Even though Anya spent every day with Frederick, she never associated him with being an exceptional pianist, so she hadn't noticed at all. It wasn't until Anya finished her meal and went upstairs that Frederick finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Fiona came up to him with a mischievous smile and said, "I didn't expect you to be able to play the piano. You're really full of surprises!"Frederick was startled by Fiona's words; he was surprised that his wife hadn't noticed, but Fiona did.He quickly denied it. "What piano? I can't play the piano, I'm only good at flipping pans in the kitchen."Fiona smiled slightly and said to Frederick, "You can't fool me. After all, you've taken me for a ride on your motorcycle. I'd never mistake your figure"Knowing he couldn't deceive her any longer, Frederick could only sigh helplessly. At this moment, Fiona then revealed a playful grin and said, "I didn't expect you to have a girlfriend outside. So it's like having stability
The next day, Frederick arrived at the company and immediately noticed Miranda who was dressed in sportswear was already on his team.By now, Miranda had completed the onboarding process and officially became a member of Timbergale Corporation.Upon seeing Frederick, Miranda smiled and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. York. Ivy said I would be in your team, so you're my supervisor now." Miranda seemed particularly happy as being closer to Frederick meant it would be easier to uncover secrets about him. Frederick frowned slightly, he still felt that something was off about Miranda.Since Ivy decided to keep her, he chose not to dwell on it. Frederick then headed to the office to report to Ivy.When Ivy was at the office, she naturally focused on work and put aside any personal feelings she might have had for Frederick. She then gave him his tasks. "Frederick, please create a project plan for me that includes all the key details and important requirements needed for the cooperation w
Having slightly revealed her skills, Melissa was already left astonished.As a detective, Miranda had learned various skills, including computer proficiency. Melissa was left with no choice, so she assigned Miranda to an advertising team.Frederick quickly completed the documents for the Tengates Corporation collaboration and then sent it to Ivy.Miranda kept her eyes glued on Frederick's every move and she noticed the words "Tengates Corporation Collaboration" displayed on Frederick's computer. Miranda hadn't forgotten her mission; which was to investigate how Frederick sold bad-quality herbs and framed Mitchell.Now that Timbergale Corporation and Pegasus Industries had ceased their partnership, uncovering any past dealings had become exceedingly difficult. However, Timbergale Corporation was now collaborating with Tengates Corporation on a cosmetics business. Miranda was convinced that someone as unscrupulous as Frederick, who had been involved in selling bad-quality her
Upon seeing this, Miranda angrily slammed her fist on the desk. "Damn it, Frederick actually set up a hidden startup password!"The so-called "hidden startup password" was a series of commands set to be executed after the computer was turned on. If the correct sequence was followed, the computer would function normally. For example, opening "My Computer", refreshing twice, or launching the music application. Anyone would think it was just ordinary usage and they wouldn't suspect that it was actually a hidden password. Miranda didn't know the sequence, and the correct actions weren't performed in time hence it caused Frederick's computer to crash. In its current state, Frederick would definitely notice when he returned.Miranda glanced around. Although no one had witnessed what just occurred, she could simply turn and run away without anyone suspecting her.However if Frederick checked the surveillance footage, it would clearly show her tampering with his computer. Miranda
Frederick grabbed two cups and poured the drink into both of them. "Let's each have a cup, Otherwise, I won't be able to finish it all by myself." Only after hearing this did Olivia quickly pick up her cup and gulp down the drink. As she placed her cup down, she let out a big sigh of relief as she had been on the verge of being overwhelmed by the spiciness.After finishing their meal, they were prepared to settle the bill. Due to Frederick's large appetite and the amount of meat he had chosen, the total was 50 dollars. He took out his phone to scan the payment code. Olivia was eager to pay the bill. "Mr. York, you've already helped me so much. We agreed that I would pay for this meal, so I'm paying."Olivia rushed over to the owner and said, "Boss, please don't take any money from Mr. York."The owner found Olivia amusing, smiled, and obliged, no longer looking to Frederick for the payment. Frederick could only sigh; beautiful girls certainly had their privileges, and even t
Olivia was stunned for a moment, she looked up and saw a man in his thirties, her face turned pale with fear. Frederick was filled with rage as he saw that Olivia's delicate hand turned red from the man's slap"Who are you? What gives you the right to hit her?"The man glanced at Frederick and seemed even more agitated than Frederick himself. "I should be the one asking, who are you? I'll hit her if I want to!"Seeing how unreasonable the man was being, Frederick narrowed his eyes slightly, stepped forward, and was ready to take action.At this moment, with tears in her eyes, Olivia grabbed Frederick from behind and said, "Freddy, don't do it, he's my brother!"The man was indeed Olivia's older brother, and his name was Colin Benson.Upon hearing this, Frederick stopped and took a good look at Colin. With a pointed chin and mean features, this man looked nothing like the kind and beautiful Olivia.Olivia felt wronged and asked, "Colin, why are you here?"Colin felt clever a
"You're definitely the one who led her astray. My mom, my wife, and my son all rely on her earnings to survive. If you lead her astray, you're going to make our whole family starve!"Frederick had never met someone so shameless. "So your money is saved for important things, but your sister's money has to go to you? Your entire family depends on her, and you don't feel any shame about that? You're nothing but a parasite, a piece of trash!" By now, the onlookers were all murmuring in agreement with Frederick, shocked that he could be so shameless. Colin was at a loss for words and tried to retort, "What gives you the right to meddle in my family's affairs? Who do you think you are?" Frederick smirked coldly and said, "Your family business is none of my concern and I won't get involved. But Olivia is my friend, and I can't stand watching you bully her like this."I used to wonder why she never ate lunch, and now I know, it is because of your exploitation. How can you bear to see y
The glass bottle shattered, and Olivia let out a cry of pain, she clutched her head and crouched down. Despite injuring his sister, Colin showed no remorse. Instead, he angrily scolded her, "I haven't beaten you in months, and now you're itching for one!" It was clear from his words that Colin had often beaten Olivia. This time Frederick couldn't hold back any longer and immediately took action.With a swift lunge forward, he landed a heavy punch to Colin's abdomen. Colin curled up like a shrimp while clutching onto his abdomen. Then, Frederick delivered another powerful knee strike to Colin's face. Colin was kicked hard and sent flying backward, he then landed on the ground with his face covered in blood.Colin hadn't expected Frederick to fight so well, he was terrified, he scrambled away and crawled as fast as he could. Frederick quickly checked on Olivia's injuries, and he found that it was just a superficial wound, he then let out a sigh of relief. At this moment,
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