Chapter 30

Phoebe was confused. She had placed this jade in Cora’s bag. How did it end up in her bag?! “No.It’s impossible.I was framed!”She cried out and grabbed Tristan’s hand. “You know I can’t do something like this,Tristan.I was framed!” “Miss Phoebe,you have to take responsibility for this.”The manager said. Phoebe almost broke down into tears.She looked up to Tristan.”Trust me,Tristan.I didn’t take it.” ***************** *TRISTAN* Of course I knew that Phoebe couldn’t do something like that.I recalled how Cora’s friend had cornered her when I walked in. I stared at Zoe.”As if what the other friend of yours did the other day wasn’t enough,you had to stoop so low as well.” Zoe frowned at me.”What are you talking about.” Cora walked up to us. “You know what you two did.”I shot at them. ******************** *CORA* How dare he accuse Zoe and I of doing this to Phoebe? We were psychotic like Phoebe even if he was too blind to see that. My chest tightened.It turned out that he saw me as a very bad woman.Even if I had accepted the fact but it still hurt. My fists were clenched so hard that my nails almost sank into my flesh. “I’m afraid no one knows what’s going on better than Phoebe.”Raising my head,I let out nonchalantly. I have no idea how that jade got into Phoebe’s bag but she was scheming as hell so she definitely had something to do with this. “What are you talking about,Cora?”She asked me.”You two obviously set me up.” “Watch your mouth,Phoebe!”Zoe thundered. “You two owe Phoebe an apology.”Jacob informed us. I stared at him in disbelief. “Jacob,we were married for three years.Even if we don’t love each other,we still spent a considerable amount of time together.Why don’t you trust me at all?Why do you see me as a completely vile woman?Am I so despicable in your eyes.Even if you love Phoebe,can’t you see reasons for once?!You’re being so disgusting!” I pulled Zoe and we walked off. ********* Walking out of the mall,Zoe held onto me. “I’m sorry, Cora.I didn’t mean to make trouble for you.” “It’s okay.You did nothing wrong.” “Actually,when Phoebe came in,I saw her secretly put something in your bag.You were too focused to notice.Then I secretly took it out and put it in her bag.If I had known better,I would’ve just put in on the counter.”Zoe lowered her head like a child who did something wrong. I was shocked to hear that.I couldn’t put down the heavy stone in my heart. Tristan was totally confused.He could only see the appearance but not the heart. He was so superficial. “It wasn’t your fault,Zoe.It’s all Tristan’s fault.He’s so clueless when it comes to Phoebe.”I tried to comfort Zoe. Then we both headed for our respective homes. ************ While driving,I listened to the wind whistling past.My life felt so tiring but I couldn’t give up. I arrived at the villa.Winnie had prepared a sumptuous meal. Lily greeted me happy.The biggest benefit of raising an animal was that it would remember its owner forever. As soon as I took a bite,I heard the sound of Phoebe and Tristan coming into the house. “Oh,that smells delicious,let’s go eat.”Phoebe let out. She really was determined to torment me. I wanted to keep out of her way by all means but she just kept pestering me. I stood up and said to Winnie.”I’m full.Good night,Winnie.” As I walked off, Lily also went back to her pet nest. It seemed she also wanted to spare some space for Tristan and Phoebe. Keeping my head high,I walked forward, turning a blind eye to Tristan and Phoebe.Since Tristan was so heartless and indiscriminant. Why should I care about him at all? “Good night,Mrs Godoy.”Winnie replied,loudly. **************** Phoebe’s eyes widened when she heard Winnie call Cora “Mrs Godoy” Why was she still calling her that?! Tristan and Cora were divorced and she was the next Mrs Godoy. “No,no…I don’t want to eat leftovers.”Phoebe suddenly whined. Tristan rubbed his temples and ordered. “Winnie, take these dishes away.” Winnie had a bad impression of Phoebe.It was obvious that she was the third person who had stepped in to ruin what Tristan and Cora had but she was acting so innocent. How absurd. ****************** *CORA* I went back to my room and took a shower. Thinking of what had happened today,I thought it was necessary to talk about cooperation with Dylan as soon as possible. The reason why Tristan still had a hold of me was because of the company and I had to get rid of that weakness of mine as soon as possible. It was a dreamless night for me.I didn’t expect that I was sleep so well. In the morning,after washing up,I put on the backless dress I had bought yesterday.The red dress wrapped my body and my fair shanks were exposed. Looking at myself in the mirror,I couldn’t help smiling. Sure enough,I couldn’t afford to look how I felt.Even if I felt as if my room was collapsing,I had to show up and look my best. After quickly putting on make up and taking the limited edition LV bag.I went downstairs. Tristan was sitting on the leather sofa,he raised his head and our eyes locked but I looked away. I didn’t know what he was thinking and frankly I didn’t care. I want to the dining room and had breakfast by myself then I headed to work. I was glad I didn’t run into Phoebe.She was so good at spoiling my mood. Driving my car to work with my window down,I could see that I got the attention of a lot of male drivers. Some of them even raced up to me,waved and winked at me. Looking at the cars passing by,I couldn’t help but feel funny. Though it was needless to boast about my appearance,I knew that I was very beautiful and I felt confident about it even if it wasn’t enough to get the man I wanted. I got to the company and began to sort out the materials about the cooperation. There were two main points for cooperation with Dylan. First,cooperation mode.Two,profit sharing. In fact,there were many cooperation models in front of us.One was that Dylan bought the goods directly while I supplied the goods. Then the unit price was determined at the time of purchase.That was to confirm their own interests.This method was very common but the disadvantage was that it was too frigid. They could only be sold when there was an order.If there was no order, wouldn’t both sides suffer losses? In the second way, the two opened a new shop together.The supplier was also the investor and I needed to be a shop manager.The advantage of this method was that it could lower the cost and successfully realize the flawless dock between the manufacturer,which was helpful to improve the supermarket’s competition. But it would take me a lot of efforts. There were only two main cooperative channels and neither of them was easy. Looking at the proposal in front of me,I gave Dylan a call. “Dylan,I have prepared the documents.We need to discuss it face to face before making a conclusion.Do you have time today?I want to settle it as soon as possible.” I wanted to settle it as soon as possible and grow quickly,separating me from Tristan’s control. “Let’s have lunch together and talk about it in detail.”He said. At 12;30 in the afternoon,Dylan’s car stopped in front of the building of my company. After fixing my make up,I went downstairs and saw him waiting for me. He was wearing a light gray suit which made him look more slender. I smiled. “Cora, you look amazing every time we meet.”He praised. I chuckled.”Why do I feel you’re teasing me?” “Can’t you just take compliments for once?” “Well,thank you,Dylan.I’m flattered.” “You’re welcome.” For convenience,we found a restaurant nearby.After all,we were having a business meeting and it wasn’t for dining. As soon as we got seated,we went down to business. “Dylan,we have two options now.The first is to order directly.We could order as per our needs.The second is,we will cooperate seamlessly with your supermarket.We produce and sell directly without considering the type of products.” “The plan of seamless connection sounds good.In this way,we won’t have the pressure of the stocks,and we can also get the customer’s needs in real time.”He analyzed my proposal carefully. “But one thing is that I have to become a storekeeper so that I can track and investigate the market demand.”I continued. He smiled at me.”That’s good.” Then we discussed the related matters for a long time.We didn’t leave the restaurant until few minutes passed 3. Then we went back to our respective companies to prepare the relevant matters. Before leaving,Dylan stretched out his hand to shake hands with me. “I wish us a pleasant cooperation.” “Me too.” I returned to the company in a good mood. One day,I would sort everything out and be free from Tristan. He would have no control over me.