Peter continued gloating, "Just let her stick with Frank all she wants. They'll fuck up eventually and come crying to us, begging!""Well said! My son is finally shaping up!" Gina was certainly relieved to hear such words, though her face soon fell awkwardly. "That said… I've already sold that land.""What?!"Peter jumped like a cat having its tail stepped on. "Mom… What? You've sold it already?! Who could have bought it from you?!" Gina scratched her head awkwardly, feeling her conscience gnawing because of her son's overreaction. "I was a little worried after we couldn't reach you on the phone, so I sold it to Frank.""Frank?! You sold it to Frank?!"Peter could blow up right then.Still, he clung on to his last hopes and forced a smile while asking calmly, "How much did you sell it to him?""Five hundred million." Gina was grinning smugly even as she held up her fingers. "It's fine, Peter. He wants to be a sucker, so let him be. His money would go to waste anyway—when Cin
Cindy raised all her fingers as she cried, "Ten times, Aunt Gina! No, it might even be more than that! We sold it at 500 million, but it's now worth five billion dollars! Five billion, Aunt Gina!"Hearing the number, Gina froze even as she sat up on her bed, unable to manage words."Quick… Quick!" she cried after spacing out for a long while, holding out a hand at Cindy. "Bring me my phone. I'll call Frank!""Alright!" Cindy was certainly enthusiastic—she would definitely get a cut if Gina took back that land lot.However, even as Gina got her phone and scrolled through her contact list to Frank's name, she froze before she could dial his number."What's wrong, Aunt Gina? Call him!" Cindy cried, clearly more anxious than Gina.Peter was the same as well, urging Gina right then, "Call him, Mom. Why are you hesitating?""I…"Gina was stumped even as she turned awkwardly toward Peter and Cindy, stammering, "A-Actually, Frank did call me previously…""He did?" Peter was taken ab
Even as Peter looked on expectantly, Gina put down her phone and sighed. "Forget it. I sold that land, and I don't want it back, since—""We're talking about five billion here, Aunt Gina!" Cindy shouted right then, aware of what had happened, but she was just that thick-skinned. "With five billion, we will be so rich we can do whatever we want for the rest of our lives! Just ask Frank for it—he'll give it to you for Helen's sake anyway. You know how much he likes to show off in front of her."Gina started to budge right then.Like Cindy said, it was five billion—what else could she want in life after that?On the other hand, Peter threw himself on Gina's bed right then and started bawling, "Mom, you have to get that land back from Frank, or I'm going to die!"Gina flinched in shock. "What? You're going to die?" Cindy, who had already seen through Peter's facade, snorted coolly. "You still haven't pieced it together, have you, Aunt Gina? Don't you know why your darling boy came t
Gina then said, "You're coming with me to Lanecorp. We'll beg on our knees for her to help you. Just don't mention that land lot…""That's not happening!" Peter was suddenly bellowing maniacally. "You can just kill me instead! I'd rather die than beg Frank!""But…" Gina was left hesitating by her son's stubbornness.Cindy spoke up just then. "Come on, Aunt Gina. in the end, all Kit Jameson wants is money. You should come up with a plan to get that land lot back from Frank and Helen, and then we'll pay Mr. Jameson to bail out Peter. After that, we can split the money—that's all there is to it!"Peter quickly agreed, suddenly not crying as he grinned. "That's Cindy for you! She's smart!"Cindy rolled her eyes right then. "Heh. Says the one who was ready to hit me.""The land? But…" Gina was clearly hesitant."Think about it, Aunt Gina." Cindy continued to tempt her. "We're talking about five billion dollars! Even if we pay Mr. Jameson two billion, we'd still have three billion! We
Around noon, Helen finished her work and stepped out of her office at Lanecorp.She immediately found Frank lounging around and sighed in exasperation. "I've been working overtime, but you're goofing around!"Her accusing glare sent Frank flinching, and he promptly got to his feet, smiling apologetically. "I have no idea what your work entails, but I guess the best bees are always busy bees. That's my girl for you—she's just amazing.""Heh. You're slick, I'll give you that."Helen snorted but showed no inclination to blame Frank, even linking arms with him and smiling. "There's a nice restaurant nearby. Let's go.""Really? To have the honor of Ms. Lane's interest? I really need to try the menu now." Frank smiled, and they left the office together.Many Lanecorp employees were watching, and since Frank and Helen had started work for a while, it was clear to them that those two were in a relationship. Still, many of the male employees were indignant—Helen was the board chairwoman
"Ah, ah, ah. It's alright."Frank raised a hand to stop Helen, smiling calmly despite the looks from the Lanecorp employees around them. "It seems like Mr. Hinds is upset, but he is right to prioritize the company's interest. However, while I have been slacking off, that doesn't mean I've done nothing."Wagging a finger, Frank chuckled as he finished, "After all, I did just bring in a major business deal for Lanecorp.""A major business deal? You?" Marco snorted, clearly skeptical. "You're the head of Lanecorp's health and security department, but you're nothing more than a glorified security guard. And you're saying you've been representing the company? Hell, I'll go down on my knees and apologize if you can even earn a hundred grand for the company!""You'd better not regret it now." Frank chuckled as he picked up the morning paper from a nearby shelf and passed it to Marco, pointing at the announcement of Zamri's highway project, "Check this out. There's a land lot where this hi
Marco had certainly seen through everything.The fact that Frank could access insider information from Zamri City Hall and buy that land ahead of time meant he was someone special.While Marco finally acknowledged Frank's abilities, Frank chuckled and clapped him on the shoulder. "Alright, alright, I was just messing with you. Your board chairwoman is my wife anyway—my land is basically hers, see?""Aha… Hahaha… Of course…" Marco laughed along awkwardly.By the time Frank and Helen left, his eyes showed profound respect for Frank as he realized Frank was no freeloader.Still, it made sense—would Helen really fall for some good-for-nothing?Waving away the other employees who had gathered around him to watch, he barked, "What are you looking at?! Well, now you know better than to complain about Mr. Lawrence not deserving Ms. Lane during your lunchtime gossip!""Oh, I didn't expect that… Mr. Lawrence is actually that amazing!""I guess it's only right, since I don't think Ms. Lan
"Hello… What?! Come again?!"Helen and Frank both answered their calls at the same time, and their reactions were also identical."I'm sorry, Mr. Lawrence, but there's this group who came to the lobby and made a scene, refusing to leave. They claim you and Ms. Lane stole their land!""I'm sorry, Ms. Lane… But your mother, brother and cousin are here. I'm keeping them at bay, but they keep demanding something about returning their land?"The reports they received were basically the same, and both of them were gloomy when they realized that it was Gina.The fact that Gina chose to come now made her goal very clear—she found out that the value of that land lot she sold had skyrocketed."How could she…" Helen actually wanted to say out loud how Gina had the cheek to mention that land lot, but remembered that it was her mother. Her face flushed right then, and she was speechless even as she quaked with rage."It's alright, just calm down. We're heading back right now!" Frank said a