"Why?" Benjamin couldn't help but ask after a long while. "You were at the scene that day."

"This is my business. I don't need to explain anything to you."

Benjamin frowned, and Shawn continued, "Besides you, no one will know that I used to be Alexander. Hawkins Group is all yours. No one is competing with you." Hearing that, Benjamin didn't feel assured at all. His eyes were filled with suspicion.

"No one? What about Grace?"

Shawn put down the teacup. "She didn't recognize me."

The teahouse was peaceful. Closing the door to the private room seemed to isolate them from the outside world.

Grace slept in Xander's lap for a while and woke up two hours later. The two of them walked out side by side.

Suddenly, Xander received a call from Hazel. Grace understood that it must be an internal matter of the Fulton Group.

"I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay, I'll go to the restroom."

It was surely a call to urge him to return to Frenda as soon as possible. Hazel was anxious.

"Mr. Fulton Senior stayed at Silas' place for two consecutive nights. Jake has fallen out of power.

"He'll definitely take this opportunity to make a comeback. Fulton Group cannot be without a leader now."

on the tap and washed his hands. "I'll be

received information that Jake admitted all of his doings on Aether's projects. "Although he was punished, he also stated that he could go

his grip on the phone and turned off

later, he walked out of the men's room. As he passed the corner, he heard a familiar

can't use Shawn anymore. He's no longer

Xander took out a tissue to

The other end said something, and

tell Grace about this. I don't care

to get you out of Pamore, but you can't come back. We're even

he hung up and walked away quickly. Xander

the teahouse's entrance for

with people at the door, she said to the receptionist, "Your boss is a very decent man, as if he

very good to

face with one hand, watching

somewhat familiar, as if

could figure it out, she saw Benjamin come down from upstairs, passing by

scene made Grace

and back, the two people seemed to have

"Gracie."

appearing next to her at

snapped out of her thoughts and held

walked out

you looking

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