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The board members erupted in laughter.
Everyone looked at Andrius like he was an idiot.
Donovan was the second largest shareholder of the company. He was not the most powerful person in Sumeria, and there were indeed people who could take his place away from the city, but it was definitely not a mere assistant.
“Shhh…”
Andrius gestured to silence the laughing group. He then dialed a number on his phone.
“The second largest shareholder of New Moon Corporation, Donovan Seaview… I want him out of the city for good.”
“F*ck.” Donovan felt challenged.
Even though Andrius was nothing but a clown to him, being disrespected by a mere assistant in front of other board members fueled his anger. He glared at Andrius and said with gritted teeth, Boy, if you can’t make your claims come true today, I will make sure you crawl out of this place…”
Ring!
Before Donovan could finish, his phone rang.
He answered it and heard an anxious voice from the other end. “Mr. Seaview, this is bad! We received news from the police, saying that you are a prime suspect in money laundering for a casino! Our accounts are all frozen by the banks!”
Donovan was shaken by the sudden news.
Other than his informant in the casino and himself, no one else on earth knew about the money
laundering.
The casino would never report him to the police!
Who could have done it then?
Before he could wrap his head around the situation, he got another phone call.
He did not even get the chance to speak and was urged by another anxious voice, “Donovan, something bad has happened to your properties. The land you bought near our old house is being taken back due to illegal purchasing procedures! You are also wanted for a tax–evading investigation!”
Donovan broke out in a cold sweat when he learned the news.
He had several secret properties back at his old house with his family. He bought it under his friend’s name because he did not want his status with the corporation to hold him accountable for
tax. He did a good job keeping it conspicuous and spent quite a fortune to seal lips.
If those involved snitched on him, they themselves would be arrested first before him.
Therefore, it was impossible for them to betray him.
Who would have spilled the secret?
Then, another call came in.
Donovan answered. This time, he could no longer keep his calm. His hand was shaking.
On the other end of the call was the angry voice of his uncle.
“You son of a b*tch! What is wrong with you? You asked me to get you an investor for a project, and I introduced you to my best friend, but you són–of–a–b*tch, you took all the money?! You scammed even your own uncle? Your freaking monster! Give me an explanation, or I will get my friend to sue you!”
Three phone calls, three terrible pieces of news, and each appalled him terribly.
Donovan’s face was glistening with sweat, and the shirt under his jacket was drenched.
“I… I…” Donovan stammered and was unable to form a proper sentence.
He then looked at Andrius and finally realized what happened.
“It’s you! It’s you who’s doing this to me!”
Donovan lost it. He shouted at Andrius furiously, “H–how did you know all about my stuff?”
“I know more than that. I know a lot of dirty things that you have done.”
Andrius got up and went behind Donovan. He put his hands on the man’s shoulders and whispered into his ear, “Such as…”
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“Such as smuggling from the local customs! If this got out, what do you think will happen?”
Donovan jumped to his feet with a start. He pointed at Andrius with his shaking hand and cried, “W -who the hell are you?”
It took Andrius one call to expose all of Donovan’s dirty dealings and secrets. No John Doe could have such capabilities to force a man to such desperation.
If all the dirty secrets got out, Donovan would have to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Andrius smiled innocently at the nervous Donovan. “Mr. Seaview, I told you. I’m just an assistant in the CEO’s office, and I am here to threaten you people.”
With that, Donovan’s phone continued to ring. The ringtone fueled his anxiety. He finally realized the ‘assistant‘ was not joking!
If he refused to cooperate, he would really lose his place in the city.
The thought made his legs weak. He fell on the floor and started to beg, “Okay, okay! I’ll listen to whatever you say! Please stop this!”
“I can, but you know what you must do,” Andrius said as he looked into Donovan’s eyes.
“I got it! I got it! I will agree to whatever suggestions Ms. Crestfall has for the Valiant Institute project!” Donovan nodded repeatedly.
“Good boy.” Andrius tapped on the man’s cheek.
Donovan dared not argue despite being insulted by the tap. He forced a smile on his face and tried his best not to further provoke Andrius.
Andrius scanned the room again and continued in a threatening tone, “If Ms. Crestfall is still not in the mood later, I will hold every one of you responsible.”
All the board members nodded timidly as they averted his threatening gaze. They were no saints, and the dirty secrets they held rivaled that of Donovan’s. If Andrius decided to go after any one of them, the consequences would be disastrous!
Back at the CEO’s office, Luna took a deep breath to suppress the anger within her. She fixed her
makeup in front of the mirror before she encouraged herself, “Luna, you can do this!”
Then, she walked out of the office and strutted back to the meeting room. She had no idea what had happened in the meeting room.
The noisy meeting room quieted down after Andrius left.
With their heads dropped, all the board members averted Luna’s gaze as she sat down. Luna scanned the room and said, “Let us continue.”
“About the details regarding the Valiant Institute project, I really hope all of you can reconsider the
”
“No need to reconsider!”
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Before Luna could finish, Donovan said in haste, “I am all in on whatever suggestions you have for the project! I support your decision all the way!”
“Yes! Me, too! Full support!”
“We will listen to you!”
The other board members echoed and agreed unanimously.
Luna was surprised by the board members‘ reaction.
A while ago, the board members would rather go to war with her than agree to her suggestions. Now, everyone changed their minds.
What happened?
Had they picked up their conscience?
Luna smiled. She had no idea what caused the sudden change of heart, but she was glad that it happened.
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“Now that I have everyone’s consent, then the Valiant Institute project will proceed according to my decision.”
“Sounds great!”
Seeing the smile on Luna’s face, Donovan and the other board members sighed a breath of relief.
Luna was in a great mood. This was the most successful board meeting she had in years. No matter what suggestions offered or decisions she made, the board members supported her unconditionally.
“Great! I think that’s all for today. Thank you, everyone.”
Luna started to tidy up her documents before leaving.
She accidentally caught a glance of Donovan and asked out of curiosity, “Mr. Seaview, is it the air- con? You’re drenched. Are you okay? Better take a day off and go see the doctor if you aren’t.”
Donovan was vexed by Luna’s sudden ‘concern‘ about his condition.
‘Do I look like I’m sick? Open your damn eyes and look! It’s that assistant of yours who scared me!‘ he thought inwardly.
He gulped. Despite cursing endlessly in his heart, he forced an awkward smile on his face. “Thank you, Ms. Crestfall, I’m fine…”
“Great.”
Luna left the meeting room and returned to her office.
Seeing the smile on Luna’s face, Andrius knew the meeting went well.
Luna looked at Andrius who crossed his legs and then at the shattered cup on the floor. Her brows furrowed, but since she was in a good mood, her words sounded less harsh. “Andrius, clean up the floor. We’re going back to have dinner.”
“Alright.”
After Luna walked out of the office, Andrius cleaned up the broken cup on the floor.
Suddenly, the surveillance camera in the CEO’s office went dark and a figure in dark entered the
room.
It was Noir.
Seeing Andrius cleaning up the broken cup on the floor, Noir was amused and shocked.
“Andy, Andy, you…”
“What?” Andrius asked without even looking at him.
“The cloth you are holding is a world–class treasure, known for its meticulous sewing! It’s worth a building, and you are using it to wipe the floor?! If Master Bellucci knew you are using it as a wipe cloth, he’d be heartbroken!”
“Cloths are used to wipe things.”
Andrius got up and turned to Noir. He tried giving the expensive cloth to Noir and said, “If you like it, here you go.”
“No, no, no, no! This is a present from Master Bellucci. I don’t want it!” Noir rejected repeatedly.
Andrius was not overly bothered. It was just a cloth, which purpose was to wipe things. He cleaned up the coffee on the ground and asked, “Why are you here?”
“Sir, I’ve gotten news on the Dragon Gang.”
“Go ahead.”
“The Dragon Gang is quite a big gang here in Sumeria. They have people in both the local law enforcement and the underworld. Many businessmen are afraid of them.
“The leader of the gang, Diago Century, was brought up by the chairman of Castlerock
Corporation, Solomon Stormbrew. The gang has done many dirty things for the chairman, and the reason why they went after Ms. Crestfall is because of the Valiant Institute project.”
“Where is this Dragon Gang’s hideout?” Andrius asked.
“A festaurant named Sivon Grandola.”
Andrius‘ gaze turned cold after he learned the hideout’s name.
He did not want to use the methods he used on the enemies on some street gang, but if the street gang challenged his patience, he did not mind showing them true terror.
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After cleaning up the office, Andrius went outside and unlocked a scooter using the app on his phone. He rode it back to Dream’s Waterfront.
Dream’s Waterfront was a high-end residential area, so no electric scooters were allowed inside.
Andrius parked the scooter further away and walked into the neighborhood.
When he arrived at the entrance of the house, he heard a little
commotion.
Athena was at the entrance, and she was smiling helplessly at him.
“Athena? What’s wrong?” Andrius asked.
“The decisions Ms. Crestfall made at the board meeting earlier somehow affected the uncles’ profits, so they came here to reason with her,” Athena explained.
Andrius frowned. He heard two loud voices from inside the house,
overpowering Luna. He knew Luna was at a disadvantage.
They were not here reasoning but arguing with Luna!
With the thought in mind, Andrius went in. His arrival attracted all the attention in the house. All of them shot a contemptuous gaze at him, especially the two women opposite Luna.
Andrius could tell that they were the ones screaming earlier. They were George’s and Dick’s wives, Janet and Deborah.
The two of them were from reputable backgrounds, but their mouths spewed the harshest words. They were relentless when they argued
with Luna.
Aggrieved, Janet immediately took it out on Andrius. She yelled, “Are you blind? Can’t you see we are discussing family business here?!”
Andrius’ expression turned cold. Had it not been for Master Crestfall, he would have given the woman a slap.
Janet continued harshly, “Why are you standing there? Get the hell
out!”
“Why? This is his house too, and you are the guest. You’re in no position to let him get out of the house.” Luna argued.
“Heh…” Janet’s son, Brent, interrupted scornfully, “He is just a poor guy growing up in the mountains who got lucky that we Crestfalls took him in. Do you really think that it makes him one of us?”
His contempt for Andrius further agitated Luna. She said, “One of us? All the board members supported my decision on the Valiant Institute project unconditionally, yet you and your mother come to argue with me about the profits? And you call yourself a Crestfall?”
“Shut up, Luna!” Brent jumped to his feet and pointed a finger at Luna. “If you want to argue, I’m not going to hold back. Luna, you are not even one of us. The blood in you is not even Crestfall blood. Everyone knows that your mother cheated on your father back then. That’s why you don’t even care about our family’s wealth and squander it at will!”
Brent diverted the topic of Luna’s background.
Luna clenched her fists tightly. She argued, “No, you shut up! My mother did not cheat on my father!”
Brent grinned. “Luna, there’s no point arguing about it now. You are not even one of us. You are a b*stard-”
Before he could finish, he was slapped in the face.
Everyone’s heart skipped a beat when they saw the red mark on
Brent’s face.
Andrius looked at Brent expressionlessly. He said coldly, “Apologize to my wife.”
“You… You piece of shit! How dare you slap-”
Slap!
Andrius slapped him on the other cheek. “I said, apologize!”
“You f*ck…”
Slap!
“I’ll kill you!”
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Slap!
Andrius gave Brent another hard slap. After being slapped four times, Brent’s face was badly swollen.
“You peasant! How dare you slap my son…”
Janet wanted to avenge her son but was deterred when she saw Andrius’ glare.
Anxious, she turned to Luna and bellowed, “Luna, you little b*tch! How dare you order your peasant husband to slap your cousin? I’ll go tell your grandfather what you did! You will pay for this!”
“Hmph!” Luna snorted as she argued, “You people come to my house with all this nonsense, and I can’t even defend myself?”
“Besides, the decisions on the Valiant Institute project are all Grandfather’s ideas. If he finds out that you two are unhappy with his decisions and caused trouble at my place, what would he think of you two?” she expressed bluntly.
“You…”
Janet was tongue-tied. She tried to argue, but Andrius’ death stare deterred her. Knowing her disadvantage, Janet left Dream’s
Waterfront with her son.
Andrius wanted to stop them and make Brent apologize, but Luna’s gaze stopped him.
With Janet and Brent gone, Deborah was left alone with her son. Discouraged, the two also left shortly after that.
The entire house returned to peace and quiet.
Andrius glanced at Luna and asked, “Why didn’t you make him
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apologize before letting them go?”
“The two of them hold quite a number of shares in the company. If this is exacerbated, it won’t benefit me, either.”
Then, it fell silent once again.
A few seconds later, Luna looked up at Andrius. “Thank you.”
“You are welcome. We may be fake husband and wife, but we have to
make it look real. No man can stand seeing his wife scolded or bullied.”
Luna was surprised by his answer. It seemed like he was not as useless as she thought.
No! What was she thinking?
Andrius said that no man could stand seeing his wife scolded or bullied, so it meant that every man out there would have done the same as he did.
Later in the afternoon, Luna and Athena went back to the office.
Andrius washed his face and prepared to head back to the office as
well.
Before he headed out, he received a call from Noir. “What’s up, Noir?”
Noir said, “Sir, our intelligence division informed me that someone is digging into your profile.”
“The Stormbrews?” Andrius asked.
“Yes, sir. Solomon Stormbrew is running background checks on you. I think he’s targeting you next. Do you want me to bring a strike team in and erase them?”
“Don’t waste your bullets on them. If Solomon Stormbrew is trying to
find out who I really am, then let’s give him a big surprise!”
After the call, Andrius hailed a taxi. “Sivon Grandola, please.”
He had not met Solomon in person, so he ought to surprise the man
with a big present. He decided to make an example out of the Dragon Gang!
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Sivon Grandola was a bar that specialized in all kinds of alcoholic beverages in front while being Dragon Gang’s discreet hideout in the back.
The customers were mostly street thugs and gang members, but the bar welcomed a group of uninvited guests for the first time: the local police!
Noelle was leading the raid. The investigation of the previous fight led her to the bar.
The owner of the bar was the big boss of the Dragon Gang, Raphael Bambino. The man in the handsome suit had no tattoos on his body, unlike his men. He looked more like a businessman than a mafia
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