LOGINThe middle-aged man was about to argue back.Suddenly, Tony lowered his voice and said quietly, "Something came up. The plan is off."The man froze and stared at him.Tony went on, "I'll shove you over to those two in a minute. Tell them exactly what I said."The man was stunned. So, had this guy really been sent by the boss?"Miss, go on up first." Tony gave them a look. "I'll come up after I deal with my family matters.""Do you need help?" Sierra's thoughts were still in a mess after what had just happened."It's fine." Tony refused at once. "I can handle it."Sierra played along. "Call me if you need anything."Tony nodded. "Alright."Sierra and Marcus looked back every few steps, but in the end, they walked into King Group's entrance.Tony looked at the three people still standing there in a daze. First, he waved the crowd away. Then, he turned to the three of them."Didn't you just call and say the plan was still on?" The middle-aged man no longer looked deranged. He
Charlie had to consider both their own safety and benefits. There was no point in losing one's life after getting their hands on the wealth, or vice versa."Alright." Loren understood Charlie's concerns and did not press his father. "But don't take too long to think it over. We need time to set everything up."Charlie's eyes darkened. "I know."Loren stood up and headed for the door.Charlie looked at his back and asked, "Will John find out about this?""No." Loren would plan everything carefully before making a move and built in several layers of separation. "At most, he'll find out that the branch family has a problem with Sierra existing. He will not be able to trace it back to us.""Good." Charlie felt slightly relieved.More than forty minutes later, Sierra arrived at King Group.After parking the car, Tony thoughtfully opened the door for her and even made a gentlemanly gesture. "Miss, we have arrived."Marcus scoffed. "Show-off."Tony rolled his eyes as Sierra stepped
Sierra frowned slightly and went back to her office.Why was Charlie calling her?"Here's the thing." Charlie's tone was warm. "We talked it over with your grandfather over the past few days. We all agreed that locking down the target project in just two months was impressive, so we want you to come to King Group and get a feel for the company's scale.""Sure." Sierra did not refuse.She would have to get familiar with King Group sooner or later, so since he had brought it up, there was no reason to turn it down.Charlie continued, "When are you free? I'll have Maxwell make the arrangements."Sierra glanced at Tony and Marcus, who had come out with her. "Now, then."If this had really been nothing more than a simple tour of the company, Charlie would not have called her himself. Since he had, he was probably planning to use it for something else.It just so happened that she had brought both Tony and Marcus with her today. If anything were to really happen, she could also see h
"He talks too much," Marcus fired back at Tony without hesitation when he begged to come along with Sierra. "If you keep him around, you'll never have a moment of peace ever again.""Nonsense!" Tony immediately fought for himself. "I'm a very perceptive bodyguard. When you're upset or weighed down, I'll help you sort things out. I won't make your life miserable like he says.""He's lying to you," Marcus said.Tony pointed at his face. "Look at how serious I am."Marcus glanced at him.Tony glared right back.The two of them clearly could not stand each other.Sierra noticed the way they were going at it. After thinking it over, she asked, "If I take you with me, what exactly can you do?""My brain works fast. If you run into someone you don't like, I can deal with them for you," Tony said as he did his sales pitch. "Most importantly, I'm a better driver than Marcus. I can handle any emergency."Sierra looked at Marcus. He did not argue, which meant Tony was telling the truth.
"Don't get into any more direct clashes with the chairman," Maxwell said to Charlie. The only reason he had come back was to warn Charlie in case he really pushed Nathan too far. "And don't drag Aunt Anna or Sierra into this, either."Nathan would not care about the usual petty fights they had. But if Anna and Sierra were dragged in, even Maxwell might not be able to save his father. Nathan was a legend among the older generation. With a man like that, there was no telling what methods he might use."Are you telling me how to handle things again?" Charlie's face darkened.Maxwell did not take the bait. "I'm only giving you a reminder as your son."Charlie's chest rose and fell sharply. Nathan had infuriated him out there, and now Maxwell had come home and done the same. Was he some kind of punching bag?Seeing the state his father was in, Maxwell knew it was not a good idea to stay any longer. He then ended the conversation. "Get some rest. I am leaving."Charlie watched him go.
Shards were scattered across the floor after Charlie threw the vase on the floor, but his anger did not subside in the slightest."So what if he's the chairman of Lynch Group? Does that make him superior?" He cursed into the empty room, his face dark with fury. "At the end of the day, he's just a man with no wife or child to call his own! Who does he think he is? If I don't get back at him, I'll eat my hat!"His cursing went on and on.A full ten minutes passed before he finally stopped.Only after most of his anger had burned off did Winston step forward and try to calm him down. "Please, sir, calm down."Charlie could not calm down at all.The second he thought about how Nathan had not given him the slightest bit of deference in front of Maxwell, the anger in his chest flared up again.He could let it slide when Nathan looked down on him and targeted him earlier. But to think Nathan would act so high and mighty in front of him right now... He was still the head of one of the
John fixed the blanket so Tommy's head was out and he could breathe.Looking at the way the boy squeezed his eyes shut, clearly refusing to acknowledge him, John didn't try to wake him. As always, his voice stayed gentle and patient. "Get some rest. Stop thinking about everything else. No matter
Sierra never got the answer to that question."You've met your grandparents and your aunt on your father's side. But have you ever met your mom's parents? Or an uncle or aunt on her side of the family?" Lucas threw one question after another at Sierra.Sierra answered without hesitation. "Mom said
After hearing what Pamela had to say, Holly's temper immediately flared up.John's gaze swept over her once and then moved away. On a personal level, since Holly was Sierra's best friend, he didn't want to push things too far."Alright, we'll do it your way," he said.Pamela froze.Before, when
"If you told me firmly that you would never forgive him, I might actually start to doubt it," Holly joked.All the good memories from the past five years weren't something that could be erased so easily. Not to mention, Sierra was someone who took her emotions deeply."If I said I'd never forgive







