredan what had happened. The Drye Family had signed a non-disclosure agreement with Octavia Gills to keep this a secret forever. With her? She¡¯s not even worthy of Lilian Drye¡¯s shiny shoes!


    When she received an email from her assistant, Lilian Drye first clicked on it to read it. She didn¡¯t realize that Octavia Gills was now a famousic book artist of some sort, and instead of being aic book artist, she was working for Group Davi doing financial management, which she was not good at! Oh¡­ Lilian Drye, she seems to have figured out how to deal with Octavia Gills and punched Octavia Gills¡¯ mobile number to call her.


    ¡°Octavia, it¡¯s Lilian Drye, I¡¯ve got something for you, are you free for lunch today? Let¡¯s sit at Tom¡¯s Cafe for a bit?¡±


    ¡°¡­ Ms. Lilian! Oh, yes!¡± Why was Lilian Drye suddenly looking for her. She was usually thest person she¡¯d liked to see? Octavia Gills was at a loss. Well, what wasing woulde!


    p! As Octavia Gills saw Lilian Drye and was about to greet her, without a word Lilian Drye got up and pped Octavia Gills on the face with such force that the sound of the p resonated throughout Tom¡¯s Cafe. Octavia Gills¡¯ face was instantly branded with a red and swollen mark, and Octavia Gills looked at Lilian Drye in shock and surprise.


    ¡°Octavia Gills, I tell you; do you think you¡¯re worthy enough to steal my man?¡± Lilian Drye leaned toward Octavia Gills¡¯ and spoke to her ear with a sinister tone.


    ¡°I¡­ I¡­ Ms. Lilian, I never meant to steal Tredan from you.¡± Hearing Octavia Gills say Tredan¡¯s name intimately, a grim Lilian Drye¡¯s anger shone through, and with churning rage, she cut across and coldly pushed the otherwise standing Octavia Gills to the ground.


    ¡°Tredan? Octavia Gills, please know your ce. Should you should be calling him by ¡®Tredan¡¯ yourself?¡± Lilian Drye knelt down and grabbed Octavia Gills¡¯ hand, who was not fighting back at the moment. And in a stern whisper she asked, ¡°Tell me, how long have you been hooking up with Tredan? When did it start? How many times have you slept together?¡± Looking at Lilian Drye, whose face was now a little frenzied, Octavia Gills actually found herself speechless. She didn¡¯t know how to answer every question that Lilian Drye¡¯s threw at her. She could only wait for Lilian Drye¡¯s scolding and insults meekly, like one with a death sentence. Only indisputable tears fell from her face, and where she had no right to be even crying.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think you can say anything and pretend it didn¡¯t happen, Octavia, you¡¯re a white wolf, but I¡¯m warning you, Tredan and I will be engaged and married soon, I don¡¯t see you as a so-called love interest, I¡¯m here today to remind you of the contract that Auntie Elda signed back then, and if Tredan has any?? if Tredan finds out anything about it, don¡¯t me me for being cruel! I think that if Auntie Elda knew what you did, she might be willing to die to atone for your sins to the Drye Family! Don¡¯t you think so?¡± A smiling Lilian Drye pped Octavia Gills grimly on the cheek once more and stormed out. The seemingly calm Octavia Gills was in a dark and confused state.


    She never thought she could grow old with Tredan, and from the moment she gave herself to him at the hotel, she couldn¡¯t help but fall in love deeper! Even though she knew it was wrong. What was she to do?


    ¡°Domino, do you think I¡¯m wrong?¡± Octavia Gills wandered down the road for a very long time, afraid to go back to her dormitory, afraid that being there by herself would make her dwell on her thoughts incessantly, she did not want to be alone, and before she knew it, she was at Domino¡¯s t.


    Domino, who was studying how to make a cake, was shocked at the haggard face of Octavia Gills.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you Octavia, why are your eyes so red and swollen? Tell me, did Tredan bully you? Come in, tell me what¡¯s wrong, I¡¯ll help you out, don¡¯t be sad!¡± Domino took Octavia Gills inside and brought a hot towel to put on Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes.


    One look at the Octavia¡¯s red, swollen eyes. Domino thought Tredan had done it, but as she looked closely, the finger marks were so thin they looked like a woman¡¯s. What was this?


    ¡°Octavia, who did¡­ hit you on the face?¡±


    ¡°Domino, Lilian met with me today.¡± Octavia hugged Domino, like a magistrate waiting to tell her if what she had done was right or wrong?


    ¡°Domino, do you think I should leave him? But, Domino, I can¡¯t let go, I really can¡¯t, what do I do?¡±


    ¡°Octavia, are you saying that Lilian hit you? Is this crazy bitch sick? Why would she hit you?¡± Looking at the red and swollen finger marks on Octavia Gills¡¯ tender white face, Domino said to Octavia Gills in pain, ¡°Octavia, there are many things in this world that can be clearly distinguished, many things that can be clearly defined as right and wrong, but there is only this thing called emotion, which is indefinable. There is no form to define what is right and what is wrong. You are too kind.¡± Domino held Octavia Gills¡¯ slightly cold hands.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re too kind, it¡¯s not like it¡¯s on a firste, first served basis. I can see that Tredan is very attracted to you, especially when ites to the way he helped your brother. If he¡¯s in love with you, why don¡¯t you hold on to that hard-won bond?¡±


    ¡°Domino, can I really, can Tredan have me in mind?¡± But he had clearly told her to please keep in mind that she was only his lover. ¡°Domino, I¡¯m so tired and exhausted, I¡¯m afraid, he¡¯s world is so different from mine, that even when we are with each other, he¡¯ll still be out of my reach.¡±


    ¡°Fool, don¡¯t think too much about it, get a good night¡¯s sleep first, will you? Don¡¯t stand around stupidly and let others whip you in the future, don¡¯t be that stupid?¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s what I owe the Drye Family??to Lilian! It makes me feel better about myself!¡± At Octavia Gills¡¯ment, Domino pointed at Octavia Gills in anger. Domino wanted to say something, but she didn¡¯t even know how to scold the obtuse Octavia Gills to wake her up.


    As Lilian Drye contemted on the dark blue gift box, it made it more difficult to look at it, but she was able to see that Tredan¡¯s heart was not in it. Lilian Drye was relieved that she had not heard Tredan mention it or ask about it since she took it from his office.


    Octavia Gills, just you wait, I will never let you off lightly with this thing with just a p on the wrist.


    ¡°Darling, what are you doing? Did you miss me?¡± Lilian Drye called Tredan disturbinglyte at night. Deeply afraid that if she wasn¡¯t careful, Octavia Gills might sneak up on him. No, she had to speed up the political union of the two families of Drye and Davi before Octavia could do so. She had been pretending to be Octavia Gills all these years to bind Tredan¡¯s heart, and she feared and hated Octavia Gills because Lilian Drye had known Tredan¡¯s temperament and obsessions for so many years.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You missed me? Then let¡¯s have dinner tomorrow?¡± Tredan was in his study, working on a project where some shareholder had gotten a kickback for working with someone else on a project that had been paralyzed by poor quality materials, and he wanted to concentrate on the project, so he didn¡¯t want to talk to Lilian Drye.


    ¡°I¡¯m dealing with a very important matter right now, see you tomorrow!¡±


    ¡°Hey Tredan wait¡­¡± Lilian Drye had barely finished her sentence when she heard the beep of the phone being hung up by the other party!


    Damn it, Tredan, he never treated her this coldly, even on the phone. Tredan would always hang up only after she did, why? Why was he so cold today?


    Could it be that Octavia Gills had approached him? Could that bitch be badmouthing her with Tredan?


    No, she cannot just sit on this, she had to make the first move, before Octavia Gills could tell Tredan the truth about what had happened years ago. She should make Tredan hate Octavia Gills??for Tredan to disliked Octavia forever.


    Alone with her thoughts, Lilian Drye put on her coat, and without a moment¡¯s hesitation, she took the dark blue gift box and went out. Yes, Lilian Drye went in search of Tredan.


    Lilian Drye arrived at Group Davi¡¯s old house in a frenzy, rings the doorbell repeatedly and finally sees Tredan in his nightgowne out and open the door for her. Suspicious, Lilian Drye saw Tredan in his robe, his hair a little disheveled, and envisioning images of Tredan and Octavia Gills having an affair, and she suddenly rushed in, searching every corner of Tredan¡¯s house, especially the bedroom.

 Chapter 28: Tredan鈥檚 Doubts

    Tredan looked at Lilian Drye, who had acted like a madman as soon as she had entered, extremely baffled at her present caprice.


    ¡°Lilian, what are you doing?¡± Tredan asked as he took Lilian Drye¡¯s arm and pulled her over, looking at her face filled with confusion and anger. To his surprise, Lilian Dryeughed frantically, looked at Tredan coldly, and presented the dark blue gift box in her hand to Tredan.


    ¡°What are you asking me to do? Oh¡­ honey, can you tell me what it is? Okay?¡± Lilian Drye opened the dark blue gift box and pulled out the book of pictures from it, pointing to the name ¡®The Good Picture¡¯ and questioning Tredan angrily.


    ¡°Nice picture, how many nice things have you two done? How many of these disgusting affairs have you had? Did Octavia Chihiro think I wouldn¡¯t know who was hitting on you using her pseudonym?¡± Lilian Drye moved closer to Tredan, looking at him with resentment and possession in her eyes, and stroking his bearded chin with both hands, she said to him, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that I was the only one in your heart? That you would always love me? Do you remember when you told me that there was no one who could take my ce in your heart, and what tricks did that bitch Octavia y on you to get into your bed?¡±


    Tredan was so stunned that he hadn¡¯t expected Lilian Drye to find out about Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Why? Are you sure that Octavia Chihiro is Octavia Gills?¡± Why is it that Lilian Drye knows her name and he doesn¡¯t?


    ¡°Octavia Chihiro is her alter ego, a modern-dayic book artist of some sort. She has a good career inics, but she chose to work for Group Davi as a meaningless clerk. Tredan, can¡¯t you see what she¡¯s doing to get close to you?¡±


    Tredan was silent, Octavia Gills was a little-known cartoonist? He hadn¡¯t expected Lilian Drye to be so familiar with Octavia Gills, an identity he did not even known Octavia Gills had, and Tredan was angry that he was beginning to realize how little he knew about Octavia Gills.


    Looking at Tredan, who was silent, Lilian Drye aggravated the drama by saying, ¡°Tredan, did you know that Octavia quit one of the topic bookpanies in Japan when her career inics was going very well, and came back to Japan to apply for a very modest job as a financial secretary? Tredan, whatever Octavia Gills tells to you, don¡¯t believe her.¡±


    As Lilian Drye clings to the expressionless Tredan, who exuded an imprable aura. Lilian Drye can¡¯t tell what he was thinking of now, and can¡¯t figure out how much of what she¡¯s saying does he really believe.


    Lilian Drye, who was in tears straightaway, took Tredan¡¯s hand and put it on her chest and said to him, ¡°Tredan, can you feel my heart for you? I love you like no one else, I love you so much, how can you do this to me? How could you be so cruel?¡±


    ¡°Lilian, I¡­ I¡­¡± Tredan couldn¡¯t sort out what his feelings in his mind. Every time he was with Octavia Gills, he would always have mixed feelings towards her. What was wrong with him? Had he changed his mind? But his heart kept searching for the warmth of that time so many years ago. He needed a moment to think about it.


    ¡°Lilian, I have a very important document to deal with here, I have a meeting in the morning, and I need some peace and quiet now. Be a good girl, and I¡¯ll talk to you when I¡¯m done!¡± Lilian Drye knew that Tredan was giving her and order to leave, and knew that if she continued to pester him, she would get nothing out of it, so she let Tredan carry his guilt against herself so that she could get a better grip on the man.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Tredan, let¡¯s get engaged!¡± Lilian Drye needs to find a glimmer of security for her sake by getting Tredan¡¯s promise.


    Tredan patted Lilian Drye on the back and nodded as if with some difficulty.


    ¡°You promise?¡± Lilian Drye finally let go of the anxiety in her heart andughed openly.


    The darkness of the night lingered in the sky, countless stars peeked out through the night curtain, and the scent of the night saturated the air, spreading a sentimental atmosphere.


    After Lilian Drye left, Tredan took his cigarette case out of his pocket, stood in front of therge floor-to-ceiling window, lit one in his mouth and took a deep puff, exhaling the white smoke along with his own sigh of annoyance, the house seemed colder than ever. He was so lonely and deste!


    When Tredan had finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, he seems to have managed topose himself, and suppressed his emotions. He returned to his desk and worked methodically on the papers, looking deeper into it for ws in the data. As the minutes ticked away on the wall clock, it was one o¡¯clock in the morning when Tredan finally put down his pen.


    He looked up and saw the dark blue gift box that Lilian Drye had thrown on the floor. Looking at the name Octavia Chihiro, he felt his heart churning uncontrobly, it was so intense!


    Why did she hide her identity? Why would she give up a good career to be a clerk at Group Davi? He gripped the book tightly but didn¡¯t turn the page at all. He would not allow anyone to make a y at him!


    Tredan eventually put the copy of ¡®The Good Picture¡¯ back in the gift box and took it with him. Wanting to throw it away, Tredan hovered by the bin for a moment, he turned around, went back to his study and put it in thest drawer in his desk and locked it with the key. Whether he wanted it or not, what was his was his!


    There was a big announcement at Group Davi early this morning. It was announced that the Chairman¡¯s brother-inw had been publicly fired by Group Davi¡¯s President at a board meeting today.


    Ottilie Berkes¡¯ brother had joined Group Davi because she was the chairman¡¯s lover, and got a good supervisory position, specializing in the purchase of materials for thepany. He even bullied many female employees in the name of his boss. Due to his insatiable greed in cutting corners and secretly swapping poor quality materials in a major project, it was inspected by the regtory authorities and was shut down.


    Tredan knew it was like cancer, so this morning at the board meeting, he had to take this opportunity to remove him from Group Davi in front of his father. Tredan presented the evidence he had gatheredst night, showing the amazingly clear and indefensible data sheet that made it impossible for his father to bail him out. All the staff in thepany apuded the wisdom of the president for this, but Tredan clearly felt his father¡¯s reproachful look at him in the boardroom and said to Tredan before he left, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have driven him out by yourself.¡±


    Tredan was a little sad to hear these words from his father, but he had long since gotten used to them and had learned to pretend to be indifferent and told his father, ¡°Everything I do is truly for the good of Group Davi, selflessly! It doesn¡¯t matter whether you believe it or not!¡±


    When Ottilie Berkes heard about this, she angrilyined in front of Floyd Davi, ¡°Floyd, why didn¡¯t you stop Tredan from sacking my brother. Did Tredan deliberately target my brother because he hated me? He¡¯s the only male in my family, and my parents are counting on him, and if he doesn¡¯t have this job and is fired for this reason, how is he going to survive in this business?


    Floyd Davi pushed Ottilie Berkes away with particr chagrin and mmed the information that Tredan hadpiledst night into her face, saying to Ottilie Berkes, ¡°Take a good look for yourself and see what your good brother has done. You know how much money thepany has invested in this project! Because of him, we have been ordered to rectify it, which will greatly dy the nned speed of this project. This is a loss of ten million dors a day, ten million dors! I can¡¯t even protect myself on the board, how can I protect your good brother!¡±


    ¡°No, no, Floyd, he wouldn¡¯t?? my brother?? he wouldn¡¯t do that, it must be Tredan who set him up! You have to believe him!¡± Ottilie Berkes¡¯ face turned pale with fear after reading the information and hearing Floyd Davi say that. She knew that, not only would her brother be expelled, but once the state authorities dug deeper into the investigation, her brother would have to be held ountable for this.


    ¡°Floyd you can¡¯t do this to him, you must save my brother, he¡¯s the only male in my family of three generations, my elderly parents can¡¯t afford it, Floyd, you must save him!¡± Looking at the crying woman he owed so much to, Floyd Davi was helpless. ¡°It¡¯s not that I won¡¯t help, it¡¯s that your brother is in too much trouble and I can¡¯t help him now, either in public or in private. If he is really taken away by the prosecutor¡¯s office, I can only promise to get the bestwyer to defend him and try to get a lighter punishment, no matter how much it costs, I will try to get your brother out on bail! That¡¯s all I can do!¡±


    Ottilie Berkes cried even harder when she heard Floyd Davi say that. She thought to herself?? this was all Tredan¡¯s fault, and if anything happens to her brother, she wouldn¡¯t let Tredan off the hook!


    As Ottilie Berkes walked past the president¡¯s office, she gritted her teeth and looked at Tredan sitting inside, slowly walking in. Ottilie Berkes was even more resentful because she thought that one day, this position could be upied by her son Eddison.

 Chapter 29: Eddison Approaches Lilian Drye

    ¡°I don¡¯t care how many lovers there are in my father¡¯s bed, but please make an appointment with my secretary to enter the office of the President of Group Davi in Group Davi, or get out so as not to pollute the air in my office.¡± Tredan didn¡¯t even raise his head; he spoke coldly and without emotion!


    Ottilie Berkes, already used to his vitriol, moved gracefully towards the sofa and chairs where the VIPs were received, sat down and poured herself a nice cup of tea and sipped it slowly, knowing where Tredan¡¯s sore spots were, just as Tredan always caught her where it hurt the most rubbing salt into them.


    ¡°I sleep in the big bridal bed that I bought with your father, 2 meters long, in the master bedroom of the new Group Davi house for me and your father only, and the mattress was sofortable, your father forgot all about your mother, that¡¯s why the mattress in the old Group Davi house was full of wild flowers and weeds that wanted to warm your father¡¯s bed! ¡±


    Tredan¡¯s hand clenched and broke his pencil as he watched the woman he hated sitting so casually in his office. He got up and walked over to where Ottilie Berkes was sitting.


    ¡°Wildflowers and weeds? How well said! How dare my father allow you, a wildflower who destroys earthly families, to take my mother¡¯s ce as his bed-warmer on his new bedstead? How nasty a heart does one have to have to help a man give birth to an illegitimate son like that, not to mention being a mistress yourself, but to let his son suffer the world¡¯s gossip along with you, a mother who is a vixen third party in the eyes of outsiders. I have admiration for you, for such a bed-warming position, is it necessary to be so wretched? Do you really think you¡¯re covering up your inferiority by painting yourself so shiny?¡±


    Every word of Tredan¡¯s was like a long silver needle stabbing deep into her heart. Especially when it was said that her son, Eddison was illegitimate, she was so outraged that she almost crushed the teacup in her hand.


    ¡°Eddison is Floyd Davi¡¯s legitimate son, his name is on the Floyd Davi family book and it clearly states that he is the father, and son to Floyd Davi! Don¡¯t you feel sorry for yourself? Don¡¯t you feel like an outsider who gets in the way of someone¡¯s family happiness every time you go to dinner at Group Davi¡¯s new house? I feel sorry for your mother, who is really nothing. I wouldn¡¯t go into that house if I were you and dine like a passerby. If you had time to visit your mother, who has selective amnesia due to depression, and talk to her, you wouldn¡¯t be so lonely as an abandoned child!¡±


    Huh, a mother with amnesia? A wild child? A legitimate son of his turned into a ¡®wild child¡¯ banished from his father¡¯s heart with the words of this nameless mistress. What a ridiculous joke this was.


    ¡°If you think you have enough strength to pull that little venomous stunt in front of the president of this Group Davi, let me kindly remind you that half an hourter, I¡¯m afraid your brother will be taken away by the inspectorate. As his sister, you should cry for him and give him a lift!¡±


    Ottilie Berkes got up with a serious look on her face, took a few steps toward Tredan, and warned him, ¡°If anything happens to my brother this time, I will not let you off the hook. Take my word for it! I, Ottilie, am not one to be underestimated!¡±


    Upon hearing this, Tredan apuded her and sent her out with a message saying, ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting for you!¡±


    Ottilie Berkes, who had watched her only brother being taken away by the inspectors, was heartbroken and ashamed that her parents told her that she had failed to take care of him. But she med Tredan who hates her guts, vowed to make Tredan pay, and to take Group Davi for her son Eddison.


    Ottilie Berkes saw the Drye Family on the TV news, and looking at the beautiful and generous Lilian Drye, Ottilie Berkes suddenly had an idea and picked up the phone to call his son Eddison.


    ¡°Hey, Mom, what do you want to see me about? I was just about to ask you to go to dinner?¡± Eddison¡¯s cheerful, melodious voice came through and Ottilie Berkes felt instantlyforted!


    ¡°My good son, mum won¡¯t be eating with you, mum¡¯s got a date for you, you¡¯ll have to help mum entertain someone, okay?¡± Ottilie Berkes was like a loving mother at the moment, but the sinister look on her face just now had long since disappeared in front of Eddison.


    ¡°Ouch, who is it that is so important that can make my mother think so highly of? If you say so, your son won¡¯t let you down!¡± Ottilie Berkes was relieved that this time. No matter what, Tredan would be kicked out of thepany, and if she could get him out of the house, Ottilie Berkes will have the power to make the presidency hers.


    ¡°You¡¯ll know when you get there, you¡¯ll have to be there waiting before the others, and you can¡¯t let her think that Ottilie Berkes¡¯ son has no manners, okay? Better make her fall under your charms in one go!¡± Well, Ottilie Berkes is really so wise!


    ¡°Mom, you¡¯re not setting me up on some blind date, are you? I refuse!¡±


    ¡°Eddison, are you trying to piss off your mother? Do you know that your uncle was framed by Tredan and was taken away this morning by the prosecutor¡¯s office? If you don¡¯t fight for your mum and get some real power, your mum will be the next one to be taken to the police by Tredan! Ottilie Berkes looked at her son, he would not refuse her. She knew that her son¡¯s greatest virtue was his filial piety, and reluctantly, Eddison gave in.


    ¡°Uncle? Mum, what¡¯s going on? Why would big brother do this? We haven¡¯t fought with him for anything, why on earth would he do this?¡± Eddison, who didn¡¯t understand the reason, couldn¡¯t believe it. His big brother had never been close to him all these years, but he had never set him up or bullied him. Could there be some misunderstanding here? Her mother and uncle must have misunderstood that Tredan had set him up. He would have to find out some other time!


    ¡°You must please this woman, you must not offend her, the power of the Drye Family will not only save your father¡¯s project that has been shut down and postponed. By saving that project, your uncle may have a chance to be released on bail with a reprieve. Eddison, you must strictly remember that Lilian is a valuable person to our family. Mum will be waiting for your good news at home!¡±


    Under a relentless pressure from his mother, Eddison remembers Ottilie Berkes¡¯ instructions and prepares for his date with Lilian Drye, the princess of the Drye Family.


    Sitting in a unique French restaurant in the city, Eddison was dressed in a white suit, attracting attention, and his handsome face was particrly gleaming against his white suit. What a handsome man!


    Lilian Drye was dressed in thetest fashionable patchwork dress, the yellowish skirt entuated her fair skin, with the jagged skirt tails falling unconventionally from her thighs, the gold and pink beaded tassels swayed with the rhythm of her hips. It was so seductive, Eddison kept staring at Lilian Drye from the moment she came in. The princess was all decked out in designer clothes and carrying thetest LV bag, a limited edition of only six pieces worldwide this year.


    Lilian Drye had been particrly annoyed going to this appointment, knowing full well that Tredan and Ottilie Berkes were in an adversarial rtionship. But she thought she shouldn¡¯t be afraid to go even if it was Ottilie Berkes who asked her out! Lest, the business worldugh at her for being a cowardly princess of the Drye Family.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Hello, Ms. Lilian, my name is Eddison! I¡¯ve heard that you are a beautiful woman, but when I saw you today, you¡¯re more than beautiful, you look like a fairying down to earth. Eddison is a true prodigal son of the world. With just a few words, he made the overbearing Lilian Drye curb her haughty stance.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Eddison, you¡¯re such a joker!¡± To Lilian Drye¡¯s surprise, the smiling Eddison who greeted her did not turn her off, and she was happy to sit down and chat as a friend, seeing as he had such good taste and discernment inplimenting her.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, here¡¯s the menu, what would you like to eat? However, I ordered a rare steak that you like, your favorite ridgeback, and an 82-year-old Lafite that you particrly like, while I was waiting for you. I thought you hadn¡¯t eaten yet, so I took the liberty of ordering it at the right time. I could only hope that you will ept my little thought! Eddison¡¯s thoughtfulness, I¡¯m afraid, can capture a woman¡¯s heart in seconds.


    ¡°Ha¡­ Mr. Eddison, you are really very funny, and I would like to thank you for that thoughtful act! Just how did you know that these are my favorite? I¡¯m afraid my mother doesn¡¯t even know as much as you do!¡± Lilian Drye thought to herself, I¡¯ve had a rough couple of days with Tredan, so it¡¯s nice to have someone tofort me!


    ¡°If you have a sincere heart, you¡¯ll know it all!¡± Having spent his days in a variety of florals, Eddison has be a veritable prince of love affairs. He¡¯s a great deal better at dealing with Lilian Drye, a woman who is so arrogant that she is not easy to woo. First, he expressed his small admiration with a warm shower of praise, and then he gave her a subtle, gentle touch, which sessfully transformed him into a non-repulsive admirer. It would alsoplete his own ount to his mother!


    Eddison and Lilian Drye had a lovely dinner together, making Lilian Drye confident of her beauty and charm even more.


    After Eddison drove Lilian Drye home, he called his mother to give her an ount on what went on over the dinner with Lilian.


    As she got home, Lilian Drye told the first person she saw to prepare a hot bath for her, so she could finally take a nice bath after a long day.


    Thinking of the joy that Eddison, her admirer, had brought her, Lilian Drye considered that if Tredan ever failed her, she would be able to use Eddison, and if Tredan married her, she would help him get rid of the mother and son. If Tredan abandoned her, she would leave Tredan with nothing, including the position he now holds as President of Group Davi.


    Octavia Gills slept particrly well until the she felt the hot sun on her buttocks. She got up drowsily, opened the window and breathed deeply to feel the warmth of the sun on her face.


    Dressed in warm set of pyjamas with cartoonish prints, Octavia Gills looked youthful today, except that deep inside, a hint of sentimentality was hidden through her eyes, betraying her pretense of a normal life. She thought of Tredan and missed him so much¡­

 Chapter 30: Eddison鈥檚 Quest

    The hospital had informed Octavia that her brother had been matched with a suitable heart. However, Gar Gills was too weak to undergo the surgery and needed to improve his physical condition. Once all his health indicators are in order, then the operation could be scheduled. She was so happy to hear the news and the first thing Octavia Gills wanted to do was to tell Tredan, to share her happiness with him and to thank him for helping her save her brother Gar Gills. Octavia Gills had no choice but to discard this thought, reminding herself that the Drye Family had saved her family¡¯s life before. Caught between this painful emotional and moral choice to escape, Octavia Gills thought that when her brother recovers, she will definitely get away from here!


    Octavia Gills was in the kitchen cooking up a nice meal for herself when the doorbell rang!


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Octavia Gills mentally expected it to be Tredan, but when she opened the door to see who this svelte and regr visitor was, Eddison¡¯s cheery smile caught Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes, which disappointed her a bit.


    ¡°Good morning, General¡­ Manager! What are you doing here?¡± Eddison was dressed casually today and was holding a bouquet of red roses for Octavia Gills, who was a little embarrassed that he hade to her house with roses, red ones at that! Oh my God, this prince of love really knows how to flirt!


    ¡°Octavia, these flowers are for you, you are like these flowers¡­¡± Eddison was just thinking about how to confess his love to Octavia Gills, but before he could start, Octavia, who was not in her right mind at the moment, took the roses away from him and said to Eddison, ¡°General Manager, why don¡¯t you juste over? Don¡¯t buy flowers all the time, if you want to bring a gift, you can buy some fruit. This makes you look pathetic!¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ divine words instantly cooled Eddison¡¯s warm heart and broke it to pieces, thinking, ¡°How could I have fallen for such an insensitive little girl? If it had been a normal woman, she would have happily epted the flowers and maybe even given him a hug and a kiss.¡± Well, since he was rejected cruelly by Octavia, he was prepared to put in a little effort to take down this woman from another.


    ¡°Wearing such lovely pajamas and an apron, I¡¯ve never seen a young master as unconcerned about her appearance as you are, has the rice been cooked? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll keep youpany from now on!¡± Eddison said jokingly to Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Uh¡­ at home, Hah!fort matters! Ah no¡­ GM, you came over in the middle of the day and in this heat, oh??and you even bought such expensive flowers just to find someone to have dinner with?¡± Octavia Gills is all but stunned by Eddison!


    ¡°Wrong, it was so you wouldn¡¯t have to eat by yourself that I chose to sacrifice myself! And by the way, let¡¯s discuss about how you should repay me for my kindness!¡± Eddison, who had no intention of being polite, headed for Octavia Gills¡¯ kitchen, and before he could even get close enough, he could smell an aroma that tempted his craving!


    ¡°General Manager, can this payback you mentioned bepensated with money?¡± Octavia Gills had wanted to repay Eddison for saving her life by treating him to a meal, but he ended up paying for it! It¡¯s hard to get a favor for nothing, but it¡¯s also hard to get a favor!


    ¡°Octavia, how many times have I told you that you can call me Eddison the rest of the time except when we¡¯re at work?¡± Wait? He does look like a little brother to me, and said to Eddison, ¡°How about little brother Eddison? I¡¯m a few years older than you!¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Brother Eddison? Octavia, you¡¯ve gone too far! Call me Brother Eddison or Treasure Eddison, one or the other is fine! It¡¯s half the saving grace! I¡¯m hungry from the smell of all that food!¡± Eddison wasn¡¯t going to be polite at all.


    Brother Eddison??! How could she even think of that? Octavia Gills only dared to think about it in her mind. ¡°All right! I¡¯ll just stir-fry the bok choy and we can start eating! Total¡­ Ah brother Eddison, go get a te for me!¡± Octavia Gills went along with Eddison¡¯s wish, making Eddison smile cheerfully as he felt that he had made a small step towards sess and went to get a te for Octavia Gills.


    ¡°OK! I¡¯m bringing it right over!¡±


    Octavia Gills and Eddison were seated opposite each other at the small table, and Octavia Gills suddenly felt like she was surrounded by family. It was nice to have someone to eat with!


    ¡°This is yummy!¡± Eddison wolfed it down like a man who had been starving for days and nights, ¡°This is good too, Octavia, I can¡¯t believe it, you¡¯re such a good cook!¡±


    ¡°Is it?¡± Octavia Gills was particrly skeptical as she took a few bites to try it, ¡°Nothing special, same as usual, is it really as good as you¡¯re saying?¡±


    ¡°Yes! It¡¯s really good! It¡¯s like an authentic home-cooked little dish rather than a beautifully decorated dish of a hotel!¡± Eddison suddenly felt sad that it had been a long time since he and his mum was at the old Group Davi house, sitting at the little table with his mum, and eating the little meals she used to cooked?? being rich wasn¡¯t always a good thing!


    Octavia Gills, who suddenly looked glum, panicked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s wrong? Suddenly you¡¯re feeling sad? Aren¡¯t you feeling well?¡±


    Eddison shook his head and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s just that I suddenly feel that although I am a rich prince and don¡¯t have to worry about any food or clothing, I envy those small families that are full of affection.¡±


    Hearing Eddison¡¯s heartfelt words, Octavia Gills felt that the lives of the rich kids fromplicated families were indeed a bit bleak!


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Tredan had been under a lot of stress with the recent incident with Ottilie Berkes¡¯ brother, and it was only today that he had some time to spare to see Octavia Gills and get some relief from his ambiguous feelings. Tredan¡¯s face was already dark enough when he pushed the door open to find Octavia Gills hugging the man he hated most, Eddison, who was now staring at them with a grimace.


    ¡°¡­ Tredan! What are you¡­ doing here?¡± Octavia Gills hurriedly pulled away from Eddison and ran over to Tredan. ¡°Tredan, listen to me, it¡¯s not what you think, you¡¯ve got it all wrong!¡± Octavia Gills cried out in panic and confusion, deeply afraid of being misunderstood by Tredan.


    Tredan shook off Octavia Gills¡¯ hand with a disgusted look. Without a word, he stepped forward and swung a heavy blow at Eddison.


    ¡°Ah¡­ Tredan, what are you doing? General manager you¡­ are you in pain?¡± Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t believe that Tredan had hit Eddison so hard without so much as a warning making Octavia Gills feel a little more guilty toward Eddison.


    At the sight of Octavia Gills defending Eddison, Tredan, like a lion king in a rage, resented the tenderness that Octavia Gills was showing Eddison at this moment. ¡°She¡¯s not a woman you can touch! And even if I don¡¯t want her, you can¡¯t have any part of her.¡±


    It was like lightning had struck Eddison from the moment Tredan came in. Tredan? With her? What¡¯s their rtionship? How could this be? No, it couldn¡¯t be! Eddison didn¡¯t believe it; he definitely didn¡¯t believe that Octavia Gills was his big brother¡¯s woman. Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t be his big brother¡¯s lover.


    ¡°Brother, aren¡¯t you getting engaged with Lilian Drye? Aren¡¯t you and Ms. Lilian childhood sweethearts? Why do you have to sully Octavia¡¯s innocence because you hate my guts?¡± Eddison looked like he was just giving himself a reason to convince himself.


    ¡°General Manager, you¡¯d better go home, this is a personal matter between me and Tredan. I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to get you involved it!¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t want to see Eddison get involved with this for no reason. Octavia Gills didn¡¯t want Tredan to take what little self-respect she has left, throw it to the ground and trample on it.


    Eddison looked at Octavia Gills with difficulty, grabbing Octavia Gills¡¯ hand to get a some sort of denial, he looked at her and asked, ¡°Octavia, is there something you¡¯re not telling me? Talk to me and I¡¯ll help you out, he¡¯s not right for you, he¡¯s practically a married man, you know that? Octavia, I love you, I can give you what he can¡¯t, please believe me!¡±


    When Eddison said ¡®I love you¡¯ to Octavia Gills, she was horrified and broke away from Eddison¡¯s grasp. How could this happen to her? Was fate ying tricks on her!


    ¡°General Manager, you are so young and talented, so handsome, so gentlemanly, you are surrounded by many finedies, while I am just a broken flower. I will remember your kindness all my life, General Manager. For taking care of me and rescuing me. I know you will find happiness with someone else; but in my mind you are as lovely as my brother!¡± Octavia Gills was making a mockery of herself to Tredan.


    ¡°Octavia ¡­¡±


    ¡°I only want to make some sense out of this wickedness!¡± Octavia Gills never knew for a moment what she had to do as clearly as she did now.


    Eddison also needed time to digest the unbearable events of the day. So, he got up and left, leaving Tredan and Octavia Gills behind.


    When Eddison had left, Tredan mmed the door hard behind him, angrily forcing Octavia Gills into the corner by the door and squeezing her thin jaw like an angry monarch.


    ¡°Young and talented? Handsome and dashing? Gentlemanly? What a pity, what a rich, wealthy prince, I feel sorry for you even thinking about it.¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Tredan and shook her head, her tears welling up in front of him, and when Tredan looked at Octavia Gills¡¯ innocent look, he said in a low, cold voice in Octavia¡¯s ear, ¡°I underestimated you. I was almost fooled by your pitiful look and innocent eyes, are you nning to seduce my half-brother? Do you think that with Lilian back, you¡¯ll be able to justify your search for a rich man to fulfil your dream of bing rich? You really know how to pick and choose, how much effort did you put into nning that night with me at the hotel and seed in climbing into my bed.¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ heart ached so much! Why did Tredan have to insult her and hurt her so much? She could feel the pain tearing at her heart even with the slightest breath!


    Tredan left at that, he humiliated her severely and then left, leaving her with a message on his way out, ¡°You and I still have a contract! Unless I don¡¯t want you anymore, or if you betray me, all payment for the medical expenses of your brother Gar will be stopped!¡±

 Chapter 31: Seducing Eddison Davi?

    Lilian Drye, who had called Tredan Davi numerous times but had not been answered, was furious and smashed everything in her room; Octavia Gills was her nemesis, that ungrateful bitch! She should never have let her go abroad to take care of Tredan Davi. Lilian Drye has spent thest 20 years of her life pretending to be so well-mannered and considerate in front of Tredan Davi, she has worked so hard to y up the feeling that Octavia Gills gave Tredan Davi, she has worked so hard to get to where she is today. How could she let someone else ruin it so easily! Octavia would have to be kept away from Tredan Davi for good to put Lilian¡¯s mind at ease.


    When Octavia Gills arrived at work this morning, she was particrly anxious about what to say to Eddison Davi. When Octavia Gills returned to her office, she saw a bouquet of red roses. It was exactly the same as the previous two, except that this time there was an extra card on top of the flowers with the words: Octavia I don¡¯t care about any of your past, I¡¯ve never taken someone so seriously before. Please give me a chance, and give yourself a chance! I¡¯ll wait for you!


    Tredan and Eddison Davi are both younger than Octavia Gills, and by definition they are both Octavia Gills¡¯ brothers in general, but Tredan Davi never felt like a brother to her. Tredan Davi gave her a strong, dominant manly vibe that had Octavia Gills captivated without resistance.


    Eddison Davi is a very different person. To Octavia Gills, Eddison Davi is a kind brother, just like the way she treats Gar Gills. At the moment, Eddison Davi is so insistent that he probably doesn¡¯t understand the meaning of what she said at the time, but never mind, he will understand in time.


    It¡¯s just that there was already a lot of buzz among the staff at the subsidiary, and today Eddison Davi swaggered into Octavia Gills¡¯ office with a big smile on his face and set it up in a vase for Octavia Gills before going back to his office.


    This seems to have reinforced the corporate gossip that Eddison Davi and Octavia Gills are, at best, boyfriend and girlfriend, or at worst, it¡¯s pretty much the same story about how Octavia Gills went to great lengths to seduce Eddison Davi!


    Octavia Gills was not as bothered about this as she was at first, because Octavia Gills only believes in being righteous. But Octavia Gills is d she has a good girlfriend, Domino, who must have been having a lot of tongueshing with those who were bad-mouthing her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, youngdy, but you have to make an appointment to see our General Manager.¡±


    Lilian Drye was given a project by her father to follow up for him, a deal between Group Drye and Group Davi. It was originally thought that Lilian Drye had asked her father to take on the project as a handover to Tredan Davi, to get some experience. Thinking of his youngest son, Floyd Davi handed over the project to Eddison Davi, for him to take charge of the DD project and to support to him, who never reallyined about anything. So now, Lilian Drye shows up at Eddison Davi¡¯s office, but before she entered, she simply said that she was looking for their managing director and was refused entry by the clueless receptionist.


    ¡°Are you blind? How could Group Davi hire a loser like you when you don¡¯t even know I am? Are you sure you have what it takes to make it in this business?¡± Not bad for the only daughter of a big family, her tone was irritatingly wild.


    ¡°Hey, are you a sick or something? There are so many women who want toe and see our general manager every day, if you have an appointment, I¡¯d dly let you in, if not, please go back and make an appointment before youe.¡± She meets all sorts of people who are trying to get to the general manager in any way they could, every single day, and as a receptionist, she is fed up with it. ¡°And let me remind you, my general manager now has a beautiful woman, who is much cleverer than you with your fake appointments, and you don¡¯t look as good as her.¡±


    When a colleague saw the receptionist talking about her boss behind his back, she signaled to the clerk beside her, who in turn gave a kick to the receptionist, imploring her not to talk nonsense.


    Lilian Drye has never been treated with such indifference in all her life. And to be treated like she was a fan of Eddison Davi, who had already fallen under her spell?!


    Lilian Drye picked up her phone and called Eddison Davi, determined to have the yellow-haired girl punished for mistreated her.


    ¡°Hello, I wonder what the beautiful Ms. Lilian has in mind when she calls for her little brother?¡± Eddison Davi saw Lilian Drye¡¯s call and didn¡¯t dare to cken his tongue.


    ¡°Well, Mr. Eddison, I¡¯m ttered by your humble words, how dare I, Lilian Drye, order you to do anything! I¡¯m now here at your front door and I¡¯m being intimidated by your little front desk clerk!¡± Lilian Drye deliberately raised her voice in front of the clerk who had just embarrassed her.


    Could it be Lilian Drye, the sole heir to Group Davi, who has had many partnerships and who owns shares in Group Davi?


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, wait for me there, I will personally go out to meet you and dismiss the derelict staff in front of you.¡± It was his fault for being too rxed with his subordinates and not wanting to treat them so harshly, but he couldn¡¯t protect them from this bossy woman.


    ¡°Fine, then I¡¯ll wait here for you toe out and lead me in yourself.¡± Lilian Drye waited to see what would happen and took out that air cushion CC powder to enchantingly and calmly touch up her make-up.


    Lilian Drye had barely finished her retouching her make-up when she saw Eddison Davi panting and running towards her.


    The two receptionists were dumbfounded and realized that their jobs were definitely on the line. Horrified, they stood up from their desks to apologize to Lilian Drye.


    ¡°¡­ Ms. Lilian, I have eyes that are not aware of the mountain, please be generous and don¡¯t ever see eye-to-eye with us!¡± Lilian Drye watched with satisfaction as they begged for mercy for themselves.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m an upscale celebrity, so I won¡¯t get on your bad side.¡± Looking at Eddison Davi, who was already in front of her, Octavia Gills smiled quickly and then said, ¡°It¡¯s just that Group Davi should take a good look at the quality of its staff, don¡¯t you think, Mr. Eddison? It¡¯s a good thing I¡¯m a part of Group Davi today, if it was anyone else, Group Davi would be theughing stock of the business world.¡±


    Eddison Davi was able to grasp the implications of Lilian Drye¡¯s words, the bossy woman was really something!¡± After saying this, Eddison Davi went to the two receptionists, who were already in tears, and said, ¡°General Manager, we are only following your instructions, no one is allowed in without an appointment, you cannot fire us!¡±


    ¡°After today¡¯s shift, you don¡¯t have toe to work tomorrow!¡± Eddison Davi knows the temper of the princess of the Drye Family, if he doesn¡¯t let her get away with it today, he will not only have to go to his father¡¯s office tomorrow, he will also have to go to the Drye Family to apologize and make amends!


    ¡°General Manager, no, General Manager!¡±


    Eddison Davi paid no attention to the two clerks crying out, and hurried to lead Lilian Drye to his office.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, please sit down! What would you like to drink? It¡¯s almost lunchtime and I¡¯ve asked my secretary to book a room at that Japanese restaurant, so wait, Ms. Lilian must be gracious enough to go out for a meal!¡±


    ¡°No need to go to all that trouble, I¡¯m here today, for this project.¡± Said Lilian Drye, taking a file out of her bag and cing it on Eddison Davi¡¯s desk. Then sitting gracefully, she said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t know if Uncle Floyd has told you about this project, but of course, it was originally my responsibility together with Tredan, and because of that incident with your uncle it was transferred to your side. So, I thought I¡¯de and see you today to finalize some details and I¡¯d like to get this project finished as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°Oh, yes, by the way, there¡¯s a rumor going around in the office that you and my brother are getting engaged? Are you in such a hurry for this happy asion?¡± Eddison Davi wanted to make sure that the news was true, and if it was, it would be just what he wanted.


    Lilian Drye smiled with unconcealed happiness. ¡°Sort of!¡±


    Eddison Davi was delighted to hear it, but how could he best deliver the news to Octavia Gills?


    Looking at Eddison Davi¡¯s face transform from happy to sad, Lilian Drye thought he was smiling and frowning because he liked her and now, but heard it straight from her that she was getting engaged to Tredan Davi.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Mr. Eddison? Mr. Eddison!¡± called Lilian Drye to a disoriented Eddison Davi.


    ¡°Huh? Oh¡­ I¡¯m sorry, I lost my concentration just now. I¡¯m so happy for you guys! To see that your rtionship with my big brother, after so many years, can finallye to fruition! Please make sure you go on to the happily ever after ending!¡± That¡¯s the only way Octavia Gills will definitely let go of his big brother, and that would be the best oue!


    Lilian Drye was surprised to learn that Eddison Davi knew what she was doing and knew how to look at the bigger picture.


    ¡°We definitely will! All right, let¡¯s get started!¡±


    ¡°Well, yes!¡±


    Eddison Davi and Lilian Drye were engaged in conversation for several hours until Eddison Davi¡¯s secretary informed them that it was time for lunch and they both dropped the project proposal at hand.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, this is a new Japanese restaurant that openedst month, the taste is very authentic though the ingredients are very local. I heard that you also like to eat Japanese food, I wonder if Ms. Lilian would like to go and try this authentic and genuine Japanese food?¡±


    ¡°You¡­ I see that you are really quite funny and graceful, such a thoughtful arrangement is definitely good, I just have to go to the restroom first. You can go first to get the car and wait for me at the gate!¡± After sitting for so long, my makeup also needs a retouch, it¡¯s time to go and fix it!


    Lilian Drye grabbed her bag and was guided to the restroom by Eddison Davi, who then went down to the basement parking garage to collect his car.


    As Lilian came to the restroom mirror, she poured out all her lipstick, foundation, eyebrow powder, eyeliner and other make-up in her bag and was carefully touching up her face. At that moment, there were two women in two separate cubicles talking through the walls about the gossip headlines in the Group Davi subsidiary.


    ¡°I heard that this Octavia Gills was waiting in the bar for our General Manager to strike!¡± The voice on the left spoke a little hoarsely.


    ¡°No way, I usually see Ms. Octavia as svelte, she¡¯s not that kind of person!¡± The one on the right said this and it was the clear that she was young and not really into the office gossip yet.

 Chapter 32: Office Gossip

    ¡°What can you see with your eyes? If you could see it with your head, would it still be brilliant? If Octavia Gills wasn¡¯t clever, would she be able to get our love interest to bring flowers to her office every day? If this Octavia Gills didn¡¯t have an affair with the General Manager, would this dull-witted Octavia Gills have gone from being a nondescript financial secretary to having her own office on the General Manager¡¯s first day of work? Don¡¯t be silly!¡± The one on the left mocked mercilessly at the youthfulness of the one on the right.


    ¡°No. Didn¡¯t Ms. Octavia get promoted because she took this grand contract?¡±


    ¡°Aww shucks! It¡¯s because Domino, the marketing manager, helped her out since she¡¯s her best friend. Ms. Octavia is just a decorative vase! No, she¡¯s not half as pretty as a vase. It¡¯s scary when she¡¯s t-faced and t-footed¡­ this woman has a lot of skills.¡±


    Hearing Octavia Gill¡¯s name, Lilian Drye¡¯s hands stopped in mid-air, as she was doing her eyebrows, and he ears pricked up to listen to the gossips¡¯ storyline about Eddison Davi having an affair with Octavia Gills. She also took out her phone and recorded the entire conversation. How could Lilian Drye let such a great piece of dialogue go to waste?


    It seems that she has underestimated Octavia Gills, that bitch! Not only has she seduced Tredan Davi, the cool CEO who had never been around women, but even Eddison Davi, the man she wants to use, is also in Octavia Gills¡¯ pocket! It¡¯s absurd and ridiculous.


    Lilian Drye thought about it, and not sure of what to do about it, she packed up hastily and left! She just called Eddison Davi to say that she had a sudden emergency and had to go back.


    Eddison Davi was relieved when he got the call from Lilian Drye saying she couldn¡¯t have lunch with him. In fact, he wanted to deal with his situation with Octavia Gills quickly. He thought about it all night since he got home. He could ept anything about her past, he just couldn¡¯t ept giving her up, he was aware of Octavia Gills¡¯ kindness and mellow nature. He felt that Octavia Gills must have had something to say, he was convinced.


    Eddison Davi had wanted to sit down with Octavia Gills¡¯ best friend Domino today, and with them being so close, it would be possible to start with Domino. The gods were trying to help him when Lilian Drye stood him up, and Eddison Davi reached for his mobile phone and searched for the marketing manager¡¯s name and pressed the call button.


    ¡°Hello, General Manager, is there anything you need to order?¡± Domino, who was eating a staff meal, not only answered her GM¡¯s call, but was also chatting to Woodrow on her iPad. In other words, she is ¡®multi-tasking¡¯!


    ¡°Come out the front door of the office now. I¡¯ll drive by to pick you up and talk to you in person!¡± Eddison Davi said in a tone that could not be denied?? Eddison has learned his lesson!


    ¡°But¡­ GM, it¡¯s our lunch break and I haven¡¯t finished my meal yet!¡± Domino was also having a hot conversation with her lover, Prince Joe, and the Inte signal would be cut off as soon as she went out, not to mention that her phone data has already run out. Damn boss, how can you mistreat me like that!


    ¡°Come on out, I¡¯ll treat you to a delicious meal to make up for the time you¡¯ve wasted on me!¡± When Eddison Davi said that, Domino immediately put down her chopsticks, sent a hasty bye and kiss emoji to her lover, shut her iPad and left, even bumping into Octavia Gills at the door who was justing in to meet her for lunch.


    ¡°General Manager, here Ie!¡± With a grain of rice still on her lips, Domino jumped agilely into Eddison Davi¡¯s white sports car. Not caring about her image as a girl, Domino couldn¡¯t wait to ask Eddison Davi, ¡°What¡¯s the big meal, General Manager?¡±


    Eddison Davi looked at Domino¡¯s cheerful straightforwardness, but when he saw the grain of rice on her mouth, he couldn¡¯t help but burst outughing. ¡°What are youughing at, GM? You¡¯re not going to tell me there¡¯s no food! My little heart won¡¯t be able to take it! Ah!¡± Domino has no ability to say no to food, and eating good food is her biggest weakness in life.


    ¡°There¡¯s food, there¡¯s food, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯re off now!¡± Eddison Davi is beginning to understand why Octavia Gills and Domino get on so well together, because neither of them is mortal on this earth!


    Domino, an authentic foodie, was thrilled to arrive at the Japanese restaurant reserved for Lilian Drye and was thrilled to see the VIP personal service!


    A selection of authentic Japanese dishes is served one after another.


    ¡°GM, you¡¯re so meticulous, you¡¯ve even ordered the food beforeing here! You¡¯re fantastic GM!¡±


    ¡°As long as you like it, eat up!¡± Eddison Davi was secretly thinking the best way to ask about Octavia.


    ¡°This¡­ dish has been on my mind for a long time, ever since Octavia Gills took me to taste many delicious Japanese dishes when I visited Japan many years ago, and of all those dishes, I loved this one the most. Then I went back to my home country, I look for this from all the Japanese dishes being offered, it was always on the menu, but none of them tasted authentic.¡± Domino unwittingly reveals some information about Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Octavia Gills? Octavia went to Japan with you?¡±


    Octavia? Domino wasn¡¯t drunk, so she seems to have guessed why Eddison Davi wanted to talk to her.


    ¡°No, Octavia Gills studied at HAL anime school in Japan, the most professional and top anime school in the world. Octavia Gills also worked as the General Manager of a very good manga studio in Japan. She had several representative exports and became very popr with ¡®Searching¡¯. No one knew that the well-known and brilliant contemporaryic artist ¡®Octavia Chihiro¡¯ was her.¡± Domino is a straightforward person, and she can see that Eddison Davi takes care of Octavia Gills, so she doesn¡¯t want to hide too much from him, not to mention that this is an achievement in Octavia Gills¡¯ life, and it¡¯s something that should be made public.


    ¡°Octavia¡­ is actually aic artist? I¡¯ve seen that ¡®Seek and Find¡¯ many times, but I didn¡¯t realize it was actually Octavia¡¯s work! That picture book has outstanding character traits and is rich without being monotonous. And it¡¯s a book that gives children a sense of the warmth found in ordinary families.¡± Eddison Davi never dreamed that Octavia Gills would be the Octavia Chihiro. He had always wanted to know what she looked like!


    It seems that Domino was the right person to call! Eddison Davi is pleased with his little ingenuity.


    Hence, he served Domino like a queen, serving her food anddling her soup. He smiled at Domino and said, ¡°Domino, Octavia had such a good job and such a promising career, why did she suddenlye back home to be a little clerk at Group Davi?¡±


    ¡°For a man, Tredan Davi, president of Group Davi head office,¡± Domino said, feeling that some things needed to be resolved with a straight answer. Domino knew Octavia Gills¡¯ heart too well. 20 years of obsession could not be shaken by one Eddison Davi. I¡¯m afraid no one else but Tredan Davi could have swayed her.


    Seeing that Eddison Davi was a non-critical boss, Domino didn¡¯t want him to aggravate the matter either.


    ¡°You mean Octavia Gills met my brother Tredan Davi a long time ago?¡± No, that¡¯s not right. When did Octavia Gills and his brother meet? Eddison Davi is puzzled and looks at Domino, who is desperately trying to eat.


    Looking at Eddison Davi¡¯s anxious face, Domino gestured to stop Eddison Davi, who could not resist asking questions.


    ¡°I don¡¯t really know much more than that, that¡¯s all I know, and if the managing director wants to ask why Octavia Gills didn¡¯t go to work at Group Davi¡¯s head office, but applied for a job at a subsidiary of Group Davi, I can also answer you that Octavia Gills wasn¡¯t good at anything other thanics and worked very hard to apply for a financial secretary, so there¡¯s the story of today.¡±


    Domino took a napkin and wiped his mouth, poured a cup of tea to relieve his dry mouth, looked at the watch on her wrist and said to Eddison Davi, who was still deep in thought, ¡°General Manager, it¡¯s time to go back to work, we have to hurry back to the office!¡±


    Grabbing her bag and ready to get up, Domino grabbed the GM¡¯s hand, but a poker-faced Eddison Davi turned to Domino and said, ¡°Domino, do you think I¡¯m fit to be the one to look after Octavia Gills for the rest of her life?¡±


    ¡°Ah!¡± Domino hadn¡¯t expected Eddison Davi to be so defiant and so frank¡­ what was to be done about it? Hadn¡¯t she just made it clear enough to him? Hadn¡¯t this Eddison Davi heard that she was telling him to back off?


    ¡°General Manager, if we don¡¯t leave, we¡¯ll be reallyte. You¡¯re the General Manager and you can bete, but my marketing department has a spot check today and the guys are waiting for me as the person in charge! We¡¯ll talkter, okay?¡±


    Looking into Domino¡¯s sincere eyes, Eddison Davi did know that there was a random inspection in the marketing department and, thinking about it, felt that he had been too eager.


    ¡°Yeah¡­ sorry, I forgot it was time for work! Well, I¡¯ll treat you to a better meal some other time!¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Domino had finally avoided the tip of the knife¡­ will there be a next time?


    When she arrived at the office door, Domino fled for her life and got out of the car. Only when she got back to her office did she see the figure of Octavia Gills sitting there waiting for her.


    ¡°Domino, have you been sneaking off to have another fling with your Woodrow?¡± Seeing Domino¡¯s sheepish face when he saw her earlier, Octavia Gills knew something was fishy with Domino. One that was actually about her.


    ¡°No, what¡¯s all this nonsense? Why are you here with me, don¡¯t you have work to do?¡± Domino didn¡¯t think it was the right time to talk about it, but she¡¯d have a chance to talk to her about itter!


    ¡°You¡¯re heartless, didn¡¯t you ask me to tally up the data sheet for you this morning, and didn¡¯t you say you need it when you go on bolt patrol this afternoon? Didn¡¯t I just rush it down to you at lunchtime today and was going to give it to you, but you ran away! Didn¡¯t I bring it to you in person? Tsk?? tsk?? it seems that my good intentions have just been taken for granted!¡±


    ¡°Oops, no, my bad, Octavia! I apologize! Don¡¯t be sad!¡± Domino took the papers, read them over quickly, sorted them out and took them with her to go out, then she suddenly remembered something and ran back to Octavia Gills and kissed her on the cheek before leaving.


    This Domino! Is she really going to be a bisexual person? Octavia Gillsughed and went back to work!


    Last time, Lilian Drye¡¯s personal ount of why she said Octavia Gills is a gold-digging woman may not have been convincing enough, but with this ount of how Octavia Gills deliberately seduced Tredan¡¯s brother, Eddison Davi, and that with his power, Octavia was transformed from a minor clerk to the head of the finance department was really all that Lilian needed!

 Chapter 33: Jealousy

    Tredan Davi is sure to dislike Octavia Gills so much that he won¡¯t even see her again. Because that¡¯s what Tredan Davi hates most, a gold-digger. The more she thought about it, the happier she became¡­ God has really helped her so much!


    ¡°Tredan, have you had lunch yet? I packed your favorite beef brisket for you!¡± Seeing Tredan Davi sitting in his office looking like an ostrich with his head in the sand, Lilian Drye looked a little distressed, and at first nce, she thought he had lost weight.


    ¡°Tredan, you¡¯ve lost all some weight! You¡¯ve been working so hardtely that you haven¡¯t taken care of yourself! Come on, this won¡¯t be goodter if it gets cold!¡± Lilian Drye walked up to Tredan Davi, hugged his shoulder from the back and gently rested her head on Tredan Davi¡¯s neck.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s hand on the keyboard suddenly stopped. Why didn¡¯t he feel as happy as before when Lilian came to see him, as if he had seen an expensive jewel, instead he felt empty now, as if his heart was frozen. He should have been happy!


    He gently pushed Lilian Drye¡¯s hand on his shoulder away, pretended to rise naturally, smiled slightly and said to Lilian Drye, ¡°Good work, now I won¡¯t have to travel so far to get itter, and my favorite thing is that beef brisket noodle you cook!¡±


    ¡°I cooked the beef brisket noodles? Oh, oh¡­ it¡¯s been so long since I¡¯ve done that. I can¡¯t cook anymore, and there¡¯s quite a lot going on at work, but I¡¯ll make it for you when I have time!¡± Lilian Drye panicked; Tredan Davi hadn¡¯t mentioned ¡®her¡¯ brisket noodles in front of her in over ten years. She would have to find a way to learn to cook someday.


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t go deeper into the conversation with Lilian Drye, but just couldn¡¯t help but exim as he ate, ¡°Octavia Gills can also cook the beef brisket pasta that you used to be so good at making, and it tastes very simr!¡±


    ¡°Octavia Gills? Octavia Gills again?¡± the indignation that Lilian Drye had tried so hard to conceal exploded instantly, ¡°Tredan, why don¡¯t you see this woman for what she really is! What the hell do you see in her? Is it because that bitch can cook the same brisket noodles I cooked back in the day?¡± Tredan, wake up, Lilian is here, Lilian is here!¡± Tredan Davi was speechless and looked at Lilian with dull, distracted eyes.


    ¡°Tredan, did you know that Octavia Gills was having a dirty affair with your brother Eddison Davi? If it wasn¡¯t for Eddison Davi¡¯s status as managing director, do you think a little finance clerk of five years would have be the head of finance as soon as Eddison Davi took over. Tredan, a woman like that you¡­¡±


    ¡°Enough, Lilian!¡± said Tredan Davi, he clenched his hands tightly at his sides, making his veins burst and showing conspicuous bruises. He didn¡¯t want to hear any more, as the scene from that day at Octavia Gills¡¯ house came rushing back to him.


    ¡°Tredan, you don¡¯t believe what I¡¯m saying do you? Why would I, Lilian Drye, need to nder such a small person?¡± She was resigned to the fact that Tredan would not listen, so she took out her phone and yed the part she had recorded in the restroom today.


    ¡°I heard that this Octavia Gills was waiting in the bar for our General Manager to strike!¡±


    ¡°No way, I usually see Ms. Octavia as svelte, not like that kind of person!¡±


    ¡°What can you see with your eyes? If you could see it with your head, would it still be brilliant? If Octavia Gills wasn¡¯t clever, would she be able to get our love interest to send flowers to her office every day? If Octavia Gills didn¡¯t have an affair with the General Manager, would this dull-witted Octavia Gills have gone from being a nondescript financial secretary to having her own office on the GM¡¯s first day of work? Don¡¯t be silly!¡±


    ¡­


    The conversation between the two women can be heard clearly on the phone recording, and Tredan Davi¡¯s face grew darker and grimmer, a ghostly scowl, his eyes sharpening as he stared at the phone in Lilian Drye¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Enough, Lilian, what do you want?¡± Tredan Davi looked a little disgusted by Lilian Drye¡¯s actions at this point.


    ¡°What do I want, Tredan, why do you ask what I want? I¡¯ve done everything for your own good, haven¡¯t I? I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ve been cheated on, I¡¯ve been putting up with you having an affair with another woman today, and you¡¯re asking me what I want? Have you ever considered my feelings?¡± Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t believe that the man who had said he loved her for life was treating her this way.


    ¡°Feelings? Have you ever thought for one second about my feelings too? Did you ever think for one second that I would be upset when you wanted to leave the country, and just letting me know about it right before you leave?¡± Tredan Davi finally said the words he had suppressed for years. At that moment, he longed for Lilian Drye to give up going abroad for him, even if it was only a moment of hesitation, at least she would not be so determined to leave him behind.


    ¡°No! No! It¡¯s not like that, Tredan, I¡¯m back, aren¡¯t I? I¡¯m back with you, and I¡¯ll never leave you again.¡± Lilian Drye hugged Tredan Davi tightly, afraid that he would not feel the true feelings she had for him.


    Tredan Davi was getting a little tired of this charade with Lilian Drye and pushed her hand away. And in response to Tredan Davi¡¯s indifference, Lilian Drye refused to let go, cupping Tredan Davi¡¯s face in her hands and sobbing bitterly.


    ¡°Tredan, let¡¯s forget everything that happened before, okay? I¡¯ll never leave you again, believe me, let¡¯s be good together and never be apart, our fathers have also started the preparations for our engagement.¡±


    ¡°Lilian, we both need to calm down and take some time apart, we both need some time alone!¡± Tredan Davi looked at Lilian Drye with mixed feelings and handed her a tissue to dry her face, but Lilian Drye took this opportunity instead, to grab Tredan Davi¡¯s hand to wipe her tears.


    ¡°Tredan, you still love me, don¡¯t you? You still have a heart for me, don¡¯t you? Let¡¯s not break up, we don¡¯t need to be calm, I can¡¯t live without you, you said I was inside of you, and no one can rece me, didn¡¯t you?¡± She couldn¡¯t let Tredan Davi drop her, no, absolutely not.


    ¡°Lilian, I have a meetingter, we¡¯ll talk about our business when we¡¯ve calmed down!¡±


    ¡°No! No! Tredan, no!¡± Tredan Davi chose to be evasive and left Lilian Drye sitting alone.


    He was in turmoil; he didn¡¯t know when he had felt that Lilian Drye had be such a stranger. But what angered him most at the moment was the gossip about Octavia Gills¡¯ rtionship with Eddison Davi, he would never allow his woman to be near any other man, never!Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    Especially the Eddison Davi.


    Octavia Gills stepped sullenly from the bus and walked listlessly down the familiarne to her home. Suddenly a ck Mercedes-Benz sped past her like an enraged horse, four wheels of dust and gritshing out at Octavia Gills, who grabbed her bag in her hand to shield her face, not even daring to open her eyes.


    All that was heard was a harsh braking sound before the car backed up and drove to a halt beside Octavia Gills.


    This, this is Tredan Davi¡¯s car? What¡¯s he doing here? Looking for her?


    Tredan Davi, dressed in a ck suit, stepped out of the car. His handsome, rigid face was unusually sullen and tense, and a cold chill emanated from his body.


    Without saying a word, Tredan Davi opened the backpartment straight away, walked over to Octavia Gills and picked her up in a cross-legged hug and threw her straight into thepartment. Closing it with a m! Then he got into the driver¡¯s seat, locked the car, and stepped on the gas, as he sped off to the direction of the old Davi Family house.


    ¡°Tredan, where do you want to take me?¡±


    ¡°Tredan, what do you want?¡±


    ¡°Tredan, can you stop at thepany, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Tredan Davi, say something!¡±


    In the car, no matter how much Octavia Gills asked, Tredan Davi never gave her any response, he was silent, his sharp eyes held a hint of murder, and Octavia Gills vaguely sensed that Tredan Davi was now showing danger signs.


    The car drove straight into the basement parking garage of the old Davi Family house. With a slight push, Octavia Gills was pulled out of the car and straight into the arms of Tredan Davi.


    Octavia Gills was still conscious and tried to get free, but this little refusal made Tredan Davi furious. As the lift doors were about to open, Tredan Davi threw his right hand around Octavia Gills¡¯ waist and wrapped his left hand tightly around Octavia Gills¡¯ neck, carrying her into the lift with him. Tredan Davi did not allow Octavia Gills to resist him, nor did he allow her to say anything, he covered her mouth with his lips and sank into it like a predator devouring its prey.


    The lift in the Davi Family¡¯s parking garage is a direct link to the lobby. As soon as the lift doors opened, Tredan Davi turned around and fluttered out with Octavia Gills like two passionate butterflies into the sofa at the lobby.


    ¡°Tredan, you¡­ wait!¡± Octavia Gills kept telling herself that it was wrong to go on like this, she couldn¡¯t do it.


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t let up on her, Octavia Gills¡¯ hands were held firmly above her head by Tredan¡¯s left hand, his right hand ripping her clothes with a frenzy of insanity, stroking every inch of her body shamelessly. His warm palms rubbed her full, high breasts without fear, his thick, sensual lips not content to leave her lips, sucked his way down her neck in ecstasy until he was satisfied by dropping a kiss on those proud nipples.


    ¡°Is he as good as me?¡± Tredan Davi suddenly spoke, questioning Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Him?¡­ Ah¡­ who is he?¡± Octavia Gills wondered who Tredan Davi was referring to by him!


    Was she ying the fool with him? Tredan Davi had no more patience with her and mounted Octavia Gills, removing his own clothes that was separating him from her. When Octavia Gills opened her eyes, his naked body disyed in full view.


    He had a magnificent figure, a bronzeplexion, well-defined and deep features, like a Greek sculpture, and his dark, deep, icy eyes appeared wild and unrestrained, evil and wickedly sexual. His three-dimensional features are as handsome as a sharp knife, and his whole person emits a powerful kingly aura, and his evil and handsome face holds a debauched smile at this time.

 Chapter 34: Taking the Initiative to Explain

    ¡°¡­ Tredan, mmm¡­ ah¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t even give Octavia Gills a chance to open her mouth to exin, dominating her and fiercely possessing her.


    There were no stars in the sky outside the window, and it might be a rainy day tomorrow, but Tredan Davi¡¯s heart was full and not empty. As she watched Tredan Davi sleeping, Octavia Gills can¡¯t help but look at his features, every part of his body, every inch of his skin, she can¡¯t help but draw them into her mind. One day, when she has gone, she could remember exactly what he looked like, how heughed! The way he cried, the way he got angry, the way he sniggered and the way he was gentle.


    It was time for her to go home, and Octavia Gills carefully tucked him in. Octavia Gills picked out a in shirt and put it on, she was putting on her shoes and was ready to go home.


    ¡°Octavia, have I given you permission to leave this room? Did I give you permission to leave the house?¡± Tredan Davi came out of the bedroom and looked angrily at Octavia Gills, slowly walking over to her step by step.


    ¡°I¡­ it¡¯s time for me to go home! It¡¯ste at night! I¡¯ll¡­ go first!¡± Octavia Gills felt it was safest to run away, the man was not being sensible at the moment. Octavia Gills, who had stepped forward to open the door, was unable to escape Tredan Davi¡¯s clutches and wrenched it back with one hand.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare take another step forward!¡± Tredan Davi said gently to her in an extremely grim tone.


    Oh my God! What¡¯s wrong with this man today, Octavia Gills shuddered! Her eyes didn¡¯t dare to meet his, they flickered to either side.


    ¡°What? Have you got a weak heart? Are you trying to get to that guy?¡± Tredan Davi was so jealous that hepletely lost his good judgement.


    ¡°Tredan, you keep talking about that man, who are you talking about?¡± Octavia Gills felt that if there was a misunderstanding, it had to be said, otherwise the misunderstanding would grow deeperter.


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you know that? Or do you have other men besides him and me, then you are something!¡± Tredan Davi lifted the hair covering his eyes. For Octavia Gills, it was seemingly gentle but it was making her feel unusually horrible.


    ¡°How did you hook up with him from the bar and what kind of high-handedness did you use to get him to promote you to treasurer as soon as he took over as managing director?¡± Therge hand stroking her small face lifted Octavia Gills¡¯ chinpulsively so that she could not avoid to look at him eye to eye.


    The man Tredan Davi keeps talking about?? is that him? Is it Eddison Davi?


    ¡°Tredan, I am not a person who is good at expressing myself, I can ignore what people think of me and say about me, but please believe me! I have no affair with the General Manager, I have a mere colleague, boss-subordinate rtionship with him. Can you believe that?¡±


    Octavia Gills was expecting Tredan Davi¡¯s trust, her true love for him is evident as the sun and the moon, and she can ept any kind of humiliation from him, but not this crime of having an affair with another man.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes were so clear, Tredan Davi hesitated, she had been called so nasty, why didn¡¯t he dislike her, not even a little, he was afraid she would run away with someone else, Tredan Davi struggled with pain, she was just Lilian Drye¡¯s stand-in, he didn¡¯t deserve this!


    Octavia Gills was heartbroken to see Tredan Davi in such distress, letting go of any moral constraints, and at the moment she wanted nothing more than to hold him fiercely and not wish him such pain.


    ¡°Tredan, I won¡¯t defend myself; I¡¯ve been like this since I was a child, but I¡¯m telling you once and only once today, and I won¡¯t say anything about it ever again.¡± She looked at Tredan Davi sincerely, took his hand and put it on her chest, and affectionately said to him, ¡°Tredan, from that night in the hotel, when I was coldly and callously neglected by you, Domino took me to the bar and drank, when I was so sad and upset, and that time, for the first time in my life I got drunk and two hooligans tried to molested me, and by coincidence Eddison saved me, so he and I sort of met in the bar. As for the promotion, I can say that Domino helped me get that promotion. Eddison, challenged me that if I could sign the contract with Grand Property, I would get a fair chance to be promoted. Thepany¡¯s project leader Woodrow, didn¡¯t you see that too?¡±


    Tredan Davi listened to her detailed exnation of how hurt the woman had been when she spoke of the night at the Christmas Conference hotel, and he had the sadness and guilt of remembering clearly that she had given herself to himpletely that night. He vaguely remembered the bright red stain on the sofa.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Tredan Davi tenderly whispered his apologies in Octavia Gills ear before gently kissing her forehead!


    Octavia Gills looked at Tredan Davi in disbelief as he told her he was sorry, and she was so happy that she could clearly feel Tredan Davi¡¯s tenderness for her. She cried with joy! The two of them hugged each other.


    ¡°Tredan, I¡¯m a cartoonist and I came back to work at Group Davi just for you. Anyone can specte and doubt me, or even vilify me, but you can¡¯t, and that would be really, really hard for me!¡±


    ¡°By the way, I was going to ask you about your cartoonist status. What¡¯s going on?¡± Tredan Davi scratched Octavia Gills¡¯ nose and said to her as if to spoil her, ¡°And what¡¯s all this talk of youing back for me? Why don¡¯t I think I remember anything about you before the Christmas meeting?¡±Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m a contemporaryic book artist who is quite famous and has produced many good works, but why and how did Ie back for you? I¡¯ll tell you when I get the chance, for now it¡¯s a bit of a mystery!¡± After talking to Tredan Davi, Octavia Gills felt much better!


    ¡°And a sense of mystery you!¡± Tredan Davi said and kissed. ¡°I want you!¡±


    Two restless hands began to roam freely over Octavia Gills¡¯ body. Suddenly Octavia Gills said to Tredan Davi very seriously, protecting the dress, ¡°It¡¯s very expensive, you mustn¡¯t tear it, you see all those clothes on that sofa that you¡¯ve torn off, what a shame, it¡¯s only been worn a few times.¡±


    Tredan Davi was in tears, ¡°It¡¯s just a dress, it¡¯s no big deal, I¡¯ll buy you a new one someday! We shouldn¡¯t spoil the mood over this dress! Right?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re disgusting!¡± Octavia Gills was shy as a schoolgirl and snuggled into Tredan Davi¡¯s arms.


    The two of them are held and kissed each other passionately!


    ¡°Eldwin, is Auntie Elda in? Tell her toe over, I need to see her!¡±


    ¡°Elda seems to have gone to visit her sick son, she should be back soon, I¡¯ll ask her toe and see you when she returns.¡± Eldwin was the housekeeper of the Drye Family, arranging for the management of all the house affairs of the Drye Family, he is a particrly honest and loyal person who did not bully those under hismand, he was widowed at an early age and had a son! Eldwin has never thought of marrying again, but since Elda was taken in by Mrs. Drye, Eldwin has taken good care of Elda and it is obvious to everyone that he is quite fond of her. It¡¯s just that Auntie Elda always says that Eldwin is a good man and doesn¡¯t want to drag him down!


    Lilian Drye was not happy about being treated so coldly in Tredan Davi¡¯s office yesterday. She has never been treated like this before, and it¡¯s because of the bitch Octavia Gills, to say that they needed to separate and cool off. She was the princess of the Drye Family and the future sessor to the Drye Family, how could she tolerate such humiliation, and she show that bitch, or her name would not be ¡®Lilian Drye¡¯. With jealousy and hatred on her face, she looked out of the windowsill of her room toward the entrance to the Drye Family Vi.


    ¡°Tredan, if you fail me, I will leave you with nothing. I am the only one who can bring you to the next level in your career, and without me, you will have nothing!¡±


    ¡°Ah Elda, you¡¯re back, how is your son?¡± Eldwin was back in nagging mode when he saw Elda return. But Elda¡¯s heart was warm, how could she not be aware of the extra care Eldwin had given her over the years, the many difficult and painful days when Eldwin had been there to guide her andfort her.


    ¡°My son looks much better, Mr. Eldwin, you are not standing there waiting for me to return, are you?¡± From a distance he could be seen walking around the doorway.


    Eldwin looked gloomy as he pulled Elda around the corner and spoke to Elda uneasily and worriedly.


    ¡°Elda, I have worked in this house for over thirty years and I know the temperament of everyone in the Drye Family very, very well. The Princess was out of sorts when she returned yesterday, after a night of drinking, and being drunk as hell, she asked for you by name early this morning. I have a bad feeling about this. When you go to see the Princesster, be careful in all things! This princess is no better than Mrs. Drye¡¯s kind Lilian, and even Master Drye can¡¯t help her with that temper. No matter what happenster, you bear with it, bear with it and you¡¯lle through, okay?¡±


    Looking at this Eldwin so nervous, Elda insteadughed at what his worry is about.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know me, I¡¯ll take care of it, it¡¯s just that the princess never likes to call on me, so is there something she wants to see me about today?¡± Lilian Drye had never liked Elda and Octavia Gills since she was a child, but that¡¯s probably how it was with all the famous princesses! It was inevitable that they would be a bit condescending.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t feelfortable waiting here for you because I see she¡¯s looking for you in a fishy way. Well, no more talk, you go over there! Otherwise, the princess is going to lose her temper!¡±


    ¡°Mmmmmm, well, I¡¯m going over there then!¡± Walking away and turning back to Eldwin, ¡°Mr. Eldwin, take this lunchbox back to the kitchen for me!¡±


    ¡°Good!¡± Remembering the Princess¡¯ cloudy face, Eldwin looked worriedly at Elda¡¯s back as she went forward.


    There was a gentle knock on the door of the Princess¡¯s room. With a ¡°Come in!¡± from Lilian Drye Elda pushed the door open and entered.


    ¡°Princess, is there anything you wish to order of me?¡± Elda inquired cautiously as she stood beside Lilian Drye in a disciplined manner. Instead of answering Elda¡¯s question, Lilian Drye picked up a piece of white paper with writing on it from the table and headed for Elda.


    Snap!


    A loud p resounded throughout the room and Elda was utterly confused as to how the Princess had struck her, Elda looked at Lilian Drye in utter confusion.


    ¡°Great¡­ Princess, why did you do that to me?¡±


    Lilian Drye threw the piece of paper right at the center of Elda¡¯s face and shouted at Elda in utter anger, ¡°Why? Open your eyes and see what¡¯s written on this piece of paper, so clearly and inly, and you have the nerve to ask me why?¡±

 Chapter 35: The Mother鈥檚 Dissuasion

    Elda picked up the piece of paper and turned it over to see that it was an agreement written by Octavia Gills when she went abroad to apany the son of an important client of the Drye Family to school in ce of Ms. Lilian. No one but the Drye Family, the Princess and their mother and daughter knew about it!


    ¡°This is the agreement when Octavia left the country for the princess, but I have not said a word about this matter for twenty years as it is written in this agreement!¡± Elda couldn¡¯t understand what Lilian Drye was doing with this agreement. Was it that this had been discovered?


    ¡°Is that so? And do you know whose bed your daughter is running into now? Do you know Tredan Davi, the president of Group Davi?¡±


    ¡°Tredan Davi?¡± Why does that name sound so familiar!


    ¡°My fianc??, my man! Are you both sinister enough to try to get close to him by taking advantage of the fact that I asked your daughter to rece me abroad in the past? Are you trying to use this incident to turn your daughter into a phoenix? So that your embarrassingly poor family can go being destitute to powerful?¡± Lilian Drye spoke aggressively, and Elda understood what Lilian Drye was saying.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, please do not nder my daughter by your words, how could she have slept in your fianc??¡¯s bed, Princess, and also, this agreement has never been spoken to the public by my daughter and I, and we, as mother and daughter have always been grateful for Mrs. Drye¡¯s kindness to our family. There must be some misunderstanding here, Princess!¡± Elda knew her daughter well.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Misunderstanding? Is it that you don¡¯t know how talented your daughter is at being a vixen or are you just ying dumb in front of me?¡± Lilian Drye picked up her ss, sipped it delicately and looked at Elda with a scornful expression, ¡°Your daughter, that bitch, used my leaving the country to stir up my rtionship with Tredan and has been his lover for over a year now, and she¡¯s still pestering Tredan up to now. Because of the Drye family, Octavia was given a good education abroad instead of me, a good tform to start on, and your daughter was able to study in Taiwan and Japan? How else could she be a painter of some minor fame today.¡±


    ¡°No, Princess, Octavia would certainly not do such a thing, are you mistaken about something? I¡¯ll go and ask! There must be some misunderstanding, our family was kindly taken in by Mrs. Drye, we could never do anything wrong to the Drye Family!¡± Elda would never allow her daughter to do something like that.


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, go ahead and talk to her. Of course, I¡¯m about to get engaged to Tredan Davi, so you¡¯d better make your daughter disappear in front of me and Tredan Davi or don¡¯t me me for being cruel!¡± Lilian Drye said earnestly to Elda and handed her a note with the address of the old Davi Family house on it. Tell Elda, ¡°If your wonderful daughter isn¡¯t home, go to this address and you¡¯ll be sure to find her. I don¡¯t know if you¡¯ll have the face toe back to the Drye Family after this!¡±


    ¡°Princess, we will keep always this contract, and I am sure that my daughter has never revealed a word of it. Please believe us!¡±


    Once Elda had finished speaking stiffly, she took the small note with the address given by Lilian Drye and went out of Lilian Drye¡¯s room.


    Tredan Davi? The name was really familiar and Elda suddenly remembered the man at the hospital who imed to be Octavia Gills¡¯ boyfriend, could it be him? No, her daughter would never do such a thing. But her daughter¡¯s expressions and movements that day were unusual! Yes, where did Gar Gills¡¯ medical billse from, could it be? No!


    ¡°Elda, what has happened to your face?¡± Eldwin had been waiting uneasily for Elda at the workers¡¯ quarters, and when he saw here out of the princess¡¯ room, he called out to her several times without seeing a response, and an anxious Eldwin approached to see a red and swollen finger mark on the left side of her face. Even more worried. ¡°Mr. Eldwin, Mr. Eldwin, you told me that Octavia was a good child, she wouldn¡¯t do anything wrong, right, since she was a child, she knew how to behave, right? Yes! There must be a misunderstanding, I¡¯m going to Octavia now to clear this misunderstanding!¡± Elda became afraid that Lilian Drye was telling the truth, what was she going to do then? What would happen to her Octavia?


    ¡°Elda, what¡¯s wrong with you? Calm down for a second, what¡¯s going on? What does it have to do with Octavia?¡± Elda¡¯s whole mind was on whether or not Octavia Gills had hooked up with Ms. Lilian¡¯s fianc?? or not, unable to listen to what Eldwin had to say, Elda grabbed her bag and ran out.


    When the Drye Family¡¯s business was in a financial crisis, the Drye Family was fortunate enough to be saved by Group Davi¡¯s capital injection. Master Drye took the initiative to propose to Floyd Davi that he would also send his only daughter to study abroad for two years and that the two children would go together so that they could look after each other. Floyd Davi was very happy about this, saying that his son Tredan Davi would have apanion and that Lilian Drye, who is two years older, would be able to look after him and help him to put his mother¡¯s affairs in perspective.


    But when Lilian Drye heard that she was going abroad to serve someone else, she burst into tears and cried for days. Mrs. Drye was so distressed to see her own daughter crying that she began toin that her husband had to send his daughter abroad for two years because of that shabby business and that she had to take care of someone else¡¯s son instead of being looked after. When Lilian Drye met Octavia Gills, who was about the same height and age, she told her mother that she would let Octavia Gills go abroad instead of her, so that she could take care of the Davi family¡¯s eldest prince and also deepen the friendship between the Drye and Davi families. Most importantly, Octavia Gills is a country girl and it would be a great blessing for Octavia Gills to go abroad in her ce. The Drye Family decided that this was a good idea for their daughter. So, the agreement was made for Octavia Gills to rece Lilian Drye as the Drye Family princess to look after the eldest prince of the Davi Family, and in return the Drye Family gave Octavia Gills the opportunity to go abroad and read theics she liked to read. But not a word of this must be divulged to the public. And the two of them, mother and daughter, must never mention it to anyone.


    Elda hurriedly got off the bus and ran without stopping, heading for Octavia Gills¡¯ house. It was Sunday, Octavia didn¡¯t have to go to work, she wouldn¡¯t go out without something to do, her family would be at home. But there was no answer.


    Elda was holding the note in her hand, she was afraid to go there, but she had to find out today! Elda stopped a taxi on the road, handed the driver the note and said, ¡°Driver, I need to go to this address, please take me there.¡±


    ¡°Big sister, you can¡¯t really tell who the rich people are!¡± As soon as the taxi driver saw the address, he sized Elda up, thinking that someone so inly dressed would go to that ce, all rich people¡¯s residences!


    ¡°Driver, concentrate on driving!¡±


    When they arrived at the old Davi Family house Elda got out of the car and came out, it was a more luxurious gated house than the Drye Family, there was no way Octavia would live in such a ce, Elda didn¡¯t want to think too much about it and went straight to the door and rang the bell.


    Octavia Gills wondered if she should answer the door, since Tredan Davi had gone out on a business trip. Never mind, she would only be seen as a servant.


    ¡°Wait! I¡¯ming!¡± Octavia Gills took off her apron, dried her hands, and ran over to get ready to go out and open the door.


    Octavia Gills subconsciously ran back to hide. But how could Elda, who had been watching the entrance to thepound, not see her daughter¡¯s silhouette? It was Octavia, really Octavia, and Elda¡¯s face turned pale for a moment as she watched Octavia Gills hide from her.


    ¡°Octavia, Octavia, you¡­ how can you¡­ no, you can¡¯t do this! You open the door for me!¡± Elda shed tears of heartache and sat down on the floor and cried.


    Hearing her mother¡¯s cries, Octavia Gills walked over ufortably and opened the door for her mother.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it, I didn¡¯t expect it, Octavia, why are you doing this to your mother?¡± Elda smacked herself in the face with sadness and self-reproach. ¡°How can I face your dead father? How will I face the Drye Family?¡±


    ¡°Mum, please don¡¯t do this, it¡¯s not what you think, I¡¯m with Tredan¡­¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t even finish her sentence when Elda pped Octavia Gills in the face in an unforgiving manner.


    ¡°Do you know why I pped you? I know that I am indebted to you so much, you have lost a lot for your brother and for this family, and you have taken on a lot of things that should not be under your responsibilities, mummy is useless, mummy owes you. But¡­¡± Elda suddenly burst into tears, she so disheartened that she could hardly speak.


    ¡°But you! How could you sleep in Ms. Lilian¡¯s fianc??¡¯s bed, and to think that I patted myself on the back, telling Ms. Lilian that you would never do something like that! Octavia, you disappoint me so much!¡± Elda was so angry that her head was heavy and a wave of dizziness came over her. She leaned heavily against that wall.


    Octavia Gills was likewise tearful as she tried to hold Elda up, only to be pushed away by Elda!


    ¡°Mom¡­ Mom, don¡¯t be like this! It¡¯s really not what you think, really, please believe me, Ma!¡± She never wanted to stay with Tredan Davi, she just couldn¡¯t help but fall into it, bit by bit, and couldn¡¯t help herself! She knew that sooner orter she would have to leave Tredan Davi, and sooner orter she would have to let him go too.


    ¡°I ask you, what kind of tactics did you use to hook up with Ms. Lilian¡¯s fianc??, tell me, did you use that incident twenty years ago? Tell me!¡± Elda was holding on to the contract as her life-saver, as long as she kept the terms on that agreement, she will be able to face Mr. and Mrs. Drye without disgrace.


    ¡°Hooking up? Mum you¡­ how can you think way that about me? How can you say that about your own daughter?¡± Such words were so familiar to Octavia Gills these days that she has long since be numb to them. Just why has she been humiliated so much, especiallying from her mother.


    ¡°I never broke any of the words in that agreement, but I do love Tredan Davi.¡±


    ¡°You bastard! How can you be so ignorant? When did you be such a lowlife! Octavia, will you wake up? Have you seen this big vi; do you think you fit in? What kind of family are we, how can we aspire to be so high up? Octavia,e back with me, and from now on, forget everything about this ce!¡±


    .

 Chapter 36: Opening Up Your Heart

    ¡°No, Mum, I will leave, but not now, it is an undeniable fact that I love Tredan, I love him wholeheartedly!¡± Octavia Gills was so determined to tell her mother that she loved him, and she was not wrong, she had never dared to hope to have him, but this was the only blessing that God has given her as a remembrance of Tredan Davi.


    ¡°Octavia, are so mad at me that you cannote to your senses? Do you know what you¡¯re saying? Do you even remember the basics your father taught you on how to behave?¡± Elda was suddenly so angry that she wavered unsteadily. A quick-witted Octavia Gills caught Elda, who was about to fall to the ground. She looked at Elda, who had fainted, and hugged her in panic, crying, ¡°Mummy, mummy, what¡¯s wrong? Wake up, don¡¯t scare me, Mum, wake up! Mum, you can¡¯t leave me like Dad did, no!¡± Octavia Gills cried as she remembered holding her father¡¯s body.


    ¡°Octavia promises you, Mum, Octavia promises you everything! Nothing¡¯s going to happen to you. You will be okay!¡±


    Just then, Tredan Davi drove back to the old Davi Family house and saw Octavia Gills holding her mother in her arms at the front door, crying and screaming. ¡±


    ¡°Tredan, Tredan, quick, my mum was angry at me and suddenly fainted, you have to help her.¡± The sight of Tredan Davi was like grabbing a life-saving lifebelt in a drowning sea for Octavia.


    ¡°Octavia, don¡¯t panic, let¡¯s get Auntie to the hospital first.¡± Never before had he seen Octavia Gills so pale with fear, and Tredan Davi¡¯s heart ached indefinably.


    ¡°Mmm!¡±


    After being resuscitated by the doctors at the hospital, Elda finally woke up and was advised by doctors, ¡°The patient is unstable and should not be stimted as this could easily cause a myocardial infarction, so please keep a careful eye on the patient¡¯s mood and symptoms.¡±


    Octavia Gills was afraid that her mother would lose her temper if she saw Tredan Davi, so she made up some excuse for Tredan Davi to go back. Tredan Davi did not ask Octavia Gills what was going on, but before leaving, he simply told her to call him if should she need anything. Octavia Gills had mixed feelings when she realized that Tredan Davi was taking such good care of her, even telling her to take care of herself.


    ¡°Mum, Mum you¡¯re awake! Do you want some water?¡± Octavia Gills was relieved to see her mother awake, and the heart that felt like it had been suspended in the air, finallynded on the soft ground.


    Elda said nothing, but closed her eyes without looking at Octavia Gills and shed silent tears. Knowing that her mother was still angry at her for breaking her heart, Octavia Gills was painfully torn.


    ¡°Mum, I beg you, don¡¯t ignore me, just talk to me!¡± Elda remained silent, squeezing her eyes shut as if she didn¡¯t want to hear anything.


    ¡°Mom, I promise you I¡¯ll leave Tredan! You give me some time! At least until my brother¡¯s surgery is done so I can leave here without worry.¡± Octavia Gills spoke each word with difficulty.


    ¡°Are you telling the truth? You wouldn¡¯t lie to mummy, would you?¡± Elda asked Octavia Gills as she opened her eyes and took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand, shedding tears of joy.


    ¡°Mm-hmm!¡± Octavia Gills had long since sobbed and nodded her head in affirmation to Elda.


    ¡°Mum knows that you are well-behaved, besides I¡¯m doing it for your own good to avoid shaming our family in front of the Drye Family! Do you know, girl, that the president of Group Davi, the Grand Prince of the Davi Family, is a man of such stature and background that it is beyond us,moners, to even look at him? You¡¯ve been without a father since you were a child, and your mother is so useless, I can¡¯t give you anything, so don¡¯t me your mother for being harsh to you now!¡± Elda deeply felt guilty for her daughter, but she had to do it.


    ¡°Mum, I don¡¯t me you; I know it all, I know that you want me to be well!¡± Octavia Gills carefully wiped the tears from Elda¡¯s face, as Elda lovingly dried her daughter¡¯s, too.


    ¡°You¡¯re back. How¡¯s Auntie doing now?¡±


    ¡°Well, there¡¯s nothing wrong with my mum!¡±


    Tredan Davi got up and poured Octavia Gills a ss of hot milk and got her a bag from her hand. She looked at the man who had done this for her, she couldn¡¯t let go, what should she do?


    Octavia Gills suddenly remembered a poem and recited it from the bottom of her heart.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°It has always been a shallow fate, but it is a deep love!¡±


    ¡°What are you so excited about today, that you are reciting poetry?¡± Taking the soft, slender little hand that Octavia Gills had wrapped around him, as gently as handling a precious jewel, he turned on his heels facing Octavia Gills.


    ¡°By the way, why did Auntie faint today?¡± Tredan Davi had always wanted to find out about it, but just never found the right opportunity to ask.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, my mum¡¯s just mad at me, it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s all sorted!¡± Octavia Gills was a little afraid that Tredan Davi would press on, and she turned away sheepishly, especially afraid of meeting Tredan Davi¡¯s earnest eyes.


    ¡°By the way, Tredan, it¡¯s Domino¡¯s birthday on Saturday and she says Woodrow has chartered a yacht for her. She¡¯s invited me to celebrate her birthday with instructions that I can¡¯t go alone, I muste with a malepanion! I wanted to ask if you were free to go with me?¡± She wanted to make the most of spending her time with Tredan, which willst her a lifetime when she leaves him.


    ¡°You¡¯re not taking anyone but me! I can only be the man in your life.¡± Tredan Davi said. He had never been so clear about this in his heart, and it was what he wanted at this moment.


    ¡°Well Tredan, are you done with work now? Why don¡¯t we go to the yground and ride the carousel?¡± A little memory for her, a little remembrance, that¡¯s what Octavia Gills was thinking.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you a grown-up that you¡¯re still thinking about this? You are so childish!¡± What the hell is this kind of idea, to think that he, the president of Group Davi, would go and ride on the carousel that children only y with, and be caught by the paparazzi, tomorrow morning, he would be the headline in the big and small newspapers in the country!


    ¡°Hmm? Go with me, will you? Just once!¡± Octavia Gills was trying her best to let Tredan Davi indulge her.


    How many men in the world can resist the captivating tactics of the woman they love, even the irrepressible Tredan Davi!


    Tredan Davi was moved as he watched Octavia Gills¡¯ childlike antics.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t let go of me, how can I go and change my clothes to go out with you! The yground might not be open anymore if we don¡¯t hurry!¡±


    Tredan Davi was unaware of Octavia Gills¡¯ happiness, and he was in a rxed state of enjoyment as he let go and ran off to get his selfie stick for the camera.


    The merry-go-round is particrly beautiful at night, with the glitter of light surrounding each of the handsome horses as if they were running across the meadow, dancing happily and elegantly to the music.


    Octavia Gills pulled Tredan Davi to the front of the carousel, who was wearing a duck-tongued hat and sunsses.


    ¡°Tredan,e on,e on. Pose, I want to take a picture of us in front of this wooden horse.¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s normally high-strung pose looks very ufortable, and now and then he pulls down that duck-top hat always fearing that someone might recognize him.


    ¡°Tredan, listen to your sister, it¡¯s not a big deal to wear a duck-tongue hat in the middle of the night, it¡¯s the sunsses you are wearing in the middle of the night that are off!¡± Octavia Gills reached out to take off his sunsses. ¡°Look at how beautiful the lights are? Wearing your sunsses is just a waste of a beautiful night view. Come on, take a few selfies with me so I can get a good look at you when you¡¯re not with meter!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by saying I won¡¯t be with you? You can only stay with me.¡± Tredan Davi was indeed also captivated by the dazzling beauty of the yground, filled with the sound ofughter and music, Tredan Davi had never been to a yground before and had been particrly eager to do so as a child, except that his father had always told him that he was the heir to Group Davi and that he should learn to focus on managing it and so on. It turned out that the yground was as wonderful and joyful as it had been in his dreams.


    ¡°Wait, Tredan, look at this one, you haven¡¯t even opened your eyes to look at this one. You¡¯re not smiling at all, you¡¯re not handsome at all!¡±


    This little ninny actually said he wasn¡¯t handsome at all, so wanton!


    He held Octavia Gills¡¯ selfie stick in his hand and lowered his head to kiss Octavia Gills on the lips while pressing the photo button.


    ¡°Now, would you say I¡¯m handsome!¡± Satisfied, Tredan Davi left Octavia Gills¡¯ lips, still teasingly retaliating at Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Oh¡­ is awesome! Come on, let¡¯s go on that merry-go-round together!¡± Octavia Gills was electrified by his charged wave of the gesture, her heart slowing down and beating fast all at once.


    ¡°Tredan, I want to sit on that pink wooden horse, I¡¯ve had my eye on her the moment I walked in!¡± Now Octavia Gills looks especially like a little schoolgirl, and Tredan Davi is her passionate lover¡­ beautiful images, beautiful scenes, beautiful memories!


    Octavia Gills got to ride the pink wooden horse that she had spotted, while Tredan Davi picked the ck horse next to Octavia Gills. The two of them hand-in-hand, as the carousel revolved.


    They say the merry-go-round is the cruelest game in the world, with the horses always chasing each other, but is forever separated by an unbridgeable gap.


    However, Tredan and Octavia are now hand in hand hoping for this moment tost forever. This can also make the merry-go-round a perfect expression of love. It depends on how you look at it. Liking something or loving someone does not necessarily mean having it too. Although there is an impassable distance, the quiet vigil and a blessing from the heart were following eternally in Octavia. In the chase, she meets him, wants to know, loves, and apanies him, and even if they can¡¯t be together in their old age, they still have what they had tonight, don¡¯t they?


    That night, Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills walked around the yground with their hearts exposed, enjoying themselves and having a terrific time, while Octavia Gills tried her best to capture every moment of Tredan Davi and her, hugging, kissing, and holding each other. Delighting in their goofing around,ughter, and flirting!


    It was as if that yground was his whole world with her, happy and sweet.


    Meanwhile, the smell of alcohol and tobo permeated the sophisticated air, the music is turned up to the max, almost deafening, men and women are gyrating their waists and hips frantically on the dance floor and coolly dressed women cheekily mingle with the men ying, teasing those who can¡¯t control themselves with the frivolousnguage.

 Chapter 37: Reaching a consensus

    Eddison Davi looked at the ce that he once loved so much that now felt a little quaint, he had been to Octavia¡¯s house for the past two days and no one was there. He had sent many Facebook messages to Octavia Gills and received no reply. This afternoon, he managed to get up the courage to call her but her phone was switched off. A kind neighbor told him that Octavia Gills hadn¡¯t been back for a while and that she had moved in with her boyfriend, hardly evering back!


    Ah¡­ a repressed Eddison Davi, shouted out in this noisy ce, the ss of yellow liquor swallowed down like in water.


    ¡°You! I thought it was you! I looked over to where that mournful cry came from and realized it was Group Davi¡¯s second prince, Mr. Eddison!¡± Lilian Drye teased Eddison Davi as she stumbled a little with her ss and took the seat next to him.


    ¡°Howe you, Ms. Lilian, are such a drinker too? Would Ms. Lilian be interested in having a drink with me as herpanion?¡± Eddison Davi thought it would be nice to have somepany to get drunk with.


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Eddison, Let¡¯s drink to that!¡± Lilian Drye gulped down her drink in a single shot. That was good! But it hurt! In the days when Tredan Davi left her out in the cold, she had been drinking alcohol almost every day to make her sleep.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian is a woman among women! Ms. Lilian from now on you can just call me Eddison! You feel like a friend already, so if you may call me that.¡± Eddison Davi looked at Lilian Drye with a smile on his face as he raised his ss, he sensed the same sadness on Lilian Drye, seeing himself in Lilian Drye now!


    ¡°Yeah, and you can call me Lilian! You look like you¡¯ve had a failed love affair, did you?¡± Lilian Drye wanted to pick on Eddison Davi, maybe they could be ¡®partners¡¯!


    ¡°Eddison, since we have known each other for a long time, how about letting me tell your fortune today? If you don¡¯t, how about having this drink? It¡¯s on me tonight!¡±


    Eddison Davi has been around women for a long time, so how could he not see through Lilian Drye¡¯s little game? So, let¡¯s y it safe and have some fun!


    ¡°Ms. Lilian,e on! Whether you speak to my heart or not, I¡¯m buying tonight!¡±


    Lilian Drye hid a smile and took Eddison Davi¡¯s left hand and said to him in all seriousness, ¡°What you¡¯ve got is a love wound, you¡¯ve got a crush on a woman, Octavia Gills.¡±


    Eddison Davi¡¯s brows furrowed and his deep eyes shed with a hint of sadness that was hard for others to perceive. Smiling faintly in front of Lilian Drye.


    ¡°Oh, when Ms. Lilian says that, I rather understand why you¡¯re here tonight to get drunk! Is it because this Gills woman is threatening your feelings for my big brother?¡±


    Provoked by Eddison Davi, it was as if she had been stabbed right where it hurts, Lilian Drye clutched her ss in her hand and looked at Eddison Davi with a grin on her face, ¡°So you knew this bitch was having an affair with Tredan, did you? Does that make you and me the same person?¡± Oh, Lilian Dryeughed with self-mockery.


    ¡°It¡¯s not the end of the world! You¡¯re with your big brother and I¡¯m unrequitedly in love! As for how Octavia got involved with my brother, I don¡¯t know the inside story, but I think there¡¯s something else going on!¡±


    Eddison Davi is particrly puzzled in his mind as to why Octavia Gills would stay with his brother, a prominent man, rather than give him a chance. Where exactly did he lose out to his big brother?


    Lilian Drye looked at Eddison Davi with pity as she realizes that he is in denial, a man who is afraid to ept the truth.


    ¡°Huh¡­¡± Lilian Drye looked at Eddison Davi¡¯s anguish like his heart was cut into pieces and there was nothing he could do about it. Lilian found it particrly funny.


    ¡°What are youughing at?¡± Eddison Davi looked like he was a little annoyed, he had always hidden his inferiorityplex,pared to Tredan Davi, everything Eddison Davi had was always a shadow that his bastard title had granted him, everything his big brother had was rightfully his. While he¡­


    ¡°Sadly, you have to act like you¡¯re happy when you¡¯re sad, that you have to act generously when it¡¯s hard to ept, isn¡¯t it hard for you? I love Tredan, and Tredan should only love me. And you? Have you ever wondered why that bitch Octavia chose Tredan? Why does she have to be Tredan¡¯s lover when you can be her rightful boyfriend and even husband?¡±


    ¡°Octavia, why did you choose Tredan?¡± yes, Eddison Davi wanted to ask Octavia Gills why was he not as good as Tredan Davi? He looked at Lilian Drye with desperate eyes, hoping Lilian Drye would tell him why!


    ¡°The same prince of Group Davi, the same continuing power, but with a difference in social status between you and Tredan, what can you bring to that bitch that Tredan has not brought her. He was able to bring in the world¡¯s top cardiology professor overnight to treat this bitch¡¯s brother who has a congenital heart defect. Just ask, can you do that? Maybe you could give her expensive clothes and limited-edition bags, have you ever considered what Octavia truly wants? What do you have nowpared to Tredan? Love? How much is that worth? Can you save his brother¡¯s life? Don¡¯t be silly! For Octavia, who lost her father at a young age, and took on her ailing brother at the age of five, she managed to catch a fish that would keep her family safe and prosperous, what do you think you can save her from?¡±


    Is that so? Indeed, he doesn¡¯t have the same business connections as his big brother. If he was in the same position as his brother, would Octavia have chosen him?¡±


    ¡°You know so well why Octavia chose my brother, have you ever wondered why my big brother chose Octavia? Lilian, you call me pathetic, I look at you and you¡¯re no better, even more embarrassingly pathetic than I am! Aren¡¯t you?¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s face paled at this and angrily raised her palm to p Eddison Davi, who grabbed Lilian Drye¡¯s hand that was about to p his face, a faint smile of satisfaction spread across Eddison Davi¡¯s face, the woman was too smug, he, Eddison Davi, was not for others to p, and he was not to be ignored at will.


    ¡°You know why, Lilian, I¡¯m telling you, no man would like your domineering temperament, Octavia is better, she is gentle and considerate. Lilian, usually the truth is painful to hear, but between good friends, I am willing to remind you that if you want to win my big brother¡¯s heart, you should start at the root. I¡¯m helping you now!¡±


    ¡°Helping me? It seems I underestimated you! But I do agree on one thing, you want Octavia, and I want Tredan, we are allies!¡±


    ¡°Maybe!¡±


    Eddison Davi and Lilian Drye exchanged knowing nces, pursed their lips, and drank a toast to each other!


    Office of the Chairman of Group Davi.


    Tredan Davi is reporting to his father, Floyd Davi, on the real progress of the big project that was ordered to be rectified.


    ¡°It has been strictly enforced to rectify the situation following the notice issued by the relevant authorities. The situation is not optimistic, with the originalck of funds, after the news reports, thepany¡¯s stocks have been continuously falling these days, and some shareholders areining and even asking to withdraw their shares because of this. As a result, the project cannot be funded, and for every day of dy, ourpany is losing about $10 million.¡± The seriousness with which Tredan Davi worked revealed the air of a strong man. The female secretary beside the chairman was mesmerized, no wonder their CEO was given the title of British God of Men, such a powerful manliness, charming thousands of young girls is indeed not an exaggeration!


    ¡°Ahem¡­ Ahem¡­ Berenice, Berenice¡± Floyd Davi looked at his secretary, who was daydreaming and fantasizing about men, and was hopeless! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that she was Ottilie¡¯s own sister¡¯s daughter, he¡¯s afraid that he would have fired her already!


    ¡°Oh, Chairman Dong¡­, what do you want?¡± This Berenice although back to reality, still cannot hold back her desires, ah, her thieving eyes just can¡¯t help but look at Tredan Davi¡¯s body.


    ¡°Go and make a detailed reportbining this report from the president with this funding situation and print it out for the meeting.¡± Unable to watch her drooling, Floyd Davi shooed the nymphomaniac Berenice out of the room and then had a quiet discussion with his son about how to resolve this capital crisis.


    ¡°What¡¯s your best idea to get thepany through this.¡± Floyd Davi had pretty much invested his life¡¯s work in this project, and for that, he was angry with Ottilie for the first time, after all, he owed it to Ottilie to follow him around without a name for over twenty years.


    ¡°Chairman, many ways have been thought of and tried, the only thing left that can lift this crisis is, to find new investors, if I can have the funds in ce, I have a way to bring this project back to life, but since this engineering project was ordered to be rectified by the relevant authorities in the process of not yetpleted, this negative impact is too great and no one is willing to invest. ¡± Tredan Davi has visited everyone in the businessmunity who can afford to fund this project but has been denied!


    ¡°It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve been to all the ones in this business world that we can work with and they just didn¡¯t turn out to be good ones.¡±


    Floyd Davi sat worriedly in the ck, upscale leather swivel chair, his eyes closed, trying to search his mind for the only card that seems to be avable to him, the Drye Family.


    ¡°Then go and ask Uncle Drye to have lunch with me! And call Lilian!¡± Tredan Davi had guessed that his father must have been eyeing Group Drye, only his heart kept telling him that he must not just use this connection.


    ¡°Yes!¡± But as Group Davi¡¯s president, he had a duty to save thepany. As Group Davi¡¯s heir, he also had the duty to look out for thepany.


    In the five-star hotel of the Hilton Hotel, in an antique VIP room, Grimm Drye arrived with his wife and daughter and was warmly greeted by the Davi Family.


    ¡°Sorry to keep you two waiting, father and son!¡±


    ¡°No, no, you¡¯re just in time, take a seat!¡±


    Lilian Drye missed seeing Tredan Davi for a long time, but today she saw that he had less obvious warmth and affection than before.


    Grimm Drye was heartbroken to see his daughter in this state, she had been drinking every day for a week, sometimes crying, sometimesughing, sometimes cursing, sometimes saying with great affection that she loved Tredan Davi and could not live without him.


    Grimm Drye was a smart businessman who has been in business for many years, and Grimm Drye knows exactly what Floyd Davi and his son are up to with this invitation. But for the sake of his daughter, it was not a big deal.


    ¡°Tredan, it seems you¡¯ve been busytely, and you¡¯ve lost a lot of weight, my girl talks about you every day. Grimm Drye is a businessman, he¡¯s a man of his word, but he¡¯s right on the money!Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.

 Chapter 38: Negotiating the Engagement

    Before Tredan Davi could say anything, Floyd Davi intercepted.


    ¡°Oh, Grimm Drye, let¡¯s not talk business while we eat, the food won¡¯t be goodter if it gets cold! Come on, Tredan, let Lilian try a slice of that roast.¡± The Floyd Davi got up to fill Grimm Drye¡¯s ss and proposed a toast.


    Grimm Drye reciprocated Floyd Davi¡¯s stance and drank, giving another toast with a full ss! Then he took the initiative to talk about their Group Davi project, which was nearly crippled.


    ¡°Floyd, you and I have been friends for so many years, so I¡¯ll be very frank with you. The truth is, your project is almost half dead, and no one in the industry would dare to go into this mess. Although we are old friends, I¡¯m a businessman as well, I can¡¯t venture into a business that will only be a loss, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    ¡°Uncle Drye, about this project by Group Davi, I guarantee that you won¡¯t lose your money. Here is a detailed analysis that I did on the projectparing it to the great demand in the market. As long as it can start now, in less than a year, you will have your money back, if not more!¡± Tredan Davi is trying to use his business acumen to convince Uncle Drye to invest in the project, rather than having to get involved with Lilian in some way to get support from Group Drye!


    ¡°You young men are always in a hurry! Oh, Tredan, listen to Uncle Drye finish what he was saying first.¡± Floyd Davi who was just listening, hinted for Tredan Davi to hear Grimm Drye out first. Everyone knew in their hearts that what was to follow was like a kind of deal¨Ca political marriage!


    ¡°Floyd, it¡¯s about time we booked the kids for life, don¡¯t you think?¡± Since his daughter was determined to marry Tredan, it was time for the father to take care of her. Besides, Tredan was a very good man in his eyes and was worthy of his Grimm¡¯s only daughter.


    ¡°Yes, yes! I¡¯ve always wanted to put this on the agenda, I was afraid Lilian wouldn¡¯t want it before, but I think now is a great time to do so.¡± Tredan and Lilian have known each other since childhood, there have also been rumors about them being together, so I guess this can lead to a good marriage. Later on, it will also strengthen Tredan Davi¡¯s position with Group Drye behind him, and the Davi Family will probably achieve even more victories for the business. What¡¯s not to like about that!


    ¡°That¡¯s good, let¡¯s get them engaged first, once they¡¯re married, then we old fogeys can retire and enjoy ourselves!¡±


    Lilian Drye was deeply hurt by the stony look on Tredan Davi¡¯s face as he heard the decision; He hasn¡¯t even thrown her a look since he entered the room, so why?


    ¡°Dad, Uncle Floyd, I need to go out with Tredan for a bit, you two take your time and we¡¯ll be back in a bit!¡± As soon as the words left her mouth, Lilian Drye dragged Tredan Davi out of that room.


    ¡°He-he¡­ I¡¯m afraid this daughter of mine has been spoiled by me that she doesn¡¯t care about some of the rules!¡±


    ¡°Lilian is straightforward and true to her nature. Tomorrow I¡¯m going to ask Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong to pick an auspicious date to celebrate their engagement and union between the Drye and the Davi families!¡± Floyd Davi knows Grimm Drye well, and until the wedding is arranged, Grimm Drye won¡¯t invest the money!


    ¡°Yes, yes! I¡¯m reassured to put my heart and soul into Tredan¡¯s hands. Since we¡¯re all inws now, your difficulties are my difficulties, Floyd I¡¯ll support that project of yours to the end!¡±


    ??and the room was filled withughter and cheers!


    ¡°Tredan, the promise you made as a child, do you still stand by it?¡± The promise Lilian Drye was talking about was the one he made when she left the country after two years together, but when he found her, he told her that when he grew up, he would marry her and make her the mistress of his house.


    Tredan Davi remembers it. How he could forget the time when he had to ask so many people to find her? He was so happy to find his big sister, who looked after him day and night, after so many years. He hugged and spun her around and told her he would marry her in the future. However, now it felt like Lilian Drye was bing more and more different from what she used to be. They seemed to be poles apart. The warmth he was looking for wasn¡¯t in Lilian anymore, and strangely enough, this same feeling of warmth was what he felt when he was with Octavia Gills.


    When Lilian Drye confronted Tredan Davi with that question, he didn¡¯t know how to answer it.


    ¡°Lilian, I¡­¡± as he was about to speak his words of apology, it was blocked by Lilian Drye, who wouldn¡¯t listen anymore.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, you don¡¯t have to tell me anything Tredan, I can let go of the wrong things you¡¯ve done to me before but it seems like you are just taking it for granted.¡±


    Lilian Drye ranted and raved, not daring to stop and let Tredan Davi get a word in. Let him figure it out by himself!


    Tredan Davi watched Lilian Drye leave, caught up in a confusing and difficult emotion, not knowing how he can deal with it?


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too much to ask of me to get married because of business interests?¡±


    Tredan was in Floyd Davi¡¯s study discussing his engagement to Lilian Drye with his father.


    ¡°I¡¯ve gone too far? Where have I gone too far? Isn¡¯t Lilian the one you¡¯ve loved since you were a child? Wasn¡¯t it only a matter of time before you and she got married? Shouldn¡¯t you be happy about that? What are you shouting at me for? What a disgrace!¡±


    Tredan Davi had stopped mentioning about marriage to Lilian when she left for her trip abroad. And even though the rtionship between father and son was indifferent, as the father who had personally trained Tredan Davi to be a prominent figure, he failed to understand Tredan Davi¡¯s temperament. Still, the marriage had to push through.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about what kind of fancy you¡¯re messing with out there, but you must marry Lilian! Marrying her won¡¯t just save the project and thepany, it will also help your future a lot.¡±N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°I only want to marry the woman I love.¡± Tredan Davi will not have his lifelong happiness tied to a business deal, and no one can stop him!


    ¡°Bastard, you rebellious son, are you trying to piss me off? I am telling you! The engagement will take ce next Monday at the Hotel Verdunaya. Be there!¡± Tredan Davi was just about to say no when Floyd Davi¡¯s tone of voice carried a warning that Tredan Davi could not refuse.


    ¡°Because you are the President of Group Davi, you cannot choose your marriage willy-nilly, because you are the future heir of Group Davi and your every move is a matter of life and death for the whole of Group Davi. Your life is not just about you anymore, you are living for more than just you. Now, go back and think it through before telling me what to do and what not to do! Go home!¡±


    Tredan Davi is well aware that his father is warning him that he is more than a businessman and that he holds the responsibility for the whole Davi family, but why is he struggling so much, and is Octavia Gills just a lover to him?


    In keeping with his father¡¯s style, whether he says yes or no, tomorrow¡¯s news will be headlined by the engagement of the Drye and Davi families. Tredan wondered what Octavia Gills will do when she sees it?


    When he reached home, Tredan Davi looked at the door of the old Davi Family house with a frown on his face and leaned heavily on the car while smoking a cigarette. Octavia would always wait for him when he returned home each night. She would cook a nice meal or make him a nice bowl of soup, and would often run to the door and wait for him toe back.


    ¡°You¡¯re back!¡± Octavia Gills was dressed in white and smiling like an innocent angel, which made his heart beat erratically.


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t realize when Octavia Gills had be a part of him, not only as his lover but also of his heart, making his cold heart feel truly warm!


    ¡°Octavia!¡± said Tredan Davi as he took her hand and slowly walked hand in hand down the graveled path, creating an image of the two of them that is beautifully sweet.


    ¡°I made you some American ginseng and ck chicken soup to sustain your energy and boost your spirits! Lately, you¡¯ve been staying up sote, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re tiring yourself too much and I don¡¯t know what I can do to help you. That¡¯s why I just made you some soup to nourish your body.¡± Being able to cook for Tredan Davi is a blessing to her.


    Octavia Gills doted on Tredan Davi so much that he asked, ¡°Octavia, are you leaving me? In what capacity would you like to stay by my side?¡±


    Octavia Gills stiffened as she heard that; how could Tredan Davi ask her such a strange question? Could it be that he knew I was leaving him?


    ¡°Tredan, you¡­ Why are you acting weird today? What¡¯s wrong? Has something happened?¡±


    ¡°Answer me first!¡± Tredan Davi wanted to ease his troubled mind about Octavia Gills, and he wanted her to tell him that she loved him and wanted to be with him forever. But Octavia Gills does not have the courage and confidence to ask him for a future, nor can he!


    ¡°Have the soup now or it will get cold!¡± Octavia Gills did not give Tredan Davi a positive answer, which she doggedly avoided.


    ¡°First thing tomorrow morning, it will be announced that Group Davi¡¯s President Tredan and Group Drye¡¯s sole heir Lilian will get engaged at Hotel Verdunaya next Monday!¡± Looking at Octavia Gills whose back was turned to him as she went to get the soup, Tredan Davi decided to tell her the news himself before it was publicized. Tredan Davi wanted to know how Octavia Gills felt about this, on whether she would tell him not to get engaged to Lilian Drye. Because if Octavia Gills had would ask him not to get engaged, he would have submitted to her without a second thought.


    He¡¯s getting engaged to Lilian Drye? Is that why Tredan Davi seemed to be afraid she won¡¯t want to be his lover from now on? Octavia Gills was too anxious to listen to Tredan Davi go on, she wanted him to stop!


    ¡°The soup is getting cold, take it now. I especially ask my friend in America to buy that imported American ginseng and I¡¯ve been stewing it for three hours. It mustn¡¯t go to waste!¡± Octavia Gills pretended to move on, fearing that she would break down in front of Tredan Davi before long, and she wasn¡¯t as sanguine as she thought she was.


    ¡°Do you not have anything to say to me Octavia, not even a single word?¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s heart ached vaguely, why wasn¡¯t she saying anything? Not even a single word? Did she not love him?


    ¡°Congrattions, you have finally got what you wanted! I¡­ My blessings are with you¡­ you guys. Be happy, Tredan!¡± Octavia Gills uttered her words with difficulty as if saying out each word took all her strength. She thought Tredan Davi would be happy, that this would be a perfect ending!


    ¡°Octavia, are you sure you meant what you said?¡± Tredan Davi held Octavia Gills in disbelief and kissed her forcefully trying to prove she was lying to him with the response he was getting from her body. Octavia Gills did not reject Tredan Davi and told herself to cherish every day and every second she spent with him.


    ¡°Octavia, don¡¯t delude yourself! You are my lover!¡± Tredan Davi could not help smiling at his satisfactory answer.

 Chapter 39: Each with His Own Agenda

    ¡°Well, I do love you, but Ms. Lilian loves you too, and most importantly, Tredan, you love Ms. Lilian! It¡¯s the best ending. Thank you, Tredan, for all the wonderful memories you have given me!¡±


    Why did she think he loved Lilian Drye? Why couldn¡¯t she think of herself?


    That night, Octavia Gills and Tredan Davi slept with their backs to each other, each with their thoughts, he was sad and troubled, and she was in pain and crying.


    Overnight, as Tredan Davi had predicted, Floyd Davi proved to the Drye family that he was looking forward to having a daughter-inw by having the announcement dominate the headlines on the BBC news early in the morning. Group Davi¡¯s Twitter tform also shared the political marriage with the entire businessmunity.


    Octavia Gills checked the BBC news on her phone¡¯s Facebook feed and felt gloomy at all those words about a beautiful man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven, a strong union, etc. She was thankful that Tredan opened up to herst night, instead of just sleeping with her as if nothing had happened. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t know how she could face him proudly as a woman this morning? At least Tredan Davi did not lie to her and didn¡¯t let her be thest to know. She felt like a lucky woman because Tredan gave her the heads-up, even though hearing the news was sore and painful for her! Thankfully, it¡¯s all okay!


    Tredan Davi in the bedroom had also seen the headlines on Tencent on his phone. His father really moved fast, but now that the picture Tredan Davi had dreamed of finally came out, he was not happy at all, why? Why does he feel that Lilian Drye was bing more and more alien to him, while Octavia Gills is bing more and more familiar? How can he stop this engagement, a deal made for profit?


    As usual, Tredan Davi came downstairs smelling the fragrant aroma of Octavia Gills¡¯ cooking and she set up their breakfast like nobody¡¯s business!


    ¡°Come on down and eat, you¡¯re up a bitte today so eat quickly or you won¡¯t make it to Monday¡¯s board meeting!¡± Octavia Gills is Tredan Davi¡¯s sage, and with her in his corner, Tredan Davi always had this feeling of pure warmth inside. It¡¯s nice to have someone always looking out for him, it¡¯s nice to have someone to cook his favorite meals, and it¡¯s nice to have someone to remind him at night to take care of himself and rest early!


    ¡°Well, you should eat too, I¡¯ll take you to work today!¡± Tredan Davi also wanted to do something for Octavia Gills, something a man in love would do.


    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t believe her ears, was Tredan Davi offering to drive her to work? Usually, she is only chauffeured to work to avoid the hassle, but if the man who has just made the headlines today does give her a lift to work, she will be the one making headlines tomorrow.


    ¡°No, no, just let the driver drop me off, the subsidiary and the head office are not even in the same direction, the distance is so far, no need to go through all that trouble.¡±


    Is Tredan Davi trying to make it up to her because he feels guilty for her? Octavia Gills thinks that he doesn¡¯t need to make up for it because she willingly did it for him.


    ¡°All right then!¡±


    Octavia Gills expected Tredan Davi to hold out, even for a second, but he said straight out, ¡°All right then!¡±


    Tredan Davi knew how his father could do so much with his ¡®old man¡¯s Kung fu,¡¯ so Tredan Davi put on his sunsses, hit the gas, and drove off knowing full well that Floyd Davi must have arranged aunch for him. He reckons Uncle Drye and Lilian must be on their way there now!


    He sent a message to Lilian Drye on Facebook telling her not to go to Group Davi as he had left there and he was waiting for her at the usual ce!


    Lilian Drye was surprised and delighted when she received the message, happy that Tredan Davi had finally reached out to her. However, she was afraid it wouldn¡¯t be a good idea to leave the venue at this stage and even ask her out alone! Should she go? After staring at her phone for a long time, Lilian Drye said to the driver, ¡°No need to go to Group Davi, pull up in front!¡±


    A confused driver pulls the car over for Lilian Drye, the princess runs off midway, how will he exin this to Master Drye?


    ¡°Go back and tell my dad that I don¡¯t want to go to this press conference, I don¡¯t want this to be high profile, and tell my dad to cancel it for me!¡±


    The children of the rich can indeed have many choices! Lilian Drye hailed a taxi and went to Tredan Davi.


    The air was cool and refreshing in the elegant hillside farmhouse and Tredan Davi went to the spot where he and Lilian Drye used to sit. Halfway up the hill, a separate pavilion with a square table and two wicker chairs for swinging looked romantic and beautiful and the unpolluted air was particrly refreshing. Because Lilian Drye loved this ce, Tredan Davi used to take her here for a meal, a walk, or even a room for a night when he had time, and they were as happy as honeymooners! Tredan Davi never came with her again after she returned from her trip.


    As she walked to their usual spot, Lilian Drye tried to recall how wonderful and happy she had been with Tredan Davi going to this pavilion. As she neared their spot, she saw Tredan Davi already sitting, with the morning sun shining softly and gently on him. Lilian Drye was mesmerized by the sight of Tredan Davi in his crisp blue suit, looking so masculine and seductive, if she could only go back to the time before she left the country?? Back then, this man treated her like a treasure, he was always looking after her, doting on her?? but now he was so cold! It was all because of that bitch Octavia Gills, that shameless woman who had estranged Tredan Davi from her, and she would not let go of him!


    ¡°There you are!¡±


    Tredan Davi saw Lilian Drye standing not far from the pavilion, staring at him in disbelief. Tredan Davi raised his hand and gestured for her toe and sit down, but he didn¡¯t know what Lilian Drye was thinking and didn¡¯t give Tredan Davi any response until he called out for her toe. It was only when he called her that Lilian Drye was pulled back to her senses, putting away her bitter hatred for Octavia Gills, and returned to her seemingly innocent and pure face and smiled at Tredan Davi.


    ¡°I¡¯ming!¡± Lilian Drye walked slowly to the pavilion and sat down on the wicker swing where Tredan Davi was sitting, as she always did. She took out her phone from her bag, turned on the self-timer to take a picture of her and Tredan Davi, and post it on Twitter with the caption: A beautiful day, a beautiful man and a beautiful woman, isn¡¯t this a match made in heaven? Yes!


    ¡°Why are you still so fond of taking pictures and posting them on Twitter? Go over and sit down, I ordered the grilled fish that you like the most, I guess it¡¯s almost ready to be served. Do you want the roast chicken too?¡± Tredan Davi ced the cutlery that was on hand in front of Lilian Drye.


    ¡°Tredan, you haven¡¯t changed much, have you? You¡¯re still the same man who always thinks about me, right?¡± Lilian Drye wanted to hold on to that little bit of the goodness that she and Tredan Davi used to have, that she still had it and that Tredan Davi should have it too! Lilian Drye was particrly happy to see Tredan Davi as he had always been.


    ¡°Here¡¯s the fish, eat it, see if it¡¯s still as light and sweet as before, these little grated mushrooms are oozing with the sweet fish sauce and are so delicious, here, try some!¡± Tredan Davi did not respond to Lilian Drye¡¯s question, he was absorbed in what he was doing as he thoughtfully spooned a portion of the fish into the rice bowl of Lilian Drye.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°Knowing you like greens, I deliberately went to see the patch where they grow them when I got here. The pearl greens looked particrly perfect and are fresh. So, I ordered the pearl greens for you, sauteed with garlic!¡±


    ¡°Tredan, you¡¯re so sweet!¡± Lilian Drye felt like a child being pampered by Tredan Davi and she loved it she was overjoyed at the thought of it!


    ¡°Eat! Then we¡¯ll talk after!¡± At the sound of Tredan Davi¡¯s words, Lilian Drye had a vague feeling of a bad omen in her heart.


    ¡°It¡¯s such a nice day, let¡¯s agree not to talk about bad things, just good things, okay Tredan?¡± it was Lilian Drye¡¯sst effort to avoid that foreboding thought but Tredan Davi refused toy it to rest!


    ¡°Lilian, we¡¯ve known each other for so long and you and I know each other well, so you do know that I¡¯m not willing to base my marriage on trying to save this project. I hope you understand that.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand, Tredan, I don¡¯t understand! It was only a matter of time before we both got married, why couldn¡¯t we just get engaged. After all, it¡¯s only an engagement. Why did you have to reject me so callously? Tredan, why? You can¡¯t do this to me!¡± Lilian Drye was so confused. What was wrong and why did it turn out this way?


    ¡°Lilian, you and I are not the same anymore, you¡¯ve changed so much! I don¡¯t know when I started to feel so strange about you, but I just feel that this marriage is something that needs to be thought through. I don¡¯t want to be so irrational and get engaged in a way that won¡¯t be good for you or meter! Do you understand?¡± Tredan Davi was afraid he wouldn¡¯t be able to do right by her as he always did, but he had to find out what was really in his heart!


    ¡°I can¡¯t understand, I can¡¯t understand, Tredan, before I left the country you said let¡¯s both get married, why have you changed since I came back, how can you do this?¡± Lilian Drye still remembers clearly when Tredan Davi himself said to her so that she wouldn¡¯t leave the country: ¡°Don¡¯t go, let¡¯s get married and spend every day together forever!¡± Why did Tredan Davi change his mind when she had just returned home!


    ¡°Back then, there were no business interests tied to it, it was my heartfelt desire to marry you as my wife, only, you refused, didn¡¯t you? You were the one who abandoned me and left the country. You were the one who gave up on my desire to marry into your family, isn¡¯t that so?¡± Tredan Davi remembered the time when he offered his heart on a te to Lilian Drye, only to be rejected by her without pity.


    ¡°But, Tredan, I needed to go abroad for further studies at that time? Why couldn¡¯t you have been more understanding? It¡¯s not like I was noting back, so why didn¡¯t you amodate me for a year? Besides, I¡¯m back now, aren¡¯t I? Why can¡¯t you be just like you were before?¡± Lilian Drye tried to grab Tredan Davi¡¯s big hand on the table, but Tredan Davi evaded it!


    ¡°Considerate? Amodating? Since I met you when I was three years old, you were the one who put up with my asional bad moods and tantrums, who stood in front of me whatever happened and took care of it for me, whoforted me and enlightened me with great patience no matter how much I scolded and bullied you. You were there for me through the darkest days of my life. Because of this, over the years, no matter how much of a princess you were, no matter how willful and unreasonable you were, I always patiently amodated you without any boundaries.

 Chapter 40: As If Nothing Had Happened

    But, Lilian, have you ever thought that although I am a man, I also have times when I need warmth, when for all the years we have been together, there has been a moment when you have given in to me when I have needed you by my side in the silence of a cold night. You should understand that you should refuse this engagement!¡± After all these years, I feel really tired!


    ¡°No, Tredan!¡± Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t sit still any longer, she got up and pulled Tredan Davi to her, she hugged him in her arms and shed tears of anguish, ¡°Please, Tredan, don¡¯t do this to me, I¡¯ll change into everything that you want me to be, okay? I¡¯ll change, I¡¯ll never be a princess again, I¡¯ll never be capricious again, please Tredan, I can¡¯t live without you, I really can¡¯t!¡± Lilian Drye had be a weak, miserable figure in Tredan Davi¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Lilian, will you be sensible? Let¡¯s just calmly deal with this matter and get it over with, okay?¡± Tredan Davi was a little upset to see Lilian Drye crying so sadly.


    ¡°Tredan, you do love me, don¡¯t you? That bitch Octavia Gills must have said something to you, didn¡¯t she? Is it because of her that you¡¯re treating me like this?¡± Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t believe that Tredan Davi would reject the heir to the esteemed Group Drye because of a woman who was as ordinary and unassuming as Octavia Gills.


    ¡°It has nothing to do with her, no one can break a rtionship between two people if there are no problems, it¡¯s just the two of us who realized the problems in our rtionship toote. Whether Octavia existed or not, we really couldn¡¯t make it any further than now!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you; you couldn¡¯t have done this to me if that bitch hadn¡¯tpelled you!¡± Lilian Drye angrily mmed her cup of tea on the dining table and stood up like a madman, ring at Tredan Davi.


    ¡°Tredan, are you sure you want to call off this engagement?¡± If Tredan Davi dared to call off the engagement, she would see to it that Tredan Davi wille to her door with nothing but a red nose and beg her. Drye felt so merciless at that moment!


    ¡°I¡¯m sure!¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t even bother to answer with hesitation; his reply was that straightforward.


    ¡°Very well, Tredan, you treated me heartlessly today, but tomorrow do not me me for being heartless too!¡± Lilian Drye picked up her bag from the rattan chair and turned to leave, vowing in her mind as she did so: ¡°Octavia Gills, you will not get away with stealing my man. If Tredan Davi gave her up for a woman like that, Tredan Davi will regret it!¡±


    Tredan Davi looked at the hills in the distance, the trees are so green, and his heart felt like it was at peace, except that he was beginning to worry about Octavia Gills.


    The words Lilian Drye had said ruthlessly echoed in his mind, and if his father, Floyd Davi, knew he had backed out of the engagement privately then Octavia Gills would be exposed soon. One Lilian Drye was enough to worry about. If his father intervened then Octavia Gills¡¯ life would be disrupted and even more so. Tredan Davi will have to take a good look at this and figure out how to protect Octavia Gills from this break-up.


    ¡°Domino, don¡¯t you have to work today? Is it appropriate to stay in my office all the time?¡±


    Since Octavia Gills came to work this morning, her best friend Domino has been clinging to Octavia Gills like a piece of candy to a child and has been telling Octavia Gills that if she is too sad, she shouldn¡¯t keep it inside and that she must cry so that she will feel better.


    Octavia Gillsughed and cried at this because she had told Domino a million times that she couldn¡¯t stop loving Tredan. But Domino thinks she was very sad and was just acting as if nothing was wrong now.


    Octavia Gills would be lying if she said that her heart hadn¡¯t been affected by it. But she knew from the start that this would happen, and Octavia Gills had cried and grieved all she needed tost night. Although the Group Davi subsidiary has been discussing the engagement dinner between the Group Davi Prince and the Qin¡¯s daughter, as soon as she closed her office door, she pretended that nothing has happened. Domino is so worried about Octavia Gills that she secretly took the time off work and sat in Octavia Gills¡¯ office, pretending to bezy.


    ¡°Ding, it¡¯s just about noontime, lunchtime, let¡¯s go!¡± Domino wasn¡¯t going to give Octavia Gills any chance to say no to her, taking her by the hand and dragging her out the door, while answering Woodrow¡¯s call.


    ¡°Say, Woodrow, can¡¯t you be a bit patient? I¡¯m already rushing out the door, aren¡¯t I?¡±


    Does Domino have an appointment with Woodrow? Domino was dragging Octavia Gills, and desperately trying to get out of the office.


    ¡°Why are you dragging me out to cheer me up when you have a date with a handsome guy? You go and enjoy yourself; I don¡¯t need to be there. Besides, I still need to catch up on my monthly financial statements!¡±


    ¡°No! How can I leave you on your own? Besides, Woodrow and I are always fighting with each like cats and dogs! We¡¯d get along better if you were there! And, for the record, I¡¯m going to ask Woodrow to find out what Tredan Davi is up to. I don¡¯t care, if he goes and gets engaged to Lilian, I¡¯m going to beat the shit out of him! That¡¯ll take the edge off!¡± Domino got angrier and angrier as she spoke, getting louder and louder.


    ¡°Hush ¡­¡±


    Octavia Gills was taken aback by Domino¡¯s big-hearted nature! ¡°We¡¯re still in the office, Domino, keep your voice down!¡±


    ¡°Whoops!¡± At Octavia Gills¡¯ warning, the first thing Domino did was to cover her mouth with Octavia at hand, and looked around to see if anyone had heard her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Octavia, I¡¯m just a bit angry, who is Tredan Davi to make you suffer so much.¡±


    Octavia Gills has asked herself numerous times why she is so attached to Tredan Davi who is the same age as her brother, but she doesn¡¯t feel like an older sister to him.


    ¡°Yes, and Domino, do you know why I¡¯ve been so out of sorts since I met Tredan?¡± Domino put her hand on Octavia Gills¡¯ forehead to check her temperature and said reassuringly, ¡°Luckily, you don¡¯t have a fever! Come on, let¡¯s have our meal, it¡¯s not like you¡¯ve been under his spell for a day or two anyway, you¡¯ve been poisoned for 20 years so there¡¯s no cure for it! It¡¯s better to forget about it and just go out with me for a bit of a fling!¡±


    Octavia Gills was a little embarrassed by Domino¡¯s taunting! Woodrow, who was waiting outside the door, heard their conversation and used it to talk to Domino in the same way, using a super gross tone of voice.


    ¡°Bummer, Domino, I¡¯ve been waiting here for you for twenty-three minutes and thirty-six seconds and you¡¯re really annoying!¡±


    ¡°Woodrow, do you have any idea what you¡¯re doing, it¡¯s giving me the goosebumps, you should think twice about giving me that psychological approach before you speak? How do you expect me to live?¡± Domino¡¯s aura as a ¡®big sister¡¯ to Octavia Gills, immediately changed into a ¡®little girl¡¯ state in seconds.


    Ha ha ha¡­


    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud, every time she saw Domino and Woodrow together. It felt like they were a happy little couple, it was so funny, but it was also a match made in heaven and it was nice to see Domino like that.


    Domino blushed at Octavia Gills¡¯ teasing, ¡°Octavia, when did you get so mean?¡±


    ¡°Hey, two big beauties, get in the car! This young master is treating you to a delicious meal!¡± Woodrow opened the car door for both of them and the three of them drove off in a lively and yful manner.


    Drye Family Vi.


    Lilian Drye came out of that farmhouse and rushed straight home! The first thing she said to Eldwin when she walked in the door was, ¡°Tell Elda toe and see me!¡±


    ¡°I wonder what it is you want with her Princess? She¡¯s at¡­¡± Eldwin knew from the moment Lilian Drye returned with a ck face that the situation was not good, and Eldwin just wanted to shallowly try to find out for Elda what was going on and how serious it was! Before he could finish his sentence, Lilian Drye picked up the vase beside him and mmed it down with one hand, and roared like a river lion, ¡°I¡­ said¡­ get me, Elda. Are you deaf? Did I tell you to nag me? Go, now! Right now! Tell Elda to get her ass over here!¡±N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    Eldwin had never seen Lilian Drye spill out her guts like that before, and he knew that this time it wouldn¡¯t go well for Elda. He shook his head and went straight down to the servants¡¯ quarters to look for Elda.


    ¡°Elda, what have you done to offend the princesstely, why is it that every time shees with a dark face, she particrly asks for you?¡± Eldwin was so worried, that if there was something in particr to prevent the princess¡¯ anger, he wouldn¡¯t have almost set himself on fire by asking her about it. Even though the princess always had a temper, she treated Eldwin with respect like an uncle, but today??


    ¡°I¡­ me, hey Mr. Eldwin, don¡¯t get yourself involved in this! It¡¯s a curse that can¡¯t be avoided! You go about your business; I¡¯ll go over and see the Princess!¡± Elda had been working for the Drye Family for over twenty years, and she knew very well how everyone in the family dealt with each other. Octavia stole her boyfriend. What goes around alwayses around!


    ¡°Princess, is there something you want to ask me?¡± Elda already knew what it was, but the next thing she knew, the princess was tearing her apart.


    ¡°Elda, is there anything in particr that you feel when you look at this mess all over the house? Have you ever thought to yourself why I asked for you?¡± Lilian Drye took a packet of cigarettes from a wooden box in a drawer, with the words all written in English, Elda couldn¡¯t read a word of it, just watched as Lilian Drye sped a stick using two fingers in her left hand, took a lighter with her right and lit it up. She took a deep puff, inhaling the burning tobo smoke deep into her lungs, holding it in for a long time before finally exhaling it gently in the air!


    Elda looked at Lilian Drye in disbelief and saw her smoking a cigarette. That¡¯s bad for your health, you¡¯re a girl, you can¡¯t smoke like an outsider!¡±


    ¡°Fuck off!¡± Lilian Drye pushed Elda away with one hand and pped Elda in the face with indignation.

 Chapter 41: Mother Injured

    ¡°Who the hell do you think you are! Do you know why I asked for you today? I tell you, I will not spare your daughter, and as much as I hurt today, I will make your daughter Octavia Gills pay me back twice as much hurt in the future!¡±


    ¡°Princess, listen to me, my daughter Octavia Gills has promised me that she will leave the president of that Group Davi, as soon as her brother is done with his operation, my daughter will go out of the country! Please believe me, Princess, that my daughter and I have not revealed anything to anyone. Please also rest assured, Princess, that I will¡­¡±


    ¡°Bullshit! Do you have any idea how clever your daughter is, not only did she manage to sleep in Tredan Davi¡¯s bed, but she is also living in the Davi Family mansion, that¡¯s very sinister, Elda, don¡¯t you think so?¡± Elda was not too emotional because she believed in her daughter!


    ¡°You¡¯ve taught your daughter well, great job! First ss! That bitch managed to get Tredan to break my engagement to him.¡± Lilian Drye went berserk at this, grabbing Elda by the shoulders and yelling, ¡°Do you know that your damned daughter has ruined my happiness? She has shamelessly stolen my man, ahh¡­¡± What little sense Lilian Drye had left began to drown, and Lilian Drye shook Elda¡¯s body with all his strength, her anger exploding at Elda and throwing her to the ground. She fell toward the coffee table and cut her palm on the edge of the broken ss to keep her bnce. The red blood flowed instantly and Elda felt the pain in her palm.


    Eldwin, who had been worried about Elda, heard her cries of paining from Lilian Drye¡¯s room and rushed upstairs. He ran into Lilian Drye¡¯s room and held Elda in his arms, not caring about what his position was, what he should do, or whether it was appropriate.


    ¡°Are you okay? How did you hurt your hand? Let me take you to the hospital right away to get it bandaged!¡± As Eldwin picked up Elda without consulting Lilian Drye and prepared to go out the door, Lilian Dryeughed sarcastically and said to them, ¡°Elda, you two are something, just picking Eldwin to work for you! And you, Eldwin, you¡¯re not paid to be a hero. I don¡¯t keep lowlifes in the Drye Family, Elda, please pack up and get the hell out of the Drye Family by ten o¡¯clock this evening.¡±


    ¡°Princess, you¡¯ve gone too far!¡± Eldwin has never judged any situation and never got into a verbal argument with anyone in the Drye Family. This time he was really angry. Ready to step forward and argue the merits of Elda to Lilian Drye! Only to be stopped by the pale-faced Elda.


    ¡°Princess, I have always been grateful for the kindness of the Drye Family by taking me in, and today, my daughter has indeed done something wrong, but please believe that we have followed every use written in that agreement.¡± The pain Elda felt in her hand was bing unbearable, but she couldn¡¯t do anything.


    ¡°Get out, please get out! Don¡¯t ever show up in my house again!!!¡±


    Eldwin was so distressed that he ignored Lilian Drye, who seemed to have lost her mind. He then carried Elda downstairs without looking back, simply wrapping Elda¡¯s hand first with gauze and telling Elda not to say anything.


    ¡°Elda, it¡¯s better if you don¡¯t work here, for now, I¡¯ll support you from now on!¡±


    Elda didn¡¯t have time to react, only to know that her heart was sincerely touched by Eldwin!


    ¡°My mum¡¯s calling me; I¡¯m going out to answer it! You guys eat first!¡± Octavia Gills took her phone and went out.


    Octavia Gills answered and it wasn¡¯t her mother¡¯s voice on the other end, it was Eldwin!


    ¡°Octavia,e over here quickly, your mother was kicked out of the Drye Family by Ms. Lilian! And her hand is hurt, I¡¯m taking your mother to the hospital now to get it treated but I have to go back to the Drye Familyter!¡±


    ¡°Which hospital? Yes, yes! I¡¯ll be right over, Eldwin, thank you!¡±


    Octavia Gills went back to tell Domino about what happened and left. Domino wanted to go with Octavia Gills, but she refused and told them not to waste such good food, even telling Domino to eat her share!


    Octavia Gills, who had hailed a taxi to get to the hospital, was puzzled as to why Lilian Drye was kicking her mother out of the Drye Family ¨C was it because of her affair with Tredan Davi? She had already promised her mother that she would return to Japan when her brother got better, so what was Lilian Drye doing this for?


    ¡°Mum, Mum, how¡¯s your hand? What the hell happened? You tell me?¡± Octavia Gills looked at her mother whose face was particrly pale and looked like she was scared out of her wits.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re here, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine!¡± Octavia Gills rushed forward to take a closer look at her mother¡¯s hand, which was wrapped inyers of white gauze. ¡°Eldwin, go back to work, it¡¯s only a minor injury, Octavia is here, don¡¯t worry! I¡¯m so sorry for troubling you this time!¡±


    ¡°Why are you being so polite? Well?? I¡¯ll go back and take care of some things first!¡±


    ¡°Octavia, see Eldwin off for mum!¡± Elda would have gotten up to see him off but she was still hooked up to an IV!


    Seeing Eldwin to the door, Octavia Gills asked him what was going on.


    ¡°I don¡¯t really know the details, but when Ms. Lilian returned to the Drye Family today, she told me to ask your mother toe to her room, but she hadn¡¯t been there for long before I heard the sound of things being dropped and Ms. Lilian yelling. I barged into the room and wanted to find out what was going on, but to my surprise, I saw that your mother¡¯s hand was injured! It was unclear, but I heard that it had something to do with Ms. Lilian¡¯s boyfriend.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, your mother has been working hardtely, so it will be good for her not to work there anymore. She can rest for a while and ask me if she needs money. And if your mum needs anything, remember to call me!¡± Octavia Gills was so relieved to see someone who cared so much about her mum, after all these years with her dad gone, her mum hadn¡¯t had the life she wanted for her mum and brother.


    ¡°I know, Eldwin, thank you! I have been without a father since I was a little girl, so thank you Eldwin for being a father to me and treating me and my brother like our own children. In my heart, Eldwin, I have considered you as a real father to me!¡± When she was teased about being a fatherless child, Eldwin held an umbre for her and acted as a father, telling her that although her father could not be there for her like he used to, his soul became a star when he died and her father watches over them every day. She must stay strong so that her dad will rest in peace! Because of these words from Eldwin, she had the strength to hold on!


    ¡°Silly child, always so sentimental, go back and look after your mother! I¡¯m going back and will see you some other time!¡± Eldwin gave her a hug like a father would and stroked her head. ¡°Let it be, my child, whatever it is in your heart! What¡¯s yours will be yours in the end, make sure you let yourself go and face life, okay? Okay, no need to send me off!¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Well, I know, Eldwin!¡± said Octavia Gills, feeling lucky after all, and thankful to God for bringing these warm people around her, be it Eldwin or Domino, and many more!


    ¡°Mum, what¡¯s going on and why is Lilian Drye doing this?¡± Octavia Gills sat next to Elda, peeling her apple as she questioned her closely. She had to know why? Whatever Lilian Drye¡¯s reasons were, she wouldn¡¯t allow anyone to bully her mother about it.


    ¡°Octavia, mum is asking you and you need to answer honestly! Have you done anything to spoil Ms. Lilian¡¯s marriage to the president of Group Davi!¡± She was worried about Octavia Gills getting involved in this mess, both Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye were too much for them to mess with and that world of theirs was not for her mother and daughter to cross.


    ¡°Mum, please, believe me, I haven¡¯t done anything! Isn¡¯t Lilian Drye and Tredan Davi about to get engaged? I¡¯m happy for them both! Mum, you haven¡¯t told me why Ms. Lilian asked for you today?¡±


    Elda truthfully told Octavia Gills about what happened.


    ¡°Today, Ms. Lilian was going to Group Davi for a press conference to announce their engagement, then for some reason, Ms. Lilian left before getting to the hotel, I heard that even Tredan Davi didn¡¯t show up. I don¡¯t know what happened in between, but the princess came back and came straight at me saying that you stole her man, that the engagement had been broken off, and that you were to me for all this. Ms. Lilian spoke harshly and was very fearful. ¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mom! I am ungrateful for putting you through this!¡± Octavia Gills was angry and tormented inside, how could Lilian Drye do this to her mother, how could she take that anger out on her mother on what should have been hers to bear.


    It didn¡¯t matter what Lilian Drye did, but she couldn¡¯t watch her mother suffer.


    Elda wanted to go back to the Drye Family to pack after her belongings, but Octavia Gills insisted that her mother go home and rest. After taking her mother back to her t and making her bed, Octavia Gills left gently with a note asking Elda to wait for her at home while she went to the Drye Family to pick up her clothes and other belongings.


    Octavia Gills arrived at the Drye Family¡¯s maid¡¯s room, not realizing that Eldwin had packed up some simple things for her mother early in the morning, leaving only Elda¡¯s clothes unpacked. When she saw Octavia Gillsing, he settled Elda¡¯s wages and injury bills for the day and handed over a bank book with Eldwin¡¯s name on it to Octavia Gills.


    Eldwin said meaningfully to Octavia Gills, ¡°Give this to your mum, it¡¯s my spare money, tell your mum not to work for anyone else, don¡¯t bother at her age, and take this money and open a bakery, I¡¯ve had your mum¡¯s buns and dumplings and they are delicious, so your mum¡¯s good work won¡¯t go to waste. That way, your mother¡¯s good workmanship won¡¯t go to waste.¡±


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t expect Eldwin to care so much about her mum after what happened today and Octavia Gills was moved to tears!


    ¡°Eldwin, keep this bank book. As my mother¡¯s daughter, I am supposed to take care of all this for her, Eldwin you have taken care of my mother so much, I don¡¯t even know how to thank you! How can I still take your money!¡±

 Chapter 42: Octavia Gills Leaves

    ¡°Octavia, take it! Because of Gar¡¯s illness, neither you nor your mother will have any savings left! If you¡¯re too embarrassed to take it, you can give it back to meter when you have the money to spare. I also contacted an old friend of mine today who specializes in shop brokerage, and with his introduction, I signed your mother up for a shop near the entrance of the S City High School. Octavia Gills didn¡¯t expect Eldwin to do such generous deeds, even arranging the shop making Octavia Gills feel relieved!


    When her brother is well enough, Octavia Gills will be able to travel to Japan with confidence.


    ¡°Eldwin, thank you, and I also thank you on behalf of my mother!¡± Octavia Gills embraced the man who had been filling the role of her dad. ¡°Eldwin, is Ms. Lilian there? I¡¯m going to go and sort something out with her!¡±


    ¡°In? Be careful! Don¡¯t get into a sh with her!¡±


    ¡°Octavia, you bitch, you¡¯ve got the nerve toe to the Drye Family house! Lilian Drye, smelling of alcohol, staggered towards Octavia Gills, and kept saying nasty things to her.


    ¡°You bitch! You white-eyed wolf!¡±


    Suddenly there was a loud pping sound that echoed clearly through the air.


    Lilian Drye covered her face in disbelief! Had she just been pped by Octavia Gills? ¡°You bitch, how dare you hit me?¡± Lilian Drye raised her hand in anger and prepared to fling it at Octavia Gills¡¯ face, only Octavia Gills was not as meek as she usually was and grabbed Lilian Drye¡¯s hand with one hand, holding it in mid-air with a grip so strong that Lilian Drye could neither hit nor pluck it out.


    Although her mother had not mentioned the p to her at the hospital today, how could she not have noticed the red and swollen marks on Elda¡¯s face? Octavia Gills knew in her heart that Lilian Drye was a princess and had a proud temper. She could tolerate Lilian Drye hitting her face, but not her mother¡¯s.


    ¡°Lilian, this p is to pay you back for hitting my mother, no matter what, you shouldn¡¯t take it out on my family, not to mention that you don¡¯t need to worry that I will reveal what happened twenty years ago. That was my promise to Mr. and Mrs. Drye and I will not break it in this lifetime! You do not need to condemn me with your petty heart.¡±


    ¡°I can see that you aren¡¯t as meek as amb with a tongue like yours. I underestimated you before! Your fox¡¯s tail that you¡¯ve hidden for so many years is finally showing. What did you do to seduce Tredan Davi? Tell me, I want to know!¡±


    Octavia Gills shook off Lilian Drye¡¯s hand and spoke her truest thoughts to her in a serious tone.


    ¡± Ms. Lilian, you don¡¯t have to focus on me. I was only with him because he was very miserable and lonely during the year you were out of the country, and by coincidence, he used me as your stand-in. I was supposed to leave after you returned to China, but I postponed it because my brother was preparing for a major operation and I didn¡¯t feelfortable leaving him. From now on, pleasee to me directly if you need anything, and don¡¯t touch my family again. That way, it¡¯s better for you and me!¡± Octavia Gills took the bottle away from Lilian Drye¡¯s table and said to her, ¡°If you have time to drink here, you might as well go and spend your time fighting for what will make you happy!¡±


    ¡°Octavia, who do you think you are? Who are you to lecture me, you fatherless country girl? Who are you, you bitch, you¡¯re a wolf, get out of here, get out of here!¡± Lilian Drye picked up her ss and threw it at Octavia Gills who was leaving, and when she lost sight of her, she sat on the floor and wailed! She hated Octavia Gills!


    After all this, Octavia Gills feels she can no longer stay at the Davi Family home. If Tredan Davi gets engaged to Lilian Drye next Monday, Tredan Davi will be Lilian¡¯s fianc??. It¡¯s time for her to leave. Every day and night she spends with Tredan Davi makes her heart grow fonder, making it more painful to leave. So, Octavia Gills quickly decided on leaving and just taking care of her mother herself.


    Likest time, she simply packed her clothes, cleaned the house for Tredan Davi, tidied up his study, and prepared some food and drinks to put in his fridge. She wrote a note, put a set of keys on the table and left!


    Tredan,


    The origin of fate is free, and the depth of love is not up to anyone.


    The blossoming and falling of flowers.


    All things are brought together and scattered by fate.


    In life,


    Who are our passing guests?


    And who are passing through?


    It¡¯s not intentional, but it¡¯s also a thin one!


    Gathered by fate, warmed by love!


    You are the most beautiful piece of melody in my life.


    You will be happy!


    Octavia Gills


    During the day Octavia Gills acted like nothing was wrong in front of everyone, but when she walked out of Tredan Davi¡¯s room with her suitcase, she recalled the beautiful and sweet images of her and Tredan, reying them over and over like a movie, Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t let go, really, really couldn¡¯t let go, Octavia Gills crouched on the floor and cried feverishly, letting out all the emotions she had held down, she huddled up, hugging her legs close to her chest as she cried helplessly. But even though the pain it brought was excruciating, she had to leave here after all.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    The Davi Family house was not lit up tonight when Tredan Davi returned. Standing outside the door, Tredan has a bad feeling as he looked at the old Davi Family house, which was as dark as it used to be.


    ¡°Octavia, Octavia¡­¡± Tredan Davi opened the door and went straight to the bedroom, which was empty again, and noticed the white note that was left there.


    Why? Why? Did she just walk away again without telling him? Was she writing all this to say something, just to tell him that they were just passers-by? Did she want to run off to Eddison¡¯s side in particr? Did she want to leave him that badly? There was an air of loneliness in the empty house, the bleak night was too much for Tredan Davi to bear, and his heart turned cold, again.


    Tredan Davi went into his private cer and picked up a bottle of ck Label, opened it, and filled the ss, staring angrily at the yellow liquid and swallowing it in one gulp as if he had killed a viin. He filled and refilled it, ss after ss until he had consumed most of its content. With the note left by Octavia Gills clutched in his hand, and in a stupor, Tredan Davi had drifted off to sleep.


    Since that day, Tredan Davi has not gone to look for Octavia Gills, even though he knows where she lived! And Octavia Gills has not contacted Tredan Davi either, even though Octavia Gills misses him dearly in her heart.


    Monday came and went without Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills getting in touch and neither did they talk to each other.


    Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye¡¯s engagement ceremony and Domino¡¯s birthday were both being held today!


    Octavia Gills remembered vividly that Tredan Davi had promised to apany her to Domino¡¯s birthday party but she thought better of it and put on the little dress she had prepared, even though Tredan Davi was not there.


    With Domino¡¯s transportation, Woodrow took Domino and Octavia to the private yacht club where he was going to give Domino a very different kind of birthday.


    With the curtain slowly rising at Hotel Verdunaya¡¯svish engagement ceremony. This seemingly joyful and calm scene hid a harbinger of turbulence.


    Tredan Davi greets Lilian Drye onest time: ¡°It¡¯s better if you say it! I¡¯m sorry, Lilian!¡±


    Lilian Drye didn¡¯t want to let go and desperately took Tredan Davi¡¯s hand, ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to hear you say you¡¯re sorry, Tredan, let¡¯s get engaged, and let¡¯s turn the page on the past and let it all go, okay? Let¡¯s start again!¡±


    How many couples can start over when ites to rtionships? And even if they do, will they be able to go back to the way they were in the beginning?


    ¡°Let¡¯s not kid ourselves, Lilian, we can¡¯t be lovers but we can still be family.¡± Hearing Tredan Davi¡¯s irreverentnguage, Lilian Drye also uses her terms and power to threaten Tredan Davi.


    ¡°Tredan, have you thought about whether Group Davi would be able to survive if the Drye Family pulls out from your business, and whether it would be worse for Group Davi if I withdrew my five percent shareholding? Not only that, but your high position as President will be someone else¡¯s. Do you want that, Tredan?¡±


    Tredan Davi looked at Lilian Drye¡¯s now sinister role y, he had never realized that Lilian had such a hard heart, he had missed it! Tredan Davi said nothing, he just smiled at Lilian Drye, patted her on both shoulders, and turned to leave!


    ¡°Tredan, if you dare give up on me today, you will regret it. You will regret it!¡± But no matter what Lilian Drye said, Tredan Davi walked away as if he hadn¡¯t heard a word Lilian said.


    When Tredan Davi disappeared from the engagement party, the Drye Family was furious and Floyd kept trying to make amends to Grimm and his wife while keeping a smile on his face.


    ¡°I have made a decision, no matter what, we must get my ungrateful son back!¡±


    Seeing his daughter, whom he holds like a jewel in the palm of his hand, crying so bitterly was not a good feeling for Grimm! Group Drye had invested their money in Group Davi¡¯s shitty project and Tredan Davi had not only ignored his daughter, but he had also ignored him!


    ¡°Come on, girl, let¡¯s get out of this marriage, let¡¯s not cry anymore, Dad¡¯s here for you!¡± Grimm took a tearful Lilian into his strong embrace.


    ¡°Grimm, don¡¯t be impulsive, don¡¯t be impulsive! The marriage between our families was supposed to be a big deal, the banquet hall is full of family and friends, directors of bothpanies, and lots of journalists waiting so calm down and let us get that press away first. If we let them write nonsense there, then both the Group Davi and Group Drye will be greatly affected tomorrow, it will affect both ourpanies and make the stocks fall drastically as a consequence. Lilian, don¡¯t cry, Uncle Floyd will teach a lesson to that ungrateful son of mine who made you feel aggrieved!¡± Floyd¡¯s words were true enough, but Grimm was furious to hear Floyd¡¯s seemingly unpleasant words.


    ¡°Floyd, that¡¯s easy for you to say, because it¡¯s my daughter who¡¯s being bullied, and you¡¯re not hurting, are you? I¡¯m telling you, Floyd, if you don¡¯t give me a good exnation of what¡¯s happening today, you won¡¯t hear the end of it from me!¡±


    Ottilie, standing on the sidelines, watched the scene with a happy heart. The heavens were helping her and her son. This was Eddison¡¯s chance to shine!


    ¡°Grimm, Floyd didn¡¯t mean that, don¡¯t be angry. As a woman, Lilian is a bit aggrieved, but right now we need to make a n to deal with the reporters, otherwise, we don¡¯t know what they will disclose to the public, and if they write something that will hurt Lilian, it won¡¯t be good. We can¡¯t let Lilian suffer like this!¡± Ottilie was Ottilie, and Floyd was d to have this woman by his side.

 Chapter 43: Learning the Truth

    ¡°Lilian, let¡¯s not cry, you go home with your mother and let your father take care of the rest.¡± Mrs. Drye was very distressed for her only daughter, but she knew clearly that she shouldn¡¯t force her way into a rtionship that had no love. As far as thepany¡¯s interests were concerned, they shouldn¡¯t be based on her child¡¯s lifelong happiness. ¡°Anyway, Tredan has gone a bit too far and he owes the family an exnation!¡±


    ¡°Yes, it was indeed that canine¡¯s fault, Mrs. Drye, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll make sure he goes back Lilian ready and willing to atone for his wrongdoing!¡± Floyd was also particrly annoyed with Tredan Davi for this act of rebellion.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine!¡± Mrs. Drye finished and took a coat and draped it over Lilian Drye who was wearing a strapless little dress and was about to lead Lilian Drye away when Ottilie spoke out to stop it.


    ¡°Mrs. Drye, I am afraid it is not appropriate for you to leave now. There are still many friends and rtives sitting outside waiting for the party to start, if the child does not appear and you are not present as a mother, I am afraid it will cause a lot of unnecessary gossips, do you think that will be okay? I will ask my son Eddison to escort Ms. Lilian home, he will certainly escort Ms. Lilian safely back home. This is the proper thing to do right now!¡±


    Ottilie was right too, if Mrs. Drye left, who would deal with the Drye Family¡¯s friends and family out there! ¡°Is that okay with you, Lilian?¡±


    ¡°Well!¡± As it happens, Lilian Drye had something she wanted to talk to Eddison about too!


    As Eddison escorts Lilian Drye home away from the eyes and ears of the press, Ottilie emphatically exhorts Eddison to take this opportunity, which of course, Eddison finds ridiculous when he thought about it.


    ¡°What are youughing at, are youughing at me because you are seeing me in this mess?¡± Lilian Drye looked at Eddison who had been thinking andughing since she got into the car! It was particrly ufortable to see.


    ¡°No, don¡¯t overthink it, it was my mother who just instructed me to make the most of my opportunity to steal you away from my brother, look, you¡¯re a famous daughter-inw now, don¡¯t be so sad!¡± Eddison also took pity on Lilian Drye.


    ¡°Huh!¡±


    The Hotel Verdunaya was abuzz with spection about the story behind the engagement, as the protagonists were slow to make their appearance, some said that Group Davi was trying to use the Drye Family to bail out of a financial crisis, and others said that the Drye Family was trying to capitalize on the strength and influence of the Davi Family for theirpany¡¯s products, and some even said that Tredan Davi had knocked up Lilian Drye at one point, and that was why he was forced to marry Lilian Drye. The absence of the couple created this chaotic situation.


    The energy of the journalists listening to this diverse talk was revived as if they had been given a cocktail, pricked up their two big ears, and listened carefully to the conversations, as long as something was going on, they would hit it big with the headlines!


    Just as the scene descended into chaos, Floyd, Ottilie, and Mr. and Mrs. Drye emerged, all four smiles on their faces as they walked on stage as if they were happy to be there, Floyd spoke first: ¡°Thank you to all our friends and family foring today and to all the journalists who have been waiting. It is a happy day to witness the impending marriage of our Group Davi and Group Drye. It is a bit of a shame that my son and Ms. Lilian are away on a trip together. But today is a day to raise a ss of wine, so please join us and witness the happiness in the union of our two children!¡±


    ¡°Yes, folks, please let your bellies go and eat, Oh happy days, happy! Happy days!¡± Grimm just couldn¡¯t go on. He took a ss of wine directly to his friends in the family service on stage.


    ¡°Make yourselves at home, everyone, let¡¯s eat, drink and be merry!¡±


    Mr. and Mrs. Drye left in anger after that fiasco!


    After walking out of the engagement party, Tredan, dressed in a white suit, drove his sports car straight to the yacht club. At that moment, Woodrow¡¯s call came through.


    ¡°Tredan, where have you been! I¡¯m all set up for you over here!¡± Woodrow kept his voice extra low as if he was a thief!


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there in fifteen minutes, thanks Woodrow!¡± grinned Tredan Davi as the corners of his mouth turned upwards, Tredan Davi wasn¡¯t going to give any chance for Octavia Gills to get away this time!


    ¡°Domino and I have sacrificed so much for you, you must remember my kindness and know how to be grateful in return!¡± Woodrow had never seen Tredan Davi ask for a favor in all the years he had been his brother, and when he called himst night to ask him for a favor, it was a good favor, but when Tredan Davi asked, he knew the birthday party he had nned for Domino was ruined. Fortunately, he was smart enough to call Dominost night to ask for forgiveness, but Domino was so happy to hear that Tredan Davi was going to hold on to Octavia Gills that she almost went crazy, so happy that he asked her to be a part of it. Domino was so excited that she stayed up almost all night. Woodrow was also drunk! Having sacrificed his ns, he had to get something out of it from Tredan Davi! Woodrow won¡¯t let Tredan Davi off the hook that easily!


    ¡°Got it, put your mind at rest, it¡¯s not something small to help you with for your future, it might even be your life¡¯s work!¡± Tredan Davi was hinting to Woodrow that he could help him with his mother.


    ¡°As you say, let it be clear that I don¡¯t have a sweet spot for you, I¡¯m not motivated at all right now, I can¡¯t move, and I¡¯m a bit of a heartbeat away from helping you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you thetest Lamborghini sports car at home for six months!¡± It was Woodrow¡¯s favorite. Hearing this, he immediately told Tredan Davi that he would help him at his end and told him to rx. It¡¯s all about buying people¡¯s hearts!


    ¡°President Cruise, President Cruise!¡± said Octavia Gills, seeing that it was almost eleven o¡¯clock and she hadn¡¯t gotten Domino¡¯s cake out yet, so she cut the cake before she got drunk, because she¡¯ll surely want to get drunkter.


    ¡°Huh? Ah Octavia you¡­ what do you want from me?¡± Hearing Octavia Gills¡¯ voice, Woodrow hurriedly hung up the phone and sheepishly put it away. Looking at this sneaky Woodrow, Octavia Gills thought he was arranging some kind of surprise for Domino! Looking at his embarrassed look, Octavia Gills acted as if she didn¡¯t notice anything. ¡°No, it¡¯s time for Domino to get that cake out before the clock strikes twelve.¡±


    ¡°Oh yes, yes, almost forgot about that and other great things!¡± Woodrow mentally cursed Tredan Davi a million times for noting over quickly and dying Domino¡¯s cake. Come on, Tredan! Please hurry up!


    ¡°Octavia, just go inside and wait for me while I go and get the cake now!¡± Woodrow looked at the watch in his hand, thought it was about time, and sent a Facebook message to Domino: Baby, the live, action-romance movie reboot sequence ising up, backup requested! Get everything ready for the male lead to appear.


    Octavia Gills, who was sitting next to Domino, was horrified that this Domino was holding that phone cheekily, clutching her stomach andughing weirdly, even twirling around seriously.


    ¡°Are you all right Domino, are you drunk, should I ask Woodrow to take you home?¡±


    ¡°Nope¡­ nothing of that sort! I just want to go out and watch a nice movie with Woodrow tonight. Octavia, do me a favor! I want to spend some time alone with Woodrow, will you wait here until I get back? And don¡¯t run off!¡± Octavia Gills was embarrassed by Domino¡¯sment, and felt that for a person who had been in love before, she was not so smart. It was so stupid!


    ¡°Domino go on then, I¡¯ll make sure I don¡¯t interrupt your tryst!¡±


    Domino gave Octavia Gills¡¯ little cheeks a painful smooch, ¡°That¡¯s nice! You give me a twosome so I¡¯ll give you a twosome backter!¡± Domino disappeared from the room particrly quickly and suddenly Octavia Gills was left alone in the room, she looked a little forlorn at the moment! She began to miss Tredan Davi like crazy, only, after today, Lilian would be his fianc??!


    Suddenly the lights in the entire yacht went out and it was pitch ck inside, and Octavia Gills was taken aback to see arge screen lighting in front, showing a picture of Octavia Gills getting a bottle of wine that day in Tredan Davi¡¯s private wine kiln, where Octavia Gills was like a child pointing her finger at each bottle there.


    Point a finger at the soldier and the thief??


    ?? Who¡¯s my drink when I order it! It¡¯s you!


    What¡¯s going on here? Why is there a video of her being shown at this moment? As Octavia Gills looked confused, Tredan Davi appeared, in a white suit, holding a bouquet of red roses as he slowly approached Octavia Gills from the doorway.


    Tredan? Is it really Tredan? Octavia Gills rubbed her eyes incredulously and only when Tredan Davi came up to Octavia Gills and handed her the roses did Octavia Gills feel the warmthing from his hand and snapped out of her wandering thoughts. ¡°Tredan, what are you¡­ doing here?¡± Shouldn¡¯t he be celebrating at the engagement dinner at this very moment? How did hee to be here?


    ¡°Octavia, do you have any idea how badly you¡¯ve fooled me; you¡¯ve deceived me for so long, have you ever considered my feelings?¡±


    ¡°How did I¡­ I deceive you? What else am I hiding from you?¡± What was going on here? Was she dreaming? Who can tell her if this was a dream or reality?This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Thedy who apanied me abroad twenty years ago wasn¡¯t Lilian, was she? And you are the ¡®Lilian¡¯ who apanied me abroad and looked after me for two years, right?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not me, you¡¯re mistaken, don¡¯t be ridiculous, it¡¯s not me!¡± Octavia Gills was shocked at how Tredan Davi found out about it?


    ¡°How long are you going to keep ying dumb? You taught me this game of Pointing Finger Soldiers, you told me then that your father taught you that when you didn¡¯t know which thing to choose. You can take it by fate, and that is the game Pointing Finger Soldiers.¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s gaze was fiery as he watched the expression on Octavia Gills¡¯ face, not intending to miss the slightest detail.


    ¡°Most kids y that game, you¡¯re overthinking it Tredan, you¡¯ve got it wrong!¡± Octavia Gills felt she was quickly running out of excuses for Tredan. She tried changing the subject, ¡°It¡¯s Domino¡¯s birthday today, it¡¯s almost midnight, I¡¯m going out to get her to cut her cake.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, do you know that I asked Lilian before I came here and she didn¡¯t know what ¡®Point and Shoot¡¯ was, she couldn¡¯t even answer that it was a game, I even tried to test Uncle Drye and when I was clicking on the poetry of the game, Uncle Drye asked me curiously what I was doing. Octavia, what other excuses can youe up with to deceive me? Tell me why, exactly?¡± Tredan Davi was frantic, why?

 Chapter 44: The Three Covenants

    ¡°Tredan, I¡¯ll tell you for thest time, don¡¯t you dare ask me why! It¡¯s been twenty years and I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ve long forgotten that childish y, after all, Uncle Drye and Ms. Lilian are now in a position and status that constantly reminds them of their image! I¡¯m not thedy you¡¯re talking about, that¡¯s Ms. Lilian!¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s patience had reached its limit and he was so furious that Octavia Gills was trying so hard to lie and be cleared of suspicion. Step by step he approached Octavia Gills who looked at Tredan Davi¡¯s angry face. Octavia Gills dared not look him in the face, and step by step she retreated as Tredan Davi approached, her eyes flickering around, only to catch a glimpse of Domino and Woodrow peering from the ss window to the room, watching them like a couple enjoying a film. Octavia Gills seemed to react and was about to say to Domino, ¡°You traitor,¡± when Tredan Davi dragged her by the hand and led her to the screened sofa, where he kissed her on the lips and nibbled on her upper lip, punishing her for not focusing on him alone.


    ¡°Whoa whoa! And you are telling me that Tredan is man enough to hide in a corner where we can¡¯t see him do bad things.¡± Woodrow was just about to watch the climax when his view was blocked out by Tredan Davi. Leaving Woodrow very baffled!


    Looking at Woodrow¡¯s lewd thoughts, Domino couldn¡¯t help but smack him on the head, and with an ¡°ahhh¡± Woodrow finally came back to his senses.


    ¡°Why do I even feel like looking at you now?¡± Domino crossed her arms, waved hands in dismay, kicked his shin, and chased Woodrow all over the yacht.


    ¡°Domino, I¡¯m telling you, with a tigress like you, no man would dare to marry you, you know?¡±


    ¡°Woodrow, stop right there, what are you talking about? Motherfucker, I think you¡¯re tired of living!¡± Domino shouted as he gave up the chase, panting for breath.


    ¡°I¡¯ll stand when you tell me to stand still, that¡¯s not very humiliating! Domino, I¡¯m the only good man in this world who dares to want you, you should treat me well, you know!¡±


    ¡°Oooh¡­¡± Domino couldn¡¯t catch up with Woodrow at all and simply sat down on the floor and cried, she knew it would work every time, and sure enough Woodrow saw Domino fall to the floor and cry and ran back to Domino, crouching down to look at her worriedly, only to be ambushed by Domino and thrown on the board, with Domino on top of Woodrow, who in turn was smiling with enjoyment.


    ¡°If you miss me, next time you don¡¯t have to go to all that trouble, just hint at me and I¡¯ll run right up to you and lie down.¡±


    ¡°Woodrow, you rascal!¡±


    Domino¡¯s face flushed with embarrassment as she tried to move away from Woodrow, who grabbed Domino¡¯s body as he tried to get up and kissed her on the cheek, and before he knew it, Domino was sinking into him and wrapping her arms around his neck.


    Domino¡¯s birthday this year had not only been very special but also very beautiful and happy!


    ¡°Octavia, are you sure you still want to deny it in front of me when you¡¯ve been given one more chance?¡± Tredan Davi said dominantly to Octavia Gills as he released her lips, which were already red and swollen from his passionate kiss.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what exactly you are asking? Tredan, how can I go abroad to be with you for two years? You very well know the state of my family, I¡¯m not in a position to do that!¡±


    ¡°Do you still want to run away? You tell me, can you forget that game your father taught you? You haven¡¯t forgotten it and you can¡¯t possibly forget it now, can you?¡± Tredan Davi wrenched Octavia Gills around to make her face him and looked earnestly at Octavia Gills, a fiery look that Octavia Gills could not resist.


    ¡°Before I came to this yacht, I asked my secretary to investigate the name of thedy who apanied me abroad 20 years ago in her passport. You can use the name, but you can¡¯t change your face. I remember exactly what ¡®Lilian Drye¡¯ looked like when she was with me for two years! I¡¯ve proven that the person I¡¯ve always had in my heart is you, Octavia Gills, am I right? Do you know, Octavia, that it was you I was looking for, and how could you have pushed me towards Lilian?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Octavia Gills was both surprised and touched, ¡°I¡¯m will get into trouble if I say anything, my hands are tied so I still can¡¯t say anything, even if you guess or confirm it!¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, you can keep quiet, but you can¡¯t leave me like this again! There¡¯s nothing I could ever want, but I can¡¯t lose you, Octavia, the most luxurious and exclusive house without you in it is cold and unlivable! Without you around, everything bes soulless.¡±


    Is what Tredan saying true? Octavia Gills clung to the man who is very attractive to her, trying to feel his warmth to confirm that she is not dreaming.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never left you, I¡¯ve always guarded you, though silently. It¡¯s just that you¡¯re so unreachable that it¡¯s hard for me to get close!¡± Octavia Gills recalled that when she had just returned to the country, she had applied for a job at the head office and had failed to make the cut.


    When she heard that the Group Davi subsidiary was looking for arge number of finance staff, Octavia Gills didn¡¯t even think twice about applying for the job because it was advertised that every Christmas, the Group Davi held an annual meeting night where all the staff, executives, managing directors, president and every director on the board of directors of both the head office and the subsidiary would gather to celebrate.


    And every year, Tredan Davi who was the president of Group Davi represented thepany on stage to give the annual wrap-up speech to the staff! She started her job as a finance clerk, which she was not so good at, just to see him once a year, and many times she kept going because it was her only chance to see Tredan Davi. She had to do her job well.


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t youe to me? Confess everything about you to me so that I wouldn¡¯t have held on to Lilian but you! How could you manage to be so cruel? You are the first person in the history of the world to let a husband be so generous.¡±


    ¡°What? When did I get a husband?¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ cute little face turned red and she wanted to dig a hole in the ground for herself to go into and hide!


    ¡°Octavia, I am speaking to you very seriously now and you must keep this in mind, that I, Tredan Davi have only ever loved one person in my life and it has been that youngdy since the beginning. When I was looking for you, people around me were telling me that that little girl was Lilian and because of that there was so much drama with Lilian Drye¡¯s news that almost turned into a big mistake, so I had to make an appointment with you.¡±


    And a covenant? This man is so strange. It¡¯s just that Octavia Gills feels that happiness hase so suddenly that she¡¯s terrified that everything will be as fragile as a dream, and she can¡¯t deny that this is the image she¡¯s always dreamed of!


    ¡°Okay, say it? I will promise you whatever the covenant is all about!¡± Octavia Gills always manages to turn into a meek sheep without realizing it when ites to Tredan Davi.


    ¡°First, always trust firmly that I love you and that I am the one who will walk through this life with your hands in mine. In the future, no matter who whispers anything to your ears to try toe between you and me, you must tell me about it and never listen to anyone who asks you to give up on me and not to tell me. This is absolutely forbidden. You must never leave me without my consent!


    Second, you can¡¯t look at any other man but me and think I¡¯m the only handsome man!


    Third, and very importantly, do not be tempted by a lot of money and give up on me!¡± Tredan Davi knew in his heart that if this marriage between himself and Lilian Drye did not go ahead, his father would not take it lying down, he would put pressure on him and even drag Octavia Gills out and humiliate her. He had already done something about it, and just in case, he had deliberately given Octavia Gills a shot in the arm here!


    ¡°Well, yes! I promise you everything!¡± But what about the Drye Family, and Lilian Drye? Octavia Gills was in turmoil, but it was hard to resist Tredan Davi¡¯s affectionate embrace and kiss.


    ¡°Octavia, I am trusting you with my heart and body from this night onwards, and you must hold on to this tightly and never let go, not even a single moment. We must not voluntarily give up on each other, no matter how rough or difficult the road that lies ahead may be, do you understand?¡±


    With Tredan Davi¡¯s keen sense of business, he knows that everything is not going to be easy and he is not afraid of the difficulties he will encounter or the threats he will be subjected to. Tredan Davi fears that his father will find a way to get back at Octavia Gills if he knew of her existence.


    In the face of Tredan Davi¡¯s unprecedented affection and now iprehensible tenderness, Octavia Gills has always felt so beautiful yet disoriented as if it were a dream. It couldn¡¯t be a dream, could it? The happiness she felt was so unexpected to be a dream! It was so unlike the usual Tredan Davi that Octavia Gills pinched herself on the thigh.


    ¡°Ah, it hurts, it really hurts, it¡¯s not a dream!¡±


    ¡°How can you be such a fool? I¡¯m such a big living person in front of you, and you need to wonder!¡± Despite being older than him, Tredan Davi looked at Octavia Gills now like a child, a little girl who needed to be pampered and given a sense of security!


    Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t resist reaching out his hand to soothe her thigh, and uttered snobbishly, ¡°Fool!¡±


    And so, the two of them smiled, confessed their love for each other, and embraced each other!Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s cake time, are you two done making love? Come on out and let¡¯s cut the cake now!¡± Woodrow interrupted their heartfelt confessions from outside. So much was sacrificed to Tredan Davi, who came out of nowhere to steal the show, that he couldn¡¯t leave out his beloved Domino¡¯s cake wish.


    It only took a moment for Octavia Gills to get back to reality when she heard the word ¡°cake¡±.


    ¡°Ah, how could I have forgotten something so important? I¡­ I¡¯ll be right there!¡± Octavia Gills straightened her cor and also wiped her lips as well as Tredan Davi¡¯s before she dared to drag Tredan Davi out to where Domino was and they sang the birthday song and cut the birthday cake to celebrate.


    ¡°You¡¯re a bigot, just you wait!¡± Domino was happy for Octavia; it was a rare thing to see Octavia snuggled up in Tredan¡¯s arms looking like a couple who had eyes only for each other. It seems that Domino sacrificing her birthday party for this evening was well worth it.


    ¡°No, you¡¯re the one who has to tell me what¡¯s going on with you?? you??you??you??you three, Domino, you and Woodrow are top-notch actors, you¡¯re both capable of selling me out and I¡¯m still counting the money for you!¡± Octavia was particrly grateful to Domino and Woodrow because she and Tredan were able to freely hold hands and confess their love for each other tonight.

 Chapter 45: Birthdays

    Moved to tears, she went over and hugged Domino, who looked so beautiful and enchanting in the moonlight.


    ¡°Thank you, Domino, for everything you have done for me, how can I ever repay you, I am so touched, how can one say that God has not been good to me when he set me up with such a wonderful sister as you!¡± A tearful Octavia Gills is truly melodramatic at the moment!


    ¡°Silly, what is our rtionship, no need to talk about that, your happiness is a joy to me too, so I can feel no less joy than you in doing this!¡± Domino hugged Octavia back hard.


    ¡°Oppa, why hasn¡¯t my cake been lit with candles?¡± Domino saw the Tredan and Octavia embracing each other, and almost shed a tear, how could such a big man be so easily touched and shed tears. Domino could not bear to look at them and reminded Woodrow to do something.


    Even Tredan, who was used to having a poker face, could not help but smile. He had never felt such a warm feeling like this before, like the emotions between rtives, a tiny spark of warmth that made Tredan¡¯s frozen heart melt quickly, even falling in love with this kind ofpany without any sense of dissonance. There were lovers, a confidant brother,ughter, wonderful and lingering!


    ¡°Happy birthday to you.


    Happy birthday to you.


    I wish you all the happiness in the world.


    I wish you good health and


    May you always be happy.¡±


    Domino made her birthday wish at exactly 11:59 that night to the sound of the crowd singing! She wished that the four of them would always be as happy and joyful as they were this evening.


    While everyone was making their wishes, Domino opened one eye mischievously to look at Woodrow standing next to her, who was quite charming to her when she was so serious, but there was always the thought of teasing him a little because Woodrow had just eaten her tofu and was buying it!


    ¡°Ah, Domino, why is it me who always gets hurt? You¡¯re such a bad person!¡±


    Woodrow, pretending to be particrly angry, also got a handful of cake cream and faked his revenge by going after Domino, who was holding Octavia¡¯s shoulder. Octavia was watching Woodrow and Domino teasing each other when Woodrow managed to sneak up on Tredan, leaving him with a gloriously stained face.


    ¡°Woodrow, what do you mean by that!¡± Tredan Davi defiantlyunched himself at Woodrow, ¡°Octavia, quick, help me cut off his retreat.¡±


    Domino saw what he thought was an attack on her lover by Octavia and Tredan. She rushed over to help Woodrow.


    ¡°Let me help you!¡±


    ¡°There you are, my old woman!¡± As soon as Woodrow saw Dominoing his way like a death machine, he flicked his hand up smearing a trail of cream in Domino¡¯s hair with ease.


    ¡°Stinky Woodrow, you¡¯re so bad, how can you do this to me, I was running to save you, how can you be so ungrateful!¡± An exasperated Domino stomped her feet.


    And Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills, watching from the sidelines,ughed out loud as if they were watching aedy film, these two were meant for each other, they are so funny! This was Tredan Davi¡¯s final word on Domino and Woodrow.


    The whole yacht was filled withughter! Even the stars in that glittery sky overlooking the sea were looking at them andughing.


    Only, Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills could not feel that there was a part of the coast that was angry and sad, preparing for a storm?? waiting for Tredan and Octavia toe ashore.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go home! Why don¡¯t we go with me and sit with me on the sand! I want to relish the sea wind blowing!¡± Lilian Drye said to Eddison in the car, who shared the same sense of loss.


    Eddison was silent as he turned the car around and drove towards the nearest beach, his mind kept drifting back to every image of Octavia Gills from the day he first met her. Eddison felt content every day, but why was Octavia Gills with Tredan Davi?


    ¡°You must be wondering if Octavia is with Tredan now, thinking of what stage the two of them have reached such that Tredan, who ims to love only me, and forsaken me, yes?¡± Does Tredan love Octavia Gills? These are probably the things that Eddison must have wondered about a million times before she got his answer, and Lilian Drye wants to make Eddison angry and resentful, she wants Eddison to feel the same way she does.


    ¡°What do you want to say? Just say it!¡± Eddison had seen a lot of princesses like Lilian Drye, and it wasn¡¯t usually hard for him to guess what they were thinking, except that now Lilian Drye was no longer in all her glory, she is just a woman who had been abandoned by the man she loved.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you know how to speak politely at all it makes me seem like I¡¯m the one being tactful when I¡¯m being direct.¡± Lilian Drye waited for Eddison to park the car before opening the door, taking off her high heels, and walking barefoot following the path illuminated by the car¡¯s lights towards the sea. It was unusually cold that night.


    Still in the car, Eddison looked at Lilian Drye who was so silent, slowly walking toward the beach without any intention of stopping. Eddison followed her?? worried?? fearing that Lilian Drye will not be able to think straight and do something stupid.


    ¡°Lilian, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind?¡± Eddison pulled Lilian Drye, who was trying to move on, tugging her arm and pulling back hard.


    ¡°Are you worried that I¡¯ll think about drowning myself? Silly you! If I die like this, won¡¯t it be easier for Tredan and Octavia, those two bitches? Wouldn¡¯t they be free to be together if I died? I¡¯d be better off alive, and that bitch Octavia would never be able to get rid of her reputation as the third party. Lilian Drye burst into tears andughed at the same time.


    Eddison didn¡¯t say anything and just handed her a tissue. Also lost and heartbroken, Eddison didn¡¯t know how tofort Lilian Drye. How can someone who can¡¯t evenfort himself ease the pain of others?


    Eddison¡¯s heart is also very unhappy, but he can¡¯t vent it out like Lilian Drye, because he¡¯s not even Octavia Gills¡¯ boyfriend, to put it bluntly, it¡¯s just that he¡¯s been unrequitedly in love with Octavia Gills, and he always thought it would be better to take things slow. It was only when he learned that his big brother was the one who caught Octavia Gills¡¯ heart that he realized how much his heart was hurting too and that he had let go of Octavia Gills consoling himself that it was inly a good feeling.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°Give me a cigarette!¡± Lilian Drye looked at Eddison who hadn¡¯t reacted from her thoughts, Lilian Drye didn¡¯t ask much more, she took the cigarette directly from Eddison¡¯s hand and lit it up, it wasn¡¯t the first time Lilian Drye had smoked, she just knew that Tredan Davi didn¡¯t like her smoking so she had never smoked in a crowded ce because Lilian Drye wanted Tredan to think that she was a very nice girl!


    Along the dark shores, Lilian Drye smoked without a care in the world. The usual image of Lilian Drye as the daughter of a prestigious family, a famous woman, and a good girl had an inconvenient side to it!


    ¡°Tredan must not have seen you like this before?¡± Eddison wasn¡¯t close to his big brother, but Eddison never missed a thing about him and wanted to get to know him and be close to him, he just never did!


    ¡°Never, in Tredan¡¯s mind I¡¯m not Lilian, I¡¯m just the Lilian who apanied him abroad for two years, I¡¯ve yed it all up, he¡¯s never known or understood, he doesn¡¯t know how much pain and suffering I¡¯ve been through!¡± Tredan has found that girl now, so Tredan didn¡¯t want her now. Octavia had only been with him for two years, while she, Lilian Drye, had been with him for over ten! There was noparison. Lilian Drye hated Tredan Davi for the way he had treated her.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that all the same? It doesn¡¯t matter how old you are, aren¡¯t you still you? And why do you even bother ying a role in front of my big brother?¡± A bewildered Eddison asked Lilian his million-dor question!


    ¡°You want to know how Octavia hooked up with Tredan? You must be dying to know, right?¡± Seeing that look of anticipation in Eddison¡¯s eyes, Lilian had a clear idea of what Eddison had in mind.


    ¡°Octavia¡¯s mother was a maid in my family and by coincidence, her daughter, who was my age, reced me when I couldn¡¯t leave the country to look after Tredan, who was just three years old, and it was during those two years that Octavia met Tredan. Octavia was born in a rural family with a sick brother and when she found out that she was going to look after the son of Group Davi, one of the most famouspanies in the country, she grabbed this opportunity to get close to Tredan. You know what? During the time I was abroad, she found her way into Tredan¡¯s bed and served him every night instead of me, and soon Tredan was helping Octavia¡¯s brother get the best cardiology professor in the world who came back from America just to treat him and to operate on him! Not only that, but he also paid for the high cost of the heart recement surgery. Don¡¯t you think that a man with power and money is particrly attractive?¡± Lilian Drye took out another cigarette and lit it up.


    ¡°Does it make your heart feel better when you smoke like that? How do you know my big brother has helped Octavia so much and knows so much about it in such detail and so well?¡± Eddison took the cigarette from Lilian Drye¡¯s hand. ¡°It¡¯s better to smoke less, it makes your throat prickly!¡± Eddison¡¯s furrowed brows never rxed, what was Eddison thinking of that Lilian couldn¡¯t seem to fathom it!


    ¡± Have you ever thought about if Tredan were in your shoes today, do you think Octavia would give up on him, who has nothing, and choose you, Eddison? You¡¯re no worse looking than your brother, and if you had the same power and position as your brother today, do you think that woman you¡¯re thinking about would turn around and choose you, Eddison?¡± Lilian Drye smiled meaningfully.


    ¡°What do you mean by that, Lilian, watch yournguage! I¡¯m not as malicious as you!¡± Eddison had it in his mind that Octavia Gills wasn¡¯t like that, but Lilian Drye reminded him that if his big brother had nothing left, he would go back to Lilian Drye, and Octavia Gills would leave him, and that would be the perfect ending.

 Chapter 46: Seaside

    ¡°What? Did I speak harshly? You must know in your heart that I¡¯m telling the truth!¡± Lilian Drye tugged at her hair which had been ruffled by the sea breeze, she walked slowly along the beach feeling the sea breeze, the fine sand caressing her feet, Lilian Drye could not believe that Tredan Davi would give up his career, what he had now, in exchange for being with Octavia Gills. When Tredan Davi has nothing left, he would have to depend on her because everything that his family has given him will be Eddison¡¯s. Will Tredan be willing to do that?


    ¡°Why do you have to be stubborn and pretend not to hear what I¡¯m saying? I¡¯ve been very honest with you; how can you still not be honest with me? You grew up being regarded as the illegitimate child, everything you¡¯ve been given was always less than what your big brother gets, have you lived a happy life? Was there ever a time when you hated it all?¡± Lilian Drye hit a sore spot buried deeply inside Eddison. Every word prated Eddison¡¯s inner-most thoughts, and even though he tried to restrain himself, a subtle change on his face can still be perceived.


    ¡°Eddison, are you willing to be in the shadow of Tredan forever, eating Tredan¡¯s leftovers, picking up Tredan¡¯s hand-me-downs? Tredan is sitting in the president¡¯s chair right now, what about you? You¡¯re just a bastard with no real power, and you dare hold to walk out with your mother with your head up calling Uncle Floyd as your father, and Tredan as your big brother? Pathetic!¡± Lilian Drye had no intention of restraining herself, and the more she spoke, the more intense her words became.


    ¡°Lilian, that¡¯s enough, what the hell do you want?¡± Eddison yelled furiously at Lilian Drye.


    ¡°I¡¯m helping you, Eddison, can¡¯t you see? I¡¯m feeling the injustice against you, I¡¯m beating the drum for you! I, Lilian Drye, have the power to help you get everything that¡¯s rightfully yours if you want it!¡±


    ¡°What belongs to me?¡± Eddison thought it was ridiculous, what was supposed to belong to him, he didn¡¯t even know himself, he just wanted a normal family, to have a big brother who was affectionate and not be called an illegitimate child. Eddison had no choice, but who could he me? His mother or his father?


    ¡°Yes, there is something that you can call your own, and when you get it, no one will dare to call you a bastard in your face ever again, and no one will ever dare to say that your mother is just a concubine!¡± Lilian Drye could not believe that Eddison seemed unaffected by her words. Who would want to carry a reputation that the world hates?


    ¡°I don¡¯t want any of this! Ms. Lilian, you¡¯re betting on the wrong horse!¡± Eddison didn¡¯t want topete with Tredan Davi for any property or position, Eddison just wanted a home like a normal family. ¡°It¡¯ste, Ms. Lilian, let me take you home!¡±


    Lilian Drye looked at Eddison who was unmoved, ¡°Wait, Eddison, have you thought this through? Think about it! If you get back your right to be treated as Tredan Davi¡¯s equal, it means that you will no longer be a bastard and your mother can take her rightful ce in the Davi family? Octavia Gills wille back to you when you are no longer a bastard, after all, Tredan Davi loves me, not her. And then you¡¯ll be able to protect her, and even have the means to support and look after her family, don¡¯t you see?¡±


    The hand that had been opening the car door suddenly stopped, and Eddison seemed to hesitate. After all, his big brother didn¡¯t love Octavia Gills, and Octavia Gills was only there tofort her brother. If and when he had the same position, the same power as his big brother, he could hold on to the woman he loved for the rest of his life.


    ¡°I knew it, you wouldn¡¯t let me down. Eddison, believe me, we¡¯d make the best partners. You will get the woman you want, the esteem you want! As for me, I don¡¯t want anything, I just want Tredan! Wouldn¡¯t that be the perfect ending?¡±


    ¡°Get in the car! You really should go home!¡± Eddison didn¡¯t say no to Lilian Drye, but Eddison knew in his heart that he had fallen into the web that Lilian Drye spun. He loved Octavia Gills and couldn¡¯t help it, Eddison didn¡¯t want to miss this chance at having Octavia Gills!


    ¡°Yes, good luck with our partnership!¡± Lilian Drye felt she had seeded in gaining an ally for herself! She was so happy because she knew it wouldn¡¯t take long until Tredan Davies back to her. Only the Drye Family, could save his project, and only she, Lilian Drye, could help Tredan Davi¡¯s career soar as high as the eagles.


    Yesterday¡¯s engagement party between the Davi and Drye families made the headlines, and there were all sorts of spection in the society and thepany. Grimm was so angry that he mmed onto the floor shattering it and sshing soy milk all over!


    ¡°Eldwin, prepare the car!¡± Eldwin hurried in when he heard Grimm calling. He was about to hand Grimm the resignation letter in his hand, except that as soon as he came in and saw the soy milk and broken ss all over the floor, Eldwin knew it was not a good time and pocketed the envelope clutched in his hand! Arrangements for a driver were made and Grimm went on his way.


    Grimm said to his wife on the way out, ¡°My dear, don¡¯t go out today! Stay with our daughter, keep an eye on her and call me if you need anything! I¡¯m going to Group Davi today to look for that bastard Tredan, I won¡¯t feel good if I don¡¯t get to strike him a few times! He¡¯s so ungrateful and insolent!¡± Grimm was prepared to go all out today! He couldn¡¯t let his daughter suffer like this for no reason.


    ¡°Take it easy then! Don¡¯t get too wound up, take care of your health!¡± She was very worried, she had always wondered why things had turned out to be like this, she knew that boy Tredan well, he always had a deep love for their Lilian and had even offered to marry her countless times. But Lilian always said she was too young and was in no rush to get married. Why had Tredan suddenly changed his mind? Her heart was beating erratically, and can¡¯t put her mind cannot at ease!


    Tredan Davi spentst night with Octavia on the yacht so when they woke up, they drove straight to their respective workces. The mess Tredan Davi caused yesterday registered countless messages and missed calls when he turned on his phone today, Tredan Davi had to go back to face his tough father right away. He gave Octavia Gills a nice rxed hug before driving off.


    Group Davi Head Office


    ¡°President Davi, you¡¯re finally here!¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s assistant secretary has been called in for questioning by the chairman several times in the morning, and if Tredan didn¡¯t appear, he may not be able to survive the chairman¡¯s rigorous interrogation.


    ¡°Good work! I¡¯ll give you a bonus!¡± Tredan Davi, knowing his father¡¯s style all too well, must have horrified his assistant with his interrogation. He surely won¡¯t be able to avoid facing the old geezer too!


    ¡°Thank you, President Davi! Oh, and I see that you have a great smile on today, you look especially handsome!¡± His assistant noticed Tredan¡¯s ecstatic look and guessed that something good must have happened to him! ¡°It¡¯s just that, President Davi, you¡¯re in a lot of trouble. Mr. Grimm, the old man, came here early in the morning and has been waiting for you. I¡¯ve been hauled in for arraignment and but they couldn¡¯t get anything from me about your lover so I¡¯m worried that Chairman Davi will send someone to search your officeter. Since you told me thebination of the safe, I¡¯ve secretly put the files with the information about Ms. Octavia inside.¡±


    ¡°Well done! Very good, that¡¯s another 500 bonus for you!¡± Tredan Davi held out one of his palms for him to p to the delight of his assistant, who couldn¡¯t believe it. In all the years being Tredan Davi¡¯s assistant, he had never been that generous, and he seriously suspected that today, President Davi was under a spell!


    ¡°Wait a minute, President Davi, I think it will be a good idea to record this, please say it again so I can record it, it¡¯s irreverent but it¡¯s a guarantee of a subordinate¡¯s bonus! Would it cost you much to humor my request, President Davi, wouldn¡¯t you say?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry! Since when has this president ever broken his word, never in all the time you¡¯ve been with me, right?¡± Tredan Davi was indeed spellbound by Octavia Gills and was particrly contented and happy to have finally found his heart¡¯s desire.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never experienced it, but you are exuding happiness all over!¡± His assistant couldn¡¯t believe it, never having seen such a gentle side to Tredan Davi, the cold President Davi who could send a chill down your spine before you even got close, was so much kinder today!


    ¡°By the way, Mr. Grimm said he is waiting for you to give him an answer today, otherwise¡­ and Chairman Davi gave instructions that as soon as you arrive, you are to go to his office right away and immediately!¡±


    ¡°Alright! Get back to work now!¡±


    Tredan Davi took the passport information and materials out of the safe, being already prepared for how he should face the situation today.


    Tredan Davi arrived at Floyd¡¯s office with aplomb and upon entering he saw Grimm crouched in the middle of his seat like a mountain of ckface, his expression not to be underestimated!


    ¡°Hello, Chairman Davi! Hello Mr. Grimm!¡± This being apany, Tredan Davi greeted them in a business-like manner.


    ¡°You rebellious son!¡± Floyd was relieved to see Tredan Davi finally showing up, but there was always a punishment or a beating that needed to be done, after all, Grimm was sitting there. With that, Floyd whacked the sheaf of paper in his hand into Tredan Davi¡¯s face.


    Tredan Davi had no intention of hiding and stood there with his face unfeeling, waiting for his father to continue his act of scolding him.


    Grimm, however, could see that Floyd was putting on a show for him, and he wouldn¡¯t have it!


    ¡°Oh, Tredan,e and sit down, you know exactly why Uncle Drye is sitting here waiting for you today, don¡¯t you? As I have never been one to beat about the bush, sit down and let¡¯s get straight to it! Tell me, what¡¯s your reason for not showing up at the engagement party, leaving Lilian and all of us to face such embarrassment?¡±


    Tredan Davi knew very well in his heart that this was the only step to take, but doing so would expose Octavia Gills. Then again, it would have to be faced eventually, there was no escaping it!


    ¡°Uncle Drye, being an elder, I have always respected you and I am grateful that you arranged for a youngdy to be with me when I was three years old and going through one of the darkest days of my life. She took care of me for two years and I have always said that I loved that person. When I asked, everyone around me told me that the youngdy was the Drye Family Princess Lilian, but Uncle Drye, you know in your heart that the person I am referring to is not Lilian don¡¯t you?¡±


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t want to be rude but had no choice but say it directly, and Grimm listened with his stunned face revealing his faint heart.


    ¡°Tredan, I want to hear what this usation is that you have of my Lilian? I think what you¡¯re talking about is something that has no relevance.¡± Floyd listened to the battle between Grimm and his son, and although it was not clear what kind of mumbo-jumbo they were talking about, Floyd realized that his son seemed to have the upper hand, and was particrly worried about this brat handling the situation poorly and cause trouble for thepany. But now he seemed to feel relieved!

 Chapter 47: Information

    ¡°Uncle Drye, you are telling me the same thing today, I have always said I would marry the one, the girl who apanied me abroad and took care of me, I am not breaking my word or promise. It was only the Drye family¡¯s lies from the beginning that misled me and those around me. That girl and Lilian are both the same age, but their temperaments are very different.¡±


    Grimm wondered why Tredan Davi was suddenly talking about it, and how he knew so much about it. If this story everes out, Grimm won¡¯t have the upper hand today!


    ¡°What the hell are you trying to say? What¡¯s all this nonsense?¡± Grimm tried to cover it up.


    ¡°Grimm, don¡¯t be anxious, don¡¯t be angry, I¡¯ll make sure my ungrateful son fulfills his promise to Lilian and give you peace of mind!¡± Floyd¡¯s hanging heart was finally settling down.


    ¡°Uncle Drye, this is a copy of the passport record book for entry and exit twenty years ago, the person I left the country with was a girl called Octavia Gills. There seemed to be a mistake in the name there so I deliberately got a copy of Lilian¡¯s picture as a child andpared it to the photo on this passport, and obviously, they are two different people. I clearly remember the youngdy¡¯s face, and it is not the face of Lilian as a young girl.¡± Tredan Davi put the information he had researched in front of Grimm, ¡°Uncle Drye, will you look at this and see if there are any mistakes? If not, can you tell me why she was put in Lilian¡¯s ce?¡±


    ¡°She took my Lilian¡¯s ce!¡± was Grimm¡¯s quick-witted answer before he realized that this was a trap set by Tredan Davi, and with this answer, Grimm was confirming that he had lied to Floyd twenty years ago and that the Drye Family had lied to them. Grimm almost pped himself in the mouth.


    ¡°Uncle Drye, I still respect you in my heart, it¡¯s just that rtionships are something that can¡¯t be forced, putting together people who are right for each other can make them miserable, it¡¯s not Lilian who I love, and if I marry her feeling that way, will she live the rest of her life as happily as you want her to. I¡¯m sorry, Uncle Drye!¡±


    Tredan Davi got up, apologized to Grimm doing a deep bow of respect, and went out! This was not the situation expected by Grimm.


    After listening to the conversations between Grimm and his son, Floyd, though Tredan had managed to pull it off, still approved of the political union between the Davi and Drye families.


    ¡°Grimm, what¡¯s done is done, the boy is still young, he¡¯s just being difficult, our political marriage is not a joke, we must be careful, you go back andfort Lilian, I won¡¯t let my boy do anything to mess up our ns when I¡¯ve straightened this out, I¡¯ll talk to the boy! See, how¡¯s that?¡±


    Grimm walked helplessly out of Group Davi, what was going on and why did Lilian, the child, never mention Tredan Davi¡¯s change of heart? The more Grimm thought about it, the more he realized that something was wrong and he needed to get to the bottom of it.


    ¡°Tell President Davi toe to my office!¡±


    The marriage of Tredan Davi to Lilian Drye is necessary to keep the family business afloat, and Floyd knows that Tredan Davi¡¯s absence from the engagement party is a bad sign. It had to go the way he wanted.


    ¡°Chairman, what is it that you want from me?¡± Tredan Davi knew what Floyd was up to and knew that if he resisted, his father would use strong measures and tactics. Tredan Davi prayed silently in his heart that he would just leave Octavia Gills out of it!


    ¡°There are no outsiders around; you can call me Dad!¡±


    Although Tredan Davi was a dark horse in the business world that Floyd had personally groomed to be fast, urate, and smart; their rtionship as father and son has always been detached. Tredan has never been pampered by Floyd, even the word ¡®Daddy¡¯ has been called out less and less as he got older, and he hasn¡¯t even heard the word ¡®Daddy¡¯e out of his mouth in the past six months!


    ¡°What are your ns for your marriage to Lilian?¡± Floyd asked straightforwardly, not liking to beat around the bush.


    ¡°I have no intention of getting engaged to Lilian, let alone the marry her.¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t look at Floyd to say that, but at the view from the clear ss window of Floyd¡¯s office.


    ¡°Tredan, do you think you¡¯re three years old? Can you do things like that? Why are you doing this to Lilian? How many years has she been with you, how can she just say no? Besides, we¡¯ll need Group Drye¡¯s assistance for many things in the future! Please deal with this maturely!¡± This stubborn streak of Tredan Davi is particrly like him.


    ¡°So what is right? What is wrong? I don¡¯t have as much emotion and experience in this world of rtionships as you, Chairman. I just know that if you are in love, you will want to marry that person, but if you are not in love, marriage is not something you should get into or you can lead a miserable life, and worse, maybe harm your child by giving him an unhealthy and dysfunctional home.¡± Tredan Davi hated his father for treating his mother so badly and for bringing Ottilie home to live with them, and he hated seeing this woman unting around with all her glory. He should have known better than to put Tredan in this difficult situation by bringing that woman and her son to their home!


    ¡°What the hell are you trying to say? You don¡¯t need to be shady here, haven¡¯t Ipensated you enough after all these years? I know you want to me me for putting your mother in a mental hospital. I was busy every day trying to make Group Davi sessful, how could I have time to take care of your mother. Besides, she lives in a five-star luxury suite in the hospital, with two nursing staff taking turns to look after her 24 hours a day. Isn¡¯t it enough that she is being provided with the best medical staff and treatment every day? What more do you want from me?¡±


    Over the years, Floyd has been particrly conflicted, dreading the prospect of his wife¡¯s mental illness getting better and him not knowing what to do with Ottilie and Eddison. However, he was also looking forward to his wife getting better to give Tredan a sound mother! To make Tredan hate him a little less.


    A five-star mental hospital? Tredan¡¯s repressed feelings of twenty years exploded as he hissed at Floyd, ¡°A five-star luxury ward? What a great favor! Do you want me to thank you for providing that for my mother? Thank you for bringing that bitch home to lie in my mother¡¯s bed, and then thank you for putting her in a five-star luxury mental hospital instead of kicking her out? How about getting my mother back and I¡¯ll pay for the bitch you brought home to be sent to a six-star mental hospital, and I¡¯ll hire four caregivers for her? Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s disgusting that you¡¯re sleeping with the bitch where my mother should be when you should be busy with Group Davi being a matter of life and death? I¡¯m disgusted that you¡¯re even thinking about it!¡±


    ¡°Bastard!¡± Floyd was so angry that he pped Tredan across his face with a maddening force. Seeing Tredan Davi¡¯s indignant eyes looking at him, Floyd¡¯s heart was agitated in a hundred different ways, his trembling lips looked pale as he used his hand to clutch at his heart which felt as if it was going to explode, using what was left of his sanity to tell himself to steady his emotions, he couldn¡¯t copse in front of his son.


    ¡°Nice shot,e on, try the other side of my face, hit me, hit me, hit me!¡± Tredan Davi hates it all, and this p from Floyd is just the thing to remind him of reality, of his father!


    ¡°You¡­ you¡­ rebellious son! Are you trying to piss me off to make yourself feel better? Do you think your wings are strong now that you are taunting me with a bluff?¡± Floyd braced himself and slowly walked back to his chair and sat down, breathing deeply trying cool his temper.


    ¡°Tredan, I tell you; I made you what you are today, not your mother! I clothed you, I fed you, gave you all that you needed, and I took you under my wings and taught you everything since you were fifteen! Now you are older and able to spread your wings with my help, are you trying to prove something to me? I can¡¯t believe it!¡± Floyd¡¯s heart was aching, this family was in a mess, Ottilie had been telling him about the nominations for a while, not even caring about how reviled he felt, but she couldn¡¯t let Eddison be called a bastard, Floyd felt guilty!


    ¡°And don¡¯t you forget that the Group Davi today was built by Grandpa, and if you didn¡¯t have that inheritance from Grandpa, you wouldn¡¯t have the Group Davi you have today? Have you done right by my mother¡¯s father?¡± With those words, Tredan Davi turned and walked out of the chairman¡¯s office without a nce at Floyd. Not even out of the corner of his eye.


    Drye Family


    When Mrs. Drye saw that Grimm had arrived home earlier than expected, she asked him worriedly, ¡°What are you doing back, what did the Davi family say, and did Tredan see you? ¡±


    ¡°Madam,e and see these, they¡¯re from that brat Tredan! He checked out Octavia who apanied him abroad twenty years ago to look after him. He already knows it¡¯s not Lilian!¡±


    ¡°How¡­ did this happen? Did he check this out for a good reason? Is he trying to use this to back out of his marriage to Lilian?¡± Mrs. Drye knew she shouldn¡¯t have done this in the first ce, but Tredan and Lilian had been together for over ten years, and there was always a bond between them, so how could this happen, why did it turn out this way? Mrs. Drye thought hard and was worried!


    ¡°Madam, go and get our daughter here! I have this feeling that Lilian has something to do with this. And Tredan, there is no mistake in saying that Lilian will not be happy if she marries a man who does not love her!¡±


    ¡°No, Dad, Tredan wouldn¡¯t say that, he couldn¡¯t possibly say that!¡± Lilian screamed outside the door hearing the conversation between her parent loud and clear.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ¡°Lilian, take it easy, tell Dad everything you know, why is Tredan turning up that incident from twenty years ago?¡± Grimm felt he had to get to the bottom of this before he could solve this one!


    ¡°It¡¯s Octavia, Dad, it¡¯s Octavia. That bitch took advantage of my year abroad to hook up with Tredan, and deliberately bad-mouthed me in front of him, and when I came back from abroad, Tredan changed and became more and more indifferent to me!¡± Lilian Drye cried relentlessly in front of Mr. and Mrs. Drye.


    ¡°Octavia? You mean Elda¡¯s daughter!¡± Lilian Drye nodded at Grimm in acquiescence.


    ¡°Eldwin, go get that Elda and tell her toe to my study!¡± Grimm hung up the phone without waiting for a reply from Eldwin.


    Eldwin was just about to say that Elda had been fired by Ms. Lilian who had warned him not to report it to her parents, Eldwin let out a long sigh, the job was getting boring and he felt he was missing something since Elda left the Drye Family!

 Chapter 48: Letter of Resignation

    Eldwin took the letter of resignation and headed for Grimm¡¯s study.


    ¡°Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Drye, I am handing you my resignation, Elda was fired by the Princessst week and she is no longer with the Drye Family!¡± Eldwin was a quick and easy man, he didn¡¯t like to dilly-dally, he just buckled up and said it all!


    Mr. and Mrs. Drye were confused by Eldwin resigning! ¡°Eldwin, is there a good reason why you want to resign? And howe Elda was sacked by the Princess, what the hell is going on here? Lilian, tell us!¡±


    Grimm, knowing his daughter¡¯s temperament, decided not to embarrass Eldwin, who had worked for his family for 20 or 30 years, and instead went straight to his daughter to find out what was going on.


    ¡°It¡¯s because of Octavia, you¡¯d think Tredan would have found out about it because they broke the agreement, they¡¯re both bad people, and that bitch Octavia is a wolf! I sacked Elda because I don¡¯t like her!¡± Lilian Drye described it with a sense of entitlement, and Eldwin couldn¡¯t stand to look at her! But since Mr. and Mrs. Drye had treated him well, he would not argue with her! The bell-ringer had to be tied, and it could not be avoided!


    ¡°What? Lilian, why didn¡¯t you tell Mum you were dismissing her when she has a sick son to look after and Elda has been doing all the big and small chores for the Drye Family for twenty years? How can you be so insensitive, my child?¡± She felt a bit guilty because was too busy to notice that Elda was no longer in the house!


    Hearing her mother¡¯s words, Lilian Drye cried louder and threw herself at Grimm, ¡°Father, how can mum do this to me, her daughter, when I have suffered so much, why can¡¯t I dismiss Elda? How could Tredan refuse to marry me if Elda and Octavia hadn¡¯t broken the treaty of the agreement? Papa!¡±


    Looking at Lilian Drye with tears streaming down her face, she looked so miserable and Grimm was so distressed that he could only pat Lilian on the back tofort her, ¡°Lilian, don¡¯t cry, my daughter. Madam, how can you be so angry with your daughter over Elda!¡±


    ¡°Honey, we can¡¯t just let our daughter do as she wishes, we have to be reasonable about everything, if Tredan has wronged Lilian, it¡¯s not right for Lilian to dismiss someone without knowing the truth!¡± Lilian is a child who has been spoiled by her father.


    Grimm was angry, ¡°No, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why do you care so much about outsiders and ignore your daughter? I don¡¯t care who¡¯s right or who¡¯s wrong, I won¡¯t allow anyone to bully Lilian! And as for Tredan, tell me what you want to do with him, Lilian! Don¡¯t cry!¡± Mrs. Drye¡¯s heart was truly racing as she watched Grimm¡¯s bottomless coddling!


    ¡°Honey, you¡¯re not helping Lilian this way, you¡¯re actually hurting her!¡±


    ¡°Eldwin, tell us why you want to resign?¡± Looking at Eldwin¡¯s silence and the letter of resignation in his hand, Grimm couldn¡¯t understand why Eldwin wanted to resign!


    ¡°Mr. Grimm, I¡¯m too old to do much for the Drye Family. Next month my son will be back from his studies and he is bringing his girlfriend with him.¡± What was in his thoughts, however, was that his son will be starting his own family, and have his own life so he won¡¯t have to worry about him. What Eldwin wanted was to step down from his role and enjoy his old age freely.


    ¡°Now that you¡¯ve said that! Fine! I approve,e back and sit around more often when you can, you¡¯re always wee at the Drye Family¡¯s door!¡± Grimm was a nostalgic man and was particrly unhappy to part with Eldwin.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting for you in front of your office, I want to take you to meet someone very important!¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled sweetly as she read the Facebook message from Tredan Davi on her phone.


    Someone important? Octavia Gills didn¡¯t specte too much, she just knew that Tredan Davi was already downstairs waiting for her. She had to move a little faster so she gathered up the messy documents on her desk and took a little touch-up mirror to check her face, feeling satisfied with the ¡®littledy¡¯ look!


    She grabbed her bag and headed downstairs. She was unaware that Eddison was eyeing her with that happy smile but somewhat lost in thought. Looking through the ss window of his office, he saw Tredan Davi¡¯s expensive sports car parked at the roadside when Octavia Gills walked past, Tredan Davi, himself got out of the car to open the door for Octavia Gills.


    Why would Octavia Gills choose her older brother instead of him? Lilian Drye¡¯s words from that evening rang in his ears: ¡°If you were in your older brother¡¯s ce and if you had his power and strength, and if you were not regarded as an illegitimate child, could Octavia Gills choose you when Tredan Davi had nothing left? Will she choose someone with money and real power to keep her sick brother afloat, will she? Think it over and get back to me when you¡¯ve thought it through!¡±


    ¡°Why did youe to the gate, what if someone recognizes youter? Next time I¡¯ll juste to you, no need to go to all that trouble!¡± Octavia Gills was bursting with happiness when Tredan Davi went out of the car and opened the door for her without a care in the world, except that Tredan Davi was a public figure and Octavia Gills was well aware of the implications for Tredan Davi and even Group Davi if she was photographed by anyone.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about all that nonsense! From now on I¡¯m not sneaking around to be with you, I¡¯m holding hands openly, openly, openly, and openly! Nothing is more important to me than you!¡± Tredan Davi took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand and kissed it, then held it tightly.


    Being spoken to so affectionately by Tredan Davi, made Octavia Gills¡¯ pale face instantly flushed with embarrassment. ¡°By the way, Tredan, who are you nning to introduce me to?¡±Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Come with me and you¡¯ll see!¡±


    A mental hospital! As Tredan¡¯s car pulled up in front of the building that said mental hospital, Octavia had a question written all over her face, did Tredan know someone very important here?


    ¡°Yeah, I believe someone very important is living in this mental hospital, the only constion is that she¡¯s in a five-star luxury ward with two caregivers taking turns to look after her day and night.¡±


    Octavia stared at Tredan with incredulous eyes, could Tredan be a mind reader? ¡°Are you a mind reader?¡±


    ¡°With you, there is no need for any mind reading, your thoughts are simply written all over your face.¡± Her simple face?? her pure heart?? that was what took his heart captive!


    ¡°Impossible, Tredan, do I look like a simple-minded person?¡± A reluctant Octavia just thinks that Tredan is using his cleverness to fool her.


    ¡°Not ¡®look like¡¯?? to be precise you ARE a simple-minded person!¡± Octavia was a little petrified in the face of Tredan¡¯s blunt affirmation.


    ¡°Tredan, you¡¯re so annoying!¡±


    ¡°Is that so? Why do you think I love you to death!¡± No one in the world knows how to be more articte than Tredan Davi, and Octavia Gills was defeated!


    ¡°Come on!¡± Tredan Davi took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand and walked in, having been here just once in these twenty years, when his mother had gone so mad, she hadn¡¯t recognized him and had even ranted about him as if he were Ottilie. The young Tredan Davi was frightened experiencing his mother¡¯s delirium. Since then, Tredan Davi has not dared to visit her.


    Octavia Gills felt the palm of Tredan Davi¡¯s hand, which was cold and sweaty, trembling even as it held her hand. Octavia Gills didn¡¯t say anything, didn¡¯t ask any questions, just held Tredan Davi¡¯s hand as if in response, and walked with him in a state of pretended rxation.


    Tredan Davi stopped in his tracks at the door of a ward decorated like a luxury suite, not daring to enter, fearing that his mother would still not recognize him, that she would even rant and rave at him as if he were someone else.


    Octavia Gills looked at Tredan Davi in disbelief and when she was about to ask, Tredan Davi closed his eyes and said to her, ¡°That¡¯s my mother in there, my real mother! I¡¯ve only visited her once in twenty years, but she doesn¡¯t recognize me anymore, she¡¯s even forgotten she has a child.¡±


    Octavia Gills finally understood all of Tredan Davi¡¯s awkward behavior today, she embraced him quietly, she wanted Tredan Davi to let go of the slightest bit of fear in his heart, she wanted him to feel the warmth of her presence. ¡°Tredan, be brave, there are many things that will have a positive oue if you are brave enough to face them.¡± Octavia Gills opened the door for Tredan Davi, but no one was there, Octavia Gills tugged Tredan Davi inside and saw a rather charming back, she was half leaning on arge red chaise longue, holding a rather thick book, it was just not clear what kind of book it was. She was so absorbed in it that she did not notice the arrival of Octavia and Tredan.


    She is as graceful as a fairy, no wonder Tredan looks so seductive, the beauty gene is not to be underestimated!


    A sharp-eyed caregiver peeling an apple for her recognized Tredan instantly as he looked very simr to Mrs. Davi, although she had only met him once or twice.


    ¡°Great Prince, you¡¯re here!¡± Octavia Gills, who understood Tredan Davi¡¯s hesitation and weakness at the moment, took the first step for him and walked alone to greet Mrs. Davi.


    ¡®Hello, Auntie! My name is Octavia and I¡¯m here with Tredan to see you today!¡¯


    When Mrs. Davi heard the name Tredan, the book she was holding suddenly fell to the floor. She was horrified and happy at the same time.


    ¡°Tredan? Do you mean my Tredan?¡± She inquired eagerly as she sat up and took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand.


    Octavia Gills nodded to Mrs. Davi and then looked at Tredan behind his mother, who turned to the direction Octavia¡¯s eyes were looking. She saw a handsome, stiff-looking Tredan, with eyes like hers and a nose that had been there for twenty years! Her son had grown so much!


    Mrs. Davi was ovee with emotion, and tears rolled from her eyes. As they fell, she cried out to him, ¡°Tredan, my son! Mrs. Davi walked around the lounge chair that stood between them, stroking Tredan¡¯s face and looking at every one of his features.

 Chapter 49: Mother and Child

    ¡°Tredan, after twenty years, do you still hate your mother so much?¡±


    Tredan Davi did not expect his mother to recognize him, and for a moment he was at a loss as to how to react to the fact that this was his mother, calling him Tredan as she had done when he was a child, and Tredan Davi shed tears, having mixed emotions as he looked at his mother and shook his head. He has neverined nor had he ever taken anything against her. Like a mother who has been forgiven by her son, Mrs. Davi hugged Tredan Davi with all her might and finally cried with relief.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Mum, you remember me, don¡¯t you?¡± Tredan Davi was happy, so happy because he had waited so long for this day.


    Just when Tredan Davi thought he saw a light of hope, Mrs. Davi fainted. ¡°Mum, Mum, what¡¯s wrong with you? Quick, get the doctor!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here? Why did my mother faint suddenly?¡± Tredan Davi kept asking the doctor who was examining Mrs. Davi. The doctor had told Tredan Davi to rx and that he would talk to him when he finished his mother¡¯s check-up.


    ¡°Come on, Tredan, let¡¯s go out into the hall and sit quietly while the doctor examines Auntie, okay? It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s going to be okay!¡± Octavia Gills took Tredan Davi¡¯s hand, wishing she could give him her strength.


    ¡°Aunty Caregiver, is Mrs. Davi recovering? Does she usually faint out of the blue like she did today?¡± Octavia Gills attentively asked the caregiver beside Mrs. Davi.


    ¡°Mrs. Davi has been much better over the years, better indeed but asionally wakes up in a confused state. When she¡¯s doing well, she just reads the Grand Prince¡¯s newspapers and watches TV, and when confused she sits quietly by herself and lets out a few curse words! It is also true that for twenty years, both Mr. Floyd and his son have only visited once or twice. Even if the disease can be cured, she can never be cured. After all, it is a disease of the heart!¡±


    As he listened to the caregiver¡¯s description, Tredan Davi felt very bad! Octavia Gills saw Tredan Davi¡¯s remorse and guilt and, cupping his face, she said tenderly and affectionately to him, ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, everything will be fine! Tomorrow will be better!¡±


    ¡°Mmm!¡± Luckily, he had her by his side, the best gift God had ever given him.


    Upon seeing the doctore out of the room, Tredan Davi got up and asked, ¡°How is my mother? Why did she suddenly faint!¡±


    ¡°You are?¡± As Mrs. Davi¡¯s attending doctor he rarely saw anyone visiting her, only that she was Mrs. Davi from Group Davi and that she had a son.


    ¡°I am her son!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re here, just in time, I was going to go out and get you if you didn¡¯te.¡± The attending doctor directed Tredan Davi to his office, where he showed him Mrs. Davi¡¯s headlight film.


    She can control her emotions and is as normal as a person should be, except that she has a voice in her mind that rejects sobriety, or to be precise, Mrs. Davi does not want to be fully sober. She wants to escape from something, thus creating a kind of intermittent closure, and in the long run, her condition will deteriorate, and if it does, the consequences will be so serious that she will not be able to be fully awake again, making her permanently insane. From a professional point of view, I suggest that both you and your father participate in this treatment and help Mrs. Davi have the ability and courage to face all the obstacles in her heart so that she can make a full recovery and be discharged to live a normal life!¡±


    ¡°So, doctor, how can I help my mother with this treatment and what can I do for her?¡± Tredan Davi asked anxiously.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple, let her feel your presence, talk to her more about some of the very happy memories you used to have, and then encourage her to think positive about everything in her life that isn¡¯t as good as it could be. It¡¯s the only way to go.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I got it! Thank you, doctor!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my duty, but I wish you could spend more time with her, just now Mrs. Davi fainted because she was so excited to see you. This also stimted her instinct to shut herself out that she fainted, but next time it won¡¯t be a good omen!¡±


    ¡°Thank you, thank you!¡±


    Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills were sitting on the edge of the bed looking at his mother sleeping, Octavia Gills thought in her heart that his mother was a beautiful woman, she just couldn¡¯t understand why Tredan Davi¡¯s father could treat her this way?


    Tredan wanted his mother to get better, he wanted nothing else. He could give his mother a good home with Octavia and him, along with each other¡¯s rtives with them.


    How nice that would be!


    ¡°Mum, do you hear me?¡± Tredan Davi silently asked in his thoughts to his sleeping mother. Tredan Davi hoped she could hear him! That was a promise her son had made to her, a promise of a home! A home, that he wanted her to have!


    In a shop called ¡®Afternoon Tea¡¯, Mrs. Drye and Elda sat opposite each other.


    ¡°Elda, I only found out yesterday that you no longer worked for us at the Drye Family home, Lilian doesn¡¯t know any better, don¡¯t take it to heart.¡± Mrs. Drye had spoken to the other workers and Eldwin about what had happened that day, though she probably knew what had happened, including Lilian pping Elda, Mrs. Drye wanted to apologize, but more than that, she wanted to know what was happening between Tredan and Octavia. Mrs. Drye¡¯s heart ached as she watched her daughter sulk all day, constantlyining that Octavia had yed a trick on Tredan, and how a nice child had be like this.


    ¡°You speak kindly of me madam, and I didn¡¯t take it to heart, I didn¡¯t!¡± Elda knew in her heart that the Drye Family had been kind to her and she was a person who knew her ce, not to mention that she did not approve of Octavia being with Tredan either.


    ¡°Elda, you know that I don¡¯t like to beat around the bush. I heard from Lilian that your daughter Octavia is now with her boyfriend. Lilian also said that it was Octavia who disclosed to him about the incident when she apanied Tredan abroad instead of Lilian and that Tredan was so angry with us and wouldn¡¯t enter into marriage with Lilian.¡± Mrs. Drye spoke directly to Elda, then listened as Elda exined.


    ¡°Madam, I can assure you in my life that our family will never talk about what happened back then, I have asked Octavia about it and I believe Octavia has not told anyone about it. Tredan started by asking Octavia to be a stand-in lover for Ms. Lilian while she was abroad. It¡¯s my fault for not keeping an eye on my daughter, I would like to apologize to the Drye Family for that! But don¡¯t worry Madam, Octavia has promised me that she will leave the country and get out of here as soon as my son is well.¡± This was what Elda learned from peeking at the diary Octavia kept on her desk, and it was only then that Elda found out what Tredan¡¯s purpose was in putting up money and effort to save Gar. It was wrong, yet she valued Tredan, being the only person who had helped save her son. Only, she sacrificed her Octavia, but thankfully the society is different now than it was in her day, and when Octavia leaves the country, no one will ask or mind this incident.


    Mrs. Drye never imagined this to be asplicated as it happened in TV dramas.


    ¡°Elda, you and I are from the same town and we have been schoolmates, not to mention that I took you in from the beginning when your daughter Octavia went abroad in ce of my daughter. Although she was there to care for a boy younger than her, remember that she also got a good learning opportunity, and a good prospect, no matter what, Octavia really shouldn¡¯t have done that this time. What has happened has happened, it is useless for you and me to talk more about it, I just hope that your assurance to me today is true and in good faith!¡±


    ¡°I know ma¡¯am, I have never forgotten the Drye Family helping our family through those hard times, don¡¯t worry I will make sure Octavia leaves Tredan and never see each other again.¡± Elda picked up the teapot and poured tea for Mrs. Drye¡¯s empty cup, in her mind Mrs. Drye was more than just a ssmate, she was her lifesaver!


    ¡°I know you¡¯re a sensible person, but what we think is not necessarily what our children think. Unlike Lilian, her father and I both think it¡¯s stupid to drag a man who doesn¡¯t love her into a marriage of convenience, but she¡¯s so determined to do it that she won¡¯t let go, no matter how much we persuade her. What can parents do? We just have to let her have her way! After all, she and Tredan have been together for so many years that it would be difficult for anyone to let go. I¡¯m really worried! I hope Lilian will be happy.¡±


    Although Mrs. Drye spoke gently, she did not beat around the bush with every word she said, and Elda listened carefully and understood.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Madam, I know what to do! I also wish Ms. Lilian happiness and joy!¡±


    Mrs. Drye was kind of relieved to hear Elda¡¯s words! ¡°Elda, Eldwin has also resigned, and I can see that he usually looks at you differently, thinking of your welfare! Regardless of his reasons for resigning, I thought it would be good to let you know he¡¯s a good man, you might as well find yourself something to fall back on! I wish you happiness, too!¡±


    Why has Eldwin resigned? What could he do then? What will she do with all the money he¡¯s given her? As Mrs. Drye had asked her out to talk to her about Octavia today, Elda put Eldwin aside for a while. She arrived at the entrance to Group Davi¡¯s subsidiary and wandered in, having called Octavia when she arrived, waiting for her toe down.


    ¡°Mom, what brings you here? Is it something urgent?¡± Octavia Gills panted as she ran out, Elda never visited her at work, it must be something urgent. So, Octavia Gills came running down as soon as she got her call.


    Elda didn¡¯t say anything and flung a p across her face. Elda hit Octavia and then pped herself twice as hard.


    ¡°Mum, Mum what are you doing!¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t know what was wrong, she had never seen her mother like this before, Octavia Gills took Elda¡¯s hand and tried to stop her from pping her face.


    ¡°Octavia, I feel utterly shameless! I have no guts to face anyone in the Drye Family because my daughter stole someone else¡¯s daughter¡¯s boyfriend, I have no courage to face your father in my next life because I didn¡¯t take care of you and made you sell yourself for the sake of your brother¡¯s health.¡± Elda, sobbed, if she had the power, her daughter wouldn¡¯t be in this position!

 Chapter 50: Dispute

    Octavia Gills finally understood why her mother had pped her, ¡°Mum, I didn¡¯t steal Tredan away from Lilian, you have to believe me!¡± Octavia Gills was particrly aggravated and she hoped that Elda would understand her. ¡°Mum, I love Tredan and he loves me, anything can be given away, anything can be used to repay a favor, but not my feelings!¡±


    ¡°When did you¡­ you be so shameless!¡± Elda couldn¡¯t believe it, she had promised to leave that man some time ago, why was she going back on her word today.


    ¡°Do you know that what you¡¯re doing now is the same as what those cheaters do that the world scorns? Do you know that? Not only that, but you¡¯re stealing from the family who has helped us, their son-inw. You know that Ms. Lilian is engaged to Tredan Davi, and you have the nerve to tell me that you love him and he loves you!¡± Elda¡¯s stern eyes and reproachful words were no doubt like a sharp knife that stabbed the heart of Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Mum, Mum you can¡¯t say that about me, I¡¯m your daughter, I never tried to steal him because I love him, I¡¯ve always been there to watch over him, and that engagement was something Tredan didn¡¯t approve of, Mum, I didn¡¯t use any tricks, I didn¡¯t, please, can you believe me?¡± All the people could scold her, even spit on her, but she didn¡¯t want her mother to be the first in line to do so.


    ¡°Octavia, how many times do I need to tell you before you understand what I¡¯m trying to do? Octavia, let¡¯s not get into this mess, you¡¯ll be happy to find an ordinary family to marry into and live an ordinary life! Elda clutched Octavia Gills¡¯ hand with a look of expectation that was so hopeful of receiving Octavia Gills¡¯ affirmation.


    ¡°No, Mum, you don¡¯t know Tredan, you won¡¯t say that if you knew him well!¡± Tredan Davi deeply etched into her heart, how could she let go as easily as Elda asks.


    ¡°Octavia, look at what you¡¯ve be! Do you even know what it means to have self-respect? Have you ever thought about the fact that you took someone else¡¯s fianc??e, why don¡¯t you feel any guilt at all? How could I have given birth to a daughter like you?¡± Although Elda was grateful for all the arrangements Tredan had made for Gar, she didn¡¯t want Octavia Gills anywhere near Tredan Davi, either for business or personal reasons.


    ¡°Octavia, I don¡¯t want to talk to you about it anymore, just think about it how wrong you are, if you continue to be obsessed, I will pretend that I never had you and disown you! You maye back to the hospital from time to time for Gar¡¯s check-ups but go back to Japan. I saw the contract agreement on your desk, it¡¯s a good opportunity, Octavia, go and do whatever it is you have to do, do not waste your talent here to do a job you are not good at, Octavia, don¡¯t make the same mistake again. Otherwise, you don¡¯t me mum for being cruel.¡±


    ¡°No, oooh¡­ no mum, don¡¯t do this to me!¡± Elda pushed Octavia Gills¡¯ hand and ruthlessly walked away, she said what she needed to say, she hoped her Octavia wouldn¡¯t make a mistake again, and if their dad is in heaven, I hope he will watch over his two children!


    Octavia watched Elda¡¯s back as she left like that then crouched down on the floor, crying out in pain. Why was no one willing to give her the right to love, the right to enjoy love for once?


    Just then, a warm hand patted Octavia Gills¡¯ back, who was sobbing and trembling, and handed her a handkerchief that smelled of manly perfume. ¡°Cry it out and you¡¯ll be fine, it¡¯s okay!¡± Hearing the gentle voice, Octavia Gills looked up, Eddison¡¯s handsome and cheerful faceing into view. It was Eddison! He had heard every word Elda had just said to Octavia Gills, and he had a hidden twinge of joy inside him, but at the moment he didn¡¯t want to give Octavia Gills the benefit of the doubt.


    ¡°It¡¯s the general manager, huh? You¡­ just now?¡± Octavia Gills wondered how long Eddison had been there and if he had heard anything?


    ¡°I¡¯ll only listen to what I hear, so just take it easy and rx!¡± Eddison knew exactly what Octavia Gills wanted to ask, and he avoided the subject.


    ¡°Auntie, this is all for your own good, just take your time and tell me about it, don¡¯t feel bad!¡± As soon as Eddison said that, Octavia Gills suddenly looked at him in with a particrly awkward look and said, ¡°You heard everything, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Oh, I heard a little bit, but I assure you I didn¡¯t mean to eavesdrop!¡± Eddison saw Elda p Octavia Gills and was worried that she was being bullied by someone and had wanted toe to her aid, but before he could get quite close, he heard Octavia Gills call the other woman ¡®Mum¡¯! Because of this, he overheard the conversation between mother and daughter, and for Eddison, it was a fortunate turn of events, something to be happy about!


    ¡°Do you think I¡¯m particrly ridiculous or shameless right now?¡± Octavia Gills knew that in the eyes of outsiders she was interfering in Tredan Davi¡¯s rtionship with Lilian Drye, but she didn¡¯t want to argue, the world of rtionships was a kind of emotional understanding that only she and Tredan Davi knew best. Octavia Gills had never thought that she and Tredan Davi could have such a rtionship. She had never dared to hope to walk holding hands with each other and promising him her love for a lifetime. She hadn¡¯t snatched him from anyone, but it was Elda¡¯s scolding that saddened her the most.


    ¡°No! Why should I find you ridiculous? Anyone has the right to pursue love, don¡¯t they? It¡¯s just that maybe he isn¡¯t right for you, would you think so?¡± Eddison wondered how much weight Tredan Davi held in Octavia Gills¡¯ heart.


    ¡°Not a thought! In my heart, I never dared to think Tredan would love me because he was someone I could not climb above, that even if he never really looked at me, I would willingly stay by his side, that I would be there as long as he needed me, and if he did not, then I would leave!¡±


    Eddison did not expect to hear the determination in Octavia Gills¡¯ words, it was so sure, so sure that others felt sorry for her, Eddison mentally asked Octavia Gills, ¡°Is this worth it to you? Why don¡¯t you try letting go of him, maybe if you turn around, you¡¯ll find I can love and care for you better than he can!


    ¡°Octavia, what¡¯s wrong with you today? Dragging me out of the disco, not telling me what¡¯s going on, and yet here you are alone with your booze!¡± Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t let go of Tredan Davi, but she couldn¡¯t ignore her mother¡¯s words as if she hadn¡¯t heard anything, and, agonizingly torn and depressed to the point of sleep, she dragged Domino to take her out for a few drinks!


    ¡°Nothing?? what could happen to me? Even if something did, no one would care about me! Domino was a bit confused by Octavia Gills¡¯ unusual state, she had never seen this side of Octavia Gills before, thest time she was in the hotel with Tredan Davi she was just bitter and sad, today she was like a zombie, Domino was at a loss for words. Domino was a bit overwhelmed.


    ¡°Who says no one cares, I care about you, and Tredan cares too! Auntie cares about you too, and Gar, he cares more about you as his sister!¡±


    ¡°Mummy, oh mummy no¡­ won¡¯t care, oooh¡­ she won¡¯t care. Why? Why? Oooh, Did I do anything wrong?¡± Octavia Gillsughed loudly one moment then cried sadly and painfully the next.


    Domino didn¡¯t dare to ask, but she looked at Octavia Gills cautiously and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Auntie? Was she so cruel that she didn¡¯t care about our lovely, beautiful, kind Octavia?¡±


    Pfft, Octavia was amused by Domino coaxing her like a child. ¡°Yeah, bad mommy!¡±


    Domino suspected that Octavia was too drunk to know where she was going. She tried to take her home with her as she paid the bill, but Octavia acted like a spoilt child and refused to leave, grabbing at the bottles and pouring them into her mouth.


    Domino thinks that today is an eye-opener, Octavia has such a rogue side! Geez, what was Octavia¡¯s mobile phone password?


    ¡°Octavia, would you turn on your phone so I can call Tredan for you?¡± Octavia Gills heard Domino say he would get Tredan Davi for her, she happily took out her phone, she had only pressed two numbers when Octavia Gills¡¯ hand froze, she couldn¡¯t call Tredan, mum had said she shouldn¡¯t be with Tredan. Oooh¡­ Octavia suddenly burst into tears, hugging Domino.


    ¡°Octavia, what¡¯s wrong with you? It¡¯s easy to get the wrong idea about us!¡± Domino was so distraught at the prospect of a drunken Octavia who had no sense at all! Domino had no choice but to call Woodrow and ask him toe and take them home. Otherwise, she would have to spend the night at the bar with Octavia.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here? What kind of a shock has this svelte Octavia had to burst out in such a horrible way?¡± Woodrow, who had carried Octavia up to the 28th floor from the ground floor, wasining. ¡°Why won¡¯t you let me get Tredan to carry her? My back can only carry you Domino, ok! I can only carry you Domino! Hey, Domino, are you still a woman?¡±


    Domino rolled her eyes at Woodrow with her ears plugged, he was muttering like a living monk all the way.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Stop, put her on this bed and you can go home, thanks a lot Woodrow!¡± said Domino, whose 10, 000-watt, glittering eyes made it difficult for Woodrow to resist, smiling withoutint and saying yes to Domino until he walked out the door, only to be brought back to his senses when Domino mmed the door.


    ¡°Domino, you can¡¯t treat your husband like that, you¡¯re a heartless woman, throwing him out after using him!¡±


    She was going to ask Tredan to look after Octavia, but on second thought, she was afraid that Octavia Gills¡¯ drunken words might lead to unnecessary trouble! Domino decided to wait until Octavia Gills woke up tomorrow before questioning her!


    ¡°Eldwin, are you there?¡± Elda asked delicately as she knocked on the door when she arrived at Eldwin¡¯s door ording to the address Mrs. Drye had given her.


    Eldwin, who instantly recognized Elda¡¯s voice, rushed to open the door.


    Just seeing Eldwin looking particrly cute with his apron on, Elda couldn¡¯t help but smile, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to look presentable in an apron.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry to make youugh,e in and sit down, I¡¯ve just made dumplings, sit down and try my handiwork?¡± Eldwin greeted Elda warmly as she sat down. He happily whistled and went back to the kitchen to fetch the dumplings, prepared the sauce and vinegar, and ced them in front of Elda. Looking at her expectantly, he said, ¡°Try one of these and see how well my old hand works. I¡¯m telling you; you¡¯ll get a five-star taste!¡±

 Chapter 51: Dinner

    ¡°Really? Then I¡¯m in for a treat today!¡± Elda picked one up and tasted it.


    ¡°How was it? Wasn¡¯t that an eye-opener!¡± Eldwin wasn¡¯t modest at all, but the way Elda was eating with gusto proved Eldwin¡¯s strength.


    ¡°Delicious, the best dumplings I¡¯ve ever had! I didn¡¯t expect it, you have such a great skill.¡±


    Hearing Elda¡¯spliments made Eldwin¡¯s heart swell with joy. He was worried about eating alone and having no appetite for lobster, but then Elda came over, and it was great! No need to eat alone!


    ¡°By the way, did youe over to see me thiste at night for something? How did you find this ce?¡± This was Eldwin¡¯s old house, and he hadn¡¯te back to live there since he went to work for the Drye Family, except asionally when his son stayed for ten days or half a month during the winter or summer holidays.


    ¡°Mrs. Drye told me all about it!¡± Elda knew Eldwin didn¡¯t like to make people feel indebted to him, so Elda put on a light-hearted face and said, ¡°I was so happy to hear Mrs. Drye say you¡¯d resigned!¡±


    ¡°Wow? Why? Are you d I am unemployed?¡± Eldwin snickered, deeply afraid that Elda would want to give him his money back.


    ¡°No, no. How could I have such bad intentions! Didn¡¯t you help me get a shop at the high school and give me the money to run it? You know I¡¯m just a woman from the countryside, I¡¯m not skilled at anything, I only know how to cook, I don¡¯t know how to run a shop that size. As soon as I heard you had quit your job, you still don¡¯t know that I camete at night to look for you? That¡¯s why I came here!¡± Elda took a notebook from her bag and the bank book that Eldwin had given her earlier.


    ¡°Eldwin, look, here¡¯s that money you gave me, and here¡¯s a record of how much I used it! Look at it!¡±


    ¡°What are you doing, Elda, are you going to pay me back and then draw a line in the sand between you and me?¡± Eldwin asked Elda anxiously, not even wanting to look at the books.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy to hear that you¡¯ve resigned. I was worried that I wouldn¡¯t be able to manage the shop well, but now that you¡¯ve resigned too, I¡¯m thinking that you¡¯ll help me manage the shop. I¡¯m giving you the reigns and you¡¯re making me your partner, so you can see if I am making some profit? Besides, having you on guard gives me peace of mind.¡±


    Eldwin finally caught Elda¡¯s drift this time.


    ¡°Elda, if you say that, you are treating me like an outsider! If you call me brother, it¡¯s my responsibility to take care of you. Take the money and go about your business without worrying about what¡¯s going on, if you need me, I¡¯ll be right there!¡±


    ¡°Eldwin, I need you!¡± Elda¡¯s, blunt I need you, and Eldwin almost choked on the dumpling in his mouth. Cough, cough, cough!


    ¡°You need me?¡± What could have been a nice mundane statement made Eldwin extra happy and he felt giddy!


    ¡°Yes, my shop needs people like you to help me, as long as you¡¯re there, I¡¯m sure our shop¡¯s business will be booming!¡± When Eldwin heard Elda¡¯s exnation, it was like cold water was poured on him.


    ¡°Eldwin, what¡¯s the matter with you! Why are you so out of sorts all of a sudden?¡± Just now Elda had seen him in high spirits. How could he be like this in an instant?


    ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m listening, go on!¡± Eldwin was at a loss, having that little feeling of frustration! It was as if Elda couldn¡¯t grasp it.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already thought about it, I¡¯ll run the kitchen, you¡¯ll run the outside, including some interviews with food and such, you¡¯re better at it than I am, I just want to list out this job description with you, you and I will be responsible for it separately, and we¡¯ll run this shop together. Eldwin, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a good idea, tell you what, you leave these for me, I¡¯ll research on them tonight and I¡¯ll tell you when once I¡¯veid out the ns!¡± Eldwin carefully plied Elda with dumplings.


    ¡°You¡¯ve lost a lot of weight, eat more! Is there something bothering youtely? Although you¡¯re pretending like nothing is wrong with you, the scowl on your face can¡¯t fool anyone, you¡¯ve been frowning like that since you came in, I thought it was just about that shop thing, but it seems there¡¯s more to it than the shop! What¡¯s bothering you? Tell me about it, maybe I can help you out!¡± Having worked with her for so many years, Eldwin could tell Elda¡¯s every move, and any emotion on her face, and Elda was used to this concern.


    ¡°You have all-knowing eyes, to see it like that! It¡¯s not a big deal, it¡¯s just the stuff with Octavia and Ms. Lilian. I¡­ got overly angry when I went to see Octavia today and struck her, I¡¯m feeling really bad about it.¡±


    ¡°Why are you so impulsive? You can¡¯t hit your own child!¡± Eldwin knew well the temperament of that girl Octavia Gills, and he was sure that that incident would not be as Lilian Drye had said.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know what Mrs. Drye said when she came to me, but anyway, Octavia really shouldn¡¯t havee between Lilian Drye and Tredan Davi, I feel it¡¯s not going to end well between Octavia and Tredan Davi. How can there be a ce for an ordinary family like ours in a prestigious family like the Davi¡¯s? I couldn¡¯t persuade Octavia. I just couldn¡¯t, and in my anger, and desperation, I hit her! Do you think I¡¯m too cruel as her mother?¡± Elda knew in her heart how much Octavia Gills had given and sacrificed for the family, but she should never have fallen in love with the wrong person.


    ¡°Elda, all right, all right! Don¡¯t be anxious, Octavia is a good kid, she won¡¯t me you. I understand your perspective as a parent, you are afraid that it is not proper for her to stay in that big house, plus Qin Wan has been kind to you, and Octavia has made you feel ashamed to face the Drye Family by doing this, right? But Elda, it¡¯s not up to the Drye Family or you to decide what happens in a rtionship, it¡¯s not up to Octavia Gills to decide what happens, nor is it up to Lilian Drye to decide what happens to her. It¡¯s not for us elders to interfere with rtionships!¡± Eldwin knew that Octavia Gills must be in pain at the moment, and he was thinking of her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think too much about it, your grandchildren will have their luck! I¡¯ll go and talk to Octavia someday!¡± Elda nodded, Octavia listened to Eldwin and in Octavia¡¯s heart, Eldwin was like a father to her!


    Octavia¡¯s moans of pain alerted Domino, who had been looking after her all night.


    ¡°Feeling your headache yet? Do you feel the serious consequences of abusive drinking? Let¡¯s see if you dare to drink so uncontrobly next time!¡±


    Looking at Domino¡¯s deep, dark circles around her eyes and hearing her words ofint, Octavia Gills guessed that she must have done a lot of embarrassing thingsst night! She had no face to look at Domino and grabbed the white pillow next to her to cover her face.


    ¡°Ah¡­ sorry Domino, I didn¡¯t mean to! Did I do something embarrassingst night?¡± Looking at Octavia Gills cowered under a pillow, Domino got a little angry, ¡°Octavia Gills, I¡¯m telling you, we¡¯re not going to be good girlfriends anymore. I¡­ I Domino am breaking off my friendship with you today!¡±


    ¡°Come on, Domino, did I do something to you when I was drunk? Can¡¯t I just apologize to you and be done with it? Come on, don¡¯t be mad!¡± Octavia Gills threw down the pillow that was blocking her face and ran over and hugged Domino¡¯s thigh, ¡°My mum¡¯s cutting me off and you¡¯re here to cutting me off too, I¡¯m going to have a breakdown!¡±


    ¡°What? Does Auntie want to disown you? Why? What did you do to make her say such a crazy thing and say such bewildering things?¡± Domino seemed to be able to understand why Octavia Gills had been so broken and upsetst night. Domino just couldn¡¯t think of any reason why Octavia Gills¡¯ mother would say something like that, after all, Octavia Gills had given so much to her family!


    Observing Octavia Gills¡¯ silence, and looking at the deep frown on her face was driving Domino crazy!Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Octavia, what do you mean? When you were drunk, you wouldn¡¯t tell me what hit you, and when you sobered up, you still wouldn¡¯t tell me what happened to make you so torn up. You better tell me what is happening? What do you take me for Octavia?¡±


    ¡°No, no! Domino, Domino¡­¡± Octavia Gills could see that Domino was angry.


    ¡°Not what? You¡¯re too much Octavia, you are not even telling me something this big is happening to you, how can you bear it all by yourself? Wouldn¡¯t that make me look bad as your good best friend and sister?¡± Domino thought Octavia Gills should talk to her about all her grievances, she didn¡¯t want to see Octavia Gills pretending to be strong, Domino could see it in her eyes and heart.


    ¡°My mother said that the Drye Family helped our family during a difficult time, that it was a mistake for me to be with Tredan, that I shouldn¡¯t have taken Tredan away from Lilian, that I was like a third party in someone¡¯s rtionship, and that even if I persisted in following Tredan, it wouldn¡¯t end well. Tredan¡¯s house is not for me, an ordinary rural person, and it¡¯s not the kind of house I thought it would be!¡± What her mother had said was something Octavia Gills had been thinking about for a long time, and she knew and understood that she and Tredan Davi were so far apart!


    ¡°Silly you! You take everything others say to heart, these are not Tredan¡¯s words! Who can say what is right? It¡¯s the 21st century, how can you be as pedantic as your aunt? Only the two people involved in a rtionship would best know what¡¯s going on. Besides, didn¡¯t Tredan say that it was Lilian who lied first, and he mistook her for the one in his heart? And now, you could be together after all the twists and turns! If it wasn¡¯t for the Drye Family¡¯s lies, Tredan would know from the start that it was you who he fell in love with when he was a young boy. Who can say who is right and who is wrong? Your happiness is in your own hands, you don¡¯t have to care about anything!¡± Domino¡¯s heart went out to Octavia Gills, even the strongest of hearts would be exhausted after all she has had to endure on her frail shoulders!


    ¡°But my mum says my brother will have his operation next month, and once my brother¡¯s operation pulls through, she wants me to go back to Japan and cut ties with Tredan, or she will pretend she never had me as a daughter! The Drye Family is my family¡¯s benefactor, and mum says virtue can¡¯t be repaid by grudge. She said the Davi Family¡¯s path is not mine to follow!¡± Her mother was right, Tredan Davi was from a noble family as she was a child from the countryside.

 Chapter 52: Accusations

    ¡°Octavia, listen to me, you have to remember every word, every promise Tredan has made to you, you can¡¯t get carried away with your thoughts! If Tredan dares to take your hand, you must believe that all these problems soone to pass! Stop imagining things, wash your face and go to work, you have to believe that God will look after good people.¡±


    Get your clothes ready, Octavia.


    ¡°Octavia, I¡¯ve got breakfast for you, you can eat itter before you go to the office. I have to leave first, you can drive my car to workter, I¡¯ll leave the car keys here for you.¡±


    Domino rushed out and Woodrow, who hadn¡¯t had breakfast yet, was waiting at the door. Seeing Domino in such a hurry, he asked her curiously, ¡°Oh, Ms. Domino, you miss me so much this early in the morning, you can¡¯t wait to see me! I tell you; you shouldn¡¯t have driven me homest night!¡±


    ¡°What a mouthful to say so early in the morning!¡± Domino didn¡¯t woman up at all and stomped on Woodrow¡¯s foot, who screamed in pain.


    ¡°You wicked woman, no one will dare to marry you in this life, do you know that?¡± Woodrow hopped back to the car, nursing his aching foot.


    ¡°What¡¯s with all that nonsense, drive the car and take me to Tredan! ¡°This was something Tredan Davi had to know, he couldn¡¯t stir up so much trouble and have Octavia Gills pay for his actions and even getid. Domino wanted to tell Tredan Davi to act like a man!


    ¡°Tredan? What do you want with him?¡±


    ¡°Why are you talking so much? Drive!¡±


    What a happy couple, just being together is so hrious!


    ¡°Hello, President Cruise! How may I help you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m looking for President Davi!¡±


    ¡± President Davi is in his office now; I¡¯ll take you there!¡±


    His face was a bit useful; Domino thinks she called the right person!


    The journey to Tredan Davi¡¯s office was uneventful. He was dressed in a crisp suit and was so serious about his work that he was charming, no wonder he had Octavia Gills, a woman who had wanted him for twenty years! Well, for the sake of it, Domino decided to speak gently.


    ¡°What brings you both here? Is there something important you guys wanted to see me about?¡± Tredan Davi knew full well that Woodrow wouldn¡¯t have approached him at work if he didn¡¯t have something important on his mind.


    ¡°As soon as he heard the name Octavia, Tredan stopped what he was doing and looked up at Domino, who was talking.


    ¡°I¡¯m a straight-shooter, I don¡¯t like to beat around the bush, so President Davi, please bear with me if I say something you may not like!¡±


    ¡°Tell me! What happened to Octavia?¡± Tredan Davi doesn¡¯t like to hear people beat around the bush either.


    ¡°Her mother had some words with her yesterday and I¡¯m sure you¡¯re well aware of their rtionship with the Drye Family.¡± Tredan Davi nodded in acquiescence to what Domino said, knowing full well that the Drye Family was a benefactor to the Octavia Gills. In his mind, the Drye Family was also a sort of matchmaker between him and Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Her mother said that Mrs. Drye had approached her about you and Lilian and that Octavia¡¯s mother was particrly felt guilty toward Mrs. Drye after their talk, and sought Octavia out that day to talk to her, with auntie using Octavia of being a third party in your rtionship with Lilian and expressing her disappointment in Octavia.¡±


    Tredan Davi did not move, the pen tightening in his hand, and said to Domino with feigned ease, ¡°And then?¡±


    Domino didn¡¯t expect Tredan to act so calmly so Domino got a little angry.


    ¡°How can you ask such a question calmly, Tredan? Do you know that such an usation hurt Octavia to the core? You are so selfish, how can you let Octavia bear the consequences when you have not taken care of the Drye Family yourself? How can you hold her hand when you have not thought of a way to keep her out of harm¡¯s way? Are you asking her to give up her family for you, or are you asking her toy her dignity down on the ground for others to trample on? You are too selfish!¡± Woodrow looked at Domino, who was on the verge of rage and rushed to calm her spirits.


    ¡°Honey, take it easy, take it easy, Tredan will take care of it!¡± Looking at Woodrow for not helping her, Domino got even angrier.


    ¡°You men are selfish, you take all the pleasure and joy, but have you ever thought about where her painful ordeal ising from? Now, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s only right that you should step in and put an end to this? The least you could do is clear the air with Lilian and sort it out with the Drye Family before you ask Octavia to bravely take your hand.¡±


    ¡°How do you know I haven¡¯t done anything?¡± Tredan Davi wasn¡¯t about to tell Domino what he was going to do, ¡°Is Octavia okay now?¡±


    ¡°Not good, her mother threatened her to leave you or else, she would break off their mother-daughter rtionship! Now she feels like there¡¯s no left or right way to turn! It¡¯s too painful for her!¡± Perhaps he loved her, but Tredan Davi was the only person Octavia Gills had in her heart for twenty years, and she loved him to the core, and Domino knew what it was like to be in love. ¡°Please take care of her. Octavia has been on a very difficult journey that you can¡¯t imagine!¡±


    After saying those words, Domino went away!


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to follow her out, or are you just going to watch me all morning?¡± Tredan Davi looked at the still clueless Woodrow, speechless.


    ¡°No, I just wanted to tell you thatst night I went to pick up your drunken lover and things weren¡¯t going very well. You¡¯re on your own!¡±


    Woodrow then went after Domino.


    Tredan Davi was left alone in his office, looking thoughtfully at the sky at a distance, he had been careless! Tredan Davi leaned back in his chair and thought about how he could fix this perfectly. He made a video call to Octavia Gills, worrying about her.


    Tredan never makes a video call to her during work hours, does he not have work to do today? Octavia Gills clicked the answer button and Tredan Davi sees Octavia Gills¡¯ mncholy eyes even though she is happily smiling at the camera. Tredan Davi caressed her face lovingly on his screen, looking at her sad eyes!


    ¡°It¡¯s office hours, why are you calling me via video?¡± Octavia Gills asked cautiously and kept ncing around the outer office.


    ¡°Are you okay? I miss you!¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s sudden and heartfelt words brought warm feelings to Octavia Gills¡¯ heart. Thest thing Octavia Gills wanted was for Tredan Davi to see her in tears.


    ¡°Fool, such bravado in front of me, don¡¯t think about anything, don¡¯t do anything, just remember to stand behind me and lean on me, got it?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Why did it feel as if Tredan¡¯s there was a hidden meaning to hisment?


    As Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills were having the video call, Eddison appeared in Octavia Gills¡¯ office and said to her, ¡°Octavia, here¡¯s that Steam contract you signed earlier, it¡¯s finished. Octavia Gills was shocked to see Eddison appear and put the phone face down on her desk in a panic, pretending that nothing was going on.


    ¡°Oh¡­ GM, you wanted to see me?¡± Octavia Gills deliberately raised her volume, hoping that Tredan Davi would hear and not make a sound, or that he would end the video call on his side.


    When Tredan heard it was Eddison looking for her, he didn¡¯t hang up the line and pricked his ears up to listen intently and carefully.


    ¡°Er, well, did I just disturb you?¡± Eddison saw everything while he was outside. How could the small womanly gesture on Octavia Gills¡¯ face escape his well-read eyes? Eddison had done it on purpose, knowing full well that Tredan Davi will get jealous of him and Octavia Gills, and he had disturbed their call on purpose to make Tredan Davi feel his presence.


    ¡°No, no!¡± Octavia Gills smiled a particrly forced smile!


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good! Just to tell you, that Steam contract that you signed has beenpleted yesterday and there will be a celebration party tomorrow night, you go back and prepare, we will take tomorrow off to attend, and as the project leader you must attend it!¡±


    ¡°Oh, yes!¡± A business trip at this time of year? Or some kind of party, Octavia Gills was most unustomed to this kind of social drinking scene. Except, Eddison had emphatically stated that it is a must for all the people in charge of the project to be there! Reluctantly, she epted the orders of her superior.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°Don¡¯t go!¡± Startled by the voiceing from his phone, Tredan? Hadn¡¯t he turned the video off? Octavia Gills looked at Eddison who had walked away reassured by the sight of Tredan Davi¡¯s drawn-out and extremely scary face.


    ¡°It¡¯s a waste to have such a good-looking face blocking me out like this!¡± Octavia Gills had the sense to say something not on the same frequency as Tredan Davi.


    ¡°This woman, really, I¡¯m telling you not to go with Eddison on this business trip, do you hear me?¡± Even with the images and sounds on her phone, Octavia Gills could clearly hear the angry tone of his voice.


    ¡°It¡¯s an order from my boss, I have no right and I can¡¯t refuse, after all, I¡¯m the one in charge of this project! It¡¯s just a party, I¡¯ll be back in a day!¡±


    ¡°Wherever you go, it can only be me who appears by your side, understand?¡± With that, Tredan Davi hung up.


    Octavia Gills expressed her displeasure by cursing at Tredan¡¯s Facebook page on her phone: Bad man, bad man, Tredan is a bad man!


    On the ne.


    Eddison suddenly handed Octavia a very borate gift box. ¡°It¡¯s for you!¡±


    ¡°This?¡± Octavia Gills was a little stunned, and Eddison looking at her with such fascination made her feel awkward, not knowing what to do in response.


    ¡°I see that you are dressed very inly as usual, and it so happens that the dress shop of a good friend of mine opened yesterday, so I thought I could get you a beautiful dress to wear to the party, helping this friend¡¯s business at the same time. Will you unwrap it and see if you like it?¡±


    Octavia Gills grimaced at her idiot¡¯s brain.


    ¡°Thank you, GM, you saved me this time, otherwise I would have been a disgrace to thepany. I didn¡¯t even think I¡¯d need a dress to go to this reception, how much is it, I¡¯ll pay you back!¡±


    Eddison pursed his lips and smiled, he felt he had bought the right gift. ¡°No need for money, it¡¯s kind of like work clothes provided to you by thepany. Your meter represents thepany.¡±


    Octavia Gills had never heard of a tuxedo being offered in all the time she had been with thepany. ¡°That¡¯s not eptable, it¡¯s not worth the effort.¡± Octavia Gills was afraid of this unmerited treatment and wanted to return the box to Eddison.


    ¡°You can just dance with me when the timees, I don¡¯t have a girlfriend, if you give it back to me, I might as well just throw it out, this waste is a very bad thing, it¡¯s the same as killing me. You¡¯re doing me a favor by wearing it.¡±

 Chapter 53: A Celebration of Merit

    Eddison was so over the top; Octavia Gills was momentarily confused by him, she can¡¯t think of a better way to say no to this dress after what he said!


    Tredan Davi¡¯s office.


    ¡°Clear my schedule for tomorrow morning and get me a ne ticket to arrive in time for the 7:30 p. m. celebration of our subsidiary¡¯s project!¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s assistant was horrified by this move, as he had a lot of serious issues to deal with every day at Group Davi¡¯s head office, and he was clearing his morning schedule to go to a celebration of a not-so-big project at a subsidiary? His assistant was afraid that his ears had misheard him. Carefully double-checking, he asked Tredan,


    ¡°President Davi, are you saying that you need to put off your schedule for tomorrow morning and get on a ne to attend¡­ for that celebration reception that is under the control of a subsidiary?¡±


    ¡°Well, get me set up as soon as you can and send me the boarding time!¡±


    His assistant was convinced that he had heard correctly, except that President Davi has only ever attended the annual Christmas party every year, and he doesn¡¯t attend any other receptions. The assistant¡¯s jaw was on the verge of dropping to the ground.


    The celebration reception started promptly at 7:30.


    Eddison paced back and forth in the hall waiting for Octavia Gills who was changing her dress upstairs. She walked towards Eddison with a slight smile, and Eddison was mesmerized by the fact that Octavia Gills now looked like a beautiful swan.


    ¡°General Manager, let¡¯s go, I didn¡¯t expect this dress to fit me so well, I was so shocked just now, all I saw when I came over was the dress, thankfully the General Manager thought it through, otherwise it would have been humiliating for us.¡±


    Gu Li¡¯s mesmerized eyes never left Octavia Gills, ¡°Uh oh! Octavia is wonderfully beautiful tonight!¡±


    Looking at the General Manager, who was not answering her, Octavia Gills felt particrly awkward seeing Eddison¡¯s revealing gaze roaming over her body and seemed to hear his silentpliment on her beauty tonight. She coughed twice, trying to put some distance between them.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! Let¡¯s go inside!¡± Eddison held out his left hand for Octavia Gills to take, but Octavia Gills, whether deliberately or unintentionally, ignored Eddison¡¯s outstretched hand and naturally crossed over and headed down the hall, a disturbing gesture that caused Eddison to follow Octavia Gills inside.


    ¡°President Cruise!¡± Woodrow greeted Eddison as she and Octavia Gills entered the hall and shook hands with Eddison saying hello to each other. Woodrow then whispered in Octavia Gills¡¯ ear, ¡°You¡¯re in for a surprise tonight!¡±


    Surprise? Octavia Gills looked at Woodrow in such a state of confusion and wondered if Domino had followed him here, in which case she would havepany for the night!


    As the party began, both Eddison and Woodrow took to the stage to deliver their speeches. Listening to the same official speech that had been delivered for a hundred years, Octavia Gills fiddled with her ss of wine in her hand with particr boredom, her eyes asionally looking at Facebook on her mobile phone, which she kept being pressing on and off! Octavia Gills waited for Tredan Davi¡¯s Facebook reply and wondered what Tredan Davi was up to now.


    Suddenly a round of apuse roused back the souls of the staff who had been drifting away with their thoughts, and it turned out that this was the most anticipated part of the event, that is, the male staff could invite their favorite female colleagues to a dancepetition. Woodrow threw the microphone to Eddison and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to go and find my darling to join us, you stay here and take care of the beauty. Thanks, President Davi!¡±


    ¡°Hey, no¡­ it¡¯s not!¡± Eddison wanted to go down and get Octavia Gills to get join him too! He regretted not moving as fast as Woodrow!


    Oh my, Octavia Gills saw Domino in action. It looked like Domino was going to get the Bali vouchers with Woodrow. ¡°Domino, it¡¯s you, I guessed you wereing when Woodrow told me I was in for a surprise tonight, but I didn¡¯t expect you toe!¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Wait, Octavia, you are making the wrong conclusion. I¡¯m Woodrow¡¯s surprise tonight, but I¡¯m not your surprise! Ta-da, look over there!¡± Domino jumped away from Octavia Gills¡¯ line of vision, ¡°Look, there¡¯s your Prince Charming!¡±


    Despite wearing a trendy dance mask that covered half of his face, the familiar look in Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes gave Octavia Gills 100% confirmation that he was Tredan Davi.


    Octavia stood up, unable to hide her ecstasy, and trotted over to Tredan, who waited for Octavia with open arms and then took Octavia deep into his arms!


    The microphone in Eddison¡¯s hand fell to the floor seeing Octavia fall into the arms of the half-masked man he instantly recognized as his older brother, Tredan.


    Tredan, how did he get here? Why is Tredan here? No, he can¡¯t!


    A fit of jealousy rolled up inside Eddison, jealousy raised its ugly head, tinged with a hint of resentment. His hatred for Tredan loomed, and his only remaining shred of sanity finally began to fall, and all his resentment umted like a snowball rolling down the hill, getting bigger and bigger!


    As the music came to life, Woodrow and Domino twirled around the dance floor, a couple in tune with the rhythm of the music.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go and join in and maybe get that Bali voucher.¡± Tredan Davi took Octavia Gills¡¯ hand and headed for the middle of the dance floor, but Octavia Gills was hesitant to go over, she couldn¡¯t dance, her feet were uncoordinated, and she really couldn¡¯t dance.


    Tredan Davi, as if sensing the worry in her reluctance, reassured her, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯m here! Just move with my feet and I¡¯ll carry you around. Trust me!¡± Looking into Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes, Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help but follow him as he wrapped his arms around her slender waist and held her hands, gently telling Octavia Gills, ¡°Look into my eyes, feel the music, and believe that you can do it.¡±


    ¡°Mmm!¡± It was a beautiful waltz, like a couple in tune with each other without spoken words, a dance of the soul, a perfect tform to test the bond between lovers. A beautiful waltz!


    ¡°Tredan, why are you here?¡± Although Tredan Davi is said to be the president of Group Davi, the subsidiary¡¯s projects never had the honor of anyone from the head office attending small celebrations like this.


    ¡°If I don¡¯t show up here tonight, who are you going to do this dance-off with?¡± He said to Octavia, who knew there was such a possibility that Tredan Davi didn¡¯t want to leave a chance for anyone else with romantic intentions to share Octavia Gills.


    ¡°If you hadn¡¯te, how could I have dared to dance?¡± Only Tredan Davi had the conviction to give her the confidence to get down on the dance floor and dance!


    ¡°Where did you get that gown you¡¯re wearing?¡± Tredan Davi had spotted the expensive gown Octavia Gills was wearing from the moment he had just walked in and he was convinced it couldn¡¯t have been someone Octavia Gills had bought herself. Tredan Davi suspected it was Eddison¡¯s taste! Unsatisfied, he bit Octavia Gills on her nape, deliberately leaving his mark where it belonged.


    ¡°Ah, that hurt!¡± Octavia Gills knew that Tredan Davi had done it on purpose, ¡°It was the General Manager who said that this was a dress that thepany had offered me and even though I had no intention of epting it, General Manager Eddison said that my image now represented thepany¡¯s image and that I had to look after it, so I wore it, and as you know, I¡¯ve never been used to these kinds of clothes.¡±


    ¡°I have so many clothes for you in my bedroom wardrobe, why didn¡¯t you take them with you, when does Tredan Davi¡¯s woman need someone else to buy her dress, wouldn¡¯t that make aughing stock out of me and say that I am ipetent?¡± Tredan Davi was just looking at the dress with increasing displeasure.


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t expect the need to wear something formal to this party, so the clothes I brought were everyday clothes! I¡¯m afraid I¡¯d be embarrassed if I wore them!¡± Octavia Gills said with a resigned voice, a real resentment!


    ¡°I just can¡¯t get enough of this dress!¡± Tredan Davi bossily pulled his jacket over Octavia Gills, who found it a bit funny to see Tredan Davi looking like a jealous little boy! Coaxing Tredan Davi, she said, ¡°I feel weird in this dress too, so it¡¯s a good thing I have your jacket and it¡¯s still warm!¡± Tredan Davi was so happy to hear this from Octavia Gills!


    Eddison¡¯s n was disrupted when Tredan Davi appeared in the middle of the show and he just watched Octavia Gills and Tredan Davi dancing on stage,ughing and talking. He didn¡¯t even get the chance to ask Octavia Gills if she would dance with him. Eddison was resigned to the fact that if he had met Octavia Gills before Tredan Davi, Octavia Gills would be holding his hand today!


    ¡°Happy times always go by so fast! We¡¯ll now have everyone vote for the group that just danced, and the person with the highest number of votes will bring home these two vouchers from my hand! This is the gift that belongs to the winner! One, two, three, let the voting begin!¡±


    As the MC called out to start the voting, people rushed forward to cast their votes.


    ¡°Please vote for us! So that he and I can have a sweet and happy trip!¡± True to form, the marketing manager always wins hearts and minds, and everyone was happy to vote for them??after all, Woodrow is still President Cruise! But to everyone¡¯s surprise, Woodrow and Domino, who received the most votes, gave up their votes to the rest of the staff, leading the party once again.


    ¡°It feels so good to get out of that predicament!¡± Octavia Gills is just a sucker for in scenes, and thankfully, Tredan Davi pulled her out of it, so nice!


    Octavia Gills took Tredan Davi¡¯s hand and leaned against Tredan Davi¡¯s left shoulder, it was a wonderful feeling! The bright moonlight shone like a nket and gently enveloped Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills, and the night was extraordinarily beautiful to both Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills tonight.


    ¡°Octavia, regarding the Drye Family, let me sort it out and when I¡¯ve sorted things out with Lilian, I¡¯ll only pay your mum an official visit then. Will you say yes? Also, whatever happens to you in the future, you have to tell me first, because you have be my heart and soul, and if you¡¯re sad, my heart and soul will suffer! Can you understand that, Octavia?¡±


    Domino¡¯s scolding of Tredan Davi did remind him that even though he had done a lot to try and keep Octavia Gills safe, there was a part of him that he had overlooked what Domino said reminding Tredan Davi that he hadn¡¯t done enough to cover all the angles!


    Tredan, will we ever be able to make it together? Octavia¡¯s heart was heavy with questions but did not speak them out loud for Tredan to hear.

 Chapter 54: The Promise

    ¡°Tredan, howe you seem to know so much.¡±


    Tredan Davi said nothing, just smiled, stroked Octavia Gills¡¯ head, and they both just disappeared around the corner of that street!


    Later, Octavia Gills just showed herself to Eddison as a dutiful employee and then flew back with Tredan Davi! After getting off the ne, Tredan Davi offered to go with Octavia Gills to the hospital to see her brother Gar.


    ¡°Why are you suddenly thinking this way, everything you¡¯ve been doingtely has been a particr surprise to me, so many heartwarming gestures, what am I supposed to do?¡± Octavia Gills spoke thoughtfully, only now Tredan Davi was unaware that this was an omen given to him by Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Because you¡¯re the one I love, and to marry you, of course, I have to please my brother-inw first!¡± Tredan Davi said with a straight face.


    Marry her? Did Tredan Davi just say he was going to marry her? ¡°Did you say you will marry me?¡±


    ¡°Fool, of course, I¡¯ll marry you, I¡¯ve been looking for you for so long and it¡¯s hard to find you, I won¡¯t give you any chance to get away from me!¡±


    Octavia Gills was right, Tredan Davi really wanted to marry her! Octavia Gills was both happy and sad, a mixture of joy and sadness.


    ¡°Octavia, what¡¯s wrong? Why are you suddenly so pale, are you not feeling well somewhere?¡± She looked fine a moment ago, but now why is she??


    That¡¯s it, Tredan Davi worriedly ced his palm on Octavia Gills¡¯ forehead to check her temperature!


    ¡°Nothing! I¡¯m just so touched! I never dared to hope to be with you, let alone be married to you! Tredan, thank you, you¡¯ve given me great memories, enough tost me a lifetime!¡±


    ¡°Fool, so easily satisfied, so easily touched, there are still long days ahead? I will spend my life loving you and loving you!¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t just make promises, every promise he made in his life was a promise made only for Octavia Gills, and it was Lilian Drye¡¯s impersonation before that intercepted the promise that was meant for Octavia Gills alone!


    In the Notre Dame Hospital.


    ¡°I say Gar, why are you reading so much, there are not even enough books on this table for you, as a patient you should be resting and taking care of your body, this is not good, you¡¯re reading too much!¡± Gar¡¯s private duty nurse nagged at Gar¡¯s ear again.


    Fortunately, Octavia Gills was never willing to let him give up his studies and even brought in teachers from school to tutor him in the hospital, whether it was for his primary, secondary or higher exams, Octavia Gills did everything she could, even paying the expensive fees, to make Gar take the exams like a normal person. She also bought Gar lots and lots of books and told him that books were good, that they could clear up negative emotions, that they could make him feel warm and sunny when he felt he was living a dark life, and that reading could bring him the joy.


    It was Octavia Gills who saved Gar, who had been confused and hated his condition, and whose dedication helped him face his illness more positively and fight it bravely, and finally, the day came?? he was ready for surgery!


    ¡°My sister said reading is good, books not only bring wisdom but it also gives people happiness, books are honest and sincere tutors, a good masterpiece is the essence of someone¡¯s life. Reading them can attract the essence of someone¡¯s life, so why not do it! I can¡¯t put it down, I¡¯m so happy to read it every day, and I¡¯m getting better fast!¡± Gar was a particr favorite of the nurses and doctors, and the medical staff admired Gar¡¯s optimism about the world even though he was born with a heart condition.


    ¡°Look at how happy you are, you¡¯re so happy you¡¯ve got a little red flower!¡± Of all the patients she has cared for, Gar has touched her, such a strong boy!


    ¡°Oh, can you tell me why our brother Gar is happy with a little red flower?¡± Tredan Davi had done his homework before he arrived and knew all about Gar¡¯s likes and dislikes.


    Gar remembered Tredan Davi, the big brother who got him a very good doctor to treat him! Gar was especially grateful to Tredan Davi, only today there was something different about Tredan Davi, much closer than before, rather Gar saw his sister Octavia Gills was holding hands with Tredan Davi, and Gar smelled something different.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°Wait, what¡¯s with saying ¡®our Gar¡¯, you can¡¯t just say that!¡± Gar just wanted to tease them both, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that must not be wasted!


    Octavia Gills could see that Gar was getting ready to start giving Tredan Davi a hard time, ¡°You brat, why are you talking like that, no big deal, Tredan is the man who saved your life.¡± Tredan Davi stopped Octavia Gills from going on, he patted Octavia Gills on the back, ¡°I believe I can take care of this boy!¡±


    ¡°What? What boy? You¡­¡± Gar was about toe at him when he saw Tredan Davi pulling a box out of an borate gift bag and opening it calmly in front of Gar¡¯s eyes, and what caught Gar¡¯s eye was Notre Dame de Paris, one of the top ten books, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was a copy of ¡®Les Miserables¡¯. Short of jumping out of his skin, Gar was so excited as it was one of his favorite works by Victor Hugo. It was his favorite novel by Victor Hugo, and especially ¡®Notre Dame de Paris¡¯, his first major romantic novel. It established Victor Hugo¡¯s reputation as a world-renowned novelist.


    ¡°Tredan, you¡­ are just a first handsome beautiful man, gentle and with considerate confidence, the object of my worship.¡±


    ¡°What? What did you say?¡± Tredan Davi was telling Gar that it was a term of endearment he didn¡¯t like.


    Gar, who was very perceptive, immediately said, ¡°Sister¡¯s boyfriend! Right?¡±


    ¡°Hmm? I have to be very clear with you, these are world famous books, a world limited edition, a handwritten version by the author, only five copies are in cirction in the world and giving me that moniker seems to strike me as a particrly bad deal!¡± Tredan Davi was shaking his head and sighing deeply indicating that it didn¡¯t fit! Gar¡¯s mouth dropped open for a minute when he heard about the handwritten limited edition, and he was holding the expensive world books, stammering like an excited little boy.


    ¡°I¡­ me, you¡­ ah so excited ah, I¡¯m too excited, let me calm this excited mind.¡± Without saying a word, he cuddled the books directly in his arms, trying to inhale the fragrance of the ink that wafted out between the lines of those books, it smelled so good! ¡°Brother-inw, you¡¯ll be my favorite brother-inw from now on! In our family, I am my backup, with me you have a backup. How¡¯s that? Brother-inw, is that okay?¡±


    That was a very nice way for Gar to call him brother-inw and Tredan Davi smiled with satisfaction.


    Octavia Gills was speechless, the madness of her lover, and the uncouth selling of her sister by her brother all made Octavia Gills appreciate once again that the man is so powerfully changed that he was able to y out three or four dramatizations of the set in a few minutes.


    ¡°Since when am I an item you can sell, and you can buy? Don¡¯t you two think it¡¯s outrageous to discuss the terms of a deal in front of me so nakedly?¡± Octavia Gills used Tredan Davi and Gar of pointing at each of them, but who knew that Tredan Davi would continue to discuss the origins of the books with Gar as if he hadn¡¯t heard Octavia Gills at all.


    Octavia Gills was depressed that a few books have made Gar sell her sister out and not only that, but Gar is now so close to Tredan Davi that making her feel like she was an outsider and these two were blood brothers!


    Themunication between these men was strange, and Octavia Gills looked at the two men who treated her as if she waspletely transparent! She couldn¡¯t enter their world, not even if she had the same blood running through her veins!


    ¡°Sister, you¡¯ve got a real eye for picking such a great brother-inw, it blows my mind!¡± Gar finally raised his eyes to look right at Octavia Gills, only to have those words irritate Octavia Gills!


    ¡°Hey, you ungrateful brat, what do you mean by that? What do you mean I blew you away! I¡¯m worse? Why am I worse?¡± How can there be a brother who is so damaging to his sister?


    Tredan Davi, who was listening to the hrity from the sidelines,ughed out loud avoiding any suspicion, ¡°Gar, I find I love you more and more! If you need anything from now on, just your brother-inw and he¡¯ll take care of it all for you.¡± With that, Tredan Davi handed Gar his card.


    ¡°You must love me because you are my only brother-inw, ah, as the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, you, my brother-inw is also considered my half-brother, treat me well, I will sell my sister to you, brother-inw!¡±


    ¡°Gar, can you talk properly now!¡± Octavia Gills felt disgraced by her brother, leaving her doubly embarrassed and red-faced in front of Tredan Davi!


    ¡°What are you doing, sister?¡± Gar¡¯s actions now looked frivolous, but in his heart, he knew that a man who gave himself to a woman to this extent would not just be out of amon fondness or yfulness, Gar could see that Tredan Davi truly loved his sister, Gar had always felt that his condition had caused Octavia to sacrifice so much and had always been indebted to her. He saw Tredan Davi today going to such lengths to please him for his sister, Gar could see the determination and the loving look in Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes whenever he looked at Octavia Gills, he was convinced that this man could love his sister well, in-as-much-as her sister¡¯s demeanor betrayed that she was in love with Tredan Davi!


    How wonderful! It¡¯s good to have someone to look after his sister! Gar will feel better in his heart that God has finally favored their family for once and he hopes that Tredan Davi will make Octavia Gills happy.


    ¡°Brother-inw, I have something unpleasant to say up front, make sure you take care of my sister! It¡¯s a request and an exhortation!¡±


    Tredan Davi smiled gently, looked at Gar with a very determined look, patted him on the shoulder, and said to him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will!¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at the two men with her and felt a kind of happiness was a particrly wonderful thing, watching these two men, both younger than herself, say those words gave her happiness and it felt so good to be protected and cared for, she turned out to be so lucky!

 Chapter 55: Emergency Meeting

    Group Davi¡¯s head office was in the middle of an emergency meeting and every director on the board seated at the meeting office had a stony face when Lilian came in with Floyd.


    Only Tredan Davi¡¯s seat was vacant and he didn¡¯te over, Lilian Drye specifically asked his dad to give her the role of head of this project with Group Davi and if she couldn¡¯t have Tredan Davi, Lilian Drye was going to destroy him! That¡¯s why Lilian Drye was here, and it¡¯s the beginning of her revenge, what Lilian Drye can¡¯t have, that bitch Octavia Gills can¡¯t have either!


    ¡°Assistant Selwin, where is President Davi?¡± Floyd asked Tredan Davi¡¯s assistant unhappily when he saw the empty chair where Tredan Davi should be seated.


    ¡°Chairman, President Davi is on his way back, he was dyed by something on the way and is due back soon.¡± Assistant Selwin¡¯s palms were breaking into a cold sweat, President Davi didn¡¯t know what was going on, his ne arrived a long time ago, but he still wasn¡¯t back at this hour! The president¡¯s assistant was trembling with fear. It¡¯s not worth getting paid a lot for this!


    ¡°Go and call President Davi and remind him that apany leader should be more conscious of time and that any excuse is superfluous!¡± Assistant Selwin obediently followed this Chairman¡¯s order and went out!


    ¡°Let¡¯s get started! This is Grimm¡¯s daughter Ms. Lilian, the project leader appointed by Group Drye, so we¡¯ll be talking to each other more from now on!¡± Floyd realized the significance of Grimm putting this little girl in charge of the project. Now he could only pray that his rebellious son, Tredan Davi would stop messing around and never cause any more trouble.


    ¡°Hello everyone! From today onwards, there are projects concerning both Group Drye and Group Davi. As the project manager of Group Drye, I am here to follow up on the development at Group Davi¡¯s side, so can all the uncles here please give us more guidance in the future!¡± After a round of apuse, Lilian Drye sat down gracefully.


    Tredan Davi, who had just returned from the hospital, pushed his way through the door.


    ¡°Sorry to bete!¡± Assistant Selwin saw Tredan Davi looking at Lilian Drye in confusion and carefully whispered to Tredan Davi what had just happened. Tredan Davi realized that this was the case!


    ¡°President Davi, being the CEO of Group Davi demands that the aspect of being punctual need to be strengthened!¡± Floyd said this to also reassure the disgruntled directors!


    ¡°Well, let¡¯s get started!¡±


    If the second half of the project is funded on schedule, the project will be listed in the second half of the year. If the project is listed, the crisis will not only be over because the new government policy being implemented and this political reform will be beneficial to the project, but not harmful. It can give thepany the boost that¡¯s badly needed!


    ¡°This is very good news, if we at Group Daviplete this project, the benefits will be evident to all, and President Davi deserves a lot of credit for sessfully rescuing this dying project. President Davi¡¯s proposal not only resulted in clever cost savings but also brought every indicator up to national standards and even brought this major project to the forefront of discussion.¡± Floyd could not deny that Tredan Davi is a business wizard and was able to put this n together in just two weeks, with the directors nodding their heads and nodding in approval.


    ¡°President Davi is certainly the best in business and has the backing of the entire Drye Family behind him!¡± Lilian Drye was reminding them how Group Davi could not have taken a new turn without the Drye Family¡¯s life-saving funds!


    ¡°This time, Group Drye is responsible for the smooth running of this project, which proves that the leaders of Group Drye have a vision. Good projects attract visionary investors and the opportunities to make moneye from your keen sense of smell and recognition. On behalf of Group Davi, I would like to thank Group Drye for their trust, and for the next six months, the profits Group Drye will reap will be Group Davi¡¯s reward to you. It¡¯s a win-win situation! Don¡¯t you think so, Ms. Lilian!¡± Tredan Davi was to prove to the crowd that he didn¡¯t get this financial backing from Group Drye by selling himself. For Group Drye¡¯s investment, Tredan Davi gave them more than three times the profit margin, in terms of business andmerce Tredan Davi has given them a good investment project. So, there is no question of Tredan Davi owing Group Drye a favor.


    Lilian Drye did not understand that Tredan Davi wanted to draw the line with her, not wanting to get involved in these entanglements, he was clearly and distinctly telling her that the investment in this project was a matter of interest and not because of marriage. Tredan Davi denied being engaged to her!


    Lilian Drye was gnashing her teeth at the fact that Tredan Davi, who used to be so amodating to her, is now openly fighting her.


    ¡°Ahem! That¡¯s pretty much it for today¡¯s meeting, President Davi will get those proposals done as soon as possible so that the directors can go over the second half of the nning proposal and have the evaluation data report on marketing! We at Group Davi are close to Group Drye and have a very close rtionship, so let¡¯s work together for a better future. Let¡¯s adjourn the meeting!¡± Tredan Davi is a real pain in the ass and Floyd has a terrible headache, knowing his eldest son is as stubborn as a donkey, and once he decides on something, even ten cows will not pull him back!


    ¡°Tredan, you stay here, I have something to say to you and Lilian.¡± Floyd had always felt that a marriage between the two families would be beneficial, and he had to find a way to get Tredan Davi to agree to the marriage!


    ¡°Tredan, first you must begin by offering Lilian a solemn apology and an admission of fault for what happened on the day of the engagement.¡±


    Lilian Drye was happy to ept that someone from their Davi Family had a word for her, and the resentment Lilian Drye had just felt subsided a little.


    ¡°If this has turned out to be an embarrassing situation, I, Tredan Davi, am responsible for it and I would like to formally apologize to Ms. Lilian and her parents! I hope that Ms. Lilian can stop these incidents from happening in the future, if this nonsense continues, it is not just a matter of personal reputation between you and me, but Group Davi and Group Drye as a whole will be affected by that incident and the stock market will plummet. Lilian, please think twice before you do anything!¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s words are so cold and heartless!


    ¡°Nonsense, Tredan, you are the one who has been screaming for years to marry me, you are the one who has told me that you will only marry me, Lilian Drye, for the rest of your life. Today, youe and tell me to respect myself, don¡¯t you think you¡¯re out of line?¡± Lilian Drye had never been so humiliated in her life, and if Tredan Davi was heartless today, then she shouldn¡¯t be med for being heartless in the future!


    ¡°You know very well that what I said was meant only for that ¡®Lilian¡¯ who I lived with for two years abroad, was that person you? You were lying to me from the start, you knew that the person I was looking for was not you, why did you deceive me for so many years, do you think that a rtionship can be founded on deception? Is it fun for the Drye Family to y with me like a monkey?¡± Tredan Davi hated himself for being so stupid, even when Lilian was posing as the youngdy 20 years ago, he was convinced and never doubted her. Even the many times Lilian gave him the impression that she was not the same person as that youngdy, he just tried to convince himself to ept her as she was now, never for a moment doubting that Lilian was not the same ¡®Lilian¡¯ he was in love with.


    It wasn¡¯t until Octavia reappeared in his life that he felt that familiar smell, that familiar warmth, and little by little, it stimted so many memories from his childhood. He had almost missed the real her!


    ¡°I¡¯m not lying to you, she¡¯s was just a stand-in for me, she only had two years of memories with you, have you ever thought about the fact that we had more than ten years between us, are these ten years of rtionship not as good as the two short years you had with her? How can you be so heartless?¡± Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t understand how Octavia Gills couldpare to her in terms of her family¡¯s affluence and her looks and figure.


    ¡°A double? The person I¡¯m looking for is her from start to finish, and if we¡¯re honestly talking about who¡¯s the understudy, for the Drye Family she¡¯s just a humble little understudy for you Lilian, but in my heart she¡¯s unique, and it was you who tricked me into being her understudy by impersonating her. Can you understand that?¡± If Lilian hadn¡¯t been an impostor from the start, Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills wouldn¡¯t have had to meet so many yearster.


    What a lovely big joke it was that she, Lilian Drye, had be a stand-in for that bitch in Tredan Davi¡¯s mind.


    ¡°Shut up, Tredan!¡± said Floyd, finally hearing the reason for the incident and what had made the two children who had been in love with each other suddenly turn out like this. It was also clear why Grimm¡¯s fire had suddenly poured out that day! With such a dramatic storyline, Floyd had toin to Grimm about the old man ying such a childish trick.


    ¡°Tredan, I don¡¯t care who you¡¯re looking for, what big sister or youngdy, you must be responsible and see this marriage to Lilian to the end. This is no longer a personal matter for you to y around with!¡± Floyd¡¯s words caused resentment in Tredan Davi¡¯s heart.


    ¡°You married my mother because my grandfather¡¯s family had the ability and strength to help your career, right? Chairman Davi, I¡¯m going toy my cards on the table today, I¡¯m not like you, I would never have married Lilian because of these things, your blood may be running through my veins, but I¡¯m not as shameless as you are! So you married my mother, got what you wanted, and then abandoned her, did you ever think that you made me sick of having half your blood in my body?¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s words turned Floyd¡¯s face green with anger.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You rebellious son, don¡¯t you forget that I made you what you are today!¡±


    ¡°Lilian, I would be irresponsible if I did marry you, by not agreeing to marry you is a more responsible attitude towards your future and mine, you know, Lilian, you should find someone who truly loves you, that would ensure a happy and joyful future, trust me, don¡¯t be obsessed with me anymore!¡± Tredan Davi truly hopes that Lilian Drye will let go of her obsession with him and find a man who will truly love her soon.

 Chapter 56: Lilian Drye鈥檚 Threat

    ¡°Tredan, you can¡¯t treat me like this! Do you think I don¡¯t know you just want to be happy with that bitch without having problems with me? I won¡¯t let you live thatfortably! I¡¯m telling you, Tredan, if you do abandon me, you¡¯ll regret it!¡±


    Lilian was resigned to the fact that she had lost to Octavia, who was inferior to her in everything.


    Tredan Davi looked at Floyd and Lilian, sneered twice, and got up to leave.


    As Tredan Davi was about to walk out the door of the conference room, Lilian Drye said to his back, ¡°If you leave, Group Drye will stop all capital injections into Group Davi and even withdraw our shares from you, as a member of Group Davi. Tredan, think about the consequences!¡±


    Tredan Davi stopped in his tracks at Lilian Drye¡¯s threats, he turned his head and looked expressionlessly at the scowling Lilian Drye, ¡°You know?? she¡¯s really nothing like you, and you know what is particrly attractive to me about her? It¡¯s her understanding, and thoughtfulness to anyone around her, and those are exactly the valuable things that you don¡¯t have!¡±


    ¡°Come back here! Tredan!¡± watching Tredan Davi¡¯s back as he moved away, Lilian Drye felt defeated!


    ¡°Lilian, you¡¯ve been aggravated, go home and rest, and leave the rest to Uncle Floyd. I will make sure this matter is settled once and for all!¡±


    Floyd had mixed feelings because he did owe Tredan Davi a lot because of his mother! But as a father, he gave Tredan Davi everything he could; the boy was unpredictable, and perhaps he spoiled him too much, so he never had a sense of crisis that led to him daring to speak to his father like that today. Floyd is worried that Eddison and Ottilie will be ostracized for not being epted by Tredan Davi. Floyd also realizes that the brotherly bond between Tredan Davi and Eddison is too weak!


    ¡°Wace, go and find out for me exactly who the woman is that the Grand Prince is hanging around with, make sure you get details of her, the more details the better!¡± Floyd couldn¡¯t let things go on like this, he had to do something to stop Tredan Davi¡¯s capriciousness and unruliness so as not to worsen the rtionship with the Drye Family, and even to cut-off Tredan Davi¡¯s sharp horns.


    ¡°Got it!¡±


    ¡°Wait, Wace, tell the Second Prince toe to the head office today for me. Just tell him I have something important to see him about!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    That¡¯s right! Floyd is nning to move Eddison back to the head office.


    When Eddison heard Wace tell him that his father wanted him toe to the head office, he thought it was very strange because Floyd seldom let him be present at the head office. What was going on today? Eddison felt it was a bit ridiculous!


    ¡°Dad, is there something you want to see me about?¡± Eddison looked at the chairman¡¯s luxurious and expansive office, which he had visited only a few times because if his father had brought him here, Tredan Davi would have threatened to leave. One of the things his father, Floyd, said to him most often was, ¡°Eddison, you¡¯re a happy boy, you¡¯ve got your father and your mother with you but your big brother doesn¡¯t, so Eddison, be a good boy and don¡¯tpete with your big brother for anything.¡±


    Eddison doesn¡¯t think he¡¯s above or below his big brother! But through the years, he just didn¡¯t want topete with Tredan!


    ¡°Eddison, you¡¯re here! Sit down.¡± Floyd said, picking up the cup of ginseng tea Ottilie had made for him, it had been hard on her all these years!


    ¡°Tomorrow, you will start to report to the head office. I¡¯ve asked someone to clean out an office for you as the new Vice President!¡± Had Eddison heard it correctly? Did his father just tell him to report for work at the head office?


    ¡°Eddison, did you hear me?¡± Looking at Eddison who had drifted off and did not answer him!


    ¡°I heard you, Dad; I¡¯m just surprised you decided to do this and why so suddenly!¡± Although his mother had beenining in front of his father many times about his appointment at the Group Davi subsidiary, he hadn¡¯t heard his mother mention it for some time.


    ¡°Eddison, are youining to me? Is it because your big brother became the CEO of the head office as soon as he joined thepany, but I put you in a subsidiarypany as a small general manager?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m notining because I know why you arranged it that way, Daddy. But why are you so acting so strange today? Did something happen? Tell me and see if you¡¯re not-so-useful little son can help you out!¡±


    When Floyd heard how dutiful Eddison was, he felt especially relieved that there he still had a son who had him in his heart as his father.


    At that moment, Eddison¡¯s mobile phone rang, interrupting the conversation between father and son. It was Lilian Drye! Eddison looked at it and put it back in his pocket without answering.


    When Floyd saw Eddison¡¯s sheepish look, he thought he was too embarrassed to answer the phone in front of him because he had some kind of mistress or something. It seems that his sons have grown up now making him feel old.


    ¡°Go and get busy, tie up all the loose ends at the subsidiary and when you¡¯ve done that,e over here to the head office and report to work. I¡¯ll arrange for someone to hand over things to you tomorrow, Got it?¡±


    After listening to Floyd¡¯s instructions, Eddison suddenly thought of Octavia Gills. ¡°Dad, is it okay if I bring a secretary from there? I¡¯d like to work with someone familiar with the job!¡±


    Floyd didn¡¯t know that the person Eddison proposed to bring with him would be Octavia Gills and went along with Eddison¡¯s wish to choose his assistant.


    ¡°Daddy, I do love you so much!¡±


    ¡°Look at you, you¡¯re all grown up yet you still act like a child, this must change, behave like a leader! Get busy!¡±


    Watching Eddison treat him warmly in such a close manner always brings back memories of when Tredan and Eddison were very young. However, he felt sad when he realized he only had a few memories of spending time with his two sons, and how few the images he had of them even hugging.


    Lilian Drye asked Eddison out to talk about Tredan Davi¡¯s affair with Octavia Gills!


    ¡°There you are!¡± It was the first time for Lilian Drye to wait so long for someone and yet appear to be so good-natured, showing no signs of anger at Eddison¡¯s tardiness. ¡°Congrattions on your promotion to Vice President of Group Davi!¡±


    Lilian was so good-natured that Eddison was taken aback, ¡°I¡¯m surprised you knew about this as early as I did! What¡¯s going on? Tell me!¡±


    Lilian Drye didn¡¯t expect Eddison¡¯s reaction to be so quick, but she did put a little effort into convincing Floyd to make it happen. In Lilian Drye¡¯s eyes, Eddison is the best partner she could have, and they have the same goal in mind: ¡°Lilian Drye wants only Tredan, and Eddison sees only Octavia.¡±


    ¡°Here¡¯s to a sessful start to our partnership!¡± Lilian Drye smiled wryly.


    Since when did he and Lilian Drye have a working rtionship? Eddison stared thoughtfully at Lilian Drye; this woman is not to be underestimated!


    ¡°Have we coborated? Coborated on what?¡±


    Lilian Drye told Eddison that this is just the beginning, that if Eddison wants Octavia Gills, he should work with her, and that by breaking Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills apart, the four of them can have a perfectly good ending.


    ¡°What are you hesitating about?¡± Lilian saw the averted look in Eddison¡¯s eyes, and she knew damn well there was a tinge of hesitation on Eddison¡¯s part!


    ¡°I¡¯ve always wondered what kind of woman you are. What kind of heart do you possess?¡± Eddison understands it all too well that the only people in this world who are not to be messed with are viins and women who could have you lying in the danger zone at any moment.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter to you what kind of a woman I am or what kind of a heart I possess. Are you nning to take Octavia with you and transfer her to the head office, if I¡¯m right, you¡¯ll make her your assistant or secretary of sorts?¡±


    Eddison almost sprayed the wine he was about to swallow in his mouth.


    Lilian Drye guessed it all! She just wants Tredan Davi to see Octavia Gills around Eddison every day, and there¡¯s not a man in the world who could stand being tossed around like that.


    Eddison seems to see what kind of game Lilian Drye is ying, and it¡¯s not the most insidious of tricks. Having Octavia Gills working with him every day, with Tredan Davi looking on helplessly, is something no man would want to ept. And every move the two brothers make with Octavia Gills will be under the watchful eye of his father Floyd. One


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, a lot of times cleverness backfires, I¡¯d better remind you not to mix your calctions about me into cooperation as well, I have a temper too, and I very much dislike the feeling of being manipted by anyone in the palm of their hands.¡±


    Lilian didn¡¯t care too much about Eddison¡¯s harsh words at the moment. To Lilian, the Drye Family Group is the trump card in her hands, whether it¡¯s Tredan or Eddison, even Floyd himself wouldn¡¯t dare to touch her, so what if she¡¯s counting?


    ¡°Eddison, I¡¯m trying to help you so that you and Octavia can get together soon, what do you take me for when by saying ¡®calcte¡¯? I¡¯ve been trying so hard to find all kinds of ways to make this partnership seed, haven¡¯t I? How can you be so ungrateful!¡± Lilian pretended to be a little angry.


    ¡°I¡¯ve said all I needed to say, and I¡¯ve pretty much heard all I needed to hear. I¡¯m not going to talk to you anymore, I¡¯ll leave it at that, I¡¯ll take your kind words to heart. Besides, I have to go back to the office to deal with the turnover.¡± Eddison didn¡¯t want to discuss this with Lilian Drye as all his thoughts were on the transfer of Octavia Gills.


    Eddison remembers every scene from the celebration that day and the way Octavia Gills looked at Tredan Davi with such affection that made Eddison¡¯s heart flutter with sorrow.


    ¡°General Manager, you wanted to see me?¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ blissful little womanly gesture was revealed on her face. The red and pink blossom on her face and the smile that spontaneously spreads across the corners of her mouth are so beautiful and charming that Eddison can¡¯t help but be mesmerized by Octavia Gills¡¯ every move, smile, and word.


    ¡°Yes, there is something I wanted to ask your opinion of? I¡¯ve received a new appointment and instructions from the head office, and I¡¯ll be reporting back to the head office tomorrow. The head office said that I should bring in a staff member who is strong in all aspects to work with me there, and I¡¯ve been thinking about it for a long time, and I think you¡¯re the most suitable one.¡±


    Is it her that the General Manager is talking about? Octavia Gills can¡¯t believe it, is she good in every way? It was a chance to work at Group Davi¡¯s head office, a ce very close to where Tredan Davi worked. Octavia Gills felt particrly lucky recently.

 Chapter 57: Transfer to Head Office

    ¡°Do you mean you¡¯re picking me to work with you over at the head office, General Manager?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Eddison was afraid that Octavia would reject him.


    ¡°I especially want you to help me with this because I¡¯d be theughing stock of thepany if I didn¡¯t have a trusted right-hand man at my side when I transfer to the head office as Vice President.


    Octavia Gills was hesitant because she had no reason not to go, except that if she were to leave Tredan Davi one day, she would need to leave this job as well.


    ¡°General manager, I would be happy to work with you over at the head office, but my qualifications are average and I am afraid I will drag you down. Look, do you want to consider someone else, I think that I ¡­¡±


    ¡°This is a favor that only you can do for me, because not only am I moving to thepany¡¯s head office, my big brother, Tredan Davi, and my father will also be there. My brother and I have always had a very bad rtionship since we were kids, and it takes a lot of courage for me to be near him. I used to think when I was a kid that it would be nice if my brother and I could love each other like brothers in a normal family! Octavia, I am particrly open andfortable in your presence and I need you to walk me through this for a little while, I want to get through this bottleneck with my big brother! Will you help me?¡± Eddison knew exactly what Octavia¡¯s Achilles¡¯ heel was.


    Octavia wondered if she could help Tredan and Eddison open their hearts to each other before she left so that Tredan would have a brother to lean on and would not be as lonely as before. It would be a good thing indeed.


    ¡°Octavia, do you not want to agree to do me this favor? And yes, who would want to get involved in suchplicated family rtionships!¡± Eddison said darkly and walked off to a corner to smoke a cigarette.


    Octavia was stunned that Eddison was now acting like a particrly hurt little child. Octavia rushed up to Eddison and said, ¡°Of course, I¡¯d like to go over there and help you! But I¡¯m genuinely afraid that I will be holding you back. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve thought about how to hit two birds with one stone. I will agree to go to work with you at the head office starting tomorrow, but you have to find an assistant who is strong in all aspects to help you. Once you find an assistant who is qualified for the job, I will willingly give up my position for him, is that okay?¡±


    Eddison¡¯s heart was finally at ease looking into Octavia¡¯s eyes. He would agree to whatever Octavia said now, no matter what it was, and as long as she was willing to report to the head office tomorrow. Eddison¡¯s goal was achieved!


    Eddison decided to invite Octavia to dinner to thank her for helping him, only for Octavia to say that her mother had cooked a nice dish and soup for her and needed to be home for dinner tonight.


    Speaking of Octavia¡¯s mother, Eddison thought of the day her mother threatened Octavia to leave his big brother and break off their rtionship, and Eddison felt he had to find a way to let Elda know that he, Eddison, existed! A man who could be a match for her daughter and that maybe Elda was Eddison¡¯s chance to turn the tables.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you what, to show you my extra special gratitude right now, let me give you a lift. If you can¡¯t ept my offer to have dinner, it¡¯s the peak hours formuters and the traffic will be heavy, you¡¯ll have a hard time getting a cab, and the buses and subways will be jammed! I¡¯ll give you a ride back, be your exclusive driver for free, and go buy some fruit or handicrafts or something to take home!¡±


    Octavia thought about what Eddison is saying, and it was indeed difficult to get a taxi, and her mother had said that since she was her daughter, she shouldn¡¯t bete as a courtesy to Eldwin for preparing such a meal.


    ¡°It¡¯s just that it may be too much out of the way for you, General Manager!¡± Octavia Gills felt that it would be convenient for her but not for Eddison.


    ¡°If you feel bad for me taking you to your home, you can make up for it by having a meal at your house!¡± Eddison¡¯s n was so well thought out that Octavia dropped her defenses. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen a big meal like this in a normal home, would you give me the honor of experiencing it?¡±


    Octavia Gills had no reason to refuse! Besides, Octavia Gills has been taking good care of Eddison in every way since he took over as General Manager, so really, she should invite Eddison to dinner. But Octavia Gills had never brought a man home before, and with Eldwin here today, would it be a bit awkward to take Eddison? Oh well, it¡¯s just a matter of inviting her boss over for a meal, and she¡¯s already got a lot on her mind to think of where this might lead to. It¡¯s so hical!


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! The General Manager is wee to my home for a home-cooked meal!¡± Octavia Gills simply got into Eddison¡¯s car and drove off together to Octavia Gills¡¯ house!


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m home! Octavia saw Eldwin helping her mother outside the door to change her shoes, what a perfect match!


    Eddison, who had trailed Octavia in, walked into the hall with two hands full of packages. ¡°Hello Auntie, hello Uncle!¡±


    Startled at the sound of a man¡¯s voice, Elda turned around to look.


    ¡°Mom, Eldwin, this is the general manager of mypany, my boss! He always takes care of me at work during the day, so I invited him over for dinner today!¡±


    Elda was just d it wasn¡¯t Tredan Davi, ¡°Oh, so you¡¯re Octavia¡¯s boss,e on, have a seat. Let me tell you that you¡¯re in for a special treat tonight, all of Auntie¡¯s best dishes!¡±


    ¡°Thank you, thank you, Auntie!¡± Eddison looked around and wondered where to put the things he had been holding in his hands.


    Eldwin saw it and came over and put it down for Eddison, setting it on the coffee table.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re something too, how can you let a manager rob a bank by inviting him to your home for dinner?¡± Eldwin reminded Octavia Gills that Eddison was excited to buy a lot of things and when she wanted to pay it, he handed a card to the cashier who immediately smiled at Eddison and swiped his card into the machine before giving it back to Eddison. ¡°Thank you, and wee back Mr. Floyd!¡±


    Eddison just dragged her away! Even Octavia Gills hasn¡¯t figured out what this was all about yet!


    ¡°No, Octavia didn¡¯t ask me to buy it, which is as it should be, if I came empty-handed, I¡¯d be embarrassed toe so please don¡¯t mention it!¡± Eddison is still one of those people who knows how to be polite.


    ¡°This herb chicken is ready; we can eat now!¡± Elda informed them from the kitchen. They were still having a pleasant conversation, and Eldwin sniffed and ran over to help. It¡¯s time to eat.


    ¡°It smells so good; I¡¯m getting hungry just smelling it!¡± Eddison inhaled the aroma that was spreading throughout the dining room with a steaming smoke ze.


    Elda looked at everyone who hadn¡¯t moved, ¡°General Manager, eat while it¡¯s hot, or it will get cold¡­ Eldwin, Octavia,e on, hand out the chopsticks so we can start eating!¡±


    ¡°Auntie, you guys can just call me Eddison! There¡¯s no such thing as titles when you¡¯re outside the office.¡± Elda chopped off arge chicken leg for Eddison.


    ¡°Eddison, try this! It¡¯s my specialty, Eldwin craves it, he says it¡¯s the best herb chicken ever!¡± Elda could see that Eddison had a thing for Octavia Gills, and on closer inspection, Eddison was not bad looking, not quite as perfect as Tredan Davi, but he is definitely a handsome young man. The key is that this man is well-behaved, polite, and knows how to respect the elderly.


    ¡°Thank you, Auntie, I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it. Auntie, hurry up and sit down and eat!¡± Eddison was enjoying the atmosphere now, casually gathering around a small table to eat a hot meal like family. Unlike the Davi Family, where the table was extrarge and luxurious and expensive, the people were distant and inessible, and the only sounds heard at the cold table were the sounds of each other eating.


    Eddison doesn¡¯t know if he was really hungry or if he thought the food was particrly delicious, but the meal really tasted good and he was also in high spirits. Eddison felt that Octavia Gills brought him joy all the time.


    ¡°General Manager, everyone in my family is easy-going, just treat this ce like your own home, pinch whatever you want and eat it all, my mum will be extra, extra happy.¡± Thankfully, things weren¡¯t as awkward as Octavia Gills had previously thought.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I will! I envy you, Octavia, you get to eat such good meals every day, I¡¯m jealous now!¡± Elda watched every look in Eddison¡¯s eyes and she was increasingly sure that her suspicions were true, the more Elda saw of Eddison the more she liked him. What a wonderful young man, and she couldn¡¯t tell howforting it would be for her as a mother if Octavia Gills got on with him!


    ¡°Elda, what¡¯s on your mind? Eat, eat and think again!¡± How could Eldwin not see through Elda¡¯s little thoughts, except that she had overlooked Octavia Gills¡¯ inner feelings, that Octavia had no love for Eddison and Eldwin was worried that Elda would insist on forcing her child to make a choice she didn¡¯t like, which would be the wrong attitude to take as a parent?


    ¡°Eddison, do you have a girlfriend? Next time you can ask her toe over and have dinner with us.¡± Elda still couldn¡¯t hold back her thoughts and started prying.


    ¡°Gee, Mom, why do you ask that! It¡¯s a personal matter for my boss, don¡¯t ask!¡± Octavia Gills almost choked on Elda¡¯s bold question!


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s Eddison¡¯s private life, we as elders can¡¯t interfere with that!¡± Eldwin tried to help Octavia Gills avoid the awkward scene.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll answer whatever you want to ask, I don¡¯t even have any secrets that I can¡¯t disclose. Auntie, I don¡¯t have a girlfriend now, I¡¯m a bachelor, no one seems to want me, and I can¡¯t help it!¡± Eddison himself could feel Elda¡¯s enthusiasm for him tonight, and in fact, Eddison was already overjoyed. It seems that Eddison¡¯s strategy was the right one this time. With Elda, he has already won half the battle to get Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Really! That¡¯s so good¡­¡± Elda who heard Eddison say that he didn¡¯t have a girlfriend was so happy that she almost jumped for joy. ¡°No¡­ no, what Auntie means is that you are so handsome and cheerful and understanding, I can¡¯t believe it when you say you don¡¯t have a girlfriend!¡±


    ¡°Ha ha¡­ I¡¯m only as good as I am! Auntie you have a good eye, I also think I am a very good man. It¡¯s just that no one appreciates it, I¡¯m baffled too! However, I am relieved to hear you say that tonight! I¡¯ve met a great woman, Auntie!¡± Eddison is a smooth talker and has a high EQ!

 Chapter 58: A Whole New Day

    ¡°Ha ha, Eldwin, look how well this Eddison talks.¡± Elda thought that Octavia Gills was really lucky to meet someone good in every way, and Elda noted secretly that Eddison was much better than Tredan!


    ¡°Auntie, Uncle, thank you for dinner tonight, it¡¯s the best meal I¡¯ve ever had!¡±


    ¡°If you like your auntie¡¯s cooking,e over when you can and I¡¯ll make you something delicious! And if there is anything wrong with Octavia¡¯s cooking in the future, tell Auntie first, I will help you!¡± Elda¡¯s enthusiasm for Eddison made Octavia Gills reflect deeply on whether it was right or wrong to have invited Eddison toe over for dinner. Looking at her mother, it was as if she was selling her daughter, and realized that her mother seemed to want her and Gu to marry.


    God, what a mess, Octavia Gills was in a dilemma. And to avoid Elda¡¯s excessive questioning, Octavia Gills hitched back with Eddison to her t on the pretext that she needed to report to the head office tomorrow and needed to sort out some information tonight for the turnover.


    Octavia was so tired that when she got back to the t, she didn¡¯t even turn on the lights, she just changed into a pair of slippers and started to take off her jacket and trousers while walking to the bathroom. She would most probably spend the night tossing and turning.


    Octavia walked to the bathroom, already naked, with the shower directly over her head, droplets of water gliding over Octavia¡¯s delicate skin like the dew drops on a rose petal. Tredan Davi was behind Octavia, his blood surged at the sight of her; this little girl was such a siren. Tredan Davi smiled intriguingly and slowly and silently approached Octavia Gills, wrapping his arms around her naked waist from behind. Octavia was so shocked by the hands that suddenly held her that she fell into Tredan Davi¡¯s arms as her legs gave way.


    Suddenly, remembering that she was naked in Tredan¡¯s arms, Octavia shyly grabbed the towel and tried to cover herself.


    ¡°How did you¡­ you get in my house?¡± Octavia shyly asked Tredan while trying to cover her exposed body with her hands.


    ¡°If I hadn¡¯te over, how would I have found out you¡¯de back in another man¡¯s car, and if I hadn¡¯t shown up, how would I have seen such a provocative and open side of you?¡±


    Tredan could not resist kissing her, leaving her lips and every inch of her body with Tredan¡¯s mark. Octavia was in ecstasy as Tredan Davi caressed her again and again!


    Tredan had seen Eddison walking her back, and Tredan was d that Octavia hadn¡¯t brought Eddison up with her.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t told me why Eddison brought you home?¡±


    A tired Octavia didn¡¯t hear what Tredan Davi was asking, but learned that listening to Tredan¡¯s voice made her feel especially secure!


    The gentle morning sunlight poured through the ss windows lighting every corner of Octavia¡¯s small room, the rm clock went off at half past seven as usual, and the crisp, irritating sound of the rm ringing filtered through Octavia¡¯s drowsy head.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Octavia wanted to roll over and hug Tredan, but instead, she found the bed empty, and Octavia immediately sobered up. Octavia Gills subconsciously sat up and got ready to wash up and go to work. After all, today was a brand new day¨Ca new day at the head office!


    Octavia Gills had just sat up when the duvet slipped off and her naked body felt the coolness of the air. God, hadn¡¯t that been a dreamst night, had Tredan Davi, really been here? Octavia Gills smacked her head in shyness, wanting to bury her whole body under the covers, just as Tredan Davi sent her a voice message on Facebook.


    ¡°Lazy girl, hurry and get up for work. I bought you breakfast and put it on the table. I received notice of an emergency meeting this morning, so I didn¡¯t wake you up because you were sleeping so soundly!¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled sweetly at the sound of Tredan Davi¡¯s gentle voice. Her dear Tredan Davi, she¡¯ll see him at work in a few minutes, Tredan Davi will be so surprised! Would he be happy? Octavia Gills went out the door beautifully dressed in her work clothes! However, she was surprised! She does not remember Eddison telling her that he was going to pick her up, so why was Eddison here?


    ¡°Good morning! I came over to pick you up, it¡¯s my first day on the job and I need to have a pretty girl to back me up!¡± Eddison could see that Octavia Gills was a little offended.


    ¡°That¡¯s embarrassing. Next time I¡¯ll just go over earlier and wait for you in front of the office. No need to go to all this trouble, it¡¯s tiring!¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t have to say anything, so she got into her car and went to report to the head office with Eddison!


    ¡°What? What do you mean? When did this happen?¡± The resentment that was in Tredan Davi¡¯s heart almost exploded in an instant.


    When Assistant Selwin told Tredan that the Chairman of the Board of Directors has officially issued a directive to the personnel department yesterday to appoint Eddison, the General Manager of the subsidiary, to the position of Vice President of the head office, Tredan did not expect Floyd to use this matter to suppress him.


    ¡°President Davi, it wasn¡¯t long after you left the office yesterday that the chairman gave the order and called an emergency meeting today, and half of the reason was to wee the new vice president!¡±


    Tredan Davi angrily tore up the entire report in his hand that had the agenda of today¡¯s meeting on it. ¡°Go on, set up a dinner appointment with President Seaver for me so I can follow up on that market assessment.¡±


    ¡°Will I schedule it for now?¡± Assistant Selwin¡¯s head was spinning at the thought that if President Davi was absent from the meeting, he would be badgered by Chairman Davi then give him orders to get President Davi. It¡¯s going to be a bad day for President Davi!


    ¡°Or what?¡± Tredan Davi was not to be messed with today, Assistant Selwin knew him too well and slipped out with the 36th n.


    ¡°Who is President Davi angry with this early in the morning? Who¡¯s angry?¡± Lilian Drye had been waiting for this scene outside the door for a long time, not realizing that Tredan Davi was already exasperated even before the meeting started. How nice!


    ¡°Do you think it¡¯s appropriate to enter my office without my permission, Ms. Lilian?¡± The more Lilian Drye looked like this the more it annoyed Tredan Davi. He didn¡¯t like women with that kind of face.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m here today specifically to tell you the good news!¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°If you have something to say, say it then get out! I¡¯m busy!¡± Tredan Davi never used to talk to her like that! He never had!


    ¡°You never used to talk to me like that!¡± She wasn¡¯t happy and she wasn¡¯t convinced, she took her phone and sent a Facebook message to Eddison as she spoke to Tredan Davi. Lilian Drye was determined! This is only the beginning! ¡°It¡¯s about your little lover, are you sure you don¡¯t want to hear about it?¡±


    ¡°Tell me straight!¡± Tredan Davi would like to see what Lilian Drye is up to!


    Lilian Drye looked at Facebook on her phone and smiled, just in time! She took one step closer to Tredan Davi and looked at him with such affection, her eyes shining with tears and her voice raised significantly, ¡°Tredan, do you have any idea how much I miss you; I don¡¯t care if you use Octavia Gills as my double, I won¡¯t make a scene anymore! You¡¯re right, she¡¯s just a stand-in for me, she¡¯s just something you need to get off your chest, I¡¯m not angry anymore, I¡¯ll forgive you.¡±


    ¡°What the hell are you talking about, Lilian! What the hell do you want?¡± Tredan Davi pushed Lilian Drye away to break free from Lilian¡¯s clinging hug. Tredan Davi was baffled by what Lilian Drye was nning to do.


    It didn¡¯t matter if she pushed her away, because Lilian Drye had just seen the hurt look on Octavia Gills¡¯ face when she saw her hugging Tredan Davi, and her wishful thinking had finally hit a home run.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing Tredan, I just lost my temper for a moment, you mustn¡¯t me me. I almost forgot why I came in to see you today that is to tell you something?? something about Octavia Gills, she¡­ ising to work here at the head office as Eddison¡¯s secretary! She¡¯s not someone who truly loves you, Tredan you know that?¡± Yes, and this was all Lilian Drye¡¯s n.


    ¡°What are you talking about? What are you babbling about?¡± Tredan Davi who was provoked by Lilian Drye to his limits, grabbed her by the neck and told her, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to die, get the hell out!¡±


    Lilian Drye was particrly pleased to see the look on Tredan Davi¡¯s face now, but there was also a spot deep inside her heart that particrly hated Tredan Davi for caring this way for Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Selwin, be on time for the meeting and cancel the dinner with President Seaver.¡± Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t believe that Octavia Gills would be Eddison¡¯s secretary to work with him at the office. He would like to see what was in store for this meeting today.


    Assistant Selwin¡¯s eyes were turning white, he had just booked a reservation for dinner, and now he had to change it, he felt like crying!


    Eddison led Octavia to the meeting room and had her take a seat behind him.


    ¡°Octavia, don¡¯t worry about what you just saw, maybe it¡¯s my sister-inw who can¡¯t let go of my big brother, it¡¯ll get better in a few days!¡± Eddison had used the word sister-inw deliberately to irritate Octavia Gills.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine!¡± Octavia Gills said with a sarcastic smile. Yes, Eddison was supposed to call Lilian Drye her sister-inw; in the eyes of the outside world, Lilian Drye and Tredan Davi were the ones who will be getting married, and they had not denied the marriage publicly yet.


    Just after receiving Lilian¡¯s Facebook message, Eddison deliberately took Octavia Gills past Tredan Davi¡¯s office, where Octavia Gills saw the sign that read President¡¯s Office and happily ran up to the door to surprise Tredan Davi. The door was open and Octavia Gills was greeted by Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye hugging, hearing every word Lilian Drye said to Tredan Davi. Perhaps in his mind, she was just filling the void left by Tredan Davi¡¯s childhood! So be it!


    Lilian Drye came in and was particrly pleased to see Octavia Gills¡¯ look of loss and hurt.

 Chapter 59: Buying Drunk Tredan

    Tredan Davi came in and scanned the room, saw Octavia Gills sitting behind Eddison, and stood frozen. Octavia Gills had been looking at the floor, thinking of what happened in disbelief, and hadn¡¯t noticed Tredan Davi staring at her. He was staring at her.


    ¡°President Davi, you are blocking the doorway. Don¡¯t just stand there, take a seat!¡± As Floyd entered, Tredan Davi stood there without moving his feet. Fortunately, since his back was turned, Floyd was unaware that Tredan Davi was standing there staring at Octavia Gills.


    Floyd¡¯s shout not only brought Tredan Davi back to reality but also managed to make Octavia Gills look up at the doorway momentarily upon hearing the name, ¡®President Davi¡¯. Octavia Gills was further dismayed to see the cold look in Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes, which she assumed was caused by Lilian Drye, who was also present today. Octavia Gills was even more upset when Tredan Davi saw the grief on her face upon seeing him.


    ¡°I¡¯d like to introduce my youngest son, Eddison, to all of you. He will be taking over the role of Vice President of Group Davi¡¯s head office, and I hope that everyone here will be able to guide him.¡± That was the subject of this emergency meeting called by Floyd.


    Floyd outlined in detail what Eddison would be doing, the scope of his responsibilities, and the projects he would be involved in. Floyd also involved Eddison in several important projects together with Tredan Davi.


    ¡°Very good! The chairman is exceptionally English.¡± Tredan Davi led the apuse for what Floyd had just said. Tredan Davi was taunting himself for being too self-righteous in the past, which was just as well! He was worried about where he will find the time for his mother, hoping for her to recover soon and see him married to Octavia Gills.


    ¡°I have a very important dinner today, Selwin, sit here and record this meeting for me and email it to me tonight.¡± Tredan Davi walked out of the meeting room with aplomb, and Assistant Selwin sat down with trepidation and pretended to be calm, recording the meeting for Tredan Davi as if nothing had happened, as well as outlining each of the important points mentioned by the chairman.


    Octavia Gills saw Tredan Davi leave the conference room like that, a side that she had never seen before, to Octavia Gills¡¯ shock!


    Octavia Gills was worried about Tredan Davi such that she was not listening carefully to the meeting. Her phone vibrated and it was Tredan Davi who sent a Facebook message: You have five minutes toe to my office.


    Tredan Davi, who always gives her a hard time, is the president of thepany and the son of the chairman, so he can walk out of such an important and serious meeting with aplomb. But Octavia Gills? I¡¯m just a little clerk! I¡¯ve neither the means nor the sense to refuse Tredan Davi. In the end, Octavia Gills went out on the pretext of going to the toilet.


    Octavia Gills walked sheepishly towards Tredan Davi¡¯s office, is it so important that Tredan called her out so urgently?


    Octavia Gills knocked cautiously on Tredan Davi¡¯s door, and when he answered, she ducked in like a thief, not forgetting to lock the door tight!


    Tredan Davi was only slightly relieved to see Octavia Gills rushing over as she was told!


    ¡°Tell me, how did you get into the head office as Eddison¡¯s secretary! Do you have any idea what you¡¯re doing to yourself?¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t give Eddison a second thought, what pissed him off the most was the idea that his woman following Eddison into his office to be his dedicated secretary! No man would allow such a thing to happen, and to add to it, Eddison was the one who sent Octavia homest night. Tredan became even more furious about this.


    The way Tredan Davi had grabbed her by the shoulders and yelled at her with such a scowl on his face scared Octavia Gills, who had never seen Tredan Davi so angry at her before. The aggression came out at that moment, Octavia Gills thought of the scene between Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye this morning and she was even angrier than Tredan Davi, why, why did she have to answer whatever he asked. ¡°Thepany arranged it, I¡¯m just an employee and my boss wants me to do him this one favor, but my position is only temporary until he finds the right person, then I¡¯ll leave¡­¡± Octavia Gills was afraid she had said too much and tried to break free from Tredan Davi¡¯s dominating hands.


    This small gesturepletely angered Tredan Davi, who had already lost his mind.


    ¡°Do you want to have two feet in one, do you think I can¡¯t satisfy you?¡± Tredan Davi was now a frenzied beast, kissing Octavia Gills on the lips, but Lilian Drye¡¯s words suddenly rang in her ears: ¡®She¡¯s just a stand-in for you to get off on¡¯!


    Octavia Gills pushed the irrational Tredan Davi away with all her strength and pped him so hard, and without saying anything, Octavia Gills just walked out. Her hand that had pped Tredan Davi¡¯s face was hurting along with Tredan Davi!


    Octavia Gills came to work this morning with a lot of very good expectations. The wind was blowing at the rooftop of the building, as Octavia Gills stood there hoping to clear her head a little. From the moment she left Tredan Davi¡¯s office until now, she had held on to her phone, looking at it, and kind of fooled herself by waiting and waiting.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for you for a long time, no wonder I couldn¡¯t find you, only to find you¡¯re hiding here! You made me look so hard!¡±


    It was Eddison, not Tredan, and Octavia looked particrly dismayed that she had just pped him so hard.


    ¡°What the hell does it mean when you see me and turn your head to show such a disappointed expression? Was my presence unwee?¡±


    Eddison knew that Octavia was in this state because of Tredan, so it was all the more reason for him to take this opportunity to show his good side in front of Octavia so that he would soon have her heart. Eddison was convinced!


    ¡°No, no, just a bit tired!¡± Octavia Gills wanted to have a good quiet moment, she just wouldn¡¯t say no to Qian He or one thing. ¡°By the way, I haven¡¯t properly congratted you on bing Vice President of Group Davi.¡± Octavia held out her hand to shake Eddison¡¯s and congratted him!Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look too good; I¡¯ll take you out for a walk and rx after work.¡± Eddison didn¡¯t want to miss any opportunity to take advantage of the situation.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t know why, I¡¯m particrly tired today. I just want to go home and rest early!¡± Octavia Gills was not in the mood at all right now!


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll give you a lift home! You don¡¯t have to turn me down on this one, after all, I¡¯ming home from there too, so I¡¯ll give you a lift on the way.¡±


    Faced with Eddison¡¯s enthusiasm, it would have been awkward for Octavia Gills to refuse again. So, there was nothing much to say and she nodded to Eddison.


    S Downtown Bar


    Woodrow was about to go to the movies with Domino when Tredan dragged him to the bar for a drink.


    ¡°Stop drinking, at your age, you still don¡¯t know how to look the other way,ugh with the wind, do you understand?¡± Not saying anything, just drinking and drinking, Woodrow wanted to knock Tredan out with a hammer and just send him home! Poor Woodrow, he wanted to go and see a film with his goddess Domino! He didn¡¯t think he had offended Tredan so he couldn¡¯t understand why Tredan Davi was treating him this way.


    ¡°Woodrow, tell me what¡¯s wrong with this woman?¡± Woodrow had been listening to Tredan Davi say this all night, and he sat there speechless, rolling his eyes.


    ¡°Tredan, these are all just small things. You can feel whether two people have real feelings whether they are together or not, you have to trust your instincts, you know? You know what? A grown man, you should go to the person concerned to solve the problem when things go wrong in a rtionship, not hang out in a bar and drink like a loser! Don¡¯t you think so! Boss!¡± This is the day that Tredan Davi, who is known as the ck Panther of the business world, has a day like this, and Woodrow didn¡¯t forget to capture this on his phone. A woman has a way of destroying a man in love, and she is not to be underestimated!


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand! How can you possibly understand?¡± Tredan Davi has gone into stand-upedy mode, ranting on and on! Woodrow exims that a superhero has fallen in the hands of Octavia Gills!


    ¡°Tredan, I beg you to leave me alone! You¡¯ve been dragging me to drink with you since seven o¡¯clock, I¡¯ve got an eleven o¡¯clock movie date with Domino, please have mercy on me!¡± It was 10:30, and Woodrow had been listening to Tredan Davi for over three hours, which was particrly sadistic! And Woodrow would rather offend Tredan Davi than miss his appointment with Domino, otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be Tredan sitting here drinking at this time tomorrow night, it would be Woodrow himself!


    ¡°How can you be such a bigot? You¡­ are out of line, Woodrow!¡± said an already drunk Tredan Davi, who was determined to keep Woodrow from leaving.


    ¡°Okay, okay, good boy, I¡¯m not leaving, why don¡¯t youe with me to the movies, I¡¯ll ask Domino to ask your Octavia too, how about that?¡± Since walking away wasn¡¯t going to work, it was worth a try to coax him differently!


    Octavia? Yes, he had to find Octavia and ask her what she wanted? Only then was Tredan willing to get up and walk out of the bar with Woodrow!


    Woodrow took Tredan to the cinema with him while Domino was so confused when he saw them. Three people watching a movie, not to mention, that one of them was drunk. Domino was about to re at Woodrow and was so angry that she almost wanted to m the tickets into Woodrow¡¯s face.


    Back in her t, Octavia Gills sat quietly in a space on the balcony and picked up her drawing board and brushes. Only the world ofics could calm Octavia Gills¡¯ mind now, she picked up the brushes she had put down for a long time and rustled them on the board. Octavia Gills is struggling with what is best for her in this rtionship with Tredan Davi, she doesn¡¯t know what to do, she is like an uninspired painter in this rtionship, her thoughts are like a dull de, she can¡¯t paint a beautiful picture, and if she is forced to finish the task, it will be an imperfectic book!


    Tonight, Octavia Gills is drawing a little about her rtionship with Tredan Davi and she doesn¡¯t know what to call her work, Octavia Gills just goes along with her heart and capriciously caricatures every image she has in her head of Tredan Davi.


    Octavia Gills forgot her worries painting one picture after another, and since she got home, she had not taken a single break and had been painting, her only way of venting. It would be a lie to say that she was not jealous of Lilian Drye, and it would also be a lie to say that she did not care that Lilian Drye had been saying that she, Octavia Gills, was only her stand-in.

 Chapter 60: Mr. Kawashima

    It would be deceitful to say that Octavia Gills doesn¡¯t mind Tredan Davi¡¯s distrust of her.


    Everything was too much for Octavia Gills to take in as a normal daughter would, except that she had always been used to not revealing her heart to others, she kept it all bottled up and buried deep, she told herself not to cry, not to think!


    ¡°Ring¡­ ring¡­¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ phone rang over and over again without her hearing it. Instead, the caller was particrly patient and persisted in calling for half an hour, never pressing the end call button. Because of the caller¡¯s persistence, Octavia Gills finally heard her phone ringing and was particrly surprised to see a familiar number when she picked it up. It was aic book studio in Japan!


    ¡°Hey there! It¡¯s been a long time since we¡¯ve been in touch!¡± Octavia Gills greeted the other party, speaking Japanese fluently. He had been calling for half an hour and she was overjoyed to hear this long-awaited voice!


    ¡°Octavia Gills, it¡¯s nice to get in touch with you!¡± It was Mr. Kawashima, the president of the Japanese manga club!


    ¡°Octavia Gills, did you get the email I sent you to think about turning ¡®Seeking¡¯ into an anime?¡± Mr. Kawashima¡¯s voice sounded particrly eager to get an answer from Octavia Gills.


    It is actually Octavia Gills¡¯ dream, aic book artist¡¯s dream to have her work turned into an anime film. Now that this dream has found its way to her door, she didn¡¯t hesitate! But why is it so hard to let go of what is really in her heart?


    ¡°Mr. Kawashima, may I reply to you in a month? My brother will finally have his operation at the end of this month and I would like to see him living a healthy life after the operation so that I can return to work with confidence.¡± Mr. Kawashima had always been aware of Octavia Gills¡¯ family situation and knew she had to return to her home country to look after her brother because of the illness that prevented him to attend school and his psychological problems.


    Octavia Gills is a wonderful, wonderful sister! Mr. Kawashima appreciates a responsible, family girl like Octavia Gills. This is not something that just any girl can do, and not just any girl is willing to take on everything for the sake of her sick brother!


    ¡°Yes, but I still wish you¡¯d get back to work sooner! The manga fanatics in your fans club are anticipating your new work, there¡¯s no stopping this craze. After all these years, it¡¯s only right that youe up with something new to give back to the fans who have been supporting you so faithfully, you can¡¯t let them down after all these years, especially the loyal ones who have stuck around during your hiatus! Don¡¯t you think so?¡± Mr. Kawashima is right, no one can be such a staunch cheerleader for you. It¡¯s not easy indeed, the ones who have stuck around to this day are truly extraordinary loyal fans and Octavia Gills is ashamed in her heart for the support they have given her.


    ¡°I get it, I¡¯ll treat them to a better piece of work for making this kind of stalwart support for me.¡±


    ¡°Very well! I¡¯ll be over here waiting for your return!¡± Octavia Gills suddenly felt that she was quite a lucky person and that she shouldn¡¯t be so disheartened! She had to pull herself together!


    Octavia Gills opened up the official Twitter ount, which she hadn¡¯t logged into for a long time, and was grateful for the support of her fans as she read the posts.


    Looking at the tweet fragments, she started drawing because she was inspired tonight, Octavia Gills suddenly had an idea of what to surprise theseic fans with!


    She picked up a pen, worked it in her hand with no rust at all, and in the blink of an eye, Octavia Gills had drawn a cover! The title: ¡®5 Years Old, That Year¡¯.


    She grabbed her phone and took a picture of this cover which she uploaded on her Twitter feed called Octavia Chihiro. She posted it on her Twitter ount, with the following message: Gratitude! I am grateful for your unwavering support in my life and for the support I have received over the past ten years. It¡¯s hard to return the favor, it¡¯s hard to describe the warmth of a heart that is locked in by the deep love of her fans.


    This new production will be Octavia Chihiro¡¯s way of giving something back to everyone!


    It¡¯s great to have you!


    Octavia Gills¡¯ empty heart seemed to be filled, and as she watched the fierce responses on Twitter, she finally burst into tears, crying uncontrobly, crying with her inner soul. Octavia Gills sat at herputer that night, hugging her knees, crying, and screaming at the top of her lungs.


    She did not dry the tears on her face and cried until she felt tired and went to sleep.


    Because, in her heart of hearts, Octavia Gills knew that when she woke up, she would never cry again!


    The next morning, Octavia Gills washed up and was ready to leave for work, she saw that Eddison was waiting for her downstairs. A little startled, she felt that something was wrong, but when she saw Eddison¡¯s normal behavior, Octavia Gills didn¡¯t know why there was this uncertainty in her mind.


    ¡°Good morning! Did you sleep wellst night?¡± Eddison saw Octavia Gillsing down the stairs and got out of the car to greet her.


    ¡°Good morning!¡± Octavia Gills was slightly embarrassed, Eddison had been picking up and dropping her off so diligentlytely that she felt particrly ufortable with it.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll drive you to work!¡± Octavia Gills looked hesitant as she looked at the car door, she wanted to tell Eddison that he didn¡¯t have toe and pick her up for work every day, but was it okay to say refuse him that way? Was that the right thing to say?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Octavia, get in the car, and let¡¯s go! We¡¯re runningte and the traffic will be heavy soon!¡± He looked at Octavia Gills with a frown on his face and wondered if women didn¡¯t like to be driven to and from work by a handsome man in an expensive sports car.


    ¡°General Manager¡­¡± Octavia Gills was about to call out for the General Manager but stopped herself in time, forgetting that Eddison was no longer the General Manager of the subsidiary but the Vice President of Group Davi!


    ¡°Vice President, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m not used to calling you that yet!¡±


    ¡°He he¡­ you¡¯re still bothered about that! It¡¯s just a title. What are we to each other? Good partners, good colleagues, good man and woman, right? We have such a deep bond, just call me by my name! You can call me Eddison from now on!¡± Eddison wanted to try to get closer to the barrier that Octavia Gills built around her. But it was like Octavia Gills threw cold water at him, quickly dampening his thoughts, saying, ¡°If I call you by your first name, it will disrupt thepany straight away, it will not look good for you and me!¡±


    ¡°I thought I had worked with you for so long, that there is at least a little tacit understanding between us, but today you so refused such that I feel we are not even friends.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not!¡±


    ¡°Then you can call me Eddison outside, except for work and at the office, where I am called Vice President of something!¡± Eddison maneuvered the situation so skillfully that Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t find any reason to say no!


    ¡°Well, Eddison, from tomorrow onwards, you don¡¯t have to go to all that trouble toe and pick me up! I¡¯ve reloaded my metro card with hundreds of dors, so it¡¯s not a good idea to waste them if you pick me up every day.¡±


    It¡¯s a naked rejection, and even though Eddison heard Octavia Gills¡¯ calcted rejection, was he willing to give up his only chance to get close to her?


    ¡°I hear you, Octavia, don¡¯t be embarrassed, you think it¡¯s too much trouble for me, don¡¯t you?¡± Eddison was thinking of reasons that could convince Octavia Gills not to refuse.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not!¡± Octavia Gills panicked and tried to exin herself clearly, only to be cut off by Eddison.


    ¡°Even if I don¡¯t pick you up, I have to drive past here every day, I just stop and pick you up, I don¡¯t even pick you up on Saturdays and Sundays, you can use this metro card if you want to go out somewhere, and I¡¯ll save you a fortune in transport costs, that would be nice for you. So, it¡¯s settled, let¡¯s go, we¡¯rete!¡± Eddison has won again!


    Inevitably, it was quickly rumored by the staff that Octavia Gills was mediocre and was only appointed to work at the head office because she had hooked up with Eddison.


    Gossip is amazing and has, unsurprisingly reached the ears of Tredan Davi.


    ¡°Ah, that uh¡­ Ms. Octavia, President Davi wants to see you!¡±


    Assistant Selwin was scared out of his wits thinking about the horrible look in Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes just now. The fat man and the gossip swallow were talking about Octavia Gills¡¯ affair with Eddison, the Vice President, in the office early in the morning. No one else could have imagined that Octavia Gills was Tredan Davi¡¯s woman, but only Assistant Selwin was helping Tredan Davi to look into Octavia Gills¡¯ profile and saw that something was wrong. It¡¯s all the fault of those people in thepany who have nothing better to do than gossip.


    ¡°Eh? Do you mean President Davi wants to see me? Did he¡­ want to see me about something?¡± Tredan Davi hadn¡¯t contacted Octavia Gills since the fight that day, what did he want to see her about now?


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, you should go and ask him yourself; President Davi is very anxious to see you.¡± Assistant Selwin was hesitant to remind Octavia Gills. I don¡¯t think so, it¡¯s better to let Octavia Gills have her way. No, she was President Davi¡¯s lover, so she might get special treatment, and she wouldn¡¯t be treated like this anymore!


    ¡°Oh, yes, I¡¯ll be right over. Thank you!¡± Octavia Gills arrived at the door of Tredan Davi¡¯s office with some trepidation, and after a moment¡¯s hesitation, knocked on the door.


    ¡°Come in!¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s maic male voice came out and Octavia Gills¡¯ heart skipped a beat. Everything about Tredan Davi made her hearte alive, including his voice which made her heart beat faster.


    ¡°¡­ President Davi, what did you want to see me about?¡± Octavia Gills came in and saw Tredan Davi in his white shirt without a tie, extraordinarily fresh and handsome, his hair a little messy as if the sea wind ruffled it, watching him earnestly seeking approval without saying a word, and exuding an irresistible charm that Octavia Gills fell for.


    ¡°What exactly is your rtionship with Eddison?¡± Tredan Davi didn¡¯t even look up to her and worked as if she was a stranger.


    ¡°Ordinary rtionship!¡± Looking at Tredan Davi with such a cold attitude, Octavia Gills lost a lot of heart, and the first words out of his mouth were to question her character, he still didn¡¯t believe there was nothing between her and Eddison!


    ¡°An ordinary rtionship? How is it ordinary? An ordinary rtionship in bed? An ordinary rtionship with an underground lover? At least make it clear to me, the one who¡¯s sleeping with you!¡± Tredan Davi finally put down his pen and looked at Octavia Gills without a ripple in his eyes.


    Octavia Gills listened incredulously as all those hurtful words came out of Tredan Davi¡¯s mouth and said, ¡°Why do you always have to put words into my mouth? Can¡¯t we just sit down and talk about this calmly?¡± Octavia Gills was deeply wounded inside.

 Chapter 61: Dispute

    ¡°Is it difficult to hear? Are the nasty things you do not worthy of those words? Or do you think I haven¡¯t described it adequately?¡± Tredan Davi was calm on the outside, but in his heart, his anger had already overtaken his reason, and he was like a beast waiting to explode, his whole body reeking with terror.


    ¡°If President Davi doesn¡¯t have any orders for work, I¡¯ll go first, there¡¯s a ton of data waiting for me to process!¡± Octavia Gills felt that talking to Tredan Davi was not a good idea and that they both needed time and space to calm down.


    ¡°Stop right there! Are you that desperate to get back to his side?¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ attempt to turn away really and utterly angered Tredan Davi, who came to Octavia Gills¡¯ heels, tugged her by one arm, and pulled her back into the seat.


    Octavia Gills was stunned, and she looked at Tredan Davi in disbelief, angry and resentful.


    ¡°What do you care what happens between Eddison and me. Tredan Davi, don¡¯t think that because I love you so much you can do whatever you want to me? Don¡¯t you think you¡¯ve gone too far?¡± A hidden pain passed through Octavia Gills¡¯ heart.


    ¡°What happened to you and him, how far did you get with him?¡± Tredan Davi looked like a raving lunatic whenever he heard Eddison¡¯s name being said by Octavia.


    Octavia Gills pped the hand that Tredan Davi squeezed her chin with, she fought to keep her tears from falling, she couldn¡¯t let Tredan Davi see her cowardly tears.


    ¡°Who are you to use me of having an affair with another man? Did you forget that you are still Lilian Drye¡¯s fianc??e in public, and am I not just a stand-in lover for you in your mind? Do you have to be so tensed up? If I had run off with someone else, wouldn¡¯t that have saved you the trouble? Why bother, President Davi!¡±


    Tredan Davi froze for a moment. Why is she saying he¡¯s still hung up as Lilian Drye¡¯s fianc??e, while she was the stand-in lover? Something about this was wrong.


    ¡°Do you mind that I haven¡¯t disclosed your identity yet? It¡¯s my fault that this matter can¡¯t be resolved quickly, but this engagement doesn¡¯t just involve me and Lilian Drye personally, it will affect Group Davi¡¯s entire marketing operation, and it¡¯s a critical time for that big project that will take a month for it to stabilize and I¡¯ll have dealt with it by then! I didn¡¯t reveal our rtionship in public as a protection for you, and I made it clear to Lilian Drye a long time ago that she and I are through.¡± Octavia Gills was minding this so she was taking Eddison to piss him off, was she? Tredan thought.


    ¡°Protection? Oh, Tredan, you¡¯ve analyzed this so thoroughly, do we have a future? Aren¡¯t you afraid that if it happens between you and me, your Group Davi stocks will plummet? Tredan Davi, we¡¯re not meant to be together, let¡¯s just leave it at that!¡± Octavia Gills struggled to say every word of this to Tredan Davi.


    ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± Tredan Davi asked Octavia Gills incredulously, ¡°Forget it? What does it mean? You tell me, you tell me!¡±


    In the face of Tredan Davi¡¯s roar of forgiveness, Octavia Gills¡¯ heart twisted with his anger.


    ¡°President Davi, don¡¯t you have a personal assistant? Is it appropriate for you to call my people away like that?¡± Eddison went to look for Octavia Gills but found that she was not in her office, and was told by other staff that Octavia Gills had been called by Tredan Davi early in the morning. Hearing this, Eddison quickly went to the President¡¯s office and interrupted Tredan Davi¡¯s conversation with Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Who gave you permission toe into my office?¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s sharp eyes pressed straight into Eddison. That murderous aura was so strong, and though Eddison was shaken, he quickly recovered and kept his smile on.


    ¡°I¡¯m looking for my secretary, and I¡¯d like to remind you, Brother, that Octavia Gills is my secretary. You don¡¯t have any authority over her at work and if you are short of staff in your office you should have told me and I would have arranged for my people toe and help, but you seem to have overlooked that, Brother!¡± Eddison kept reminding Tredan Davi that Octavia Gills was on his side.


    Tredan Davi was so angry that he grabbed Eddison¡¯s bow tie and said to him with a look that made him feel he was being skinned, ¡°Eddison, don¡¯t think that just because you¡¯re in the head office and in the VP position that you can strut your stuff in front of me, it¡¯s not clear where you¡¯ll be sitting tomorrow, do you understand? Also, Octavia Gills is my woman from start to finish and I advise you to keep your mind where it should be.¡±


    Octavia Gills can¡¯t listen anymore, Tredan Davi will never be willing to believe in her innocence as far as Eddison was concerned.


    ¡°Tredan, I¡¯m telling you for thest time, there¡¯s nothing between me and the VP, it¡¯s just a business rtionship, believe it or not! It¡¯s time for me and you to end this!¡± Octavia Gills mmed the door and left. Tredan and Eddison were left staring at each other. They each had sadness and joy in their hearts.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it sad, to have a mother like yours, and a son like you? It has be a sign of nature to rob others, I admire your mother and you. From birth, you have not been ignorant of the word shame, how nice! Everything here does not belong to someone who is a bastard, do you understand? You might as well withdraw early from the ce where a bastard like you shouldn¡¯t be.¡± Confronted with Tredan¡¯s targeted remarks, Eddison felt his resentment growing deeper and he walked out of Tredan Davi¡¯s office without saying anything.


    What a sign of nature? Thest words that Tredan Davi kept echoing in Eddison¡¯s ears.


    Tredan grew up with the best, his father always gave Tredan more than what was given to him, and he can neverpete with Tredan for money or power. Why? Why did Tredan never ept him as his brother and reject him so much? Was it true that Tredan was going to deal with his mother and him after he kicked out his uncle who had wronged him? Has Tredan Davi been waiting for his father to give him the real power? If this happens, Eddison and his mother would be in a difficult position. This is the story of the day, all because Ottilie has been reminding Eddison not to be so stupid all the time such that he won¡¯t realize he has already lost!


    Eddison hates the word bastard with a passion, he hates it, especially when ites from Tredan¡¯s mouth. He was Floyd¡¯s son, but why should he be used of being a bastard? Tredan had humiliated him so mercilessly today, and he would make Tredan regret it! One day he would make Tredan feel how much it hurt to have the most painful wound in his heart rubbed with salt.


    Drye Family House


    Mr. and Mrs. Drye and Lilian were sitting cozily for breakfast, Grimm was reading the newspaper and eating his sandwich when he ps the newspaper on the table with a grim look like the harbinger of a storm. Mrs. Drye was startled by the sound.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Grimm, is something wrong with the food?¡± She walked over to Grimm to ay his anger, and out of the corner of her eyes, she saw the front page headline of the newspaper: Group Davi president exposed for harboring a mistress!


    ¡°Tredan is so out of control and so indifferent to the Drye Family, no, I can¡¯t just swallow this.¡± Grimm was even more distressed when he saw his daughter sitting here eating her breakfast!


    ¡°Baby girl, daddy sees Tredan as a bad person, let¡¯s back out of this marriage and daddy will find you a better one!¡±


    Lilian never expected her father to tell her to give up Tredan. She had set up such a trap, such a news story, in which she had sacrificed herself. Things can¡¯t go on like this.


    ¡°Dad, it¡¯s all because of Octavia, that wolf, who tried every possible way to take Tredan away from me, she seduced him while I was out of the country and said in front of him that our family lied to him, do you know dad, Tredan is such a perfectionist, right now, he just couldn¡¯t ept that I lied to him, but he still loves me!¡±


    Lilian Drye is not only fooling her parents, but she is also fooling herself. She is convinced that Tredan Davi has beenpelled to change his mind about marrying her, and she does not believe that Tredan Davi has no feelings for her at all.


    ¡°Octavia? Elda has promised mum that she will leave Tredan! She¡­¡± Mrs. Drye thought Elda wouldn¡¯t lie to her and couldn¡¯t lie to her like that!


    ¡°Mummy, you¡¯re just too nice, you believe everything people say. You shouldn¡¯t have been so nice to those two and just pped them both to relieve your anger!¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Grimm was a bit oblivious to the conversation between mother and daughter, but no matter what happened, he would make sure to give the Davi Family something to think about!


    ¡°Lilian, why don¡¯t youe with me to Group Davi after breakfast?¡±


    ¡°Yes! I knew Dad would never allow anyone to bully his daughter, Dad, I love you so much!¡±


    Lilian Drye had gone to great lengths to have the story exposed, and as a result, she was now waiting for Grimm to make a big move to pressure the Davi Family so that Tredan Davi¡¯s marriage to her would be unstoppable!


    Grimm came to Floyd¡¯s office with this morning¡¯s paper and he threw this right at Floyd¡¯s desk, ¡°Look at this, look at this, look at what your son has done, Floyd, I don¡¯t care if you have no regard for the face of the Davi Family, have you ever thought about the Drye Family losing face?¡±


    Looking at Grimm who was ranting, Floyd picked up the paper and looked at it, having read it this morning, he expected Grimm to find him.


    ¡°Grimm, young people are impulsive and unruly, if we as elders handle things the same way as young people, then how can this matter be resolved properly? Grimm, I will take care of this matter, just rest assured, both of our families¡¯ good reputations are connected. Floyd and Grimm had been friends for so many years, how could they not take care of each other?


    ¡°I don¡¯t want this to drive a wedge between Group Drye and Group Davi. I can¡¯t be the sole arbiter of many things at Group Drye. The shareholders behind me are starting to have negative feelings over this bad publicity. This will make it difficult to fund this joint venture between the Davi and Drye families if the shareholders are unhappy. And Floyd, I¡¯m not saying I have to marry into your family, but I won¡¯t allow anyone to treat my only daughter this way.¡±

 Chapter 62: Suspicion

    This time, Grimmy his cards on the table telling Floyd that he had reached his bottom line.


    ¡°Lilian is a good girl and the Davi Family treats her like a daughter. I personally like Lilian; she also handled the Gu Qin joint venture project with outstanding capabilities. I envy you.¡±


    ¡°Oh Floyd, I don¡¯t have anything more to say, I have to get back to the office to take care of some business too!¡±


    ¡°Good, good! Let¡¯s have dinner sometime!¡±


    Floyd walked Grimm out of the office with a particrly feigned smile.


    ¡°Wace,e in here.¡± Floyd looked at the woman in the paper who was embracing Tredan Davi, it was just a back view, Floyd couldn¡¯t make out what she looked like.


    ¡°Chairman, what can I do for you?¡± Wace said as he was told toe in, seeing the newspaper in Floyd¡¯s hand, he guessed that he knew what the chairman wanted to see him about, luckily, he had looked into it a bit earlier.


    ¡°Any progress on the investigation of the woman I asked you to look intost time?¡±


    Because Tredan Davi had a hand in protecting the information on Octavia Gills from being exposed, there were many obstacles to Wace¡¯s investigation, other than the knowledge that the woman who had been with Tredan Davi was an employee of a Group Davi subsidiary, but he couldn¡¯t dig up her name and the position she held.


    ¡°I did a lot of research but I only found out that Prince Tredan was indeed involved with a woman, and that this woman was a female employee of Group Davi. No one in the subsidiary knows the identity of the Grand Prince¡¯s lover. So¡­ so for the time being, I can¡¯t investigate this person¡¯s name and background or anything, but I¡¯ve arranged for the people below to dig deeper, and I¡¯ll report it as soon as I have any information.¡±


    ¡°This information is useless, what have you been doing all this time? It¡¯s been two weeks and you don¡¯t even have a name.¡± Floyd knew Wace¡¯s ability to do his job well, and if he couldn¡¯t even find anything, then there something fishy is going on here.


    Eddison has just been transferred from a subsidiary, so maybe he knows something. But it didn¡¯t seem right to ask Eddison.


    ¡°Wace, I know the Vice President brought in one of the subsidiary¡¯s employees, ask her toe to my office?¡± Tredan Davi had to deal with someone outside the office as soon as possible, he didn¡¯t have time to wait, Grimm had been holding the follow-on funding and this would be another blow to the project that had been so hard to resurrect, Floyd couldn¡¯t let the project go wrong again.


    ¡°It¡¯s Ms. Octavia who Vice President Eddison brought over. Chairman, I¡¯ll go and arrange a ce for you to meet up with her.¡± Wace had been with Floyd for more than twenty years, and he does everything he is instructed to the letter.


    A meeting with the chairman? Octavia Gills sat in a VIP room booked by Wace, waiting for the legendary chairman of Group Davi, not at the office but at the unassuming Tom¡¯s Cafe.


    Floyd appeared within Octavia¡¯s eyes, with the same aura as he had seen earlier in the conference room, making for an involuntary creepy sight.


    Octavia got up and greeted Floyd with a slight bow.


    ¡°Sit down, this isn¡¯t apany so there¡¯s no need to be so formal!¡±


    Floyd made a gesture for Octavia to sit down, but for some reason, Octavia always felt nervous when she sees the chairman, who is after all Tredan¡¯s real father.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that you have been working in our Group Davi subsidiary for several years, so I¡¯m sure you know all the women and the staff in the subsidiary well!¡±


    Faced with such a strange question from the chairman, Octavia waspletely baffled!


    ¡°Eh? Well, I would know them all, but not to any great extent! I don¡¯t know why the chairman is asking this¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that a woman in our subsidiary has been hitting on my son, and I just wanted to find out more about it!¡± Floyd was very straightforward in expressing to Octavia the purpose of his first meeting with her.


    ¡°Cough¡­ cough¡­¡± Octavia choked and coughed straight up, what had the chairman just said to her? A female employee? That she was hitting on his son? Did the chairman know about her rtionship with Tredan Davi? Octavia smiled helplessly at Floyd and said, ¡°So what does the chairman mean?¡±


    Octavia asked cautiously, then her mind began to whirl with all sorts of questions, at the moment, her heart felt like a pony that was bouncing around like a Bo.


    ¡°In all the time you¡¯ve been at the subsidiary, have you seen Tredan? Do you know who among the staff President Davi visits there?¡±


    Tredan Davi? The chairman did ask about him, but, Octavia didn¡¯t know how to answer. Was the chairman trying to pry her? Or was he testing her?


    ¡°Dong¡­ Chairman, President Davi never seems to go to the subsidiaries, if our subsidiary staff want to see him, they can only see him at the annual Christmas meeting held at headquarters when President Davi makes a speech. That¡¯s the only time the subsidiary staff gets to see him. So, there is almost nomunication between President Davi and the female staff of the subsidiary, which¡­ I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t answer¡­, Chairman.¡±


    Octavia Gills is now really worried about one thing in particr, what if Floyd ever learns that Tredan Davi¡¯s recement lover is her, a woman called Octavia Gills?


    ¡°Think about it, there would always be one or two female employees in thepany that would seem to have a special status, you don¡¯t have to be afraid, I promise that everything you say to me today will be held in strict confidence, how about that?¡± Floyd thought that Octavia Gills¡¯ hesitation was due to the fear of offending Tredan Davi, but Floyd had no idea that the person he was looking for was Octavia Gills who was sitting right in front of him.


    ¡°No, Chairman may I take the liberty of asking?¡± Since she couldn¡¯t admit it openly, Octavia Gills tried to find out why the chairman had approached her¡­ perhaps there was a way to work this out the making it best for both worlds?


    ¡°You asked!¡± Floyd slowly lifted the cup of coffee Octavia Gills had made for him and savored it.


    ¡°As far as I know, isn¡¯t President Davi already engaged to Ms. Lilian? Maybe after the news of President Davi¡¯s engagement to Ms. Lilian, she started to withdraw from this unending affair!¡± Octavia Gills knows in her heart of hearts that she and Tredan Davi are too different in terms of status and family background to have a happy ending between them!


    ¡°Ms. Octavia, how can you say that this woman is not looking for glory and wealth to be a phoenix when many women think that way once they get their hands on the president of Group Davi? It means that the entire Group Davi fortune and status can be theirs. Octavia, with that kind of financial background, do you think that woman doesn¡¯t give a damn?¡± Floyd¡¯s words seemed to have already condemned Octavia Gills¡¯ position, and her heart ached as she listened.


    Yes, she had almost forgotten that Tredan Davi was a young and promising bachelor and a sure thing in the minds of millions of young girls. It¡¯s no wonder the chairman is thinking of her in this way.


    ¡°Chairman, isn¡¯t it the best proof that the so-called lover hasn¡¯t even made a move since the engagement was announced, that she didn¡¯t have that intention?¡± The more Octavia Gills spoke the weaker her tone became, and she usually couldn¡¯t help but sink into defending Tredan Davi herself.


    ¡°Maybe you have a point, but I¡¯m a man who is used to doing things without the guesswork, a deeper understanding to be 100 percent sure of the oue.¡±


    Suddenly Wace knocked on the door and interrupted the conversation between Floyd and Octavia. After Wace left, Floyd said to Octavia Gills, ¡°Ms. Octavia, from now on, keep an eye on every female employee in the subsidiary. If you find anything,e straight to my office! It¡¯s part of the job I¡¯m giving you, it¡¯s a direct order from me.¡±


    Octavia Gills is stunned, how could she be given such a boring job? Could she have sold herself out? That was impossible, that the chairman¡¯s task for her was a no-brainer for Octavia Gills, she knew all about it, but all that couldn¡¯t be said, could it?


    Before Octavia Gills could say no, Floyd had walked out, leaving Octavia Gills alone and deep in thought.


    It¡¯s almost time for her brother¡¯s operation, so maybe she should leave too!


    Davi Family.


    Ottilie asked tentatively as Floyd grimaced at the table, ¡°Floyd, what¡¯s the matter with you? Is Eddison¡¯s performance not to your satisfaction? It¡¯s my fault for not grooming him properly and for embarrassing you.¡± He said, looking at Floyd with a guilty expression.


    Floyd sighed back and said, ¡°Don¡¯t say that about Eddison, he¡¯s been really good. You and Eddison have suffered a lot over the years and he¡¯s never taken it to heart, instead, he¡¯s always been sweet with me.¡±


    Ottilie breathed a long and deliberate sigh of relief, ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good, I was really worried he was letting you down, Eddison is just not as capable and insightful as Tredan, and he loves to have fun instead of focusing on his career.¡±


    ¡°Hmph! I get mad at the mention of Tredan!¡± Floyd finally couldn¡¯t resist spilling the beans about the newspaper article and the pressure the Drye Family had put on him.


    Ottilie smiled secretly but asked in a worried tone, ¡°So, did you find out which employee it was?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve asked thedy secretary Eddison brought along to check it out for me, but that little secretary doesn¡¯t look like a resourceful one.¡±


    Floyd pondered for a moment, ¡°Why don¡¯t you talk to Eddison and ask him to help you find out, he must know who that woman is!¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Ottilie said, ¡°So that¡¯s what you¡¯re upset about, huh? Forget it, don¡¯t tell Eddison, Tredan has never been nice to Eddison, but he has always treated Tredan like a good brother, he wouldn¡¯t tell you if he knew, he would help his brother to hide it from us.¡±


    After that, there was a pause, and sure enough, Floyd¡¯s face hardened, and Ottilie grinned slightly.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s better if I handle this for you, it¡¯s easier for us women to do this kind of thing, I¡¯m Tredan¡¯s stepmother, even if he finds out that I¡¯m investigating him, it won¡¯t be a big deal. Just put this matter aside and wait for my news.¡±


    Floyd pondered for a moment and said nothing. He just held her hand gently and sighed, then said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t treat Eddison badly.¡±


    Ottilie smiled warmly, ¡°He is your son, why should I be afraid you¡¯ll treat him badly?¡±

 Chapter 63: She鈥檚 a Good Girl

    Psychiatric Hospital.


    Tredan Davi had a chaise lounge ced in the courtyard for his mother to lie on while he carefully brushed her long, freshly blown-dried hair.


    Mrs. Davi, Althena Cockey, is at the moment quiet and peaceful in the warm sunshine under the protective care of her son.


    She took her son by the hand and sat him down on the edge of the couch and asked, ¡°Tredan, where is the girl who came with youst time? Why didn¡¯t shee along?¡±


    Tredan Davi was stunned to learn that his mother remembered Octavia Gills, whom she had only met once.


    ¡°She¡¯s your sweetheart, isn¡¯t she?¡±


    Althena Cockey beamed, ¡°A good girl, my son has a good eye.¡±


    ¡°I just don¡¯t know if she loves me as much as I love her.¡± Tredan Davi murmured, with his head bent down.


    Althena Cockeyughed softly and stroked Tredan Davi¡¯s face with her hand. ¡°It seems you truly love her when such a wonderful son of mine is so unsure of himself.¡±


    After a short pause, she withdrew her smile and said seriously, ¡°Mom can see that she really loves you. The way she looks at you is so caring and full of heart, and she seems to have carved you in her heart, you must cherish it.¡±


    What she didn¡¯t say is that this was how she treated Tredan Davi¡¯s father, Floyd, but unfortunately, it was not reciprocated by her husband.


    ¡°Son, promise your mother that you won¡¯t fail her.¡±


    Tredan Davi was suddenly happy, telling his mother about the days when he and Octavia Gills were abroad and telling her all the cute and embarrassing stories about the current Octavia Gills, much to her delight.


    The good times always fly by.


    ¡°Son, bring Octavia next time, I love seeing you together.¡±


    Althena Cockey bid farewell to Tredan Davi.


    Tredan Davi, who stood up and was about to leave, hesitated at her words, thought for a moment, and returned to his mother, ¡°Mum, I don¡¯t want to bring her and I don¡¯t even n to meet her these days.¡±


    Althena Cockey froze, ¡°Why?¡±


    Tredan Davi looked at his mother¡¯s loving face and was hesitant, but if he didn¡¯t make it clear to her, he was afraid that there would be some resistance to the implementation of the next n and that it might irritate her emotionally, although the doctor said that she was recovering well, she had been ill for so many years, she might not be able to bear it.


    ¡°Mum, I¡¯m telling you, but promise me you must not be anxious or worried, believe me, I will arrange everything, you and Octavia are the two most important people in my life, everything I do is for the future of the three of us, must believe me.¡±


    Althena Cockey couldn¡¯t help but stare, ¡°Tredan, are you in some kind of trouble?¡±


    Tredan Davi briefly spoke to his mother about the current problems with Group Davi and the Drye Family¡¯s pushing.


    ¡°Woodrow¡¯s and mypany have taken off over the years and even if we leave Group Davi, our lives will be financially secure. The old man doesn¡¯t know about Octavia yet, and the people who came to investigate were given information that I had modified beforehand, but paper can¡¯t cover fire and I am still worried that this will backfire on Octavia.¡±


    Althena Cockey couldn¡¯t help but clutch her son¡¯s hand as she listened to him, ¡°I¡¯ll send you and Octavia out of the country first when Gar¡¯s operation is done, Woodrow is all set up on the paperwork side, so mum, take care of yourself while I¡¯m away, it won¡¯t be long now.¡±


    Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t help but look at his mother and, despite his hidden worries, smiled happily at the thought of a long and happy future. ¡°Octavia loves children, and she will be relieved that you will help us with them in the future.¡±


    Althena Cockey smiled back, ¡°Good, good, Mum will be waiting for that day.¡±


    In the days that followed, both Group Davi and the Drye Family were quiet and their stocks were rising steadily, with all sorts of new revtions emerging about the Davi Family¡¯s romantic history with Ms. Lilian.


    Eddison knows it¡¯s all Ms. Lilian¡¯s doing, and, strangely, his big brother hasn¡¯t done anything about it. Since he became Vice President, Tredan has shifted a lot of work to him and was often away from the office.


    However, he and Octavia¡¯s paths never crossed again after that day.


    As Eddison¡¯s workload increased, his assistant, Octavia, also had a lot of work to do. Octavia was also aware of all the gossip circting in thepany.


    Octavia has changed and everyone around her has noticed. She became even more silent and pale.


    Domino, who is so in love, asked Octavia to go to the bar with her but she refused, saying she had too much work and is too tired to have fun.


    Even Gar, who was in the hospital, sensed that his sister¡¯s thoughts wandered asionally and asked her about it, but she also said it was because she had been a bit stressed at work recently, and said nothing else.


    Eddison felt that Octavia looked like a wilting flower and can¡¯t do anything about it.


    Today, he was ordered by his mother to return to the Davi Family home for dinner.


    Ottilie looked at her handsome, upright son with relief, but frowned and asked him about what she learned, ¡°Eddison, that secretary of yours, Octavia Gills, is she very close to you? Why is she the only one you brought with you when you left the subsidiary?¡±


    Eddison was a little surprised, ¡°How do you know about Octavia?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind me too much, I¡¯m just asking you, why did you only bring her to work for you at the head office?¡±


    Eddison¡¯s mind was racing, ¡°Because she¡¯s good at her job and she doesn¡¯t talk too much, she¡¯s very proper. It¡¯s so hard to find a female secretary these days who doesn¡¯t gossip.¡±


    ¡°So, howe I heard she¡¯s not on good terms with you?¡±


    ¡°Gee, mum, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know about those female staff, they gossip all day long. Being with a young, talented bachelor like me, who wouldn¡¯t be targeted by gossip by being close to me?¡±


    Ottilieughed at Eddison¡¯s look, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    Suddenly something urred to her, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you what, whether what they say is true or not, this Octavia Gills, you stay away from her, if you like her, I will never allow it!¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Eddison said sharply, his voice rising involuntarily.


    ¡°What? You like her?¡± Ottilie¡¯s face turned red.


    ¡°No, Mom, what are you up to? Since when did you interfere with me making friends?¡± Eddison denied it in a hurry.


    Ottilie said, ¡°Let me tell you, this Octavia is from a small family, grew up without a father, her mother was a maid, and even without being a family man as her brother is a gic congenital heart disease patient, such genes cannot be epted in the Davi Family¡­¡±


    Eddison was about to speak when he heard someone beside him say in a deep voice, ¡°Who can¡¯t enter our Davi Family?¡±


    Floyd hade striding in and mother and son rose and rushed to greet him.


    Eddison came up first and put his arm around Floyd and asked, ¡°Dad, I haven¡¯t seen you for a few days, are you well? No one has upset youtely, have they? But more importantly, have you missed me?¡±


    Floyd patted the hand that Eddison was holding on to andughed out, ¡°Brat, what brings you back to see us today?¡±


    Eddison sighed deliberately, ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you to call me back for dinner, but I couldn¡¯t wait, so I had toe back myself with a cheeky face, who made me miss you more than you missed me?¡±


    Floydughed heartily, ¡°What girl could resist your mouth if you were to coax her?¡±


    He said, ¡°I¡¯m telling you, don¡¯t mess around outside and don¡¯t give me any more news.¡±


    ¡°No, no, you know how good I am!¡±


    Ottilie looked at the father and son teasing each other and smiled without interrupting, saying in her mind, ¡°Tredan Davi, no matter how capable you are, I will keep you away from the Davi Family, which can only be Eddison¡¯s.¡±


    The three of them were seated around the table, and Ottilie was serving their favorite dishes to each of them while listening to the two of them chatting, when Floyd suddenly looked up and asked Ottilie, ¡°Hey, who is it that I heard you say you wouldn¡¯t let into the Davi Family?¡±


    Ottilie put the peeled shrimp in her hand into Floyd¡¯s bowl and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s a rare asion that my sones home, so have a nice meal and finish it.¡±


    Floyd didn¡¯t mind and continued to talk to Eddison about the previous topic, he was still very happy with his youngest son, who had been a good boy since he was a child and had never bothered him.


    After the meal, Ottilie made Pu-erh Tea for father and son. Eddison asked, ¡°Mum, don¡¯t you have something to tell Dad? What is it that you can¡¯t talk about during dinner for fear of spoiling Dad¡¯s appetite? Dad, mum is so considerate, I¡¯ll find a wife like her!¡±


    Floydughed and smacked his son on the head, ¡°You¡¯ve got a mouth like honey, you¡¯re so smooth!¡±


    Turning to Ottilie, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Ottilie smiled slightly and took a file folder out from under the coffee table and put it in front of Floyd, ¡°Floyd, this is the woman you asked me to look intost time, I got it.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Floyd¡¯s face straightened and he sat up straighter, not reaching for that file folder.


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    Ottilie poured a cup of tea, served it to Floyd, and narrated, ¡°This girl¡¯s name is Octavia Gills, she lost her father at a young age, her mother is a nanny for the Drye Family, she has been studying on her own with the Drye Family¡¯s financial support, she has a younger brother with a congenital heart condition that is hereditary¡­¡±


    ¡°Wait, wait, wait.¡± Eddison held out both hands and waved them around in front of his parents.


    ¡°Stop it! Stop it! Mum, you?? are you investigating Octavia Gills? What for?¡±


    Floyd¡¯s face had grimaced, ¡°Octavia Gills? What department is she in now?¡±


    ¡°Dad, Octavia Gills is my secretary, isn¡¯t she? Didn¡¯t you call on herst time?¡± Eddison was now confused.


    ¡°What? It¡¯s that secretary of yours! No wonder she was pushing to defend Tredan, when I asked herst time, so it was her.¡± Floyd was so angry that he mmed his teacup on the coffee table.


    Ottilie gently wiped the tea stains and said lightly, ¡°I heard you say that this Ms. Octavia was looking after Tredan for Lilian for two years, then she found Tredan after all these years and made him fall in love with her while Lilian was abroad. I¡¯m afraid Tredan has already fallen in love.¡±


    ¡°Not her!¡± Floyd sulked, ¡°The Davi Family¡¯s door is not for a vixen like her to enter?¡±


    ¡°Family-wise, this Octavia is unsuitable and there is a good chance that she also has a family history of heart disease, but there is no point in us saying more, after all, Tredan likes it and with Tredan¡¯s temperament, no one can stop him.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense! It¡¯s not up to him!¡±


    Eddison waspletely dumbfounded, ¡°Mum, what are you talking about and what has Octavia done to piss you off?¡± He had a twinge of bad feeling in his heart.


    Ottilie gave him a gentle stifled look and said to Floyd, ¡°Look, what can we do about this silly son of ours. He doesn¡¯t even know that his secretary is his big brother¡¯s secret lover!¡±


    Eddison felt like she had been hit by a thunderp.


    Floyd red at a dumbfounded Eddison, ¡°Don¡¯t be like your no-good big brother!¡±


    ¡°Floyd, what do you think about this, what do we do next?¡±


    Floyd looked deep into the file folder in front of him, ¡°Sack her immediately!¡±


    ¡°Dad!¡± Eddison eximed.


    ¡°It¡¯s no use, Floyd, if the two are in love, sacking her won¡¯t solve the problem, and it won¡¯t make Tredan just leave her.¡±

 Chapter 64: I Want You to Go and Never Return

    Indeed, he knew his son, and sacking this woman will not help.


    ¡°What about giving her money to leave?¡±


    Ottilieughed lightly, ¡°Even if you give it to her, can you guarantee that she won¡¯t break her promise when she¡¯s gone? It would be bad for Tredan and Lilian¡¯s rtionship to be affected if we were to be her ATM, right?¡±


    Floyd nodded; indeed, the bigger picture must not bepromised by such a woman.


    ¡°So, what do you say?¡±


    Ottilie said with some uncertainty, ¡°Why don¡¯t we let Tredan leave the country first? I heard that Octavia Gills¡¯ brother is going to have a heart recement operation, so she definitely can¡¯t leave. Octavia Gills will be broken-hearted. As for Tredan, it¡¯s up to Lilian. After all, there¡¯s only so much we can do for the Drye Family.


    ¡°Good, you have a good idea, good!¡± Floyd praised.


    ¡°That¡¯s it, I¡¯ll start the preparations tomorrow, and I¡¯ll let Grimm know. Eddison, don¡¯t breathe a word of this to your big brother, or I¡¯ll hold you to it!¡±


    Eddison had been listening to what his parents were talking about and had chosen to remain silent, and vowed to give his unconditional support to whoever was separating his big brother and Octavia Gills.


    Late night at Davi Family House.


    Ottilie took her phone and walked out into the garden, where clusters of lcs are gently blooming in the moonlight giving the air a faint fragrance.


    When her call finally came through, Ottilie said in a cold voice, ¡°It will soon be arranged for Tredan Davi to leave the country. I don¡¯t care how you will do it but I only want one thing, I want him to go and never return! What? When have I ever been short of giving your money? Don¡¯t forget what happened to Althena Cockeyst time, I paid you double for it¡­ Get things done and don¡¯t give me any trouble!¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Ottilie gazed at the moon and looked back at the magnificent Davi Family mansion behind her, and whispered, ¡°Althena Cockey, you owe me! You bought my love with your power, and now I want you to not only return it, but I want you and your son to die without a trace.¡±


    At that moment, Octavia was tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Every time she thought of Tredan¡¯s attitude that day, her heart throbbed. These days, all she heard about was his marriage to Lilian and he had nevere to see her again.


    Every word of what he said to her on Domino¡¯s birthday was still ringing in her ears, and he told her to believe in his love no matter what.


    But why doesn¡¯t she trust him? Why would he doubt her when she never had a rtionship with Eddison?


    And what about himself?


    The sight of him and Lilian kissing shed before his eyes.


    Octavia pulled the covers over her head and tried to rub that image out of her mind.


    Tredan, I want to take your word for it but, I can¡¯t convince myself.


    Octavia got up, she can¡¯t sleep, so she got up to paint!


    When she was studying abroad, she would get up and draw when she was homesick for her mother and brother and the delicious food she cooked, and when she couldn¡¯t sleep, she would draw and paint what she was thinking.


    As a child without a father, she learned to be independent and strong at an early age, taking care of her mother and brother, and Tredan for those two years between the ages of five and seven, she has always allowed herself to grow up like a tree that can be relied on by these people she loves and sheltering them from harm.


    Looking at the cute little snail she drew, Octavia suddenly burst into tears.


    She wanted to be a snail, albeit slow and small, but at least she would have a solid shell to protect her when she got hurt. How wonderful!


    Tredan! Tredan! What do you want from me? Do you know what I want? What do you really want? There¡¯s no future for us, is there? Mother is right, isn¡¯t she? How can a man of your stature be coveted by someone as lowly as me?


    But, Tredan, how can I forget you, how can I not love you?Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Octavia put down her brush, picked up a beautifully bound notebook that her Japanese colleagues had designed for her back then, and murmured, ¡°Perhaps, I should leave.¡±


    The Drye Family¡¯s Private Clubhouse.


    Grimm Drye waited for Tredan Davi, who had finally arrived but was alone.


    His smile was as friendly and easy as ever as he greeted Tredan Davi, ¡°Tredan,e and sit down.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Drye, sorry for beingte.¡± Tredan Davi owed him an apology.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t have anything to do anyway, it didn¡¯t hurt to wait a bit longer, you youngsters are busy, and us, old bones just need to keep up with you a bit longer to keep an eye on you before we retire, then your dad and I can just go fishing every day.¡± Grimm Drye extinguished his cigar and poured tea for Tredan Davi.


    Tredan Davi hastened to humble himself and snapped his index finger on the table.


    ¡°Watch what you¡¯re saying! What was that saying? Ginger is older, and you¡¯re not even close to it.¡±


    Grimm Drye grinned, still taken with Tredan Davi¡¯s teasing.


    After a few pleasantries, Tredan Davi cut to the chase, ¡°Uncle Drye, what did you want to see me about today?¡±


    Grimm Drye took a sip of his tea and looked down at his tea set, ¡°Tredan, in your father¡¯s generation and mine, business was all about trust and loyalty, and after all, there are many things that may not be achieved the formal way.¡±


    Tredan Davi listened quietly as Grimm Drye looked at him and suddenly smiled, ¡°You¡¯re a rare talent, I¡¯ve seen your ability over the years to help your father with his business, I envy him for having a good son, and I¡¯m d you¡¯re my son-inw.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Drye, I¡­¡±


    Grimm Drye looked at him and continued, ¡°In the battle of the malls, you have to do things for the sake of profit, and you have to do whatever it takes, if necessary, don¡¯t you agree with that, great nephew?¡±


    Tredan Davi thought for a moment and nodded slowly.


    Grimm Dryeughed, ¡°At my age, being unscrupulous is something we are allowed to do, and I can use it in my life in addition to the mall.¡±


    Grimm Drye¡¯s gaze grew cold as he looked at Tredan Davi.


    Tredan Davi was still.


    ¡°I like yourposure the best, that¡¯s something that you¡¯re good at and better than your dad.¡± Grimm Drye said heartily.


    ¡°I heard that you are very strict and that nothing under yourmand can fool you, and I also heard that you have a very good memory and that you don¡¯t forget anything. Then I would like to ask you if you know what the patients in Ward 206 at Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital were eating at lunchtime today?¡±


    Tredan Davi turned pale and his gaze shot at Grimm Drye like a sharp arrow.


    Grimm Drye took a leisurely sip of tea, ¡°For lunch today, we had fried beansprouts with chicken fat, dried green shoots with stings, and a fruit tter.¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s face paled and his hands on the table balled into fists, ¡°What are you going to do?¡±


    Grimm Drye said lightly: ¡°Calm down, young man! Is that too much to bear? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve only found a patient, but it¡¯s up to you to do something about her.¡±


    ¡°What do you want me to do?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple, after three days, your betrothal to Lilian will be announced and after three months, marriage.¡±


    Tredan Davi stares intently at Grimm Drye, not speaking, only his suppressed emotions evident in his slightly rapid breathing.


    ¡°Boy, you¡¯re not at a disadvantage, my daughter is at least a golden girl, and I¡¯m giving a big dowry, it¡¯s a sure thing for the Davi Family, if I talk to Floyd, he¡¯ll bet on you even for the wedding, but that would be pointless, I want you to say yes.¡±


    ¡°My yes is being coerced by you too, what¡¯s the difference?¡±


    ¡°Ha, big difference, didn¡¯t you make a promise to Lilianst time but you ran away? You should be d that my silly daughter wants to marry you, or I would have simply watched the Davi Family go bankrupt and would have stepped on it.¡±


    Grimm Drye spoke as if he was on cloud nine.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s clenched fist, his knuckles already white.


    Grimm Drye looked away and continued, ¡°Like I said, doing whatever it takes is sometimes a means to an end, Floyd¡¯s not bad, actually keeping someone at Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital, but so what, when is money ever the answer, Floyd doesn¡¯t care about her. But I know you do, so don¡¯t bullshit me, just do as I say.¡±


    Tredan Davi was trying hard to control himself, his face paled, and after a long moment he asked Grimm Drye, ¡°You have found my weakness, but have you ever thought about the consequences that doing so could be the ruin of your daughter¡¯s lifelong happiness?¡±


    Grimm Drye smiled, ¡°That¡¯s all I can do as a father, it¡¯s up to her to be happy. Even if I tell her with all my heart that you¡¯re a scumbag, she will not take my word for it! Since I can¡¯t change her mind, let her try on her own, anyway I¡¯ve given her enough capital to start over at any time!¡±


    Tredan Davi was silent.


    ¡°Yes! I promise you!¡±


    ¡°What? That old fox Grimm Drye is despicable!¡± Woodrow jumped straight up at Tredan Davi¡¯s words.


    Tredan Davi rubbed his hands over his face, his gaze deep in thought.


    Woodrow calmed down and sat across from Tredan Davi, ¡°Tredan, have you thought about what to do? Either I¡¯ll take someone to snatch Auntie Althena out now, find a ce where she can temporarily stay, and get her out as soon as the paperworkes out!¡±


    Tredan Davi shook his head, ¡°Now that Grimm Drye is in the dark and we are in the light, we have no idea what he will do and his next move could be more dangerous.¡±


    ¡°What then?¡± Woodrow rubbed his hands together in anxiety.


    ¡°I agreed to his terms and will get engaged to Lilian in three days.¡±


    ¡°How will that work? What about Octavia? No, no, Tredan, it¡¯s all messed up.¡±


    ¡°Woodrow, there¡¯s no other way at the moment, time is too tight for us to do anything, I¡¯ll agree to get engaged first, and as for his talk of marriage in three months, I¡¯ll put it off until then.¡±


    Woodrow couldn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°Octavia there??¡± Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t say any more.


    ¡°Octavia¡¯s brother will have an operation in three days, Woodrow, you go and keep an eye on it for me, I can¡¯t go, it¡¯s all on you.¡±


    Woodrow nodded, ¡°No problem, don¡¯t worry about that. All this?? should we tell Octavia about it?¡±


    Tredan Davi frowned, ¡°We can¡¯t say anything, nothing must be known to her, our old man started to get people to find out who my secret lover is just the other day, if he finds out he might do something bad, he and Grimm Drye have the same mind, we won¡¯t be able to look after them at all, unlike my mother, she has a family to worry about, we can¡¯t take any chances.¡±


    Woodrow punched the couch, ¡°What the fuck is going on here! What are these old men thinking?¡±


    Tredan Davi looked out the window at a corner of the sky and his heart was already racing like a thousand horses running through the fields.


    ¡°Woodrow, we¡¯re going to have to pick up the pace.¡±


    ¡°Good! Any ideas, you tell me, I¡¯ll implement them.¡±

 Chapter 65: Sibling Love

    ¡°Ottilie is determined to let Eddison push me out of Group Davi, and I¡¯ve let them take most of the rights away from me and prepare for my exit. When Grimm threatened me with Group Davi again, I was able to use that opportunity to pull out. I didn¡¯t realize we had missed the boat, and it was a wake-up call that their generation is not as moral as they say they are, but rather that we are too emotional.¡±


    ¡°As for Octavia, Gar¡¯s surgery is her biggest worry right now, Eddison is¡­ treating her well and I think she¡¯s at least safe.¡± Tredan Davi sounded a little sullen.


    ¡°Shall I ask Domino to let her know?¡± Woodrow thought of Octavia¡¯s mncholy eyes and was a little worried.


    ¡°No, why worry her.¡± Tredan Davi was a little gloomy.


    Octavia has taken a week off work; Gar is having surgery tomorrow and she is staying with him.


    ¡°Do you have a wish, sis?¡± Gar was a little excited tonight.


    ¡°Me? My greatest wish is for you to be healthy and well. What about you?¡± Octavia Gills said with a smirk, she was actually nervous, but couldn¡¯t let Gar see it.


    ¡°Me? I have a lot on my mind, to get a job to support myself, to support you and mum, and Eldwin, yes, and Eldwin.¡±


    ¡°You can feed yourself just fine, we don¡¯t need you for that.¡± Octavia Gillsughs.


    ¡°Gee whiz, you look down on me!¡± Gar had an unhappy look on his face.


    Octavia Gills smiled and squeezed his face, ¡°My wish was for my family to be happy together and just live an ordinary life. When I was a child, I wished to grow up quickly and earn money so that my mum wouldn¡¯t have to work so hard, andter I wished I could get you operated on sooner. You see, all my wishes have nowe true, so God has treated me well, I am a blessed.¡±


    ¡°Sister, don¡¯t you have any wish for yourself? All you think about is me and mum.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine when you¡¯re fine, you¡¯re all I have.¡±


    Gar leaned his head towards his sister, ¡°Sis.¡±


    Octavia Gills took his head in her arms and stroked it with a real sense of gratitude.


    ¡°Sis, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s most blessed to have you as a sister.¡± Gar¡¯s voice was a little choked.


    Octavia Gills gave him a pat on the back, ¡°Idiot, they say that when you are brothers and sisters, there is a present life but no future life, so if you are a brother and sister in this life, you should cherish it.¡±


    Gar took his sister¡¯s hand, sat her down in a chair, and seriously said, ¡°Sis, there are always risks with surgery, who knows, maybe I will?? or maybe?? I won¡¯t make it, but there are some things we¡¯d better talk about first.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes saw red for a moment and she pped hard at Gar¡¯s hand.


    Gar didn¡¯t hide and looked into his sister¡¯s eyes, ¡°I¡¯ve been sick for so many years, in fact, the times I¡¯ve made mental preparations are countless, it¡¯s just that people are greedy for life, I can¡¯t let you let go of mum, but there¡¯s a silver lining, and I¡¯ll do my best to make it. Let¡¯s just talk about the what-ifs, sis, be objective, things will be like that at worst, it¡¯s not a bad thing to be mentally prepared.¡±


    Tears poured down Octavia Gills¡¯ face and Gar lifted his hand to wipe them away. ¡°Can¡¯t you hear my wish?¡±


    Octavia Gills nodded, ¡°Yes, tell me!¡±


    ¡°Sister, Tredan loves you very much, I can see how hard it is to meet someone who loves you, don¡¯t miss out, don¡¯t give up. Get married and live well, that will reassure me.¡±


    Octavia Gills looked away, ¡°What do children know about love!¡±


    Gar smiled and didn¡¯t argue, ¡°Eldwin is a good man, I don¡¯t have any memories of my dad and Eldwin has been acting as my dad since I was a kid, mum has always lived a hard and humble life, we are all grown up, let¡¯s find a chance to set them up so they can be apanion to each other in their old age.¡±


    Octavia Gills froze, she¡¯d never thought of it that way, although she¡¯d always been close to Eldwin.


    ¡°Sister, you don¡¯t agree?¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed, ¡°You¡¯re very meticulous, why didn¡¯t I think of that? Well, I¡¯ll mention it to them when the right opportunity arises.¡±


    Gar smiled back, ¡°Then I have nothing to hang my hat on.¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ tears came again, ¡°What nonsense, what do you mean there¡¯s nothing to worry about, Gar you listen carefully, you must live, neither your sister nor your mother can live without you. Don¡¯t leave us behind, do you hear me? We¡¯ve only been siblings for so long, can you bear to let our whole lives be so short?¡±


    Looking at his tearful sister, Gar sighed withughter, ¡°Come on, don¡¯t cry, I¡¯m just saying what if.¡±


    ¡°Not even in case!¡± Octavia Gills was mean to him.


    ¡°Fine, fine, I won¡¯t say anything.¡± Gar made a gesture of raising his hands in surrender.


    The two siblings whispered to each other and together they overcame the inexplicable fear of being together before the operation, and perhaps even spending these moments as theirst time together.


    As Octavia Gills said, as brothers and sisters, there is a life and not an afterlife, so live it and cherish it.


    Today is the day Gar will have his operation.


    Octavia Gills came over early in the morning and ced a bouquet on Gar¡¯s bed, the white lily of the valley and green four-leaf clover was fresh and set elegantly, and Gar was delighted.


    A littleter Eldwin and Elda came together and Gar was happy to see them, pouting and squeezing his eyes at her sister as Octavia Gills looked on amused. After hearing Gar¡¯s thoughtsst night and seeing her mother and Eldwin again today, Octavia Gills also felt relieved that they got along well and that Eldwin had be part of the family for so many years with his unfailing care for the three of them.


    Domino and Woodrow came together, but as Domino was disgusted with Woodrow, the smile he gave Octavia Gills was a forced smile. Octavia Gills shook her head and found herself amused, the titr Woodrow, in front of Domino every day is not as bright as sunshine today. How can Woodrow, who was always shining in front of Domino, be forcing a smile right now.


    What Octavia didn¡¯t expect was for Eddison toe along too.


    Elda and Eldwin were both happy to see Eddison and Gar could only look at Octavia in disbelief, Octavia Gills smiled and introduced Woodrow and Eddison to Gar.


    ¡°Sis, isn¡¯t brother Tredaning?¡± Gar asked aloud as he nced at Eddison.


    Octavia Gills stiffened.


    ¡°Gar, such nonsense!¡± Elda stopped her son.


    ¡°Mum, you and Eldwin go ahead and wait there in the lounge area, it¡¯s ok to leave all of us here.¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t want her family to say anything else and rushed to arrange what each would do.


    ¡°Vice President Davi, you can go ahead if you have something to do, and thank you foring to see my brother.¡± Octavia Gills said politely to Eddison.


    ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m just here to keep youpany today, I¡¯m fine.¡± Although Octavia Gills¡¯ detached attitude hurt Eddison, he kept a smile on his face.


    ¡°No, no, thepany is very busy these days and we won¡¯t have much to do when my brother goes in¡­¡± Octavia Gills was a little flustered.


    ¡°Octavia, let me stay with you, or I won¡¯t feelfortable either.¡± Eddison pleaded and looked to Elda for help.


    ¡°Octavia, you should let Eddison stay, he¡¯s also worried about you,¡± Elda advised.


    Eldwin, however, tugged on Elda¡¯s shirt, ¡°Elda, let¡¯s go over there first.¡±


    Woodrow was observing everything and was worried for Tredan Davi, but there was nothing he could do.


    Domino was already happy with this boss of hers, but she knew that Octavia Gills only had Tredan Davi in mind, and seeing Octavia Gills bow her head, she couldn¡¯t help but sigh, ¡°Vice President Davi, let¡¯s go over there too, so the siblings can have some moments to themselves. ¡±


    Gary on the trundle bed, and at thest moment before entering the operating room, he grasp his sister¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Sister, remember my words and be happy!¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled and nodded as she watched her brother enter the operating theatre.


    The length of the operation could not be anticipated and everyone waited outside in the hall.


    There is arge LCD TV in the center of the hall.


    At the moment, a Steam engagement ceremony is being broadcast live on TV.


    The patient¡¯s family members murmured enthusiastically at the screen.


    ¡°Look, that¡¯s the engagement of Tredan Davi, Grand Prince of Group Davi, and Lilian Drye, Princess of Group Drye.¡±


    ¡°What a couple!¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s a good match.¡±


    ¡°I heard that this Mr. Tredan and Ms. Lilian have been engaged since they were three years old, a true childhood friend.¡±


    ¡°It will be a strongbination when these two get married, they will be the next sessors to Group Davi and Group Drye.¡±


    ¡°I heard that this Mr. Tredan is so infatuated that he never looks at any woman except this Ms. Lilian.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simply a modern fairy tale, a prince and a princess!¡±


    ¡­


    Octavia Gills stood at the entrance of the hall, the exmations that reached her ears were not as exciting as the images that met her eyes.


    The engagement ceremony was not a Steam luxury.


    Lawns, fancy arches, crowds of spectators in tuxedos.


    There were asional close-ups of the Chairman and his wife from the Sheng Long Group, the Managing Director and his wife from the Daheng Company, the Chairman of Hua Tai Industrial, the Managing Director of Jia An Real Estate¡­, a real business gathering, and a news sensation, Chairman Floyd and Mr. and Mrs. Grimm Drye greeted their guests with dignity and grace.


    Octavia Gills felt gloomy, and her heart ached painfully.


    The Master of Ceremonies announced, ¡°The engagement ceremony of Mr. Tredan Davi to Ms. Lilian is officially underway!¡±


    Apuse and music were heard.


    Lilian Drye walked in with a bouquet in one hand and Tredan Davi¡¯s arm in the other.


    You can only see their backs on TV, but they still looked so well matched and harmonious.


    Walking to the main stage and turning around, Lilian Drye raised her head and looked with a happy face at Tredan Davi, who smiled back with a faint smile.


    That smile, so familiar to Octavia Gills, a smile that never failed to make a woman fall for, a smile that Octavia Gills drowned in, willing to live for him and die for him.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    But so what?


    After all, she was just a stand-in lover. They have made it right, as for her, it is time for her to retire.


    Yes, and her heart, she might as well be dead.


    Octavia Gills reached for the hall door and said silently told herself, ¡°Take a deep breath! Take a deep breath Octavia Gills, it¡¯s none of your business, it¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    Eddison was wondering why Octavia Gills hadn¡¯te over yet when he noticed Octavia Gills shaking in the doorway when he looked towards the door.


    ¡°Octavia!¡± said Eddison, rushing over.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Octavia Gills tried to smile, ¡°I¡¯m a bit tired, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    She walked over to the bench holding Eddison¡¯s arm and greeted her mum, Eldwin, Domino, and Woodrow.


    Domino and Woodrow looked at her with pity.


    She smiled, ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m just a bit tired, a little tired.¡±


    Eldwin looked at her and said with concern, ¡°Octavia, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?¡±


    Domino looked at her with tears in her eyes and murmured, ¡°Octavia¡­¡±


    Octavia Gills released her grip on Eddison¡¯s arm, unaware of how strong her grip was on his arm as Eddison helped her sit. Eddison¡¯s heart ached at the forced smile on Octavia Gills¡¯ face as she thanked him.


    Octavia Gills looked at Domino, ¡°Fool, what are you doing, don¡¯t make it sound like I¡¯m dying of a terminal illness.¡±


    Domino pped her yfully, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed and tried to evade Domino and look at the big screen, Domino gets in her way again, ¡°No looking, what¡¯s there to see, look at me, look at Domino!¡±


    Octavia Gills pushed her away, ¡°Stop it, let me see how nice it is, Domino, when I get marriedter, I want to do the same?? ¡°

 Chapter 66: Engagement Ceremony

    On screen, Lilian Drye who was smiling happily and sweetly, is now holding a microphone and confessing, ¡°Tredan, I have loved you since you were three years old, until today, until forever, I want to be with you for the rest of my life, you are the one I love the most!¡±


    The apuse was thunderous.


    Octavia Gills watched as she stood on tiptoe and kissed Tredan Davi on the lips, her world suddenly copsing and her heart ached so much she couldn¡¯t breathe.


    With a graceful smile on her face, Octavia Gills with tears pouring out, mumbled, ¡°I¡¯m just tired, just tired.¡±


    She buried her head deep in the crook of her arm.


    Eddison sat over and carefully took her in his arms, gently stroking her thin back, ¡°Yeah Octavia, you¡¯re so tired, just so tired, it¡¯s okay, just lean on me and take a nap.¡±


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t refuse this time, she just wanted to find a shell to shrink in and hide, but it was Tredan Davi¡¯s maic voice in her ears, telling everyone about the next property projects that Group Davi and Group Drye were working on together, painting a glorious future.


    Yes, no amount of love is too great for real interests.


    Woodrow whispered on the phone and snarled, ¡°I don¡¯t care, I want you to change the live feed on the TV right now! Or I¡¯ll smash that TV!¡±


    It was afternoon when Gar¡¯s operation finished.


    The attending doctor was all smiles as he told everyone, ¡°The operation was a great sess.¡±


    The crowd breathed a sigh of relief and congratted Elda and Octavia Gills with joy.


    Octavia Gills burst into tears and hugged her mum, ¡°Mum! We did it, we did it¡­¡±


    Her body went limp and Elda, startled, held her up, ¡°Octavia, Octavia¡­¡±


    Eddison grabbed Octavia Gills and shouted, ¡°Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!¡±


    The front of the operating theatre was a mess.


    ¡°Ms. Octavia has been worried and anxious the whole day, some external stress could have stimted her and released all the pressure at once, nothing serious, she may also have symptoms like a fever and drowsiness, so avoid stressing her again. Also, she is malnourished and somewhat anemic, she should pay attention to her diet.¡± The doctor walked out of the ward and said to the crowd.


    Elda cried, ¡°Octavia has been worried about her brother¡¯s surgerytely, isn¡¯t that worry and anxiety? As soon as she heard that her brother¡¯s operation had been sessful, she copsed as soon as she rxed, the child, taking everything to heart.¡±


    Eddison, Domino, and Woodrow all knew in their hearts that Octavia Gills was stressed by something else, but could not say anything.


    Eldwin looked at the three young men in front of him, he was unsure but knew that Octavia must be feeling great pain that he and Elda were unaware of.


    He patted Elda on the shoulder, ¡°Okay, don¡¯t cry, the doctor just said Octavia is anemic, you go back and make her some soup and bring it over tonight, give her a good tonic, I¡¯m here so you go ahead.¡±


    Elda wiped the tears from her eyes, she had great trust and faith in Eldwin, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll be right back, I¡¯ll make sure she¡¯s well taken cared of, Gar is fine, and Octavia will feel so much better too.¡±


    It was only when Elda¡¯s figure disappeared that Eldwin said to Eddison, ¡°Mr. Floyd, you are Octavia¡¯s boss and you have seen how she is, please allow her to take a few more days¡¯ leave.¡±


    Eldwin has seen that Octavia is not as attached to this Mr. Floyd as he and Elda had hoped, and no longer addressed Eddison affectionately as ¡®Eddison¡¯.


    Eddison didn¡¯t mind, ¡°Okay, Eldwin, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve got thepany.¡±


    At that moment, his phone rang, ¡°Hello, Mom!¡±


    ¡°Eddison, it¡¯s your brother¡¯s engagement day, where have you been? Get over here right now!¡± Ottilie¡¯s voice came over the phone, furious.


    Eddison was embarrassed and covered the speaker and stepped aside to take the call.


    A few momentster, he approached Eldwin and said, ¡°Eldwin, I have to go first, I¡¯ll be back to see Octavia in the evening.¡±


    Eldwin nodded, ¡°Go about your business, and don¡¯t bothering over tonight. We will be here for Octavia.¡±


    Eldwin left but Domino stayed behind.


    ¡°Domino, you¡¯re Octavia¡¯s best friend, and I have watched Octavia growing up, I treat her like my own daughter, I don¡¯t have much, but I¡¯m trying to do what I can to make sure the three of them have a secure life.¡±


    ¡°Uncle, you may be old, but your heart still understands, Octavia started acting strangely since she watched TV this morning, can I tell you what happened?¡±


    Domino had always known that Eldwin was good to Octavia Gills and that she treated him like a father, but thinking about how Elda treated Octavia Gills and Tredan Davi¡¯s rtionship with such vehemence, and Eldwin being a former housekeeper for the Drye Family, she couldn¡¯t figure out which side Eldwin would take.


    Domino¡¯s hesitation was taken in stride by Eldwin.


    ¡°Domino, I¡¯ve heard Elda talk about Octavia and Ms. Lilian and the Grand Prince of the Davi Family, I¡¯ve watched Ms. Lilian grow up, I know what kind of temperament she has, don¡¯t worry, no matter what, right or wrong, I¡¯m on Octavia¡¯s side, I won¡¯t let her be wronged!¡±


    She had known Octavia for so long and it hurt her more than anyone else to see her in her present condition. She told Eldwin everything.


    Eldwin¡¯s face was stony as he patted Domino¡¯s hand, ¡°Good girl, don¡¯t worry, our Octavia is a strong child and will have a happy future.¡±


    In the evening, Domino told Eldwin to go back to rest, Gar was in the ICU and did not need to be looked after, Eldwin was too old to keep watch and asked him toe with her auntie tomorrow and bring them something nice to eat.


    In the middle of the night, Octavia Gills had a high fever.


    Domino called Woodrow in tears, ¡°Woodrow, you get Tredan Davi toe and see Octavia, I think Octavia simply doesn¡¯t want to live.¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°Domino, believe me, Tredan couldn¡¯te, he had a hard time, and he did it for the good of Octavia.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit! Octavia¡¯s fever is forty degrees and she hasn¡¯t woken up since. I¡¯m afraid she¡¯ll give up and never wake up. What¡¯s the matter with him that he can¡¯te and see Octavia at a time like this?


    ¡°Domino, don¡¯t you do this, you, believe me, Tredan hates the fact that it¡¯s her who¡¯s lying in the hospital bed right now.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe it! I can¡¯t believe it! I hate him! I hate Tredan!¡± said Domino, hanging up the phone, she cried and crouched down trying to breathe.


    An aunt who looked like a nurse came over and pulled Domino up, ¡°Girl if you have time to cry here, why don¡¯t you give your try giving your sister a sponge bath to cool her fever and talk to her, crying won¡¯t solve anything.¡±


    ¡°What am I supposed to do?¡± Domino asked, teary-eyed.


    Aunty brought over a water basin and two new towels and showed Domino how to do it herself.


    As she did so, she said to Domino, ¡°This girl has such a high fever, but the doctor didn¡¯t take any emergency measures either, which means it¡¯s not much of a problem. Sometimes a fever isn¡¯t a bad thing, what¡¯s wrong with burning off all the bad stuff in your body in one go, and when you wake up it¡¯s a new life? Don¡¯t let it worry you?¡±


    Domino gave Octavia Gills a sponge bath as her aunt had shown her, rambling, ¡°Oh, Octavia, just use this fire in your body to cleanse yourself, and when you wake up, give me back a brand new Octavia Gills.¡±


    ¡°Eldwin is good to you, just like a dad, you have a mum, and a healthy brother too, and most importantly, you have me, a smart and beautiful Domino, ah, I will give you all my love, from now on and only love you, not Woodrow, let¡¯s not worry about those stinky men.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, let us love ourselves well, love those who are worthy of our love, and let no one else hurt us.¡±


    Octavia Gills felt like she was in a very long tunnel, surrounded by darkness, so dark that she couldn¡¯t see her fingers, she was scared and ran as fast as she could, there was a small light ahead that must be the end.


    Running towards the little light, sweating and hot, her mouth dry, she suddenly remembered Tredan, where had she left him and where was he?


    No, no, I can¡¯t look for Tredan, he has gone off with Ms. Lilian, yes, I can¡¯t look for him, I will just run by myself.


    Suddenly she felt something cool in her mouth and heard Domino¡¯s voice in her ear, ¡°Look at all the blisters on your lips, you won¡¯t be able to use lipstick for a long time.¡±


    Octavia Gills opened her eyes slightly and Domino eximed, ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re awake!¡±


    ¡°Water, drink water.¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ voice was hoarse and faint, and Domino brought a ss over and let her drink a little at a time with a teaspoon, shedding tears of joy.


    When Octavia Gills had finished her drink, Domino put the cup down and tested her forehead with her hand, ¡°That¡¯s good! The fever¡¯s gone.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, you know what? It was the caregiver aunt who asked me to physically cool you down, she said a fever is good too, burn off all the bad stuff out of your body like sweltering fire and be reborn when you wake up, Octavia, tell me have you been reborn?¡±


    Octavia Gills raised her hand, slowly caressed Domino¡¯s face, and nodded gently, ¡°Yes, the fire did it cleansing me and be reborn.¡±


    Early in the morning, Octavia Gills shoos Domino away and tells her to go back to bed, she¡¯s got dark circles under her eyes after a sleepless night.


    Domino refused until Eldwin and Elda came together, Domino gave Eldwin the do¡¯s and don¡¯ts, and reluctantly went back to rest.


    ¡°Domino is such a good girl!¡± Elda handed Domino a bowl of porridge, set the table, and watched her eat.


    ¡°This is the chicken soup porridge we startedst night, the doctor said you were anemic and needed to be nourished, Octavia, Mum knows that you have suffered all these years.¡± Elda had tears in her eyes as she looked at her thin daughter.


    ¡°Mum, I¡¯m fine.¡± Octavia Gills¡¯ mouth was covered in blisters from the fever and her voice was hoarse.


    She scooped a spoonful of porridge and slowly put it in her mouth, ¡°It¡¯s so delicious, it smells so good!¡±


    ¡°Then eat more, look how thin you are.¡± Eldwin also said heartily.


    ¡°Mmm.¡± Octavia Gills smiled and nodded, seeing Eldwin and suddenly remembering what Gar had said before the operation, her eyes moving between her mother and Eldwin.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Elda asked, puzzled.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Octavia Gills smiled.


    ¡°Mum, Eldwin, why don¡¯t you guys go and see Gar in the ICU, it¡¯s almost time for his exploratory tests, I won¡¯t be going over there today, I have to rehydrate and finish my drip.¡±


    ¡°Good, we¡¯ll go over there when you¡¯ve finished this bowl of porridge.¡± Elda was also full of joy at the mention of her son.


    Octavia Gills took out her phone and found that there were two missed calls from Mr. Kawashima yesterday.


    She called back in a hurry.


    ¡°Hello Octavia!¡± said Mr. Kawashima in a kind and gentle voice.


    ¡°Mr. Kawashima, I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t have my phone with me yesterday.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, everyone is concerned about how your brother¡¯s surgery went and entrusted me to send you greetings.¡±


    ¡°Please thank everyone for me, the operation was a great sess and I expect he will be discharged home in a fortnight.¡±


    ¡°Really? Congrattions!¡±


    ¡°Thanks!¡±


    ¡°So, Octavia Gills, when you¡¯re done with your business, when are you going to return to our family?¡±


    ¡­


    Octavia Gills was silent for a moment, lightly bit her lower lip, and said softly but firmly, ¡°I want to go there by the end of this month.¡±


    ¡°What? Octavia Gills? Are you telling the truth?¡± Mr. Kawashima¡¯s voice rose in surprise.

 Chapter 67: Go Away, child!

    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help but smile, a sudden warmth of being needed came over her, and raised her voice as well, ¡°Yes, at the end of the month!¡±


    ¡°Yes! Yes! I¡¯ll tell everyone right away so we can all have some fun together.¡±


    Putting down the phone, Octavia Gills breathed a sigh of relief; the decision had been made suddenly, but it was time for her to make a decision.


    Gar¡¯s operation was a sess, a wish she had had for many years was finally fulfilled.


    The most important person to thank for this is Tredan Davi, without whom it would have been difficult for her to achieve.


    The sourness in Tredan¡¯s heart rises again at the thought.


    What she owes, she will pay.


    Tredan Davi was engaged to Lilian Drye, and at the engagement party it was also announced that they would be married in three months, and the dust had settled. He didn¡¯t want to stay and let his heart suffer through it all.


    Twenty years ago, Drye Family told her that she was going to be a stand-in for a young teenager who was looking after the prince. Twenty yearster, she became the secret lover of the young teenager of that year, but Lilian is right, she was, in fact, just a stand-in.


    My nose is sore and I have no more tears to shed.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Octavia Gills felt that the caregiver aunt and Domino were right, I had a fever, burned everything in one go, and woke up to be reborn.


    All these years, she was trapped by the memory of that tiny boy, always chasing after him, even if he never cared. Now it was time to wake up from this dream, she should no longer be forced to own what never belonged to her.


    Previously, she wanted to take her mother and Gar abroad with her.


    Now she had changed her mind. Gar was right, her mother deserved her happiness in her old age, and following herself to a strange country might not be good for them.


    Besides, without them, how would Eldwin live in his old age? Eldwin had done so much for the three of them over the years, and to her and Gar, Eldwin was family.


    She shouldn¡¯t be too selfish and impose her ideas on others.


    She decided to find an opportunity to ask Eldwin for his opinion.


    Without waiting for her to approach, Eldwin came to her on his initiative.


    On this night, Domino called to say that she had a meeting and could note to stay with her.


    Eldwin told Elda to go back and get some rest and make some more soup porridge for Octavia Gills, he stayed behind with Octavia Gills, and Elda was relieved to go back.


    Looking at her mum¡¯s back, Octavia said to Eldwin, ¡°Eldwin, mum is listening to you more and more now.¡±


    Eldwin also smiled and said offhandedly, ¡°Your mother, she is dependent on others, she always does what people tell her, she can¡¯t let others down even if she has to put herself down, she is too kind.


    Octavia Gills was moved by the sight of Eldwin, who was setting up her meal and holding the chopsticks for her.


    ¡°Eldwin, you know my mother so well.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯ve known your mother since she first came to the Drye Family, it¡¯s been over twenty years, how can I not know her? The more I know, yeah, the more uneasy I get about her.¡±


    ¡°Eldwin, I don¡¯t remember anything about my dad and I can¡¯t help but think of you whenever I felt that I needed him.¡±


    Eldwin smiles as he hears and reminisces with Octavia about the naughty and heartwarming times when the two siblings were little.


    After watching Octavia eat, Eldwin put the cutlery away and handed her a ss of warm water.


    ¡°Octavia, I have always treated you as my daughter, and it¡¯s just as well Domino isn¡¯ting today, I sent your mother back because I have something I want to tell you.¡±


    Octavia Gills was a little surprised, ¡°Eldwin, please do tell.¡±


    ¡°When you fainted that day, I felt that things weren¡¯t that simple, so I pressed Domino about you. It was hard for me to see you with blisters all over your mouth for the past two days, my daughter, I feel that you are so bitter inside.¡±


    Octavia Gills froze, she had always tried to hide her emotions from her family, showing her happiness but not her sadness, but she didn¡¯t think Eldwin would notice this.


    ¡°Don¡¯t me your mother, she¡¯s used to being discreet, she¡¯s a grateful person, and she paid back Mrs. Drye¡¯s kindness by working like a horse, even including her children. You don¡¯t owe the Drye Family anymore, the Drye Family paid for your education aspensation for apanying the prince, it¡¯s already been settled, if the prince of the Davi Family falls in love with you, it¡¯s between you and your mother, it can¡¯t bepensated by the kindness of the Drye Family to your mother, remember, you don¡¯t owe anyone. ¡±


    ¡°Domino said that your originalpany in Japan has invited you many times, Ms. Lilian and Mr. Tredan are already engaged and soon to be married again, feelings, can¡¯t be forced, no matter how much you don¡¯t want to, what happens, is called the truth, whether you want to ept it or not, you have to make yourself ept it, my child, you go, go to Japan, live well for your dreams and live for yourself!¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Eldwin, her eyes blurred with tears. Ever since she was a little girl, her mother had always talked about the great kindness of Mrs. Drye in taking in the three of them, telling them to remember this great kindness and to try to repay it in their lives. So when she agreed to the Drye Family¡¯s request without hesitation, she wanted to repay the favor of taking in the three of them.


    Octavia Gills did not feel the least bit resentful, but it was her mother, and having been brought up that way, over time she had be somewhat timid and humble, feeling indebted to everyone, and now Eldwin told her that she owed no one, a statement that made her feel sad.


    Eldwin gently pushed her hair behind and whispered in her ear, ¡°Octavia, in Eldwin¡¯s eyes, you are the best and the best girl in the world, you deserve all the happiness that other girls have, you have to live for yourself, understand?¡±


    ¡°Eldwin,¡± Octavia Gills choked.


    ¡°As for Gar and your mother, you don¡¯t have to worry. We¡¯ve spoken to the doctor in the morning and he¡¯ll give us medical advice on what to do after he¡¯s discharged from the hospital, and we¡¯ll take good care of Gar. Your mother and I have also long discussed opening a small restaurant together, we are both perfectly capable of doing it on our own, we are not looking to be rich and famous, we are just looking at settling down.¡±


    Octavia Gills calmed down a bit, ¡°Eldwin, I just got off the phone with thepany¡¯s president in Japan and I¡¯ve decided to go over at the end of the month.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Uncle supports you.¡± Eldwin was delighted.


    ¡°I used to want to take Gar and Mum with me.¡±


    Octavia Gills paused, and sure enough, Eldwin¡¯s look dimmed, she understood and continued, ¡°But Gar made a point of handing me something before the operation because he was afraid it would fail, and he said??¡±


    Eldwin didn¡¯t expect Gar to even leave hisst words and looked nervously at Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills shook Eldwin¡¯s hand and said solemnly, ¡°We¡¯re asking you to be our dad!¡±


    Eldwin was dumbfounded, then his face turned red, and waved his hands as he rose, ¡°This, this??¡±


    Octavia Gills feigned surprise, ¡°Eldwin, it was me and Gar who thought too much, wasn¡¯t it? So, don¡¯t you want to?¡±


    ¡°Ah, no, no, no!¡± Eldwin was incoherent and nervously denied it.


    Watching Eldwin, Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud.


    ¡°Eldwin, about mother, shall I and Gar go and tell her, or should you go yourself?¡± Octavia Gills smiled crookedly at the nervous and coy man, and her heart rejoiced.


    The engagement ceremony was so grand that the Drye Family was pleased and Lilian Drye began to apany Tredan Davi every day, watching over her fianc??e every inch of the way, and no one else minded because now the Davi and Drye families were working together to develop thend they had previously auctioned. Tredan Davi, on the other hand, has left all the business to Eddison since he was installed at the head office, except for this property project.


    Except for Lilian Drye, who has a spring in her step, everyone else seems to be having a hard time.


    Lilian Drye watched Tredan Davi over 360 degrees, and although he steadfastly refuses her offer to live together and still goes back to the old house alone every night, not letting Lilian Drye stay there no matter what, he is also afraid to visit Octavia Gills at night, and he must not act rashly until his mother¡¯s safety is guaranteed.


    He missed Octavia Gills, he was going crazy, he had stopped being angry, Eddison, it was not a problem, Octavia Gills was his and he believed that Octavia Gills only loved him, he regretted always misinterpreting Octavia Gills because of his jealousy, but he loved her, he loved her so much that he could not see her with any man other than himself.


    When Woodrow told him that Octavia Gills had seen their engagement on television, heard Lilian Drye¡¯s derations and his development ns and that Octavia Gills had fainted and had a fever of 40 degrees, he couldn¡¯t wait to go to her, to apologize and tell her the truth. But he couldn¡¯t, even take a step outside the old house to see her, though his heart was breaking.


    Such an ordeal is like hell.


    Ottilie was all smiles that day at the engagement ceremony, but deep inside, she hated it. It had already been arranged that Tredan Davi would leave the country so that he would never return, that Group Davi would naturally be taken over by Eddison, that Eddison would woo Lilian Drye, that the Drye family would be her backer, that everything would fall into ce and that Althena Cockey would be like a mouse caught by a cat. Althena Cockey will live when she is told to live, and she will die when she is told to die.


    But all these ns fell through, and who would have thought that Tredan Davi would suddenlye to the mansion and ask them to prepare for his engagement.


    But it doesn¡¯t matter, three months is a long time, and she will take this time to evaluate the situation and n. There will always be a chance, everything in the Davi Family is her son¡¯s and only her son¡¯s!


    It doesn¡¯t matter if Lilian Drye doesn¡¯t catch on, she¡¯s not the only one who is a one-in-a-million girl. She must find a stronger link to ady of the world to keep Eddison at the top.


    He sees Octavia Gills¡¯ heartbreak and despair, although he is hurt by Octavia Gills¡¯ deep love.


    But with Big Brother finally engaged, he must have secretly helped Lilian Drye and agreed to their marriage so that Octavia Gills would be his.


    The more time you spend with Octavia Gills, the more you will love her.


    He has been a flirt for many years and has known all sorts of girls, be they passionate, gentle, arrogant, or innocent, but none of them have brought him the warmth and calmness of Octavia Gills.


    He always felt a sense of safety, of peace, around Octavia Gills. And as Octavia Gills says at all times, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here.¡±


    Octavia Gills will make you feel that happiness has nothing to do with money, it is simply happiness.


    But to his surprise, his elder brother got engaged and pushed almost all the work to him.


    He remembered his elder brother smiling grimly at him after handing over the job that day, ¡°This is what your mother and you wanted most, isn¡¯t it? You got what you wanted, Davi Family is all yours now.¡±


    He did not want to take away his brother¡¯s power at all. He longed for the family to live together in peace and harmony, but his brother decided that he and his mother had taken away his happiness. In fact, how could he and his mother be happy? His brother said that it was his mother who broke up his father and mother because of the power and influence of their family, so who stole their happiness now? The messy feud of their previous generation, why should he be made to bear it now?

 Chapter 68: Treating You Like a Brother

    During the day, he felt exhausted by the work his elder brother threw at him, and at night, he has to go on a date with a girl his mother has arranged. At this moment, the princess of Kuang Shi Real Estate is sitting across from him, sharing with him the magnificent Steam of Mn Fashion Week, and he is bored to death listening to it but has to deal with it with a smile on his face.


    As expected, there is no second Octavia in this world!


    Octavia Gills was discharged from the hospital, and the first thing she did was go to the office to file her resignation.


    Eddison, of course, did not approve, inexplicably panicked that if he did, Octavia Gills would disappear into thin air.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a pay rise, Octavia, stay, please stay, I simply can¡¯t do it without you.¡± Eddison almost begged.


    ¡°President Davi, I know what I am capable of and I want to take some time off and go and do what I like now.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a leave if you want to take a break, you can¡¯t quit!¡±


    Octavia Gills smiles and shakes her head.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you to do whatever you like to do.¡±


    Octavia, feeling that Eddison was sometimes childish, said in a softer tone, ¡°President Davi, I will leave the office ording to the procedures.¡± With that, she turned and walked out of the office.


    It¡¯s a small world. When they reached the lift, the door opened, and Lilian Drye and Tredan Davi stepped out, the three of them freezing on the spot.


    Lilian Drye quicklytches herself on Tredan Davi¡¯s arm and clings to him like an octopus.


    Tredan Davi stiffened and he instinctively tried to shake her off.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ gaze, however, had shifted away. Tredan Davi¡¯s heart clenched but he did not move.


    ¡°Octavia, what are you doing here? Don¡¯t you know you¡¯ve been expelled from Group Davi?¡± Lilian Drye said arrogantly.


    Octavia Gills froze.


    Eddison was behind her, chasing after her after she left, ¡°Octavia, wait for me!¡±


    It was a little surprising to see Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye as well, his eyes falling on their arms with a mental smile.


    Naturally, he put his arm around Octavia Gills¡¯ shoulders, ¡°Why are you walking so fast? You¡¯re back, brother and sister-inw? I have to go out for a while.¡±


    After saying this, he walked into the lift with Octavia Gills in his arms.


    Octavia Gills looked at the lift as the mathematical keys pulsed, not even noticing Eddison¡¯s arms around her, all she could see before her eyes were Tredan Davi¡¯s indifferent face.


    ¡°Octavia?¡± asked Eddison, patting her shoulder.


    Octavia Gills jumped away when she realized that Eddison was holding her in his arms.


    Eddison couldn¡¯t do much, ¡°Let¡¯s go down and have a coffee.¡±


    Octavia Gills hesitated and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Octavia Gills gently stirred her coffee and nced at Eddison, ¡°President Davi, I hear I¡¯ve been fired, so I don¡¯t have toe back and resign, so let¡¯s do it by thepany¡¯s rules.¡±


    Eddison looked at the calm Octavia Gills with somepassion, ¡°Octavia, is he all you have in your heart? Can¡¯t you give me a chance?¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Eddison in astonishment.


    Eddison said seriously, ¡°Octavia, give me a chance to be your boyfriend and I will make you happy.¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed at his seriousness and reached up to rub his hair, ¡°What are you talking about, you little kid!¡±


    ¡°Hey, hey!¡± Eddison rushed to rescue his hair, grabbing Octavia Gills¡¯ hand and holding it in his hand.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious.¡±


    Octavia Gills tried to curb her smile, ¡°Outside of work, I treat you like a brother. You¡¯re like Gar, you¡¯re such a big kid.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re so hurtful, don¡¯t you care at all about how I feel about you?¡± Eddison looked hurt.


    ¡°Eddison, I can¡¯t hold anyone else in my heart, and with rtionships, you can¡¯t force it, either on others or on yourself.¡± Octavia Gills said softly.


    ¡°But he¡¯s engaged and will be married soon.¡±


    ¡°What does it matter, his business is his business, my business is my business, it has nothing to do with him. Eddison, you¡¯ll meet a better girl, don¡¯t waste your time on me.¡± Octavia Gills smiled faintly and stood up.


    ¡°But I appreciate you taking care of me.¡± Octavia Gills rubbed his hair again, smiled, got up, and walked away.


    Eddison got up in exasperation, but caught a glimpse of a tall figure in the window and couldn¡¯t help but stop and take a sip from Octavia Gills¡¯ cup of coffee.


    Tredan Davi who was outside the window could not hear their conversation, but he could see their intimate gestures. The person he had been worrying about day and night was doing well, in good health and good mood, and was so soon in another rtionship.


    He punched the wall beside him, and the drilling pain and the sting from his bleeding fist brought a little of his sanity back.


    Gar was discharged from the hospital.


    Octavia Gills and Domino drove him to the east of the city in front of a first-floor store.


    ¡°Sis, what are we doing here? Mum and Eldwin must be waiting impatiently at home.¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed but didn¡¯t say anything, Domino took his arm, ¡°My Prince Gar, we¡¯re here, let¡¯s go inside.¡±


    Gar walked in suspiciously. Downstairs was a small shop with a dozen tables, clean and tidy, and it looked like it had just been renovated and should not be officially open yet.


    Gar was in awe as Elda came out from behind a curtain with tworge tes of food and said in a surprised manner, ¡°You¡¯re back?¡±


    She hurriedly put down the dishes in her hands, came over, and took her son¡¯s hand saying, ¡°It¡¯s so nice to see you not wearing a hospital gown anymore!¡± She was a bit emotional and teary-eyed.


    ¡°Mom! Why are you¡­ here?¡±


    Eldwin, who had heard the noise, also came out from behind the curtain, a steaming casserole in his hand, and said aloud, ¡°Elda, Elda, get out of the way, get out of the way.¡±


    Everyone rushed to lend a hand, serving the dishes and setting the bowls.


    ¡°Domino,e and help me with these things,¡± shouted Woodrow from outside the door who was carrying a fruit basket in his left hand and two bottles of wine in his right.


    After a bit of hustle and bustle, everyone sat around the table to eat.


    ¡°Someone please exin this to me!¡± Gar protested melodramatically.


    Octavia Gills sat across him, smiled, looked around the house, and said, ¡°Gar, thendlord here is your brother Woodrow, he invested in this house to support Ma and Eldwin¡¯s n to open a restaurant downstairs and use upstairs as living quarters, Eldwin has set up your room and built a big bookshelf just for you for your barn full of books.¡±


    ¡°Really? Really?¡± Gar asked his mother, at the same time amazed at Eldwin.


    Both smiled and nodded.


    ¡°Hey, hey, don¡¯t you guys forget me, I¡¯ve invested in this too, so I¡¯m a shareholder, and I¡¯lle over to waitress when I¡¯m on my day off.¡± Domino was resigned to being a silent partner.


    ¡°Yes, yes, Domino is a shareholder too, otherwise how could I and Eldwin with our little savings afford to rent a house like this in this location!¡± Elda said gratefully.


    ¡°Auntie, you¡¯re shareholders too! You¡¯re technically managing the ce plus your capital making you major shareholders,¡± Domino said with a smile.


    ¡°It¡¯s not enough that you guys did all this while I was in the hospital and I wasn¡¯t involved at all.¡± Gar was not happy.


    Octavia Gills gave him a yful smack on the head, ¡°You¡¯re getting a good deal! Aside from attending to you recently, we¡¯re also exhausted from working in the shop, and you can do your part by taking the rubbish at the door to the dumpter.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m a patient!¡± Gar immediately changed his tune.


    Everyoneughed.


    Octavia Gills cleared her throat, ¡°Today, in addition to celebrating Gar¡¯s release from the hospital, I¡¯d like to announce a happy event!¡±


    Everyone looked at Octavia Gills, ¡°What¡¯s the happy asion?¡± Only Eldwin and Elda blushed a little.


    Octavia Gills looked at them with a smile on her face, ¡°Eldwin proposed to mum and she said yes.¡±Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Octavia Gills pulled two small red books out of her pocket, ¡°This is their marriage certificate, Gar, and from today we¡¯re going to call him Dad.¡±


    ¡°Really? Really? Really?¡± Gar couldn¡¯t help but stand up and stroke his heart.


    ¡°Oh my heart, be strong, and don¡¯t let this wave of surprises scare you.¡±


    Everyone was amused by his quirky look.


    Gar stood up and bowed deeply to Eldwin, ¡°Dad! I¡¯ve wanted to call you that for the longest time.¡±


    ¡°Hey, hey!¡± Eldwin waved his hands with delight.


    However, Gar suddenly reached out to Eldwin, ¡°Give me the red packet!¡±


    Eldwin hurriedly handed Gar a sealed red envelope and likewise gave one to Octavia Gills, saying repeatedly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what you call me, I¡¯ll always be here for you.¡±


    Across the street, a ck Bentley is parked and Tredan Davi looks away from the small shop and imagines theughter inside.


    It was a property he bought with his savings and no one but Woodrow knew about it.


    He just wanted her to be well, and until he was free, he could only watch her from afar like this.


    ¡°The Elda Bistro has been doing surprisingly well since it opened and now requires booking to get a table. Octavia also knows that Domino and Woodrow have greatly helped, and they highly rmend this little restaurant.


    Gar is recovering well and is in a good mood, having written a wish list full of things to put on his bedside, as well as including finding a girlfriend.


    Everything made Octavia Gills reassured.


    Today she cleared out all her savings to put in a card, leaving only the necessary amount for her living expenses and made an appointment with Domino.


    Proven? al Sweet Shop.


    Octavia Gills ordered Domino¡¯s favorite cake and coffee and Domino was so happy that she hugged and kissed her.


    Octavia Gillsughed and pushed her away, ¡°Stop it, it¡¯s not nice for people to see.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that? Who cares?¡± Domino bristled.


    ¡°It could matter to Woodrow¡¯s family.¡± Octavia Gills passed the fork to Domino.


    ¡°Don¡¯t he dare mind me!¡± Domino stiffened her mouth.


    Domino popped a piece of cake into her mouth and it melted in her mouth, soft and delicious, squinting her eyes in delight as Octavia Gillsughed at her, ¡°Look at you, so easily satisfied with a piece of cake¡±.


    ¡°Of course, eating is the most important thing in life.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, what made you want to ask me out today? Is there something you need me to do?¡± Domino asked as she ate.


    Octavia Gills nodded, ¡°Domino, as I said, don¡¯t be offended.¡±


    ¡°No offense, who are we, for the sake of the cake, I won¡¯t be offended, say it, say it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve booked a flight to Japan.¡± Octavia Gills said softly.


    Domino choked on a mouthful of cake and hastily took arge sip of coffee.


    Octavia Gills stood up and patted her back, grumbling, ¡°Take it easy.¡±


    ¡°Who told you to say that while I was eating.¡± Domino red at her.


    Octavia Gills was good-natured and funny.


    Domino took another sip of coffee and asked Octavia Gills, ¡°Have you seriously thought about it?¡±


    Octavia Gills nodded gently, ¡°I bought the ticket already.¡±


    ¡°Okay, you go ahead, I¡¯ll go and visit you when I have a holiday.¡± Domino didn¡¯t bother to probe deeper.


    ¡°But, Octavia, I¡¯m going to miss you.¡± Domino was a little sad.


    ¡°Me too.¡± Octavia Gills smiled and shook her hand a little.


    ¡°Once you¡¯re there, get your paintings done, I¡¯ll be waiting for your book in the country, and if it¡¯s made into a film I¡¯ll be there to support it.¡±


    Octavia Gills also asked her to keep an eye on Eldwin, her mother, and her brother which Domino certainly obliged.


    Finally, Octavia Gills took out an envelope and handed it to Domino: ¡°Please, give this to Tredan Davi.¡±


    ¡°Is it a farewell letter?¡± Domino picked it up and held it against the sunlight.


    ¡°It¡¯s a bank card and an IOU note.¡± Octavia Gills stirred her coffee slowly.

 Chapter 69: Goodbye, Never Again

    ¡°As for Gar, it¡¯s thanks to Tredan Davi, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have been able to find the heart, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to find such a good doctor, and I wouldn¡¯t have been able to pay for over a million dors of surgery. The code on this card is his birthday and I will be putting money into itter as installments.¡±


    ¡°He wouldn¡¯t care, would he?¡± Domino said with some uncertainty.


    ¡°I have to do what I have to do. I can¡¯t pay back what I already owe, so I have to be frugal.¡± Octavia Gills sounded a little soporific.


    ¡°Octavia, you¡¯re still in love with him, aren¡¯t you?¡± Domino asked carefully.


    Octavia Gills forgot about the window, the sky, cloudy and ready to rain, just as she was feeling at the moment.


    ¡°Does it matter? They¡¯re getting married, does it matter if I love him or not?¡±


    Domino was dumbfounded.


    ¡°Domino, you and Woodrow are good, and when you get married, I¡¯m going to be your bridesmaid.¡± Octavia Gills didn¡¯t want to continue the conversation.


    ¡°He¡¯s still on an expedition!¡± Domino stiffened his mouth.


    ¡°You¡¯re almost there, what else do you want? I¡¯m telling you, if you miss the boat, you¡¯ll never get a chance again.¡± Octavia Gills teased her.


    ¡°Gee whiz, who am I to be afraid of missing the boat?¡± Domino said boldly.


    It had been a long time since the two sisters had had such a rambling chat just like they were back in the old days.


    Domino promised Octavia Gills that he would give the envelope to Tredan Davi when she left.


    But she was torn, always feeling that Octavia Gills and Tredan Davi shouldn¡¯t have ended up like this, that it shouldn¡¯t have ended like this. But Octavia is also right, Tredan Davi is already getting married and he has been ignoring Octavia all this time.


    Domino¡¯s fidgeting is noticed by Woodrow, who inevitably pursues the matter.


    Domino sighed and told Woodrow what had happened.


    Woodrow was rmed and immediately called Tredan Davi.


    But Tredan Davi¡¯s phone seemed to be off the hook.


    Woodrow flew to Group Davi but Tredan was also not in the office, and the secretary said he had gone with Ms. Lilian, without indicating where they went.


    Woodrow went to the old Davi Family house, then to the Davi Family mansion, and to all the entertainment venues they frequented, but could not find Tredan Davi.


    Woodrow couldn¡¯t reach him by phone, so he left a Facebook message, ¡°Octavia Gills has a 10 am flight to Japan tomorrow and won¡¯t be returning.¡±


    At this time, Tredan Davi, together with Lilian Drye, was apanying a client on a trip to the countryside at Bayswater Lodge. There was no signal in the mountains to preserve the rare moments of peace, and both parties were pleased to be able to talk business while touring the mountains.


    The nights are spent in farmhouses in the mountains.


    Lilian Drye has been looking for a chance to have a double date with Tredan Davi, but Tredan Davi has always avoided it, much to Lilian Drye¡¯s annoyance, but, in any case, Tredan Davi is now with her every day.


    Thinking of what her father said to her the night before the engagement, ¡°Lilian, you should remember that Tredan Davi did not willingly get engaged to you. Daddy tricked him to force him to agree, and now Daddy is not sure if I made the right move and whether it is good or bad for you. That¡¯s all Dad can do for you, it¡¯s up to you to make him fall in love with you and make him willing to marry you.¡±


    Lilian Drye looked at the rolling hills in front of her and made up her mind. She had never failed in anything she had done since she was a child, and she would never fail in a rtionship, that Tredan Davi had been hers 20 years ago, and that no matter how far he had gone, he woulde back to her in the end. He will be ground into powder!


    At this business event, she used her strength to make Tredan Davi focus on her, and in front of her clients, she did not act the least bit like a princess and could soften any difficult client.


    Take your time, Tredan Davi, I, Lilian Drye, am the only choice you will ever have in this life.


    Early the next morning, the group drove back to the city.


    Once out of the mountains, mobile phonemunication returned to normal.


    Tredan Davi was surprised to find over seventy missed calls on his phone, all from Woodrow, and wondered what could have happened to warrant so many calls from him.


    When he opened Facebook and saw Woodrow¡¯s message, he was instantly rmed.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Airport.


    Octavia Gills disliked the scene of separation and insisted that Eldwin, her mother, and brother not to go with her to the airport to see her off.


    In the end, Domino and Woodrow sent her off.


    Woodrow drove slowly and distractedly all morning, and was even more distracted at the airport, checking his watch frequently while being nagged by Domino many times.


    Domino and Octavia Gills bid a fond farewell to each other.


    An announcement urged the passengers to start board and Octavia Gills headed for the gates.


    Woodrow stammered in anxiety, ¡°Octavia Gills, Octavia Gills, you, you, that, take it easy, talk a bit more, talk a bit more.¡±


    Domino gave him an odd look.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Woodrow and suddenly understood what was on his mind and smiled faintly and said, ¡°Woodrow, do you know the Ten Commandments song?¡±


    Woodrow froze and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°I understand what you have in mind and I don¡¯t have to wait.¡±


    Octavia Gills hugged Domino, turned toward the gate, and walked away without looking back.


    Goodbye, Tredan, never again!


    Woodrow sighed helplessly.


    ¡°You¡¯re waiting for Tredan Davi aren¡¯t you?¡± Domino told him atst.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for him since yesterday when I found out about the news, but I can¡¯t find him, I can¡¯t get in touch with him.¡± Woodrow shook his head and sighed as he and Domino headed out of the airport.


    A dark figure came straight at him and Woodrow instinctively swept Domino aside.


    Tredan Davi hade through red lights, speeding and flying, standing still and looking at the flight information on the screen, he had no idea which flight Octavia Gills was on, how was he going to find it?


    Turning back to look in the lounge area, he saw Domino and Woodrow standing there, with Woodrow looking anxious.


    Domino¡¯s eyes shed and he looked away.


    Tredan Davi looked disheveled.


    Domino took the envelope out of his bag, ¡°Octavia asked me to give this to you.¡±


    Tredan Davi was surprised that Octavia Gills had still left him a message. When he opened the envelope, it contained a bank card and an IOU in Octavia Gills¡¯ handwriting.


    ¡°Octavia said that the code for the card was your birthday.¡±


    Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t tell how he felt about the card and the note. This meant that Octavia Gills will still keep in touch with him from a ce he couldn¡¯t be at and that she will settle her ount bit by bit, and the day it was paid off would be the day they would never meet again, right?


    Woodrow came over and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Tredan,e on, let¡¯s go.¡±


    As each of them went to collect their cars, Woodrow suddenly remembered, ¡°Tredan, do you know the Ten Commandments song that Octavia Gills asked me about when she left?¡±


    Tredan Davi kept his pace and walked straight away.


    Sitting in his car, Tredan Davi crouched over the steering wheel, tears streaming down his face. Of course, he knew the Ten Commandments song.


    First, it is better not to see each other, so that we may not fall in love.


    Second, it is better not to know each other, so that we may not think of each other.


    Third, it is better not to be with each other, so that we may not be indebted to each other.


    Fourth, it is better not to cherish each other, so that we may not remember each other.


    Fifth, it is better not to love each other, so that we may not abandon each other.


    Sixth, it is better not to face each other, so that we may not meet.


    Seventh, it is better not to miss each other, so that we may not lose each other.


    Eighth, the best thing is not to promise each other, so that we may not continue.


    Ninth, it is better not to cling to each other, so that we may not cling to each other.


    Tenth, is better not to meet, so that we may not meet.


    But if we see each other, we will recognize each other, and it is better to see each other than not to see each other.


    I am not going to part with you, but I am going to live and die thinking about you.


    Only now does he realize how deeply he hurt Octavia Gills, how he thought he was doing everything for her benefit, how he was nning to give her a secure future, not realizing that all the lies he had set up were real in her eyes and that the ¡®truth¡¯ had left her bruised and battered.


    Time Bar.


    Tredan Davi, who was already drunk, mumbled, ¡°I¡¯ll never see you again, I¡¯ll never see you again, Octavia, you¡¯re so cruel!¡±


    The ¡®Octavia¡¯ drew the attention of a man in another corner who was also drinking alone.


    Eddison finds out that Woodrow has been looking for Tredan Davi like crazy since yesterday and got suspicious. On a whim, he goes to Elda Bistro in the morning and learned that Octavia Gills was leaving for Japan today.


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t even tell him and left without even saying goodbye. Eddison was so hurt and wounded that the only way to make his heart numb and not hurt so much was to drink.


    Instead, he ran into his older brother who had alsoe to drink.


    Hearing him shout Octavia Gills¡¯ name at the top of his lungs irritated Eddison. Growing up, he had been taught by his parents to give in to his brother in everything, so why should he? Everything else was fine, but for Octavia Gills, no.


    With a sudden sh of inspiration, Eddison picked up the phone, ¡°Ms. Lilian, you¡¯re still on your break, right?¡± Eddison grinned cheekily.


    Lilian Drye asked impatiently, ¡°What do you want from me?¡±


    ¡°Lilian, how dare you speak to your big brother with that tone? Why do you all put him at the top of your hearts? On what basis? What¡¯s so great about him?¡± Eddison¡¯s tone irked Lilian Drye.


    ¡°What the hell do you want? I¡¯ve nothing to say to you! I¡¯m hanging up!¡± Lilian Drye said coldly.


    Eddison saidzily with drunkenness, ¡°Seeing as we are both so useless and unproductive, let me tell you something, my big brother is drunk and at the Time Bar, you should go here and pick him up now. Who knows, you might be able to turn it into a date.¡±


    Lilian Drye was about to yell, ¡°You¡¯re useless! You¡¯re useless!¡± When she heard the second half of the sentence, it immediately lifted her spirits, ¡°I¡¯ll be right there.¡±


    By the time Lilian Drye arrived at the bar, Tredan Davi was too drunk for his good, and Eddison¡¯s mouth was wide open.


    When he saw Lilian Drye, he immediately smiled and pointed to where Tredan Davi was, ¡°Don¡¯t say I¡¯m not nice enough, that¡¯s all I can do for you, you can figure out the rest.¡±


    Lilian Drye, of course, understood what he meant and smiled smugly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take that as a favor.¡±


    Lilian Drye took a taxi to take a drunken Tredan Davi back to the Davi Family home. She hadn¡¯t set foot in that house since her engagement because Tredan Davi wouldn¡¯t let her.


    She helped Tredan Davi sit on the sofa. She was tired and thirsty and tried to stand up to pour herself a ss of water.


    Instead, Tredan Davi swept her up and murmured, ¡°Octavia, don¡¯t go, don¡¯t leave me behind.¡±


    Lilian Drye pushed him away violently and reached out to p him.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s face showed swollen, red marks in the light, his eyes tightly closed, his longshes fluttering, and Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t help but stare in awe. She gently caressed his face with her hand while Tredan Davi obediently rubbed his face against her palm, ¡°Don¡¯t leave me behind, don¡¯t go.¡±


    Lilian Drye made her heart skip a beat.


    Having used all her strength to undress Tredan Davi and tuck him under the covers, Lilian Drye was exhausted but satisfied at the sight of a drowsy Tredan Davi. She went to take a shower, got under the covers, posed, and took a few pictures.


    Sleep contentedly.


    The early morning sun shone through the gauzy curtains.


    Tredan Davi was thirsty and got up to get a drink of water. He had a splitting headache and looked at his room for a moment, with no recollection of how he had gotten backst night.


    A snowy white arm wrapped around him andzily murmured, ¡°Tredan.¡±


    This unfamiliar sensation startled Tredan Davi and he pushed her away.


    Lilian Drye rubbed his eyes and snapped, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°You, what are you doing here?¡± There was an imperceptible tremor in Tredan Davi¡¯s voice.


    Lilian Drye blinked and looked innocent. ¡°Last night you drank too much and called me to pick you up?? ah??. When I came back, you wouldn¡¯t let me go, you had to¡­ have¡­ it¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s face blushed.

 Chapter 70: You Will Be Responsible for Me

    ¡°No way, this can¡¯t be,¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s face was flushed, getting up and rushing to the bathroom, turning on the cold water and letting it drench his entire body. The coldness instantly sobered him.


    Yesterday, he went after Octavia Gills at the airport but didn¡¯t catch her, so he went for a drink by himself, and then what? Why can¡¯t I remember anything?Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    After a long time, Lilian Drye knocked on the bathroom door from outside, ¡°Tredan, Tredan, are you all right?¡±


    Tredan Davi put on his bathrobe and walked out with a grim look on his face.


    He saw Lilian Drye standing there wearing one of his shirts, a look that once again pierced his eyes.


    Only Octavia Gills had worn his shirt like this, standing in this same ce with a shy face, making his blood run wild. Now, Lilian was standing in front of him, a smug woman that made his blood as cold as ice.


    Could it be that he did get drunk and betray Octavia Gills? Did Octavia Gills see thising that¡¯s why she brought up the Ten Commandments song with Woodrow?


    Lilian Drye, however, didn¡¯t care what he thought and bullied her way to him, grabbing his arm with a shy look on her face, ¡°Tredan, now that I¡¯m yours, you should be responsible for me.¡±


    Tredan Davi regained hisposure as he brushed off Lilian Drye¡¯s hand and sat down on the sofa. ¡°Lilian, didn¡¯t you always want to save your innocence for your wedding night? I¡¯ve asked you so many times before but you wouldn¡¯t let me. I remember thest time we were at the mansion and you finally rejected me. We haven¡¯t even reached our wedding night yet, and I was so drunkst night that I¡¯m afraid I¡¯m not capable of making you mine!¡±


    Lilian Drye scurried over to Tredan Davi and grabbed his arm, tears streaming down her face, ¡°Tredan, every girl wants to give her husband the best of herself, and I did that to show you that I, Lilian Drye, am not a casual girl. But now that we are engaged and soon to be married, I naturally won¡¯t refuse you again if you want me to, but this attitude of yours hurts me too much.¡±


    Lilian Drye let go of Tredan Davi, put her hands on his shoulders, and buried her head in tears.


    Tredan Davi stood up, distracted, he couldn¡¯t remember what he had donest night, all he could think about was Octavia Gills, had he mistaken Lilian Drye for Octavia Gills?


    Headache!


    Lilian Drye lifted her head, dried her tears and looked up, and said to Tredan Davi, ¡°Tredan, even if you don¡¯t like me, you should know that I am at least a self-respecting person and that I would not at least do something that would destroy my innocence, and you, you cannot deny it.¡± The tears flowed again.


    Tredan Davi was silent, Lilian Drye was right, Lilian Drye had always loved himself in that respect, but how he wished nothing had happenedst night!


    He regretted that he hadn¡¯t installed a camera in his bedroom, but who in their right mind would install a camera in their bedroom?


    Tredan Davi could not help but let out a long sigh.


    Lilian Drye watched Tredan Davi¡¯s back with a smug smile.


    Happiness, indeed, is something you have to earn.


    Today is the day of the weekly meeting of the property project of Group Drye in coboration with Group Davi.


    That morning, Tredan Davi¡¯s face was grim and his secretary was wary of his boss¡¯ sudden outbursts. Ms. Lilian, on the other hand, looked so pleased with herself that her smile seemed to be oozing with honey.


    Lilian Drye¡¯s office is in Tredan Davi¡¯s outer room. It used to be the secretary¡¯s office, but she made it her office for the convenience of discussing business with Tredan Davi, and that it was okay if it was small. This way Tredan Davi could be right under her nose.


    Lilian Drye looked in the make-up mirror to see if her make-up was even and everything was perfect, she stood up, took her materials, curtly walked to Tredan Davi¡¯s door, knocked, pushed the door in, and said gently, ¡°Tredan, let¡¯s go to the conference room.¡±


    Without looking up, Tredan Davi briefly tidied up the material he was reading, picked it up, and headed out the door.


    In the corridor, Lilian Drye followed quickly and took his arm. Tredan stiffened but did not refuse, to the delight of Lilian Drye. After all, he could have pushed her away on the pretext of looking good in the past.


    The departmental managers gave their routine reports to President Davi and President Drye regarding the work status of their departments.


    Lilian Drye listened absentmindedly, her eyes asionally ncing at the side of Tredan Davi¡¯s face, enjoying the time. While she was downstairs, she even explicitly hinted at some of the important departments not to give their presentation too fast without affecting the bigger picture, because she hadn¡¯t had enough ofing in and out of meetings together with Tredan, and she didn¡¯t want it to end so soon. Not to mention that now it wasn¡¯t just being seen together that she wanted. She wanted them to be seen together as a married couple.


    The lengthy meeting was finally over and everyone thought they could go back to their respective posts.


    Tredan Davi, who had not been very vocal, spoke up, starting with the first department and each person¡¯s report, he identified a few data problems and asked the department managers about them.


    Tredan Davi said in a calm tone, ¡°I need Manager Roe, who is in charge of building materials, to exin to me why he gave up his old materialspany for a new one and the 400, 000 that has juste in, and the finance manager to exin to me where this money is going, I don¡¯t see it in your statements.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been over a month since the work started and the progress is ha a week slower dy from what is expected, Project Manager, I want your exnation.¡±


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    Each of the managers questioned held back from wiping the sweat from their foreheads, and several of the progress-rted managers nced at Lilian Drye, signaling for help.


    Lilian Drye waspletely unprepared for the seemingly carefree Tredan Davi to find so many nuance issues, and her mind raced, unable to think of a response to so many questions.


    ¡°As you all know, this project is one of the biggest coborative projects between Group Davi and Group Drye, most of you here are Group Drye¡¯s elite, and was highly rmended to me by Uncle Drye. This project not only involves the financial interests of Group Davi and Group Drye¡¯s businesses, but it also involves the well-being of Lilian and me!¡± Those words gave Lilian Drye a look that, although Lilian Drye felt like she was drenched with cold water, was deeply affectionate when viewed from everyone¡¯s perspective.


    ¡°Lilian and I are in charge of this project and we hold the trust of the many shareholders of Two in the Group on our shoulders, and to have more than a month go by and have ite to this makes me feel very guilty and ashamed for the shareholders and even more ashamed for Uncle Drye¡¯s trust.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll let bygones be bygones, but from now on, please put your best foot forward and join me in a good, hard fight. As long as this project doesn¡¯t end perfectly, Lilian and I won¡¯t get married!¡±


    Everyone froze and then burst into apuse. Everyone here was the cream of the crop of Group Drye and Group Davi but had never done anything causing dys, but the Princess was managing the group so Mr. Tredan had left them alone. There was nothing they could do.


    Now that Tredan Davi has spoken such resounding words, everyone¡¯s blood can¡¯t help but boil.


    ¡°No, no, Tredan,¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s voice was drowned out by apuse, exasperated, and her face turned pale.


    When the apuse stopped, Lilian Drye said anxiously, ¡°Tredan, this can¡¯t be right, we¡¯re getting married in less than two months and this can¡¯t be like a child¡¯s y.¡±


    Tredan Davi turned his head to look at her, his voice soft and firm, ¡°Lilian, we are the sessors of Group Davi and Group Drye. Both our fathers have poured so much of their hearts and souls into us, have given us this project to let us grow faster, and have sent so many elite uncles to help us. What qualification do we have to think only of our love and romance?¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s words brought tears to the faces of the Finance Manager and Engineering Manager, who were not so old.


    Lilian Drye was so angry she was about to explode, but had to put on a decent smile and say through clenched teeth, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right!¡±


    This project, even at full speed, would not have beenpleted in a year anyway, and she had wasted a month by obstructing it in every way.


    It¡¯s like lifting a stone and smashing it on your own feet.


    Lilian Drye returned to Group Drye in a rage and burst into her Dad¡¯s office without knocking, ¡°Dad!¡± Throwing herself into her dad¡¯s arms.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong Lilian, who¡¯s bullying my baby girl?¡± Grimm Drye hugged his daughter in surprise.


    ¡°Tredan said he wouldn¡¯t get married until our project was finished, in public, and everyone supported him!¡± Lilian Drye cried pearly tears.


    ¡°Oh? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Lilian Drye stammered, not daring to tell her dad that she was letting everyone down.


    Grimm Drye sighed and called his secretary to call over some of the managers in charge.


    When Lilian Drye saw that she couldn¡¯t cover up her mistakes any longer, she had to tell him the whole story.


    Grimm Drye¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Lilian, how could you do such a childish thing. You, ugh!¡± Grimm Drye felt a pang of disappointment.


    The managers came up and told the chairman exactly what had happened and assured him with great enthusiasm that they would finish ahead of schedule, praising Tredan Davi¡¯s astuteness and ability, and happy for him to have found such a good son-inw.


    Grimm Drye smiled bitterly, not sure why, he didn¡¯t dare to takefort in the fact that without the previous threat, everything might have been as everyone saw it.


    Grimm Drye regretted a little that perhaps he had made the wrong move.


    It was hard to coax Lilian Drye away.


    Grimm Drye pondered for a moment and called someone on his phone, ¡°Anything unusual there at Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital?¡±


    ¡°No, boss, Tredanes in for an hour or two a week to visit Althena Cockey, who is happy to see him, and the rest of the time reads and writes, and doesn¡¯t look like she has any mental problems. She just stays indoors and wouldn¡¯t even get out in the sun unless Tredan was with her.¡±


    Grimm Drye didn¡¯t say anything, hung up, and rxed, Althena Cockey was Tredan Davi¡¯s soft spot. With Althena Cockey in his hands, there was no fear of the boy pulling dirty tricks on his family.


    Eddison has been in a bad moodtely.


    Domino even told him that she was happy if Eddison and Octavia became a couple, but since Octavia had decided to make a clean break from the past if Octavia wanted to be with him, she would. We want to keep Octavia here, but we can¡¯t.


    Eddison is helpless, he was not at all important in Octavia Gills¡¯ mind.


    The Davi and Drye families will not get married until the project ispleted, and the media is reporting that Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye will put their careers first. The Davi Family and Drye Family have been praised for their young and responsible sessors, and they are the envy of all the rich and famous.


    Floyd and Grimm Drye havetely been hearing such admiration everywhere they go, Floyd is happy as can be, but Grimm Drye is a little bitter because something doesn¡¯t feel right, maybe he¡¯s just being paranoid.


    Ottilie, however, was sensitive to the fact that things were unusual.


    She concluded that there was a problem between Tredan Davi and Lilian Drye taking responsibility for the project and looking out for Group Davi and Group Drye¡¯s corporate interests, with the two of them now almost married and the two families¡¯ shares still rising, with all the ways of making contributions?

 Chapter 71: Mum鈥檚 Childhood Sweetheart

    Watching Floyd smile every day, Ottilie understood at least one thing, the Drye Family was a very important ship to Group Davi, so if the marriage with Lilian Drye didn¡¯t work out, Tredan Davi would have a lot to answer for.


    So, Ottilie sets her heart on Lilian Drye and sets out to match her and Eddison.


    This idea was met with strong opposition from Eddison, ¡°Mum, she¡¯s going to be my sister-inw, why should I go after her? Besides, she¡¯s not my type.¡±


    ¡°What sister-inw? As long as she¡¯s not married, she¡¯s free and you have the right to pursue her. So what if they are married, she is not the one Tredan likes, sooner orter they will be separated, listen to me carefully, I want her as my daughter-inw.¡±


    ¡°Mum, I¡¯m your son, you¡¯re asking me to marry someone I don¡¯t love, aren¡¯t you afraid I¡¯ll be depressed and die early?¡± Eddison was simply out of his mind with rage.


    ¡°Oh, my silly son!¡± Ottilie said, rushing over to calm him down.


    ¡°I told you to marry her, I didn¡¯t tell you to love her, marry her! As long as she¡¯s my daughter-inw, the Drye Family will always favor you, and then, you can keep whoever you like.¡± Ottilie was smugly calcting.


    Eddison was furious, ¡°Mum if my dad was like this, why would I follow in his footsteps?¡±


    ¡°How could that be? Your dad would never do that, I gave him such a wonderful son, how dare he have an affair?¡± Ottilie huffed.


    ¡°Mum, that¡¯s a ssic example of having a double standard. It¡¯s like history repeating itself. If you want me to marry her, marry her yourself, I¡¯m not doing this.¡± Eddison picked up his clothes, turned, and walked away.


    ¡°Hey, stop right there! Stop! Ouch, little ancestor, why don¡¯t you get it.¡± Ottilie stomped her feet in exasperation.


    Eddison was in a bad mood and drove to the Time bar.


    Eddison hadn¡¯t gone to another bar since he met Octavia Gills there, especially since Octavia Gills left, and he always came here unconsciously to recall the memories he spent with Octavia Gills.


    Today, unfortunately, he ran into someone he didn¡¯t want to see, and after thinking about it, he walked over to say hello.


    ¡°Hello, future sister-inw, why are you alone, where¡¯s my big brother?¡±


    Lilian Drye looked at him and rolled her eyes, continuing to drink.


    Eddison smiled, ¡°Sister-inw, you owe me a huge favor, don¡¯t you? I¡¯m guessing my brother will never drink again for the rest of his life, right?¡±


    ¡°Eddison, you¡¯re doing this on purpose, aren¡¯t you? I¡¯m telling you, I know all about you and your mum¡¯s little ways, and for the sake of you helping me out, I¡¯ll let it slide, but go back and tell your mum that there¡¯s no way she¡¯s going to get ahead!¡±Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    Eddisonughed coldly, ¡°I find you women are all so self-righteous.¡± He turned and walked away.


    Eddison was having a few drinks and was sulking.


    Lilian Drye came over and sat opposite him.


    Eddison gave sneered at her and ignored her.


    ¡°Eddison, do me a favor!¡± Lilian Drye ordered.


    ¡°No such obligation!¡± Eddison balked.


    Lilian Drye softened her voice, ¡°Eddison, we had a deal, I¡¯ll look after Tredan so you can go for Octavia, it¡¯s mutually beneficial, yes, I was in a bad mood earlier and snapped at you, I apologize.¡±


    ¡°No need, Octavia is gone, your threat is useless.¡±


    ¡°Gone? Where did she go? Does Tredan know?¡±


    ¡°To Japan, don¡¯t worry, your husband won¡¯t be able to find her either.¡±


    ¡°It can¡¯t be! Tredan hasn¡¯t even reacted? Could it be, could it be that they¡¯ve broken off? Am I overthinking this and treating Tredan wrongly?¡± Lilian Drye muttered to herself, unable to help but rejoice.


    Eddison snorted and picked up his phone, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m at the Time Bar, Lilian Drye¡¯s had too much to drink,e and pick her up.¡±


    Lilian Drye beamed and gave Eddison a thumbs-up sign.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you in? Just send her back.¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s icy voice came over the phone and Lilian Drye¡¯s expression faltered.


    ¡°Who am I to send her home, she¡¯s not my fianc??e, I¡¯ll wait for you for half an hour, if you don¡¯te I¡¯ll leave, it¡¯s none of my business anyway,¡± Eddison said hung up the phone.


    ¡°Sister-inw, that¡¯s all I can do for you, remember this favor, it¡¯s to be returned.¡±


    Lilian Drye clinked her ss against Eddison¡¯s and trailed off, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Tredan Davi hade with Woodrow, Eddison was surprised, ncing at Lilian Drye who was lying on the table pretending to be drunk, amused that someone¡¯s n had gone awry.


    Tredan Davi had never given Eddison a good look, and he was used to it. He nods and heads out.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow got Lilian Drye into the car together, Lilian Drye wrapped her arms around him like an octopus, and Tredan Davi expressionlessly untangled her arms and shoved her in, then got in the passenger side and instructed Woodrow, ¡°Drive!¡±


    Lilian Dryey back and murmured, ¡°Tredan, Tredan, I love you.¡±


    Tredan Davi frowned and nced back, Lilian Drye¡¯s long hair was spread across her face and her expression was unreadable.


    Woodrow nced in the rear-view mirror too and was about to speak when Tredan Davi shook his head gently.


    Woodrow would have understood.


    ¡°Tredan, are you going to wait until the project is finished before you get married?¡±


    ¡°Well, there¡¯s always something for everyone.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s hard on Lilian, it¡¯s hard for her to agree.¡±


    ¡°Actually, she¡¯s always been very reasonable andpetent when ites to big issues, and she¡¯s basically in charge of externalmunications now.¡±


    ¡°Oh? Is that so? I can¡¯t imagine that someone with her princess temperament could be sopetent at work.¡±


    Lilian Drye¡¯s heart fluttered as she listened to Tredan¡¯s admiration for her, and she couldn¡¯t help but move.


    Woodrow and Tredan Davi exchanged nces.


    Tredan Davi continued, ¡°Tempers are high in private, and I¡¯m kinda overwhelmed, especially with the follow-through on all angles, I can¡¯t breathe.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s probably ufortable with you, and a diamond in the rough like you, of course, she has to keep a closer eye on you.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re already engaged, if I didn¡¯t want to be, I would have gone to the venue likest time, and since I did, I made my intentions clear, what more do I need to do?¡±


    ¡°So that¡¯s why you¡¯ve been so upset all this time?¡±


    ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t feel like a rtionship, it¡¯s almost as good as being a prisoner.¡±


    ¡°Then you can talk to Lilian.¡±


    ¡°Do we need to talk about such things? Isn¡¯t she supposed to think and act on her own? What¡¯s there to talk about when you can¡¯t even think about it.¡±


    Lilian Drye¡¯s heart was already bursting with joy, although her ns for Tredan Davi failed today, she had gained a lot, it wasn¡¯t that Tredan didn¡¯t have her in mind, it was her actions that had turned him off, luckily she had found out early.


    Tredan was right about her having a temper, and if he didn¡¯t agree to their engagement, he would not have shown up, as he didst time. He is a man of his word.


    In the future, one has to change one¡¯s approach, give him freedom, let him discover his goodness and fall in love with her again, and erase Octavia Gills¡¯ traces in his heart little by little. Didn¡¯t Eddison say Octavia had gone to Japan? If Tredan Davi was still in love with her, he would have gone after her.


    See, Lilian Drye is invincible, there¡¯s nothing she can¡¯t get if she wants it, no, Tredan is not a thing, ah, no.


    Lilian Drye sniggered inwardly, with unbridled pleasure.


    Leaving the Drye Family, Woodrow said as he drove, ¡°Tredan, we¡¯re all set with thepany, the next step is to sort out the n for Auntie Althena first.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I understand.¡± Tredan Davi said lightly as he stared ahead.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to Time for a drink,¡± Woodrow suggested, he¡¯d been tired as hell for a while and wanted to rx.


    ¡°I¡¯m quitting. I¡¯ll never drink again.¡± Tredan Davi¡¯s voice was calm.


    ¡°Oh? Why? It¡¯s not like I drink too much.¡± Woodrow wondered.


    Tredan Davi was silent.


    ¡°What¡¯s the update on Blue Mountains?¡± Tredan Davi asked.


    ¡°I was just about to tell you about it. The paperwork is all in order, but we¡¯re having trouble getting people to help out at Blue Mountains, so we¡¯ll have to n for that. Also, don¡¯t you want to let Auntie Althena know that once the opportunity arises, our people will take Auntie Althena? She may not want to go with them.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll think about what to say to my mother about this.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s be honest, Tredan, your problem is that you are always doing things on your own and not informing me about them. There is a process to follow and there are so many variables in the process that no one can be sure, especially when we act by ourselves. Don¡¯t believe in the nonsense that your heart is in the right ce, it¡¯s just the ancients glorifying their deceptions.¡±


    Tredan Davi shuddered, this testament was proven by his rtionship with Octavia Gills.


    ¡°You have a point, a good point.¡± In a rare moment, Tredan Davi acknowledged that someone else was right.


    Woodrow smiled smugly, ¡°It makes sense to you too, doesn¡¯t it? That¡¯s what Domino said, she just doesn¡¯t have the guts to lecture you to your face, it¡¯s a backhanded nag, but I think it¡¯s like saying Mum¡¯s always right.¡±


    Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital.


    Tredan Davi struggled with how to talk to his mother about what his ns are, or maybe he was in doubt if he should tell his mother at all.


    He sat with his mother under the grape arbor in the small courtyard, where he had taken her out for a walk and a chat since Grimm Drye had had a showdown with him because he didn¡¯t know if there were any listening devices in the house.


    ¡°Something on your mind, son?¡± Althena Cockey asked gently.


    Tredan Davi sat across from his mother and looked at her kind face and suddenly had the urge to confide in her. Woodrow and Domino were right, but he had closed himself off from the age of three and had never done anything like confide in anyone.


    Tredan Davi spoke to his mother about himself and Octavia.


    Looking at the pain on her son¡¯s brows, Althena Cockey¡¯s hand caressed his face, ¡°O son! You are so silly, such a nice girl, it is you who has broken her heart.¡±


    Tredan Davi bowed his head.


    ¡°Promise your mother that when the time is right, you¡¯ll go and get her back, true love onlyes once in a lifetime.¡±


    Tredan Davi lifted her head, ¡°Definitely.¡±


    Althena Cockey smiled, ¡°So about Lilian, what are you going to do?¡±


    ¡°Mum, I want to talk to you about this, but you must be reassured, trust me, and don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    ¡°Silly boy, do you think there is anything to be afraid of when you get to the point where mummy is now?¡±


    With a sinking feeling in his heart, Tredan Davi spilled the beans on Grimm Drye¡¯s threats and his ns with Woodrow.


    ¡°Mum, I will tell you at the right opportunity who will go with you, that is Woodrow¡¯s and my side. The first chance they get, they will take you away and you have to trust them.¡±


    Tredan Davi was worried, the fact that he couldn¡¯t find out what Grimm Drye was capable of and couldn¡¯t guarantee the safety of the n made him very anxious.


    Althena Cockey patted the back of Tredan Davi¡¯s hand, which was clutching the armrest of the bench with knuckles turning white from the effort, and was silent for a long time.


    ¡°Son, go do something for mum.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Mom, what do you need?¡±

 Chapter 72: The Tough Guy

    Althena Cockey smiled slightly and gazed out over the courtyard wall into the eerie blue sky, ¡°I want you to deliver a bouquet of cherry blossoms to 68 Maplewood Road for me.¡±


    This strange request left Tredan Davi stunned.


    Althena Cockey, with her smile still on, looked at her son and said, ¡°If your n is carried out, I will be the one who is escaping, right? I know you are thinking of my safety, but even if I am safe, who will I be for the rest of my life?¡±


    Tredan Davi had never thought about that.


    Mum and Floyd were not divorced, and Floyd and Ottilie were not married, all of this was unknown to the outside world, Group Davi could not be without a madam, so Ottilie was the acknowledged Mrs. Davi for twenty years on, Althena Cockey was long forgotten. Floyd always felt that by keeping her in this five-star mental institution not divorcing her, he was not abandoning her and still be providing for her. This was the most conscientious way he could be for Althena Cockey and Tredan Davi. It was also for the sake of Ottilie and Eddison since he had always owed them.


    ¡°Do as mum says, I¡¯m going to leave here and I¡¯m going to regain my identity fair and square.¡±


    ¡°Regain your identity? You¡¯re going back to the Davi Family? To get rid of Ottilie?¡± Tredan Davi was surprised.


    Althena Cockeyughed softly, ¡°Back to the Davi Family? What for? What am I going to do to get rid of her?¡±


    ¡°But you said that you want your identity back¡­¡±


    ¡°I am not Mrs. Davi but I am still the Princess of the Cockey Family, although Group Cockey has be Group Davi,¡± Althena Cockey said with tears in her eyes, remembering the past and filled with remorse.


    ¡°So, who is in 68 Maplewood Road?¡± Tredan Davi felt blissful.


    Althena Cockey smiled, reached out and touched the grape leaves above her head, smiled with tears in her eyes, and whispered, ¡°He was my mother¡¯s childhood friend when she was growing up.¡±


    Tredan Davi was petrified.


    ¡°Tredan, you don¡¯t have to worry about the rest, haven¡¯t you already done all the paperwork to get me out of the country? Then just wait quietly.¡±


    ¡°But, mum.¡± Tredan Davi was getting even more worried than before.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry son, mum is sober, and I¡¯ve never been this sober in over twenty years, and as for the reasons for this, mum will tell you when the dust has settled, believe me!¡± Althena Cockey said calmly and peacefully.


    Although full of doubts, he decided to do as he was told.


    Anyway, if there were any surprises, he would break the ice and tear himself away from Grimm Drye.


    68 Maplewood Road was a small, very old house, a detached three-story building with a small courtyard. The location is so good that the man who lived here must have a hidden fortune, and the house is probably worth over a billion dors.


    Tredan Davi knocked for a long time before the door was answered.


    The door was opened by a very old man with no expression on his face, but when he saw the bouquet of cherry blossoms, his eyes lit up and he looked excited.


    However, when he turned his head and saw Tredan Davi, his face suddenly went cold again.


    ¡°Hello, my mother asked me to bring this bouquet¡­¡±


    Before Tredan Davi could finish his sentence, the old man suddenly reached out and grabbed the flowers, took a step back, and mmed the door shut.


    No matter how hard Tredan Davi knocked, he would not open the door again.


    How could this man, who was too old to be his grandfather, be his mother¡¯s childhood friend?


    Anyone would go mad at such a bizarre thing.


    What was even weirder was that a stranger broke into Tredan Davi¡¯s house that night.


    Tredan Davi had been living alone in the old Davi Family home, what was known as the Davi Family House was the one where Floyd took Ottilie and Eddison.


    Although the house is old, the security is top notch and Tredan Davi is not in the habit of having anyone wait on him, except for the bellman, who is the only one here, so he never worried about security either.


    But this day, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by the sound of an ear-splitting rm.


    When he rushed out of the bedroom and into the living room downstairs, he was frozen on the spot.


    Downstairs in the living room stood no less than twenty men in suits, expressionless, and all staring at him.


    Tredan Davi had felt as if he was in a gangster movie in his dreams.


    ¡°Your name is Tredan?¡± asked the only man sitting in the living room.


    It was also a man in a ck suit, about the same age as his father, I think, except that he had a very threatening air about him.


    Tredan Davi calmed down; these people could have gotten this far and wouldn¡¯t have let the rm go off if they were trying to harm him.


    ¡°Who are you, people?¡± He walked down slowly and suddenly caught a glimpse of the bunch of cherry blossoms at the corner of the stairs. Dumbfounded.


    ¡°68 Maplewood Road?¡± he asked.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Althena?¡± The man asked


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Tredan Davi asked him in return.


    ¡°She didn¡¯t tell you?¡± The man was a little surprised.


    Tredan Davi shakes his head.


    The man stands up, walks over and picks up the bouquet of cherry blossoms, and takes a deep breath, ¡°Do you know thenguage of cherry blossoms?¡±


    Tredan Davi shook his head again.


    ¡°When you get it back, it means I want to know what happened to Althena.¡± The man looked at Tredan Davi calmly


    ¡°I want to know who you are.¡± Tredan Davi looked straight at him.


    The man was slightly stunned, ¡°She didn¡¯t tell you? Then howe you were willing to go and deliver the flowers?¡±


    ¡°My mother asked me to send the flowers to her childhood friend.¡± Tredan Davi couldn¡¯t help but say it.


    ¡°A childhood friend??¡± the man smiled suddenly, and Tredan Davi felt the invisible pressure in the air disappear all of a sudden.


    ¡°I am her childhood friend. Now you tell me what happened to her.¡±


    Tredan Davi believed his words, for no reason, and inexplicably just trusted him.


    Tredan Davi spoke briefly about the family situation, his ns, and her mother¡¯s request.


    ¡°My mum said she wanted her identity back and not to run away, saying she didn¡¯t need me to worry about it, and then asked me to send that bouquet¡­¡± Tredan Davi hesitated a bit.


    ¡°Can you tell me who you are?¡±


    But the man sneered as if he hadn¡¯t heard him, ¡°Floyd sure has lived to tell the tale.¡±


    Turning back to the man behind him, he said, ¡°I want to know who the hell that Grimm Drye is.¡±


    Having said that he stood up and said to Tredan Davi, ¡°Kid, Althena won¡¯t let you handle this, so you stay put.¡±


    As he said that he walked out the door.


    ¡°Hey, who the hell are you!¡± But before his hand could touch the man¡¯s shirt, he was caught by his arm in reverse and dropped onto the sofa with an over-the-shoulder m, cing his knee against his chest.


    Tredan Davi got anxious and reached for his shoulder. He and Woodrow had studied taekwondo and sparring together since they were kids and had rarely had an opponent, and Tredan Davi was confident in his strength.


    ¡°Boy, you should be d you¡¯re Althena¡¯s son, if you¡¯d followed that brute Floyd, I¡¯d have made your life a living hell.¡± The man gave a grim smile at the mention of Floyd.


    With that, he released him, straightened his cuffs, and gave a smile, ¡°My name is Freeman Gellings.¡±


    Tredan Davi was kept pinned to that unmoving position as if he was frozen in ce.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    All he knew was that a man called Freeman Gellings was the founder of that legendary Group Gellings, based in the United States. This man had never been seen in public and was a legend.


    Tredan Davi gave a bitter smile, it couldn¡¯t be, it must just be the same name, a childhood friend of his mother, how could he be the founder of that Group Gellings, how could he be.


    Before dawn, Tredan Davi was awakened again when his phone rang. He had just fallen asleep on the sofa thinking about the man he had just met and almost jumped up when he heard the phone ring.


    ¡°Tredan, a group of people burst into Blue Mountains and took Auntie Althena away.¡± Upon hearing this from Woodrow, he jumped up.


    ¡°What do you mean, what people?¡± Tredan Davi was confused.


    ¡°Our men are following them, get up, I¡¯m going to your ce now, they¡¯ll keep us posted on the location. Tredan, did you have a falling out with Grimm Drye in thest couple of days? Did Grimm Drye kidnap Auntie Althena? Should we call the police?¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s mind was scrambling, intuitively it wasn¡¯t Grimm Drye, it was Freeman Gellings, but where was he taking Mum? Could it be 68 Maplewood Road?


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t flip out Grimm Drye.¡±


    ¡°Then who could it be? Your dad? It can¡¯t be!¡± Woodrow was confused too.


    Tredan Davi darted into his clothes and ran out to get the car, which fired up instantly. But he suddenly froze. Where was he going?


    Woodrow called, ¡°Tredan, Tredan, they¡¯ve gone to your dad¡¯s and the others, get over there, I¡¯ll be right behind you.¡±


    Tredan Davi drove to the mansion.


    The mansion was already lit up and in a state of chaos, as it would be for anyone to have two dozen men in ck in their house.


    Floyd, Ottilie, and Eddison were all awakened by this and were angry.


    Eddison shouted, ¡°Who are you, people? This is breaking and entering, we can call the police.¡±


    He was being held down by a man in ck with a death grip on his shoulders and couldn¡¯t move.


    Freeman Gellings didn¡¯t even look at him.


    Both Floyd and Ottilie froze when they saw Althena Cockey walking slowly over to them.


    Freeman Gellings gently held Althena Cockey¡¯s arm, carefully coaxing her to sit on the single sofa next to him.


    Althena Cockey turns her head and smiles at Freeman Gellings.


    Freeman Gellings sits on the arm of this sofa, reaches behind him, and immediately a man in ck hands him a wad of paper.


    Freeman Gellings threw it on the coffee table.


    ¡°Floyd, old acquaintance, no introductions?¡±


    Floyd visibly shuddered and didn¡¯t make a sound.


    ¡°You know my temper well, and I¡¯ll cut the crap, here are the divorce papers, you sign them now!¡±


    Floyd nced at Althena Cockey. ¡°Althena¡­¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Freeman Gellings interrupted angrily, ¡°You call her name again and I¡¯ll beat you up!¡±


    ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± Eddison struggled to get up, cursing angrily under his breath.


    Eddison crumbled into a ball of pain as the man in ck beside him punched him in the stomach.


    ¡°Son, son! You can¡¯t hit my son.¡± Ottilie lunged to protect Eddison.


    ¡°Althena Cockey, you bitch! Where did you seduce that wild man from¡­¡±


    ¡°p, p,¡± Ottilie was pped twice.


    ¡°Bitch? How dare you say that word to Althena, it suits you more!¡±


    Ottilie was dumbfounded and looked at the tough, arrogant man in front of her with fear, covering her face and not daring to speak.


    ¡°I¡¯ll sign, I¡¯ll sign.¡± Floyd took a trembling hand and signed the Divorce Agreement in front of him with a pen, which he saw Althena Cockey had already signed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you even want to read the terms of the divorce?¡± Freeman Gellings snorted.


    ¡°How dare you do such a cowardly and wimpy thing, did you think I, Freeman Gellings, was dead!¡± Freeman Gellings raged.


    ¡°No more looking, no need to look, Althena wants it all, I¡¯ll give it all to her, give it all to her!¡± Floyd didn¡¯t look up.


    ¡°She wants your life, will you give it?¡±


    Floyd looked in horror at Althena Cockey, who was just surveying the room and not looking at them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your life is too dirty, we don¡¯t want it,¡± Freeman spoke sarcastically.


    ¡°Althena doesn¡¯t want anything because she doesn¡¯t need anything, and you¡¯re a nightmare.¡±


    Freeman Gellings let the Divorce Settlement be collected, picked up Althena Cockey, and left, turning to see Tredan Davi running in panting.


    ¡°Mum!¡± Tredan Davi was in shock and relieved to see Althena Cockey. He bent over and put his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath.


    Freeman Gellings looked at him and turned back to Floyd: ¡°Floyd, Althena Cockey is no longer with you. But just because Althena doesn¡¯t care about the past doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m going to let you off the hook. The day I think of you and get upset, I¡¯lle back to you.¡±


    Avoiding Tredan Davi, he helped Althena Cockey to walk outside.


    ¡°Mr. Freeman, where are you taking my mother?¡± Tredan Davi asked as he caught up.


    ¡°To where she belongs!¡± Freeman Gellings said coldly.

 Chapter 73: He鈥檚 the Devil

    The door mmed shut, and with that, the whole group drove off.


    Tredan Davi was once again dumbfounded.


    There was a screech as Woodrow steps hard on the brakes and jumped out of the car to run to Tredan Davi.


    Following his gaze, he also looked at the trail of dust left in the wake of the ck cars speeding away and asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±


    Tredan Davi nced at him and suddenly found himself incapable of recounting what had happened.


    ¡°Tredan, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    Tredan Davi shook his head, ¡°Take your car, go to 68 Maplewood Road.¡±


    ¡°Grand Prince, Grand Prince, His Lordship calls you to the study.¡± The butler came running over, panting.


    Tredan Davi nced back at the drawing room. Turning back to Woodrow, he said, ¡°Wait for me in the car.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Woodrow, sensing that the mood was not right, said nothing more and turned to the car.


    Floyd sat behind his desk, looking dazed, and sees Tredan Davi enter with a mixed expression.


    Tredan Davi sat across from him and waited for him to speak.


    ¡°Tredan, your mother and I just got divorced.¡±


    Tredan Davi shuddered.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do it by choice, and if I don¡¯t sign today, I¡¯m afraid Group Davi will be gone tomorrow,¡± Floyd exined, fearing that Tredan Davi might misunderstand and think that he had abandoned his mother.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys stop being together a long time ago? Divorce is just a formality.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not the same, it¡¯s not the same, without that formality, I, for one, would still be Althena¡¯s husband and would not have disobeyed your grandfather¡¯s wishes.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather¡¯s will?¡± Tredan Davi frowned.


    ¡°Yes, I swore to your grandfather that I would never divorce your mother for the rest of my life.¡±


    Tredan Davi snorted, ¡°The way you¡¯ve been going all these years, isn¡¯t that worse than a divorce?¡±


    ¡°I??¡± Floyd couldn¡¯t say any more.


    ¡°Who is Freeman Gellings?¡± Tredan Davi asked his father.


    Floyd¡¯s expression changed and there was fear and anger in his eyes, ¡°He¡¯s a demon, he and your grandfather are both demons, they¡¯re the same, father and son.¡±


    ¡°Father and son, he?? he¡¯s my uncle?¡± Tredan Davi was shocked.


    ¡°What father and son? Hmmm, he¡¯s just a foundling orphan, just as arrogant and domineering as your grandfather, but he¡¯s not your grandfather¡¯s son, he¡¯s just acting like him. He had been sent to America when your mother and I met, and he founded Group Gellings. However, for some reason, he doesn¡¯t go home much and seems to have a rather cold rtionship with your grandfather. I met him twice before your mother and I got married, but both times¡­ were unpleasant.¡±


    Tredan Davi nced at Floyd, there was fear and resignation and humiliation in his eyes. Floyd thought, that man must have done him a great disservice?


    ¡°Shortly after your mother and I got married, your grandfather died and he came back from America to offer his condolences, and hasn¡¯t been back in all these years since. I don¡¯t know how why he just popped up this time.¡±


    Floyd was still haunted by the thought of what he had just been through.


    Tredan Davi was silent, only he and his mother knew why he had suddenly popped up.


    ¡°Tredan, I want to transfer all the equity in Group Davi Enterprises to your name, and I only ask you to promise one thing.¡± Floyd looked at his son almost pleadingly.


    Tredan Davi raised an eyebrow.


    ¡°You are my son and it is only right that you continue my business. But we are to sign another agreement privately, leaving what is due to Eddison and you, Ottilie, in the normal proportions, with you nominally in charge of it all.¡±


    Tredan Davi suddenly understood and sneered, ¡°Dad, you didn¡¯t marry Mum back then because you promised Grandpa some condition, did you? Now you¡¯re giving me all the shares, aren¡¯t you afraid I¡¯ll turn my back on you and throw them out?¡±


    Floyd stalled, ¡°Tredan, you wouldn¡¯t do that, would you? After all, I¡¯m your dad, and for dad¡¯s sake, just¡­¡± He suddenly found that he couldn¡¯t go on. So what if it was for his sake?


    Tredan Davi stood up and prepared to go, ¡°You might as well pass it on to Eddison, for one thing, he¡¯s your son anyway, and besides, you¡¯re morefortable with him than with me.¡±


    ¡°No, no, no, not to him, he¡¯s not your mother¡¯s son¡­¡±


    Tredan Davi looked at his conflicted and frightened father with contempt.


    As he ran in, he heard Freeman Gellings¡¯ words, ¡°Floyd, Althena Cockey has nothing to do with you ever again. But just because Althena doesn¡¯t care about the past doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m going to let you off the hook. The day I think of you and get upset, I¡¯lle back to you.¡±


    Passing on his shareholding to Tredan would be the best thing for Floyd to do, allowing him to be free from Freeman Gellings¡¯ revenge and continue to sit on his fortune.


    That was his father.


    Tredan Davi strides off and Floyd sighs in dismay.


    Woodrow pulled up at 68 Maplewood Road.


    ¡°Is this the right ce?¡± Woodrow asked uncertainly.


    Tredan Davi nodded, but he doesn¡¯t immediately get out of the car and rush in.


    He didn¡¯t know what kind of emotions he was feeling.


    His father¡¯s heartless, self-serving intentions hadn¡¯t surprised him; after more than twenty years, he knew exactly what kind of man his father was, and being hopeless, he felt no disappointment.


    He had never been afraid of him either and knew there was nothing his father could do to him at all, and that was the pattern the two had followed over the years.


    He never cared for Group Davi, he could have built the same business himself, so why should he ept his father¡¯s legacy, and it was a legacy of charity.


    Over the years, his father had done everything to convey a purpose, ¡°Look, I never treated you poorly, I gave you this, I gave you that, I even put your mother in a five-star mental hospital.¡±


    Tredan Davi clenched his fists at the thought of his mother.


    If anything, everything his father did and did not do was in his mind, and he always had insight into his every purpose.


    But Mum, this time, had left himpletely at a loss for words.


    Growing up, because of the particr circumstances of his upbringing, he had been particrly in control. Being used to it, he used to panic if there was an ident, but as he grew older, that panic became less and less as he was able to control more and more things.


    However, he seemed to be panicky again this time.


    He took out a cigarette and lit it, not noticing that his hand was shaking slightly.


    68 Maplewood Road was, by all appearances, quiet.


    ¡°This ce doesn¡¯t usually have any lights on,¡± Woodrow said hesitantly, he had passed by it often and hadn¡¯t paid much attention, but still, with lights like this, it immediately struck him as different.


    Tredan Davi smiled bitterly.


    Finishing his cigarette, Tredan Davi takes a deep breath.


    What was toe would alwayse.


    ¡°Get out of the car ande in with me, you¡¯re only wearing your ears and not your mouth today, remember!¡±


    Tredan Davi instructed Woodrow as he pushed the door to get out of the car.


    Woodrow, too, sensing the unusual nature of the day and more worried about his brother¡¯s safety, nodded solemnly in agreement.


    Woodrow knocked on the door and had just put his hand on the knob when the door opened.


    It was the same old man with the same expressionless face asst time.


    Seeing him, he opened the door and gestured with his eyes for him to enter.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow walked into the living room, one after the other.


    Freeman Gellings was sitting alone on the living room sofa, having changed out of his ck suit and into a silver and white silk shirt, and his aura was not aspelling as it had been before, but still had the air of a king.


    Woodrow looked around. The old and stately-looking house on the outside had an interior that was also quaintly decorated, just a nce showed the kind of understated luxury that was truly opulent.


    ¡°Bryce said you were at the door, why didn¡¯t youe in right away?¡±


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow sat across Freeman Gellings.


    Freeman Gellings surveyed the two men and said to Woodrow, ¡°Who is Kenway Cruise to you?¡±


    Woodrow flinched, ¡°He¡¯s my great-uncle.¡±


    Freeman Gellings had a look of recognition, ¡°Well, you do look a lot like him.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Freeman, where is my mother?¡± Tredan Davi hesitated to address Freeman Gellings.


    Freeman Gellingsughed, ¡°Didn¡¯t Floyd ask you to call me uncle? Or did you not intend to listen to him at all?¡±


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t know what to say to that, and Freeman Gellings wasn¡¯t prepared to hear his answer.


    ¡°I sent her to rest, I¡¯m afraid she¡¯ll be tired after all this huballoo in the middle of the night.¡± The doting nature of Freeman Gellings¡¯ tone was still calm, and Tredan Davi and Woodrow looked at each other in dark rm.


    ¡°I think you two have apany that¡¯s going public, don¡¯t you?¡±


    The duo looked at each other again and nodded in unison.


    Freeman Gellings smiles and asks, ¡°Any difficulties?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± They both say the same thing.


    Freeman Gellingsughed aloud.


    ¡°Well done, young man!¡±


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you dare bully my son,¡± a soft, scolding voice suddenly came from the stairs.


    ¡°Mum!¡±


    ¡°Auntie!¡±


    Tredan Davi felt relieved, seeing his mother for the second time this evening.


    Woodrow, however, was unaware of this and having chased her to this ce, his heart suddenly dropped to finally see her, and was about to greet her when he saw that Freeman Gellings had already taken Althena Cockey¡¯s arm.


    Freeman Gellings helped her sit on the sofa, and Althea looked at her son first, then she looked at Woodrow and asked with a sideways nce, ¡°Did you bully them?¡±


    Freeman Gellings lost hispelling presence the moment Althena Cockey appeared, at the moment he looked scared as a little husband would be of his wife, all smiles and denials, ¡°No, no, how dare I, ask them, ask them if you don¡¯t believe me.¡±


    After saying that, he looked at both of them with a smile.


    Both of them were a bit dumbfounded.


    ¡°Tredan, did your dad give you a hard time?¡± Althena Cockey asked her son.


    No, Tredan Davi told them what Floyd had thought.


    ¡°Hey, the old boy, even now, he¡¯s still trying to y games with me, what do you mean he transferred it to you, those were yours in the first ce, even the ce he lives in, tell him to take his woman and his wild seed and get out! He¡¯s just a pain in the ass!¡± Freeman Gellings stormed.


    Althena Cockey looked over at him with a smile as he was about to stand up,


    He was immediately quiet and shut up.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow looked at each other with the saying, ¡°One thing leads to another.¡± running through their heads.


    ¡°Tredan, I didn¡¯t tell you beforehand because I didn¡¯t know if this solution would bring him back, and I wasn¡¯t sure.¡± Althena Cockey said apologetically to her son.


    ¡°Althena, how could you think this of me that way? What did I do wrong to make you misunderstand me like this, why did you have to suffer for so many years before you told me, you will make me spend the rest of my life regretting it don¡¯t you?¡± Freeman Gellings said usingly as he tugged on Althena Cockey¡¯s sleeve.


    ¡°Shut up and be honest or go to bed in your room.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be honest.¡± Freeman Gellings immediately assured.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow looked at each other with one question on their minds, ¡°Is this man really Freeman Gellings of Group Gellings, with this singing, writing, reading, and ying¡­ ¡±Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    Althena Cockey ced her hand on Freeman Gellings¡¯ and his expression softened instantly and Tredan Davi felt as if there were tears in his eyes.


    Althena Cockey calmly recounted a story from over forty years ago.


    Jeffrey Cockey, the owner of Group Cockey, had by chance picked up a young boy, an orphan who had run away because he didn¡¯t like the orphanage. As they got to know each other, Jeffrey Cockey fell in love with the smelly, bad-tempered six-year-old boy named Freeman Gellings and took him back to the orphanage and adopted him.


    Jeffrey Cockey only has a six-year-old daughter, Althena Cockey, loved like her a pearl, his wife died early, he was busy with business, never remarried, when everything was quiet, he also often regretted not having a son, he only had his beloved daughter, and did not want her to get involved in the business world and suffer.

 Chapter 74: What Are You Being Pretentious About?

    Jeffrey Cockey picked up a Freeman Gellings, a child with a temperament very much like his. It¡¯s always tit-for-tat between the two, fighting with each other, but Jeffrey Cockey grew fond of him, so he held a ceremony for him and formally took him in as a righteous son, respecting his origins by not changing his surname.


    Jeffrey Cockey deliberately nurtured Freeman Gellings, giving him the best possible education and taking him topany meetings from the age of twelve. Freeman Gellings was so bright and studious that by the age of sixteen he was officially involved in the running of Group Cockey¡¯s business. The businessmunity knew that Freeman Gellings would be the sessor to Group Cockey.


    Althena Cockey and Freeman Gellings grew up together, but Freeman Gellings was always a little prickly, arrogant and domineering, something Jeffrey Cockey liked but others did not.


    Strangely enough, Freeman Gellings was able to put sheath his horns in the presence of Althena Cockey and did what she told him to do.


    At an early age, the two lovebirds developed into a rtionship.


    But Freeman Gellings is Jeffrey Cockey¡¯s adopted son, and they are legally and nominally brother and sister. Their rtionship is not to tolerated by the world.


    To avoid an irreparable situation, Freeman Gellings was sent to the United States, supposedly to put a stop to their rtionship. At home, within Group Cockey Enterprises, Jeffrey Cockey chose Floyd, his department manager, who had been passionately pursuing Althena.


    However, Althena fought this idea, even to the point of death. Young people are always light on worldly rituals, they feel that love is supreme. But the old man was different, and during that year Jeffrey Cockey¡¯s health quickly failed.


    In the end, Althena Cockeypromised for the sake of her father¡¯s health.


    Jeffrey Cockey also felt in his final days that he could not bear to have his adopted son and beloved daughter cut off in this way. In the end, he split his fortune, giving most of it to Freeman Gellings for him to go to the United States and a small portion to stay in the country and go to his daughter.


    When Jeffrey Cockey promised Floyd that he will marry Althena, he also asked Floyd to swear that if he betrayed Althena, then all the wealth would go to Althena¡¯s name, no matter how big the business became and how much wealth it had umted by then. In exchange, he would change Group Cockey Enterprises to Group Davi Enterprises.


    The agreement was given to Freeman Gellings for safekeeping.


    On his deathbed, Jeffrey Cockey asked Freeman Gellings to take good care of his sister and not to let her suffer.


    Freeman Gellings was devastated to leave, never returning to the country, and never asked for any information about Althena for many years, feeling that this was the only way to do right by her adoptive father and to reassure him.


    The year after her marriage Althena gave birth to Tredan Davi, who was barely two years old when she discovered that Floyd had been secretly living with his first love and that the woman was pregnant.


    Thebination of losing Freeman Gellings and being cheated on by her husband caused her to suffer a nervous breakdown.


    This madnesssted for over twenty years.


    When Freeman Gellings used to take Althena to Japan, Althena jokingly said that if anything happened to her, she would send a bouquet of cherry blossoms to Freeman so that he would know that she was in danger and that he shoulde to her rescue.


    So, when Bryce from the old house tells him that a young man who looks like Floyd has sent a bouquet of cherry blossoms, Freeman Gellings flew in with his private jet to save her.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    When he learned that the woman he has loved all his life was being held in a mental institution, Freeman Gellings wants to shred Floyd into pieces.


    When he learns that Althena Cockey¡¯s only wish is a divorce settlement, he rushes into the Davi Family to force Floyd to sign it.


    He had met Floyd three times and beaten him up three times, so Floyd trembled at the sight of him, and if he didn¡¯t sign, Freeman Gellings could have put a knife to his neck and turned Althena Cockey from divorced to being widowed, which would have made him even happier.


    In Freeman Gellings¡¯ book, his adoptive father and Althena are everything to him.


    It is a story that Floyd and Woodrow can¡¯t help but sigh at.


    Freeman Gellings sat quietly, even though he hadn¡¯t seen Althena Cockey for over twenty years, it stirred the old feelings in his heart the moment he saw her.


    Woodrow thought to himself, ¡°No wonder the rumor is that the owner of Group Gellings is unmarried and childless made people ask who will inherit Group Gellings in the future. So, there was such a story behind it.


    ¡°Tredan, now that I¡¯m a free man, I¡¯m going to follow my own heart and go to America with Freeman. You¡¯re grown up and have a sweetheart of your own, and I hope you¡¯ll understand your mother.¡±


    ¡°What does he need to understand?¡± Freeman Gellings jumped to his feet and Althena Cockey gave him a look that immediately silenced him.


    Tredan Davi walked over and sat next to his mother, taking her other hand in his, ¡°Mum, your happiness is all I care about.¡±


    Althena Cockey lifted her other hand and caressed Tredan Davi¡¯s face, ¡°Thank you, Tredan, for understanding us.¡±


    Seeing Althena Cockey¡¯s hand taken away from her own, Freeman Gellings stood up and surrounded them, ¡°Hey, hey, hey,¡± but there was nothing he could do.


    Tredan Davi turned to him and said, ¡°What is there to take? Didn¡¯t you choose the man? Go on, take her!¡±


    Freeman Gellings was stunned by the dislike, then grinned broadly and said to Althena Cockey, ¡°I like it, I like it.¡±


    Althena Cockey looked at the pair of men in front of her, they were the loves of her life.


    Freeman Gellings then asked about Tredan Davi and Woodrow about the MMO, to which Woodrow answered truthfully.


    When he heard that Grimm Drye had to agree to an engagement with his daughter because he threatened Tredan by using Althena Cockey, Freeman Gellings sneered, ¡°I think he¡¯s tired of living.¡±


    Suddenly thinking of something, he asked Tredan Davi slyly, ¡°Kid, how about youe to America and I¡¯ll give you Group Gellings to y with and see which one of them dares to give you a hard time.¡±


    Tredan Davi froze and Woodrow felt their hearts skip a half beat.


    ¡°Freeman, don¡¯t be ridiculous.¡± Althena Cockey scolded gently.


    ¡°Who¡¯s joking? Take him back to America, then I¡¯ll give Group Gellings to him while I take you on a trip around the world.¡± Freeman Gellingsy it on like it was meant to be.


    ¡°Nice try!¡± Tredan Davi red at him.


    ¡°Hey, brat, you¡¯re not doing it, are you? Tomorrow I¡¯ll make a statement saying I¡¯m giving you Group Gellings.¡±


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯reing on too strong, you clean up your own mess, don¡¯t call me.¡± Tredan Davi frowned.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you dare call Group Gellings a mess?? Althena, your son called my Group Gellings a mess.¡± Freeman Gellings turned his face to Althena Cockey.


    Althena Cockeyughed heartily when her father was alive, he used to tease Freeman Gellings about his mouth, it was their unique way of spending time together, a scene she hadn¡¯t experienced for decades, relieved that her son was less like Floyd and more like his grandfather.


    Freeman Gellings called out through the door, ¡°Lang Carley!¡±


    In response, a man in his thirties came in and called out respectfully, ¡°Boss?¡±


    ¡°You stay, check out their gamepany, invest in it if you think it¡¯s good, talk to them, not me.¡±


    Lang Carley didn¡¯t even raise an eyebrow as he answered, ¡°Yes, sir!¡±


    ¡°You keep an eye on Floyd, you don¡¯t have to do anything, juste out and scare them with the Group Gellings banner now and then. I want that effect.¡± Freeman Gellings had a cocky grin on his face.


    ¡°Badpany made by bad people, Althena doesn¡¯t want it, so I don¡¯t want it either. Hey, kid, you want it? I¡¯ll give it to you if you want it.¡± Turning to Tredan Davi, he asks.


    Tredan Davi gives him a nk look.


    Freeman Gellings wasn¡¯t offended and nodded, ¡°You don¡¯t want Group Gellings too, what do you need that pile for? Lang Carley, look at that Grimm Drye again, I¡¯m not going to let him off the hook.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Boss!¡±


    Woodrow could feel his back getting wet with sweat, was the current business situation going to be shattered starting tomorrow? Luckily Joe¡¯s had always done business properly, nothing messy, and it seemed this Freeman Gellings had a pretty good impression of his eldest uncle.


    Grimm Drye is also a man who has made a fool of himself, and the consequences of messing with Tredan Davi may not be something he can afford. I feel for Grimm Drye.


    What Tredan Davi and Woodrow have been nning for months was settled overnight.


    Freeman Gellings came and went like the wind.


    Much to Woodrow¡¯smentation.


    ¡°Tredan, my heart leaped out of my chest when he said he was going to give you Group Gellings, I thought the sky was falling!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s it to do with us?¡± Tredan Davi said ndly.


    Woodrow thought about it, ¡°Yeah, your dad¡¯spany, my dad¡¯spany, and that Group Gellings, none of them have anything to do with us, now Steam, on the other hand, is our son!¡±


    Tredan Daviughed too, Steam was their soon-to-be listed MMOpany, and that was their real son.


    He remembered what Freeman Gellings had said to him before he got on the ne, ¡°Boy, your mum said you had a girl you loved that you were mad at. Your mum and I parted ways over for 20 years, are you going to follow in her footsteps? You don¡¯t have any favors or rituals to hold you down, so why are you being pretentious? Go after her if you have to!¡±


    Tredan Davi thought silently to himself, ¡°Octavia Gills, wait for me, give me a few months and I¡¯lle after you.¡±


    Grimm Drye received a call from Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital almost the same time as Woodrow.


    The man he had sent to track him down told him the men had gone to the Davi Family mansion and then to 68 Maplewood Road.


    He felt that something was wrong.


    Early in the morning, he went to see the Davi Family.


    Last night, after everyone left, Floyd had been pressed by Ottilie and Eddison to the point of impatience and had gone into a rage, followed by some heart trouble, and had gone to the hospital.


    Grimm Drye did not see Floyd and was not in a position to ask Eddison and Ottilie further questions. After all, no one but Tredan Davi knew that he had held Althena Cockey hostage.


    The Davi Family¡¯s change of heart was not known to outsiders.


    A weekter, Group Drye¡¯s finance director came to Grimm Drye in a hurry, ¡°Chairman, Swift Bank has stopped lending us, and the Swiss Bank and Bank of America have each sent us a demand note.¡±


    Grimm Drye was startled, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    The finance director wiped the thin sweat from his forehead and carefully repeated what he had just said.


    Grimm Drye was stunned, picked up the phone, and dialed the Swift Bank for Mr. Pearson, who had been helping him with the loan, but Mr. Pearson¡¯s phone was switched off.


    When I called his office, the secretary said, ¡°Mr. Pearson is out of town, probably in a meeting, so I can¡¯t get through to him.¡±


    And all day long, Mr. Pearson could not be found.


    The Swiss bank and the American bank came to collect the interest on the loans in a business-like manner.


    Group Drye Enterprises was in chaos all of a sudden and the crisis soon reached Floyd.


    He had been worried that Freeman Gellings woulde after him and his heart never let up from the moment Freeman Gellings left.


    When he heard that Group Drye was in a financial crisis, he thought he had misheard; had someone under Freeman Gellings made a mistake? How did Group Gellingse to dominate the world if such a mistake could be made? It must not be.


    When Freeman Gellings found out he was doing business with Group Drye and was on the verge of marrying off their son and daughter, he must have hit Group Drye first and thene back to destroy him. It¡¯s highly likely!


    This thought alerted Floyd to the fact that he could no longer lie in the hospital bed.


    Back at the office, he called a meeting with executives from all departments and branches to sort out all the projects that intersected with the Drye Family.

 Chapter 75: Killing Each Other

    In this life and death situation, that little friendship with Grimm Drye was nothing.


    He ordered that all business with the Drye Family be ended within a week at all costs.


    The crowd was shocked and there was much debate.


    Floyd¡¯s decision was a blow to Grimm Drye who was at rock bottom.


    Even with the two families being joined by marriage, Floyd¡¯s shameless attitude towards the Drye Family, and the fact that the other major conglomerates were either withdrawing their investment immediately or taking a wait-and-see approach while suspending their investment, quickly put the Drye Family in a difficult position.


    Their rtionship as inws was also a cause for concern for Floyd.


    He locked himself away in his study and thought that he had to break off his rtionship with the Drye Family for the time being because he had interrupted several partnerships with the Drye Family in the nick of time. Up to now, there had been no problems with Group Davi, which meant that Freeman Gellings, who was behind the scene, was happy with the situation. If Althena Cockey liked the marriage between the Davi and Drye families, she could have just given them her blessings? Why did he even ask?


    So, it was time to cut the cord and be clean!


    He had Tredan Davi summoned and told him that he wanted to withdraw from the marriage.


    Tredan Davi was a bit surprised when Floyd called a halt to all the projects with the Drye Family, and when Woodrow had a little trouble, Tredan Davi took over from Woodrow with the newpany and spent thest few days at his old house helping with the testing of the new game. He was not privy to the developments going on with the Davi and Drye families, as he has stepped down from most of his duties and was avoiding them.


    ¡°By the way, Tredan, Ottilie said you originally had a girl you liked, Papa had wronged you before, and this time, with your mother behind you, it made me think. I can¡¯t trade my son¡¯s happiness for profit, so Papa wants to decide to back out of your marriage with Miss Drye Family.¡±


    Floyd¡¯s words made sense. Although Tredan Davi was a little skeptical as to whether he had thought things through or whether he had another agenda, the matter was, after all, to his advantage and saved him a lot of trouble, so he nodded his head in acquiescence.


    There were cash flow problems, 80 percent of the active projects were in trouble, and many of the minor glitches that had existed before were exposed and became major problems.


    Grimm Drye had aged over ten years in a week.


    When his staff reported to him that the Davi Family had been the first to pull the plug on their projects together, Grimm Drye gnashed his teeth in hatred.


    He immediately took Floyd to the clubhouse to discuss the situation.


    When confronted by Grimm Drye, Floyd was unashamed, ¡°There are no friends when ites to business, Grimm, you have your family to protect and I have mine to look after! If you were me, I¡¯m sure you¡¯d do the same thing. In the present situation, it is most important to be clear. I¡¯ve spoken to Tredan and he¡¯s made it clear that he doesn¡¯t love Lilian, so let¡¯s call it quits.¡±


    Grimm Drye¡¯s blood rushed to his head and he said angrily, ¡°Where is he? Don¡¯t think I can¡¯t coerce him because his mother has run away.


    ¡°Wait, wait, what did you say? Who the fuck ran away?¡± Floyd¡¯s face changed too.


    Since Grimm Drye had already blurted it out, he didn¡¯t stop there, ¡°Floyd, don¡¯t think no one knows you¡¯re hiding your wife at Blue Mountains Psychiatric Hospital, I¡¯ve had her watched. If Tredan Davi and Lilian get married, then so be it, otherwise, I¡¯ll turn my back on you and make your family¡¯s dirtyundry public, we¡¯re all in this together, I¡¯ll be upset, but so will you.¡±


    Floyd was already furious, ¡°Are you saying that you used Tredan¡¯s mother as a threat to force him to agree to the marriage? You bastard!¡±


    Floyd grabbed the teacup in his hand and threw it against Grimm Drye, he was really angry, how could he have gotten into this mess with Freeman Gellings? If the bastard hadn¡¯t put Althena Cockey¡¯s safety at risk, they would not be in this situation.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    It¡¯s true, you don¡¯t have to be afraid of a godlike opponent, you have to be afraid of a pig-like teammate.


    Floyd was so angry he almost spit blood.


    The news of the fight between Floyd and Grimm Drye in the clubhouse spread, and everyone knew that the marriage between the two families had fallen through, and with both businesses being affected, the shares of bothpanies started dropping heavily.


    An online gamingpany called ¡°Steam¡± quietly went public. Although low-profile, it quickly became a stock market sensation due to its previous good work and the backing of an Americanpany.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow celebrated at the old Davi Family home.


    It was five years of hard work for both of them starting from setting it up to the present-day IPO. In the early days, both of them had their jobs in their family and operatedpletely on a part-time basis, and the process was extremely difficult, but seeing today¡¯s forecasted index, it was all worth it.


    ¡°Tredan, what¡¯s next, what¡¯s the n?¡±


    ¡°I want to go and find Octavia Gills,¡± Tredan Davi said, swirling the ss of red wine in his hand and letting a little of the aroma breathe out. The thought of Octavia Gills¡¯ previous visits to the cer to drink his best bottle of red wine from her point of view of the army made him smile.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll try and get the address from Domino, she¡¯ll be easier to find then.¡±


    Tredan Davi didn¡¯t object.


    He could find her even without an address. A Japanese anime film had recently been released, written by Octavia Chihiro, and with that lead, he was sure to find Octavia Gills, though he certainly didn¡¯t mind if there was a quicker way.


    Eddison hase to see Domino about a project to follow up on, he has promoted Domino to Divisional Director because she is a real powerhouse, and not just because she is Octavia Gills¡¯ best friend.


    It was lunch break and his colleagues had gone to dinner. Domino¡¯s office was closed and he didn¡¯t know if she was there.


    ¡°Woodrow, Octavia doesn¡¯t want to be disturbed again, she¡¯s had a hard time calming down and I won¡¯t give you the address until I¡¯m sure she wants to see Tredan.¡±


    Eddison¡¯s hand stopped and continued to listen, there was no sound for a long time, probably Woodrow was doing some thinking.


    ¡°But Woodrow, though I admit you have a point, I can¡¯t betray Octavia!¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Fine, then swear that it was you who talked to Octavia¡¯s anime studio about working together, not Tredan. It¡¯s simply for work! If you let me down, I¡¯ll¡­¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re a man of your word, so keep it in mind.¡± Domino finally gave out Octavia¡¯s address in Osaka.


    Outside the door, Eddison turned and bolted out.


    Back in his office, he quickly packed his things while instructing his secretary to book him a flight to Osaka immediately, as in, right away!


    The secretary, baffled by the booking, saw her boss leaving and asked, ¡°President Davi, you¡¯re going to Osaka? Then, what about your next meeting? What will I say when the chairman calls for you?¡±


    ¡°Say I¡¯m dead!¡± Eddison walked away without looking back.


    Sitting in the car, Eddison suddenly thought of a problem and called Lilian Drye, ¡°Lilian, you still want to be my sister-inw, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Eddison, if you have something to say, say it, don¡¯t ask such crap.¡± Lilian Drye said angrily.


    ¡°Tredan now has Octavia¡¯s address in Japan and is going to look for her, try to stall him, I¡¯m going to go there before he does, if you¡¯re good, we¡¯ll both get what we want, if you¡¯re not, don¡¯t you dare shout at me anymore!¡± With that, he hung up the phone.


    Lilian Drye put the phone down and smiled miserably, ¡°Tredan, if I¡¯m not happy, none of us will be happy.¡±


    Woodrow got Octavia¡¯s address and saw the long-lost smile on Tredan¡¯s face.


    ¡°Tredan, you have more than just a personal business as an excuse this time, now, you have a real business to attend to. We are supposed to be working with Octavia¡¯s studio on a new game, with them handling the anime part and us handling the story and production. Our marketing department had already been in contact with Octavia¡¯s studio during the first phase of the contact, but we just didn¡¯t know if Octavia knew about it.¡±


    Tredan Davi was a little surprised.


    Woodrow smiled and said, ¡°Do you know who wrote our original story?¡±


    ¡°Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Gar.¡±


    This surprised Tredan Davi ¡°You recruited Gar to Steam?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know about it before, I¡¯m not hands-on enough to manage that kind of detailed recruitment. It was only when the game director showed me a synopsis of ¡®Ten Lives of Love¡¯, which he intended to turn into a game, that I found out about the author, and when I looked it up, it was Gar.¡±


    It¡¯s that big, funny, cute boy who likes to read books.


    ¡°How¡¯s his health?¡± Tredan Davi asked.


    ¡°Recovering quite well, and when you go and talk to Octavia, you can also mention that if one of the siblings writes and the other one draws, and then creates a hugely popr game¡­, gee, look forward to it, Tredan, go on.¡±


    Tredan Davi was happy too. Despite all the ups and downs, the future was bright.


    Suddenly the doorbell rang and the two looked at each other, who could it be?


    Tredan Davi walked to the door.


    At the door was Lilian Drye.


    Herpels and hair were damp, she reeked of alcohol, her eyes were misty, and when she saw him, she smiled, ¡°Tredan.¡±


    Tredan Davi stood unmoved.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you let me in?¡± Lilian Drye looked at him with pity.


    Tredan Davi stepped aside and let her in.


    Lilian Drye was a little taken aback, Tredan Davi had been guarding her like a thief and hadn¡¯t let her set foot in the mansion since the time she brought him back from the bar, afraid that she might eat him.


    It was only when she saw Woodrow that she realized that there was someone else present today.


    Lilian Drye smiled sadly, ¡°Tredan, I love you and I don¡¯t want to break off the engagement.¡±


    Tredan Davi walked back to the sofa and sat down, ¡°Your father and my father made the engagement, your father and my father broke it off, not me, and you know that it was never you I loved.¡±


    ¡°But weren¡¯t you happy with that some time ago? Didn¡¯t you say you admired me when you sent me home from the bar that time?¡± Woodrow, say something, isn¡¯t that what happened, you were there, you heard it all.¡±


    Woodrow nced at Tredan Davi and shrugged, ¡°Treating me like I¡¯m invisible.¡±


    Lilian Drye sneered and looked at Tredan Davi, ¡°Why? Why? How did we get to this point? Weren¡¯t we good before I left the country? Tredan, tell me, what do I have to do for you to be like you were before?¡±


    Tredan Davi said lightly, ¡°You know in your heart that before you left the country, I took you for Octavia Gills, and the good way I treated you was actually for Octavia Gills. Your whole family lied to me. But, thank you for leaving the country so that I would know the truthter. We made that clear a long time ago, what more do you want to know?¡±


    ¡°What about the engagement? What about the engagement? Why would you be engaged to me if you didn¡¯t like me?¡±


    ¡°Do you want to know?¡± Tredan Davi looked at her sarcastically.


    Lilian Drye was silent.


    ¡°Because your father threatened me with my mother¡¯s safety, I had to say yes.¡±


    Lilian Drye shivered, ¡°Your lying, your lying, my father would never do that, it¡¯s just all your excuse.¡±


    ¡°You can ask your dad if I lied to you.¡±

 Chapter 76: No One Should Be Happy

    ¡°If my dad had really threatened you, wouldn¡¯t you be afraid now?¡±


    ¡°Thank God my mum finally got away, Lilian, I haven¡¯t settled this score with your dad yet, you better stay out of this.¡±


    Lilian Drye slid to the floor and cried out in pain.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow looked at each other, what was to be done about the situation?


    Tredan Davi shook his head and gestured for Woodrow to stay put.


    So the two of them sat on the sofa while Lilian Drye sat on the carpet opposite and buried her head in tears.


    Lilian Drye, not seeing the two of them, lifted her tear-stained face, crawled over to the sofa, and pulled at Tredan Davi¡¯s sleeve, ¡°Tredan, please, marry me, I¡¯ll be very good, I know you like to be gentle and quiet, I will learn how to behave, I¡¯ll change, I¡¯ll change everything, just please, don¡¯t abandon me, don¡¯t break the engagement with me .¡±


    Tredan Davi sighed softly, ¡°Lilian, get up and freshen up, look at you now, where is that dignifieddy? Don¡¯t disgrace yourself, you know everything in your heart, why don¡¯t you face it?¡±


    ¡°How do you expect me to face it? I¡¯ve loved you since I was a child, and I knew from a young age that the person I was going to marry was you. Yes, I didn¡¯t dare to apany you abroad when I was five, but how do you make a five-year-old take on the burden of leaving her home to serve another little child? I¡¯m also a spoiled brat, right? Why should a prince still be a prince while the youngdy bes a maid? I regret that I let Octavia take advantage of me because of myck of courage.¡± Lilian Drye said as she cried.


    ¡°But then you came back home, and weren¡¯t we good too? You were fond of me too weren¡¯t you? Have you forgotten the joy and beautiful rtionship we once had? Have you forgotten the vows we once made? I asked you to wait for me for a year, just a year, and we would get married when I came back from my studies. But Tredan, twenty years of our rtionship is no match for the two years you had with Octavia Gills? Tredan, we¡¯re the perfect match, the right match for each other!¡±


    Tredan Davi gently pulled back his sleeve: ¡°Lilian, it¡¯s time for you to wake up. There is no high or low in love, and it cannot be measured by money. Octavia never told me she was your double back then, I found out for myself. I don¡¯t have twenty years of affection for you because those twenty years of affection I gave to the little girl who was with me during my darkest moments was not you. Seriously speaking, it¡¯s you who is Octavia¡¯s double!¡±


    She wiped the tears from her eyes and stared hard at Tredan Davi, ¡°Tredan Davi, you will regret this, I will make you regret it, I will make you remember me for the rest of your life. If I¡¯m not happy, you can¡¯t be happy, no one can be happy!¡±


    As she said this, she suddenly shed her left wrist.


    Tredan Davi and Woodrow sensed something was wrong and saw a sh of the knife and a long gash had appeared on Lilian Drye¡¯s left wrist, bleeding profusely.


    Lilian Drye made a second cut and Woodrow grabbed her hand.


    ¡°Tredan, get the gauze!¡±


    The two men grabbed the knife from Lilian Drye¡¯s hand and scrambled to bandage the wound as Woodrow picked up Lilian Drye and headed out.


    ¡°Tredan, drive, take her to the hospital!¡±


    Tredan Davi stumbled on his feet, he had a 6 pm flight to Japan.


    But people¡¯s lives were at stake, and he couldn¡¯t remain indifferent.


    Autumn in Osaka is beautiful, Octavia Gills lived in an old neighborhood with old sycamore trees on both sides of the road, and at this time of the year, a thickyer of fallen leaves umted on the ground. In the evening it was as beautiful as a painting.


    It waste in the day and the street lights were on, so Octavia Gills took her time walking home, slowly moving through the leaves on the street.


    At lunchtime, Gar had a video call with her and learned that the boy had actually got a job, a job writing stories, which Octavia Gills found amusing, but was also happy for her brother.


    In this world, so many people who are not doing what they like, who are not using what they have learned, and only those who have experienced this know the pain and understand. They are making a living, but are not living.


    Gar proudly tells her that he got into Steam Games, a publicpany owned by Woodrow and that he didn¡¯t get in through the back door, he only found out after he got in, and that Woodrow evenplimented him on it, and told him not to tell anyone they knew each other.


    That boy, he¡¯s really grown up.


    Octavia Gills knew about Steam, of course. When I was with Tredan Davi, I heard him mention that Steam was the brainchild of Tredan Davi and Woodrow. I didn¡¯t realize it was alreadyunched, and I¡¯m so happy for him.


    It¡¯s been over six months since he, and Lilian Drye, got married, right?


    Since arriving in Japan, she has treated herself like a hunchback, not listening to or reading all the news from home, and Gar and Domino have a tacit agreement not to ry any news about Tredan Davi.


    To her, Tredan Davi was the three-year-old, little boy. She had nothing to do with the buxom, handsome man ofst year who was either overbearing and cranky or gentle and awkward. He had nothing to do with reality, and she had nothing to do with Lilian Drye¡¯s Tredan Davi. She loves her little Tredan, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.


    Her love is only in her heart and has nothing to do with people.


    Octavia Gills smiles as she looks at the pale glow of the streetlights, and it feels good too. So be it, she is living in her little corner of the world and just silently wishing him well.


    She didn¡¯t mention Woodrow and Tredan Davi to thepany, and I¡¯m sure they didn¡¯t know she happened to be here.


    She doesn¡¯t mind working with them, both for public and private purposes. In public, it was a good thing for both sides, it was mutually beneficial. In private, she would be happy to do her bit for theirpany, even though they wouldn¡¯t know it.


    If Domino were here, she would say she was stupid, it was a silly thing to do.


    Octavia Gills smiled faintly and looked at the sky.


    The air was fine, the weather was clear, and the stars up in the sky are visibly bright.


    Eddison stood under the streetmp and watched the girl walking from afar.


    Octavia Gills is stunningly beautiful, she is light as a chrysanthemum, a delight to the eye.


    Today, she wore a simple long-sleeved white shirt, an ankle-length linen skirt, a pair of brogues, a canvas handbag on her shoulder, and a few books in her arms. Her hair was long and tied at the back of her head. Her whole image was as pure as spring water.


    When he saw her, Eddison felt his heart being soothed, he felt peaceful, and he could not help but smile.


    No one has ever made Eddison feel happy and content after seeing her.


    Octavia Gills is the only one.


    Octavia Gills walked on, thinking and smiling to herself, not noticing the young man standing under the streetlight, unaware as she was passing by.


    Eddison smiled resentfully; nothing has changed at all, he still gets distracted when he sees her.


    ¡°Octavia,¡± Eddison called out.


    Octavia Gills turned around, surprised to see Eddison standing under themppost, and beamed with delight, ¡°Eddison!¡±


    Seeing Octavia Gills happy to see him instantly made all of Eddison¡¯s tiredness and apprehension disappear.


    ¡°I¡¯vee across the ocean to see you,¡± Eddison said with a smile and affection.


    Octavia Gills giggled, ¡°Still so good at talking.¡±


    A question suddenly urred to her, ¡°Hey, how did you find me? How did you know I lived here?¡±


    Eddisonughed, ¡°Do you believe in fate? Do you believe that my heart is in the right ce? It was my thoughts of you that guided me here.¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed, ¡°That¡¯s a lot of bull!¡±


    ¡°Octavia Gills, I¡¯m tired and hungry, can I have a bowl of rice,¡± Eddison said in mock condescension.


    ¡°No problem, no problem,e inside with me and I¡¯ll cook some noodles for you.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, Octavia Gills, I knew you loved me.¡±


    Octavia Gills only smiled, she has heard Eddison say these words explicitly a few times since they met, she was already immune to it and didn¡¯t care about it.


    Eddison ate tworge bowls of shredded chicken noodles in one sitting, and Octavia Gills¡¯ eyes widened as she said, ¡°Eddison, how long has it been since you ate?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long day, and the food on the ne was awful. Besides, I didn¡¯t have time to eat because I wanted to see you as soon as I got off the ne. When I got to your doorstep you weren¡¯t in yet. I thought I¡¯d see you and you¡¯d give me something to eat, and now you¡¯re back.¡± Eddison even drank all the soup before putting the bowl down and burpedfortably.


    ¡°It¡¯s so good, I¡¯ve never had such good noodles before, Octavia you¡¯re amazing, no, I¡¯ll have to marry you if it means I get to eat noodles like this in the future.¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed, ¡°Prince Gu, you¡¯re asking too little, taking someone as your wife for a bowl of noodles? How dare you think of that.¡±


    Not seeing each other after a long time, and meeting in a foreign country, makes the distance between two people suddenly be much closer.


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t care about Eddison¡¯s affectionate words, in her mind, Eddison was just like that, and that¡¯s why he was surrounded by so many girls.


    It waste and Octavia Gills asked Eddison to stay in her rented house, which happened to have a small attic, so she settled Eddison in.


    The next day, Octavia Gills took Eddison to her studio.


    Eddison finally understood why Octavia Gills had wanted toe back to Japan after her painful experience. Everyone in the studio was as simple, pure, and sincere as Octavia Gills. They don¡¯t even feel constrained or overwhelmed by strangers in any way.


    The studio was very busy, since the anime film became a big hit in Asia, more and more people havee to them for anime, and as the business has grown, work has made them busy, but they all have that calm and elegant smile on their faces. It was nothing at all like the depressing and dull nature of the domesticpanies and the legendary Japanesepanies.


    Eddison quickly became acquainted with the people in the studio. His secondnguage at university was Japanese and although he was a bit rusty, he had no problemmunicating with the people he met.


    Octavia¡¯s colleagues think he is Haruko¡¯s boyfriend who is so polite and affectionate that Eddison deliberately refrained from exining anything. Octavia Gills doesn¡¯t exin anything either because she wasn¡¯t aware of it.


    The second son of the Davi Family, the vice-president of Group Davi, is now bumbling around the office serving tea and water to everyone.


    Octavia Gills asked at the end of her shift, ¡°Eddison, what the hell are you doing in Japan? I thought you were here for a meeting, why are you staying here? Where¡¯s your business?¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Eddison said with a cheeky smile, ¡°Octavia, are you hiring, can I stay as your assistant?¡±


    ¡°Are you kidding me, be serious.¡± Octavia Gillsughed and nudged him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not kidding, I traveled across the seas just to see you, and I¡¯m just going to stay with you, I¡¯m just going to be with you, you can¡¯t kick me out,¡± Eddison said seriously.


    Octavia Gills was dumbfounded, ¡°Eddison, you don¡¯t have a fever, do you?¡±


    Eddison frowned bitterly, ¡°I¡¯m just a bullshitter in your mind?¡±


    Octavia Gills nodded, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Octavia Gills, you¡¯re being so rude, I¡¯m hurt.¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled and smacked his hand that was deliberately holding his chest, ¡°Behave yourself.¡±


    The two walked home along the leaf-covered path, walking very slowly.


    ¡°I would love to stay here for the rest of my life if I could keep walking like this.¡± Eddison took a step on the fallen leaves under her feet.

 Chapter 77: The Three Meet

    Octavia Gills just smiled.


    She felt a little strange and sad about Eddison this time, maybe a lost love? Well, it was possible.


    ¡°Octavia, why aren¡¯t you talking?¡± Eddison asked.


    ¡°Say what? I¡¯m listening to you, huh?¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯m saying I want to stay here for the rest of my life.¡±


    ¡°Fine, stay then.¡± Octavia Gills rambled in response.


    Eddison was discouraged, ¡°Octavia, I really mean it.¡±


    ¡°Another confession?¡± Octavia Gills smiled.


    Eddison looked at her bright smile but sensed a bit of frustration nestled in it.


    ¡°Well, Prince Gu, I don¡¯t know how many times you¡¯ve fallen in and out of love, but you don¡¯t have to confess your love to me at every turn, do you? It¡¯s utterly pointless!¡± Octavia Gills sounded like a big sister.


    ¡°Octavia, can you be serious?¡±


    Looking at him, Octavia Gills bent overughing, ¡°Do you think Gar will look like you do now?¡±


    Eddison was so depressed that he wanted to bang his head against the sycamore tree.


    ¡°Well, no matter how badly you¡¯ve been hurt, I¡¯m taking you in for the sake of friendship, stay as long as you like. Though even if you want to stay, someone will most probably send you back. Don¡¯t forget, you¡¯re the vice president of yourpany.¡±


    ¡°I can resign!¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at him and smiled, nodding her head and saying yes.


    Eddison was bemused.


    Octavia Gills didn¡¯t resentughing and joking with him a bit.


    She didn¡¯t ask for information about anyone from her home country.


    He didn¡¯t mention it either.


    It was as if they had been born to be good friends, and as if everything was a fresh start for them.


    Tredan Davi arrived in Japan the next morning.


    Even with the morning sun shining, it was a little chilly and the leaves on the road were a little damp from the night dew.


    There was a faint smell of fresh nts in the air, and the atmosphere in Japan was so nice that a taking few deep breaths cheered up one¡¯s mood.


    Tredan Davi was standing outside Octavia Gills¡¯ address, leaning against themppost, when the phrase ¡°being close to home¡± suddenly came to mind.


    Knowing that she lived in this quiet little Japanese house, he could no longer take a step nearer.


    What would she do when she saw him?


    Will she be surprised? Will she run into his arms?


    Or would shee and punch him with her fists in anger, ming him for taking so long toe?


    Or pretend to be angry and not see him? Wait for him to woo her?


    Will her eyes turn red with anguish and make her tears fall?


    Or¡­


    Tredan Davi thought of many possibilities.


    It made his heart ache for a moment and then overflow with sweetness.


    Whatever Octavia Gills¡¯ reaction will be, the first thing he would surely do is to take her into his arms and hold her tightly, never to let go again.


    Henceforth, she would no longer be his secret lover.


    He would announce to the world that Octavia Gills was the love of his life, the only love of his life.


    He would marry her, in the most extravagant and romantic way possible.


    He would give her all that he had, the best of all he had.


    He will spend his life loving her and caring for her.


    After that, what more could a man want?


    The door to the courtyard opened with a loud bang.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s heart leaped out of his chest.


    Octavia Gills was wearing a cotton linen dress in sky blue, ankle-length, a pair of loafers in the same color, a knitted blouse, and a canvas satchel on her shoulder. She had two books in her hands and her hair that is much longer, tied back at the nape of her neck, as fresh and elegant as a bell orchid.


    This is how Octavia Gills used to dress during her breaks at the Old House, making Tredan Davi feel particrly at home. He would put off all his activities and just sit on the sofa, pretending to read the newspaper, but was, in fact, peeking at Octavia Gills as she went about her business around the house, his heart overflowing with warmth.


    The old house that felt like home when Octavia Gills was there, and now Tredan Davi thinks this little house is all so lovely that he would like to stay here, anywhere would be his home as long as he had Octavia Gills.


    He took two quick steps and had a heartfelt smile on his face, but he suddenly froze.


    Eddison stepped in Octavia Gills¡¯ way, grabbed the books out of her hands, and cradled it in his arms.


    Octavia Gills looked at Eddison with a sideways smile, a smile full of affection.


    Tredan Davi suddenly felt a sting in his eyes, so much so that tears welled up.


    Eddison reached out and brushed Octavia Gills¡¯ hair from the corner of her forehead.


    Octavia Gills ducked her head and looked at Tredan Davi, who was standing a few paces in front of her.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s face was expressionless.


    Octavia Gills was stunned and then looked at him calmly, without moving.


    The three of them, under amppost, looked at each other.


    The corners of Tredan Davi¡¯s mouth rose in a sneer, ¡°You¡¯re having a sweet time, brother and sister!¡±


    ¡°Brother, we¡­¡± Eddison tried to exin.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me that, I¡¯m not your big brother, never have been.¡± Tredan Davi said coldly.


    ¡°Why are you always like this? You¡¯ve been hostile towards me since I was a child? What did I do wrong that has even made you hate me? What do the things our parents have done have to do with me?¡± Eddison finally said his feelings out loud today.


    Tredan Davi just stared at Octavia Gills and ignored him.


    Octavia Gills also looked at Tredan Davi in silence.


    He was darker, thinner, and more handsome. Surely, being married was different, right?


    But what did it have to do with herself, he wouldn¡¯t be her man for the rest of her life.


    ¡°So, you¡¯re doing well and happy! I was the one who worried blindly.¡± Tredan Davi looked coldly at Octavia Gills whose eyes mirrored the pain she felt in her heart.


    Tredan Davi turned around and walked the way he hade, one step at a time, slowly.


    Tredan Davi walked slowly, wishing that Octavia Gills would call out to him. When he was a child, he would turn away in anger, and she would always be the one to rush after him, or shout, ¡°Tredan, don¡¯t go.¡±


    All it would take was one cry from her and he would turn back and take her in his arms.


    But no, she didn¡¯t shout ore after him.


    Octavia Gills watched his back, step by step as she bit her lip tightly, her hand clenched into a fist, her nails digging deep into her flesh, and her tears fell like a broken bead ne, but she did not say a word.


    Go away?? let him get the wrong idea about her and Eddison.


    She had already walked out of his life, and he was married.


    It was over, she had gone to Japan to turn away from him, let the end have an end.


    When she gave up her career to return home so she could get into Group Davi, she thought she just wanted to be closer to him.


    When she got into Group Davi, she thought it would be nice to be able to look at him from afar.


    Later, when she became his secret lover, she thought it would be nice to just be by his side.


    During those times, she thought she loved him and that¡¯s why she was so silly.


    Now she understands that it wasn¡¯t enough love then.


    Now she loves him to the marrow of her bones, so it¡¯s not just about being close to him, not just looking at him from afar, not just being by his side.


    She wanted so much more, she loves him too much.


    So, if you can¡¯t have it, let it go, if you can¡¯t do it, leave and go far away.


    From then on, she could do everything she wanted, and the sky is the limit.


    From now on, loving him is just something she does alone, without his involvement, he just needs to be happy.


    Just be happy and stay as far away as he can from her.


    But her heart ached so much that she slowly crouched down and wrapped her arms around herself.


    Octavia Gills fell ill.


    She suddenly had a fever at night and was burning up.


    Eddison stayed up all night to look after her, giving her water and medicine and changing the towels on her forehead to cool her down the fever.


    Fortunately, her fever had subsided when morning came.


    Octavia Gills looked at Eddison with a bowl of porridge in front of her and burst into tears: ¡°Eddison, thank you!¡±


    Eddison fed her the porridge, ¡°I made it the way it says on the inte, try it, you have to eat when you are sick, you can¡¯t get better unless you have more energy.¡±


    Octavia Gills took a sip of the porridge.


    ¡°Thank you, really, Eddison, the titr Prince Gu, for doing this for me.¡± Octavia Gills finished the porridge and Eddison settled her down in bed to rest.


    Eddison smiled as he collected the dishes, ¡°If you really want to thank me, then give me your life.¡±


    Octavia Gills gave him a nk look, not taking it seriously.


    Eddison sat down next to Octavia Gills, looked her in the eye, and asked seriously, ¡°Do you love him that much? Did you also get sick because you saw him turn away yesterday, right?¡±


    Octavia Gills averted her eyes.


    ¡°Octavia, tell me what it would take for you to start a new rtionship.¡±


    There was a long silence.


    Octavia Gills said softly, ¡°There is a legend of a bird that sings only once in its life, and from the time it leaves its nest, it persistently searches for its thorn tree, and when it finds it, it roots its body into the thorn it has chosen and sings with all its blood and tears, and when the song is over, it dies of exhaustion.¡±


    ¡°Eddison, I understand your heart, but, I¡¯m sorry, you¡¯re not my thorn tree.¡±


    Eddison was shocked and shook Octavia Gills¡¯ hand, ¡°Octavia!¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t try to persuade me. I know that it was the thornbill that died, not the thorn tree, the thornbill never wanted the thorn tree to respond to it, it was because of its love, no one else¡¯s.¡±


    Eddison¡¯s heart throbbed.


    ¡°Eddison, go home, and thank you foring to see me, and thank you even more for taking care of me.¡±


    Over the next few days, Octavia Gills began to cough, she spent sleepless nights coughing and sobbing.


    Eddison, on the other hand, had received phone calls that turned into a life-threatening series of calls and he knew he had to go back, there was too much waiting for him to do.


    This night, woken by Octavia Gills¡¯ violent cough, Eddison ran in with a ss of warm water and gently gave Octavia Gills a back rub,ining, ¡°I thought Japanese medicine was the best? Why don¡¯t you get better even after taking so much.¡±


    Octavia Gills finally stopped coughing and took a sip of warm water as Eddison wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.


    ¡°Sicknesses and goes, I guess. It always gets better. I heard your phone ring a few more times during the night, Eddison, go back. I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Eddison was silent for a moment, ¡°Octavia,e back home with me.¡±


    Octavia Gills froze.


    Eddison continued, ¡°I know I won¡¯t confide in you again, you can¡¯t force your feelings. I was thinking that I wouldn¡¯t befortable with you being here alone, and neither would my family. Why don¡¯t you consider going back to your home country and opening your ownpany? There is a good market in China right now, and if you want, I can invest in a share and do it with you. Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to be closer to your family and you could easily take care of them?¡±


    Octavia Gills was silent, she had never thought about it, being with her family was good, but starting apany was something she had never thought about and didn¡¯t think she could do.


    Eddison continued, ¡°Octavia, it¡¯s true that I don¡¯t understand your love. My dad and my mum went to high school together. My mum didn¡¯t go to college and worked part-time to pay for my dad¡¯s education, both our families were poor and my dad had a hard time reading. Then dad was taken by the chairman of hispany and became a son-inw and abandoned Mum.


    Dad only used the chairman¡¯s daughter topletely build up his wealth because he didn¡¯t want Mum to suffer so much anymore. Shortly after his eldest son was born, he got back with Mum. In the end, he always went back to Mum, right! That¡¯s why they got back together regardless of her past, and there was me.


    The chairman¡¯s daughter then went mad, so dad sent her to the best mental hospital and arranged for someone to look after her. Mum and I were received into Dad¡¯s opulent home.


    My half-brother and my mother were always at each other¡¯s throats, so Dad sent him abroad. For so many years, mum and dad lived peacefully, I didn¡¯t know until recently that dad had never been divorced, and I can¡¯t say exactly who interfered with who between my mum and my big brother¡¯s mum.¡±

 Chapter 78: Love Wounds Are Hard to Heal

    ¡°Octavia, the love I¡¯ve seen is such a bad thing. I don¡¯t know what the right one should be like, but I like you, and I¡¯m happy when I¡¯m around you, and I want to be with you all the time, and I could give up everything to be with you, but I don¡¯t know if that¡¯s love.¡±


    Octavia learns for the first time about Eddison¡¯s life, and why she went, at the age of five, to be with three-year-old Tredan as Lilian. She now understood why Tredan can be so stubborn, paranoid, irritable, and moody at such a young age. This made her heart ache for him again.


    The sight of Eddison in front of her was also heartbreaking. The emotional entanglements of the previous generation have left these two brothers with a wound that they cannot bear.


    ¡°Eddison, that is not love, believe me, one day you will meet a girl that is right for you, so that you will know it is love when you are with her, not like now, wondering if it is love.¡± Octavia Gills stroked Eddison¡¯s head as gently as she could.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s not talk about feelings. Let¡¯s talk about your career.¡± Eddison¡¯s face brightened with a smile. He was already sure in the back of his mind that Octavia Gills was his love, he just wasn¡¯t in a hurry, and since he had to face it all the time, he had to put himself together and face it well.


    Woodrow was surprised when Tredan Davi returned by himself, and before he can ask him anything, Tredan Davi went to the basement and locked himself inside the cer.


    There is a small bar in the cer and Tredan Davi poured himself a drink, smiling bitterly to himself, ¡°Tredan, you¡¯re really something, it¡¯s just a woman. What¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    She¡¯s not just a woman, she¡¯s the one I love most!


    So what? The person you love most doesn¡¯t love you! You saw how cozy and romantic she was with Eddison, you saw how well she got along without you?


    Yes, she¡¯s doing well without me. She has a career, she¡¯s in love with someone else, and she¡¯s living a good life.


    As for himself, he had to do everything he could to be with her, to give her a secure future, to fight with Grimm Drye and his father and the old foxes of thepany, to fight with Lilian.


    During that time, he never slept soundly, often dreaming of his mother or of her being held hostage, waking up in a cold sweat, desperately telling himself to be patient, to be patient, to be patient, for the sake of his beloved, he had to be patient!


    Before he knew it, he had finished the bottle of wine.


    He opened another bottle.


    Why can¡¯t I get drunk today? He hadn¡¯t touched alcohol since Lilian Drye had brought him back from the bar, fearing that he might do something wrong to Octavia Gills.


    But now, it didn¡¯t matter, he can just let himself die from being drunk.


    The memories, like a film, came back to him, and Octavia Gills¡¯ emotions would always rise and fall with him, and every day and every moment he spent with Octavia Gills was worth a ss of wine.


    Before he knew it, there were five or six empty bottles on the counter.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes also blurred as if he saw Octavia Gills standing in front of him.


    He reaches out and pulls the bottle in front of him and it falls to the floor, shattering, and Octavia Gills vanishes into thin air.


    Tredan Davi shakes his head, and stands up to get more wine, which bottle do I get this time?


    Suddenly he remembered that Octavia Gills had oncee to steal a bottle from him using the point-the-finger method.


    Tredan Daviughed, Octavia Gills was so cute back then in that video he kept as a souvenir.


    ¡°Point the finger at the soldier, point the finger at the thief, point whoever is a great soldier, point whoever is a great thief, point the one that is Tredan¡¯s drink for the night!¡±


    Oops, that¡¯s you, you got it!


    Woodrow and Domino watched from the security camera as Tredan Davi kept drinking, drinking and throwing up, throwing up and drinking, getting drunk and going to sleep, waking up and drinking again.


    Domino said anxiously, ¡°Woodrow, he¡¯s going to drink himself to death, this can¡¯t go on, we have to get him out.¡±


    Woodrow rubbed his hands back and forth, ¡°How do we do that? We both designed the cer, jokingly saying that it had to be as strong as an ancient tomb and couldn¡¯t be robbed. There¡¯s only one door, and we got a Swiss watchmaker to design it, the only one in the world, you don¡¯t know how fine it is, and now he¡¯s locked it from the inside, even if we found the watchmaker we still won¡¯t be able to open it!¡±


    Domino said, ¡°You¡¯re all so boring! A wine cer is harder to get into than a bank safe?¡±


    Woodrowughed bitterly, ¡°It¡¯s a collection of wines we¡¯ve collected from all over the world, and if we valued it, it wouldn¡¯t be as bad as a small bank¡¯s stock.¡±


    Domino was dumbfounded, ¡°So what now? Something has to be done, right? He¡¯s killing himself in a very unusual way!¡±


    Woodrow paced back and forth, ¡°Now I know how it feels to carry a rock in one¡¯s hand. Why did we get a lock like that?¡±


    ¡°Cut the crap and figure out what to do, if you can¡¯t open it, get some explosives!¡±


    ¡°My princess, you¡¯ve seen too many movies, haven¡¯t you? I don¡¯t think I can¡¯t get explosives, even if I do, the cer is only about 40 square feet, I can¡¯t blow up Tredan too!¡±


    ¡°Then what are you saying?¡± Domino and Eddison were both furious.


    Suddenly Domino thought of someone and asked Woodrow, ¡°Did you just say that the lock was designed by a Swiss watchmaker?¡±


    Woodrow nodded and added, ¡°Yup, and he¡¯s first ss.¡±


    Domino red at him and made a phone call, ¡°Cousin, can you do me a favor?¡±


    Domino gave a brief description of the situation over the phone, giving the address to the other party.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Woodrow asked curiously.


    Domino rolled his eyes, ¡°My cousin, he¡¯s studying instrumentation and, coincidentally, has juste back from further studies in Switzend.¡±


    Woodrow¡¯s enthusiasm was deted, ¡°You just don¡¯te back from Switzend and know how to fix this!¡±


    Domino gave him a nk stare, ¡°Let¡¯s just leave it as it is, just in case, getting someone else to help is better than just watching Tredan kill himself!¡±


    The two of them turned around and monitored the CCTV.


    Tredan Davi was awake and staggering around, opening another bottle of wine.


    Woodrow gritted his teeth, ¡°That¡¯s an 82 Lafite, can this kid still taste it now?¡±


    Domino gave him a sour look, ¡°Are you worried about the wine or your brother at this point?¡±


    ¡°My brother! Domino, can you understand what he is muttering about?¡±


    Domino turned up the volume.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s slurred voice came through, ¡°It¡¯s better not to cherish¡­ each other, so that¡­ we can¡­ not remember each other,¡­ fifth¡­ fifth¡­ best¡­ not to love each other¡­ so be it¡­ so that¡­ they may not forsake each other. Octavia, you cannot forsake me.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s this nonsense he¡¯s talking about?¡± Woodrow shook his head.


    ¡°The Ten Commandments song.¡± Domino suddenly wanted to cry; how could it be so hard to love each other so much?


    ¡°You know this Ten Commandments song too? Why was Tredan so sad the other day as soon as he heard it?¡±


    ¡°Are you a pig? Why did I fall in love with someone like you?¡±


    ¡°What does this have to do with being in love, I¡¯m an engineering guy, it¡¯s normal that I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Domino was silent it was only after Octavia Gills mentioned it to Woodrow when she left that she checked it out, and when she did, she was particrly distressed by it.


    First, it was better not to see each other, so that we could not fall in love.


    Second, it is better not to know each other, so that we can stop thinking about each other.


    Third, it is better not to be with each other, so that we do not owe each other.


    Fourth, it is best not to cherish each other, so that we may not remember each other.


    Fifth, it is better not to love each other, so that we may not abandon each other.


    Sixth, it is better not to meet each other, so that we may not meet.


    Seventh, it is better not to be mistaken, so that we may not be in debt to each other.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Eighth, it is better not to promise each other, so that we may not continue with each other.


    Ninth, it is better not to cling to each other, so that we may not cling to each other.


    Tenth, it is better not to meet, so that we may not meet.


    But if we have seen each other, then we know each other, and it is better to see each other than not to see each other.


    I would like to part with you, so that I may not live and die thinking about you.


    Domino reads it out softly, echoing the asional voice and whimper of Tredan Davi on the monitor.


    Woodrow heard the poem for the first time and suddenly felt a bitter taste in his mouth.


    ¡°Domino, Octavia Gills was broken-hearted and that¡¯s why she chose to leave wasn¡¯t it?¡± Woodrow asked softly, how deep the love had to be, how painful the breakup, no wonder Octavia Gills chose to leave the ce, no wonder Tredan was so heartbroken.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Domino said without a smile.


    ¡°But Tredan has gone through a lot of difficulties, his mother is being held hostage by Lilian Drye¡¯s father and he had to agree to his terms, as long as we send his mother away, and as long as our ownpany goes public, he can be with Octavia Gills without any unwanted baggage in tow,¡± Woodrow exined it in defense of his good brother.


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you just tell Octavia Gills directly? We all thought Tredan Davi was going to marry Lilian Drye, dumping Octavia Gillspletely.¡± Domino was angry.


    ¡°That¡¯s not true, it was because Tredan feared that Octavia Gills would worry too much?¡± Woodrow was also anxious.


    ¡°You big men, you¡¯re all so full of yourselves, do you know what we¡¯d worry about? Have you ever asked us? We don¡¯t need your protection, we want to share the sweetness and the bitterness of life, it¡¯s not like you¡¯re going to throw everything you have at us or build us a nest so we can live in it in peace, we want to build that nest with you, do you understand? You don¡¯t understand, you only know how to act in the name of love and selfish personal heroism!¡±


    Domino couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer and fell to the carpet in tears.


    ¡°You always say that you love me, that you¡¯re doing this for my good, for our future, but no one is a worm in anyone¡¯s belly, so how could we know what¡¯s on your mind? Is Davi in love with her?¡±


    Domino hid her face in tears, for Octavia Gills and for Tredan Davi, who was dying of drunkenness inside the cer.


    Woodrow was frozen.


    In his world, everything was simple, including this rtionship with Domino, who had never been the girl to make things up, to speak up when something was wrong, to cry when she wanted to cry, to make a scene when she wanted to make a scene, to be good when all is good, and to be bad when something is bad.


    From the start of their rtionship up to now, they have been fighting and splitting up, but never in such a sadistic way. Isn¡¯t love supposed to be simple?


    This Ten Commandments song, however, clogged his heart.


    Woodrow dropped to his knees on the floor and slowly wrapped his arms around Domino, stroking her back, ¡°Domino, let¡¯s not be like them, my Domino is the best, and I will never be a personal hero like that bastard Tredan Davi, we will be honest, we will be open, we will face our problems together, we will share them, we will never leave each other. We will never leave each other, we will never leave each other, and we will grow old together¡­¡±


    Domino burst outughing and pushed him away, ¡°Who¡¯s going to grow old with you, I¡¯m not!¡±


    Woodrow pulled her back and kissed her hard on the cheek, ¡°I¡¯ll grow old with you!¡±


    Domino struggled sheepishly, ¡°Nasty, stop it, let¡¯s watch your brother.¡±


    Woodrow frowned, stood up, and watched Tredan Davi who was vomiting in pain, saying, ¡°If I had known, I would have just snatched Auntie Althena out of the house, regardless of Gu or Qin, it would have killed him.


    Half an hourter, Domino¡¯s cousin arrived at the old Davi Family home.


    He was shocked to see Domino with red and swollen eyes, ¡°Domino, what happened to you? Did this boy bully you?¡±


    He looked at Woodrow with an unkind eye.


    Woodrow waved his hands, ¡°No, no, absolutely not.¡±


    Dominoughed, ¡°Cousin, it¡¯s none of his business.¡±

 Chapter 79: Opportunity Knocks

    Pointing to Tredan Davi in the CCTV, he said, ¡°That¡¯s our friend, he¡¯s locked himself in, that lock is so precise we can¡¯t open it.¡±


    My cousin looked at Tredan Davi on the CCTV, listened to his slurred gibberish, andughed, ¡°A young man of letters, is he out of love?¡±


    Woodrow froze and gave Domino a thumbs up from behind his cousin¡¯s back.


    Cousin said to Woodrow, ¡°Where¡¯s the lock? Take me down to see it.¡±


    Woodrow took him down to see the lock.


    Domino¡¯s cousin studied it carefully for over an hour while Woodrow watched him listen and turn it carefully, looked at Domino with questioning eyes, but only got back a re.


    Cousin stood up, thought about it, and said to Woodrow, ¡°The mechanical part of the lock should be fine and can be unlocked, but I can¡¯t solve theputer program in this lock. Can you find the one who designed the program?¡±


    Woodrow said in a rush, ¡°I designed the program, I designed it.¡±


    With a raised eyebrow, his cousin smiled at Domino and said, ¡°Not bad, I thought he was just a rich dude, but I didn¡¯t think he had any real skills!¡±


    Domino smiled daintily.


    Woodrow was embarrassed but instantly excited at the thought of the lock opening.


    His cousin looked at him and said lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t get too excited, we¡¯ll have to do it together, and if the steps or sequence are wrong, then you¡¯ll have to buy some dynamite.¡±


    Woodrow immediately crumpled.Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    With theputer and tools ready, Woodrow was sweating as his cousin exined the steps and procedures to him.


    The two of them fought for over an hour before the lock cylinder finally clicked.


    Woodrow got down on his butt and said, ¡°Oh my God, I¡¯ve just hit myself with this rock, I think I¡¯ve lost half my life.


    His cousin looked at the lock, ¡°In return, I¡¯ll take the lock.¡±


    Woodrow climbed to his feet and rushed into the house, struggling to carry the unconscious Tredan Davi on his back as he made his way outside, ¡°Brother, please, take it off, take it away, the sooner the better, I never want to see this damn thing again in my life.¡±


    All the while shouting, ¡°Domino, has the ambnce arrived yet?¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s life, atst, was recovered.


    Woodrow and Domino sat down on a bench in the corridor, exhausted, Woodrow wrapped his arms around Domino, resting his chin on the top of her head, choking on a sob, ¡°Domino, we have to be good, we can¡¯t be like them who are running around like headless chickens, we can¡¯t be in love if we do that, these two big idiots, we can¡¯t be like them.¡±


    Domino reached out and put his arm around Woodrow¡¯s waist. Yeah, howe Octavia Gills and the others couldn¡¯t simply love each other and stay together like her and Woodrow.


    It was three days before Tredan Davi woke up.


    Tredan Davi woke up haggard, with deep sunken eyes, not talking, not eating or drinking, and mostly sleeping.


    Woodrow and Domino were exhausted from their vigil, but the god was immortal.


    ¡°What should we do? Should we inform his father?¡± Domino was out of ideas.


    ¡°What do we say if we do? Let¡¯s forget it. It¡¯s not like anyone in his family cares about him.¡± Woodrow looked at his brother and suddenly felt sorry for him, so sorry.


    ¡°So should we inform his mother?¡± Domino had heard Woodrow talk about Tredan Davi¡¯s mum over the past two days.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s better not to.¡± Woodrow winced at the thought of Freeman Gellings, and although Lang Carley, Freeman Gellings¡¯ assistant in the country, had helped them a lot, Woodrow felt it was better not to mess with that god for everyone¡¯s safety.


    ¡°It¡¯s just the two of us knowing about it, just pretend he¡¯s an orphan, he can¡¯t die anyway, it¡¯s just a matter of when he gets over it on his own,¡± Woodrow said to Domino.


    ¡°Otherwise, let¡¯s tell Octavia.¡± Domino hesitated.


    ¡°You can tell by the way he¡¯s acting that the two of them didn¡¯t have a good meeting in Japan, and telling Octavia would just add to the trouble, and if anything else happens over there, won¡¯t it kill us both?¡± Woodrow objected.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Domino sulked.


    And just because neither of them had told anyone, it didn¡¯t mean no one else knew about it too.


    Lilian Drye was discharged from the hospital today.


    Mum came to pick her up with the family aunt.


    Impatient with her mother¡¯s chatter, Lilian Drye walked on her own, just in time to see Woodrow walking ahead of her, and was about to call out to him to ask him why Tredan Davi hadn¡¯t visited her for so many days when she saw Woodrow enter a ward.


    Curious, she followed him, but she couldn¡¯t see through the door. When she asked the nurse, she found out that Tredan Davi had been hospitalized for alcohol poisoning.


    Lilian Drye was overjoyed at the news that her chance had finally arrived.


    The next day, a well-dressed Lilian Drye arrives in Tredan Davi¡¯s hospital room with a Thermos bucket in her hand.


    Woodrow and Domino were surprised and looked at each other, wondering where Lilian Drye had gotten her information.


    Lilian Drye looked at the two, put the Thermos on the table, and to Tredan¡¯s bedside to look at him, who was asleep but looked distressed, ¡°Tredan, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why did you drink so much wine? You know I was worried sick, I had my aunt make porridgest night and brought it to you first thing in the morning.¡±


    Turning back to Woodrow, he said, ¡°Woodrow, you two have had a hard time these past few days, I was also in hospital and couldn¡¯te and see Tredan, but now that I¡¯ve been discharged, I¡¯ll take care of Tredan Davi.¡±


    She looked at the two of them and said, ¡°Do what you want to do, I¡¯ll take over from here.¡±


    Woodrow and Domino looked at each other and Woodrow gulped before saying, ¡°Erm, well, Lilian, you¡¯ve only just been discharged and you¡¯re still very weak, so Tredan¡¯s fine with Domino and me.¡±


    Lilian Drye smiled contemptuously, ¡°I¡¯m Tredan¡¯s fianc??e, it¡¯s only right that I look after him.¡±


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you guys broken off your marriage?¡± Domino, unworthy of Lilian Drye¡¯s condescension, couldn¡¯t help but choke out.


    ¡°Since when did we break up?¡± Lilian Drye was calm and collected.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you all see our grand engagement? And did you see Group Davi or Group Drye make a statement about our withdrawal?¡±


    Domino choked and looked over at Woodrow, who shook his head; the withdrawal had been made by Tredan Davi to Lilian Drye, and although everyone knew that Grimm Drye and Floyd had gotten into a private fight at the clubhouse, the talk about the marriage between the two families was in danger of falling through was only a spection, and neither party had made a statement on the matter until today.


    Lilian Drye couldn¡¯t help but smile smugly, ¡°Please go back, both of you.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll stay and look after Tredan Davi too, after all, we¡¯ve been looking after him all these days and we know best what his condition is,¡± Woodrow said in a rush.


    Lilian Drye raised an eyebrow, ¡°You can stay, but not your girlfriend, after all, it¡¯s not convenient either.¡±


    ¡°You?? ¡± Domino opened her mouth in anger and wanted to curse.


    Woodrow hurriedly stopped her and pulled her outside.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never seen such a shameless woman, she¡¯s still stuck up for that person who said he doesn¡¯t want her.¡± Domino was furious.


    ¡°Well, Domino, you¡¯d better go home to rest, I know you¡¯ve been tired thesest few days.¡± Woodrow was helpless.


    ¡°What about you?¡± Domino asked, Woodrow had been looking after Tredan Davi for thest two days as well.


    Woodrow rubbed his face and said helplessly, ¡°I can¡¯t leave Tredan to Lilian Drye, no matter what she wants. It will be a disservice to my brother if I don¡¯t keep an eye on him. If I leave, Tredan will hunt me down when he recovers.¡±


    Domino was silent.


    Lilian Drye felt that God had given her a chance to start over with Tredan Davi.


    Because of the way Octavia Gills had taken care of Tredan Davi back then, Tredan Davi had never forgotten and had fallen in love because of it.


    It didn¡¯t matter, wasn¡¯t it just taking care of him? Back then I was too young and too scared of the unknown to do it.


    Now it¡¯s different.


    By taking advantage of Tredan¡¯s illness this time, she wants to get back everything she has lost.


    Lilian Drye called her aunt at home and asked her to prepare all the precious ingredients such as ginseng, ck chicken, abalone and sea cucumber, etc. She also called her mother to find a familiar herbalist and asked her aunt at home to make various kinds of herbal meals to nourish the qi and blood.


    In half a day, all the doctors and nurses in the ward knew that the princess had arrived in Ward 6, and three nurses had already been scolded by her in the morning.


    The first one was scolded by Lilian Drye for tucking Tredan Davi in while taking his blood pressure, and for being a vixen with bad intentions.


    The second was used of neglecting the patient because the medication was not given immediately.


    The third nurse squeezed Tredan Davi¡¯s hand for a long time while removing the needle.


    The nurses went to the directorining, and no one already wanted to work in Ward Six.


    For the sake of his friendship with Woodrow, the director had no choice but to call him and ask him to ask the princess in Ward Six to leave.


    Woodrow was also forced toe to Tredan Davi¡¯s ward with his secretary and the documents he had umted over the past few days.


    Lilian Drye was scowling at him, but there was nothing she could do about it.


    When he was done with his business, he bore the brunt of listening to Lilian Drye shout and scowl at every nurse who came in. Woodrow took one look at Tredan Davi, who was motionless in his hospital bed and said through clenched teeth, ¡°Boy, just wait until you¡¯re well, I will skin you alive.¡±


    Looking at the sizeable food box on the table from Lilian Drye¡¯s family, Woodrow suddenly had an idea.


    ¡°Lilian, are you going to feed him like a pig?¡±


    Lilian Drye said angrily, ¡°Look who¡¯s talking?¡±


    Woodrow put out his tongue, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t want to wake up if I knew I had these sitting next to me.¡±


    ¡°Woodrow, what do you mean?¡± Lilian Drye eximed.


    With a twinkle in his eye, Woodrow softened his tone and said, ¡°Lilian, I know that you want Tredan to wake up sooner, to get better sooner, to start over with you.¡±


    Lilian Drye pursed her lips, her eyes teared up and she turned her head away.


    Woodrow smiled secretly, ¡°But Lilian, we both know the knot in Tredan¡¯s heart, if you¡¯re like this, it won¡¯t work, why don¡¯t I show you a way.¡±


    Lilian Drye turned her head and looked at him, she knew Tredan Davi¡¯s best friend was Woodrow, the two were so close they could share their trousers. If Tredan Davi hated something, then Woodrow would unconditionally hate it too.


    ¡°You? Help me? How is that possible?¡±


    Woodrow sighed deliberately, ¡°Do you know why Tredan is like this now?¡±


    Lilian Drye shook her head hesitantly, she wanted so badly to know why Tredan was like this, but no one had told her.


    ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t know why, he just went to Japan and came back and locked himself in the cer, it took me a lot of effort to open it up and get him out.¡± Woodrow deliberately paused.


    Lilian Drye did follow up, ¡°And he didn¡¯t tell you anything?¡±


    Woodrow shook his head.


    ¡°So what happened to him?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what happened. But we can all see that he¡¯s in a bad mood, and in that case, it doesn¡¯t matter what food you make for him to eat, it¡¯s more important to get him in a good mood.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ What should I do then?¡± Lilian Drye asked unconvincingly.


    ¡°You cane and see him every day and talk to him, then leave here afterward, we need to give him space and time to think about the past and what¡¯s toe, I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll want to wake up if we¡¯re watching him like a hawk. Am I making sense? You see it, don¡¯t you?¡±


    Lilian Drye looked at Tredan Davi in the hospital bed and then at Woodrow who had a sincere look on his face and didn¡¯t move.

 Chapter 80: Let Me Take Care of You

    ¡°Lilian, you know what Tredan likes in a girl, but it¡¯s never someone who is dictatorial and doesn¡¯t give him a little freedom, don¡¯t you think? Of course, my words are for your information only, you are both my friends for many years, I am just saying these words on the side, whether you take them or not is up to you.¡±


    When he finished, he gestured to his secretary to follow him out.


    Then he stopped at the door to eavesdrop while he gestured at a young nurse to keep quiet, who nodded and left instead of going in to do something in the ward.


    Inside.


    Lilian Drye sat quietly at Tredan¡¯s bedside, looking at his sleeping face, and whispered, ¡°Tredan, I won¡¯t bother you. You like a girl who is gentle and well-mannered. I will control my emotions, I will not lose my temper with you or anyone else, and I will not stay to annoy you. I¡¯ll see you and then I¡¯ll go, I just want you to get well soon, we¡¯ll be good, we must be happy for those who are waiting to see usugh.¡±


    Lilian Drye wiped the tears from her eyes and walked away.


    Looking at her back, Woodrow sighed, what a relief it is.


    He told his secretary to take the papers back and that he would stay with Tredan Davi tonight.


    It was almost dark when Lilian Drye left the hospital, and she was in a bad mood so she took a taxi to the Time Bar.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    By coincidence, she saw Eddison at the door, and Eddison saw her.


    ¡°Hello, Sister-in-Law!¡± Eddison was courteous as always.


    Lilian Drye ignored him and sat down on a barstool. The bartender handed her a well-mixed cocktail, and without thinking, Lilian Drye tilted her head and downed it, coughing and sticking out her tongue in annoyance, ¡°Pete, what did you give me to drink? It¡¯s bitter and choking!¡±


    The bartender smiled at her, ¡°The new one, the Red Dust, Ms. Lilian, the Red Dust is supposed to be bitter.¡±


    Lilian Drye was surprisingly unruffled.


    Taking the beer Pete handed her, she murmured, ¡°Yes, the Red Dust is inherently bitter.¡±


    ¡°Hah, Sister-in-Law¡¯s has been enlightened?¡± Eddison sneered.


    Lilian Drye gave him a look but didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°What? Did you hit a nail in the coffin with my big brother again?¡± Eddison teased.


    ¡°There¡¯s no nail in the coffin, he¡¯s just sick.¡± Lilian Drye said breathlessly.


    ¡°Sick? What is he sick of?¡± Eddison was surprised.


    Lilian Drye shook her head, ¡°I don¡¯t know, Woodrow said he drank a lot as soon as he got back from Japan, then got alcohol poisoning and is now in the hospital, sleeping all day.¡±


    Eddison¡¯s heart flutters.


    Looking at Lilian Drye, ¡°Sister-in-Law, what a great opportunity.¡±


    ¡°Use in words, I don¡¯t understand?¡± Lilian Drye gives him a nk look.


    ¡°But he¡¯s even ignoring me. I¡¯m the princess of the Drye Family, and I¡¯ve been begging and pleading to him for years, and he still treats me like this.¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s heart was full of anguish and she could not help but shed tears.


    ¡°Sister-in-Law, you can¡¯t give up, do you know what he did in Japan?¡± Eddison said slowly.


    Lilian Drye looked at him sideways, ¡°You know?¡±


    Eddison nodded, ¡°He went to see Octavia Gills, only to see me and Octavia Gills together with his own two eyes.¡±


    Lilian Drye froze.


    ¡°Sister-in-Law, this illness of my big brother means he¡¯s dead to Octavia, you¡¯re finally seeing the light and you¡¯re giving up?¡±


    Lilian Drye jumped out of her chair. ¡°I¡¯m not giving up! Thank you for telling me.¡±


    Coming from the hospital, Domino went to the Orchid Heart Bistro, it has been a long time since she had helped out, it was that damn Tredan Davi that was killing her and her Woodrow.


    It¡¯s Monday and business is not as good as it was on the weekend, so Domino sighs as she works.


    Gar gets curious and chases Domino to ask her why.


    Domino can¡¯t stand Gar¡¯s pestering, she knows how Octavia Gills has felt about Tredan Davi all these years, and now, looking at Tredan Davi, she truly feels sorry for the two lovers.


    So she told Gar what had happened.


    Gar was saddened by what he heard.


    ¡°Ms. Domino, I like Tredan¡¯s brother too, so why don¡¯t we just let my sistere back.¡±


    ¡°Easy for you to say, you don¡¯t know your sister yet, she is determined to leave, and she did it so she can avoid Tredan, why will shee back.¡±


    Gar¡¯s eyes twinkled, ¡°Then we can give her a good reason toe back!¡±


    Japan.


    Octavia persuaded Eddison to return home.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ cough cleared up a bit and she started working regrly.


    The publicity department reported to her that their film was being released in the UK next month and they had to arrange for someone to go with them to the UK to do publicity. The coboration with Steam Network in the UK is also going well and the two parties need to meet to discuss the details, but it has not yet been decided whether they will meet in Japan or the UK.


    Octavia Gills stared at the report.


    Eddison made her think about his idea to start apany in the UK, to be near her family and to have some peace of mind, after all, Gar¡¯s health had always been a concern, and her mother and Eldwin were getting older.


    As for herself, Tredan was married, I think? She hadn¡¯t asked Eddison, and Eddison hadn¡¯t mentioned it either.


    Tredan had appeared and left suddenly that day. If he hadn¡¯t been married, shouldn¡¯t he havee to tell her with joy? Since he didn¡¯t, it meant that he was still someone else¡¯s man and hade to see her just to dere his sovereignty, I guess, and he had been misunderstood again. But it didn¡¯t matter.


    The phone suddenly rang, startling her.


    ¡°Domino? What made you call at this hour?¡±


    ¡°Octavia,e back quickly, Gar he, he??¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Gar?¡± Octavia Gills stood up in shock.


    Domino cried, ¡°Octavia,e back quickly, Gar¡¯s body is rejecting his and the doctors have told him to stay in hospital for observation,e back quickly.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Domino rubbed her chest and said to Woodrow and Gar, ¡°I¡¯m scared to death, I¡¯m d she didn¡¯t ask me to turn on the video, otherwise we would have been exposed.¡±


    Woodrow patted her on the back, ¡°That was tough wasn¡¯t it?? tough?? I¡¯ll ask Tredan to give you a bonus in the future.¡±


    ¡°What about me, Brother Woodrow? I¡¯m cursing myself!¡± Gar resented being left out.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯re Britain¡¯s best brother-inw!¡± Woodrow gave him a thumbs up.


    Gar counted the words in that sentence on his fingers and muttered, ¡°Hmmm?? something¡¯s weird about that deal!¡±


    Octavia Gills was frightened out of her wits and trembled as she called her assistant in to book a flight home and to make arrangements for all the work she was leaving behind.


    By the time she arrived at the airport, Octavia Gills¡¯ emotions had calmed down a little, and before boarding the ne, she sent Eddison a Facebook message, ¡°I¡¯m agreeing to go back home and start my ownpany.¡±


    Octavia Gills breathed a sigh of relief when she finally made a decision.


    Sometimes, some decisions are just a matter of chance.


    They were met by Woodrow, Domino, and Gar.


    As Gar came alive and embraced Octavia Gills, all her anxiety vanished, and her adrenaline waned that she leaned limply against Domino, gasping, ¡°Gar? You¡¯re not???¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ appearance startled everyone.


    Gar hurriedly hugged her and patted her back soothingly, ¡°Sis! Sis! Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry for scaring you, Sis, I¡¯m sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong.¡±


    Gar was in a hurry and incoherent.


    Domino and Woodrow were also taken aback and rushed to help Gar apologize to Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills was in tears, ¡°You guys, you guys, that¡¯s too much! Gar, you¡¯re too much, do you know, I almost went crazy.¡±


    Gar apologized unceasingly.


    ¡°And you two! He doesn¡¯t know any better, but what on earth are you two up to? Domino, you scared me to death.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry Octavia, I¡¯ll never dare to do that again, scold me, hit me!¡± Domino looked at Octavia Gills¡¯ pale face that was truly crestfallen.


    ¡°Sis, don¡¯t me Ms. Domino, it was my idea, it was my fault, but look, I¡¯m alive and well, shouldn¡¯t you be happy? Would you rather get off the ne and hear bad news about me?¡±


    ¡°You talk too much nonsense!¡± Octavia Gills scolded him with tears in her eyes.


    Woodrow had mixed feelings as he watched the three crying andughing at the same time.


    ¡°Octavia Gills, Gar¡¯s fine, but there¡¯s someone who¡¯s dying.¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ heart skipped a beat as if the pendulum had stopped swinging.


    ¡°Will you go and see him? I¡¯ve never seen him like this in all my life.¡± Woodrow¡¯s eyes reddened and he looked away.


    The three of them arrived at the hospital.


    Woodrow had made prior arrangements to make sure that Lilian Drye will not be there.


    Pushing the door to the hospital room, Octavia Gills saw Tredan Davi sleeping in a hospital bed, so thin that even his face looked gaunt.


    Tredan Davi had not been eating or drinking, so the doctors had to give him nutritional supplements. To help him regain his strength, a sleep aid had been added to his medication so he was sleeping all the time.


    As she looked at Tredan Davi¡¯s pale face on the snowy sheets, Octavia Gills covered her mouth with her hand, not daring to cry out, but tears were falling down her face.


    Something suddenly tickled her throat causing her to cough violently, a cough she could not stop.


    ¡°Octavia Gills!¡±


    ¡°Octavia!¡±


    ¡°Sister!¡±


    Waking up, Octavia Gills saw the snowy sheets first, then the doctors with their stethoscopes in their ears, Gar, Domino, and Woodrow.


    ¡°She¡¯s awake. It¡¯s okay, the patient seems to have experienced emotional highs and lows, and her recent cold-triggered pneumonia was not treated in time. It¡¯s best to make her fully cooperate with the treatment so she can recuperate fast.¡± The doctor said a few words and left.


    Gar was terrified and clutched Octavia Gills¡¯ hand.


    Octavia Gills reassured them, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ve been coughing for the past few days and the doctor said it was okay. It¡¯s just as well I¡¯m back, so I¡¯ll stay in hospital for a few days.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, we shouldn¡¯t have lied to you about Gar¡¯s condition that made you anxious and nervous.¡± Domino and Woodrow couldn¡¯t tell how guilty they felt.


    Octavia Gillsughed softly, ¡°Remember this lesson well, no more next time!¡±


    The three nodded their heads like dutiful children.


    Octavia Gills looked at Domino and hesitated for a moment before asking, ¡°Is he?? is he alright?¡±


    Domino bowed her head sadly, ¡°When he came back from Japan, he kept on drinking for three days, Woodrow and I had to get someone to unlock the cer door to get him out. It took all night to open it and get him to the hospital, and the doctor said he would have been dead if he had been brought in anyter.¡±


    ¡°He was saved, but he wouldn¡¯t wake up, he wouldn¡¯t eat or drink, he wouldn¡¯t speak, Woodrow and I were afraid he didn¡¯t want to live anymore, and we had no choice but toe up with such a bad idea to trick you intoing back.¡±


    ¡°Octavia, Woodrow, and I take turns watching him. Woodrow keeps talking and talking to him, but he just wouldn¡¯t respond, as if, as if all his thoughts were gone and he was dead to life.¡±


    At this point, Domino covered her mouth and burst into tears.


    ¡°Octavia, Tredan went to Japan to find you. Did you, or did you not meet?¡±


    Octavia Gills said softly, ¡°We met.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ you guys¡­¡±


    ¡°When he came, I was with Eddison.¡± Octavia Gills said quietly, but her heart was beating fast.


    ¡°You guys should go back home, I¡¯m tired and want to rest for a while.¡±


    It was a peaceful sleep, a dream having rows and rows of cherry blossom trees, pink and white cherry petals flying everywhere, and a hazy figure standing under the tree that Octavia Gills knew was Tredan Davi.


    With his back to her, Octavia Gills tried to look at his face, but no matter which way she walked, his back was always to her.


    She was so tired of walking, and Octavia Gills was discouraged. What a distance it was, no matter how hard she tried, she could never get to him, all she could see was his back.


    In her dreams, Octavia Gills was in a state of darkness, ¡°Let go, Octavia, don¡¯t dwell on it.¡±

 Chapter 81: Calm Down, You Win

    When Domino came in and saw Octavia Gills asleep, she suddenly burst into tears, she panicked and shook her gently, ¡°Octavia? Octavia, wake up, are you dreaming?¡±


    Octavia Gills opened her eyes and looked at Domino, and was in a momentary trance.


    Domino wiped away her tears and said heartily, ¡°Why do you all look like this all the time?¡±


    Octavia Gills remained silent.


    Domino sighed and told Octavia Gills about the day she left and Tredan Davi chased her to the airport.


    Tredan Davi seemed like a lost soul that day, his heart broke when he heard Woodrow ask him about the Ten Commandments Song.


    Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help but be moved as well.


    But, thinking of the figure in the dream whose face she could not see, Octavia Gills calmed down.


    Octavia Gills whispered.


    ¡°First it is better not to see each other, so that we may not fall in love.


    Second, it is better not to know each other, so that we may not think of each other.


    Third, it is better not to be with each other, so that we may not be indebted to each other.


    Fourth, it is better not to cherish each other, so that we may not remember each other.


    Fifth, it is better not to love each other, so that we may not abandon each other.


    Sixth, it is better not to face each other, so that we may not meet.


    It is better not to miss each other in the seventh, so that we may not lose each other.


    The eighth best thing is not to promise each other, so that we may not continue.


    The ninth is better not to cling to each other, so that we may not cling to each other.


    The tenth is better not to meet, so that we may not meet.


    But if we have seen each other, we know each other, and it is better to see each other than not to see each other.


    I will never part with you, and I will never have to live or die thinking about you.¡±


    At the end of the poem, tears could not help but flow.


    ¡°From the very beginning it was a misunderstanding, we kept missing every chance, everything was fixed, why cling to it?¡±


    Outside the door, Tredan Davi listened in awe as Octavia Gills¡¯ voice recited each sentence, each one like a knife piercing slowly into his heart, sending a dull ache throughout his soul.


    The words ¡°Why do you have to be persistent?¡± made him finally drop his hand from knocking on the door.


    Tredan Davi came to his senses when he heard Woodrow tell him that Octavia Gills hade back to see him but had copsed and was in the next ward. When Woodrow went out, he got up slowly and walked as far as he could from his bed.


    But hearing that Octavia Gills didn¡¯t want to be persistent anymore, his heart slowly chilled and he didn¡¯t have the strength to knock on the door.


    He moved back to the ward step by step and was just lying back in bed when Lilian Drye came in with a Thermos lunchbox.


    Surprised to see him sitting up in bed, Lilian Drye, ¡°Tredan, you¡¯re awake, you¡¯re finally awake.¡±


    Putting down the Thermos lunchbox, she hugged him, crying andughing, ¡°You scared me to death, worried me to death.¡±


    Tredan Davi let her hug him, not responding and not pushing her away.


    This came as a bit of a surprise to Lilian Drye, but more of a pleasant one.


    She opened the lunchbox and used a small bowl to serve him a bowl of porridge, ¡°This is the porridge I asked auntie to make for you this morning, you haven¡¯t eaten for a long time and your stomach is weak, so just eat some porridge first, we¡¯ll slowly make up for it when you¡¯ve recuperated.¡±


    After saying this, she ced a spoonful of porridge on his lips and carefully tested the temperature before bringing it to Tredan Davi¡¯s mouth.


    Tredan Davi ate it with his mouth open.


    Lilian Drye was dumbfounded, tears of excitement greeting her eyes as she whispered in surprise, ¡°Tredan.¡±


    Tredan Davi did not speak.


    Lilian Drye scooped up another spoonful, blew on it, tested the temperature again, and fed it to Tredan Davi, who ate it.


    Lilian Drye smiled happily while tears fell from her eyes, wiped them gently, and continued to feed him until he finished the small bowl of porridge.


    Taking a tissue and carefully wiping the corner of Tredan Davi¡¯s mouth, she said softly, ¡°You can only eat this much for now, having too much might hurt your stomach.¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s eyes were fixed straight on the doorway.


    Lilian Drye turned back after everything was done, only to see Woodrow and Domino standing in the doorway, along with Octavia Gills who was in a hospital gown,


    Octavia Gills watched as Lilian Drye gently and tenderly fed Tredan Davi his porridge, and was eating it with great pleasure.


    Octavia Gills calmly turns away.


    Domino came back to her senses and walked out with Octavia Gills.


    Woodrow scratched his head, and to be honest, he was now as confused as ever.


    By the time Lilian Drye reacted to the fact that the person in the hospital gown was Octavia Gills who had already gone out, she turned her head to look at Tredan Davi who patted the pillow and prepared to lie down.


    Lilian Drye bit her purple bottom lip and told herself, ¡°Lilian, stay calm, you¡¯re winning!¡±


    Octavia Gills calmly returns to bed, lies down, and closes her eyes wearily.


    Early in the morning, Woodrow came over to say that Tredan Davi had been refusing to eat and begged Octavia Gills to go and see him and at least persuade him to eat something as he couldn¡¯t just live on fluids.


    She really misses him, and since she was a child, the thing she can¡¯t let go of is when he was aggrieved.


    So, she went to see her, and if possible she could tell him that nothing was going on with him and Eddison.


    But there was no need for her to exin anything.


    Say it to yourself in your heart, ¡°Oh, Octavia! Stop tormenting yourself with your interests; he is no concern of yours, good or bad; you were never supposed to be there, and when you were there you were only a stand-in; stop thinking too much, stop hurting yourself.¡±


    Tears were slipping from the corners of her eyes and Domino wiped them with a tissue, shedding tears herself.


    She didn¡¯t understand what was going on here either.


    Howe it¡¯s always turned out badly.


    ¡°Octavia, don¡¯t cry,¡± Domino said softly.


    Octavia Gills sniffled andughed, ¡°I¡¯m fine, it¡¯s fine.¡± But the tears were still flowing unbidden.


    Domino came over and hugged her, ¡°Octavia, why don¡¯t you cry a little, cry it out so you¡¯ll feel better.¡±


    Octavia Gills hugged her back before pushing her away, ¡°I¡¯m really fine.¡±


    Looking out of the window, it was drizzling outside, at that moment, the sky was as cloudy as Octavia Gills¡¯ mood.


    In the back of her mind, what lingers is the scene she just saw.


    The heart has long been aching to the point of numbness.


    No matter how good the memories from childhood are, they will fade with the number of times they are remembered.


    Remembering the phrase, ¡°There¡¯s a chance but there¡¯s no part in it??¡± can exin all of what¡¯s happening now, her obsession is too deep, and the only one getting hurt was always herself.


    Always moved by his every move, always struck again and again by the reality that she was like a poor moth, fluttering again and again towards that little bright light, and kept scorched again and again.


    If it was fire, so be it, how can it not be a relief to burn to the ground?


    It was sad to be scorched by themp, but that bright light always drew her back on her own ord.


    Oh, Octavia Gills! How many more times do you need to die before you let go?


    Lilian Drye carefully tucked Tredan Davi in and watched him fall asleep before turning around to go out.


    She took out her phone and sent a Facebook message to Eddison: ¡°Octavia is in the hospital,e to Central Hospital, Ward 6 now!¡±


    As for which room, she didn¡¯t bother looking, that was Eddison¡¯s business and she had done him a favor.


    In Tredan Davi¡¯s mind was etched the look of desperation he saw in the eyes of Octavia Gills a moment ago.


    But he didn¡¯t feel the slightest thrill of revenge.


    There was only an infinite pain.


    When you think about it, his desire for Octavia Gills has been in his body since he was three years old, and when she left, it hurt like hell.


    Does Octavia Gills love him or not?


    Why was she with Eddison? That warm smile she gave Eddison plunged into his heart like a knife.


    Eddison was overjoyed to receive Octavia Gills¡¯ Facebook message. He didn¡¯t press Octavia Gills on when she would be back, to spare her worries he couldn¡¯t be too proactive lest Octavia Gills flinch, she was like a little snail, once she felt danger she immediately retreated into her shell and was harder to coax out again.


    So, Eddison had been holding back, meanwhile, he started the preparations for the newpany of Octavia Gills.


    Today, out of the blue, he got a Facebook message from Lilian Drye, ¡°Octavia is in the hospital,e to the hospital, ward 6.¡±


    It was as if he was struck by lightning and left the room full of people, and drove straight to the hospital.


    Domino was putting together all the things of Octavia Gills, who was nning to discharge herself from the hospital.


    The door mmed open and Eddison burst in, panting.


    Seeing Octavia Gills sitting on the hospital bed, he stood still and tried hard to calm down a bit. Smiling and looking at her.


    ¡°Eddison?¡±


    ¡°President Davi?¡±


    Both Octavia and Domino were pleasantly surprised.


    ¡°How did you know I was here?¡± Octavia Gills asked.


    ¡°Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe that my heart is in the right ce? It was my thoughts of you that guided me here.¡± Eddison smiled imploringly.


    Octavia Gills alsoughs, thest time she asked him in Japan, he said the same thing.


    ¡°President Davi, that¡¯s very sweet of you to say!¡± Domino said in surprise.


    Eddison ignored her and asked Octavia Gills, ¡°Why are you in the hospital? Did you not get over yourst cold? How could you be so careless.¡±


    ¡°All is fine now! I¡¯ll have Domino check me out of the hospital in a few minutes.¡± Octavia Gills replied with a smile.


    Domino¡¯s eyes darted between the two, the affection Eddison had for Octavia Gills was obvious to any fool, and Domino understood why Octavia Gills said that when Tredan Davi had seen her with Eddison, Tredan Davi had turned into that ghost when he returned. She couldn¡¯t help but sigh. How boring it must be for fate to have nothing better to do than to y with people¡¯s feelings!


    After gathering their things, Domino and Eddison apanied Octavia Gills outside, one on each side, Eddison carefully holding Octavia Gills¡¯ arm for fear that she might copse.


    Octavia Gills broke away gently andughed, ¡°I feel like a pregnant woman when you treat me that way.¡±


    ¡°Not like a pregnant woman, like an old Buddha.¡± Domino gave them a nk look, Octavia Gillsughed and Domino couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    When he looked up, he met up with three other people.


    Woodrow and Lilian Drye were at Tredan Davi¡¯s left and right side, helping him get ready to leave the hospital as well.


    Seeing them, Lilian Drye immediately leaned towards Tredan Davi and looked provocatively at Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ gaze, however, was involuntary, looking only at Tredan Davi, his thin lips pursed, his gaze cold as he looked at Eddison¡¯s hands holding her up.


    Lilian Drye came up and nudged Octavia Gills, ¡°What are you looking at?¡±


    Octavia Gills ducked in pain and Domino grabbed Lilian Drye¡¯s hand that was about to hit Octavia Gills, ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡±


    Octavia Gills reached for Domino and choked on a breath, coughing violently, her face suffocating and hunched over in a ball.


    Eddison was anxious and rushed to pat her back, ¡°Octavia! Octavia! Are you okay? Are you alright?¡±


    Tredan Davi took a step forward, but then stood still, his hand clutching Woodrow¡¯s arm in a death grip, and Woodrow cringed with pain but didn¡¯t dare to make a sound.


    ¡°Keep your eyes to yourself and don¡¯t look where you¡¯re not supposed to!¡± Lilian Drye wrenched herself from Domino¡¯s grasp, raising her chin arrogantly at Octavia Gills, who was coughing hard.


    Domino held Octavia Gills and rubbed her back to allow her to breathe smoothly.


    Seeing Woodrow go off with Lillian and Tredan, she shouted, ¡°Woodrow, I¡¯m breaking up with you!¡±


    Woodrow cried out in disbelief, his arm being squeezed hard by Tredan Davi the whole time. He knew Tredan Davi must be feeling bad in a way, not daring to move an inch, not even daring to make a sound from the pain he felt for fear of irritating him.


    It was only possible for him to follow Tredan Davi out.


    Domino was furious, ¡°Don¡¯t you evere back!¡±


    Octavia Gills, all sweaty, leaned over her shoulder and patted her, ¡°Go get him, I¡¯m fine.¡±Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    ¡°Me?! Go to him?! Not a chance in hell!¡± Domino red out.


    ¡°Octavia let¡¯s go, he shouldn¡¯te back to me for the rest of his life if he has no balls!¡±


    Eddison went to stop them, ¡°Octavia, are you sure you want to be discharged? In your condition, it¡¯s better to stay in the hospital and get some treatment.¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled lightly and shook her head, ¡°No, I want to go home and recuperate from there.¡±


    Eddison drove Octavia Gills and Domino to the Orchid Heart Bistro.


    Gar stayed behind today to get Octavia Gills¡¯ room cleaned up.


    Eldwin and Elda were waiting at the door before the bistro opened.


    ¡°Mum, Eldwin,¡± Octavia Gills said as she got out of the car and saw them, taking a few quick steps to meet them.


    ¡°Octavia!¡± the two stepped forward as one of them took Octavia Gills by the hand.

 Chapter 82: Misplaced in Space

    Eldwin was his usual self, having that sunny smile on his face, looking at Octavia Gills heartily, turning back to Elda and saying, ¡°She got thinner! Thinner again.¡±


    Elda pulled her daughter to her with tears in her eyes, ¡°Yes, why are you so thin, you can¡¯t take care of yourself at all.¡±


    Octavia Gills smiled, it felt so good to be home, it felt so good to have someone love her.


    Mum is looking good, and Gar was right, Mum deserves her happiness too.


    Eldwin shouted inside, ¡°Oh, Gar! Your sister is back, hurry down.¡±


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯ming.¡± Gar¡¯s pleasant voice was heard from downstairs.


    Octavia Gills was surprised to see Gar bouncing down, ¡°Don¡¯t you have to work?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving in a minute, I called the manager this morning.¡± Gar picked up Octavia Gills¡¯ bags and carried them upstairs.


    Eldwin hastened to stop him, ¡°Hey, go on your way, there¡¯s no need for you to do this,¡± grabbing the luggage out of his hands.


    Elda looked on with a smile and said to Octavia Gills, ¡± Eldwin doesn¡¯t let Gar do heavy work until now, always saying he has to be careful and to take good care of himself. He is spoiling Gar too much, you should talk with himter.¡±


    Eldwin turned back to them and said, ¡°Why do you say I spoil him? He¡¯s such a good boy, I can¡¯t even spoil him!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right, sis, talk to mum properly, Eldwin is good to me and she¡¯s always stopping him from taking care of me, now I¡¯m wondering if I¡¯m her real son?¡± Gar came back from helping Eldwin put her things away and made a face at his mum.


    Elda made a move to hit him and he ducked to the side and said to Octavia Gills, ¡°Sis, I¡¯m off to work, I¡¯ll be back to talk to you tonight!¡±


    After saying that, he went away.


    Octavia Gills looked at his back, at this little restaurant, and suddenly her heart was filled with happiness.


    I have traveled to the ends of the earth, but not as far from the little home in the corner.


    Love over a thousand hills is no match for theughter of a family reunion.


    Octavia Gills felt it was right toe back.


    Turning back, she smiled gently at Eddison, ¡°Thank you, Eddison, it¡¯s good to be home.¡±


    Eddison smiled, ¡°Thank goodness I¡¯ve finally done something good for once.¡±


    The exchange of smiles and whispers between the two was, to Elda¡¯s eyes, showing the intimacy of a loving couple.


    She said to Eddison, ¡°Eddison, it¡¯s been a while since you¡¯ve been here, try Eldwin¡¯s specialtiester.¡±


    ¡°Hey, Auntie, my mouth is already watering,¡± Eddison responded loudly.


    Only Domino was sullen.


    Octavia Gills dragged her upstairs to see the room Gar had prepared for her.


    ¡°Domino, understand Woodrow, he and Tredan?? have been friends for a long time, as you and I are?? ah¡­ He¡¯ll go back to you soon.¡±


    Domino was aggrieved, ¡°He chose Tredan over me!¡±


    Octavia Gillsughed lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t be a child, you know in your heart that these are two different things.¡±


    Domino looked at Octavia Gills with resignation, ¡°Octavia, then you and Tredan?? that¡¯s it?¡±


    Octavia Gills stroked the workbench Gar had set up for her to draw on, nodded, and said slowly, ¡°That¡¯s it, I was the one who got into his space by mistake, now everything is back in its ce and it¡¯s good.¡±


    Lilian Drye and Woodrow brought Tredan Davi back to the old house.


    Tredan Davi locked himself into his bedroom.


    Lilian Drye, on the other hand, stomped around the living room.


    Woodrow just sat on the sofa in silence.


    ¡°Woodrow, do something, Tredan can¡¯t be like this all the time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good enough for him to go back to bed, as long as he doesn¡¯t drink anymore, I¡¯ll be satisfied.¡± Woodrow was subdued.


    Lilian Drye stomped her foot and sat down on the couch, ¡°Why did he turn out that way? Is it just because of that Octavia Gills?¡±


    Woodrow looked at her and didn¡¯t make a sound.


    ¡°That bitch!¡± Lilian Drye gnashed her teeth in hatred.


    ¡°I will not let her get away with it.¡±


    ¡°Lilian, you shouldn¡¯t mess around!¡± Woodrow warned her.


    Lilian Drye gave him a dismissive look, a ¡°What do you care¡± look.


    ¡°Lilian, weren¡¯t you quite nice when you fed Tredan his porridge today? Didn¡¯t you see that Tredan didn¡¯t reject you either, so you should control your behavior, don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Lilian Drye fell silent and did not speak.


    ¡°You go back, It¡¯s fine for me to watch over Tredan for now. You can juste back tomorrow and don¡¯t forget to bring him something to eat.¡± Woodrow said to Lilian Drye.


    Lilian Drye decided that there was no point in her staying even if she wanted to, so she left unhappily.


    Woodrow sighed, ¡°Tredan, don¡¯t say that I¡¯m not good enough as a friend, this is all I can do for you.¡±


    Lilian Drye arrived home just as dinner was being served, and Grimm Drye had just arrived home.


    Grimm Drye has been so busy and exasperatedtely, but today, his subordinate gave him an idea that he considered and thought was good enough for him to go home early and discuss with his wife and daughter.


    Seeing Lilian Dryee back from outside, still full of displeasure, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Lilian, what have you been up to? Why are you always missing?¡±


    The project she and Tredan Davi are working on is currently on hold. Since Group Davi can¡¯t afford to unterally terminate his contract, it was still ongoing, but Floyd is worried that Freeman Gellings will deal with him. With a third of Group Drye¡¯s fortune at stake in this project, Grimm Drye is anxious but at a loss as to what to do.


    Lilian Drye gave a pout, ¡°Tredan is sick and I¡¯m taking care of him, he just got discharged today.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Grimm Drye raised an eyebrow, ¡°You¡¯ve been with himtely?¡±


    Lilian Drye nods.


    ¡°What the hell is the matter with you two?¡± Grimm Drye asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s not much of a situation, that¡¯s all.¡± Lilian Drye stammered.


    ¡°What¡¯s that like? Did he mention anything to you about when you¡¯re getting married?¡± Grimm Drye was a little anxious.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t we all sayst time that we¡¯d wait until the project was over? By the way, Dad, what¡¯s going on with you and Uncle Floyd, why are you holding down our progress properly?¡± Lilian Drye asked rhetorically.


    ¡°I?? how is it that I¡¯m pressuring you guys, it¡¯s a unteral decision on Floyd¡¯s side.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Lilian Drye was baffled.


    Grimm Drye opened his mouth and felt there was no way to make sense of it.


    ¡°Lilian, I¡¯m telling you, if you¡¯re still spending every day with Tredan, then you need to get a grip of yourself and push him to marry you soon, if you do, Floyd can¡¯t hold the project down anymore and our funding will be released.¡±


    ¡°But, Tredan?? he??¡± Lilian Drye was having a hard time too.


    ¡°No buts, my good girl, you need to get a grip, the future of this project is in your hands, and even the Drye Family is depending on you.¡± Grimm Drye intensified his tone.


    ¡°Grimm, what¡¯s the matter with you? What is wrong with you? Why are you pushing your daughter so hard?¡± Mrs. Drye asked in disbelief.


    Grimm Drye sighed, ¡°Ugh, you don¡¯t understand, don¡¯t ask so many questions.¡±


    Mrs. Drye rarely goes out of the house, nor did she have the card-ying and shopping habits of the wealthy noblewomen. She spent her time growing flowers and nts and did not know anything about the business of her husband and daughter.


    Hearing this, she said nothing more and instructed the maids to prepare the meal.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Lilian, have you ever lived with Tredan?¡± Grimm Drye asked suddenly as he ate his meal.


    Lilian Drye jerked her head up to look at her father and then shook her head violently.


    Grimm Drye sighed, ¡°Otherwise, you could move in with him at the old house since you¡¯re engaged anyway.¡±


    ¡°What are you babbling about?¡± Mrs. Drye was the first to object.


    Grimm Drye red at her, ¡°We have to get them married, their marriage is a matter of money flowing through the Drye Family! Didn¡¯t she grow up wanting to marry him? Then she should get him to marry her! The sooner, the better!¡±


    ¡°But Daddy??!¡± Lilian Drye felt that something was wrong, she just couldn¡¯t put her finger on it. Although her dad wasn¡¯t in favor of it, she wanted to marry Tredan Davi, but not like this. She couldn¡¯t help but look at her dad with some uncertainty but did not say anything.


    Grimm Drye said in a rxed tone, ¡°Lilian, you¡¯ve been a great girl since you were a kid, and a girl like you is hard to find for Tredan. What does he want? To just drag you out and not get married? You need to show your charm and attract him so that he can¡¯t leave you, you cannot just chase him all over the world. Didn¡¯t he use to chase you and beg you? Howe it¡¯s the other way around now? Do some soul-searching, this matter must be taken care of right away, and if you need any help, just tell Dad who fully supports you. In a month, within a month, you should reel Tredan in!¡±


    Lilian Drye was puzzled but her dad¡¯s encouragement lifted her spirits, ¡°Dad, then talk to Uncle Floyd too, and ask him to also put some pressure on Tredan. That way it will work out.¡±


    Grimm Drye is full of bitterness that he can¡¯t tell his wife and daughter about the things he did to Tredan¡¯s mother that led Floyd to flip out.


    ¡°Lilian, I can help you on my own, but you can¡¯t let Uncle Floyd help you anymore, doing so will not give you the upper hand when you enter your inws¡¯ home. During this period, you don¡¯t have to do anything, just take care of Tredan with all your strength, 24 hours of personal service. I don¡¯t believe that you can¡¯t touch him, even if he is a block of ice, you will melt him. Dad will prepare a grand wedding for you, and marry you off in style.¡±


    Mrs. Drye also thought her husband had a point, ¡°Lilian, Dad is right, you can¡¯t let Uncle Floyd help you. You and Tredan grew up together, and although there have been conflicts at times, it had always been a good rtionship. You have to be more caring and understanding of this man, so that he would feel happy with you at all times.¡±


    Grimm Drye nodded his head in agreement.


    After dinner, Lilian Drye went for a walk in the small garden, thinking about what her mum and dad had said and knowing there was some truth to it. She couldn¡¯t help but envision a bright future for her and Tredan Davi.


    Two maids were chatting behind the flowering trees.


    ¡°Eldwin and Elda are married and Elda is looking great now!¡±


    ¡°Is that so? I told you they had a rtionship, Eldwin takes more care of Elda!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, they¡¯ve got a little restaurant now, it¡¯s called Elda¡¯s Bistro, Elda¡¯s good at her craft and runs it with Eldwin, and it¡¯s doing well.¡±


    ¡°Really? I didn¡¯t think they would be better off than before they left this house.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Elda¡¯s son had his heart surgery and I hear he¡¯s also working for a bigpany. I also heard recently that her daughter ising back from Japan for a reunion¡­ I¡¯m so jealous!¡±


    ¡°Yes, good things indeede to good people, Elda and Eldwin are so good to people, look at this now, isn¡¯t that a good thing?¡±


    ¡°Which Eldwin and Elda are you talking about?¡± asked Lilian Drye in a cold voice as she went out from behind the flowering tree and asked the two maids.


    Lilian Drye¡¯s appearance startled the two maids.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you guys? Which Eldwin and Elda are you talking about?¡± Lilian Drye asked impatiently.


    The two servants looked at each other and hastily bowed their heads, fearful of the Princess¡¯ unpredictable temper.


    One of them, boldly, stammered, ¡°It¡¯s, it¡¯s the former housekeeper, and, and Elda who cooks the food.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s them, huh?¡± The grin on Lilian Drye¡¯s face looked a little grim under the cover of the night.


    Only when she had gone did the two servants dare to breathe a sigh of relief.


    One of them said worriedly, ¡°Nothing¡¯s going to happen, right? It looks to me like the princess is a bit upset.¡±


    The other one also said worriedly, ¡°Yes, I heard that Elda was beaten by thedy before she left and Eldwin quit because he couldn¡¯t stand the princess.¡±


    ¡°Shh, be careful! If she hears you, we¡¯re in for a treat.¡±

 Chapter 83: The Restaurant is Smashed

    The two maids dispersed hurriedly.


    Lilian Drye went back to her room, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.


    Elda is married to Eldwin, the same Eldwin who has been good to Octavia Gills since she was a little girl, and never thought he would be even better to her when he became her stepfather.


    So, they put up a small restaurant with all the money they received from the Drye Family.


    Why do their lives get better and better away from the Drye Family?


    Now, that little bitch Octavia Gills is back.


    After she left, although Tredan still didn¡¯t treat her so well either, at least he treats her better nowadays.


    Octavia Gills is a bitch, a gue, born to be a thorn on Tredan¡¯s and her side.


    No, I can¡¯t let them live their lives happily, I¡¯m not happy yet, why should they be!!!


    With that in mind, she picked up her phone and made a call.


    It¡¯s Friday and business is good at Elda¡¯s Bistro. Eldwin and Elda have been busy in the kitchen, and outside, Gar, Domino, and two waiters have been busy too.


    ¡°Table five with an extra te of grilled fish!¡±


    ¡°Hey, yeah!¡±


    ¡°Gar, add a te of Eldwin¡¯s secret smoked smi for us!¡±


    ¡°Yes,ing right up!¡±


    ¡°Gar, pack a box of glutinous rice dumplings for meter, my mother said that yours are the only ones that are authentic!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s my mum¡¯s secret recipe, it¡¯s delicious, so pleasee often.¡±


    Gar was busy cing orders at the front desk while chilling out with customers.


    Domino then directed the waiters to serve the tables in a quick and orderly manner.


    The small shop is full ofughter.


    Octavia Gills sat in a small corner of the staircase, with a full view of the lower part of the building, the guests will not be able to see her.


    She looked at everything in front of her drawing sketches with her pencil.


    How nice! The atmosphere was smokey but it mirrors such warmth and joy. Mum¡¯s sticky rice gnhi and Eldwin¡¯s smoked smi were so quickly recognized by everyone.


    Eldwin says that their greatest joy is to see their stir-fried dishes being licked clean off the tes. The clientele was always young, some of whom are from out of town ande to Elda Bistro for a meal when they feel homesick, they say it has a taste of home.


    Some of the customers are also rich. At first, it was mostly Woodrow¡¯s friends, and then word spread a little, and pals introduced more friends who were tired of all the fancy food and came here for the homey feeling.


    The ce attracts the right kind of people, and Gar says that only a few of the rich kids whoe here are arrogant and domineering. These young people are bing friends with Gar and Domino. Last week, a couple sent a gift to thank Elda Bistro for being a matchmaker.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ throat itched, so she covered her mouth and coughed lightly twice.


    She wasn¡¯t well enough yet, so people wouldn¡¯t allow her to go down to help out.


    Octavia Gills was also worried that her coughing might upset her guests, so she sat in the corner and admired them, thinking that she could paint them a picture sometime, though not a picture of the Rhine but a picture of the daily life at Elda Bistro. She couldn¡¯t help but smile at the thought.


    Suddenly, there was a blinding sound of car brakes at the entrance!


    Seven or eight of them parked across the street in front of Elda Bistro.


    More than ten men and women came out of the cars. They were all quite young, maybe 18 or 19 years old, and some were holding long iron bars or something.


    The first two girls and one boy who entered looked around the small shop. Some of the diners who were eating stood up in surprise, while others looked at them and continued eating and joking.


    Gar was not in the shop because they ran out of the drink that a customer wanted, so he went to the little shop next door to get them.


    Domino greeted the new customers, feeling that they were a bit unusual, she still smiled and asked, ¡°How many, please?¡±


    The girl who headed the group sized up Domino, ¡°Are you Octavia who specializes in being a mistress?¡±


    Domino put down what she was holding and looked at the men, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°Who are we? We¡¯re here to fight.¡±


    The boy next to her suddenly banged the iron bar in his hand on the table beside him, shattering the cups and tes and causing the diners to jump to their feet to avoid the spilled food.


    The three boys at the table, regrs, were furious when they saw the smoked sausages they had reserved for days fall to the floor, ¡°Who the hell are you? Pay for my sausage.¡±


    He came up and punched the boy with the iron bar in the face. The boy was defenseless, he was struck squarely so blood flowed all over his face.


    This started all the ruckus as the other young kids forced their way in and started smashing things and beating people up, regardless of their differences. Some of the diners who were scared rushed to the side, while others, not afraid of trouble, went forward and joined the melee.


    There was a lot of shouting and swearing, cups and tes breaking, and more screaming.


    Octavia Gills was stunned momentarily and froze.


    Eldwin from the back kitchen rushed out with a kitchen knife and shouted, ¡°Stop all of this!¡±


    His roar was so loud that it made people¡¯s ears hurt and they couldn¡¯t help but stop.


    Several of those in the melee were hung over.


    Domino had run up the stairs, preventing Octavia Gills from going down.


    Eldwin asked one of the girls, ¡°Who are you, people? Why have youe here to cause trouble?¡±


    The girl, with her hair dyed in several colors with stud earrings dangling from her ears, said disdainfully, ¡°We¡¯vee to find a mistress called Octavia Gills to teach her a lesson, old man, which one is Octavia!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care who you¡¯re looking for, you knocked over my smi so it¡¯s not over today.¡± Before Eldwin could reply, the diner whose food had been spilled on the floor came forward.


    ¡°Boy! None of your business, stay out of the way, or you¡¯ll get hurt by mistake.¡± A stoutly built boy threatened.


    The diner turned back to hispanion with a smile, ¡°What luck today, to run into a group of practicing hands.¡±


    Turning back to the other diners, he said, ¡°Friends, we¡¯ve managed to find a ce like this, with a delicious meal, and today someonees along to cause trouble.¡±


    ¡°No problem!¡± Immediately the diners began to move, the girls were led to the back for safety, and a few of the boys leaped forward, teaming up, while turning back to Eldwin and saying, ¡°Eldwin, you go back to work, we¡¯ve got this!¡±


    ¡°Lin, what are you messing with here!¡± With an angry shout, Lilian Drye walked in.


    ¡°Lilian, what are you doing here? Did you get these people?¡± The boy called Lin asked.


    Lilian Drye looked arrogantly at the young kids and was pissed off! Losers!


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, this guy started it by hitting Norvel!¡± The girl who led the group walked up to Lilian Drye andined.


    ¡°Yeah Ms. Lilian, they started it, he hit me!¡± Norvel, who had been beaten, hurried over.


    ¡°Shut up, he¡¯s the son of the chairman of Kaiat Electronics, now the PR manager for Hyatt, grew up practicing sparring and his greatest joy is fighting.¡± Lilian Drye said in a hushed voice.


    Linughed, ¡°Not bad, not bad at all, today I¡¯m lucky toe across this thing that can fight and do good at the same time, even if I hurt someone, my master won¡¯t bother me, so kid,e on over, practice with the prince!¡±


    The boy was taken aback.


    Lilian Drye gave him a sullen look, ¡°Lin, just stop it, it¡¯s not your day.¡±


    ¡°Why is it none of my business anymore, he spilled the prince¡¯s food.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll make it up to you for him!¡± Lilian Drye was impatient.


    Lin spared a nce at Lilian Drye, ¡°Ms. Lilian, who are youing on to with this? Who is so lucky to have pissed you off?¡±


    Lilian Drye ignored him and turned back to Elda and said, ¡°Elda, where¡¯s Octavia? I heard she¡¯s back, we¡¯re here to see her today.¡±


    Standing on the stairs, Octavia Gills was about to go down when Domino pulled her back, shook her head at her, and picked up the phone to call Woodrow.


    ¡°What do you want with Octavia, Princess?¡± Elda couldn¡¯t help but whisper as soon as she saw Lilian Drye, after all, she had gotten used to it over the years.


    Eldwin pulled her behind him quickly to stop her from speaking.


    Lilian Drye sneered, ¡°Eldwin, you¡¯re quite protective of her, I can¡¯t believe Elda is still able to hook up with men at her age, I guess it¡¯s true that when the upper beam is not right??, no wonder Octavia is so resourceful.¡±


    ¡°Ms. Lilian! You better show some respect! Mrs. Drye is a realdy, are you not worried about breaking her heart acting the way you do?¡± Eldwin said angrily and feeling disappointed.


    ¡°You have the nerve to mention my mother? My mother was so good to you and how do you repay her? Now you¡¯re hiding out here using the Drye Family¡¯s money to open this little restaurant, so free that you¡¯ve forgotten where you came from, haven¡¯t you? How dare you shield that little bitch Octavia and allow her to steal my fianc??e!¡±Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    The crowd erupted and Lin was baffled, looking at each other.


    Lilian Drye said to Lin, ¡°You don¡¯t know this, do you? Her husband died so she was desperate having two children to raise. My mother took them in and paid for her daughter¡¯s education, but her daughter grew up and tried to climb up thedder by seducing my fianc??e!¡±


    ¡°May I ask if your fianc??e is a rag doll? He was the one chasing my sister from the start and you¡¯re telling us that she seduced him?¡± Gar walked in carrying a case of drinks and looked frostily at the exquisitely made-up but petnt woman in front of him. He didn¡¯t know Lilian Drye as he had been sick since childhood, basically calling the hospital his home, so he rarely went to the Drye Family¡¯s house.


    ¡°And who are you? Octavia has so many men around her! They all treat her like a jewel.¡± Lilian Drye sneered.


    ¡°Watch your mouth, I¡¯m Octavia¡¯s brother! You¡¯re a pretty girl, but your upbringing is not good enough, Miss, if I were your fianc??e, I¡¯d leave without being seduced.¡±


    Lin puffed out augh and gave Gar a thumbs up.


    Lilian Drye blushed, turning into pale red, and pointed at Gar, ¡°Your sister seduced my fianc??e and climbed into his bed to provide for your medical needs, what are you pretending to be confused about!¡±


    Gar turned pale, ¡°You¡¯re talking nonsense! Don¡¯t you dare nder my sister!¡±


    Gar finished and took a step forward, Elda stopped her son as soon as she could, shielding him behind her, and said in a sincere tone to Lilian Drye, ¡°Princess, Octavia didn¡¯t seduce your fianc??e, no really, Octavia has a boyfriend of her own!¡±


    ¡°Elda, you¡¯re a good pretender! Is that how you got Eldwin? Isn¡¯t it? That daughter of yours is truly your sessor!¡±


    ¡°p!¡± Lilian Drye received a solid p across the face, knocking her out cold.


    As soon as she looked up, there stood before her a pale, but angry Octavia Gills.


    ¡°You, you dare to hit me? Who are you? How dare you hit me?¡± Lilian Drye¡¯s eyes were red with anger when she looked at Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills grabbed her raised hand, ¡°Lilian, my mother raised you and treated you better than she did me, her daughter, and you insult her like this, what has happened to your conscience and upbringing?¡±


    Lilian Drye struggled out of Octavia Gills¡¯ grip, ¡°Octavia, stop this nonsense. What are you doing back here? Why are you back? I¡¯m telling you, stay away from Tredan, you¡¯d better go back to Japan or I¡¯ll make sure this little restaurant will be shut down.¡±

 Chapter 84: Settling Accounts

    Octavia Gills said coldly, ¡°Save your breath, I¡¯m free to stay where I want! You cane and bash me every day if you want. But let me tell you, Eldwin and my mother are not ves to the Drye Family, they left your home for good reason, they earned their money with their sweat, they are clean, they are not inferior to anyone else, and if you speak ill against me again, I will sue you for nder. As for your fianc??e, I don¡¯t care about Tredan Davi!¡±


    Lilian Drye pounced again, ¡°You¡¯re lying! You came back to seduce Tredan!¡±


    Suddenly, Lilian Drye¡¯s hand was grabbed by someone again, and this time it was a tall figure that grabbed her.


    Lilian Drye looked up and saw the ruthless expression on his face, immediately starting to panic, ¡°Tredan, you, what are you doing here?¡±


    Woodrow came along with Tredan Davi.


    Octavia Gills looked at them and clenched her fists in pain. It was good to hear.


    ¡°Tredan, Octavia hit me!¡± Lilian Drye said usingly as she bullied her way up to him.


    ¡°Yes, this shameless mistress beat Ms. Lilian, we can¡¯t let her go!¡± Realizing that this was Ms. Lilian¡¯s fianc??e, the girl with long, colored hair rushed to testify against Octavia.


    ¡°Get the hell out of here right now!¡± Tredan Davi said in a cold voice.


    ¡°Yeah, get out!¡± The boys next to them also stood over and rushed to Octavia Gills and Lin¡¯s side.


    ¡°Ah!¡± There was a scream and the boy was thrown straight out the door, unable to get up and lying on the ground screaming strangely.


    Lin led the apuse, ¡°Tredan, good stance!¡±


    Tredan Davi ignored him and gazed at the others, a group of men brought in by Lilian Drye who looked at each other with nk faces and couldn¡¯t help but start moving backward on their feet.


    Woodrow added coolly, ¡°He grew up in a sparring school, but his best was in close quartersbat. He has alsopeted in underground boxer tournaments and has yet to lose.¡±


    Without further hesitation, everyone turned and ran without even looking at Lilian Drye.


    Outside, the sound of car engines was heard leaving the ce.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t run! You haven¡¯t paid for the things you broke!¡± Garined to Woodrow, ¡°Mr. Woodrow, why didn¡¯t you give me a warning and barricade the door so they can pay up before they leave?¡±


    ¡°Gar, it¡¯s okay, the leader¡¯s still here, it¡¯s Ms. Lilian¡¯s debt!¡± Linughed uproariously.


    Gar nodded in a dazed manner of realization.


    ¡°Ms. Lilian, do you think I should call the police, or do you want to discuss this in private?¡±


    Lilian Drye didn¡¯t even look at him, only clutching Tredan Davi¡¯s arm, who only looked at Octavia Gills.


    ¡°Tredan, you can¡¯t be fooled by her again, you see, this family is full of wolves and dogs! Eldwin was an honest servant in our family until he was seduced by Octavia¡¯s mother, don¡¯t you fall for Octavia again, she is lusting after you while she is having an affair with Eddison! ¡±


    Lilian Drye felt Tredan Davi stiffen.


    Octavia Gills looked calmly back at Tredan Davi and said, in a cold, monotonous voice, ¡°Get your woman out of here! You are not wee here, so get out now!¡±


    Tredan Davi grimaced and said to Woodrow, ¡°Send her home!¡±


    Woodrow shook his head and sighed, ¡°Ms. Lilian,e on, I¡¯ll take you home!¡±


    Domino, however, yanked Woodrow over and said to Tredan Davi, ¡°She¡¯s your woman, you deliver her, it¡¯s none of Woodrow¡¯s business!¡±


    Lilian Drye wouldn¡¯t let go either, ¡°I¡¯m not going, Tredan you¡¯reing with me.¡±


    Tredan Davi wrenched Lilian Drye¡¯s grip on his arm and pushed her against Woodrow.


    ¡°Take her away!¡± The tone was unquestionable.


    Woodrow hurriedly pulled Lilian Drye to her feet and whispered to Domino, who reluctantly joined him in escorting her away.


    Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills were left staring coldly at each other.


    ¡°Now, let¡¯s settle our scores!¡± Tredan Davi spoke with difficulty in a somewhat noisy ce.


    Octavia Gills looked at him coldly.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk somewhere else!¡± With that said, he pulled Octavia Gills outside without a word.


    Gar stopped by, ¡°Hey, Mr. Tredan??¡±


    Tredan Davi pulled his wallet out and shoved the whole thing at Gar, ¡°All the cards are for your sister¡¯s birthday, hurry up and clean up the shop.¡±


    The crowd erupted.


    ¡°Gar, what¡¯s the deal, all of Tredan¡¯s cards are for your sister¡¯s birthday?¡±


    Gar was also bbergasted.


    Tredan Davi drove the car back to the house in a ze of glory. Octavia Gills knew by the look on his face that he was now furious and dared not provoke him, gripping the armrest tightly without speaking.


    Tredan Davi practically carried Octavia Gills into the house and threw her onto the sofa.


    Octavia Gills struggled to her feet, ¡°Tredan, what are you doing!¡±


    Tredan Davi grimaced and unbuttoned the cor of his shirt. Seeing Octavia Gills stand up, he grabbed her and pinned her against the wall, ¡°Did you say you don¡¯t want me? Did you? Then who do you want?¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ back was against the wall, she was only wearing a long t-shirt and instantly felt the coldness of the wall. Tredan Davi¡¯s hand pressed against her chest, making her gasp, ¡°Tredan??¡±


    Octavia Gills¡¯ struggle angered Tredan Davi even more and seeing her lips turn white as she bit her lower lip, he didn¡¯t think twice and lowered his head to kiss her.


    He did not intend the kiss tost long, but it had been too long since he had tasted her lips with a softness that haunted him, and those countless midnight dreams that woke him had prevented him from sleeping again.


    He reached down and held the back of Octavia Gills¡¯ head to stop her from struggling to get free, his other hand brushed against her waist and with one push Octavia Gills couldn¡¯t help but shriek.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s tongue took the opportunity to slip into Octavia Gills¡¯ mouth, sucking deeply and plundering savagely.


    The body is more faithful than the heart in expressing her thoughts that were the same as his.


    No matter how much she forced herself not to love, to forget him, the familiar smell, the familiar touch on her body, made it respond before she did.


    How could she not miss him?


    How many sleepless nights have I spent in tears under the covers, thinking of the old days when we were in love.


    Octavia Gills gradually ran out of steam and felt her will dwindle as she sank into a state of confusion.


    She had very little clothing left on her when Octavia Gills was thrown onto the bed and the coldness of the sheets sobered her up for a moment as she shrank under the covers and ducked backward, saying in horror to Tredan Davi who was undressing, ¡°Tredan, don¡¯t you do anything!¡±


    Tredan Davi¡¯s anger had all but subsided and all he could think of was how much he missed Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ look made him stagger and, once again enraged, lunged up and pulled the covers off, saying angrily, ¡°You don¡¯t care for me, don¡¯t you? How dare you reject me?¡±


    Octavia Gills was pinned under him and struggled, ¡°Tredan, let go of me first, calm down.¡±


    Tredan Davi squeezed her hand and said fiercely, ¡°I won¡¯t let go, you are mine, Octavia you remember, you are mine! No one can touch you but me, you can¡¯t like anyone else.¡±


    Octavia Gills felt like a small boat drifting at sea in a violent storm, the waves beating mercilessly against her body with unrelenting pain.


    No amount of crying and begging for mercy could make Tredan Davi let go. Until there was no more consciousness.


    It was almost dawn when Tredan Davi carefully washed Octavia Gills, put her to bed, put his arms around her, and kissed her forehead, in the blurry light the marks on Octavia Gills¡¯ body were visible, Tredan Davi was filled with guilt, he really went crazy, he wanted her so much that he wanted to meld her into his body and never be separated.


    He thought about the things that happened.


    After receiving a call from Domino, Tredan and Woodrow almost flew there, worrying all the way, fearing that Lilian Drye had hurt Octavia Gills.


    Woodrow told him everything he had pried out from Domino today, and he knew that Octavia Gills had also been ill since meeting her that day and had not recovered until now.


    Domino says that Octavia Gills always had him in her mind and that it was his engagement to Lillian that disillusioned Octavia Gills making her want to leave the country.


    Eddison also found Octavia Gills just a day before he did, not that he thought the two had been together for a long time.


    Tredan Davi wanted to punch himself in the face.


    He was so concerned about Octavia Gills that he was immediately jealous when he saw her with another man.


    It was his fault for not even asking.


    How sad Octavia Gills must have been to leave, to be so ill. It also made it easier for Eddison, allowing him to stay and woo Octavia Gills.


    Tredan Davi thought that he couldn¡¯t wait any longer, so he might as well do it now, while it was still possible for both of them to confess their feelings, and he would tell Octavia Gills that he didn¡¯t want anyone but her, and that she was the only one in this life.


    The pain of separation, the pain of longing, he didn¡¯t want to go on, and why should they torture each other any longer when Octavia Gills loved him too?


    Woodrow never knew how much he envied him and Domino, a fight and a tussle, three or five days at most, and it was fine, and if it was possible between him and Octavia Gills, then he would rather be as shallow as Woodrow, and would do anything for Octavia Gills.


    Octavia Gills was never one to spare him any aggravation.


    When they were together, he never admitted it when he was wrong, and Octavia Gills, who had always spoiled him and made him unbearable, could have known everything about it if he spoke to her first.


    This time, when they meet, he would confess his mistakes to Octavia Gills, and beg her to forgive him ande back to him.


    Along the way, Tredan Davi kept cheering himself on and kept envisioning a better future. He had to stop giving up quickly.


    But, as soon as he entered, he heard Octavia Gills say coldly, ¡°Your fianc??e, I don¡¯t care about him!¡±


    Her voice was so cold, and Tredan Davi¡¯s heart, which had been boiling with fervor, was plunged into ice at those words.


    He walked towards her and looked at her, and he told himself that Octavia Gills said that because she was angry, she did not mean it, not really.


    But she said next, ¡°Get your woman out of here! You¡¯re not wee here, so get out of here right now!¡±


    Each word was like a knife that plunged into his cold heart, again and again.


    Does she hate him?


    She doesn¡¯t love him at all anymore.


    Octavia Gills, the one who loved him, never spoke to him that way.


    When did the Octavia Gills, who loved him, ever treat him that way?


    Her heart must have fallen in love with another man, like, Eddison.


    That¡¯s why he was so angry and didn¡¯t even think about winning her back.


    He didn¡¯t care who she was in love with, anyway, he was going to bring her back and lock her up with him.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    The moment he kissed her, his icy heart melted into water and he knew that this was his Octavia Gills, the Octavia Gills that had never changed.


    But why did she reject him? Was it to make him think that she did not love him? But the more she struggled, the angrier he became and the more he tortured her.


    Burying his head in her hair, Tredan Davi was ovee with remorse.


    Octavia Gills opened her eyes with difficulty, the difort in her body causing her to breathe uneasily.


    ¡°Octavia, are you okay?¡± Tredan Davi asked a little timidly.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ mind went nk for a moment before she remembered what had happened.


    The painful difort in her body woke her mind and she shrank back.


    Tredan Davi released her and gave her another pillow to make herfortable.


    Octavia Gills¡¯ tears fell in big drops.


    Tredan Davi panicked, ¡°Octavia, Octavia, where are you not feeling well?¡±


    Octavia Gills huffed, ¡°Get out, I want to get dressed.¡±


    Tredan Davi, not daring to say another word, nodded and went out to bring in Octavia Gills¡¯ clothes, the buttons ripped off and unwearable. He went to Octavia Gills¡¯ old locker and took a jumper and put it on the bed. Turned around and went out in silence to wait.


    Octavia Gills had mixed feelings when she saw this jumper that she had worn once before.


    Composing herself, Octavia Gills slowly walked out.


    Tredan Davi was standing in the living room, and when he saw her, he came forward but Octavia Gills subconsciously ducked to avoid him. Tredan Davi¡¯s hand froze.


    ¡°Octavia, let¡¯s make up.¡± Tredan Davi whispered.

 Chapter 85: You Are Not a Tool

    Octavia Gills lifted her face, and with teary eyes, she looked at him and turned to walk out the door.


    Tredan Davi stayed in ce. ¡°Octavia!¡±


    Octavia Gills walked slowly.


    Tredan Davi¡¯s heart was full of remorse, ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m sorry! I¡­ I missed you too much?? yesterday¡­¡±


    Octavia Gills stopped, her tone full of sadness: ¡°Tredan Davi, leave me alone, I don¡¯t want to be a tool for your lust anymore, I just want to start my life over.¡±


    Tredan Davi caught up with her in two steps, grabbed her arm, and said sharply, ¡°You¡¯re not a tool, Octavia, you know how I feel.¡±


    Octavia Gills stopped and looked at the man she had loved for twenty years in front of her, disheartened. ¡°I know your heart, you said you loved me.¡±


    Tredan Davi quickly nodded his head.


    ¡°Tredan, I¡¯m just an ordinary woman who knows I¡¯m not worthy of your illustrious family, the past is over, you¡¯re engaged and soon to be married. You love me in a way I can¡¯t ept, I can¡¯t be your secret lover anymore. Let us, each of us, be at peace!¡±


    ¡°Will you stand still!¡± Looking at Octavia Gills¡¯ back, Tredan Davi¡¯s heart caught fire.


    ¡°What do you mean, you¡¯re fine? It¡¯s you who wants to be at peace, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Tredan Davi turned Octavia Gills around and stared into her eyes as he asked.


    ¡°Are you in love with Eddison, after all, you still want to marry into the Davi Family, you don¡¯t think I can marry you, so you found someone who could? Did you?¡±


    Octavia Gills looked at Tredan Davi¡¯s angry face and was suddenly discouraged, ¡°Well, if you say so, at least Eddison is single!¡±


    ¡°p!¡± Tredan Davi looked up and pped her.


    Octavia Gills fell to the ground in an instant.


    Tredan Davi hastily knelt and reached out to help her up, regretful as hell.


    Octavia Gills pushed his hand away, gritted her teeth, and stood up without looking at him as she hobbled out the door.


    Tredan Davi remained in that crouched, kneeling position and looked at his hand, the hand that had just pped Octavia Gills, the hand that had just been pushed away by Octavia Gills.


    Tredan Davi clenched his hand into a fist and punched the ground.


    When Domino came to see Octavia Gills, she had just finished writing an inscription.


    ¡°All that was, like yesterday¡¯s death


    From now on, like today¡¯s birth


    This righteousness regenerates the body¡±


    Domino and Gar looked at each other and neither one of them said anything.


    Octavia Gills looked back at them and smiled, ¡°Is it my bad writing? It¡¯s been a long time since I practiced my writing.¡±


    ¡°No, no, it¡¯s quite good. It¡¯s the Four Sermons on the End, and I¡¯ve almost forgotten it. I¡¯m, ah, slowly turning into an uneducated person now.¡± Domino smiled forcibly.


    ¡°Let me frame it for you, sister, and hang it on the wall.¡± Gar sighed inwardly, still smiling on the surface.


    Octavia Gills thought about it, ¡°Yeah, you can have it.¡±


    Gar walked away and Domino wanted to say something.


    Octavia Gills took her hand, ¡°Domino, I know what you want to say, I know it all in my heart. Anyway, it¡¯s enough to have loved. You don¡¯t have to worry, I¡¯ve got a lot to do next, my film will soon be shown in the UK and I will need to promote it. I¡¯ve decided to start an animationpany with Eddison, and we have a creative deal with Woodrow¡¯spany, you see, there¡¯s so much to do, I¡¯m going to have to forget about it. Love, after all, can¡¯t be all there is, can it?¡±


    This left a bitter taste in Domino¡¯s mouth and heart.


    ¡°Octavia, I¡¯m on your side in whatever decision you make, we¡¯re sisters for life!¡± She hugged Octavia Gills.


    ¡°I¡¯m content with you, Mum, Gar, and Eldwin.¡± Octavia Gills whispered in response to her hug.


    Domino¡¯s mood turned sour.


    Woodrow doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him, and he¡¯s been a bit cranky thesest few days.


    When he and Domino dined that day, she wanted to sit a little longer and have ice cream, but Woodrow was anxious to see Tredan Davi, and muttered, ¡°Women are a pain in the ass!¡±


    Domino flipped out on the spot, ¡°Woodrow, who matters more to you, me or Tredan?¡±


    Woodrow frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t be unreasonable, I¡¯m annoyed enough as it is.¡±


    Domino gasps, ¡°Fine! I¡¯m irrational, I¡¯m annoying, then I¡¯ll disappear.¡±


    After the unhappy break-up with Woodrow, Domino also wondered how their fight hade to be.


    But Woodrow hadn¡¯t called her, so naturally, she wouldn¡¯t take the initiative to do so.


    Thus, the inexplicable cold war started.


    The two have been in a rtionship for over a year now, and this is the first time they¡¯ve ever been in such a mess.


    After thinking calmly, Domino realizes that she and Woodrow don¡¯t know each other very well, especially when ites to their families.


    Neither one of them had ever asked about the other¡¯s family home, and although they¡¯ve both been to each other¡¯s t, they both knew that it did not count as their ¡®real home¡¯.


    Neither one of them has mentioned how their families are doing.


    Domino only knows that Woodrow¡¯s brothers are abroad and the family business will be inherited by him in the future.


    Woodrow also knew only that Domino¡¯s parents were abroad, that Domino was a professional woman and was financially independent, and that Domino had never been financially dependent on Woodrow.


    Woodrow doesn¡¯t give a damn about Domino¡¯s family background; to him, a thousand-year-old girl, a little girl, or even a Cindere, doesn¡¯t stop him from falling in love with her.


    But it seems, they know very little about each other¡¯s families.


    Neither of them cared about this, as they felt that loving each other was a matter between two people and no one else.


    If there are people in their families who are opposed to their rtionship, and who may obstruct their love just like in the 8 o¡¯clock dramas, it really didn¡¯t matter.


    Apart from that, the two know each other like the back of their hands, their habits, their preferences, the brands of their clothes, their taste in food, etc.


    The two are in a serious rtionship, although they had no immediate ns to get married.


    And now, Domino began to suffer, and it was perhaps influenced by Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills, whose love affair was so turbulent.


    Domino kept looking at her phone, always thinking that at the next moment she would receive a call from Woodrow or even a Facebook message.


    But, no.


    Domino became moody, initially expecting that if Woodrow would just send a Facebook message admitting his mistake, she would forgive him and be nice in the future and not lose her temper, so what¡¯s the point of getting jealous of Tredan Davi?Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Then came the disappointment and sadness. It¡¯s true that men are all the same, after being with them for a long time, they don¡¯t even woo her anymore.


    What¡¯s the big deal? He¡¯s just a stinky man! What¡¯s the big deal? Will the world stop turning without him?


    Two days passed and Domino hasn¡¯t heard a word from Woodrow. Domino secretly vowed to forget about this man from now on.


    Domino¡¯s bad mood has also affected her mood at work.


    The manager is in a particrly bad mood these days and simplyes in with a bag of dynamite on her back, lighting it up and causing a big explosion.


    After two supervisors had been scolded, the staff under them all knew about it and were talking about it in private, fearing that they might make a mistake and be caught and criticized by the manager. The manager¡¯s scolding is severe that it will make you feel ashamed of yourself.


    Domino ising to Xinhua Department Store today for a tour.


    The store supervisor held a regr meeting in the morning, and the staff was given a thousand instructions, with special emphasis on letting everyone think about whether they went to any public ces yesterday, and no one should smell of smoke or alcohol, or they will be dealt with ordingly.


    After listening to the lecture, the salesmen went back to their posts to prepare for their work.


    ¡°Did you hear? A salesperson at Walmart Supermarket was given a public scolding by the manager yesterday?¡±


    ¡°Huh? No way? Was it so serious?¡±


    ¡°I heard that, yes, the manager smelled smoke when he walked past her?¡±


    ¡°Is that so? That¡¯s not unjust, salesmen are forbidden to smoke and should not smell of smoke before they start work.¡±


    ¡°Not really, the saleswoman had gone to a KTV with her friends the night before and forgot to take off her silk scarf, which smelled of smoke, and before she went on duty in the morning she put it under the service counter, and that was what the manager smelled.¡±


    ¡°Oh my God! What¡¯s the manager¡¯s genus? She¡¯s got a great nose, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Who said it wasn¡¯t! She ended up getting mad on the spot. I heard that a week¡¯s probation was given.¡±


    ¡°Then we need to be a little more careful too, and hurry up and check for any oversights.¡±


    ¡°I heard from someone at thepany that the manager has been in a bad moodtely and has been particrly grumpy at the office as well.¡±


    ¡°Is something wrong? Lost love?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I haven¡¯t heard that the manager is in a rtionship.¡±


    ¡°The supervisor is walking over, so hurry up and get ready.¡±


    When Domino came over, it was clear that the staff in this mall were more disciplined than those in the one yesterday, which pleased her more.


    The mall was having an event this week and was a bit crowded with customers. She didn¡¯t let the mall supervisor follow her and took her time to wander around the mall by herself.


    ¡°Robbery! Catch the thief!¡± Suddenly a scream was heard ahead.


    There was a momentary outcry from those who didn¡¯t know what was going on.


    Domino watched as a man in a duck cap dodged left and right through the crowd and as he reached her, she saw that he was clutching a woman¡¯s handbag.


    Not far behind, a middle-aged woman, well dressed, shouted as she ran, ¡°Stop him, he¡¯s a thief!¡±


    Domino understood at once and turned to give chase.


    Today¡¯s shoes are at least 10cm and it¡¯s impossible to run, so Domino simply kicked off her shoes and went after the man barefoot.


    The women¡¯s clothing department was on the eighth floor. The floor is alwaysrgely filled with women and rarely with men, and when thieves pass by, they only cause screams but no one steps in to stop them.


    But since there were a lot of people, the thief couldn¡¯t run fast enough dodging left and right to avoid bumping into people.


    Domino chased after him and called security for support on her mobile.


    The security guards on this floor quickly came running and several of them surrounded and pinned the thief to the ground.


    Domino ran over, panting, picked up the handbag, kicked the thief in the face with her bare foot, and gasped, ¡°Stupid thief! You think you can run again, go on, try to run now!¡±


    The security guard looked at Domino, who was barefoot and hastily stopped her, saying, ¡°Manager, manager, leave it to us, you should hurry back and find your shoes.¡±


    Domino crossed her arms and gasped, waving her hand at the security guard.


    Carry that handbag and walk back slowly.


    The owner came running along carrying her pair of shoes.


    ¡°Girl, girl, your shoes.¡±


    Domino smiled, ¡°Your bag, open it and check if anything is missing.¡±


    The middle-aged woman took a nce at it and closed it, ¡°Nothing is missing.¡±


    The middle-aged woman surveyed Domino, who was putting on her shoes, ¡°Thank you, girl! Thank you so much!¡±


    Domino smiled and shook her head, ¡°No need.¡±


    ¡°Hey, little girl, let me thank you for helping me retrieve my bag.¡±


    ¡°No, no need, you¡¯re wee, it¡¯s my duty to serve you.¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t do, let me buy you a cup of coffee.¡± The middle-aged woman was polite.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to take it to heart, I¡¯m still at work,¡± Domino said with a smile, raising the handstand in her hand, the aunt in front of her reminded her of her mum, she hadn¡¯t been with her mum for a long time, maybe it was time to consider taking a holiday and flying out to spend time with her.


    ¡°Well, then, leave me a number.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Domino gave her phone number and went back to work.


    The middle-aged woman watched her back thoughtfully, watched her enter a nearby women¡¯s clothing shop, and followed quietly behind.


    Domino made her rounds, did her routine check, and left.


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