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

think you are something just because you are the president of the Yardley Corporation?" The next time Vera saw him, she would strangle

Yardley Corporation's office on

his fingers on the desk. The documents on the table had been piled up into like a small hill, but Maddox had no plans

was full of Minerva and he

Knock, knock...

office but Maddox just sat there, frowning,

quite some time. As there was no response from the inside, the person who knocked

his eyebrows tightly knitted. Obviously, her movements were obvious, but that person seemed to be daydreaming. Recalling what

and placed her bag on the table. Then, she sat down on

the sound of the water that Maddox managed to regain his senses. He looked up and saw Abigail sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee. Then,

took another sip of coffee, whilst

come in?" Maddox frowned

noise. Abigail then said,

stared at her unhappily and his eyes

of

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

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

have feelings for

locked tightly when he heard that. He pursed his lips tightly

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

is the truth?" Maddox pursed his

be with you anymore,

know her very well? If

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

indifferent. It was obvious that he wanted to ignore

that day to help him think things through. Therefore, she would not give up so easily. Instead, she took a step forward. "Back then, why

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