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Chapter 176
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Ethan handed the report to Victoria in the end. Victoria flipped through the pages to
realize that it was the same copy that Bane had been talking about–it was also
dated from a month ago. The market research report wasn’t just a general report, as All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.
it also included a lot of specifics. After Victoria went through the whole thing, she
let out a huge sigh of relief. She was glad to learn that Bane genuinely had the
intention of developing the business locally and that he wasn’t doing all of this just
for her.
“Thank you. You can have it back,” Victoria uttered as she handed the files back to
Ethan.
“Do
you
need more time to study it, Miss Selwyn?” Ethan asked.
“It’s fine. I went through it already,” she replied.
“Alright. Feel free to text me if you ever need it again and I’ll send it to you,” Ethan
offered.
After he walked Victoria out with a polite smile on his face, he returned to his own
seat and wiped off the layer of sweat that had formed on his forehead. Then, he
lowered his head to glance at the research report on the table as he recalled what
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Bane had told him in the past.
“It has to be done meticulously,” Bane had said when he first told Ethan to prepare
the report.
“Meticulously?” Ethan wasn’t sure what Bane meant by that. “How meticulous do
you need me to be, Mr. Morison?”
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“As meticulous as possible,” he replied. Ethan had left the research report around for
a long while after it was done, and no one seemed to need the report for anything. It
was only when Victoria dropped by that day that Ethan realized why Bane required
the report to be meticulous. I bet all of this is done just for Miss Selwyn, Ethan
thought. Mr. Morison’s even hiding the truth from her just to protect her.
Ethan couldn’t help but sigh when he thought about the situation. Is he still the
same madman that I once knew? He seems so different now. Well, he’s still a
madman in his own ways–I guess he won’t change that part of him for anyone.
Ethan shuddered at the thought of all the wild and insane things that Bane had
done in the past. Sometimes I wonder… Is Miss Selwyn really lucky, or really unlucky,
to have captivated the heart of a man like Bane?
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Ever since Victoria decided to start her own company, she completely immersed
herself in work. In the past, she would still have the time to take an afternoon.
nap,
but she barely had any time to rest in recent days. She even had to sacrifice her
sleep. There were simply too many things that she had to prepare–she only
managed to complete her initial draft of her business plan after staying up for a few
consecutive nights.
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She finally managed to get some rest in the afternoon after she completed her first
draft. Coincidentally, Summer paid her a visit on that day, and they decided to have a
meal together. When Summer saw the look on Victoria’s face, she shook her head.
with a sigh. “You shouldn’t overwork yourself even if your goal is to start a company!
Have you taken a look at yourself in the mirror in the past few days?” Summer cried.
“Why would I look in the mirror?” Victoria sipped on her coffee without seeming too
concerned. “Do you think I have the free time to do that?” she sighed.
“Well, you might be hard at work, but don’t you think you should also pay some
attention to your health and your image?” Summer scanned her friend from head to
toe. “Do you know what you look like right now?” she asked. Victoria stared blankly
at Summer, and Summer was also quiet for a moment as she couldn’t find the right
words to describe her friend.
In the end, Summer simply pulled a pocket mirror out of her bag before handing it to
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Victoria. “I’m not going to say it. You can take a look at yourself–perhaps you’d
understand,” Summer muttered. Victoria was exhausted from her days of hard work,
and all she wanted was a peaceful lunch. She hadn’t expected Summer to comment
on her looks and to even hand her a mirror. “Stop messing around, Summer-”
Victoria stopped abruptly when she actually saw her reflection in the mirror.
An
“I know, right?” Summer let out a laugh when she saw the stunned look on Victoria’s
face. “Do you know what you look like right now?”
Victoria instinctively placed a hand on her cheek after a few seconds of just staring
at herself. “My image is ruined,” she muttered. Her reflection in the mirror was of a
woman with huge, swollen eye bags. She had been too busy to put on any makeup
and she looked especially pale as she hadn’t been getting enough sleep. On top of
all that, she had also lost a few pounds, which made her look like a drug addict. If
my reflection is a shock to myself, I can only imagine how shocking it must be for
others, she thought.
“Please don’t tell me this is how you’ve been showing up in the office for the past
few days,” Summer muttered.
“Uh–huh.” Victoria nodded solemnly.
“Pfft.” Summer nearly choked on her food. “Did you really go to work like that?”
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Summer couldn’t help but click her tongue when she saw the helpless look on
Victoria’s face. “Well, I guess that’s one of the perks of being naturally good–looking.
You’re still pretty even when you don’t care about your looks,” Summer uttered.
Summer didn’t actually think that Victoria looked bad–she simply looked less
presentable than her usual self. Furthermore, with Victoria’s naturally gorgeous
looks and sharp features, the added layers of eyebags and the lack of color in her
cheeks only made her look like a pretty vampire. Summer couldn’t help but sigh at
this thought. She’s still a beauty even when she’s at her worst. Meanwhile, if
someone like me were to be in that state… I’d probably be a mess, Summer thought.
“Anyway, you shouldn’t overwork yourself. You don’t expect yourself to start a whole
business within the span of a few days, do you? You should allow yourself more
time. There’s no harm in delaying the opening a little, right?” Summer commented.
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“I know,” Victoria replied with a nod. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of myself.” Victoria’s
attention was quickly drawn back to her company after Summer first mentioned it.
She quickly asked Summer for some pointers, completely forgetting that she looked
like a mess. Summer knew that there was no point in lecturing Victoria when
Victoria was in a workaholic mode, so Summer no longer bothered to make any
comments after that.
They spent lunchtime talking about work, and Summer only realized that she didn’t
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have much to eat when it was time for them to leave. Forget it. I guess this helps me
to lose some weight, Summer thought. “Have you been neglecting your kids with all
that’s going on at work recently?” Summer wondered.
Victoria felt especially guilty at the mention of her kids. “Yeah, but Nathan and
Nicole have been really sweet about it. I promised that I would bring them to the
playground once I’m done with all my work,” she uttered.
“The playground, huh? Do you want me to take them out instead?” Summer offered.
Victoria shot the woman a puzzled glance. “You? Are you free to do that?”
“Of course,” Summer replied while wiggling her eyebrows.
“Did you apply for a day off today?”
Summer chuckled. “Yeah. It’s a rare occasion, but I’ve taken three days off work. I’m
going to move in with you for a bit.”
Victoria wasn’t too surprised to hear this. After all, Summer would come over to stay
with her every time Summer had a holiday. She would help with caring for the kids
and preparing meals every now and then. Their friendship had been steady
throughout all these years. “Alright. You can head over first, then. I have other
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matters to handle. Can you do it all on your own?” Victoria asked.
“Of course.” Summer waved at Victoria. “I’ll ask someone else to help if I need.
anything. You should hurry off and get back to work. I don’t want to stop you from
making big bucks,” she uttered.
“I’m sorry, Summer. When I’m done with this, I’ll-”
“Don’t worry about it. I’m just waiting for you to get rich so that you can cover all my
expenses,” Summer teased as she gave Victoria a playful push. “Hurry up and get to
work. I’ll take care of the kids.”