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Denton walked out of the restaurant under the protection of his bodyguards. People outside were all holding their phones. and filming the big shot.
After all, it was not easy for ordinary people to meet a wealthy celebrity like Denton Carter.
It was exceedingly rare to find Denton in a small restaurant. Moreover, he was under the protection of many bodyguards.
In the age of the Internet, how could they not record it and post it on Instagram and TikTok?
This was the best chance to get more likes and followers!
Several luxury Mercedes that had left earlier returned to the entrance of Evermore Diner. Claire, Harlan, and the restaurant staff walked out to see Denton off.
They waved at the cars. Denton left in a Mercedes escorted by the bodyguards cars.
After they left, Claire and Harlan were astounded by the scene that came next.
The crowd of onlookers outside began to walk into the restaurant and order food.
Harlan looked at Claire with disbelief and asked, “What’s going on?”
He remembered that his employees had tried in vain to get those people to try the dishes in the restaurant.
How come they were taking the initiative now?
Claire was also surprised to see the restaurant filling up
She was baffled for a moment, then she embarrassedly smiled and said to Harlan, “It must be because of my grandpa and his bodyguards! They enjoyed the food so much!
“So these people were convinced by them!”
Harlan suddenly understood. “You and Mr. Carter have advertised our restaurant. That was the best promotion ever! Thank you so much.”
Claire shook her head and said, “No need to thank me! Have you forgotten that I’m also one of the owners?”
“You’re right. Since we have guests now, I’ll get back to work.”
“Yes, I’d better let you get to it!”
Harlan quickly walked back into the restaurant.
Claire’s face lit up when she saw the packed restaurant and the busy waiters.
She let out a hearty smile.
She noticed the potential for a restaurant with natural healthcare when Gilmore shared his thoughts on the new concept with her.
After trying the dishes in Evermore Diner, she was confident that this type of restaurant would be popular.
She planned to settle the address of the branch and get ahold of ingredient suppliers. After that, she would brand the Evermore Diner and process its registration.
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Because there would be many cheap imitators once the natural healthcare idea and Evermore Diner got popular.
She needed to think ahead to ensure its future and a place for it in the marker,
About half an hour later, all the guests tasted the rustic food.
The roast chicken was juicy, tender, and delicious. The tonic drink was made of all kinds of wild vegetables and tasted unique. And the rice noodle was fragrant and soft. Apart from those, guests also enjoyed other dishes.
The tasty dishes made the guests more hungry. They shouted, “Excuse me, one more roast chicken, please! Thanks!”
“One more tonic drink, please!”
“Let me add one piece of rice noodles! Thank you!”
“Excuse me. I want to order…
All the guests turned into starving wolves.
The delicious rustic food had completely won them over.
Even worse, more passersby outside looking to eat came into the Evermore Diner because it was so lively and everyone was wolfing down food.
More people walked into the restaurant.
Thus, a surprisingly lively scene occurred in the restaurant. Once a group of guests left, more guests would gather around the vacated table.
Moreover, all the departing guests would purchase membership cards when paying their bills. It seemed that they were ready to be long–term customers.
The cashier, waiters, and waitresses bustled around the restaurant. Sorne of them were busy serving, and some were busy tidying up
They were astonished by the booming business.
In the next few days, a video went viral on the Internet on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter, and it made all kinds of headlines.
It was a video of Mr. Carter and Claire gobbling down food at Evermore Diner.
The videos were titled “The Big Shot Denton Carter Appeared in a Restaurant“, “The Hungry Crippled Dragon!“, “A Big Shot’s Poor Table Manners“, and “Rich People are Horrible Eaters!”
This video showed Denton and his granddaughter at the grand opening of Evermore Diner. In the video, they ate as if they had never seen food before. Someone filmed it and posted it online.
However, the person doing the filming didn’t expect that the video would go viral.
The video won public attention mainly because Denton was a celebrity. And his table manners contrasted strongly with his
social status.
Denton, the big shot, should have eaten all kinds of delicacies before.
But he was wolfing down food in this restaurant.
Even his granddaughter, Claire Carter, a noble lady from a wealthy family, was also wolfing down the food
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That was not what the public imagined about elegant celebrities having food.
The contrast between reality and imagination brought the video unprecedented popularity.
And along with the hot video, the place they had the food, the Evermore Diner, also got very popular.
Many people wanted to know how good the food in that restaurant tasted.
Why did celebrities like Mr. Carter and his granddaughter eat so voraciously? Even showing disregard for their manners and status in front of the food!
In addition to the video of Denton and Claire gobbling down food in the Evermore Diner, more videos of the crowded Evermore Diner appeared on the Internet. In those videos, every guest was happily munching away!
With the successful promotion online, Evermore Diner naturally became popular offline.
When it was time to eat, a crowd always lined up at the entrance of the restaurant.
Within a few days after opening, Evermore Diner became the most popular restaurant in Newhaven Commercial Plaza. One night, Claire stood in front of the floor–to–ceiling glass windows in the vice president’s office on the 20th floor. From there, she could overlook the entire plaza and the long line of customers next to Evermore Diner,
“Miss Carter, it seems that Gilmore was right. Evermore Diner became the most popular restaurant within a month,” Irene, who was standing beside Claire, said with admiration.
She didn’t believe in Gilmore when he assured her about the success of Evermore Diner.
However, just a few days after the restaurant opened, it truly became the hottest place to
She genuinely admired Gilmore for his intelligence.
eat in Commercial Plaza.
Claire smiled confidently at Irene. “You’ll soon see our Evermore Diner become popular around Oakhaven!”
At that moment, someone knocked on the office door. “Claire, it’s Gilmore. May I come in?”
Upon hearing that, Claire immediately turned around to open the door. When she saw Gilmore standing outside the door, her face brightened. “Gilmore! There you are!”
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Gilmore and Claire sat on the sofa in the office. Irene left the office after serving them two cups of coffee,
“Gilmore, you were right. The of rustic food with natural healthcare is very popular. We’ve succeeded!” Claire said happily.
But Gilmore shook his head and said, “This is just the beginning We still have a lot of work to do. We’ll have succeeded once we’ve opened up branches of your restaurant all over the city”
“Well, that’s why I invited you to come here today. We’re going to open a branch now,” Claire said.
She got up, took a tablet from the desk, and sat next to Gilmore She tapped on the Map app.
Tve sent someone to look into and choose the location of our branch in Oakhaven. I’ve been to the places they found to check them out. They’re all good options with regard to location and popularity.”
Gilmore said, “Well, it’s up to you. Whichever location you choose is fine.”
“But there’s a problem. The location I’ve chosen is surrounded by hotels and fast–food places that are part of Gastronova Ventures. Our branch would have to deal with strong competitive pressure.” Claire shared her concerns
Gilmore had already looked into the background of Gastronova Ventures. It was an enterprise under the name of the Palmer family. What a coincidence. There had been some bad feelings between him and the Palmers.
Moreover, it was the largest restaurant group in Oakhaven with a market value of billions.
Gilmore was facing an inevitable commercial war against Gastronova Ventures since he decided to brand Evermore Diner and open its branches in every commercial plaza in Oakhaven.
They held grudges against each other, so the war would be more intense.
Gilmore was not afraid of the market competition he would face from the Palmers.
According to his God’s Eye, Castronova Ventures would be defeated by Claire’s natural healthcare restaurant and eventually close down.
The Palmer family, a top–ranked wealthy family, would decline after that
Gilmore had implemented the natural healthcare restaurant in advance so the Palmers would collapse faster.
Gilmore said firmly to Claire, “Our Evermore Diner will defeat Gastronova Ventures.”
Claire did not like the Palmer family in the first place, so she agreed.
She nodded at Gilmore with confidence and determination in her eyes.
Then, she started to talk about preparations for opening a branch. “If we’re going to expand the business, there will be dozens of branches. At that time, we’ll need capable ingredients suppliers who are able to handle the logistics and hundreds of cooks who can prepare the rustic food
Gilmore nodded and said, “You can just focus on opening the branch. I’ll take care of all these things related to the suppliers and employees.”
Claire was curious inwardly. She thought, “Is he capable of ensuring that we can get such a huge amount of ingredients? Also, where is he going to find hundreds of qualified cooks?”
But she trusted Gilmore without asking any questions. He was a man who stuck to his word.
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The popularity of Evermore, Diner proved Gilmore’s strength.
That night, they talked about many plans for Evermore Diner.
At the same time, in the Palmer family’s manor, Benjamin sat on the sofa in the living room, watching a video that recently went viral on his phone.
This video was of Denton and Claire munching on food in Evermore Diner.
After watching the video, Benjamin frowned slightly. He looked at his father, Wallace Palmer, who was sitting on another sofa, and asked in confusion. “Dad, why do you think Mr. Carter ate in that restaurant? And how come his video is posted all over the Internet?”
“That’s Claire’s hype. I heard that this restaurant belongs to her and Gilmore’s parents, Wallace answered indifferently.
“It’s pretty shameful of her to use her grandfather just to hype up the restaurant.”
Benjamin was still confused and asked, “Why do you think Claire chose the catering industry? How much can this small restaurant profit?”
“I believe she did it to form a stronger bond with Gilmore. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they set up a profitable company? Of course, Gilitiore can only manage a small restaurant with his poor strength,” Wallace said disdainfully.
Benjamin nodded in agreement. That makes sense. I heard that Mr. Carter canceled the engagement between us, but Claire’s finances are still under his control.”
She can’t use the funds of the Carter family unlimitedly unless she managed to do a good job in the Newhaven Commercial Plaza project. But it’s quite impossible because the performance of Newhaven Commercial Plaza has barely increased in the past six months,” he continued.
“If Claire fails to meet the requirements, Mr. Carter would suggest we get married again.
“She can’t improve the performance by running a restaurant, but Gilmore’s efforts could be seen. After all, she wants Mr. Carter to approve of Gilmore.”
“Well, I feel sorry for her because what she wants won’t happen Wallace sneered. The small restaurant will not improve her performance, and Gilmore is not businessman material.”
Benjamin pondered for a while and thought of something, then said to his father, “Dad, I have an idea. Why don’t we buy Gilmore’s shares of Evermore Diner?”
“Then, I’ll be Claire’s business partner in the restaurant, not Gilmore.”
Wallace’s eyes lit up when he heard that! It was a good idea!
The reason Gilmore and Claire were running Evermore Diner was because of their relationship. If Benjamin took over Gilmore’s position, Claire would pay more attention to Benjamin.
Then Benjamin could also use this restaurant to bond with Claire.
But Wallace suddenly frowned with concern. T’m afraid Gilmore won’t sell his shares to you.”
Benjamin confidently comforted him. “Don’t forget, money talks, I don’t believe he won’t sell out for a high price.
“And even if he won’t, his parents would be glad to.”
Wallace nodded. “Alright, send someone to buy Evermore Diner tomorrow. Let’s throw money at it.”
He did not care about money because money was insignificant compared with the fortune of the Carter family and the
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The next morning, Gilmore took his parents to Evermore Diner in his Mercedes.
As soon as they arrived, Gilmore noticed a luxury car parked in front of the restaurant.
He wondered who the owner of that luxury car was.
He and his parents alighted from the car and were about to enter the restaurant. Just then, the door of the luxury car opened. and three people got out. One of them was Benjamin.
Of the other two, one was a middle–aged office lady, and the other was a young man with a briefcase in his hand, wearing a suit and glasses.
“Gilmore, good morning!” Benjamin smirked and greeted him.
Gilmore did not expect to find out that Benjamin was in that car
“When you see this guy, nothing good ever comes from it,” Gilmore thought to himself.
He said to his parents. “Mom, Dad, leave me to him.”
His parents recognized Benjamin, who had a conflict with their son in the restaurant the other day.
They wondered what he wanted this time.
They did not like him, but they entered Evermore Diner as their son advised.
Gilmore then looked at Benjamin and said, “Look who we have over here! What can I do for you, Mr. Palmer?”
“Big business, my friend! I’ve already reserved a room at Everleigh Restaurant, how about joining me there? Let’s drink and have a talk, Benjamin said.
Gilmore was intrigued by what trick this guy was trying to pull, so he shrugged and said, “Sure, at least I’ll get a free meal out of it.”
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In a private room of the Everleigh Restaurant in a mall, Gilmore, Benjamin, a middle–aged woman, and a man in a suit were sitting at a table.
A waiter served each one of them a cup of water.
Apart from the water, many dishes of snacks were placed on the table.
After serving the water and snacks, the waiter left the room and closed the door.
“Gilmore, have some snacks, please,” Benjamin said warmly.
Gilmore had not eaten anything yet, so he picked up a dessert pleat and acted like he was at home.
Seeing that, the rest of the others also picked up their knives and forks and began to eat.
“By the way, I forgot to introduce these two to you,” Benjamin said while eating.
Gilmore was busy eating and did not even raise his eyes as he said, “Introduce them then.”
Seeing Gilmore’s indifference, Benjamin was a bit angry inwardly.
But he suppressed his anger when thinking of buying Evermore Diner.
-Therefore, he gestured to the middle–aged woman on the left and said, “This is Ms. Patterson, the General Manager of Gastronova Ventures”
Ms. Patterson, who was wearing heavy makeup, immediately smirked and said to Gilmore, who was still busy eating, “Nice to meet you, Mr. Reed!
But Gilmore didn’t even look at her. As he ate, he replied, “Okay”
With that answer, Ms. Patterson’s smirk suddenly disappeared.
Benjamin was also offended, but he continued to introduce the man in the suit on his right. “This is Mr. Alex, our chief lawyer in Castronova Ventures.”
Gilmore then lazily raised his eyes and said to Benjamin, “I see. A general manager and a chief lawyer from your family business. I guess the big business you mentioned is that you want to purchase my Evermore Diner?”
After hearing what Gilmore said, the other three were surprised,
They wondered how he knew that.
They could never know that he had used his God’s Eye to see through their purpose while eating.
In addition to that, Gilmore also saw Benjamin and his father’s plan from last night.
He did not expect that Benjamin wanted to get engaged to Claire again by purchasing Evermore Diner and replacing him in his position.
By doing that, he would get the wealth of the Carter family.
What a ruthless ambition!
Gilmore planned to keep it a secret and trick Benjamin.
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“What? Did I guess wrong? Gilmore pretended to be surprised.
It took Benjamin a moment to react, and then he immediately smiled at Gilmore. “No, you’re very smart. You figured it out even before you heard it from me,
“You’re right, I do want to buy Evermore Diner. Name your price
Gilmore picked up a steak and said while cating. “Mr. Palmer, why are you interested in my small restaurant? After all, your family is the big shot in the catering industry.
Benjamin replied with a smile, “Your Everinore Diner has character and charm. So, we’d like to open a restaurant just like it.”
“But Claire and I own this restaurant together. I’m afraid I can’t sell it to you,” Gilmore said, pretending to be hesitant.
“Don’t worry. Just sell your shares to me secretly, and I promise you that she’ll never know about it.
“But my parents want to keep this restaurant, and they like what they’re doing….
“That’s fine. Even if you sell me the restaurant, your parents can still work there”
“But as you can see, Evermore Diner is getting popular on the Internet recently, and our business is good.”
“Yes, of course! That’s why I’m willing to pay you more than the value of your shares. Now… name your price. Benjamin smiled.
Gilmore took a sip of tea and said. “Well, you can have it as long as you can afford it. I’m not a big fan of being a restaurant owner anyway.
Benjamin was ecstatic to hear that. He thought to himself, “As I expected, he’s a poor man from the countryside who can’t resist the temptation of money,”
Benjamin asked Gilmore, “So, what’s your price?”
Gilmore held up one finger on his right hand.
Seeing that finger, Benjamin, Ms. Patterson, and Mr. Alex looked at each other.
Then, Ms. Patterson, who had heavy makeup on, managed to make a smile and asked, “Mr. Reed, is that a million dollars?” Gilmore gave her a withering look and said, “My restaurant earns 100 thousand dollars a day, Are you kidding me?”
Ms. Patterson looked embarrassed and did not know what to say.
Only a fool would sell such a good business for a million dollars
Thus, Mr. Alex’s eyes lit up behind his glasses, and he said, “Mr. Reed, you mean 10 million dollars?”
However, Gilmore directly answered, “No!”
Mr. Alex and Ms. Patterson showed looks of disbelief on their faces as they wondered, “Is this guy trying to sell that small restaurant for 100 million?”
Benjamin also frowned in disbelief, looking at Gilmore and asking, “You mean 100 million dollars?”
This time, Gilmore smiled. “Yes, 100 million dollars”
Benjamin’s face twitched while he thought, “100 million dollars for a small restaurant? What a greedy bastard! Is he crazy?” After that, Gilmore added. “US dollars!”
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After they heard what he said, Benjamin’s face turned blue, and Ms. Patterson and Mr. Alex were also astonished.
They tried hard to not punch Gilmore.
There were all thinking, “100 million dollars is such a large amount of money!
“How dare him!
“Is that a joke? What an absurd price!”
However, Gilmore felt that it was a reasonable price.
His serious expression was telling them that the quoted price was indeed not a joke.
And he would not accept a bargain.
After a while, Benjamin calmed down. He looked at Gilmore and said, “It’s too expensive! How about 70 million?”
Ms. Patterson and Mr. Alex thought that even 70 million dollars was still extremely high.
However, Gilmore firmly said. “Then forget about my restaurant. I know it’s a small restaurant, but bear in mind that Claire and I are forming a great bond because of it
“If we get married one day, the huge assets of the Carter family will be mine. At that time, I’d get way more than 100 million.
“Now, do you think 100 million dollars is too high of a price?”
Benjamin was stunned.
Gilmore had told his secret out loud.
The reason he wanted to buy Evermore Diner was because of Claire. He planned to bond with her and get the wealth of the Carter family through marriage.
He didn’t expect Gilmore to have the same plan!
Benjamin was angry inwardly but forced a smile and said, “Gilmore, it’s not that simple. I’m afraid Mr. Carter won’t let you marry Claire.
“That’s because you aren’t from a wealthy family. Mr. Carter would never let his only granddaughter marry an average man.”
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Gilmore nodded. “You’re right. Because of that, I want to sell Evermore Diner at a good price. So there’s nothing to regret if I can’t get the wealth from the Carter family.”
Benjamin heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, Gilmore was not that into Claire. So, it sounded like a beneficial situation for Benjamin.
“Gilmore, I’ll give you 80 million dollars for the Evermore Diner
“I think you’re not the decision–maker. Why don’t you go back home and discuss it with your dad? My offer is 100 million dollars, and that’s final! Gilmore was already full so he was about to leave. He picked up a toothpick and stood up.
Benjamin was dazed. He knew that Gilmore was right–he was not the decision–maker. 100 million was beyond the bounds of his ability.
Thus, he said to Gilmore, “Alright, I’ll think about it.”
Gilmore said, “Okay. Get back to me soon
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In the Palmer family’s manor, Wallace shouted in shock and anger. “What? 100 million dollars? Is he crazy?”
After hearing from Benjamin that Gilmore’s price for Evermore Diner was 100 million, he was furious and stupefied.
Moreover, that 100 million was just 50% of the shares of Evermore Diner.
Wallace knew the market price. 100 million dollars was even enough to buy a big company.
Benjamin angrily said, “He said he would keep the restaurant to bond with Claire if he couldn’t sell it. And once they get married, he’d have all of the Carter family’s wealth.
“So, he won’t do any bargaining”
Wallace’s eyes flashed with anger. “As I expected, he did everything for the Carter family’s money”
Then, Wallace looked at Emerson sitting on the sofa and asked, Dad, what do you think?”
Emerson’s eyes flickered, and he said, “I think we can buy Evermore Diner for 100 million dollars.”
Wallace and Benjamin were shocked!
They didn’t expect that Emerson would agree to buy the restaurant for 100 million!
Wallace hurriedly said, “But Dad, everyone in Oakhaven would laugh at us for buying half of the shares of a small restaurant for 100 million!”
“It looks stupid at first, but once Denton and Claire see Gilmore’s true colors as being a greedy and profit–driven man, they would no longer treat him as a candidate to be the son–in–law,” Mr. Emerson calmly said.
“They would choose Benjamin instead once they find out that we spent 100 million to buy the restaurant just to bond with Claire. We’d win their trust and respect.”
While Mr. Emerson spoke, his face looked cold and cruel. ‘Maybe Gilmore won’t even get the chance to spend the 100 million he gets from us.”
Wallace caught on and said, “Do you mean to kill him after giving him the money? And get our money back?”
“Without the protection of the Carter family, killing him would be as easy as killing a dog,” Mr. Emerson said flatly.
Wallace and Benjamin were overjoyed by this idea. That made sense! Without the protection of the Carter family, Gilmore would be a weak lowlife with a large amount of money.
“Tadmire your wisdom and courage, Grandpa Benjamin immediately stood up and bowed to Mr. Emerson.
Mr. Emerson just waved his hand. “That’s enough. Make sure to take down the Carter family and the girl this time. Don’t mess it up like last time. And be wary of Gilmore.”
Benjamin’s eyes looked sharp and firm as he declared, “I won’t let you down this time, Grandpa! I’ll make Gilmore suffer humiliation!”
Mr. Emerson nodded.
The three of them n continued to discuss how to deal with Gilmore in the living room of the manor.
However, at the same moment, in Newhaven Commercial Plaza, Gilmore was slowly swirling a glass of red wine in Claire’s office.
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With his God’s Eye, The witnessed how the Palmer family planned to buy Evermore Diner for 100 million and remove him from being a candidate to marry into the Carter family.
And how they planned to kill him once he was unprotected after giving him the money. Then, they would get their 100
million back.
A smirk lifted up a comer of his lips.
He admitted that the Palmer family was wily, treacherous, and ruthless.
He would hardly be able to escape from their trap without his insightful God’s Eye.
“What? Benjamin wants to buy your shares of Evermore Diner? Claire, who was sitting behind the desk, was shocked after learning about Benjamin’s intention.
Gilmore nodded. Yup, he wants to buy my shares. And I’ve given him a price
Upon hearing that, Claire was angry. “Why did you offer to sell han 50% of the shares? You’re willing to sell everything for his dirty money?”
She was sad and disappointed inwardly.
The reason she had opened Evermore Diner with Gilmore was for them to bond.
Apart from that, she had been moved by his idea of natural healthcare food.
However, Gilmore was going to sell her goodwill and her valuable Evermore Diner to Benjamin, who made disgusted her
the most.
She just couldn’t understand it.
Gilmore calmly said, “First of all, I only said I’d sell 30% of Evermore Diner in Newhaven Commercial Plaza, not 500% of the Evermore Group.
“Secondly, it’s not dirt money. I asked for 100 million for 50% of the shares of this restaurant!”
Claire was stunned. After a while, she came to her senses and said, “You mean you’d sell half of the shares for 100 million dollars…?“.
Half of the shares of a small restaurant would sell for 100 million dollars! She was shocked because no one would do business like that.
Unless the restaurant was made of gold.
Moreover, Gilmore said that he would only sell 50% of the shares of one restaurant, not the entirety of the Evermore Group.
That meant that Gilmore was still Claire’s partner. They were just ending the partnership in the restaurant in Newhaven Commercial Plaza.
That sounded acceptable.
But she was still a little confused. “Are they willing to pay 100 million to buy 50% of the shares of Evermore Diner?”
Gilmore then told Claire about Benjamin’s plan.
Benjamin wanted to use the restaurant to bond with her, so he could get all the wealth of the Carter family after marrying
her.
In the end, Gilmore looked at Claire and said, “It seems like theyll suffer a loss after spending 100 million dollars, but they
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After hearing what he said, Claire asked in surprise, “Did Benjamin tell you everything?”
Gilmore shook his head, “No. I was just guessing, but it’s pretty close.”
Claire fell silent. She knew that Gilmore was right, the Palmer family wanted to arrange the marriage only to get the Carter family’s wealth.
“I won’t let them win!” Claire said with a sharpness in her eyes,
Gilmore nodded. “Of course we won’t let them win. Moreover, we’ll make them pay for it.”
“Pay for it?” Claire looked at him in confusion.
Gilmore whispered in her ear for a while.
After she heard what he whispered, her face lit up and she smiled. “Good plan!”
Gilmore raised his glass of red wine and said with a smile on his face, “Let’s just wait for the 100 million for our next branch! Cheers!”
A graceful smile appeared on Claire’s face. She also raised her wine glass from the desk, and then they chinked glasses
‘Cheers!
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The next day at noon, Gilmore and Gerald drove to the parking lot of the Atlas Hotel.
The Atlas Hotel was a five–star hotel owned by the Palmer family as well as the most famous hotel in Oakhaven.
Gilmore came here due to Benjamin’s call from last night. And today, it was where they would sign the purchase contract regarding 50% of the shares of Evermore Diner.
Gerald was worried about Gilmore’s safety, so he came along.
Gilmore was holding a document as he got out of the car with Gerald. They walked into Atlas Hotel together.
The chairman’s office was on the top floor of the hotel. There were two guards in suits and sunglasses standing in front of the door.
Seeing Gilmore and Gerald approach, the two bodyguards raised their hands to stop them. They sternly asked, “Who are you!”
I’m Gilmore, Benjamin invited me here,” he said.
A bodyguard scanned him and said, “You can go in, but not the guy behind you.”
Gilmore then said to Gerald, “Wait for me outside.”
Gerald nodded. Although he couldn’t enter, he could break in if anything happened to Gilmore.
The bodyguards opened the office door and said, “Go in!”
Gilmore walked into the office. The bodyguard quickly shut the door behind him.
“Welcome! Gilmore, you’re here!” As soon as Gilmore entered the office, he heard a welcoming voice.
Following the voice, he saw Benjamin standing up from the big chair behind his desk with a face full of joy.
In addition to Benjamin, Ms. Patterson and Mr. Alex were sitting on the sofa next to him. Gilmore remembered their faces)
Gilmore nodded slightly at Benjamin. “Sorry to keep you waiting
“No worries! Please take a seat!” Benjamin kindly gestured for him to sit on the sofa.
Gilmore sat down. Seeing that, Ms. Patterson stood up and got two cups of coffee from the coffee machine, and then placed the coffee cups on the table in front of both Gilmore and Benjamin.
Benjamin took a sip of the coffee. He looked at Gilmore and said. “Let’s get straight to the point. Yesterday, you quoted me 100 million for 50% of the shares of Evermore Diner.
“After discussing it with my family, they all agreed that the quoted price was unreasonably high.
“But we thought it over some more. We think Evermore Diner has its own charm and character. More importantly, I will be able to cooperate with Claire. That matters a lot to me.
“Claire has always been my dream girl. So I begged my family repeatedly. In the end, they agreed to pay 100 million for 50%
of the shares of Evermore Diner.”
Gilmore nodded. “You have keen eyes, Mr. Palmer! It’s a good deal
Hearing that, Benjamin forced a smile. “Of course!”
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But he was cursing inwardly, “Yeah, a good deal for youl Bastard
He was suffering a great loss!
He would never have spent such a large amount of money if it wasn’t for Claire and the Carter family!
However, just as his grandfather said, Gilmore might not be able to spend the money anyway.
“Mr. Alex, bring us the contract, please,‘ Benjamin said to his lawyer.
After hearing that, Alex reacted quickly and began to get something out of his briefcase.
“Hold on,” Gilmore said right then..
Benjamin and the others immediately looked at Gilmore. Benjamin asked, “Yes?”
“Let’s sign my contract, not yours,” Gilmore said in a friendly manner to Benjamin.
Benjamin immediately realized Gilmore’s concern. He didn’t trust the terms that Alex would have.
Benjamin knew that their contract looked good and professional, but Alex played with the language on it.
He wanted to trap Gilmore with a problematic contract.
But Gilmore was wary of the contract and had come prepared, so Benjamin had to drop his plan.
see. So you brought a contract with you.” Benjamin said to Alex, “Please put our contract back, Mr. Alex.”
Alex agreed and closed his briefcase.
Gilmore placed his documents on the table and said, “Please take a look at my contract.”
Benjamin glanced at Ms. Patterson and Mr. Alex.
The two immediately understood and started to read Gilmore’s contract.
After carefully reviewing the contract, they nodded at Benjamin, indicating there was no problem with it.
“Good! We can sign the contract now.” Benjamin’s face lit up.
Gilmore nodded. “Okay. Let’s make the deal.”
Mr. Alex opened up his briefcase again. He took out two pens and handed one each to Gilmore and Benjamin. He also took out an ink pad.
They signed their names and pressed their fingerprints on the last page of the contract.
After that step, Gilmore and Benjamin would have a contract under seal in two copies.
Then, Gilmore said to Benjamin, “Now, can I have the money in my bank account according to our contract?”
The 100 million was a pain to Benjamin, but he still said to Ms. Patterson, “Transfer 100 million to Mr. Reed’s account.” Ms. Patterson nodded. She looked at Gilmore and said, “Mr. Reed, please let me know your bank account number.” Gilmore simply took out a bank card from his pocket and showed it to Ms. Patterson. Transfer the money to this card.” It was for a bank account at Juliss Bank. Claire had given him that bank card.
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Ms. Patterson took the bank card from him and dialed a number
She said on the phone, “Hello, please transfer 100 million dollar to this account number.”
Then she gave the person on the other end his bank account number.
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After that, she hung up the phone and handed the card back to Gilmore, and said, “Mr. Reed, we’ve transferred the money to
second.” your account. It’ll arrive at any
Gilmore took back his card and nodded. “Thank you!”
Then, he casually put the bank card into his pocket.
“Beep! Beep!”
Just then, he received a message.
He tapped on the message. It was from Claire. Her message was simple: 100 million arrived!”
Claire was the owner of the bank card, so she was the person who received information about the account.
Since she had already received the money, Gilmore had completed his task.
He said to Benjamin, “Since we’ve closed the deal, I’ll be leaving now.”
But Benjamin smiled and called out to him. “It’s almost lunchtime. Since you’re in our Atlas Hotel, I’ll treat you, and we can celebrate our successful business deal.”
After hearing what he said, Gilmore quickly realized that he was up to something.
So, he used his God’s Eye to see what was about to happen.
A smile lifted up a corner of his lips as he realized, “Oh! That’s how it is!”
He said to Benjamin, “Since you’re willing to pay, then I’m willing to join you for lunch.”
“Great! You’ll be my guest! Let’s go downstairs.”
Gilmore and Benjamin walked out, and Ms. Patterson and Mr. Alex followed behind them.
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In a luxurious private room in the Atlas Hotel.
Gilmore and Benjamin took their seats, while Ms. Patterson, Mr. Alex, and Gerald were in another private room next door.
The waitress served tea to Gilmore and Benjamin.
Although they had sat down, Benjamin did not order food right away.
He seemed to be expecting someone.
Gilmore took a sip and said to Benjamin. “Did you invite someone else?”
Benjamin smiled as he replied, “Yes, I did. They’ll be here soon.
Gilmore nodded without saying more.
Right after their conversation, they heard the sound of voices and footsteps coming from outside the door.
A waiter opened the door of the private room, then Mr. Emerson and Wallace walked in.
And following behind them were Denton, Claire, Christopher, and his wife.
Almost every key member of the Carters and the Palmers had come.
“Welcome, please have a seat!” Emerson warmly said to the Carter family members.
Denton was a little surprised when he saw Gilmore, and asked him, “Why are you here?”
Before Gilmore could explain, Benjamin said to Denton, “I just bought Evermore Diner from him, so he was invited after closing our deal?
After hearing that, Denton frowned. He glanced at Gilmore and then sat down in silence.
Seeing that, Benjamin was delighted. He thought that Mr. Carter was disappointed because Gilmore had sold the restaurant
A hint of complacency flashed across Emerson’s and Wallace’s eyes.
They knew that Benjamin had purposely informed Mr. Carter about the deal, even though Benjamin sounded innocent.
At the same time, Gilmore was expressionless.
He knew that Benjamin just thought of himself as being so clever
Emerson guided everyone to sit down.
Claire took a seat next to Gilmore, which made Benjamin feel a bit jealous.
But he quickly put away his emotions as soon as he focused on his plan.
He planned to make Gilmore disappear from Claire’s side by telling Mr. Carter what his true colors were.
“Please serve the dishes now! At this time, Wallace ordered the waitresses in the private room.
The waitresses acknowledged him and then left the room.
After a while, they served the dishes one by one.
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All kinds of delicacies were then placed on the table.
The waitressés then served wine to everyone.
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Emerson raised his glass of red wine and said to Denton with a smile, Denton, we invited you here today because of our rudeness at your place last time. We apologize for that.
“Let me make a toast to you. Denton
Denton also raised his glass and said, “What happened is already in the past! Let’s not mention it. Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
Emerson and Denton drank up the wine in their glasses.
Following that, Wallace and Benjamin also stood up and toasted Denton and Christopher couple.
After the greetings, Emerson said to Benjamin in a careless way, Benjamin, I heard that you bought a restaurant?”
Benjamin immediately replied, “Yes, that’s right. I purchased a 50% share of Evermore Diner in Newhaven Commercial Plaza from Gilmore.”
“Evermore Diner…” Emerson pondered for a while, then he said to Denton, The Evermore Diner? Where you and Claire had food and made it famous?”
Denton nodded and said, “Yes. Claire and Gilmore opened that restaurant. I went there to support them a few days ago on -its opening day. But I never expected someone would film us and make the restaurant famous.”
Emerson asked curiously, “In the video, you seemed to be enjoying the food. I wonder how good the food tastes.”
Denton nodded. “Their rustic food was delicious and unforgettable.
Emerson looked at Benjamin and said, “Did you hear that? Mr. Carter enjoyed the food in Evermore Diner very much. You must take good care of the restaurant in the future for him.”
“Don’t worry. I will make sure the food tastes as good as before, and I won’t sell it to anyone no matter what, Benjamin said in a seemingly unintentional way, but in fact, he had meant every word.
Hearing that, Denton raised his eyes and said to Benjamin, “How much did you spend on Evermore Diner?”
Benjamin stared at Denton and firmly said, “100 million dollars
Upon hearing that, Emerson and Wallace pretended to be shocked, but Claire’s parents genuinely were shocked.
They couldn’t believe that a restaurant had cost him 100 million dollars.
On the other hand, Gilmore and Claire looked calm because they already knew.
In their eyes, Benjamin was a pathetic idiot who planned to move Denton’s heart by spending 100 million on the restaurant.
“I don’t know what to say. Why did you spend 100 million on a restaurant, Benjamin?” Emerson anxiously asked Benjamin.
However, Benjamin confidently said, “Grandpa, I didn’t spend 100 million just for a restaurant. I wanted to win Mr. Carter’s favor and Claire’s partnership.
“So, 100 million was a good deal to me. I spent it all for Claire, and I want her to be my wife in the future. By that time, all the wealth of the Palmer family will also belong to her.
“I spent 100 million because I followed my true heart, therefore won’t regret it.”
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Emerson’s eyes flickered as he nodded. “You’ll have my support. You’re right. Claire and Mr. Carter deserve all of our wealth.”
Wallace also nodded seriously, saying, “Yes! You have our suppor
When the Palmers enjoyed themselves in the drama, they wondered if the Carters would be moved to tears.
After that, they would look down on Gilmore, who had just sold the restaurant.
And of course, they would look favorably upon Benjamin instead.
However, just as they were expecting a compliment from the Carter family, a round of applause suddenly burst out.
Wait… Who was applauding?
They first thought that Mr. Carter was praising them and applauded.
But
when they noticed the one who was doing the clapping, they were all angry inwardly.
Because that person was Gilmore.
With a bright smile on his face, Gilmore looked at them and clapped. “Tm moved by your sincerity and Jove for Claire and the Carter family. Where is the applause?
“For Claire and the Carter family, cheers!”
After saying that, he stood up with a firm look and drank up his wine in front of the Palmer family members.
Benjamin’s face twitched because Gilmore was embarrassing them
The Palmer family and the Carter family should be the center of attention at this banquet. Why did Gilmore make fun of
them?
And why did he applaud and toast them? Who did he think he was!
Benjamin was raging inwardly. “What the hell’s wrong with him?
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Although Benjamin was furious, he still had to maintain a graceful manner.
But he would never drink with Gilmore.
Benjamin turned to Denton and said, “Please allow me to propose a toast to you. I wish you a long and happy life!”
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But Denton waved his hand and said, “Thank you, but I’m too old and can’t drink too much now. Gilmore will drink for me”
Upon hearing that, Benjamin was a bit embarrassed. He didn’t see that coming.
He thought to himself, “Why is he still in favor of Gilmore? Why is he not mad at him for selling the restaurant?”
But then he believed what Denton had said, and thought, “Maybe Denton is truly not good at handling his alcohol. Gilmore is holding a wine glass sitting next to him, so he would have Gilmore drink instead of himself as a matter of course.”
Thinking of that, Benjamin knowingly smiled.
He said to Denton, “Since you can’t drink too much, then don’t drink. Let’s eat something.”
After saying that, he put down his wine glass and attentively served Denton some food.
He purposely neglected Gilmore because he did not want to drink wine with him.
But Gilmore didn’t care at all. He immediately raised his glass and said to Claire, “Cheers to me for successfully selling the shares of Evermore Diner, and cheers to the Evermore Group’s promising future!”
Claire smiled sweetly and gracefully raised her glass. “Cheers! For the future of the Evermore Group!”
They clinked glasses and drank up their wine.
Seeing that, Benjamin and his father and grandfather were all in a daze.
Shouldn’t Claire be furious about what Gilmore did? After all, he had sold half of the shares!
In addition, what was the Evermore Group that Gilmore had just mentioned?
They sensed that something was wrong.
‘Don’t be mad at Gilmore for selling the shares,” Benjamin said to Claire. “Even without the restaurant, he can still develop something great in other businesses. He was trying to alienate them by saying pretty words.
He pretended to be caring, but he wanted to provoke her into getting angry. However, he failed to do so.
On the contrary, Claire smiled at Benjamin, which was a rare thing to see for him, and said, “I’m not mad at Gilmore. The shares he sold belonged to a branch restaurant of our Evermore Group.
“He sold them for 100 million, which enabled our Evermore Group to have enough capital to expand.
“We now have the necessary funds to develop the Evermore Group, and we also increased my performance in Newhaven Commercial Plaza by 500% in one day.
After saying that, she looked at her grandfather sweetly. “Grandpa, has my performance been good enough to lift my restrictions?”
A kind smile appeared on the old man’s face, and he nodded to Claire. “Our initial agreement was for you to increase your performance in Newhaven Commercial Plaza by 10% in two years, and that was your goal.
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“But after cooperating with Gilmore, your performance in Newhaven Commercial Plaza increased by 500%. You didn’t just meet the requirement, you overshot it by a mile.
“Thus, your restrictions have officially come to an end.
I won’t interfere with your decisions in the future. You can make your own way and marry whoever you like.
“But you and Gilmore need to thank Benjamin properly. You wouldn’t have reached your goal without him. You should toast
him.”
Claire and Gilmore said to Denton together, “Yes, Grandpal”
“Yes, Mr. Carter!”
Then, Gilmore and Claire raised their glasses and said to Benjamin, “Mr. Palmer, thank you for helping us! Cheers!”
Seeing that, Benjamin was dumbfounded!
It turned out that Gilmore and Claire had set up a company–the Evermore Group.
Gilmore only sold Benjamin half of the shares of one of the restaurants of the Evermore Group, not the entire group.
So Gilmore and Claire were still in a partnership.
What made Benjamin even angrier was that he spent 100 million on Evermore Diner, which was still under the control of the Evermore Group!
That made him out to be a complete idiot who had bought Evermore Diner for 100 million.
100 million dollars!
In the end, Claire and Gilmore were still in a good relationship, and Mr. Carter was proud of what Gilmore had done!
But Benjamin and the Palmer family got nothing-
Benjamin was about to vomit blood out of anger.
Mr. Emerson and Wallace also looked terrible.
They realize that they had once again fallen into Gilmore’s trap.
100 million!
They gave the money to Gilmore just like that!
They felt like he had eaten their flesh and drank their blood.
That hatred was so deep that even no words could describe the feeling!
Although Benjamin was on the verge of collapsing, he couldn’t show it at this banquet.
He forced a smile, raised his glass, and said to Gilmore and Claire. “My pleasure!”
During the remaining time of the banquet, the Palmer family could only force themselves to smile, and they looked absent- minded, whereas Gilmore and Claire were enjoying the banquet They exchanged sweet glances and seemed to be loving and happy.
That upset the Palmer family even more.
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When the banquet was finally over, the Palmer family gave the Carter family members a send–off.
After that, they went back to the office on the top floor of the hotel. Emerson sat in the big chair with a terrible look on his
face.
Sensing his rage, Benjamin and Wallace didn’t even dare to breathe.
“Grandpa… what should we do about the 100 million?” Benjamin carefully asked.
Emerson was boiling with rage. He didn’t expect to miscalculate!
This time, he was less calculating than Gilmore!
“I hope he won’t spend the money. Otherwise, I’ll make him pay! Emerson slammed his hand down on the armrest.
That slam made the wooden armrest break and fall to pieces on the ground.
Benjamin was shocked by that power.
His grandfather was not a force martialist like Denton.
But he had been a martialist decades ago.
That hard slam of his was truly astonishing.
Wallace looked at his father and asked in concern, “Will we be in trouble if Denton finds out what we’re gonna do to Gilmore?”
“Yes, there will be trouble if he knows about it.” Emerson spoke solemnly with sharp eyes.
“So we mustn’t let the Carters know who attacked Gilmore.”
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Wallace seemed to have thought of something and said in a low voice, “Why don’t we use Marlon Salazar? He wants to revenge for what Gilmore did to the Chapmans. In this way, no one would suspect us if Gilmore turns up dead.”
Upon hearing that, Emerson slowly returned to his usual calmness. He nodded and said, “Hmm… Alright. Let Marlon deall with him…
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A Mercedes whooshed by, heading for the Palazzo.
Gilmore and Claire were sitting in the back seat.
The driver was their loyal bodyguard, Gerald.
Claire did not return to her home with Denton and her parents. Instead, she was in Gilmore’s car.
Because her grandfather had lifted her restrictions, she had the freedom to choose her life. At the same time, Denton wouldn’t interfere in her decisions. That was the reason why she could sit in Gilmore’s car now.
She was ever the moon because Gilmore had earned 100 million from Benjamin! So she wanted to stay with him in the car.
In the back seat, she smiled at Gilmore. “Mr. Emerson must be furious in his office now! The Palmers must hate us so much for taking 100 million from them!“
Gilmore chuckled. “You’re right. He is furious and also thinking of how to deal with me.”
As he spoke to her, his God’s Eye had witnessed what happened in Emerson’s office–such as how Emerson slammed the armrest into pieces and when Wallace suggested sending Marlon to kill him.
Of course, Claire did not know anything about his God’s Eye.
She thought that Gilmore was just guessing like she did.
“Don’t worry. You’re my boyfriend now. No matter how much they hate you, they won’t dare to do anything to you because of my family,” she said to him.
Gilmore nodded.
He knew that the Palmers were wary of the Carters, so they wouldn’t act rashly.
But the Palmers could pay someone else to do the dirty work for them.
Marlon would be that person!
He was the
e most trusted butler of the Chapman family and a true martialist.
Gilmore’s eyes flickered with danger.
It seemed that he had to get rid of that trouble.
But he did not plan to kill Marlon.
There was no blood feud between them, so it was unnecessary to kill him. Gilmore would not act blindly.
Marlon was just a hidden problem.
Gilmore had no intention of killing him yet.
Directly killing someone was the last option he would choose.
Real masters preferred to kill people without leaving a trace.
But Gilmore planned to send the killer to kill the person who had initiated it all. That was what clever people would do.
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In other words–Murdera person with a borrowed knife!
Gilmore wanted to apply that trick to Marlon.
But he couldn’t go to find Marlon right now, as he was in the car with Claire.
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“Mr. Emerson invited us to the banquet and said that it was an apology, but he just wanted to inform Grandpa and me abour what you did!” Claire was so happy that she couldn’t stop talking,
“They thought that we’d be mad at you and kick you out of the family, and they didn’t expect that we would set up the Evermore Group!”
In fact, Gilmore had used his God’s Eye to foresee what happened in the Atlas Hotel today in advance.
Therefore, that day in Claire’s office, he told her his plan ahead of time.
She knew the plan. Therefore, when Benjamin repeatedly reminded Claire and Mr. Carter that Gilmore had sold the restaurant, they reacted calmly.
Benjamin would fall into the trap and say that he was very willing to pay 100 million for half of the Evermore Diner’s shares and that he didn’t regret it at all.
Just as Gilmore had expected, Benjamin repeatedly demonstrated his loyalty to Claire and the Carter family during the banquet and showed his willingness to pay 100 million for the restaurant.
But when he heard about the Evermore Group and realized that he was in a trap, he could only suffer in silence.
After all, he had already proved his willingness!
Denton was also calm when he heard the deal because Claire had informed him about it all before the banquet.
It was all part of Gilmore’s plan.
Moreover, she told Denton that the 100 million they got from selling the restaurant could solve the financial problem they had regarding opening up dozens of branches in Oakhaven.
By doing that, the Carter family could expand Evermore Diner all over Oakhaven without spending a penny.
How would Denton respond later when he heard about Benjamin’s deal during the banquet?
He would be so proud of Gilmore’s business gift. After all, he sold 50% of the shares of the restaurant for 100 million!
The Palmer family had set up traps from beginning to end.
But they never expected that they would be set up by Gilmore instead.
Gilmore returned to reality from his memories.
He smiled at Claire and said, “Since we have the 100 million for development from Benjamin now, let’s make good use of this money! We’ll open our Evermore Diner branches all over Oakhaven and become the top brand in the market.”
Claire’s eyes glowed with hope as she confidently said, “The next step is to defeat Castronova Ventures and be the boss of the catering industry in Oakhaven!”
“We have enough money now. We need to get the branch done on time. I’ll take care of the recruiting and ingredients supply in the next two days,” Gilmore said solemnly.
Claire nodded and said, “I’ve already sent someone to refurbish the location, and they’re busy working on it. It will be ready to open in half a month.”
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She was still curious about how Gilmore would solve the ingredients supply issue.
At the moment, the demand for ingredients was not very high because there was only one restaurant. They could just buy fresh vegetables from a few villages nearby.
However, once all of the branches opened, the demand would be astonishing. By that time, they would need supplies from
border areas.
It was tricky for her to find suppliers in the border areas. On the one hand, the manpower and material resources needed were too large. On the other hand, it would be impossible to deal with all the uncertainties.
However, she trusted Gilmore’s capabilities. She knew that he could handle it.
After all, he had repeatedly proved himself and showed his extraordinary talent by selling 50% of the shares of the restaurant for 100 million!
He was truly magical!
Soon, the car arrived at the Palazzo. Gilmore got out and said to the driver, Gerald, “Take Claire back to the office and pick up Everly on your way back.”
Everly was high school student. In recent days, Gilmore had been driving his car to take her to school and bring her back.
Gerald said, “Okay, after sending Miss Carter off, I’ll pick Everly up at school.”
After hearing that, Claire said to Gilmore, “Hold on. I’m free today. I’m not going back to the office.”
“Then he’ll take you back home,” Gilmore said.
Claire said again, “Not now. I want to stay at your place.”
Gilmore had no choice but to agree. “Alright! Since you want to stay at my house, you’re welcome to do so!”
When she heard that, a smile lit up her face. She then got out of the car and closed the door.
While watching the couple enter the villa, Gerald shook his head in the car. “Hmm… Something is going to happen. Now I’m jealous. When can I have some good luck with a beautiful lady…
With a sigh, he started the car again and left the villa to pick Everly up.
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Gilmore did not expect that Claire’s “brief visit would last until the night.
It did not take her long to become good friends with Everly, who had just returned from school. The two of them chatted and laughed as though they had known each other for a long time.
This puzzled Gilmore and Gerald. Do all girls become such good friends in less than an hour?
They were able to chat about everything from clothes to shoes, lipstick to nail polish, to what they ate and wore today.
This was truly an eye–opener for Gilmore and Gerald.
Claire, the pampered daughter of a rich family, even personally prepared a sumptuous dinner with Everly.
When the food was served. Gilmore thought that it would be unpalatable.
However, the food turned out to be very tasty. It seemed that Claire was unlike the typical rich girl.
Gilmore gave her a thumbs–up. “Not bad! Your cooking is better than I thought!”
“I didn’t prepare this myself. I did this with Everly. You should praise her too, Claire said humbly.
Everly was Gilmore’s younger sister. Claire said this so she could build a better relationship with Everly.
Once she became close friends with Everly, the latter’s brother would not be able to escape her clutches.
“That’s right! You’re so biased, Gilmore. You’re only praising Claire, not me.” Everly pouted and feigned disappointment. Gilmore pinched her smooth and round nose. “You little girl, when have I ever not taken your side? Of course I know you cook well
“But Claire is a rich girl who can cook well. How can you think I’m biased for complimenting her?”
“Gilmore, you’re pinching my nose again. You’re always treating me like a kid.” Everly rubbed her nose and grumbled. “So what? Aren’t you a kid? Or do you think you’re an adult now? You’re still too young!” Gilmore pinched her nose again.
“I’m an adult, and I’m not a child, Everly said with a look of despair.
Seeing the siblings bicker, both Gerald and Claire laughed.
The dinner ended in a happy atmosphere.
Claire and Everly washed the dishes and wiped the table clean together.
When everything was done, Claire sat down on the sofa.
Then, she said to Gilmore, who was drinking water, “Gilmore, pour me a cup too.”
Gilmore looked at her. “Aren’t you going back?”
Claire did not look eager to leave at all. She said, “It’s still early. I go back later.”
Everly also sat down on the sofa and said, “Gilmore, it’s not every day that Claire visits our house. I still have a lot to talk to
her about!
If Gilmore did not know that the two girls had just
each other more than an hour ago…
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He would have thought that they were old friends.
The friendship between women was just that magical.
Gilmore played the elder brother role and told Everly, “Go to your room and study.”
She had no choice but to agree reluctantly, “Okay,”
She turned to Claire and said, “Claire, I’ll go upstairs first.”
Claire smiled. “Go ahead!”
Only then did Everly go upstairs.
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“Cough, rough, um, I’ll go take a shower, Gerald said. Staying in the living room now would just make him the third wheel.
Without waiting for their reply, he went upstairs.
Gilmore shrugged, not knowing what Gerald was up to.
He continued drinking his tea and playing with his phone.
Claire drank her tea while glancing at him from time to time.
“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t keep looking at me. Gilmore said without looking up from his phone.
Claire did not expect him to know that she was pecking at him, but she immediately denied it. “Me? Look at you? I’m just checking out your house decor! It’s not bad!“)
“Christine gave me this place. The decor was her masterpiece,” Gilmore said.
“Gilmore, did you fall in love with Christine while pretending to be a couple with her?” Claire asked, testing him-
Gilmore did not answer. Instead, he looked straight at Claire. “Did you fall in love with me because I pretended to be your boyfriend?”
Claire was stunned. She did not expect such a question from him.
She snapped back to reality. A faint blush appeared on her face, and then she said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m going to check on Everly”
She walked up the stairs and disappeared in no time at all.
Gilmore wanted to stop her from disturbing Everly from studying, but she was already gone..
He gave up and continue playing with his phone.
It was almost nine at night. Gerald came downstairs and said, “Gomore, I’m going to Evermore Diner to pick up your parents now. Do you want me to send Miss Carter back?”
Gilmore looked upstairs and sighed. “Forget it. I don’t think she’s leaving tonight. You can go ahead!”
A meaningful smile appeared on Gerald’s face. “Oh, does this mean you’re going to have a wonderful night with Miss Carter tonight?”
“Gerald, do I look like that kind of guy to you? I’m a gentleman. Claire will be sleeping with Everly. Gilmore looked at him with disdain.
Gerald was speechless..
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Gilmore, a gentleman?
Bah!
Gerald knew that Gilmore had feelings for Christine but also had his first love, Lilian Morales.
Sooner or later, Claire would also be Gilmore’s woman.
“Fine, fine. I hope you keep your word, gentleman. I’m leaving,” Gerald said and left the villa.
After a while, the sound of a car came from outside as Gerald drove away.
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Inside the villa, Gilmore sighed and said to himself, “Can’t blame Gerald for not believing that I’m a gentleman. Even I don’t believe that,”
However, no matter how beautiful Claire was or how wonderful the night was, there was no way anything was happening between them tonight.
That was because he had to meet someone elsewhere.
That someone was
s none o
other than Marlon.
He would be missing out on a golden opportunity if he did not go.
Gilmore looked upstairs. That was it between him and Claire tonight.
He walked out of the villa, got in his Mercedes, and left.
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Gilmore did not expect that Claire’s “brief visit would last until the night.
It did not take her long to become good friends with Everly, who had just returned from school. The two of them chatted and laughed as though they had known each other for a long time.
This puzzled Gilmore and Gerald. Do all girls become such good friends in less than an hour?
They were able to chat about everything from clothes to shoes, lipstick to nail polish, to what they ate and wore today.
This was truly an eye–opener for Gilmore and Gerald.
Claire, the pampered daughter of a rich family, even personally prepared a sumptuous dinner with Everly.
When the food was served. Gilmore thought that it would be unpalatable.
However, the food turned out to be very tasty. It seemed that Claire was unlike the typical rich girl.
Gilmore gave her a thumbs–up. “Not bad! Your cooking is better than I thought!”
“I didn’t prepare this myself. I did this with Everly. You should praise her too, Claire said humbly.
Everly was Gilmore’s younger sister. Claire said this so she could build a better relationship with Everly.
Once she became close friends with Everly, the latter’s brother would not be able to escape her clutches.
“That’s right! You’re so biased, Gilmore. You’re only praising Claire, not me.” Everly pouted and feigned disappointment. Gilmore pinched her smooth and round nose. “You little girl, when have I ever not taken your side? Of course I know you cook well
“But Claire is a rich girl who can cook well. How can you think I’m biased for complimenting her?”
“Gilmore, you’re pinching my nose again. You’re always treating me like a kid.” Everly rubbed her nose and grumbled. “So what? Aren’t you a kid? Or do you think you’re an adult now? You’re still too young!” Gilmore pinched her nose again.
“I’m an adult, and I’m not a child, Everly said with a look of despair.
Seeing the siblings bicker, both Gerald and Claire laughed.
The dinner ended in a happy atmosphere.
Claire and Everly washed the dishes and wiped the table clean together.
When everything was done, Claire sat down on the sofa.
Then, she said to Gilmore, who was drinking water, “Gilmore, pour me a cup too.”
Gilmore looked at her. “Aren’t you going back?”
Claire did not look eager to leave at all. She said, “It’s still early. I go back later.”
Everly also sat down on the sofa and said, “Gilmore, it’s not every day that Claire visits our house. I still have a lot to talk to
her about!
If Gilmore did not know that the two girls had just
each other more than an hour ago…
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He would have thought that they were old friends.
The friendship between women was just that magical.
Gilmore played the elder brother role and told Everly, “Go to your room and study.”
She had no choice but to agree reluctantly, “Okay,”
She turned to Claire and said, “Claire, I’ll go upstairs first.”
Claire smiled. “Go ahead!”
Only then did Everly go upstairs.
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“Cough, rough, um, I’ll go take a shower, Gerald said. Staying in the living room now would just make him the third wheel.
Without waiting for their reply, he went upstairs.
Gilmore shrugged, not knowing what Gerald was up to.
He continued drinking his tea and playing with his phone.
Claire drank her tea while glancing at him from time to time.
“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t keep looking at me. Gilmore said without looking up from his phone.
Claire did not expect him to know that she was pecking at him, but she immediately denied it. “Me? Look at you? I’m just checking out your house decor! It’s not bad!“)
“Christine gave me this place. The decor was her masterpiece,” Gilmore said.
“Gilmore, did you fall in love with Christine while pretending to be a couple with her?” Claire asked, testing him-
Gilmore did not answer. Instead, he looked straight at Claire. “Did you fall in love with me because I pretended to be your boyfriend?”
Claire was stunned. She did not expect such a question from him.
She snapped back to reality. A faint blush appeared on her face, and then she said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m going to check on Everly”
She walked up the stairs and disappeared in no time at all.
Gilmore wanted to stop her from disturbing Everly from studying, but she was already gone..
He gave up and continue playing with his phone.
It was almost nine at night. Gerald came downstairs and said, “Gomore, I’m going to Evermore Diner to pick up your parents now. Do you want me to send Miss Carter back?”
Gilmore looked upstairs and sighed. “Forget it. I don’t think she’s leaving tonight. You can go ahead!”
A meaningful smile appeared on Gerald’s face. “Oh, does this mean you’re going to have a wonderful night with Miss Carter tonight?”
“Gerald, do I look like that kind of guy to you? I’m a gentleman. Claire will be sleeping with Everly. Gilmore looked at him with disdain.
Gerald was speechless..
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Gilmore, a gentleman?
Bah!
Gerald knew that Gilmore had feelings for Christine but also had his first love, Lilian Morales.
Sooner or later, Claire would also be Gilmore’s woman.
“Fine, fine. I hope you keep your word, gentleman. I’m leaving,” Gerald said and left the villa.
After a while, the sound of a car came from outside as Gerald drove away.
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Inside the villa, Gilmore sighed and said to himself, “Can’t blame Gerald for not believing that I’m a gentleman. Even I don’t believe that,”
However, no matter how beautiful Claire was or how wonderful the night was, there was no way anything was happening between them tonight.
That was because he had to meet someone elsewhere.
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other than Marlon.
He would be missing out on a golden opportunity if he did not go.
Gilmore looked upstairs. That was it between him and Claire tonight.
He walked out of the villa, got in his Mercedes, and left.
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Gilmore did not expect that Claire’s “brief visit would last until the night.
It did not take her long to become good friends with Everly, who had just returned from school. The two of them chatted and laughed as though they had known each other for a long time.
This puzzled Gilmore and Gerald. Do all girls become such good friends in less than an hour?
They were able to chat about everything from clothes to shoes, lipstick to nail polish, to what they ate and wore today.
This was truly an eye–opener for Gilmore and Gerald.
Claire, the pampered daughter of a rich family, even personally prepared a sumptuous dinner with Everly.
When the food was served. Gilmore thought that it would be unpalatable.
However, the food turned out to be very tasty. It seemed that Claire was unlike the typical rich girl.
Gilmore gave her a thumbs–up. “Not bad! Your cooking is better than I thought!”
“I didn’t prepare this myself. I did this with Everly. You should praise her too, Claire said humbly.
Everly was Gilmore’s younger sister. Claire said this so she could build a better relationship with Everly.
Once she became close friends with Everly, the latter’s brother would not be able to escape her clutches.
“That’s right! You’re so biased, Gilmore. You’re only praising Claire, not me.” Everly pouted and feigned disappointment. Gilmore pinched her smooth and round nose. “You little girl, when have I ever not taken your side? Of course I know you cook well
“But Claire is a rich girl who can cook well. How can you think I’m biased for complimenting her?”
“Gilmore, you’re pinching my nose again. You’re always treating me like a kid.” Everly rubbed her nose and grumbled. “So what? Aren’t you a kid? Or do you think you’re an adult now? You’re still too young!” Gilmore pinched her nose again.
“I’m an adult, and I’m not a child, Everly said with a look of despair.
Seeing the siblings bicker, both Gerald and Claire laughed.
The dinner ended in a happy atmosphere.
Claire and Everly washed the dishes and wiped the table clean together.
When everything was done, Claire sat down on the sofa.
Then, she said to Gilmore, who was drinking water, “Gilmore, pour me a cup too.”
Gilmore looked at her. “Aren’t you going back?”
Claire did not look eager to leave at all. She said, “It’s still early. I go back later.”
Everly also sat down on the sofa and said, “Gilmore, it’s not every day that Claire visits our house. I still have a lot to talk to
her about!
If Gilmore did not know that the two girls had just
each other more than an hour ago…
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He would have thought that they were old friends.
The friendship between women was just that magical.
Gilmore played the elder brother role and told Everly, “Go to your room and study.”
She had no choice but to agree reluctantly, “Okay,”
She turned to Claire and said, “Claire, I’ll go upstairs first.”
Claire smiled. “Go ahead!”
Only then did Everly go upstairs.
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“Cough, rough, um, I’ll go take a shower, Gerald said. Staying in the living room now would just make him the third wheel.
Without waiting for their reply, he went upstairs.
Gilmore shrugged, not knowing what Gerald was up to.
He continued drinking his tea and playing with his phone.
Claire drank her tea while glancing at him from time to time.
“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t keep looking at me. Gilmore said without looking up from his phone.
Claire did not expect him to know that she was pecking at him, but she immediately denied it. “Me? Look at you? I’m just checking out your house decor! It’s not bad!“)
“Christine gave me this place. The decor was her masterpiece,” Gilmore said.
“Gilmore, did you fall in love with Christine while pretending to be a couple with her?” Claire asked, testing him-
Gilmore did not answer. Instead, he looked straight at Claire. “Did you fall in love with me because I pretended to be your boyfriend?”
Claire was stunned. She did not expect such a question from him.
She snapped back to reality. A faint blush appeared on her face, and then she said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m going to check on Everly”
She walked up the stairs and disappeared in no time at all.
Gilmore wanted to stop her from disturbing Everly from studying, but she was already gone..
He gave up and continue playing with his phone.
It was almost nine at night. Gerald came downstairs and said, “Gomore, I’m going to Evermore Diner to pick up your parents now. Do you want me to send Miss Carter back?”
Gilmore looked upstairs and sighed. “Forget it. I don’t think she’s leaving tonight. You can go ahead!”
A meaningful smile appeared on Gerald’s face. “Oh, does this mean you’re going to have a wonderful night with Miss Carter tonight?”
“Gerald, do I look like that kind of guy to you? I’m a gentleman. Claire will be sleeping with Everly. Gilmore looked at him with disdain.
Gerald was speechless..
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Gilmore, a gentleman?
Bah!
Gerald knew that Gilmore had feelings for Christine but also had his first love, Lilian Morales.
Sooner or later, Claire would also be Gilmore’s woman.
“Fine, fine. I hope you keep your word, gentleman. I’m leaving,” Gerald said and left the villa.
After a while, the sound of a car came from outside as Gerald drove away.
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Inside the villa, Gilmore sighed and said to himself, “Can’t blame Gerald for not believing that I’m a gentleman. Even I don’t believe that,”
However, no matter how beautiful Claire was or how wonderful the night was, there was no way anything was happening between them tonight.
That was because he had to meet someone elsewhere.
That someone was
s none o
other than Marlon.
He would be missing out on a golden opportunity if he did not go.
Gilmore looked upstairs. That was it between him and Claire tonight.
He walked out of the villa, got in his Mercedes, and left.
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In a hillside villa outside the suburbs of Oakhaven.
The living room was ablaze with lights. An old man in gray clothes was answering a phone call on the sofa, looking solemnn.
The old man was Marlon Salazar.
With a serious expression, he said to the phone, “Mr. Palmer, don’t worry! I’ll find a chance to get rid of Gilmore as soon as possible!”
He then hung up the phone.
His eyes flashed with a fierce light.
The call was from Wallace, who had only one thing to say.
He wanted Marlon to find a chance to get rid of Gilmore.
He would then arrange for Marlon Salazar and Marco Chapman to be sent to Amerest.
Marlon was indebted to the head of the Chapman family, Roger Chapman. He had always wanted to avenge Roger and his family.
The only reason he had not taken action was that the timing was not right.
Now, the Palmer family wanted him to kill Gilmore as soon as possible. They would send him and Marco to Amerest after the job was done.
This meant that he had nothing to be worried about.
He decided to take the risk. No matter what, he had to kill Gilmare
He looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already eight at night.
He was alone in the villa. Marco was not around.
Ever since Benjamin ordered him and Marco to move from the Palmer residence to this mountain villa in the suburbs, Marco could not stand the loneliness of being in the countryside.
He would visit the bars in Oakhaven every night to vent his frustrations.
He would not come back until late at night.
Marlon picked up the glass on the table and poured himself a glass of wine.
Just as he was about to take a sip of the wine, he heard the sound of a car outside.
He wondered if Marco had somehow come home early tonight
However, he felt that it was impossible. It had only been over an hour since Marco left for the bar in the city. There was no way he would return so quickly.
That left only one possibility; someone from the Palmer family had come.
Very few would come to this villa located halfway up the mountain outside the city. During his time here, the Palmer family would only come to send them food and other necessities.
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That was why Marlon thought of the Palmers when he heard the sound of a car outside.
He put down the glass and got up, ready to have a look outside.
Unexpectedly, a person walked in the door instead.
When Marlon saw who it was, a glint appeared in his eyes. His entire expression turned cold.
It was Gilmore.
What was Gilmore doing here?
Had he come here with experts from the Carter family?
After all, Marco had sneaked photos of Gilmore and Claire. He even told Benjamin that Gilmore and Christine were a couple.
Benjamin was even using this evidence to push Gilmore to a dead end.
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Furthermore, Benjamin had told him that Mr. Carter was upset at Marco for framing Gilmore and Claire. The old man was so mad that he wanted to get revenge on him and Marco.
Therefore, his first thought upon seeing Gilmore was that his address had been leaked and that Gilmore had brought experts from the Carters to settle the score with him.
Don’t be nervous. I came alone.” Gilmore smiled at Marlon.
Marlon perked up his ears. Sure enough, he could not hear anyone else outside.
His expression relaxed as well.
There were no Carter family experts, only Gilmore, Naturally, Marlon did not need to be nervous.
Rather, he felt as though Gilmore had walked right into a trap. This time, Gilmore would not be able to escape his clutches.
“I can’t believe you found this place and even walked right in on your own.” A cold smile appeared on Marlon’s face.
Gilmore did not seem to care about his threat at all. He walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. Looking at Marlon, he asked, “Wallace just called you to kill me, right?”
Marlon was shocked, but did not show it.
How did Gilmore know about Wallace’s call?
However, Marlon did not think too deeply about it. He looked at Gilmore and said coldly. “You know I want to kill you. Why did you
walk right into this trap yourself? You must have a death wish”
Gilmore smiled, but did not immediately reply. He picked up the glass on the table and poured himself a cup of wine instead.
He took a sip before looking at Marlon. “No, I’m not here to die. Em here to save you from your impending death”
Marlon was stunned but he soon roared with laughter. “Do you think you can scare me with just a few words?”
His laughter came to a sudden stop and his eyes were filled with killing intent. He looked at Gilmore and said, “You made the Chapman family go bankrupt, and put Mr. and Mrs. Chapman in prison. I’m going to send you to hell as payback.”
Marlon raised his palm to hit Gilmore.
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“Wait!” Gilmore shouted.
Marlon glared at him. “What? Do you have last words?”
Gilmore sneered. “Marlon, you really think you can kill me? You think too highly of yourself.
Why do you think you’re still alive? I know where you live. If I told the Carters, do you think you would have the chance to kill me here?
“And if you kill me, do you think Wallace will really send you to Amerest? They’ll just throw you into the sea and feed the sharks.”
Marlon could not help frowning. How did Gilmore know Wallace was going to send him and Marco to Amerest?
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Moreover, Gilmore was right. Since Gilmore knew where he was hiding, there was no need for Gilmore to send himself to death.
All he had to do was inform the Carter family, and Denton would immediately send his experts to kill him.
This was why Marlon immediately became suspicious.
He looked at Gilmore, “You mean, Wallace is going to get rid of me and Marco once we kill you?”
Gilmore nodded. “That’s right. That way, the Palmer family will get off scot–free after I die. They’ll push all the blame onto you. Ill be as if they were never involved.
You’re the Palmer family’s scapegoat. Once you’ve killed me, they’ll abandon you.”
Marlon’s eyes sparkled. “Why should I believe you?”
“Won’t we know once we try?” Gilmore retorted.
“How?” Marlon frowned.
“Call Wallace and tell him that you’ve brought me here. Ask him what to do with me,” Gilmore said.
“What next?” Marlon inquired further.
“He’ll say that he’ll be sending someone over. Once his guy confirms that I’m in your hands, he’ll silence all of us and even set this villa on fire, Gilmore replied.
He added, “Wallace will want to destroy all evidence. Of course, even if the police figure out who we are, there’ll be people who claim that you took me down with you just because of my feud with the Chapman family.”
Marlon was not altogether convinced, but he was no longer as determined to kill Gilmore as he was in the beginning.
He knew that if Gilmore was right, he would not just become a chess piece, but also die without knowing why
Marlon grabbed his phone from the table and called
The call was soon connected and Wallace’s voice came through. “Marlon, is something wrong?”
Marlon said, “Mr. Palmer, I’ve got. He’s in my villa right now. Should I kill him right now?”
“No, don’t. I’ll send someone over right now. Don’t kill him yet.” Wallace’s voice seemed pleasantly surprised over the phone.
“Yes, Mr. Palmer. I’ll wait for your guy”
After that, Marlon hung up the phone. His frown deepened.
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This was because Gilmore’s prediction was right. After Wallace heard that he had captured Gilmore, he said he would send
someone over.
Wasn’t this too much of a coincidence?
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