Monte took a quick bath. After thoroughly removing that woman’s scent, he rushed to the hospital for a check-up. On the way, he received a call from Mr. Patterson. “Monte, you unfilial son! I told you to treat Lillian nicely, but look at what you did. You created such a scandal, and now everyone knows about it. I’m utterly embarrassed because of you. Your Uncle Tanner even called to say they want to cut off contact with our family.“Also, I heard from the Tanner family that you’ve been infected with HIV?“I should’ve strangled you to death when you were born back then.”Cold sweat broke out on Monte’s forehead. “Dad, I was scammed. Someone wants to ruin our partnership with the Tanner family.”“You only got scammed because you’re stupid and perverted!” Mr. Patterson scolded. “If you’ve really caught some dirty disease, don’t appear in front of me anymore.”Mr. Patterson hung up after speaking. Monte gripped the phone tightly. He never thought Eliza would set him up like this
“That’s amazing. Absolutely awesome.”Freya started sharing the first-hand information she got with Charity. “You can’t even imagine what’s going on now. This issue raised a heated discussion among the wealthy families in Canberra. All group chats are talking about it. The Tanner family has gone crazy from anger. Lillian brought her two brothers to the hotel to catch them in the act early in the morning. I heard that she caught Monte red-handed. He wasn’t even wearing clothes.”That scene was within Charity’s expectations. “I deliberately had the editor show the hotel’s address on the bed frame in the video. It wasn’t hard for the Tanner family to find out.”“But… You arranged a woman like that.” Freya let out a tsk and said, “People in the circle are shocked. Is what they said about that… true?”Charity did not understand. “What is it?”“HIV,” Freya said. “That woman revealed that she has HIV. It shocked Lillian until she was eager to break off the engagement with Monte on the sp
Upon hearing that, Charity raised her head and gave Steven a complicated gaze. “Don’t tell Max.”Steven was confused. “Why?”“He has his own matters. Don’t keep troubling him,” Charity said with a stern expression. “I know you two have a close brotherly relationship, but since you’re here to protect me, you just have to do your job. You don’t have to tell him everything in detail.”Steven felt awkward. He did tell Max many things. Max knew what Charity did every day very well. “Steven, I know Max is concerned about me.” Charity softened her tone. “He has always treated me well, but everyone has their privacy. Besides, his duty is to protect the prime minister. It'll affect his promotion if he keeps worrying about my issues.”“I understand.” Steven put on a serious expression. “I’ll take note in the future.”“In the meantime, get two more bodyguards with good skills. It’s impossible for you not to have any connections in the industry.”“Okay. I’ll look for people now.” Steve
“What responsibility?” Madam Patterson said furiously, “Just get people to beat her up. Don’t let her leave Canberra with her four limbs intact.”Mr. Patterson rubbed the middle of his brows. His wife’s knowledge was too shallow. It was probably due to her being used to living a luxurious life. Hence, she did not think too much of Eliza, an actress.“Mom, doing that… Isn’t that too inappropriate?”Monte stammered, “It would’ve been fine if Eliza were the same as she was in the past. However, Dad said just now that she’s the president of Neeson Corporation, Ferra Film Group’s major shareholder, and Jewell Corporation’s shareholder. Look at her last identity. Any one of Jewell Corporation’s shareholders can be on par with Dad.”“Jewell Corporation is no longer the same as before,” Madam Patterson said. “I heard Jewell Corporation’s profits last month went down by half when I was playing poker.”“The rich are still rich even after suffering a blow. Jewell Corporation is still the l
10 minutes later, only five senior managers showed up in the conference room. When the secretary, Layla, called the rest, they said they were resigning and not working anymore. They did not even want their salary for that month. The senior manager of the finance department said, “Stop calling them. I can guess the reason why they aren’t coming. Someone called me last night and said they would give me half a million dollars if I was willing to switch companies. They’d even introduce me to another company where I’d have a more promising future. If it weren’t for me being attached to Neeson Corporation after working here for over 10 years, I would’ve left too.”“I received that call too. The distributors must’ve been instigated by those people too,” the planning department manager said. She regretted it too. Senior managers of the company’s most important marketing, sales, and public relations departments had all been headhunted. The remaining departments were in a mess too. How co
Charity was astonished. She did not think a cold-blooded and heartless person like Chester would have such patriotic sentiments. However, as a doctor, his skills were indeed undeniable. Miss Lambert sighed. “Initially, we really didn’t want to work with Neeson Corporation. After all, Neeson Corporation isn’t doing well. Our athletes are very particular about choosing endorsements. Money isn’t of utmost importance. Mainly, the product has to be good. To be honest, Neeson Corporation’s sports products over these years aren’t amazing. However, we have to return a big favor like this.”“I deeply apologize.”Charity said sincerely, “We treasure the athletes’ talents too. If we get Josh to be our endorser, we’ll surely launch our newly developed products. Currently, we’ve invested 300 million dollars to specifically research products to achieve a breakthrough. The products this time will surely not be criticized by the public.”“Alright. We’ll wait and see.”Miss Lambert was reassu
“...”Charity choked, which was quite rare.She knew full well that she should not accept it.She had clearly stated that she wanted Chester to stay away from her.However, she still accepted the endorsement that he offered.Josh was Josh.He was the only one who won two medals in the Olympic Winter Games this year. He was at the height of his popularity and had good looks. Everyone in the country was fond of him.She was unable to resist such great temptation.“Of course, I wouldn’t say no to free stuff. I’m not silly.” Charity said shamelessly, “But let me remind you that no matter what you do, we’ll never get together. I’ll never forgive you as well.”“I’m not expecting you to forgive me. I know I’m dirty and don’t deserve to be with you.”Chester casually gave a chuckle. “Don’t worry. I won’t attempt to approach you anymore. Having said that, I’ll stand behind you. When you need help, I’ll be the first to appear.”Charity’s head hurt. “Who needs your help?”“You can tur
“Is there any way to solve this?”Charity asked.Steven took a glimpse of the woman behind him through the rear-view mirror. At a time like that, she was still playing PUBG. Even her voice and expression were so calm that it was as though she was talking about the weather. His lips twitched in spite of himself. “Miss Robbins, aren’t you scared?”“I am.” When Charity replied, she happened to have defeated an opponent. “Nevertheless, Max has put his trust in you. I’m sure you can solve this.”Steven was speechless. “Thank you for your trust.”“I mean, I trust Max,” Charity added.“...”Steven felt touched for nothing. “Miss Robbins, please fasten your seat belt. There might be a collision later, but please trust me. Forget it. I should stop explaining since you trust Max anyway.”“I’m ready.”Charity fastened her seat belt.Steven squinted. 100 meters ahead, there was a school, and now was the time when school ended. Many kids must be crossing the road, so he had to stop the