Chapter 16 Anyone with An Accomplishment

• "Splendid! Your grandfather is as perceptive as ever! Angelina, I shall grant you a week's time!" Mason immediately struck when the iron was hot.
• In all honesty, he actually had high regard for Angelina. Before he came to the meeting, he thought that she would be best to take charge of this operation. Though, given how Angelina herself didn't stand out, he thought it would be inappropriate to force her. After all, he had been oppressing her for the sake of his own son.
• With that in mind, Mason heaved a sigh in his heart. If only my son possessed half of Angelina's capabilities, I wouldn't have to push her to such lengths!
• When Angelina directed the company, the company's management was perfect, and she even signed numerous contracts that were highly beneficial to Gray Enterprise's growth. Otherwise, Mason wouldn't have bothered the Grays in order to pave the way for his son to eventually take over as the leader of the family.
• After Angelina departed from the company, she sat in her car, filled with frustrations.
• Ever since her grandfather passed away, Eric partnered up with other shareholders and decided—after Aiden entered the Gray Family as the son-in-law—that the business of the Gray Family should not be controlled by any outsiders. As such, she was demoted from her former position as the president, while her father was assigned overseas. Hence, her family's position began to decline. In addition, she was the one who signed all the contracts for the company, yet they never returned her meritorious deeds. Instead, her contributions were credited to Kevin, the Project General Manager.
• When she pondered about how she was single-handedly raising her family, as well as her mother, who would only gamble her time away, and Aiden, whom she frantically wished wouldn't bring her any more trouble, let alone lending her a hand. Soon, she grew more perturbed and started weeping in her car. Then, when she recalled how she was bullied in the meeting room, she grew even more depressed.
• All of a sudden, Angelica, who was leaning against the steering wheel, heard a knock. Intuitively, she raised her head, only to see a friend from university, Ray Crispin.
• At once, she wiped off her tears and rolled down the window.
• "Angelina? Why are you here alone? Where's your husband?" Ray asked.
• Angelina forced a grin in response and answered, "I had a meeting at the company. So, I’m a bit tired and decided to rest for a bit."
• "Don't lie to me. I literally saw you cry earlier! What's wrong? Did Aiden bully you?" Ray questioned huffily.
• "No. It’s nothing like that! It's about the company. Anyway, why are you here?" Angelina attempted to shift the topic.
• "The company instructed me to visit Avirax Medicare to discuss our upcoming project. I was just finished and heading home, but I saw your car." As Ray explained, he casually pulled Angelina's car door open and hopped on the passenger seat.
• "Avirax Medicare?" She was dazed. "Are you close with Avirax Medicare?"
• "Of course! Avirax Medicare has been a client of our company for years. So, it's only natural that we're close!" Ray claimed with a laugh as his eyes kept glancing at Angelina's curves.
• Back during their times in university, Ray had always pursued Angelina. However, she only had the heart for studies and rejected his affection. Nonetheless, he never gave up on pursuing her. Alas, little did he expect Angelina to be married to another man, and a useless one at that.
• As such, he was dissatisfied, yet he could do nothing, given that the marriage was decided by the Old Mr. Gray. Regardless, his passion for Angelina reignited the instant he learned about the old man's passing. Hence, he became one of Angelina's zealous pursuers.
• From her perspective, although Ray had once pursued her, they became mere friends when he learned of her status as a married woman. That was why Angelina decided to tell him about what had happened earlier.
• "Preposterous!" Ray angrily exclaimed and shifted his gaze onto Angelina. "What about your husband? Is he unable to help you at all?"
• "He's not good at that." She could only say so in response.
• "Not good at what now? Don’t lie. I know he’s a useless man that’s leeching off your kindness!" Ray took the chance and added, "Oh, I meant no offense, Angelina. I only babbled that out of rage."
• "I know!" Angelina nodded. Essentially, anyone who knew Aiden would say such things.
• "It'll be okay, Angelina. I'll give Mr. Cobain from Avirax Medicare a call and ask him for help!" Ray thumped his chest as he promised.
• "Won't that be a hassle?" Angelina asked sheepishly.
• Ray merely smiled lightly as he answered, "What hassle? It's just a phone call. Anyway, have you eaten yet? Do you want to get dinner together?"
• She took a look at the darkening sky and replied, "I still have some documents to prepare. How about lunch tomorrow? It’s on me!"
• A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes as he had to forgo such a perfect opportunity. Nonetheless, this was a perfect time to impress the woman, so he answered, "Sure!"
• With that, the two went their separate ways, and Angelina headed straight home.
• As she returned home, she saw that not only did Aiden not prepare dinner, but Linda was also watching some reality TV. This scene immediately reminded her of the chaos in the company, and her anger came to a boiling point!
• "Are we not eating tonight? Why isn't there any food on the table!?" She questioned sharply.
• Linda was startled by her loud volume and responded with her own vexation, "What are you shouting at me for? Why should I make dinner if that useless good-for-nothing isn't!?"
• When Angelina heard Linda’s remarks, she rushed to the second floor and pushed Aiden's door wide open. "What time is it already? Why aren't you cooking yet?" She asked, utterly irritated.
• Aiden, who was sitting and cultivating on the bed in his room, jerked into wakefulness upon her sudden interruption and took a glance at his watch before he hastily replied, "My bad. I didn't pay attention to the time. I'll start cooking right away!"
• As soon as Angelina entered the room, she grew even more exasperated to see Aiden in his meditative posture. "All you do is research all this bullsh*t! What, are you an Immortal yet?"
• Previously, before Aiden's basic skills in martial arts recovered, he would solely cultivate martial arts in his room, though he never achieved any breakthroughs. Angelina would catch him doing that from time to time, but she had never raged at him as she was now.
• Aiden was wholly baffled by her behavior and inquired with concern, "Why? Is something wrong?"
• "What if there is something wrong? What can you do about it?" She questioned with a cold face.
• With that, Aiden wordlessly furrowed his brows.
• When she saw the timid, incompetent look on his face, she grew even more furious and ranted, "Don't even think that you're a real doctor just because you deceived the Thatchers! You're merely lucky to have the Webbs and the Thatchers on your side. If you keep going on like this, you will eventually expose yourself. I told you to read the books on cosmetology. Why hadn't you done so!?"
• Then, she turned her head and saw a Doctor's Qualification Certificate on Aiden's desk. She grabbed it and gave it a look before turning to him with an enraged look, rebuking, "You even went to forge a fake certificate? Can you at least be a little competent? Every husband is putting themselves out there and succeeding! Why can't you be like them? I'd be grateful if you have at least a decent job!"
• "You think this Doctor Qualification Certificate is fake?" Aiden asked with a scowl.
• "No sh*t!" Angelina countered.
• Aiden eventually let out a deprecating scoff as he replied, "If you say it’s fake, then it’s fake!"
• "Do you know how stressed out I am every single day? I had to bear everyone referring to me as the wife of a good-for-nothing! I was even ostracized for that! And I only had Ray to comfort me!" As soon as she blurted her sentence, she instantly regretted mentioning Ray's name.
• "You went to find Ray?" His face grew chilly.
• She bit her lips and shouted, "Whomever I find is none of your business!"
• "Speaking from the heart, huh? You want to talk about frustrations and pain? Fine! You only think I'm an embarrassment to you since I'm not as flashy as the other guys!" He coldly stated, "You said that I don't understand your pain, but have you ever even taken a good look at me and given me a chance to love you even once? Never!"
• "I would have given you a chance if you had accomplished anything at all!" Angelina yelled.
• "So, anyone with an accomplishment is deemed worthy of being with you? Someone like Ray Crispin, I suppose!?" Aiden finally said it.
• As Angelina stared at him, the rage within her overwhelmed her, and she screamed, "Out! Get the hell out!"