Brandon's lips were tight and he looked at Ann for a long time. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, please forget the past and let me go." Ann answered without hesitation.

And the last thing she said, let her go, was something Gavin had said to him just now. Brandon's grip on her wrist loosened.

They kept silent for a long time, then he suddenly pulled back his hand, eyes with a complex feeling.

His voice was cold and hateful. "Good! Ann, remember what you said today, and never appear in front of me again. Otherwise, I will never let you go again!"

With that, Ann didn't even have a chance to react, he got into the car and drove away.

In the car.

Brandon put his foot on the gas pedal harder and harder. His face was cold, his breath was terrible, but deep in his eyes there was an imperceptible sadness.

Let go of her?

Obviously at the beginning it’s her who recklessly went into his world, and now she actually said that let her go......

Ann heaved a sigh and shook her head. Gathering up her confusion, she turned and walked home.

As long as she avoided Brandon, she thought, there would be no more interaction with him.

Opened the door and went in. Leo, Mandy and Jimmy were there.

She immediately guessed that they wanted to ask her about her blind date.

Ann walked over.

"Mom, Dad."

Mandy said, took a look at Leo and asked, "How was your date? Edward is a nice guy. He comes from a similar family. Though things are a bit messy at his home, and he's got a little brother who plays the fool..."

Mandy frowned when she talked about Eddie. She seemed rather unimpressed with him.

Ann didn't tell her that Eddie was the blind date after all. She didn't want to upset Mandy.

"It's fine. He's a very thoughtful guy, a very caring guy." Ann racked her brain to get these two things out.

Mandy smiled, "Did you exchange your numbers? Were you with him the whole time and is that why you came home so late today?"

"Well, we had coffee and went to dinner, and we ended up going to the movies."

"You two seem to be getting on well."

Seeing Mandy was very happy, Ann hesitated for a moment and said what she had been thinking on the way back.

"Mom, you said last time I go to City B’s hotel as the lobby manager, I think I wanna go over these days."

"You're going away to the city only a few days after you've been back? Take my advice. Rest at home for a few days and take your time at work."

Ann saw through Jimmy's worry. She raised the corners of her mouth. "Jimmy, you know me. It is better for me to go to City B earlier than rest at home. After I get familiar with the hotel procedures, I can come back as soon as possible to relieve your burden."

"But..."

"I agree. It is good for her to come back to the company as soon as she is familiar with the work.

Mandy spoke, but Jimmy swallowed the words on his lips.

Mandy took Ann's hand, and the always strict person showed a little heartache.

"We'll call city B tomorrow and let you come next Monday. You'll be back for a while. If you feel hard, don't force youself, remember to tell us, got it?"

Ann nodded, "Yes, I will."

"I am a little tired today, I will go up to rest."

Watching Ann go upstairs, Leo looked at her back thoughtfully for a moment, then turned to Mandy, "Are we pushing Ann too much? She..."

"I think it's fine. With the exception of Eddie and Brandon, no matter who Ann is with in City A, I'm sure she'll be better than she was four years ago."

Leo wanted to speak, but stopped, and finally did not say anything, holding Mandy upstairs to rest.

Clinton's home.

When Eddie walked in, Edward, sitting on the couch, snorted, "You're a bastard. You have bad taste. I can't believe you're hanging out with a woman like Ann, who's notorious in A city but was left over by Brandon."

When Edward saw his blind date was Ann, his face immediately turned black. Without a word, he threw her information directly on the ground and began to curse.

Eddie saw the file bag falling out and picked up the photo, with an evil smile on his lips. "Since you don't want to go, I'll do it instead."

Seeing Eddie leave with Ann's information, Edward was tickled with hate. He resents having his things taken from him, even when he doesn't want them.

Eddie stopped, his eyes cold, and suddenly headed for Edward's place.

He stopped behind The sofa where Edward was sitting, put his hands casually on the sofa, leaned over and whispered with a half-smile in Edward's ear, "Brother, I’ll give you a piece of advice: instead of caring so much about me, you should care more about yourself, like seeing a famous andrology doctor..."

"Eddie! You!" Edward was shaking with anger.

Edward is eight or nine years older than Eddie. He was also a philanderer in college, and once he graduated from college, some pregnant women came to him.

Peter was so angry that he sent them to the hospital. If the child she was carrying was indeed his, they must marry.

A visit to the hospital revealed that Eddie was infertile.

So, a month later, Eddie, the illegitimate child, was brought back to the Clintons and revealed to be their second son.

"Don't be angry, brother. I only wanted your best interests. And if you did get the whole thing, you'd still have to steal, wouldn't you?"

Edward's face was red with anger. He clenched his fist on his knee and wanted to tear Eddie to pieces.

Quite the opposite of Edward's mood, Eddie patted him on the shoulder and whistled upstairs.

Edward sat there with a grim face.

Eddie! You wait, I'm sure I'll teach you a lesson some day!

Brandon drove back to his villa.

He entered the house, went straight to the wine rack, pulled out a bottle of wine, opened it, and drank as if he were dying.

Before long, he drank more than half the bottle.

Brandon slumped to the ground, his gnarled hands covering the upper half of his face.

Brandon fumbled under the wine rack and pulled out a leather notepad. The word Brandon was written in a girl's handwriting.

He opened his notepad and found a photograph inside. The edges of the photo have yellowed and fade, the marks of frequent touch.

The person in the photo with a youthful smile is Ann three years ago.

After a long time, Brandon made a phone call.

"Is the subsidiary in City B preparing a land bid? I'll be there tomorrow."