nce more, his lips mere i

m either of them woul

rticularly with his sleeves rolled up, reveali

onsiderable force

uphold their self-respect. My company is in constant jeopardy, but I refuse to

htened her attire and retre

k by her refusal, remained st

that he snapped back to reality. Lighting

ful glance at the shut door, mutter

e deadline Verena had pr

to Verena. "Ms. Wheeler, Liam has reached out to Bla

ld the key to the Oasis Group's fate. If he proce

looking to sell the car system developed by our company.

cob Wheeler, had invested significant effort i

arduous, the impending sale woul

that very day, any plea to prevent the division and sale of the

aine? Where is he no

ght Racecourse," K

mediately," Verena d

rned in a white equestrian outfit, casually conversing with othe

oks, resembled a fairytale p

tly diverted to another man

houlders, narrow waist, and sculpted muscles, Jeffrey exuded

he first to n

red equestrian outfit, her long hair pulled i

rows, Jeffrey projecte

e. Instead, she headed straight for Blaine,

y rejected his advances earlier

herself with Blaine, Verena felt a sens

still atop his horse, greeted her with a smile

deadline, confident that she wouldn't want to witness a chang

could only cast her gaze upward and said in

between the former couple,

responded, "Verena, my conditions are clear.

eep her as a secret mistress, he couched h

hings difficult for me, considering our history togeth

the disdain of others, making her particularly

r people's marriages or others meddl

years with her, understoo

ricate trap while pursuing his own ambitions

ose to turn a blind eye to her emoti

then we have nothing to ta

he urged his horse

ose who had conversed with Blaine r

eal later. Why don't yo

race on the course-no

urrent positions in life without a keen understanding of

ow how to ride a horse,

st, she had no choice but to seek alte

to surrender, persisting

tedly encircled her waist, and in a bewildered stat

resonated in her ear. "I'