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Claire looked at Gilmore and said seriously, “I want to cooperate with you to open this restaurant together.”
Gilmore thought about it for a moment and understood that Chire wanted to cooperate with him, because as a businesswoman, she saw a business opportunity.
He picked up Claire’s shares agreement and read it.
The contents of the agreement were that the two of them would work together and each would take 50% of the restaurant’s shares.
“Okay, let’s run a restaurant together.” Gilmore put down the agreement and immediately agreed to Claire’s request
Claire’s face lit up. “Then let’s talk about details. How should we name the restaurant?”
“It’s called Evermore Diner. After our restaurant becomes a restaurant chain, it will be called Evermore Group” Gilmore said.
Evermore Diner was the name given by his parents, and it was also the names of him and his sister, so Gilmore wanted to keep this name.
Claire seemed to have no objection and said, “Well, our company will be called Evermore Group and our restaurant will be called Evermore Diner.
Then Claire asked Gilmore what dishes there will be, their cooking methods, and how he would ensure the naturalness and healthy benefits of the ingredient used
Gilmore introduced to her roast chicken cooked the ancient way tonic drink made with wild herbs, rice noodles, mac and cheese with radishes, etc., which were not only natural ingredients but also cooked healthily,
After hearing these, Claire actually felt a little hungry. When Evermore Diner opened in her mall, she resolved to have a good taste of these natural dishes.
After introducing the food, Gilmore also proposed to Claire that they should purchase natural green ingredients directly from Elmwood and set up special logistics to ensure that the ingredients in the restaurant were absolutely natural and healthy.
That’s because the ingredients were the most important part for Evermore Diner to establish its brand.
“But Gilmore, if we set up a specialized logistics channel and purchase ingredients directly from Elmwood, our cost will be greatly increased.” Claire objected.
Gilmore said, “In the early days, the cost may be high, but when our branches spread in Oakhaven and occupy the market, the large quantity of ingredients purchased can offset the cost of the logistics”
As a businessman, Claire immediately understood. She nodded and said, “Well, I will build a logistics team from the mall’s transportation team to ensure that the ingredients of our restaurant are absolutely natural
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e two of them discussed some other details of the operation and felt that there were no more problems.
Gilmore said to Claire, “I’ll leave the management of Evermore Diner to you in the future. I won’t participate in it.”
When it came to business operations, Gilmore felt that he was not as good as business family.
aire, who was after all the daughter of a
Gilmore had only discovered a business opportunity through his God’s Eye, whereas Claire was a company’s president with business vision and capability. This was something Gilmore could not compare to.
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Claire was also very confident. She said, “Just leave it to me. I will definitely promote Evermore Diner to the whole Oakhaven, and in the future, I will promote it to the rest of Vane Province.
“Well, I believe you can do it” Gilmore had no doubts about Claire’s vision.
According Gilmore’s God’s Eye, after about five years, he saw that Claire had indeed become the queen of the restaurant industry.
Moreover, she achieved unprecedented success in the restaurant industry and officially brought in the concept of natural and healthy products.
It could be said that even if Claire did not cooperate with Gilmore to run the Evermore Diner, five years later, she would also create a natural healthy food restaurant by relying on her accurate judgment and keen business acumen. She would succeed and become the queen of restaurants.
This was also the main reason why Gilmore chose to cooperate with Claire.
Come to think of it. Gilmore had secretly obtained a great advantage.
The two signed the cooperation agreement and each retained one copy.
After discussing the cooperation, Gilmore said to Claire, “It’s almost lunchtime. I wonder if you can have lunch with Miss Carter!”
Claire said, “Okay, but I still have some work to do. Wait a while.
“How about this? You focus on your work first. I’ll return to the Business Department office and talk to my parents about our collaboration,” said Gilmore.
Claire nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll go to the Business Department to look for you later.”
After saying goodbye to Claire, Gilmore went to the office of the Business Department on the fifth floor.
In the office, Harlan and his wife looked forward to Gilmore’s return.
“Son, how did it go?” Sophia asked Gilmore.
Gilmore handed the contract in his hand to his mother and said, “Take a look.”
His parents immediately opened the agreement and began to read.
In the office, Irene and Gerald saw the words shares agreement on the cover and knew that the matter of the store had been settled.
“Son, according to the agreement, our shop will be exempt from rent, and the Newhaven Commercial Plaza will also put in four hundred thousand dollars’ initial investment. What’s going on?” After reading the agreement, Harlan asked Gilmore in surprise.
Gilmore said with a smile, “Simply put, someone has invested in our Evermore Diner, and the investor is Vice President Miss Carter of Newhaven Commercial Plaza,
“In this way, not only will we not have to pay the rental fee, but we can also get a start-up fund of four hundred thousand dollars from Miss Carter. Of course, this is only a preliminary investment. As our restaurant grows into a chain, Miss Carter
will also invest more money.
Do you have any objections?”
Harlan and his wife looked delighted as they immediately shook their heads. “No objections, no objections!”
“However, with her investment, Miss Carter will also own 50% of the shares of Evermore Diner.
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Not only did they not need to pay rent, but they also got four hundred thousand dollars as a start-up fund. They had no objection to such a good thing.
Irene and Gerald heard Gilmore say that Irene had invested four hundred thousand dollars in Gilmore’s parents to open a restaurant on top of waiving the rent.
They were stunned! How could it be possible?
She wondered, “How’s it possible?”
Irene knew that her boss, Claire Carter, was a domineering president. She never cared about friendship in business. Furthermore, she knew that Claire was a woman of her word and wouldn’t change her mind easily.
Shop number 10 was the shop with the best location in the commercial plaza. Claire had already ordered that this shop must be reserved for a branded restaurant to attract customers.
This was also the reason why shop number 10 had been empty for so long. She would rather it be empty than used wrongly.
She didn’t expect that Claire would change her thinking and rent the restaurant to Gilmore’s parents instead.
In addition, she had waived the rent and also invested four hundred thousand dollars in a restaurant that had not yet opened, a restaurant that no one knew.
This was simply inconceivable to Irene. How had Gilmore done it?
Irene suddenly felt that this Gilmore was mysterious, as if he always did something astonishing yet hard to fathom.
At this time, Gilmore picked up the remaining ten thousand dollars from the table and handed it to Irene, saying. “The contract was successfully signed. These ten thousand dollars is also yours.”
However, Irene quickly waved her hand and said, “Mr. Reed, I can’t accept it. Serving you is my job. Also, I can’t accept the ten thousand dollars. Otherwise, Miss Carter will blame me.”
She not only rejected the ten thousand dollars from Gilmore, but she also took out the earlier ten thousand dollars from her pocket and returned it to Gilmore.
Now that Gilmore’s parents were opening a restaurant with Miss Carter’s investment, if she accepted Gilmore’s money, did that mean that she didn’t want her job?
Therefore, not only did Irene not accept the additional money, she even spat the first sum out
When Gilmore saw this, he knew what Irene was thinking. He also knew that even if he gave her money now, she would never dare to accept it.
Helpless, Gilmore could only say, “Then I’ll treat you to a meal later, okay?”
Irene looked flattered as she nodded and said, “Of course, Mr. Reed”
He was young, handsome and generous. One look was all it took to tell that he was wealthy and capable.
His sudden invitation to a meal caused Irene’s heart to beat faster and being single, she wondered if Gilmore was interested in her.
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Just as Irene’s imagination was running wild about Gilmore’s meil invitation, a beautiful figure arrived at the door of the Business Department’s office and knocked.
“I hope I didn’t disturb anything.” It was Claire knocking on the door.
Although the door of the Business Department’s office was not closed, knocking was a basic courtesy and showed how well- mannered Claire was as the daughter of a wealthy family.
“Miss Carter.” Irene immediately snapped out of her sweet fantasy and called out to Claire respectfully.
Gilmore said to Claire, “Since you’re here, let’s go eat together!”
Claire nodded.
Irene heard that Gilmore had invited Claire to dinner. Only then did she realize the real female lead was her boss, and she was just a non–essential supporting actress.
She thought back to how she was fantasizing about Gilmore just now, Irene couldn’t help but wish that there was somewhere she could hide her face.
Claire smiled when she saw Gilmore’s parents in the office. She went forward and greeted them. “Sir, Madam, are you Gilmore’s parents?”
Gilmore’s parents already knew that this beautiful and elegant girl was the mall’s Vice President, Miss Carter.
They got up and said gratefully. “Miss Carter, thank you for investing in us and waiving our rent. Thank you very much.”
Claire waved her hand and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Reed, you’re too polite. The truth is, I have to thank you for finding me a project that is worth investing in and has great potential.”
To the side, Irene was dumbfounded. Was opening a restaurant really worth the investment? Did it have immense potential? Irene could not understand.
After chatting with Gilmore’s parents for a while, Claire said to them, “Mr. and Mrs. Reed, let’s go for dinner now!” Gilmore’s parents liked this beautiful and polite female president very much. They quickly nodded and said yes.
The group left the office of the Business Department.
Not long after they left the office, Claire’s phone rang.
Claire took out her phone and glanced at the caller ID, expressionless. With a wave of her slender fingers, she hung up and continued to walk.
However, just as she lifted her foot, her phone rang again.
Claire repeated the same action, with a swipe of her finger, she hung up.
But the person on the phone seemed to be very persistent. She hung up, the phone rang, and she hung up again.
Gilmore’s parents and Irene couldn’t help but watch with their mouths agape. Why didn’t Miss Carter answer this person’s
call?
Gilmore couldn’t help teasing Claire and said, “If you don’t answer the phone, he may keep calling. If you really don’t want to talk to the person on the phone, let me talk to him.”
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Claire frowned slightly and was a little angry. She said to Gilmore. “Tell him not to call me again. Tell him that I’m busy.”
As soon as she finished speaking, her cell phone rang again.
Gilmore said, “Give it to me!”
Claire handed the phone to Gilmore.
Gilmore looked at the caller ID and found that the caller’s name was “Housefly
“I truly didn’t expect that there would be such a name in this world. Gilmore could not help but laugh.
Claire said grumpily, “Because he is as disgusting as a housefly, I named him so.”
Gilmore was speechless.
Gilmore thought silently, “It seems that once a woman hates you, the consequences were very serious.”
Gilmore picked up the call but he did not speak..
A man’s gentle voice came from the phone. “Claire, you finally picked up my call. It’s almost meal time. I want to invite you to eat together. What do you think?”
Claire had hung up several times in a row, but the man on the phone was still able to speak calmly, as if he was not affected at all. Gilmore greatly admired this person.
He guessed that this person either had a really good temper or he was an extremely shrewd person who doesn’t easily reveal his emotions and was able to control his emotions to a state where they could not be detected.
Of course, Gilmore had never come into contact with this person before, so he had no idea which category he belonged to.
He coughed softly and said into the phone, “Sir, I’m sorry! Claire has no time to answer the phone. Also, please don’t call her again.”
The other person fell silent all of a sudden.
After a while, he spoke again. His voice was still calm, but contained a sense of authority, “Who are you? Why is Claire’s phone with you?”
However, Gilmore could hear that the other party was suppressing his anger, faintly threatening him.
Unfortunately, Gilmore was someone who could be persuaded using reason, but not by force.
“Is he threatening me? Does he want to know who I am?”
Gilmore smiled and said into the phone, I’m Claire’s boyfriend
Without giving the other party any chance to ask further questions, Gilmore hung up immediately.
All the other people present were shocked.
Irene seemed to have found the answer to her question.
“No wonder Miss Carter would invest in Gilmore’s parents‘ restaurant and waive their rent. It turned out that Gilmore was Miss Carter’s boyfriend!” Irene thought.
Gerald frowned, Gilmore had another girlfriend? Then, would his boss, the Foster family’s eldest daughter, be akin to his wife or his mistress?”
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Gilmore’s parents also sank into confusion. Isn’t their son with Lilian?”
They were becoming more and more clueless about young people’s love.
Gilmore returned the phone back into the hands of the stunned Claire and said, “Here, I’ve already fixed it for you?
Claire recovered from her shock and responded with a “hmm“.
At this moment, her phone rang again. This time, Claire was even more decisive and turned off her phone.
Just then, the elevator arrived and she walked in.
Gilmore, his parents, Irene, and Gerald also entered the elevator behind her.
After thelift closed, it descended. However, the atmosphere in the elevator was a little strange. No one spoke.
Irene’s eyes shifted between Claire and Gilmore.
Claire, who was standing in the corner, was remembering how Calmore had replied over the phone to the man that she hated the most, Benjamin Palmer, the eldest son of the Palmers, that he was her boyfriend.
Her heart was racing, and she was unable to remain calm.
Perhaps because the elevator was too small or because there were too many people, she felt a little hot. Her face grew warm and a faint blush appeared on her face.
-Ring! The elevator finally reached the first floor, and its doors opened.
Irene heaved a sigh of relief. “I’m finally here. Otherwise, I would have gone crazy if I stayed in this silent elevator any
longer.
Gilmore, Claire and the others walked out of the elevator.
After walking out of the building. Claire’s expression had returned to normal. She said to Gilmore, “In our mall, there is a restaurant that serves good vegetarian dishes. Why don’t we eat in this restaurant?”
“You can decide,” said Gilmore.
Hence, Claire led Gilmore and the rest towards a restaurant in the Commercial Plaza
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A gorgeous Rolls–Royce pulled up in a parking lot in Newhaven Commercial Plaza.
A handsome man who was dressed in a black fancy suit and a white Versace shirt was on the phone in the car.
The man was about 30 years old, with strongly marked features. People could tell from his aura that he was powerful and influential
He was the eldest son in the Palmer family, Benjamin Paliner.
And the Palmer family was one of the most prosperous families of great influence in Oakhaven.
And Benjamin was the most favored successor who was trained well by the Palmer family!
“Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off… Benjamin couldn’t help frown when he heard it.
His expression was cold with anger in his
eyes
An oppressive and terrifying aura hung over the car.
Sitting on the leather seat opposite him was an old man in grey whose breath was stable and eyes were slightly closed. His hair was also grey.
If Gilmore was here, he would immediately recognize the old man, who worked for the Chapmans before, Marlon Salazar.
“Mr. Palmer, didn’t Miss Carter answer your call?” Marlon looked at Benjamin and asked.
Benjamin hung up the phone. He didn’t answer him directly. Instead, he said, “Mr. Salazar, let’s go to have a meal.”
That’s right, Marlon was Benjamin’s butler now,
“Yes, Mr. Palmer,” said Marlon.
Benjamin glanced at the red Ferrari which was not far away from them and said to the driver sitting in front of him, “Marco, stay here and keep an eye on Claire’s Ferrari”
“If she comes here to drive the car or leaves with someone else, all me immediately.”
“Aye, sir.” The driver in the front of the car responded at once.
He was Marco Chapman.
Ever since his parents were arrested, Marco had been an outcast and lived in poverty because of the downfall of the Chapman family.
It was torture for him, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, to experience such privation
Therefore, he pinned his hopes on his wealthy friends.
He was busy running around for money, hoping that they could help him make a resurgence.
However, he sooirrealized the inconstancy of human relationships and the vicissitudes of life.
Before the downfall of the Chapmans, he was the scion of an aristocratic family with many friends surrounding him.
However, the decline and collapse of the Chapman family made him lose everything and become homeless. His rich friends all tended to steer clear of him, not to mention lending him money.
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No one offered him a helping hand.
When Marco was in desperation, he met Benjamin.
He saved Marco, gave him something to eat, and let Marco become his chauffeur.
As for Marlon, he was Benjamin’s butler now.
Not only had Benjamin offered Marco a job, but he also promised to help him rise from the ashes. Marco was grateful to
him
Marco regarded Benjamin as his benefactor.
Benjamin and Marlon got out of the car and walked towards the lift in the underground carpark.
On the fifth floor in Commercial Plaza, Everleigh Restaurant.
Gilmore, Claire, and the rest had already sat at a table.
The female manager of the restaurant, who was about 30 and was in a decent suit, came over and said to Claire with a warm smile, “Miss. Carter, you haven’t come here for a few days. What would you like to eat today?”
As the president of the Commercial Plaza, there was no doubt that Claire was served by the manager of the restaurant.
Claire picked up the menu and said to the female manager, “Please let me read the menu first.”
The female manager nodded.
When Claire was reading the menu, the female manager did not forget to greet Gilmore, Gerald and the others. She said. “Welcome, Miss. Carter’s friends, this is your first time here, isn’t it?”
Gilmore and Gerald nodded, “Yes”
“Welcome. Do you prefer light food or spicy food?” The manager asked very considerately.
Both Gilmore and Gerald said, “Light food.”
She then asked for Gilmore’s parents‘ and Irene’s opinions.
Like Gerald and Gilmore, they also preferred light food.
Thereupon, the manager opened the menu and began to recommend Gerald and Gilmore some dishes.
Just as the manager was introducing the dishes to Gilmore and the others, two men walked into the hall of Everleigh Restaurant.
“Welcome!” The two waitresses standing at the door immediately bowed slightly and greeted them.
The guests walking into the hall of Everleigh Restaurant were Benjamin and Marlon.
“A table for how many, sir?” A waitress asked Benjamin courteously.
However, Benjamin ignored her and looked in the direction of Claire, who was reading the menu beside Gilmore.
Then he walked towards Claire with angry and jealous gleams in his eyes.
The waitresses were puzzled, “What a strange man!”
With the manager’s recommendation and introduction, Gerald, Gilmore, and the others ordered several dishes.
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Meanwhile, Claire also finished reading the menu and let the manager take her order.
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The entered the names of the dishes in her PDA and exchanged some usual greetings with Claire, Gilmore, and the others. Then she left.
Claire held up the teapot on the table and poured two cups of water for Gilmore’s parents. She smiled and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Reed, please have some water!”
Claire gained more favor from Gilmore’s parents now. They nodded and said. “That’s very kind of you, Miss Carter.”
“What a coincidence! I wasn’t expecting to see you here, Claire. Just then, a man said in a gentle voice.
As soon as Gilmore heard the voice, he knew that it was the man who called Claire before.
He looked up and saw Benjamin, who was dressed in a nice suit with an extraordinary bearing
However, the person that he was more concerned about was Marlon, who was at Benjamin’s side.
Gerald also recognized Marlon.
Although Marlon’s face was covered by a black mask when they battled each other at that time.
He could still tell from the fierceness in his eyes and his imperturbable aura that the man was Marlon.
However, Gerald didn’t care about it.
After all, the Chapman family had already declined and collapsed.
The reason why Marlon was by Benjamin’s side was that he served to a new master now.
As long as he didn’t do anything to provoke Gilmore, Gerald wouldn’t give a shit about him.
This was exactly what Gilmore was thinking.
Therefore, Gilmore’s expression was still calm when he saw Marlon.
Claire was also indifferent when she saw Benjamin. She just looked at him and said, “What’s wrong? Mr. Palmer?”
Although Claire was very indifferent, Benjamin still kept his composure well
He said with a smile, “Why didn’t you answer my phone before! just want to invite you to have a meal with me.”
Claire made a pathetic attempt to smile and said, “Mr. Palmer, I’m sorry. My boyfriend just told you the reason on the phone.”
“As you can see, I’m having dinner with my boyfriend and his parents. Can you leave now?”
Indifference, impatient, and she was even unwilling to talk too much to him.
It was Claire’s attitude towards Benjamin.
Benjamin’s gaze settled on Gilmore’s face and asked, “Are you her boyfriend?”
His intuition told him that Gilmore was Claire’s boyfriend, not Gerald.
Gilmore nodded, “Yes, I am Claire’s boyfriend.”
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Benjamin looked at Claire and asked with a smile, “Is this another shield you’ve found yourself?”
A shield?
Gilmore, Gerald, and the others were puzzled.
What did he mean by that?
Claire la
laughed coldly and said, “Benjamin, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Gilmore is not a shield. He is my boyfriend.
“Even if I need a shield, you’re not qualified. I don’t have the slightest interest in you.”
Benjamin’s expression changed. It could be seen that he was trying his best to suppress his anger.
He fought back his rage, looked at Claire, arid said, “Claire, give up your pointless fight!
“Your marriage is not decided by you.
“No matter what you do, you can’t change your fate of marrying me.
Haven’t you realized it from Brandon Wilson’s failure?”
At that point, Gilmore came to understand what the shield mentioned by Benjamin meant..
It was equal to a “boyfriend“. Christine had used the same tactics to turn down Marco.
Gilmore couldn’t help laughing at himself inwardly, “It looks like I’m becoming the shield for every woman. Call me the best actor of boyfriends.”
On top of that, he could tell from Benjamin’s words that their families were planning to connect through marriage.
The marriage partner the Carter family had found for Claire was Benjamin.
But it looked like Claire didn’t like the arrangement, and she was disgusted with Benjamin.
Gilmore figured it and understood why Claire had given Benjamin a cold shoulder.
“Benjamin, are you jealous of Brandon?” Benjamin’s ridicule didn’t annoy Claire but made her laugh, “You should be. Even a jerk like Brandon could be my boyfriend. Such failure should be frustrating.
“I also find you disappointing and pathetic. The cause of the whole thing is that I don’t like you
Benjamin shrugged with her palms up and looked sympathetically at Benjamin.
Benjamin’s face clouded over. He was about to flare up. Everyone could feel the suppression from him.
Just as he was about to go berserk, Benjamin surprisingly fought back his rage and regained his composure
The tension also disappeared.
Benjamin looked coldly at Claire and said, “Claire, don’t get cocky. One day, you will be my woman and yield to me.”
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“Mr. Palmer, I’m afraid your wish will fall flat. Claire will be my woman rather than yours. She doesn’t need to yield to me, and I will pamper her. Call me a simpl” As a professional shield and the best actor of boyfriends, Gilmore certainly would not let Benjamin bully Claire. He stood up for her and dissed Benjamin.
Benjamin’s eyes flickered with rage, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
Claire could give him attitude or mock him.
That was because Claire was the daughter of a rich family and the marriage partner of the Palmer family. She would be his
wife.
Who was Gilmore?
An insect in his eyes.
Gilmore was bold to confront him!
Benjamin was exasperated.
This time, he showed murderous intent instead of stifling rage.
Ruthless murderous intent!
Under such pressure, Gilmore didn’t even bat an eyelid.
After all, he processed unparalleled power. He could tread Benjamin underfoot without breaking a sweat.
He didn’t even need to make a move. Gerald was not weak either.
Try him.
“Mr. Palmer, let’s go for dinner. You don’t have to go down to his level.” Just now, Marlon narrowed his eyes and thoughtfully advised Benjamin.
Marlon reminded Benjamin because he had fought with Gerald.
He knew that Gerald’s skills could match his.
They didn’t have any advantage if they fought there and then..
With a scowl, Benjamin slowly loosened his fists.
Indeed, he shouldn’t have shown his murderous intent because of Gilmore.
This was a public occasion after all
His reputation would be damaged.
Benjamin slightly nodded, coldly turned around, and left the restaurant with Marlon.
Even after the man was gone, Claire still looked frosty.
Deep down, she was not mad but felt happy.
That was because Gilmore had dissed Benjamin and helped her vent her anger.
On top of that, he had told Benjamin that she was his woman and that he would pamper her
Claire found it sweet.
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Back then, Gilmore saved her regardless of his own safety and demonstrated his business talent in the office. Just now, he had once again stood up for her and protected her.
Claire could not resist Gilmore’s charisma.
She had fallen for Gilmore.
Just then, the manager of the restaurant came with two waitresses.
The manager smiled at Claire, Gilmore, and the others, saying, “Miss. Carter, sorry to keep you waiting.”
Then from the hands of the waitresses, she took the trays and served the dishes.
In the end, the manager looked at Claire, Gilmore, and the others, adding, “Miss Carter, enjoy your meal!”
Claire nodded to the manager.
The manager smiled and left.
Claire turned to Gilmore’s parents and urged them, “Mr. and Mrs. Reed, try the dishes!”
Following that, she took the tablewares, picked up some food, and put them into the plates of Gilmore’s parents.
She served them like her own parents.
Irene was surprised to see Claire picking up dishes for Gilmore’s parents like their daughter–in–law!
Their vice president had never been so nice to a man before.
She was so respectful certainly because of Gilmore.
It looked like their vice president really liked Gilmore and wanted to be with him for the rest of her life, otherwise, she wouldn’t have condescended like this.
Gerald glanced at Gilmore with admiration. Another filial girlfriend added to his harem!
Gerald thought about himself and sighed under his breath. One girlfriend after another came to Gilmore. When would he
have one?
More dishes were served by the waitresses. Gilmore, Claire, and the others also started eating joyfully.
The displeasure brought by Benjamin had long been forgotten.
After the meal, Gilmore and the others said goodbye to Claire and planned to go back.
Claire called out, “Gilmore, wait, I have something to tell you. I’ll ride you home after that.”
Gilmore had no idea what Claire was going to say. Nevertheless, he instructed Gerald, “Take my parents back first.”
Gerald nodded his head.
Claire instructed Irene, “See Mr. and Mrs. Reed off on behalf of me.”
“Yes, Miss Carter, Irene responded…..
She then saw Gilmore’s parents and Gerald out of the restaurant
Gilmore sat back in his seat, looked at Claire, and asked, “Claire, what is it?”
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Claire looked at Gilmore and suddenly said, “Thank you!”
Gilmore smiled. “What for?”
Claire picked up a cup of coffee from the table, took a sip, and said, “Thank you for speaking up for me just now
“It’s just a piece of cake. Don’t mention it. Then Gilmore asked curiously, “Your family wants you to marry Benjamin?”
There was a hint of sadness in Claire’s eyes. She nodded and said. “Yes.”
“I am the only daughter of the third generation of the Carter family. I have to be responsible for the whole family, so my family wants me to marry a son of a wealthy family of equal social status.”
Then, Claire told Gilmore about her relationship with Benjamin and even her relationship with Brandon.
After listening to her explanation, Gilmore finally understood what was going on.
In fact, it was similar to what he had guessed before.
As Claire was the only daughter of the Carter family. Denton Carter and her parents would not allow he casually, nor would they allow her to marry an ordinary person.
Obviously, even a man from an ordinary wealthy family would be regarded as “ordinary person
The Carter family wanted Claire to marry into a rich and powerful family.
Therefore, the Palmer family, the richest and most influential one, was chosen.
to love anyone.
As for the family’s arrangements, Claire was extremely opposed, thus had a tense relationship with the family.
In the end, her family was afraid that Claire would do something stupid if they pressured her too much.
Therefore, the family finally made an agreement with her that if she could show her outstanding ability in business, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the family’s enterprise in the future, then she didn’t have to accept the marriage her family arranged for her and could choose the person she really loved.
Claire agreed to the agreement. The family then handed over a plaza project to her.
This Plaza is the Newhaven Commercial Plaza. Claire has already been in the Vice–President position for half a year.
According to the agreement, she had to increase the sales and profits of the Newhaven Commercial Plaza by ten percent within two years.
If she could achieve this goal, she would complete the task of the agreement, and she would no longer be controlled by her family. Whether it was her marriage or her career, she could choose for herself.
Besides, she would obtain the full support of her family.
In order to reach the 10% of the family’s goal, Claire had devoted herself to the operation of the business plaza for the past half year.
hard for her to improve by 10% in two
However, even if her business ability was outstanding and she went all out, it was s years in the increasingly saturated market environment of Business Plaza in Oakhaven.
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In the past half a year, the turnover and profits of the Newhaven Commercial Plaza had also increased by 1.5%.
This outcome was a huge blow to Claire.
In order to avoid her marriage with Benjamin, she had even asked Brandon to be her ‘boyfriend, as a shield.
However, even though she had used Brandon as a shield to rejec Benjamin, Benjamin didn’t give up.
On the contrary, he kept pestering her. He called her every day, came to her office, and told her over and over again that it was impossible to increase the turnover and profits by 10% in two years.
Although Claire seemed to be quite tough, she was just to cover up her crumbling heart.
After saying all this. Claire looked at Gilmore and said, ‘Actually, these days, I have been thinking about how to break through the bottleneck of the commercial plaza’s development.
“Furthermore, I also want to find a new project outside the plaza
“Thus, in a sense, the new cooperation about rustic food is a hope for me.”
Gilmore nodded at her. “You will succeed and will definitely get rid of your family’s control.”
Claire looked at Claire and said, “There is one thing that I don’t know if I should tell you or not.
What do you want to say? Just say it!” Gilmore said with a smile.
Claire said, “Then I’ll say it. I just told Benjamin that you’re my boyfriend, so…”
It seemed that Claire wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
Gilmore said, “Do you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend in the future?”
Claire’s eyes were full of joy. She did not expect that Gilmore would know what she meant before she said it.
Deep in her heart, she was thinking that sooner or later, she would make Gilmore, a fake boyfriend, become a real one.
This reminded her of her cousin Christine. Since her cousin only regarded Gilmore as a fake boyfriend, then she would treat him as a real one.
Gilmore looked at Claire whose eyes were filled with joy and asked. “Is there anything else you need my help with?”
Claire suddenly came back to her senses and quickly shook her head at Gilmore, saying, “No.”
“OK. Shouldn’t we go back?” Gilmore asked.
Claire blushed and said, “Yes, yes, yes. I’ll take you back.”
After that, Claire called the female manager to settle the bill. The manager walked Claire and Gilmore out of the restaurant.
In the underground parking lot, in the Rolls Royce, Benjamin’s eyes were gloomy and his aura was frightening. He was pressuring Marco to the point where the latter could hardly breathe.
“Why didn’t Mr. Salazar help me teach Gilmore a lesson in the restaurant earlier?” Benjamin raised his eyes, looking at Marlon who was sitting on the other side.
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It was unsuitable for Benjamin to act in such a situation.
However, Marlon was different because Marlon was his man.
It was his duty to teach a lesson for his boss.
Not to mention, his boss was humiliated by Gilmore.
However, other than persuading Benjamin to leave, Marlon didn’t do anything else, which made Benjamin a bit dissatisfied.
Back then, the reason he took Marco in was not out of kindness. Instead, it was because Marlon was a martial–arts expert that he could make use of. That was why he had taken in Marco, a homeless dog.
Marlon naturally knew why Benjamin was dissatisfied with him.
He looked at Benjamin and said embarrassedly, “I didn’t kick him for you, it’s my fault! However, I do have something to report. It is Gilmore who is the main culprit behind the destruction of the Chapman family!”
Benjamin furrowed his brows in surprise. “What did you say? It’s him who caused the Chapman family’s destruction?” Marlon cupped his fists together and solemnly said, “Yes, every word of mine is true. I definitely wouldn’t dare to lie to you. Marco, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, gnashed his teeth and said with hatred in his eyes, “Yes, Marlon is right. The reason why our Chapman Family ended up in such a miserable state is all because of Gilmore.”
Seeing Marco and Marlon’s expressions, Benjamin finally believed them.
He looked at Marlon and said, “Tell me the details about how Gilmore caused the Chapman family to be destroyed.”
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Marlon then told Benjamin how Gilmore sent the video of the Chapman family making fake vaccines to regulators and TV programs and caused them to go bankrupt.
Of course, in addition to the Chapman family’s bankruptcy, Marlon also told him how Gilmore took Christine away from Marco and became her boyfriend with her father’s consent.
Benjamin was not very interested in the Chapman family’s bankruptcy.
He just wanted to find out who had been helping Gilmore.
Now that he knew Gilmore destroyed the Chapman family with the video, he thought Gilmore hadn’t got powerful people
behind him.
He did it because of the video he had shot secretly. He was just a sneaky person.
Benjamin wouldn’t fear a person like that.
He believed he was far
far smarter than Gilmore.
Actually, what surprised him was that Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend, the daughter of the Fosters, and David was fine with that
It seemed that Gilmore was good at wooing women.
But how could he date Christine and Claire at the same time?
Didn’t he know they were cousins?
He wasn’t aware how dangerous that was, was he?
“Mr. Salazar, see if you can do something.. Benjamin raised his hand to his neck as he spoke.
Marlon knew what that meant.
However, he replied seriously, “Sorry, Sir, I’m afraid I can’t…
Benjamin’s eyes narrowed as displeasure appeared on his face. “Mr. Salazar, don’t tell me you’re afraid of him just because he destroyed the Chapman family?”
He could understand Marlon couldn’t do anything to Gilmore at the restaurant.
But why couldn’t he make a move secretly?
Benjamin was very unhappy about the cowardice Marlon had shown repeatedly.
“Mr. Palmer, please calm down.” Marlon lowered his head and said. “I’m not a coward. Gilmore put an end to the family I used to work for. I can’t wait to take revenge.
However, Cilmore had Gerald, the master sent by the Fosters, by his side all the time. Even if I took action, it would be difficult for me to kill him:
What’s more, Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend, and David admitted that. If Gilmore is killed, the family won’t let it go. If the Foster family and the Palmer family fight each other, won the loss outweigh the gain
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Benjamin became quiet after hearing that.
Only then did he know that the Foster family had actually sent people to protect Gilmore.
No wonder Marlon did not teach Gilmore a lesson when they were in the restaurant.
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Marlon was right, Gilmore now had the Foster Family backing him up. If he was killed, the Foster family wouldn’t let it go.
It would be a disaster if the two families became enemies.
And Benjamin would become the sinner of his family.
He wouldn’t be able to atone for that!
Benjamin’s ugly expression softened.
He looked at Marlon, and his tone became a little gentler. “Mr. Salazar, I shouldn’t blame you.”
Marlon replied immediately. “Never mind, Mr. Palmer.”
Benjamin looked at him and continued, “Mr. Salazar, do you have any good ideas to kill Gilmore while making sure the two families won’t become enemies?”
Marlon blinked and pondered for a moment before coming up with a plan and replied, “Mr. Palmer, I’ve got a plan. We can kill Gilmore while letting your family stay out of this, and you don’t have to do anything”
“Mr. Salazar, tell me.” Benjamin urged.
Marion sat down next to Benjamin and whispered into his ear, “Mr. Palmer, what do you think of this plan?”
Benjamin’s eyes lit up. “It’s great! I don’t think Claire will be able to keep delaying the wedding with all the pressure her family puts on her.”
Then, Benjamin turned to Marco, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, and said, “Marco, you stay in the parking lot. You know what to do after Claire and Gilmore show up, don’t you?”
Marco had heard about Marlon’s plan.
He replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Palmer. I know what to do!”
Benjamin nodded with satisfaction. “Well, that’s good.”
A few minutes later, Marlon took the driver’s seat and drove away in Benjamin’s Rolls–Royce.
Marco, on the other hand, stayed in the parking lot. His eyes were cold and he moved fast to hide in a dark corner.
Ten minutes later, Gilmore and Claire appeared in the underground parking lot.
All of a sudden, Claire stopped walking and frowned slightly. She saw a figure moving quickly behind a car.
Gilmore asked, “What is it?”
“Gilmore, I think someone’s watching us?” Claire whispered into Gilmore’s ear.
Gilmore had a very acute sense of hearing and seeing, and he was extremely vigilant. He could even hear ants crawling
Therefore, as soon as he entered the parking lot, he knew sometine was watching them in the shadows,
But he pretended not to know anything. He looked at Claire and asked in a low voice, “Where!”
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Then, he pretended to look around, but Claire stopped him immediately. “Don’t look around! Pretend nothing’s happening”
So he stopped looking around.
“Benjamin must have sent people to tail us!
“Benjamin must want to know if you’re truly my boyfriend.
“We can’t let him find out. We… we should act like true lovers so that he’ll believe it.
Claire whispered into Gilmore’s ear as she walked.
After she suggested they act like true lovers, the woman, who had been a powerful president of a company, immediately reached out to hold Gilmore’s arm. They looked like true lovebirds
Then they got into the Ferrari.
However, Claire didn’t drive away immediately.
Instead, she looked at Gilmore with her beautiful eyes and said. I think we should make it look more real if we want Benjamin to believe it. How about we do a fake kiss so that the stalker can take a picture and show it to him?”
A fake kiss
When an actor and an actress did a fake kiss, they made it look like they’re kissing, but actually their lips didn’t touch at all.
Gilmore had no choice but to cooperate. “Well! Let’s do it.”
Claire leaned forward, blocking the front side of Gilmore’s body. Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall.
Gilmore could smell the pleasant scent from her body. It was refreshing.
Suddenly, Gilmore felt that something was wrong. Claire’s breathing became a little rapid and hot.
He was surprised and looked up to see Claire’s eyes shining with wildness.
The next thing he knew was Claire’s red lips were pressing against his.
Gilmore’s eyes widened in shock. What’s going on?
She said it was a fake kiss, wasn’t it?
Why was she kissing him?
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Time seemed to have stopped at that moment.
Ten seconds later, Gilmore felt like he could barely breathe.
He held Claire’s soft shoulders and pushed her away.
Claire leaned against her seat and gasped for air.
She could not believe that she had kissed Gilmore.
It was so crazy.
If Gilmore hadn’t stopped her, she would have kept kissing him.
Until she was short of oxygen, unable to breathe, and felt dizzy.
However, when their lips parted, Claire felt embarrassed.
How could she be so aggressive?
It was embarrassing.
Claire’s cheeks flushed, the color of which was like that of the sunset. Her ears flushed ass
They were red and hot.
She wished there was a crack in the ground that she could crawl into it.
Gilmore looked at Claire, who was blushing and embarrassed.
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He was used to how powerful Claire had been. It was rare for him to see her act like a shy little girl.
Actually, Gilmore was attracted by how beautiful she looked at the moment,
However, Gilmore didn’t forget to tease her. He said with a smile, “You said it was a fake kiss, didn’t you? Why did you kiss
me?”
Claire lowered her head and did not reply.
Gilmore continued, “You’ve kissed me. Don’t pretend nothing happened. You must pay for that!”
“What!” Claire, who was still blushing, burst into laughter.
Gilmore giggled and said, “What? Did it sound like a joke?”
Claire smiled and replied, “No, it didn’t. I should pay for that. Will you marry me?”
Gilmore laughed and said, “Forget it. You don’t need to pay.”
“No, Lmust pay. I’ll marry you.”
As they flirted, Claire started the car and drove away from the parking lot.
After the Ferrari left the parking lot, a man came out behind a car. It was Marco.
He looked at his phone. That was the photo he had taken, where Claire and Gilmore were kissing in the car.
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His eyes were cold. “Gilmore, you’ve cheated on Christine. You’re doomed!” he thought.
Then he left the parking lot as well….
Night fell in the manor of the Palmer family in Oakhaven.
Benjamin was in a spacious and luxurious room in his villa. The room looked like an office.
He was sitting on a large chair at his desk, reading a document.
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A woman was standing beside the desk, waiting for Benjamin to finish. She was wearing a suit, in her forty, and with painted lips and brows.
Finally, Benjamin finished reading the document and closed it. There was a hint of joy on his face. He looked at the woman. beside the desk and said, “Ms. Patterson, the turnover and profit of Gastronova Ventures have increased by 10% compared to last month
“And the Group has accounted for 28% of the market in Oakhaven and has ranked first over the past six months. I think you and all the managers have done a good job. I’ll give you the bonus I promised this month.”
Hearing that, Ms. Patterson’s eyes lit up and she replied immediately, “Thank you, Mr. Palmer!”
Benjamin was the eldest son of the Palmer family and the most likely successor of the family business,
Therefore, Emerson Palmer tasked him with Gastronova Ventures, which had more than one hundred restaurants and was the most important part of the family’s catering business, to improve his ability to run a company and expand markets.
Benjamin didn’t let his family down. Ever since he took over the group, the business of it had been growing.
It took him just one year to make the market share of the Groupjump from the third place to the first one.
Benjamin made a miracle in the catering world and became the most eye–catching business genius in Oakhaven.
The document Ms. Patterson had brought was the financial report of the month, which was quite satisfactory to Benjamini He was really happy.
“Ms. Patterson, thank you for your hard work. Have a good rest tonight.” Benjamin’s voice was gentle.
Ms. Patterson nodded and replied, “Okay, Mr. Palmer, goodbye
Then she left the room.
Benjamin flipped open the document in his hands again, smiling, “Father and grandfather will be happy to see this!” he thought.
While he was thinking, he heard footsteps from outside the door
Benjamin raised his head and saw Marlon and Marco walk in.
“Mr. Palmer. Marlon and Marco greeted Benjamin respectfully.
Benjamin nodded, then looked at Marco and asked, “How was it going? Did you get any photos of Gilmore and Claire?”
“Yes, Mr. Palmer. We got the photos.” Marco took out his phone and placed it on the desk.
Benjamin picked up the phone and saw the photos of Claire and Gilmore kissing in the Ferrari.
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His sword–like eyebrows unconsciously furrowed together as sharpness gleamed in his eyes.
He had an air of coldness and anger.
His heart was sinking.
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He was furious. Although Claire had asked Brandon to be her fake boyfriend, she hadn’t made it real. They hadn’t even held
hands.
Therefore, Benjamin had never thought Brandon to be a threat.
However, things were different. Claire had told him that Gilmore was her boyfriend.
And they kissed in the parking lot.
If it weren’t for the fact that Claire had feelings for Gilmore, she would never have taken the initiative to kiss him.
“Mr. Palmer, are you all right?” Marlon asked worriedly. He noticed the ugly expression on Benjamin’s face. Benjamin suppressed the fury in his heart and pretended to be all right. “I’m fine,” he replied.
Then, he looked sharply at the photo on the phone and thought to himself, “Claire, don’t blame me for being cruel!”
“Mr. Palmer, your grandfather and your father are expecting you. They want to see the financial report of this month. An old man showed up at the door and said.
He was in a traditional classical suit. He had silver hair, and looked solemn and dignified.
That was Cooper, the housekeeper of Benjamin’s grandfather.
A trace of respect appeared on Benjamin’s face when he saw Cooper. “Cooper, I’m coming now, he replied.
“Okay.” Cooper nodded then left.
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Benjamin straightened up from the chair and sent the image on Marco’s phone to his own via WhatsApp.
After that, he returned Marco’s phone
Marco grabbed the file on his desk and turned to Marlon and Marco. “I have to head to the old residence. You guys can leave
now.”
“Copy that.” With that, the two left.
Benjamin didn’t linger. He soon hurried off with the file.
The Palmer family manor.
Two men were sitting on a couch in the study of the luxurious villa.
The face of the white–haired octogenarian wearing a golden embroidered classical suit was seamed with age.
Although the study was dimly lit, his eyes were bright and piercing.
One wouldn’t feel that he was in his twilight years at all. Instead, he was more like a weathered and experienced emperor.
Old as he was, he was still quite strong.
His presence was daunting enough to make a tiger shudder.
The man was Emerson Palmer, the patriarch of this family.
The other man sitting there was in his fifties.
However, the air around him, though extraordinary, was not as domineering.
This man was Benjamin’s father, Wallace Palmer.
If Emerson Palmer were the mastermind behind the scenes, Wallace would be the organizer of the Palmer family in front of the stage.
Benjamin, on the other hand, was the heir of this household.
Benjamin stepped into the study.
“Grandpa, Dad, sorry to keep you waiting,” he greeted respectfully.
Emerson motioned at Benjamin. “You are here. Have a seat, Benjamin
“Yes, Grandpa, Benjamin replied as he went to sit up straight on the couch.
Just then, Cooper came back from passing on the message. The grey–haired old man was wearing classical suit, looking
solemn.
He was carrying tray, on which was three cups
of coffee
“Mr. Emerson Palmer, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Benjamin, coffee’s here!” He placed them on the coffee table one by one as he called
With that, he left the study and closed the door behind him thoughtfully.
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The three were then leftaloge in the room.
“Benjamin, how is Gastronova Ventures doing this month ? Emerson took a sip of his coffee and asked.
Wallace turned to look at his son.
The family had high hopes for Benjamin. Therefore, he had to go through this kind of assessment” every month.
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Mr. Emerson would ask about the performance of the Gastronova Ventures that was handed over to Benjamin to assess his ability.
Mr. Emerson and Wallace were quite satisfied with what Benjamin had done so far.
“Grandpa, Gastronova Ventures has improved greatly in sales, profits, and market share. Benjamin handed the file to Mr. Emerson as he finished his words.
Mr. Emerson took it from him and started reading it.
After about five minutes, Mr. Emerson’s face relaxed into a contented smile.
He then handed the file to Wallace.
Mr. Emerson looked at Benjamin. “Now, those two catering giants that used to walk all over Gastronova Ventures have been surpassed by us. In such a competitive market, you still made sure that we stay afloat and even managed to increase our turnover and profit. And you did this all in one year. It was right for us to turn our business over to you. You are indeed the heir of our Palmer family.”
Hearing Mr. Emerson’s compliment, Benjamin couldn’t be happier.
However, he put on a humble and studious look on his face, “Grandpa, I can never achieve that without your guidance. I’m still far behind and still have a lot to learn from you.”
Mr. Emerson smiled. “Benjamin, I’ve always told you to stay hungry and strive for excellence. Now, you did that. Good. You are destined for greatness.”
“Thank you, Grandpa, Benjamin replied humbly.
Having finished reading the file, Wallace nodded in great gratification. “Benjamin, you have done well. Keep this up.”
“I will, Dad,” Benjamin replied.
“Now that the family business is thriving under your lead. How is your relationship with Claire going?” Mr. Emerson suddenly changed the topic.
Wallace chimed in, “Yeah, how are you guys doing now, Benjamin?”
Their marriage was decided by Mr. Emerson and Mr. Denton Carter.
Once they got married, both families would be greatly benefited
Claire was against this marriage. Although Mr. Emerson and Wallace knew her resistance was useless in the face of the agreement they had reached with the Carter family, they still wanted this relationship to go somewhere.
Upon hearing that, Benjamin frowned, looking like he had some unspeakable troubles on his mind.
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“What’s wrong?” Observed Benjamin’s expression, Mr. Emerson asked.
Wallace also asked solemnly, “What happened between you two?
Benjamin took out his phone, tapped on the screen, and handed the phone to Mr. Emerson. “Grandpa, take a look at this!”
Mr. Emerson took the phone from his hand in puzzlement.
On the screen was a photo of Claire and Gilmore making out. Seeing that, his face darkened and his eyes widened in anger.
“Who on earth is this man?” Mr. Emerson turned to Benjamin as he bellowed.
The discernible rage in his voice was bone–chilling.
Wallace hadn’t seen his father going on a rage in quite some time now,
What could be on the phone that irritated his father that much?
Wallace walked over. When he saw the photo on the phone, his face darkened.
How could Claire horse around with another man when she clearly had an engagement with Benjamin
The Palmer family would become a laughingstock if this were to spread out!
Benjamin explained to Mr. Emerson and his father, hissing, “His name is Gilmore Reed, a student of Oakhaven University. He is also the boyfriend of Christine, the daughter of the Foster family. He has been recognized by David, the Foster family’s patriarch.”
“Why would he be with Claire when he already has a girlfriend?” Asked Wallace with a frown
Benjamin said, deadpanned, “Claire went out with Gilmore because she doesn’t want to accept this arranged marriage. By doing so, she was trying to humiliate me and the Palmer family to force us into calling off this marriage. As for Gilmore, he was just simply cheating on Christine!”
Mr. Emerson sneered. “Humiliate the Palmer family? Have a foot in both camps? I will let Claire pay for that! As for that guy. I’ll cut off his feet and his arms!”
Mr. Emerson stared at Benjamin. “Benjamin, don’t worry. Grandpa is here. I will seek justice for you!”
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The morning sunray shone on the manor of the Carter family the following day. An old man with a lame leg was walking with a crutch on the green meadow. He was wearing white suit pants, leather shoes, and a white golf cap. His gray hair and wrinkles showed signs of aging. In addition, anyone could tell that he was someone with rich experience in overcoming the hardship of life by looking at his pair of sharp eyes.
Two tall, mighty bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses respectfully followed him around. The old man with a crutch was none other than Denton Carter, who was known to be an ambitious man in Oakhaven decades ago and had thousands of gang members under his command. He had broken his left leg in a fierce battle from a sneak attack; therefore, the people in Oakhaven called him, Crippled Dragon.
Crippled Dragon’s ambition started when he was 30 years old. He ruled Oakhaven for 20 years and earned billions of assets. In addition, he became a well–known business tycoon in Oakhaven through 20 years of running his business. However, Denton had handed his family business over to his son and would not interfere unless it was a major matter.
Although Denton went into retirement, he had great influence in the martial arts and business world. Denton strolled over and sat down on a chair under an umbrella. Then, two maids dressed in black dresses and aprons came up with trays of food and placed them on the table in front of Denton
Denton’s breakfast consisted of a bowl of soup, a plate of peanuts, and dried radish. It was such a simple breakfast that no one would believe it was a meal that a tycoon like Denton would eat.
Even though Denton used to be an ambitious and ruthless man, he preferred to eat a simple breakfast after becoming a wealthy tycoon to remind himself of his roots.
Denton placed his crutch on the side of the table before picking up his spoon to take some peanuts and dried radish and consumed his soup. He chewed and swallowed slowly, enjoying his breakfast as though he was having a sumptuous, luxurious meal.
An old man in his fifties, who was dressed in a black suit, walked straight to Denton at that moment and informed him respectfully, “Sir, Mr. Emerson Palmer is here. He is waiting for you in the reception room of the villa
Denton laughed as he ate his peanuts. “Well, this old fellow must be here because my beloved granddaughter, Claire, rejected his precious grandson, Benjamin; thus, he came to complain
The old man in the suit laughed along. “It’s normal for the young ones to be in disagreement. Mr. Emerson worried too much about their affairs.”
“I’ll go after my breakfast. Let him wait for a while,” Denton replied and continued eating his breakfast.
The old man in a black suit was Stephen Knight, and he was Denton’s housekeeper.
“Yes, Sir,” Stephen replied respectfully before standing aside as be waited for Denton to finish his breakfast,
Denton picked up a napkin and wiped his lips after he had finished eating. Then, two maids cleaned up the-table
Denton took his crutch, stood up, and told Stephen, “Stephen, let’s go!”
“Yes, Sir, Stephen replied before following Denton and his two
bodyguards…
Mr. Emerson was seated on the sofa and drinking tea in the luxurious villa. On the other hand, Cooper stood solemnly at
the side.
Emerson, why did you come to visit me today? Did you miss me?” Emerson heard a deep voice coming from the gate and looked up. He saw Denton limping over with a cane in his hand,
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Emerson put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Denton, “Yes, I’m here because I miss you.”
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“You can visit me anytime. You are always welcomed here. Denton laughed and sat down on the sofa.
Stephen immediately prepared a cup of coffee for Denton and placed it on the table in front of him. Then, he refilled Emerson’s cup with tea.
Denton and Emerson greeted each other like old friends and chatted for fifteen minutes before Denton asked, “Emerson, do you have another agenda for coming here?”
Denton did not believe that Emerson had visited for no reason. They were both tycoons in Oakhaven; therefore, they did not need to act hypocritically with each other. Moreover, they would often meet up for a game of cards in some high–end clubs. Unless it was something major, there was nothing they could not talk comfortably about with each other. There must be something important that Emerson would like to discuss with Denton. He would not have visited Denton otherwise.
“I’ll be honest since you asked. Emerson did not beat around the bush and took out his mobile phone from his pocket before clicking on the screen a few times.
Then, he handed the phone to Denton and continued, “Denton, please look at these photos and videos
Denton took the phone and looked at it in surprise. It was a photo of Claire and Gilmore kissing in the car.
Denton slid his finger across the phone screen and saw another intimate picture of Claire holding onto Gilmore’s arm. Then, he watched a video of them kissing in the car
Benjamin, who received those photos and videos from Marco, sent them to his grandfather, Emerson.
After watching the short clip, Denton handed the phone back to Emerson and asked calmly, “Emerson, where did you get these photos and videos?”
Even though Denton was outraged by what he had seen, his face remained expressionless. He had been through all kinds of challenges because of his ambition and experience in the martial arts world.
“You should know that Benjamin has feelings for Claire. He took these photos and videos when he was waiting for her in the car park, Emerson explained.
“Who is this man with Claire?” Denton asked with a frown
“His name is Gilmore Reed. a student of Oakhaven University. He’s also your granddaughter, Christine’s boyfriend.” Emerson revealed the important news without batting an eyelid.
marry Claire, I Denton could not help widening his eyes a little in surprise. “Emerson, since we have arranged Benjamin to will not allow Claire to continue to do as she pleases. As for Gilmore Reed, I will definitely not let him off if he’s really Christine’s boyfriend.”
“Then, I’ll leave this matter to you. However, we need to do something about Cilmore as soon as possible to prevent him. from harming Claire and Christine, Emerson replied with a smile, thinking it would be better if Denton could get rid of Gilmore quickly.
“Emerson, bring Benjamin here tonight. I will personally interrogate Gilmore Reed, and if I find out he has the intention to harm Claire and Christine, I will break his arms and legs and make him suffer a fate worse than death, Denton spoke with
power.
Emerson’s face lit up with joy as he rose and showed his appreciation, “Then, I’ll come again with Benjamin tonight and watch how you punish Gilmore.”
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Gilmore’s eyelids twitched, and his pupils contracted when he was about to call Christine. Gilmore saw Emerson and Denton in the reception room of the Carter family’s villa through his God’s Eye. Gilmore overhead Denton’s intention to interrogate him tonight. After observing everything clearly, the scene disappeared in a flash.
Gilmore did not expect Marco to take a video of him under Benjamin’s order, so he could make use of his grandfather to deal with him. Using his God’s Eye, Gilmore managed to find out who recorded the video by tracing it back to the source.
Benjamin had made a brilliant move to make use of his grandfather to mess with Gilmore. If Gilmore were an ordinary person, he would have died without knowing the cause. However, Gilmore, who possessed the God’s Eye that allowed him to see through all sorts of schemes, was extraordinary. His ability enabled him to make preparation and come up with plans to avoid any unforeseen disaster ahead of him.
He thought that the Palmer family would be disappointed because they would not be able to see him get punished tonight.
Then, Gilmore called Christine.
Claire drove her red Ferrari and returned to the Carter family’s villa, which was brightly lit up during the night. After parking her car at the garage, she got out of the car and saw Stephen appear at the gate of the garage.
Claire walked over and looked at Stephen. “Are you waiting for me, Mr. Knight?”
Stephen nodded and replied, “Mr. Denton wants to see you.”
“My Grandpa is looking for me?” Claire frowned in confusion, wondering why her grandfather wanted to see her…. She had already submitted the monthly financial report of Newhaven Commercial Plaza two days ago to her grandfather; therefore, she could not figure out what else her grandfather wanted to meet her for.
“Mr. Knight, please tell me why Grandpa is looking for me,” Claire asked Stephen with a smile…
However, Stephen was reluctant to tell her the details and simply replied, “Claire, I can’t tell you. You’ll know when you get there. I can only advise you not to say anything unnecessary when you meet Mr. Denton, and try not to offend him.”
Stephen indirectly told Claire that he would not say anything more even if she had more questions for him. Claire knew that Stephen was a loyal butler who would follow her grandfather’s orders without spilling the beans. However, if her grandfather had not told Stephen to keep it a secret, Stephen would have told Claire everything he knew. He was a very amiable and kind butler. As a result, Claire believed that her grandfather wanted to see her for something very important. Claire could not help feeling a little uneasy as she followed Stephen to the living room of the luxurious villa.
As soon as she stepped into the room, she felt that something was amiss. The atmosphere and scene before her were unlike the ordinary. There were 30 to 40 tall, strong men dressed in black lined up on both sides of the spacious living room. They gave off a piercing cold aura, and their gazes were intimating. All of them carried axes around their waists, which made them look like executors under the brightly lit room.
As Claire passed through the two rows of burly men in black, a chill ran down her spine. Then, she saw a few people sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Denton looked dignified in his white suit while Christopher and Miranda were dressed in a black suit and a blue lady’s office attire, respectively
She frowned with displeasure when she turned to look at the other people in the room. They were Benjamin, his father, Wallace, and his grandfather, Emerson.
Claire could have guessed why her grandfather wanted to meet her after seeing the dozen strong men carrying axes. Denton
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must have arranged such a big set because of the Palmer family, and Claire believed it had to be related to her and Gilmore putting on a show in the underground parking lot the day before
After learning about the incident, Claire knew that Benjamin would report it to his family.
“Grandpa, Dad, Mom!” Claire greeted her family members who were on the sofa, ignoring the members from the Palmer family….
“You’re getting more disrespectful, Denton commented when he noticed Claire was being rude to the Palmer family.
“Mr. Emerson, Wallace, it’s all my fault for not teaching her well enough. Please don’t be offended, Christopher apologized to Emerson and Wallace.
Emerson waved his hand and replied, “It doesn’t matter, Christopher. I don’t blame her because she’s still young.”
“I heard that you have a boyfriend recently. His name is Gilmore Reed, am I right?” Denton asked Claire.
Claire thought she was right about the Palmer family reporting her affair with Gilmore to her grandfather. However, Claire did not care about the Palmer family’s complaint.
“That’s right. Gilmore is my new boyfriend, Claire replied.
“Claire, call Gilmore and ask him to meet me now!” Denton looked fiercely at Claire and ordered.
Claire was stunned and finally understood that her grandfather had arranged all those strong men to be in the living room because he wanted to deal with Gilmore.
She immediately protested to her grandfather, “Grandpa, I won’t call him. You promised that I could have a boyfriend for two years, and I would still need to marry Benjamin. However, if I work on our family business and produce results that are within your expectation for two years, you will call off the marriage, and I am free to marry anyone I like. Isn’t that right, Grandpa?”
Denton had made such a promise to his granddaughter. However, he refused to back down. “You can have a boyfriend in these two years, but your current boyfriend is your cousin, Christine’s boyfriend. I despise greedy men like him the most. What’s more, he deserves to die for fooling with my granddaughter’s feelings!”
Denton spoke loudly and fiercely, striking fears into everyone’s hearts.
Claire’s face went pale because she had forgotten that everyone thought Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend. She had no idea what she should do to resolve the problem before her.
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