The womanâs gaze went blank for one second. âI donât know. Iâll probably take my son and hightail out of here, as far as we can go. The Oranges are a difficult bunch. Itâll be my fault that Jefferyâs going to prison, and the old bat wonât let me get away with it. Iâm also scared that Jeffery would take revenge on me after his release. So, I have to get as far away as I can.âAlejandro agreed with her train of thought. âThatâs right. Thatâs exactly what you should do. Instead of serving an ungrateful family, why not live a carefree life? I donât see any sign of happiness on you. Life is hard enough. Why add difficulties? Itâs best to live out your life comfortably, regardless of whether you have money or not.âThe woman packed her and her sonâs luggages in her free time. It looked like she had decided to leave immediately once Jeffrey was taken into custody.The old woman sat tied to the chair with her mouth gagged, weeping to the skies, as if she were trying to commit suicide with h
Alejandro was suspicious. âSeaton spoke to you, personally? He let you know who he was? Is he that careless?âJeffrey spilled the beans. âIâve been living in the big city for a long time. Of course, Iâve seen those famous business people on the news, even if I donât meet them in person. Seatonâs men took me to a mansion. Iâve never seen such a nice house in my life. Seaton talked to me with his back facing me, but I could tell that he was foreign. I even saw his picture on the wall, a large frame just hanging on the wall. It was Seaton. He was so generous. Iâd never earned that much money in my life, so I was brainwashed by the money he offered. Thatâs why I agreed. Please let me go, just this once.âAlejandro now understood. He asked his bodyguards to release Jeffrey. âIf you want to live, Jeffrey Orange, you will testify as our witness like a good boy, tell the judge everything you know.âJeffrey was still a clever man. âBut⌠Even if we report him, he wonât get a death sentence. H
Mark closed his eyes to rest in the plane during their flight back to the country. Alejandro was chattering incessantly next to him. âCould you give me some of the shares from Seatonâs company? Tremont Enterprises has just overcome a critical juncture, and the money you have will be more than enough. I pretty much shared the burden with you, and itâs not like it's our first partnership.ââ30%. Pay up,â Mark agreed swiftly.Alejandro could tell that he was in a good mood, so he decided to take advantage. âSince you trust me now, can we convert our transportation agreement to an exclusive contract?âMark shot him a sidelong glance. âWhy are you fixating on that transportation agreement? Itâs not like you rely on it to put food on the table. Whacko.âAlejandro refused to give up. âNo one would refuse money. Just say yes or no.ââIâll consider it. Continue annoying me and weâll have nothing to discuss,â Mark snapped, annoyed with him.Alejandro tactfully stopped talking. At some poin
By the time he arrived back at the Tremont Estate, it was already growing dark. Arianne knew that Mark would be coming home today, so she asked Mary to prepare a sumptuous dinner beforehand.âAre you okay with selling off Wynn Mansion?â Mark suddenly asked during dinner.âI had no choice, we were short on cash back then,â Arianne replied casually. âBesides, you put a lot of money into the renovations. Itâs fine. No one was going to live in it anyway, and we wouldâve had to spend money on its maintenance.âMark knew that deep down, she felt differently. She mustâve wanted to keep Wynn Mansion, but it wouldnât be easy to get it back, now that it was sold.âYou donât have to get Wynn Mansion back,â she said seriously, as if she had seen right through him. âThereâs no need. Itâs done. The Wynns have separated, some are already dead. Why should we keep that old mansion? It was supposed to be a keepsake, but itâs come into good use, so itâs not so bad. The new owners will certainly tak
âBy the way, sir, I need to take a few days offâŚâ Brian meekly spoke up from the driverâs seat.âProblems with the family?â Mark asked.âGetting engaged,â Brian chuckled shyly. âIâm going home to officially ask my girlfriendâs parents for permission. Itâs kind of our family tradition. We have to be officially engaged before getting married.âArianneâs interest was piqued. âThatâs wonderful news! Youâre finally making it official. Havenât you been living with your girlfriend for a while? Whyâd you have to go through the procedure of an engagement? Why not just get married?âBrian sighed. âThis was a request from my girlfriendâs family. Theyâre a little old-fashioned so I have no choice. We have to foot a high price for the dowry tooâonce for the engagement, and another for the wedding. I feel as if all my previous hard work has gone to waste whenever I think of having to empty my savings for this wedding. Actually, the dowry is fine, itâs the brideâs familyâs request anyway. But the
In truth, Brian had already returned. He just did not resume his duties immediately. Brian arrived at Tremont Estate within half an hour.When he entered the house, his forehead was covered in sweat. He asked the girl, âWhat are you doing here?âThe girl snorted. âI knew I would be able to find you here. Werenât you avoiding me by hiding yourself away from me? You couldâve not come here if you had the balls! Iâll ask you again, are we still getting married or not?âBrian looked at the girl for a moment with a dark face and said, âNo.âStartled, the girl immediately went up to Brian and began to hit him. Brian endured her behaviour for a moment before grabbing both her hands. âIâm sorry, I wonât be able to marry you. We couldâve gotten back together had you not come here and caused a scene. Now, itâs no longer necessary, and I will not be able to fulfill your requirements. Iâd gladly spend everything I have for you, but I would most definitely not land myself in debt for you because
Arianne tutted and said, âIt doesnât matter to me whether you break up or not, as my gifts are not meant for you anyhow. So long as youâre involved, I wonât even give a single cent. Plus, youâre wrong. Brianâs not our dog. Each career is to be equally respected. Brianâs been working for us for so long, heâs literally a part of our family. Why donât you stop looking down on people and leave him? You donât deserve him at all. I find people who donât even understand their worth very laughable.âBrian did not want to waste his time on the girl any longer. He waved his hand to call on the security guards to throw her out of the house.The girl struggled against the guards and refused to leave the door. The guardsâ threats were completely useless.Brian was on the brink of flipping out. âI did not expect for it to turn out like this. I thought she was just being childish because of her young age, but now, I finally see what she truly thinks of me. Iâm sorry for being such an embarrassment
Arianne said to her in a harsh tone, âI wouldnât interfere in your matters if you hadnât brought your argument to my doorstep. Now that youâve done it, how could I not interfere? Who would dare to bully you when youâve got so much demeanor on you? Obviously, youâve been the one whoâs been bullying us. Youâve already taken all the glory for yourself; what else could you possibly want?âAt that point, the girl began to feel that Brian would not bother with her, so she might as well stop herself from making matters worse. The girl named her price. â$45,000âIâll leave when I receive this amount, or otherwise, there wonât be peace for anybody. I wouldnât be sent to prison even if you tried, since itâs just a loversâ quarrel.âArianne saw that the lights in her bedroom on the second floor had turned on and was afraid that Mark would cause an even bigger scene. She coldly said, âI donât wish to make matters worse, so leave now! He hasnât even touched you. He has even paid for your living ex