At noon, Nina wrapped herself in the quilt and slept soundly, like a baby wrapped in their swaddle.
Her phone constantly vibrated on the table sending a buzz throughout the whole room.
She frowned and begrudgingly reached for it.
The group chat of Beggars' Sect was filled with over ninety-nine messages and continued to keep going off.
It was all from James.
"Ha-ha! I succeeded in wooing Emma!"
"She is my girlfriend! She is actually my girlfriend!"
"Aunt Nina, congratulate me!"
"Aunt Nina, Emma will have to call you Aunt Nina too."
"Mimi, call me cousin-in-law. Hurry up!"
Michelle obliged but didn't hesitate to threaten him, "You better not treat her like Harrison did or I will let Nini cut your manhood off with no remorse."
Nina was speechless.
James said, "I'm not like that bastard, Harrison. He was trying to hide their relationship but I've already told as many people as I could. I want the whole world to know that she is mine now."
"Okay. Then you'll only have to be my taster for half a month," Michelle said.
Tears welled up in James' eyes. "Mimi..."
The two of them were still chatting constantly in the group chat. After Nina's sle
No." Looking directly into John's eyes, Henry pursed his lips and smiled.
Being at his side for so many years, John knew the type of person that Henry was.
It's not that Henry had no ambition by any means, but rather he just didn't want to get too involved.
John looked away silently so Henry walked out.
After Henry took only two steps, John asked, "For Adrian?"
Henry stopped dead in his tracks.
He adjusted his glasses like a nervous tick.
"No," he said firmly and briskly walked out.
He didn't slow down until he was completely out of the office. His heart was racing as a million thoughts flooded his mind.
John had an incredible talent for reading people's mind.
He knew that if Henry went back now, he would definitely be the CEO of the Ye Group and be recognized as a legitimate child.
If he went back though, he would be cast into the center of the storm. He would be the focus of everything and every little detail of his life would be exposed, slowly but surely.
Everything, including the accident between him and Adrian.
If anyone found out, Adrian would be in a world of trouble.
Henry wasn't going to let himself destroy Adrian's future.
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