t contribute a single cent toward it, so it wouldn't be right

ved her housing crisis, and that was plenty. She wouldn't ask to be on the deed, though if he ever offered it

g her sister was fiercely independent and not

inally managed to move out. Kate had wanted to see her off to Square Gar

s. I don't have much stuff

't on the table when her husband returned from work, he would scold her,

said worriedly. "Are you coming b

's very busy. He told me he's going on a business trip this afternoon and m

mbered Grandma Jones saying he was a workaholic who was often away for weeks at

married?" Kate frowned, feeling that her

edding ceremony yet. Let him work; we'll need t

ster and nephew, then lugged

ed a taxi and headed straight there. It was only after she arrived at the ga

actually have his phone number. Fortunately, they had added each

meeting. The entire conference room was deathly silent

ther earlier, he hadn't bother to save her contact name. Seeing an incoming call from a user named "Mermaid of the Deep Sea," he didn't even bl

was rejected, she tried to send a text: [Mr. Jones, I'm

fication: [Your message was sent, but rejected by th

. "What? No

exchanged QR codes at the gate of the Civil

s certain it was him. There was only o

orget we got mar

life out of her sister's house, she might have f

ained, "Grandma, I've moved out of my sister's place and I'm at Square Garden. But I don

a Jone

tay right there. I'll

purchased apartment and car that the rest of the family hadn't even visited yet. Grandma had only

g up and immedia

s life and had returned to the meeting. Not three minutes later, his screen

is voice low and commanding. "If it's n

e Garden? Chloe is there now with her luggage, but she doesn't know

rk brows a

l his grandmother adored-a girl named Chloe. And

g B, 8th floor, Unit 8

he old lady was a woman of action; as soon as she h

a rare hint of sheepishness, he searched fo

rudge over something so small. Sh

ou were for a moment

al visits and formal thanks. David had only visited when Chloe wasn't around. For a man who managed a multi-billion dolla

ies. Get back to work.

e asked out

Besides, even if I did need help, coul

d with blunt

he was leaving a billion-dollar m

moji and went silent, signaling that

talk about. He only hoped this new wife of his would stay this s

ed up, only to find every executive in the