She had few contacts with hospitals abroad, so she had to secretly ask for help, and while she waited for the results, there was another thing to do.
Keira’s bone marrow match had to be on the agenda. Several hospitals were struggling to find a donor, but the chances of a successful match were still very slim, and she had to submit applications to as many hospitals as possible to increase the odds.
Local hospitals.
Emma Rosy was about to leave after her consultation when she got off the elevator and heard deliberately muted conversations coming from inside the stairwell.
She was not gossipy and had to go to the project company later for secondary negotiations, so she should not have delayed, but then a voice rang out, forcing her to stop and gingerly approach there.
“My point is clear, there is no need to continue the exchange.”Alex Brown’ attitude was cold and hard.
The man on the other side still smiled flatteringly: “Mr. Brown, you do not make sense, right? I’ve done everything you wanted me to do, and now you’ve turned your back on me, who am I going to complain to?”
Emma Rosy knew Alex Brown’ voice as soon as she heard it, but the man’s voice behind her sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall it for a while.
She bit her lip and walked away with a puzzled face.
The conversation in the stairwell continued.
“I didn’t ask you to do anything, let alone have the intention to cooperate, I think you must have misunderstood.”
The man’s smile was a little ugly, stiff and incongruous: “I’m the one who screwed up the Wright Group and Taylor Group’s project, and soon we’ll be out of contract, so if I… Alex Brown’ attitude was cold and hard.
The man on the other side still smiled flatteringly: “Mr. Brown, you do not make sense, right? I’ve done everything you wanted me to do, and now you’ve turned your back on me, who am I going to complain to?”
Emma Rosy knew Alex Brown’ voice as soon as she heard it, but the man’s voice behind her sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall it for a while.
She bit her lip and walked away with a puzzled face.
The conversation in the stairwell continued.
“I didn’t ask you to do anything, let alone have the intention to cooperate, I think you must have misunderstood.”
The man’s smile is somewhat ugly: “I screwed up the Wright Group and Taylor Group projects, and soon we will cancel the contract. If we can’t get the Brown Group project again, then I…?”
He does some shady business behind his back. Alex Brown simply despises them. How can he talk about cooperation?
“The opportunity to bid for you at the beginning was entirely due to your cooperation with Wright Group. Your company is not capable enough. Naturally, I have to hire someone else.”
“Alex Brown, you… you are too cruel!”
The man showed his true face , stared at Alex Brown maliciously for a moment, and angrily left.
The doctor had asked Alex Brown to come in for a review today after his last hospitalization, but he didn’t expect them to come here, still determined to cooperate.
Half helpless, half contemptuous of their lack of self-awareness, he walked out of the stairwell and turned the corner into the lobby, only to meet Emma Rosy’s gaze in the lounge area.
By the look of her, she seemed to be waiting for him.
Sure enough, after the stare-down, Emma Rosy stood up and walked straight toward him.
“Let’s talk.” With those words, Emma Rosy walked out of the hospital first and stood in a quiet place by the roadside.
Alex Brown followed her slowly, confused as to what her conversation would be about.
Had she remembered the night of the drunkenness? Or was this a threat to force the truth about his memory loss? Or could it be that something had happened to Keira?
The more he thought about it, the more confusing it became, so he kept his face up, as always, ready to respond.
They stood opposite each other, Emma Rosy quietly watching him, her eyes revealing a bit of disappointment and… disgust?
“If you have anything to say, please finish as soon as possible.” Alex Brown raised his hand to his watch, pretending to be busy with business as a way to hide his nervousness.
Emma Rosy grunted and sneered, “Mr. Brown is a busy man, but unfortunately no one knows what you’re really busy doing. Doing serious business, or nasty business!”
The voice of the man who had just walked away from the stairwell and talked with Alex Brown echoed in her ears, and after thinking hard, she finally remembered where she had heard that voice before.
In the banquet room, the red-faced manager who was talking about the “way to make money”!
In connection with the content of the secret talks, it seems that many things can be explained.
Six months ago, Brown Group cooperated with a foreign company to establish a museum in the city. Due to the turmoil caused by Alex Brown’ return to the helm of Brown Group, the project was temporarily shelved.
The same location, similar project, and even the same project company was chosen, but she and Charles Taylor were not sure who was the right person, and they were set up by the project company and Alex Brown together!
The project manager, Mr. Jiang, said that the project would be done according to Alex Brown’ wishes, which obviously means that the project company would get an objective amount of liquidated damages after forcing her and Charles Taylor to cancel the contract, and then continue to cooperate with Brown Group. And when the Brown Group’s collection opens, there will be one less competitor.
Before joining the Wright Group, her grandfather had a heart-to-heart talk with her in his study, asking her if she had decided to give up her love of medicine and enter the business world. He also warned her that the world of business is a treacherous place where there is no such thing as family and friends, and that the only thing that connects the numerous forces into a seamless circle is the word profit.
She thought she understood the meaning of her grandfather’s words, but only now did she realize that she had always walked forward with her eyes blindfolded and ears covered.
After all, she never thought that one day she would be counted by Alex Brown.
After hearing her speculation, Alex Brown was speechless, and at the same time, there was a strong sense of loss: “You just don’t believe me? Yes, the Brown Group is still in a precarious situation and needs to expand in order to balance the power of the major shareholders, but a mere collection project is not enough to make me lose my humanity.”
The last sentence was almost squeezed out between his teeth.
He wanted Emma Rosy to know that even if he were to give away the Brown Group, not to mention the project, he would not even hurt her one bit!
Unfortunately, the Emma Rosy of today could no longer trust him.
“Alex Brown, you’re a disappointment to me.”
Emma Rosy glanced at him, lifted a step to leave, but when she brushed past him, she couldn’t bear it, and lightly reminded him: “The cycle of karma, you have harmed others, and the same bad luck will come to you sooner or later. Manager Jiang is not a person you can trust, so be good to yourself.”
As the project collapses and the project stalls, the news is full of rumors and the stocks of Wright Group and Taylor Group are affected, both falling within two days.
Master Wright and Joe Wright have full confidence in Emma Rosy’s ability and are in favor of her approach, and as for the stock drop, it will cause losses to the Wright Group, but they can afford it.
The Taylor family, however, had a lot to say about it.
On this day, Carl Hollander and Sara Hollander, along with several distant relatives who own shares in the Taylor Group, came to the Wright Family’s door to demand a statement.
Joe Wright had left early for work, Keira had gone to kindergarten, and only Hope and Master Wright were home after returning from their lunch break.
Master Wright is a man who has seen a lot of things, but because of the relationship between They families, he could not say something like “both partners should have shared responsibility”, and several young people, led by Sara Hollander, did not have any sense of respect, and completely regarded the old man as an enemy, and were aggressive and merciless.
Carl Hollander is smart, and Eva Taylor and Joe Wright have been engaged, Charles Taylor is also in pursuit of Emma Rosy, They families at this time, will cause trouble, so he has been persuaded to peace, hoping to resolve the matter peacefully.
However, his power alone is ultimately weak, and Sara Hollander and others have scolded enough before they leave in a rage.
As the noise faded away, Hope, who had been ordered by Master Wright to stay in her room, looked out and then ran quickly down the stairs.
The housekeeper closed the door and was instructing the servants in the courtyard about something. Master Wright leaned back in the living room sofa, seemingly tired, and did not move for a long time.
“Great-grandfather…”
Hope lightened her footsteps and walked over tentatively, squealing violently the moment she stood in front of the couch.
“Ah! Great-grandfather has fainted!”
Master Wright’s head lolled on the sofa backrest, his whole face turned purple, his eyes were tightly closed, and the hand that originally covered his chest dropped to his side, clearly a symptom of a heart attack.
The housekeeper was brought in by Hope’s shouting and immediately called an ambulance to rush Master Wright to the hospital.
After resuscitation, there was no danger, but Master Wright was weak and still in a coma, so he had to be kept in the hospital for observation.
With the adults out of town, it was up to Hope to decide whether to inform Emma Rosy and Joe Wright of the incident.
She thought long and hard about it and decided to hide Emma Rosy, who was away on business, and then dialed Eva Taylor’s number.
The other day she went to her study to look for something and the computer screen happened to be lit up with an enlarged picture of a diamond ring. Joe Wright was out of town for an emergency, so she guessed that the diamond ring was probably a proposal gift Joe Wright was going to give to Eva Taylor.
If that’s the case, Master Wright’s serious illness and hospitalization because of the Taylor Family is likely to make Joe Wright change his mind. She doesn’t want to ruin their marriage, so she leaves the decision, in Eva Taylor’s hands.
“… Do you want to tell your uncle for now, Aunt Eva, you decide, goodbye.”
A beep came from the receiver and the phone slid down her cheek as Eva Taylor looked out at the gleaming music restaurant in front of her, her good mood gone.
Joe Wright parked his car and inclined his head to inquire, “Who’s calling? Is it urgent?”
In the past, Joe Wright rarely paid attention to Eva Taylor’s privacy, although They have been engaged, but always respect each other, rather than being an unmarried couple, it is more appropriate to say that they are close friends. And today, he took the initiative to ask Eva Taylor who she was talking to, which confirmed Eva Taylor’s suspicions – he was ready to propose.
Since the end of the engagement party, he has been asking her about her preferences in casual conversations, and he invites her to a different restaurant every day even though he is busy at work, and he gives her different gifts. He may think his approach is very covert, but as a woman, Eva Taylor, even if more careless, has long been aware of it.
The music restaurant today was her highest rated of the many, Joe Wright’s suit and tie was her favorite match, and even the meaningful glances the doorman gave them didn’t escape her eyes.
As long as she can hide it tonight, she can marry Joe Wright as a matter of course.
Even if Joe Wright came home and found out that Master Wright was ill, there was no way he would rashly call off the engagement.
It’s not too much to hide it for one night, is it?
Eva Taylor took a deep breath, smiled as naturally as possible, and put the phone back into her pocket: “Nothing, I’m hungry, let’s go eat.”
They of them got out of the car together and walked into the restaurant auditorium under the guidance of the porter.
Flowers, balloons, and dreamy soft light purple lighting.
Eva Taylor knew that Joe Wright had always treated her like a naive and innocent little girl, and even the proposal ceremony was decorated to her liking in a childish style that didn’t fit his personality.
She should have been excited and touched that he was so considerate, but at this point her whole heart was drifting, with nowhere to rest.
“Ahem…”
Joe Wright cleared his throat, seemingly a little nervous, and seemingly catching her attention: “Originally should not have delayed the meal when you were hungry, but I have been preparing these words for a long time, I hope you can bear with me and hear me out.”
An interesting opening to try to ease the awkwardness, Eva Taylor tried to look shy to go along with it, but just couldn’t do it anymore.
Joe Wright just assumed she was still in shock and went on: “We’ve known each other for over two years now, but it’s only been a month since we got engaged. It may seem presumptuous or confusing to propose without warning, but please believe that I am absolutely sincere in any case.”
“I think that we already know each other well enough and can accept each other’s lifestyle, we are relaxed and happy together, and we also support each other when we encounter difficulties, which is the proper atmosphere between a couple. And the elders of both families, too, are very positive about our union.”
Joe Wright pursed his lips and smiled, raised his right hand, which had always been hidden behind his back, to Eva Taylor and slowly lowered himself to one knee.
The uniquely designed diamond ring was displayed in front of her eyes, as if reflecting a million rays of light, piercing into the softest part of Eva Taylor’s heart.
The man she loved said to her, “Eva, you are very lovely, if I am lucky to be your husband, I will take care of you, protect you, tolerate you, and let you be a carefree little princess all your life. Marry me, okay?”
Since they had fallen in love, Eva Taylor had rarely heard him say intimate things or make gestures that went beyond the boundaries.
This evening was like a dream.
Unfortunately, but everything that is beautiful is always on the verge of extinction.
“I’m sorry.”
Eva Taylor finally couldn’t hold on, painfully closed her eyes, her lips trembling: “Grandpa is seriously ill and hospitalized. My family… they went to Wright Family to make a big fuss… really sorry…”
Eva Taylor simply can’t lie, let alone the beloved Joe Wright? How can she let the sacred proposal ceremony, happened in the lie and hurt?
The afterglow of the sunset dissipated, the lights went out, and before the staff could light up the big screen to show the love documentary made by Joe Wright, they saw the hero leave with an anxious face.
In the dim auditorium, the ring fell to the ground, like the most ordinary stone, no more light.
Eva Taylor crouched on the floor with her knees, crying all night, and only when the sun rose the next day did she walk out of the restaurant with her body full of fatigue.
At this time, Emma Rosy, who was away on business, did not know about Master Wright’s situation and was discussing with Charles Taylor about the stock turmoil.
In order to stabilize the situation, the project must be back on track as soon as possible, the project companies here are not trusted, Emma Rosy proposed to draw professionals from They companies to form a supervision team, personally involved in the project.
Charles Taylor had no problem with this, but since it was the personnel of They companies, it would be difficult to deal with conflicts when they arose, and it would be better to arrange another leader to manage the supervision team directly.
“You and I cannot stay for a long time, and the subordinates of both companies will not be able to convince the public if they take the position of leader.” Charles Taylor propped his elbows on the table and tapped his chin with his fingertips, frowning in contemplation.
Emma Rosy agreed with his concerns and joined him in considering who would be suitable as leaders.
A moment later, a light dawned on her.
“An old friend mentioned by my grandfather seems to be in the local area. His son has just returned and is working as a related company. Why don’t we go to him for help?”
Familiar with Master Wright, the character is naturally trustworthy.
Charles Taylor nodded: “Do you have contact information? We will leave immediately.”
“No , but I probably know the address of the uncle…” Emma Rosy hesitated.
Two hours later, after getting lost in the woods, Charles Taylor finally understood why Emma Rosy hesitated.
The uncle likes to be quiet. When he gets old, he retires early, stays away from the world, and comes to the mountains to live in seclusion alone.
Emma Rosy scratched her head and felt embarrassed. Fortunately, the signal of her mobile phone has not been completely disconnected.
“That… I asked my grandfather for help, and I will definitely find it.”
She made the phone call confidently, but after answering it, it was bad news.
Master Wright is sick in hospital!