Simon raised his palm, and Whitney glared coldly at the despicable jerk before her.
Still, his betrayal pierced her frozen heart like a dagger.
Their tender eight years together–he had claimed to be the bastard of the Perlman family, placing extra importance on family values.
He had talked about having a whole brood of kids with her.
Now, he had traded her for Monica.
“We’ll see what kind of spawn you two produce. Hell’s got a special place for you both!” Whitney wrenched her hand away and stormed off.
Simon frowned, instinctively following her retreating figure, lithe and indifferent.
Monica caught his gaze, her expression darkening suddenly.
“Damn it,” she thought, “I can’t let that wench take back the company and lure Simon in again!”
Outside the towering skyscraper of Skye Gem Ltd.
Tiana saw Whitney emerge, her demeanor icy, and quickly asked, “How did it go? Did any shareholders back you up?”
Whitney shook her head. “Business folks chase profit; no one’s dumb enough to cross the Valentines right now. But I did sabotage Simon’s deal today and goaded Monica into making a bet.”
“Nice! What’s the bet?”
“A provincial jewelry contest next month. If I win, I take over as General Manager.”
“No way! You struck a nerve. Simon and Monica, those two must be rattled!”
“I don’t know if they’re rattled, but the shareholders at Skye Gem sure don’t believe in me. They’re all backing Monica, mocking me openly.”
Tiana clenched her teeth, a cold smirk crossing her face as she booted up her computer. “They have no clue about your skills, do they? We’ve got to win this! Let’s see, the regional contest starts in October, and it’s hosted by Imperial Gem Corporation, the top judges…”
She suddenly fell silent.
Whitney’s face turned rigid with anger as she spun around. “What did you just say? Which jewelry company?”
muttered, “The jewelry monarch, your arch–nemesis–Imperial Gem Corporation. They’re running the show.”
Silence filled the car.
Whitney’s face ablaze with fury,
Imperial Gem Corporation’s CEO the same guy who emailed you mocking your
him
a mystery. Rumor has it he’s from the Lippert family, third son or something?
Gem tried to snatch it. A few years back, I lost a huge contract to them in a neighboring state because I stopped to
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muttered, watching
that if Mr. Lippert was a young man, this
grudge. But we can’t let Monica win this contest.
has a business appointment at the Southern Elegance Club tomorrow at
was taken aback. “Send me the address.”
going to suck up
your own business,”
predicament, she had no choice but to make nice
were a complex
following day, in the afternoon, Whitney arrived promptly at the Southern Elegance
bracing herself, she approached the establishment, only to be condescendingly stopped by a security guard. “Ms. Valentine, do you
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and powerful, a place Whitney used to enter at will. But now, with her accounts frozen and penniless,
here? Let her be!” A
a man with phoenix
seeing her. “Isn’t that
yet warmly, “Ms. Valentine, I own this club. Who are you looking for?” She sized him up,
of Imperial Gem Corporation. I hear he’s here today. Could I trouble you
of Imperial Gem
as he teased, “Oh, you want to see him? But Mr. Lippert isn’t someone you can
Whitney asked, “What will
Iü
at her pointedly, “You’ll have to cater to his tastes. Go change into something appropriate first!”
stunned/A super short white blouse, a deep neckline, a pleated skirt–this was… a schoolgirl look. What was this man planning? She
tempted her, “He’s in
followed him into
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