2026-09-18 23:22:16Amy and Tim could only stare at me blankly, as I stood amid a crowd of people.
The Amy Group had a great reputation. When they went public, their market value broke past a billion. It was a company with high prospects.Unfortunately, to fund their rapid expansion, they needed to secure investors. The brother and sister pair only owned 55% of the shares now. Although they still controlled the majority, in terms of net worth, they only had around 600 million dollars, the majority of w
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Amy and Tim could only stare at me blankly, as I stood amid a crowd of people.The Amy Group had a great reputation. When they went public, their market value broke past a billion. It was a company with high prospects.Unfortunately, to fund their rapid expansion, they needed to secure investors. The brother and sister pair only owned 55% of the shares now. Although they still controlled the majority, in terms of net worth, they only had around 600 million dollars, the majority of which came from the stock shares they held.This kind of wealth seemed unattainable to ordinary people but was only considered to be upper-middle class in Razor City's upper echelon. It could not compare to the heads of three major families and Forrest Associates.Amy and Tim had come to this charity dinner with a clear goal. They wanted to expand their networks. It would be best for them if they got acquainted with the people at the main table, especially the person related to Taylors
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My sudden bid caused the host, who was about to slam down his gavel, to freeze. The banquet hall went silent. Everyone turned their heads and looked at me.The people at the main table's faces flashed with surprise; however, it was only for an instant. They regained their composure quickly.The others did not possess such a level of control over their bodies. Their eyes widened, brimming with pure shock.It seemed none of them thought there would actually be someone who would challenge Amber. They did not expect even me, who was also part of one of the largest conglomerates in the world, to confront her.Amber furrowed her brow. She turned her head and looked at me, maintaining a frigid disposition, her eyes carrying a trace of intrigue.I returned her gaze and revealed a coy smile. Amber nodded and looked away.The host came back to his senses and stammered, "O-ok... No.9 Sir Gael... b-bid thirty-five thousand dollars for Mr. Creston's work 'Sunshine i
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The whispers of the shocked crowd entered my ear, but I did not care.To these people, the Taylors and Excells were existences far beyond their wildest imaginations. Their discussion on whether Amber and I knew each other was just gossip.In actuality, no one knew my true identity except for Violet and a few others. Me being the next successor of the Taylor Group was just a rumor. It had come about because of Violet's meeting with me. They could not even figure out which branch of the Taylors I belonged to.I took my eyes off Amber. Logan, who was beside her, began taking hurried footsteps toward me."Mr. Forrest," a person at the main table greeted him with a smile.Logan nodded in response and then sat next to me. In a cheerful tone, he said, "Sir Gael, it is my pleasure to meet you. At last, I get to see you in person. I could not greet you immediately, as I was accompanying Ms. Excell. I hope Sir will not take offense to my actions."I was more inte
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Next to me, Brian heard me talking to myself and smiled. "Yeah, they're the girl group that exploded in popularity recently. Supposedly, the average age of this girl group is no more than twenty, and they're all honor students that come from prestigious music and dance universities. Their looks, figure, talent, and personality are top-notch. They're also backed by a powerful agency. The moment they debuted, they exploded in popularity and captured the hearts of the people. The girl in the center is the most popular. Her name is Sky Eckhart. She has more fans than all the other girls in the group combined."Brian talked about the girl group with great familiarity, which was in stark contrast with his college professor demeanor. He looked at me and asked, "Sir Gael, do you also pay attention to the entertainment industry?""Hehe, not really." I chuckled.In actuality, I personally did not pay much attention to these sorts of things. I only knew a handful of actors and s
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At the entrance of the hotel, Abe lay in a pool of blood, his face deathly pale. His miserable cries grew faint, as he was bleeding out on the cold hard ground.I looked at him with concern and said to Alexander, "Let's go to the hospital as soon as possible. We'll delay this meeting. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid he won't make it. Look... he can barely speak."Alexander's eyes twitched. After a brief silence, he said, "Thank you for your concern! You two, take him to the hospital at once!"Immediately after, two of the Jones family's bodyguards emerged from the crowd and carefully placed Abe into a car and sped off toward the hospital.At last, the tense, chilling atmosphere had begun to let up. The surrounding people pasted smiles on their faces and walked toward me."Sir Gael, I'm Brian White of the White family. It's a pleasure to meet you.""Greetings, Sir Gael. I'm Rodrick Anderson of the Anderson family. It's an honor to meet you. We should g
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The people who had hurried to the scene from the hotel were all influential people in Razor City. In addition to Alexander, the head of the Jones family, there was Brian White, the head of the White family, and Rodrick Anderson, the head of the Anderson family.Combined with Logan Forrest, the owner of Forrest Associates, the four most influential people in Razor City all stood before me. Besides them, there were of course numerous other elite people in the political and business fields hidden among the mob of people.After all, only those at the top of Razor City had the right to attend the charity dinner tonight.I saw James Miller, the head of the Millers, also in the crowd. That old man had dragged his injured grandson to my college to apologize to me. His eyes lit up after seeing me. He immediately wanted to separate from the crowd and greet me.I shook my head and signaled at him to stay where he was and not make any unnecessary moves in our current predica
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