“Alright, I’ve got to go.” Lydia was about to hang up.
Juna called out quickly. “Wait, hold on. That kid from the Jefferson family is still looking for you. He keeps trying to challenge you to a race. Honestly, he’s so persistent it’s almost sweet. Are you really not going to give him a chance?”
Lydia answered without missing a beat. “No time.”
“Okay then, girl.”
On the other side of town, at LYLX headquarters, Jenson waited with anxious eyes, watching Ethan finish his phone call. As soon as Ethan put his phone down, Jenson rushed over, forcing a smile. “Mr. Reed, if there’s anything we’ve done wrong at Smith Corporation, please just tell us. We can fix it, really. But about the partnership…”
“I’m sorry. From today on, we won’t be working with Smith Corporation anymore. Bryce, please show him out.”
Ethan’s voice was ice cold, and he didn’t hesitate to call his assistant over.
Jenson wasn’t ready to give up. He looked desperate, like he might start crying any second.
“Mr. Reed, please, even if you won’t work with us anymore, can you at least tell us why?”
He hadn’t slept at all last night, worrying about this. LYLX was their biggest client, the one that made Smith Corporation look good. Without LYLX backing them, Smith Corporation would fall apart and get swallowed up by the competition. The thought alone was enough to make him panic.
“A reason? You really don’t know?” Ethan used to have respect for Jenson. He thought they were Lydia’s biological parents, even though the Smiths had never treated Lydia right.
But now, everything had changed.
They broke Lydia’s heart and kicked her out of her own home.
Without Lydia, their company would never become so soccessful.
Ethan shook his head. “It’s not about the price. We just don’t need to work with Smith Corporation anymore. Please leave, Mr. Smith.”
Ethan turned away, and Jenson finally lost it. He choked out, “Mr. Reed, please… I’ll get on my knees. As long as you give us another chance, I’ll do anything!”
Jenson’s knees were about to hit the floor when Ethan shot Bryce a look. “Please take Mr. Smith downstairs.”
Bryce stepped in, grabbed Jenson by the arm, and started walking him toward the elevators. Jenson’s cries echoed through the office, making everyone look up from their desks to watch the scene.
People in the office had always wondered about it. Smith Corporation wasn’t special. Their materials were average. Yet, for some reason, the company had always partnered with them, paying top dollar for their stuff.
Sometimes, it really seemed like Mr. Reed and the company’s real boss, Miss L, were making crazy decisions. But now, everything finally made sense.

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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