He was the main sponsor for the previous movie that she previously intended to star in as well. He had even asked the director not to cast Jeremy as the male lead. Jeremy was not cast in this movie, but Eugene had decided to invest in it as well. She had never realized that he liked investing in films so much in the past. “I’m investing in this movie and you’re starring in it. Is there a conflict of interest between us?” Eugene smiled as he looked at her. “There isn’t, but why must you invest in the movie that I’m starring in?” she asked him as she tried her best to suppress her rage. Director Lee tugged on her and spoke to her in a soft but urgent tone, “What nonsense are you talking about? Isn’t it a good thing that someone is investing in the movie that you’re starring in?” He was afraid that she would offend Eugene. Fern could no longer contain the rising anger within her. She disregarded the director’s thoughts and glared at Eugene. “Tell me, are you doing this on pu
Fern watched as Eugene left with the police. She kept telling herself that his issues had nothing to do with her. She had better not be a busybody. However, once the police brought Director Lee away, the people beside her started discussing the situation. “Money laundering is a huge crime. If it isn’t a big case, they’ll still be imprisoned. In mild or serious cases, they may be executed by a firing squad.” “If the sponsors of this film are really involved in money laundering, it won’t be so serious to the extent that they’ll get a death penalty. They’ll just be imprisoned at most.” “President Eugene wouldn’t launder money using the funds he invested in this film, right? He doesn’t seem to be the type to do so.” “Who knows? We can never understand the world of wealthy people.” Fern was in the midst of removing her makeup. She could not help but start to worry. If Eugene was sentenced to prison... He would have brought it upon himself, but he was still Rue’s father.
He sat in the chair with a calm expression on his face. He nodded and said, “I’ll cooperate with the investigation.” Wyatt had seen the news online. After entering the room, he said, “President Eugene, I think we’ve fallen into a trap. I shouldn’t have made the investment for you without investigating things clearly.” There was a look of frustration on his face. Eugene narrowed his eyes and said, “Something that’s meant to happen will surely happen sooner or later. Investigate who’s the one scheming against us.” He was not involved in money laundering, so he was not afraid of being investigated. “Yes,” Wyatt said. He said hesitantly, “The company’s share prices have plunged. Old Master Newton will be enraged once again.” Eugene closed his eyes and let out a sigh. “I’m not a filial grandson. I’ve made the old master angry again.” “I’ll investigate the entire issue at once!” Wyatt could not accept the fact that he had made a mistake. Once he found out who was behind all of
Fern saw the news about Eugene’s acquittal from her phone. She watched the video of him coming out of the police station as well. The reporters had crowded the entrance of the police station and it was hard for one to walk out. He was wearing sunglasses in the video. There was an impassive expression on his face, and he looked extremely cool. Although he had been detained for so many days, he still exuded a sense of superiority when he appeared. He was not disheveled, and neither did he look the slightest bit embarrassed. She did not understand why she could not resist looking up his news although she had told herself not to pay attention to his affairs. Now that he had been acquitted and the police clarified that it was all a misunderstanding as he was not involved in money laundering, she felt extremely relieved. “Mommy, Daddy has been acquitted. He’s not a bad person, right?” Just then, Rue walked over. Fern did not want to act as though she cared about Eugene in front o
Sydney could not stop her heart from thumping wildly in her chest. She took in a deep breath, smiled, and got up. “You’re here. Look at the dishes that I’ve prepared today. Have my cooking skills improved?” “They look great,” Eugene said as he looked at the dishes on the table. “You don’t have to prepare so many dishes for me in the future. I can’t finish everything. If you don’t eat, it’ll be a waste,” he added. Sydney nodded and said, “Alright, I understand.” Eugene was just about to sit down when his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He took it out and looked at the caller ID. His expression changed slightly. Sydney noticed that he had not picked up his phone even after a long time. She asked him curiously, “Is it a spam call?”He shook his head. He then answered the call while walking toward the window. “Hello? His voice was low and hoarse.“Daddy, it’s me.” It was Rue’s voice.Eugene had hesitated before answering the call earlier because the caller ID showed that it w
Rue returned the menu to the waiter after ordering a few dishes intently. Fern did not ask her what she had ordered either. She could order anything as long as they were dishes that she liked.After a while, the waiters finished serving all the dishes that they had ordered. Fern looked at the dishes on the table. She looked at Rue and asked, “Are you that hungry? Can we finish eating so many dishes?” She would let her daughter eat as much as she wanted to, but she was afraid that it would be a waste if they could not finish everything. “It’s alright, someone else is joining us later,” Rue said with a smile on her face. “There’s someone else coming?” Fern was slightly worried. “Who’s coming? Is it your classmate or your friend?” “Are you silly, Mommy? We agreed to buy Daddy a meal to celebrate his acquittal before coming out, didn’t we?” Rue widened her eyes and stared at her intently. “What? You…” Did Rue invite Eugene Newton? However, she never heard Rue say that they wer
Fern did not think much about it. She placed a piece of fish in her daughter’s bowl.Fern looked at her father and said, “Daddy, I remember that you like braised fish in the past as well. I’ll give this piece of fish to you.” As soon as she finished speaking, she picked up the piece of fish that Fern had placed in her bowl and put it in Eugene’s bowl.Although Fern and Rue had moved the piece of fish around several times, Eugene did not mind. He smiled at his daughter and said, “Thank you.”Fern stared at both of them speechlessly as her lips twitched. Did they find this enjoyable?“You guys should continue eating. I need to go to the washroom.” Fern got up and walked into the washroom attached to the private room.After Fern left, Rue told Eugene, “It may look like Mommy is ignoring you, but she cares a lot about you. I realized that she kept looking at your news on her phone these days. She even let out a sigh of relief when she saw the news about you being released from the pol
Fern fixed a still gaze on him for some time before she understood the implications of his words. He meant to say that Jeremy schemed against him to accuse him of being involved in money laundering!“That’s just your assumptions. What evidence do you have?” She stared at him coldly. She would not believe Eugene just like that.Eugene stared at the woman before him with a heavy gaze. She trusted Jeremy but not him?He laughed mockingly and said, “Do you think that I’m telling you this just to accuse him or destroy your trust in him?”“It was your choice to invest in this film. Nobody recruited you, right?” She continued staring at him.Since it was his own choice to invest in this film, how could he say that Jeremy was behind everything? Eugene did not say anything but continued looking into her eyes silently.After a while, he pinched her chin and inched closer to her. He lowered his voice until it sounded terrifying. “Don’t you know who I invested in that film for?”Fern was