The CEO's Wife Is Super Charming

Chapter 77: Chapter 76: Sanctimonious

"Why should I write an I0U? You're the CEO, and I'm just working for you!" Luna said with a serious expression.

There’s no way I'll ever write an IOU in this lifetime.

"...Just be a decent person!" Elliana Lyle couldn't even be bothered to roll her eyes. Did she really look that

gullible?

"Write it later, write it later. Swipe the card first." Luna urged, pushing Elliana’s wheelchair back to the cake shop.

——Building 5, Tonghui District, 7th Floor.

It’s Elliana’s first tvisiting the company. Upon entering, she was greeted by a spacious area that had yet to

be decorated. The floor was tiled, the walls covered in white patterned wallpaper, making the overall look quite

clean.

The sheer size of the space was beyond her expectations.

At the corner, three men in suits sat on small stools that seemed out of place in the environment. One of them, a

handsblonde with blue eyes, had laugh lines that made him look friendly and approachable.

One of the other men wore glasses, appearing to be an older, plump middle-aged man, while the other was

impeccably dressed, with starry eyes and sword-like eyebrows, though his smile seemed lewd and insincere.

As soon as the three saw Elliana and Luna, they immediately stood up.

Elliana looked at a few small stools, puzzled, and asked, "Luna, why didn’t you buy chairs?"

"Oh! You didn’t givemoney back then," Luna said, pointing to the men and introducing them to Elliana, "This

handsguy is Andrew Hue, this is Tommy, known as Uncle Pockmarks, and this is Li Si, known as the Lawless

Outlaw."

"Hello, everyone," Elliana greeted politely, though she felt she had seen this foreign handsguy somewhere

before, not just in photos or the brief encounter at the Western restaurant, but seemingly at ssignificant

event.

However, she couldn't recall.

Andrew Hue was the first to approach, smiling as he extended his hand to Elliana. He bowed in a gentlemanly

manner, holding just her fingertips, and introduced himself, "Boss, hello, my nis Pablo Jose Juan."

One could tell his Chinese wasn’t very good, with a heavy accent.

At this time, Li Si quickly squeezed in, beaming as he pushed Andrew aside, extending both hands, "Hehe, Boss,

hello, my nis Blake~"

"...0h, hello, Li Si." Li Si's accent was truly hard to compliment, as if he was spitting pure vegetable oil when

speaking.

Tommy stood coldly at a distance, his belly, which seemed 8 months pregnant, expanding and contracting. He

wasn’t genuinely cold, just unsure how to interact with this boss he had once secretly photographed, now

realizing she was a celebrity.

"Alright, alright, everyone step aside," Luna said, dismissing the overly enthusiastic pair. She walked behind

Elliana, pushing her wheelchair forward, "Buddy, letshow you around."

"Okay."

Luna showed her the meeting room, the office, the work area, the little kitchen, and the lounge.

"Look at this, | reserved this CEO office just for you. How is it? Impressive, right?"

"Impressive!"

As Elliana looked around, she nodded. The layout of this office wasn’t much different from Norman Bennett's,

albeit slightly smaller.

"As long as you're satisfied, later we can have a meeting and analyze Nancy's case."

Upon hearing something serious, Elliana’s expression turned solemn, "Alright."

In the empty CEO office, Elliana sat in her wheelchair at the head of the table, akin to an emperor, with the other

four seating themselves along the sides.

Elliana took a sip of milk tea and said, "Letbrief you all on the situation first..."

——South City, Lyle Family.

In a soundproof bedroom, Mr. Lyle and Mrs. Lyle sat facing each other on the leather sofa.

"Bella, tomorrow you should ask your brother again, see if he can..."

Shawn Lyle’s words were interrupted directly by Bella Hue, "My family has invested all they can, besides, didn’t

the Bennett Family agree to acquire the group?"

Hearing his wife's words, he clearly felt embarrassed. Now that Xiang Tian Group was facing a financial crisis,

even though the Bennett Family initially injected a significant amount of funds, the market was still sluggish, with

the company continuously losing money.

And now, the Bennett Family wanted to fully acquire Lyle Corporation, which he could never accept.

"This is the company my father built; how could it belong to the Bennett Family?"

This sentence was all he could utter without losing his temper, his brows already furrowed like tangled yarn,

impossible to unravel.

"You know my brother's small company needs to survive too; there's simply nothing more to give us." Bella Hue

said heavily, sighing deeply afterward.

"What about your parents? They must have..."

When her husband mentioned this, Bella was a bit irritable but held back, reprimanding in a low voice, "You know

my parents never liked you, and the issue from back then hasn't been resolved yet."

Upon hearing this, Shawn Lyle fell silent. His in-laws had never liked him. If his wife hadn't been willing to marry

him, there wouldn't have been this union, causing her to be estranged from her family for years.

Thinking of this, he felt a bit guilty, softening his tone, "Then let's have Elliana talk to the Bennett Family and

Norman."

"What?" Bella Hue couldn't believe this suggestion cfrom Shawn Lyle’s mouth. She incredulously

questioned, "Elliana isn’t even married yet, and you want her to speak? How will her future in-laws view her?"

"It's just a conversation. Norman is so fond of our daughter; it could work out, right?"

"No way! Absolutely not. You're in a bind, and instead of seeking help from your big brother, who doesn't lift a

finger, you're targeting my family and now even our daughter."

Bella Hue’s tone turned chilly. Known for her gentle speech, she now teetered on quiet anger, her delicate

features creased, making her fine lines even more pronounced due to her agitation.

"Even if my brother did have a son, he wouldn't marry him off to the Bennett Family."

Her husband’s remark touched her deepest pain. Since she lost a baby in stillbirth, she could no longer bear

children, with the doctor confirming it.

This led her mother-in-law to subtly scorn her as a hen that couldn't lay eggs, even causing her daughter to be

neglected.

"Why? Would having a son mean you could marry him into the Bennett Family?" Mrs. Lyle slightly tilted her head

up, tears seeming to well in her almond eyes. She was deeply disappointed in her longtpartner.

Seeing the disappointment and resentment in his wife's eyes, he realized he had misspoken. But, like a stubborn

mule, he added, "It’s not that a daughter must be used, but if Elliana had been more sensible and not caused

trouble, the Bennett Family would have invested more. Would we be facing this acquisition scenanow?"

"Enough, | don’t want to talk about it anymore." She didn’t wish to continue, standing up from the soft sofa and

striding towards the door.

"Bella! Bella!"

With a bang, the door was slammed shut and quivered.

In all the years, the servants had never seen the mistress lose her temper like this. What happened today? They

all stared, astonished, at the mistress storming downstairs.

It was only after driving out of the Lyle Family gate, speeding down the road at 160, far beyond the limit, that

Bella Hue let her tears flow, pent up for half the day. Her husband, Shawn Lyle, was a good son to his parents, a

good brother to his siblings, a good master to the servants, and a courteous and successful businessman in

public appearances.

Perhaps he was a good father in front of their daughter. But to her, he was certainly not a good husband. He

showed all his worst sides to her—a hypocritical, pretentious man who only vented his temper on her when

problems arose.

She had enough of always having to feign elegance and demureness for the Lyle Family and for outsiders.

In a daze, the speedometer reached 160, well beyond the limit of the road section. Only then did she wipe away

her tears with a hand and reduce the speed.

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