Alejandro was suspicious. “Seaton spoke to you, personally? He let you know who he was? Is he that careless?”Jeffrey spilled the beans. “I’ve been living in the big city for a long time. Of course, I’ve seen those famous business people on the news, even if I don’t meet them in person. Seaton’s men took me to a mansion. I’ve 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. I’d never earned that much money in my life, so I was brainwashed by the money he offered. That’s why I agreed. Please let me go, just this once.”Alejandro now understood. He asked his bodyguards to release Jeffrey. “If you want to live, Jeffrey Orange, you will testify as our witness like a good boy, tell the judge everything you know.”Jeffrey was still a clever man. “But… Even if we report him, he won’t 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. “Could you give me some of the shares from Seaton’s 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 it’s not like it's our first partnership.”“30%. Pay up,” Mark agreed swiftly.Alejandro could tell that he was in a good mood, so he decided to take advantage. “Since you trust me now, can we convert our transportation agreement to an exclusive contract?”Mark shot him a sidelong glance. “Why are you fixating on that transportation agreement? It’s not like you rely on it to put food on the table. Whacko.”Alejandro refused to give up. “No one would refuse money. Just say yes or no.”“I’ll consider it. Continue annoying me and we’ll have nothing to discuss,” 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.“Are you okay with selling off Wynn Mansion?” Mark suddenly asked during dinner.“I had no choice, we were short on cash back then,” Arianne replied casually. “Besides, you put a lot of money into the renovations. It’s fine. No one was going to live in it anyway, and we would’ve had to spend money on its maintenance.”Mark knew that deep down, she felt differently. She must’ve wanted to keep Wynn Mansion, but it wouldn’t be easy to get it back, now that it was sold.“You don’t have to get Wynn Mansion back,” she said seriously, as if she had seen right through him. “There’s no need. It’s done. The Wynns have separated, some are already dead. Why should we keep that old mansion? It was supposed to be a keepsake, but it’s come into good use, so it’s not so bad. The new owners will certainly tak
“By the way, sir, I need to take a few days off…” Brian meekly spoke up from the driver’s seat.“Problems with the family?” Mark asked.“Getting engaged,” Brian chuckled shyly. “I’m going home to officially ask my girlfriend’s parents for permission. It’s kind of our family tradition. We have to be officially engaged before getting married.”Arianne’s interest was piqued. “That’s wonderful news! You’re finally making it official. Haven’t you been living with your girlfriend for a while? Why’d you have to go through the procedure of an engagement? Why not just get married?”Brian sighed. “This was a request from my girlfriend’s family. They’re a little old-fashioned so I have no choice. We have to foot a high price for the dowry too—once 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, it’s the bride’s family’s 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, “What are you doing here?”The girl snorted. “I knew I would be able to find you here. Weren’t you avoiding me by hiding yourself away from me? You could’ve not come here if you had the balls! I’ll ask you again, are we still getting married or not?”Brian looked at the girl for a moment with a dark face and said, “No.”Startled, the girl immediately went up to Brian and began to hit him. Brian endured her behaviour for a moment before grabbing both her hands. “I’m sorry, I won’t be able to marry you. We could’ve gotten back together had you not come here and caused a scene. Now, it’s no longer necessary, and I will not be able to fulfill your requirements. I’d gladly spend everything I have for you, but I would most definitely not land myself in debt for you because
Arianne tutted and said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether you break up or not, as my gifts are not meant for you anyhow. So long as you’re involved, I won’t even give a single cent. Plus, you’re wrong. Brian’s not our dog. Each career is to be equally respected. Brian’s been working for us for so long, he’s literally a part of our family. Why don’t you stop looking down on people and leave him? You don’t deserve him at all. I find people who don’t even understand their worth very laughable.”Brian 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 guards’ threats were completely useless.Brian was on the brink of flipping out. “I 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. I’m sorry for being such an embarrassment
Arianne said to her in a harsh tone, “I wouldn’t interfere in your matters if you hadn’t brought your argument to my doorstep. Now that you’ve done it, how could I not interfere? Who would dare to bully you when you’ve got so much demeanor on you? Obviously, you’ve been the one who’s been bullying us. You’ve already taken all the glory for yourself; what else could you possibly want?”At 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. “$45,000—I’ll leave when I receive this amount, or otherwise, there won’t be peace for anybody. I wouldn’t be sent to prison even if you tried, since it’s just a lovers’ quarrel.”Arianne 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, “I don’t wish to make matters worse, so leave now! He hasn’t even touched you. He has even paid for your living ex
Brian had been tortured into looking down on himself, which was a pitiful sight to see. “What are you thinking? You deserve a lot better. It’s she who doesn’t deserve you. Stop overthinking things. Your resignation is out of the question. Mark would never agree to it. Why don’t you rest a few days? Treat it as a vacation and come back to work when you’re feeling better. There are a lot of fish in the sea. When you meet the right person next time, I will fulfill my promise and give you the house and car that I mentioned. Cheer up.”Brian was emotionally down in the dumps. He was even dragging his feet when he left the Tremont Estate.Mark teased Arianne when he went downstairs for dinner and said, “Are you so passionate about doing this kind of stuff because you’re too idle? Wouldn’t it be better to just get the guards to send her to the police station?”Arianne glared at him. “Why are you being like this? Isn’t this Brian’s matter? He’s been of service to you for so many years now;