Chapter 1486"Suppress the news first, and it must not be brought up to the Board of Directors," Ada instructed her assistant.Seeing Ada's gloomy face, Joanne poured her a cup of warm tea. "Don't worry, for things may not be as bad as your assistant said. Let's arrange for another team to explore it again. Perhaps those wastes aren't completely unmanageable..."Ada looked pale as if she had lost too much blood. She shook her head and said, "It's all my fault! I strongly advocated taking that piece of land at that time. Patrick has reminded me to carefully survey it, but I ignored his advice..."In fact, Patrick was like a matrilocal son-in-law of the Brown family. After all, he left his hometown and broke off contact with the Atherton family in Sapphire City. Therefore, he had been looked down upon by the elders of the Brown family. Even Mrs. Brown, who seemed satisfied with him on the surface, was actually testing his abilities.Ada intended to support Patrick's position i
Chapter 1487From the moment he started chasing after her in Mourpa, it was probably difficult to keep it a secret. After all, when she was living in Mourpa with Tail, she never thought about hiding their relationship. Instead of letting Edwin continue to dig deeper, it was better to tell him the truth now."Yes, Tail is my daughter. The previous claim that Ada gave birth to her was a lie to deceive you."Edwin's heart tightened and he asked with great expectations, "Her father...""I don't know who he is," Joanne said calmly.Edwin's brows furrowed. "What do you mean?""Don't you remember why we got divorced four years ago?" Joanne asked back.Edwin immediately thought of her and Patrick being caught in adultery at the hotel. The gynecological examination also proved that she and Patrick might have had a sexual relationship. His face suddenly turned grim, as if a dark cloud had descended upon him."You have never done a paternity test in these years? Patrick is right beside
Chapter 1488Tail was not used to the scene that had just happened.Joanne was holding Tail in her arms, and the latter leaned on her lap, looking very obedient.As they were about to get into the car, they heard Edwin's cold voice."Wait."Tail lifted her head from Joanne's arms and saw Edwin. Her pupils shrank, and she exclaimed, "Mommy, he's the child trafficker…"Edwin's handsome face, which had almost softened under his great efforts, immediately sank.He glanced at Joanne and then turned to Tail with a gentle smile. "Tail, do I look like a child trafficker?" he asked.Tail sneaked a glance at Joanne's expression and squared her shoulders. "Mommy said that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Some people have human faces but beastly hearts."Lucas wanted to give Tail a thumbs up. No wonder she was Joanne's daughter. At such a young age, she could already use proverbs.Edwin became even unhappier. What was Joanne teaching her daughter every day?But his smile became gen
Chapter 1489"You are really narcissistic," Joanne said and then followed Patrick and Ada into the car and left.Edwin stared at the retreating car, with a playful smile emerging on his face.He immediately asked Lucas, "How many days will it take for the test result to come out?""I have instructed the laboratory to speed up the progress, and the report can come out within two days at the latest," Lucas immediately added.Edwin was extremely dissatisfied. "Too slow!""Mr. Atherton, we are in Mourpa after all. It's not like Sapphire City where there is Yael's laboratory. Two days is already the fastest speed," Lucas defended himself.Edwin seemed to have thought of something and ordered, "This time, you need to oversee the test yourself and ensure that there are no mishaps.""Yes, sir."Joanne was sitting in another car heading to the Brown family's villa. She had been confident in front of Edwin one second ago, but now she was like a deflated balloon in front of her friends,
Chapter 1490He admitted that he had a special feeling towards Joanne when he first saw her on set four years ago.As a well-known celebrity, he had been in the entertainment industry for many years, and countless actresses wanted to become his girlfriend so as to use his fame and resources to gain benefits.However, Joanne seemed to be a simple girl who was completely unaware of this shortcut.Later, when they were rumored to be in a romantic relationship, he not only did not oppose it but deliberately fueled the flames. He had wanted the rumors to appear more believable so that they could act together in a TV series and maybe even develop a real romantic relationship.He had earned enough money in the previous twenty years and had the full support of the Atherton family. Therefore, he did not need to ally with another powerful family, and even if he made Joanne his wife, no one would stop him.However, due to an elaborately designed conspiracy, he spent a night with Joanne, w
Chapter 1491The Internet was purged, and the news about Tail slandering Edwin as a human trafficker was almost completely deleted. The top search results about her were all short dance videos. In the afternoon, Edwin had just finished a video conference and was watching Tail's live stream in the hotel.Tail did live streams at different times these days.Edwin followed Tail's social media account so that he would receive a notification when she began a live stream.Edwin opened the live stream app.After creating an account on it, Edwin hesitated for a second before nicknaming himself as "Tail's Dad", and then he watched Tail's live stream.Tail was drawing.She zoomed out a little. There were a large number of paint boxes and crayons on the table.Then, she finished a crayon drawing. In the crayon drawing, three adults and a child were going out for spring vacation. The sun was shining brightly, the grass was green, the river burbled, and the butterflies were flying about
Chapter 1492"Is Tail's boyfriend really your grandson? I see you guys competing to reward her, and I thought you guys didn't know each other. Turns out you were helping your grandson win Tail's heart. It looks like Tail is going to marry into a rich family."…Numerous people flocked to her page, seemingly familiar with her. Even Tail sweetly called her grandma.Edwin looked unhappy when he saw his comment was drowned out.Tail quickly finished a painting and showed it to everyone by holding it up to the camera. Suddenly, the screen was filled with colorful rocket special effects.It lasted for most of an hour.Tail's Dad gave out Aircraft Carrier * 1000!The gifts she received hit a value of 88 million dollars, which instantly caused a sensation on the entire app. The gift giver was really rich, and his account drew everyone's attention."Dad?""The father upstairs, still lacking a daughter?""Tail's boyfriend, come back! You're no longer No. 1 on the tipping list."Whi
Chapter 1493'Joanne not only cheated on me four years ago but had a bastard with Patrick!' The expression on Edwin's face became frightening. When he thought of the eighty-eight-million-dollar gifts he had given Tail in her online, he was so enraged that he slammed his phone on the floor. He felt extremely indignant! Joanne was shopping in a children's clothing store when Edwin rushed to her in a fury. She was going back to Sapphire City soon, so she wanted to buy something for Tail. Suddenly, a group of men’s shadows were cast on the glass doors of the store. A group of strong bouncers got out of several cars and surrounded the store. "Everybody, get out!" A man yelled. All the customers in the store fled in fear. Joanne tried to flee with the crowd, but Edwin stopped her. Edwin stared fiercely at Joanne. He had a tall figure. As he approached Joanne, he gave off an intimidating aura. Joanne was scared and she stepped back timidly. Eventually, she hit her