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Chapter 241

Rose ended the call. The exhaustion on her face was evident.

Sean handed her a glass of red wine with a smile." Have a drink. You might forget your worries for a while."

Rose took the glass, but when she was reminded that Jay had forbidden her from drinking after she was drunk the last time, she placed the glass on the table.

"I'm not good with alcohol. I've stopped drinking," Rose said frankly.

Sean looked at Rose's clear, sparkling eyes. He was reminded of how she had declined his unreasonable request when they first met. Her unyielding principles had given him a lasting impression. "Why are you looking for a job?" Sean asked her.

Rose was surprised. She did not expect that Sean would remember that she had asked him to help her find a job a few days ago.

Rose thought for a while and answered, "Some people work to survive, and some people work for pleasure. As for myself, I work to prove my worth to the people I care for."

Sean tipped the wine glass in his hand. The blood-red liquid swirled in the glass and looked as alluring as

his smile. "You're the most special girl that I've ever seen. Come work at my company, Rose Loyle!"

Rose tightened her grip on her cutlery. Her knuckles whitened. They looked frail but carried an immense strength.

Rose regained her composure a short while later.

She acted as though she was pleasantly surprised. "M r. Bell, a company like Bell Enterprise would surely only hire graduates from prestigious universities. I don't have high academic qualifications or anything remarkable. I'm afraid that I'll only bring the company nothing but trouble."

Sean looked into Rose's earnest eyes. "I need you, Rose."

Rose inhaled sharply. "Mr. Bell, I am a divorcee with three children. Please don't have any ulterior motives for hiring me. That will be bad for your business."

"You think too much," Sean placed his glass on the table and crossed his fingers. He looked at Rose with the utmost seriousness. "I can't deny that I have feelings for you, but Jay Ares might not agree with it. Rose, I'm inviting you to my company so that you can help me build my empire."

Rose laughed. "You are the heir to Bell Enterprise.

Why do you need to build your own empire?"

Sean's expression was shrouded in gloom. "If even you would want to prove your worth to other people, then why should I be satisfied with being an heir who inherits everything without any actual effort? I want t ode a pioneer."

Sean looked incredibly serious. He did not seem like he was joking at all.

Rose thought, 'Bell Enterprise is already a big corporation second only to Grand Asia. If Sean isn't happy with Bell Enterprise's current situation, is his ambition to overtake Grand Asia?'

"Do you plan to overtake Grand Asia as the biggest corporation, Mr. Bell?" Rose asked uneasily.

Sean stared at Rose but shook his head.

Rose felt immediately at ease.

However, her doubts remained. "The market is so big. If you're not planning to take Grand Asia's crown as the market leader, then whose pie are you going to stick your fingers in?" She was worried that his answer might be the Severe Enterprise in Swallow City.

While Rose waited uneasily for Sean's answer, Sean's face slightly scrunched up in anger.

"My target is... Bell Enterprise."

Rose was shocked.

"Why?" She did not understand.

Sean's anger dissipated, but what replaced it was a strong resentment.

His eyes started sparkling as tears welled up.

He was reminded of some memories that he would rather forget.

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"I'm sorry, Sean. I don't want to leave you behind, but my anxiety disorder is worsening by the day. I am afraid that I will hurt you. Forgive Mommy for leaving you." Back then, he was not too young or too old. He was in his rebellious phase.

He was the naughtiest kid in school, and he often got himself in trouble for fighting and truancy. Everyone thought that he was a delinquent, but no one knew that he did all that to get his parents' attention. His father frequently found pleasure with other women. His mistresses would call his mother on the phone every day and upset her with explicit language.

His kind and gentle mother could not withstand the stress and eventually was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorders. 1

Her health failed, and her temper worsened.

He thought that when Mommy said she would 'leave early', she was going to run away from home like how he used to.

He did not expect that it was a suicide note. Mommy jumped off a tall building after writing it.

"They killed my mother, Rose. Ever since then, I could

not stop thinking of revenge, even in my dreams," Sean said impassively.

He sounded as though he was telling a story about someone else.

Rose had planned to excuse herself so that she could make dinner for Zetty, but she was shocked by Sean's sudden confession.

She felt a pang of pity for him, seeing how he was curled up on the table like a poor kitten, unlike his usual carefree and cheerful self.

"Sean, if you think that doing something can make you feel better, then you should do it. However, you shouldn't let your conscience be blinded by revenge."

Sean nodded and said softly. "I've never thought of taking their lives. I was only thinking about the happy times before my father started Bell Enterprise. We were poor, but my parents weathered through the difficulties together.

"I only want Bell Enterprise to return to its original state. I want my father to return to poverty. I want him to see if anyone would be willing to stay by his side without his riches and glamour.

"I want my father to regain his conscience, and make him apologize to my mother in front of her grave..."

Rose sighed.

Sean had spent his entire life trying to make up for his unfortunate childhood.

"I hope that you can help me, Rose," Sean looked helplessly at Rose.

"How can I help you?" Rose was clueless.

"There's no one around me that I can trust. Ever since I joined Bell Enterprise, that woman had placed her spies all around me. I need a friend whom I can trust." Rose nodded seriously.

"Alright. I might not be able to help you carry out your revenge, but I can at least be a friend you can trust and listen to your troubles."

Sean flashed a bright smile. "Come to my office tomorrow and be my assistant, Rose."

"Mm."

It was already past midnight when Rose returned to Cloudy Dreams.

As she opened the front door, the interior was dark.

She took off her shoes and tiptoed inside, careful not to wake the children up.

The light suddenly turned on.

Jay was sitting on the couch. His tired eyes were staring at Rose.

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"Why are you... aren't you asleep yet, Sir Ares?" Rose wanted to ask him why he was at her rented property, but she quickly realized that the house belonged to him.

"Rose, did you just neglect your children because you have a date with another man?" Jay spoke hoarsely.

He tapped the cigarette between his fingers on the ashtray, stubbed out the tip, tossed it inside, and leered at Rose.

Rose was shocked when she saw the pile of cigarette butts in the ashtray.

How long had he been waiting for her?

"Sir Ares," she walked over and explained to him, "I'd like to come back earlier to take care of the kids, but Mr. Bell wasn't feeling well today and, as his friend, I thought I'd stay back and talk to him..." Before she could finish her sentence, vicious anger appeared on Jay's tired face. "Many cowardly men suffer from sadness and mental breakdowns every day, Rose Boyle. Are you going to talk to them all?" He was implying that she was a salacious woman.

Rose's eyes turned red with tears, though she continued to argue defiantly. "Sir Ares, you don't know how hard my life has been. My parents and my

husband have abandoned me. Mr. Bell is a friend who would help me in my time of need, and so I treasure his friendship. I hope you don't taint our friendship with your degenerate ideas."

Jay was at a loss for a reply.

'What am I doing? Am I jealous?

'Just because I'm not happy that Rose went on a date with Sean, I'm trying to defame her to make myself feel better?'

Jay calmed down when he saw Rose's shoulders that were trembling out of anger.

"It's late. You should go and rest," he said weakly.

He picked up his jacket on the couch and slowly walked toward the front door.

Rose closed her eyes, sighed, and slowly turned around. "It's very late, Sir Ares. How about you stay here tonight?"

Jay's body trembled. The dark clouds over him suddenly cleared, and everything was bright and sunny again!

He slowly turned around and stared at Rose wordlessly.

His everyday appearance was bleak and aloof, but at that instant, she thought that he had the allure of a man who had walked out of a book.

Rose's cheeks felt hot. She wondered if he had

misunderstood her reasons for asking him to stay. 1

If he thought that she had cared for him, he would once again trample mercilessly upon her affections.

Rose realized that and quickly explained herself. Til sleep on the couch tonight."

Jay laughed bitterly, turned around, and left.

Rose sat down on the couch, dejected and gloomy. She briefly counted the number of cigarette butts in the ashtray. There were more than ten of them. When did he pick up a smoking habit?

Did he not care for his health for smoking without limits?

She sat on the couch, hugging her feet. Her mind was a muddled mess.

She had abandoned her children and went on a 'date' with Sean. He must have misunderstood that she was a flirt, and that would worsen his impression of her.

Rose smiled bitterly. What was she hoping for? That he would change his mind?

She thought that he had been nicer to her because of Robbie. She ought not to bear any false hopes, lest she be bitterly disappointed!

Perhaps after that night, their relationship will return to its previous detachment.

That night, Rose tossed and turned in her bed, unable to fall asleep.

She got up early the next morning to prepare breakfast for the children.

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Zetty hugged Rose as soon as she got out of bed." Where were you last night, Mommy? I miss you!"

Rose patted Zetty s head and spoke to her gently, "Did you and Daddy fight last night, and you skipped dinner too? You must be starving!" Zetty patted her stomach and said sweetly, "Daddy cooked some noodle soup for me last night, Mommy. I didn't starve."

"He cooked noodle soup for you?" Rose was shocked.

"Mm." Zetty nodded.

Rose gently pinched Zetty's cheeks. "I told you that he had a kind heart under his cold demeanor. Don't give him any trouble next time!"

Zetty nodded obediently. "I won't, Mommy."

Rose sent the three children to the kindergarten after breakfast, then rushed to the Bell Enterprise office.

It was her first day at work in Bell Enterprise.

To present a good first impression to her colleagues, she put on some light makeup and wore a proper office suit. Gone was her pure and clean image, and instead she looked diligent and capable. She attracted many eyes when she stepped into the Central Building of Bell Enterprise.

She had a fresh and delicate look and carried herself confidently, standing out amid the drab crowd.

"Who is she?"

"Such a beautiful woman. Does she work in PR?"

The whispers stopped when they saw Rose walking straight toward Sean's office.

"Is she President Bell's girlfriend?"

"Not necessarily. She might be the new secretary.

Look at her office suit."

When Rose arrived at the president's office, she happened to meet Nancy who had come out from inside. Nancy narrowed her eyes. She placed her hands in her pockets and walked over on her red high heels. "Why are you here, Rose Loyle?" She sounded hostile.

Rose tried to maintain her professionalism. "President Bell hired me as his assistant. Didn't you know that?" Nancy chuckled. "Naha, assistant? That's a glamorous title for a mistress."

Rose was not angry, but instead, she smiled. "Please don't use your morals to judge other people, Miss Bell."

Nancy was instantly furious. She lifted her hand and prepared to slap Rose's face when her hand was gripped by Sean who suddenly appeared behind her.

"Don't be rude toward my assistant, Nancy."

Nancy angrily put down her hand and spoke through gritted teeth, "Brother, you should know that Rose is Jay Ares's ex-wife."

"I know that," Sean said impassively.

Nancy's eyes went wide. "Don't you know that Sir Ares never lets anyone touch his used goods? You're inviting danger. Aren't you afraid that you'll lose more than you gain?" Sean smiled calmly. "Did you think of that when you first sent Rose to my room?"

Nancy instantly felt guilty when Sean called her out." Nonsense, since when have I sent her to your room?" She said, visibly flustered.

Rose glared at Nancy coldly. "I'd like an explanation, Ms. Bell."

Nancy decided to burn her bridges. "You're only a daughter born out of wedlock and driven out of your family, Rose Doyle. What can you possibly do to me?"

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Lifting an arm, Rose sent a slap across Nancy's cheek.

Slap-

Everyone present froze at the sharp sound of the slap cut through the room.

Cupping the burning skin of her cheek, Nancy glared unquestionably at Rose. "How dare you slap me?"

Sean Bell was evidently shell-shocked.

Despite the glaring distaste he held for his sister, Nancy Bell, Sean still tried his best at pretending to embrace this woman as his sister. Shutting his eyes to Nancy's bouts of tantrums for the sake of keeping up the gentle and elegant facade he put up before the Bell elders.

It had never crossed his mind that Rose Loyle would avenge him so resolutely for something he had resigned himself to endure.

It felt great!

However, in the face of a duo with special identities, Sean could not help but worry about the consequences Nancy was to face. "You saw, right Sean? Your assistant slapped me! I'm telling Daddy." Nancy bawled as she ran off.

Sean's expression darkened at his sister's threat,

knowing Nancy's act of bringing it up to their father would only destroy a good amount of the newly rebuilt trust he had hard-earned. Rose Loyle reassured, at the sight of Sean's troubled expression, "Don't worry. I'll talk to the Chairman and apologize personally."

Looking at Rose Loyle, Sean understood her expression of utter confidence as a side-effect of her hard-headedness and kindly remarked, "You don't get my father, a man with nothing but unadulterated adoration for Nancy and her mother. You might as well have offended him personally by slapping Nancy today. I don't even know if I can keep your job, Rose. You need to get out of here, it's for your own good!"

How could Rose Loyle just leave when she had put so much effort into working for Bell Enterprises?

"We'll cross the bridge when we get to it, Mr. Bell."

Not too long after, someone from the Chairman's office came to Sean. "The Chairman requests your assistant, Mr. Sean."

Without making any extra remarks, Rose Loyle turned and left.

With quick strides, Sean pulled Rose from the doors with a plead, "You can always look for another job, Rose! I can still help u leave now, but there's nothing I'll be able to do if you go there." "Thank you, Mr. Bell." Rose Loyle smiled.

Releasing the grip he had on her and straightening her back, the elegant and slim figure of Rose Loyle walked out.

Rose kept her attention on her cell phone the whole way to the Chairman's office.

Tapping on the voice-to-text software that would ensure the conversation to be had in the Chairman's office to be recorded as written notes, Rose ensured that whatever was recorded would be sent out without mistakes before placing her phone back into her pocket.

At the Chairman's office.

Entering the office, Rose was met with the irksome wails of Nancy Bell. It was a pitiful sight, Nancy sobbing elegantly at the side.

Rose fired a mocking sneer her way, her eyes holding evident disdain for Nancy's despicable actions.

As if embarrassed, Nancy wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and glared at Rose.

"Rose Loyle?" Chairman Bell squinted, raking his eyes i n analysis over Rose.

Rose Loyle nodded calmly. "Yes, sir."

"You come into my Bell Enterprises, and you hit Lady Bell? Who do you think you are, Rose Loyle? How dare you offend me?" The Chairman's tone was dark and laced with danger.

Rose remained unfazed. "With all due respect, Chairman, I am not one to act harshly unprovoked." "What do you mean?"

"Miss Bell sent me to your son's room the other day, in an attempt to defile my innocence and reputation. Slapping her is a small retaliation," Rose replied.

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Most likely unaware of such an incident, Chairman Bell was shocked at the words he heard and turned to look at Nancy in surprise.

Of course, it went without saying that there was no way Nancy would admit such an act in front of her father. Especially not when doing so meant that she was plotting against both Rose Boyle and Sean. Daddy would be mortified, knowing she was plotting against her brother.

Nancy Bell adamantly denied, "She's lying, Daddy."

Naturally, Chairman Bell believed his daughter over Rose, not to mention how Rose's reputation was far from great. Such had only further enraged him, "Rose Boyle! How dare you slander Nancy?"

Purposefully expressing a look of surprise, Rose's following words had the people across her dropping their jaws.

"It's what Sir Ares told me, Chairman. As to whether that is the truth or not, I believe it best you ask Sir Ares himself."

Both father and daughter Bell broke down.

Fear was written on Nancy's face. "You're lying, Rose Boyle. Why would Master Ares be helping you when he hates you so much?"

Rose's demeanor switched into one of pitiful innocence. "Well, I'm confused too. I suppose that is a question you should ask Master Ares if you really want to know."

Staring at Rose Loyle, the Chairman hesitated.

How he was going to treat Rose from that moment onwards all depended on how much she meant to Jay Ares.

As if reading her father's mind, Nancy urged her father. "She's lying, Daddy. Master Ares hates this woman. He's even told me before, how Rose Loyle is the only woman in the entire world that he hates." As if struck by lightning, Rose Loyle fell apart.

"Did he really-say that?" All prior strength immediately vanished, looking like a lion who had just lost its battle.

Nancy's sarcasm was fully unleashed as she spoke next, "Master Ares feels more than hate for you, in fact, he despises you from the depths of his heart. He even told me he wants to rip you apart-and what he complains about the most-why are you Jenson Ares' biological mother?"

Rose Loyle shook and quickly gripped the armrest of the chair in front of her in fear of slipping and falling.

She smiled with dejected bitterness.

That was indeed something he would say.

"Regardless of how unwilling Master Ares is, Miss Bell, the fact remains that I am the mother of both his sons." Rose's chest felt cold and empty. Despite knowing Jay disdained backing her up, she still had to borrow his prestige in the end.

Chairman Bell snickered. "Now that I think about it, Old Master Ares had indeed said in passing how displeased Master Ares was with his ex-wife. Sorry to upset your plans, Rose Doyle, but there's no way I'm letting you intimidate me with your connections to Master Ares."

Nancy smiled one of pride at getting away with her evil plan.

The Chairman ordered, "People. I want Rose Doyle tied up."

Several strong men approached and tied both Rose's hands together.

The Chairman spoke in a ferocious tone, "You can do whatever you want with her, Nancy!"

Stepping up to Rose Doyle, Nancy fired slap after slap from both sides, smacking Rose into a dizzied daze.

"Rose Doyle. You better do your best to avoid me for the rest of your life, or I'll hit you every time I see you. I'd like to see how you're going to stay on your high horse from now on."

In the President's office.

Having known of Rose's tragic situation, Sean quickly dialled for Jay Ares without a second thought. "Master Ares!"

Hearing Sean Bell's voice, Jay could not help the immediate loss of warmth in his hardening eyes.

"Get to the point, Sean." Sounded Jay Ares' annoyed tone from the other end of the line.

The fact that Sean Bell managed to irk him to no end a s of recent pushed Jay into panic mode. Still, the former seemed completely oblivious by sending himself over on a silver platter.

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Honestly speaking, Sean had no definite idea of how much Rose Loyle meant to Jay Ares, whether he even liked her enough to make an enemy of Bell Enterprises. However, Jay Ares might be his only option

now.

"Master Ares. Rose Loyle is... My father has her." Sean relayed with suppressed anxiety and unease.

"What do you mean?" Jay's handsome features hardened immediately, emitting quite the suffocating aura.

"She had a conflict with my sister..." Assuming Jay Ares understood not, Sean did his best to calm his raging heartbeat so that he could explain the situation better.

Only to have Jay Ares hang up abruptly. Confused, Sean Bell stared at the hung-up phone in his hands,' What did he mean?

'Is he coming to save her or not?'

Standing from the black leather sofa, Jay Ares let out a natural aura of a man meant to stand on top of the world. The sudden aura so threatening it could kill three thousand men had Grayson on the side shivering instantly.

It had been a while since the President wore such a scary expression. The bloodthirst in his eyes

promised the downfall of other people today.

"Grayson, I want everyone from Security out with me."

Grayson was stunned. "Everyone?"

Gran Asia's Security Department knew what they were doing, with its members being all sorts of professional boxers or martial arts champions. To have everyone out was rare, especially when the President only brought at most eight bodyguards along with him as he went about.

Go on.

Jay Ares berated with quite the bark at Grayson's momentary stupor.

Grayson ran quickly, leaving a figurative trail of smoke behind him.

All sixty members of Grand Asia's Security Department stood orderly by the time Jay Ares alighted the elevator and reached the main doors, all waiting with a stern expression on their faces for the President's order.

Sparing them a glance, Jay furrowed his eyebrows.

Grayson quickly came to explain, "President, twenty of them are staying back to keep Grand Asia Tower safe."

Sending Grayson a glare, Jay Ares made his way to the car without comment.

Behind Jay's Rolls-Royce parked thirty sleek-looking humvees. At the whistle of the engine, they orderly made their way to the Bell Enterprises' Central Building. 1

Grayson was both Jay Ares' assistant and driver.

Perhaps it was how Jay Ares detested socializing, or how Grayson happened to be a jack of many trades. Grayson took on multiple roles at Grand Asia anyway, what was one more as the President's spokesman?

As a result, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Grayson knew what his President was thinking.

However, as of that moment, Grayson was left out of the loop. He had not the slightest, the reason behind the President's large-scale operation was at all. 1

At the same time, Bell Enterprises was in an uproar.

In the Chairman's office, The Chairman had someone report the company's happenings to him, "Chairman, Thirty of Grand Asia's humvees are driving straight for the Central Building. They seem ferocious, should we begin precautionary measures?" i

Stunned, the Chairman lifted his head. "Master Ares' men? What are they doing here?"

Pushing the glasses on the bridge of his nose, he averted his eyes to look at Bose Loyle who had fainted on the floor.

Nancy spoke in disapproval of her father's concerned expression, "Don't worry, Daddy. There's no way Master Ares' here for Rose Loyle."

Pausing, she continued with undeterred confidence," From what I know, Master Ares's only been indifferent when it comes to feelings, he'd never truly love a woman. Not to mention how he's only had eight bodyguards with him even when he attends slightly dangerous meetings. How could he possibly bring the entirety of Grand Asia's Security Department for Rose Doyle?"

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The Chairman felt a little more at ease. "You're right. Master Ares is a businessman who cares deeply about profiting, it is unlikely that he will make an enemy out of Bell Enterprises for a woman." 1 Turning to look at Rose Boyle, he frowned at the unmoving body on the floor. "Women. What low endurance for pain. Throw her out."

The Chairman's bodyguards were walking toward Rose's body when suddenly, the doors to the Chairman's office were violently kicked open.

It was a loud sound that attracted everybody's attention, causing heads to turn in shock.

At the door were two men in black outfits with sunglasses on. Promising men, standing straight by the door frames.

Following behind was another figure with his head held high, stepping into the room with an air of prestige and well-wielded authority. 1

Seeing his face, the Chairman quickly stood with a beam.

Nancy Bell's delicate features bloomed into a charming smile as well, her eyes shining with hardly-concealed mirth. Perhaps Jay Ares' grand visit to Bell Enterprises was for her.

Nancy approached him attentively. "Why did you come, Master Ares?"

Jay Ares sent her a contemptuous glare as they brushed shoulders, one filled with so much killing intent and anger that Nancy's heart dropped instinctively in fear.

Bending over, a bodyguard was about to drag Rose Boyle out, only to receive a hard kick on his body from Jay Ares. Like autumn leaves, he flailed around for a moment before flopping-right before Chairman Bell's feet.

Ribs fractured, he laid limp on the floor. 1

"Master Ares, what-" Chairman Bell stared confusedly at Jay Ares. His heart was beating uncontrollably in fear that moment, for he had a glimpse of the reason Jay Ares was here for.

Jay Ares paid him no mind.

Instead, he lowered himself down and yelled distressed, "Rose!"

Reaching a hand to Rose Loyle's nose, he found that though she was still alive, her breaths were shallow. Carefully carrying Rose into his arms, his sharp eyes burned red with bloodthirst and rage. "Grayson. Find out who did this to Rose Loyle. I need every single detail, every hit, every injury accounted for. No one will find their body after I kill them."

Flabbergasted, Nancy fell to the floor.

Befalling a sinister gaze on her, Jay Ares turned to glare menacingly at Chairman Bell. "I suggest you teach your daughter some manners, Mr. Bell. Aren't you curious about why she sent Rose to Sean's room the other day? I wonder why she did it."

At that, Jay picked up his pace and quickly carried Rose away.

Grayson stayed, as per orders, though still in a daze.

So this was the reason behind his President's operation today? A knight in armor saving the damsel in distress?

Specifically, the woman he used to hate the most?

Jay Ares' words had left Nancy in quite the stupor, for she sat quite a while on the floor, too weak to stand.

Jay Ares had given Nancy a warning before he left, a small punishment to deter her from further aggression toward Rose. Now that her father knew of her conspiracy against Rose and Sean, he would surely be enraged.

"Nancy, how-how could you plot against your brother?" The Chairman trembled with wrath, "Not to mention how you've caused me such a mess today! You absolute-calamity!"

Having been spoiled rotten since young, Nancy burst into tears at this feeling of wrongness she had never felt before. "I've never intended to hurt Sean, Daddy! I—I just, Rose Doyle destroyed my chances with Master

Ares. I just wanted revenge!"

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Jay Ares came and left like a cyclone, leaving traces of shame and embarrassment in his wake. Throwing Bell Enterprises into new heights of frantic frenzy. As per the given orders, Grayson stayed behind to investigate the cause of Rose's injuries, the youth a physical embodiment of Grand Asia's hegemonic spirit.

"Chairman Bell, my President would like to enquire the identity of the persons behind Rose Boyle's injuries —" Grayson supplemented, in case he was not clear enough, "That is to say, all the persons involved in either directly or indirectly causing Rose Loyle harm. I would greatly appreciate it if Mr. Chairman could be so kind to give their names, as per my President's orders." 1

Chairman Bell was at a loss. Just because Jay Ares was an invincible businessman, it did not mean he would fear Jay's closer subordinates.

"Grand Asia and Bell Enterprises have always been close friends, Grayson. I'm pretty sure Master Ares told you to find the culprit because he was clouded momentarily with rage, so how about I find you a scapegoat to hand over? You might as well take everyone from Bell Enterprises if you're going to investigate it like that."

Grayson replied with an elegant smile, "What are you

saying, Mr. Chairman? I'm simply doing my job."

Chairman Bell glared. "Master Ares trusts you the most, does he not? As long as you promise not to give up Nancy's name, I'll pay you any sum you request. Within a reasonable range, of course." Tilting his head downwards, Grayson chuckled.

For a smile so warm and gentle, it ran shivers up people's spines.

"Bribing me, are you, Chairman Bell?" Grayson lifted his gaze to beam at Chairman Bell.

The Chairman squinted slightly. For a reason unbeknownst to him, this young man was hardly an open book to read, despite his glowing smile and an attitude of dispatch to worldly matters.

The youth's complexity and shrewdness making him difficult to predict and understand.

"What? Is it not enough?" He asked, in an attempt to close the gap between them.

Grayson's gaze fell and lingered on Nancy Bell like the setting sun as he spoke casually, "The fact that Miss Bell was the one who harmed Rose Boyle is a judgment the President himself concluded after investigating. There's not much I can do to help her."

Nancy's face paled in fear as she shakily crawled her way to Chairman Bell, wailing, "Save me, Daddy!"

Chairman Bell spoke, "Despite knowing early on about Nancy tricking Rose Boyle, Master Ares had yet to retaliate on Nancy, perhaps because he still cared for her. Live and let live, Grayson-"

Grayson shook his head. "I'm afraid that is not the case. Rather than my President still caring for Miss Nancy, I'm more inclined to believe that the reason behind the lack of retaliation was that he was still thinking of the best way to take revenge. Today's incident had only added to the existing hatred. I wish you the best, Miss Nancy."

At that, the expressions of both father and daughter Bell soured.

"What do you want, Grayson?" Knowing he could not be bribed, the Chairman had no other option but to face reality.

"Rose Loyle was gravely injured, with half a breath left, in your very office, Mr. Chairman. As to the person who actually did the hitting, the hand used is as good as broken. However, as there is no reason for bodyguards to cause harm without an order, I can promise you that the President will not simply forgive the person behind all this."

Despite the sweat beads that formed on Chairman Bell's forehead, he still sounded relaxed when he spoke next. "His father and I are friends. Does he have to be so serious about this?"

Grayson replied, "As the President likes to say, there are no eternal allies or perpetual enemies in business."

Grayson continued, "I believe it is in your best interest to cooperate with me, Mr. Chairman, and answer the questions I have, for it may be your only chance at making out of this unscathed." Chairman bell nodded dejectedly. "Ask away, then."

At the same time, Jay Ares had run the whole way to Grand Asia's Medical Department with Rose Doyle in his arms. 1

Quickly, Rose was pushed into the Intensive Care Unit leaving Jay Ares to sit alone in the empty corridor outside. Blood drained from his face, the veins on the back of his hand spoke clearly of his anxiety and anger at that moment.

His world seemed to have turned into a dull shade of grey as he waited for the doctors' analysis of her condition.

"Please be okay, Angelina." He prayed, i

"You have to be okay."

"You promised you'd marry me. Don't go back on your words." 1

Jay Ares had never feared anything, not before this moment right now.

Now that he had finally found Angelina Severe, he was afraid he would lose her again.

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He was so very afraid.

Suddenly, he realized that there was nothing the world could offer that could replace one Angeline Severe.

He would give his riches if that guaranteed a life of bliss for her.

He would give his life if that meant she would make it out of this alive.

As long as she woke, every fight they would have from that moment onwards would be worth it.

Seconds felt like minutes felt like hours as time slowly trickled by like sand in an hourglass.

Jay Ares felt as if an entire century had passed.

Only then did the doors of the Intensive Care Unit opened. Jay Ares took a big step forward to meet the doctor. "How is she?" He asked, both looking forward and afraid of the doctor's evaluation. "The patient is no longer in life-threatening danger, Mr. President."

Hearing him, Jay Ares' frightful expression turned relaxed into a smile.

However, the doctor continued to report, "There are signs of internal bleeding in the patient's abdomen,

which may result in possible infertility. The patient herself had a weak body, which would therefore explain why she fainted for such a long period of time despite not suffering any major injuries." Jay Ares' expression grew stern as he took the doctor's advice to heart.

"The patient needs sufficient rest, please make sure she does not overexert herself. She is to avoid negative emotions to prevent the case of Liver Qi Stagnation."

Jay Ares nodded without another word.

His heart sunk lower at every following word. Angeline had been suffering all these years.

She would always look at the world with mirthful optimism, yet secretly nurture and deal with her own wounds in the dark.

He blamed himself. He should have treated her better.

"I understand." Jay Ares replied.

Rose Loyle awoke not too long after being moved into the VIP room.

Her large orbs stared at the ceiling.

The swelling on her bruised face had reduced with the help of her medication, but the sight of her still clenched the hearts of those who saw.

Sitting by the head of the bed, Jay Ares watched her.

"You seem to have a lot on your mind, a penny for your

thoughts?" His voice cracking with unuse.

"Nothing much. Just thinking that perhaps my energy's in disharmony with the Imperial Capital's." She choked out.

Reminded of how every visit to the Imperial Capital had her hitting rock bottom, Jay Ares' heart clenched for her.

After all, she had only ever returned to the Imperial Capital for him.

"We'll get a priest to pray for you when you get better, get rid of some bad luck." His tone tender with sympathy.

Rose's eyes watered as the memory of Nancy Bell's words echoed in her mind. 'Jay Ares hated her, despised her, and disdained the fact that Jenson was her son.'

"It's alright. When a door closes, a window opens. There will be places for me," she says sadly.

Shocked by her words, Jay Ares felt a large lump of unease settle in his chest.

All sorts of misfortune occurred while she was in the Imperial Capital, and she would always stand her ground when he told her to keep away. "Then I'll have a priest do something about it, but I'm never leaving if it's the last thing I do."

Yet right now, she was suggesting to leave herself.

Just how wronged had she been made to feel to come up with such a decision?