Chapter 916
Owen finally got it. He stood there, head down, and mumbled, "Sorry, Mom. Won't happen again."
Haley pressed her lips together, looking a bit puzzled.
Why'd she blow up like that? She usually kept her cool. And it didn't even hurt.
Haley crouched down and said softly, "It's alright, Owen. I was just joking."
Owen wasn't buying it. Mom didn't seem like she was joking.
He cautiously said, "Mom, I still gotta finish my homework. I'll go do that now."
"Go on, then." Haley gave his head a little pat.
Keith and Todd shared a look. They grabbed Angela's hand and headed out.
Outside, Keith whispered, "Todd, something still feels off with Mom."
"Don't stress it," Todd said, biting his lip. "Dad's got all of Martin's guys under control. In less than three days, all those controllers will be toast, and Mom will be free for real."
Actually, it only took two and a half days for Ivan to bring over a hundred controllers.
He smashed them all right in front of Haley and tossed them in the trash. As those controllers turned to junk, the heavy weight on Haley's heart started to lift.
Haley snuggled into Ivan's arms and whispered, "So, I don't have to worry about anyone bossing me around anymore?"
"Nope, you're free," Ivan said, running his fingers through her hair. "Robert's wife and kids are in my grip. He wouldn't dare hide anything."
Haley found a comfy spot, nestled in his arms.
Ivan had always been a straight shooter. But for her, he didn't mind playing dirty, even threatening Martin's guys with their families.
But she didn't think Ivan was a jerk at all. For her, he kept breaking his own rules. Marrying him was the best thing that ever happened to her.
After the whole Bio-intelligent Chip mess was sorted, Haley could finally head to the company solo.
Ivan had been handling the Star Technical Company documents. He made the big calls, while Ariana took care of the small stuff.
Half a month's worth of paperwork had piled up on the desk, and it took Haley the whole morning to go through it all.
She had to admit, Ivan's way of handling things was pretty sharp. A lot of tough cases seemed way easier.
After going through a bunch of project files, she felt like her business smarts had leveled up big time.
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