Zoey got busy gathering information for the AE302 project, working late into the night at two o’clock with the computer still on as she took note of one important piece of information.
The door of the room was pushed open from the outside through a thin slit. Zoey looked up and saw only a pair of big childish eyes. She hurriedly put down her pen and waved to KK at the door, “Baby, why are you still up? She hurriedly put down her pen and waved at KK in the doorway, “Baby, why aren’t you in bed yet? You have class in the morning.”
KK came over and leaned into Zoey’s arms, Zoey looked at him depressed and had a hard time, “Did you have a nightmare?”
“I can’t sleep.” KK said quietly. Zoey didn’t say anything, she could probably guess what was on the little kid’s mind. As expected, a moment later, the little one was heard to speak softly, “Zoey , you and Uncle had a fight, didn’t you?”
Zoey pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. She did not know whether they counted as a quarrel or not, she only knew that between them, there was really no going back either … Even if she was counted by Nabi Yan that night, what happened between her and Owen was indelible. Unless … that night, between her and Owen, nothing had ever happened. Then, there might still be hope for her and Jerry …
“I’m sorry, Zoey . Nini and I didn’t mean to rat you out. It was Auntie who accidentally let it slip.” KK was so guilty, so guilty that he bowed his little head, “Uncle was so angry and horrible that day. He didn’t like it when Nini and I lied, he’ll never like us again …”
The little thing said and sniffled, making Zoey’s heart ache even more. She forced a smile and patted the child’s head, ”Zoey doesn’t blame you guys. This matter has already passed, so let’s not think about it anymore, okay? Some other day if I meet Uncle, I’ll tell him that you guys miss him.”
Zoey coaxes the child. She no longer believed that Nabi just had no intention of spilling the beans about all this, that she was only aiming to drive a wedge between her and Jerry. And now, she really did. And, no matter what, she and Jerry, could never be together again.
Not to mention that he is no longer able to accept her clean, she herself can not pass that hurdle in her heart, a knot locked there, never to be solved. Used the whole world to love him, and now all this happened, but she did not know how to face the heart was once the most proud of that pure love.
“Zoey , uncle won’t be coming back?” KK asked again.
Zoey mentally cringed, and the corners of her lips pursed out the slightest bitterness. She could not answer the child preparedly, but could only say, “Maybe … it will come back later.”
She didn’t know when that was; perhaps, little by little, time would pass and everything would wind down. Only, she knew that no matter how much time passed, this matter, she could never be honest about it.
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Early in the morning, Zoey called Sea Gu, who was happy to hear from her again. He hadn’t been able to reach her since she left with Jerry Xiao that night, and he had thought about going to the Baker family to look for her, but he was afraid that the reporters would try to catch her again, and not only would they fail to find her, but they would also cause trouble for the Baker family. The situation would only get worse.
After enduring for a few days, it was only now that he could hardly wait until he heard from her that he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Zoey’s spirits have been poor lately, and just after falling asleep at 3:00 a. m. this morning, she was still dreaming. And in the dreams, it was always just that one determined figure with hateful eyes.
When she got up in the morning, she found that her pillow was wet, she smiled bitterly and took it off and replaced it with a new one. I wonder if he … is doing well these days …
Looking into the mirror, she drew on light makeup, changed into a set of dry clothes, and coiled her hair before heading towards Gu.
She was led directly upstairs, and even though she tried to ignore the glances that were thrown her way, she couldn’t avoid hearing their murmurs.
“It’s that daughter of the Baker family.”
“It’s killing me! In the past, before she married the Xiao Family’s eldest son, she messed around with someone, the marriage didn’t work out, and she even gave birth to a couple of wild seeds with an outsider. Now it’s good that she’s been exposed for messing around with her brother again. Sheesh. Thanks to the fact that you are still from everyone, you really have a promiscuous private life.”
“Do you really think that everyone who comes out of everyone is a famous lady? It’s the ones from such families that have the most rotten private lives. Anyway, there’s no shortage of men around. Look, she’s not even out of the limelight yet, and she’s here looking for Ingram. How many beds is that?”
A comment that made Zoey embarrassed, embarrassed, wanting to say something to counter it, but what was the point? She could not stop them, but could she stop the whole town? Pretending not to hear anything, she continued to wear that faint, generous smile.
“Ms. Baker, Ingram is in the Chairman’s office right now talking about something, so I may have to bore you to wait in the lounge for a while.” The secretary entertained her with a smile. She smiled brightly and nodded her head.
“Then Ms. Baker please follow me.”
“Thanks.” She thanked her lightly and followed the secretary towards the rest room. Midway, she passed the chairman’s office, and she hadn’t paused, but the argument coming from inside caught her attention.
“Like I said, no means no! I’m a businessman, not a charity!” Chairman Gu’s voice was loud and center.
“Dad, there are feelings between friends besides interests! Can you put away those city hearts of yours?” Sea Gu’s attitude wasn’t very good either. Apparently these two fathers and sons had a fierce fight.
“The heart of the marketplace? That’s what’s necessary for me in the mall! Don’t you know what kind of situation the Baker family is in right now? I already regretted giving them that project last time. Still wanting me to inject such a large sum of money into them, unless I’m stupid!”
“AE302’s project has room for future windfall profits in the long run!” Sea Gu was not to be outdone.
“But the risks to be taken are also great! I have no reason to lose our Gu for a moribund company!”
“You are simply old-fashioned!”
“I’m old-fashioned? What an asshole, if this company is handed over to you some other day, sooner or later it will lose everything for those women of yours!”
“Hmph! I never cared for this company of yours!”
The official conflict in the office gradually escalated into a family conflict. That secretary looked at Zoey , and Zoey said, “Let’s just go to the break room first.”
“Good.”
Zoey was in the break room before the office door opened. The secretary poured her a glass of water, which she held firmly in her hand as she looked out the window from above.
As it turns out, Ingram already knew about the Baker family’s situation. She is touched by his righteousness and help. It’s just that she doesn’t want to make things difficult for him, and she doesn’t want to create a gap between father and son.
Looks like Gu’s side is giving up too. Should she go to Jerry Xiao then? Given his distaste for himself, Zoey could almost imagine that he wouldn’t give her any room for discussion. However, she no longer had the option of retreating. No matter what the outcome was, she should do her best.
Sea Gu pushed the door in and saw her, standing quietly outside the window, where the sunlight shone in clear, gilding her with a layer of light, making her look more and more skillful. However, it seemed that she had also lost a lot of weight. These few days, she didn’t eat properly?
Zoey hears the movement of the pushed door and turns her face to see him. Smiling slightly, “Finished working?”
“Uh-huh. Talking to my dad about some work stuff.” Sea Gu gave her a look, “Couldn’t find you the last couple days, thought you were missing.”
“I lost my cell phone and just got a new one.” Zoey took out her cell phone, Sea Gu immediately reported his number, and when his phone rang, he saved the new number. After saving it, Sea Gu looked up and gave her a deep look, “Is there anything I can help you with?”
“No.” Zoey smiles and shakes her head.
“Really no? I’ve been following the Baker family news lately …” Sea Gu mentioned the topic directly.
“Don’t worry, I’ve approached MY company and they’ve agreed to inject us with funds.” Zoey , gently cutting off his words, spilled a little panic. A piece of his bare heart to help her, how could she bear to make things difficult for him?
Sea Gu froze for a split second, “Jerry Xiao, has he agreed to help you?”
“Uh-huh. Anyway, after all, I used to work there. Besides, the project, AE, is risky, but the profit margin is also huge. That’s why MY group is moving.”
Sea Gu was not suspicious. Regardless of the program, given Jerry Xiao and Zoey’s love for each other, he wouldn’t really want to see the Baker family fall into such a state.
“So, you two are okay now?” He asked in a pretense of relief, but in his heart he didn’t know whether to be happy for her or sad for himself.
Zoey tries to smile and nods. She can’t say the word “fine.”
“Did you call the police about the last incident?” For the past few days, Sea Gu had been hung up on this.
“I’ve only been in better spirits for the past two days, and I’ve been busy with the AE program, so I haven’t been able to go. Was just about to go in a minute.”
Sea Gu nodded, “I’ll accompany you over there to store the case files, but I’m afraid it will be difficult to identify Nabi Yan as the one who framed you.”
Zoey looks at him and waits for him to continue. Sea Gu pockets his hands in his pants and looks slightly grave, “In the past few days I’ve already called the media that first broke that story to ask who gave them such a message, but they told me it was just an anonymous email they received early in the morning. I’ve already had someone check the IP, and the other party hid it so deeply that they even found a way to erase the IP address.”
Zoey was slightly shocked. How long had she been premeditating such a calculation?
“Could she have made it to the drop?”
Sea Gu looked at her, “I’ve had the police pull up and check the road where you fainted.”
“How did it turn out?”
“Just saw a man carrying you into the car, and that man didn’t even have a proper face, just a bald head. He was also the one who carried you in when we got to the Sofia road. I don’t see any more suspicious people along the way, not to mention Nabi Yan, who we thought was Nabi Yan. I think, before they did this, they had already mapped out the cameras on the road, as well as the hotel’s cameras. Because, all that was captured was a backside.”
Zoey felt nothing but chills down her back. How much did she hate herself for premeditating such a long time to do such a thing to her?
Pursing his lips tightly, some pallor grew at the corners of his lips. Could it be that she could really only be left alone?
“In any case, I want to go to the police station first. Perhaps, this bald guy is the one Nabi hired, and if the bald guy has a record, the police can easily recognize him.” That bald guy, perhaps, was the only one who could identify Nabi Yan.
Sea Gu nodded, “Then why don’t we go now?”
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