His hands were clenched into fists. Based on the fragmented memories of Angeline in his mind, he knew she wasn't coming.Ned's phone inside his suit rang repeatedly. He picked up the phone with his hands, which were turning blue from the cold, and glanced at the screen. It was Ingrid.Finally, he answered, "Hello…""Ned, where are you? I've been calling you all day, and no one answered," said Ingrid while biting her lip.Her voice was slightly choked up."A box was dropped on my foot while shooting an advertisement, so the director allowed me to take half a month off. I was thinking… Maybe we could use this time to have our wedding?"Ned remained silent on the other end of the phone. A strong sense of crisis hit her, but she feigned ignorance and continued, "You know Mrs. Fletcher has always wanted us to tie the knot soon. We're not young anymore, and it's time to start a family.""Does your agency allow it?" he asked, watching the rain pour."I'll talk to Linda and the compa
The manager sounded excited since this great opportunity had fallen from the sky.Ned paused as he held onto the stair railing and asked, "Based on Fletcher Corporation's current production capacity, can we meet the deadline within a month?"What worried him even more was whether Fletcher Corporation's cash flow would be sufficient for raw material procurement if Vitality Biotech Group didn't provide any financial support for the batch."According to our current production capacity and cash flow, it's impossible to meet the deadline within a month, but we can't lose this opportunity," the manager replied.He hesitated before continuing, "We can exploit the loopholes in the contract, though. I've reviewed the new agreement, and it doesn't explicitly forbid outsourcing. We can partially outsource, which means sacrificing a portion of the profit for the first batch of drugs."As long as we secure various orders following that, we'll break even and profit by then!""In that case, sen
Rosalinda Barr, the woman who had been accompanying Tommy, confronted the staff, saying, "What do you mean by that? Are you saying that Mr. Yates has no money?"Who do you think you're looking down on? Open your eyes wide and see clearly. This is Tommy Yates of Yates Group. How could he have no money?"She pulled Tommy aside and whispered, "Mr. Yates, there must be something wrong with their machine! Do I not know how rich you are? "I know this guy named Billy at the casino who specializes in lending money to gamblers. You just lost so much… I think it's a pity to leave now when your luck is coming your way soon."Seeing his hesitation, Rosalinda held his arm. She wore a sweet smile and said coquettishly, "Mr. Yates, I was hoping you'd win a little more so you could give me some tips! I believe in your luck!"Hearing this, Tommy grinned from ear to ear and said, "If I win back what I just lost, I'll buy you a handbag!""You're the best, Mr. Yates! I'll follow your lead and bet s
"Don't worry. Once I hang up, I'll transfer the money to you," said Lily Korn."Alright. If there's any more quick money-making business in the future, just let me know!" replied Rosalinda, her eyes curving together with her smile.On the other end of the line, Lily hung up and transferred the money to Rosalinda before looking at Angeline."Angeline, what's the next step?"Sitting on the couch, Lily turned to look at Angeline, who was making coffee in the kitchen."Let's give Tommy some time to stew," she replied as she put down the coffee pot and came out from the kitchen with two cups of coffee.She handed one to Lily and continued, "Tommy is already addicted to gambling. While he's looking for you, he'll surely continue to gamble. When he just can't win, he'll become even more desperate to look for you."Holding the coffee cup tightly, Lily nodded and said, "No matter what, I'll make him pay for what he had done!"Angeline took a sip of her coffee and answered, "Definitely!
Billy maintained his smiley expression, but the tall, bulky thugs behind him appeared fierce and menacing."Okay!" said Tommy, yielding. He gritted his teeth and took out his phone to scroll through his contacts. "Come on, it's just 250 thousand dollars."After some time, he found Ingrid's number and dialed it."Hello, Tommy. Why are you calling me at this hour?" Ingrid answered happily."Ingrid, I've run into a bit of trouble. Can you lend me 250 thousand dollars? It's for an emergency," he whispered into the phone."A week ago, Uncle Henry mentioned a big project with Fletcher Corporation that needed funding. I gave him over 50 million dollars from there. If you need money now, is there a problem with the project?" she asked anxiously."Yes!" he replied. "Didn't Ned just sign a contract with Vitality Biotech Group? I heard there's a hefty penalty for breach of contract, so I don't want to cause more trouble for him.""Okay, I'll transfer it to you right away!" Not forgetting
Just as he was looking back to see if Lily had returned, he saw Angeline sit down at the gaming table opposite him. Tommy was startled. Then he laughed. "Well, isn't this Angeline? It's been a while." Angeline smiled slightly and fiddled with the chips in her hands. "We haven't met for several years. Do you want to bet against me, Tommy?" "Who is this beautiful lady? Why have we never met?" Lily returned and sat down beside Tommy, smiling. She nestled into Tommy's embrace, and her jealousy was obvious as she looked at Angeline defiantly. "Are you trying to get Tommy's attention?" "Yeah, Angeline. Are you trying to get my attention?" Tommy put his arm around Lily and laughed. "You've become more sensible. If you had been like this from the start, then that mute wouldn't have had to go through all that. Don't you agree?" Angeline wasn't infuriated. She smiled and said, "I came here today to make you lose everything." Lily burst into laughter. "Are you joking, miss? Everyone
"Of course, you're my lucky star! I'll never abandon you!" Tommy said as he caressed Lily's cheek. Hold'em had five community cards and two hole cards. The community cards were revealed to be the four of spades, the five of spades, and the seven of diamonds. The victor would be decided in just one round. Tommy had put in all his chips, and Angeline had put in all that she had left, including herself."You're going to lose for sure!" Tommy was all smiles. He had a two and a five, which would make a full house! He didn't believe that Angeline had better cards than he did. Tommy spread his cards out, and the crowd burst into applause. "It's a good hand, as expected!" "Yes! There can't be anything better than that!" "Tommy really has excellent luck!" Tommy couldn't resist kissing Lily's cheek again when he heard the crowd. "The victor hasn't been decided yet!"Angeline flipped open her cards. A six and an eight, which made a straight plus a pair. It was the best h
Billy paused for a moment. "There is another solution…""What is it?""Doesn't the casino have a rule that allows you to put yourself as the stake? Why don't you do that, Mr. Yates?" "The other party refused!" Tommy furrowed his brows. Ten minutes was almost up. He said, "Why don't I sign a contract with you that makes myself the stake? After all, you believe that I'll be able to pay, right? Yates Group is so big. We're not going to owe you. Besides, my cousin's lover, Ned, is the president of Fletcher Corporation!" "Mr. Yates, it's not that I don't believe you! But the department that's in charge of lending money has never signed any contract with a person as collateral!" Billy smiled and said, "Why don't you try and discuss this further with the other party?""I don't care! No matter what method you use today, I insist on borrowing this money!" Tommy put his foot down. "Otherwise, don't blame me then!" Billy pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this then! We've worked t