He never thought that his ex-lover could be so cruel toward him.Marsh looked at Grace with hatred and said, "Bitch, how dare you hit me?"Grace looked at Marsh's angry gaze and knew he was starting to get desperate. But Grace was not afraid of him.She raised her head and looked at Marsh's clenched fists. She said in disdain, "So what? Marsh, are you thinking of hitting me? Do you think I'll let you off so easily? "You have heard about our capabilities and connections within the company. You'd better be careful. Otherwise, I might even strip you of your current title as Frederick's second-in-command!"Marsh had indeed planned on giving Grace a harsh slap. But he could only release his clenched fists after hearing Grace's words.The current him did not have the guts to hit Grace as Grace and Priscilla were indeed well-connected within the company due to their abilities.He was barely surviving within his team. He would definitely be fired if Grace and Priscilla teamed up to wor
On the other hand, Frederick did not return to the company after his lunch break. Instead, he returned to the hilltop mansion.He was currently busy in the kitchen, whereas Tyger and Jacob were sitting on the sofa. The two of them looked nothing like the scary front they upheld in the underworld.Instead, they looked like two pitiful elderly men.Although Jacob couldn't see a thing at the moment, his sense of smell was much sharper than usual. He sniffed and said, "It smells like herbs. Do you think Mr. York is making some herbal medication?"Tyger's condition was slightly better in comparison to Jacob's. Scarlet had quickly brought Tyger to get his teeth replaced after receiving two million dollars from Frederick.Although his porcelain dentures were made of high-grade materials, Tyger felt weird wearing them as they were too white and shiny. But no matter what, it was better than having no teeth.Tyger looked at the kitchen and nodded. "He is making some herbal medication. But
"You should have told me so that I could stay home and attend to you."Frederick was filled with exasperation as he listened to her words. He said, "I'll come by more often, alright?"Scarlett looked flattered as she said, "I wouldn't dare to ask that of you. It's my honor for you to come to a humble abode to visit me after so long. I think you shouldn't waste your time here. You should just spend that time to accompany your wife instead."She was talking as if she was some humble servant and he was some almighty king. Tyger and Jacob couldn't help but shake their heads in amusement when they heard her words.Scarlett was usually a cold and ruthless woman, yet she seemed to have changed into another person when talking to Frederick.Jacob and Tyger were experienced men as they had reached a certain age. They understood the need to give Frederick and Scarlett some space, so they got up and returned to their rooms simultaneously. Although Jacob had lived in the mansion for a long
Scarlett had been teasing him when she'd asked him how she was in comparison to Anya. But she never expected Frederick to remain quiet for so long.Scarlett seemed to have thought of something and gave him a small smile. "Oh, my God. Mr. York, don't tell me you haven't slept with Anya despite living with her for so long now."Frederick's face immediately turned red after he heard Scarlett's words. He knew she would end up guessing the truth!He quickly changed the topic and asked, "Why weren't you home just now? You look exhausted too. Haven't you been sleeping well lately?"As a miracle doctor, he noticed her bloodshot eyes and the dark circles around her eyes. He could also tell that her body seemed overly exhausted lately.Suddenly, he saw the bruises on her hands. The bruises weren't littered around her arm but near the knuckles of her hands.In a normal situation, bruising would only occur in such a place after fighting someone.Frederick was slightly curious. "Did you get
Frederick knew about the burden Scarlett was carrying. However, it would not be easy for her to take over and restore the glory Drake once had over Jenaire City by herself.He also knew that he could not treat Scarlett as a normal friend after seeing her willingly risk her life just to save him."I can help you!"Scarlett smiled after hearing Frederick's words and knew that he was indeed capable.But she also knew that his abilities were still slightly lacking and did not want him to carry on such a heavy burden with her.She said, "Sure. I'll wait for you to take over the city with me."Only then did Frederick leave the mansion in satisfaction as he still had to return to Timbergale Corporation.After all, he had just been promoted to the team leader and did not want to be late to the office after lunch break. He didn't want to give people the illusion that he held the same work ethic as Marsh.Scarlett stood by the mansion's window as she watched Frederick leave hurriedly to
Frederick returned to the company and had planned to send the ointment to Nicole after work.But then he read through the group chat and realized that Ivy had planned a party to celebrate his promotion.Since the party was held in his honor, he couldn't skip it either. So, he could only call Nicole and ask her to come over to collect her ointment.The allergic reaction on Nicole's face was too severe, so she could not leave the house. She could only tell him that she'd send Ursara over to collect her ointment and that Ursara would call him later.Frederick couldn't help but laugh when he recalled Ursara's reckless behavior as well as the whole misunderstanding regarding Tigris' death after hearing Ursara's name.At the same time in Team Two's office, Priscilla was furious at Frederick for framing Mitchell. Now, Mitchell was forced to be on the run while her mother had been apprehended by the police.In addition, she still had to attend Frederick's celebratory party. How could t
"Yes, that's me."The thug sized him up before nodding. "Follow me."Then, he brought Marsh inside the cyber cafe.If Frederick were here, he would probably find the situation amusing if he saw those thugs.It just so happened that Marsh had found Lynara's gang. It was the gang that had tailed Frederick. But after falling into Frederick's trap, they ended up starting a brawl with Mitchell.Lynara immediately noticed Marsh's bruised face. Then, he looked at Marsh's anxious and worried appearance as well as the stack of money in his bag.He could tell that Marsh wasn't from the underworld. Those people who weren't from the underworld were easy to trick.So, he put up his scary front. He sat on the chair and took a deep breath of his cigarette. Then, he threw the cigarette bud on the floor and stomped on it.Then, he exhaled a puff of smoke. His tone was impassive as he asked knowingly, "So, you're the one who wanted to meet me. What do you want?"Marsh had never experienced nor
Marsh had been fooled completely as he listened to Lynara's words and felt a warm feeling in his heart.A thug was willing to give him a discount of 200 thousand dollars and help him get his revenge after seeing that he had been bullied by someone.Marsh immediately felt like he had met someone who could understand him. His eyes turned red as he hugged Lynara. "Mr. Wildclaw, you're such a nice man."Then, Marsh gave him a small summary of what had happened and his revenge plan for Frederick and Grace.Lynara's brain began to spin as he listened to Marsh's story. It turned out that Marsh was a manager of a big company. Didn't that mean he could continue getting money from Marsh if Marsh could return to his original position as a team leader?After all, hiring a group of thugs to beat someone up was not a glorious thing, and thugs like him weren't afraid of exposing the truth, nor were they scared of going to prison.But an office worker like Marsh would be terrified at the prosp
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