Hearing Fiona's request, Frederick protectively shielded his bowl of mac and cheese. "Switch? Why would we switch? You have your own bowl!"Seeing Frederick's guarded reaction, Fiona was even more certain of her suspicion.She said calmly, "I just want to switch with you. Hurry up." Watching them argue over mac and cheese, Anya shook her head helplessly."What's there to argue about? Fiona, I'll switch with you."Frederick's eyes widened in alarm. "Sweetheart, please don't switch with her!"Anya frowned, puzzled by Frederick's overreaction."Why are you so agitated?" Fiona's eyes narrowed. Frederick must have added something to his mac and cheese, and he was afraid she would switch with Anya and let her eat it. She smiled slyly at Frederick. "Will you switch or not? If you don't switch with me, I'll switch with Ann."Frederick was terrified. "You... Don't switch with my sweetheart."Fiona quickly pushed her bowl towards Frederick. "Then switch with me!"Reluctantly, Fred
Fiona thought to herself, "If I just swap out the sauce, this bowl won't be spicy anymore. Frederick's little trick will be easily foiled.Feeling smug about her grand plan, she quickly got to work. To be safe, she changed the sauce multiple times, ensuring no trace of spice remained.She sniffed the sauce, her appetite piqued.Then she smelled the pasta and exclaimed, "Oh my, this smells amazing! I'm about to enjoy my mac and cheese, and someone's plan will be ruined!"With a confident grin, she took a large bite. Observing their strange behavior, Anya furrowed her brow. "Frederick, what are you two up to?"Frederick shrugged helplessly and whispered, "It's nothing. I just really wanted spicy food, and I figured neither of you could handle it. "So when I made the mac and cheese, I mixed chili powder into the pasta and kept that bowl for myself. I didn't expect Fiona to love spicy food so much that she insisted on switching." The chili powder's red color wasn't obvious due t
The next day, chaos erupted at the Timbergale Corporation's branch office.Priscilla and Grace stormed into Ivy's office, their anger palpable. Ivy had anticipated their confrontation, but she had a clear conscience and wasn't afraid of their questions. Grace launched the attack as she demanded, "Ivy, on what grounds did you accuse Mitchell of embezzlement?"Ivy shook her head helplessly. "On what grounds? On the grounds that he committed a crime, brought in so many fake medicinal herbs, and caused such a huge loss for the company."Priscilla refused to believe Mitchell was responsible. "What evidence do you have that my brother did this? Show us if you have any!"Grace chimed in, "Yes, show us the evidence!"Ivy merely smiled faintly. "I've handed all the evidence over to the police. If you want to see it, go to them. How dare you two have the nerve to question me?"If it weren't for your constant enabling, Mitchell wouldn't have had the opportunity to do this. You're the on
Priscilla and Grace stormed out of Ivy's office, their fury barely contained.However, once they were alone, Priscilla's anger gave way to despair. With Mitchell on the run and Marianne arrested, she felt utterly lost.She cried, "This is all my fault. Ivy framed Mitch out of jealousy of me. What are we going to do?"After a moment of thought, Grace offered a solution. "Well, at least Mitch hasn't been caught yet. We need to investigate what really happened. Wait! My classmate Lily is a detective now. Maybe she can help us." Priscilla hesitated, recalling the journalist who had lost her job trying to help them. "But she lost her job because of us last time. Will she really help us again?"Grace was confident. "She will. Lily is incredibly just and fair. Besides, it wasn't our fault she lost her job. It was all Frederick's doing. I'm sure she wants revenge on him as much as we do." Priscilla agreed. After all, what could they uncover on their own? Lily would be far more capable
Lily's revelation that Frederick worked for Pegasus Industries left Priscilla and Grace stunned."How can you be sure?" Priscilla pressed, urgency in her voice.Lily nodded firmly. "I've suspected Pegasus Industries for a while now. Yesterday, I went to investigate and caught them red-handedly processing discarded herbs. I started filming, and guess who I saw?"Intrigued, Priscilla and Grace leaned in. "Who?" Lily slammed her hand on the table. "Frederick York! He was wearing their uniform, working right there in that shady operation!"Priscilla gasped, hand flying to her mouth. The idea of Frederick working for Pegasus Industries was inconceivable."Do you still have the footage?" Grace asked excitedly. "Is Frederick in it? We could take it to the police and prove Mitchell was framed!"Lily's face fell as she slammed her coffee cup down, spilling its contents. "He stole the memory card. Not only that, he also..."Grace frowned, noticing Lily's flushed cheeks. "What else did h
If Lily wasn't able to help with the investigation, there was nothing else they could do. Suddenly, she changed the topic and mysteriously said, "Although I can't do anything about it, I can get my detective teacher to help. My teacher, Ms. Tennyson, loves complicated situations like this the most. "She's great at what she does. She even managed to crack a lot of cases that not even the police could solve! Ms. Tennyson taught me everything I knew. I'm sure she'll be able to get to the bottom of this if she looks into it."After hearing what she said, the two gloomy people became excited. If Lily's teacher, Miranda Tennyson, could crack cases that not even the police could solve, that would prove how capable she was. Investigating Frederick would be a piece of cake for her.So, Grace quickly said, "In that case, please get Ms. Tennyson to help us quickly."At that moment, Priscilla believed in the teacher that Lily was talking about. She asked, "I'm sure a great detective like her
"If she does it again in the future, I'll talk to her."Anya knew how Priscilla felt at that moment. When she was still studying, her brother, Jerry Romero, would get into trouble. She didn't believe it at first and would even fight others about it. Then, the truth was revealed one day, and that made her deeply disappointed in him.That was why she was willing to give Priscilla a chance.At that moment, Anya thought of something important. "By the way, that new employee sure is capable. Did you give him a reward?"Ivy thought about it and realized she still hadn't rewarded Frederick in any way. After all, he did help the company solve something major. So, it would be unreasonable of them not to reward him at all!Ivy pondered and couldn't think of a great way to reward him.Suddenly, Anya suggested, "Isn't Marsh from your team an incapable guy? Let's let the new guy lead the team. That should be enough to reward him. Then, we can transfer him to my side in the future so that I ca
When Marsh returned to Team One, he thought about how he should cause some trouble for Frederick. Then, he saw a group of ladies surrounding the latter's seat and chattering pleasantly.When he saw that, he was even more furious. Marsh had always liked messing around with women, and he had fantasized about those women before. No matter how many times he had tried, he could never get any of them.Frederick had just entered the company, and they were already fawning over him. There was no way Marsh wouldn't be angry and jealous about it.He angrily approached Frederick and scolded the latter. "Chattering during work hours, are we? Have you done your work yet, Frederick?"Frederick had already found out the previous day that Marsh had teamed up with the Millers to frame Olivia. So, he was really disgusted by Marsh.He gently tapped on his computer and opened a file. That was the work he had been assigned with. Marsh didn't expect Frederick to finish it already. Usually, all the other
Mary's case was the most severe, while Ivan's symptoms were the mildest, and Frederick could roughly deduce the sequence of transmissions among them. It was clear that Mary infected Nigel, who then passed it to Kimberly, then finally passed it to Ivan. Frederick also saw that Ivan was actually a decent person who unfortunately ended up being betrayed and infected. However, Nigel was primarily worried that Ivan might start trusting Frederick, as he wanted Ivan to believe in his capabilities to carry out his plan.Originally, he intended for Mary to insult Frederick for being poor and unskilled, but she ended up attacking him for having an unpleasant odor, which backfired when Frederick exposed her for contracting syphilis. Now, Nigel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he then said to Frederick, "Hehe, Frederick. We all know Ivy is a director, what exactly do you do to be worthy of her?"Nigel assumed that Frederick was just a low-level salesperson, something
Hearing Frederick's words, Kimberly jumped with joy and stopped crying. While wiping her tears, she pointed at Mary, laughing and said, "You're covered in syphilis, yet you're making fun of me.""Slut, I wonder how many people you've slept with!" After being pointed and insulted, Mary was furious and she was ready to fight Kimberly. "You bitch! I am going to teach you a lesson!" At this moment, Nigel felt terrible. If Mary was diseased, he'd be the first victim. He grabbed Mary and shouted, "Bitch, let me teach you a lesson first. Now I know why you always wanted the lights off! I thought you were shy, but you just didn't want me to find out."In a fit of anger, Nigel slapped Mary hard across the face. Just as Mary was about to explain, she was interrupted by another slap. Holding her face, she yelled angrily, "Nigel, how dare you hit me?! Do you want me to expose all your little schemes and tricks?"Nigel froze in horror; if Mary exposed him, it would have been disastrous.
Kimberly heard her laughter, and body odor had always been a sensitive issue for her; a wound she'd tried to cover up over the years. For Frederick to bring it up in front of everyone felt like rubbing salt into an open wound. Yet what hurt even more was Mary's laughter; as a fellow woman, it felt like salt to the wound, then roasting it. Kimberly was furious, pointed at Mary and said, "What are you laughing at? Do you want me to come over there and shut you up?"Mary felt wronged, she had only let out a reflexive laugh, but now Kimberly's anger was directed at her. "Did I laugh at you? What proof do you have that I laughed at you?""You're the one with body odor, yet you're taking it out on others. You're such an unreasonable woman!"Kimberly grew even angrier after hearing Mary's retort. "You're the one with body odor, your whole family has it!" "Look at what you're wearing, it's like you just threw on two pillowcases. You're a shameless woman, just trying to show off t
When everyone heard Ivy's words, they laughed even more. Her words effectively confirmed that Frederick did indeed have an unpleasant odor. It wasn't entirely her fault as Kimberly's words had been a bit of a trap. "Haha, if you smell, just take a shower and don't embarrass yourself here.""With all that cheap stuff on, no wonder he has a smell."Hearing this, Frederick simply gave a slight smile and then asked Mary and Kimberly, "Are two really that fragrant?"Mary and Kimberly lifted their heads proudly after hearing Frederick's words. "Why don't you ask everyone here, ask them if we smell good or not?""Exactly, go ahead and ask."Both of them considered themselves beautiful, and of course, they would smell pleasant. The men around them quickly chimed in, especially those eager to admire Mary, who was dressed in a way that gave them a bit of eye candy. "Of course, they smell good. How could these two beautiful ladies not smell good?""Hehe, Frederick with his cheap, th
In a hidden corner, Nigel said to Mary, "Damn it, that bumpkin Frederick keeps stealing my spotlight. I am worried that our plan won't go well later.""You should help me humiliate him properly, and Ivan's girlfriend will back you up."Mary pursed her lips and said to Nigel, "Every time something comes up, you just ask me to handle it. My bag hasn't been bought yet, and you've lost 300 thousand dollars"Although Nigel was annoyed by Mary hitting a sore spot, he kept his tone calm and replied, "Help me humiliate Frederick and talk him down in front of Ivan. After that, leave the rest to me. Once it's done, I'll get you more than one bag, I could get you ten bags and it wouldn't be a problem. I don't care about that small amount of money. You saw that Porsche just now, right? I wouldn't mind burning it if I had to." Hearing this, Mary was delighted and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, babe." She hadn't realized that Nigel was so wealthy and even had a Porsche. Up until th
Knowing Martin as someone who knew a lot about wood, everyone immediately looked as though they were ready for a good show. They were convinced that the Saint George statue couldn’t possibly be made of anything valuable.Martin let out a strange exclamation. "What the hell!"Kimberly, thinking that Martin was angry, quickly said, "Mr. Lawson, tell us what’s so disastrous about this wood. Are you saying it’s just a piece of junk?"Contrary to expectations, Martin replied angrily, "I’m saying that whoever preserved this Saint George statue was a jerk. This is genuine sandalwood, and yet it’s completely neglected, covered in dust."Most of the group had no idea what sandalwood was worth, but judging by the name alone, it sounded impressive.Kimberly asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you saying this is really antique wood?"Martin examined the statue carefully, scrutinizing every detail. "Judging by the texture, this carving must have been made at least 150 years ago."Everyone was
"The Saint George statue was indeed a fitting choice for a karaoke." Nigel chuckled, turning to Ivy.“Why didn’t you just go on Amazon and buy a new one for a few dozen bucks? This one is obviously second-hand. Or was it picked up from some junk stall?”Frederick heard Nigel’s mockery and nodded in agreement, a faint smile on his lips. “You’re not wrong. This statue actually was picked up from a street stall.”“At the Treasure Hall in the antique trade market, no less. And yes, it’s an antique.”The truth was, the statue was from the Victorian era. Even the owner of Treasure Hall, Dominic, had recognized its age but dismissed it as worthless, tossing it onto a stall outside.Frederick had picked it up casually, thinking it would come in handy one day, and now it was the perfect gift for Ivan.Hearing this, Nigel burst out laughing, clutching his stomach. “An antique? Treasure Hall? You’re really trying to fool us.”Kimberly chimed in, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she glance
The group’s attention was fully captured by Frederick’s words, their eyes all on him. Nigel, knowing that Kimberly had informed Ivy at the last minute and that she likely didn’t have a gift, sneered at Frederick."Well, if you’ve got a gift, go ahead and show it.""Considering Ivy and Kimberly’s relationship, the gift should be pretty decent, right?"Everyone was now staring at Frederick with anticipation, curious to see what kind of gift he could produce.Ivy, on the other hand, was completely flustered. She hadn’t handed any gift to Frederick, though she understood he was trying to help her out of a tough spot. But wasn’t this making things even more awkward?Nigel continued to press him, "Where’s the gift? Come on, take it out already.""After all this time, you still can’t take it out. Don’t tell me you don’t even have one."Frederick glanced at Nigel with a calm smile. "Oh? Are you planning to bet 300 grand with me again?"Nigel froze. There was no way he had another 300 t
Ivan was deeply moved, feeling as though all the unpleasantness from their school days had been swept away. A sense of childhood nostalgia, unique to old classmates, welled up within him.The crowd continued to shower Nigel with praise, giving him thumbs up one after another."A gift worth 10 grand is no small amount. Nigel is truly generous.""That’s right. These days, even classmates hesitate to prepare gifts, but Nigel has shown such generosity.."Most of the attendees had come because of their connection with Kimberly. Each had prepared gifts with costs ranging from a few hundred dollars. Compared to Nigel’s grandiose gift worth 10 thousand, their contributions paled in comparison.Hearing the compliments, Nigel waved his hand dismissively, feigning modesty. "It’s nothing, really. After all, Ivan and I are good friends from way back."Then, Nigel’s expression shifted slightly as he added, "Speaking of good friends, I’m sure it’s not just me and Ivan here who share a special b