<b>Chapter </b><b>40 </b>


    Charlie was more familiar with the entertainment industry, so it was indeed better for him to run the entertainmentpany. However, Debra still wanted to consult her daughter.


    “Becky, what do you think about letting Charlie run thepany?” she asked.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.


    Charlie quickly looked at his sister, sping his hands together pleadingly.


    Reba chuckled and nodded. “Charlie knows the industry well. Letting him run thepany is the best choice.”


    Debra smiled.


    Charlie was ecstatic. He jumped over and hugged his sister tightly, overflowing with joy. “Ah, Becky, my dear sister,


    I love you more than anything!”


    Amid theughter, Reba began to feel tired. She was still recovering from childbirth and had been running


    around the mountains for the past couple of days for a reality show shoot, which was quite exhausting.


    “Take a break if you’re tired. Come to me, let me hold you,” Debra said as she reached out, gently pulling Reba


    towards her. She let Reba rest her head in herp and tenderly wrapped her arms around her daughter.


    “Sleep now. We’ll wake you up when <b>we </b>get home.” Debra soothed.


    There was nothing like a mother’s embrace.


    Reba smiled faintly, murmured a reply, and then nestled into her mother’s arms. She breathed in her mother’s


    familiar scent and slowly closed her eyes.


    At Edwards Vi, Theodore’s parents, Michael Edwards and Helen Dynevor, had just returned from abroad. The


    couple sat with stern faces across from Theodore in the living room.


    Michael broke the silence, his voice icy. “Theodore, I heard you abandoned yourpany duties a few days ago just to visit Reba in the mountains? When did you be so irrational? Over a woman? Is she more important than yourpany?” he questioned, displeased.


    Theodore frowned, mirroring his father’s expression of disapproval. “I didn’t go to see Reba. I went to see my kids<b>.</b>”


    “Reba had the babies?” Helen immediately followed up, her frown showing her disapproval.


    Theodore nodded, his own frown deepening. “Yes<b>.</b>”


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    “And where are the babies now?” Helen asked.


    “Since the babies are born, we’ll keep them. As for Reba… you just find a reason to divorce her <b>as </b>soon as possible. She is no match for you,” Helen dered.


    Theodore remained silent.


    “And what about J?” Helen continued, her frown deepening. “There are rumors that the child she had is


    yours?”


    “It isn’t,” Theodore denied without hesitation.


    Helen was puzzled.


    Michael also frowned, interrogating. “What do you mean?”


    worry about


    my business.


    Theodore was getting impatient. He stood up and said, “I’ve got this. No need for you to worry


    I have some matters to attend to. I’m leaving now.” With that, Theodore turned and walked out.


    Michael stood up and shouted, “Theodore,e back here and exin yourself!!


    But Theodore didn’t look back as he walked away.


    Leaving home, Theodore headed straight to his friend’s club.


    His three close friends, Nathan Castillejo, Wyatt Shatner, andn Johansson, were already in the private room. Wyatt was alone, but Nathan andn each had a beautifulpanion.


    When Theodore entered, the three men silently made space for him.


    Theodore walked in, took the seat they had cleared for him<b>, </b>grabbed a bottle of liquor, opened it, and started drinking straight from it.


    Nathan andn exchanged a nce, and then both looked at Wyatt, silently asking with their eyes, ‘What’s up with


    Theodore?”


    Wyatt nced at them, shook his head, and then picked up a ss of milk, downing it in one <b>go</b>.


    As Theodore finished one bottle and reached for a second,n, sitting to his right, quickly stood up. He grabbed the bottle from Theodore’s hand and asked urgently, “Theodore, what’s going on? What happened?<b>” </b>


    Theodore nced atn without a word, his outstretched hand taking a detour to grab the liquor bottle beside


    him.


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    That night, Theodore drank until he was thoroughly drunk, not uttering a single word to anyone else. In the end, his cheeks flushed red<b>, </b>he copsed onto the sofa and fell asleep instantly.


    “Hey, is this about Reba again?”n cautiously asked Wyatt.


    Wyatt sighed and shook his head. “I have no idea.”


    “Bullshit, you’re with him all the time, and you don’t know what’s going on?” Nathan retorted, frowning.


    Hearing this, Wyatt looked at Nathan.


    Nathan rolled his eyes. “What are you staring at me for? Even if you do, my answer won’t change. <b>Don’t </b>take us for


    fools. Whatever, it’s your business. If you don’t want to talk about it, then don’t.


    “Damn, a perfectly good night got ruined like this. I’m out of here. Next time, if this drunkard ising, don’t invite me.” Nathan stood up, clearly annoyed.


    “Ask him yourself when he wakes up. It’s not my ce to say much,” Wyatt finally said, his tone calm and


    measured.


    Grumbling under his breath, Nathan grabbed his date and left in a huff.


    Onlyn and Wyatt remained in the private room. After a moment,n sent his date out, shutting the door behind her. He then turned to Wyatt. “Did Theodore and Reba have a fight?”


    “When don’t they have issues?” Wyatt retorted, exasperated.


    Looking over at the drunken Theodore sprawled on the sofa,n hesitated before saying, “A few days ago, I saw something strange. Reba and J were on a reality show together?”


    Wyatt remained silent.


    tan frowned, “That’s odd. Isn’t she usually at home? How did she end up in the showbiz and on the same show <b>as </b>


    J? How did she even get in?”


    Wyatt stood up and said, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take him home now.


    With that, he moved to lift the drunken Theodore.


    When drunk, Theodore was deadweight, and it was Wyatt’s bad luck to be both his friend and subordinate.


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    Whenever Theodore got stered, it was always Wyatt’s responsibility to get him home safely.


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    Wyatt struggled to get Theodore back to his vi, painstakingly carrying him up the stairs andying him on the


    bed.


    But as soon as he was on the bed, Theodore turned and grabbed Wyatt’s hand, gripping it tightly. Though barely conscious, he ordered through clenched teeth, “Reba, don’t leave<b>!</b>”


    Wyatt paused momentarily in silence, then resolutely pried Theodore’s hand open.


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