Chapter 700: Chapter 696: There is always an end to suffering

On Harris Dunn’s side, since the proposal was approved, he had begun to actively prepare for the establishment of the Leutonia branch.

Recently, he’d been quite confident and enthusiastic, completely different from his originally calm and careful demeanor when he first joined the Dunn Group.

However, there was something bothering him.

He had assumed that Denise Munni would fall out of favor after being embarrassed at the last board meeting.

He even thought that Denise would be transferred elsewhere.

Yet, after that incident, Denise seemed completely unaffected.

She carried on as before, and there were no signs or rumors from United Ventures about her being transferred.

Harris inquired friends about the matter, but they were also puzzled.

“It’s strange, the boss’s attitude towards Denise doesn’t seem to have changed. It’s the same as before,” a friend said.

Although Harris was slightly disappointed, he supposed it didn’t matter much.

As long as the Leutonia branch was established and the Dunn Group continued to prosper, he might even squeeze out United Ventures before too long. Then there wouldn’t be any concern about Denise.

With this in mind, Harris decided not to concern himself with Denise anymore.

Although Denise was quite idle, Nathan Caroule was incredibly busy.

So, the luxury cruise that Richelle promised as an apology had to be put on hold for now.

The reason for Nathan’s busyness, of course, was because Roy Lewis had begun to implement an all-out plan of attack.

Now that the trap had been baited to draw out the snake, they had to lay in wait to catch it in a net when it emerged.

Ever since Margareth gained two new partners, the previously stagnant intelligence gathering had started to progress again.

Roy acted based on this new information, deploying actions for several branches.

Initially, Richelle was worried about whether Roy could handle the strain of gradually returning to a seven or eight-hour work intensity.

So, in addition to acupuncture and massage, she also adjusted his traditional medicine treatments.

Whether it was due to Richelle’s exceptional medical abilities, or Roy’s resilient physique, Roy seemed to handle it all quite well.

Even with several consecutive days of seven or eight hours of work, he appeared to be in good spirits.

At night, when Sonia Seaton asked about Roy’s condition over the phone, Richelle told her the truth.

Sonia was surprised, “Richelle, considering Roy’s recovery, you can definitely write a rehabilitation guide for other patients to reference post-surgery.”

Richelle thought the idea was feasible, but when she mentioned the idea to Roy, he surprisingly shot it down.

“Richelle, I think that my recovery pattern wouldn’t be a good reference for other patients.”

Richelle didn’t understand why Roy, who normally didn’t comment on her professional field, was suddenly so certain.

“Why do you think so?”

Roy pulled her into his arms, “You and your master are overlooking the most critical factor – you. How many other patients can have such a highly skilled doctor adjusting their medicinal plan and performing acupuncture and massage every day?”

Upon reflection, Richelle had to admit Roy had a point.

“So what you’re saying is, your recovery is all thanks to me?”

Roy tapped her nose, “Do I even need to say it? Of course, it’s all thanks to you!”

Richelle scoffed, but couldn’t help teasing him.

“You were the one who originally thought I was too pretty and frivolous the first day we met…”

Roy took her hand and kissed it, admitting with a smile.

“I was blind. I hope you, my beautiful lady, will be generous and forgive my fault!”

Referring back to that time, Richelle suddenly found it incredibly surreal.

“If Timmy arrived home ten minutes later that day, would we have just missed each other?”

Roy confidently shook his head, “No way! Even if we missed each other that day, there would be plenty of opportunities for you to see Timmy later. Once you saw Timmy, you’d know about me, and things would still progress as they did.”

Richelle initially thought he was speaking nonsensically, but upon closer reflection, it seemed as long as her desire to reclaim Timmy remained constant, regardless of the twists and turns, their relationship would inevitably reach this point.

Thinking about this, Richelle couldn’t help but marvel.

“I used to be a non-believer, but everything that happened between us felt somewhat arranged. If any part of our story changed slightly, the outcome would have been different.”

Roy held her tightly, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

“That’s why, maybe all the pain we suffered was in exchange for the sweetness and happiness we have now!”

Richelle rested her head on his chest, “Yeah, I used to think that the pain was endless, and maybe I’d never see the end of it.”

“But now, looking back, I realize all the pain we endure in the present is worth it. After withstanding all that ordeal, a beautiful future awaits us.”

When Richelle was imprisoned in that dark little room, there were times when she thought of giving up.

Luckily, the tiny window in the room allowed her to see the blue sky, white clouds, sun, moon, and stars every day.

Then she would look at the sky until the little one in her belly rolled around and kicked her belly quite fiercely!