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!

back then, yet he was not going to let her

really think you are something just because you are the president of the Yardley Corporation?" The next time Vera

Corporation's office on the top

front of his desk in a daze. His brows were furrowed as he placed his fingers on the desk. The documents

mind was full of Minerva and he didn't have

Knock, knock...

the door of the office but Maddox just sat there, frowning, as if

response from the inside, the person who knocked on the door

obvious, but that person seemed to be daydreaming. Recalling what had happened in the past few days,

sat down on the sofa not far

that Maddox managed to regain his senses. He looked up and saw Abigail sitting on the sofa and drinking

glanced at him and took another sip

did you come in?"

on the table. The collision between the porcelain cup and the table made a slight noise. Abigail then said, "What's wrong? President Yardley, you've been absent-minded the whole time

her unhappily and his eyes became

of her

words aren't pleasant, I'll still say it honestly. Don't

was as if she had agitated Maddox's sore spot.

feelings for you, but she will

when he heard that. He pursed his lips tightly and glared at

not pleasant to the ear? You don't want to listen, right? But

Maddox pursed his

with you anymore, no matter how much effort you

know her very well? If not, why do

sneered without hesitation. "I am a woman as well. How can I

attitude was indifferent.

up so easily. Instead, she took a step forward. "Back then, why did you think that your mother gave birth to

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