Edward waved his hand to ask his secretary to leave. She walked out and closed the door.He walked to the couch grumpily. “You’re too arrogant, kid, coming up here to talk business with me. Let me ask you, who is Juan Saldana to you?”Since Edward went straight to the point, Ian didn’t hide. “He’s my father.”Edward paused. “Isn’t his son Marco Saldana? Since when did he have another son?”Ian laughed. “Would he tell the world that he has an illegitimate son?”Edward paused again. People who had influence would not admit they had an illegitimate child because that was frowned upon.The children could only live in the shadows and could not be brought to life. They were very much taboo.Edward didn’t keep questioning him. The son from Juan Saldana’s marriage had mental issues and would not be able to inherit the family business, so it would be different if he had an illegitimate son.However, Juan didn’t seem like someone who would let an illegitimate son take over his empire.
“Yes, we’ve had too many presents in the past, and I’m out of ideas now. Then I realized I haven’t gotten him any antiques yet.”Christina nodded and had a short chat with her before leaving and letting the young people spend time instead.Barbara had tea with Maisie at a cafe nearby when Maisie remembered something and blurted, “I think I saw someone today.”Barbara asked, “Who?”“Ian Summer.”Once the name came up, Barbara froze. It had been a while, and she didn’t seem to remember much anymore.“Where did you see him?”“When I was on the way here. It was just a glance, but I felt he looked familiar.” Maisie said that while her eyes were on Barbara’s face and chuckled. “Why? Do you still have a thing for him?”Barbara rolled her eyes. “Nonsense! If Helios hears this, he’s going to be so jealous.”“It’s fine then. It’s been so long. I thought you would feel bad if I mentioned him.”“No way!”She didn’t feel bad, but there was regret in her heart because she liked him so muc
Quincy was impressed by his tactics. He would still have a chance as long as he survived, and that was why Synergy had never been investigated. They would never find anything suspicious. The numbers in the public account would not tally with the earnings of Hewston. Nolan chuckled. “I guess he has other accounts.”Quincy scratched his head. “I’ve checked the casinos, and the accounts under his name were clear. There was no extra money.”Nolan frowned. “Look into his illegitimate son.”He wanted to get this done quickly and didn’t want to complicate things, so he had to first make sure that the illegitimate son would not be in his way.At that moment, Nolan received a message from Helios.[You’re an *ssh*le for tricking me.]At the Goldmann mansion…After showering, Nolan told Maisie about Helios cursing him out. Maisie was applying her skincare at the dressing table and burst out laughing. When she had taken over Glitz, Nolan insisted on transferring it to Helios. Now that
Elaine followed the man into the room. There were only five people, and Juan sat in the middle. The man next to him was pouring him a glass of wine. “Mr. Saldana, she’s here.”The person next to him asked her to take a seat, so she walked over and sat down as a courtesy. “How may I help you, Mr. Saldana?”Juan poured her a glass. “Are you close with Ian?”She replied, “I know him, but we’re not close.”He chuckled. “How well do you know him?”Elaine casually replied, “I know that he’s your son out of wedlock.”Mr. Saldana’s expression froze. “If he told you that, you must be special to him.”He handed the wine glass to her, and she took it out of courtesy.At that moment, the door of the room opened.The man standing outside looked at Elaine, who was sitting next to Juan. “Why are you here?”She wanted to say that his father had invited her, but Juan laughed before she could. “I heard you’re quite close with this lady, so I wanted to meet her.”Ian walked to the table, pic
Elaine had her hand on the side of her forehead. “Isn’t he your father?”Ian’s face tensed. “He has never treated me as his son.”She parted her lips but didn’t say anything.She had noticed that the relationship between Ian and his father was interesting. Rather than father and son, they were pretty alert around each other.She turned to look at him. “Why did he ask to speak to me?”He didn’t answer but asked, “What do you think?”“Because I know you?”“Why else?”Elaine chuckled. “Then why did you tell him that we’re getting married? Wouldn’t he take the chance to ask me for drinks then?”“He wouldn’t.”Ian was certain about his answer, and that surprised Elaine. “What do you mean?”“Because he thinks that it wouldn’t be worth his time.”Elaine looked at him. “You know him very well.”Ian stopped his car at the red light and looked at her. “It’s not always a good thing when I know someone very well.”She paused and didn’t answer. Ian was undercover once, so he had to
Elaine walked past the car and entered the courtyard.Ian watched as she walked inside. After a short while, he started the engine and left.…A few days later, Quincy returned with some information about Ian. However, when he handed Nolan a copy of the information, he frowned when he saw the name on it.[Ian Saldana]As he flipped through the document, he said, “This name rings a bell.”“Of course. He was the boss of Glitz,” replied Quincy.Nolan did not say anything.Meanwhile, Edward was equally surprised when he found out Ian’s identity.He had his secretary go confirm Ian's identity at the ministry.Ian had indeed been a member of the ministry and was once an undercover agent of the higher-ups. He used fake names when he went on missions.He had also served as the head of the crimes unit when he was young and had excellent abilities.He would have been the deputy director by now if he had not resigned.Just when Edward was immersed in his thoughts, someone knocked on
When Maisie was having a meal with Barbara in the restaurant, the latter told her about the engagement of the Xaviers.“Elaine is getting an engagement?” Barbara looked at her and asked, “You don’t know about it?”Maisie did not say anything. It went without saying that she knew about the engagement. It was just that she did not know to who she was engaged. After all, the Xaviers kept the identity of the man a secret.She couldn’t help but imagine the scene she would see that day.However, she did not expect the scene she imagined to come soon. As they left the restaurant after finishing the meal with Barbara, they bumped into Ian and Elaine in the corridor.Both of them had just come out of the elevator. Elaine was walking beside him with her head held low.Then, she bumped into Ian’s back and subconsciously raised her head. She saw that the people standing in front of them were Maisie and Barbara.Barbara froze in her tracks. When she met Ian’s gaze, she was stunned, and a
“I’m not meddling with your private life,” Elaine replied as she rested her chin on her palm. “I’m just curious about it. It’s a whole different thing.”Ian did not reply. Since he did not reply, Elaine was even more confident that he must be hiding something. After all, women’s intuition was always right. She took a sip of her soup and continued. “If you’re worried that I might go around and tell everyone about your past, you can rest assured. My lips are tightly sealed. However, if you still refuse to tell me anything, I won’t force you either.”He laughed and said, “Thank you for your understanding, Ms. Xavier.”“I’m going back to my company after the meal. I’ll leave the engagement banquet in your hands, Mr. Saldana,” said Elaine.“Let me take you back.”She was stunned. “I don’t think that’s necessary, right?”“Well, even if our marriage is fake, we still need to put on a show. Don’t you think so?” Ian replied flatly. Elaine fell silent.Ian sent her back to J Tech In