Chapter 2743: Getting Ready to Get Married?

They praised her as beautiful, kind, gentle, and having a pleasant voice. The world of children is very simple; if someone is nice to them, they can remember it for a lifetime.

Jasmine Yale felt warm inside when she saw descriptions of herself while grading essays.

No one had ever praised her like that before, as if she were a fairy from the heavens.

Indeed, a little girl even said she wanted to become someone like Teacher Yale when she grew up.

Like her? What’s so good about being like her?

Every morning, she would lead the older kids in a morning run, taking them to bask in the morning sun, running along the track, watching the sun rise in the east, as birds awakened the earth.

Every day was filled with vitality and energy.

Even Principal Warner said the kids had changed significantly, and several who were once quiet had now become more outgoing.

Jasmine Yale felt she had changed a lot too; the days filled with gloom had finally started to pass. The further she moved from her past life, the lighter she seemed to feel.

No more dealing with complicated bidding projects, no more toasts at banquets. She was just a teacher, Teacher Yale in the eyes of the children.

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Old York.

A week ago, the sensational nationwide financial case gradually came to a close.

The case involved financial fraud, sex scandals, illegal engineering projects, financial loopholes... This financial case caused the illustrious years-long James Group to collapse suddenly, like a giant tree blown over by the wind. This news was broadcast repeatedly on major TV stations.

The group went bankrupt, old James’s health worsened, and it’s said that the chairman of the group, Kieran Janus, was also under investigation due to a sex scandal.

This news quickly became the topic of interest in financial circles.

Everyone sighed about how hard it is to start a business, and even harder to keep it going.

In the teahouse.

Sylvan Cheney sat lazily by the window, his slender figure elongated by the sunlight on the floor, mottled light and shadows falling on his black long coat.

On the table was a pot of US red tea, the tea in the cup emitting a tranquil aroma and white mist, shrouded in haziness. In one corner of the table lay a stack of documents, particularly striking in the sunlight.

Sylvan Cheney’s face was calm. During this time, he hadn’t gone anywhere; he either walked alone on the street or watched movies alone in his apartment.

He did nothing, went nowhere.

Alone, solitary.

Sunlight fell on his long eyelashes, and when he blinked, the sun was cut into fragmented shadows.

The teahouse wasn’t crowded, so he could clearly hear the conversations of others.

It seemed more people were talking about the James Group.

"What do you think, the James Group just completed the chairman’s transition last year, and now it’s collapsing? Is it because the current chairman lacks ability?"

"I heard the ability isn’t great; relying on small tricks to take over the chairmanship, without much real talent, meaning he relied on women to climb up."

"No wonder, he went out and indulged in debauchery as soon as he got the chairman position. But the downfall of the James Group is probably not that simple; it looks like some financial expert is manipulating things behind the scenes. Who did this James Group provoke?"

"Some say it’s his son-in-law, others say it’s the deputy general manager, and there are also rumors about the financial director of the James Group, not clear though."

"Looks like there was internal conflict."

"Indeed, the James Group can’t make a comeback this time; it’s completely collapsed. I heard Kieran Janus is still under investigation and hasn’t been released!"

"Wasn’t his daughter planning to get married?"