Semua Bab My Substitute Bride: Bab 31 - Bab 40

"Lulu, are you serious?"Jacob couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to his daughter for confirmation.Lulu held up her phone, looking smug. "Dad, this came straight from Mr. Warren himself. Of course it's real! There'll be big names from all kinds of industries at that dinner. Who knows, maybe our family can finally make some connections. If we're lucky enough to land even one project, that would be huge!"After all, this was the Chansear District's biggest business event, only held once every three years.They called it a gala, but it was in truth a high-stakes bidding event hosted by the Fourwinds Consortium. Every project up for bid was worth at least a billion. If Quinton Pharmaceuticals could win just one, the profits would easily hit tens of millions.No wonder Lulu looked so pleased with herself.Compared to the ten million Yvette recovered, that single invitation Lulu had was worth a whole lot more!"I heard those invitations are going for insane prices on the bla

"I'm fine," Dylan said with a smile, trying to ease everyone's worry. "It's just the aches that come with age. It's nothing serious.""Mr. Dylan, you just recovered from a serious illness, so you're still a bit under the weather," Noel said after examining Dylan. "Let me grab a couple of prescriptions to help you get back on your feet in a few days.""Sure, that sounds like a miracle cure," Lulu muttered under her breath. "We'll see if it actually works."In her view, the only reason Noel earned Dylan's favor was that he had gotten lucky and somehow cured the old man's illness. Otherwise, there was no way a country bumpkin like him deserved to set foot in the Quinton family's residence."Dad, since you're not feeling well, you should rest these next couple of days," Jacob said; he sounded caring, but a sharp eagerness flickered in his eyes. "I'll take care of the negotiations with the Morrisons."Noel noticed it right away. Jacob definitely had an ulterior motive."Alright, you h

"Did Ms. Sullivan also help you straighten out the situation with Skyline Corp?" she asked.Seeing Heidi, everything clicked for Yvette. She had been wondering how Noel got David to pay up so easily. And the invitation from Fourwinds Consortium? Only one of the directors could issue that. As it happened, Heidi was one of the eight directors.Noel hadn't lied. The invitation was real!"Why didn't you explain any of this just now?" Yvette asked, turning to him.Noel shrugged. "Even if I had, do you really think your uncle's family would believe me? Besides, why should I bother explaining to them at all?"He slipped on his jacket and headed back into the branch office."Wait!" Yvette called out, stopping him.Noel paused and looked over his shoulder. "Yeah? What is it?"She hesitated before finally saying, "Why are you helping me? If you're just feeling guilty, there's really no need. Like I said, that night was just a misunderstanding. I've already moved on, and you don't owe m

"From now on, you call the shots. You say jump, we ask how high."Seeing how cooperative Dustin, Owen, and Gavin were, Noel didn't bother arguing."Alright, today's my first official day on the job. Tell me everything about this branch office."Noel had barely finished his sentence before the three guys started blurting things out all at once.By noon, Noel had dumped the security duties on Dustin and his crew, then kicked back like it was none of his business.It wasn't because he was slacking off. He needed to pick up some medicine for Dylan and help him recover.Lifeward Apothecary was known as Hibiscus City's top traditional medicine clinic, and it was usually packed with patients. But today, the place felt unusually quiet.The lobby had already cleared out, and a few plainclothes bodyguards stood watch around the room, their eyes sharp and alert.At that moment, Aaron was quietly attending to an elderly man dressed in traditional wear, his fingers resting gently on the man

"I don't know what your conditions are, but go ahead and say them, Dr. Campbell."Jareth stayed true to his reputation as the head of the Lloyd family. Even though he still had his doubts about Noel, he didn't show them.Seeing his composure, Noel cleared his throat and said calmly, "You've done a lot of good in your life, but misfortune still clings to you. If you want to protect yourself, you'd do well to continue performing acts of kindness. For the first condition, I want you to donate a billion dollars to charity. Also, you have to do it yourself. If you hand it off to someone else, the blessing you're supposed to get from it will be greatly diminished.”Everyone in the lobby froze for a moment at Noel's words.Even Aaron hadn't expected that to be the first demand."A billion? Why don't you just ask him to rob a bank?" Selena sneered. "Grandpa, did you hear what this guy's saying? He isn't a traditional doctor. He's just a street scammer dressed up like one!"Jareth himself