The gaze seemed to penetrate through Lily Hernandez's body, seeing through her heart.

It felt like centuries to Lily Hernandez as she waited for the man's reply, nervously staring at his changing expression.

Michael Lee kept his eyes fixed on the girl's face, staring at the fear and flickering flames in her eyes for a long time. Finally, he uttered a single word, "Okay."

Lily Hernandez momentarily forgot to breathe.

Did Michael Lee just agree? He really agreed!

Excited, Lily Hernandez pecked the man's cheek again and her almond-shaped eyes sparkled with joy. "I knew my husband is the best!"

Outsiders always said that Michael Lee had a violent temperament and was extremely paranoid. She had prepared for a long battle, but who would have thought that he would be so easy to convince?

None of the previously considered options, such as crying, throwing tantrums, suicide or even dying together, were necessary.

It seemed that Michael Lee wasn't as frightening as the rumors suggested. Reasoning with him was actually quite effective!

"I'll call Mingwei now and sign the contract tomorrow!" The girl's face was filled with uncontrollable joy as she skipped back to the bedroom.

As Lily Hernandez left his embrace, Michael Lee felt a sudden emptiness in his heart. He watched the girl, who was beaming with a bright smile in the bedroom, and unconsciously touched the spot where she had kissed him, his lips curling slightly.

"Husband?" She even called him that so skillfully...

At that moment, the apartment doorbell rang again, and Michael Lee's phone received a message from William.

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"Mr. Li, please open the door. I'm here to visit the lonely elderly!"

Michael Lee ignored the message.

As if anticipating his thoughts, William sent another message.

[John is waiting to report to you about work!]

Michael Lee had no choice but to get up and open the door for William.

As soon as the door opened, William swaggered in without any hesitation, sat at the dining table, and started peeling oranges from the fruit platter.

Michael Lee sat in his original position, took the materials handed over by John, and leisurely sipped his coffee.

The man's iceberg-like expression that kept people at a distance year-round had a crack in it, and a gentle aura seemed to envelop him...

William almost dropped the orange he had just peeled in his hand.

Gentle... could this be used to describe Michael Lee?

"Looks like you're in high spirits..." William smirked ambiguously, "Things have been going well these past few days."

Michael Lee gave him a cold glance, his eyes resembling that of an owner scolding their mischievous dog.

William: "!!!"

But why did he still feel that Michael Lee was surprisingly humane at this moment?

It must be because he had been subjected to Michael Lee's violent abuse for too long on a daily basis.

He must be hallucinating...

William leaned in to take a closer look and noticed that Michael Lee's complexion had become noticeably rosier today, as if he had just sucked in someone's aura.

Could that woman, Lily Hernandez, have such great power over him?

William, who was usually immersed in gaming, fell into deep thought.

Back in the bedroom.

Lily Hernandez eagerly dialed Ming Wei's number and, after the other party answered, exclaimed with excitement, "Sister Ming Wei, let's sign the contract tomorrow!"

"Has the matter been resolved?" Ming Wei asked.

Lily Hernandez glanced at Michael Lee's figure in the living room and replied with a simple "yes."

Upon hearing her precise answer, the voice on the other end of the phone spoke crisply, "Okay, tomorrow at 3 p.m. Don't be late."

After a while, they discussed the details of the contract signing. Later, when Lily Hernandez walked out of the bedroom, she found two more people in the apartment.

One was standing behind Michael Lee, with a well-proportioned face and wearing a black professional suit. Even his hair exuded a sense of rigor. It was John, who often appeared in the videos posted by the official media account of the Li Group with Michael Lee. He should be Michael Lee's assistant.

The other person was sitting next to Michael Lee. He had peach blossom eyes, wore a very flashy pink suit, had silver-white hair, and was peeling oranges while speaking.

This person looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment, Lily Hernandez couldn't remember who he was...