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“What? You’re not calling? Or don’t you believe that Gilmore is Christine’s boyfriend? Don’t worry, I’ve already called your aunt and uncle. They’ll come to the Ye mansion right away. Tonight, I want Gilmore, who dared to play with your and Christine’s feelings, to know what I, Denton, am capable off”
Denton’s words sounded loudly in Claire’s ears, causing her to frown and panic.
Even though she knew that Gilmore was not Christine’s real boyfriend but was just her contract boyfriend, she had no evidence for that.
Her grandfather had already told her auntie and uncle to come to the Carter’s mansion. But her uncle had announced at Christine’s birthday party that Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend. If he came now, would he say Gilmore was not Christine’s boyfriend? That was absolutely impossible.
Claire felt that she was done for. She could feel that her grandfather was really angry this time, and he would definitely not let Gilmore off.
She knew what her grandpa was capable of before he retired from being a ruthless killer and warrior.
She then looked towards the burly men in black who had sharp axes strapped to their waists. If Gilmore came to the Carter’s mansion, it was unknown whether he would be able to leave alive..
Therefore, Claire’s attitude softened, and she pleaded with her grandfather, “Grandpa, I promise you, from tomorrow onward, I won’t see Gilmore again. Can you please let him go?”
“No!” Denton’s refusal was immediate. “If I let him go, you’ll continue to cause trouble. Then sooner or later, you’ll be ruined.”
“Grandpa, please let him go. I won’t make trouble, okay?” Claire continued to beg her grandpa in a low voice.
She was really anxious! She really did not know how to. Gilmore.
She could only beg her grandpa to let him go.
The three men of the Palmer Family were secretly delighted when they saw this.
Especially Benjamin, he recalled how Gilmore had dared to oppose him in the restaurant yesterday.
He mocked silently, “A fool who doesn’t know any better will soon taste death at Mr. Denton Carter’s hands.”
However, he put on an
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When he saw Benjamin plead with Denton, a barely perceptible trace of satisfaction flashed through Mr. Emerson’s eyes.
He thought. “He’s indeed a worthy member of the Palmer familyr
His pleading was an exceedingly smart move, and he had seized the perfect timing.
It could give Denton a wonderful impression of Benjamin.
It could also make Claire feel Benjamin’s concern and warmth.
However, just when Mr. Emerson thought that Claire would be touched by Benjamin’s concern, the opposite happened.
Claire’s eyes were extremely cold as she looked at Benjamin and said, “Who needs your hypocrisy? Aren’t you the one who wants Gilmore dead? Do you think that just because you put on a show, I’ll fall for your tricks and agree to marry you? Stop dreaming!”
Claire’s words, spoken in front of the Palmer and Carter families, were extremely hurtful.
Denton’s face darkened immediately, and a strong aura radiated out from him.
Claire’s heart skipped a beat.
She suddenly realized that even though she had vented her anger, she had also angered her grandfather.
Now, her grandpa would definitely not let Gilmore off.
Claire hated Benjamin even more. It was all because of his fake kindness and righteousness that she was in such trouble. “I’ll give you two choices today!” Denton looked at Claire and said forcefully, “One, Gilmore dies!
“Two, you and Benjamin immediately pick an auspicious day to get married!”
Claire was shocked. It took her a long time to come to her senses. Then she said to Denton, “But, Grandpa, we have an agreement.
However, Denton interrupted her. “I thought that you could handle things well, but now it seems that you have disappointed me!
“If I let you continue to fool around, you will not just be fooled by a two–timing man, but you’ll also tarnish the Carter family’s reputation. At that point, I’m worried it will be too late for me to stop you.”
“Therefore, for the sake of your reputation as well as the Carter family’s, our two–year agreement will be terminated earlier!”
Benjamin, Wallace, and his Grandpa, Emerson, were ecstatic to hear that!
This was exactly what Mr. Emerson wanted, to make that two–timer Gilmore pay with his life!
This would also make Claire pay for her humiliation of the Palmer family by marrying in!
Now, he had undoubtedly achieved his goal.
“Grandpa… Claire’s eyes were filled with tears. She stepped forward and shook Denton’s arm, almost crying,
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However, Denton was annoyed and said. “You don’t want to choose! Well then. I’ll make the choice for you”
After saying that, he shouted towards the door. “Guards”
Immediately, footsteps were heard. 10 bodyguards in black suits rushed in quickly from the door.
They went over to the sofa and said to Denton in unison. “How can we be of service. Mr. Carter?”
“Go to Villa–1 in the Palazzo and bring Gilmore Reed here. If he dares to resist, kill him without mercy” Denton ordered with a cold glint in his eyes.
The 10 bodyguards immediately replied. “Yes. Mr. Carter?
When Claire heard this exchange, her face turned pale and her tears fell
She knew that her grandpa was determined to take Gilmore’s life unless she agreed to marry Benjamin
She happened to glance at her parents on the wife who looked dressed and couldn’t bear to see her like this.
She saw them as her last hope.
She walked up to her parents and said “Mom, Dad, please beg Grandpa for me. Ask him not to take Gilmore’s life.” When Christopher and his wife saw the saders on their daughter face, they felt empathy for her and they were troubled. Although Denton was heartless, Clare was inderd very insensi
She was begging for mervy for a man who was cheating on her
This was practically akin to being opelessly award”
Therefore, even though they loved their daughter dratty, they will supported Denton’s actions.
Miranda reached out to wipe the tears on her daughter’s face and tried to persuade her ‘Claire, listen to your grandpa! Don’t think about Gilmore anymore. He is scum You’re the eldest daughter of the wealthy Carter family. Only an outstanding person like Benjamin can be the one you entrust your happiness to
Hearing this, Claire knew that her mother would not help her plead for mercy from her grandpa
Her tears flowed uncontrollably
After the 10 bodyguards received their order, they turned around and were about to leave the villa.
Claste veyes flashed with determination as she made her decision.
In order to save thre, she decided to agree to her grandfather’s request and choose to unmediately marry Benjamin.
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dan’t need to send your people to the Palazzo, I already here” Just at that moment, a clear voice sounded ude the mungon door
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Hearing this voice, Claire was shocked. She thought. “Is that Gilmore’s voice!”
Everyone in the living room immediately looked at the front door.
A man walked in with a smile.
It was Gilmore.
At the same time, two more people walked in behind him–David and Christine.
The eyes of the three Palmers men flashed with excitement. Since the Fosters were here, a good show was surely in store!
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Gilmore walked through the entrance and immediately saw the lineup in the Carter’s house.
Dozens of men in black with two axes strapped to their waists stood in two rows, exuding a chilling killing intent
However, Gilmore acted as if he did not see anything. He calmly walked through the two rows of men in black and went over to the sofa in the living room. He smiled apologetically at Claire and said, “Sorry I’m late, Claire!”
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Claire recovered from her shock, “Why did Gilmore come to the Carter family house? And now that he had come, would Grandpa let him leave safely?”
These thoughts made Claire even more worried for Gilmore.
She wanted to say something, but Gilmore nodded slightly at her and gave her a reassuring look.
This confused Claire. “Could it be that Gilmore knows how to deal with Grandpa?”
At this time, Gilmore bowed respectfully to Denton, who was sitting on the sofa looking dignified and powerful, and said, “Nice to meet you, Mr. Carter!”
Denton’s eyes were fixed on Gilmore’s face.
He did not speak, nor did he make any other movements. His gaze was sharp as he stared at Gilmore.
Claire, her parents, and the three Palmer’s men felt as if the air had solidified.
The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating
However, Denton just continued to stare at Gilmore and had no intention of withdrawing his gaze.
He had been paying attention to Gilmore ever since he stepped into the house.
He wanted to see if Gilmore was panicky or afraid at the sight of his guards” formation.
However, Gilmore had not flinched. He wasn’t afraid of the black–clad figures‘ killer aura, nor was he afraid of the ghastly cold light emanating from the axes on their waists. He held his head high as he walked forward, and he seemed like he utterly didn’t care about his own life.
Denton could not help but feel surprised!
These black–clad men with double axes on their waists were all cold–blooded warriors he had cultivated
The coldness and killing intent they emitted were sufficient to terrify ordinary people and make their legs go weak.
Only someone with extraordinary courage could be able to march forward with his head held high and his face calm through the formation of these warriors.
Gilmore’s courage was beyond Denton’s expectations.
Denton stared at Gilmore.
He wanted to know whether Gilmore would be able to remain calm under his powerful gaze.
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However, even though Denton wanted to use his powerful aura to force Gilmore into submission, Gilmore’s expression not change at all, as if he could not feel anything.
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Gilmore was not pretending to be calmi, he actually was calm because he possessed peerless inner strength. The vast amount of mana in his body was endlessly circulating through his mana vessels.
Denton’s fierce aura could not frighten him. Even if a group of ferocious lions were eyeing him full of hostility, hist expression wouldn’t change in the slightest.
Hence. Gilmore’s expression was akin to a frozen lake–so calm that it was exasperating.
Denton, who used to be a powerful figure in Oakhaven, actually felt a sense of defeat!
This was something that he did not dare to imagine. He had been powerful and influential for several decades and this was the first time that someone had been completely unafraid of his oppressive might.
Moreover, Gilmore was not an old master, but just a young man.
“Dad, your son–in–law is here to see you.” Just then, a respectful voice sounded.
Denton came to his senses and withdrew his gaze from Gilmore’s face. He looked at David, who had come forward.
When David greeted Denton, his face showed respect and also a trace of surprise from seeing his father–in–law’s Phantom Guards standing in formation.
In the business world, David, who had seen all kinds of chaos, was afraid of nothing.
Denton was an exception, because Denton was once a powerful and mighty hero. His aura, formed by killing and bloodshed, was not something that a mere businessman like David could compare with.
Denton looked at his son–in–law, who was standing respectfully in front of him without daring to breathe loudly. Then Denton put away his murderous expression aimed at Gilmore.
“David, take a seat!”
“Yes, Mr. Carter.”
After David greeted Christopher, his wife, and the three members of the Palmer family, he sat down on the sofa.
At this time, Christine also came over, but because of the formation of the black–robed men in the living room, her face paled.
“Grandpa, what are these people here for?” She asked suspiciously.
Denton did not answer her but said, “Christine, sit down first”
So she had no choice but to agree and sit next to her father, David.
Then Denton looked at David and pointed at Gilmore. David, id he come with you??
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David nodded and said. That’s right. Gilmore happened to be at my house. When he learned that you wanted to see us, he also wanted to see you, so he came with us.”
This puzzled Denton and also shocked Claire, her parents, and the Palmers. “Gilmore wanted to see Denton? Why did Gilmore want to see Denton?”
Denton frowned slightly. Instead of looking at Gilmore, he asked David, “What’s the matter?”
David said, “Gilmore told me that he and Claire really love each other, so he wanted to see you.”
Hearing that, not only were the members of Denton’s family shocked, but also the three members of the Palmer family.
“What does David mean? Does this mean that he knows Gilmore likes Claire and hence he brought him to the Carter family house? But isn’t Gilmore Christine’s boyfriend?” Everyone was confused.
Naturally, David noticed everyone’s surprise.
How could he be willing to say that, if it was not urgent?.
Gilmore had already told David that he had met Benjamin in the restaurant and pretended to be Claire’s boyfriend in order to help her get out of trouble.
Gilmore also told David that Benjamin had sent people to follow him and Claire.
In order to make Benjamin give up, the two of them even pretended to kiss in the car.
In the end, Benjamin had reported all of this to Denton. This had angered Denton so much that he demanded that Claire marry Benjamin immediately.
Moreover, Denton was going to kill Gilmore to get rid of any future trouble.
Gilmore said that Claire had told him all of this and even said that if she had to marry Benjamin, she would rather die.
Therefore, in order to save Claire and not let Cilmore die at the hands of his father–in–law, David promised to help them get through this crisis tonight.
That was why he said those astonishing words.
Of course, David didn’t know that Claire badn’t told Gilmore that Denton had forced her to marry Benjamin and wanted to kill Gilmore.
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Instead, Gilmore had learned of these in advance through the power of his God’s Eye.
As for Claire saying that she would rather die than marry Benjamin, it was naturally a lie made up by Gilmore to make the matter seem very urgent..
The effect was evident. David had immediately promised to help Gilmore.
Denton finally reacted. He looked at David with a puzzled face and said, “Didn’t you announce at Christine’s birthday party that Gilmore is Christine’s boyfriend? And now he likes Claire. Don’t you feel angry about that?”
This was also what the other members of the Carters and Palmer families wanted to know.
However, David laughed and said, “Hahaha, Mr. Denton, it’s a long story. Let me explain it to you slowly.”
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Her daughter’s boyfriend liked another woman, yet David wasn’t angry because of it, but he also seemed willing to help.
Was there an explanation for this?
What David said confused both the Carter Family and the three members of the Palmer family, they felt this was somewhat unbelievable.
Denton was stunned for a long time before he asked David, “Can you explain this?”
David nodded.
“Actually, Gilmore isn’t Christine’s boyfriend.”
David’s words took everybody by surprise, particularly Claire.
She was completely shaken. Could it be that her cousin, Christine had already told her uncle the whole truth
Emerson couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Foster, why did you announce at your daughter’s birthday party that Gilmore is her boyfriend?”
The reason why he called David Mr. Foster was that he was not David’s actual relative, there was no way he could be able to call him by his name. Moreover, since David was so important in the Oakhaven business circle, he was notorious and influential, so he should be properly addressed as Mr. Foster.
David said with a smile, “The reason why I announced at the party that Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend was because I didn’t want to push my daughter into the Chapmans‘ pit,”
Upon hearing this, Emerson, Denton and the others seemed to understand.
The Chapman family had lied about their vaccine and now both Roger and his wife, as well as the company’s senior executives, were all convicted. The Chapman family became bankrupt and was destroyed.
If Christine and Marco were together, it would be no different for her from having fallen into a fire pit.
Could it be that David already knew something before the Chapman family’s incident?
As if guessing everyone’s doubts, David continued, “That’s right Before the Chapman family was investigated, I knew that their vaccine was a fraud. If you want to ask me how I knew about it, it’s because I had a close relationship with Roger so 1 also knew about his affairs.
“Moreover, when I found out that their vaccine was a fraud, I had advised him not to go against the law, but he didn’t listen to me. That was why I allowed Christine’s classmate Gilmore to pretend to be her boyfriend so she could easily break off her relationship with the Chapman family. In this way, the Foster family will not be implicated by the Chapman family
Upon hearing this, David’s words, Denton and the others were a surprised, especially Emerson and Benjamin,
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They originally believed that since Gilmore was Christine’s boyfriend and a two–timer, both the Carter family and the Foster family could be able to punish Gilmore together.
Gilmore would then become a despised rat who would die horribly.
However, they could never have expected that David would say that Gilmore wasn’t Christine’s actual boyfriend.
He was merely a temporary hired actor who prevented Christine from getting involved in the Chapman family’s scandal
They were completely dumbfounded.
Even Emerson, an old fox who had never miscalculated anything in his life, was at a loss about such an outcome. Was there any other way to kill Gilmore?
It took Denton a long time to come back to his senses. This was the first time that he had been shocked so many times in such a short time!
Too many unexpected things happened tonight. Even Denton, who had seen lots of amazing things, was caught by surprise. David’s words had sense and were reasonable. Although it was wise for him to make such arrangements to keep the Foster family from being implicated by the Chapman family, therefore saving the Foster family a lot of unnecessary trouble, Denton still looked at Christine and asked again, “Christine, your father said that Gilmore is not your real boyfriend. Is it
Christine nodded with a serious expression on her face to Denton and answered, “Yes, Grandpa.
Then, she opened her bag and took out a document.
Christine handed the document to Denton and added, “Grandpa, this is the contract I signed with Gilmore.”
Denton took the contract and got surprised once again after reading it.
He read that Christine and Gilmore were pretending to be a couple. All sort of details were written in the contract, he had no choice but to believe.
Upon seeing Denton’s expression, Emerson, Benjamin, and Wallace knew that the situation had turned unfavorable for
them.
It seemed certain that Gilmore was not Christine’s boyfriend. Since Gilmore was not Christine’s boyfriend, Gilmore was not guilty of cheating.
Moreover, Gilmore liking Claire never violate the agreement between Claire and Denton.
Denton looked at Emerson and said, “Emerson, I have seen the contract. Gilmore is indeed not Christine’s boyfriend. Would you like to read it too?
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At that moment, Emerson felt extremely embarrassed. In the end, the entire situation wasn’t as he imagined at all.
Benjamin was also surprised.
Since Gilmore was not a cheater, didn’t that mean that Claire didn’t have to marry him immediately?
However, he was extremely unwilling to let Claire and Gilmore be together!
“Mr. Carter, this misunderstanding is my fault. However, this was all because I feared that Claire would be hurt. I was too worried. Please forgive me, Benjamin immediately apologized to Denton.
Denton glanced at Benjamin and said with a cold voice, “You are doing this for Claire’s sake. I do not blame you.”
Although Denton didn’t seem to blame Benjamin, he was indeed discontent with the Palmer family.
If Emerson hadn’t told him that Gilmore was having an affair, he wouldn’t have set up such a scene by inviting David and his daughter with so much fanfare.
What embarrassed him the most was that before he knew the truth, he decided to forbade Claire and Gilmore from being together, and had called off the agreement with Claire.
For a man like him, who took pride in himself treating others with reason, it made him lose all respect.
“Mr. Benjamin, I really didn’t expect you to believe what Marco Chapman said. Didn’t you know that the Chapman Family’s vaccine was actually a fraud? Did you still believe what he said to be true?” At this point, Cilmore, who had been stoically watching, spoke.
His sarcastic words were aimed at Benjamin, “Mr. Benjamin, you have a friendship with Marco Chapman. Birds of a feather flock together. Do you want to be scum like him as well?”
Benjamin’s expression quickly decomposed, fury was burning in his eyes as he looked at Gilmore.
Gilmore’s words got him furious, he was not only mocking him for teaming up with Marco, he was also calling him scum.
Furthermore, he had scolded him in front of both the Carters and the Palmers. How could he not be angry?
However, as angry as Benjamin was, he knew he couldn’t afford to lose control in front of the Carter Family.
He laughed with anger instead. Staring with contempt at Gilmore, he said, “Gilmore, don’t you dare to do false accusations about me. When did I associate with Marco? You are Christine’s boyfriend, this was something that many people knew since the party. How could this be an information Marco told me?”
He now needed to distance himself from Marco.
Even David knew that in order to protect the Foster Family and his daughter, he had to sever ties with the Chapman Family.
co, he was afraid that Denton and the So if Denton knew that he was close to Marco, and all his information came from Carter Family would be very upset. They would probably think that he was a useless degenerate who hung out with Marco,
This could even affect the marriage between the Carters and the Palmers.
However, Gilmore smiled and said, “Is that so? I saw Marco stalking us yesterday in the underground parking lot.
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“After that, I wanted to know who asked Marco to follow us and secretly take photos of us, so I went to the mall security monitoring room and browsed the surveillance video of the underground parking lot in order to make a copy. Do you want
to have a look?”
At this point, Gilmore grabbed a small memory card from his pocket.
When Benjamin noticed the memory card in Gilmore’s hand, his expression immediately changed. He was shocked and speechless!
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When Denton, Claire’s parents, David, and Christine noticed Benjamin’s expression changing, they immediately realized Gilmore was telling the truth.
Denton and Claire’s parents were particularly disappointed in Benjamin at the moment.
They didn’t expect that Benjamin would be still associated with Marco when everyone in Oakhaven already knew about the Chapman family bankruptcy and the vaccine fraud.
Denton misunderstood Claire this time and even embarrassed himself in front of everyone. The reason was that Benjamin actually believed in Marco’s words.
Denton was absolutely furious with Benjamin..
Emerson and Wallace were also completely shocked after they heard Gilmore’s words.
Gilmore collected evidence that proved how Benjamin had sent Marco to stalk Gilmore and Claire. This fact was a total shock for them.
Now the Pahner family was at a great disadvantage.
However, Claire was satisfied.
She never expected Gilmore to have gathered all this evidence in secret.
Tonight, she had received a lot of good news.
First, her uncle told her that Gilmore was not Christine’s real boyfriend.
Then her grandfather confirmed that Gilmore didn’t have affairs with two girls.
In the end, Gilmore caught Benjamin’s weakness.
She could already notice how her grandfather and parents‘ manners towards Benjamin had quietly changed, and also noticed how annoyed they were with the Palmer family.
Of course, Claire would never let go of such a good opportunity
“Benjamin, didn’t you say you weren’t in touch with Marco? Why do you keep silent now? Are you feeling guilty!” Claire looked at him with undisguised contempt.
In the face of her retort, Benjamin blushed, but he wasn’t able to articulate a single word.
Because no matter what he said, it would only embarrass himself even more.
Moreover, it would make no difference whether he admitted he had asked Marco to stalk Claire or not.
Because the memory card in Gilmore’s hand contained the video files about everything that happened between him and Marco in the underground parking lot yesterday.
Seeing the embarrassed, speechless Benjamin, Emerson, and Wallace, Denton turned sullen. He said to Benjamin, “It’s getting late. Mr. Benjamin must be tired. Please go back to rest.
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He had such a big reaction because Mr. Carter addressed him as Mr. Benjamin” instead of “Benjamin” as he usually did.
Though It connoted respect, it also revealed a sense of unfamiliarity and distance.
Denton had obviously distanced himself from Benjamin.
How could Benjamin not be astonished by this fact?
Emerson and Wallace clearly understood what Denton was implying.
“Denton, this is all my fault. I didn’t properly teach Benjamin, so he was bewitched by a scumbag like Marco. I’ll teach him a good lesson.” Emerson immediately spoke up in defense of his grandson.
Wallace also seemed solemn when he started to reprimand Benjamin, “Benjamin, sever your acquaintance with Marco and you must reflect on your mistakes.”
Benjamin knew both his grandfather and father well. They seemed to be stern, but in reality, they were helping him get out
of this..
He immediately made a regretful expression on his face and replied lowering his head, “Fine, I’ll do as you said.”
Seeing that it was almost time to leave, Emerson smiled apologetically “Denton, I’m really sorry for what happened today. It’s too late now. I’ll invite you to dinner another day as an apology. Goodbye.”
However, Denton seemed solemn and said. “Wait a minute, Eme
Emerson was stunned but asked, “What can I do for you, Dentor
Denton shook his head. “Nothing. But I’d better make something clear to you.”
Claire and her parents couldn’t help looking at him. They all wanted to know what he wanted to tell Emerson.
Emerson forced a smile. “What is it, Denton?”
“Emez, so many things happened tonight because you said that Gilmore was having an affair with Claire and Christine at the same time. For your sake, I have called all the people involved here and asked them everything.”
Denton looked at Emerson and chuckled. “But now I find it was not true. Someone just believed an evil guy’s word. As a result, everyone is offended.”
Emerson’s facial muscles turned rigid. He was completely embarrassed!
He thought for a moment that he would be able to escape here with only a few perfunctory words.
But now it seemed that Denton was not a man so easy to fool.
Because he was so furious.
“Denton, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have told you about this.” Emerson was able to only reply like this.
However, Denton shook his head. “Emez, you don’t have to apologize to me. You should apologize to my granddaughter Claire and her boyfriend Gilmore.
“Nhave reprimanded my granddaughter because of you. And she has shed tears of sorrow.
“You and your grandson accused Gilmore of having affairs with two girls. I nearly killed him for that
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At this point, Denton’s eyes lit up with anger. He looked at Emerson and asked, “Emez, don’t you think you should apologize
to them?”
Emerson’s face turned pale and his eyes widened.
What?
He couldn’t believe that Denton would ever ask him, the head of the Palmer family, to apologize to Gilmore and Claire, the family’s two juniors
That would ruin his reputation in Oakhaven.
Emerson’s embarrassment was so evident by now.
However, he realized that Denton was serious about it.
If he couldn’t be able to satisfy Denton now, this upright, decisive man would turn hostile to the Palmer family.
But, how could he apologize to Gilmore and Claire?
Claire and her parents, David and his daughter, even Benjamin and Wallace were all extremely shocked.
Gilmore was the only one who remained calm. He was not surprised that Denton wanted Emerson to apologize to his family.
In his opinion, Emerson and his family, who had bad intentions and were willing to hurt people, should be punished by the Phantom Guards in the hall with sharp axes, so that they would be aware of the consequences of their behavior.
Apologizing couldn’t bring them enough pain.
On the other hand, Gilmore admired Denton for being able to distinguish right from wrong.
“Mr. Carter, I’m the one who started everything and involved my grandfather in this. I should be the one apologizing, not him.” Benjamin came out with a determined expression on his face.
He decided to do so because his grandfather could never apologize to Gilmore and Claire. It would become the shame of his grandfather’s entire life.
But if they didn’t apologize, it would affect the relationship between the two families.
Then he could never marry Claire.
If he couldn’t bear this humiliation, he would ruin the main plant
Therefore, Benjamin decided to endure the humiliation and apologize to Claire and Gilmore!
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Benjamin walked up to Gilmore and lowered his head slightly. “Gilmore, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have sent someone to follow you and brought you so much trouble.”
Apologizing to Gilmore meant a great humiliation for Benjamin.
It made him feel as if a poisonous snake was biting his heart. For him it was indescribable torture.
He swore in his heart. “Today I have bowed my head to you and apologized. But one day, I will make you kneel in front of me like a dog
However, Gilmore sneered at his apology. “Do you really think saying I’m sorry is enough?”
The words shocked Benjamin. Anger flashed through his eyes. “What does he mean?” he thought.
He, the young master of the Palmer family, had apologized to him. “Isn’t that enough he thought
Even Emerson and Wallace’s eyes were flashing with anger. They thought Gilmore had gone too far.
It was obvious that he wanted to make things difficult for Benjamin in order to humiliate him.
Denton was also a little perplexed. Gilmore didn’t accept Benjamin’s apology. What did he want him to do then?
Suppressing the bursting anger in his heart, Benjamin looked at Gilmore and asked, “Gilmore, other than apologizing, what else can I do?”
Gilmore chuckled. “If an apology is enough for you, I can say sorry after have killed you, then everything would be fine.”
Wallace was finally unable to bear it any longer. He said with fury, “Gilmore, that’s too much. Although I was wrong, you didn’t suffer any substantial injuries”
Gilmore looked at Wallace and said, “You’re finally telling the truth. According to you, Mr. Carter didn’t kill me, so that means nobody got hurt. Your apology isn’t sincere at all. You were only making a show to Mr. Carter, right?”
“Gilmore, don’t try to make a false accusation about me. My apology is sincere. But you slandered me.” Benjamin was completely furious.
Gilmore mocked, “A single apology can’t erase your sinister intentions that almost took my life. And you also caused Claire great suffering. You can’t get away with it just like this!”
Now that they were talking about this, Gilmore stared at Denton and said with a severe voice, “Mr. Carter, what happened tonight is all the Palmer family’s fault. As a result, you almost took action to kill me and misunderstood Chire.
“They wanted to get Claire into their family as soon as possible, so they did such evil actions, regardless of your love for Claire.
“They’re such an evil family. Mr. Carter, please cancel the engagement!”
Benjamin’s expression immediately turned dark.
Gilmore’s words were practically the death penalty for him and his family.
But what shocked him the most was that Gilmore actually knew what he was thinking about
He wanted to kill Gilmore.
He wanted to make Mr. Carter furious about the relationship between Claire and Gilmore.
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Then, Mr. Carter would give the order to marry Claire to him immediately. That was Benjamin’s main plan..
Gilmore was right in everything.
Gilmore was like a parasite in his stomach. He knew everything!
This was unbelievable!
Emerson couldn’t bear it any longer. He angrily scolded Gilmore, “Don’t you dare to spout nonsense!”
If Gilmore kept talking, the Palmer family wouldn’t be able to clear their name even with all water in a river.
However, Denton looked at Emerson and declared, “Emerson, I think Gilmore’s words make a lot of sense!”
A trace of surprise flashed across Emerson’s face. He obviously never expected that Denton would protect Gilmore.
He didn’t give Emerson, an old friend for decades, any respect at all..
Emerson was completely speechless.
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“Grandfather, Gilmore is right. To marry me into the Palmer Family, they resorted to unscrupulous means and even tried to destroy our relationship. I will never marry Benjamin.” Claire’s declaration revealed her both determination and indignation.
Denton looked at Emerson. “Emez, as you can see, neither Claire nor Gilmore are willing to accept your apology.
“You have to pay for this matter, so I have to make a difficult decision and cancel the engagement arranged by both our families.
Upon hearing this, Claire was delighted in secret.
Not marrying Benjamin was something that Claire always wanted.
Now, her wish had finally come true.
Even David and his daughter, Christine, felt satisfied. They finally saved Claire from a crisis with Gilmore.
However, the cancellation was like a bomb exploding in Emerson and Benjamin’s minds.
They were absolutely shocked!
Because not only had their family failed to gain something, they had even lost their engagement.
Emerson was completely surprised.
But today’s matter needed to come to this point. If nothing was resolved, not only would Gilmore and Claire be reluctant to believe the truth, but even Denton and the Carter family would never be able to calm down their anger
Thus, Emerson could only accept this fact.
All he could do was talk with Denton again ab
about the marriage after this matter was over.
Emerson nodded at Denton. “Okay, I’ll do as you say. This engagement is canceled now.”
Upon hearing that his grandfather had agreed with it, Benjamin’s heart was dealt with another devastating blow.
However, since his grandfather had accepted this, it would be inappropriate if he said something more about it. Emerson then left the family state with Benjamin and Wallace.
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After they were gone, Dentop ordered dozens of Phantom Guards in the hall to withdraw.
In the hall, remained only four members of the Carter Family, David and his daughter, and Gilmore.
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Denton didn’t seem so solemn anymore. He stared at Claire and Gilmore. “Why are you still standing there? Sit down.”
Claire and Gilmore came back to their senses and sat down on the sofa.
Denton ordered the housekeeper standing aside, “Stephen, ask someone to bring us some coffee.”
“Yes, sir.” Stephen left.
Minutes later, Stephen and a maid came back with a few cups of coffee.
He placed the cups on the tray in front of Denton, Gilmore, and the others.
Then he waved his hand at the maid and she left.
“Have some coffee!” Denton ordered everyone.
Gilmore, Claire’s parents, David and his daughter agreed and picked up their cups to drink.
Now that the crisis was over, everyone felt much more relaxed while drinking their coffee.
After having finished the coffee, David said to Denton, “Mr. Carter, it’s getting late. Jessica is waiting for me at home, Christine and I should go back.”
Denton nodded. “Please come with Jessica some other day. It’s been a while since the last time she visited me.”
“Sure, we’ll come here soon to visit you.” David said with respect.
“Goodbye, grandpa, uncle, aunt! Goodbye, cousin!” Christine also said goodbye to everyone in the Carter family.
Because everyone was leaving, it was time for Gilmore to leave as well.
“Mr. Carter, I’ll take my leave as well.” Gilmore stood up and bowed toward him.
Denton nodded. “When you are free, you can come to visit Claire more often.”
Those words took everyone by surprise.
Particularly, Christopher and his wife, and David thought, “Does it mean Denton now considers Gilmore as Claire’s boyfriend?”
David had mixed feelings about this. He just wanted to save Gilmore and Claire’s lives tonight.
But he wanted Gilmore to be his son–in–law, not the Carter family’s
He couldn’t accept that he secretly wanted to remind Gilmore not to fall in love with Claire.
Denton indeed saw Gilmore as Claire’s boyfriend.
Tonight, Gilmore displayed both courage and cool–headedness. He punished the Palmer family. All of these showed his outstanding abilities.
Denton had a whole new level of respect for Gilmore.
When Gilmore heard Denton’s words, he couldn’t help but glance at Claire.
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He discovered that Claire’s face had flushed with bashfulness a anticipation.
Now Gilmore had no choice. Since he pretended to be Claire’s
He replied to Denton, “Okay, I will come often to visit both you
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He discovered that Claire’s face had flushed with bashfulness and joy, and also that her eyes were filled with a trace of anticipation.
Now Gilmore had no choice. Since he pretended to be Claire’s boyfriend, he had no choice but to keep pretending.
He replied to Denton, “Okay, I will come often to visit both you and Claire.”
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Gilmore, David, and Christine walked out of the villa. Members of the Carter family saw them off.
Then the three of them got in a Rolls–Royce.
Along with the driver, they left the manor and headed for the Foster family’s place.
On the way, David looked at Gilmore and said, “You and Claire finally escaped the crisis tonight.”
Gilmore replied, “You and Christine cooperated well. Otherwise, I would’ve died tonight, and Claire would’ve been harmed.”
However, Christine, who was sitting beside Gilmore, did not think so. Because Gilmore was not really her boyfriend.
She did it not for cooperating with her father, but for herself.
Of course, she dared not say that in front of David.
Otherwise, he would fly into a rage just like her grandfather.
David remembered that Denton began to see Gilmore as Claire’s boyfriend, so he said to Gilmore, “You pretended to be Claire’s boyfriend just to help her. Though my father–in–law regards you as her boyfriend, you can’t fall in love with her.”
Gilmore looked at him and said awkwardly, “Mr. Foster, I’m afraid that I have to continue to pretend in front of Mr. Carter.
Otherwise, he’ll know that I have colluded with you to deceive him.”
David was in a dilemma.
It seemed that Gilmore could only be Claire’s “boyfriend‘ now. If Mr. Carter knew the truth, David might not be able to bear the anger of his father–in–law.
But fortunately, Gilmore and his daughter, Christine, were in love.
Even though Gilmore was pretending to be Claire’s boyfriend, there wouldn’t be any problems.
David was so confident in him because Gilmore once made a 200 million dollars bet with him in order to date Christine.
Therefore, David believed that Gilmore really loved Christine.
David looked at Christine and asked, “Christine, Gilmore is just pretending to be Claire’s boyfriend. You don’t mind, do you?”
He said this because he was worried that she would be unhappy
However, Christine was not unhappy at all about Gilmore pretending to be Claire’s boyfriend.
Because there was no difference between Gilmore pretending to be Claire’s boyfriend or her boyfriend.
However, her father had asked her about this. She could not reveal her true thoughts, so she put on a sullen expression and said. “Of course not. He’s helping my cousin.”
Seeing this, David forced a smile. It seemed that Christine still cared about Gilmore’s pretending.
The Foster family’s manor was not far from the Carter family’s so the Rolls–Royce soon arrived there.
Cilmore, David, and Christine got out of the car. Gilmore’s Mercedes was still in the parking lot of the manor.
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He had come here before it was
dark
He had planned with David’s family about what to do in the Carter family’s manor in advance.
After getting out of the car, they walked to the largest villa in the manor.
Under the lights, a beautiful woman stood at the door. It was Jessica, Christine’s mother.
She heard the sound of a car and knew that her husband and daughter were back, so she came out to wait for them.
They came to the door, Jessica looked worried and asked, “David, how’s it going? Is Claire all right? Did Dad do anything to Gilmore?”
Gilmore, who was standing next to David, smiled at Jessica, and answered, “Mrs. Foster, I’m fine. Mr. Carter didn’t do anything-to me.”
Jessica immediately asked, “And what about Claire: Is she alright?
This time it was David who replied, “She’s fine. Let’s talk inside.
Jessica nodded.
They entered the villa.
They sat down on the sofa in the living room, and the maid served coffee.
After taking a sip of coffee, David told Jessica everything that had happened at the Carter family’s place tonight.
Jessica heard that her father had ordered dozens of black–clad guards with axes at their waists to torture Gilmore.
She was shocked, and her face turned pale.
Then she heard that David and her daughter had quelled her father’s anger in the end and that Gilmore and Claire were safé and sound.
So she breathed a sigh of relief.
And when she heard that her father had canceled the engagement with the Palmer family, she was happy.
“The Palmer family is so despicable. They did bad things to try to get Claire to marry Benjamin. They wanted to harm Gilmore and bring chaos to the Carter family.
“Father was right to cancel the engagement. If Claire really married Benjamin, I’m afraid that she’d regret it in the future!”
David nodded.
He wanted to tell his wife that his father–in–law now treated Gilmore as Claire’s boyfriend, so Gilmore still needed to play the role of her boyfriend.
But he remembered what had happened in the car.
Christine was unhappy about it, so David didn’t say anything about it.
Moreover, he didn’t know whether he would make his wife unhappy if he
and tell her.
Gilmore sat and chatted for a while then he got up and left
David asked Christine to see Gilmore off.
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She went to the parking lot with Gilmore.
Gilmore took out the electronic key and unlocked the Mercedes. He opened the door and sat in the driver’s seat.
Then he looked at Christine and said, “Christine, thank you so much for tonight.”
He was sincere in his words.
If it weren’t for her cooperation, he couldn’t have made the Palmer family lose face.
However, Christine waved her hand at him. “You don’t have to thank me. I didn’t do it for you.
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“I was telling everyone that you weren’t really my boyfriend. Now we don’t have to pretend to be a couple anymore. You’re my cousin Claire’s boyfriend now.”
Gilmore looked at her and smiled. “Marco doesn’t pester you now, so you don’t need me to be your shield, no, your boyfriend anymore. Am I right?”
Christine pursed her lips and nodded. “Although it’s a bit of a blow to your self–esteem, I really don’t need your help now.
“But by pretending to be my boyfriend, you’ve got a mansion worth tens of millions of dollars. And this car is yours. You didn’t suffer any losses.”
Gilmore smiled and said nothing. He took out a document and a bank card and handed them to Christine.
Christine was stunned. “Why?” she thought.
“Christine, this is a copy of our contract. If I remember correctly, it’s clearly stated that if the contract needs to be terminated, both parties must agree. Otherwise, the defaulting party needs to pay two billion dollars as compensation.”
Gilmore looked at Christine with a crafty look on his face.
Christine was confused. “Yes, there is such a clause, and I agree to dissolve the contract.”
Gilmore smiled. “But I don’t.”
Christine was stunned. “What does he mean?” she thought.
“Doesn’t he agree to dissolve our contract?” she asked in her head.
Christine anxiously asked, “Gilmore, you want to play dirty?”
Gilmore had already fastened his seatbelt. Looking at Christine outside the window, he smiled. “You asked me to sign the contract. You’re the one who played foul first.”
“There are 40 million dollars on that bank card. It’s for the villa and the car. I bought them for you as your boyfriend
“Good night, my dear!”
After saying that, Gilmore started the car and accelerated.
With the roar of the engine, a gust of wind blew past, and Gilmores Mercedes had already galloped away.
Christine, whose long hair was messed up by the wind, was left behind. She was trembling with anger while holding the document and bank card in her hand.
She gnashed her teeth in anger. “Gilmore, you bastard, I’m going to kill you!”
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In the Palmer family’s manor. Emerson, Wallace, and Benjamin, who had just gotten home, were sitting on the sofa in the living room.
All three of them had ugly expressions on their faces.
“Benjamin, if you hadn’t been so close to Marco and his friends and trusted them so much, we wouldn’t have lost so much face tonight.”
Wallace was a little angry as he told Benjamin, “Chase them out tomorrow.”
Benjamin knew that things had gone wrong tonight, which caused his father to vent his anger on Marco.
He did not dare to retort and could only reply, “OK, Dad. I’ll drive them out tomorrow.”
However, Emerson said, “No,
o, we cannot drive them out.”
Benjamin and his father looked at Emerson in astonishment.
Puzzled, Wallace asked, “Why don’t you want to chase Marco and his friends away?”
Emerson’s eyes were deep as he said, “Because they’re Gilmore’s enemies. Gilmore made us lose face tonight. We can’t just let it go.
“We can use Marco to get revenge.
Wallace said, “Dad, if we want to get rid of Gilmore, we have skillful killers in our family. We can just send them to do it.”
However, Emerson shook his head. “No.”
“Although we can send our killers, the Foster family has arranged guards to protect him. And he’s Claire’s boyfriend now, so we can’t do anything to him.
“If Gilmore were to die in our hands, Denton would never just sit idly by. Although Denton stopped doing martial arts many years ago, his status in this field is very high still.
“As long as he gives the word, those martial arts masters will immediately wipe out our family for him”
Wallace’s face tightened.
Of course, he knew that Denton was once a great hero in the martial arts field
Even though the Palmer family was powerful, they were still a liule afraid of Denton, who was both the master of a great family and a ruthless hero.
Emerson’s gaze fell onto the undesigned and resentful Benjamin “Benjamin, there’s no need to be so concerned about the cancellation of the engagement tonight
“We didn’t lose much tonight. Gilmore has become Claire’s boyfriend, but so what?
“He’s just from an ordinary family. But Claire is Denton’s only granddaughter. Do you think he’ll marry her off to such an ordinary person!”
After saying that, Emerson placed his hand on Benjamin’s shoulder and gently patted him. “If you can’t put up with a small matter, you’ll spoil the grand scheme!
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“In the end, Denton will think that you, being superior to Gilmore in all aspects, are the most suitable candidate to be Claire’s husband.
Do you
femember why I want you to marry her?”
Benjamin’s eyes lit up. He said, I won’t forget it. You told me that Denton was an ambitious man in the martial arts field for decades.
“In those years, he accumulated countless wealth. Once I marry his only granddaughter Claire, the Carter family’s wealth will be ours.
He paused for a bit and continued, “Most importantly, when Denton was in the martial arts field decades ago, he obtained a
treasure map.
“This map is related to the King’s Treasure. As long as I can marry Claire, Denton will eventually give this treasure map to her.
“And through Claire, we’ll be able to obtain the map and the King’s Treasure. That way, our Palmer family will be able to enjoy great wealth for generations to come.”
Emerson nodded with satisfaction. “Yes, our final goal is the Carter family’s wealth and the King’s Treasure.”
Emerson found out about Denton of the treasure map decades ago by accident. Except for Wallace and Benjamin, he never told anyone else about it.
After that, Emerson looked at Benjamin and said, “You should arrange for Marco and Marlon to go somewhere else in secret.
“And tell them that you’re doing so because Gilmore has found them and asked the Carter family to kill them.”
Benjamin finally understood. “I got it, Grandpa. In that case, Marco’s group will hate Gilmore even more.”
Emerson’s eyes
es were as deep as the ocean as he said, “Tell them to hide for the time being and to not go looking for Gilmore. When the time is right, tell them to act”
Benjamin’s eyes flashed with a sharp light. “Yes, Grandpa.”
Nothing happened that night.
The next day, Benjamin sent people to ask Marco and Marlon to come to see him. He told them that he was going to arrange a new residence for them.
Marlon and Marco were puzzled.
Marlon asked Benjamin, “Mr. Palmer, do you think we’re a burden and want to chase us away?”
Benjamin quickly shook his head. “No, I don’t think you’re a burden to me. Though I feel pity for the Chapman family’s fate and want to let you stay, I’m afraid you can’t live here anymore. I’ll find a temporary residence for you.”
“If we didn’t get you in any trouble, then why do you want us to leave?” Marlon didn’t understand.
Benjamin then recounted what had happened at the Carter family’s place last night.
He told them that Christine paid Gilmore to be her fake boyfriend. Gilmore did not try to cheat, so he did not die in Denton’s hands.
Gilmore revealed that Benjamin sent Marco to stalk him and Claire. Benjamin made up the story that Denton was furious and demanded Benjamin hand Marco over to the Carter family for execution.
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Benjamin couldn’t bear to see Marco lose his life, so he ordered him to leave the Palmer family and hide for now.
Hearing this, Marlon and Marco were shocked and touched.
They were shocked that Denton wanted to kill them.
Marlon knew well how terrifying Denton was
He was a hero of his generation in Oakhaven.
They were touched because Benjamin didn’t send them to the Carter family to die.
Marlon and Marco immediately thanked Benjamin. “Mr. Palmer, thank you for not sending us to the Carter family. We’ll never forget your kindness.”
Benjamin waved his hand as if he was really a merciful person. “Mr. Salazar, Marco, what are you talking about? Since you’ve joined me, it means you trust me. How could I let you die? I’m a man of conscience!”
Marlon said sincerely. “You’re the most benevolent person I’ve ever seen, and it’s our good fortune to know you, sir.”
“Mr. Salazar, we’re on the same side, so please don’t stand on ceremony. Although I can save you now, you should be wary of Gilmore. He’s always thinking about killing you.”
Benjamin was trying to make Marlon and Marco remember that Gilmore was always after their lives.
As expected, their eyes were filled with hatred when they heard that.
If it weren’t for Gilmore, Denton wouldn’t have wanted to kill them.
In that case, they wouldn’t need to leave the Palmer family to hide.
If it weren’t for Gilmore, the Chapman family would not have gone bankrupt.
Marco gnashed his teeth. “Gilmore, one day I’ll tear you to pieces!”
It didn’t take long for Marlon and Marco to get into the vehicle Benjamin arranged for them and leave the Palmer family’s
manor.
After they left in the car, Wallace walked out of the villa.
He stood with his hands clasped behind his back as he looked at his son and asked, “Have they left?”
“Yes,” Benjamin replied.
“Did you tell them that Gilmore wants to take their lives!”
“Yes, father. You didn’t see what they were like when they heard that Gilmore wants to harm them. They wished they could eat his flesh and drink his blood!”
“Haha…”
Haha…
The father and son-in front of the villa let out chilling sneers.
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15 days later, at Newhaven Commercial Plaza…
In the past half a month, many customers shopping here saw that a shop in a prime location had been empty.
It was being renovated both day and night.
15 days later, many people found that there was a new restaurant named “Evermore Diner” in Commercial Plaza.
The restaurant was bright and clean with high–end decor. Relaxing and pleasant music was played inside.
The waiters and waitresses there were dressed neatly.
In front of the restaurant stood a big board with posters pasted in it. The signs read “Evermore Diner is open now!”
They also read. “Evermore Diner, a restaurant from the real countryside. We have the most delicious rustic food!”
“Every single dish is made from natural farming ingredients. They are truly natural, uncontaminated, delicious, and healthier. This will allow you to eat with peace of mind and make you healthier!”
“If you apply for a membership card in our new restaurant and pay 150 dollars, you’ll get 165 dollars on the card!”
“Pay 300 dollars and you’ll get 330 dollars!”
Pay 450 dollars and you’ll get 500 dollars!”
“If you spend 15 dollars in our restaurant, you’ll get a 10% discount!
A large group of people gathered in front of the posters and were talking about them.
“Rustic food?”
“Every dish is made from natural farming ingredients?”
“Truly natural, uncontaminated, delicious, and healthier?”
“Eh, they’re just exaggerating.”
“There aren’t any real rustic food now.”
“All vegetables grow in greenhouses now. We only hope that the pesticide residue doesn’t exceed the standard!”
Food was always a controversial topic in Eldoria. Unsurprisingly, the crowd did not believe that the food in Evermore Diner was natural and healthy.
In their eyes, this was more like some kind of gimmick.
Inside the restaurant, Harlan and his wife, Sophia, were unhappy when they overheard their discussion.
Sophia whispered to her husband, “Why don’t they believe we’re cooking authentic rustic food?”
“It’s not their fault. Look at our country’s food in recent years. Toxic eggs, reused dirty oil, and lean meat powder. There are too many unsafe foods, so people don’t believe that there’s really natural, healthy food anywhere,” Harlan said helplessly to his wife.
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In a soft voice, Sophia said, “It’s all those black–hearted merchants who ruined the reputation of our country’s food!”
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Harlan and his wife whispered in the store, while the crowd outside was discussing if the ingredients in Evermore Diner were really natural.
But no one entered the restaurant to give it a try.
The dozen or so waiters and waitresses in the restaurant felt a little embarrassed about it. It was the grand opening, and they had offered a lot of discounts to the customers.
It would be terrible if they couldn’t attract any customers even with all those discounts.
It was not a good sign that no customers were coming in.
Harlan thought for a moment and said to the idle waiters and waitresses, “There are so many people outside. Everyone. please go out and try to persuade them to try our food”
More than a dozen waiters and waitresses answered him together, “Okay, sir!”
Harlan and his wife owned a 50% share of the restaurant. They were the owners of the restaurant and also worked here as
chefs
The waiters and waitresses walked out of the restaurant and began to promote their food to the crowd, introducing every natural, healthy dish in the restaurant to them.
However, even though they gave detailed descriptions, the surrounding crowd still had doubts about the quality of their Food
Though all the employees had tried their best, no one walked into the restaurant.
Instead, many people left, feeling disinterested.
Seeing this, Harlan and his wife felt discouraged.
At that moment,
cars were going towards Commercial Plaza
somer
The lead car was a red Ferrari. The driver inside was a beautiful woman with fair skin and long hair that rested on her beautiful shoulders. Wearing a pair of sunglasses, she immediately attracted many people’s attention.
The beauty in the Ferrari was Claire.
Behind the Ferrari were five black Mercedes, Audis, and other luxury cars.
Several luxury cars parked in front of Evermore Diner.
Seeing the magnificent group of cars, the dozen or so employees who were still trying to get customers immediately looked happy. “Miss. Carter is here!”
“Line up quickly to welcome Ms. Carter!”
“I’ll go inside to get the fireworks!”
Some of them lined up in front of the restaurant, and some went in to get
Harlan and his wife also walked out of the restaurant to welcome Claire.
fireworks.
Claire got out of the Ferrari, while more than a dozen bodyguards in suits and sunglasses got out of the Audis.
After getting out of their car, they stood guard around a Mercedes.
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Apparently, the person in that Mercedes was extremely important.
Even the onlookers were very curious about who was inside it.
At this moment. Claire arrived in front of the Mercedes, and twd bodyguards opened the car door.
Then, a silver–haired old man in a white suit got out with
It was Denton Carter.
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Upon seeing Denton, someone in the crowd recognized him immediately. He whispered to the person beside him, “Isn’t that Denton Carter, the patriarch of the Carter family?”
“He’s not only a business tycoon in Oakhaven, but also a famous hero in the martial arts circle.”
“But, why is Mr. Carter here?”
While everyone was feeling surprised and curious, Claire walked up to Denton with a smile. “Grandpa, we’re at Evermore
Diner now.”
Denton looked up at the restaurant and nodded. “Let’s go in and have a look!”
Mr. and Mrs. Reed did not expect that Mr. Carter would come to celebrate the opening of their restaurant. They were pleasantly surprised.
“Mr. Carter, Miss Carter, welcome. Please come in!” Harlan quickly stepped forward and warmly greeted them with a smile.
Denton looked at Harlan and asked Claire, “Who is this?”
“Grandpa, this is Gilmore’s father.” Claire introduced him to her grandfather.
A smile appeared on Denton’s dignified face as he nodded to Haflan.
It was just an ordinary smile,
But Claire knew that even famous people from big families in Oakhaven could not earn her grandfather’s smile easily.
He smiled at Harlan totally because of Gilmore.
Some loud bangs were then heard. The employees standing in a line set off colorful fireworks to welcome them.
In the midst of the falling fireworks, Harlan and his wife led Claire and Denton into Evermore Diner.
A dozen or so bodyguards in sunglasses followed them inside.
The luxury cars outside left one after another; only Claire’s Ferrari stayed there.
The onlookers were very surprised to see the famous Mr. Carter and Miss Carter entering Evermore Diner.
“Could it be that this newly opened restaurant really has high–end and delicious food? Maybe the ingredients really are bought from farmers, and their countryside–flavor dishes really are natural and healthy
Otherwise, why would Mr. Carter and Miss Carter pay a visit to this place?” they thought,
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In the restaurant, Harlan courteously led Claire and Denton over to a table.
He poured tea for them as he said, “Miss Carter, Mr. Carter, welcome to my small restaurant,”
Claire smiled at him. “Thank you, Mr. Reed
The bodyguards sat at other tables randomly.
At this moment, Denton looked at Claire and said, “You told me that this restaurant has food therapy and that its business will definitely boom. But no customers have come to eat here. Why’s that?”
In fact, Claire wanted to tell her grandfather that those words had come from Gilmore, not her.
But now the restaurant was empty, and there were so many people just looking on from outside.
Of course, she could not mention Gilmore now.
Otherwise, her grandfather would doubt not only her investing ability, but also Gilmore’s abilities.
It wasn’t easy for her grandfather to cancel her marriage into the Palmer family.
If he didn’t like Gilmore in the future, she would likely have to get engaged to Benjamin again.
Grandpa, this is the first day that the restaurant has been open. Those people outside have never tasted rustic food before, so they don’t know how delicious they are, Claire explained awkwardly.
But in fact, she had never tasted Evermore Diner’s rustic food before either, just like those people outside.
Denton’s expression obviously showed that he did not believe her.
He had come to Evermore Diner because she mentioned repeatedly to him that it was different from other restaurants and it focused on food therapy.
Moreover, Claire said that food therapy would become the most popular trend in the food industry.
She also told him that she was going to invest a lot in food therapy to seize the opportunity in the market in advance.
Within a few years, she could build a restaurant group, the market scale of which would be as big as that of the Carter family’s chip industry.
Mr. Carter also felt that the concept of food therapy was innovative and had the potential to create a huge market.
So he agreed to come to Evermore Diner to have a look.
However, seeing that the restaurant was empty on its first day of business, Denton felt a little disappointed.
But no matter how disappointed he was, he had to eat here before going back. If he didn’t, it would greatly damage Claire’s
confidence.
Therefore, he looked at Harlan and said, “I’m a little hungry. I want some of your best rustic food. Let me have a taste.”
“Mr. Carter wants to taste rustic food?” Harlan thought.
He instantly felt refreshed and extremely happy. He hurriedly replied, “Mr. Carter, please give me a moment, I’ll go cook a few dishes for you right now.”
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Denton nodded slightly. Actually, he didn’t think rustic food would be very delicious. If it weren’t for Claire, he wouldn’t eat
in this restaurant
Harlan and his wife, Sophia, walked into the kitchen in high spirits.
From the kitchen came the sounds of the exhaust ventilation, burning oil, and cooking.
Soon, a waiter served the dishes. He put them on the table for Denton and Claire.
There was roast chicken cooked in an ancient way, mac and cheese, tonic drink, rice noodles, and so on. All the staple food. drinks, and dishes were there.
Claire looked at the food. She was familiar with some of it, such as the roast chicken and rice noodles, which could be seen everywhere in Oakhaven
However, tonic drink and mac and cheese were novel to her. She had never tasted them before.
The other dishes looked a little familiar, but they were different from the ones she knew
So she wanted to have a taste of them even more.
Two waitresses scooped out the thick, green tonic drink from a ceramic container with long spoons and poured it into two bowls for Denton and Claire respectively.
Then the two girls introduced it to them. “Mr. Carter, Miss Carter, this is the most famous tonic drink from Springvale, Elmwood
“It’s made with more than a dozen wild herbs with health benefits. With a fresh, natural flavor, it’s very delicious.
Of course, it was Harlan who had told the waitresses
His purpose was to let the diners know the characteristics of the tonic drink
After hearing their introduction, Claire was very interested in it.
Denton nodded slightly. Obviously, the drink made with a dozen kinds of wild herbs aroused his curiosity
Claire said to him, “Grandpa, let’s try it.”
“Okay. He nodded in reply, then scooped up the thick, green drink with a spoon and took a sip.
Then the old man frowned.
Seeing this, the waiters around him were shocked. “Does Mr. Carter think that the tonic drink isn’t delicious?
Just as they were feeling puzzled, the old man scooped up some more again and took another sip
Then a third sip a fourth.
He couldn’t stop tasting it.
But he frowned deeper and deeper.
This made the waters next to him increasingly feel that he didn’t like it at all.
Awaiter sneaked into the kitchen and reported the situation to Harlan, who was busy cooking.
Hearing that, Harlan was so scared that the spatula in his hand fell into the pot.
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He looked panicked. His eyes were dull as he said, “This is not good. Mr. Carter must think that tonic drink tastes bad!”
“I can’t believe that my restaurant will get a bad reputation on the first day of business. No one will come to eat here in the future.”
With a sad face, Harlan pulled himself together and handed the spatula to his wife. “You stay here and cook. I’ll go take
look!”
Then, he followed the waiter out of the kitchen and went into the dining area.
As soon as they arrived, they were immediately shocked.
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Because they saw that Mr. Carter and Claire were wolfing down the food on the table, as if they had been starving for several days.
Claire, a beautiful lady from a wealthy family, didn’t care about her image anymore. She tore off the wings from the chicken with both hands and began to eat until her mouth and hands were covered with grease.
However, she did not care about that at all. It seemed that there was only delicious food in her eyes.
Even Mr. Carter, a man of authoritative presence, couldn’t stop eating at the moment.
As they ate, they couldn’t help saying, “Delicious! It’s so delicious
However, Harlan found that although Mr. Carter said that it was delicious, his brows were still tightly furrowed.
He suddenly understood. Mr. Carter frowned not because the food tasted bad, but because it was just too delicious.
This made Harlan very delighted.
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After filling his belly, Denton stopped frowning at once.
He closed his eyes as if ruminating on the delicious food.
“The roast chicken was juicy and delicious. I could even taste the fragrance of rice….
“The tonic drink was mellow and green. Although it looked ordinary, the taste was refreshing.
“The rice noodles exuded the natural fragrance of rice and tasted chewy. It was a unique and enjoyable experience…
“Also…”
Denton talked like a gourmet and continued to give a review of each dish he had just tried.
Almost all the dishes got excellent reviews from Denton.
After tasting and reviewing, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at Claire, and said, “Claire, I haven’t eaten such a delicious meal in a long time!”
That was not just a pleasantry.
He was praising from his heart.
Denton, a big shot, was tired of eating delicacies.
He even started to enjoy simple dishes like sandwiches, salad, and milk
He believed that food resembled life. A man would be longing for a simple life after getting wealthy, even if he suffered a lot in the early stages of his life.
The same goes for food. After having too many delicacies, a man would prefer simple and clean food, which tasted better.
The crustic food that Denton was eating now was all clean food. So, he regarded that meal as indescribably good. Claire nodded repeatedly and said, “Yes, Grandpa! I also think that the chicken, noodles, and tonic drink were great!” With that, she licked the flavor on her thumbs, which still tasted like delicious chicken.
Seeing that, everyone in the restaurant was stunned. The waiters, Harlan, and several shocked bodyguards didn’t know what
to say.
Those bodyguards had never seen their boss gobble down food like that,
They were all surprised.
At the same time, they realized their stomachs were growling when watching Denton and Claire eating.
They wanted to find out if the roast chicken, rice noodles, and tonic drink were as good as
Denton had said.
Denton noticed that his bodyguards were all swallowing, so he said to Harlan, “Mr. Harlan, please serve my bodyguards the same food as ours.”
It took Harlan a moment to react, and then his face brightened, and he answered clearly and loudly, “Yes! I’ll go right away!”
With that, he happily went into the kitchen.
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Sophia was cooking in the kitchen. She was baffled when she saw Harlan’s happy face. So, she asked with concern, “I thought Mr. Carter didn’t enjoy the food! Why are you so happy?”
Harlan grinned. “How can you say that? They ate all the dishes. They love the food!”
Sophia widened her eyes with surprise and double–confirmed it “Really?”
“Yes! Mr. Carter just ordered more for his bodyguards.”
“If a wealthy man like Mr. Carter likes our food, do you think that means there will be more people who like it?”
“C’mon… back to work! His bodyguards are waiting!”
“Yes, let’s cook right away!”
The two of them immediately started cooking.
Soon, the rustic food was served on the table one by one.
The bodyguards ate carefully in the beginning because they wanted to give it a try first
But soon affer, they took off their sunglasses, and their eyes were full of disbelief.
They didn’t expect the rustic food to be so delicious!
The food made them more hungry, so they could not control themselves.
They started to eat like a pack of wolves. The way they ate the food looked more horrible than how Denton and Claire had
When a dish was served, all the bodyguards fought for the food at the same time, leaving behind only an empty plate in ant
instant.
Seeing that scene, the waiters were stunned
Because the bodyguards ate too fast, Harlan and his wife didn’t have enough time to cook and couldn’t keep up with their speed.
When all the bodyguards were finally full, there were 30 empty plates piled up on the table.
They ate like horses, and the table was a total mess
The bodyguards burped loudly and leaned back in their chairs contentedly, still savoring the delicious food.
They could not help but wonder when the last time they had had such a delicacy. Maybe years ago?
Then they remembered that it was the same taste that they had in their childhood….
The dishes took them back to their childhood memories.
It took a while for the waiters to come back to their senses. They slowly walked to the table and began taking away the empty plates.
While doing this work, they couldn’t help wondering why their guests today looked as if they had been starved for days.
What a strange scene.
At that point, Harlan, who had finally finished working, walked out of the kitchen
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He was happy to see throse–satisfied bodyguards. He and his wife, needless to say, did a good job again this time!
The greatest achievement for a chef was seeing someone enjoy the dishes he had prepared.
“Mr. Harlan, please come here.” Suddenly, Denton called him.
Harlan attentively walked over and asked. “What else I can do for you, Mr. Carter?”
Unexpectedly, Denton patted the chair next to him and said, “Please have a seat. I want to get some cooking tips from you.”
Harlan never expected that the big shot in Oakhaven would ask him for cooking tips. He was a little flattered.
He sat down and modestly said. “Denton. I’m not sure about my cooking tips, but I’m willing to tell you everything I know.”
Denton smiled and said, “I just want to know why the roast chicken, rice noodles, and tonic drink taste so good.”
“I see. It’s simple. The main reason is that they are made from natural ingredients. For instance, we feed the chickens farm and fresh vegetables, so chicken meat is a natural delicacy. Unlike the chicken farms that feed artificial ingredients to their chickens,” said Harlan solemnly
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Harlan knew that the most challenging part of making rustic food was the ingredients! One could make a fabulous dish by using all–natural ingredients!
Newhaven Commercial Plaza specially supplied all the ingredients for Evermore Diner.
Reassuring ingredients secured the dishes‘ quality. That was why they were so delicious!
Upon hearing that, Denton nodded and said, “I see. The secret is all about the ingredients!”
“I enjoyed your dishes today! I’ll visit this place often!”
After that, Denton stood up
and said to Claire, “If you want to invest in Evermore Diner for its rustic food, just let me know! You’ll have my financial support.
Then he walked outside. The bodyguards immediately followed behind to protect him.
After hearing what her grandpa had said, Claire came back to her senses, then her face lit up. “My grandpa also agrees that
rustic food of natural healthcare will be a huge business!”
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