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Chapter 1291: No Technical Content At All_1 Wendy Clarke was very disgruntled with Adrian Zhekova’s words.

What do you mean she has no brains?

She always thought she was especially smart.

“Home safe, where in the study?

Safe?” Adrian Zhekova asked.

“It’s in the safe.” Wendy Clarke now told Adrian Zhekova everything, not daring to play tricks.

Indeed, she couldn’t lie.

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With so many people around Adrian Zhekova, he could easily verify whether she was telling the truth.

Therefore, there was no point in her lying.

With Adrian Zhekova, any brain isn’t smart enough.

“The code to the house lock.” Adrian Zhekova said.

Wendy Clarke was slightly shocked, Adrian Zhekova even knew they used fingerprint door lock.

So, had Adrian Zhekova been stalking their house for a while?

What Wendy did not know was that Adrian had indeed had people watching.

Even without surveillance, most houses have now changed to fingerprint locks.

Especially for someone like Christy Xenos who values money more than life, of course, she would opt for a more secure door lock.

So, Wendy told Adrian a number.

Adrian Zhekova looked sideways at Perry Gustav.

Perry Gustav: “Understood!” Perry Gustav immediately assigned someone to handle it.

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While Adrian Zhekova, with his people, remained vigilant in the room with Wendy.

Wendy was sitting till her buttocks ached and she also sore in her waist.

She even wanted to ask Adrian Zhekova, having just held his wedding ceremony, shouldn’t he be accompanying Cindy Clarke?

Just sitting here watching her?

Thinking of Cindy, an irrepressible jealousy welled up in Wendy’s heart.

A pang of sourness, like a sour liquid, seemed to regurgitate and linger on her tongue, giving her a direct taste of jealousy.

Why is Cindy Clarke so lucky?

The chance encounter led to a sleepover.

The result was just Adrian Zhekova.

That being settled, most people would have to accept their bad luck in such a situation.

But Cindy Clarke happened to meet Adrian Zhekova again, who took responsibility and married Cindy Clarke.

To Wendy’s surprise, the Zhekova Family agreed without making any difficulties.

Wendy thought, Cindy’s life was just too smooth.

She never confronted any adversity.

In her childhood home, although Christy Xenos was very harsh on Cindy, Cindy was good at learning.

In school, she may not have had many friends since she was invested in studying, but no one made things difficult for her or gossiped about her.

The teachers also liked her.

All teachers like hardworking students.

Although Cindy’s college aspirations were altered by Christy Xenos, through her own scheming, Cindy still managed to score well on her university entrance exam.

Even better, through an accident, she met Adrian Zhekova.

And, even if Cindy independently moved to Belfard, she had people to support her.

Peggy Lewis, a renowned chef, and many others.

She even became a food blogger, earning a lot of money.

Wendy was quick to dismiss the hardships Cindy faced, just seeing the perks of Cindy’s life.

However, she never considered that Cindy’s successful life came from grinding her teeth, enduring the hardships, and making great efforts.

As she was caught up in thought, Adrian Zhekova stood up.

“Gag her and let me know if there are any updates.” Adrian Zhekova said.

He had to hurry up to accompany Cindy.

He didn’t want to stare at Wendy here.

Why would he stay here with Wendy when he could be with Cindy?

Furthermore, he found it disgusting just looking at Wendy for too long.

“Yes.” Perry Gustav immediately opened the door for Adrian Zhekova, “Rest assured, as soon as there is news, I will notify you immediately.” Adrian Zhekova nodded and left.

Even though the situation wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t the time for mindless cogitation.

But Wendy couldn’t help wondering about the kind of people Adrian Zhekova associated with.

It’s not that they shouldn’t flatter Adrian Zhekova.

But their flattery lacked subtlety.

It was too direct and crude, without a hint of tactful concealment.

Wendy wondered how Adrian Zhekova could stand it.

But after Perry Gustav closed the door, he had a completely different expression on his face.

Or should I say no expression.

He no longer displayed his obsequious sycophant attitude like when Adrian Zhekova was present.

Of course, as Adrian Zhekova was no longer present, he had no need to brownnose.

In front of Wendy, he didn’t even need to keep up a pretentious smile.

Perry Gustav instantly changed into a cold and ruthless expression.

“Gag her.” Perry Gustav said.

Even if Wendy might not be verbal, since Adrian Zhekova had instructed him, he had to follow through.

Moreover, he really didn’t enjoy hearing Wendy’s voice.

So, someone else gagged Wendy again.

Wendy Clarke: “…” Perry Gustav sat in the chair Joshua Clarke had previously occupied, staring at Wendy.

Wendy wanted to ask why Perry Gustav was staring at her.

But as she couldn’t voice her query, it remained unsaid.

But being stared at by Perry Gustav made Wendy feel uncomfortable.

Anyone who was watched so closely by someone else, without even a hint of taking their eyes off her, would feel uncomfortable.

Chapter 1292: Would you blame me for doing this?_1 Unfortunately, Wendy couldn’t muster up the courage to ask.

Otherwise, Perry would definitely tell her that it was Adrian who had ordered him to keep a close eye on her.

So he did.

He watched her all the way through, without being distracted by anything else.

He firmly and unwaveringly carried out Adrian’s orders, with the level of consciousness that an subordinate should have!

One day, he would replace Sheldon Rowland’s position!

Yes, Perry had a clear goal in mind.

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That was to supplant Sheldon and become Adrian’s most trusted right-hand man!

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Meanwhile, Adrian returned to the hotel room where he and Cindy rested.

When he entered, Cindy had already taken off her formal dress, and was dressed comfortably in her pajamas.

Although there was no intention of taking an afternoon nap.

But while in the room, Cindy liked to be in her pajamas most.

Comfortable.

At this moment, she was sitting in front of the dressing table applying skin care products.

Numerous hair gels were applied to her hair, to prevent it from getting messy throughout the day.

Just washing her hair to remove the gel, then shampooing it thoroughly, took her almost half an hour during her bath.

Not to mention the time it took to remove makeup before bathing.

Although Adrian had spent a considerable amount of time dealing with the Clarke family trio.

In fact, when Adrian came in, Cindy had just finished her bath.

After taking off the heavy formal dress and makeup, and after the video call, Cindy felt incredibly relaxed.

Before Adrian arrived, Cindy, who had nothing to do, was lost in thought.

As she patted lotion onto her face, she admired Olivia Davis.

Olivia was a popular actress in the entertainment industry.

She often had to participate in various activities and red carpet events.

Each time she attended an event, she had to wear a different formal dress, especially red carpet outfits, which needed to be extravagant.

The formal dresses were no lighter than the wedding dress she wore today, and for the sake of the camera, her makeup had to be thick, similar to what she had on today.

All of this was told to her by Mia Sullivan.

After just one day, Cindy felt exhausted,

She wondered how Olivia managed to persevere through so many events.

Hearing the door open, Cindy turned her head and saw Adrian coming in.

“Done with your work?” Cindy asked with a smile.

“Not yet, I need to go again in a while.

I was waiting for a message in the middle, so I came back first.” Adrian sat down behind Cindy.

After thinking for a moment, he felt he couldn’t hide this from Cindy.

In their relationship, candour was important.

If he hid this now and Cindy found out about what happened later on,

Although Cindy definitely wouldn’t be angry with him,

But because of his concealment, Cindy would certainly feel uncomfortable to some extent.

There would certainly be a thorn in her side.

So after thinking for a while, Adrian decided to tell her: “Your parents and Wendy came just now.”

Cindy paused, turning around to look at Adrian, “Did you meet them just now?”

Adrian nodded: “I haven’t yet settled the score with Wendy for nearly harming you and Morgan on the road.”

“They came here before our wedding ended, making a fuss about wanting to come in.” Adrian said.

Although Adrian didn’t elaborate, Cindy could still imagine the chaos outside the hotel.

With Christy Xenos there, peace would be out of the question.

She could even envisage how Christy was making a scene and ranting outside.

“We were at the wedding ceremony and the manager couldn’t disturb us, so he made the decision to tie them up and send them to the guest room.” Adrian said.

“Once the wedding was over, I went there.

I didn’t tell you before because I was afraid that if you knew, not going there wouldn’t seem right, but going there would be even more difficult.

So I hid it from you and went there myself.”

“I’ll be the villain.” Adrian said.

“I asked someone to send your father back to Nork City.” Adrian said, “I know that although you don’t see him, you are not really estranged from him in your heart.

You would not ignore his well-being.

Only his unreasonable demands time and again have somewhat cooled your heart.”

Cindy nodded.

“So, I asked someone to send him back to Nork City to live well there.

I will transfer some money to him every month, which will definitely be enough for him to live a rich man’s life in Nork City.”

“Once we settle down, we can also go visit him from time to time.

As for Belfard, in my opinion, he shouldn’t come here.

It’s not suitable for him.

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He is easily manipulated by others.” Adrian explained.

“Thank you.” Cindy said.

Adrian was very considerate in handling this matter and did not embarrass Joshua, even planning to support Joshua for the rest of his life.

“Do you blame me for doing this?” Adrian asked.

Cindy shook her head: “This is the best solution.

I’ve always wanted to do this, but I don’t have the ability.”

“Moreover, with my mother and Wendy watching, he can’t return.” Cindy said.

Chapter 1293: Extremely Selfish_1 “They chatter around him, and he just listens,” said Cindy Clarke.

“Even if he decides to return, things will inevitably change.”

Now, Adrian Zhekova is having him returned directly and giving him money to spend each month.

It’s already enough to satisfy Joshua Clarke’s demands.

When you look at it, Joshua Clarke’s demands aren’t that great.

This can let him live peacefully in Nork City, which is quite good.

“When is my dad leaving?” Cindy Clarke asked.

“He should be at the airport now,” Adrian Zhekova said, checking the time.

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Cindy Clarke was taken aback for a moment, but then she laughed.

This was indeed in line with Adrian Zhekova’s style of handling things.

He’s very decisive and quick in his actions.

Once he makes a decision, he executes it immediately without any delays.

“However, you won’t be able to see him off.” It’s too late.

“That’s okay,” said Cindy Clarke, not regretting the inability to see Joshua Clarke off.

“It’s not like we won’t meet again.

Can’t I still go to Nork City to visit him?”

Right now, Cindy Clarke indeed does not want to see Joshua Clarke.

Especially at a time like this, Joshua Clarke still messes around with Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke.

Cindy Clarke couldn’t help but feel chilled.

Right now, she isn’t in the best mindset to face Joshua Clarke.

Joshua Clarke complained about not being invited to her wedding.

But she never intended for Joshua Clarke to completely sever ties with Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke.

However they want to behave is up to them, she has no intention of forcing Joshua Clarke to do anything.

But at least, knowing the attitudes Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke have towards her,

Joshua Clarke should differentiate.

Keep their interactions separate.

His relationship with Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke, his relationship with her.

As long as he can keep Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke from reaching out to her, it’s enough.

Then she could confidently invite Joshua Clarke to the wedding.

Joshua Clarke could come alone without involving Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke.

There are some things that aren’t correct just because they’re filial.

Some people, really are too much to be filial to.

If you keep being filial, you have to humble yourself to the dust, completely losing yourself, letting them suck your blood, eat your flesh, and even turn your bones into soup, leaving no remains.

if Joshua Clarke could clear his thoughts a bit, understand what to do and what not to do.

Dealing with them separately, Cindy Clarke wouldn’t have to avoid Joshua Clarke like she’s doing now.

Now knowing that he has been sent back to Nork City by Adrian Zhekova, Cindy Clarke breathed a sigh of relief.

At least with Joshua Clarke gone, Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke have no way to reach her.

Cindy Clarke only answers Joshua Clarke’s calls.

But since last time Joshua Clarke went to Pingla to look for her, for Wendy Clarke’s matter, intending to matchmake Samson Zhekova and Wendy Clarke, Cindy Clarke has been doing her best to avoid meeting Joshua Clarke.

To avoid Joshua Clarke making any unreasonable requests.

Cindy Clarke rarely adopted the ostrich mentality, as long as she doesn’t listen, she won’t be disappointed.

Now, with Joshua Clarke no longer in Belfard, Christy Xenos and Wendy Clarke don’t even have the last resort to trick her into meeting.

“As for Christy Xenos,” said Adrian Zhekova.

“I had her sent to a sanatorium.”

No matter what, Christy Xenos is Cindy Clarke’s mother.

So Adrian Zhekova explained: “Don’t worry, the sanatorium is one of Skyrise’s.”

Mentioning Skyrise, one would know that the sanatorium is surely high-end.

Christy Xenos wouldn’t suffer there; on the contrary, she’d live quite comfortably.

It’s definitely more comfortable than at her own home.

She’d have someone taking care of everything for her.

There’s nothing she needs to do herself, except for eating and walking.

“So she won’t be mistreated while she’s there, she just can’t leave the sanatorium,” Adrian Zhekova said.

“She’s just serving the role of Wendy Clarke’s pawn.

If Wendy Clarke encounters anything, she’ll be the first one to cause a stir.”

“So, sending her into the sanatorium, where she can’t get out, means no one will be able to support Wendy Clarke unconditionally as she did,” said Adrian Zhekova.

“More importantly, she’s your mother.”

“Wendy Clarke is extremely selfish, ready to harm anyone to achieve her goals.

I don’t believe she’ll show any regards for mother-daughter affection when the time comes.”

Adrian Zhekova looked at Cindy Clarke: “But you will.”

“No matter what, Christy Xenos is your mother.

If anything happens to her, you won’t stand aside.” This was one of the things he liked about Cindy Clarke.

Normally, Cindy Clarke is very clear-headed and not overly compassionate.

But she has boundaries.

This is something that Wendy Clarke can never surpass Cindy Clarke at, not even in her death.

“By sending Christy Xenos to the sanatorium, separating her from Wendy Clarke, Wendy Clarke can’t order her around or harm you through hurting her.” From another perspective, this could also be considered a kind of protection for Christy Xenos.

Cindy Clarke nodded, with no objections to Adrian Zhekova’s action.

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He’d thought everything through.

“What about Wendy Clarke?” asked Cindy Clarke.

Chapter 1294: The Whole Person is Not Well_1 “She’s still tied up in the room downstairs.

The trail to her attack on you and Morgan on the road previously ended with her; it couldn’t be traced back to Ethan.” Adrian explained.

“But since she was working with Ethan, she certainly can identify him.

Now that she claims to have evidence of Ethan’s command at home, I’ve had someone search her house.”

“I’m now waiting for the reply, so I returned here first.” Adrian added.

Now Cindy understood the meaning of what Adrian was saying when he first entered the room.

“What happens once the evidence is found?” Cindy asked Adrian.

“Then let her and Ethan fight among themselves.

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I don’t need to lift a finger; Ethan will surely know who betrayed him.” Adrian said, with a smirk.

“By that time, how Ethan will deal with her, we won’t have to worry about.”

“As for Christy, she should just stay in the sanatorium.” He made a promise to Wendy that he would release Christy.

But there’s a loophole there.

He had not imprisoned Christy, so where did the idea of release come from?

He was simply keeping Christy in a sanatorium.

Most people could only dream of such an opportunity.

He didn’t harm Christy in any way.

Letting her go could mean two things.

One is giving Christy her freedom, the other is to stop making things difficult for Christy.

Freedom is a very abstract concept.

It can be large or small in scope.

Leaving the sanatorium is considered being free.

But isn’t being free to move around within the sanatorium also a form of freedom?

And about not making things difficult.

Adrian felt that he hadn’t made things difficult for Christy from the beginning.

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Not only that, he even arranged for Christy’s stay in the sanatorium, with personnel to care for her.

There’s absolutely no question of letting her go.

At this moment, Wendy still didn’t know that the terms she thought she was negotiating with Adrian were actually null and void.

At this point, Adrian received a call from Perry.

“Master Adrian, it’s confirmed, the evidence really exists.

They are currently on their way back with it.” Perry said.

The people that Adrian sent to Wendy’s house, as soon as they found evidence, immediately contacted Perry.

Therefore, they were very prompt in their timing, without having to wait for the back and forth journey.

“Let me know when they arrive.” Adrian said.

“Yes,” Perry didn’t waste time with words, after hanging up the phone he continued keeping an eye on Wendy.

Wendy: “…”

When the people who brought back the evidence arrived, Perry informed Adrian.

Adrian then returned to the room where Wendy was kept.

After examining the evidence, Adrian looked up and found himself with mixed feelings.

Are these people for real?

Everything they did before, did they think they were great?

Adrian handed the evidence to Perry, “Go and verify this.”

Wendy didn’t expect Adrian to be so cautious.

He must verify it once.

But in Adrian’s opinion, wasn’t this a common thing to do?

Checking the authenticity of evidence is fundamental!

Otherwise, if Wendy provided false evidence and they announced it without checking, wouldn’t they be embarrassed later?

Of course, there was no opportunity for Wendy to voice this out, so Adrian was not aware that Wendy had become this stupid.

“When will you let me go!”

Wendy, whose mouth was still sealed, couldn’t speak.

Adrian didn’t want to listen.

He didn’t even want to listen to her moans.

To Perry, he said: “Keep her here until the evidence is thoroughly investigated.”

“Yes.” Perry nodded.

Wendy kept making sounds, increasing her sense of presence.

How long were they going to investigate?

How long were they going to keep her here!

But Adrian didn’t react, he left right after he finished talking.

This time, Perry didn’t stay either.

The task of watching Wendy didn’t require him to do it personally anymore.

Perry left some people on the scene to watch over Wendy.

They didn’t untie her.

At mealtime, they gave her food and water, temporarily removing the tape for her to eat.

When Wendy could speak during mealtime, she said to one of the people: “I need to go to the restroom.”

That person pondered for a moment, said to his colleague, “The boss had ordered that we can’t let her use the restroom, to prevent her from using it as an excuse to escape.”

Wendy: “…”

This is on the 12th floor!

Where can she run to!

Even if she were to jump out of the window, she couldn’t.

She wanted to stay alive!

Perry, who watches too many TV dramas, believes that many people escape under the pretext of going to the restroom.

Although this room is on the 12th floor and Wendy probably cannot jump out of the window,

Perry felt that it’s better to be cautious, so he explicitly instructed his subordinates.

“So, what do we do?” the colleague asked.

The man said, “The boss has already given instructions.”

Saying that, he pulled out a diaper from the bag that the takeout delivery guy brought back from the convenience store to the hotel lobby.

Wendy: “…”

“Help her up.”

The colleague then pulled Wendy up.

The diaper that the delivery guy bought was an adult extra-large size.

They placed it on the chair, which was way too spacious.

Then they pushed Wendy back onto the seat.

“This will do.

Even if she wets herself, the diaper will catch it.” the man said.

His colleague praised, “The boss is so smart.”

“Otherwise, how could he be someone who kicked Assistant Sheldon from his position?” the man praised.

As for Wendy wetting herself or whatever, it was none of their concern.

The main thing is to keep the chair in the room clean.

Can’t dirty someone else’s chair when using their room, right?

Wendy blushed with deep humiliation.

What’s the use of a diaper under the chair?

She would still wet herself!

At this thought, Wendy felt terrible.

Chapter 1295: The Boss Really Has Great Foresight_1 Although her dignity wouldn’t allow her to give in, her body physiologically couldn’t hold back anymore.

Wendy Clarke felt that her bladder would explode at any moment, even without forcing it, it would just leak.

Humiliated, Wendy Clarke was on the verge of tears, with her eyes already red.

However, her about-to-burst bladder wouldn’t allow her to hold it in any longer, and the pain from trying to hold it in was unbearable!

When she couldn’t hold it in any longer, the three guards that were watching Wendy detected an unpleasant smell.

Looking closer, they saw Wendy’s pants were wet.

“Good thing we put down a diaper.

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We have such foresight,” Guard A praised even without the presence of Perry Gustav.

It seemed that the diaper was very absorbent and quick-drying, not a drop stained the chair.

All three of them were satisfied.

“But there is a bit of smell,” Guard B noted.

“No worries, didn’t I order some stuff from the convenience store via the takeout app earlier?” Guard C added.

The diaper was the item he had ordered.

“I also ordered a bottle of deodorizer,” Guard C said as he pulled out a bottle of deodorizer from the bag.

He sprayed it around the room.

And sprayed a few more towards Wendy Clarke.

The mist from the deodorizer was rather fine.

When sprayed, it dispersed into the air.

However, because Guard C had sprayed excessively at Wendy, the concentration of the deodorizer mist around her was unusually high, which made Wendy choke.

But with her mouth taped shut, she couldn’t cough, and the suffering she felt was indescribable.

However, this little bit of suffering was not in Wendy’s thought at the moment.

She felt profoundly humiliated.

What did these people think she was?

They were intentionally torturing her!

This incident would probably leave a lifelong scar on Wendy.

Meanwhile, while Wendy was breaking down inside the guest room.

Adrian Zhekova and Cindy Clarke were also in a guest room.

They didn’t go home.

The little one went back to the family mansion with the elders.

Because both Cindy Clarke and Adrian Zhekova were tired.

Finally having a moment to relax and having changed into comfortable clothes, they decided to take a break in the room.

As for whether they would stay here or go home, they would decide later.

At this point, Adrian also received a message from Perry Gustav.

The evidence provided by Wendy was verified as real.

“I understand, send a copy of the evidence to Sheldon Rowland,” Adrian directed.

Upon hearing Sheldon’s name, Perry was aware that he was his competitor!

Of course, he had no intention of sabotaging Sheldon Rowland.

He knew Adrian was preparing to settle matters with Ethan Zhekova.

However, in such a crucial matter, Adrian’s first command was to give the evidence to Sheldon Rowland.

This shows Adrian’s trust in Sheldon Rowland.

Adrian didn’t even deal with it personally, as long as he gave the evidence to Sheldon, Sheldon would know what to do.

This kind of tacit cooperation made Perry Gustav envious.

He wondered when he could also have that kind of relationship with Adrian Zhekova!

It seemed, the gap between him and Sheldon Rowland was still there!

“Yes, ” Perry Gustav agreed, and immediately sent the evidence to Sheldon after hanging up.

Upon receiving the evidence, Sheldon knew exactly what to do.

“It seems like we won’t be resting after all,” Adrian apologized to Cindy, “Wendy’s evidence has been validated as true.

We need to go back to the mansion right away to sort this out.”

“We can’t keep Wendy locked up indefinitely, two days at most,” Adrian added, “so we need to resolve this as quickly as possible.” “Furthermore, we can’t let Wendy go before everything is sorted.

Who knows if she plans to notify Ethan Zhekova of this and seek redemption,” Adrian scoffed.

He thought ordinary people wouldn’t take such a foolish step.

To betray someone first, then seek to make amends.

What was that about?

However, given Wendy’s character, it was highly possible.

Therefore, to prevent this from happening, Adrian had to sort this matter out quickly and let Wendy go.

By then, Wendy wouldn’t have the chance to make amends, she can only face Ethan’s fury.

As this was a serious matter, Cindy hurriedly changed her clothes.

They both rushed back to the family mansion.

Morgan Zhekova was still playing in the mansion.

The older generation was extremely jubilant today, Maverick Zhekova and his wife, Jayden Zhekova, didn’t return to their homes after the wedding ceremony ended, they gathered at the family mansion instead.

Even the Third Old Master Zhekova was present.

In the evening, Adrian Zhekova and Cindy Clarke had an appreciation dinner.

The older generation didn’t attend, it’s mainly to show appreciation to friends who helped out at the wedding.

Although the older generation didn’t join the appreciation dinner, they could still celebrate at home.

They could celebrate again when Lyke Zhekova and Peggy Lewis hold their wedding.

Lil’ Morgan was still busy playing, the elderly were chatting amongst themselves.

Today, Victoria Wheeler didn’t compete with Lil’ Morgan for attention.

They were surprised to hear from Butler Howard that Adrian Zhekova and Cindy Clarke had returned.

Old Madam was surprised, “Why did they return at this hour?” Caught in suspicion, Adrian Zhekova and Cindy Clarke entered the room.

Chapter 1296: Really Not a Man_1 The Old Master asked, “Why have you returned instead of taking a good rest?”

The little fellow immediately looked up and asked, “Did you miss me?”

“Don’t worry, I had a great time at the family mansion!” the little fellow said happily.

But he was still moved that his mom and dad were thinking of him on such an important day!

Adrian Zhekova: “…”

Cindy Clarke twitched the corners of her mouth, feeling guilty inside.

She didn’t really think of the little fellow today…

She was too busy with the wedding, no time to think.

And when there was a break, Wendy Clarke’s matter came up.

Still, she didn’t get around to thinking about the little fellow.

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If it wasn’t for the little fellow bringing it up, Cindy would…

have forgotten.

But how could Cindy let the little fellow be disappointed?

She quickly nodded and said, “Yes, I was so busy today that I didn’t get a chance to spend quality time with you.

I missed you very much.”

“Miss me, but don’t tire yourself out,” the little fellow advised Cindy wisely, his heart aching for her.

Cindy felt even guiltier.

She came over and tousled the little fellow’s soft hair.

“Not tired.

It’s even more comfortable when I get home.”

But the two elders noticed that Cindy’s reaction was not just because of missing Morgan Zhekova.

“What happened?” Maverick Zhekova asked Adrian Zhekova.

Adrian Zhekova directly handed the evidence he got from Wendy Clarke to the Old Master.

“This is evidence obtained from Wendy Clarke.

She has been recording her collaboration with Ethan Zhekova in case one day Ethan would betray her,” said Adrian Zhekova.

“Previously, when Wendy sent people to harm Cindy and Morgan, we only found evidence against Wendy, and were unable to find evidence involving Ethan.

Now, all the evidence is complete,” Adrian Zhekova said in a deep voice.

The Old Master’s face darkened upon hearing this.

“Howard, bring me my reading glasses.”

“Yes.” Butler Howard had also heard Adrian Zhekova’s words.

He knew that what Ethan had done was too much.

No matter how they battled, if he only targeted Adrian.

Adrian, considering that Ethan was his younger brother, would not do anything to him.

He would just play along with Ethan.

Whatever Ethan did, he couldn’t do anything to Adrian.

Adrian just treated it as amusing himself with his young brother.

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But Ethan wanted to harm Cindy and Morgan to achieve his goal.

This was crossing the line.

Not only was he crossing the line regarding Adrian.

Even in the eyes of the elders of the Zhekova Family, he had crossed the line.

This indirectly evidenced that Ethan truly had no capability.

He actually had to resort to such means.

And from another perspective, involving others’ wife and child in his moves was utterly contemptible.

He really wasn’t a man.

Butler Howard, while despising Ethan, quickly fetched the Old Master’s reading glasses.

The Old Master put on his reading glasses and began to examine the evidence in his hand.

He passed each page to the Old Madam after reading it.

The Old Madam continued reading.

After the Old Madam finished reading, she passed it to Maverick Zhekova.

Maverick passed it on to Victoria Wheeler.

Ordinarily, Victoria had no interest in such official matters.

But now that it involved Cindy and Morgan, even Victoria started to read it seriously.

After reading, Victoria passed it to Jayden Zhekova.

Jayden and his wife finished reading it only then.

Although the Third Old Master Zhekova was there too, he wasn’t anxious to read it.

He would only pick it up after everyone had finished reading.

The Third Old Master Zhekova didn’t like reading in installments.

That’s why the Old Master didn’t hand it to him directly.

The Old Master, with a serious expression on his face, said to Adrian Zhekova, “You decide how to deal with Ethan Zhekova.

If anyone has any objections, let them talk to me.

Just say, it’s all my idea.”

The Old Master decided by himself and feared being indecisive.

What if he made the decision, and Adrian felt it wasn’t enough?

So, the Old Master simply let Adrian handle it himself.

The victims were his wife and child, and he was the one who found the evidence.

And between Adrian and Ethan, the Old Master naturally chose Adrian.

This decision didn’t require any thinking at all.

His own grandson was injured, as were his granddaughter-in-law and great-grandson.

Besides, Ethan was harbouring ill intentions in the first place.

The Old Master had long wanted to kick Ethan out.

He had no real ability, and all he did was complain.

Letting Adrian handle it would allow him to vent some anger.

Adrian nodded, “Thank you, Grandfather.”

Adrian also understood the Old Master’s intention in letting him handle it.

The Old Master immediately felt relieved.

See, talking to an intelligent grandson had its benefits.

No explanation was needed, and Adrian understood his thoughts and was also grateful.

Even though many formalities weren’t necessary among family members,

it was still more relieving to be appreciated than to face those who took his kindness for granted, wasn’t it?

The Old Master couldn’t help thinking if he were dealing with Ethan instead…

Chapter 1297: What Reason_1 That Ethan Zhekova misinterpreted his intentions and failed to recognize his good intentions.

Assuming roles reversed between Ethan Zhekova and Adrian Zhekova, with Ethan becoming the victimized party.

Ethan would probably think that he was against helping his case.

The Old Master had no doubt, Ethan would definitely be thinking that way.

Ethan was probably feeling aggrieved himself.

Thinking that the Old Master was biased and sided with Adrian.

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Moreover, with Ethan’s predisposition to overthink and grow increasingly foolish in his thoughts.

If the Old Master were to let Ethan handle it himself, Ethan might interpret this as a conspiracy?

Or perhaps a challenge?

If he doesn’t handle it harshly enough, he won’t satisfy himself.

But he fears that if he goes too hard, the Old Master will disapprove, thinking he’s too harsh, devoid of brotherly love.

Caught in the middle of such hesitation, it is a pointless and tiresome endeavor.

Not just pointless, but incredibly foolish.

Do you not see how this situation is frustrating?

Thank goodness his grandson Adrian Zhekova is smart!

Otherwise, if it were Ethan Zhekova, even if he had awakened the Family Head’s abilities, the Old Master wouldn’t want to entrust him with the position of family head.

Adrian Zhekova directly contacted Sheldon Rowland in front of all the elders: “Issue a company announcement, relieving Ethan Zhekova from all his roles in the company effective immediately.”

Ethan Zhekova did not own any shares, they were all in Gabriel Zhekova’s hands.

He could only wait to inherit them from Gabriel in the future.

By merely relieving Ethan of his duties, it certainly wouldn’t cause him any financial harm.

Even some of his power influences maintained privately won’t be much affected.

He would still belong to the Zhekova family, and incidentally have enough financial support.

He could still keep a group of people to work for him.

But now, although he has only dismissed Ethan from his position, Adrian precisely targeted Ethan’s vulnerable spots.

Ethan Zhekova was currently desperately seeking recognition for his abilities.

He wanted to prove to others that aside from not awakening the Family Head’s abilities, his other abilities weren’t any weaker than Adrian’s.

But that’s not all, he wanted people to acknowledge that he was stronger than Adrian.

However, before he could even prove this, he was dismissed from his position.

Doesn’t this tell others that he was incompetent?

His abilities were inadequate, suggesting he might have made a major mistake leading to his dismissal.

Otherwise, as a member of the Zhekova family, his own family members.

It wouldn’t be escalated to being dismissed for a minor mistake.

This decision seemed leisurely and appeared to not cause much damage to Ethan.

But it was enough to infuriate Ethan Zhekova.

“What’s the reason?” Sheldon Rowland asked.

He, of course, knew what the reason was.

But the real reason couldn’t be written in the company announcement.

Adrian said, “Just say, Ethan Zhekova was dismissed from the group because of serious errors.”

“Yes.” With his call to Sheldon ended, he started drafting the announcement.

He didn’t delegate this task to others, instead, he handwrote the announcement himself.

Such matters are more reassuring to handle personally.

After drafting, Sheldon reviewed repeatedly to make sure there were no mistakes before sending it out.

He also posted the announcement on Pingla’s Official Facebook page.

As soon as the announcement was made, numerous media outlets tried to figure out what had happened.

Sheldon’s response was consistent with the announcement; he only confirmed that Ethan was dismissed due to serious violations.

As for what the violation was, they politely declined to disclose.

Regardless of which media outlet asked, they all received the same response.

Various media outlets exchanged the information they obtained, only to find everyone had similar information.

So, they could only report it as such and mentioned that they were still trying to further understand the situation.

“Just like that?” The Old Master asked Adrian Zhekova.

“Do you think there is anything else that can be done?” Adrian asked, smiling.

“Merely dismissing him won’t cause him enough pain.” The Old Master said.

“Even though we are all one family, we are a family only if we care for each other.

Clearly, they didn’t consider us as a family.” said the Old Master, “Since that’s the case, we do not need to be polite to them anymore.”

“Those two ungrateful wolves shouldn’t continue wasting our resources.”

“Adrian, issue another order, remove Gabriel Zhekova from his position as well.” said the Old Master.

“We all know what capabilities Gabriel has.”

“He’s just not capable.

It’s Edward Dewer who has opened the market and boosted the performance.

Gabriel is just reaping the benefits.” said the Old Master.

“And what’s the result?

Despite reaping benefits, Gabriel feels he has the capability to take credit for Dewer’s accomplishments.”

“Originally, we didn’t expect him to make a stellar contribution to Virtuoso, but at the very least, he should have managed to maintain our current status.” The Old Master’s expectations of Gabriel were clearly very low.

There were plenty of people who could maintain the status quo; Gabriel was not the only one capable.

Chapter 1298_1 Isn’t it just because Gabriel Zhekova is part of the Zhekova Family that he was allowed to manage it?

If you removed that relationship, Gabriel Zhekova is really nothing at all.

Moreover, forget about preservation.

There are so many talents, even more outstanding ones, who needs someone who can only maintain?

“He can’t even maintain, let alone develop.

He managed the company just fine during his first two years after taking over from Edward Dewer, but the decline has been apparent over time.” “And what’s the result?

He even uses the data from before Edward Dewer’s handover as an argument, saying that since he took over, the performance is still growing annually.” The Old Master chuckled, “What a liar, to the extent of deceiving himself even.” “I’ve wanted to kick him out for some time now, acting all high and mighty while just taking up space,” the Old Master said coldly.

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“This time, Ethan Zhekova is not behaving humanly.

If the son is not taught, it’s the father’s fault,” the Old Master said coldly, “Let Gabriel Zhekova have a rest then, and duly discipline Ethan Zhekova.”

“It would be fine to just deal with Ethan Zhekova, but if you deal with Gabriel Zhekova as well, they are bound to come for a reckoning,” the Old Madam warned.

“Let them come directly, I’ll speak with them,” the Old Master said, “Adrian Zhekova is not involved in this matter, you don’t need to worry.”

The Old Master understood what the Old Madam was implying. The Old Madam was afraid that Gabriel Zhekova would pass all the blame onto Adrian Zhekova when the time came.

But it was clearly the Old Master’s idea.

Letting Adrian Zhekova take the blame was a bit too much.

“So, it’s you who care about Adrian Zhekova, I also know to protect him!” the Old Master grumbled.

This Old Madam, always seizing the opportunity to make herself look like she treats the children better!

Then, Adrian Zhekova once again instructed Sheldon Rowland.

Hearing this news, Sheldon Rowland was truly taken aback.

He was mentally prepared for Ethan Zhekova’s thing.

But he was not prepared for this.

Unexpectedly, Adrian Zhekova wants to kick Gabriel Zhekova out all at once.

This is what a real CEO is like, bold and decisive!

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Actually, Gabriel Zhekova could have kept a low profile.

But who made Ethan Zhekova perform so well?

Sheldon Rowland thought, wasn’t Ethan making his father’s life hell?

“By the way, send me Gabriel Zhekova’s annual profit growth data since taking over Virtuoso, as well as some of his wrong decisions and the profit and loss data of each store in those years.

Send me the proportion of profit or loss of each restaurant and all kinds of data.” Adrian Zhekova said.

“Just looking at the total annual growth doesn’t have much reference value.

We have to take them apart.” Otherwise, it is just like announcing an average salary.

The average salary of ordinary office workers is raised by rich people and high-income groups.

But in fact, most people do not achieve the average at all.

Like the restaurants of Virtuoso, some make good profits, but some only make marginal profits, and even some are losing money.

Still, the overall annual financial growth is driven by high-profit restaurants.

The data looked good at first glance.

But in reality, it was far from that.

So Gabriel Zhekova really thought people couldn’t see through his little tricks?

“Yes.” Sheldon Rowland immediately set about doing it.

Perry Gustav wanted to squeeze Sheldon Rowland out.

However, the chances of this happening in the next few years are slim.

Considering Sheldon Rowland works like he is few people in one, dealing with multiple tasks simultaneously and very efficiently, not many could replace him.

Chapter 1299: Isn’t this making it hard for their workers?_1 The announcement that all of Ethan Zhekova’s positions were exempted was issued earlier.

Netizens were mainly watching the drama unfold, the comment section was filled with imaginative plots of a wealthy family’s drama, posted as if they were writing a novel.

Some netizens even created a special topic called “Zhekova’s Storm”.

The creativity of the netizens had been aroused, and they constantly posted succinct and sharp wealthy family fragments in the topic.

From business wars to romance, and even gangster genres.

The media was surprised and called Sheldon Rowland for inquiries.

But that was it.

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They thought they had met the KPI for today.

Not too surprised though.

Because in their eyes, Ethan Zhekova was by no means an important figure.

The significant figures had all been assigned key positions.

Like Lyke Zhekova, who was in charge of Majestic.

Like Samson Zhekova, who managed the Pingla Academy and was also the Vice President of the International Chefs Association.

All this couldn’t have been done without the efforts of Adrian Zhekova.

The journalists had far more information sources than ordinary netizens.

Although they didn’t know too much.

They knew about the general situation.

For example, Samson Zhekova and Lyke Zhekova were closer to Adrian Zhekova, they were more valued, and their abilities were indeed excellent.

Like Gabriel Zhekova, whose abilities were really average, he could only take over the companies that Lyke had built a solid foundation for.

Everything was fine when he took over, but after taking over, it kept deteriorating.

The journalists all knew this.

After the dismissal of Ethan Zhekova, the journalists were shocked, yet they also felt it wasn’t too unexpected.

It was unexpected, yet foreseeable.

Because Ethan Zhekova’s ability is just that.

If it wasn’t for his relationship with the Zhekova Family.

If he had to go out and look for a job himself, he certainly wouldn’t have this treatment now.

Not long after the announcement of Ethan Zhekova’s dismissal was released, another announcement was suddenly released.

Gabriel Zhekova was also dismissed.

This time, all the media were completely stunned.

What is Pingla planning to do?

Are they trying to do a large-scale clean-up in one day?

It’s okay to exempt Ethan Zhekova from his duties.

But even if Gabriel Zhekova doesn’t have much ability, he is considered an elder in the Zhekova Family after all.

Even if he was relying on his seniority, he still had seniority to rely on.

Otherwise, why hadn’t Adrian Zhekova done anything about Gabriel Zhekova before?

It’s not a new issue that Gabriel Zhekova is incapable.

The journalists started to speculate, did Gabriel Zhekova and Ethan Zhekova commit some irretrievable big mistake?

Adrian Zhekova simply took this opportunity to kick these two parasites out of the group.

Yes.

Even the journalists privately thought Gabriel Zhekova and Ethan Zhekova were just two parasites.

They have no abilities, oh no, they do have the ability to be born in the right family.

They were fortunate enough to be born into the Zhekova Family.

So even without any ability, they can still hold senior positions in the company.

Let’s just say the Zhekova Family was supporting them, so they wouldn’t be idle.

Before, journalists had privately discussed that these two were so useless, even though the profits were not declining, but thinking it as wasting the family’s money.

Adrian Zhekova could actually tolerate them.

He really took good care of them.

Who knew there would be such a drama today.

It seems that Adrian Zhekova wasn’t tolerating them, but he was just waiting for the right opportunity.

That’s it.

The journalists were a bit resentful, too.

Even if you want to issue statements, can’t you issue them all at once?

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Issue one after a while, then another one later, they couldn’t even do other things, they had to keep an eye on whether Pingla would issue another statement.

The point is, today is Saturday!

They have the day off!

Only a few colleagues were on duty.

Now, because Pingla issued two announcements in a row, everyone had to start working again.

Racing for news, racing against time, they also had to go and verify with Sheldon Rowland, trying to find out if they could pry out something.

Because it’s the weekend, except for the colleagues on duty, the others were not in the office.

Now they all called for cars, sitting in the car and writing news drafts while on their way back to the office, and constantly refreshing their news feeds in fear that Pingla might issue another statement.

Sheldon Rowland’s telephone was also constantly ringing.

As soon as one call was hung up, another was to be picked up.

“Mr.

Sheldon, can you tell me straight away how many more announcements Pingla is going to issue today?” a journalist asked, “I’m playing with my wife and daughter in J City.

I can rush back, but if I rush back right now, my wife and daughter will ignore me for a week.” Working in news isn’t much better than working as a programmer.

Neither of them have a stable time to rest.

News will come whenever it comes.

There are many emergencies.

As soon as something happens, they must immediately keep up with it, regardless of where they are or whether they are sleeping.

The time spent with their families is indeed very limited.

They finally had time to accompany their wives and children this time.

Who knew Pingla would pull this stunt.

This is making life difficult for their workers!

Chapter 1300: So Angry That My Lungs Are About to Explode_1 “I guess…

there shouldn’t be any more.” Sheldon Rowland wasn’t too sure himself.

“Don’t just guess, give me a definitive answer.” the reporter said.

“It’s hard for me to say.

I don’t have a definitive answer either.

Our CEO makes decisions and notifies me on the spot.

I’m on standby at all times.” Sheldon made a grimace of resignation.

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Adrian Zhekova should really hear this.

Look at him, complaining about having to work on his day off.

What about Sheldon Rowland?

He doesn’t have any days off!

Working tirelessly, every single day.

Even on holidays, if Adrian Zhekova needs him, he has to crawl to the company.

No matter the time, no matter the place.

Sometimes when Adrian Zhekova goes on business trips abroad, due to time differences, he often makes calls in the middle of the night.

From two o’clock to four o’clock.

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And he still has to get up and work, right?

As far as Sheldon Rowland is concerned, the workload this reporter has from their phone conversation is nothing compared to his own.

He can’t even sympathize anymore.

All because of the scumbag CEO.

“Then what’s your estimate?

Will there be more?” the reporters could only ask.

“I guess there won’t be any more.” Sheldon said.

Once this announcement is out, Gabriel Zhekova and his son will kick up a fuss.

Sheldon guessed that Adrian Zhekova wouldn’t have the time to pull any more stunts for a while.

The reporter wanted to suggest that next time, they should just release all the news at once.

But then he remembered that even Sheldon couldn’t guarantee.

So he ended up cursing Adrian Zhekova in his heart while hanging up the phone.

Virtuoso.

First Gabriel Zhekova saw the Pingla company’s notice of dismissing Ethan Zhekova.

He was ready to call and interrogate.

If they were really going to dismiss him, shouldn’t they at least talk to him first, discuss it with him?

Now, without him knowing anything, Ethan Zhekova was fired in such a disgraceful way.

Ethan, with a face as dark as iron, stood in Gabriel’s office.

In his heart, he was cursing Adrian Zhekova like a madman.

“Dad, Adrian Zhekova must have noticed that I pose a threat to him.

That’s why he kicked me out of the company,” Ethan said with a sober tone.

“He is so petty, how could he tolerate me?

He noticed that I am a threat to him, and wanted to strip me of my rights as soon as possible, so I wouldn’t overpower him.” Gabriel Zhekova: “…” Even though he was Ethan’s biological father, he had to say, where did Ethan get this confidence from?

“Ahem.” Gabriel cleared his throat and asked, “What have you done recently that could threaten Adrian’s position?” Did Ethan do something that he didn’t know about?

“It’s not recent, it’s my ability all along,” said Ethan.

“In the beginning, it might not have been noticeable, but over time, my performance at work has gotten better, and he naturally becomes wary.” Gabriel Zhekova: “…” Where did Ethan get this confidence from?

Gabriel Zhekova was truly confused.

In his view, it was simply that Adrian Zhekova wanted to find an excuse to kick both of them out of the Pingla Group.

“Have you done anything recently that could give Adrian Zhekova ammo against you?” Gabriel asked with a frown.

With Adrian Zhekova’s caution, it’s unlikely that he would release such an announcement without any reason.

“No.” Ethan replied with confidence.

Saying that, he did think for a moment.

There wasn’t…

right?

Even if there was, he couldn’t admit it.

Gabriel felt it was strange.

He immediately picked up his mobile phone and found Adrian’s number.

But before he could dial it, a new email popped up on his computer screen.

Gabriel didn’t pay it any attention at first, just gave it a casual glance.

But when he saw the bold, uppercase title, he was stunned.

He quickly put down his phone, didn’t make the call, and clicked on the email with trembling hands.

He didn’t know if it was out of anger, or something else.

He had just thought he was seeing things.

When he opened the email this time and saw each word clearly, he still couldn’t believe it.

Gabriel even rubbed his eyes for a long time, closed his eyes for a while, and then opened them again.

Because he rubbed too hard, when he looked at the computer, his vision was blurred.

But no matter what he did, the announcement in the email was there.

He was also dismissed!

Gabriel could only feel his heartbeat accelerate, felt like his lungs were about to be blasted by the pressurized air.