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
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
Who could have thought the Black Dragon of their discussion was present at the scene?However, Xara did not dare to reveal James’ identity.James had constantly kept a low profile and never brought up his identity.Soon, the family members of the Hills gradually gathered at the venue, and the villa became lively.At the same time, in the Xenoses’ villa.Richard anxiously paced up and down in the living room.Last night, he had received news that the higher-ups were planning to suppress the Xenoses when he returned home.The Xenoses were the number one household in Cansington, and they had plenty of family members in the military, police force, and even government departments.The person that notified Richard was a high-ranking military figure and an important core member of the Xenoses.He was informed that this was because Washington attempted to bully customers at the Primary Pharmacy yesterday morning but had offended someone of significant influence.Richard investigated
Before taking action, Bryson had investigated the Hills’ background.The Hills had a lot of students involved in various fields, with the most influential one being the City Police Department Chief. They also had many family members within the military, police force, and government departments. However, none of them had very high ranks in these fields.Meanwhile, his boss was in a position of high authority and the second most powerful person in North Cansington.The Hills’ villa courtyard.Most of the core family members had arrived.Jedidiah and the old lady of the house sat in front.The banquet had not begun yet.According to the Hills’ customs, the banquet would only begin after the younger generations presented their gifts.Cyrus stepped forward and took out the gift he had prepared in advance.“Grandma, I know you’ve been paying attention to your health recently. I specifically made a trip to Cansington and bought this health supplement at a sky-high price.”“Wow, is t
James did not intend to explain anything. There was nothing to explain.Seeing that James was not explaining, the Hills were more convinced the King of Ginseng was fake.The Hills’ members besieged Thea, and all kinds of nasty words were thrown at her.Gladys was ashamed.They could have gifted anything. Why did they have to present something fake?From her perspective, Thea definitely brought a counterfeit product because of James.She stood up and scolded, “What is your problem, James? Why did you make Thea bring a counterfeit product?”Gladys swung her arm at James.James instinctively dodged it and explained, “Mom, that’s nonsense. Even if the others don’t believe Thea, how can you not trust her?”“Mom, stop it.” Thea promptly pulled Gladys away.Cyrus stepped forward. “Grandma, elders. This probably isn’t fake.”Last night, he had witnessed the head of the Xenoses kneeling to Thea.How could such an influential person present a counterfeit product?The youngsters th
The crowd turned toward the voice.A tall, slender woman in a white dress walked over.“Who?”Everyone was stunned.Who was this woman?Jedidiah, the head of the Hills, stood up and greeted her.“Young lady, who might you be?” he asked.The woman that appeared was Christine.She glanced at the King of Ginseng that was shoved to the floor, walked over, and picked it up.“I’m Christine, the granddaughter of Jay Fallon from Cansington, and also the person in charge of Herbal Biotech. This is indeed the King of Ginseng from Herbal Biotech. I’m the one who gave it to Ms. Thea. Are you all accusing this King of Ginseng that costs a hundred and fifty million dollars to be fake?”She glanced at the crowd.Dozens of people were present at the scene.However, it was dead silent.Why would the person in charge of Herbal Biotech suddenly appear in the Hills’ villa?James was also slightly surprised to see Christine arrive so soon after he had just made the phone call.‘She came incr
The person who appeared was Bjorn.James had ignored him and competed for the thousand-year-old King of Ginseng at the auction.The thousand-year-old King of Ginseng was crucial for the medical conference in Cansington. He needed this thousand-year-old King of Ginseng to defeat Jay and win the title of genius doctor.He reached out to a prominent family in North Cansington, the Yoders.The Yoders' status in North Cansington was only second to the Xenoses and was considered a big household.Bjorn had once won the genius doctor title and was the savior of the head of the Yoders.A day ago, he spoke about the incident of the King of Ginseng that had happened.The Yoders immediately expressed their support to Bjorn to get back the King of Ginseng.Cooper, the eldest son of the head of the Yoders, personally accompanied Bjorn to the Hills’ villa. With them was a gangster boss that Bjorn found from the underworld.His name was Kannon Stone.In his earlier years, he used to mingle a
Before Bjorn and the others could say anything else, Gladys walked over to James while scolding him.“You trash! What did you do? How did you offend these bigwigs?”As she spoke, she raised her hand and swung it at James.James instinctively dogged her hand.Thea came over, pulled Gladys aside, and explained, “Mom, it’s not James’ fault. Bjorn wanted the King of Ginseng, but Christine gave it to me instead. I didn’t expect Bjorn to be such a bad-tempered man.“Haha!” Bjorn burst out laughing after hearing this. “So what if I’m a bad-tempered man? I’ll let this incident go after I break this brat’s legs, you hand over the King of Ginseng, and you stay with me for three months. Otherwise…”He glanced at the crowd.“Otherwise, it’ll be game over for the Hills,” he said indifferently.“I’m here to convey that we stand by whatever Bjorn decides to do. The Yoders will be the first to suppress the Hills, and I can ensure that your family goes bankrupt within a day,” Cooper stepped for