How did everything end up being blamed on Priscilla? Ivy saw the scene and couldn't help but shake her head; Priscilla was truly unfortunate to have a mother like that.Her mother's unreasonable attitude was exactly like Grace's, as if she were Grace's mother.The judge saw the incident, couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and said, "Family members of the defendant, do not disrupt the court proceedings. One more incident and the bailiff will detain you."Mitchell, since your family cannot come up with 30 million dollars, I hereby sentence you to five years of imprisonment, effective immediately."Upon hearing the verdict, Mitchell went wild with panic and tried to flee, but he was restrained by the bailiff. Marianne, acting irrationally, climbed over the railing and tried to intervene with those who were grabbing Mitchell. "Let go of him! My son hasn't committed any crime."Frederick is the criminal. Arrest Frederick. Are you all in cahoots with Frederick?"Obstructing
Priscilla was also in complete disbelief, she never expected that there were such people filled with so much justice!Since someone was willing to cover the compensation, the judge had legally ordered Thomas and Timbergale Corporation to proceed with the compensation arrangements.Sure enough, Thomas handed over a check of 30 million dollars to Timbergale Corporation. Court officers and personnel from Timbergale Corporation inspected the check twice to ensure that it was legitimate and could be cashed in immediately at the bank. Ivy called Anya, obtained her permission, and signed a memorandum of understanding for Mitchell.With the memorandum of understanding, the courtroom sentenced Mitchell to probation, which would allow him to serve his sentence outside of prison. The Miller family was extremely grateful to Thomas, so Priscilla invited him to have a meal with her family.Mitchell, who had been confined for several days, was craving for meat and he devoured the meat on the
Thomas waved his hand and maintained his gentlemanly demeanor. "It doesn't matter, as long as Mitchell is fine."Priscilla felt deeply guilty and said, "Thomas, I'm really sorry. During this time, I thought you weren't going to help Mitchell and that you were just lying to us before."I didn't think that during this time, you were busy selling your assets to save Mitchell."I was so small-minded to have misjudged you."Just as Thomas had anticipated, Priscilla was completely moved by him.Thomas smiled and said, "It's alright, I actually feel quite honored to be misunderstood by such a beautiful woman."Hearing this, Priscilla felt even more remorseful as Thomas was just so gentlemanly.Marianne grew impatient and asked, "So, you're saying you gave up all your money to save our Mitchell?"Thomas wanted to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor, hoping to leave a good impression on Marianne as well. "Yes, Mrs. Miller, there's only a little bit of money left at home. But don't worry,
After the meal, Marianne hurriedly said to Priscilla, "Priscilla, you should go see Mr. Griffin off."He helped us out so much so it is only right to show some gratitude."Hearing this, Priscilla was so shocked that she nearly choked. In broad daylight, why did she need to see off a grown man like Thomas?Besides, the one who seemed to understand gratitude the least was her own mother.Thomas was surprised that Marianne wasn't put off by his identity as a boss in the underworld, but she seemed intent on pairing Priscilla and him together.With Priscilla's mother pushing things along, it seemed like a done deal to him. Just as Thomas was feeling pleased, Priscilla said, "I still have work to do so I can't see you off, Thomas."Thomas laughed and said, "Yes, as a man, how could I let Priscilla see me off?" However, as he turned away, a dark and sinister smile crept across his face.Seeing her daughter so oblivious to the opportunity, Marianne was seething with frustration. She wis
It seemed like she mentioned that she wanted to ask about Frederick's opinion.While looking at her phone, Ivy had unknowingly walked to the building of her company. Suddenly, she felt a bit shy and was unsure if she could face Frederick.Ivy touched her flushed face and thought to herself that discussing work with Frederick while blushing would be incredibly embarrassing. She decided it would be better to call and talk about the company matters first.Ivy took a deep breath and then called Frederick. On the other end of the line, she heard Frederick’s voice."Ms. Mallin, is there something you need? Why aren't you back yet?"Hearing what Frederick said, Ivy felt even more shy; it seemed like Frederick really cared about her.Forcing a calm tone, Ivy said, "Yeah, I'm almost at the office. I called you because there's something I need to discuss with you."Marsh has resigned, and Team One doesn't have a second-in-command anymore. As the team leader, you should appoint someone to
Melissa never imagined that one day she would become part of the management team; she was extremely excited.She knew that all of this was thanks to Frederick's support. Otherwise, it would have been hard for Ivy to notice her. She gave Frederick a kiss and felt overwhelmed with gratitude.The women in Team One looked at Melissa with indescribable envy. First, she found such a great boyfriend, Frederick, and now, through his connections, she had become their leader."Wow, Melissa has really risen to a high status now.""Melissa is really bold; she is making out in public.""We haven't had enough yet, kiss again!"Compared to women like Ivy and Anya, who held more traditional views, Melissa was relatively more open-minded.Even though feeling a bit shy, she still boldly said, "Sure, as if I'm scared of you guys."In Melissa's view, Frederick was going to be her boyfriend sooner or later, so there was no issue with kissing her future boyfriend in advance.Excitedly, Ivy was cont
"Oh dear, didn't he say that it was just Melissa getting too excited and kissing him? They're not even dating now. But I think that Melissa definitely likes him, so you'd better make a move soon. It's just a kiss today, but tomorrow it might lead to a deeper relationship."Hearing this, Ivy, who had no experience in love, was suddenly so scared that she started panicking. "What should I do?"Anya quickly came up with a solution for Ivy. “Why don't you take the initiative?”Upon hearing what Anya said, Ivy covered her mouth in surprise. "Me, a girl, making the first move? This makes me feel so embarrassed!"Anya quickly tried to convince her by saying, "In this day and age, men and women are equal. Where's that usual confidence of yours? Are you going to lose when it comes to love? Happiness is something you have to strive for yourself!"Ivy nodded after hearing what Anya said, feeling that Anya's words made a lot of sense. "Anya, so tell me, what should I do?"Anya paused for a m
Ivy rubbed her head and said, "I hope you can be more rational about this, Madam."We've already reported this to the police and we hope you can wait until they catch the suspect. Instead of repeatedly harassing me."The person who made the phone call was actually a family member of the employee whose hand was previously cut off by Hades.The other person heard what Ivy said and responded unreasonably, "I don't care, you must deliver the money to my husband by this afternoon, or I'll go to your company and cause a scene."I'm going to get all the reporters to your company. Let's see if you're afraid of embarrassing yourselves!"Upon hearing what she said, Ivy felt overwhelmed. The company had just started to stabilize and had recently established a partnership with Tengates Corporation.Ivy definitely didn't want the company's reputation to be tarnished again. If Tengates Corporation saw Timbergale Corporation getting a bad reputation once more, it would be a problem if they deci
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