According to reports from the media in Keman, as part of Melissa's wedding gifts, Shane had already secured the majority of Trustworth Group's shares.At Dexter's birthday banquet, following the legal and financial settlement, Shane smoothly secured the position of Kingston Empire's chairman and also took on the CEO role.However, Dexter had been managing Kingston Empire for many years, displaying considerable influence and a solid foundation. Instead of leaving Kingston Empire outright, he stayed on as a member of the board of directors.That explained why Shane sought to collaborate with Angeline.Because of Sean's death, Lawson Global was at odds with Dexter. The enemy's enemy was a friend. Both parties could work together against their common enemy. Given Lawson Global's considerable influence, it was understandable why Shane wanted to collaborate. "Microchips!" Taylor saw through the crux. "Shane probably approaches Ms. Lawson with microchips as the basis for negotiating ter
"It's okay. You don't have to worry," Sean reassured Melissa.There was a pause on the other end of the line before Melissa asked, "Does that adopted daughter of the Lawson family also know your true identity?""Melissa, since you're in Dmont, just enjoy yourself. Don't worry too much about other things. I have everything under control," Sean replied."Don't you see? The more people who know your identity, the more danger you're in. Shane... I'm really worried about you," Melissa said.Sean rubbed his forehead and signaled Sebastian to pull over to the side.After Sebastian got out of the car, Sean explained, "Lawson Global tagged Kingston Empire on their official Twitter account, so I had to come and discuss cooperation with them. It's the right thing to do! However, I can't approach Mr. Lawson Senior. First, Mr. Lawson Senior has already handed over Lawson Global to Angeline. Second, I was raised by Mr. Lawson Senior. He would see through my identity!"After a brief pause, he c
"You may leave first!" Melissa told the bodyguard.In the documents, Angeline was revealed to be a relative of the "Sean" replaced by Shane. Sean had been particularly attentive to Angeline ever since she was adopted by the chairman of Lawson Global. Back then, when Angeline was in a relationship with the son of Fletcher Corporation from Oceanford, Sean even supported the corporation.Following Angeline's marriage to the only son of the Fletcher family, she was involved in a car accident and was left in a vegetative state. Almost every week, Shane would pretend to be Sean and visit her. Melissa furrowed her brows. She felt an unexpected sense of unease. Let alone the fact that Angeline was merely a relative of the person Shane replaced; even if she was indeed Shane's relative, he treated her way too well.Melissa gripped the documents tightly. She then pulled out Angeline's photo from the file.As a woman herself, Melissa couldn't help but admit that Angeline was stunningly bea
Taylor felt horrible, too. When Jamie saw this, he clutched the folder tighter and said, "If you ask me, that Mr. Kingston is no match for Mr. Lawson! Mr. Lawson exudes dominance and level-headedness just standing there!"The mere sight of him is enough to tell me that he's capable of doing anything. Mr. Kingston gives me a somewhat flighty vibe; he's not as steady as Mr. Lawson.""Yeah," Taylor said. "I can barely find anything on Mr. Kingston, so I don't know what he's like. I did find some things on Dexter Kingston, though. When the secretariat sends the details on him to us, we can show them to Ms. Lawson so she can go through them."He had always been the type to consider even the smallest of details."Thanks for this," Angeline said.Just then, Jamie's phone rang. Taylor had informed him not to miss out on calls from unknown numbers, so he answered. "Hello, who is this?"The response took him aback. He turned to look at Angeline. "Trustworth Group? Alright… Yes, I'll pass t
Priceless masterpieces Bart had sourced from around the world lined the walls along the corridor. At the end of the corridor, two bodyguards stood guard outside a bulletproof door. Sean was only allowed to enter alone after being searched.Bart was only in his 30s or 40s but was already infamous in Southeast Aciana. He had a vendetta against Wayne—Bart's father used to be the kingpin of Southeast Aciana, but Wayne had killed him and destroyed everything.Bart had escaped under his father's subordinates' protection and returned after many years to take back what was his. Now, he was just about powerful enough to face off against Wayne.But no one who could succeed in this line of work was a pushover. It wouldn't be easy for Wayne to take Bart down, but it was equally tough for Bart to kill Wayne.It was under such circumstances that Sean had contacted Bart. His experiences in life were similar to Bart's, so naturally, Bart was more than willing to work with Sean. Of course, this was
Bart gave Sean an OK. "Just so you know, I have this thing where I only trust my instinct. That's why I have to see all my business partners at least once. I'll work with them if my instinct tells me they're worth it. And if my instinct says it's a bad idea…"He licked his lips and bared his teeth. "I'll send whoever it is to hell."Sean raised an eyebrow at that."Now, my instinct is telling me that when it comes to Wayne Pennington…" Bart sat on the coffee table and leaned back with one hand propping himself up. He lifted his wine glass in Sean's direction with the other. "We'll work together perfectly!"He downed his wine.Sean turned to open the door. Just then, Bart continued, "It's just like how Brayden and I worked together perfectly."He opened another bottle of wine and poured some into his wine glass."I want you to remember something." Sean turned to give him a warning look. "Brayden doesn't do drugs."Bart held his hands up in surrender. "Of course. I'm not referrin
"Don't move!" Lenny stopped Taylor. He saw that the man leaning against the car had a gun behind his waist.The tattooed man, Ivan, knocked on Lenny's window. He lowered it a little. Ivan said, "Our car broke down; we're still waiting for a tow truck. The road's too narrow for your car to pass, so you should turn back and take another road."There are barely any cars that go this way, so you won't have to worry about someone being in your way."Lenny nodded. "Alright, then."Angeline also caught sight of the gun behind Bart's waist. She didn't know whether it was real, but it was better to be safe than sorry. They weren't in Lonla, after all. Things weren't as safe here."Hold it!" Bart threw his cigarette onto the ground, stubbing it out before approaching them. Despite the window only being lowered a crack, he still saw Angeline's bright eyes staring at him from behind the driver's seat. Her face was so beautiful it was unforgettable.Lenny tensed. He immediately put the car in
Angeline put down the wine bottle before changing into something else. Then, she said to Lenny, "I heard the hotel's restaurant isn't too bad. Let's go have dinner there."Now that they'd dealt with Adrian, her objective for coming to Dmont had been met. She would have Taylor and Jamie return to Lonla tomorrow; she would stay because she wanted to go to the lab in Grand Ckrodtria.The hotel's restaurant was located on the top floor. The floor-to-ceiling windows offered a bird' s-eye view of the city's nightscape, and lights twinkled everywhere.Angeline had asked Lenny to sit across from her, which made him feel rather self-conscious. He wanted to say something to ease the tension when he saw Sean and Melissa enter the restaurant. She wore a red dress and had her arm in Sean's.Angeline was going through the menu. Lenny's gaze landed on her face. "Ms. Angeline, Mr. Kingston and the woman who gave you the wine are here, too. They seem to be coming your way.""Ignore them. Let's jus