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Jaxon’s respectful attitude toward Gerald surprised everyone. This was especially so for Xella, who was now looking at Gerald with a completely different expression on her face. She had used to think that Gerald only had personal connections with average statused people. To think that he knew such a powerful and reputable individual as Jaxon! What more, Jaxon had even taught the people who were planning to beat Gerald up a lesson. He didn’t give them any face at all! “What a great coincidence! If it weren’t for you, I would already have been beaten up!” said Gerald with a wry smile on his face. He had seen through Waylon’s act. If his guess was correct, then everything that had happened was orchestrated by Waylon. That was probably also the reason why both Waylon and Milo were laughing between themselves earlier. Jaxon simply bowed slightly at Gerald’s comment. What an awkward meal today… Gerald himself already felt full. As for Francesca, after seeing Waylon getting be
Chapter 490
After Gerald left, Xella re-entered the building quietly and stood close to Francesca and her daughter. She had been listening to the mother and daughter’s conversation from the moment they started talking again. “What happened at the karaoke bar?” asked Xella nervously before Francesca could even respond. “Oh! See, we went to a karaoke bar a little while back to have some fun. A friend of ours provoked some people there and it led to a clash with Louie from the Lourdes Mining Group in Serene County! Back then, even Douglas was frightened to death despite being such a capable person! After all, it was Louie who we had provoked. Louie had even ordered all the girls to remain in the bar and drink with him!” “What? Cindy! Why wasn’t I told about this earlier?” All Francesca knew was that Gerald had invited her daughter over to enjoy a meal with him. She had just found out about this entire conflict today. “Well, I was afraid that you would be worried! I’ll explain all of it no
Chapter 491
“Oh, don’t be like that, Deputy Leia. It isn’t every day that we get to see Deputy Lacy being this happy! After all, she still has to fulfill a pretty big quota that even the President may not be able to reach, and she’s just a deputy!” mocked one of the ladies closer to Leia. Leia was pleased to hear that. “That’s right! She’s still just a deputy! As if she could have that much power!” Lacy only smiled without saying a word. While this was happening, a middle-aged woman suddenly burst into the office, covered head to toe in sweat. Seeing this, the employees in the room immediately shouted in unison, “President!” “President Khan, what’s wrong? You’re drenched in sweat!” asked Leia. Usually, Leia would get more respect from President Khan because of her husband. This time, however, she didn’t even look at her. She simply walked over to Lacy as though she hadn’t heard a word from Leia. “Deputy Lacy, you have accomplished a great achievement on behalf of the bank this time!
Chapter 492
“Oh, you know, Gerald. Actually, now that I think about it, you should know him better than I do. After all, he’s the one who withdrew ninety thousand dollars in cash and is also my daughter’s best friend! He treats her very well, you know?” Everyone in the office knew each other very well, which was why Lacy spoke without the slightest hesitation. “Wow! He must be your future son-in-law!” Everyone had slight envy in their voices. “…What? What are you even talking about? As if he could ever have that much power! You’re joking, right?” shouted Leia. “Haha… Oh yes, yes, I’m definitely joking!” replied Lacy sarcastically as she smiled. Lacy’s words pierced through Leia’s heart like spears. She was so angry that she couldn’t even say anything at that moment. How couldn’t she be? Her competitor had won everything! She had even lost to the person she looked down on the most! That Gerald! As the cocktail of anger, hate, and jealousy filled her mind, she couldn’t take the utter
Chapter 493
By the time Gerald reached Xeno’s second-hand car shop, several cars were already parked outside. Even from afar, he could hear a group of people quarreling from within the shop. When Gerald got closer, he could see that the glass door had been shattered. The familiar backs of two people could also be seen in front of the shop. It was the mother and daughter from the blind date event! Gerald instantly put two and two together. No wonder she kept telling him not to come over through the phone. The people there were after him! “F*ck! That’s him! He’s the one who beat us up!” shouted the angry woman when she saw Gerald. As she pointed toward him, several people who looked like gangsters wielding wooden bats exited the shop. They had dragon tattoos all over their arms and they each bore fierce expressions on their faces. Xeno himself ran out, holding a kitchen knife in each hand. Even though he was clearly outnumbered, Xeno wasn’t afraid. All of them were outside now, and s
Chapter 494
Being the hot-headed person that he was, Xeno eventually scolded the mother and daughter, saying they were extremely thick-skinned! Eventually, Quazzie called in some reinforcements—the gangsters—and all hell broke loose when Xeno’s door was shattered. It was at that moment when Xeno ran into his kitchen to get his two kitchen knives. That was also the reason why Xeno wasn’t picking his phone up when Gerald called earlier. He didn’t want Gerald to get involved with them. “So, who is this Quazzie guy?” asked Gerald. Xeno had taken the hit on behalf of Gerald and Gerald was angry about that. No matter what happened, Gerald would definitely teach Quazzie a lesson. “Well, he’s a gangster who also owns a second-hand car shop. Last month, he accused Xeno of snatching his customers away and not following the rules! He came looking for trouble but luckily, the bosses around here stood by Xeno’s back and after some words, Quazzie left. Quazzie’s been depending on his brother-in-law
Chapter 495
All three of them were then blindfolded before being driven off to somewhere. They were eventually led into a building and their phones were taken away from them too, before their blindfolds were removed. Xeno was absolutely positive that the person who had planned for all this was none other than Quazzie’s cousin, Grover. This was definitely part of Quazzie’s plan for revenge. After all, they were here but not Quazzie and his literal gang members. It didn’t require a lot of brain cells for Gerald to figure out that they were doing perfectly fine. The trio had been locked up in a small room for a while now and none of them had been taken in for questioning. “D*mn it all! I’ll make sure I break that b*stard’s back if it’s the last thing I do! Just you wait!” cursed Xeno. All Gerald could do was try to calm him down. He couldn’t really call for backup without his phone. Zack would probably have solved the matter by now if Gerald still had his cell phone with him. “What are
Chapter 496
“Could something bad have happened to him?” said Michael Zeke warily. “Normally, Mr. Crawford immediately hangs up my calls if he’s busy. However, he’s neither picking nor hanging up on me even though I’ve called dozens of times! If something was up, Mr. Crawford would definitely let me know beforehand!” “Exactly, and if his phone isn’t with him, who was the one who had hung up on that last call before turning the phone off?” Both Michael and Zack had a feeling that something wasn’t right. At that moment, Leopold White—Michael’s subordinate—walked in with a group of people. Leopold walked to their side before saying, “Mr. Zeke, I went to Mr. Crawford’s hotel and the hotel manager told us that he was last seen leaving the hotel this afternoon!” “He went out?” Michael and Zack looked at each other. Several high-ranking VIPs at the banquet started gathering around the two of them. The venue was divided into several large lounges, making the place quite huge. Those in the