Chapter 170 NewsIn the study of Dereks villa in Glophia Derek was frowning at the contract displayed on his computer He tried to pinpoint what the other party found unsatisfying so he could make adjustmentsYet no matter how he examined it the contract seemed to offer little benefit to his company and still the other party was not contentFrustrated Derek grabbed his hair puzzled over the situationThe workload today was more than Derek could handle The companys operating funds hadnt
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bounced back already in a financial pinch He wondered how the company could keep running under these circumstancesIt seemed like no one in Glophia including the Powell family was interested in signing a contract with himAnd then there was Madeline who only seemed to spend his money She didnt have a joband he funded everything she usedDespite this Derek constantly caught wind of her grievances The money wasnt enough and he didnt show her enough love She never voiced these complaints directly to him In his presence Madeline always acted lovinglyBut now Derek was starting to doubt whether her love was genuine or if he was just clinging to a hopeful illusionA notification on his phone grabbed his attention and it was a link to some international entertainment news that Kathy had sent overBig congrats to Selene for winning the championship in the racing event hosted by bothcountries The race was a hit perfectly set up byoDerek skimmed through the rest of the article pausing when he saw a familiar name Selene which was actually Norah He squinted at the screen His fingers moved over the phone screen pausing instantly when he saw the accompanying photoThere Norah was wearing a refined black leather jacket oozing confidence Her chestnut hair slightly curled flowed down her back and her look seemed to challenge the world Norah was strikingly beautiful
Derek was dazzled by Norah Norah simply put more effort into her appearance after the divorce However she had transformed Like a gem polished to reveal its true brilliance she shone brightlyThe article went on about Selenes legendary status in Otland her massive popularity and her pivotal role in the racing sceneDerek had no idea Norah was such a big deal in Otland a celebrated racer long before she ever set foot in GlophiaWinning first place in a race landed Norah a whopping 20 million dollars enough to buy the Carter GroupThe company Derek struggled to keep afloat could be effortlessly brought over by Norahsreward for taking first place in a single racing competitionDerek used to look down on Norah seeing her as nothing more than the Wilson familys outcast How silly that seemed nowThinking back on Norahs actions at the Wilson familys banquet Derek clenched his fists She was always surrounded by pursuers seemingly not bothering to decline their advances Why didnt she reject them She was this damned loaded now Did she feel so lonely that any man would suffice Was Norah really up for grabs to anyone who was a man Could that mean he had a chance tooKathys text read Derek you know even with Norahs way of flirting shes got something going for her her wealth Why not give it another shot with NorahEver since he came out of his coma Derek knew Norah had feelings for him She alwayslooked at him with tender affection obeyed his every word and took care of him in everypossible wayLately even with Madeline by his side he often found himself subconsciously thinking about NorahMadeline asked Derek how are things going with the company I reached out to my father and he mentioned he might help with one of the projects Maybe you can work togetherwwv