Thomas Brown felt a strange mix of relief and hope when he heard Jake Hill’s voice. Jake had been his only real friend during college. After they graduated, they both started teaching at the same elite school Thomas taught eleventh grade, and Jake taught fifth grade. "Jake, where are you?" Thomas asked desperation in his voice. On the other end, there was noise in the background before Jake’s voice finally came through. What's up, Thomas?" "Are you... are you in a position to help me out? I need to borrow some money..." Thomas struggled to get the words out, knowing that while Jake was a bit better off than him, it was only by a small margin. As expected, there was a moment of silence on the line. "It's okay, if it's not convenient for you, then..." "Thomas, what are you talking about?" Jake’s voice cut in. "What kind of brothers are we? I know it's about Emma, right?" "Those rich kids are the awful! They think they can do whatever they want just because their famili

On the screen, the old man paused for a second before raising his hand tiredly and saying, “Alright, let’s go with the plan. "Sir, do we not need to send anyone to protect the young master?" David asked with concern. "No need. If we go against his wishes, it might have the opposite effect. Thomas has grown up and has his own ideas. Let's just follow his lead for now." "Yes, sir!" Soon after, the chairpersons of various branches under Velox Group received a highly confidential email at the same time, Thomas Brown, the sole heir of the Brown family, was officially taking over this billion-dollar empire! Without any delay, he rushed back to the hospital, only to find Ava and Scott cozied up by the bedside, chatting and laughing together. Thomas's brows furrowed deeply. Upon seeing him, Ava froze for a moment before creating some distance from Scott, a flash of anger crossing her eyes. "Thomas, What time do you think it is? You've been gone all afternoon! Do you even care a

Everyone was shocked. They looked at Thomas, hesitating to speak. Thomas glanced at them with a hint of amusement before casually saying, "So, you guys were just saying you wanted to fire me, right?" Bryce, hearing this, forced a laugh and quickly replied, "I was just confused and spoke out of anger! I would never dare to fire you!" "Hahaha..." Thomas let out a cold laugh. Bryce seeing that the situation was turning against him, quickly changed his tune. It was clear he was no ordinary person to have climbed to this position. "However, I'm officially notifying you that you're all fired." As soon as Thomas's words sank in, several people's eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at him. Bryce's face turned an ugly shade, and he frowned, saying, "You can’t just fire us like that, without consulting with the other shareholders." A smirk appeared on Thomas's lips as he coldly looked at them. "This is a prestigious school. Do you think it can't function without you? Don't worr

Ava looked at Thomas with annoyance. "He's not some random old man. You should be more polite, you never know, he might help us out of poverty."Hearing Ava’s words, Thomas felt upset but didn’t say anything. He watched as Ava took out her makeup and touched up her face. He frowned and asked, “Where are you going now?”"Mind your own business! What are you doing here in the first place? It must mean something went wrong at work. Typical useless man," she shot back. Thomas fell silent at her words.Looking at her impatient demeanor, he couldn't shake off the thought that Ava had dressed up beautifully today. Was she going to meet someone?But why was she being so secretive about it? With suspicion in his voice he asked, "Who exactly are you going to see?""What are you talking about? I'm going to see someone because of you! If you weren't such a failure, I wouldn't have to go meet another man," she snapped. Thomas' anger boiled over at her words. He never expected her to be cheating on

After Peter’s dirty thoughts got exposed, he tried to play it cool and smiled awkwardly. “Come on, we’re all guys here. It’s normal to think that way,” he said.But Murphy wasn’t having it. He gave Peter a serious warning, “Whatever you’re planning, drop it now. If you don’t handle this, don’t even think about showing up again.” Then he hung up the phone, feeling nervous too. Why? Because David, Lake City’s top boss had already warned him not to cause any trouble. Murphy didn’t know who the woman Peter was messing with really was, but if David was stepping in, she had to be related to someone powerful.After ending the call, Peter felt like he had a rock in his stomach. He glanced at Ava, who was about to leave, and hurriedly chased after her, his expression was a mix of guilt and panic. Ava flinched when he came up to her. “What do you want now? Keep it up and I’ll call the cops!” she snapped."Mrs. Ava, you've misunderstood. We were supposed to discuss the project, remember Turns ou