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Luther finally said placidly after looking intently at the black box for quite some time.

“Of course, Fabian’s perception is always right. He won’t spend irrationally for anything which is not worth the price,” Jason said impatiently.

“No! No! You don’t understand!” Luther waved his finger and casually replied.

“How dare you comment that I don’t understand! Do you understand? After all, I know that Fabian has great judgment and that the item would be worth the price for him.” Infuriated by Luther’s words, Jason started to sound a bit agitated.

“Of course I understand.”

Stroking his chin, Luther commented further, “If I’m not mistaken, this necklace is made of black diamond.”

“Black diamond?” Helen asked quizzically.

She wondered what black diamond was. I have only heard about diamonds. Black diamond? The name sounds really odd! Does it really exist?

“Ah! You’re being boastful again! I remember that you were keen on an antique vase previously, and sweet-talked me into investing for you, saying that you’ll surely count me in after gaining profit. The vase ended up being a counterfeit!” Jason unleashed his wrath at Luther, furious at how he was deceived by him earlier.

“That was just a mistake! I never had the intention to be deceitful. Don’t tell me you’ve never made a mistake!” Luther rebutted.

That was the only time I accidentally made a wrong judgment. Do you need to keep mentioning it and embarrass me?

“Fine, why don’t you continue to talk about this necklace? What’s so unique about this black diamond?” Helen turned to ask Luther inquisitively.

“Aha, at least there’s a wise one here!”

Pointing at Helen with a smile, Luther cleared his throat and turned to face the others again. “Everyone, let me introduce to you the mysterious black diamond! It is actually a lot more valuable than the common diamonds. Scientists have proven that it is actually formed by meteoroids that penetrated the atmosphere and landed on the surface of the earth as meteorites. As time elapsed, shattered pieces of meteorites which were buried deep under the surface of the earth gradually turned into black diamond.”

Jason was speechless at his words. This fellow is really good at telling cock and bull stories.

He sounds like a knowledgeable expert in the field! He is but an ordinary doctor who pretends to be an astronomer. Meteoroids landed on the earth? Why didn’t he just tell us the sun collides into the earth? What nonsense!

“Are you sure about that?” Helen glared at Luther doubtfully as she questioned him. I know that I’m not highly educated, but you’d better don’t try to fool me!

Meanwhile, Hannah remained silent and waited patiently for Luther’s further explanation.

“Of course I’m sure about it. Do you know about the exhibition of the Black Orlov earlier on? I’ve spent some time on the relevant research.” Luther said confidently.

The Black Orlov? What is that? On the instant, there was a puzzled look on Jason’s face. What language is he speaking? I don’t understand a word.

“Err… The Black… What did you say just now?” Helen also asked in puzzlement, obviously didn’t get what Luther said as well.

“Argh! It’s the Black Orlov! A most well-known type of black diamond across the globe! Do you get it now?”

Luther paused before he continued, “It’s common for black diamond to have certain levels of defects. Hence, it’s a great challenge to have them cut out. That’s why black diamond is so rare. Moreover…”

He stopped abruptly and deliberately lowered his voice as he continued to explain, “Legend has it that in Ancient India, people used to dedicate black diamonds to their god of Deaths, Yama!”

Helen shuddered as Luther’s tone sent a chill down her spine. Shaking her head, she tried to get rid of the sudden growing suspense by saying, “Are you intentionally making up a story to scare us?”

Meanwhile, Jason searched online about the black diamond with his phone the moment he heard Luther mention the Black Orlov. To his surprise, what Luther had explained a while ago was exactly the same as the information posted online. I never expect that this fellow knows so much about this! I thought he is just fooling us!

Clearing his throat, he told Hannah, “Hannah, he seems to be telling the truth. I’ve searched online about the black diamond, and the information is really similar to what he told us just now. I’ve also made a comparison with the pictures of the black diamond online. Therefore, I can confirm that the necklace bid by Fabian for you is made of black diamond.”

“I have told you just now, didn’t I? I was telling the truth. After all, I’m still considered as the leader of the Fabled Four in Baykeep… Ah! I haven’t finished my words! Don’t cup my mouth…”

As Luther was talking non-stop excitedly, Jason clasped his big palm over his mouth tightly in frustration. This blabbermouth! Other than carrying out surgeries, he’s good at nothing except bragging!

What does he mean by the Fabled Four in Baykeep?

Helen was rendered speechless. Does he think he is a big-time boy band singer? What a narcissist! Pfft! The Fabled Four?

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“You must not be fooled by him. He’s been overconfident ever since he had received an award from our mayor after performing a successful surgery for him. He’s just a boastful fellow!”

Jason straight away exposed everything about Luther.

“Sigh! Why do you keep twisting my words?”

Rolling his eyes, Luther was displeased and kept grumbling within himself. Jason, you really have a big mouth! Since you have revealed everything about me, how can I brag again later? You are such a spoiler!

“Alright, let’s go. They’re still waiting for us in the private room.” Hannah said placidly and headed for the private room right away.

“Alright, let’s go.” Jason also strode at once to catch up with her.

As something crossed his mind, he told Hannah, “Hannah, don’t worry. We surely won’t sustain any loss this round. The woman who was competing against us at the bidding session for the mystery item had indirectly enabled us to save quite a lot of money!

Helen suddenly had a clearer picture of the whole circumstance and commented, “Ah! It seems we have to thank that woman in a way. If not because of her, Fabian will surely need to pay a larger sum, which is about an additional fifty percent of the exact market value. By then, he would have sustained a greater loss!”

“You’ve got it! Anyway, the exact amount to be paid is not an issue. What matters the most, black diamond is really rare and hard to be obtained,” Luther agreed.

Hannah shook her head as a sense of bitterness crept into her heart. No matter how Jason was trying to convince her that they had actually gained in a way instead of sustaining a great loss, Hannah’s heart was still filled with complex emotions. She could not resist feeling guilty for causing Fabian to spend thirty million within such as short span of time.

At the same time, she could not explain why her heart was filled with indecipherable complex emotions. By right I shouldn’t be feeling troubled by this, since we are now officially husband and wife after the wedding ceremony. It’s just natural for my own hubby to buy me a gift, isn’t it?

“Pray that we shall be blessed,” Jason said jokingly to Helen.

If Lyna knew about the exact circumstance at the moment, she would surely pop a blood vessel.

In the meantime, Lyna had just sent the skimpily dressed woman off. She was waiting for Yvette in one of the private rooms of the nightclub.

“If everything goes on smoothly as planned, we should have settled the things with Jaxon. As for my side here, I have managed to set Fabian up. He’s spending so much on nothing!” Laughing scornfully, Lyna was over the moon at the moment.

She was pretty sure that both Hannah and Fabian would be trapped by her brilliant plan. She totally had no idea that things had turned the other way round. Instead of setting up Fabian to spend more on the mystery item, he had actually indirectly saved more because of her.

“Huh? Yvette is still not back yet? Could she be facing some hiccups? If she can’t get such a simple matter done, then I won’t need to waste my time on her again next round. What an incompetent woman!” Lyna continued ranting about Yvette’s inefficiency.

When Lyna was about to call her, the door of the private room was pushed open. Her eyes lit up as Yvette’s figure came into view the next moment.

“How’s it? Did you manage to get the video clip?” she asked Yvette anxiously.

“Yeah, the video clip is right here.” She handed her phone to Lyna.

Lyna played the video clip at once. Her lips curved up into a sly smile at the sight of the man and woman who were engrossed in their passionate moments.

She complimented Yvette with satisfaction, “Well done! Now we can instruct Jaxon to carry out anything for us!”

“By the way, when are we meeting him?”

Even though Yvette had her mission accomplished, she was not delighted at all. There was even a sense of inexplicable anxiety on her face.

She was sure that it was just a matter of time for Fabian to seek her out for payback, as he had found out that she was the one who harmed Hannah earlier. Her temples started to throb, fearing how Fabian would strike back at her.

“Let’s get it settled now. I predict that Fabian will take action tomorrow. Hence, we’d better be prepared and don’t drag any longer. Give Jaxon a call now and ask him out to meet us.”

In the other private room of Bluebird nightclub, the liveliness was totally different from the tense atmosphere of the one where both women were at. Even Fabian was laughing heartily at Helen and Jason’s jokes.

Luther lifted his wine glass and finished his wine in one gulp. Staring at everyone, he said sincerely, “Both Fabian and Hannah have just gotten married. It’s considered their wedding night tonight. As a token of congratulation, don’t you think that we should clink glass with them?”

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Everyone agreed instantly. Even Helen also lifted her wine glass toward Hannah.

Hannah pursed her lips in embarrassment. She drank quite a lot earlier on and was worried that she would be drunk if she continued on. Snippets of her funny moments when she was drunk previously flashed across her mind. My goodness! It was so embarrassing! If I get drunk again…

“Hannah, come on! Everyone is waiting for you!” Helen sensed her sister’s hesitation and urged her.

“Ah! A-alright!” Hannah had no choice, but to lift up her wine glass so as not to disappoint the others.

Fabian knitted his brows when he caught a glimpse of the bitterness on Hannah’s face. Nevertheless, he still lifted his wine glass and clanked glass with them before finishing his wine in one gulp.

“Enough, Hannah gets drunk easily. She can’t drink anymore!” he said firmly after finishing his wine.

Upon hearing his words, Hannah gave him a glance of gratitude.

“Oh! So sweet! Fabian, you have really changed a lot after getting married. I never expect that you’ll be so caring to anyone. I’ve never seen you show any concern to me, buddy,” pouting, Luther grumbled jokingly at Fabian.

In an instant, Fabian shot him a warning glance. Intimidated by the profound coldness in his eyes, Luther shuddered and switched topics instantaneously to appease him. “Alright. Don’t drink anymore. Ah! Let’s sing.”

On the other hand, Jaxon had just reached the private room.

“Mr. Dane, please come in,” Yvette put on an attractive smile and welcomed Jaxon.

With a puzzled look, Jaxon asked Yvette curiously, “Ms. Tanner, do you have anything to discuss with me?’

Jaxon had no clue at all. Yvette had just sent him a seductive woman a while ago, requesting him to help guide her in her career advancement. Now she asked me to come over again? Maybe she wants to sell herself this round? If that was the case, he would not mind at all. In fact, Yvette was even more gorgeous than the woman who had a passionate session with him earlier.

“Mr. Dane, just take a seat first.” Leaning against the sofa with her legs crossed, Lyna said casually.

She was not intimidated by Jaxon at all now. Since his unsightly video clip was in her hands at the moment, it also meant that his future would lie in her hands as well. She was sure that he would not dare to reject her request later.

“Pfft! Ms. Tanner, who is this? What an arrogant woman!” Jaxon raised his voice mockingly at Yvette. He was apparently feeling displeased with Lyna’s attitude.

After getting used to how the others flattered him all this while, he was easily infuriated by Lyna.

“Jaxon Dane, how dare you talk to me like this. Let me tell you, from now onwards, you have to follow my instructions. If not, I won’t let you off!”

Grabbing hold of Jaxon’s weak spot, Lyna was not intimidated by him at all.

In a split second, Jaxon was trembling with extreme anger. Pointing at Lyna, he gritted, “Fine, you’re the first person who dares to be so rude to me! Let me see how you can talk me into following your so-called instructions!”

He glared at Yvette as if he was rebuking her for not speaking up for him. As a wave of fury surged within him, he decided to send both Yvette and Lyna to prison by charging both of them with a wrong deed.

“Haha! I really doubt if you can continue to be so haughty later!”

After scoffing at Jaxon, Lyna turned to instruct Yvette, “Take out the goodies now for Mr. Dane. Let’s see how long he will be imprisoned if he is charged with that!”

Yvette immediately whipped out her phone from her pocket, clicked to play the video clip, and pushed it toward Jaxon.

In a blink of an eye, Jaxon’s heart skipped a beat. Knowing that he had committed the wrong deed numerous times, he was overcome by an indecipherable uneasiness as he took the phone from Yvette.

His face fell the moment his eyes caught the unsightly scene in the video clip. Lyna smiled wryly as she looked at the change in Jaxon’s expression.

“How’s it, Mr. Dane? Do you like this special gift from me? Do you still feel that I’m being rude?”

Looking at Jaxon triumphantly, Lyna sneered at him, “With the video clip in my hand, as long as you’re not demoted, I want you to be my slave forever!”

“Don’t beat around the bush. What do you want me to do?”

Jaxon straight away asked both of the women. He presumed that both of them had been scheming on setting him up long ago. They were undoubtedly making use of this video clip to threaten me into colluding with them.

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“Hah. Since Mr. Dane has made it clear, we should be more honest as well. Yvette, tell him what happened.”

Lyna shook her head and she couldn’t help but smile when she saw Jaxon’s body go limp.

“Mr. Dane, it happened like this…”

Yvette started to confess to him about how she hurt Hannah and he couldn’t stop himself from sighing after listening. Am I supposed to help her deal with Fabian? What kind of joke is that?

“I don’t think I can help you after you’ve done something like this. Fabian’s such an influential and powerful man. A nobody like me challenging him is basically just a death trap. I think you should just forget about it,” he said menacingly.

So the reason she arranged for a woman to accompany me was just to take videos to threaten me.

“I don’t know if he’s actually powerful and influential. But I do know that if I hand this thing to your higher-ups, you’d probably be spending the rest of your life in prison.”

Yvette waved Lyna’s phone before Jaxon’s face and said while smiling.

“I…”

The man regretted his choices immensely. Why do I always have to fool around with women when I have nothing to do? Now I ended up falling into the hands of a woman.

“Of course, we don’t want you to be in such a dilemma. You just need to be a little sloppy with this matter and we’ll handle the rest.”

Lyna knew that it would be impossible to ask Jaxon to constantly go against Fabian so she intentionally loosened up her conditions a little.

As long as Jaxon does his part and is finally on board with our plan, I won’t have to worry that he wouldn’t obey me anymore.

If he doesn’t obey me, I’ll just let Fabian know about everything. Knowing his personality, I believe that Jaxon has nowhere to run to anymore.

“I-If Fabian knows that Yvette has been released, he will definitely come to me. Wouldn’t I-”

Jaxon didn’t know what he should do all of a sudden. One of them was someone who could cause his downfall with just a simple talk with his higher-ups, while the other was someone who had his indecent video clips. Both of them were people he couldn’t afford to offend.

“Hmph! You really want to go down that road, Jaxon? What you choose to do is up to you.”

Lyna stared at him and deliberately pretended to be angry as she spoke. Once she was done speaking, she turned her head the other way and stopped looking at Jaxon.

In truth, she was actually very anxious. The choice he was going to make would affect his dom for the rest of his life. If I don’t agree, I will have to spend my life in jail.

Let’s do it then! It’s better to die later than to die now.

“Okay, I’ll do it. But you have to promise me that you will hand over the original video clip and copies of it to me after this is over. After this mess, we’ll consider both of us to be even and we’ll act like we are strangers. Otherwise, I won’t help you with anything even if you uploaded this video clip online.”

Lyna snapped her fingers and agreed without hesitating, “Alright. Deal.”

Fabian and the rest left after the joyous song ended. Both Helen and Jason were wasted and he called the driver over to send them home before he left with Hannah to their marital home.

Of course, they had just gotten married so how could he not enjoy their first night of marriage? Both of them only went to sleep after they did the deed.

The next day, the morning sun shone on Fabian’s face. Perhaps it was because he drank so much alcohol and even ‘exercised’ last night that he was still not awake at this hour. Meanwhile, Hannah was already done washing up and was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Buzz… Buzz… Buzz… The vibration from the phone woke him up.

Fabian picked up the phone and answered it, somewhat angry that somebody was calling him early in the morning, “I’ll give you ten seconds to tell me why you’re calling me or you will face the consequences.”

A trembling voice could be heard on the other end, “Mr. Norton, you were the one who told me to call you at eight in the morning.”

“Huh?”

The former was confused. Why didn’t I know that I needed someone to call and wake me up?

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Upon hearing his doubtful voice, the person on the other end quickly explained, “You told me to compile the testimonies about the accident during your wedding, and-”

Having heard that, Fabian suddenly recalled that he had told someone to compile the testimonies. He wanted to teach Lyna a lesson.

“Alright. I got it. Just send everything to the court. I’m sure you know how to do it.”

He rubbed his temples and hung up once he was done talking.

Huh? That silly girl is already up. He finally realized when he couldn’t feel anyone beside him.

Fabian got out of bed lazily. After leaving the room, he instantly saw Hannah making breakfast in the kitchen and he quickly walked over to her.

She was frying an egg at the moment when she suddenly felt an arm around her waist. Her body trembled instinctively and she quickly turned her head when her lips crashed into Fabian’s.

She was about to say something but he pressed his lips against hers.

Fabian finally stopped after a long, passionate kiss.

“Hey! That’s disgusting. You haven’t brushed your teeth!” Hannah said as she backed away from him while shaking her head.

“What? You’re disgusted with me already? Right after the wedding? Do you know how many people wish to be kissed by me in the morning? You gotta remember that it’s an honor that I’m kissing you. Don’t say it like I’m taking advantage of you,” he said shamelessly as he pinched her bosom.

“You…”

The woman was pissed. Why is Fabian so much more thick skin after the wedding? And what did he mean by ‘taking advantage of me’? That’s the truth!

“What? Don’t you agree?” Fabian said as he leaned closer and loomed over her.

“Tsk. You’re the one who didn’t brush your teeth. How is it my fault now?”

Naturally, Hannah was dissatisfied. All she said was the truth. He’s the one who didn’t brush his teeth yet he’s not allowing me to point out the truth?

“Come bite me if you’re pissed!”

He took another step towards her and he could clearly feel her soft body on him.

“I- You’re playing dirty!”

She was so angry her breathing turned heavy but she had no idea what to do with Fabian.

The man shrugged and he seemed to have remembered something as he said seriously, “Oh, that’s right. There’s something I need to talk to you about.”

“What is it?” she huffed.

He deliberately left her in suspense and said as he made his way to the living room, “Hmm, I don’t really know how to start.”

“Are you kidding me? What do you mean you don’t know how to start? Who are you afraid of when you’re such a hooligan yourself?”

Hannah rolled her eyes at him and she couldn’t help but twirl around on the spot as she followed his movement.

“Yes. I agree with you.”

Fabian stopped walking upon hearing her words. He turned back to her and nodded thoughtfully before continuing, “Actually, what I wanted to say is that your egg… is burnt!”

“Huh?”

A confused look appeared on Hannah’s face. What does he mean by my egg is burnt? Why is he talking gibberish so early in the morning?

“Ah! I’ll kill you!” she shouted when she finally realized that she was still frying the eggs.

There weren’t any eggs left in the pan anymore by the time she turned to look. All that was left were two round ‘coals’.

Upon hearing her shout, Fabian’s lips tilted upwards and he went straight for the bathroom.

I can’t believe that she’s still as silly as ever. It seems like I’ll be able to eat freshly fried eggs once I’m done washing up.

Sure enough, he saw Hannah holding a plate in her left hand and a cup of milk in her right the moment he came out of the bathroom.

“Thanks, Honey. Thank you for your hard work,” he said courteously.

“Make your own breakfast if you want to eat. I didn’t make any for you.”

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Fabian began to get slightly angry when he heard what she said. She’s obviously doing this on purpose.

As she spoke, Hannah walked to the dining room without batting him another eye and started to enjoy her breakfast.

Fabian stood right where he was and shook his head. He knew that she had definitely made him breakfast but she was just being stubborn. With that, he made his way into the kitchen.

“Oh my. Seriously? I’ve got to make my own food when I’ve already gotten married. Fortunately, I’ve got some skills. Otherwise, I would be starved to death.”

Then, he walked to Hannah with a plate in hand before sitting down beside her.

You’re shameless! I was just joking and now you’re feeling smug? I shouldn’t have fried the egg for you. Let’s see what you’d say when that happens.

“You talk as though what you said was true,” Hannah huffed as she rolled her eyes.

She had indeed noticed that Fabian had changed a lot. He would never eat breakfast with her in the past. Each time, she would have to eat two portions of food by herself and it made her put on weight.

Besides, he always had a stern look on his face, as if she had done something terribly wrong. Now, however, he was smiling more and looked so much more pleasant.

Whatever. As long as you’re changing for the better then it’s fine. It’s just that you’re so much more shameless than you were in the past.

“Mmm. It seems like my cooking has improved,” Fabian praised after taking a bite.

“You-” It was me! I was the one who made that!

“Um… About Yvette’s matter?” Hannah asked when she suddenly thought of it.

“Hmm? What about Yvette?” he asked with a smile.

He clearly knows what I’m talking about! She knew that he was deliberately asking her that. Even though he had done that, she still couldn’t stop herself from worrying. So she asked sulkily, “You promised me that you’ll let the police handle this. You said that you wouldn’t intervene.”

As she spoke, Fabian’s phone rang and it was a call from the person he instructed to handle Yvette’s matter. He answered it and turned it on speaker mode.

“Mr. Norton, I have filed a lawsuit with the court and they have issued a subpoena. The hearing will be held today.”

“Alright, I got it. Remember, whatever happens in the court, stays. We will not intervene with the court’s decision.” he purposely said as he glanced at Hannah.

“Yes, Mr. Norton.”

Fabian hung up once he heard the person’s reply.

“You heard that, didn’t you? Are you relieved now?” he asked.

In all honesty, he was actually worried about Hannah’s kindness. If she continues on, she will still get the short end of the stick even if I’m here. Luckily she’s already promised me that this will be the last time.

Just as Fabian said, she finally heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the person’s reply. She was too kind. If someone’s life was ruined all because they had bullied her, her conscience would be greatly condemned. Regina was an example of it.

She then smiled and said to Fabian, “Thank you.”

Hmm? He was about to continue with his breakfast. However, when he heard her words, he couldn’t help but nod. We’re already a family. Why is she thanking me as if she’s some distant stranger?

So he replied with a smile, “If that’s the case, you’ll be the one in charge of washing the dishes today.”

“Huh?” Hannah uttered, unable to react.

By the time she came to a realization, Fabian had already repeated his sentence another time.

Hmph! You talk as though you’ve washed the dishes previously.

She rolled her eyes and said as she took a glance at him, “Um… I lost our bet. What do you want me to do?”

I have to do it anyway. Let’s just get this done and over with. I’m starting to feel pressured when he’s not saying anything about it.

“Hmm… This isn’t an urgent matter. I’ll tell you when I think of something.”

Fabian was already done with his breakfast by then. He got up and paced towards the study.

“Today’s breakfast was great. Make them for me every day from now on.”

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He added as he stopped walking halfway. Once he was done speaking, he continued making his way to the study again.

Hannah let out a deep, long breath and she couldn’t help but feel happy as she watched him leave.

Although Fabian was so much thicker skin than he was in the past, he was treating her better now. She could deeply feel his love for her and she couldn’t ask for more from her husband.

Yvette got the court’s verdict the moment she woke up and soon enough, someone arrived at her house to take her away. However, she wasn’t scared at all. It seemed to her that as long as Lyna was around, nothing would happen to her.

Before she was arrested, she made a call to Lyna.

The latter had not been idle because of this either as she was busy calling people to make up fake statements. Once everything was done, she finally put down her phone and rested on the couch.

She spent a lot of energy in the making of her own bulletproof vest. Fortunately, Yvette completely trusted her so it was all worth it in the end.

“Lynnie, someone sent this to you earlier. I didn’t want to disturb you since you were busy,” Felicia said.

Her daughter answered softly before taking the documents she was holding.

When Felicia found out that Fabian and Hannah were involved in a car accident on their wedding day, she had a feeling that her daughter was greatly involved in that incident. Now that she saw Lyna making so many calls early in the morning, she couldn’t help but feel worried.

“I’m not trying to be annoying, Lynnie, but I know Fabian. He’s difficult to deal with. You mustn’t ruin your own life because of hatred.”

Upon hearing that, Lyna furrowed her brows and answered, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I always think things through before I do anything. You don’t have to worry about me.”

“Hey!”

Felicia didn’t know what to say to her daughter who was determined to go her own way. After heaving a sigh, she turned and left to her own room.

Meanwhile, the latter said nothing else as she picked up the documents and started reading through them.

“Hahaha. Even the heavens are helping me. Oh, Fabian. Let’s see if I can win against you this time,” she mumbled to herself.

She couldn’t help but feel overjoyed after reading the contents of the documents and she threw it on the coffee table after that.

Written in the documents was information about Fabian’s company relating to embezzlement and other matters. She had spent a fortune to hire someone to investigate the matters and her next step was to target Fabian.

With a smile still on her face, she picked up the documents again and took a few photos of them with her phone.

“Hello? I need you to call the numbers I sent you. I don’t care how you do it but make sure that they meet me at the teahouse,” Lyna dialed a number on her phone and ordered the person on the other end.

“Yes. Right away,” the person answered immediately.

Even though he didn’t know why she wanted to meet these people, he knew that Lyna was just like his golden goose. She was generous with payments and he managed to earn a fortune from working for her.

“I didn’t expect Fabian’s company to have bad apples like them. But I do have to thank them. Without them, I really have no idea what to do. Hahaha!” she murmured to herself and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

In the meantime, Fabian was already at his company and was busy with his work.

Hannah had also gone to work as she still had an awful mess to clean up.

She couldn’t stop herself from feeling frustrated at the thought of all the complicated matters. Why do you have to set up a special team? How troublesome. The bad blood between Fabian and Xavier put her in a difficult position but she still had to conduct the interview.

The woman shook her head and was feeling anguished. She gave herself a word of encouragement before walking into the company’s entrance.

Lyna was waiting in one of the private rooms of the teahouse as she enjoyed her cup of tea. At the same time, five people were sitting opposite her. None of them knew each other and they were all glancing at each other, confused at what was happening.

Clack. The private room’s door opened once again and a middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie walked in. He stood upright and it was obvious that he was no ordinary man.

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“Mr. man!”

“Mr. man!”

As the man walked in, the few people who were sitting opposite Lyna rose and greeted him.

The man in question was Wayne man, the general manager of Phoenix Group. The others in the room were leaders of Phoenix Group’s subsidiaries. As they had to report about their work regularly, they knew who Wayne was.

A flicker of surprise flashed across Wayne’s face. He did not know why the rest of them were there.

Wasn’t Mr. Norton looking for me? Did he call for them too? It can’t be!

Wayne nodded, greeting the few of them, before turning to Lyna with a questioning look.

Who’s this woman? Mr. Norton’s wife? She looked a little different at the wedding!

He continued to ponder about the situation. She’s able to attend such an event and can even sit on that seat. Even if she’s not Mr. Norton’s wife, she’s definitely someone with status. Thus, he stretched his hand out to Lyna and said, “Hello, I’m Wayne man, the general manager of Phoenix Group.”

“Hello,” replied Lyna as she put down her cup to shake his hand.

She said with a smile, “Please take a seat, Mr. man.”

Judging by her behavior, Wayne was even more certain of his previous thoughts and could not help but rejoice at his choice of actions.

Once Lyna saw Wayne and a few others taking their seats, she said, “I’ve called everyone here today because there are some things that I want to discuss.”

Several people could not help but become curious. Who is she? Why did she use Mr. Norton’s name to call me in for a meeting? Why did she even call me here?

Noticing their curious looks, Lyna laughed as she took out a document. She glanced at everyone before she pointed to the document and began to read it loudly. “Wayne man, the general manager of Phoenix Group, was found misappropriating twenty million from company funds on this date here, to buy his mistress a luxurious house.”

Wayne’s expression instantly darkened. Now that she had exposed him so publicly, how would he survive in the company from then on?

Recalling her status, Wayne could not help but suck in a breath of air in surprise. Don’t tell me Mr. Norton found out about this? Is he coming for me now?

The remaining people began to have an ominous premonition. Their eyes widened as they stared back and forth between Lyna and Wayne, with their gazes full of surprise and fear.

What’s wrong? Anxious? There’s no hurry; the show hasn’t even started.

Lyna smiled, then pointed at the next line on the document and continued, “On this date, he had…”

With every line she spoke, Wayne’s expression continued to worsen. When she was about to read the fourth line, he could not take it any longer. Wayne shouted, “Enough! Stop reading it!”

He was about to have a mental breakdown at that point. If Fabian found out about his wrongdoings, it was not just a matter of getting fired. Since he had been working for Fabian for so many years, Wayne knew his temper well. When the time came, it would be considered an act of kindness if Fabian just killed him right away.

“Why? Don’t dare to admit what you’ve done?” mocked Lyna as she looked at Wayne, who had paled.

When she noticed the other people in the room looking at her, she slowly narrowed her eyes. “Why? Are you guys surprised? Should I read out yours now?”

“Don’t, don’t…”

“No, no, no.”

Several people had also started to wave their hands in refusal.

Looking at how they were acting, Lyna could not help but mock Fabian. “Huh! I feel sorry for Fabian. No matter how capable he is, he’s destined to fail since his subordinates are such lowlifes like you!”

She’s calling Mr. Norton by his name? She’s definitely not his wife and surely isn’t even on his side!

Once he had that realization, Wayne abruptly stood up and said, “You’re not working for Mr. Norton! Who are you? Why did you call us over using his name?”

She scoffed. “I’d never said anything about working for Fabian.”

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Lyna then stood up as well and walked over to Wayne.

When the others heard her words, they had also quickly risen from their seats and studied her with vigilant eyes.

“Don’t get too excited and just take a seat. Shouldn’t all of you be glad that I’m not working for him? Think about it. If he knew about what you did, what would he do? Moreover, there are so many of you, and even his trusted general manager is involved! Have you ever seen him get angry? I don’t think so, right?”

Lyna had walked over to Wayne as she spoke. She then patted him on the shoulder and smiled as she continued, “Because those who’d seen it no longer exist in Baykeep.”

As soon as she said those words, Wayne paled in fright. He slumped onto his seat, staring dazedly into space, seemingly lost in his thoughts.

The others in the room looked around at each other. As leaders of Fabian’s subsidiary companies, they definitely knew how scary he was. While following him allowed them to earn big bucks, if they became his enemies, Fabian would treat them ruthlessly. For this reason, they both loved and feared him.

Consequently, the people present were convinced that Lyna had evidence of their “wrongdoings.” If it fell into Fabian’s hands, the consequences would be unimaginable. The people all became meek with fright, acting as if they had just lost their souls.

Looking at their faces, Lyna was pleased. She raised her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes before breaking into a soft smile. She then said faintly, “However! I could help all of you cover up this matter.”

Upon hearing her words, everyone could not help but shudder in excitement as they said, “Really? Thank you!”

Wayne’s gaze darkened as he stared at Lyna, then asked, “Who exactly are you? What are you trying to do by collecting all this evidence against us?”

As the general manager of Phoenix Group that Fabian hand-picked, Wayne was no stupid man. By that time, he had already roughly guessed Lyna’s motives.

“Oh? What do you mean? If I hadn’t been genuinely concerned about you all, I’d already have given all this information to Fabian a long time ago. Ask yourselves. After I give it to him, what would be the consequences?”

Since she had gotten hold of pieces of evidence of their wrongdoing, naturally, she was unafraid and spoke confidently.

Yet, Wayne simply stared at Lyna wordlessly.

“Of course, if I help all of you, shouldn’t you also help me in return? Wouldn’t it be good for us to help each other?” she asked.

“As long as you don’t tell Mr. Norton… Just tell us whatever you want. If we have the means to do it, we’ll do our best,” someone said.

He was the decision-maker of a large company and had often been criticized by Fabian because of his company’s poor performance. Therefore, he was afraid of Lyna exposing their secrets to Fabian.

“Exactly, just tell us.”

“Just say it.”

The others quickly agreed.

Lyna glanced at Wayne, who had kept silent, and started to describe her plan. “I believe what I’m about to say should not be difficult for any of you. You just need to… Then…”

“Stop it! Don’t you guys understand yet? She’s just using us to go against Mr. Norton!”

Wayne could not help but sigh when he heard Lyna’s plans, for it increasingly confirmed his suspicions.

“Don’t say that. Mr. man, this is called cooperation. Don’t you guys agree?” replied Lyna as she shook her head, paying no attention to Wayne’s words.

“This… doesn’t seem very good,” said someone. The others in the room nodded inwardly, agreeing that it was too dangerous.

“Have you ever heard of the saying ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained?’ If our plan is successful, your annual salaries will at least quadruple. What do you guys think?” asked Lyna, trying to tempt them.

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Everyone’s eyes lit up. Clearly, this condition had successfully tempted them.

“Think about it. How can Mr. Norton be defeated over such a small thing? Did all of you forget that the Norton family already has over fifty percent of the shares in this company?”

Although Wayne was afraid that Fabian would find out about his embezzlement, he was even more afraid of becoming his arch enemy. Since he was the general manager of Phoenix Group, needless to say, he was very familiar with Fabian’s brutal methods.

Lyna frowned when she noticed Wayne being intimidated.

Immediately, she smiled faintly and softened her tone. Without Wayne, her plans would collapse, and she would not be able to accomplish anything.

“Mr. man, you’re worrying too much. When the time comes, Fabian will be too overwhelmed by his own matters to go and punish you.”

She paused, then continued, “If everyone is still worried, I do have a way to make him unable to bring up this matter!”

Everyone hesitated, suspicious.

Lyna spoke again. “It’s simple. Just push it onto someone else. For example, push it to Wayne. Then, Wayne can push it to Mr. Dane, saying that he’d received news that the stock market was about to collapse, so you were forced to do it for the sake of the company. What do you all think?”

As soon as she was done speaking, Lyna studied the people in silence. She was certain that this would make them agree to her plan. If they still disagreed, she would not hesitate to expose the evidence and let Fabian punish all of them. That would also allow others to see the consequences of not agreeing to work with her.

The evidence she had gathered was not merely limited to the few people present. As Phoenix Group was the country’s largest company, its subsidiaries had their own flaws as well. Therefore, aside from Wayne, Lyna did not care about the rest of them. If they did not agree, Fabian would punish them when he found out about it anyway.

“Are you sure this works?” asked someone, as they all still had their suspicions.

“Huh, I guess I’ll have to tell Fabian about this. Figure it out yourselves then. Just don’t blame me as I already reminded you,” replied Lyna casually as she shrugged.

“Please, wait! Let’s discuss this through, okay?”

Upon hearing that she was about to report it to Fabian, the people became anxious.

“We’re fine. The main issue is…” said a man, as his eyes flickered over to Wayne.

Naturally, Lyna understood what he meant.

Wayne quickly ran through the pros and cons of the situation in his mind. He had been dedicated to the company for so many years and had helped it benefit a lot. Even if Fabian found out about his embezzlement, he would not punish him too heavily.

As he thought of this, Wayne shook his head. That was impossible since Fabian hated such people the most. Previously, he had said that if he found out about such an issue, he would punish the person involved severely.

Would it be better if I just do as she says when he comes to question me about it later on? After all, I wouldn’t have known what was going on, so I did it because I had the company’s interests at heart. At the very most, he can punish me for improper operations.

“Then Mr. Dane…” he asked. He was getting convinced.

A smile unconsciously spread out on Lyna’s face. She hurriedly said, “Don’t worry about that. We’ve already spoken to him. He’ll fully cooperate with us.”

“Okay! I agree!” said Wayne eventually as he gritted his teeth.

Instead of letting Fabian deal with him, he felt that it was better to take a gamble. Perhaps he could have a better chance at survival then.

After Wayne pondered for a while, he said, “But you’ll have to promise that you’ll no longer contact us about this matter when it’s over. You have to hand over all the original and backup copies of the evidence that you’d gathered. Oh, and tell me who’s the mole.” He would rather choose to face Fabian’s punishment over becoming enslaved to Lyna forever just because of one issue.