Vera shook Patrick''s arm. "Don''t let Shawn hear this. The money I swindled is still ours."


    Patrickughed, "I told you to swindle less, not to stop swindling. If you swindle too much at once, he''ll get suspicious."


    "You are sneaky."


    Molly always thought of astrology as a fun pastime, but two dayster, when she got off work, she suddenly encountered someone at thepany entrance that made her feel its magic. n was at the door, holding arge bouquet of roses, waiting for her!


    "Molly, are you off work?"


    Molly said, "No, I''m just heading out for a breather."


    After saying that, Molly, who had already finished work, turned around to go back into thepany.


    n, quick on his feet, swiftly blocked Molly''s path.


    "Molly, these are for you." n handed the roses to Molly.


    Her colleagues who had just gotten off work witnessed a well-dressed man giving Molly a passionate and vibrant bouquet of roses.


    Everyone around her, though, kept theirments to themselves. They were all professionals and knew better than to gossip openly at the office.


    However, once they were back in private, the buzz would begin.


    Molly put her hands behind her back. "n, what do you mean by this?"


    n wasn''t the least bit angry at Molly''s questioning.


    He even exined to her, "Molly, there were some rough patches in my familytely. I didn''t want that negativity to spill over to you, so I stayed away. Now that things have settled down, I can confidently seek you out."


    He extended the flowers. But Molly ced her hands on her hips, her determination remained unwavering. "You chase me, I decline. If you persist, it''s harassment."


    n responded, "If you see it as harassment, so be it. I''m telling you, Molly, from the moment I saw you, I was captivated. I can''t forget how you looked."


    "Stop." Molly wondered why she hadn''t realized how annoying he was back then.


    n continued, "I know my family isn''t up to your standards."


    "d you realize that!" Molly''s confidence and assertiveness were unwavering, whether due to the Olteran family''s backing or the Chase family''s upbringing.


    n said, "My parents are divorced now, and thepany is entirely in my hands. I can give you a good future."


    Molly was furious. She took a deep breath and said, "I think you might not understand why I refuse you. It''s because I don''t like you."


    n persisted, "Molly, you used to like me."


    "I used to be indifferent towards you. Now I just find you irritating. Got that?"


    n tightened his grip on the roses, his face showing restraint. He then forced a smile and said, "Molly, you have every right to reject me, and I have every right to pursue you. I''ll keep trying until you agree to be my girlfriend. I love you." Molly mocked, "I''m not nning to lose weight right now, so please don''t disgust me."


    As n tried to hand her the roses, Molly refused.


    He then attempted to force them into her armpit, making her hold them with her arm.


    Molly warned, "If you dare push me any further, I''ll call Sebastian to deal with you."


    n smiled. "Then call Sebastian and tell him toe over. Even if he does, I''ll still say the same thing: I like you, I want to pursue you, and I''m not going to give up."


    Last time, Sebastian''s warning had scared him for a long time. This time, he wasn''t afraid of Sebastianing to settle the score.


    Molly was puzzled, thinking, ''Why is he so fearless this time?


    ''Does he know Sebastian isn''t home and I can''t reach him?


    ''But how would he know that?''


    In the midst of the confrontation, just as Molly was about to lose her temper and start shouting at the door, Ellie emerged. Ellie said, "Molly."


    "Mom, help, I''m being harassed." Molly shouted loudly, and everyone around heard and started to gather.


    It dawned on them that this man wasn''t Molly''s boyfriend but a suitor.


    Ellie hurried over, standing between Molly and n. Ellie nced at the roses in n''s hand and asked knowingly, "Mr. Miller, what brings you to mypany today?"


    n, facing Ellie, was polite, "Ellie, just call me n. I''m here to see Molly."


    Ellie spoke directly, "Mr. Miller, we''re not that close. Molly isn''t involved with you, so please stop bringing roses to my workce to interfere with her. We''re all part of the same social circle, Mr. Miller, so handle things more appropriately." "I''m pursuing Molly. Are you going to stop me, Ellie?"


    n seemed to have suddenly be arrogant, no longer showing the respect he once had for Ellie.


    When Molly heard n''s disrespectful tone toward Ellie, her temper red, and she wanted to retort, but Ellie stopped her.


    "She''s my daughter. What do you think?"


    n smiled, nced at Molly, and said, "Then I''ll take my leave. Molly, I''lle to ask you out another day."


    Ellie said, "There''s no need for that. Save some dignity for yourself."


    n looked at Molly. "But if I don''t see her, I feel ufortable."


    Molly had held back for a long time and finally snapped, "Ohe on. I''m not a vet; I don''t treat your kind of illness."


    Ellie then realized how satisfying it was to curse someone out.


    Ellie turned and led Molly to the car.


    This time, Ellie didn''t criticize Molly.


    In the car, Ellie said, "n is a heartless person. Jesse and Dawn divorced and had to split thepany assets. In the end, he directly took all the shares from Jesse, and now Jesse is so angry he doesn''t go to thepany anymore." Ellie said, "Someone like him? Not only would Sebastian and Timothy never approve, but I wouldn''t allow it either."


    Molly, sitting in the passenger seat, took out her phone and called Sebastian again, but it still showed as powered off. "Mom, where on earth did Sebastian go?"


    Ellie replied, "I don''t know either."


    Molly opened the window, leaning out. "If I could reach Sebastian, I wouldn''t have to deal with n today. One call and Sebastian would be here."


    When she got home, Molly told Holly about n pursuing her.


    Molly: [Where is my true love?]


    Holly: [In your heart.]


    Molly: [There''s no one in my heart.]


    Holly: [Then I must have made a mistake.]


    Molly: [Don''t say that, you''re usually so urate.]