Chapter 36
Chris‘ words made everyone nervous.
How could they let this opportunity to make a fortune slip away so easily?
“Chris, ignore this fellow. He’s obviously jealous of you. But we’re not, we all believe you!” Florence immediately took a stand.
“That’s right! Chris, you promised us about the stocks. You can’t just forget about it.”
Everyone agreed right away. As they spoke, they turned and glared at Dustin.
“Dustin Rhys, don’t stop us from making a fortune! Otherwise, I won’t let you off so easily!”
“Yeah! Get lost if you wish to continue on with this nonsense!”
The crowd chattered and chimed in one after another. From their perspective, Dustin was slandering Chris and preventing them from making money. He had such malicious intentions!
“Do all of you really trust Chris? Hasn’t anyone ever doubted if he was lying?” Dustin asked with a frown.
“That’s none of your business! We’ll do what we want!” James glared at him.
“That’s right! Even if we were cheated, it would be on our own terms! It has nothing to do with you! You’re really such a busybody!” Florence looked at him with disgust.
Dustin smirked at these words. He appeared to be making a fool of himself or being disdainful.
“Since you all love to give away your money. Forget I ever said anything.” He shook his head. It was hard to advise these stiff–necked people. These people were so blinded by money that they had no hope. He would just be embarrassing himself if he tried to warn them any further. He even looked forward to their reactions after finding out they had been scammed.
“If you have nothing nice to say, you should shut up! You’re such a letdown!” Florence spat out.
She would have gotten rid of him if not for Henry’s sake.
“Alright, this is just a misunderstanding. Dustin must’ve been misled by some news.” Henry tried to smooth things over.
“Yeah! It’s all just a misunderstanding.”
John smiled and tried to change the topic. “Oh, Dahlia, you were saying you’re starting a company with the Harmon family. How’s it going?”
“I’ve become partners with the Harmon family and signed the contract. Our new company will be officially launched in two days. We’ll be having an opening ceremony at that time. Feel free to join if you have the time,” Dahlia offered with a smile.
It was her goal to work with the Harmon family.
“Is that so? That’s awesome. I’ll be sure to attend!” John answered happily.
“Dahlia, I didn’t expect you to partner with the Harmon family. We’ll be able to gain a stronger foothold in Swinton in the future.” Henry was very relieved.
“Chris helped out a lot in this matter. If he hadn’t pulled some strings, we would never even be eligible to partner with the Harmon family.” Dahlia spoke as she turned to face
Henry.
“Dad, not only that, today when Trevor tried to cause Dahlia trouble, Chris called for Mr. Anderson, who helped her out of the situation!” James added.
“Is that so? Then I’ll have to thank you, Chris!” James raised his glass and gave Chris a
toast.
“It’s nothing. I was just helping out.” Chris raised his glass in response.
“You must be very influential to be able to ask for Mr. Anderson. But some people who don’t know any better even tried to accuse the Nolan family of going bankrupt. What a joke?” James commented in a condescending tone.
Dustin sipped his wine quietly, acting as if he did not hear a thing. Although he knew the truth, he couldn’t be bothered to reveal it, because they wouldn’t believe him. The truth would prevail when the Nolan family went bankrupt.
As they continued to drink, the atmosphere at the table loosened up
more.
Compared to Dustin, who had been left out, Chris was the center of attention. They surrounded him and greeted him warmly, laughing heartily. However, no one in the Nicholson family realized they were sinking into a mire of their own making.
Chapter 37
The following morning at the Hummer Villa.
As the richest man in Swinton, Edwin was drinking tea leisurely with an old man.
“Mr. Lawson, it’s too bad that the lady was so cautious and left before the drug could take effect. Otherwise, I will definitely have subdued her!” Edwin lamented.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Hummer. She doesn’t have the antidote for the drug I gave her. She will definitely come begging if she doesn’t want to die. You can have your way with her then,” Fletcher joked.
“Is that so? That’s perfect!” Edwin’s eyes lit up. He had been longing for a thorny rose like Natasha for a long time. The thought of toying with such an exquisite woman in bed made his heart race.
“Sir Hummer…”
Suddenly, a bodyguard came and whispered something in Edwin’s ear.
“What? Trevor is dead?”
Edwin’s face darkened and he demanded, “Who did it? Who dared touch my men?
Trevor was his right–hand man and did his dirty deeds. His sudden death was quite a loss to Edwin.
“It was rumored to be his adopted son, Mason. That man was in a hurry to take over hist position, so he killed Trevor.”
“Mason?”
Edwin narrowed his eyes, and thought, “That bastard is so cruel. He wouldn’t even. spare his adoptive father?”
“Mr. Hummer, I think there’s something fishy about this matter.” Fetcher had a
suspicion.
“Huh? Did you think of something?” Edwin raised his eyebrows.
“Trevor called me yesterday, asking me to get rid of someone related to Hunter Anderson. I planned to ask him about it today, I didn’t expect him to pass so soon. Fetcher stroked his beard.
“So you think that person killed Trevor?” Edwin quickly understood what he was
implying.
“That’s possible!” Fletcher nodded.
“If that person is related to Hunter, this matter is not as simple as it seems.” Edwin rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
He had devoted all of his attention to the Harmon family, so if he were to provoke Hunter and both families joined forces, even he would be in deep trouble.
“Sir Hummer, I have an idea if you’re afraid of causing trouble.”
“Please, go on.”
“Doesn’t Trevor have an older brother, Travis? I heard he is serving in a warzone in the west. Besides, he is also a lieutenant who commands thousands of men. We could just inform him of the news of Trevor’s death, and let him do the rest. Then, we can sit back and watch the show!” Fletcher smiled sinisterly.
“That’s a great idea!”
Edwin’s eyes lit
make use of him!
“With a reckless man like Travis leading the way, I can definitely
At the same time, in the office of the Jackson Group.
Just as Dahlia took a seat, Lyra knocked on her door and entered.
“Ms. Nicholson! Something bad has happened!”
“What is it?” Dahlia felt her chest tighten.
“I heard there was a massacre at the Drey Group and Trevor was murdered!” Lyra’s words shocked her.
“What? Travis was murdered?” Dahlia was dumbfounded. He was Sir Spanner! The King of the Underground in East City, who did business with both lawful and unlawful people. How could he just die?
Besides, they had just seen each other yesterday.
“I’m not too sure of the details, but news on this has been released.” At this point, Lyra asked in a hushed voice, “Ms. Nicolson, do you think this has anything to do with
Dustin?”
“Dustin?”
