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
Ralph smiled. “I was going to introduce you to each other. I didn’t think you knew each other before this. You’re fated.” Mable was speechless.‘Fated, my ass. ‘More like ill-fated!’ Howard looked at Ralph. “Grandpa Ralph, my grandpa asked me to give you his regards. You know it’s inconvenient for him to walk, or he would’ve come to see you in person.” Ralph waved his hand. “I know. He doesn’t have to go through the trouble if it’s inconvenient. Send him my regards.” “Please sit,” Mable said. Howard sat. He could not help but find it funny when he saw how confused she was. ‘Ms. Jefferson, looks like you don’t know we’re family friends.” “Is that so?” Mable did not know. Ralph nodded. “Yes. We just don’t interact as often now because our families are settled in the south and the north, respectively. That said, our friendship remains.” Mable’s expression stiffened a little. Had she known about the relationship between their families, he would have been merciful to
The Jefferson Residence covered a small area. Apart from the main building, there was a small detached building where Grandpa Ralph lived, separated by a large garden. The sky was still bright at this hour. Mable brought Howard to the garden for a casual stroll around. She asked, “How come I’ve never heard you talk about the fact that our families are friends?” Howard smiled faintly and answered, “When we first met, I didn’t know you were Agnes.” “What about later at the race track?” “I knew, then. I was going to tell you when you wanted to treat me to lunch, but I had something urgent and left.” Mable remembered that day. Speaking of which, Howard suddenly left that day because Blair was jealous and caused him trouble. Mable looked at Howard. After some thought, she said, “Uh, my grandpa doesn’t know I broke one of your brother’s fingers, right?” Howard smiled faintly. “Not yet.” ‘What does that mean?’ Mable thought.Howard explained, “Grandpa Ralph and my grandpa
Mable was stunned. Howard looked at her and continued, “Mable, since you and Master Blair are divorced, I think I’m qualified to pursue you.” Mable felt a thump in her head. She looked at him in disbelief. “You want to pursue me?” Howard nodded seriously. “You’re a fair lady, and I’m a gentleman.” Mable almost choked on her saliva. “Don’t, Howard—don’t joke about this.” “I’m not kidding, Mable. I’m serious.” Howard looked at Mable. “I was the one who told Grandpa Ralph I liked you and wanted to pursue you. So, he created an opportunity for us to be alone today.” Mable was shocked.‘I see.’ She did not think Howard was so proactive. Nonetheless, she said without any hesitation, “Howard, don’t waste time on me. I don’t have any feelings for you.” Howard was not too surprised. “Feelings can be slowly developed. I have plenty of time.” Mable was somewhat helpless. “Do I have to put it so bluntly? Well, I’ll be honest with you. I already have someone I like, and it’
Ashdale. After learning of Howard’s thoughts about her, Mable was not in the mood to stroll around anymore. She casually gave him a reason and went home. As soon as she arrived home, she saw her grandpa reading documents in the living room. There were many work documents on the table. “Why are you back so soon?” Seeing Mable had returned, Ralph took off his glasses and asked, “How did it go with Howard?” “Not good.” Mable sat next to him and sighed. “Grandpa, I don’t like Howard. Don’t set us up next time.” Ralph sighed. “Feelings can be developed slowly.” “There’s a prerequisite for that,” Mable said. It was that she did not have someone she liked. Ralph looked at her and immediately understood. “You still can’t let go of Blair.” Mable looked seriously at him. “Grandpa, I’ll obey you for everything else, but I want to make my own decisions on this matter.” Blair was the only thing she was clinging on to. Ralph fell silent for a while and handed her the document
Blair said after a pause, “Don’t tire yourself out too much. Rest early.” “Okay,” Mable responded. Afterward, Blair hung up. Mable looked at her phone, dazed. Blair used to wait for her to hang up. Why did he hang up so quickly today? She was going to ask him about the project. Nevertheless, since her grandpa wanted her to take the project, she would have to go to Richworth. After some thought, she booked a flight to Richworth tomorrow afternoon. … Richworth. Blair hung up and called Solomon for a drink. By the time Solomon arrived, Blair had drunk quite a bit. “This isn’t like you.” Solomon sat on the sofa and said, “According to your previous style, you should be on a plane to Ashdale right now.” Blair looked up at him. “I was preparing to go.” “Then why didn’t you?” Blair downed the whisky in his glass with a cold look in his eyes. It was because he was afraid he would not be able to control his emotions and hurt Mable. After coming back from Fasi