He faced the wind and looked into the distance.

"As you know, I was born an illegitimate child of the Taylor family. Three years ago, my mother and I were driven into exile by Mrs. Taylor. At that time, I had nothing and no future. I didn’t have the courage to tell you, so I chose to leave without saying goodbye."

His voice was low and filled with resignation.

But Janice felt nothing.

She simply said, "I see. Can I leave now?"

Benjamin ignored her and continued, "Janice, believe me, I really didn’t do it on purpose. If I had known that I could come back in three years, I wouldn’t have chosen to leave without saying goodbye. I..."

"That’s your business. What does it have to do with me?" Janice interrupted. "Janice, of course it concerns you. I came back for you." Benjamin’s eyes were fixed on her, and he was a little agitated. Janice only found it funny.

"Don’t make yourself out to be so noble. You made me wait for three years just because you said that there was no future for us. And now, you said that you came back for me. So, since all of this has something to do with me, I should have the right to know. But all along, I was in the dark!"

Her words made Benjamin silent.

"So, please don’t use me as an excuse. I can’t be your excuse anymore. I’m married."

"Married?"

Benjamin was stunned. Although he heard James say that the last time, he just thought that he had heard it wrong.

But now, he heard her say it herself.

He found it hard to believe.

Janice sneered. "What’s wrong? Are you surprised? I’m already in my late 20s. What’s wrong with getting married?"

She snorted. Why should he think that she would wait three years for him?

Panic flashed across Benjamin’s face. "Janice, I don’t mean that. I know it’s my fault, but you can’t find just find any man to marry. Do you know who he is? Besides, he is friends with James, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Janice interrupted him coldly. "My husband is a

wonderful man. You don’t have to worry about him."

After that, she turned to leave.

Benjamin was stunned. He caught up with her and grabbed her arm.

"Let go of me."

Janice struggled.

"Did I disturb you two?"

A woman’s figure slowly walked over.

Her cold eyes fell on their intertwined arms, and her lips curved slightly, as if enjoying a show.

Janice ignored the woman. While Benjamin’s attention was broken, she broke away from him and left.

Benjamin wanted to catch up, but it was too late.

"I didn’t expect Director Taylor to be such a sentimental person." The woman sneered.

Benjamin’s body went stiff, but he turned to look at her. "Miss Roger, you misunderstood me. I..."

Before he could finish, the woman interrupted, "Don’t have to explain. Don’t worry, I won’t tell Vivian."

The woman gave him a meaningful look, and Benjamin did not say anything else.

"Janice, what’s wrong with you? What did Director Taylor say to you?"

When Janice returned to the office, Lucy saw that she did not look well, so she asked.

Thinking of what had happened on the rooftop, Janice could not help but frown.

However, she still shook his head and said.

"Nothing."

Her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and her face changed. "What? I’ll be there right away."

...

"What’s wrong?"

Lucy asked in confusion.

Janice didn’t have time to explain. "I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave. If the chief asks for me, please tell him."

Lucy said, "Okay."

Janice took a taxi and rushed to the Techno Tower.

The housekeeper had called her. She said that she heard the conversation between Gladys and Malcolm, and that Malcolm had gone to find Christopher early in the morning, and that Janice should be careful.

Janice thought of how Christopher suddenly left in the morning. It was probably due to this matter.

Thinking of this, she called Christopher.

At this moment, in the office, Christopher was sitting there, facing Malcolm.

Christopher guessed the reason for Malcolm’s sudden visit without even asking.

Sure enough, since they met, Malcolm had been apologizing to him non-stop. He was suddenly very humble.

He was completely different from his past arrogant and domineering demeanor.

However, Christopher grew tired of the apologies and compliments. He said, "I think you don’t seem to understand things. The one you should apologize to is Janice, not me."

Hearing Christopher’s words, Malcolm forced a smile and said, "Christopher, I know Janice’s character. She won’t argue with me, I’m her father. It’s you that I need to set things straight with."

Malcolm’s palms were sweating profusely.

Janice was his daughter. He was not worried about her at all. The main focus was to placate his son-in-law.

After all, he was an outstanding man. He must have felt slighted.

Since he couldn’t get in touch with his daughter, he could only choose to apologize to him.

Hearing these words, Christopher sneered in his heart.

With such a father, it was no wonder Janice hated rich people so much.

He began to understand her previous prejudice.

Seeing Christopher didn’t say anything, Malcolm said, "Christopher, we’re family,

aren’t we?"

However, Christopher didn’t comment.

Seeing that he did not deny it, Malcolm continued, "Since we’re family, so I’ll be frank. I came here today to apologize but I also need your help."

Hearing his words, Christopher frowned. "What’s the matter?"

Malcolm quickly said, "A rumor has spread, saying that I offended the only son of the richest Bateman family. Many companies canceled their projects and called off their cooperation with me. You know, my company has just made a small recovery, and I really can’t bear it. I want to ask you for help."

"Father-in-law, what do you want me to do?" Christopher said expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Malcolm felt that there was hope and quickly said, "In fact, we don’t need much. We just need you to deny the rumor and also announce our relationship."

Before coming here, Malcolm had already thought about it.

Once everyone knew his relationship with the Bateman family, needless to say, everyone in Tomaville would be begging him for cooperation.

He would then gain both fame and fortune easily..

Christopher sneered to himself. His father-in-law’s plan was quite meticulous.

At this time, his phone suddenly rang.

He took a look and saw that it was Janice. He subconsciously glanced at Malcolm, who was sitting opposite him.

"Excuse me, while I take a call."

He got up and went out to answer the call.

...

"Christopher, is my father looking for you?"

Hearing Janice’s voice, Christopher frowned. He didn’t want to tell Janice, but she already knew.

So he said, "That’s right."

"Listen to me. I’m on my way now. Before I get there, don’t promise him anything, no matter what he says."

Hearing Janice’s words, Christopher nodded. "Okay."

He put away the phone and walked in.

Malcolm stood up nervously and asked, "Christopher, how about the matter we just discussed?"

Christopher narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I think it’s better to ask Janice. I’ll listen to her."

Malcolm got a shock. Janice was not picking up his calls, so how could he ask her?

So Malcolm said, "Why don’t you give her a call?"

Christopher replied, "She’ll be here soon. You can ask her personally."

As soon as he heard that Janice was coming, Malcolm didn’t know what to say.

However, he thought he knew the answer. After all, he knew Janice’s character.

Thinking of this, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Before long, Janice arrived at the office. When she saw Malcolm sitting there, she couldn’t help feeling angry.

She didn’t expect that when she didn’t answer his call, he would run straight to Christopher.

She walked over and said to Christopher, "I want to be alone with him."

Christopher stood up and caressed the top of her hair. His gaze was gentle. "Don’t get angry."

Janice nodded and watched him leave. Then she turned to Malcolm and said, "What are you doing here?"

However, Malcolm frowned.

"Janice, what is this attitude? Why can’t I come to my son-in-law’s company?" Malcolm said angrily.

However, Janice only found it ridiculous. He was so intimate in addressing him as his son-in-law now, what about when they were driven out at the birthday party?

She said, "Tell me, what did you come here for?"

"It’s nothing. I just came to apologize to him because I didn’t treat him well the last time." Malcolm replied.

"You came to just apologize?" Janice did not believe him.

Sure enough, Malcolm said, "Of course, I also asked Christopher for help."

Janice thought to himself, "Of course, it can’t be that simple."

She felt sad. He had been so disrespectful and hurtful, but he now had the nerve to come begging for help.

She said, "There’ll be no help. Leave. Don’t come here again."

Malcolm was stunned. "Janice, what do you mean by this?"

Janice said, "Make what you will of it. Don’t try to get any benefits from him. He has already helped you enough."

However, Malcolm found it hard to believe. "Janice, it’s not right for you to say that. Yes, he helped us before, but now he is also a major shareholder of the Gladwell business. If I make money, it means that he also makes a profit."

Janice knew that Malcolm would say that. She asked in reply, "Do you think Christopher would care about that small amount of shares?"

Malcolm was speechless. Indeed, the Gladwell business was too small for the Batemans.

However, even so, he would not admit it. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"How can you say that? Although the Gladwell business is small, we are also a reputable company. Besides, it’s not a big favor. I just want him to announce our relationship."

Janice felt speechless.

This was what he meant by a small favor.

Wasn’t Malcolm trying to do business using the name of Christopher Bateman?