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

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

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

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

"Stop talking nonsense," Austin said, frustrated. "We need to find a way to placate the people out there." "We can't!" Vincent spread his hands with his palms facing upward. He sat beside Austin, took out a tablet from his bag, and passed it to Austin."See for yourself," said Vincent, nodding at the tablet. Austin took the gadget. He somewhat knew what was happening on the Internet. That was why he didn't tap the notification on his phone this morning. Since Vincent wanted him to look at the articles, Austin decided that he should probably see it for himself. The title of the article on the tablet was in bold, and its font was huge. The title was the same as the one Austin saw in the notification. After tapping the article open, Austin saw several explicit and jaw-dropping pictures. His eyes hurt just by looking at them, making the veins on his temple pulse. The first picture in the article showed him standing in the middle of the hotel room, staring down at Fiona who w