Chapter 429


    Chapter 429


    Even now, Roger was unwilling to tell the truth.


    However, Ste also realized that she was hiding a lot of things from Roger as well.


    When did they begin to keep so many secrets? Since neither of them had been home for a while, they


    cleaned it up before settling on the couch to watch a movie together. It was the usual familyedy


    they liked to watch, and the novel gags never seemed to get outdated despite the moviecking actual


    meaning.


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    However, Roger’s phone rang halfway through, and he got to his feet. “I’m turning in, Ste. I’m sleepy


    and there’s still ss tomorrow…” He barely finished when Ste glowered. “Are you going to ss, or


    to an interview?” Roger froze at her words, and he wheeled on her, asking, “What?” “Are you going to


    ss, or to work at someworkingpany?” It took Roger a long while to realize what she was


    talking about. “How’d you find out?”


    Putting the TV remote on the coffee table, she turned to look at him. “Were you going to hide it from me


    forever if I hadn’t exposed you?”


    “That’s not it, Ste…”


    “Didn’t we agree that you’d study abroad?” “You decided that yourself! I never said yes.” “But you


    obviously wanted to!” Ste eximed, unable to understand why Roger had changed his mind. “Why


    do you have to be so stubborn?” “Like I said, I’m an adult, and I want to make my own choices,” Roger


    growled, his temper ring already. “What is wrong in trying to share your burden?” “I don’t need that,”


    Ste replied. “Have you ever thought about how much you’ll regret,” “I won’t.” Roger properly cut her


    short. “Never.”


    Ste sighed heavily then-nothing good woulde out of continuing to argue, so she asked, “How did


    your interview go, then?” Roger’s eyes shed, and he suddenly looked up at Ste. “They gave me an


    offer, but I’m going to turn them down-don’t worry, I was there this morning to reject it.”


    That naturally left Ste confused. “Why did you do that? Don’t you want to work there?” “I discovered


    later on that Weston Ford is one of its shareholders,” Roger replied icily. “I refuse to have anything to


    do at anypany where he holds influence.”


    In fact, that was why Roger would be willing to get an interview at a smallpany despite his


    outstanding abilities. He was clearly above their paygrade, but Weston had his finger in every pie, and


    trying to escape his influence was basically impossible, which in turn reduced


    Roger’s options considerably.


    On the other hand, Ste was left looking troubled and speechless by his exnation, while Roger


    walked up and put his hands over her shoulders. “Right now, all I want is a stable job, and then we’ll


    leave together-so that we won’t have to see him ever again.”


    In the end, Weston was a never-ending nightmare for Ste.


    Roger did not have the power to avenge her at the moment, but at the very least, he would not allow


    her to be threatened by him-there was no chance.


    Ste felt her temples throbbing. Unsure what to say, she looked at her brother’s serious visage, and


    eventually leaned her head on his shoulders silently