Hearing that Faye had returned, Richard stood up like he’d seen a savior, "Why are you coming back so late?
Is it okay for someone with a kid to be out this late at night?"
Faye frowned and looked at him, "What are you doing here?"
Darnley, with a demeanor almost like an adult, stood up and walked over to Richard, "Hey, why are you scolding my mom? This is my home."
Richard gritted his teeth and glared at Faye, "How could you raise a child to be such a little devil?"
"What nonsense are you talking?" She held Darnley up and looked towards Uncle Rivers, who was chuckling on the side.
Darnley pointed at Richard, "From now on, don’t speak to my mom like that."
"Okay, okay, my little ancestor, Uncle Rivers, take this kid aside, I need to talk to Faye."
Uncle Rivers stepped forward to pick Darnley up, and Faye was still puzzled, wondering if she’d missed something earlier?
Richard pulled Faye to a study on the side.
As soon as he entered, he closed the door, "Didn’t you tell this kid that you have an older brother?"
"Do I? How come I didn’t know?"
"Stupid girl, are you asking to be beaten?" Richard glared.
Faye pursed her lips and walked over to sit down, "What do you want?"
"The project you previously said you’d give me, why didn’t you tell me it was in cooperation with Skyward Group?"
Faye looked at him, "I told you, I even found the partner for you, but you wouldn’t listen or care and just left."
"I’ve carefully studied that project these past few days, and you were right, it really has potential. How about transferring it to me?"
Faye rolled her eyes at him, "No."
"You! Didn’t you say you’d give it to me? Why are you going back now?"
"Going back on my word? You were the one who said you didn’t want it."
"If you had told me back then that it was in collaboration with Skyward Group, would I have not wanted it? Everyone knows cooperation with Skyward can’t lead to a loss."
Faye folded her arms and stared at him silently.
Richard sighed, "No wonder that little kid outside always keeps an eye on me, it’s because he learned it from you.
Give me a straightforward answer, are you giving it to me or not? I’ve been waiting for you for ages, you’re not going to disappoint me, are you?
I’m your own brother, after all, we share the same blood. With mom and dad gone, shouldn’t we rely on each other and help each other?"
Faye was speechless, here he goes again.
"I’ll give it to you, and the profits will also count as yours, but you must promise me one condition."
"My dear sister, why talk about conditions between siblings? Just tell me what you want."
"During this period, you have to fully commit yourself to this project and stop going to nightclubs. If the performance declines after you take over, I will deduct it from your bonus as compensation."
"Deal, no problem. My dear sister, in return for your generosity, I’ll share some news with you. Do you know what Oliver Turner has been busy with lately?"
Faye looked at him, "How would I know?"
"He’s been busy with women issues. You... tsk tsk, how should I put this, just be aware, okay?" Richard said, shaking his head as he left the study.
Faye raised her eyebrows, Oliver Turner busy with women issues?
Recalling Hunter Warren’s earlier words, Faye pursed her lips, has Oliver been involved in something lately?
Forget it, Oliver Turner can handle his own affairs. She didn’t think much and just left the study as well.
As soon as Darnley saw Richard, he seemed to activate his defense system and ran to Faye, "Mom, did he bully you?"
"You little rascal, what do you mean ’he’? I’m your uncle."
"Daddy Kay said my uncle is not a good person and to stay away whenever I see him." Darnley glared.
Darnley’s voice was louder than Richard’s, leaving Richard speechless as he glanced at Faye, "That rascal Kay Forrest, why does he speak ill of me in front of my nephew?"
"Because you’re bad, that’s why people talk about you. If you were good, would he say that?
Come on, stop lingering around us and just leave."
Richard patted Darnley’s head, "Little thing, listen, I’m your real uncle. I’m much closer to you than that daddy Kay is, so behave when you see me, or else I’ll spank you."
"You dare, if you hit me now, when I grow up, you’ll be an old man, and then I’ll hit you."
Richard was speechless again, looking at Faye, "Just like you when you were little, a little devil."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, with Uncle Rivers seeing him off.
Holding Darnley, Faye asked, "Did you bully your uncle just now?"
"No, he wanted to mess around at our house, so I told him no, he should sit properly, and then he just sat there."
Faye smiled and rubbed his face, "Well done, in the future, you need to keep an eye on your uncle and make sure he doesn’t cause trouble."
Over the next few days, Faye was quite busy, after losing the opportunity to cooperate with Xu Dayang, she had to find another way.
She allocated a one-time grant of 500,000 to the garment factory to restart production and fulfill the backlog of orders.
After that, she signed contracts with several high-end women’s clothing boutiques and hired several fashion designers to develop her own clothing brand, ’loveT’.
She hired two popular movie stars as spokespeople, and this series of tasks, combined with her responsibilities at the Tong Company, nearly overwhelmed her.
When the filming of the commercial began, she launched live streaming sessions for the two stars, broadcasting the behind-the-scenes footage of the commercial shooting and engaging in some fun interactions.
Even before the commercial was released, her loveT already gained some recognition.
Faye was somewhat emotional, the impact of live streaming these days is truly terrifying.
For days, Hunter Warren continued to send flowers every day.
And she continued to refuse them, just as before.
She didn’t know how long he would keep sending them, she only knew that she would keep refusing until the day he stopped sending them.
After signing the paperwork, Faye checked the time on her computer. It was already twelve-thirty.
She got up, picked up her bag, and went out, while both of her secretaries were busy as well.
"You two go have lunch, I’m heading out for a bit."
Both stood up and watched her leave.
Downstairs, she drove her own car to the mall.
Tomorrow was Darnley’s first day of preschool, so she needed to buy some essentials for him.
As a mother, she liked to personally handle these things for her child.
After leaving the mall, Faye had a vague feeling that someone was watching her.
She scanned her surroundings but didn’t find anyone suspicious.
It was strange, why did she feel like she was being watched?
At her office’s entrance, she grabbed a quick meal before returning to work.
In the middle of the afternoon, her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID, saw it was Clara, and picked it up.
"Faye, do you have a moment?"
Faye looked at the mountain of papers piled on her desk and slightly furrowed her eyebrows, "Is it something important?"
"For me, it’s very important."
"Where are you? I’ll come find you."
"No, that’s not necessary, I’ll come over to your place tonight. What time will you be home?"
"How about we meet at eight?"
"Alright, see you tonight then."
After hanging up, Faye’s brows furrowed slightly, why did Clara’s voice sound a bit off?