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?”
hard, Tiana muttered, “The jewelry monarch, your arch–nemesis–Imperial Gem Corporation.
Silence filled the car.
to see Whitney’s face
Imperial Gem Corporation’s CEO the same guy who
him with a
right?” Tiana’s lips twitched. “Imperial Gem’s the industry leader, but the boss is a mystery. Rumor has it he’s from the Lippert family, third son or something? And you’ve got him as your rival, head–to–head with his firm.”
A few years back, I lost a huge contract to them in a neighboring state because I stopped to help some guy with hysteria. I’ll remember that for
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Tiana muttered, watching
man, this could be quite the feud–a pair made in adversary
and you’re holding a grudge. But we can’t let
Lippert has a business appointment at
“Send me the address.”
“You’re going to suck up to your
your own business,”
she had no choice but to make nice with her
were a
following day, in the afternoon, Whitney arrived promptly at
condescendingly stopped by a security guard. “Ms.
F < F @
place Whitney used to enter at will. But now, with her accounts
be!” A
surprised. There stood a man with phoenix eyes, young and with a
seeing her. “Isn’t that Whitney?”
her curiously yet warmly, “Ms. Valentine, I own this club. Who are you looking for?” She
Lippert of Imperial Gem Corporation. I hear he’s here
the boss of Imperial Gem
amusement was evident as he teased, “Oh, you want to see him? But Mr. Lippert
Whitney asked, “What
Iü
to his tastes. Go change into something appropriate first!” Eager for a chance,
deep neckline, a pleated skirt–this was… a schoolgirl look. What was this man planning? She was
her, “He’s
him
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