9. First Mission: Meet Someone Mysterious

"This is all your fault, Darren!"

Darren gasped when Charlotte suddenly attacked his collar. He didn't understand why Charlotte had come to the Miller mansion the next day.

Charlotte's sudden arrival to attack Darren made several Miller Family bodyguards rush over. They all tried to pull Charlotte's body away from Darren.

"You're the one who spread the video! Why are you doing this to me?!" Charlotte asked in a furious tone.

Darren tried to calm his shock as he gripped Charlotte's hand. Her face looked up as her neck was slightly strangled.

"Let go of me, Mr. Charlotte!" Darren said warningly.

Charlotte paid no attention to Darren's words. She growled even more as she gritted her teeth.

"Do you think you can be so powerful and destroy the Johnson family?!" Charlotte exclaimed loudly in front of Darren's face.

"Calm yourself, Mr. Charlotte! If you keep strangling me like this, the bodyguards will take warning action against you!" Darren said firmly.

As Darren said, the Miller Family bodyguards ended up pushing Charlotte's body quite roughly. They were forced to do so after Charlotte repeatedly refused to release her grip.

Charlotte was breathing heavily when she was slightly away from Darren. The look in her eyes was one of fierce anger.

Darren coughed, holding his sore throat. He realized Charlotte was overcome with anxiety. So he tried to keep himself under control while stretching the collar of his shirt.

"What's going on here?" Mr. Miller's loud voice echoed.

Darren and Charlotte's gazes shifted in unison towards Mr. Miller.

Mr. Miller walked quickly with a worried expression towards Darren. It's not only Mr. Miller who arrives, but also Anthonio with Mrs. Miller, Nick, and Walt - Darren's personal secretary.  

"Woah, look at what a cunning family this is," Charlotte said sarcastically.

Mr. Miller was checking on Darren's condition. His eyes looked worried. After Darren signaled that he was fine with the palm of his hand, Mr. Miller turned to Charlotte.

"What did you do to my son?" Mr. Miller asked. "No one invited you here, Mr. Charlotte!"

Charlotte was still arching her grin. With a strong stomp, she brushed off the hands of the Miller family bodyguards who were holding her.

"I just need to make sure you, Darren, are held accountable for your actions!" Charlotte said as she pointed at Darren at the end of her sentence.  

Darren frowned after hearing Charlotte's words. After his throat was cleared, Darren looked at Charlotte calmly.

"I don't know why I'm responsible for your mistake, Mr. Charlotte," Darren replied.

Actually, Darren was just trying to provoke Charlotte's annoyance. He knew that Charlotte would get even more heated at his calmness.

"If you really don't think it's true, you just need to argue," Darren continued without guilt.

"You planned this on purpose, didn't you?" Charlotte accused. "Don't you remember the Johnson Family helping you out in your time of need before you got divorced?"

Instead of feeling guilty, Darren felt annoyed. It seemed to him that Charlotte didn't realize that the Johnson Family had never treated her well.

"I only remember when Cloe cheated on me behind my back and divorced me. Or, do I have memories of the Johnson Family spending years insulting my poverty?" Darren quipped casually.

Charlotte was stunned by Darren's remark. She laughed sarcastically as if she didn't expect Darren to be that sassy.

"Ah, so you're offended? Aren't you the poor guy who got fired from his job and jailed into bankruptcy?" Charlotte didn't feel guilty either.

Darren sighed heavily, then put both hands on his waist.

"Mr. Charlotte, I hope you've forgotten what I was like. I hope you remember that your position has changed now," Darren replied warningly.

Charlotte grinned sarcastically. "You've really changed a lot now. You already feel like you've got a lot of power because the Miller Family recognized you as the main heir?"

"Mr. Charlotte, stop your words and actions towards the Miller Family. We want nothing to do with you," Mr. Miller interjected.

The direction of Charlotte's piercing gaze shifted to Mr. Miller. Charlotte maintained the smirk on her face.

"Are you saying that you want to cut off the business relationship between Corpa Miller Group and G&B Johnson Group?" Charlotte asked for confirmation.

Mr. Miller looked at Charlotte through his calm eyes.

"Corpa Miller Group companies will provide the best service without bringing about a bad business economy," said Mr. Miller, reciting the Miller Family's signature company slogan.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

Until finally Charlotte let out a rough breath as she wiped her hair roughly. The look on Charlotte's face was one of frustration and annoyance.

"Darren..." Charlotte's voice carried a hint of anger. she looked at Darren fiercely. "Your goal is to make the Johnson Family feel outcast from the economic order of business?"

Darren just looked at Charlotte flatly.

"Not quite yet, Mr. Charlotte," Darren replied.

Charlotte's eyebrows furrowed, implying a question as to the meaning of Darren's words.

"It's not worth what the Johnson Family did to me back then," Darren continued without guilt.

After Darren said that, Charlotte didn't have time to reply.

"Take Mr. Charlotte out of the mansion," Mr. Miller ordered.

Charlotte almost rebelled. But Nick and the other Miller Family bodyguards were stronger. Finally, Charlotte's body could be pulled out of the Miller Family mansion.

When Charlotte was away, Darren immediately let out a long breath. Releasing his emotions that filled his chest.

"Take it easy, Darren. They won't be able to do anything to you," Mr. Miller said as he patted Darren's shoulder.

Darren gave Mr. Miller a faint smile.

In the midst of the atmosphere, Darren was surprised to see a hologram screen appear in front of his face. But he immediately behaved as calmly as possible so that Mr. Miller and the rest of his family would not get suspicious.

[NEW MISSION!]

[MEET SOMEONE AT GLITCH OCEAN WASHINGTON RESTAURANT]

[Sub Mission: Negotiate and get a nominal investment of 10,000,000 dollars]

Darren glared in surprise reading what appeared in front of his face.

"What the hell is this?" Spontaneously Darren grumbled.

All eyes turned to stare at Darren in confusion. At that moment Darren realized and hurriedly shook his head with an awkward smile.

"I remembered I need to see someone. I have to go now," Darren said.

Without wanting to listen to an answer, Darren's steps immediately rushed away. Darren moved very hurriedly with Walt who would be his driver.

"Where are we going, Mr. Darren?" asked Walt once they arrived at the car in the basement of the Miller Family mansion.

"Glitch Ocean Washington Restaurant, Walt."

"..."

"Why are you silent?" Darren asked looking at the astonished Walt.

"That's where the billionaires hang out. Who are you going to meet?"