At the family dinner, a lot of people kept flattering Donald, one after another, and they were very friendly.Meanwhile, nobody looked at Thomas properly from start to finish.Emma, who was sitting beside him, also felt humiliated. There were a few times that she wanted to get up and leave because she was really embarrassed about being in that place again.At that moment, Thomas’ phone rang.“Excuse me, I need to answer this call.”After Thomas walked out of the room, he answered the call, and Samson’s voice came from the other end of the line.“Boss, we’ve received the document. They want you to take over as chief officer and be in charge of three cities. You will have to attend the succession ceremony.”“You know how I am. I don’t like these types of formalities. I can take over as the chief officer in charge, but just cancel the succession ceremony,” Thomas answered indifferently. “Hmm… it’s been fixed by our superiors. Boss, it won’t be easy to cancel this.”“You can atte
At night, Thomas and Emma entered the bedroom.Although both of them were husband and wife and were supposed to sleep in the same bed in the room, both of them were as good as strangers. Therefore, they found it awkward to have to sleep in the same bed all of a sudden. This was especially so for Emma. She had not even slept with other ladies, let alone a man whom she just met, despite the man being her husband.Thomas did not put her in a difficult position. He straight away picked up the quilt and spread it on the floor.“What are you doing?” Emma asked.“You sleep on the bed, I sleep on the floor.”“This…”“You don’t have to feel sorry about me. I’m used to sleeping on the floor all these years.”Emma did not say much. She switched off the light and slipped into the bed.In the dark, Thomas abruptly blurted out, “I’m sorry.”Emma trembled. She had never thought Thomas would actually say that to her.Thomas continued, “Throughout all these years, I’ve always felt sorry for
A row of them walked toward the building’s main entrance in order.There were a few dozen guards at the main entrance, and the guards in the innermost row were armed. It was a sign that the people who went there today were of high status.Donald and the other two approached the building’s entrance, followed by Thomas and Emma.A few of them were stopped by the guards at the door at the same time.“Please present your identity card.”Harvard arrogantly passed his identity card to the guard before he turned around and gazed at Thomas. “Look carefully, this isn’t a place where people like you can visit.”The guard scanned his identity card with the machine, and a very obvious, big red “X” was instantly shown.The armed guards immediately came over and stopped Harvard.Harvard was so terrified that his complexion turned pale. “Hey, what’s happening?”The guard directly returned his identity card. “You’ve been blacklisted. You’re forbidden from entering the building. Please leave.”
The duo arrived at the venue. At one glance, they saw Johnson carrying a gift box. He was pacing back and forth and looking anxious.“Father.” Emma walked over to him.“Why are you guys here?” Johnson was caught by surprise.Emma pointed at Thomas, and said, “He asked his friends to get us two passes. So, we are here to have a look.”“He’s able to get the passes?”Thomas smiled as he said, “A comrade of mine when I was still a soldier on the west coast is a good friend of the organizer of this ceremony. Therefore, he got me two passes through internal channels.” Johnson nodded and said, “So that’s how it is.”Emma asked, “Father, why are you wandering around here?” Johnson frowned deeply, and said, “It’s all about the gift. I’ve bought the Rhapsody beer. But, the problem is that I don’t really have the guts to give them out. Did you know that the beer costs three dollars and sixty cents per bottle only? Is it truly appropriate to give such low-quality beer?”Thomas said, “As
Samson spoke passionately for a long time on stage. After he finally finished his speech, he left the stage.The host held the microphone and said to everyone in the hall, “The event today has ended. Please exit in an orderly fashion.”The host asked them to leave, but many people still remained in their seats.After a bunch of people left, a man went on stage with a gift. He chuckled while he said to the host, “I’m Rayden Haynes, the General Manager of Victory Heavy Industry. I’ve prepared a small gift to welcome the chief officer in charge. Please pass this to him.”He opened the box, and a ginseng root that had been aged for ten years was visible. It was very pricey!The host nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll pass it to him.”“Thank you very much.”As soon as Raiden walked down the stage, a second man walked up the stage. People went up one after another to relay their “sincerity” to the host and request that the host hand their gifts to the chief officer.People gave him gold, pea
“What do you think? Why is the gap that big?”“In my opinion, this is just a gimmick by deliberately giving away trash as padding in order to bring out Michael’s grandeur.” “It makes sense. This time, he truly grabbed all the attention.” Michael’s face was beamed with happiness. He put the key inside the box and passed it to the host.The host carefully placed the box in the center space. Despite Michael’s gift being the smallest, its place was the most conspicuous. Michael returned to his seat and sat cross-legged.“Johnson, what do you think about my gift?”Johnson’s face went livid. He lowered his head without speaking a word. “Hahahaha! Why? Haven’t you always liked to compete with me?“This time, I’ll see how you could still fight with me.“Johnson Hill, let me tell you. This time, I’m certainly going to be promoted as the deputy director, and you'll get lost soon!“You are a loser, just like your son-in-law. There’s a saying that goes, “Birds of a feather flock tog
Emma felt doubtful. Although she found Thomas’ words unreliable, she still thought that she could have some hope since what he said previously had been accurate.At that moment, Samson reached out to take the key that Michael had contributed.Michael’s face glowed with happiness.He secretly felt delighted. ‘Haha, the chief officer in charge liked Rhapsody beer? He was just putting on a show. In the end, won’t the chief officer in charge still choose my luxurious villa? I haven’t lost yet.’Samson looked at Michael. “Mr. Elon, did you contribute this key?”“Yes, I did.”“Okay. If I’m not mistaken, houses in Wind Ridge Neighborhood are not cheap. Every detached villa in that area is worth at least 20 million on average.”Michael happily said, “It’s expensive but worth it. Only houses at that price are good enough for someone of the chief officer’s status!”There was a cold glint in Samson’s eyes, and he purposely asked, “Did you buy the house?”“Of course.”“Oh? Mr. Elon, may
“Young Master?” A familiar voice rang out from behind. Thomas slowly lifted his head, only to see the veteran employee of the Mayo family, Ben Caspian.“Uncle Ben.”Ben walked over to him. His body was trembling. He placed a bouquet of fresh flowers in front of the grave. “I never expected the second young master to die before my turn.“To this day, I still can’t believe he was gone. I still often dream about him.“Young Master, I watched the two of you grow up. In my heart, you two are just like my family members. I really couldn’t accept such reality.”As Ben was saying, tears streamed down on his face.Thomas tilted his head to look at the sky. He took a long breath, and said, “I would not forget about Scott’s death.”Ben shook his head, and said, “Young Master, just forget about it. Shalom Technology is already Darcy’s. Moreover, he’s backed up by Skyworld Enterprise, one of the top five conglomerates in the city. How are you going to fight with him?”Thomas did not spe