A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love

Ignoring her, Matthew turned around and glanced at the group of shareholders impassively with a frown on his face.

Matthew's authority in Lane Holdings was second only to Arthur. However, Arthur had not been to the company in a long time due to his old age, so Matthew basically had absolute authority in the company. Upon seeing Matthew's face, the board members knew that this matter was unlikely to succeed.

Everyone knew that Matthew adored Hesper a lot. If anyone wanted to touch her belongings while she was away, they had to get Matthew's permission first.

"Matt..."

Rachael did not expect Matthew to suddenly come back to the company. After all, he had been busy searching for Hesper lately. Otherwise, Rachael wouldn't have dared to propose touching Hesper's project right then.

Seeing that things were going nowhere, Rachael decided to shatter the silence. "Why can't we touch her projects, Matt? You're the most important person for Lane Holdings, yet you're away from the company all day looking for her. Yes, I admit that I'm incompetent and can't bring any profit to the company. But can you say to everyone here that you haven't done anything wrong?"

Matthew was silent for a moment. Seeing the situation, Isaac asked the board members to leave.

Since it was the Lane family's matters, the board members left one after another, as they did not want to enrage Matthew. Very soon, only Rachael and Matthew were left in the spacious meeting hall.

At first, Rachael had blurted out those words out of a whim, but now, seeing the expression on Matthew's face, she was starting to feel uneasy.

"Are you mad, Matt?" Rachael asked.

Matthew looked at Rachael for a while and shook his head. "Do you hate Hesper?"

"What are you talking about, Matt? I was doing it for the sake of our company. How could I hate Hesper?" There was a clear hint of panic in Rachael's gaze for a moment. She reached out to grab Matthew's sleeve. "I really don't."

In fact, Matthew already knew the answer in his heart. Rachael had every right to hate Hesper, but she had no right to touch her belongings.

"You keep your hand away from the projects. I'll discuss this matter with Grandpa, but I'm pretty sure that he won't allow us to touch Hesper's things," Matthew said as he withdrew his arm from Rachael's clutches. After a short while of contemplation, he patted Rachael's shoulder.

"Don't overthink it. You're one of the Lanes and my sister. Everyone likes Hesper, but that won't change anything."

'Everyone likes Hesper but not me, huh?'

Before Rachael could ask the question in her mind, Matthew had already turned around and left the meeting room.

*

Hesper was going to start her treatment that night, but her plan was thwarted by a phone call.

"Ms. Lanning?" Hesper nodded after listening to the person on the other end for a moment. "Okay, I'll come over now. Will you send me the address, or do I wait for you to come to the company to pick me up like last time?"

It was almost time to get off work. Pennleigh knocked on the glass door. Hesper picked up her bag and walked out, feeling helpless when she met Pennleigh's gaze.

"Elise invited me to a small gathering. I guess I'm working overtime tonight."

"What about your treatment?" Pennleigh asked.

Hesper shook her head helplessly. "Well, clients are always right. I'll push my treatment to tomorrow. I'm going to make a phone call. You can go first."

Meanwhile, Rickard was sitting on the balcony, looking at the bouquet of roses that Hesper placed by the door. She probably looked them up online and knew that roses were plants that liked sunlight, so she put the flowers in the yard every day before going to work.

"What's the matter? Did you receive any messages from Hesper?"