Trapped with the CEO

Samuel nodded and turned to Ella with a serious face. "Are you implying that you do not wish to stay by my side?" He completely ignored Eason's presence. Samuel's gaze was intense and his voice soothing.

On hearing his change of tone, Ella was timid instantly. Her face went red and she murmured: "Of course not." She wanted nothing but to stay with Samuel all the time. But she was also concerned she would slow him down during work.

"Fair enough, you can stay here for now. No need to go downstairs anymore." Samuel stood up with the file in his hand. He walked over to his desk and pressed a button. "Anna, please come in." His voice was cool and steady, not like the way he addressed Ella just now. It sounded very formal - exactly how a boss should be while speaking to his subordinates.

Within 30 seconds, someone knocked on the office door and Anna walked in.

She saw the three of them sitting on the couch and raised a smile: "Mr. Shao."

Eason had met Anna many times before. He whistled at her casually, not much of a gentleman's move.

Ella looked at her bother in shock. 'What is wrong with him? Is he trying to flirt with the beautiful lady?'

Anna, however, completely ignored Eason. She stood there gracefully and looked at Samuel, waiting for his orders.

Samuel could not care less about Eason's behavior. Six years ago, when Eason saw Anna for the first time, he behaved like this. Nothing had changed ever since.

"Please return the file to Ms. Gu and inform her that my wife now works on Floor 68. Thank her for taking care of my wife before."

Anna cast a glance in Ella's direction and felt happy for her. She took over the file and replied: "Yes, Mr. Shao."

"Thank you. That's all for now." Samuel laid his hand on the back of Ella's couch. Hearing Samuel's remarks, Eason noticed that the two were very intimate.

Eason was very relieved to see that his sister was happy in the marriage. In a good mood, he turned to Anna and said: "Beautiful Anna, how about a candle-lit dinner with me tonight?"

Anna did not cast a look at him, completely ignoring him. She politely bid Samuel goodbye. "Mr. Shao, I will be on my way."

Anna walked out, but somehow Eason stood up immediately and followed her out.

Ella looked at the back of her brother and was ut

"Who does she think she is? I won't marry her even if she is the last woman on earth," said Hiram Rong.

"Marry into a family with tens of billions of assets? How lucky I am! I won't be so foolish as to break off the engagement. At worst, I can receive money as part of the divorce settlement," said Rachel Ruan.

Their great-grandfathers made a pact about their engagement a hundred years ago...

would mention it to Mr. Shao.

Anna had full faith in Ella, as she believed her to be a generous and kind lady.

The truth was that Ella was so goofy that she probably never mentioned Catherine's name in front of Samuel.

Anna did what Samuel told her to do and walked to Ella's seat. She quickly tidied up Ella's stuff and went back to Floor 68.

She intended to return the stuff to Ella. But when she knocked on the door, she heard Samuel's voice from inside. "Come back later." His voice was very strange.

... Anna was a mature woman and she somehow had a vague idea what was going on there.

Her face was reddish as she returned to her seat. She put Ella's stuff aside, as of course, Ella was now "busy".

In the Venice Hotel.

Emma hung up the call from a private detective and coldly stared at the woman sitting on the opposite couch.

Elaine Zhao did not look her age at all. Although she was almost 50, her face showed no wrinkles due to heavy make-up. She gazed at her finger tips and appreciated her newly-manicured nails. Then she scornfully opened her mouth: "You don't have money for me, but you do have money for private detectives!"

Emma found it quite hard to accept the fact that Elaine was her mother.

Every time Elaine came to her, she was asking for money and threatening her with the concept of "blood is thicker than water".

"Mrs. Zhao, could you just leave me alone? I am quite upset now, don't you understand?" Emma anxiously threw her phone on the bed and then sat down on the couch.