When Ryan heard Zoe calling Carrie a dummy, he felt that she was being too harsh.
In his eyes, Zoe had always been an angel. Even if she was willful at times, he thought that she was
kind-hearted.
At this moment, Zoeâs scarlet eyes widened. She was extremely angry, as if he had a deep hatred for
Carrie.
Ryan thought, âWas it just because I was with Carrie last night?â
Over the years, Ryan had been with countless women, but Zoe had never been so resistant. Why was
she so hostile when he was nice to Carrie?
âRyan, you yelled at me because of that dummy!â Zoe was so frightened that her face turned pale when
Ryan glared at her with piercing eyes. She felt the chill and broke out in a cold sweat.
âCarrie is not a dummy. I donât want to hear this word from your mouth again. Iâll get really mad if you
do it again, Zoe.â
Ryan took a deep breath, his eyes filled with sadness. âYou might not remember this because you were
still young when Dad passed away. Mom was busy dealing with our familyâs affairs and had no energy
to take care of us. So I was always there to take care of you, feed you, and play with you. I even
changed your diapers. How could you say that I mistreated you or didnât care about you? Iâve never felt
so heartbroken hearing you say that.â
âRyanâ¦â Zoe was dumbfounded, and her voice was trembling.
âItâs not that I donât care about you. Weâre adults now, so the way I care about you has changed, and
you just donât feel it.â
Ryanâs eyes suddenly darkened. âI donât blame you for not understanding that. But I just donât
understand why you are so hostile to Carrie. How did she offend you?â
âI just donât like her. She doesnât deserve to be with my eldest brother!â Zoe was so flustered by his
question that she simply found an an excuse.
Ryan clenched his jaw. His eyes were stern and dark. âZoe, you have no right to look down on Carrie.
Sheâs Justinâs sister, so her social status is no less than that of you and me. Even if she had nothing
and was born poor, no one can stop me from being with the woman I want.â
After saying what sounded like a confession, Ryan turned around and left.
Zoe stood there and gritted her teeth in anger.
A whole week passed since Ada Wang and KS World Hotel terminated their contract.
This week, Steven sent people to closely monitor the members of the planning team but found nothing.
âMs. Bella, itâs been a week, but thereâs been no progress. Do you. think that weâre searching down the
wrong path?â
Steven scratched his head in frustration. âMaybe there is no mole in the team.â
âNo one has contacted Xena Gordon?â Bella asked while playing games.
âNo, everything is normal.â
âHaha, there should be something going on under all that normalcy. It seems that without a show, the
fish wonât take the bait.â
Bella hummed a little tune and killed the last zombie in the game. The bloody scene made Steven
close his eyes tightly. âGather the members of the project team for an emergency meeting now.
Half an hour later, eight hotel staff who were previously responsible for planning Ada Wangâs wedding
came to the conferenc time.
After everyone waited for about ten minutes, Bella opened and walked in with a happy face.
Although the contract was terminated, her mood did not seem to be affected in any way.
âSorry for being late. I had to take care of some important business.â
Bella sat down at the head of the conference table with a smile. She scanned the eight people and
curled her red lips confidently. âI have reworked a new wedding plan, so Iâll ask Ada Wang to ask her to
reconsider cooperating with us!â
Everyone was amazed and excited. âReally?! Thatâs great, Ms. Thompson!â
Bella nodded with a smile as she continued to scan the faces of these eight people.
At this moment, she noticed that one of the staff members, Henry, had a slightly stiff expression, which
intrigued her.
At this moment, Henry raised his hand and asked a question.
âMs. Thompson, hasnât Ada Wang already chosen Salvador Corporation? Now that it has come to this
point, can we still pry her over?â
Bella clasped her fingers on the table, narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked with a faint smile, âOh?
Has Ada already decided to work with Salvador Corporation? Where did you hear of it? Why didnât I
hear such big news?â