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Chapter 122: Pretending to be dead to whom?
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The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 123: Dare Not Provoke
Wasn't Zoe's miserable situation today caused by herself?But if Zoe had been kinder, she wouldn't have become like this.It seems that Jim, the owner of the jewelry business, was very keen to make friends with Ryan, and the fact that his girlfriend has run off doesn't affect his ability to talk to him at all."Our new designs from King Jewelry this season have been very popular and recognized by the fashion industry!" Jim went on to say, "I have made a preliminary estimate, If we work together, not have very considerable sales, turn around, and I can take the detailed estimate data to show you, Mr. Ryan do you want to consider it?"Ryan gently replied, "In a moment I will give you the contact information of the relevant person in charge of our company's business department, specifically you can negotiate in detail.""Doesn't this ...... matter what you say?""I have not intervened in the company's business for many years, to have to go through the company's commercial department." Ry
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 124: Kept man
The four of them, Jeff, Kourtney, Brittany, and Ryan, had rooms on the same floor and the room numbers were connected, so after they got to their rooms and put their carry-on luggage in their rooms, they went out the door together.The resort town had a lot of old Chinese buildings that were rare to see, as if a rich man had once bought them from China, shipped them over, and put them back together. Spring was the most beautiful time of the year.Standing in the resort town, one could see the high mountains in the distance, and could also see a waterfall flowing down from the top of the mountain in the distance. The scenery here was too beautiful.The four of them walked through the forest path, enjoying the scenery, while their good-looking features turned into another scenery.This town was the private property of a certain family, and apart from the servants, not many people came to disturb them. They had gotten up earlier in the morning, and now they were all a bit hungry, not rea
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 125: A Romantic Date
After lunch, they passed the pottery shop, and Brittany wanted to go inside to make some pottery as a souvenir, so she dragged Kourtney inside.As Kourtney and Brittany entered the pottery, Jeff and Ryan followed them inside.The pottery was owned by a middle-aged couple.After teaching them how to make pottery pieces and showing them simple ways to make them, the owners gave them clay to play with and then left them alone to turn their heads and make their pieces.Brittany was usually rude. Just the simple act of making a mug would never work, and it would always end up looking like four different things.After seeing Brittany's poorly made mug, Ryan walked over. He sat down behind Brittany, wrapped his arms around her, and then held Brittany's hands."The clay gets thrown out, just like you did. And then... Put your fingers here and don't strain, or the cup will warp. Yes, that's it!"Brittany finally got the beginnings of a mug under Ryan's guidance.But as soon as Ryan's hand left
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 126: The 'Perfect' Plan
Jim and Zoe discuss the perfect plan.In the evening. Zoe appears and stops Kourtney and Jeff as they are walking to the elevator.Kourtney: "What's going on?"Zoe: "Kourtney, it's been a long time, there's no need to be so hostile towards me, is there?"Kourtney: "So?"Zoe smiles and looks at Jeff, "Kourtney and I have some things to talk about, would it be convenient to give us a moment alone?"Jeff and Kourtney looked at each other, Kourtney nodded gently at Jeff, and Jeff left first.Zoe glared at Kourtney and said, word for word, "Kourtney, do you know how much I hate you right now?"Kourtney blurted out two words, "Yes, I know.""You know? You have no idea!" Zoe was angry, "I used to be Zoe's family princess and everyone treated me with respect.But ever since that incident, everyone's attitude toward me has changed. They said the company was becoming like this because of me."Kourtney laughed. She thought it was ridiculous."It's you! You did this to me!" Zoe yelled out in ange
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 127: A Small Island Affair
After Brittany and Ryan arrived at the island in the center of the lake, they found that the power had gone out. The entire island suddenly became pitch black and out of reach. What was supposed to be a romantic date turned into a horror movie?They searched everywhere and there were no other buildings on the island except for a small pavilion. Brittany's cell phone rang."Hey, Kourtney.""When are you guys going back to the hotel?" Kourtney's familiar voice came through."We can't get back.""What? Why?""The power's out here, cell phone reception is bad... Ryan and I, we're stuck on the island.""How?""Maybe they just don't want to be bothered by us." Jeff reminded her.She had been about to walk back to her room after meeting Zoe downstairs. Instead, she saw the original girl from a distance in the hallway and she seemed to be following Jeff, so she followed her.Walking to the corner of the stairs, suddenly the girl disappeared. She crashed into someone's arms and looked up to se
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 128: Phone Call from a Mysterious Woman
Kourtney was busy with his experiments in the base that afternoon when his phone rang.It was an unfamiliar phone number."Hello, who is it?"There was no voice inside the phone. It hung up straight away. She was about to put the phone down to continue her experiment when she suddenly realized that a dark figure flashed outside the window. She immediately put down her things and chased after them. The silhouette then turned around at a corner of the room and disappeared.Immediately afterward, a car rushed out.Kourtney didn't even change her clothes, she immediately ran back to get the car keys and started the car. Andy saw Kourtney going out: "Where are you going?"Kourtney: "Come back, it's too late."Andy was about to ask something else when Kourtney had already left.That car wasn't going too fast, and she quickly caught up. The car kept going out towards the outskirts of town, onto the highway, and before long, it came off the highway again and turned into a side road. It soon s
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 129: Discovering a Heavenly Secret
Chen was bent on getting revenge on Kourtney, he was very unhappy to see her being released just like that.Chen looked at Naashon: "Mr. Naashon, Kourtney is an extremely selfish person, she can easily betray Professor Smith. I think this matters, it's not that simple.""Then what do you suggest?"Chen hurriedly said, "Arrest her and torture her severely to force her to reveal her true plan."Naashon grinned, "You mean, you want me to torture her hard?" Not being a fool, he continues, "Or do you merely want to use me to fulfill your selfish desire for revenge?"Chen gritted her teeth, "I do hate her, but my thoughts are not unreasonable. You decide for yourself."Naashon doesn't take his advice and releases her anyway.Kourtney walks out and calls Dude to come over and help pick Chen up. Although he didn't know why she was doing this, he did as she told him and returned Chen to safety.But he never saw her. A little worried about her, Dude decides to call Jeff. But the call never gets
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 130: Caught in the Crossfire
After Naashon gets his stuff, he quickly grabs a high-end lab. He calls a man. And that person, too, was an old friend, Austin.Thinking about what Naashon had just explained to him, Austin angrily clenched his hands into fists. He had actually robbed one of his best bases that he was planning to experiment on. That base was his life's work, not only did it have the most advanced weaponry, but it was also the best hiding place.The so-called experiment is about Naashon and others planning to do human experiments with living people. If this experiment is opened, the whole of New York will be turned into hell on Earth. He didn't want to become Naashon's puppet, nor did he want him to ruin his own heart and soul. So, he planned to sneak in and see what he was doing now.As he was about to approach the center, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in his body. His heart screamed out a bad sound.When he had just entered the lab, he had smelled a faint aroma permeating the air. Now that he
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The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 158: Unveiling the Truth
One evening, while Kourtney was conducting experiments in the laboratory, she suddenly received a call from Jeff."Kourtney, I have some good news!" Jeff's voice was filled with excitement."What good news?" Kourtney put down the test tube and asked eagerly."Grandfather's old friend has provided new leads that might reveal the true leader of the ANN organization. We're going to meet him now, would you like to come along?" Jeff invited.Without hesitation, Kourtney joined Jeff and headed to the location where the grandfather's old friend was. It was a remote cabin, and the old friend's name was Joseph, someone who had been a close friend of the grandfather many years ago."Everyone, I've found some leads that might help you," Joseph said.He activated an old projector, displaying some video footage. The footage showed a masked individual, the leader of the ANN organization. For some reason, everyone felt the person looked familiar, but they couldn't quite pinpoint who it was."I had s
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 157: Kourtney's Mission
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The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 156: The Belated Gift
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The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 155: Grandpa's Missing
Jeff received a call from Ethan early in the morning. His grandfather had gone missing!Upon hearing the news, Jeff's heart tightened. Thinking about the email Kourtney received, he had a bad feeling. He immediately asked Ethan to investigate and thoroughly examine all the traces his grandfather left behind.Ethan returned late with the investigation results and reported to Jeff, "Based on our investigation, it seems that Grandfather left home on his own last night and hasn't returned since. His phone has been turned off, and we can't reach him."Jeff grew even more worried. He knew his grandfather was always cautious and considerate, never acting recklessly.The others were equally concerned upon hearing the news. They gathered at the grandfather's house and began searching for clues. In the study, Kourtney accidentally stumbled upon an unsent letter. Upon opening it, they realized it was a letter from the grandfather to Jeff."Dear Jeff," the letter read, "If you're reading this, it
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 154: The Showdown at Compound H
Back in New York, Kourtney eagerly began to study the information she had copied from the ANN organization. She spent a lot of time and effort before finally opening the files on the flash drive. When the information was presented to her, she was shocked to find that the information on the flash drive, the manuscript given to her by her grandfather, and the information she had taken from the ANN organization were all of her mother's lab research from her lifetime.It turns out that the people who were after her mother in the first place were the ANN organization!Kourtney told everyone about this discovery, and everyone was shocked, not realizing that the ANN organization had such a deep connection to Kourtney's mother and that they had planned such a big conspiracy.
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 153: The Mist is Full of Mist
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The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 152: Life and Death Hang in the Balance
Kourtney opened her eyes to find herself tied up in a small, damp room. The smell of rust and dampness filled the room, and there were strange symbols on the walls."Finally awake." A cold voice came from the corner of the room and Kourtney looked up to see a mercenary in black camouflage staring at her indifferently."What the hell do you want?" Kourtney tried to remain calm, "I don't have what you want."The mercenary sneered, "We already have enough information, all we want is your scientific data and Compound H's research data. Hand them over and maybe we can spare your life."Kourtney sneered, "I'm sorry, I didn't know."The mercenary said viciously, "A beauty like you, don't force me to use bad tactics!"Just then, the door to the room opened. A tall, imposing man entered, a shining dagger in his hand."Let me." The man approached Kourtney with a smug smile, "Your boyfriend's not here, let's see who else can save you."Kourtney's mind was racing, she knew the situation was getti
The Billionaire's Stubborn Genius Chapter 151: Fake it till you make it
High school was over. Kourtney got her wish and entered the Yale School of Medicine. Bella entered the Yale School of the Arts.On this day, Jeff invited everyone to the family wine cellar to celebrate Kourtney getting her wish, and the Howard family's wine collection amazed everyone. Everyone discusses all the gossip that has been going on lately."Did you hear that the Edward family business is on the verge of bankruptcy due to over-expansion and the economic crisis, and they have a huge amount of debt? Bella, who wants to marry into a rich family as a rich wife, can't accept this fact and wants to break off her engagement to the Edward family," Cathy said. Cathy said."How did the Edwards suddenly go bankrupt?" Kourtney asked curiously.Cathy looked at Jeff who was sitting next to Kourtney and didn't say anything.She turned her head to Jeff, "Did you do this?"Brittany eavesdropped from the sidelines, "Isn't it wonderful that her family went bankrupt?"Ryan laughed next to him, "R
