"I dunno, said Harley Cook.
"It's his private affair.I can't ask him about it.But I heard that the child was born prematurely because of something his family did.His family is complicated.Perhaps he wanna take care of those messes first."
"His family affair is not gonna do you any harm, right?"
"Nah, that you don't have to worry about."
"I'll come and pick you up now" said Jayden as he retracted his eyes from the studio.
"Ok."
After hanging up, Jayden threw the phone aside and then adjusted his tie.
His face was full of mockery and disdain.
Tiffany walked into the office after the two's departure.
"Sharon, what do they want?"
Sharon pressed her lips against each other, looking blankly ahead, "It's about the Beale Group."
"The Beale Group! What about it?"
"It's been a complete mess since Tavis Beale's escape.They're without anyone in charge."
"So what? It's none of your business.What do they want from you?"
Sharon replied softly, "They want me to step up and take over the group so that they'll have a chance to get investments and loans."
Tiffany sensed something quite suspicious.
"No, you must not accept that.Whoever gets involved with the Beale Group right now is bound to have bad luck.Let them do whatever they want with themselves.It has nothing to do with you"
"That's what I thought as well, but....."
"But what?"
"The thousands of employees and many more people related to the Beale Group—They're all innocent."
Tiffany frowned at this, "Well, there’s no denying that.Tavis Beale is such a human s*um! He's the one who created this whole mess.But.....Sharon, it's really not your responsibility"
Sharon lowered her eyelids, "I understand that."
Tiffany sighed quietly.
Understanding is one thing; what should be done is another.
After a while, Sharon spoke suddenly, "Tiffany, have you talked to Daniel recently?"
Tiffany turned slightly red, "No....no! Why would I talk to him?"
They hadn't seen each other since the funeral.It was good, though.
At least she didn't have to be bothered by him.
"I want to talk to him" Sharon said.
Tiffany was confused by it, "What solution does he have?"
"No."
Sharon didn't know how to put it, "I just...I just feel like he knows more about the Beale Group than I do."
Tiffany nodded, "Yeah.Makes sense.He tried hard to get close to Natalia Beale back then."
Sharon smiled, "You're jealous?"
"Shut up! I'm not jealous! I'm just saying what a skillful player he is.Natalia was being played like a fool."
"Alright.I'll see him later.You wanna join?"
"Nah.I have a blind date to go to."
Sharon froze for a second, "It's today?"
"Yeah.It's just a dinner.I'll go straight back home afterward.Just need some excuse to get out."
Sharon nodded thoughtfully, "When are you leaving?"
Tiffany answered while looking at the time, "Dinner's at 6, so I'll leave around 5:30.It's pretty close anyway, only a ten-minute drive."
"Good.I'll drive you there then."
"It's ok.I have a car."
Sharon teased with a straight face, "Uh-uh.You see—if you like the guy, you can give him a hint to drive you home.And you'll get to know each other more on the way.If you don't like him, you can just call a cab.But if you drive, then there'll be no chance at all."
Tiffany somehow agreed with her words.Her eyes brightened.
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