A bench under the street light, Charles Taylor sitting in the center, head hanging low, a few cigarette butts scattered around his feet, the whole person is quiet as if out of the world.
“… Charles , what brings you here? Where is your car? Why didn’t you answer your phone earlier?”
Knowing that he was in a bad mood, Emma Rosy no longer treated him in a polite manner, but like a friend. But the response was a cold detachment that she had never seen from Charles Taylor before.
“I almost had a car accident last night when I was drunk, my phone ran out of battery, and I just went to the supermarket to flush for a while.” He lifted his chin across the street, his eyelids still drooping, seemingly without any desire to communicate.
Emma Rosy, alarmed and worried, looked at him from head to toe, found no obvious injuries, then slightly relieved: “Went to the hospital?”
“Well, no injuries.” Again, the answer was simple to the extreme.
This is not the way to go on, Emma Rosy thought about it and decided to get the word out: “Charles , I know all about the loan, I’m sorry if I didn’t …”
“It’s okay, the money has been borrowed.”
Emma Rosy froze, thought she had heard wrong, sat next to him and could not hide the shock of the follow-up: “What do you say, borrowed money? Where did you borrow it, it’s not one of those underground companies, is it?”
At the moment, most of Wright Group’s money was invested in projects, but if Charles Taylor needed it, Emma Rosy would have helped him, even helped him to borrow money, but could not agree to put himself and the company in a bigger crisis.
Having just experienced Alex Brown’ condescending help, Emma Rosy’s concern was the cruelest form of ridicule and contempt in Charles Taylor’s eyes.
“I’m not that down and out, and I’m not stupid enough to kill myself, you don’t have to pity me, I know exactly what to do and when to do it!
Charles Taylor stood up and left in a fury.
Emma Rosy went after him to explain, but was scared back by his harsh eyes, had no choice but to contact Eva Taylor first, so that she came to pick up Charles Taylor.
Charles Taylor, with a stern look on his face, wandered aimlessly down the street and was finally stopped by Eva Taylor, who was joined by Joe Wright, who didn’t ask any questions but acted as a driver to take the siblings home.
The car is far away and Emma Rosy, who has been silently following Charles Taylor all the way, is finally relieved to emerge from behind a tree trunk and is about to go back to her car when she turns around and falls into a warm embrace.
Alex Brown leaned down and rubbed his ear against hers, “Didn’t find me, did you?”
Seeing that Emma Rosy was depressed, Alex Brown tried to cheer her up with a joke, but it didn’t seem to work.
Emma Rosy leaned quietly in his arms for a moment, then suddenly reached out and pushed him away.
Emma Rosy was indeed surprised when Alex Brown showed up when she was tired and took care of her emotionally, which was enough to make her happy. But having just seen Charles Taylor in that state, she just couldn’t be at peace with her happiness.
“I’m sorry, I think … we all need to calm down for a while.”
Emma Rosy turned around and left decisively in the gradually increasing rain. Through the rain curtain, Alex Brown stood frozen in place, chagrined and aggrieved, asking himself if he had done wrong again.
The Wright Family home.
When he saw Emma Rosy’s car drive into the courtyard, the housekeeper immediately greeted her with an umbrella, and as he got older, he inevitably nagged her: “Miss, there will be rain in the next few days, so remember to bring an umbrella when you go out, otherwise you will catch cold and get sick.
Emma Rosy nodded absentmindedly and went straight upstairs to her room after entering the door.
It was almost midnight when Joe Wright returned from the Taylor Family, and when he passed the open space in front of the front door, he noticed a car parked in the shadows.
There were no lights on, but he recognized it as Alex Brown’ car.
Strange, Keira said They had reconciled, why did Alex Brown come here again? A love affair, or another conflict?
Joe Wright went to Emma Rosy’s bedroom and knocked on the door three times, “Emma, are you asleep?”
The bedroom was quiet, as if the person inside had already been immersed in a dream, but the light coming from the crack under the door had clearly disappeared just a second before.
Seeing this, he probably guessed Emma Rosy’s mood at this time, so he thoughtfully did not disturb and went to his room alone to rest.
The next day.
The loan note was faxed to Alex Brown along with a letter of commitment to stay away from Emma Rosy, and in a short time, an alert message was sent that the money had arrived.
The Taylor Group’s dilemma was solved, but Charles Taylor couldn’t feel any joy when he looked at the computer screen in front of him.
The deal was successful, he had the leverage, the opportunity to revive the Taylor Group, and ensure Eva Taylor’s future happiness, but his right to love someone was thrown into the trash along with his dignity, never to be regained.
Should he be grateful to Alex Brown for his kindness? No, he just hates him for taking advantage of the situation!
Emma Rosy has the day off, holding Keira in her arms and chatting with Master Wright in the hospital room, but, of course, Master Wright won’t respond, so it’s just mother and daughter talking to themselves.
As they were talking, her secretary called her out of the blue to tell her something shocking – the Taylor Group was pulling out!
They companies had just found a new designer for their project and were working on it in a smooth and orderly manner.
“What is the reason for this, Taylor Group’s lack of funds?” Charles Taylor had borrowed the funds yesterday, Emma Rosy knew he would not lie to her, but still asked cautiously.
The secretary thought for a moment and said hesitantly, “I don’t think so. Taylor Group just sent someone to the company to do the formalities, and they didn’t even count the breach of contract. It seems that they simply want to part ways with Wright Group.”
Could it be that Charles Taylor is still angry about yesterday’s incident and made an impulsive move because he wanted to save face?
After asking her secretary to follow up on the Taylor Group, she immediately called Charles Taylor with the intention of asking him personally. But Charles Taylor didn’t answer his phone, as if he was deliberately trying to avoid it, so she had no choice but to contact Eva Taylor.
Unlike Emma Rosy’s excitement, Eva Taylor was completely confused and had no idea what to ask.
“I don’t know why my brother canceled the collaboration, he went home last night and went to bed, and went to work early this morning, I didn’t even see him.”
Emma Rosy still does not give up, eagerly pursued: “Then he has any abnormalities? Did anything special happen at your house or at work?”
“I don’t think so …” Eva Taylor frowned, racked her brain to remember, and finally had a flash of light: “Oh yeah, the company seems to have money all of a sudden!”
She hadn’t seen Charles Taylor all morning, but just now his assistant was sent home to get the documents, when the assistant was busy answering the phone, Eva Taylor went to the kitchen to get the juice, just in time to hear him say something about the funds in place, the project will soon be able to carry out.
The project in the assistant’s mouth should be exactly the same as the contract Charles Taylor signed at noon that day after he made a verbal agreement with the bank, just how did he fill such a huge financial hole? Under such circumstances, who would lend him money?
Unable to come up with a solution, Emma Rosy called her secretary again and ordered her to focus on Taylor Group’s recent funding sources.
Within a day, the secretary returned the message.
“Are you sure Alex Brown is the one who lent money to Taylor Group?
“The money transaction between Mr. Brown and Mr. Taylor did not go through the company accounts, the flow of huge amounts of private property, the bank side will make records, I contacted the bank insiders, it was easy to find out.”
Private transaction, Alex Brown lent money to Charles Taylor, Charles Taylor suddenly snapped at her yesterday, withdrew from two collaborative projects today, and avoided her even refused to answer the phone …
Connecting the dots before and after, it’s all clear.
Alex Brown was threatening Charles Taylor with a sum of money that would save the Taylor Group from destruction, and Charles Taylor agreed to stay away from her.
The feeling of being weighed as a bargaining chip on a scale is really uncomfortable, and the strange thing is that she should be angry, but when she thinks about it, she can accept this.
Of course this doesn’t mean that Alex Brown did the right thing, just that his wrong move happened to help her out.
Of course, she will not forgive Alex Brown for his “villainous behavior”, and will not join him in hurting Charles Taylor.
Although Charles Taylor’s love she can not accept, but at least can still be friends.
After begging Eva Taylor for help, Charles Taylor finally agreed to her invitation two afternoons later.
“The Wright Group and Taylor Group celebrated their anniversary together last fall, and I still remember the lively scenes from that time… Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it’s another year.” Unfortunately, Emma Rosy’s poignant sentiments don’t seem appropriate in the situation at hand.
After all, the relationship between They companies is not what it used to be, and neither are she and Charles Taylor.
Charles Taylor smiled detachedly and really didn’t answer: “What did you want to talk about when you asked me out?”
“Are we still friends?” Emma Rosy questioned somewhat gamely, and then felt she had gone too far.
She was the one who had always rejected Charles Taylor, and now that he had given up, who was she to make so many demands?
Taking a deep breath, she pursed her lips and eased her tone.
“I was not able to handle my feelings before and let you pay for your heart wrongly, now you are willing to pursue your true happiness, I wish you from the bottom of my heart, but can we continue to be friends?”
To this day, Charles Taylor has finally seen that Emma Rosy does not have him in her heart, and with the deal with Alex Brown in front of him, it is clear that it is best for They to remain friends.
“The Taylor Group has withdrawn from the project, but the past relationship can not be erased, and there will be opportunities to work together again. You and I are naturally friends.”
When she heard Charles Taylor’s words, Emma Rosy was relieved of a major issue that had been on her mind.
However, there was something else to be done.
After this day, she unilaterally broke off contact with Alex Brown.
The day before Keira’s discharge, Alex Brown couldn’t get through to her, so he had to text her to set up a time, and the next day she made preparations to pick up Keira ahead of time, and Hope was the one who called Alex Brown to inform him.
Hope completely repeated Emma Rosy’s instructions, and finally when she finished, Alex Brown couldn’t wait to speak: “Where’s your mother, why didn’t she … tell me herself?”
The original intention was to ask Emma Rosy why she didn’t see him, but it was too embarrassing to say that in front of the child.
Hope naturally understood him, sneaking a sidelong glance at Emma Rosy, just about to explain that she did not know either, but was interrupted beforehand.
“Come eat after the call, the food is getting cold!”
Emma Rosy’s voice was not small, directly down the receiver into Alex Brown’ ears, followed by Hope’s polite goodbye and hanging up.
Emma Rosy’s cold war intentions are clear, but Alex Brown can not let the relationship between They stiffen, after asking Joe Wright in vain, had to try to find out from Charles Taylor.
He learned that Emma Rosy had met with Charles Taylor a few days earlier and inexplicably asked if he could remain friends.
“… that’s all we talked about the other day, is there anything else you want to know?” It was clear that staying away from Emma Rosy was a necessity, but for Alex Brown’ inquiry, Charles Taylor was unusually cooperative and even respectful, as if he really took him as a benefactor.
Alex Brown’ whole heart was tied to Emma Rosy. Although he felt strange, he didn’t think much of it, and after closing the line and looking out the window for a moment, he felt that his deal with Charles Taylor might have been detected by Emma Rosy.
So the next day, he followed Emma Rosy’s example and went to the Wright Family home early to wait outside.
Emma Rosy is unprepared and is caught in the middle of taking Keira out.
After a half hour of pestering by Alex Brown, the family finally made their way into a downtown breakfast place.
Keira was happy to eat, and Alex Brown was quietly grateful for the opportunity to speak with Emma Rosy.
“Do you know everything about the Taylor Group’s money?”
Alex Brown asks, expecting an angry look from Emma Rosy.
“Why did you do that?” Emma Rosy put down her chopsticks, her face serious as if she was in a business negotiation.
Knowing that he couldn’t hide from her, Alex Brown apologized and explained sincerely: “Emotional trading is not my intention, I just want to help him.”
The company’s financial crisis was discovered by Alex Brown two years ago, and he even threatened Charles Taylor with it. he had sent someone to investigate secretly, and since last year, the Taylor Group’s situation had clearly been improving, however, in recent times, problems appeared again inexplicably.
“Taylor Group is being backstabbed?” Emma Rosy simplified what he meant.
Alex Brown nodded slightly and added, “And according to my guess, it is likely to be related to Wright Group.”
Emma Rosy furrowed her brows, showing a few moments of shock: “Are you saying that Wright Group was targeted, so it dragged Taylor Group into it, and you threatened Charles Taylor under false pretenses in order to help him?”
If Charles Taylor learned that the Wright Group was in trouble, he would definitely give his all to help, and this was the only way to keep him away from the conspiracy without any guilt.
“That’s one of the reasons, and then there’s the fact that he has too much pride.” Alex Brown shrugged and sighed helplessly.
Alex Brown’ “selfish” behavior was actually in Charles Taylor’s shoes, although Emma Rosy thought it was too cruel, but even if it were herself, she couldn’t think of a better way, so the pent-up resentment in her heart gradually dissipated.
The relationship between They of them had melted and warmed up, but not for a few days, there was another problem with the company’s project.
The Wright Group invested in a real estate project in the city of S. An accident occurred during the construction and a civilian worker was killed on the spot.
The accident happened suddenly, Emma Rosy and her secretary rushed to the project.
As the head of the project, Emma Rosy is the first target of the victim’s family. She is surrounded by a group of people and protected by her secretary and the construction team, but the rotten leaves and fishy eggs are still pelting her.
In front of the TV, Charles Taylor clenched his hands together, trying to suppress his anger and the urge to rush over to relieve the situation. But he couldn’t go, he thought with Alex Brown around, everything would be solved.
However, he did not expect that Alex Brown also chose to avoid.
At the Brown Family, the TV in the dining room was looping pictures of Emma Rosy being embarrassed by the family of the deceased, and Alex Brown’ fingers tightened slowly around his spoon and slammed it down on the table.
Ivy Smith, who had just come down from upstairs, heard the sound and hurried in, and sighed with concern: “I just saw the news on the Internet, the netizens are very emotional, they are denouncing Emma, you’d better go there as soon as possible.”
Now Emma Rosy can be said to be isolated, facing pressure from all sides alone, Ivy Smith understands, how can Alex Brown not understand?
“I can’t go.” After a long internal battle, he could only make this decision.
The Brown Family had been pushed to the top of the public’s mind by several internal disputes, and now that Emma Rosy was in trouble, if he went right away, the outside world would not praise him for his love and loyalty, but would only dig up their love history again and muddy the water even more.
If he comes out now, he will not be able to help Emma Rosy, but will lose more than he gains.