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When Susie woke up the next morning, she was alone in the hotel suite.Sitting up wearily, she wrapped herself up in the blanket with a despondent expression. She was a little hungover from the wine she drank last night.All of a sudden, she saw a note on the bed.When she read it, she felt humiliated once more."You must've done yoga before, right?"Even though Austin was gone, Susie could still imagine his teasing tone through the words he wrote.Susie grabbed her head in vexation, but she could not vent her humiliation to anyone.Fortunately, the note also meant that he probably forgave her for what she did yesterday.Just then, Susie received a call from Harvey."Susie! Log into the game and check out my battle results. I played so well last night! I got MVP ten times in a row!"Harvey's ecstatic voice only riled up Susie even further. She had spent the night getting played by another man, but all Harvey could think about was his game.She fumed, "How old are you, Harvey
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Austin snorted with an icy expression.He was not incompetent by any means. When he was studying, he always ranked one of the top students regardless of the subject. If not because of his concern for Dahlia, as well as his family's circumstances, he could have gone abroad and achieved great success.After graduating from college, he started working at his current company, Dominion Properties. In just three years, he joined the management team as the assistant general manager.If not for Brock, the company's general manager and his immediate superior, he would have achieved far more in the past three years.There was a simple reason why Brock was able to bury Austin's achievements—he was the company owner's brother-in-law.Nepotism was the reason why Brock, an incompetent and mediocre man who only cared about using his position to seek sexual favors, was able to remain in his position as general manager.Austin was the one who handled all of the company's operations.Whenever Bro
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"Why are you laughing?" Brock snapped with a frown.He declared haughtily, "You should've been the one following up on this project. I was only helping you. Don't tell me you expect me to take the blame for the mess."Brock was twisting things around.Austin shrugged. Seething, he sneered and replied, "Sorry. I won't be taking the blame for you this time."What?Brock was dumbstruck. Had Austin gone mad?In the past, whenever Brock pulled this stunt, Austin would agree to it right away!It did not seem like Austin would change his mind, and Brock was starting to panic. The price he agreed to was 30 million more than what the company budgeted for. At a price like that, even if they completed the slum redevelopment project, the company would still go bankrupt from the losses incurred.Brock's brother-in-law was coming over to inspect the company this afternoon. If he found out what happened, he would be furious enough to kick Brock out of the company.After all these years, Broc
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"You're a lunatic, you motherfucker! So you don't want your job anymore, huh? Get the fuck out of here!" Brock hollered.He had a lot of bark, but certainly no bite. His years of lusting after women had left him in poor health. Thus, he dared not get physical with Austin.Instead, he continued to shout, "You're fired! Get the hell out of here now! Yeah, you're right. I'm cursing your mom! She's a goner! Now that you've lost this job, you can stay in the hospital and die with your mom!"Austin started kicking Brock once more.In the three years with the company, he worked tirelessly and even took the fall for Brock countless times. It was all because he wanted to earn money to treat Dahlia's condition and let her have an easy life.He did not mind being humiliated, but he would never allow anyone to humiliate Dahlia!Brock's howls echoed in the office.The commotion drew the attention of all the company's employees.A group of them stood outside the general manager's office and
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Austin smirked as he continued to sit calmly.It was not easy to buy a company.Furthermore, thanks to his management in the last two years, Dominion Properties' profits kept growing.That being said, as long as the price was right, there was nothing in the world that could not be bought.If there were, it was only a matter of upping the offer!As he had an orchid card that gave him access to a bank account with one billion, he could easily afford to buy Dominion.However, it was quicker to let Ezra handle the buyout instead of negotiating the purchase himself.Brock took the call and said in a groveling tone, "Hi, Jacob. When are you coming over? I'll make the arrangements to receive you and give you a report on the company's situation. I just got rid of someone who caused a huge mess for the company."Since he had already fired Austin, he could easily throw the latter under the bus for the contract with the exorbitant price.After all, now that Austin was no longer part of t
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"Are you done? If you are, kindly get the hell out of here," Austin growled. He rubbed his face before shooting a seething glare at Brock.He knew Brock was an incompetent fool. It did not surprise him that the latter had signed an exorbitant contract.That being said, he did not expect it to be an extra 30 million."Sure. I'll be on my way right now."Brock marched out of the office with a victorious grin. At the door, he glanced arrogantly at all the employees and said, "You heard what happened. Since I've been your boss for so long now, out of consideration for you guys, I'll give you all a chance."He stuck up two fingers and continued, "As long as you come with me, I guarantee that I'll look out for you. Or, you can stay in the company with that loser Austin and watch as the company goes bankrupt."Alas, no one responded.The employees knew full well who truly ran Dominion Properties all these years.Having worked with Austin and Brock, they were perfectly aware of both me
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Over at Austin's new rental, Ezra was sitting on the couch and looking at Austin with a grim expression."Sir, you were too hasty in making the decision to buy Dominion Properties. The west city slum redevelopment project that Dominion just signed on to handle is enough to bankrupt the company."After getting Austin's call, Ezra immediately got in touch with the necessary parties. Relying on his identity and an offer that was three times Dominion's market value, he was able to complete the purchase within minutes.But when he looked into Dominion's situation afterward, he realized the severity of the situation.If one were to solely look at Dominion's profits, the buyout would not be a loss at all. At most, it would simply be investing 130 million into a learning opportunity for Austin.If Austin wanted to return to his father's family with Dahlia, he needed to gain such experiences.Dominion would keep growing and becoming more profitable—enough to silence the naysayers in the f
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As soon as the call connected, Ezra cried out excitedly, "Sir, I think we've underestimated Austin. He has grown a lot more than we thought over the years. If everything goes according to his plan, the buyout will be a resounding success!"He paused a few seconds before sighing and adding helplessly, "But … he's still upset because of what you did back then. His resentment …"…Back inside the rental, Austin had no clue that Ezra was giving Austin's father an update on the situation.Austin rubbed his face and composed himself before heading into the kitchen to make some soup for Dahlia. She was still in the hospital and needed to maintain a healthy diet to aid in her recovery.Even though it was more convenient to buy takeout, Austin was worried about letting someone else prepare Dahlia's food. Regardless of how busy he was, he preferred making her food himself.There were a couple of reasons why he strove to earn as much as he could post-graduation. It was partly because he wan
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