Ch. 1031..1040

Chapter 1031

"He has destroyed the reputation that I've so painstaking built up in front of the employees over the past few years. Sob, sob, sob, my reputation as the most beautiful female president in Imperial Capital who's the embodiment of both wisdom and beauty has been destroyed by him in just a few simple sentences."

As Angeline said that, she started knocking her head on the desk irritatingly. "He's riding roughshod over me because he knows that I like him."

Jay's enchanting dark pupils dilated significantly. There was a trace of unconcealable disgust in his eyes.

He raised his eyebrows and uttered two words coldly," How childish."

Angeline looked up in surprise and saw Jay standing languidly in front of her, staring at her with a look of disgust.

Angeline was instantly flushed.

"Why are you here?"

"I brought you food." Jay pushed the box lunch to her.

Looking at the box lunch in front of her, Angeline's face broke into a grin. "Are you here to ask for forgiveness?"

Jay's countenance was dark. "I thought you were invulnerable to all sorts of attacks?"

Angeline spat out all the food that she had just put into her mouth. She glared at him and puffed up her cheeks, saying, "And that gives you the right to trample on my dignity as you like?" Jay twitched his sexy lips, assenting tacitly.

Angeline was infuriated.

She waved weakly at him. "Just go. Don't come and see me next time if I didn't ask to see you. I would love to live a few more years, thanks."

"That's exactly what I needed."

Angeline,

Jay strode away.

He was in a hurry when he arrived, hence he had no time to admire the scenery on the ninth floor.

Now that he had some leisure time when he was leaving, the cultural wall along the corridor attracted his attention.

Embedded in the long cultural glass wall were lucky stars that were densely packed together, forming a colorful image that carried a message. Though it did seem like not enough lucky stars were prepared as one -third of the cultural wall was left empty.

Jay came to a stop next to the cultural wall and studied the densely packed lucky stars with curiosity.

These were lucky stars folded purely by hand. How much manpower was required to complete such a major project?

At this moment, Mimi, the receptionist, came hopping over. She glanced at Jay and explained the history of the cultural wall to him.

"This Lucky Wall is designed by Her Majesty the Queen. Every lucky star embedded in it was folded by Her Majesty herself."

"Does she have so much free time?" Jay asked in a lukewarm tone.

It was hard to tell if he was making a derogatory remark or not.

Mimi was stunned. She was glad that Ms. Severe was not around or she would be so mad that she would start vomiting blood. Mimi switched on the cultural wall's switch, and in an instant, the effects created by the lights in the cultural wall were in full view. The black-colored glass was like the dark Milky Way with countless stars floating on it.

The tiny bits of red lucky stars pieced together to form a pretty scarlet flower that looked as if it was floating in the dark of night...

Red Spider Lily?

Jay's eyes were filled with great surprise. He was just about to move his gaze downward to see the scenery below when the lights of the cultural wall were suddenly cut off.

Angeline stood beside the cultural wall with her arms crossed, her slender fingers still resting on the switch.

Jay's eyes were condensed into ice. He was speechless by her sudden interruption, his face appearing grim and sullen.

Angeline uttered with righteous indignation, "What a waste of electricity!"

Mimi,"..."

Jay,

"Your Majesty, don't you think your excuse sounds a little strange?" Having said that, Mimi ran away with her head in her hands.

Jay looked at Angeline, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Were you really the one who folded these lucky stars?" Angeline nodded. "Yeap!"

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Chapter 1032

"You don't look like someone who does things like that," Jay said.

In his opinion, women who were able to fold so many lucky stars were those who were dedicated and committed to their romantic relationships.

The only person he could think of was Baby Zetty's mother. She was the kind of woman who was devoted to love, and that was why she was willing to use her limited time and life to do such a thing. Angeline looked gloomily at him. "You have prejudices against me and that has blinded your ability to see my strengths."

Jay was slightly stunned. Was that really the case?

"Who did you fold these lucky stars for?" Jay asked curiously.

The man who could make the she-devil fall in love with him would no doubt be an extraordinary person.

"The founder of Grand Asia."

"Why Red Spider Lily?" Jay stared fixedly at Angeline. For some reason, he had an illusion at that moment that Angeline was Baby Zetty's mother.

"It's pretty to look at." She spoke with a strong nasal

voice. It was clear that she was feeling extremely down. After saying those words, Angeline turned around and left.

Jay's eyes were filled with confusion.

During his lunch break, Jay came to Grand Asia's library.

He said to the librarian, "I would like to read about the entrepreneurship history of Grand Asia's founder."

The librarian was unable to come to his senses for a very long time the moment he saw the former president.

"Oh, take a seat. I'll fetch it for you right away." The librarian dared not laze off and hurried to the special collection reading room to grab the book related to the first half of Jay's life. When Jay received the book, he saw the title and was slightly surprised.

It was a down-to-earth title: Jay Ares, A Genius Young Man's Secret To Success, published by the strictest and most attentive publishing house-Zimmerman Publisher.

For some reason, he found the name 'Jay Ares' from the book title familiar.

Many of Jay's classic quotations were recorded in the book, such as 'Business is just like a battlefield. If you don't go through brambles and thorns, if you don't shed a single drop of blood, then there will be no triumphant return.' 'When a young man returns after sailing thousands of miles, he will still return with a young heart!'

This book might look like it was merely a record of the ruthless and unsparing methods Jay adopted in the business world, though when reading between the lines, he had completely revealed his personal emotions.

He wrote: 'The reason why I want to build a Grand Asia Empire and stand on top of the world is just so that I can be worthy of her.'

'I want to make a lot of money and give it all to her.'

Jay could not help but chuckle.

He did have the right to be frivolous because he rose to fame at such a young age. Though the question remained, who was this cherished love of his life?

Angeline Severe?

In all fairness, she was extremely intelligent, though how could she possibly deserve such an affectionate and lovely young man when she had a bad habit of teasing dashing men whenever she saw one? At dusk, the librarian came to remind him. "Everyone in Grand Asia is getting off work, Ben. The library will close soon."

Jay returned the book to him. "Thank you."

The librarian was stunned by his politeness.

The president had never thanked anyone before.

When Jay walked out of Grand Asia, the sky was already turning dark.

Marilyn gave him a call and told him that she and Tiger had both moved into the new house with the help of Grand Asia employees.

Marilyn sounded extremely delighted. It was obvious that she was more than satisfied with the new house.

When Jay returned to his new house, Lumino Garden Estate, and saw the huge house of modest luxury style, rather than feeling surprised, he frowned instead.

The she-devil was exceptionally kind toward him, huh?

Marilyn walked out of the house. Unable to restrain her joy, she said, "The employee benefits that your company offers are really amazing."

Jay's charming face was cold. He answered, "Mm."

Marilyn was slightly startled. Although Jay's attitude toward her was lukewarm, it did not seem to diminish her affection toward him in the slightest.

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Chapter 1033

It turned out that her good-for-nothing darling was only having trouble doing dirty and laborious work. It turned out that he was actually a refined man who could play the piano, use a computer, and most importantly, make a lot of money.

Marilyn felt like she had hit the jackpot. Everything just seemed so unreal to her. It felt as though she was Cinderella turning into a princess.

It was also because of this that Marilyn had made a firm decision. She needed to hold onto this moneymaker no matter what as he alone could offer her happiness for the rest of her life.

As for her jailed man... How could he possibly compare to Ben? She would be a fool to return to his arms.

Marilyn felt relieved thinking that Ken would probably not be able to find her anymore now that she had moved out of the previous housing estate.

Marilyn was zealous in the face of Jay's ice-cold face.1 There are four bedrooms altogether, darling. We'll stay in the master bedroom and Tiger in the children's room next door. There will be two more rooms. What would you like to do with them?"

Jay pondered for a moment and suggested. "One of them will be a study."

Marilyn nodded. "Mm."

Her eyes were brimming with admiration for him.

"I'll sleep in the other room."

As though she was hit by a boulder, Marilyn found it hard to stand still for a moment.

Jay had already walked to his bedroom when Marilyn ran over and hugged him tightly from behind without warning.

"I don't want us to sleep in separate rooms, darling."

Jay pulled her arm away and said without a single expression on his face, "Marilyn, I told you I don't want to be forced to do things I don't like. If you continue to have fantasies like that, then we will have no choice but to divorce."

Marilyn bounced away upon hearing the word 'divorce' and stared at him with teary eyes. "But we're husband and wife, darling!"

Jay's eyes were filled with helplessness. "I'm sorry."

"Why? Didn't you say that you'll work hard to accept m e?" Marilyn burst into tears. "Are you starting to dislike me now?"

Jay made no reply.

He had always been clear with his feelings for

Marilyn. What he had for her was only gratitude.

The moment Marilyn served Grayson wilted vegetables, he looked down on her from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm tired." Jay ended the conversation.

He then grabbed his clothes and entered the bathroom.

At this very moment, there was a telescope placed on the balcony of the garden villa opposite the bedroom.

Angeline had been peeping into the room on the opposite side for a very long time. When she saw Marilyn embracing Jay from behind and Jay going into the bathroom with his clothes, her blood vessels all swelled up.

She surmised that Jay and Marilyn would play out a hot and sexy scene next.

Her mind was a complete mess.

When Baby Zetty saw how disappointed and helpless Mommy looked, she gave her an idea.

"Mommy, why don't we go and visit Daddy?"

Angeline was startled, then a wicked smile appeared in her eyes.

"Good idea."

Angeline put the fruits on the fruit plate into the gift basket in a whirlwind, then deftly left a piece of note 1 n it to congratulate him on moving into a new house.

She quickly removed her makeup and reapplied light makeup. After putting on a white dress and tying her hair into a bun, she looked as beautiful as an ethereal fairy.

When everything was ready, Angeline and Baby Zetty set off.

When Jay came out of the bathroom, Marilyn had not left yet.

She was clad in almost see-through pajamas and was pleading with him with tender eyes. "Darling, if you don't want to be the one to work hard, let me be the one to work hard instead." She made her way toward Jay joyfully.

Her slender hands rested on his chest before slowly snaking their way to the button of his collar.

At this moment, the doorbell rang.

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Chapter 1034

Jay felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his mind. "I'll go and open the door."

Marilyn stood rooted to the same spot.

Jay walked to the living room and opened the security door. When he saw Baby Zetty and her mother standing at the door, he was left dazed and stunned.

"Mr. Ben." Baby Zetty threw herself into Jay's arms the moment she saw him.

Angeline noticed that Jay was wearing at-home wear. Even though it was a long-sleeved shirt and long trousers, they were still incapable of bringing out the cold, elegant, and charming aura in him than when he wore a suit and tie. His wavy black hair was still wet, which further added a touch of charm to him as well.

She stood there, stone still.

After all, she was pretending to be a blind person right now, afraid to even shift her gaze rashly.

"Who is it, darling?" Marilyn walked out.

When Angeline saw her see-through pajamas, her eyes emitted a frosty aura.

This woman had to be deliberately seducing Jaybie, right?

Jay stroked Baby Zetty's head gently while answering Marilyn, "This is the kid I told you about. I'm teaching her piano."

Marilyn sized Baby Zetty up and down and was unable to react when she saw her delicate face.

"You look really beautiful." Marilyn praised her.

Her gaze shifted to Angeline next. When she saw Angeline, Marilyn could hardly stand still anymore. She recognized her. This beautiful woman was the woman in Ben's portrait. Marilyn was filled with hostility at once.

"What are you guys doing here this late at night?" There was a hint of displeasure in her tone.

When Angeline realized that she had ruined this woman's plan, she smiled sheepishly. "Baby Zetty told me that Mr. Ben now lives across from us, and if I'm not mistaken, you've just moved in today as well. Since you've moved to a new house, I think there's a need for us to come up and congratulate you!"

Marilyn was struck dumb.

Baby Zetty took Jay's hand and started swaying it fondly, saying in an adorable and spoiled manner, 1 Can I visit your new house, Mr. Ben?"

Jay found it impossible to refuse Baby Zetty's affections and patted her forehead. "Go on."

Baby Zetty turned around to support Angeline."

Mommy, why don't you come in and take a seat."

Angeline said with a smile, "Okay."

Marilyn's eyes were filled with anger.

She glanced bitterly at Jay only to find that he was looking at Angeline and her daughter the whole time. Moreover, the look in his eyes was something that she had never encountered before—a look of tenderness and pampering.

Jay poured two glasses of water for Angeline and Baby Zetty before taking a seat on the couch next to Angeline. He handed the glass to Baby Zetty.

Baby Zetty took the glass and started drinking straight away.

When Jay handed another glass of water to Angeline, Baby Zetty pretended not to see it. She wanted Daddy to interact more with Mommy.

When Angeline reached out to take the glass, she started groping around on purpose.

Jay had no choice but to stretch out one hand to grab hers, then place the glass of water in her hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Ben."

Angeline did not make him look bad as she held the glass and started drinking gracefully.

"What a coincidence that we're actually neighbors," Angeline exclaimed.

She felt extremely proud of the 'next-door neighbor' plan she drew up herself.

Jay nodded.

"Does that mean that I can hear Mr. Ben play the piano every day from now on?"

Jay looked at her radiant and enchanting face before asking with a smile, "What do you want to hear? I'll play it for you!"

"I'm sure that any piece you play will sound like the most beautiful music in the world."

Marilyn stared bitterly at Jay. When he talked to Angeline, his frosty and charming face would look as though it was out in the blazing hot sun, melting even the coldest glaciers and snow.

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Chapter 1035

His tenderness carried a poisonous charm.

Marilyn gritted her teeth in secret. This was her man. Tenderness like that should be reserved for her and her alone, no?

"It's late now, darling. You still have to go to work tomorrow. You should probably go to bed now." Marilyn walked up to Jay and reminded him with a smile.

Jay replied in an indifferent tone, "Okay."

The air felt a little condensed all of a sudden. Angeline did not want to embarrass Jay, hence she got up and called out to Baby Zetty who was touring around the house, "It's time to go home, Baby Zetty."

Baby Zetty walked out of Jay's room and was thrilled to tell Mommy about her discovery. "Mommy, I saw the little brother in Mr. Ben's house. He's sleeping."

"I have a lot of toys. Can I give some to him?"

Angeline smiled and said, "Of course."

After Baby Zetty bid farewell to Jay and Marilyn, she held Angeline's hand and walked out the door.

After Marilyn had walked over to lock the security door, she returned to Jay's side, her almond-shaped

eyes carrying a wave of stifling anger.

Jay held Angeline's glass before raising his head to finish the remaining water. He then darted a suggestive glance at Marilyn before walking to his bedroom. Marilyn was completely ignored.

All of a sudden, Marilyn burst into tears. "So you're actually her daughter's piano teacher. Ben-"

She suddenly commanded him in a furious and overbearing tone, "You're not allowed to be that child's piano teacher anymore."

She needed to defend her love. Something was bound to go wrong if Ben continued to meet that woman.

Jay was heard saying coldly, "I'll have to wait until the contract expires."

Marilyn replied, "It's because we took her money, isn't it?"

She turned around and entered the master bedroom. Soon, she came out with several bank cards in her hand and walked to Jay. "Let's return the money to her, okay, darling?" Jay's falcon-like pupils contracted abruptly. "Where did you get the cards from?"

Marilyn wiped away her tears and said in a slightly exhilarated tone, "When we were moving in today, several colleagues from your company came and helped us. They even gave us some money. I found that the money in these cards adds up to more than a million. Your colleagues are really generous, aren't they?"

Frost and ice lingered in Jay's falcon-like eyes. He grabbed the bank cards and snapped. "That's a lot of money. Didn't you hesitate one bit before accepting them all?"

Marilyn did not agree. "They gave these cards to us as a gift. Why should I waste this opportunity?"

Jay glared sharply at her. "Say that again?"

At the sight of his menacing gaze, Marilyn was seized with fear and too afraid to say another word.

"I'll return the cards tomorrow," Jay said coldly," Please go out. I'd like to have my rest now."

Marilyn shrank her neck and walked out.

When she stared at her bare and empty hands, she was ridden with regret. If she knew that he would make such a foolish decision, then she would not have gotten jealous so rashly.

Horizon Colors.

Angelina tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

She found it hard to stay calm whenever she thought of Jay and Marilyn fulfilling their obligations as husband and wife in this long, long night.

All of a sudden, her phone's text message notification

rang out.

Angeline quickly picked up the phone and tapped into the text message. When she read the text message that Jay had just sent her, she felt as though she had fallen into an ice cave. Jay wrote, 'I'm sorry, I may not be able to be Baby Zetty's piano teacher anymore.

'My wife isn't supportive of it.'

As she held the phone, Angeline's hand started shaking violently.

Tears could not help rolling down her cheeks.

"Do you care so much about what she thinks?"

Angeline was so furious that she tossed her phone at the window, and the crash let out an ear-deafening sound.

Even Jay, who was on the opposite side of her, was taken aback by the sound.

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Chapter 1036

As Jay did not receive Angeline's reply, he was kept awake all night by the uneasy feeling in his heart.

Even so, his phone remained silent. The reply he expected never arrived.

When Marilyn got up in the morning, Jay was already gone.

Marilyn was in a daze for a moment. She recalled the scene last night when Angeline paid them a visit. How could men not be attracted to her stunning beauty when they saw her?

When she looked at herself and the cheap clothes she was wearing, Marilyn decided to change her appearance. Ben could make money now anyway.

The only thing she needed to do in the future was to please this man. If they could have a child together, then their relationship would be further strengthened.

Grand Asia.

As soon as Jay arrived at the company's entrance, he saw Angeline getting out of her private vehicle.

For some reason, the way Angeline looked at him today looked very different. Her gaze seemed to carry poison.

What did he do to offend her?

One after another, they entered the employee's elevator that was already packed with people. When they entered the elevator at the same time, the elevator started beeping.

The elevator was overloaded!

Angeline looked at Jay with a gaze that clearly meant she was asking him to get out.

Jay teased her, saying, "Is the president's private elevator there for display only?"

None of the employees dared to say a word.

Lately, both presidents had been quarreling the moment they saw each other. A storm was raging. They had no idea which side of the team to choose.

Therefore, they merely stood on the sidelines.

Since both Angeline and Jay did not step out, the elevator had now come to a standstill. Eventually, Angeline stepped out and said, "Forget it, a real woman doesn't fight with a man." Jay had stepped out at the same time as well.

The elevator door closed, leaving both of them standing there glaring at each other.

Angeline resented the fact that Jay had kept her awake all night. She swept her gaze across Jay's equally pale face and teased him. "You look terrible. Did you overexert yourself in bed?" She then reached out and pinched him on his waist." You're getting old and should take it easy. Just look at your sallow complexion."

Jay glared resentfully at her and hissed. "Don't you think you're being a little too nosy?"

Angeline said with righteous indignation, "I'm just worried that you'll damage your kidney when you overexert yourself in bed and it'll affect your performance at work because of that." When the elevator door opened, Jay and Angeline entered together.

Angeline had not heard him lashing out at her for a very long time. She raised her eyelids and stared at him, only to see his dark, furious pupils glaring back at her.

Angeline leered at him. "What's wrong? Are you mad?"

"Do you know that you have a particularly punchable face?" he said in a sinister tone.

Sure enough, Angeline started provoking him in an extremely irritating manner. "So you want to punch m e, eh? You know that you can't beat me because I have really good martial arts skills, right? You'd better swallow all your dissatisfaction back in."

Jay stared speechlessly at her.

Sometimes, he could not help but think how childish this woman was. The glory associated with her as a superwoman just seemed really out of place

"1 don't hit women," Jay said, unsmiling.

Angeline smiled like a blooming flower. "That's because you can't beat me."

Jay glared speechlessly at her. "You really do have a punchable face."

"Do you have the guts to beat me up?"

Jay's expression showed it all-he wanted to. He really wanted to. He was dying to.

Angeline said, "Perfect. My fists are itching real bad today. Do you have the guts to fight with me at the arena?"

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Chapter 1037

Jay stared at the complacent-looking Angeline. The contempt in her gaze was out in full view.

Jay could feel his blood boiling when his pride and self-esteem were challenged by Angeline. "Don't cry when you lose!" He gnashed his teeth. Angeline snorted. "Hah, we don't know who will lose just yet."

Angeline took Jay to Grand Asia's Esports Arena. When Jay looked at various high-end simulation game machines, he felt extremely speechless.

"Why aren't we fighting for real?" He swept his cold glance at Angeline.

Angeline flinched at the sight of his stern and sharp eyes. They looked as though they were eager to tear her into shreds.

If they fought for real, then she would only end up terribly crushed.

"I'm afraid I might hurt you." she was clearly afraid, yet she still straightened her neck and said in a daring tone.

Jay glanced at her tiny frame before taking a seat in front of the martial arts game machine.

Angeline took her seat next to him.

They then began to set up their game characters. They changed the game characters' names to their own in order to better experience the realness of the game.

At the start of the competition itself, Jay came at Angeline ferociously and kicked her on the head. Angeline let out a shrill scream as she flew into the air and crashed to the ground. "You don't know how to appreciate a beautiful woman at all." Angeline roared.

"If I don't teach you a lesson, then you'll keep having an exaggerated opinion of your own abilities."

"Don't be so full of yourself. I was just giving you a chance to make three moves first." Angeline shamelessly found a way out for herself.

In her heart, she thought to herself, 'This guy has clearly lost his memory, yet why are his martial arts moves still so sharp and precise when he plays this game?'

Three moves later, Angeline was already on the ground, unable to get back on her feet.

Jay showed his contempt for her. "Can you still get up?"

Angeline got up with much difficulty, then said while huffing and puffing, "I've given you the chance to make three moves. Now it's my turn to fight back."

Jay nodded. "Mm. I'm waiting!"

Angeline took to the air all of a sudden and launched a roundhouse kick. She moved as quick as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, her foot was already on Jay's face. Even so, she was too softhearted and lenient.

She did not launch any more moves after that. Jay's head was tilted sideways as his large pliers-like hands gripped her ankles and yanked them hard. Like a chicken, Angeline fluttered in the air a few times before getting smashed to the ground.

Her head was bleeding while her face was bruised and swollen!

In the end, Angeline suffered a crushing defeat.

When she stared at the bloody 'character' on the screen, Angeline tossed the game controller to Jay. "We're not playing this one anymore. It's too violent."

She then brought Jay to Hacker Empire's game machine.

This game machine would test both hacking and antihacking skills. Through games, Angeline hoped she could restore the hacking knowledge he had stored away in his brain.

When the game began, Angeline started setting up obstacles moving from simple to complex.

With that, Jay would be able to solve the problem with

ease.

This was supposed to be a tactful and considerate act at first, yet all of a sudden, she heard him sneer. "Did you graduate from kindergarten?"

In a fit of pique, Angeline pushed the difficulty level to the extreme.

"Go on, unlock this then. I'll call you my ancestor if you can do it."

Jay frowned. Based on what he had learned over the past few days, it was indeed difficult for him to bypass this firewall in such a short period of time. Angeline sat in one corner and began to enjoy her afternoon tea.

"Just admit defeat if you can't solve it."

Unexpectedly, Jay was heard saying, "I've already solved it a long time ago."

Angeline ran over and stared at the program that he had just decrypted. All of a sudden, she started retreating guiltily.

Jay stared sharply at her with his falcon-like eyes. " You're calling me a pig?"

Angeline chuckled dryly. The password she set was ' Ben is a big silly pig!'

Jay sprung up from his seat. "If you think you're so capable, decrypt the program that I wrote then. If you fail, you'll be worse than a pig."

Angeline sat in front of the machine with a clouded expression as she painstakingly studied the program he wrote.

Jay sat leisurely in one corner to drink his afternoon tea.

Angeline had no desire to win against him at all. Moreover, she was also known for being deliberately dishonest. After making an attempt to solve his program and finding it slightly difficult, she turned to look at Jay with pleading eyes.

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Chapter 1038

"Can I not solve it?"

Jay raised his wrist to look at his watch. It took him a n hour to set this question but only half an hour for her to give up.

"No." He snapped.

"I'll call you Sir Ben."

Jay,

"What about Uncle Ben?"

Jay,

"Brother Ben! I'll call you Brother Ben," she said with a mischievous grin.

She sounded extremely natural when she called him Brother Ben.

Despite that, Jay's charming face remained stiff.

"Didn't we already agree on 'Ancestor'?"

Angeline felt like crying. "Calling you 'Ancestor' sounds terrible!"

Jay replied, "But I like it."

At least it did not sound as ambiguous as the rest.

Angeline nodded. "Okay then, Brother Ben."

Jay glared at her...

Angeline suffered a crushing defeat in all the other games after that.

In the end, Angeline dragged him to the game machine called Battle of Love and said, "Women aren't really good at playing all those games earlier. I'll definitely win you on this one. If I lose, I will... I will remove my makeup in front of you."

"Nobody wants to see your bare face," Jay said.

Angelina's face was flushed red as she said, "My bare face may bring you an unexpected surprise."

Jay replied, "I'm afraid that surprise will turn into fright."

He then stared at the screen of the game machine and asked, "What kind of game is this?"

"It's a game between men, wives, and mistresses. This game is a simulation of the modern family's view on marriage and love. It feels exceptionally real."

Jay frowned. "I don't like mistresses."

Like a puppet getting stabbed by a needle, Angeline suddenly shuddered in pain.

"Some mistresses are actually pardonable," she quibbled guiltily, subconsciously classifying herself as a mistress.

Jay was firm and unyielding. "A mistress who breaks a family deserves to be spurned."

"What's the punishment for the mistress?" he asked suddenly.

Angeline said, "If the mistress wins, then there will be no punishment."

He spoke out from a sense of justice, "Shouldn't she be punished severely?"

Angeline was so terrified that she swallowed her saliva constantly. She could not even speak fluently anymore. "Let's see if you can resist the mistress' seduction then." Jay rolled his eyes at her. "Let's begin then."

Angeline sat in front of him. She could already sense the austere and dreadful aura lingering around him.

He glanced at her with other intentions in mind and thought to himself, 'I'll defeat her so that she'll put away the thought of becoming a mistress.'

On the other hand, Angeline was thinking, 'I'll prove the mistress' innocence and make him fall in love with her.'

The game began. The down-and-out male lead was forced to separate from his wife.

A few years later, the male lead had a glorious homecoming after having won high honors and social recognition. However, there was now a beautiful wife next to him.

The poor wife brought her children to the male lead's doorstep, but he had failed to recognize his wife, hence she was mistaken for a mistress by others.

With that, the wife and the mistress started a fight!

The game was an adaptation based on Jay, Angeline, and Marilyn's true story.

All the characters and reality in the game were altered.

This was done to avoid arousing Jay's suspicion.

The game had just started, and Jay was already thinking of a quick way to end the mistress. However, the moment he saw the game setting, he hesitated.

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Chapter 1039

He could no longer tell who was the real mistress between the two women next to the male lead.

He looked at Angeline. "Which character did you choose?"

Angeline replied without hesitation, "The first wife."

Hence, Jay killed Angeline's character straight away.

The game system sounded, 'The husband has eliminated the poor wife. The game ends.'

He was an extremely calm and rational person who could detach himself from the reality of a game completely. Angeline, however, was a very emotional person who empathized with the character in the game. Such an ending was one that she simply could not accept.

She had an emotional breakdown at once. Her dark eyes were red and swollen because she felt cast out and unimportant. She glared furiously at Jay...

Her entire body was shaking with rage.

"Must you cry just because you lost the game?" Jay stared at her, baffled.

Were all women so capricious?

Angeline roared. "Why did you eliminate me?"

Why not her?

Jay sneered, looking at her as if she was mentally-challenged.

"We're in a competition. Who should I destroy if not you?" Angeline,"..."

"You were just trying to beat me?"

"Obviously."

Angeline slumped to the ground and started dripping cold sweat. She kept consoling herself that this was just a game.

Jay looked suspiciously at her. At the sight of the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, he frowned. "If you can't afford to lose, then don't play at all."

Angeline,

It was not that she could not afford to lose the game, but she could not afford to lose to life.

When Jay glanced at the tearful Angeline, a touch of confusion filled his eyes.

Why was this woman crying?

At this time, his phone started ringing all of a sudden.

After picking up the phone, he could hear Marilyn speaking in an extremely worried voice. "Hurry up and come home, darling. Tiger is critically ill." Jay's countenance changed drastically. "Okay, I'll be there soon."

Before he could explain anything to Angeline, he had already strode outside with his long legs.

Angeline stared at Jay as he left like a hurricane, her eyes filled with great sorrow.

Since he cared so much for Marilyn and his son, it would be safe to assume that he and Marilyn were together because they loved each other, right?

Feeling slightly forlorn, she clambered to her feet and called the person in charge of Grand Asia's emergency department to go to Lumino Garden to offer immediate assistance.

As for herself, she rushed to Grand Asia's medical department as quickly as she could.

When the ambulance brought Jay and his family to Grand Asia Hospital, Angeline had already been waiting for a very long time.

"What happened?" Angeline stepped forward and asked.

"The child has a high fever and is now unconscious. The cause is yet to be investigated," the doctor said.

Marilyn was so shocked that she could hardly say a word anymore. As her entire body had lost its strength, she latched onto Jay like an octopus.

Angeline glanced at Jay and saw him holding Marilyn tightly with one hand, his dashing face filled with worry. A hint of jealousy surged through her out of nowhere. "Someone please send Marilyn to the ward. Find a nurse to take good care of her."

"Yes."

Angeline glanced bitterly at Jay. Although she blamed him for many things, she found herself consoling him and saying, "Don't worry, the child will be fine." Jay nodded.

Chapter 1040

Chapter 1040

The child was pushed into the intensive care unit in n o time at all. Soon, the blood test results were out. The doctor informed Jay and Angeline about the child's condition. "He has a low platelet count, so the results aren't looking very good. We're going to give him a blood transfusion. I need the child's parents to come in to have their blood tested."

Angeline said, "Ben was admitted to the hospital not long ago and his blood type is Group O. The hospital has a record, so there's no need to test it again."

Now that the president had given her instructions, the doctor had no choice but to give up.

In the ward, Marilyn was dumbfounded when she heard that they were going to carry out a blood test on her.

As she refused to have her blood drawn, the nurse had no choice but to turn to Jay for help.

"Ms. Marilyn refused to draw blood. She claims that she has blood phobia..." The nurse explained.

Angeline roared furiously. "The child's life is at stake and she's worried about her blood phobia? Mothers are tough. I want you to blindfold her and draw her blood."

Jay looked at Angeline. He had witnessed the ruthless and unsparing methods she used in the business world, the adorable side to her when she did silly things to annoy him in private, as well as how quickwitted and well thought out she was at giving out orders to save a patient.

Today, he was greatly moved when she said 'Mothers are tough'.

In no time at all, the result of the child's blood type came out to be Group B.

Marilyn was still struggling so violently that even several nurses could not hold her down.

The child was in critical condition.

Angeline suddenly recalled that her blood was Group B too, hence she walked to the booth to get her blood taken.

Jay had gone to the nurse's station to ask about his blood type. The nurse flipped his file and said to him," You have blood type A, which isn't compatible with your son's blood type."

A touch of disappointment flashed across Jay's dashing face.

When he returned to the waiting area, Angeline was already gone.

Marilyn staggered out of the ward weeping and complaining. "This is an unethical hospital, darling. Why are they forcing me to donate my blood?"

Jay stared at her with cold eyes but did not utter a word. He looked away and waited in silence.

Marilyn's love for her son seemed so selfish and superficial, and that caused Jay to look down on her.

Marilyn held his hand. "I'm scared, darling."

Jay retracted his hand in silence.

Marilyn was dumbfounded. The disgust that Jay showed seemed so... plain and obvious.

At this moment, Jay saw a nurse carefully assisting Angelina to the waiting area and he rushed forward to ask, "What happened?"

The nurse replied, "There's not enough type B blood in the blood bank, so the president donated her own blood instead."

Angelina's face looked extremely pale. Though she was weak, she pretended to be strong. "Go and buy me some food. I want red meat, or any organs will do as well."

Jay nodded, then turned around and left.

When Angelina sat in the waiting area, she noticed Marilyn's teary eyes and mocked her harshly. "Why are you crying? Your son is in a critical condition, and here you are, claiming to have blood phobia. You're too afraid to have your blood drawn. If you don't donate your blood to save your son, I don't think he's going to survive at all."

Marilyn glared at Angeline and asked angrily, "Who are you and why do you talk like that? Are you cursing my son?"

The nurse reprimanded Marilyn, "How can you be so ignorant, woman? She's our hospital's president and she has just donated her own blood to save your son. Not only did you not thank her, but you're also being disrespectful to her."

It was only then did Marilyn realize that she had just offended a big cheese. She quickly dropped her head and apologized. "I'm sorry, Ms. President. I-I was wrong."

Angeline waved her hand. "Forget it."

Not long after that, Jay came back with a lunch box in his hand.

He was panting in exhaustion, perhaps from running too fast.

Heartbroken, Angeline blamed him. "I'm not a critical patient. I'm just hungry. Why are you running so fast and sweating all over?"

Jay remembered that Angeline had not eaten anything for lunch today and would most probably be ravenous.

He opened the lunch box and placed it in her hands.

He then took out the disposable cutleries and placed them in her hands as well.

He also set out the dishes on a chair in front of her.

When Angeline stared at the lamb, beef, and pork liver set out in front of her, her jaw dropped.

The nurse burst into laughter.