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Winner Takes All Chapter 572
The West City slum redevelopment project was nearing its end. The development of the other nearby properties remained in steady progress after the initial launch.Even Reginald and Jacob, who had helped Austin acquire the land needed for the project, had gained quite a lot of benefits from the project.Meanwhile, Vincent and Iris' combined efforts had also re-established their financial company.With the Redmont family's finance companies now under their belt, they quickly made a name for themselves within the industry.Vincent and Iris also became celebrities of sorts within the finance industry.Everything in life was slowly but surely moving onto greener pastures.This very morning, Austin held a meeting with the company's middle management and made a decision on Dominion Properties' future directives.As he returned to his office, his phone started ringing with a call from an unknown number.Austin frowned, but he still picked up the call.An insane bark of laughter came b
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As night fell, Austin brought Wolf with him to meet up with Fiona as promised.They were to meet up at a luxury restaurant.Within the building were beautiful, soothing lights paired with melodious music.It was quite the mood.And yet, the restaurant was completely empty as the music echoed across the entire place.A waiter then stepped forward to greet Austin. "Please follow me, Mr. Austin."Austin was surprised. "You know who I am?"The waiter smiled and explained, "Ms. Fiona has booked out the entire restaurant tonight, sir. You're the only guest aside from her."He then turned to Wolf and explained, "I'm sorry, sir. But Ms. Fiona only invited Mr. Austin alone. Please wait outside."Wolf nodded and turned around to sit down by the entrance.He was not concerned about having a meal as he was simply there to be Austin's bodyguard."Dinner for my friend, too, please. The password's 6 'sixes'." Austin handed his card to the waiter before heading inside to find Fiona.The ce
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Melodious music continued to echo throughout the restaurant.The single dining table seeing any action tonight was completely silent other than the sound of knives and forks scraping against the dinner plate, as well as the occasional sound of the two patrons clinking their glasses from time to time.Fiona's exquisite face soon turned red as she started getting a bit tipsy.She eventually broke the silence. "Actually, you're kinda hot, Austin."She held up her chin with her hand as she stared at Austin with a smile.Austin coldly replied, "So, you're saying that you've fallen for me?"Fiona snorted as she poured herself a glass of red wine. "Maybe you're right."Austin put down his cutlery and stared at Fiona with a frown.He could not figure out just what Fiona was thinking despite his experience with all sorts of peculiar characters.Austin felt as if he was staring into the abyss. Not even Mason nor Taylor had given him such a difficult time.Fiona continued to enjoy her g
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Wolf had been smoking by himself as he waited by the entrance.He had nothing else to do after all.He glanced at the ashtray beside him and realized that it was already filled to the brim. He then looked at his pack of cigarettes and realized that the one in his mouth was already the last one.Two hours had passed. He felt that dinner should not be taking so long.Wolf turned to look within the restaurant and saw that the lights were still on, but he did not have a clear line of sight to Austin's table.He yawned and lazily stretched his body.Suddenly, the music blasting through the restaurant came to an abrupt halt.The waiter who greeted Austin when they arrived came out of the restaurant with a chain lock to close the restaurant.Wolf was stunned. "Hold on a second, mate. My boss is still having dinner inside, why are you closing already?""Your boss?" The waiter smiled. "Oh… Mr. Austin and Ms. Fiona already left an hour ago."Wolf was shocked beyond relief. "Wait, that'
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After thoroughly scrutinizing his surroundings in the restaurant, Wolf discovered that all the CCTVs were either broken or redirected to face other directions. This discovery threw Ezra and Aldus into panic mode. It was as clear as day that someone had planned this beforehand. And it was precisely that it was planned before this that both Ezra and Aldus started being anxious. It was as if all the clues had suddenly vanished. Even Ezra, with all his strength, wouldn't be able to do much about it. Worst of all, they couldn't make sure that Austin was safe. In the span of a night, a determined Ezra tried all means and dispatched all the manpower he could to investigate the matter although they still couldn't find out anything. On the same night, he even had the consul from a nearby city come over to look into it. The sun gradually made its ascent into the sky. It was finally dawn. Ezra sat on a chair on the balcony, looking worn out. A dozen mobile phones were placed on the
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The title of the article that the notification showed was straightforward and blunt. The words came at Austin like bolts of lightning that zapped and hurt his eyes. Stunned, he stared blankly at the screen. A moment later, a shadow fell across his face. It was such a devious plan! Was the person behind this trying to ruin his reputation for good? Austin swiped the notification away. He didn't open it. A while later, he snapped back into reality. It occurred to him that this was all Fiona's plan! The news was a fatal blow to him. On the surface, Fiona pretended to be innocent and naive. In truth, she was a cunning, manipulative woman. She was a rising star. In just a year, she'd managed to gain popularity so quickly and become famous faster than any other artist. The media reported everything she did as soon as they could. Needless to say, the news about her abduction made the headlines. The title of the article might be short, but it was enough to garner the fury of her
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Austin headed home. At the same time, all the media and social media platforms were going crazy about the scandal where Fiona was abducted and raped. The news spread like wildfire, uncontained. Everyone in the city learned of it, and everyone talked about it. They swore and cursed the "perpetrator" who did such a horrible act toward Fiona. After all, in such a case, women weren't physically strong enough to fight back. This was why the scandal caused Austin quite a headache. With the advancement of technology, social media was easily accessible. Thus, any piece of news or information would spread rampantly. The scandal caused quite a havoc online. Countless netizens read about the news in the entertainment section online, and some even started taking matters into their own hands by investigating it. Fiona managed to gain herself lots of followers and admirers in the short span of a year. Her fans were her biggest supporters and would do just about anything for her. In other
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Austin was grateful to Cecily for not urging him to explain himself right away. Still, he felt remorseful. As he watched her head upstairs alone, he balled his fists, his rage rising within his chest. Fiona! Flames of rage danced in his eyes. Just then Ezra, Aldus, Wolf, and Raquel walked over to him. To Raquel, Austin said, "Raquel, please head upstairs and keep Cecily company." He took a deep breath as he tried to suppress his anger. Cecily needed someone to accompany her for the moment.However, she wouldn't let him go anywhere near her before he could give her a valid explanation. After Raquel went upstairs, Wolf got down on one knee and said, "Sorry, Mr. Campbell. I'm at fault for what happened last night."Austin waved his hand to dismiss it. "It has nothing to do with you. I was too careless."His face was grim when he turned to Ezra. "How is the PR team doing?" Ezra forced a helpless smile onto his scowling face. "We couldn't do anything. It's everywhere on t
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