“Jane hasn’t had any children to our family. You married her and couldn’t even fulfill the duty of continuing our family line. You even helped her start a company. A woman shouldn’t be so ambitious,” Mike said, thinking about the future of the Pansy family.
“How do you know Jane hasn’t fulfilled her duty?” Patrick was growing impatient even at the sight of Mike.
Hearing this, Mike was taken aback and quickly asked, “Are you saying my granddaughter-in-law is pregnant?”
“After all the trouble you’ve caused, she wants a divorce. Don’t count on having your great-grandchild,” Patrick retorted before storming out.
Mike stood there in shock, replaying Patrick’s words in his mind. It didn’t seem like he was lying, and a smirk appeared on Mike’s face.
On the other side,
Jane had already started investigating Lena’s information and realized that neither she nor Patrick had any chance to meet Lena. It was ridiculous how easily she had believed the detective’s words before.
It was true that when a person was angry, anything could become the last straw.
“Ms. North, there’s something I want to report to you.” Someone entered with a freshly delivered newspaper and placed it on Jane’s desk.
A headline caught her attention: “New Leader Suspected of Bribery and Dismissed from Office.”
A faint smile appeared on Jane’s face upon reading the news.
Suddenly, a phrase came to her mind: “Karma will eventually take its toll.”
“Inform everyone that today’s tasks are to be handled by the department managers,” Jane instructed.
She touched her belly, knowing that she had something more important to do.
After resolving Lena’s situation, the general manager involved had been handed over to the legal department, and the general manager of the subsidiary had also revealed his network within the company, leading to an investigation.
Patrick spent the day dealing with these parasites, and as he looked at Jane’s photo on the table, a deeper smile hid within his heart.
He tried calling Jane, but no matter how many times he dialed, there was no answer.
Patrick grew anxious, realizing that Jane was still upset with him.
When he returned home, he noticed that the yard was empty and devoid of any light. Since Jane had left, he had let the housekeepers go home to rest.
Standing alone in the yard, looking at the grand house, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss.
Suddenly, laughter echoed from a distance. Patrick listened carefully and felt like he could discern Jane’s presence in the laughter.
Following the laughter, he arrived at the backyard and saw that the lights were still on in Finley’s small house. Through the glass, he saw two people sitting inside, appearing content and warm.
Patrick walked in without hesitation, pushed open the door, but found that there was no one inside. Even the lights were off.
It turned out to be his own imagination, a result of missing Jane too much.
Patrick let out a sigh and returned to the front, entering the empty house. As soon as he turned on the lights, he saw Jane sitting in the living room.
The walls were filled with pictures of him and Jane, and a meal was prepared on the table. He could already smell the aroma.
Patrick couldn’t believe it, he rubbed his eyes vigorously and cautiously asked, “Is it you, Jane?”
Jane turned her head, a sweet smile adorning her face, making her look even more warm.
“It’s me!” Jane responded.
Patrick embraced her tightly, holding her in his arms, so tight that Jane struggled to catch her breath.
“Take it easy…”
“Are you not mad at me anymore?” Patrick lowered his head and asked.
“I’ll show you a photo.” Jane took a picture from the wall, one she had brought from the orphanage, and placed it in Patrick’s hand.
Patrick looked at the person in the photo, feeling an unusual familiarity. “How do you have this photo? I’m sorry…”
He thought she had misunderstood again and quickly apologized.
“After you grow up, you must marry me, otherwise, I’ll hide by your side and make sure you always see me!” Jane recalled their childhood promise.
Patrick was shocked, his eyes widened as he looked at her. “You… you…”
He was stuttering and almost unable to speak.
“Don’t you want to marry me?” Jane blinked her eyes, her smile sweet.
“You’re Candy? Are you really Candy?” Patrick looked at her with disbelief.
Since they had parted ways, he had never seen Candy again.
“I got injured before, so I left the garden. When I went to the orphanage last time, I accidentally found this photo and heard the director telling me those stories. That’s when I remembered, my nickname was Candy. But later, because my mom was afraid I would ruin my teeth by eating candy, she forcefully forgot about this nickname!”
As Jane spoke these words, the image of Candy from his memories seemed to overlap with the person in front of him.
Every time he visited Candy when they were children, he always held two pieces of milk candy in his hand because Candy loved them. But then, Candy disappeared for some reason.
Not long after, he left too.
Patrick joyfully embraced her again and planted a deep kiss on her cheek.
“My Candy!”
The misunderstanding between them was resolved, and they finally reconciled.
Both of them lay on the bed, looking at the official announcement posted by Patrick. Finley was downstairs responding, although the PR department had already acted, publishing articles one after another.
Surprisingly, this time, all the comments were filled with blessings, and there were no negative ones.
Even the agent sent Jane a late-night text message.
“We wasted money on public relations this time!”
Jane looked at the message, nestled in Patrick’s embrace, and burst into laughter.
They both wished April and Marco the best.
“Starting tomorrow, I’ll have the housekeepers come back to work.”
“And from now on, you’re not allowed to bring up divorce so easily.”
“And I’ll confiscate your computer in the future. I’ve already restarted the collaborations for your company.”
“No more throwing tantrums at me.”
Even standing outside the door, people could hear Patrick’s complaints, followed by Jane’s responses.
The next day,
After all, the decline in stock prices of the subsidiary was a fact that needed to be addressed by the headquarters.
Although Patrick had already replaced some of the leadership positions in the subsidiary, such incidents still needed to be prevented from happening again.
“You go and prepare a statement for me. Focus on the fact that the subsidiary didn’t pay attention to customer feedback, resulting in a slight decline in stocks!” Patrick earnestly instructed his secretary.
“Yes, Mr. Pansy!”
“Also, mention that the company has decided to compensate those who suffered losses in stocks based on how much the subsidiary declined!” That’s the only way to regain people’s trust.