I actually did want to try.

If Ethan couldn't have children, wouldn't my entire plan be wasted?


But we couldn't exactly try in a teahouse.

A month later, the show I'd promised Ethan finally began.

Gabriel went abroad to handle the overseas project, taking his inseparable secretary-lover.


Unexpectedly, they angered a local bigwig who threatened to teach them a lesson.

In panic, Gabriel had someone send Vivian back to the country first.


Vivian returning was one thing, but no one expected Gabriel to come back too.

Vivian tricked Gabriel, saying she was scared and asking him to escort her back. So he returned to Atlanda with her.

"They threatened us, said they'd make us pay. We could have died. How could I leave Gabriel there alone to die?"

In my previous life, Vivian had explained pitifully to the company staff.

A recently graduated orphan with no background.

Everyone was speechless.

Since ancient times, a defeated general should stand by his flag. Gabriel had insisted on handling the overseas project himself, yet not only did he recklessly offend local powers, but he also fled without a care.

Moreover, the threats were likely just intimidation—something that could have been negotiated.

In my previous life, my father had held back this matter.

That local bigwig happened to know my father. Before Gabriel even left the airport, my father got the news.

He intercepted Gabriel overnight and sent him back, preventing the news from leaking.

But this life, my father was unwilling to help him anymore.

No sooner had Vivian led Gabriel out of the airport than the Koster Group exploded with gossip.

Various dissatisfactions with Gabriel permeated the entire company.

Old Mr. Koster was furious, crying how he could have such a stupid grandson.

Public opinion is easily swayed with a few leaders.

But such manipulation couldn't be obvious.

The slow-witted Gabriel finally realized that over the past months, his men had been replaced or fired.

In the entire company, apart from Vivian, there wasn't a single person loyal to him.

He couldn't bring himself to beg others for help.

He could only watch as public opinion continued to ferment.

[Ready for the second move.]

I messaged Ethan.