She remembered the times when Sheffield had offered to fix her computer issues, but back then she had believed that he was only trying to create some sort of trouble for her. Now she realized how ignorant she had been at the time, and how little she had believed him.

“Y-y-you!" Carlos grunted at Evelyn.

"He took a billion from me! I'll get back at him! You just wait and see!"

“Come on, Carlos. I heard from Dixon that Hilton Group has made billions of dollars through Sheffield's research project. However much he had taken from you, he has already paid it back in double and more.

Just take the win," Debbie said before Evelyn could respond, casting a burning glance at him. But seeing how upset he was, she didn't have the heart to get mad at him. She patted his back to make him feel better.

"Calm down. Stop throwing a tantrum. You might scare Gwyn."

When he heard Gwyn mentioned, Carlos calmed down a little. He took the kid from Evelyn.

"We can't let Sheffield know he has a daughter," he warned. He realized they couldn't hide it forever, so he added, "At least, not until she's three! Remember what's at stake." He paused and cast a stern gaze at Terilynn.

“Especially you, Terilynn, if you let

Sheffield know, you and Joshua will have a hard time. And, Evelyn, you can't tell Sheffield until you guys are married. If you do, I won't allow the marriage to happen."

Evelyn reacted quickly and her eyes lit up with hope.

"Married? You mean, I can be with Sheffield?"

Carlos' Lips twitched. Did he say the quiet part out Loud?

Terilynn felt he was being unreasonable, and howled, "Dad, why mess with me and Joshua? You can't bully Sheffield, so you take it out on us. That's unfair!"

“Unfair? Who said anything about that? You'd better get your boyfriend to toe the Line," Carlos snorted. Although he couldn't bully Sheffield now, he could at least make things hard for Joshua, a common prosecutor.

Blowing on her nails, Terilynn winked at Carlos.

"Then we'll elope."

"You..." Carlos couldn't even complete his thought.

“Keep your voice down, honey. Don't scare Gwyn," Debbie reminded him.

Carlos hastily patted the little girl on the back and coaxed her in a soft voice, "I'm sorry, Gwyn. I didn't mean it. Don't be afraid. You're okay. Yeah. You're good." He smoothed her hair back. His lovely granddaughter was the only thing that could calm him down.

The other three women shook their heads without a word.

The next morning, Joshua and Terilynn walked into the offices of Theo

Group. They had Gwyn in tow. They entered the elevator from the underground parking lot and went straight to the top floor, so almost no one saw them.

In the CEO's office

Sheffield was hard at work. Gillian put Nastas down, adjusted her clothes, and walked over to the young CEO's desk. She put on her best smile and said, "My brother-in-law asked me to drop off Nastas with you. He's been missing you."