"Hello? Anya, there's something I need to tell you. But you'd better prepare yourself first."Anya was in her mansion and was about to rest when she received Ivy's call. Hearing her words, Anya felt a bad feeling creeping into her heart."What's wrong? Has the feud between Priscilla and Team One's new leader not been resolved during the party?"Ivy felt like she was on the verge of tears. Priscilla and Frederick's feud was the least of her problems. But Ivy was afraid Anya would not be able to accept what had happened if she was too direct. So, she began beating around the bush and said, "So, the thing is, there was a lot of alcohol involved in the party. One of our employees drank so much that he's been admitted into the hospital."Anya frowned unhappily. Why did they have to drink to the point that they had been hospitalized? However, that didn't seem to be too big of a deal."Tell them to pay attention to how much they drink in public. Just let the hospital deal with him fo
Inside a high-end club, a tanned man with glasses was currently sitting in the middle of two gorgeous and sexy women. Suddenly, another man wearing sunglasses opened the door to his room and said, "Mr. Griffin, Mitchell has come to ask for your help."The tanned man was no other than Thomas Griffin, son of the renowned Brad Griffin.Thomas pushed his glasses up and placed his glass on the table. "Is he the same guy who caused Pegasus Industries to be shut down by authorities?"The man with the sunglasses said, "That's tight. He used to be responsible for Pegasus Industries, but he caused our company to be shut down. "He's probably out of options after being labeled as a criminal by the police. How dare he come and meet you? I'll go and teach him a lesson before chasing him away."Thomas' expression darkened as he said coldly, "He's a wanted criminal because he has been doing our company's dirty work. How will the people of the underworld view me if I refuse to see him?"What a
Mitchell added, "My mother's been arrested by the police because she had helped me escape."Thomas gave the situation some thought before he said impassively, "Well, this makes things a lot more complicated. I'll need to call in several favors and contacts."Due to his unwillingness to continue living like a criminal on the run, he quickly spoke out after seeing Thomas' reluctant expression. "But, Mr. Griffin—"Before he could finish his sentence, Thomas interrupted him and pushed the two women beside him toward Mitchell. "I'll arrange a place for you to lay low and give you some money if you run out of cash. The two ladies over here will be in charge of your meals and daily needs. "I'll also try my best to settle things as soon as I can. Are these arrangements alright with you?"The two ladies adeptly made their way toward Mitchell. One of the ladies began to blow in his ear while the other lady began to pour some alcohol for him.Mitchell had been feeling slightly reluctant
Mitchell's arms were wrapped around the two women when they nodded gently.Suddenly, they spotted a few policemen quietly creeping toward them. Mitchell was still lost in his fantasy of sleeping with the two women and did not sense the policemen slowly surrounding him.The two women locked eyes before rushing away from Mitchell's arms.Mitchell was dumbfounded and shouted, "Hey, where are you two going?"The two women quickly ran up to the police and said breathlessly, "Office, we don't know that man over there, but he keeps following us."The two women had been working for Thomas for a long time now. They understood how Thomas thought and this wasn't their first rodeo.They had already understood what they needed to do when Thomas had given them a look. They also knew Thomas had probably already arranged for someone to call the police.All they needed to do was calm and distract Mitchell before the police came. Once the police arrived, they would quickly deny all possibility
Frederick picked up the doll and sniffed it in confusion. The liquid covering the doll was just fruit juice, not fresh blood. So, who was the one behind such a prank?He immediately thought of Fiona. Who would have so much spare time on their hands other than that brat?It seemed like the whole ordeal with the orange juice and the mac and cheese wasn't enough to get her to remember her lesson.Frederick smirked and planned to go along with Fiona's plan. He wanted to see what she had planned for him.He opened the door and immediately felt a gust of cold wind. He looked inside and realized the four air conditioners around the house had been set to the lowest setting.It seemed that Fiona had gone all out as it wasn't cheap to keep all four air conditioners on.Frederick continued to play along and put on a terrified expression. "Why is it so cold here? Even the lights are still flickering. Is there a ghost here? I think it's best for me to head inside first."With that said, he l
Frederick was also dumbfounded by the turn of events. Fiona had fallen into his embrace as a defense mechanism. But she was currently pretending to be a ghost, so was she still falling into his embrace?He could feel her body on his as the smell of her body began wafting in the air around him. He immediately felt his body begin to heat up.On the other hand, Fiona's face immediately turned red as she could feel the change in Frederick's body.But Frederick continued to play along with Fiona's little scheme. In hopes of clearing the awkward atmosphere, he said, "Oh no! Why are you on top of me? Do you want to eat me?"Fiona's eyes immediately brightened. She forgot all about getting up from Frederick's body and continued to pretend to be a ghost. "I want to eat you!" Fiona exclaimed.With that said, she opened her mouth, exposing her white teeth. She continued to lay on top of Frederick and kept talking about how she wanted to eat him.But at the same time, Fiona didn't know what
Then, Frederick continued to use his energy to lift the doll in the air. Then, he used some ventriloquist techniques to make a sinister and horrifying laugh.Fiona was so scared by the scene before her that she began to tremble.Frederick put on a terrified expression and said, "Oh my God. There's another ghost here, except she's headless. That's terrifying!"Fiona felt goosebumps all over after hearing Frederick's words. She turned around and looked at him in disbelief. "Aren't I the only ghost here?" She asked for confirmation.Frederick pointed to a space behind her and said, "D-Don't you have a partner standing behind you? S-She's even placed her head on your shoulders!"Under the influence of her own mind, Fiona felt a chill on her back and felt like there was actually something on her shoulder after hearing his words.Fiona was so scared that she immediately ran toward Frederick. However, Frederick was much faster than her and quickly left her behind.Fiona was so scared
Anya was furious. "You know that Fiona is a girl. How could you scare her like that?"Anya didn't think much of it when Fiona had planned to scare Frederick as he was a man and would be fine after a small fright.She never expected Frederick to end up scaring Fiona into such a state.Frederick wanted to explain himself, but Anya was in a particularly bad mood tonight. She turned to Frederick and roared, "How unlucky could I have been to get engaged to someone like you?"With that said, Anya brought Fiona upstairs. On the other hand, Frederick watched the two women leave, feeling extremely helpless.It took Anya some time to get Fiona to sleep after bringing her upstairs.Then, she sat alone in her bed as tears streamed down her face. She had planned to manage the company properly to prove herself to her brother. But nothing seemed to be going right.The victims of the previous cosmetic product mishap were still troubling them. Today, an employee had lost their hand during a cele
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