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Chapter 318
Thea was on her tenth glass of wine. She had never drunk wine. After drinking so much in such a short amount of time, she felt dizzy and refused to drink any further. However, the Hills were discontented. “Stop acting innocent, Thea.” “You think we don’t know anything? You’re fooling around with a mysterious Mr. Caden even though you’re married. If not for him looking out for you, would you have the success you enjoy today?” “Now that the Callahans are rich, can’t you help us out?” The Hills uttered harsh words. “What are you talking about?” David stepped forward and reproached them, “How is Thea responsible for helping you out? You better watch your mouth.” He glanced at James. Seeing that James was sitting lazily on the chair with a disinterested look, David was enraged. He was standing by idly as his wife was being denigrated. What a piece of trash. Although David wanted a rich brother-in-law, the Hills were being too abrasive. “Never mind, David.” Thea sto
Chapter 319
“How much we pay isn’t the point. However, if we offend the Black Dragon, the Xenoses will be ruined. “It really is him… The Black Dragon General of the Southern Plains, the behind-the-scenes owner of Transgenerational, and the one behind the destruction of the Xaviers and the death of the Great Four’s leaders. “Back then at the House of Royals, I saw Zavier Watson kneeling before the Black Dragon with my own eyes.” Richard was a representative of North Cansington in the Five Provinces Business Alliance. He had a pretty good idea about who bought the Transgenerational New City. Hence, the moment he received Gavin’s call, his face turned pale. “That b*stard! I’ll kill him!” Richard stormed off to the Gastronome. At the Gastronome, Thea was drinking. She had drunk at least twenty glasses of wine and could not drink any further. Seeing that the opportunity was ripe, Cyrus took out a wad of banknotes and tossed it at James. “Hey, trash. Take this and enjoy yourself. Aug
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Richard knelt on the floor, his heart pounding. “Ms. Thea, please give me your bank account number. I’m begging you. I’ll make the transfer immediately.” Thea was still at a loss. Why was he begging to give her money? It was just a few glasses of wine. Seeing Augustus who had passed out on the floor, she took a deep breath. Could it be the mysterious Mr. Caden? However, they were in North Cansington, while he was in Cansington. So, how could he know what was going on here? How influential was he? Thea thought of a man, the mysterious Mr. Caden. Lots of people were in the room. However, everyone remained silent. No one dared to speak. After a moment, Thea spoke, “I-It’s no big deal. It’s just a few glasses of wine. Everything’s fine.” Two billion dollars was no small sum. She would not accept such a gift. Richard glanced at James. Sitting on a chair, James smoked his cigarette and looked at Thea. “Honey, are you dumb? Just take it. This is two billion dolla
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Thea was still in a daze. Everything that just happened was unbelievable. The Hills formed a circle around her. Cyrus asked puzzledly, “What’s going on, Thea? That was Richard Xenos we’re talking about, the patriarch of the family. He’s someone with assets worth hundreds of billions! Why was he kneeling before you?” “That’s right, Thea. How influential are you, exactly?” “Who’s the one helping you out behind the scenes?” “Why did Richard Xenos seem so afraid of you?” The Hills chimed in. Thea was puzzled too. However, she assumed it was the mysterious Mr. Caden working his magic in the shadows. She did not know he would be so influential that even Richard Xenos of North Cansington would be fearful of him. “Whew!” Thea took a deep breath. Her head was spinning. She did not want to think about this anymore. “I-It’s nothing. By the way, a word of caution here. Don’t tell anyone about what happened today. He’s the patriarch of the Xenoses worth hundreds of billion
Chapter 322
Dylan Nell. Thirty years of age and unemployed. He wandered through all sorts of bars and entertainment districts. Along with about fifty honchos, he conducted businesses like extortion and ransom that skirted the edges of the law. Today, he and his honchos had just come out from a bar. Upon seeing Thea, their eyes peeled at her. They were experienced at waiting outside of bars to pick up beautiful ladies who were drunk and then getting a room in a hotel somewhere. After that, they would record the process and extort money out of their victims. They knew what was going on when they saw James together with Thea. “This guy has quite some luck to get his hands on such a fine woman.” With a greedy look, Dylan ordered his men, “Go get them. Beat the guy up and grab the woman.” “Yes.” The honchos were thrilled. Such an exquisite woman. After Dylan had a taste of her, it would be their turn. Just as James and Thea reached the hotel entrance, a few hooligans approached
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Then, he went to look for his boss. In a room of an underground gambling den in North Cansington, Dylan bowed and spoke respectfully, “Bryson, this is a great opportunity to make money. I found out that the guy who beat my men up is called James. He’s from Cansington and is here to celebrate the birthday of a Hill. The Hills have assets totaling a few billion.” A forty-year-old-looking man sat on the sofa. His name was Bryson Caiazzo. He owned a few bars, KTV, and gambling dens. He was also a loan shark. “Have you looked into the Hills?” Bryson asked disinterestedly. He had climbed his way up the social ladder by proceeding with the utmost caution. He would not target those he could not. However, he would utterly ruin those he could. “I have. The patriarch of the family’s a retired veteran. There are also a few government officials among the younger generation. But, since they’ve injured our men, they’ll have to pay compensation. So what if they’re officials? Will they be
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Thea thought that her relationship with James was too monotonous. She started teasing James. She was not aware of how powerful her words were. The battle-hardened James was tamed just by a single sentence. James gulped. “Y-Yeah.” Blushing, Thea said, “G-Get me out of here, then.” James recollected himself and swiftly carried Thea out of the bathroom. He then placed her on the bed. Meanwhile, Thea immediately covered her naked body with the blanket. With reddened cheeks, she smiled at James. “It’s getting late now. We should get some sleep.” “Oh.” James got onto the bed. Thea rolled over to another side with her back toward James. Though she had ignited the flames within James, she chose not to extinguish them. James was feeling uncomfortable throughout his entire body. However, he chose to suppress the urge. The night passed silently. James woke up early the next morning. Thea, on the other hand, was still sleeping. James headed to the living room of the
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Only a few close relatives of the Hills were here yesterday. Today, however, was different. Everyone was present. Jedidiah and his four sons and two daughters, as well as his nieces and nephews, were all present. The courtyard of the Hills’ residence resounded with laughter and joy. James and Thea became the subjects of discussion the moment they arrived. Everyone murmured about how Gladys’ time had come and how she could finally lift her head high. Gladys headed toward them and reproached James, “What were you thinking, James? How dare you stay out all night with my daughter?!” Thea hurriedly explained, “Mom, it’s not his fault. I drank a little last night. So, we decided to get a room at a hotel.” “Aunt Gladys, I treated Thea to a meal last night.” Cyrus stepped forward and said with a smile, “Thea couldn’t hold her liquor and was drunk only after a few glasses of wine. It’s not her fault.” Only then did Gladys brighten up a little. At that moment, a police car stop