Chapter 28

“There should be ninety-nine,” Terrence said. He remembered that there had been media interviews in which Mr. Stevens had said that there would be a total of ninety-nine projection ads, representing the love of ninety-nine lifetimes.

“It’s been quite the campaign, sir. And it has certainly elevated Ms. Atkinson. She’s a popular actress, but it’s been reported that she’ll have several leading roles in the next year.”

Remove all of them,” Jason said.

“All of the ads?” Terrence was surprised.

“All of them,” Jason repeated with certainty.

“Okay, sir. I will do it.” Mr. ReedMr. Reed suddenly wanted to withdraw the ads of the Stevens family. Had Sean or maybe Lily offended Jason in some way? Terrence thought hard about what might prompt this. When Jason had been engaged to Jennifer, it had marked a strong political marriage, with the promise of incredible financial gains for both. Of course, the Stevens had far more to gain. Reed Corporation didn’t need them or their assets. But Mr. Reed had made no comments about the Stevens/ Atkinson wedding, he had even accepted the engagement invitation from Sean’s family.

Terrence was puzzled. Suddenly, he shivered and thought of a striking possibility.

Could it be that Mr. Reed wants to withdraw the engagement ads because… of Grace?” Terrence was shocked by his own idea.

woman? Not even for the sake of Jennifer, who was going to be Mr. Reed’s wife, had Jason ever offended anyone in the business

did this woman, Grace, mean to his boss? Gracehad driven the car that ended

could not

and looked at the man wearing a suit and

my sister’s

Sean was going to have a meal in this hotel, and from there it was a matter of prudent planning and plotting

and beg Sean, she

“sister” he was slightly stunned. The scene involving Grace in the club a few days ago came to

mind.

that woman had once been the woman he loved, it was also because

that the Atkinson family had helped the Stevens family, perhaps the Stevens

company now!

dined there many times when they dated-and when she stood there in her ugly navy blue uniform, with stains on the ankles and her hair in some sloppy ponytail, all he could think was ‘my, how she’d fallen.’ He hated Greg, but not enough to champion

the fast track to becoming a senator. She had the brains and the looks

for it. Until…

the bottom rung of society, literally learning garbage and sweeping streets, He could hardly believe it. Thinking of this, the scene of her climbing desperately towards him with her nails

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