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At night, he joined a business partner’s birthday party. At first, he thought it was an ordinary event, but little did he expect he would meet Stacey’s parents there.
However, Stacey was absent. When Mr. Childs saw him, he shook Forrest’s hand with a fake smile. “Congratulations, President Lynch.” Forrest looked confused. “Why are you congratulating me?”
Mrs. Childs smiled strangely and said, “You’re with the Eldest Young Lady of the Snow family. Isn’t that worth congratulating?” “Mrs. Childs, please watch your mouth.” Forrest’s eyes darkened, and his tone turned a little colder.
“Am I wrong in saying that?” Mrs. Childs sneered. “Other people thought that the Lynch family has come this far all because of you, but it turns out that you did it with your looks. Though I must say, it would indeed be a waste not to be a social climber considering how handsome you are. Too bad Stacey was blind. Because she saved you, she is now bed- ridden at home and can’t go anywhere. If people find out that you promised to marry Stacey but instantly ditched her after getting together with Jessica, what do you think they will say about you?”
“What are you trying to do?” Forrest narrowed his eyes.
Noticing that Forrest did not deny it, Mr. Childs sighed. “Now that you’ve gotten together with Jessica, Lynch Corporation must have a bright future ahead. As for Stacey, the injury she got on her leg for saving you has been torturing her every day, and with the scars on her legs, her net worth will surely be affected. Can you tell Jessica to allow our investment company to join Snow Corporation’s hydroelectric project?”
Forrest stared at him gravely. “President Childs, what a good plan you have. However, this is daylight robbery. Your daughter only got injured from saving me. Not only have I compensated her with a storefront costing 100 million dollars, but you also want to join this large international project. The Childs family is really greedy.”
Mr. Childs did not get mad. Instead, he maintained a smile on his face. “President Lynch, you shouldn’t say that. Jessica fell in love with you only because of your looks. As for your body, do you think you can be with Jessica if it weren’t for my daughter saving you and leaving you uninjured? Let me guess. I believe the problem that Lynch Corporation encountered was solved so quickly because you sold your body.”
Forrest’s temples twitched as his dignity as a man was provoked. If he were not at the party, he would have taken action. “I think you’re looking for the wrong person. Jessica is no longer the president of Snow Corporation.” “She’s still powerful. Although she has left, everyone in the company listens to her. It’s just a project, which is a trivial matter to her.”
Mr. Childs said lazily, “If you’re unwilling to help me out, I’ll have no choice but to tell people that you dissolved your marriage with my daughter to be a social climber. Your transfer of the shopfront is the best evidence. Do you think everyone in Canberra will think highly of you then? You might not care about other people’s views, but if this reaches the Snow family’s ear, they’ll think that you’re scheming and that you want to play up to them. Plus, if Jessica snatches someone’s man, I’m afraid it’ll be an embarrassment to her too.”
Forrest had met many despicable people in his life.
Nevertheless, he had never met a wealthy family as despicable as the Childs.
He initially wanted to return the favor to Stacey by providing her with two storefronts, but he had never thought that the storefronts would end up as a tool for them to threaten him.
Sure enough, he should not have been kind. “Okay. I’ll go back and discuss it with Jessica. Having said that, I have no idea if I’m powerful enough to make this work. After all, as you Said, all I have is looks. There are many more men who look better than me.” Forrest ended the sentence impassively before turning around and leaving.
Mr. Childs was dumbfounded, while Mrs. Childs asked in a panic, “What does he mean? What if Jessica is unwilling to do it?”
Mr. Childs snorted. “How dare the Eldest Young Lady of the Snow family snatch someone’s man? I refuse to believe she’d rather lose her dignity.”
“That might be true too, but if we don’t follow …” Mrs. Childs got a little anxious. “Will he be offended?”
Mr. Childs got a fright. However, when he thought about the large project, he said coldly, “If Forrest refuses to listen to us, we’ll follow what that person said. Although he made us a verbal promise, his benefits wouldn’t outweigh what we get from that project. Now that Jessica has left Snow Corporation, she’ ll surely spend a long time arguing with her father and probably agree with our conditions. After all, as the Eldest Young Lady of the Snow family, will she be unbothered about her dignity for snatching someone’s man?” “That’s true. As long as we can work together with Snow Corporation on that project, we can easily earn over one billion dollars. By then, the Childs family can progress further, and when we have money, things will go smoothly.”
After the birthday party ended, Forrest was the first to take his leave.
Even though the Childs family had threatened him, he was not concerned about his reputation. It was up to the others to comment on him, and the comments would not stop him from earning money.
The only concern he had was that the Snow family would not be able to accept Jessica being with him.
Her parents might find it shameful as well. However, the matter was a little odd. How did the Childs family know that Forrest was in a relationship with Jessica?
Could it be the Snow family who spread it? Or… was it Harold?
Forrest was more suspicious of Harold.
With that, he drove to Snow Corporation. Jessica had to work overnight today. As the day for her to leave the company was nearing, there was more work to hand over.
Only after Forrest waited at the parking lot for half an hour did Jessica show up.
“You didn’t have to come and pick me up on purpose. I can drive home on my own.” She opened the car door with a smile on her ice-cold face.
“It’s okay. ” Forrest moved the documents on his knees away. Although he had been waiting just now, he managed to take care of some work as well. Just as Jessica was about to get in the car, an agitated voice suddenly sounded behind her. “Sis, I finally caught you. I knew you’d have a man. No wonder you kept looking at your phone.” Carson sprung out of a corner. “Let me see which man made you so heartless to dump all the work to me.
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” Jessica’s pretty face darkened, but she could not block him in time.
Carson quickly squeezed himself to the car door to have a look.
Since the car’s light was switched on inside, he saw Forrest in a white shirt, with his dark, handsome eyes and brows.
There was even an unapproachable coldness in his eyes.
Carson was stunned for a while.
He had met Forrest before as Forrest was his previous sister-in-law’s brother.
“Oh, it’s Forrest.
.
.
I’m sorry I misunderstood.
I thought you were my sister’s boyfriend.
But why are you here, Forrest?
Are you having a discussion with my sister?
” coy Carson’s clear and honest gaze made Forrest embarrassed, and he did not know what to say.
On the other hand, Jessica glanced at Forrest, who did not say anything.
After taking a look at the curious Carson at her side, she placed her bag in the car calmly.
“Didn’t you say I have a boyfriend?
Of course, he’s here to pick me up from work.
” Carson’s mouth widened into a circle.
“Sis, you’re so funny.
Since when did you learn how to joke around?
” “I’m not joking.
From now on, you can call him brother-in-law.
We’ ve already gotten our marriage certificate.
” After that, Jessica sat in the car and put on the seatbelt with much familiarity.
Carson was shocked.
He never thought that his sister would fancy expressionless guys like Forrest.
He had always wanted to matchmake Jessica and Harold together, for he thought Harold was well- mannered, gentlemanly, mature, and more suitable for his strong, independent sister.
“Sis, are you two really married?
” Carson could not believe it.
“Mom and Dad don’t really.
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accept it, right?
” “They don’t.
That’s why I handed the position of the president over to you,” Jessica said indifferently.
“Close the door and move out of the way.
