His Regret Arrived Three Days Late novel Chapter 175

After bringing her son home, Annika noticed that the Beryl family was uncharacteristically quiet, and Conrad didn’t come to bother her again. Finally feeling at ease, she instructed Lana to keep a close eye on Monroe and headed to Sargent Group for work.

Annika had barely settled into her office when Wayne came in, grinning from ear to ear. “Ms. Sargent, Conrad is a strange man. A few days ago, he refused to see me, but today, he had Nolan call me to come sign the papers. He even promised that if we do a good job on this project, Beryl Group will give Sargent Group bigger and better deals in the future.”

Conrad's change of heart, she suspected, was a byproduct of their encounter last night, even though she had been the one to throw him out.

As far as Annika was concerned, everything Conrad did for her and for Sargent Group was ultimately for Monroe’s sake. After all, a business magnate like him would never let his own son go without.

And, of course, she knew Conrad looked down on Sargent Group and had no faith in her abilities.

Annika then asked Wayne a question that came out of the blue. “What do you think of Estelle as a person?”

The sudden shift in topic caught Wayne off guard for a second, but he quickly recovered. He thought for a moment before replying, “That woman is strange. Her moods are all over the place, and she’s ruthless.”

Annika raised an eyebrow. “How so?”

Wayne recalled, “One time, we were at the Celestial Club, and she bit a chunk of flesh out of a man who was getting handsy with her in front of everyone.”

The feud between Yazmin and Zander was a story from a past generation. Years ago, Zander had abandoned Yazmin and their young son, Conrad, to be with a woman named Zoey Baker. Furious, Zoltan Beryl had disowned his son. Zander moved abroad, started a family with Zoey, and even had a son named Yves Beryl. To numb the pain, Yazmin had spent her days playing mahjong while Zoltan focused all his energy on raising Conrad. At twenty, Conrad graduated from a world-renowned university and seamlessly took over the family business. He did not disappoint Zoltan, transforming Beryl Group into the global powerhouse it was today, one of the top few hundred companies in the world.

But now, after so many years of silence, why had Zander returned? And with his wife and son, no less, making a grand public announcement of his comeback.

Annika certainly understood the bitterness in Yazmin’s heart. She also knew that this was the very reason Yazmin had always sided with her and suppressed Serena. Perhaps Yazmin saw a shadow of Zoey in Serena, which was why she had been so twisted in her cruelty toward her.

Thinking of Serena’s bald head, how Yazmin had plucked out her hair one strand at a time, sent a chill down Annika’s spine. It was painful just to imagine. Still, she felt no sympathy for Serena. Mercy for an enemy was cruelty to oneself.