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Chapter 270
After resolving his business with Zavier, James left the House of Royals and headed to the Callahans’. He stayed at home the whole afternoon. Meanwhile, Gladys and the others had gone to the bank to deposit the money. Thea had gone to Pacific Group. As she had just taken over Pacific Group, she had a lot of matters to attend to. As such, she had to stay there past six in the evening. As Gladys had made an appointment with Zavier, she got worried upon seeing Thea being occupied with work. She gave her a call and demanded she returned home immediately. Thea thought something had happened and hurriedly made her way home. “Thea, change into something glamorous. Put on some make-up and wear some jewelry.” Thea was puzzled. “Mom, what are you up to this time?” Gladys smiled. “You’ve got a dinner date with Zavier. Stop dilly-dallying. Zavier’s a busy man. Now that he’s made time to have a meal with us, we should make haste.” Thea’s face immediately darkened. “I’m not going
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Bryan walked in the moment Thea took her seat. With a bright smile, he said, “You’ve arrived, Ms. Thea.” Saying that, he snapped his fingers. A row of waiters walked in with gifts in their hands. There were dresses, necklaces, and handbags. “Ms. Thea, I took my time looking for these.” Thea frowned. Bryan had been very friendly to her every time they met. She had refused his gifts many times now. “Mr. Grayson, how thoughtful of you.” Gladys stood up and accepted the gifts. “Mom, what are you doing? We can’t accept them,” Thea hurriedly spoke. Gladys said with a smile, “We shouldn’t let Mr. Grayson’s efforts go to waste.” “Indeed,” Bryan said, “These aren’t worth much anyway.” “I’ll accept them on behalf of Thea,” Gladys said with a bright smile. She had accepted so many gifts that her arms had gotten tired. After presenting the gifts, Bryan made his way out. Soon, the food was served. James did not join in the conversation. Instead, he was busy eating. S
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Thea glanced at Zavier with a puzzled look and asked, “Mr. Zavier, did Mr. Caden meet you in private?” “Huh?” Zavier froze and looked at Thea. Could it be that Thea was still unaware of James’ identity? Who was this Mr. Caden that she was speaking of? Was it James? After being momentarily stunned, he nodded. “I-I guess you can say that.” “Whew!” Thea took a deep breath. As expected, it was Mr. Caden who helped her out in secret. What had she done to deserve this? “I’m sorry for intruding, Thea. I know I’m unworthy. I swear I’ll never bother you again.” Saying that, he looked at James. Seeing that James was still gobbling up his food, he said nothing. After bowing, he turned to leave. The Callahans were dumbfounded. Gladys only managed to recollect her senses after Zavier had left. “It’s the mysterious Mr. Caden again. Who exactly is he? Why is Zavier afraid of him?” Puzzled, she glanced at Thea. “Thea, who’s the mysterious Mr. Caden?” “I-I don’t know.
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He rolled over. Thea had her back to him. She was wearing a nightgown. However, it was a slip-dress. Her fair skin was fully exposed. James asked, tentatively, “Honey, do you secretly think I’m not worthy of you?” Thea rolled over. Their gazes met. “Nonsense. I’ve never looked down on you.” James continued, “Do you believe deep down that only someone like the mysterious Mr. Caden is worthy of you?” Seeing that he had seen through her, Thea panicked a little. She hurriedly explained, “N-No such thing. Since I married you, I’m your wife. As long as you don’t betray me, I won’t ever divorce you.” Hearing this, James was touched. He could not restrain the urge to kiss her. Their lips grazed. “Mhm…” Thea struggled a little. However, James did not loosen his grip. In just a few short seconds, Thea’s cheeks reddened. She reprimanded him, “Are you tired of living?” James licked his lips and smiled. “I love you, honey.” Thea blushed and rolled over. James d
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After realizing that the company had thirty million dollars of debt still uncollected, Thea immediately found the relevant documents and scrutinized them. First, she looked through the order agreement between Pacific Group and Purity Pharmaceuticals. It was stated in the agreement that payment would be made with each delivery of goods and would only stop when 50% of the total payment had been made. The remaining 50% payment would only be made after the rest of the goods were delivered and had undergone inspection. Pacific Group had been making Purity Pharmaceuticals’ orders for the first half of the year. However, after all the goods had been delivered, Purity Pharmaceuticals refused to pay the remaining 50%, claiming that something was wrong with the quality of the products. As such, Pacific Group initiated proceedings against Purity Pharmaceuticals. However, Purity Pharmaceuticals was a large corporation and had an established legal team. In court, they presented releva
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“Ah, you’re Mr. Kaffenberger?” Delighted, Thea immediately shook his hand. However, Walter clasped her hand and did not loosen his grip. Thea hurriedly retracted her hand. Walter scrutinized her. She was indeed a glamorous and elegant woman. As expected of the number one beauty in all of Cansington. He heard she had connections with plenty of bigwigs. However, he was undaunted. “Ms. Thea, I heard you’re here on behalf of Pacific Group.” He scanned from her head to her toe with a satisfied look. “Yes, I’m now the chairman of Pacific Group. As there were some disputes between Pacific Group and your company, I believe we should have a talk to straighten things out.” “I see. Let’s go to my office, then.” Walter made a welcoming gesture. Thea did not turn down his offer. She followed behind Walter and headed toward the executive director’s office. Thea took a seat on a sofa in the office. Meanwhile, Walter was seated opposite her, brazenly checking her out.
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Thea left Purity Pharmaceuticals.“Perfect. A gem!” Walter was still immersed in Thea’s beauty and could not return to his senses.There was desire written all over his face.He had long heard of Thea but had never seen her in person. He finally witnessed her beauty for himself today.He took out his phone and dialed a number.“Come see me right now.”Soon, a long-haired man dressed in a yellow t-shirt and with a slovenly appearance showed up with a bright smile. “Mr. Walter, is something the matter?”“Get some men to go to cause some trouble at the Pacific Manufacturing Factory. Don’t go overboard with it. Just do enough so that they’re unable to operate normally,” Walter instructed.“Sure thing! That won’t be a problem!”“Thea, I warned you. You’ll be coming back to beg me very soon,” Walter muttered with a playful smile.Thea returned to the Pacific Group.She was unhappy that she could not get back the money.She prepared various relevant materials and some evidence a
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Gladys sensed that there was something off about Thea.“Thea, what’s the matter? Why’re you frowning?” she asked out of concern.“I’m alright, Mom.”“Alright? It’s written all over your face.”“S-Something happened at the company. Purity Pharmaceuticals owes the Pacific Group thirty million dollars for some goods. I went to Purity Pharmaceuticals today and…” Thea explained helplessly.Thea retold the whole story to them.“Tsk. I never expected Purity Pharmaceuticals to have such a powerful background with both people from the underworld and legal departments. Not only did I not get back the money, but I even got us in trouble.”“Go get help from Mr. Caden. He’s very influential, so it should be easy for him to solve the problem for you,” Gladys said out of the blue.“I-I’ll consider it.”Thea ate in a rush and went back to rest in the room.She was exhausted and did not feel like thinking about these problems for the time being.Meanwhile, James secretly took note of the sit