The nonchalant voice finally grew a little more serious.
âWinters Corporation is pretty much under my control now. Even if my identity is discovered by him, it wonât be a threat to me.â
âEarl!â Mabel raised her voice in anger. âDo you know how many people are watching Winters Corporation ? Do you know how many people are jealous of Winters Corporation? You are going out of control. Your character is violent and wild. Before long, other than the children, the servants in the Winters family mansion, the employees in Winters Corporation, and the press will eventually find out that the CEO of Winters Corporation is a different person. There will be no more room for maneuvers by then!â
âI know you donât care about the survival of Winters Corporation, but itâs your fatherâs lifeâs work!â Mabel cried and pleaded, âYour father died because of you. You canât spoil your fatherâs lifeâs work! Earl, you donât care about anything in the world. All I am asking is, before you do anything, think about your poor father.â
âThatâs enough, I got it!â
Earl impatiently ended the call.
He leaned against the CEOâs office chair. He crossed his legs and propped them up on the table. His brow was furrowed.
Clickâclack.
The sound of high heels clacking on the floor suddenly came from outside the door.
He thought that it was Miss Clark. Without opening his eyes, he coldly commanded. âGet me a cup of coffee.â
âAs I expected, you are acting more and more like a CEO.â
He suddenly heard a womanâs voice.
Earlâs eyes snapped open. He bolted upright. He walked over and kicked the office door shut.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the woman in front of him.â What are you doing here?â
âIâm here to check on you.â
Catherine threw her purse on the sofa and wrapped her soft and feeble arms around his neck.
âEarl, after you become Winters Corporationâs CEO, you will stay in Sea City, right?â
Earl shook her hand off and said coldly, âIs this any of your business?â
âEarl, you lived in the darkness before this. I could only see you once every year. Do you know how painful it was for me?â Catherineâs tears rolled down her cheeks one by one. âNow, you can finally walk in the light without having to hide. Iâm just so happy. Earl, I wonât ask for anything else. I just want to see you every day, and⦠Thatâs enough for me. Really.â
Earl found it annoying.
He pinched his brow and said indifferently, âWell, now that Catherine bit her lip and forced back her tears.
She loved this manâs coldness and darkness, but she also hated him for being so apathetic.
No matter which side of hers she showed him, he did not seem to bother looking at her more than once.
âEarl, you are not Duke. You donât have to bear all his obligations.â Catherine pulled on his tie and slowly said,â Divorce Adina and marry me, okay?â
Earl suddenly grabbed her delicate throat.
âCatherine, Iâll say this again. I am Duke. Donât call me by my old name again.â His voice was stern and cold, as if he was a devil from hell. âYou know my secret. You should never speak of it. Otherwise, I will make you disappear from this world with no one ever learning about it, just like Duke!â
After saying that, he threw her away.
Catherine fell to the ground.
She covered her neck and breathed heavily like she had just escaped from deathâs door.