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The old man let out a long, weary sigh."Young man, each of these houses is worth at least forty thousand dollars. Some even more. And they are offering us eight thousand. Eight thousand dollars for a home a family has lived in for thirty, forty years."Marcus scoffed in disbeliefThe old man nodded slowly. "And that's only for the homeowners. The tenants..." He shook his head. "The tenants get nothing at all. Not a single dollar. They are simply told to pack their belongings and leave."Betty pressed her lips together. "That's terrible.""But it gets worse." Another elderly woman leaned forward, lowering her voice. "Wang Entertainment has been telling people that they will receive additional compensation once the casino launches. That they will be treated as investors. That the money will come."Marcus looked at her steadily. "It all lie. don't believe it"The woman let out a hollow laugh. "We didn't. That is how they operate. That is how they have always operated. They make promises
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Betty's face instantly turned pale.Her fingers tightened around her phone until her knuckles turned white.She had only wanted to stop innocent people from being beaten, but now nearly twenty armed men had surrounded the two of them from every direction. Every one of those men carried a thick wooden stick, and several of them were much larger than Marcus.Her heartbeat pounded wildly inside her chest."Marcus..." she called nervously, unconsciously grabbing the sleeve of his shirt. "T-There are too many of them."Before she could say another word, Marcus calmly took a step forward.Without saying anything, he gently stretched out one arm, guiding Betty behind him.The simple movement immediately made Betty freeze.Standing behind Marcus' broad back, she suddenly felt strangely safe despite the overwhelming danger surrounding them.Marcus slowly exhaled. His eyes narrowed as his breathing became calm. Then...His bracelet activated.A faint warmth spread through his entire body.The le
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Marcus awkwardly scratched the back of his head and forced out a dry laugh."Actually... I didn't mean..."Before he could finish explaining himself, his phone suddenly vibrated inside his pocket.Buzz... Buzz...The ringing instantly cut through the awkward atmosphere between them.Marcus secretly let out a sigh of relief before pulling out his phone. When he looked at the caller ID, he saw Betty's name flashing across the screen.He quickly answered the call. "Hello.""Marcus, where are you?" Betty asked from the other end. Her voice sounded slightly hurried. "The company has just assigned us a new field survey. we have to carry out today."Marcus glanced at Julia before replying, "Oh, okay. I will be there in a few minutes."After ending the call, he slipped the phone back into his pocket and looked at Julia with an apologetic smile."I have to go. The company just gave us an assignment, i am sorry."Julia smiled gently and nodded. "It's okay. Work comes first."Marcus returned the
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"Wait... wait."Mr. Alfred hurriedly raised his hand, stopping Julia before she could leave."Your condition is unfair. This is still my company. As the chairman, I should have the authority to appoint or remove any executive whenever I see fit."Julia looked at him calmly."You're right. it is your company, but it's also the Alfred family's business."She slowly glanced around the room."If the company falls, every one of you sitting here will be affected. That includes you, Grandfather."Victoria could no longer contain herself. She shot to her feet. "And who do you think you are?" she snapped."This family can survive perfectly well without you!"Julia couldn't help but scoff."Oh? then why am I here? you were the ones who kicked me out. Now the company is standing on the brink of collapse, and you're begging me to come back.""If the board of directors discovers that we've lost our backing from the Langstone family, do you know what they'll do? so for the moment, you can't survive
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A few moments later, Julia was sitting in Marcus' car as they headed toward the Alfred family estate. when her mother called her. She had told her to come home back. Telling her it urgent. Now, she was in the car with marcus. "You were right," she said. "You said they'd call me back, and they really did. How did you know?"Marcus merely shrugged."Just a wild guess. You're the most capable person in that family. You're the one keeping their company alive. Once they lose you, they'll eventually realize they can't run things without you."Julia felt a warmth spread through her chest.A moment later, her expression turned serious again."I still can't believe it," she murmured. "Sancho's entire empire... it just collapsed overnight like that. AQSA was one of the biggest companies in the country."She slowly shook her head."I'm sure they offended someone far more powerful than anyone could imagine and that person released those files."Marcus simply scoffed."Who knows?"...Several m
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Marcus frowned slightly, sounding genuinely confused. "Behind all what?"Jessica took a deep breath before speaking. "AQSA. The entire company has collapsed. They suddenly went bankrupt, and from the timing of everything, I just wanted to ask... are you the one behind it?"Marcus couldn't help but scoff."Jessica, how could I possibly be behind something like that?" he asked with a helpless laugh. "You're talking about one of the biggest companies around. Do you really think someone like me could bring down Mr. Derek's entire empire overnight?". Jessica became silent.When she thought about it carefully, she realized how ridiculous her question sounded.Marcus struggled just to make a living.How could someone like him possibly bring down a business empire worth billions?It simply wasn't possible.Marcus' voice softened."Anyway, Hope you are okay?"Jessica quickly snapped out of her thoughts."No... no, don't mind me." She forced out an awkward smile even though Marcus couldn't see
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