Chapter 174: Thinking of Her Day and Night, Tossing and Turning
Amelia didn't think much of it and continued eating. From time to time, she chatted about childhood memories or mentioned Briar's upcoming surgery.
On the other side, William was resting with his eyes closed in his office, feeling so awful that his stomach hurt.
Outside the CEO's office, Rhys had finished two meals and let out a satisfied burp.
......
The day flew by quickly.
By market close, the Brown Group hadn't been hit with any bigger scandals, so the day passed relatively smoothly.
Although the stock price still dropped, overall the outlook was still fairly good.
After all, everyone shared one common understanding.
That is—the Brown Group had real, solid technology.
That was their true strength.
Once this period passed, as long as there were no major problems, the stock price would slowly recover.
Plus, the Brown Group had new products to launch soon. The Brown Group's releases were never small potatoes, so the stock price would get another boost then.
Later, Rhys followed Isabella around to forcibly check everything, and only after confirming that Isabella hadn't bought any Brown Group stock did William feel somewhat relieved.
Although the company announced that Isabella's livestream wasn't authorized by the company, because of the rumors between William and Isabella, nobody believed it.
The Brown Group became a laughingstock in the industry.
Whether it was William or Felicity, everyone got secretly mocked.
Although regular internet users didn't know about this—it only circulated within small circles—it was enough to make William lose face completely.
And... Amelia's face kept appearing in his mind from time to time.
William felt like his head was about to explode.
Not to mention Finn and Cleo came over furiously, with Finn directly hitting him several times with his cane.
"Look at the mess Isabella made!"
"Amelia was at the company for seven years and never made mistakes like this. In fact, Amelia solved countless problems over the years. Isabella hasn't even joined the Brown Group yet, and she's already caused such a huge incident, such a huge scandal."
"Today all my old friends called me, asking if I've really gotten too old."
"Some people even mocked me, telling me to check if I've had a stroke."
"William, you're not just losing your own face, you're losing the entire Brown family's face!"
"You really should open your eyes and see clearly what kind of person she really is!"
Finn didn't avoid anyone and directly scolded William in front of everyone on the entire floor.
Like training a dog, swinging his cane and hitting him over and over.
Not only did Finn treat him like a dog, but the shareholders were also very unhappy with him. Some foreign business partners were particularly blunt, especially Alvin.
"Yesterday when I came over, I was just trying to scare you, but William, the way you handled this is really embarrassing."
"Good thing Amelia divorced you, otherwise she'd have to be embarrassed along with you today, right?"
"Wait, I almost forgot—it's because Amelia left that you showed your true colors."
"It must have been Amelia helping you before that got you where you are today. Now that Amelia's gone, you've made such a mess!"
Even Harold sent him a really weird emoji that looked hesitant to speak.
One blow after another came at him. Although nobody slapped his face today, his face hurt even more than when Amelia hit him or when Alvin ambushed and punched him.
It really stung.
So that day, he left work early.
When the car passed by a toy store, he had the driver stop.
Briar liked Cinnamoroll.
Thinking about it, he got out of the car and went into the store.
He didn't know if Briar liked anything else besides Cinnamoroll, like maybe cat plushies.
William looked at various plushies along the way. Finally, he saw a really big, very soft-looking Cinnamoroll plushie.
He reached out his hand to grab it, but someone else got to it first.
William looked up and saw York, smiling as he picked up the plushie.
York seemed to just notice him, so he nodded and smiled: "William, you're here too."
William nodded back, remembering the gossip Harold had told him before.
York was recently pursuing some mysterious woman aggressively.
The day he was labeled a bad man, York was exposed for dating that woman.
York didn't pay much attention to his thoughts though. He just looked around, then noticed something behind William and said: "Excuse me, let me through."
Only then did William snap back and move aside.
Then he watched York pick up a Cinnamoroll hat.
"I heard you're pursuing a woman lately," William found himself asking.
York gathered his items and nodded with a smile: "Yes, the child she's raising really likes these things. She's a very cute little girl."
"Is it worth it?" William looked at York and asked.
York didn't look for anything else. He just smiled at William.
They both knew what William meant.
With York's status and position, he could easily find someone who'd never been married before, instead of a divorced woman with a child.
Raising another man's child, no less.
"I really like her," after about three seconds of silence, York said. "I think about her day and night, tossing and turning."
"Unfortunately, she was married. Her heart was completely filled with someone else."
"But it's okay, I can wait. I've waited for a long, long time. Like a crawling creature in the shadows, I've been watching her all along. Finally, I got my chance."
"Her ex-husband was blind. No, I should be grateful, I should thank him for giving me this opportunity."
He smiled: "She's divorced now, so I'm going to pursue her like crazy."
Looking at York's refined, smiling appearance, William frowned slightly.
"I don't understand," William said.
"It's normal that you don't understand," York's eyes held a peculiar gleam, though his face still wore a smile.
"Because you've never experienced the feeling of desperately missing someone, never tasted what it's like to want something you can't have, don't know the feeling of going crazy with jealousy."
"Things came too easily for you, so you don't understand."
York smiled. He waved the Cinnamoroll items in his hand and said: "I've spent so much effort, planning day and night."
"Finally, I've made some progress. She hasn't responded yet, but her kid likes me and really likes my cat. I'm very grateful for that."
William looked at the Cinnamoroll plushie in York's hand.
That was what he wanted to buy for Briar.
Did the little girl York was talking about also like Cinnamoroll?
William looked at York strangely.
But York had already looked down, as if he'd seen something interesting.
He held up his phone and showed it to William.
Then William saw the latest trending topic on the entertainment section—#Amelia, Isabella, The Bet#
What was exposed was the betting agreement Finn had given them before.
Amelia's part was blurred out. The specific content shown was Isabella's part.
That is, the part where if Isabella could beat Amelia, she could officially enter the Brown family.
In an instant, heated discussions erupted online.