"She was the one who harassed me first," Trenton said as he looked at Rebecca pitifully with his pretty almond-shaped eyes.
...
Although Rebecca knew that Trenton was pretending, she still gave in to his act. She shook her head and said, "Aunty Eliza likes you. A gentleman shouldn't behave like you did, don't you think so?"
"Okay, I'll apologize to her."
Trenton put down his innocent act and walked out with a sigh.
Eliza still liked Trenton very much. After all, he was very pleasing to the eye, she just couldn't get angry at him. It didn't take long for her to start bothering Trenton again.
Trenton had been holding back for Rebecca's sake, but he tried his best to keep a distance from Eliza.
The three of them spent the night together harmoniously.
When Rebecca got up early in the morning, Trenton had already gone out to buy breakfast and placed it on the table.
"Good morning, Mommy."
He flashed a huge smile at Rebecca. He looked like Louis, but Louis had never smiled at her. Trenton was Rebecca's angel, her one and only angel.
"Morning!"
Rebecca ruffled his hair happily.
Eliza walked out of her room after hearing their voices. When she saw the breakfast on the table, she said happily, "Rebecca, you are my angel. You bought breakfast! That's great! I can finally finish my breakfast before going to class today."
"Trenton bought it. I just got up as well."
Rebecca was used to Eliza's quirks, but Trenton frowned.
"Mommy, do I really have to go to Aunty Eliza's kindergarten?"
There was a hint of contempt in his tone.
Eliza immediately pricked up her ears.
"You little brat, what was that tone? I'll have you know that I'm the best teacher in our kindergarten!"
"Tsk!"
Trenton sat down and started to eat.
Eliza felt like crying but no tears came out.
Rebecca quickly fled from their argument.
"I have to start work at Bullimited today. I'm going to wash up first."
"Rebecca, that's not fair!"
Eliza stomped her feet, but Rebecca had already entered the bathroom.
After the commotion in the morning, Trenton followed Eliza to the kindergarten, while Rebecca went to Bullimited.
She was married to Louis eight years ago and was forced to leave this place five years ago. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Stone family and Louis' wife, she had never stepped foot in Bullimited. Now, she was back with a different face. She wondered if Louis had slept well last night when he saw her real name.
A small smile appeared on Rebecca's face, as she felt a hint of hatred.
She collected herself and walked into Bullimited.
"Excuse me, Miss. Who are you looking for?"
The receptionist noticed Rebecca and stopped her.
Rebecca looked at Bullimited's huge lobby. It was really magnificent. There was no doubt that Bullimited was the most outstanding business corporation in Mimery. But now that she was back, the Stone family's long-standing formidable status in Mimery was about to be threatened.
"I'm looking for Louis Stone. I'm Catherine, a designer from the American company HJ Group. I'm here today to report for work," Rebecca said with a faint smile.
...
Hearing that, the receptionist didn't dare to mistreat her. She said hurriedly with a smile, "Miss Catherine, please wait a moment. I'll contact Mr. Stone."
"Okay."
Rebecca did not make things difficult for her. She stood at the front desk and waited.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Miss Black, is Louis here already? He left in a hurry this morning and hasn't had breakfast yet. I brought him something to eat. You don't need to inform him. I'll go up myself."
Paislee walked over with a thermos flask in her hand.
Having not seen her for five years, she was still as beautiful as before, and her figure was even more perfect.
Rebecca glanced at her, unable to hide the anger in her eyes.
Paislee turned around sensitively and met Rebecca's eyes. Although Rebecca withdrew her anger in time, Paislee still frowned.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Look at that seductive face of yours. Are you here for Louis?"
Paislee's unpleasant words came out from her mouth.
She was slightly jealous of Rebecca's beauty.
"This woman is dangerous, isn't she just too beautiful? She's much prettier than me. Her figure and appearance almost made me speechless, let alone a man," Paislee thought and immediately put her guard up.
...
"Miss Black, order the security guards to kick this woman out of Bullimited!"
Paislee's demand put Miss Black in a pickle. As she was trying to figure out how to explain Rebecca's identity to Paislee, Rebecca laughed.
Her laugh was so enchanting.
"And who are you? What's your role in Bullimited? Are you sure you want me to leave?"
Rebecca spoke in an airy manner. There was even a hint of disdain and sarcasm in her eyes. Her scornful expression provoked Paislee. She felt that Rebecca was insulting her!
"Who am I? I'm the future wife of the president of Bullimited! I'm warning you, stay away from Louis. Miss Black, call the security guards to get rid of this woman!"
Paislee's voice was sharp.
"The future wife of the president? That means you're not his wife yet. Mind you, I'm a very important person to Louis Stone. If you kick me out now, I'm afraid you will have to invite me back later."
Rebecca said calmly. She didn't even bother to look at Paislee.
Paislee had never been treated like this. Her blood boiled immediately.
"Invite you back? In your dreams. Get out of here!"
Seeing that Miss Black didn't make a move, Paislee stepped forward and was about to push Rebecca. However, Rebecca moved aside unexpectedly.
Paislee was caught off guard. She lost her balance and fell forward.
"Future wife of the president, be careful."
Rebecca helped her up out of instinct, but Paislee only felt insulted.
"Get lost!"
Paislee gave Rebecca a hard slap on the face.
The crisp sound of the slap rang out in the lobby.
Rebecca's face became red and swollen instantly, but Paislee still didn't stop there. She grabbed Rebecca's long hair and said fiercely, "You've got a lot of nerve to come to Bullimited to seduce Louis with your beauty. This is a warning! If I ever see you here again, I won't hesitate to destroy your face!"
Her brutal words made Rebecca narrow her eyes. She was going to retaliate, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure walking out of the elevator.
Rebecca wondered if Louis had ever seen this arrogant and domineering side of this woman.
Rebecca looked at Louis, who had just stepped out of the elevator, and allowed Paislee to pull her hair. Rebecca said angrily, "Bullimited has gone too far!"
"Gone too far? I'm generous enough to not rip off that vixen skin of yours. You'd better get out of Bullimited right now, otherwise..."
"Mr. Stone, is this how Bullimited welcomes the designer sent by a partnering company? If you weren't sincere about cooperating with us, you could've just told our president so that HJ Group wouldn't be humiliated like this!"
Rebecca interrupted Paislee in time and looked straight at Louis.
Louis didn't expect to see such an ugly side of Paislee.
"Paislee, let go of her!"
Louis' voice was as cold as ice.
Paislee didn't expect Louis to come down from his office. She was a little stunned, and Rebecca used this situation to her advantage.
"What's wrong? Does the future wife of the president still want to beat me up?"
"Paislee Schmidt!"
Louis' voice was filled with anger.
Only then did Paislee snap out of it and let go of Rebecca immediately. She turned around to look at Louis with a flustered expression.
"Louis, I can explain. This woman provoked me. She's a vixen. I just..."
"Shut up! Get lost!"
Louis couldn't believe that this mad woman in front of him was Paislee.
He walked straight past Paislee. When she reached out to grab Louis' arm, he avoided her swiftly.
"Miss. Andrews, I apologise."
Louis held out a hand to Rebecca.
Rebecca had been keeping her head down because Paislee was grabbing her hair. When she saw Louis' slender fingers, her eyes quivered slightly.
"Mr. Stone, I think we have to reconsider our partnership. I need to report to our president about the treatment I received at your company, then we'll discuss about our partnership."
Rebecca raised her head and looked straight at Louis with her sharp eyes.
Louis was shocked.
"It's her?
The woman who had the same name as Rebecca Andrews, down to the same figure and gait, was Catherine?" he thought.
Louis was speechless for only a moment, and then he quickly responded.
"Miss. Andrews, there has been a misunderstanding. Paislee is not a member of our company, but my family. I apologize for her rudeness just now."
The word "family" that came out of Louis' mouth was like a sharp dagger, tearing open Rebecca's scars again, leaving her to bleed in pain.
"Family?"
Rebecca chuckled, but the look in her eyes was very cold.
"Even your family doesn't welcome me around here. Mr. Stone, how should I believe that Bullimited genuinely wants to cooperate with HJ Group? We don't necessarily need Bullimited for this partnership project, you know. Mr. Stone, I think both sides need to reconsider this again."
After that, Rebecca turned around and left.
Even though her hair was a mess and her face was swollen red, her elegance and grace could not be concealed.
Louis grabbed Rebecca's arm. The warmth of his hand made Rebecca freeze for a moment, and then she raised her head with contempt.
"What's wrong? You think your future wife hasn't beaten me up enough and now you're gonna make me stay by using the tough way?"
Louis frowned instantly.
After so many years of experience, this was the first time he had been rendered speechless when dealing with someone. On top of that, that someone turned out to be a woman!