2026-09-29 21:02:54Five minutes later, the secretary came in and said, "Excuse me, Chairman, Mr. Page said he is not feeling well and will be unable to attend the meeting for the time being and is now resting in his office."
"Is that so? Is it serious? Did he stay up late again?" The chairman asked."Chairman, I didn't ask much about that.""Okay."Anyone could see that Derrick was deliberately avoiding the meeting for fear of being embarrassed. The board of directors seemed to favor him tho
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When Brent and the others refused to share the spoils, I was both embarrassed and extremely happy at the same time. I was not happy because I could keep more of the money to myself, but from their refusal, I had the feeling that they were with me not because of the money but because they wanted to be there. Right then and there, I was certain of their sincerity to me and our relationship had progressed beyond that of friendship.Soon the food was served and we ordered a few bottles of fine red wine, but Brent did not like red wine and ordered a bottle of Remy Martin XO instead. We dined, drank the alcohol, and chatted happily amongst ourselves.As we enjoyed the wine and XO, I began to discuss with everyone what to do in case Kendall retaliates against me.Waldor, who knew Kendall best, told me that Kendall had a sinister personality and would retaliate if he had an axe to grind. He might even send assassins to deal with me directly.I was a little shocked to hea
Chapter 113
Upon hearing me say that I would not hold grudges against a girl, Tina turned to look at me in an angry manner and shrieked, "What do you mean by that just now? Are you calling me a girl? Discriminating against women now, are you? Are you even a man? Come with me to the training grounds and we'll have us a proper fight!""That's enough!" Captain Crompton roared out loud and glared daggers at Tina. "David and I still have business to go over. Don't mess things up here!"He said as he held up a piece of paper in his hand, "Did you already take David's statement?"Tina said, "My name is written on the document. Why ask if you already know the answer?"Captain Crompton was dumbfounded by what she just said. He snorted angrily and then said to me, feeling embarrassed, "I'm very sorry that you had to see that. In fact, I have some matters I want to discuss with you."I thought that it had to do with the foundation and the donation of equipment, so I said, "There's
Chapter 112
I noticed an obvious change in Captain Crompton's attitude toward me. Although he still maintained his distance, he was more willing to listen to what I had to say. I seized the moment and whispered into his ear, "Zoe was also involved in Kendall's extortion. If you don't pursue this matter, it will be equivalent to letting her go as well. When you report this to Chief Jones, I am certain that he will remember you. There is everything to gain and nothing to lose for you."Captain Crompton listened intently and then snorted a few times. He then slapped my shoulder and said, "Okay, we're done here. After I go back, I'll arrange for someone to contact you in regards to those two issues you mentioned. Call me if you encounter any problems in the future, or you can get Zoe to look for me."Once again, I had to readjust my opinion of Captain Crompton. Since he was able to change his attitude and adapt to the changes to benefit his men, that meant that he was not a pedantic, old-
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"Why did you just let him go and even return the gun to him? You went too easy on him. He'll definitely retaliate against you later!" Zoe said angrily when she found out that I had returned the pistol to Kendall.I laughed. "It's no use keeping him here. Do you really think that you can put him in jail for possession of a BB gun?"Zoe hesitated and then said with a pout, "Then at least I can get my father's men to arrest him, take him to the precinct and rough him up in there. We'll see if he will still be so arrogant after that."I nudged her forehead with my finger. "I wonder what you learned during your years in business. What good did it do for us if your father took him into the police station? Wouldn't it be better if we could take advantage of the opportunity to extort a sum of money from him? Do you know how much Kendall just spent to redeem that pistol?"Zoe shook her head.I chuckled heartily. "120 million dollars! You can have a share of this amou
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Listening to the cheers around, I secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It was only then that I began to shake as the adrenaline started wearing off. The back of my shirt was drenched in cold sweat.Zoe was the first to run over and jumped into my arms. She cried as she pounded my chest with her tiny fists and yelled, "You asshole! You scared me to death! You must never risk your life again. I had already called my father. All you needed to do was to delay for a while and the police would be here to deal with it. Why did you have to risk your life like that?"Although Zoe scolded me, not only was I not angry with her, I was very touched by her concern for my safety. At this moment, I finally understood Zoe's feelings for me. She would not display her concerns for me so publicly if she did not feel anything toward me.I could feel her amazingly taut body, and I began to have naughty thoughts. However, I quickly suppressed them as I had more important things to deal with at
Chapter 109
I did not take Kendall's threats seriously. To be honest, I despised these kinds of arrogant rich kids. All they were capable of was to scream and yell to threaten others if they were not getting their way.I was amused to see him agitated to the extent that he was about to lose his mind. When he said that he would not be a Wyatt if he did not rip me apart tonight, I taunted him and told him not to change his last name to Wayne. We did not need a village idiot.Brent, Larry, and some others burst out laughing, causing Kendall to get even angrier. I could almost see fumes coming out of his nose and ears! His eyes turned bloodshot as he gritted his teeth and was about to lunge at me, but Reid hastily held him back as he said, "Calm down. Not here, there are too many people here."Kendall slapped Reid's face and cursed, "Who the fuck are you? How dare you stop me?"After being hit like that, Reid froze in place. He held his swollen cheek in embarrassment, feeling bo
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