He sat alone in the grand hall, its empty opulence highlighting his solitude and loneliness. Although many people were in the manor, they were all there solely to protect him.
He had never had any real friends, and when he felt lonely and isolated, there was no one he could confide in. Even Deon Myers, the one he trusted the most, was soone he dared not open his heart to.
After seeing her silhouette that evening, he had instructed Deon Myers to broaden the search area. Over the past few days, he had also been sketching her portrait with great seriousness. However, despite Deon Myers expending considerable manpower and resources searching for BMW owners in the towns around T City, she was not among them.
Could it be that the BMW wasn't hers?
He rembered the second ti he saw her. She was dressed elegantly and appropriately in very fine clothes, radiating the kind of temperant only a true heiress from a wealthy family could possess. He was sure she ca from a good background. He also rembered that she was accompanied by another beautiful young woman, who was driving a black rcedes at the ti.
Considering both the rcedes and the BMW, he was certain she was a wealthy heiress.
He had Deon Myers investigate all the heiresses from nearby wealthy families. Nearly all had a history of premarital indiscretions. He couldn't find her based on that, nor could he be sure she was actually pregnant, since it was only a dream—without evidence, without fact.
What if she had married soone?
Noah Reyes suddenly felt a tightness and ache in his chest. He had never considered this possibility before.
His environnt and status had shaped his naturally domineering personality. He always felt that what was his would always be his. Yet, back then, he had only left a necklace symbolizing the head of the family, not a single word. It was entirely possible that she had married soone else. Besides, she had been drugged and out of her senses at the ti; surely she wouldn't rember him. She would have no reason, no need to wait for him, would she?
After burying it in his heart for so many years, and now having searched for almost half a month, what if, when he found her, she had indeed married soone else? What would he do?
Break up her family and take her back for himself? Or generously act as if nothing had happened, pretend not to recognize her, and let her be?
Thinking about these things, Noah Reyes felt an even tighter grip on his heart.
In those past years, he had so many dreams related to children, and at this mont, he suddenly felt a bit scared—it was, after all, just a dream!
She had no obligation to bear his child and carry the stigma of having an illegitimate child.
Rembering how he had once looked down on the illegitimate child of Glades Horne's sister, Noah Reyes couldn't help but feel a pang of deep regret.
Leaning back into the sofa, Noah Reyes wearily closed his eyes. For over thirty years, his world had been one of constant domination. Only the search for her left him feeling defeated and powerless.
Initially, he had been so secretive for her sake. Now, it was that very secrecy that made her impossible to find.
Woman, where in the world are you?
In this vast world, where are you hiding?
「The weekend ended quickly.」
Everyone resud their normal lives. Students returned to school, employees to work, and others remained at ho.
Julia didn't go to the company today; she went to the Sweet Dumpling Shop instead. She kept Glades's words in her heart.
Compared to Valence Group, her own company was the weakest. If the unscrupulous Noah Reyes decided to target her, she felt the Sweet Dumpling Shop would be the most vulnerable to sabotage. Just by soone inserting sothing unhygienic into the dumplings, they could report it to the Health Departnt, causing her trouble and affecting the Sweet Dumpling Shop's reputation, built up over many years.
If Noah Reyes truly took this path, she had to acknowledge his ruthlessness and his willingness to stop at nothing. He must be thinking that if her businesses ran into trouble, Glades certainly wouldn't sit idly by. This would achieve his goal of using a small disruption to create major chaos. When there's chaos, the enemy can seize the advantage.
It was early spring, less than a month after the New Year, and business at the Sweet Dumpling Shop was booming. Spring and winter were always the busiest seasons for the shop, with not a single empty seat every day.
Julia had visited the main store several tis, so the staff there now recognized her. "CEO Bluen, you're here," they greeted her warmly upon her arrival.
"I felt like eating so sweet dumplings, so here I am," Julia answered with a smile. In front of her employees, she was a good boss, completely without airs.
She had also worked in soone else's company before and had been part of the workforce. She knew what it was like to work for others, so she treated her own employees well and never lorded her status as a boss over them.
Julia found a spot to sit down and then, like any other custor, ordered a bowl of sweet dumplings. To know if there was anything wrong with her shop's dumplings, the best way was to try them herself.
Julia tried several of the shop's signature sweet dumplings, much to the staff's amazent. CEO Bluen can eat so much! they thought, unaware that Julia Bluen was actually almost too full.
After finishing the sweet dumplings, she carefully checked whether the Master Sweet Dumpling's preparation process was hygienic. Only when she had confird that everything was still normal did she leave the Sweet Dumpling main store and head to the other branches.
To prevent Noah Reyes from tampering with her Sweet Dumpling shops, Julia had installed surveillance caras in every one of them.
「Days passed uneventfully.」
「In the blink of an eye, sumr was almost here, and May Day was just a few days away.」
Noah Reyes had not made any significant moves. The lack of action, on the contrary, made Glades Horne and Hansen Ruiz feel that Noah Reyes might be harboring a grand conspiracy.
Within the Valence Group, the CEO's Office and the Assistant's office were the safest. They had no surveillance caras installed, and nobody dared to enter and disturb them lightly.
In the CEO's Office, Glades Horne sat in front of the snack counter, sorting out the snacks and placing the fresh ones on the shelves.
Hansen Ruiz, holding a large bag, kept picking out the tastiest snacks Glades had just stocked, packing them up. "You're so rich you don't know where to spend your money," he said. "Julia rarely cos here, so why keep buying so many of her favorite snacks? It's a waste to leave them sitting here. I might as well take them ho for Camila to enjoy."
"Children shouldn't eat so many snacks, or they won't eat their proper als," Glades Horne remarked, slapping Hansen's hand away to prevent him from taking the snacks. Regardless of whether Julia ca or not, he always had to be prepared. This was one of his favorite tasks whenever he was at the office.
"Who knows what that Mr. Reyes is up to? A month or two has passed, and there's been no significant activity," Hansen Ruiz laughed, putting the snacks from his bag back onto the shelf. "My ho is also overflowing with an absolutely terrifying amount of snacks. Camila sotis eats too many of them and won't eat her proper als; as a result, she isn't gaining weight properly."
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