Various entertainment gossip headlines were out, and the Phillips family’s internal struggles were also a very dramatic show.

After Chris got home, he spent a long time reading. He hadn’t expected that Collin, who was described as simple-minded, would be called pure.

“What have you done behind the scenes?” Chris looked at Jessica.

Since Jessica said Collin was pure and not the type to pull off such things, naturally someone must have helped. If it wasn’t anyone else, it had to be the person right in front of him.

Jessica took a sip of wine and smiled at Chris. “What, Collin is simple and harmless, and I’m the ruthless woman? Don’t forget, the Wilder Group has always been led by women. If I have been able to stay in this position for so many years without being sidelined by those men, it’s because of my tactics.”

“I know, I just happen to like ruthless beauties. If you were also simple and harmless, maybe…”

Chris left the sentence hanging with a big suspense.

Jessica put down the glass and grabbed Chris’s collar, her eyes burning as she looked at his lips. “Maybe what? Say it, I want to hear it. If I hadn’t forced you to marry me back then, would we have missed each other? You never thought about being with me, did you?”

That was actually true. Back then, Chris just felt Jessica was a fragile woman but with a strong spirit. All her tears had fallen right into his heart. But it was only sympathy and pity, never reaching the level of love. Chris knew he and Jessica were from two different worlds and naturally wouldn’t take the initiative, especially since his mother’s condition was poor and he spent most of his time caring for her. It could be said that if Jessica hadn’t forced the marriage, Chris wouldn’t have had anything to do with her.

“You haven’t slept well these past few days, have you? Come, I’ll keep you company.”

The cooperation between the Hall family and the Wilder Group was inevitable. It was a plan already approved by all the executives. This time, they were setting up an entertainment division to directly coordinate with FN, clearly aiming to challenge Michael.

Indya was more curious about how Jessica convinced Michael. “What exactly is Michael to you?”

Jessica sat in the meeting room, holding a pen. When Indya asked, she looked up to answer. “What relation does Michael have to me? Or to the company? Why should I care about his opinion?”

Indya clapped expressionlessly. “To be honest, Michael must have been really stupid back then. I’m beginning to doubt your taste.”

Chapter 138

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Michael probably noticed Jessica’s changes. In fact, all recent operations and shifts in the Wilder Group were beyond Michael’s expectations. He should have known long ago that Jessica had no interest in him. But he was just arrogant.

“Didn’t you say we shouldn’t alert him yet?”

“So if Michael asks, I have a better explanation. I’m cooperating with FN to share resources in the entertainment industry. Now that I have the chance and connections, Michael would be desperate to cling to me. How could he be fighting me at this point?”

“Okay.” Indya was satisfied.

Shannon said, “Ms. Wilder, about the Luke you asked me to investigate, I have some preliminary information. Recently, Luke has been contacting a chemical company and has made some small progress in the pharmaceutical industry. It looks like Luke wants to move into the medical field. Should we try to stop him?”

Jessica looked at the information Shannon found and involuntarily thought of her father’s death. After a short pause, she lifted her eyelids and looked at Shannon, her tone casual. “What’s there to stop? Luke has no ability or connections in that field. Let him go on his own. Even if he really achieves something, shouldn’t Michael be the one worried? We don’t have to act. Michael will naturally clear all obstacles.”