As Mona walked toward Maxwell, it seemed they had some kind of connection. He looked up, and their eyes met in the air, both of them smiling.


    After Mona and Edison sat down, Edison ced the contract and a pen in front of them. Maxwell looked at the share transfer contract and then at Mona


    Mona sensed Maxwell was a bit angry, so she took his hand and said, "Just like you said, you''ve entrusted your property to me, so of course, I''m transferring the shares to you. We agreed on this when we got engaged, and you can''t go back on it, or I won''t feel at ease."


    Maxwell met Mona''s trusting gaze and replied frankly. "I didn''t marry you for your shares. I just simply like you."


    "Okay, I understand, but I want to give them to you for safekeeping. After all, you''re my husband, Mona replied.


    After she said thatst sentence, she noticed Maxwell''s eyes flicker, his eyes seemed to widen involuntarily, and he stared at her without blinking.


    After a long pause, Maxwell quietly asked, "What did you just call me?"


    Mona felt suddenly shy at his question. She had


    dit spontaneously, but now that Maxwell was asking so directly, she struggled to respond. "Didn''t you just hear? Stop asking and sign the contract. We can talk more at home."


    Edison, sitting across from them, touched his nose, feeling as if he had been forced to watch to watch them unt their affection.


    Maxwell felt a surge of joy at that moment. It meant he hadn''t misheard. Mona had really called him ''husband.


    When Mona handed him the pen to sign, he vaguely scribbled his name and then looked at her with a silly smile.


    After everything was settled and Edison left, Maxwell suddenly realized that he had just unwittingly epted the shares


    from Mona.


    But seeing Mona''s happy expression made him feel like he had done a good deed.


    He thought, ''Well, it''s fine. If the shares are in my hands, they''re still our joint property as a couple


    As the days passed, Mona felt that her rtionship with Maxwell was getting better and better. She was enjoying her time in the Design Department, preparing her entry for the designpetition, and recently, Barbara hadn''t been bothering her, which gave her a breather.


    A few days ago, she told Maxwell about her mother''s unexpected death and asked him to help investigate. The moment she brought it up, Maxwell understood her intentions and nodded. When she mentioned that Jeremy and Beatrice were highly suspicious, he asked Nigel to look into it discreetly.


    After Mona came back to life, she considered telling her grandparents that Jeremy and Beatrice had conspired to kill her mother, but after thinking it through, she abandoned the idea. Since they couldmit such a cruel act, Mona feared they might retaliate if she revealed it, endangering her grandparents,


    But Maxwell was different. Jeremy and Beatrice would never suspect that he would send someone to investigate Emily''s death. After spending so many days with him, along with her experiences from her previous life, she knew Maxwell was not as simple as he appeared. She felt secure entrusting him with the investigation


    With ra''s help, Mona had already sketched out her design and was ready to start production the following day.


    That day, she got off work early and decided to visit the Carter Group to surprise Maxwell, so he wouldn''t have toe to the Clem Group to pick her up.


    After exiting the Clem Group, Mona hailed a cab to the Carter Group.


    Not long after Mona left, Barbara received a text from Gordon. I know you haven''t found a suitable model yet. Let me introduce


    you to someone-Lydia Reed. Consider it my sincere intention to coborate with you.]


    The message included the meeting address.


    Barbara knew Lydia well. She was the heiress of the Reed family, who had be increasingly sessful in business before moving away from Nathontown to Yosneosnd. Lydia had participated in numerous fashion shows and won many awards, and it was rumored that she studied abroad at the same school as Maxwell.


    Compared to Artemis, Lydia was even more impressive.


    If she were willing to wear Mona''s designs for the Nathontown Design Competition, it would significantly increase Barbara''s chances of winning.


    Honestly, Barbara had wanted to contact Lydia for a long time, but since Lydia lived abroad, she rarely participated in such events and didn''t even have her contact number.


    Now that the opportunity had arisen, Barbara drove to the designated ce without a second thought.


    Gordon had booked a private room at a restaurant, and Barbara walked in, led by a waiter.


    Inside the room, only Gordon was present. Barbara didn''t see Lydia, but since she was there, her initial decision to avoid coborating with Gordon began to waver.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    The reason was that Teddy had been seeking Mona''s forgivenesstely, and the Powers Group was on the brink of copse due to pressure from the Clem and Carter Groups. Teddy mentioned that the Carter Group was particrly determined to bring down the Powers Group. When Gordon saw Barbara arrive, he warmly greeted her and politely pulled out her chair.


    Gordon felt an inexplicable attraction to beautiful women; he was drawn to both Mona and Barbara, even though they were different types, one vibrant, the other pure, and he liked them both.


    Once Barbara sat down, Gordon took a seat beside her. "Barbara, right? You''re truly beautiful. Let me introduce myself. I''m Gordon Carter, Maxwell''s older brother."


    Barbara said, "Thank you, I know. You texted me about Lydia..."


    "Right, Lydia is on her way. If you agree to coborate with me, once I take control of the Carter Group, you''ll have power and wealth at your fingertips. Plus, we can avenge the Clem family for driving you out, Gordon said straightforwardly.


    He had already found out that Jeremy was Barbara''s father and the current general manager of the Clem Group. While he didn''t have shares, he still had some connections in thepany. It was evident that Barbara hated Mona, and since they had amon enemy, they could work together.


    Seeing Barbara remain silent, Gordon continued, "Don''t you want to outshine Mona at the Nathontown Design Competition? If you work with me, I can help you make your wishese true." Thu, Oct 24