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Kirk gripped his phone tighter and asked, “Where are you now?”
“I’m in the northern suburbs following them right now. But I’ve been drugged, and I don’t think my body can take it any longer. You have to get here quickly,” Jack answered.
He was afraid that being just a moment too slow would cause even more mishaps.
He added, “Also, I saw them dump all of the madam’s belongings. I think they’re trying to avoid being tracked. They’re very professional. I can tell at a glance that they’ve been trained.”
Kirk ended the call and turned to head to the basement.
“Have someone track Jack’s location immediately,” he ordered.
Meanwhile, Charles jogged to catch up with Kirk. As he did, he answered, “Yes, sir.”
As they spoke, they arrived at the parking lot. Kirk opened the car door and slipped into the driver’s seat. Not daring to delay, Charles quickly got into the car too.
Charles had assumed that Kirk would speed, but Kirk drove quite steadily. Charles found this unusual and said, “Sir.”
Kirk’s expression was dark. “Speak.”
Charles opened his mouth, but he wasn’t quite sure how to phrase his question.
After a moment, he said, “Aren’t you worried about the madam when she’s been abducted?”
Kirk shot Charles a look, making him realize that he had asked a stupid question.
“Or did you already know that the madam would be abducted?”
“I’m not clairvoyant,” Kirk replied coldly.
Charles grimaced.
Then why in the world was Kirk able to drive so smoothly this time?
Charles wanted desperately to know. But he couldn’t ask about it, so he could only keep his mouth shut.
In reality, Kirk was driving quite quickly. It only seemed normal because he used to speed like
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The car carrying Caroline arrived at a mountain. It was an abandoned place that no one lived in.
The men got out of the car and carried Caroline up the mountain.
Daphne and Jane were waiting at the mountaintop. When they saw Caroline, their expressions became joyful.
“Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Morrison,” Liam was very polite to the two women.
“We’ve captured Caroline for you.”
Jane looked at Caroline, who had been thrown onto a pile of grass. She praised Liam, saying, “Good job.”
Daphne stepped forward and asked casually, “Were you discovered?”
Liam replied, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Morrison. No one saw us. However, her driver got away.”
Liam treated Daphne with even more respect than he did Jane. In his eyes, Daphne had more clout as the wife of Eddy’s second uncle than Jane, who was Howard’s wife.
After all, she was part of the Morrison family, and her husband was the wealthiest person
overseas.
Before Daphne, the Collins family was nothing.
However, Daphne’s expression changed when she heard what Liam said.
“How can you say that no one saw you if the driver got away?”
Liam could only chuckle. “He’s just a driver. So he got away. It’s not like he can come back and save Caroline!”
Jane wasn’t worried about the/driver, either. “Mr. Mackey is right. Even if he’s a loyal dog, he can’t ask for help anyway. Do you think he could contact the Morrison family for help?”
After she said this, both she and Liam laughed.
Yet Daphne’s face got paler and paler. She couldn’t tell them the truth–that Caroline was actually Kirk’s wife.
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In the end, Daphne could only grit her teeth and say, “If that’s the case, we have to deal with her
quickly. It will be bad for us if we delay and more problems arise.”
“It’ll be fine.” Jane was very confident.
“Besides, I have some things to ask her.”
Daphne got more anxious. “What if someone finds out…‘
“Daph, you’re so timid.” Jane tilted her head up and looked at the brilliantly shining sun.
“Even if someone finds out, they wouldn’t dare say anything. Unless, of course, they would like to
feel the consequences of offending both the Collins and Morrison families.
“Mrs. Collins…”
“Come.”
Jane ignored Daphne. She got someone to carry out her bidding. “Wake her.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
One of the Collins family’s bodyguards splashed water on Caroline’s face.
The iciness was an assault on Caroline’s skin, making her shiver. She slowly opened her eyes.
After a moment, she finally saw the person before her clearly. Her expression changed in instant. “Jane?”
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Jane smiled coldly as she bent down and grabbed Caroline’s chin. Her expression was sinister as she said, “That’s right. It’s me.”
Caroline was in such pain that she frowned. “Why do you keep targeting me?”
Jane threw her head back and laughed. She gripped Caroline even harder.
“You’re asking why I’m targeting you? If it hadn’t been for you, would my daughter have lost her mind? You hurt Brie so much, but you just keep living it up.
“The world can’t be that unfair to let you have everything good in life while Brie gets everything horrible.”
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Caroline had already expected that Jane would blame Brie’s insanity on her, but she had never expected that Jane would be so despicable.
“Brie got what she deserves!”
“Shut up! I have something to ask you!”
Jane suddenly let go of Caroline. She straightened and looked down at Caroline.
“How did she go crazy? What in the world did you do to her?”
“I don’t know. I only found out that she went crazy a few days after she came after me.
“Maybe it’s divine retribution. She tricked me into going to the hotel, thinking that she could humiliate me.
“But she never expected that she would go crazy herself. You-”
Caroline swept her gaze over the three people gathered around her. “Maybe retribution will soon come to you, too, for capturing me and bringing me here. You’ll be next to go crazy.”
Daphne’s face became ghostly.
Liam assumed that Daphne had been scared by Caroline’s words and quickly reassured her.
“Mrs. Morrison, don’t worry. There are no ghosts or gods in this world, so there won’t be any kind of divine retribution.”
Daphne looked at Liam, her lips trembling. She couldn’t say a word.
She seemed to know why Brie had lost her mind. Thinking about it, her body started shaking.
She… wouldn’t end up like Brie, would she?
Jane also noticed the unusual way Daphne was behaving.
Her eyebrows scrunched together. She simply couldn’t believe Daphne had lost her cool at this crucial juncture.
She scoffed and said to Caroline, “Retribution? Indeed, there is such a thing in the world, Caroline. But it will be on you today.”
She continued, “You will pay for my daughter’s insanity with your life! I would like to see who can possibly save you when we’re in the wilderness.”
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As she spoke, she straightened and waved her men over. “Throw her down.”
At this, Daphne’s discomfited expression softened slightly.
“You should have done that ages ago, Mrs. Collins.”
“Didn’t I say that no one can save her now?”
Jane watched as Caroline was completely unbound. She angled her chin upward and pointed in a random direction. “There. Make it seem like she slipped and fell.”
Caroline’s body was soft and pliant, completely weak. Soon, she was pushed to the edge of the mountain.
She looked down. The ground was more than 30 feet below her. Her swollen face paled.
Looking back, she saw three malicious pairs of eyes looking at her. Caroline knew that she wouldn’t be able to escape this today.
However, she wasn’t afraid of dying. But she felt that a death like this wasn’t worth it.
He only snapped out of his trance once Kirk lifted Caroline up from the ground. He raised a hand and aimed a blow at Kirk’s shoulder.
“Careful!” Before Caroline’s warning came out fully, Kirk had already kicked the bodyguard’s shin, quick as a lightning bolt.
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The bodyguard hissed in pain.
Everyone else also reacted. They quickly went forward and surrounded Kirk.
Seeing this, Daphne quickly tugged on Jane’s arm. “Mrs. Collins, h–he’s…”
“Who cares who he is?” Jane laughed coolly.
“Playing the hero, is he? This isn’t a movie. It’s real ife. Dump them both off the mountain.”
The second she said this, the blare of sirens came from below.
Liam’s expression shifted. “Mrs. Collins, the police are here.”
“I heard that!” Jane was enraged.
“Throw them off now. Let’s go.”
As she spoke, she turned and walked down a different path.
Daphne hesitated as she looked at Caroline and Kirk, who were still completely surrounded.
“Let’s go!” Jane pulled Daphne along.
“If the police see you when they get here, you’ll never be able to claim you’re innocent.”
In the blink of an eye, Jane had dragged Daphne over to the head of the path.
Daphne looked back at where Kirk was once again. “Mrs. Collins…”
Jane didn’t pay Daphne any attention. She ordered her bodyguards again, “Be quick. Handle this before the police get here.”
Then, she rushed down the mountain.
Liam followed swiftly behind.
With that, only Caroline and Kirk were left up there. Them, and the bodyguards who surrounded them.
Kirk placed Caroline on the ground and asked lowly, “Can you stand?”
“I–I c–can…” Caroline tried to let go of Kirk’s arm.
“Don’t worry about me.”
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Kirk chuckled. “Silly, do you think that’s possible? Hold on tight.”
He took Caroline’s arm and laid it over his.
At the same time, he kicked the opponent to his left. His strikes were strong and fast, causing the trained fighters among the bodyguards to blanch.
“Do it quick!” the leader of the bodyguards ordered.
Immediately, Kirk responded by kicking him right in the face. The leader was hit so hard that he rolled on the ground.
When the others saw this, their hearts went cold.
Still, they risked it all and rushed forward, trying to overwhelm Kirk with their numbers and defeat him.
But they couldn’t even get near him.
When anyone got close, Kirk’s kicks defeated them. Soon, the circle that surrounded them had many holes.
Just as the bodyguards thought they would die there, the police finally arrived.
“Don’t move. You’ve been surrounded.”
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Hearing the voices of the police, the bodyguards felt like they had heard the voice of an angel.
They quickly raised their arms in surrender. Then, they huddled to one side with their arms still up.
The police were flabbergasted by the sight that awaited them.
Kirk eyed them for a moment before picking Caroline up again. He slowly went down the mountain as the police watched.
In Kirk’s embrace, Caroline felt her face burning. “Kirk.”
“Yes?”
“You were very handsome just now.”
Kirk paused in his steps as he looked down at Caroline. “What did you say?”
Her face was completely red by now. She pouted. “I didn’t say anything.”
He smiled slightly. “But I heard it.”
“Why ask if you already heard it?”
“I want to hear it again.”
Caroline pressed her lips together and kept silent.
Kirk didn’t say anything more, either. He carried Caroline swiftly down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there was an ambulance waiting. Kirk carried Caroline into the vehicle.
A doctor immediately came over to check on Caroline. With the doctor in the way, Caroline couldn’t see Kirk. She panicked and raised her hand instinctively. “Kirk…”
“I’m here.” Kirk held Caroline’s hand.
She instantly felt at ease. Her eyelids started to droop. She mumbled something softly.
The doctor asked, “Miss, what did you say?”
Caroline’s lips moved again. However, the doctor didn’t hear it clearly. Thus, he could only bend
This time, he heard Caroline clearly. She said, “You’re so handsome.”
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The doctor slowly straightened. Seeing the smile on Caroline’s lips, he touched his bald spot in disbelief.
At that moment, Jane was leading Daphne and Liam down the mountain. They were almost at the foot of the mountain when she saw a group of people walking out leisurely to block their path.
Charles was at the head of the group.
Seeing him, Daphne wanted the earth to open up and swallow her whole.
Charles spotted Daphne, too. His gaze became chilling as he waved a hand and instructed, “Arrest them all.”
“Yes, sir.”
The men went forward. Jane, Daphne, and Liam had no chance to fight back. Soon, they were brought before Charles.
He swept a glance over them and said, “Take them away.”
Unable to accept that this was the outcome of the situation, Jane struggled.
“Hold it. What makes you think you can take us away? I’m the wife of Howard Collins. You better let me go quickly, or I’ll make sure you get it!”
Charles was unaffected by her threats. He went into the car and faced a pale Daphne, who sat in the middle. “Ms. Dawson, it seems I still wasn’t clear enough with you last time.”
Daphne’s body trembled.
Jane only noticed how pale Daphne was now.
She thought that Daphne was simply too timid, so she puffed up her chest and reassured her. Daph, don’t be afraid. These people wouldn’t dare do anything to us. Once Howard gets here, they’ll all be begging for mercy.”
Hearing this, Liam couldn’t help but smile. “That’s right, Mrs. Morrison.”
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To Charles, he said, “By the way, do you know who this is? She’s the wife of Mr. Eddy’s second uncle! You’re done for! You’ve offended both the Collins and Morrison families!”
With a vague smile, Charles glanced at Liam like he was a fool.
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At the hospital, Sean pushed open the door and walked into the ward.
He glanced at Caroline, who had her eyes closed as she lay on the hospital bed. Then, he looked at Kirk, who had sat vigil here all night.
Lastly, he exchanged a helpless glance with Charles.
“Has he been like this all night? Has he even closed his eyes?”
“Yes,” Charles replied.
“But I heard from the doctor in charge that Caroline was given a sedative and will only wake up tomorrow. It’s pointless for him to wait here.”
“I told him that too,” Charles said.
“But it’s pointless. He insists that he has to stay here by the madam’s side. He said something about needing the first person the madam sees when she wakes up to be him.”
Sean let out a soft breath. “I get it. He only just got her back, and this happened.”
“But he must have promised the Collins family that he would attend the banquet. Mr. Collins called me many times, asking when Mr. Morrison will leave… Do you think I should say he’s not going?”
Before Sean could answer, a hoarse yet appealing voice drifted through the air of the ward.
“What time does the banquet start?”
Charles looked at Kirk in astonishment. He had assumed that Kirk couldn’t even hear what they were talking about.
“7 pm.”
“What time is it now?”
“Past 5 pm.”
“Go and prepare everything.”
Charles remained in his spot. After being stunned for a few seconds, he finally came back to
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However, his feet seemed to be stuck to the ground, incapable of moving. He looked over at Sean
with eyes still filled with surprise.
Sean smiled as he hooked his arm in Charles‘. “Let’s go settle the preparations.”
As he spoke, they both walked over to the elevator.
It was only when they got to the elevator doors that Charles found his lost voice. “Dr. Yates, did
you see that?”
Sean raised an eyebrow and asked, “See what?”
“Mr. Morrison… He…” Charles wasn’t sure how he should put it.
Sean laughed and said, “Do you think that he’s changed again?”
Charles nodded in response.
“He’s become as rational as he used to be in the past. But at the same time, not,” Sean clarified.
Charles kept nodding in agreement.
Sean looked up as the elevator doors slowly opened. He was emotional as he patted Charles on the shoulder. “Mr. Lane, you don’t have someone you like, do you?”
Charles shook his head in confusion.
“Once you have someone you like, you will understand that you might hurt your partner if you’re not rational enough in love. So, to prevent hurting her, you will have to force yourself to be
rational.”
As Sean spoke, his tone became more distraught.
As a single man, Charles looked at Sean with only a slight understanding. He was about to head into the elevator but nearly bumped straight into Sonia and Gwen, who were coming out.
“Watch out.” Sean instinctively moved to hold Gwen.
However, Gwen had already moved away, awkwardly avoiding Sean’s touch.
Looking at his empty hand, Sean felt a sting in his heart. However, he still squeezed out a smile. What are you doing here?”
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“How’s Carol? Is she okay?” Gwen asked anxiously.
Sonia also looked at Sean.
Sean’s eyes lit up when he noticed Gwen looking at him. “She’s fine. It’s just that she was given a
sedative and will only wake up tomorrow.”
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When Sonia and Gwen heard this, they finally felt relieved.
“Take us to see her, then,” Gwen said, grabbing Sean’s arm.
Sean was silent for a moment before pulling his arm away. “Let Mr. Lane take you. I’m busy, so I’ll
be making a move.”
“Ms. Jameson, Ms. Newman, follow me.”
Charles‘ words brought Gwen back to earth. She followed Charles, feeling greatly unsettled. As for
why, she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
At the ward, Gwen wasn’t able to complain when she saw Kirk with reddened eyes. He must have
stayed up all night. The words were stuck in her throat.
“You’re here.” Kirk looked up at them before shooting a glance at Charles.
“Charles was about to explain when Kirk said blandly, “Please take care of Caroline.”
“Where are you going?” Gwen blurted out.
“To settle the score.”
“To settle the score? With the Collins family?” Gwen had only found out that Caroline had been abducted by the Collins family on the way here. “Do you think that’s possible?”
Without answering Gwen, Kirk strode out.
She was about to chase after him when Sonia held her back.
“Gwen.” Sonia looked in the direction Kirk went. “You should let him do something. Otherwise, he’ll suffocate if he stays here.”
“But he won’t be able to do anything. Even if he’s Eddy’s second uncle’s employee, do you think the Morrison family would go against the Collins family because of him? He’s really …”
“Gwen,” Sonia said as she pressed Gwen into a chair.
“Maybe he has his own way to solve this problem. Besides, haven’t the police caught the suspects? As long as those people say that Jane is the mastermind, she’ll go to prison.”
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“Will Jane really be sent to prison?” Gwen looked up at Sonia.
“The Collins family is so influential, she might…”
“Gwen, you have to trust that there is justice in this world.”
But Gwen only frowned in response. She gave a bitter laugh and said, “Is there really justice in this world?”
“There is.”
Sonia bent down and looked right into Gwen’s eyes. “Look at me. Everyone told me that hard work was pointless. If I hadn’t worked so hard, would Caroline have noticed me?”
Gwen shivered violently. Her lips moved as she looked at Sonia.
Jane’s birthday banquet was being held at the Collins residence.
The invitees were all members of the big four families. Knowing that Kirk would attend, they all arrived early as a sign of respect for Howard. Once they went through the door, they greeted Howard warmly.
In the past, none of these people had cared for Howard at all. After all, they all knew that the Collins family was only one of the elite four because of how they had sucked the Evans family dry.
The other three families, the Morrisons, the Hacketts, and the Sorkins, all relied on their long- standing businesses to get their positions in the big four families.
It was only natural that they didn’t respect the Collins family, who had gotten their position through tricks and schemes.
But things were different now.
Howard had partnered up with Eddy’s second uncle, which made it so that everyone else needed to get on his good side now.
“Mr. Collins, congratulations!” The head of the Sorkin family, Damien Sorkin, immediately congratulated Howard when he went inside.
Howard looked overjoyed. “Thank you, thank you.”
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Right then, one of the family’s staff ran in from the outside. When he got to Howard, he said, “Sir, the Morrison family has arrived.”
When they heard this, the gathered people immediately became excited and walked over to the
entrance.
Howard walked in front of them. When he saw several luxury cars stopped outside, his smile became blindingly bright.
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A car door opened, and Eddy and Thomas got out. Right after that, Jude got out as well.
Even after the car drove off, there was still no sign of Kirk. Everyone couldn’t help but look at Howard.
Howard felt a little panicked at this. He quickly walked over to Jude. “Mr. Morrison Senior,” he greeted.
Jude exchanged pleasantries with Howard with a laugh. “Am I late?”
“No,” Howard answered as he looked behind Jude. Still, he saw no signs of Kirk.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Where is Mr. Kirk? Did he not come with you?”
Jude smiled when he heard this. “Oh, Eddy’s second uncle? To be honest with you, I haven’t seen him in a long time. I’m afraid I might not have had the chance to see him today if it wasn’t for you.”
When the crowd heard this, they knew that the mysterious man hadn’t come with Jude. They all chittered.
“Dad, you can’t blame Kirk for that.” Thomas chuckled.
“He’s busy with his affairs overseas and in the country. He’s so busy that he probably wants to clone himself. Naturally, he doesn’t have the time to visit you.”
“Indeed.” Jude went to sit on the couch with Howard’s help.
“It’s because of Kirk’s boldness and willingness to work hard that he was able to become the
wealthiest person in Sarcozia in such a short time.”
“That’s right,” said the head of the Hackett family, Aiden Hackett.
“If the youngsters in my family were half as hardworking as Mr. Kirk, we wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore.”
As he said this, he looked at Damien. “Mr. Sorkin, I heard that you sent your son abroad to work with SY Group on a project.”
Damien eyed Aiden.
Everyone in attendance tonight was the cunning sort. Once SY Group was mentioned, they all
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“It’s nothing, just a small project. It’s got nothing on the project Mr. Collins is working on with Mr.
Kirk.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Everyone focused back on Howard.
“Mr. Collins, you’re amazing to be able to work with
short time.”
Howard humbly waved it off.
Mr.
Mrk. You must have made a lot in this
Everyone was chatting very happily, and Eddy couldn’t stand it any longer. He had always
despised how fake such events were.
However, as the heir of the Morrison family, he could do nothing but sit there and suffer it all.
He really hoped Kirk would arrive soon.
Eddy hadn’t seen his second uncle in a long time. He had many things to say to Kirk, especially
about Caroline.
Just as he thought of this, someone changed the topic of conversation to focus on Caroline.
“I heard that Evans Group has been doing quite well recently. It seems like it’s rising to the top. Is that true?”
The person who had spoken was the Sorkin family’s eldest son, Anthony Sorkin.
When he heard this, Howard scoffed. “Mr. Sorkin, you have too much faith in Evans Group.
“If they’re lucky, a small company like them would only make ten million dollars or so. And this doesn’t include the costs and other expenses. Which of us here don’t make the same in profits a day?”
Everyone smiled and agreed.
In contrast, Anthony said sheepishly, “If that’s the case, then I’m being shortsighted. However, Evans Group has indeed been improving since Caroline Evans took over. She’s truly a genius.”
Howard’s expression changed. Once again, he scoffed.
“A genius? I’m sure she’s just lucky. If it hadn’t been for all the money Mr. Morrison Senior invested in the beginning, Evans Group wouldn’t have gotten this far. Don’t you understand that,
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He explained, “Let’s say you feel full after having seven slices of bread. You can’t say that the first
six slices are for nothing and only have the seventh slice. Isn’t that right?”
Anthony’s expression shifted.
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When everything was said and done, the Sorkin family was still second among the big four
families.
Given that Anthony was the heir of the Sorkin family, it was rude for Howard to lecture him in
front of so many people.
Just as he was about to say something, Damien shot him a look that quieted him.
Damien said lightly, “She’s someone Mr. Morrison Senior likes, so she must be quite exceptional.
Isn’t that right, Mr. Morrison Senior?”
Damien had thought that Howard would back down after this, but instead, Howard said, “Even Mr.
Morrison Senior can misjudge someone, right?”
The temperature in the room seemed to plummet.
Eddy frowned. However, it wasn’t because of Howard’s haughty attitude. Rather, it was due to how
he kept disparaging Caroline.
He said coldly, “Mr. Collins, if you say that Caroline is lucky, does that mean you think she has no
skills at all?”
“Of course.” Howard spread his legs.
“If she had any real ability, she would have used Evans Group to get back into the big four families.
No one dared to make a sound.
Eddy gave a cold laugh. “So what you mean is that she’s a piece of trash, and I can’t even compare to a piece of trash.”
Howard blanched as he sat up straighter. “W–what do you mean by that?”
Eddy replied, “Don’t you know, Mr. Collins? I invested in Evanson Corporation. After Caroline
became the CEO of Evans Group, Morrison Corp withdrew its investment.
“Right after that, many of Evans Group’s employees resigned. That means Evans Group had no capital or talent during that time. Caroline handled everything.”
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He continued, “But that wasn’t so for Evanson Corporation. It had the support of ample funds, the best designers, the best advertising team, the best sales channels…
“We had the best of everything. But we still failed. Doesn’t that mean that I can’t even compare to a piece of trash?”
No one spoke.
But it wasn’t due to surprise at the information Eddy had revealed. Rather, they were astonished at how Eddy described himself as being less than Caroline.
This was the first time in eight years that they had witnessed Eddy defending Caroline in public. Even Jude and Thomas were staring at him in disbelief.
After a second, Howard managed to force a smile. “Mr. Morrison, I didn’t mean that.”
“But you called Caroline a piece of trash.”
Howard inhaled deeply and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t have a clear picture of what had happened before I started making unfounded comments.”
“It’s pointless to apologize to me.” Eddy glared icily at Howard.
“I think you had better apologize to Caroline herself.”
The attendees all exchanged glances with each other.
Howard forced an unwilling smile. “Don’t worry, I will certainly apologize to Ms. Evans personally.
Ah, it’s getting late. Let me go see if my wife’s ready.”
As he spoke, Howard got up to head to the second floor.
After turning a corner and making sure that no one could see his expression, Howard frowned deeply.
His expression remained grim as he walked to the master bedroom.
At the door, he found the butler pacing around in worry. Displeased, Howard called out, “What’s going on? Where’s the madam? Is she ready?”
The butler was panicked as he said, “The madam, s–she…”
“What in the world is she-”
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Before he could finish speaking, Howard heard an anxious cry coming from downstairs. “Sir, sir. Mr. Kirk is here!”
Hearing that, Howard couldn’t be bothered about Jane anymore. He rushed downstairs. Watching him leave, the butler finally managed to finish speaking. He said, “… is missing.
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The entryway was packed with people.
Howard elbowed through the layers of the crowd and finally managed to squeeze to the front.
A Lamborghini was parked at the entrance to the Collinses‘ residence. Looking at the shape of the car, it seemed to be a Concept S.
Since it was a convertible, everyone could see that a man in shades sat in the car. He had an oppressive bearing. He was in a black suit, and his expression was tight.
All the crowd could see were his sexy lips and tall nose bridge.
After a long while, Howard seemed to think of something and hurried forward to open the door. Mr. Kirk, you’re finally here.”
Behind his shades, Kirk’s gaze was sharper than a knife.
Even through the lenses of the sunglasses, Howard felt such a chill that he shivered. “Mr. Kirk?” he asked.
Kirk raised his chin slightly as he walked straight into the living room.
With that, Howard let out a relieved breath and followed behind Kirk.
Eddy hadn’t made his way outside with the others. Instead, he had stayed and waited in the living
room.
When he saw Kirk, he immediately went up. “Uncle Kirk.”
Damien and Aiden quickly turned to focus their gazes on Kirk.
They raised their eyebrows at the sight, thinking that it wasn’t surprising that Kirk was the
richest man in Sarcozia. After all, no one else in Easton had the kind of charisma he did.
“Mr. Kirk.” The two men stood up and greeted Kirk as well. Although they were the heads of their respective families, they felt small when standing before Kirk.
Kirk looked up slightly and went over to Jude before taking off his shades.
“Uncle Jude.”
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Jude looked Kirk up and down before chuckling. “Kirk, it’s been such a long time since I’ve seen you. I thought you forgot you had an uncle.”
Kirk smiled but didn’t respond.
Jude continued, “Did you get thinner? Have you been so busy lately that you haven’t been having proper meals?”
He sighed. “Your father wanted you to get married because he wanted someone to help look out for you. It seems that your wife isn’t doing a very good job.”
Kirk’s eyes narrowed. His sharp instincts told him that Jude’s words had a different meaning.
Still, he answered smoothly, “Uncle Jude, everyone is a unique individual. No one would change just because they got married.
“I don’t have many expectations of … Daphne. She just needs to do what she should as my wife.”
“Grandpa, we’re in Mr. Collin’s home,” Eddy reminded Jude softly.
This wasn’t the right place to talk about family matters. It was best to wait until they went home to discuss such things.
Jude smiled. His gaze was still pinned unblinkingly on Kirk.
Simon had already investigated things. Indeed, Caroline had managed to beat Evanson Corporation on her own without external help.
It was also her own capabilities that allowed her to help that minor celebrity, Sonia Norman, win a huge role.
But…
During this time, Daphne had suddenly announced to the public that she had to step away from acting for a while because she had gotten sick.
Jude had had someone look into it and found that Daphne wasn’t sick at all. Rather, she had been kept under lockdown at home.
It was clear to see that this was Kirk’s doing. Needless to say, this confused Jude.
What had Daphne done to make Kirk lock her up at home?
At the beginning, when Kirk had introduced Daphne d
marriage was a fake one.
Now, with this, he was even more sure that he had been tricked.
If he had truly been tricked, then he wouldn’t be able to act as if nothing of the like had happened.
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After all, Jude was Kirk’s uncle. How could Kirk lie to him?
“Grandpa,” Eddy reminded again lowly.
Thomas quickly said to Howard, “Mr. Collins, where’s your wife? Why hasn’t she come downstairs
yet? Kirk’s here already, too. Does she want everyone to wait for her?”
Howard chuckled and said, “Hardly. I’ll have someone call her down right now.”
As he said this, he waved one of the employees over. “Hurry up and ask the madam to come
downstairs.”
The employee rushed upstairs.
However, many minutes later, Jane still didn’t show up.
Howard frowned and quietly had someone go upstairs to rush her.
Then, he said to the crowd, “Everyone, please take a seat. Women are quite difficult, always having
to put on makeup, change, and all that. I’m sorry for making you all wait.”
The attendees smiled in understanding and went to take their assigned seats.
Throughout this time, Kirk remained expressionless.
Damien used this golden opportunity to raise a glass to Kirk.
He said, “Mr. Kirk, thank you for all your help and taking Adrian with you to make so much
money. He’s even managed to make some headway into foreign markets successfully.”
He continued, “These past few years, Sorkin Group has tried to expand outward, but we never
managed. I really must thank you tonight.”
Kirk raised his wine glass and said blandly, “You should thank Adrian if you want to thank
someone.”
Damien didn’t understand. He looked at Anthony beside him. However, Anthony was perplexed as
well.
“Mr. Kirk, what do you mean?”
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“He has a good eye,” Kirk answered.
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After all, Adrian had been interested in Caroline. That was why Kirk had to think up a way to keep him overseas.
However, Damien misunderstood Kirk’s meaning. He thought that Kirk was praising Adrian for having a keen eye for business.
“Mr. Kirk, you’re too kind. That child had always caused such trouble growing up. We…”
Seeing how indifferent Kirk seemed and how totally uninterested he was in chatting, Damien didn’t know what to say.
After all, he was head of the Sorkin family, the second–most elite family in Easton. Yet he was at a loss.
In the past, he had made others speechless. But before Kirk, he was cowering when faced with the way Kirk held himself, even if he kept telling himself that Kirk was younger than him.
The living room fell into a chilly silence. Nobody dared to speak.
In the end, Eddy walked up and said, “Uncle Kirk, what have you been working on lately? It’s been so long since I last saw you.”
Kirk’s gaze fell on Howard. “I’ve been busy doing business with Mr. Collins.”
Howard was overjoyed at being mentioned. “You’re being too kind, Mr. Kirk. It’s all because of your help that we managed to work together.
“Collins Group should be thanking you for all you’ve done to nurture us. I’m sure that we’ll grow even bigger soon.”
“Naturally. With Mr. Kirk leading the way, you’ll definitely get richer,” Aiden said admiringly.
“We have no such luck.”
“That’s right.” Damien took Aiden’s lead and started bootlicking.
“With Mr. Kirk around, the Collins family will be surpassing us soon.”
Howard smiled, pleased. He faked humility and said, “How can that be?”
In truth, he was so happy that he might as well have been a dog wagging its tail.
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Betrayed by her fiancé, Caroline Evans decides on a whim to marry someone else. Everyone mocks her for the decision of giving up on the heir to the Morrison family and choosing some poor punk instead. However, that poor punk is actually secretly the top wealthiest person around, newly back in the country to invest in its development. He’s also her ex’s uncle! Lamenting about being tricked, Caroline Evans insists on a divorce. But her husband corners her and says unblinkingly, “That billionaire is not me. That guy had cosmetic surgery to look like me.” Looking at his handsome face, Caroline believes it. “What a curse to have the same face as someone of the Morrison family!” The next day, the world is surprised to find that the heir of the Morrison family has been kicked out and now has nothing. As for the newly crowned top billionaire, he starts wearing a mask to hide his attractive features.
