"Gosh … Forget it. Let's just go out to eat. It didn't turn out well this time, but it'll be better next time." Cecily's smile disappeared as she waved her hand in disappointment."No, it's fine. It's really delicious. Let's eat at home." Austin stopped Cecily. He picked up his fork and started eating eagerly.Cecily stared blankly at the scene. A smile gradually appeared on her disappointed face. Taking a deep breath, Cecily picked up her cutlery and said earnestly, "Since you insisted on eating at home, you have to finish it all.""No problem! As long as you're not worried about me drinking all your water," Austin mumbled with his mouth full. Despite the less-than-tasty food, the two of them enjoyed the meal with laughter and cheer. After dinner, they washed the dishes together. However, as they sat before the TV, Austin's mind had already drifted elsewhere. He waited for so long. Now that they were full, it was finally time to get to the point! His heart co
Looking at Cecily in front of him, Austin felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him.He had thought that things were going smoothly between them.Yet, it was all his wishful thinking. It was a misunderstanding on his part.Scratching his head awkwardly, Austin said, "Cecily, I'm sorry. I misunderstood. I'll head home now.""Austin!"Cecily suddenly grabbed Austin's hand.She then stood up and said earnestly, "I'll be yours sooner or later. I just hope to save this beautiful moment for our wedding night.""I respect your decision." Austin nodded solemnly, though his eyes seemed a bit distracted.At that moment, he felt somewhat flustered.He didn't blame Cecily.But he was embarrassed about his actions earlier.Before Austin could gather his thoughts, Cecily suddenly tiptoed and lightly kissed him on the lips.Austin froze in surprise."Thank you." Cecily smiled gently. She then released Austin's hand and stretched lazily as if nothing had happened. Smiling, she said, "Alr
Austin put on a casual smile, but his eyes reflected his fierce fighting spirit. "Business is as fierce as war, or so they say. We can't be the winners without taking any risks." The night breeze was much cooler today.A gleam flashed across Ezra's eyes as he let out a sigh. "If you wish to enter the financial industry, then I may recommend a certain someone to you."Austin was pleasantly surprised. "Who is it?"Breaking into the financial industry was basically a career change for him.Austin didn't really have complete confidence in switching to a whole different area of work.He believed that anyone recommended by Ezra himself must be quite the candidate to work together with.Ezra smiled and explained, "There is a certain young man hailing from the Redmont family of Basin City. I've only met him once, but I can tell that he's a talented person. Said young man is rather… peculiar. I'm afraid you might have to personally ask him for help."Austin fell deep into thoughts. "Th
A Mercedes-Maybach was stopped in front of the Heavensgate Residence.Itijah sat at the back of the car. His eyes gleamed with a sinister glow as he gently tapped on his crutch with his fingers. "Perhaps… This is the last resort."He would do anything for the Emersons.Many years ago, Itijah would go so far as coveting and essentially stealing the inheritance that Walter had prepared for his wife and son.It was because he prioritized his family more than anything else.But as for Dahlia… Itijah didn't care much for the daughter he deemed to be a loser."Sir, we've arrived," said one of the bodyguards as he opened the car door.Dahlia came out of the house with a stern expression as she held her phone tightly in her hand.Her eyes reflected her complicated emotions as she stared at the Maybach.Dahlia slowly approached the car as she decided that it would be the last time they met before they moved on from each other for the rest of their lives.The car window slowly rolled d
Austin's body trembled as his eyes widened in shock.Committing patricide was way more than he had expected for Vincent to be labeled as peculiar.Austin never ever thought about killing his own father even back when he hated Walter the most. He had only decided to never see each other again for the rest of their lives."What are you talking about, Mr. Lockwood?" asked Austin with a stern expression.He didn't really care much about how Vincent became known as a genius, but he felt that he really needed to know why Vincent would kill his own father.To be able to commit such an act in cold blood would also mean that he could kill anyone else who was not as important to him as his own family.Aldus continued to drive the car as Ezra recalled the story from the very beginning.Austin gradually calmed down as he listened to Ezra's story.He never figured out why Vincent had killed his own father after listening to Ezra's story. But the public consensus seemed to agree that Vincent
The sudden shouting caused all of them to freeze up.Austin awkwardly laughed. "He's into this kind of thing?"Ezra politely smiled and replied, "It's pretty standard stuff between a man and a woman, I believe." Austin tried knocking on the door once more.An angry voice came from within the room. "You're forcing my hand! I have no other choice but to fight back now!"The door suddenly opened, and a handsome young man with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes walked out of the room.Vincent was stunned when he saw the three of them.His anger instantly dissipated and was replaced with an uninterested expression. "Who are you people?"Austin smiled and replied, "Hello, Vincent. I am Aust—"Vincent, however, had already shut the door before he could even finish. "I don't care who you are. If you're not a woman, get lost already!"Austin was left speechless.He realized that it was no longer a matter of how difficult it was to get Vincent's help if he could not even tal
Austin knew that he wouldn't stand a chance against someone like Vincent.Vincent blew out a puff of smoke and sneered at Austin. "Austin Campbell… The future head of the Campbells? This is the first time I've heard of somebody named Austin in the Campbell family. Are you sure he isn't just someone picked up off the streets?"Austin's expression immediately sank.Ezra became furious. "Watch your mouth, Vincent! You really need to work on your attitude!"Vincent shrugged and replied, "Forget it, Ezra. I'll play with you for as long as you'd like, but I'd really suggest you stop trying to get me to work for your boy over there. The Campbells and the Redmonts are rivals. Who the hell do you think he is to be asking me to work for my rival?"The room fell silent.Ezra was left at a loss for words.The next moment, a chuckle came out from Austin. "Do you still think that you're one of the Redmonts?"Vincent threw his cigarette onto the floor and stood up. "What the fuck do you mean?
Austin frowned and stopped walking.Ezra and Adlus were similarly confused as they paused their steps.They wondered what Vincent was trying to achieve."Do whatever you like, but I'm not responsible if anything happens to you," replied Austin before he left.Vincent laughed and followed after them as he jammed himself in between Ezra and Adlus. "Relax, I'm a Redmont after all. Are you guys talking about the Emerson family, the richest family in the capital?""Precisely. Do you still want to come?" asked Ezra.Itijah kidnapping Dahlia and taking her back to the Emerson family had utterly trampled over Austin's limits.Austin was completely serious about crushing the Emersons if anything were to happen to Dahlia.Vincent laughed and replied, "Sounds exciting, I'm in! I've gotten bored with playing around with women all day. I might as well take a vacation in another city!"Both Ezra and Adlus were left speechless.As the group returned to the airport, one of Austin's men guide