At noon on the fourth day, instead of going out to eat, Liam Williams finally got to taste the wonton noodles Emma Johnson had made for him.
Well, they were a bit salty. The noodles weren't particularly springy. But for Emma's current skill level, it was quite an achievement.
"How is it? The taste is okay, right? I tried it before, and it was pretty good."
Though Emma felt a little guilty, she hoped it might suit Liam's palate.
"Not bad."
Liam nodded lightly. Emma looked at the completely empty bowl. She wondered if this guy was just being polite, but the evidence was right in front of her. If it wasn't delicious, how could he have drunk all the soup?
What a dishonest man.
"So, does that mean you're satisfied?"
Emma asked again, seeking confirmation.
"I suppose so."
The moment his voice fell, Emma immediately pulled out the little notebook she always carried with her. She grabbed a pen and wrote it down.
Liam looked at the woman before him, torn between tears and laughter. She clearly had the best shortcut available to her, but she just thought he was joking. A year wasn't short, but it wasn't long either. Even he wasn't confident. He wondered what her choice would be.
When the time came, would he be able to catch this fox?
"By the way, the winter dress conference you held last time was excellent. It increased the overall sales of Milan Fashion House by ten percent compared to last quarter. That's all thanks to you. Now, I'm planning to invest one hundred fifty million dollars to sponsor a poor county. We'll set up a charity project fund, mainly targeting Oakhaven County. The top document is the specific information about Oakhaven County, and the one below is the poverty alleviation plan model. Take a good look at it. My plan is to lift all the poor people in this county out of poverty within two years. After you've read the information, make a detailed plan. There's no rush this time, but you don't have months either. I plan to meet with the officials from Oakhaven County and start implementing a series of plans in a few months."
While handing the documents to Emma, Liam explained his plan.
Emma stared at Liam in a daze. She suddenly remembered the two of them watching TV at home a month ago. At that time, the news happened to broadcast the living conditions of poor counties, especially the poverty in Oakhaven County, which was almost unimaginable. She could barely hold back her tears when she saw the poor children. He had also said that he wished there was a way to lift them all out of poverty.
She didn't know if Liam had heard her words and taken them to heart, or if he had already planned this. For a moment, she didn't know how to react. This man was clearly heartless at times, cold to the point of being almost inhuman.
But sometimes, the things he did revealed a warm heart beneath his cold exterior.
She still remembered him talking about his time as a soldier. At that time, the light in his eyes was completely different from when he signed a large order. Perhaps serving the country was what he loved more than making more money.
"Liam, if you hadn't injured your hand, would you never have wanted to take over Pinnacle Corporation? Even if being CEO would put you at the top of the pyramid."
Emma didn't know why, but she suddenly asked Liam this question.
Liam hadn't expected her to ask him that. He looked at her face carefully, unable to guess the purpose behind her question. He didn't know if her intention was as simple as the question itself.
"Since it happened, it can't be undone. Sometimes, dwelling too much on the past isn't necessarily a good thing."
Liam said ambiguously.
Emma didn't fully understand what he meant. But she could grasp his meaning. Since he couldn't be a soldier, he would be the president and do what he needed to do now. This man was clearly not an emotional person. He was rational and realistic, but indeed a very responsible man.
Emma stopped asking. She picked up the pile of documents and walked to her desk, focusing on the task in front of her.
Compared to the winter clothing press conference, the charity project poverty alleviation plan clearly gave Emma a greater sense of achievement. So she invested more effort into it.
In the afternoon, Amelia White called her. Emma greeted Liam and temporarily left the company to meet Amelia at a coffee shop not far away. She wanted to see what Amelia wanted.
"Amelia, what's up?"
Emma pushed open the door, looked at the coffee shop that was almost fully decorated, and asked Amelia.
"Sister-in-law, my coffee shop will open in a week. Here are the invitation cards I made myself. Two of them need to be given to your cousin and her fiancé. Isabella Miller is my benefactor. I hope she can come and join me that day."
Amelia handed two opening invitation cards to Emma. Emma looked at the invitation cards in her hand and felt as if she were holding two hot potatoes. But she couldn't throw them away in front of Amelia.
"Okay, I'll give them to her."
Emma agreed happily. Amelia didn't seem to think Emma would agree so easily. The smile on her face even froze. A flicker of surprise passed through her eyes. But it quickly disappeared.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
She said in a lighter voice.
"No problem. There's something else at the company, so I'll go back first."
Emma said goodbye to Amelia and left the coffee shop. Amelia sat at the dining table, unconsciously turning her coffee cup with one hand. Her autumn-like almond eyes watched Emma's retreating back, showing a hint of thoughtful light.
Emma returned to Liam's office and placed the two invitation cards on his desk.
"What's this?"
"The invitation your sister gave me. She wants me to give them to Isabella Miller and Noah Taylor. But I don't want to give them to her in person. You're the boss of her agency, right? Let her agent give it to her. Anyway, it's easy for Isabella and Noah to live together."
Liam was surprised by Emma's honesty. He didn't know that unless it was necessary, Emma didn't want to see Isabella very much. Even though Isabella was more intimate with her now than in the past.
"Okay, I'll send it to her agent."
With that, Liam called Christopher Martin and asked him to come up.
"It's up to you. But you can't tell Amelia about this, so she won't overthink it."