The CEO's Wife Is Super Charming-Chapter 293 - 290: Compromise

Is she hoping she will agree? What matter?

How can she agree before it’s spoken...

Joy Lyle spoke again, "Is that okay?" with a pleading look in her eyes.

This truly left her a bit puzzled, but seeing it was Joy, she felt it was fine and agreed.

Seeing this, Joy grabbed her hand and slowly said, "Elliana, currently July Media isn’t doing well, I want to... exit."

Exit? Does that mean leaving July Media?

"But..." The words that just reached her lips were swallowed back, elder sister Joy might be tired from work, that’s why she wants to leave.

She understood.

After all, health is the most important thing.

So she sighed, nodded, and agreed, "Okay."

When she said okay, Joy lowered her eyes, deep in thought, then she raised them seriously at her, "Elliana, I want to go to Will Global Films’ domestic agency, can you transfer my contract there?"

"Joy... what did you say?" She immediately released her hand from Joy’s grasp, she hadn’t misheard.

Nor did she understand.

Joy wants to go... to Shane Southwell’s company?

This...

Joy stared at her and said, "Elliana, I hope you can make this happen for me."

"No!" Her mind was in a mess, what’s going on?

Joy is not that kind of person.

She quickly explained, "Joy, actually John Walters from Will Global Films is..."

She glanced around and then cautiously whispered in Joy’s ear, "He’s Shane Southwell, you can’t go to his company, you can go anywhere else, you can’t go to Will Global Films."

Clearly, when Joy heard the name Shane Southwell, her eyes tightened slightly, but then she returned to normal.

She incredulously laughed, doubting, "How can that be? Elliana, you must be confused?"

This tone seemed like she was testing her.

But Elliana didn’t notice these details, she just struggled to explain, "Joy, I wouldn’t lie to you, it’s true."

There’s no way she’d let Joy go to Will Global Films, how could she send Joy into the lion’s den!

But no matter how she explained, Joy had an unbelieving expression, which hurt her deeply.

She... doesn’t believe her.

"Joy, I wouldn’t lie to you, you know I’ve never lied to you."

Joy slightly opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said, "Elliana, I know."

Know? What does that mean? This left Elliana, who was trying to clarify things, bewildered.

Could it be that Joy knows John Walters is Shane Southwell?

This... how could it be...

She squinted her eyes in disbelief, "Joy, what do you mean?"

The tone was probing, with uncertainty.

Joy pressed her lips together, seemingly in a tough spot, and finally seriously looked into her eyes, speaking firmly, "Elliana, I’ll make sure I’m safe, trust me just this once, okay?"

For a moment, no one spoke, even the air turned cold.

People say unusual behavior is often accompanied by unusual reasons, and although she couldn’t identify Joy’s motive, she knew she couldn’t hand Joy over to Will Global Films.

No way could she let her determination falter.

"Then there’s nothing to discuss, Joy, go to another company and I won’t oppose it, but not Will Global Films." After calmly saying this, she stood up.

As Joy, who seemingly had more to say, looked on, she bit her lip, "Or give me a reason, don’t make it so vague."

"Elliana, trust me once, I’ll ensure I’m safe."

"So you do know he’s..."

"Elliana, I..." Joy lowered her head, finally saying, "Elliana, trust me once, okay?"

Joy still didn’t directly answer her question.

Perhaps because there was something being hidden from her, or maybe Joy was simply using her words to brush her off.

After a long silence, she ultimately did not compromise, "Or... wait for my court summons."

With that, Joy was stunned to bewilderment, before she could react, she was left with only Elliana’s back.

"Elliana!"

"Elliana!"

No matter how much the person behind called for her, she had no intention of turning back.

She wasn’t being selfish, nor unwilling to see Joy off to a good company, but it had to be Will Global Films!

With Nancy gone in Shane Southwell’s hands, she wouldn’t let Joy suffer as well.

...

PM.

Vicars Hotel.

"Darling, get up and eat something." Norman Bennett had already brought the meal into the room.

Even patiently coaxing her to get up and eat.

But she didn’t want to move, not at all, instead tears flowed uncontrollably.

Just at 8 PM, Joy found her and talked to her for a long, long time.

Only constantly reassuring her it will be alright, attention to safety.

Telling her not to worry.

But how could she not worry?

No matter how she questioned, Joy revealed nothing more, ultimately fixated on joining Will Global Films.

Trying to exploit their familial bond to trouble and compromise her.

She was aware that even if she disagreed, Joy would still find a way to leave, it was just a matter of time.

In the end, she had announced on the July Media Studio’s Weibo about the consensual termination of the contract with Joy.

No need for any transfer, just end the partnership directly.

She was torn, partly suspecting Joy had an untold reason, partly thinking Joy just wanted to join an international company!

Yet her inner scale tilted more toward the former, after all, it was a trust built over many years.

She simply couldn’t understand why.

Simultaneously worried about Joy’s situation.

"Darling, get up and eat a little something."

Norman’s gentle voice echoed in her ear, when the man’s hand touched her, some inexplicable fury rose, she snapped in a choked voice, "Go away!!"

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted it, how could she treat Norman this way... how could she treat the person who loves her most like this.

Perhaps she didn’t even know herself.

Maybe pent up sadness was too much, too stifling at that moment.

Hurriedly she sat up, seeing the man still taken aback, she grabbed his hand, more frantic, the more she cried.

"I didn’t mean... I... didn’t mean it... I..."

Norman frowned, his eyes solely filled with worry, unfazed by the recent outburst.

He sat on the bed, pulling the sobbing girl into his arms.

"There there, your husband is here, it’s okay."

"Woo woo woo... Norman... what should I do... she’s leaving... I can’t stop her..."

Norman quietly kept his gaze down, gently patting the person in his arms, providing no further comforting words, nor did he find the "she" his little darling mentioned strange.

He only knew that his little darling was wronged, feeling heartache with no way to comfort her.

Sometimes... he really wanted to find a deserted place to lock this little darling up, just allowing her to run freely within his view.

From then on, forgetting all worries, with a sweet smile always on her face, thinking of yummy food when hungry, resting in his arms when tired, demanding he rock her to sleep when drowsy.

Living like this every day, every month, every year.

An entire lifetime this way.

But he couldn’t do that, because by doing so, his little darling would never be truly happy.

The person in his arms shook with sobs, he could only hold her tighter, softly coaxing: "Darling, do whatever you want."

He would be with her, protect her, help her achieve her dreams, that’s what mattered.

...

Half an hour later.

Cried until exhausted, short of breath, dizzy.

Elliana quietly nestled in the man’s arms, unmoving, not even blinking.