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

president of the Yardley Corporation?"

Corporation's office on the top

sat in front of his desk in a daze. His brows were furrowed as he placed his fingers on the desk. The documents on the table had been piled up into like a small hill, but Maddox had no plans to

and he

Knock, knock...

but Maddox just

for quite some time. As there was no response from the

she saw Maddox sitting therewith his eyebrows tightly knitted. Obviously, her movements were obvious, but that person seemed to be

bag on the table. Then, she sat down on the sofa not far from Maddox and began to prepare coffee for

it was because of the sound of the water that Maddox managed to regain his senses. He looked

and took another sip of coffee, whilst

you come in?" Maddox

said, "What's wrong? President Yardley, you've been absent-minded the whole time when you are in the office instead of working. Are you thinking of a way to please a

stared at her unhappily and his eyes

arms in front of her chest and looked at

I'll still say it honestly. Don't

if she had agitated Maddox's sore spot. His

still have feelings for

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

said is not pleasant to the ear?

truth?" Maddox pursed his lips

you anymore, no matter how much

her very well? If

sneered without hesitation. "I am a woman as well. How can I not know what a woman

attitude was indifferent. It was obvious that he

through. Therefore, she would not give up so easily. Instead, she took a step

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