"She won't listen to me, but she'll listen to you. Could you bear to watch our daughter leave us? You wouldn't want to and you're not willing to either, so you have to instill this idea in her. When she looks for a boyfriend in the future, she should not look for people abroad. Not even people from a different city.""Honey, don't overthink this." Avery patted Elliot on the shoulder. "She is still young. Marriage is still a long way off.""Honey, you give me peace of mind." Elliot felt much better."Haha! Being worried about this is pointless. Sometimes, the more you're afraid of something, the more likely it'll happen. So, before things happen, it's best not to think about them.""Hmm…"In the neighboring city, after the old woman brought Irene home, Irene took a candy out of her bag and passed it to her."The teacher gave it to me."The old woman accepted the candy and asked, "Why did she give you candy? Did she give some to the other children as well?""Because no one played

"Yeah. I don't like anything related to the art of tea. My family forced me to learn it and that's why I traveled overseas to complete my education. I don't want to listen to them anymore," Juliet chatted with Avery, all the while focusing on her true intention.Avery was unlike anything she had imagined before. From the looks of it, Avery did not appear to be a horrible person."Juliet, would it be okay for me to ask about the scars on your wrist?" Avery had taken a few glanced at her wrists and realized that they were marks of attempted suicide.Juliet had not expected Avery to pay attention to her wrist and felt uncomfortable at the question. "I got into a huge fight with my family when I decided to come to Aryadelle to study. My father didn't want me to study abroad," she said calmly. "Sometimes, there's a price to pay when you want something. These were my prices in exchange for my freedom."Avery nodded, imagining the scene of Juliet cutting her own wrist."I sympathize with

"Sure! Thank you for giving me this chance, Miss. Tate. I will work hard.""Yeah. Contact me if you need anything."The two exchanged contacts and Juliet took her leave.Avery walked toward her desk and picked up her glass to take a sip of water, when she suddenly remembered Elliot asking her to share her impression on Juliet after the interview, so she made a call to Elliot, who picked up right away."Are you goofing off? Why did you answer the phone so quickly?" She teased."Let's make a video call instead!" He hung up and made a video call to her, to which she answered with a smile.Elliot's face popped up on the screen and she couldn't tell that he was in the office, but he wasn't alone; there were a few other managers standing in his office.Elliot was using his front camera so Avery could see all of their faces. Though the managers couldn't see her, she still blushed in embarrassment. "Fine. I get that you are not goofing off. I'm hanging up now if you are working. Just ca

Holly's interest was instantly piqued."I referred a person to apply for Elliot's assistant role, right? That guy passed the first interview," Natalie said confidently. "I know Elliot far too well. Everything is in my control.""Natalie, you can't really do much if Elliot's men have their eyes on you, right?""It's not easy, but I don't need to do much for most of the parts. If my guy successfully becomes Elliot's assistant, Elliot's every move will be under our supervision. If that scarred woman goes to Elliot, we will find out immediately," Natalie said smugly."Yeah. You are good at this, Natalie. Be careful," Holly said. "Is this phone call safe?""Haha! My number is a foreign number. Besides, there's no need for them to bug our phones. All the things you did were my order, so they won't do anything to you. Elliot has already punished me for it, so as long as I stay in line, he won't do anything to me either.""You are taking this lightly. If he is sending his men after you,

"I'll see what she can do first. As long as she has the right mindset, she should be able to get used to the job soon. Everyone was fresh and green when they first graduated." Avery came to a decision. "Let's eat!""I'm already done." He set his spoon down and glanced at her plate. "You were chewing on a bite of pasta for over a few minutes.""That bad?" She blushed and changed the subject. "What about your assistant? I suppose a lot of people have submitted their resume to your end, right? Should be easy enough to hire one.""Human resources has started interviewing them," he said. "Once they are done with filtering the candidate, I'll interview them myself.""You really don't care, huh? How could you not when they are hiring your assistant?""It's just an assistant. Anyone who fulfills all my requirements couldn't be too bad," he said calmly."Talent is one thing, but isn't it important to know if they are a good match to your personality as well? Just look at you and Chad!" Av