Blair observed Mable’s expression. After taking a sip of his drink, he asked, “Is there something on your mind?” Mable shook her head. She did not want to talk about it. Blair did not press the issue and filled Mable’s glass again. It was almost midnight by the time they were done eating. “Let’s take a walk.” Blair held Mable’s hand, not planning to leave yet. There was a river in the neighborhood with a beautiful neon night view along the banks. At this hour, there were not many people. Blair walked along the bank while holding Mable’s hand. Neither of them spoke. As they walked, Blair suddenly stopped. “What’s the matter?” Mable turned to look at him. “Mabes.” Blair stared at her and said, “Let’s get back together.” Mable was moved. “Get back together?’ “Can you give me a chance to be your boyfriend?” Blair did not mind that someone else was in Mable’s heart. He would replace that person sooner or later and make her love him. “Blair—” Mable had just spok
Mable widened her eyes at Hugh. “It’s so late. Is Grandpa still awake?” Hugh answered, “Yes.” He added after a pause, “Not only is he still awake, but he also knows about your secret date with Blair.” ‘Secret date my ass!’ Mable thought.She glared at Hugh. “Why didn’t you message me to let me know?!” Hugh looked helpless. “I did.” Mable took out her phone and saw that there was indeed a message from Hugh more than ten minutes ago. However, she did not see it. She looked at Blair, at a loss for what to do. On the contrary, Blair was calm. He walked up to hold Mable’s hand and said, “Looks like it can’t wait until tomorrow.” In his opinion, he could visit Old Master Jefferson anytime. Mable shook her head and pushed him into the car. “Why don’t you go back to the hotel first?” She was afraid her grandpa would lose his temper and take it out on Blair. Blair comforted her, “It’s fine. Let’s go.” … The living room was brightly lit. Ralph sat on the sofa with a
“Mabes, you’re not allowed to see him anymore!” Ralph said to Mable. Blair stood up and asked, “Old Master Jefferson, I want to know why you won’t allow me to be with Mabes. Are you worried that I’ll hurt her, or do you have some other concerns? “If it’s the former, I assure you that I will love and protect her for the rest of my life.” Ralph stared at him and responded nonchalantly, “Mr. Fowler, you don’t need to promise anything to me. Honestly, I don’t have a problem with you—I have a problem with your entire family!” Mable looked at her grandpa. It was the first time she had seen him speak so harshly. Ralph was furious just by looking at Blair. “Does Luke know that Mabes is my granddaughter? If he knows, I don’t think he’d agree to have you marry her!” Mable and Blair looked at each other. Luke had indeed threatened her to leave him. Neither Luke nor Ralph wanted them to be together. Could there be some deep hatred between their families? “Old Master Jefferson, I
The next day. Mable went to work in the morning and only checked her phone at noon. She was thinking about whether or not to ask Blair out for lunch when she received a message from him. [Are you busy? I’m downstairs. Let’s have lunch together?] Mable raised her eyebrow. ‘How does he know I’m here?’ [I’ll be right down.] She replied to him and left her office. As soon as she exited the building, she saw Blair’s car parked not far away. “How did you know I was here?” Mable got into the car and asked. Blair said, “I heard from your maid.” Mable was surprised. “Hm? You went to my house?” Blair nodded. “I wanted to pay a formal visit to your grandpa. Unfortunately, he didn’t see me.” Mable was speechless.Her grandpa had made it clear last night. He probably did not see Blair today because there was nothing more to say. It was also to show how firm he was. Mable sighed internally. Blair held her hand and said, “Mabes, I won’t give up.” Mable touched her nose
Tracey had been waiting at the company for a long time. When she saw that Blair had finally returned, she was delighted at first. Then, she looked behind him. “Blair, where’s Mabes? Didn’t you bring her back?” She had been waiting during the past few days for them to make up and come back together. Blair answered, “She’s in Ashdale. She has work to do and couldn’t leave.” Tracey nodded. “Will she come back after?” “Mm.” Blair returned to his office and turned on his computer. “Let’s get down to business.” Tracey came back to her senses. She was serious yet angry. “Dad put Anthony in charge of the development project in the northern suburbs. So, Anthony came in this morning and called the relevant people in charge to have a meeting.” Blair did not say anything. He lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly. His deep eyes were unfathomable. “If I remember correctly, all the core data of that project is with you. If Anthony wants to be in charge of that project, it’s useless e
Solomon explained, “I went to Santaviz for work two days ago. Coincidentally, I met a few acquaintances and heard about some things. “Aust, the boss behind the terrorist attack back then, didn’t die. It seems he was just seriously injured and has been in hiding.” Solomon did not expect the explosion not to kill the bastard. Aust must be extremely lucky. “I wanted to trace him but lost him halfway through. I only know he’s hiding on an island in the Terwick Ocean.” “Is that so?” Blair narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands. “What is Kyle doing these days?” He asked. “Kyle?” Solomon laughed and answered after some thought, “He seems to be looking for someone—the thief who stole the A117 reagent last time.” Kyle had always been eager to do well in everything. He felt insulted when an item under his care was stolen from him. Although he recovered it in the end, he did not catch the person. He was depressed for days and swore to
Rory stayed silent.“Did you call me in the middle of the night just to talk about this?” Mable yawned as she asked. Rory asked in a bad tone, “What else? Did you think I missed you?” “Don’t—don’t ever miss me. I’ll hang up if there’s nothing else. It’s the middle of the night in Ashdale.” Rory did not say anything else, so Mable hung up. She slept until dawn and called Blair when she woke up. “Rory called me last night and said you snatched two of his businesses and made him lose over a billion dollars.” “Mm, I did it,” Blair admitted right away. “Why?” Mable asked. Blair answered after a moment of silence, “Because he hurt you.” He was going to be more extreme than this. However, he hesitated when he thought of how much Mable cared about Rory. In the end, he decided to teach Rory a lesson in a softer way. Mable was startled. She touched her neck. The bruises from Rory’s attack had gone away, and there were no scars left. She did not even care about it herself
The document was only three pages. Blair frowned after reading everything. He had always thought that the Jeffersons were from Ashdale. It turned out that they were from Richworth. They only relocated and settled in Ashdale when Ralph’s father was still around. As for the Jeffersons and the Fowlers, they used to be close neighbors. However, they somehow fell out after that. The two families collaborated in business. One day, the Jeffersons slowly withdrew from the areas the Fowlers were involved in. They also stopped the collaboration with them after that. Solomon said to Blair, “I also heard a piece of gossip about Old Master Jefferson. Apparently, his wife, Mable’s grandma, had an unusual relationship with your grandpa.” The unusual relationship referred to the relationship between a man and a woman. Blair frowned when he heard that. “Where did you hear that gossip from?” “I heard it when I went drinking. I didn’t know if it was true, so I didn’t care much about it. I