Gibson lost his composure right away, hurrying to ask, “Mr. Jackson, d-did I say something wrong?“Pray tell! I’ll correct myself! I’ll definitely correct myself, Mr. Jackson!”He had just taken this position for a handful of days—not even warmed to the position yet—and he had to return the position? He would be the butt of the joke!“Scram!” snarled Seth. “Piss off right now, or things are going to get ugly for you!”Gibson was baffled, falling to his butt with a stagger. The few people who came with him—one of them had the intention to buy him a meal but left with a scowl after seeing what the situation had turned into. The others dared not linger either and left hastily.Seth approached Nigel with a warm smile, like he was meeting an old friend.“Mr. Jensen, I’ve been blind to promote a dodgy man like Gibson and let you down. Please don’t hold it to your heart.“I’ll give you back your original position first thing tomorrow, and I promise all will be taken care of properly.”
“It’d embarrass others otherwise. You can’t do that again, understand?”Kayson replied wryly, “You’re right, Ms. Wolfenden. I’ll keep it in mind next time.”The group took their seat in Superlunar Deck. Seth was incredibly courteous to Sadie as he served her desserts and drinks. He was more respectful to Kayson and stayed cautious when interacting with him.Seth chatted with Sadie for a while. The latter knew that he was not here for her, so she promptly switched the topic of conversation to Kayson.After that, she asked Sia, “I see you have the tag of the vice GM and it’s my first time here in Moonly Olympus. Do you think you can take me around?”“Of course. You’re a VIP. Come with me, Ms. Wolfenden!” Sia said with a smile.Sadie got up and left Superlunar Deck with Sia—not before eyeing Kayson as a warning.Once they left, Seth was both reverent and awkward. “Mr. Yarde…”“What are you up to?” Kayson asked with a frown.Seth chuckled dryly and sighed. “I’ve offended you previ
Sadie deadpanned, “Be serious!”“I’m being honest, Ms. Wolfenden.”Kayson’s expression was utterly serious. “That’s what he said. But I didn’t agree to it immediately. Seth Jackson isn’t exactly a good man.”Sadie furrowed her brows. She was not buying what Kayson said at all and assumed that he was reluctant to tell her the truth, so she did not pursue it but asked, “How did you get acquainted with Mr. Jackson?”She had gotten a glimpse into the background and influence of the Rivspring Chamber of Commerce when she went out with Sia. Sia did not seem to mind talking to her, so she told her a lot of things—including how the Rivspring Chamber of Commerce was linked to plenty of business tycoons. If outsiders were intending to break into Skyspring, it would be much more convenient with the Rivspring Chamber of Commerce’s help.“Oh, I beat his son up,” answered Kayson.Sadie rubbed between her brows, feeling an impending headache. “Can’t you be more serious?”‘Not like you’ll belie
Kayson was indifferent to it and replied firmly, “Mr. Pattingson, it’s not that I don’t want to make peace with the Cadogans. It’s that they won’t possibly make peace with me.“I have to give up on Sadie and family if I want peace with the Cadogans. That’s impossible.”No matter how much Kayson grumbled about it, his mentor, the person who had raised him, owed a favor to the Wolfendens. Even if he had to sacrifice himself, he would return the favor.Waylon advised, “Kayson, I can be the mediator and restrain both sides so the Cadogans won’t corner the Wolfendens…”“Do you think people would be willing to be oppressed for life, Mr. Pattingson?” Kayson asked instead.Waylon fell silent. Did he have to think about this question? Not at all! After a moment, he said, “If you meet other troubles, you can contact me. I’ll help you where I can.”Kayson understood what he meant and replied with a smile, “Okay.”Waylon was obviously withdrawing as well. The Cadogans were like a massive bo
“That’s it!”Waylon shook his head. “Such a waste of potential. If he hadn’t offended the Cadogans, he might have turned out to be the second Living Reaper…”It was a pity that destiny turned out this way!At Admiralporium…Taylor put his phone down with a glower and an angry snort.Channing snarled as well, “How dare Waylon Pattingson intervene in the Cadogan’s affair!?”Just moments earlier, his grandfather had called him to stop him from settling the score with Kayson this time. This meant that he had been beaten up for nothing—and without a channel to vent!Taylor commented darkly, “The old man’s at this age, yet he’s gotten silly this once… Listen to your grandfather first.“I’m sure Kayson won’t be able to hold back from getting into another conflict with us. Will Waylon dare clash with the Cadogans just for him?”Channing huffed viciously. “I certainly hope so. Then he’ll have to pay for it!”Jude, whose injuries were semi-recovered, sat on the side, scowling in silenc
All who were present glanced at Hudson. Sadie was his grandniece regardless, but he was more merciless than all of them there.Taylor frowned. “This can’t be done. The Wolfendens can be picked on and oppressed, but they mustn’t be killed.”The others were astonished, wearing curious expressions, but Taylor did not go into it.Sir Osborn gave it a thought and said, “Just send someone to fight for the project with the Wolfendens then.”Taylor nodded. “I feel the same way, actually. Is there a suitable candidate here? Or is anyone willing to step up?”Falon spoke up. “Patrol Yost, I have a candidate. I think all of you here know Eddy Perez?”“I do. Isn’t he close to you, Millers?” asked Clifford.Falon scoffed. “Kayson’s had a conflict with Eddy. He’ll be happy to go against him if he's given a chance!”Taylor asked, “Is this Eddy Perez reliable?”“Don’t worry, Patrol Yost. Eddy’s absolutely dependable. He’s a businessman worth billions of dollars after all,” answered Falon.Tay
“If all of you can help me chase Farris out of Soulspring Pharmaceutical, Soulspring Pharmaceutical can contribute to getting rid of Kayson as well!”Taylor thought about it but did not reply straight away.Carlson added. “Soulspring Pharmaceutical has a warlord as well!“If I’m able to have more say, the assistant manager on my side can ask this warlord for help!”Taylor smiled instantly. “No problem! Leave this Farris Townsend to us. What do the rest of you think?”“Hah, if we could gain another warlord to our side, it’d be great. We certainly have no objection!” Falon took the initiative to chorus the sentiment. This was his chance to shine and earn favors from Taylor and Channing!The others could only follow suit, not daring to oppose.Taylor nodded with a smile, happy with how the meeting with the various major influences turned out today.…Another night slipped by, and it was the day of Dickinson International’s bidding.Sadie had come to Skyspring in advance becaus
Just when even Kayson thought that nothing would go wrong, a voice spoke up abruptly.“$35,000,000!”The few people Nigel had arranged looked over in shock. Sadie panicked inwardly as well.“How could this happen… It’s exceeded the base price!”Kayson could not help frowning. Was this Nigel’s setup? It seemed impossible!Sadie gnashed her teeth and made another bid. “$36,000,000!”“$42,000,000!”The middle-aged man with his hair gelled back seemed to have scoffed before making his bid.Kayson was sure that the man was not part of Nigel’s plan now, so it meant that he was simply a troublemaker.Sadie was pale. $42,000,000 had already exceeded her budget.Kayson pulled out his phone to ask Royce who the man was, only for the latter and Beckham’s texts to come one after another. He read the texts with furrowed brows. Eddy Perez? He had some impression of him!Back when he was in Clouspring at Parfume Bar, a Hans Perez wanted to take advantage of Wanda, and he had saved the girl