The next day, Minerva woke up with a pair of puffy eyes. When Vera met her, she was shocked.

"F*ck, what the hell did you do? Your eyes are really swollen..."

Minerva did not reply. Instead, she took a towel and rinsed it with cold water. Then, she wrung it and pressed it against her eyes gently.

"That won't work," Vera helplessly said from the side. She looked at Minerva's skinny back and said with a pained expression, "I found that you've been smiling less ever since you returned. If I had known that you would be like this, we shouldn't have returned back then."

"No." Minerva was still pressing the towel against her eyes as she denied. "Why shouldn't I come back? This is where I grew up. This decision has nothing to do with anyone else."

"But... You don't seem happy."

Vera couldn't continue the last sentence.

"I'm fine." Minerva smiled faintly. "I'm fine.

You don't have to worry about me. After all, five years have passed. Are you afraid that I won't be able to make it through this period of time?"

Vera, however, criticized her secretly.

"You've been there for five years, but what kind of days did you live through when you were there?"

She devoted herself to her designing career like a madwoman and everyday after she got home, she slept as if she was exhausted. Later, after Beanie had grown up enough to be able to call her 'Mommy' and even hug her lovingly, only then did Minerva have better judgment.

All these years, Vera had been watching Minerva and her heart ached for her.

Since she had returned because of Maddox, Vera's resentment towards Maddox grew even stronger.

That horrible man!

yet he was not going

the president of the Yardley

the Yardley Corporation's office on the top

brows were furrowed as he placed his fingers on the desk. The documents on the table had been piled up into like a small

of Minerva and he didn't have the mood to work at

Knock, knock...

on the door of the office but Maddox just sat there, frowning, as if he hadn't

was no response from the inside, the person who knocked on the door pushed

door, she saw Maddox sitting therewith his eyebrows tightly knitted. Obviously, her movements were obvious, but that person seemed to be daydreaming. Recalling what had happened in the past few days, Abigail's lips

over slowly and placed her bag on the table. Then, she sat down on the sofa not far from Maddox and began to prepare

the water that Maddox managed to regain his senses. He looked

took another sip of

in?" Maddox frowned

Abigail then said, "What's wrong? President Yardley, you've been absent-minded

at her unhappily and his eyes

crossed her arms in front of

these words aren't pleasant, I'll still

was as if she had agitated Maddox's sore spot. His brows furrowed tightly in an

that Minerva may still have feelings for you, but she

brows were locked tightly when he heard that. He pursed his

"Do you think that what I said is not pleasant to the ear? You don't want to listen, right? But this is the

Maddox pursed his lips and

with you anymore, no

Maddox sneered and questioned, "Aunt, do you know her very well? If not, why do you say

am a woman as well. How can I not know

but his attitude was indifferent. It was obvious that he wanted to ignore

things through. Therefore, she would not give up so easily. Instead, she took a step forward. "Back then, why did you think that

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