Chapter 261: Does Reginald know yet?

“Turns out those words you said before your arrest were just a way of keeping yourself alive.”The man finally realized there was no need to beat around the bush when interrogating the girl before him. Directness was enough. He chambered a round in his pistol.“Fine. Then tell me—do you have any evidence?”“Have Benjamin come and talk to me.”Heloise replied calmly.“The President isn’t someone you can see whenever you want.”The man pressed the muzzle hard against her body.“Then let’s sit back and see how things develop.”Heloise smiled faintly.Stubborn beyond reason.No one remained this arrogant inside The Larkhaven.At her words, the man’s expression turned completely sinister. He raised the gun and fired directly into her right shoulder.Bang!Heloise jerked violently in her chair.The color instantly drained from her face, leaving it deathly pale.Excruciating pain exploded from her right shoulder and rapidly spread throughout her body.The man looked at her in surprise.Most

Chapter 262: She’s extraordinarily important to Reginald

“Good.”Benjamin remained seated, his hands clasped before his lips. He looked at Ben and spoke in a complicated tone, “Ben, I want to ask you a question. In your opinion, what exactly is Reginald’s attitude toward Heloise?”Ever since receiving the anonymous letter, his head had been aching.A fugitive from the slums had become entangled with the Legal Affairs Committee and now with Reginald as well. If this was handled improperly, the whole of THE PHOENIXFELL EMPIRE could erupt.Hearing this, Ben stood straight in the office and looked solemnly at Benjamin.“Mr. President, forgive my boldness.”“...”Benjamin looked at him.“If Miss Heloise loses her life in The Larkhaven, I’m afraid you won’t be sitting in that position for very long.”Ben spoke each word distinctly.“...”Benjamin stiffened in his chair at those words. Then he gave a bitter smile.“So it’s reached that point?”Thinking back now, when he and Reginald had been playing billiards, he had constantly praised Heloise, and

Chapter 263: He cannot come back for the time being

This was the most difficult situation Benjamin had encountered since becoming president—without question.“And what do you think?”Ben gradually calmed down, understanding that Benjamin had difficulties of his own.Benjamin looked at him. After a long silence, he finally said in a low voice,“Ben, let me be honest with you. She cannot be saved.”Who “she” was needed no explanation.Hearing this, shock and anger once again appeared on Ben’s face.“Then let me be honest with you as well. If Miss Heloise cannot be saved, then both of us will have betrayed Mr. Wordsworth. We won’t need to wait for Mr. Wordsworth to act.”“It’d be quicker to put a bullet in ourselves.”Benjamin laughed.“Then tell me this. If we protect her, can she take the secrets of the slums to her grave?”“...”Ben froze, unable to answer.“I have to give all the tycoons and old families an explanation. Otherwise, how can I protect her?”Benjamin looked at him.“Can you get Reginald to keep her under control? Make her

Chapter 264: Have you found out who exposed me?

Another long ten minutes passed.“Mr. Garcia still isn’t answering his phone,” someone said weakly.“The Presidential Office isn’t answering either,” another added.Reginald listened without even lifting his eyes, as though none of it concerned him. He slid out a match and struck it one-handed. With a hiss, a flame sprang to life, reflected in his dark eyes.Someone strode in from outside, breathing heavily. Stopping before Reginald, he lowered his head.“Mr. Wordsworth, we can’t get a plane ticket. The President just called. He said this financial summit is extremely important to THE PHOENIXFELL EMPIRE and that you must attend the entire event before returning.”Reginald lowered his gaze to the flame that was nearly burning his fingertips and asked in a suppressed voice,“Oh? And what if I insist on going back early?”Hearing the darkness in his tone, the subordinate’s scalp tingled with fear, but he forced himself to continue.“The President said that if you insist on returning earl

Chapter 265: Mr. Garcia, let me tell you the truth

She wanted to know whether it was the same person as the one she had guessed.Benjamin stood there, not expecting that her first question would be this. She had guessed that someone had informed him.So intelligent.He shook his head. “No.”“It seems the efficiency of the Presidential Office isn’t that great either.”Heloise curled her lips in mockery, her smile pale.Benjamin’s expression darkened slightly at her ridicule. Just as he was about to speak, Heloise instead began negotiating terms with him.“Don’t make things difficult for my Peak Summit Conference people. Don’t let the tycoons trouble them.”“It’s not hard to protect them, but you should understand what I want.”Benjamin said.“Say it.”Heloise said lightly, as if she were not in a cage at all, but casually discussing a business deal.“First, you must hand over all your plans, including how many helpers you have besides Reginald; second, whether you hold anything related to the slums, and whether it has been sent abroad.

Chapter 266: Bind her, to prevent self-harm

She had already known this path would not be smooth, and in the end she still left herself such a backup plan?She didn’t even count her own life in it?“When I decided to rebuild the slums, I don’t need a fallback plan.”Heloise said calmly.“What about Mr. Wordsworth?” Ben looked at her. “You know how much Mr. Wordsworth cares about you. If you die… can’t you care a little about him?”Why must she choose the slums?Care—she no longer had the chance to care about him.Seeing that she did not speak, Ben couldn’t help adding, “Mr. Wordsworth cannot withstand stimulation, you know that.”Hearing this, Heloise raised her head slightly, her hair somewhat disheveled. She blinked, and after a long while, she finally looked at Ben.“My life isn’t that important to him, is it?”When his most beloved sister died, he did not suffer an episode, so how could he because of her.“……”“Before I die, just let him stay abroad.”Her voice paused slightly.“Miss…”“Mr. Garcia, don’t be foolish. I will n