From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

If you hadn't witnessed it yourself, who would ever believe it? Mr. Christensen-a man famous for keeping his distance from
women-had his phone answered by a woman.
"Yes, just a moment. I'll let him speak with you," Anthea said, then leaned over to hold the phone up to Sherman's ear.
"Hello.” Sherman's lips barely parted, his normally cool voice now edged with an extra chill. "Have Four Corners handle
negotiations at the southern construction site. I want your department's proposal on my desk in three days."
He already held a commanding presence, but when it came to business, that authority was almost magnetic.
Anthea couldn't help but think it was a shame.
How could someone this remarkable choose to live like a monk?
When the call ended, Anthea set the phone back on the center console, then casually opened the car's mini-fridge and pulled out
a box of dessert.
At some point, Sherman's fridge had become stocked with every kind of sweet treat imaginable.
Maybe... even Sherman himself hadn't noticed it.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the line, the head of the planning department was stunned.
He'd thought the rumors about the "future Mrs. CEO" circulating in the office chat were just gossip.
But it was true.
And her voice-she even sounded beautiful.
She must be even more stunning in person!

He was tempted to share what had just happened in the group chat, but as soon as he opened the app, he closed it again. As a
department head, he had to set an example. Gossiping about the boss in front of everyone? Not a good look.
Sherman dropped Anthea off at her apartment before heading back to the family estate.
Elsewhere, Rebecca's life had taken a sharp turn. Now pregnant, she couldn't be sentenced to death; at her first trial, with all the
evidence stacked against her, she received life imprisonment, with the sentence suspended for a year.

Even if she wasn't locked away immediately, her movements were now strictly limited and her daily life monitored by the police.
Her freedom was gone for good.
Rebecca sat in her room, staring out the window at the sky, her eyes burning with resentment.
Why?
Why was it that after Anthea left the Morris family, her life only got better, while Rebecca's became a nightmare?
But at least...
At least she still had Alex.
Alex would never let Anthea off the hook.
Thinking of her past life, the bitterness in Rebecca's heart eased just a little. Days passed in a blur.
Lately, Hector had been learning all sorts of racing techniques from Anthea.
Today, as usual, he headed over to
see her. Just outside the Yeager family's apartment building, he spotted Anthea chatting and laughing with Alex. They looked like
old friends, and then she got into Alex's car. sŵnovel
Hector knew a bit about Alex.

The sight set off major alarm bells in his mind.
Oh no.
Sherman's got competition.
Without a second thought, Hector jumped in his car and sped to the Christensen
Group headquarters, racing up to the top floor.
Sherman was at his desk, reading over some documents.

After steadying his breath, Hector knocked lightly. "Sherman?"
Sherman looked up, calm as ever. "Come in."
Hector took a seat across from him, carefully weighing his words. "Sherman, do you have feelings for my idol?"
Sherman blinked, caught off guard and about to respond, but Hector barreled on, cutting him off. "Don't even try to deny it, and
don't give me any of that bachelor-for-life talk! I've seen the way you look at her you're completely smitten! And you've got a
problem on your hands."
"What problem?" Sherman raised an eyebrow.
In a deadly serious tone, Hector announced, "Sherman, you've got a rival!"
Sherman fell silent, his lips pressed in a hard line.
Alex's face flashed through his mind. Wasn't he the one Anthea said matched her in chess? That had to be Alex.
At the thought of him, something cold and dangerous flickered in Sherman's gaze.
Hector shivered. Why did Sherman suddenly look so scary?
Clearing his throat, Hector pressed on, "Sherman, you know Alex, right? Head of the Peterson family? It's him! I just saw my idol
talking with him, and honestly, the way Alex was looking at her-it wasn't normal! Sherman, if you really like her, you can't keep it
bottled up! Go after her, before Alex beats you to it. My idol's amazing-don't let someone else steal her away!"
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