This girl he raised all by himself should be his. She has always been his. Every glance, every emotion of hers should belong to him!Seeing Heath being led away by Mr. Whitmore to chat with others, Dominic got rid of Isabella and headed into the bathroom.Aurora had just finished up and was washing her hands when she saw Dominic. She froze for a moment and said, "Mr. Ashcroft, you should knock before entering."This was a party at the Whitmore family villa, so the bathroom wasn’t gender-specific. Guests would always knock first to make sure no one was inside."I did knock, Miss Aurora. Didn’t you hear?" Dominic Ashcroft asked.Aurora shook her head. "I didn’t hear anything."She found it ridiculous. Dominic Ashcroft was always like this, full of lies. Just like when he deceived her into thinking he would proudly have her by his side. She worked so hard to complete her tasks just for that day to come sooner. But in a blink of an eye, he had Isabella as his girlfriend. He told Aurora th
Anyway, Dominic Ashcroft had already left, the party was pretty much over, and most of the guests had already gone. Isabella stormed out, heading straight to confront Aurora.Aurora was chilling in a corner, munching on snacks with Heath, looking really happy about whatever they were talking about. As soon as Isabella saw Aurora, she was ready to tear apart that face which looked exactly like Olivia's. She rushed over and asked, "Aurora, what did you just do to Dominic?"Aurora was taken aback. Was Isabella seriously coming at her like this? Wow, typical spoiled princess, no brain at all.She smiled and said, "What do you mean, cousin? Dominic is a grown man. What could I possibly do to him?"Isabella snapped, "If you did nothing, why does Dominic have a bruise on his face?"Aurora chuckled and said, "That's a funny question, cousin. Just because he has a bruise, it's my fault? I'm not running a hospital, you know. Can't blame me for everything."Isabella gritted her teeth and said, "
Today, Aurora slept in until noon again. When she came downstairs, she got looks from the servants and a knowing smirk from Mr. Whitmore. Aurora pretended not to notice and walked into the dining room.One of the servants brought her a bowl of soup, placing it in front of her. Aurora lowered her head and started sipping the soup when Mr. Whitmore suddenly remarked, “Aurora, take care of yourself. Have some soup to replenish your strength.”Aurora almost choked on her soup and started coughing into a napkin. Heath, ever attentive, patted her back and poured her some water, gently saying, “Take your time. No one’s going to take it from you.”In between her coughing and drinking, Aurora shot Heath a fierce glare. If it weren’t for him keeping her up, she wouldn’t be sleeping in every day.Heath, completely ignoring her glare, smiled at her and said, “Eat more, you need the energy.”Aurora muttered under her breath, “Energy for what, exactly?”After hastily finishing her meal, Mr. Whitmor
Dominic was chilling in the backseat, barely glancing up when the car door opened. He didn’t need to see to know it was Isabella Whitmore, thanks to her expensive perfume. If Mr. Whitmore hadn’t specifically asked him to accompany Isabella to meet some clients, he definitely wouldn't be wasting his time here.Not five seconds after the door closed, the front passenger door opened. Dominic looked up, surprised. It was Aurora climbing in. He eyed her curiously, but she acted like he wasn't even there, buckling up and fiddling with her phone, waiting for the driver to start the car.Dominic shot Isabella a look. She awkwardly smiled and said, "Aurora just got back home. Grandpa asked me to let her learn the ropes, so I’m bringing her along to meet the clients today."Dominic nodded without a word, and Isabella shut up too, clearly uncomfortable. Aurora, oblivious to the conversation behind her, stayed silent. The car ride quickly turned into an awkward, deathly silence.Out of nowhere, D
The client looked at Isabella's panicked expression and asked if she was feeling unwell. Isabella shook her head, but the client was still waiting for her explanation. With no choice, Isabella tried to speak, but she only managed a few words before she couldn't continue. She usually relied on her assistant to prepare the proposal, get it approved by her father, and then present it to the client. Now, she was expected to explain it herself, and she hadn’t memorized the whole plan!Seeing Isabella stammer, the client frowned and asked, "Does your company not want to proceed with this cooperation? Why do I not see any sincerity?"Isabella waved her hands nervously, not knowing what to say. Aurora, however, smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I can try to explain it."Aurora then went on to detail the area, price, usage, and various aspects of the development process of the property, providing a very thorough explanation with reasonable data. Finally, the client looked satisfied.Isabell
Aurora was standing at the doorway, lost in thought. Heath had already come out and was standing next to her, but she was still zoned out. Heath waved a hand in front of her face and asked, "Rory, what are you thinking about?"Aurora snapped back to reality and suddenly said, "How could I have ever thought Dominic Ashcroft was good to me?""Huh?" Heath didn't follow.Aurora cracked a wry smile and repeated, "Back when I was still Olivia, how could I have thought Dominic Ashcroft was good to me?"Heath frowned but didn't say anything. Aurora let out a self-deprecating chuckle and said, "He wasn't actually good to me at all. He just treated me a bit differently, and that made me think he cared."If Dominic had truly been good to her, she probably wouldn't have become such a hardened killer, wouldn't have collected all those scars from gunfights, and wouldn't have ended up on the fringes of the underworld.Dominic had only treated her differently - training her in hand-to-hand, teaching
The crazy mess of last night is behind them. Aurora actually got a good rest, she and Heath got up early and went for a jog. When they strolled back, the servants were already bringing breakfast to the table. Aurora and Heath went back to their rooms to shower and change, and when they came down to eat, the only one there was Mr. Whitmore.Aurora looked around, a bit puzzled, and asked, "Didn't my cousin come back?"The servants all shook their heads, saying Isabella hadn't been home all night. Aurora was stumped - she had snatched a collaboration project from Isabella, and was planning to take even more of her projects at the company. But Isabella hadn't come home to complain or try to sabotage her. This was so unlike her proud and haughty cousin.Since Isabella was a no-show, Aurora had to sit there and eat her breakfast obediently, even though she was seething inside.But then Mr. Whitmore suddenly said, "I heard the client was especially satisfied with your performance yesterday?"
So yesterday, she used shady tricks to snatch the collaboration project away from Isabella Whitmore's hands. That became her ticket into the Whitmore Corporation. But last night, Isabella was totally wrapped up all over Dominic, didn't even have time to care about Aurora wrecking her big plans. Who would've thought that overnight, Aurora Pendleton would swoop right into the Whitmore Corp, and even score the Deputy Director position? This chick is straight up bad news! She ain't here for some family reunion, she's here to snatch up their assets! She's basically a thief, a robber!Isabella didn't catch a single thing said in this meeting, or any tasks or goals set. She was just straight up death-staring Aurora like she wanted to murder her with her eyes, glaring daggers and wishing she could toss her out of this whole building!But Aurora was listening real intently to the boss's speech. Until it ended, and the chief suddenly asked, "Anyone wanna do some goal planning for the next hal