Chapter 33
It seemed like Andrius had to pay a visit to the Stormbrews.
He said coldly to the kneeling Hendrick, “Deliver the remaining
payment to New Moon Corporation tomorrow and finish up the work here, or I will have your head next.”
“Yes, sir. Yes, sir! I will!”
Hendrick dared not talk back. Losing money was not as terrible as losing his life, so he was grateful to be able to breathe for another day.
Jamire nodded repeatedly as well. “Sir, I will make sure Hendrick apologizes to Ms. Crestfall tomorrow, and I promise that everything will go on smoothly.”
The two of them lowered themselves in front of Andrius and dared not even look him in the eye.
It was only after Andrius and his Lycantroops left that they helped each other up.
As soon as Jamire got up on his feet, he slapped Hendrick and roared, “Hendrick, don’t you drag me into this anymore! If you can’t get Ms. Crestfall’s forgiveness tomorrow, I will chop you into pieces and feed you to the sharks myself!”
Hendrick dared not even talk back after the slap. He quickly left to prepare the necessary documents for tomorrow.
Andrius and Noir then went to a cafe.
It was almost midnight when Andrius returned to Dream’s Waterfront. He was not given the key to the house, and he got no reply after knocking at the door.
Noir came back after seeing Andrius’ situation. “Andy, what’s up?”
“Curfew, I suppose,” Andrius said with a shrug.
“Pfft!” Noir burst out in laughter. “Andy, you’re right. Women are indeed more difficult to deal with than the enemy.”
“Shut up, Noir,” Andrius grumbled and stared at Noir.
“Ahem…” Noir awkwardly cleared his throat and suggested, “Andy, you actually have a house here in Sumeria. Why don’t you go stay there for the night?”
“I have a house here in Sumeria?”
“Yeah. Someone gave it to you when you arrived. I thought you might need a place to stay, so I accepted it on your behalf.”
“Where is it?” Andrius asked.
Noir scratched his head and said, “Royal Garden.”
The Royal Garden was the biggest and most luxurious estate in Sumeria. When the construction was completed, a wealthy family bought it, and it now became somewhere Andrius could stay.
After Andrius and Noir left, the lights on the second floor of the mansion were switched on. Luna stood on the balcony in her sexy lingerie, but her face was smeared with displeasure.
“Ms. Crestfall, are you not going to open the door for Mr.
Moonshade?” Athena came over and asked.
“No,” Luna grunted. “I told him that I have a curfew here, and he did not take my words seriously. He’ll have to spend the night outside.
Let this be a lesson for him.”
“But Mr. Moonshade…”
“Enough. Don’t try to defend him anymore. I have to go to the
Northern Point construction site to deal with the collection tomorrow, so I have to rest. You should too.”
Luna then returned to her bedroom.
On the next morning, Luna woke up early and drove to the office with Athena.
Hendrick was already waiting outside the New Moon Corporation building. He was terrified because of what happened yesterday, so he even waited outside the building the whole night so that he could apologize to Luna first thing in the morning.
Andrius did make it clear before he left. If Hendrick was not able to get Luna’s forgiveness, he would put a bullet in his head.
While he paced anxiously outside the gate, a red Ferrari screeched to a stop.
It was Luna’s car.
The red Ferrari was like the beacon of hope for Hendrick. He immediately ran over to the car.
As soon as Luna stepped out of the car, she saw Hendrick’s swollen face and was frightened, so she quickly stepped behind Athena.
Athena looked at Hendrick cautiously and said, “Stay back!”
Hendrick was stunned. He realized his abrupt entrance frightened Luna. He quickly bent over and lowered himself in front of her. “Ms. Crestfall, I’ve been waiting for you all night!”
“Mr. Mysticwood!”
Luna uttered with dissatisfaction, “New Moon Corporation isn’t going to stand down. Whatever trick you have up your sleeve, just bring it out. We are not afraid of you!”
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Hendrick immediately explained, “Ms. Crestfall, wait! It’s a
misunderstanding! I was wrong to put you in a tough spot. I am sorry that I have offended you. The good sir has taught me a lesson last night. Please forgive me, I beg of you.
“These are the funds for the Northern Point construction site. Not a penny less! Please have a look!”
Hendrick waved his hand, and four bodyguards came over with
briefcases that were filled with money.
Hendrick then opened his own briefcase to pull out a document. “Ms. Crestfall, this is the land that New Moon Corporation offered to purchase the other day. I have told my men to make the necessary arrangements, and the ownership will be transferred to your company soon. Take it as a token of apology.
“Ms. Crestfall, I hope I’ve done enough to make up for my mistakes. Please inform the good sir that I have done my part.”
Hendrick held the document with both his hands and offered it to
Luna who was completely dumbfounded.
Hendrick had been arrogant and impolite yesterday, and he even made rude demands on Luna, yet he had now turned into an entirely different person overnight.
Not only did he deliver the Northern Point-related funds, but he even offered a piece of land to the company as a token of apology.
It felt surreal.
Luna pinched her own arm to make sure she was not dreaming. She then noticed something strange in Hendrick’s words.
Did someone teach Hendrick a lesson last night and force him to
notorious than the Dragon Gang in the underworld. With him as support, who would dare to level the construction site to the ground?”
“I don’t know about the details, but after last night, Mr. Mysticwood went to New Moon Corporation early in the morning and apologized to Luna.”
The secretary saw the change of expression on Solomon’s face. “Sir, could it be the same person behind the Dragon Gang’s demise?”
Solomon calmed his mind down to ponder. “It might be.”
The secretary asked, “Sir, what should we do now?”
“Hmph! So what if New Moon Corporation overcomes this hurdle?” Solomon grunted. “As long as we still have the Cloudens under our control and stop the New Moon Corporation from entering the
Business Guild, they will have to split the Valiant Institute project sooner or later.”
The Business Guild was an alliance formed by East River State’s Ministry of Finance. When a company met the requirements to join the guild, a sizable amount of subsidies on raw ingredients would be provided.
The Valiant Institute project cost a lot of money, and the only profit came from the government subsidies on raw ingredients and
allowances.
As long as Solomon could stop the subsidies from the government, he could force the Crestfalls to spit the project back.
The secretary asked, “Sir, we are organizing the Business Guild’s annual dinner this year. Are we not sending an invitation to New Moon Corporation as usual…”
“No!” Solomon interrupted the secretary. “This time, we will send an invite to New Moon Corporation openly, and I want the Crestfalls to bring their new son-in-law to the event.”
“Why?” the secretary asked.
“This year, East River State’s Ministry of Finance is sending a deputy minister over to attend the annual dinner as their representative.”
Solomon scoffed, “The son-in-law of the Crestfalls might be powerful, but I bet he has a temper. As long as we continue to pressure the Crestfalls at the dinner and provoke him, there’s no guarantee that he could stay calm. He might even cause a scene or even start a fight!”
The secretary echoed with an evil grin, “If that happens, the Crestfalls will embarrass themselves in front of the deputy minister, and they will have a hard time ahead.”
“I’m glad you see the big picture.” Solomon pulled a cigar out of his drawer and started smoking.
After a few puffs, he said to the secretary, “Go prepare the invitations.
I’m eager to see the punk embarrassing himself in front of the deputy minister!”
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Unbeknownst to Andrius, there was a sinister plan targeting him.
After he woke up in the Royal Garden estate that spanned 14 million square feet wide, he washed up before heading to New Moon Corporation.
He bought some bread for breakfast along the way.
Suddenly, he saw a group of people.
Upon a closer look, Andrius found that they were actually surrounding a pale elderly on the ground. The bystanders stood and watched, and no one offered a helping hand.
Andrius squeezed through the crowd to the elderly on the ground.
Just when he was about to take the old man’s pulse, one of the bystanders said, “Hey, his heart is not beating. Aren’t you afraid that his family will blackmail you?”
Andrius ignored the man and continued to take the elderly’s pulse.
His heart had stopped and was in critical condition. It must have been a recurring condition that caused his collapse. If he was one minute late, the old man would have met his maker.
Fortunately, Andrius was there, and the man’s condition was nothing for him.
Andrius took out his silver needles and started performing
acupuncture on the man.
The bystanders criticized his foolishness.
“Is he stupid?”
“The man has no more heartbeat. Not even modern medical
technology can save him, let alone acupuncture.”
“Just wait. The old man’s family will definitely blackmail him.”
Andrius ignored the bystanders as he poked the silver needles into the old man’s body deftly. Each needle was poked into a different accupoint with different levels of strength.
The old man’s body’s qi and blood circulation were weak, so Andrius used the silver needles to channel the qi and blood around his body to awaken the dormant organs.
The old man would wake up after the brief acupuncture session.
Several minutes later, the old man remained unconscious and the bystanders started to criticize and ridicule Andrius.
“I said acupuncture is useless but he ignored me.”
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