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Seeing that Christine hung up the phone without saying anything, David couldn’t help asking. “What’s wrong? Can’t you get through to him?”
Christine could only nod. “No. His phone is turned off.”
David and Jessica looked surprised.
David remembered that Roger said in the hall that Gilmore was unreliable and might not come to the party. David wondered, “Will what Roger said come true?”
Christine suddenly thought of Gerald, who was protecting Gilmore.
Gerald was staying with Gilmore. Since Gilmore’s phone was turned off, she could call Gerald. Anyway, she had to let Gilmore appear at the birthday party.
Thinking of this, Christine immediately picked up her phone and called Gerald. However, she soon heard a familiar voice on the phone. “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is powered off…
Christine was shocked, thinking, “Gilmore’s phone is turned off. Why is Gerald’s phone also turned off?”
“You can’t get through to Gerald either, right?” David asked before Christine could speak.
Christine nodded.
“It seems that something must have happened to them. I’ll send someone to the Palazzo to check it out,” David said with a frown.
He took out his phone and made a call. “Ask someone to go to the No.1 villa of the Palazzo and see if anything is wrong with Gerald and Gilmore.
“Yes, Mr. Foster, someone answered respectfully on the phone.
After hanging up the phone, David said, “Christine, the guests are waiting on the first floor. Let’s go down!”
Christine nodded.
Unable to get through to Gilmore and Gerald, Christine was worried about them.
Though anxious, Christine still followed her parents out of the bedroom to the hall on the first floor.
“Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foster, and Miss Foster have come down!”
“Miss Foster is so beautiful in her white dress.”
“Miss Foster, you look like a goddess! You deserve to be the prettiest girl at Oakhaven University
Looking at Christine going down the stairs with her parents, the guests were full of praise.
Marco was stunned to see Christine, who was wearing a white dress and became the focus of everyone’s attention.
Roger stood next to Marco. Noticing that his son was completely fascinated by Christine, Roger whispered in his ear, “Marco, don’t worry, Christine will be your woman. Gilmore will never get her.
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Marco looked at his father, thinking. “Dad must have had a secret plan. Otherwise, why is he so confident?”
Yet there were many people around them. Naturally, he couldn’t ask his father about that here.
After David, his wife, and their daughter went downstairs, they chatted with the guests.
They met the Chapmans again.
Roger pulled David aside and murmured, “David, Gilmore doesn’t seem to be here yet. What will you say later?”
Roger smiled at David, continuing, “I have an idea. Why don’t you announce that Marco is Christine’s boyfriend? This is also
the result that our two families want.”
Seeing the hidden smile in Roger’s eyes, David remembered something. He looked at Roger, asking. “Gilmore hasn’t shown up yet. Did you do something to him?”
“No. I did nothing. Don’t talk nonsense.” Roger denied it.
David didn’t believe it. He felt guilty, thinking, “Why wasn’t I aware that the Chapmans would harm Gilmore?”
That was because the Chapmans were close to the Foster family. Moreover, with Roger’s status, he shouldn’t have hurt Gilmore. In addition, Gilmore was protected by Gerald, so David had believed that Gilmore was safe.
Despite his status and relationship with the Foster family, Roger schemed against Gilmore. David was astonished.
David glanced at Roger with dissatisfaction and left.
David no longer took Roger as his friend, even though they had known each other for many years. Roger was so despicable.
Watching David leave unhappily, Roger smiled, thinking, “No matter how upset you are, I won’t let Gilmore appear at the party. Your wealth and daughter will all belong to my family.”
David, Jessica, and Christine walked to the end of the hall, where there was a temporary small round stage.
David stepped onto the stage, took the microphone from the servant, and said to all the guests, “Ladies and gentlemen, today is my daughter’s 20th birthday. Thank you for taking the time to attend the party. Allow me to propose a toast on behalf of my daughter!”
David took a glass of wine from the maid and raised it. The guests also raised their glasses.
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
After that, the birthday song rang out in the hall.
A middle-aged man wearing a tall chef’s hat pushed a big and high cake slowly towards the stage. The cake on the trolley was 40 inches high, covered with cream, chocolate, and fruit.
The cake was pushed to the center of the stage. Then they put candles on it. Christine made a wish and blew out the candles. Everyone applauded.
Christine cut the large cake into pieces. The servants soon distributed all of them to the guests.
Of course, the guests who were eating the cake didn’t forget what David had said before.
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They asked. “Mr. Foster, please tell us who Miss Foster’s boyfriend is.”
“Yes. We can’t wait!”
“Who on earth is Miss Foster’s boyfriend?”
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Christine, who was tasting the cake on the stage, was stunned. She wondered, “What do they mean? Is Dad going to announce who my boyfriend is?”
Christine suddenly panicked, thinking. I’m toast. Gilmore didn’t come, so Dad wants me to be with Marco. He’s going to announce that Marco is my boyfriend.”
Yet Christine had made up her mind. As long as her father announced that Marco was her boyfriend, she would deny it. Even if her parents would scold her, she would never let Marco be her boyfriend.
However, David picked up the microphone and said to the guests. “Sorry, I wanted to introduce my daughter’s boyfriend to you, but unfortunately, he hasn’t come to the party yet because of some things, so…”
The next moment, a clear voice came from the door. “Sorry, I’m late.
Everyone turned to look at the door.
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The Fosters and the Chapmans also looked at the door and saw Gilmore standing there with Gerald behind him.
Seeing Gilmore appear, David, Jessica, and Christine’s faces lit up with joy. David secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Christine was very happy that Gilmore arrived in time, but after the party, she would ask Gilmore to compensate her for the mental damage. She had been waiting worriedly for him for a long time, under big pressure from her parents.
Although very dissatisfied with Gilmore, she couldn’t conceal her delight at his coming. She wouldn’t have to be with Marco.
However, she just vaguely heard that her father intended to announce that her boyfriend was Gilmore. That was so absurd that Christine thought she must be mistaken.
While the Fosters were delighted, Roger’s face was filled with horror as he saw Gilmore.
He wondered, “How’s it possible?
Didn’t Duncan message me that it’s done?
Gilmore was supposed to have been smashed into pieces by Duncan’s truck at the moment.
He shouldn’t show up at the party.”
Roger was shocked. He immediately wanted to call Marlon who was asked to contact Duncan. As Roger was about to go to a corner to ask Marlon what had happened, his phone rang.
He opened the message. It was from Marlon. Roger was stunned after reading the message.
“Mr. Chapman, Duncan failed. Our plan was discovered by Gilmore. Duncan tried to hit Gilmore’s car but failed. His truck crashed into a telegraph pole, and he died on the spot. The bodyguard named Gerald found me and fought with me for a long while. After I defeated him and ran away, I instantly sent you this message.”
Roger clenched his fist, staring resentfully at Gilmore, who was standing at the door. Duncan’s truck couldn’t kill Gilmore, so Roger’s plan to stop Gilmore from attending the party had failed.
The Fosters walked through the crowd up to Gilmore.
“Gilmore, why are you so late?” David asked with a smile.
Christine chimed in, “Yeah, why are you so late? And why did you guys turn off your phones?”
Gilmore smiled calmly. “We were almost hit by a big truck on the way. It was driving fast. Luckily, we escaped, but the truck bumped into a telegraph pole, and the truck driver was killed instantly. That was indeed a pitiful sight.”
Gilmore couldn’t help recalling the thrilling scene.
He was driving the Mercedes towards the Fosters’ manor. When he was close to the intersection, his eyelids twitched. He saw with his God’s Eye that his Mercedes would be hit by a big truck in ten seconds.
He then saw an old man in gray on the roof of a tall building staring at his car through a telescope. Gilmore immediately realized that he had been targeted. Someone wanted to kill him by “accident”.
At the intersection, as the big truck was zooming over, Gilmore suddenly braked and quickly reversed. Then the truck brushed past Gilmore’s Mercedes.
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With a loud bang, the truck hit a telegraph pole.
The telegraph pole cracked and knocked on the cab, killing Duncan on the spot. His body fell from the cab on the ground.
Gilmore and Gerald got out of the Mercedes. Gilmore whispered a few words in Gerald’s ear. Gerald quickly rushed to at building.
Gilmore walked to the dead driver, picking up the driver’s phone. He found Roger’s phone number and sent him a message from the driver’s phone. “Mr. Chapman, it’s done. By Duncan.”
When Gilmore saw with his God’s Eye that Duncan was driving towards him, he also saw that Roger asked Marlon to tell Duncan to kill him
After sending the message, Gilmore called the police and an ambulance. They soon arrived. Gilmore told the police what had happened.
Gilmore took a taxi to the Fosters manor with Gerald, who had just fought with Marlon.
In the villa, Gilmore’s gaze passed through the guests in the hall and landed on Roger’s face. As Roger met Gilmore’s eyes, his heart trembled uncontrollably.
However, Roger quickly remembered that Duncan was already dead. Roger believed that Gilmore would never know that he was the mastermind, so he quickly calmed down.
Gilmore’s eyes flashed as he thought. This fox is so vicious! He wants to kill me!”
Of course, Gilmore knew that since Duncan was dead, it would be hard to find evidence to accuse Roger. Yet now that Roger wanted to murder him, Gilmore wouldn’t let him go.
David stepped forward and said to the guests, “Now I’d like to formally introduce him to you. This is my daughter’s boyfriend, Gilmore Reed.”
Hearing what he said, all the guests were surprised because most of them knew nothing about Gilmore.
They guessed that Gilmore must be from a wealthy family since David chose Gilmore to be his daughter’s boyfriend.
One guest had mixed feelings. It was Claire. When Gilmore appeared at the villa, she was overjoyed.
Ever since Gilmore saved her life that day, Claire had intended to find him. She wanted to thank Gilmore and get to know him better. However, she had been so busy the past few days that she didn’t have time to look for Gilmore.
She didn’t expect that Gilmore would become her cousin’s boyfriend when she finally met him again. Claire felt disappointed.
At the same time, Christine was astonished and bewildered. She couldn’t believe that her father, who wanted her to be with Marco, seriously introduced Gilmore as her boyfriend in front of everyone.
That was too dramatic! Christine panicked. She and Gilmore were just putting on a show, but they suddenly became a real couple. Christine couldn’t accept it.
However, it was she who said that Gilmore was her boyfriend and invited him to her birthday party. If she told everyone. that she and Gilmore just pretended to be dating, no one would believe her.
Marco’s eyes flickered with jealousy. He walked to a corner, took out his phone, and made a call. “Tiffany, you can come in
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Marco hung up and cast a sinister look at Gilmore, who was now under the spotlight, and grinned contemptuously.
He thought to himself. “You think you can easily become Christine’s boyfriend, Gilmore? No Way!
Poorboy, I wonder what will happen when the guests know your background and your past with Tiffany.”
Thinking of Tiffany, his memories went back to last night, to Heatwave Bar, where he and Tiffany had spent a night, a splendid night, during which she gave him an ineffable taste of her outstanding skill.
And in return, he gave her a few honey–sweet words and a promise to be her boyfriend, which coaxed her into doing whatever he asked, including helping him take revenge on Gilmore and humiliate him.
As the guests were talking about Gilmore and Christine’s relationship, there appeared outside the gate of the manor house a woman wearing a graceful red dress and a lot of make–up.
She held a bag around one arm, and the prominent LV logo on it showed it was the latest version. It was a gift from Marco. last night
“Excuse me; Miss, you can’t enter this house unless you have an invitation. Do you have one?” said a guard who wore a black suit and a pair of sunglasses.
A contemptuous smile lifted the corner of Tiffany’s ruby mouth, and she said, “Oh I have one, of course I do.”
With that, she pulled out a card from her bag and passed it to the guard.
The man took it, examined it, and said to her, “Come in, please, miss.”
Tiffany put the invitation in the bag and walked into the manor
“I wonder if I can enter here without the invitation,” thought Tiffany as she was walking on the way.
Her invitation was from Marco, who took it from his mother.
He did so to help her enter the manor.
Before a round platform in the villa gathered a group of people, including Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Christine, and Gilmore.
Everyone, including the guests, Gilmore, and the Fosters, was presented with a bottle of champagne by the servants.
David raised his glass and proposed, “Ladies and gentlemen, now I’d like to propose a toast to my daughter’s birthday, and to her boyfriend, Gilmore.”
The guests lifted their glasses and said, “Happy birthday, Miss Foster. Congratulations, Miss Foster and Mr. Reed.
“Cheers!”
As the guests were drinking, there came a voice of a woman. “You heartless jerk, Gilmore. You betrayed me, betrayed our love. What’s your purpose, eh? The Foster family’s wealth, isn’t it
All the guests stood mute at that, wondering what happened.
The woman dressed in red came into the lobby–it was Tiffany.
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Startled, the guests wondered who the woman was, and why would she say that.
What was happening?
Even Roger was rather puzzled.
But he was glad to see that Gilmore was accused of being unfaithful.
And when Marco saw the appearance of Tiffany, his eyes sparkled with excitement.
David eyed Tiffany for a while and then cast a confused look at Gilmore.
He was wondering what was going on, too.
“Had Gilmore really had a dubious relationship with this woman. I would drive Gilmore out,” David thought.
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He wouldn’t tolerate any two–timer and knew that such a man would only bring his daughter harm, instead of happiness.
“Who’s this woman to you?” David asked. His eyes looked rather intimidating.
Wondering why would Tiffany turn up here instead of being somewhere else having fun with a young man born in the purple, Gilmore started his God’s Eye with a subtle contraction of his pupil.
Then he saw how Marco and Tiffany spent a night in a luxury box of a bar and how they conspired to defame and humiliate
him.
Questions answered.
It was Marco’s trick.
Although Gilmore knew Tiffany was but a puppet of Marco, she truly betrayed him and chose to defame him.
That, he thought, was unbearable.
What an unscrupulous woman!
Gilmore smiled coldly as he turned
her. Pathetic me. But I assure you; David and said, “Don’t believe a word of hers, sir. It is true I had a relationship with
her. Pathetic me. But I assure you: she is an unscrupulous woman. She has recently developed a relationship with a rich man, but later the man was broke. And she, for some reason, decided to turn Christine against me. That’s the whole story.
trust me.”
David could tell from Gilmore’s innocent eyes that he was telling the truth.
As a president of a giant group, he believed he was sophisticated enough to distinguish a lie from a truth.
Many of the guests began to question Tiffany’s motive.
“He is lying. Listen to me, everyone. I and this man came from a small town, and we both were born into a poor family. We supported each other and fell in love with each other…”
Tiffany walked toward the center of the round platform as she was narrating sentimentally.
“True, we were poor then, but we were so happy. And I thought He’d love me forever until I found him totally a liar.”
She continued, “I don’t know when he decided to turn his back on me and go with Christine. Maybe he is just fond of her
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wealth. But I know that gradually, he began to hate me, became estranged from me, and finally, abandoned me. Now he’s got a new identity–Christine’s boyfriend. Good for him.”
After the narration. Tiffany’s expression became rather gloomy, and her eyes were bright with tears, making her lovingly pathetic.
The sad story she made up touched some guests in the room.
Some began to chit–chat and feel disdain for Gilmore.
Decades of experience in interpersonal relations had enabled David to see through the facade of a person and saw what was true deep in his or her heart.
He scowled at Tiffany as he listened to her narrating, and observed her performing, which, to him, was, alas, too immature and simple to believe.
“Have you got any proof. Miss?” asked David.
Tiffany looked up bravely at him and said, “Yes, I do. I have a lot of photos of him.
With that, she pulled out iPad from her bag and showed the photos one by one to the guests around.
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Each and every photo was occupied by Gilmore and Tiffany, showing how intimate they were.
The audience burst into an uproar.
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While Tiffany’s narrative was not convincing enough, the loads of photos she had on her iPad greatly increased its persuasiveness,
And a number of the guests were now convinced Gilmore was indeed an unfaithful lover and a snobbish mammonist.
Gossip about Gilmore began to spread in the room.
used “Miss. I’m afraid these photos won’t suffice to support your allegation; they only prove one thing: that Gilmore and you to be lovers. As to whether he failed you or not, we don’t know. Just because he and my daughter are now boyfriend and girlfriend doesn’t necessarily mean he is a mammonist, isn’t it? David said with a smile calmly.
David’s words struck a chord with his guests, who were still uncertain who was telling the truth.
And their judgment was basically all based on what David or Tiffany said.
Tiffany found herself unable to provide conclusive evidence for either of her accusations against Gilmore.
All she could do was make use of people’s association and try to lead them to the conclusion that Gilmore betrayed her in pursuit of wealth.
“Sir. I understand that you prefer to believe that your daughters boyfriend is a decent and honest person, but the truth is always uglier than your fantasy. Trust me, he’s been lying to you! I’m afraid what he is truly into, is your wealth, not your daughter.”
Tiffany’s eloquent yet somewhat far-fetched remarks nearly succeeded in provide any solid proof against Gilmore.
Others from the fact–she couldn’t
But David was smarter than she thought. He chuckled, “Well, Miss, you can’t jump to the conviction without enough evidence provided. As far as I can tell, your story is based on two simple facts: one, Gilmore and my daughter have developed a relationship, and two, you and Gilmore used to have a history, but these two facts don’t inevitably lead to the conclusion that Gilmore has cheated on you, isn’t it?”
Tiffany’s face reddened at that, and she found herself unable to argue against David.
“I have the evidence. Just then, a female voice came from the audience.
All the eyes, including that of the guests, Gilmore’s, and David’s, were rested on the speaker–a girl.
It was Claire.
Tiffany’s face spontaneously turned pale at the sight of her.
She recognized that Claire was the very girl who happened to see her and Brandon dating at the Hilton Hotel.
And Claire directly slapped Brandon across the face, twice. Tiffany felt a shiver of apprehension as she recalled Claire’s intimidating manner.
Later, she learned that Claire’s family took action and pushed the Wilson family into the crisis of bankruptcy.
Therefore, Tiffany couldn’t help shuddering as she heard Claire’s voice.
Claire stepped out of the audience and came to the platform, then turned to David and Jessica and said, “Uncle, Aunt, I can prove that Gilmore truly cheated on Miss Hubbard.”
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David and Jessica looked at each other, wondering. ‘Claire must be joking. How can she prove that? Does she know Gilmore and Miss Hubbard and their relationship?”
David said. “OK. tell us how he betrayed Miss Hubbard.
Claire nodded, “No problem.”
She came up to Gilmore.
To the others‘ puzzlement, Gilmore didn’t seem to have shown a flicker of panic in front of the girl who was about to expose him as a liar and a cheat.
Instead, he was grinning at Claire.
Claire, too, smiled back at him, saying, “Hi, Gilmore, it’s been a while since we last met, isn’t it?”
Gilmore replied with a nod. “Yes, a long while.”
Then Claire reached out her hand to shake hands with Gilmore
All the others were rendered appalled by the scene and suspected whether their ears had lied to them.
Yet they remembered they clearly heard that Claire said she’d unmask Gilmore.
But why were they smiling at each other and shaking hands with each other?
Christine, too, was more than startled, wondering when Gilmore got acquainted with her cousin.
And it seemed, judging by their behavior, they were quite close.
More astonishingly, Christine was keenly aware that Claire, one of her cousins a few months her senior, was a forceful and aggressive girl who tended to keep her distance from men, let alone smile at or shake hands with her.
Never had Claire come so close to a man before. Even her boyfriend, Brandon, failed to touch her hand.
Although Gilmore was only a contract boyfriend of hers, not a real one, Christine felt unhappy to see him and her cousin so close.
It felt like: before enjoying a piece of cheese, you went to the bathroom, and when you returned, you found that your cheese was taken a bite of by someone else.
In the meanwhile, Tiffany didn’t feel any better than Christine. The moment she saw Gilmore and Claire shaking hands, she knew she’d be in trouble.
She attempted to escape before the others‘ attention was focused on her again; then it would be too late.
However, shortly after she turned on her heel had a sonorous voice thundered in her ear. “Where do you think you are going. Miss? We have something to find out, don’t we?”
Tiffany’s heart missed a beat.
Based on what just happened in the room, David had figured out that what Claire meant to do was to expose Tiffany as a liar and a cheat instead.
And he’d been watching Tiffany.
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When Tiffany tried to flee, he noticed it and stopped her.
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On hearing his words, the others shift their sight back to Tiffany and found that her face was deathly pale and she appeared rather nervous.
But it didn’t stand to reason, for according to Tiffany herself, she was the one who had been betrayed, and she ought to appear indignant and assured, instead of being so nervous,
Now all the guests were quite aware of who the true liar and defigner was,
Standing amidst the guests, Marco frowned, and his eyes were filled with rage.
He never expected that Tiffany would attempt to run away, which only demonstrated that she had been lying.
“Idiot woman. You are ruining my plan. Marco silently cursed.
Tiffany felt that numerous suspicious eyes were cast on her, and felt even more nervous.
She turned to David and muttered, “I… I gotta go. I have something… something urgent.”
“You’re going nowhere!” Claire looked coldly at Tiffany, demanding
Tiffany shuddered at that, and she was almost rendered into tears. She said, ‘Just… let me go, Miss Carter, please.”
Claire smiled sneeringly. “Let you go? It’s you who wouldn’t let you go. I wonder if you have heard the saying, ‘Curses come home to roost, Miss Hubbard, but it serves you right.”
So saying. Claire came before the 50–inch TV screen, turned it on, and connected with her cellphone so as to project.
HES WERE open wide to see what she was going to do.
All eyes
As the projection was finished, there appeared a video on the TV screen.
It seemed to be a video of Brandon and Tiffany’s secret meeting
Now it was totally clear who was the betrayer.
Actually, not a few of the guests knew Brandon and learned the news that he was caught two–timing-
But little did they expect the mistress was actually Tiffany.
Now all the other people, including Marco, who’d spent a night with her, couldn’t help feeling disdain for her.
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After projecting the video, which was shot in the hotel, on the ty screen, Claire put her phone away.
Then, she looked at all the guests in the hall and said to them, “See? I am sure you’ve all seen through her trick and discerned her true colors after watching the video.”
Most of the guests in the hall began to curse indignantly, “What a nerve!”
“It’s she who played around with another man, but she slandered him for betraying her.
“The video is indeed an eyesore.”
Tiffany was trembling amid a hail of curses from the guests. She was almost on the verge of collapse with a pallid face.
She didn’t envision that Claire would expose the unsightly video in public.
All of a sudden, she became a filthy woman in the eyes of others
Now everyone was mocking and scorning her.
It made Tiffany want to bury herself.
Ridicules and abuses from all directions made her extremely painful and harried.
“Guards! Drive the shameless woman who keeps making trouble out of here!” At this moment, David snapped.
As soon as he gave the order, two security guards who were tall and mighty walked into the villa from outside.
The two security guards quickly went forward and twisted Tiffany’s arms. It hurt so much that Tiffany almost burst into tears. She shouted, “It hurts! Let me go, let me go!”
However, no matter how she struggled and screamed, she could not escape from the control of the guards. Instead, it caused further pain.
At last, Tiffany was dragged off from the hall of the villa by the two guards in full view of a large crowd.
Although Tiffany was wailing and crying, the guests showed no compassion for her. After all, she just got what she deserved.
Everything calmed down after Tiffany was driven out.
At this time, David said to all the guests with a smile, “Distinguished guests, Ladies, and Gentlemen, now the troublemaker was shooed away and we cleared the air. Why not drink and celebrate?”
With that, David raised his glass.
All the guests in the hall also raised their glasses because Tiffany end was pleasant.
“Cheers!”
Cheers!”
Among the guests, Marco, who had also raised his glass, made a toast with a gloomy expression.
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He was in a bad mood. At the outset, he thought that he could make use of Tiffany to ruin Gilmore’s reputation at the birthday that he could prevent Gilmore from being Christine’s boyfriend
party
But he never thought that Claire would get Gilmore out of trouble. She even exposed the video in public which showed that there was a hidden relationship between Tiffany and Brandon.
His plan also suffered a great failure.
What’s more, his parents, Roger and Rosaline, were also depressed.
They thought Gilmore would get a bad reputation because of Tiffany, but the plot reversal proved that Gilmore was
innocent.
So there was no doubt that they felt depressed.
The birthday party ended on an amicable and pleasant atmosphere. They wined and dined, chatting happily.
Finally, the guests got in their fancy cars and left the estate.
Soon they all left, except for Gilmore and Claire.
Gilmore looked at his watch and found it was time for him to go back, so he took leave of David and his wife, “Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foster, I’m going back.
David and his wife nodded to him..
Dávid looked at Christine and Claire, he said, “Go and see him off.”
The reason why he also let Claire send Gilmore off was that he realized Claire and Gilmore knew each other.
Therefore, Christine and Claire came to the parking lot of the manor with Gilmore.
There was a parking lot in the Fosters‘ large manor which was capacious enough to park dozens of cars.
It was indeed a manor that belonged to an extremely rich and powerful family. Even the parking lot of it was bigger than some magnates‘ villas in Oakhaven.
Although all the guests left and drove their cars away, there were still more than a dozen fancy cars parked there.
In addition to Gilmore’s Mercedes and Claire’s Ferrari, there were also many fancy cars such as Maserati, BMW, Rolls- Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, and so on.
The cars here showed the power and wealth of the Fosters.
Meanwhile, Gerald had already gotten on the Mercedes and waited for Gilmore.
However, Gilmore was still talking to Christine and Claire.
Gilmore said to them, “I’m going home. Goodbye, ladies.”
“Goodbye,” said Christine.
Claire also waved her hand and said to Gilmore, “Goodbye.”
At this time, Christine had thought of something when Gilmore was about to get in the car, she said, “Good job, Gilmore.
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But the relationship between us won’t change. Don’t misunderstand what my father said today. Stop daydreaming.”
Christine was reminding Gilmore that the announcement, which told everyone Gilmore was her boyfriend, couldn’t be taken seriously.
Gilmore sneered secretly. “Daydream?”
That was a good joke. He always had designs on her.
So it was impossible for him to give up.
He had never been content with just playing the boyfriend role since he signed the contract,
Instead, he was confident of getting Christine.
Not to mention that Christine’s parents had already admitted that he was their daughter’s boyfriend.
It was ridiculous that Christine gave him the caution.
He wondered, “How’s it possible?”
Thereupon, Gilmore got closer to her and said with a snicker. “What do you mean by ‘daydream? Make a reservation in a hotel and have a fantastic night with you?”
“What?” Christine was discomfited by Gilmore instantly, and she had an urge to beat him.
Seeing Christine’s reaction, Gilmore laughed and got into the Mercedes.
Then he let Gerald drive and left the parking lot.
Watching them leave, Christine stamped her feet and said angrily, “Damn it, Gilmore, you are a rogue!”
Although she was scolding Gilmore for his rudeness, for some reason, she was not angry at him at all.
Christine suddenly recalled that Claire was still by her side. She definitely heard what Gilmore said.
She said to Claire with embarrassment, “Claire, Gilmore is always like this. Please don’t take offense.
Claire didn’t mind it. However, when she saw Gilmore tease Christine, she felt somewhat upset.
“Nothing. It seems that you are on good terms with him.” Claire abstractedly replied.
Christine smiled and whispered to Claire, “What do you mean by that? To be honest, we are not a couple.”
Claire was stunned after hearing that. It took her quite a while to react and then she asked, “Christine, what do
you
Thereupon, Christine told her the truth that she didn’t want to start a relationship with Marco as her parents wished, so she asked Gilmore to play the boyfriend role.
Claire’s beautiful eyes shone and her face lit up with a smile as soon as she heard this, “So, everything between you and him is just a charade?”
Christine was confused about her reaction. She didn’t know why her cousin was so excited and happy when she heard that Gilmore wasn’t her boyfriend.
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However, she didn’t think too much about it. In her opinion, it must be funny for Claire to hear that they pretend to be at couple.
She nodded at Claire and said. “We’ve signed a contract before, but I didn’t expect that my parents would agree to let him be my boyfriend.”
When she said this, she frowned and told herself. “No, I should let Gilmore stay away from my parents. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for me if they treat him as my boyfriend.”
“Maybe I should seek an appropriate excuse to terminate the contract. What do you think about that, Claire?”
Claire was stunned when she heard Christine’s inquiry. Then she just nodded and said, “Well…”
While she was answering Christine’s question, she was also thinking about one thing. If Christine and Gilmore terminated. the contract, she might have a chance.
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On the way back to the Palazzo, Gerald said, “Gilmore, we’re indebted to Miss Carter. If it were not for her help, you might have been caught in trouble at the party.”
Gilmore said. “Undeniably, Claire did me a big favor, but your boss, David, is not that easy to fool.
“If Tiffany can’t produce any evidence to prove that I turned my back on her, I believe David will drive her away.”
Gerald did not deny it.
David was better informed than ordinary people. It would be very challenging for Tiffany to deceive him easily.
“Gilmore, on our way to the Foster family, somebody tried to orchestrate a car accident and kill us. I will report the case to my boss and the young lady. We will find out the culprit behind it. Gerald’s eyes fiercely glittered.
Thanks to Gilmore’s reminder, he quickly located the man behind the truck driver today.
Unfortunately, the other party was wearing a scarf. Unable to see his face, Gerald could dimly tell that the masked man was in his fifties or sixties.
And the other party was a martial arts master.
They had a fierce battle on the roof, but Gerald failed to catch the culprit.
Gilmore said blandly, “Investigation was not necessary. Roger and Marco Chapman are behind both the car accident and Tiffany’s slander at the party.”
Gerald asked curiously, “How did you know that?”
“Think about it. Who doesn’t want to see me with Christine the most? Who would benefit the most if I were killed or discredited?” Gilmore said with a smile.
Gerald replied, “Marco and his family, of course.”
“Well, I should report it to our chairman,” Gerald said, taking out his phone….
But Gilmore stopped him, “Hold on. Don’t tell your boss yet. Let’s sneak into the Chapmans‘ Residence and take a look tonight.
“After finding the evidence, I will tell not only your boss but also everyone in Oakhaven.”
Investigating the Chapmans‘ Residence was not a spur–of–the–moment or a reckless decision.
During his speech just now, his pupils had constricted before he had a vision. Something would happen at the Chapmans Residence tonight.
It would determine the Chapman family’s life or death.
If he didn’t go there tonight, he would miss a great opportunity
As long as he made good use of the opportunity, he would not only revenge himself on the ringleaders but also overturn the Chapman family
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Gerald was surprised. Sneaking into the Chapmans‘ Residence at night?
The villa of a powerful clan like the Chapman family should be heavily guarded.
But Gerald, an ace of the special forces, was not worried about it,
Far from it, he liked danger and challenges. “Okay, let’s go and explore the Chapmans‘ Residence tonight.”
As they conversed, the car had gone back to the Villa–1 of the Palazzo.
As night fell, Oakhaven was brightly lit.
The Chapmans Residence covered hundreds of thousands of square feet. Outside the high walls parked a Mercedes.
The people inside the car were Gilmore and Gerald.
Gerald took out a black scarf before covering his nose, mouth, and half of his face.
Then he said, “Gilmore, wait in the car. I’ll be right back.”
Gilmore said, “I’ll go with you and get your back.”
Behind the scarf, Gerald laughed, “Ha–ha, man, this is not an ordinary villa. There are many elite bodyguards inside. You would be in great trouble if you got caught.
“I can sneak in alone. Given my skills and stealth techniques, they won’t find me. Even if they do, they won’t catch me
Gerald’s message was clear. It was dangerous for Gilmore to go in with him. On top of that, Gilmore would drag him down,
Gilmore looked at Gerald and asked, “Are you sure you don’t need my help?”
“Yeah, just do me a favor and stay in the car. Gerald pleadingly pressed his hands on Gilmore’s shoulders.
Gilmore had to give up. “Okay, I’ll stay. Be careful.”
Gerald stretched out his right hand and made an OK gesture.
He then opened the door, got out of the car, and scurried toward the wall like a cheetah. When he almost reached the wall of the villa, he suddenly jumped up.
In mid–air, he abruptly grabbed the edge of the ten- or thirteen–feet–high wall.
His feet quickly kicked the wall before he got on it.
Losing no time, he leaped into the villa.
The villa was large, and not every corner was guarded.
Besides, there were intervals between their patrols. Gerald got lucky that he went in during an interval.
Under the cover of the flowers, trees, corners, and shadows, he crept toward the house where Roger lived.
The Foster family and the Chapman family were close, and he had escorted David to the Chapmans‘ Residence before. He knew which house Roger lived in.
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He crept past the patrolling bodyguards and finally reached Roger’s house.
He went to the back of the villa and hid in the shadows. People would not find him easily.
Then from his pocket, he took out a pair of smart goggles and put them on.
Thanks to its might vision function, he could see everything clearly in the dark.
Following that, Gerald deftly climbed up the pipes on the outer wall and the window frames.
He knew that Roger lived on the third floor. The latter liked to stay and meet important people in the study.
So, he directly climbed to the study.
He saw a half–open window, but the closed curtains blocked his vision.
Gerald cautiously leaped off the pipe, landed on the ledge outside, and stuck to the window glass.
He came to the half–open window. There was no sound from inside. It seemed to be empty.
But to be on the safe side, he didn’t immediately enter the study. Instead, he slightly opened the curtain,
He had a peek and saw a person sitting behind the broad desk and leisurely sipping from a cup of coffee.
The coffee drinker in the study was unexpectedly Gilmore.
In great shock, Gerald almost fell off from the window on the third floor.
“Why is Gilmore in Roger’s study? How did he get in?” He wondered.
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Gerald entered the study and looked at Gilmore in surprise. “How come you’re here?” he asked.
Before he entered the villa, Gilmore was waiting in the car.
Even if Gilmore also got in, he couldn’t possibly appear in the study faster than Gerald.
He was able to reach the study so fast because he knew the Chapmans‘ residence well and possessed great skills as an ace of the special forces.
Gerald wondered to himself inwardly, “Could it be that Gilmore knows the Chapmans‘ Residence better than I do?
“Does Giknore possess greater skills?”
Gilmore didn’t rush to answer the question. Instead, he pointed to the coffee machine in the study and said, “Coffee is over there. Get yourself a cup.”
Although Gerald had broken into the study of the Chapmans‘ Residence, danger had been common in his previous spying
missions
Feeling at home, Gerald went over and poured himself a cup of coffee.
He sat down on the sofa, sipped the coffee, looked at Gilmore, and said. “You haven’t told me how you got in.”
Gilmore replied, “I know the Chapmans‘ Residence pretty well, and my skills are good, so getting in here is easy for me.”
That was right. Gilmore was able to reach Roger’s study so fast because of God’s Eye. He could see through the layout of the buildings and the pattern of the patrols.
Besides, his skills were unrivaled. Not a single bodyguard had noticed it when he entered the house.
In other words, it was effortless for Gilmore to get into Roger’s study.
However, Gilmore’s understatement sounded like bragging to Gerald’s ears.
He didn’t buy it. He found it hard to believe that if Gilmore was truly as skilled as he claimed, he would require round–the- clock protection.
Sense told him that Gilmore got in so fast and had coffee in Roger’s study because Gilmore knew every stone of the Chapmans‘ Residence.
But instead of laying bare Gilmore’s boast, he said, “Fair enough, you’re good and know the Chapmans‘ Residence inside out. I should have come in with you.”
From his tone, Gilmore could tell that Gerald didn’t believe him, but he didn’t offer further explanations
Just then, Gilmore’s ears cocked up, and he seriously said, “Someone is coming. We should hide.”
Gerald was stunned. He thought, “Someone is coming?
“Why didn’t I hear anything?”
As the ace of the special forces, Gerald boasted great reconnaissance abilities and remarkable hearing.
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Although the study was closed, any sound from the third and second floors could hardly escape his cars.
But Gilmore said that someone was coming, and he wondered how Gilmore had heard it.
Gilmore indeed heard the sound. Someone was coming up from the first floor.
Soon, that person reached the second floor.
Only then did Gerald hear the sound and marveled inwardly. Indeed, someone is coming! How did Gilmore hear that?”
But it was not the right time to ask about it. He should find a place to hide.
He looked around the study, only to find no hiding place.
“Come on, there is no place in the study for us to hide. Let’s go to the ledge!” Gilmore said.
Gerald nodded. This was the only way.
About to go to the window, Gerald noticed that the coffee was still in his hand and intended to throw it into the trash can.
But Gilmore stopped him, saying. This is Kopi Luwak and quite expensive. Don’t waste it. Let’s drink it outside the window.”
Gerald was speechless.
Nevertheless, Gerald carried the coffee and went outside the window with Gilmore.
People would sense that something was wrong if they threw the cups and coffee into the trash can.
On the ledge outside the window, Gilmore and Gerald sipped the Kopi Luwak while enjoying the night view,
The door of the study was soon opened. Two people came in. They were Roger and Marlon Salazar.
Roger sat down on the executive chair behind the desk, looked at Marlon, and said, “Marlon, I presume you didn’t leave any trace to the task today.”
Marlon replied, “Don’t worry about it, sir. Duncan Paul is dead. The police won’t find anything?
“What about Gilmore’s bodyguard who fought with you? He didn’t recognize you?” Roger asked.
Marlon shook his head and replied, “I was wearing a scarf. There is no way he could recognize me.”
“Good. Have you transferred Duncan’s wife and child?” Roger asked again.
“They flew to Tuydon this afternoon,” Marlon answered.
Finally relieved, Roger said, “Well done.”
“Knock knock.”
Just then, there came a series of knocks on the door.
Roger said, “Come in”
The door opened, and in caine a man in his fifties and dressed in black servant clothes. He reported, “Sir, Mr. Caldwell from Realm Laboratories is here to see you
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Roger asked in surprise, “What brought Phillip here?”
This was strange. Nevertheless, Roger instructed the old man, “Go and bring him here to the study.”
Yes, sir. The old man went out and closed the door.
In a minute or two, the door opened again, and in came a middle–aged, potbellied man in a suit.
The middle–aged man closed the door, beamed at the sight of Roger, and came up with his greetings, “Good evening Mr. Chapman.
The middle–aged man who arrived at the door was Phillip Caldwell, the general manager of Realm Laboratories, a highly significant pharmaceutical company within the Realm Group.
Roger nodded and asked, “Phillip, what brought you here? Anything important about the company?”
Phillip indeed came for an important matter, and Roger asked first..
He didn’t have to beat around the bush. “Mr. Chapman, I’m here to seek a production fund of about 400 million dollars for Realm Laboratories,” he said.
Roger slightly frowned and said, “100 million dollars is not a small amount. Does Realm Laboratories need it for development or other purposes?”
“Mr. Chapman, several provinces have placed purchase orders recently. The vaccines are worth I to 1.2 billion dollars, but most of those produced by Realm Laboratories last year haven’t been sold. As a result, our production budget is very tight this year. With a difficult look, Phillip continued, “Now several provinces have placed orders. The volume and amount are huge. However, the current funds of Realm Laboratories and the down payment are not enough for production.”
Phillip looked at Roger and said, “So, I’m here to ask for an allocation.”
Roger nodded. I to 1.2 billion dollars‘ worth of vaccines. That was a big purchase order. Roger knew how profitable vaccines
were
Net profit margin should be at least 50%, and they could earn 600 to 800 million dollars.
However, Realm Group couldn’t allocate 400 million dollars for Realm Laboratories‘ production.
Because Realm Group ran three main businesses at the same time. There were basically no extra funds.
Unless he used the reserve funds. Unfortunately, the 1.1 billion dollars had been invested and lost in the stock market by
Marco.
So, Roger asked, “Can’t we get a loan from the bank?”
“We have loaned 600 million dollars in the first half of the year. The bank is demanding payment and certainly will not lend us another 400 million,” Phillip said helplessly.
“Besides loans, is there any other way?” Roger immediately asked
At that point, Phillip could tell that his boss had no money to allocate.
Phillip frowned and thought for a moment before something suddenly crossed his mind. He said, “Yes, unless…”
Upon hearing that, Roger quickly asked, “What is it?”
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Phillip looked at Roger and said. “Mr. Chapman, we can change the expiration date of those expired vaccines from last year and ship them as new products.”
Roger pondered and asked, “Are these expired vaccines still safe to use?”
Phillip replied, “The effects are not as good, but they won’t cause much damage to the human body.”
Roger’s eyes glittered. This sounded like a plan.
Realm Group was currently unable to allocate 400 million dollars. Besides, Realm Laboratories had taken the orders and received the down payment.
If the products were not delivered on time, Realm Laboratories would not make money. On the contrary, it would lose money for breach of contract.
If they shipped the old products as Phillip had said, Realm Laboratories would not only save the production funds of 400 million dollars but also earn a net profit of 1 to 1.2 billion dollars.
Such revenge was crucial for the financially strained Realm Group.
Roger clenched his fists and immediately made his decision, “Phillip, let’s do it as you said, but this is very important. You can’t tell anyone else, otherwise, not only Realm Laboratories will be in trouble, but Realm Group will also be implicated.”
“Mr. Chapman, rest assured, I’ll keep it confidential. No one else will know.” Phillip promised solemnly.
Roger nodded and said, “Okay, if you do a good job, I will reward you and the other executives of Realm Laboratories with 60 million dollars.”
Thank you, Mr. Chapman, Phillip said quickly with a smile. Roger turned to Marlon and instructed, “Marlon, see Phillip off on behalf of me.”
“Yes, sir,” Marlon responded.
Phillip also bowed to Roger and said goodbye, “Mr. Chapman, see you.”
Then Phillip and Marlon went out of the study.
There was a slit in the corner of the curtain, from which people could see the darkness outside.
But at a closer look, one would see the camera of a cell phone that had almost blended with the darkness.
Through the slit, the camera was filming what was happening in the study.
That was right. It was the camera of Gilmore’s phone.
He had recorded the conversations between Roger, Marlon, and Phillip.
Roger stayed in the study for a while and left, certainly to rest.
-Gilmore and Gerald, who had been hiding outside, came back into the study.
Gerald said in shock, “I didn’t expect Roger to be so bold. Shipping old products as new is a fraud and illegal. If people use
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such vaccines with inadequate effects, there will be terrible consequences.”
Gilmore said with a smile, “So, I have recorded everything. This will save a lot of innocent people.”
Gerald nodded and said, “Indeed, Roger and the Realm Group are evil. We can’t let them harm people.”
He then suggested, “Let’s go.”
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“Why?” It seemed Gilmore had no intention of going back immediately. He continued, “What’s the rush? Since we’re here. why don’t we have some more of Mr. Chapman’s tasty coffee?”
Gerald was speechless.
Then, Gerald and Gilmore had coffee in Roger’s study.
They didn’t leave until they drank to their heart’s content.
On the ledge. Gerald whispered, “Be careful when you go down along the pipe.”
Gilmore certainly would not fall off. Nevertheless, he nodded to Gerald.
Then each of them held a pipe and slid down.
Under the cover of the trees and darkness, they crept and scooted past the patrolling bodyguards. In the end, they jumped over the wall and left the villa.
They got into the Mercedes parked outside, started the car, and finished the night trip to the Chapmans‘ Residence.
Five days later, in the warehouse of Realm Laboratories.
Countless boxes were piled up in the large warehouse.
These were all vaccines.
Led by a group of staff members, Phillip, the general manager of Realm Laboratories, and several other executives entered the warehouse.
With
a beaming smile, one executive said, “Sir, per your order, the five million boxes of vaccines in stock have been printed with new dates. There won’t be any problems.”
Phillip walked to a rack stacked with dozens of boxes. It was as high as over 3 feet
He checked the newly printed dates on the boxes. The former ones had been changed into recent dates.
The expired vaccines turned into new products whose expiration dates were six months later.
“Well done!” After the examination, Phillip nodded in satisfaction.
Those executives and workers all looked delighted.
Phillip then asked those executives, “Can we ship them now?”
One executive respectfully replied, “They will be loaded in trucks at noon. At 8:00 tonight, they will arrive in major hospitals. in those provinces.
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Phillip looked at his wristwatch and said. “Ten minutes to go. Keep a close eye on it. No mistakes during the shipment.”
“Yes, sir,” those executives said loudly.
From an open space outside, the trucks were slowly coming to the warehouse.
Millions of boxes of vaccines were about to be loaded. It would be a busy scene.
Just then, the wails from sirens resounded through the area.
20 or 30 police cars and vehicles from other departments appeared at the same time and pulled off in front of Realm Laboratories‘ warehouse.
All the trucks stopped.
Inside the warehouse, Phillip, the other executives, and the workers panicked upon hearing the wails of the sirens.
Phillip asked those executives, “Why is the siren wailing here? Has something happened at Realm Laboratories?”
Those executives were confused. They had no idea what was going on.
Just then, the policemen and officers from other departments got out of the vehicles.
An officer led a group of policemen into the warehouse.
Phillip went up and asked the officer with feigned composure, “Sir, may I know what is going on?”
“Who is in charge of this place?” the officer asked, looking at Phillip.
Phillip had a bad feeling and replied, “I am the head of Realm Laboratories.”
“Someone reported that Realm Laboratories produced illegal drugs, and we need to take relevant personnel back for investigation,” the officer said, and then instructed the policemen by his side. “Take him and the other executives of Realm Laboratories back.”
“Click.“”
Phillip and the other executives were cuffed and taken to the police cars.
The workers were also taken away.
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On this day, the biggest news in Oakhaven was that Realm Laboratories illegally used substandard expired vaccines as newly produced qualified vaccines.
Millions of boxes of vaccines were seized on the spot in Realm Laboratories warehouse.
The general manager of Realm Laboratories, Phillip Caldwell, and executives were all arrested and under investigation.
Videos of Roger’s conversation with Marlon and Phillip in the study appeared on TV and the Internet.
Realm Group, the parent company of Realm Laboratories, was also under investigation.
As the chairman of the group, Roger Chapman and his wife Rosaline Chapman were taken away by the police
Realm Group and Realm Laboratories were caught in the cusp of discussion overnight.
The news media, newspapers and the Internet are full of slurs against Realm Group and Realm Laboratories.
Overnight. Roger and his wife became notorious figures in the business world, while the Realm Group became a morally corrupt corporation opposed by the entire society.
In the next over ten days, Realm Group’s beauty, medical, and manufacturing business all started to collapse.
Affected by expired and substandard vaccines, a large number of orders of Realm Group were all lost.
In less than half a month, Realm Group changed from one of the largest leading enterprises in Oakhaven to a loss–making business that was about to go out of business, with employees fleeing in droves.
In the end, as the young heir of the Realm Group, Marco Chapman declared bankruptcy on TV and promised to sell Realm. Group’s assets to repay the creditors.
In Villa–1 of the Palazzo, on the sofa in the living room, Gilmore and Gerald were eating snacks while watching Marco on the TV, announcing the bankruptcy of Realm Group with deep feeling of grief.
After watching it, Gilmore turned off the TV.
Gerald was full of admiration and looked at Gilmore and said, “Gilmore, that’s impressive. A single video managed to tarnish the reputation of Realm Group, the esteemed flagship company of the Chapman family, leading to its downfall like a crumbling building ”
Indeed, right at the moment when Realm Laboratories was about to transport millions of boxes of medicine, a large number of police officers and personnel from other departments appeared and arrested Phillip and the other executives, along with sealing the warehouse
Gilmore reported Realm Laboratories with the video shot outside the window of Roger’s study that night.
This matter was related to the health of countless people and was of great importance. All departments attached great importance to it, so this sensational joint action was carried out
Gilmore replied, “My video merely expedited the downfall of Realm Group. The true causes of its collapse are the greed, corruption, and moral decay within Roger and the other executives of Realm Group”
For money, they ignored others health and safety. Such an unscrupulous enterprise will sooner or later fail.
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Gerald nodded in deep agreement
The Chapman family collapsed, and Gilmore also finished one task.
Roger sent someone to murder him, and Marco asked Tiffany to bring shame on him at the Foster family’s party. Finally, he had his revenge
It occurred to Gilmore then that he should bring his parents and sister from the countryside to Oakhaven.
So. Gilmore said to Gerald. ‘Gerald, I am going back to my hometown in the countryside in the next few days. You don’t have to come with me. Just go back to the Foster family!”
Gerald disagreed, “No. Im a 24–hour bodyguard and I’ll go wherever you go. If anything happens to you, I will definitely be fired by Miss Foster.”
You could follow me to the countryside, but you won’t eat well nor will you get used to living there. Don’t blame me for not reminding you.” Gilmore said.
“The countryside is nothing compared to the tasks I’ve been on before. At that time, I ate dry food and rested in the mud for several days and nights, I was used to it,” Gerald said with a smile.
Gilmore nodded and replied, “Alright, then come back to the countryside with me.
Gerald asked curiously, “Gilmore, do you have something important to attend to on your trip back to the countryside this time”
Gilmore said, “On the one hand, I would like to see my hometown; on the other hand, I want to take my parents and sister to live in Oakhaven.”
“What a good son and brother!” Gerald patted Gilmore on the shoulder and said.
Gilmore smiled and didn’t say anything.
Taking care of his parents and sister had always been a heartfelt wish of his.
The same night, in the rental housing.
With a haggard face, Marco sat at a table, eating a piece of bread, his dinner.
Ever since what happened to the Chapman family and the Realm Group, Marco had been under a lot of pressure and suffering.
In just twenty days, he changed from the cool and handsome young heir of the Chapman family to a bearded refugee.
Realm Group went bankrupt and even the Chapmans‘ Residence was auctioned off to compensate for the losses.
He was so poor that he was even worse off than ordinary people.
As he ate the bread, his eyes were full of unwillingness and hatred.
He was unwilling to be reduced to such a desolate situation.
He hated the person who secretly filmed his father’s conversations with Marlon and Phillip, and pushed the Chapman family into a doon
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It was that person who made the Chapman family fall into such a desperate situation.
However, Marco remained clueless about the identity of the person who had recorded the video.
“Knock knock.”
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
The usual knock on the door made Marco, who was eating bread, subconsciously nervous.
This was the psychological trauma caused to Marco after what happened to Realm Group.
“Who is it…?” Marco asked with a trembling voice.
“Marco, it’s me, Uncle Marlon. An old man’s voice came from outside.
Only then did Marco put down the bread and get up to open the door.
Outside the door stood a man in black, wearing a hat and a mask
“Uncle Marlon, come on in,” Marco hurriedly said.
After he entered, Marco closed the door behind him.
The guy took off the hat and mask. It was Marlon Salazar, the most important warrior of the Chapman family.
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Due to Marlon’s involvement in Duncan Paul’s attempted murder of Gilmore by a car, he had become a wanted man. As a result, he was forced to conceal his identity by wearing a hat and a mask.
“Uncle Marlon, what about it? Can my dad be released?” Marco asked anxiously.
Marlon’s expression was solemn as he said, “The trial for Mr. Chapman and Phillip regarding the vaccine case will commence tomorrow. However, the current circumstances are not in their favor, and there is a high likelihood of them. receiving severe sentences. Along with substantial compensation fines, they may also face imprisonment.”
Marco’s expression changed, and he collapsed into the chair.
Even Marlon felt sorry for him.
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don’t be sad. I will be by your side and the Chapman family will definitely rise from the ashes.”
Marco said fiercely, “I will definitely seek revenge for the person who made my family so miserable!”
As he spoke, he clenched his fists, trembling with hatred and anger.
“Mr. Marco, I’ve tried my best to find this person out,” Marlon said with a calm voice infused with a profound sense of murderous intent.
“Who is it?” Marco raised his head with fierce eyes.
It’s Gilmore Reed!” said Marlon.
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Elmwood was a small county with a population of only 200,000 people and an average economy.
However, the county boasted a variety of establishments such as restaurants, hotels, bars, supermarkets, communities, and even high–end apartments.
At this moment, a luxurious Mercedes arrived at the parking lot of Milky Way Hotel, the largest hotel in the county.
Gilmore got out of the car with Gerald, who was wearing sunglasses and looked cool.
The two of them entered the Milky Way Hotel
Before returning to Elmwood, Gilmore asked Gerald to book a room at Milky Way Hotel online.
Once they presented their ID cards and completed the check–in process, the receptionist handed them their room cards.
They booked a twin–bed deluxe suite for the two of them.
They entered the room and put down their backpacks
Gerald sat on the sofa and complained to Gilmore, “You’re already home. I don’t understand why you stay in a hotel instead of driving home directly.”
Gilmore said, “Although my home is in the suburbs, it’s way too eye–catching for us to drive a Mercedes back.”
Gilmore’s hometown was a small town located on the outskirts of the county.
While some residents engaged in business ventures elsewhere, amassed wealth, and returned in luxury cars, Gilmore was merely a college student, and his parents owned a modest restaurant in the village.
If he came back in Mercedes, the villagers would certainly have a lot of discussions, and even speculate wildly.
Gilmore could never tell them that he earned hundreds of millions of dollars from the lottery and stock market through the power of God’s Eye.
So Gilmore felt it better to keep a low profile.
He could attribute ownership of the Mercedes to Gerald if questioned. However, it was still more convenient for him to altogether avoid driving the Mercedes back home.
So he booked a room at the hotel in the county and decided to park the Mercedes at the hotel and take a taxi back
tomorrow.
After a short break, they went to the second floor of the hotel for dinner.
After dinner, they came back to the room. Gilmore turned on the computer and started browsing through the international
stock market index.
He hadn’t traded in stocks for a while since he last entered the international stock market and made 280 million dollars from Realm Group shares.
He couldn’t resist any longer.
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Anyway, he had nothing to do that evening. Gilmore decided to choose a stock and buy it tomorrow morning after opening quotation.
As Gilmore turned on his God’s Eye, the index of ups and downs of all stocks on the computer screen changed rapidly at
once.
Finally, Gilmore noticed a stock that pose as much as 500%.
The name of this company was Harvester International Group, a colossal enterprise based in Eldoria.
“Gilmore, you’re delving into stock investments once more. Which particular stock catches your interest?” Gerald approached Gilmore and noticed him examining the stock market index, prompting him to ask.
Gilmore responded, Tve selected one called Harvester International Group. There’s a strong likelihood that the price will rise tomorrow. You might consider purchasing some as well.”
Gerald immediately came closer, looked at Harvester International Group on the screen and said, “It only increased by 0.2% today, the upswing doesn’t seem obvious.”
Gilmore said, “Maybe there will be a miracle. Of course, if you don’t think so, just forget it.”
However, after thinking for a while, Gerald said, Tll buy it! In the past six months, I have lost tens of thousands in stock trading. I hope I can have good luck this time.”
Gerald made the decision to buy based on the previous 200 million dollar bet between Gilmore and David Foster He had witnessed Gilmore turn a 20–million–dollar investment into a staggering 200 million dollars within just two days through stock speculation.
Hence, he believed that besides luck, Gilmore definitely had a high talent for trading stocks.
“Well, your dream will come true, Gilmore said with a smile.
Gilmore had already known through God’s Eye that tomorrow Harvester International Group would announce the negotiation with Greenville International, so the stock price would rise by 500% in one day.
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However, after a few days, the two giant companies would eventually announce the failure of their merger due to various reasons, resulting in a significant decline in the stock price.
It was precisely because of the foresight that Gilmore was so confident in his choice.
The next morning, Gilmore and Gerald had breakfast in the hotel after getting up. After they returned to their room, the international stock market just opened.
Gilmore invested his entire capital of 120 million dollars directly into Harvester International Group stocks.
Gerald also purchased Harvester International Group stocks through an app.
After that, Gilmore turned his laptop off directly.
Because he knew that Harvester International Group’s stock would reach its highest point before the market closes today.
He only needed to sell his shares before it.
And he was going back to see his parents and sister.
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Gilmore came to Gerald on the sofa, and asked, “Have you bought those stocks?”
After Gerald completed the purchase of the stocks, he continued to browse through other stock options. When Gilmore inquired about his investment, Gerald raised his head and replied, I invested 20 thousand dollars, which is my entire monthly salary. If the stock price of Harvester International Group declines, I won’t have any funds for my expenses this month.
Being an ace special soldier, Gerald earned a substantial salary as a bodyguard for the Foster family.
Observing Gilmore turning off his laptop, Gerald inquired, “Did you also make a purchase? How much did you invest?”
Gilmore said indifferently, “120 million dollars.”
Gerald was so shocked, “120 million dollars! Are you crazy? If the stock price falls, you will suffer a great loss!”
However, Gilmore said quite calmly. “Even if I lose all 120 million dollars, I am still young and I can definitely make money back. But if the stock price goes up, I can make more money, 200 million dollars, or even 400 million dollars.”
Gerald couldn’t help but think, “That’s utterly insane!
“So crazy!”
He was utterly taken aback.
“Wake up! Come with me to my home.” Gilmore’s words snapped Gerald out of his shocked state.
Gerald nodded and followed Gilmore out of the hotel room.
The two left the hotel, stopped a taxi on the street, and headed to Gilmore’s hometown, Springvale, located in the suburbs.
Springvale was a small village with a population of less than a thousand, nestled on the outskirts of the county.
The village boasted hills covered with lush foliage, which in the Spring transformed into a breathtaking panorama reminiscent of a masterpiece of art.
Hence, the village earned its name, Springvale.
In the past few years, the life of the people in Elmwood had been getting better and better. With the increase of income, various consumptions had also become active, especially the popular rural tourism in recent years.
Due to its renowned spring scenery, Springvale had gained recognition as a popular tourist destination within Elmwood.
In response to the growing trend of rural tourism, the small town began witnessing the establishment of inns, homestays, food streets, and specialty shops.
As for Gilmore’s parents, after the rise of rural tourism, they opened a restaurant in their house.
“Creak”
The taxi stopped in front of a two–story restaurant named “Evermore Diner“.
Evermore Diner was the restaurant opened by Gilmore’s parents two years ago.
Gilmore paid for the taxi and got out of the car with Gerald.
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“Evermore Diner has your name in it. Is this the restaurant that your family runs?” Gerald looked at the signboard of the restaurant and asked Gilmore.
Gilmore nodded. That’s right. This is my family’s restaurant. I’m Gilmore, and my sister’s name is Everly.”
Gilmore had a younger sister called Everly Reed.
His parents decided to name the restaurant after their children because, to them, their kids meant the world.
