Nate gritted his teeth. "I won't back down! I'm going to become Everly's man!"Having Sonny as a rival only made Nate more determined.The things Sonny said before leaving made him even more jealous.When Nate went to Flemming Group, he could not even get through the front gates. Going to the Flemming residence was no different.He had asked Everly out for dinner, but she firmly rejected him. Yet, Kaden had personally invited Sonny to the Flemming residence for breakfast. He even personally asked Sonny to accompany Everly to a banquet.The opportunities Nate was desperate for were being handed to Sonny by the Flemmings without him even having to ask.Comparison was the thief of joy.Sonny did not care what Nate thought or how jealous he was. After returning to the office, he went straight to the small lounge and fell asleep without another thought.Nate had taken up twenty minutes of his time, leaving him with only half an hour for his lunch break.Half an hour later, he got u

Sonny asked about Laurence's love life with concern in his voice.Laurence's smile faded slightly. "Noelle gave me an answer. She said she's willing to give us a try, but she's not very confident about it. I think those old guys telling her that she wasn't good enough for me made her hesitate a little, even though I shut them down immediately."But compared to before, it's a huge improvement. At least she didn't reject me outright and is willing to give us a chance.""That's good. You two grew up together, and you've only ever had eyes for each other. As long as she's willing to accept that your relationship is changing, that's all that matters. The feelings are already there. You just need to change the nature of your relationship."Laurence hummed. "That's right. I'm already satisfied. Back then, I was terrified she'd be stubborn about it and refuse to change anything."I'll protect her and won't let anyone bully her. I'm the head of the Longbottom family. If I can't even protec

“I can go by myself. Go ahead with your work.”Devon was Chloe’s fiancé and a frequent caller at FC & Co. He was pretty much there every day, so much so that the employees would wonder if he were sick if he did not come.He was even more familiar with Chloe’s office than his own.Chloe’s secretary opened the door to Chloe’s office and let him in before heading for the VIP room.Devon placed the bag he had brought on Chloe’s desk, then sat in her black swivel chair, looking at the mounds of unfinished paperwork on her desk.He flipped open a binder and started going through it earnestly. Once he was done, he jotted “no problem” in pencil at the top of the first page, which was his usual practice when helping Chloe with her work.He read through it and felt there was no issue with it, so Chloe only needed to sign it off.Their companies worked closely together, so he knew how far each project had progressed, and vice versa. Chloe was also very familiar with the ins and outs of the

It took Devon two decades of giving Chloe his all to earn the Johnson elders’ approval.He was not the only childhood friend Chloe had growing up. There was Laurence, Sonny, et cetera, but Devon was from Annenburg, which gave him the proximity advantage.Laurence was Chloe’s brother in name, and they were not related by blood. Even so, Laurence treasured Chloe deeply and doted on her very much. If not for the fact that Noelle came along later and grew up with Laurence, Devon would worry that Laurence might come to view Chloe in a romantic light.Luckily, Noelle came along.Devon internally thanked Noelle.Devon had another advantage, the biggest one in fact, was that his mother and Chloe’s mother were decades-long besties. Jane only felt at ease handing over her precious daughter to Devon because she trusted her good friend.“Not really, my elders are all very open-minded and amiable people.”Chloe felt that her family was all really good people.Devon chuckled, “They are, but

Devon blushed slightly. “I was worried others would laugh at my bad knitting. Chloe, make sure you get it at a good angle so it looks better.”“Nah, they’ll only envy me.”Chloe took a picture of the sweater and posted it.The imposing and aloof CEO rarely posted on her socials, and on this rare occasion, she posted a sweater, captioned: [Handmade sweater my childhood sweetheart fiancé knitted for me].A flurry of likes, praises, and envious comments flooded in.Devon was the first to like the post. Her socials were fairly empty. Actually, she occasionally posted slices of her life, but only viewable by her family.Apart from her family, he was the only other person who could view her occasional posts. Even his mother, who treated Chloe like her own daughter, could not.Indirectly, it was proof of Chloe’s trust in him and her feelings for him. She had long regarded him as family.Chloe might not be good at showing her love for him with her words, but it was good enough that he