“You bitch, how dare you slap me!”Angelica instantly went nuts as she held her face and glared at Claire. No one had ever dared to hit her in her life, so how could she have received such treatment? “That’s it! You’re gonna get it!”With that, she charged toward Claire, her hands flailing wildly, looking very comical.Claire furrowed her brows. She sidestepped Angelica’s attack, grabbing one of her wrists and hurling her aside with the help of her own momentum.She had learned some self-defense techniques while she was abroad. She might not be able to use them against a man, but dealing with someone like Angelica was a breeze.“Move aside!” she ordered coldly. She would’ve taught Angelica a good lesson for Ollie’s sake if there weren’t so many onlookers around.Ignoring Angelica, who was struggling to get up off the ground, she immediately left with Ollie.Everyone was impressed by her after witnessing what had just happened, and even those who didn’t dare go against Angelica
However, right now, Chantelle could only console Angelica with a smile, given that her family was still reliant on the Kendalls.Angelica vented the entire ride home before they finally reached the Kendall family home. Upon seeing her father, Kevin Kendall, she instantly switched to a bemoaning demeanor and tearfully ran up to him.“Your precious daughter was bullied by someone today. Father, you have to get justice for me!”She then immediately explained while sobbing how Claire had slapped her as well as the kindergarten principal’s attitude—her distressed appearance tugging at Kevin’s heartstrings.“How dare that woman has the gall to bully my daughter!”Kevin and his wife, Blaire Kendall, had always spoilt their daughter, and hearing this, they were incensed and threw the teacups they were holding against the floor.Angelica was secretly pleased by the sight of her enraged father, but she maintained her weeping façade on the outside. “I’ve been utterly humiliated this time. F
Coincidentally, just as Claire had thought, the person she had heard coming seemed to have noticed her presence and was subconsciously moving toward her direction.She clamped her hand tightly over her mouth, not daring to make a sound as she involuntarily started sweating due to nervousness.As the person drew closer to her location, Claire realized who it was—Chantelle!Chantelle gradually closed in on the room Claire was in, and just as she was about to open it, a voice softly called out from behind her. “What are you doing, Chantelle?”She backed away from the door upon hearing the voice, and Claire could faintly hear the sounds of a conversation.“It’s in the middle of the night, Chantelle. What are you doing over here?” Jeanne asked.“I thought I saw movement here, but maybe I’ve imagined it. Why aren’t you asleep, Mom?”“It’s all because that old crone pissed me off with her words!” There were traces of indignation in Jeanne’s tone. She then continued in a hushed voice, “
Claire had no idea she’d be blushing so much from Javier’s assistance in dressing her wound. Embarrassed, she could only softly say, “Thank you.”“Don’t get it wet the next few days, and the next time you leave the house, please be careful. Don’t do anything risky.”After giving her these instructions, he turned and went to his room without saying anything more.Her eyes trailed after him as he left. Her heart was currently beating like crazy, and cradling her hot cheeks, she felt as though she had gone mad.Otherwise, why would she have such unusual thoughts toward that man when nothing could possibly happen between them!Even so, she couldn’t resist asking him, “Javier Marquez, you still haven’t told me why you’re back so soon!”She clearly remembered him saying he would only return a few days later.“I came back because I felt like it,” he casually replied.Claire rolled her eyes in exasperation—sure enough, he had reverted to his usual self where he looked down on everyone.
Thomas felt his heart fill with warmth as he looked at all the touching posts and comments.That warmth gradually took root in his heart and grew into a resolution. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to call Claire.Claire, who was still at home, didn’t expect him to call her back so soon and couldn’t help feeling confused as she answered, “Is something the matter?”“I saw what was happening on Twitter. Claire, I can’t thank you enough,” he finally said after briefly pausing to deliberate. “Really. Thank you so much, Claire, for showing me the value and worth of my existence.” He involuntarily choked up toward the end.She chuckled nonchalantly. “There’s no need to thank me. I’m counting on you to earn me money in the future, so this is nothing in comparison. The most important thing is that you practice properly.”Her sternness did not dishearten Thomas. Instead, he felt his heart warm and agreed with her.He then tentatively asked, “I’m very touched by everyone’s words o
If it weren’t for the piece of news Javier had given that enabled her to seize the opportunity, it wouldn’t have been so easy for her, who had no connections since she had just returned to the country.“You don’t have to thank me—this is the result of your efforts. I didn’t do anything.” Javier glanced indifferently at Claire after having some milk.He might have said that, but he was secretly impressed by Claire for being able to think of such a tactic. He had given her that information on a whim and didn’t think about how she would utilize it. In retrospect, a simple method like rallying people on social media could be considered killing two birds with one stone.He had purposefully checked the director’s page for “Traverse 2.” Based on the comments left, it was very likely that the person who would play the second supporting male lead of Percy Drake would be none other than Thomas, based on the online momentum that had been generated.At the thought of this, he finally broke his
Claire didn’t think he would be so arrogant and was about to drag him out herself, not caring who he was in the company.But who would have imagined that her office door would be suddenly opened before she could.Someone who looked like an assistant walked in, glanced around, and immediately walked up to Morrow, completely disregarding her.“So this is where you were, Mr. Marquez. These documents require your signature,” the assistant said respectfully.Morrow hummed in acknowledgment and quickly signed off on the document, all while looking immensely smug.The sudden turn of events dumbfounded Claire as she looked at the man across her with her guard up.The assistant left the office with the documents once they had been signed, and she suddenly realized that this man was none other than the company’s corrupt boss.That didn’t have anything to do with her, but the key point was that his last name was also Marquez—could it be so coincidental that he was also from the Marquez fam
Claire was instantly incensed when she heard what David said, and she glared coldly at the smug David.Unconsciously balling her hands into fists, she taunted him. “Do you really need to trouble Mr. Marquez with something so trivial? Besides, I’m sure Mr. Marquez can tell that Thomas has been doing much better under my management compared to when he was under yours, isn’t that right?”With that, she looked pointedly at Morrow; her meaning was clear as day.Right now, Morrow was attracted to Claire’s atypical attitude toward him and had been staring at her all this time, not paying attention to what David had said.Seeing her look his way, Morrow was even more distracted and spoke without thinking, “That’s right, Ms. Weiss is absolutely right. I greatly appreciate her abilities.”David was enraged by Morrow’s words but couldn’t express it since the man was still present, so he could only glare at Claire with hatred, looking as though he wanted to murder her.Thomas would have been