Chapter 161 Having An Affair (Part One)


    It was veryte at night.


    However, sleep was elusive for Essie.


    Shey in bed and yed mobile games to kill time.


    Her phone alert suddenly went off, indicating an iing email. She clicked on the notification, and a


    group of photos greeted her.


    At a single nce, she recognized the man and woman who were intimately entwined in the photos.


    The email address of the source was unfamiliar, and she didn''t care enough to think deeply about the


    email''s purpose.


    It was any one of two reasons: showing off or dealing a blow.


    However, if the sender wanted a response from her, then they would be doomed to disappointment.


    After all, she knew that rtionship very well.


    They loved each other but could not be together, so Zac had no choice but to take her as a substitute.


    Zac''s n was obvious; he thought that with sweet promises and honeyed words, he would be able to


    manipte her into doing whatever he wanted. She may be stupid, but she was nobody''s puppet, nor


    would she sacrifice her own marriage and happiness.


    Now, she was together again with Hanson, and they couldn''t be happier.


    Hanson was her happy ending. He would never lie to her, use her, or treat her as a substitute for


    another woman. He was the only person in the world who truly loved her; thus, he was the only person


    worthy of her love.


    While she was lost in thought, her phone screen showed that Hanson was calling. They had separated


    only three hours ago, but he already missed her.


    "Are you sleeping, Essie?"


    "Not yet."


    "Do you, perhaps, miss me?"


    "No, I just can''t fall asleep." She giggled a little and felt herself blush.


    "Then let me sing a song to lull you to sleep, okay?" His voice, which was as tender as the night


    breeze, made her feel drunk and warm. "Okay."


    "What do you want to hear?"


    "''You are Young.''"


    "Okay." His maic voice floated through the earpiece "I often think of the mottled desks of that


    year..."


    She closed her eyes and emptied her mind. She didn''t want to think about people or things that upset


    her. Now, she had Hanson, and it felt like the whole world was hers. That headache-inducing person


    who never really cared about her should really disappear from her mind.


    In the next two weeks, Hanson came to visit her from workte at night, always looking exhausted.


    Essie prepared a ss of fresh fruit juice for him and asked carefully, "Is work really hectic these


    days?"


    He nodded and put his arm around her shoulder. "As long as I see you, I have nothing to worry about."


    She smiled, "I like this kind of carefree life, too." Her stay in the Rong Mansion was unpleasant, to say


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    the least. Every day, she had to deal with the malicious smiles and sinister machinations of Valery, the


    woman''s mother, and her own mother-inw. She never spent a rxed day in that house.


    He gently stroked her hair and asked with a thoughtful look on his face, "Essie, if I left Be one day,


    became a nobody, and lost everything, would you still be willing to stay with me?"


    Her heart sank suddenly. "Is your father forcing you again to marry Sunny?"


    He was silent for a while, and a frown crept onto his face.


    This time, he really needed to make the final decision between thepany and Essie...


    because Be was in an unprecedented mess.


    In the past two years, Be''s turnover numbers were dismal, and thepany had been operating at a


    loss.


    Last week, the investment n in A City was dered to be a failure because of a sudden blockage in


    the capital chain. There were also problems in the orders exported to America, which caused the stock


    to plummet continuously.


    Severalpanies took advantage of this situation to try and acquire Be.


    Jobson hoped that the Yang family could help him ovee this crisis, but the Yang family requested


    for Hanson to marry Sunny at once before taking any action.


    If he turned down the offer, Be would be acquired by another entity.


    However, Hanson did not want Essie to be aware of this situation. He only said in a low voice, "It has


    nothing to do with Sunny. I just want to know if you were willing to be with me even if I had nothing."


    She lifted her eyes to meet his and looked at him deeply. "I don''t care about money, power, or status. I


    only care about two things: someone who loves me wholeheartedly and a quiet, peaceful life with him."


    "Essie!" He embraced her and murmured fervently against her hair, "You have no idea how relieved I


    am to hear you say that."


    When he came out of the apartment, his father called him and requested for his presence at home.


    When he entered the luxurious mansion of the Xia family, he was surprised at the sight of his mother


    Florey. Mrs. Xia never allowed his mother into the house, but the matriarch was surprisingly generous


    in that regard today. It looked like she was really upset.


    "What''s the matter?" Hanson had figured out Jobson''s intentions, but he pretended not to know.


    "You still have the time to rx outside after what happened to Be?!" Mrs. Xia remarked bitterly,


    rolling her eyes at him.


    Although he was the deputy CEO, he was only a figurehead who held no real executive power. A year


    ago, he had proposed a reform n for Be in an attempt to save thepany, which was on the


    brink of copse. However, without the trust of his father, Jobson, and with the Xia matriarch


    determined to fight him, his n was summarily rejected by the board.


    "Be is yours. What does it have to do with me?" Hanson had always been the outsider in this family.


    Jobson had never raised him, and there was little love lost between father and son. Of course, there


    was Mrs. Xia and her daughters, who had always regarded him as a thorn in their side.


    Jobson said as his mouth twitched, "Don''t you understand the old saying, ''Once the lips are gone, the


    teeth will feel cold''? If Be goes down, you, too, will lose everything."


    "I''ve lived on nothing for twenty years. I don''t care anymore," Hanson said tly with a shrug.


    "Hanson," Florey said in a despairing tone, "Be will eventually be yours, and now it''s undergoing a


    crisis. How can you just ignore it?"


    "One year ago, I desperately wanted to save Be, but they outright rejected my proposal. Now,


    everything''s messed up, and I just don''t have the energy to help thepany get back on its feet,"


    Hanson said coldly.