The Carters did not waste time jeering and insulting Faye and Zayn, their fingers wagging and pointing in mockery. Mocking them had become a form of entertainment for them.Faye’s expression turned stormy, her ire and contempt toward Zayn multiplying. She had been reluctant to join the family gathering despite being a Carter herself. Conversely, Zayn was so thick-skinned, he did not even care that he was just a guy who married into his wife’s family. He would let himself be abused and looked down upon just so he could have some free food.She missed the chairman of Violet Vision even more. Had he been at their family gathering, everyone would have shut up and kissed his boots as hard as they could.It was regrettable that she did not even have the chairman’s contact details. Just the thought of that made her heave a sigh as her dismay grew.Zayn hardly cared about the Carters’ remarks. The only reason he had come was to be Faye’s companion. He would not have bothered to attend othe

Howard could feel Zayn’s eyes burning into him and his blood boiled in frustration. How he wished he could lunge at him and rip his foul mouth to shreds! Nevertheless, he could not make any sudden, out-of-place moves lest he expose himself.Just from the way his grandfather and the rest of his family reacted, Howard had no doubt that if anyone knew who the culprit was, they would lynch him right there and then.This was why he kept telling himself that he had to be calm above all else when it came to situations like these. He needed to deny everything to the bitter end.Besides, Howard had been careful not to leave an incriminating trail when he embezzled the money, and the sum was transferred straight into Gordon Hayes’ account. As long as he remained steadfast in his denial, no one would really believe he had done it. What’s more, he was far from the only one who had access to company funds.George gave Zayn the stink eye. “Shut up. No one asked you!”He quickly turned back to H

Faye raised her head suddenly, and without concealing her emotions, swung her hand hard and struck Zayn on the cheek.“Just shut the hell up, Zayn Larson! I’ve had enough of you! I’ve told you over and over again that I don’t want you to plague me with troubles. But you never listen, do you? This is your petty way of getting vengeance against me, isn’t it? You have the gall to claim you can prevent me from suffering any injustice, but what do you have that could guarantee that?!”The blow was uncannily sharp—so much so, Zayn was too bewildered to react.The rest of the room did not waste time before indulging in schadenfreude. Some of them clapped, including Howard himself. All the fear and panic he felt before was gone, replaced by an expression of genuine mirth. Zayn was such an enormous moron, was he not? He was so brainless that he did not even know how someone as stupid as himself could not possibly have ratted him out successfully. In fact, Howard thought that Zayn’s eagerness

At the thought of it, his gaze was sharp when he glared at Faye, dying to tear her apart.“Mr. Hayes, you must be joking? Us Carters do not have any business with you. How could we owe you anything?” George plastered on a smile.Gordon’s grin remained unchanged. “Oh? Looks like you still don’t know. Your charming grandson had a good time at my place recently. It’s too bad he got a little unlucky and lost some money. He promised to repay it the next day, but he disappeared yesterday. Can’t even get to him through the phone. What could I do? I have to come for him personally. It didn’t occur to me that tonight was a gathering dinner for you Carters. Tsk, tsk, excuse me for intruding. Mr. Carter, you don’t mind, do you?”George could no longer keep his composure after that. The smile on his face froze and the corners of his lips kept twitching. Barely holding his fury in, he told Gordon, “Is that true, Mr. Hayes? I know nothing about it.”Gordon’s expression took a swift turn, becomin

The sudden turn of events stupefied the Carters, specifically George and Hector. They were befuddled—was it not Faye who owed the money? Why was it Howard now?Hoisted up like a frozen turkey by the two brutes, Howard was forced to kneel before Gordon.“Howard Carter, huh? Very bold of you…You owe me money, yet you refuse to answer my calls?” Gordon looked down at Howard and said coldly.Scared witless, the latter pleaded incessantly, “Mr. Hayes, it’s all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! How’d I dare to refuse your calls? My phone broke yesterday! It wasn’t working!”Tears and snot ran down his face. Howard looked pathetic as he begged Gordon like a stray.Gordon’s gaze flitted to Zayn, silently asking him what he should do. As their eyes met, Zayn was quick to direct him with his gaze as well. Gordon grabbed Howard’s hair and yanked his head upward. “I’ll cut the crap with you. Pay up what you owe. Clear the remaining 1.01 million dollars today and I’ll let you go.”Howar