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Even though Leon gave her a gift that was not valuable, all she cared about was Leon’s intentions. Nothing else was important.
“That…” Leon was stunned.
He never would have expected that the priceless imperial green necklace that he put
in so much effort to get would have strangely turned into a worthless trinket.
He could not argue against it!
“Iris, Leon isn’t bragging!”
“Everything he said is true. That is a rare imperial green necklace!” Ariel suddenly stood up. She looked at the necklace before looking at Leon with a strange
expression on her face.
Iris was stunned. She thought she misheard it, “Ariel, what are you doing? It’s one thing for Leon to act crazily, why are you doing it too?”
“I’m not crazy! I can vouch for him! Not only is this necklace a top–grade imperial green, but it’s also crafted by the master smith, Magnus Summers!” Ariel said firmly.
“What? Master Summers’s work? Is this a joke?!”
“Master Summers is the greatest craftsman in Springfield City. He’s practically legendary!”
“I heard that he retired ten years ago. How could this be his work?!” Ashwin was
shocked.
Magnus’s name was incredibly famous. It was equal to Graham’s name in the medical world. They stood at the top of their industries.
Even though Ashwin was not part of the industry, his grandfather loved antiques. They had two of Magnus’s works at home.
He only heard about Magnus Summers from his grandfather and knew that Magnus was already retired.
“Mister Mercer’s right, we’ve heard about Master Hughes’s retirement as well!”
“Miss Summers, you keep on saying that it’s his work, do you have any proof?!”
There were a few executives who were hobbyists as well, so they heard about Magnus before. All of them expressed their doubts.
“I don’t have any proof, but Magnus Summers’s my grandfather! I witnessed him crafting this Blue Heart of the Sea myself a few days ago. Even the name of this necklace was given by me!” Ariel said calmly.
Boom!
Those words exploded like a bomb.
The noisy hall suddenly fell into a strange silence. No one said anything, and even a pin drop could be heard!
“Master Summers is your grandfather? That…” Ashwin was stunned.
Everyone else, including Leon, was stunned as well!
Their jaws threatened to touch the ground!
Even an idiot knew that since Ariel was Magnus’s granddaughter, there was no way
what she said was false!
“Ariel, are you sure that this is an imperial green? Could you be mistaken?” Iris was the first to snap back to reality, and she was incredibly uncertain.
She did not want to suspect Ariel, but she just felt like there was no way Leon’s meager assets could afford something so valuable!
There was something wrong with it!
“That’s right!”
“Miss Summers, you should take a better look. This might not be the one Master Summers crafted. You might just be mistaken!”
Michael and Ashwin looked incredibly anxious, really suspecting that Ariel was
mistaken.
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After all, both of them knew Leon’s background very well. They knew that Leon was an orphan as well, and was chased out of his old family for being useless!
They would never have believed that a piece of trash like Leon would be able to afford an imperial green!
“I’m not mistaken!”
“The imperial green in this necklace was given to my grandfather by Elder Shear of
the Shears. He crafted a total of two necklaces with it!”
“Two of them look the same except for the fact that one has ride sides while the other is blue!”
“I named the two necklaces the Twin Hearts of the Sea. The red one is the Red Heart
of the Sea and the blue one is called the Blue Heart of the Sea!” Ariel said
emphatically.
She was the one who named the two necklaces, so how could she be mistaken?!
“Elder Shear asked Master Summers to carve it?”
“H–how is that possible?!” Michael and Ashwin were both completely stunned in shock!
The two necklaces were originally owned by Benedict, but one of them appeared in Leon’s hands. Did that not mean that Leon had a close relationship with Benedict?
The Shears were one of the four great families of Springfield City. They had tremendous power. If Leon was related to the Shears, even if he was just someone on the fringes, then he was someone far above the two of them!
There was no way he was someone useless!
“Leoh, this Blue Heart of the Sea should have belonged to the Shears, so why is it in your hands?” Ariel looked at Leon in confusion.
“Oh, it’s like that. I had some dealings with Elder Shear. He gave me this necklace,” Leon shrugged as he spoke truthfully.
Some dealings with Benedict?!
Who was this guy?!
Everyone had their eyes wide open, feeling deeply shaken!
All of them exchanged looks of shock with each other.
Michael and Ashwin in particular began to doubt themselves!
“So that’s what happened!” Iris finally understood.
Leon managed to secure the cooperation of the Wick Group thanks to his medical skills of saving the director by coincidence. That was something Iris knew.
He felt like Leon might have just been incredibly lucky, and might have used his medical skills to help Benedict. It was not something completely impossible.
After all, Leon saved her grandfather from the brink of death back then!
Even though she always thought that Leon’s medical skills were limited and that he was not even an actual doctor, she had to admit that Leon’s skills could create miracles sometimes!
“Iris, you’re so lucky today!”
“This sort of necklace isn’t something you see every day. The markets would
probably price it at at least four to six million dollars!”
“Also, I don’t mean to brag, but my grandfather’s skills are something a lot of people love and admire. Any of his works are worth at least double!”
“If you sold the Blue Heart of the Sea, you’d probably at least get eight to twelve
million dollars!” Ariel said in admiration.
“Eight to twelve million?”
“What a large sum!”
“It’s ten times more than Mister Mercer’s!”
“That’s unbelievable!”
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All of them started to look at Leon in complete and utter shock!
The necklace that Ashwin produced was enough to widen their horizons.
Yet, compared to Leon’s Blue Heart of the Sea, Ashwin’s diamond necklace seemed incredibly insignificant!
Suddenly, Leon stole the show. He turned into the center of attention, completely shocking everyone!
Ashwin and his diamond necklace turned into an accompaniment!
“Despicable!” Ashwin clenched his fists tightly as his face darkened scarily.
He regarded Leon as completely insignificant the whole time, and even played along with Michael to insult Leon!
He never would have dreamed that the useless man was able to launch such a complete counterattack. Not only did Leon ruin his carefully prepared surprise for Iris, he even trampled all over Ashwin.
The rage in his heart was evident!
“Leon, this present is too valuable, I can’t accept it…”
Iris looked at the Blue Heart of the Sea, and felt incredibly conflicted.
Since she was quite close to Leon at that moment, she would have happily accepted any present that was worth a few hundreds or thousands that Leon gave to her as a
friend.
However, Leon’s gift was too expensive. It seemed to hold a romantic meaning as well. If she accepted it, how would she face Leon?
When, Iris rejected it, Ashwin was suddenly incredibly spirited. He seemed to have regained all his lost respect!
Earlier, he completely lost to Leon.
He would only be able to make a comeback if Iris rejected Leon’s gift.
Boom!
Leon felt like he was struck by lightning. He never expected that Iris would reject
him. He felt a chill in his heart.
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“Miss Young, since you’ve already accepted Mister Mercer’s gift, why won’t you accept mine?” Leon started to panic as his mood completely sank.
“What a joke! Who do you think you are? You’re a mere secretary! Do you think you can even be in the same conversation as me?!” Ashwin seemed like he made a
complete revival. He looked at Leon with disdain.
Even though Leon might be related to the Shears, he already investigated Leon earlier. He felt like there must be something hidden about this!
“Iris, Leon’s right! He’s doing this out of kindness after all. You can’t belittle his intentions!” Ariel looked at Iris strangely.
She did not know what Iris was thinking. Leon was Iris’s savior in the end. What would everyone think of Leon if Iris rejected Leon in public?!
“That… Fine, I’ll accept it.”
“Leon, thank you,” Iris look like she just woke up from a dream.
She merely rejected Leon from the standpoint of a girl.
After Ariel’s reminder, she quickly realized how much she would hurt Leon’s dignity as a man if she rejected Leon in public and humiliated him like that.
There was no way she could hurt Leon like that, considering their relationship!
“That’s great!” Leon was ecstatic. Unspeakable happiness surfaced in his heart.
In just a few seconds, he felt his heart go from heaven to hell before it went back to heaven again!
It was an intense feeling, a bit too intense for him!
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Leon helped Iris into her room.
It was the first time he entered Iris’s room. The design of the place was quite casual and relaxed. There were quite a few cute dolls on the bed and shelves.
The room was incredibly clean and tidy, and even the air seemed to emit a unique fragrance.
Leon carefully helped Iris onto the bed.
The wine hit quite slowly. On the way back, Iris seemed to have gotten more drunk.
At that moment, her eyes were red and her gaze looked distant. She looked completely different from her usual cold and proud demeanor. She looked like a different person but still had an incredible allure to her.
How beautiful!
Iris looked even more stunning when she was drunk!
Leon’s heart was beating rapidly as he stared at Iris’s flawless face, feeling a bit
stunned.
“I’m thirsty, I want water…” Iris mumbled to herself.
“I’ll go get you some water,” Leon seemed to have snapped out of his stupor as he hurriedly poured some water for her.
After that, he helped Iris up and put the water by her lips, carefully feeding Iris the
water.
After she drank the water, Leon helped Iris lie down again.
“Iris, rest well, I’ll leave now,” Leon looked at Iris reluctantly before turning around to leave..
“Leon, don’t go,” Iris reached out and grabbed Leon’s arm.
Leon was caught completely unprepared as he stumbled. On top of that, he drank quite a lot earlier, so his feet were not steady. He fell right into the bed and happened to push right down on Iris’s body.
Buzz!
As their eyes met, the atmosphere seemed electrifying.
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At that moment, even time itself seemed to stop. The air around them seemed to freeze!
“Leon, y–you’re heavy…” Iris mumbled.
Her beautiful voice sounded incredibly seductive. Leon went numb when he heard it, and his heart beat rapidly.
In the end, he was a hotblooded man. There was no way he could withstand the temptation. He stared right at Iris’s red lips, and felt an urge he never felt before!
His mind told him that he and Iris were not cut from the same cloth, that he could not have any of those thoughts about Iris.
However, his heart told him that he should be bold. He can’t bend down to fate, and he should at least work hard to try and win his beloved woman!
In the end, his heart won over his mind!
With the help of the alcohol, he tossed aside all his reservations as he lowered his head and kissed Iris’s alluring red lips!
Iris’s lips were incredibly sweet, causing him to lose control!
“Ugh…” Iris started to struggle against him a bit.
The struggle triggered Leon’s urges even more. His gaze was incredibly passionate as his hand started to run along Iris’s thighs while the world held her thin waist. His hands trembled slightly in his nervousness.
“No…” Iris murmured up.
Even though she was in a drunken daze, she always remained poor. Her body still rejected such an intimate touch out of reflex.
Huff!
Leon seemed to have been splashed by a bucket of cold water. His mind was suddenly clear as he hurried off the bed.
“Idiot!”
“Leon, what are you doing?! How could you take advantage of her?!”
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Leon gave himself a hard slap on the face.
Even though he wanted to be more daring and not admit defeat to fate, he should at least pursue Iris the right way to win her affection.
Yet, he took advantage of Iris’s drunk state. If he did anything that crossed the line, it would be disrespectful to Iris! It would also be a deep insult to Iris!
If Iris woke up, he might lose Iris forever!
That was something he could not accept!
“Iris, I’m sorry,” Leon had a face full of regret as he tried to pull his hand away.
However, Iris tightly hugged his arm, refusing to let go.
“León, don’t go…”
“I’m very happy today. Can’t you stay with me for a bit longer?” Iris looked at Leon with her beautiful eyes.
She was quite lonely the past few years and was very happy that day. She was still immersed in the atmosphere of the celebration, not realizing that she was already home.
“F–fine then,” Leon let out a wry smile. He could not bear to reject Iris and was forced to pull a chair as he sat next to the bed.
Iris let out a sweet smile as she held Leon’s arm and slowly fell asleep.
Leon sat next to her and quietly looked at Iris. He felt a sense of satisfaction and happiness he never felt before.
After an unknown amount of time passed, his eyelids started to fall as he fell asleep
next to the bed.
The next morning, a ray of sunshine shone into the room through the curtains.
“Ah!”
There was a sudden exclamation.
Iris was the first to wake up. She got quite a shock when she saw Leon sleeping by
her bed.
Leon then woke up, and suddenly stood up. He had a look of panic on his face, “Iris, what is it? What happened?”
“W–why are you in my room?” Iris was both embarrassed and angry as she glared at Leon.
“I was wondering what happened. You gave me such a scare!”
Leon sighed in relief as he hurriedly explained, “I wanted to leave last night, but your kept pulling at my arm and not letting me leave. Don’t you remember that?”
“I didn’t let you leave? Are you sure?”
Iris had a look of doubt on her face as she tried to think back about it. However, she
could not remember it because she was drunk.
“T–then did you do anything that crossed the line?” Iris was suddenly in a panic as she hurriedly looked under her sheets. When she saw that all her clothes were still on, and there did not seem to be anything weird about it, she relaxed.
“O–of course I didn’t…” Leon was a bit guilty as he looked away, not daring to meet
Iris’s gaze.
Even though he did not do anything scandalous to Iris the night before, he still kissed Iris because he accidentally fell.
However, he would never say that even if he was getting beaten to death!
“That’s good, then,” Iris’s face was red as she slowly relaxed.
After being around Leon for a while, she understood Leon quite well. Leon had a good character and should be a trustworthy man.
Of course, if she knew that Leon stole her first kiss, she would not be thinking so well
of Leon!
She still underestimated her allure to men!
“Iris, it’s already bright outside. I feel like going to the garden to work out. Do you want to come with me?” Leon pushed aside his guilt as he changed the topic.
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“Alright then, I’ll leave for now.”
Leon just asked casually. After that, he turned around and fled.
After leaving the villa, Leon arrived at the mountain top behind.
Ever since he set up the Energy Convergence Circle, he only needed to train for two to three hours every day with its help.
He would sleep every night and wake up at about four or five in the morning to train in the mountain. His sleep and training schedule perfectly lined up with each other!
At the heart of the circle, Leon sat down cross–legged before he took out the clear pendant, activating the circle.
He trained for about over an hour.
The circle’s spiritual energy started to get active as it condensed into a vortex, frantically shooting into Leon’s body.
After a long time, Leon’s body jolted as he opened his eyes abruptly. There was a glint in his eyes.
“I’ve finally broken through!” Leon was elated as he smiled happily.
After bitterly training for a few days, he finally broke through the bottleneck of the Intermediate Meditation Phase and reached the Advanced Meditation Phase!
Even though it was only a level–up, he felt like a dam opened up in his body. He improved greatly.
Whether it was in terms of strength or speed, or the condensing of spiritual energy in his body, all of them jumped up immensely!
If he faced any warriors of Leopard’s level, he felt like he would be able to kill them with a single blow!
“As long as I continue training, I’ll be able to stand at the peak of Springfield City one day in the future. I might even be able to match up to Iris!”
Leon’s heart beat quickly as he felt a confidence and courage he never felt in his heart before.
Before this, he knew that he was not worthy of Iris. He always planned on just silently protecting Iris, not daring to hold any intentions for her..
However, after he sneaked a kiss with Iris the last night, a strange change happened in his heart.
At that moment, he wanted to summon up the courage to pursue Iris. It did not matter if he succeeded or not, he just wanted to put everything he had into it so he did not have any regrets!
Of course, he just thought about it for the moment. Before he got truly strong, he could only be friends with
Iris. He did not dare to confess to Iris.
After all, he was a divorced man. He was just too far away from someone like Iris in various ways. Even if Iris did not reject him, the Youngs would look down on him!
The only thing he could do at that moment was to quickly get himself stronger. Only then would he have the right to pursue to the woman he loved!
Otherwise, everything would just be empty talk!
At the company, Michael walked into Ashwin’s office.
“Mister Mercer, you said yesterday that Leon was just a useless divorcee without any background…”
“What happened last night? He was even able to get friendly with the Shears, one of the four There’s no way his background is anything but ordinary!” Michael had a sour look on his face.
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families.
The day before, he worked with Ashwin to push Leon down, but Leon thoroughly countered them, and they ended up looking like clowns.
It was obvious how he felt.
“I’m very confused about it as well! I’ve already sent someone to double–check things. He was just a famous piece of trash a month ago. He had no talents to speak of! If he was really capable, there was no way
his ex- wife would have left with another man and kicked him out!”
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“We’ve all seen what happened. Everyone witnessed what happened at the celebratory banquet last night, so what’s the problem?” Michael was very confused.
“What you see might not be the truth!”
“I’m starting to suspect if Ariel is purposely trying to pull something!” Ashwin said with narrowed eyes.
“What does this have to do with Ariel?” Michael was uncertain.
“Of course it does! Just think about it. Ariel is Leon’s girlfriend. Isn’t it normal for her to protect him?! Her words can’t be trusted!” Ashwin said firmly.
“You mean that imperial green necklace is fake? Did Ariel make that story up?” Michael slowly understood what Ashwin meant.
“The necklace might not be fake!”
“With Master Summers’s reputation, Ariel wouldn’t dare joke around with her grandfather’s name. I think that the necklace was probably crafted by Master Summers! However, we can’t know for sure if the materials are the rare imperial green or some other cheap material. It might not be high grade at all!”
“As for Leon’s relationship with the Shears, that’s even more impossible! Ariel must’ve seen that we were humiliating Leon, and tried to put on a show with Leon. They wanted to use the Shears to put us down and bring Leon up!”
“That’s all there is to it!”
Ashwin had an intelligent look in his eyes. He acted like he was a genius who saw through this little farce!
“That’s true. This is a possibility!”
Michael’s expression darkened as he thought about everything. He felt like Ashwin’s analysis seemed
reasonable.
“Also, There’s no way Leon knows when Miss Young’s birthday is, but he still managed to prepare a gift for Miss Young at the right time. Don’t you think it’s strange?!” said Ashwin.
“That’s strange. It’s too much of a coincidence!” Michael nodded.
“I’m guessing that Ariel must’ve prepared the present beforehand. She purposely let Leon give it to Miss Young so that Leon would be able to gain her favor!”
“As long as Leon can gain Miss Young’s trust, he would be able to rise up the ranks of the company!”
“She’s putting in a lot of effort for her boyfriend’s future!” Ashwin said coldly.
She knew that Ariel was Iris’s good friend. Ariel would know of Iris’s birthday, and only Ariel would have been able to prepare a present for Iris beforehand!
There was no way Leon would have known about it!
“So that’s what happened! Ariel’s being so considerate of a divorced piece of trash! She’s lowering himself
for him!” Michael was furious. His expression was incredibly dark.
The nicer Ariel was to Leon, the more jealous he got. He wanted to just rip Leon apart!
“Mister Duvall, you don’t have to be so angry! Leon’s an orphan without anything, but he managed to enter the Mansons back then. He’s incredibly good at relying on women! Ariel might just have been tricked by his sweet words, clouding her judgment. Once she realizes her mistakes, she’ll fall right back into your arms!”
Ashwin consoled.
“Yes, that’ll happen!”
“That piece of trash is not capable of anything at all, but his ability to get close to women and trick them is unmatched!” Michael said angrily.
“With things as they are, Leon’s our common enemy right now. The most important thing is that we have to hurry up and figure out a way to get him out of the company to prevent any future problems!”
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After the celebratory banquet the night before, he could tell that Iris intended to train Leon.
Furthermore, Leon managed to gain Iris’s favor the night before. His future was incredibly bright!
If Leon managed to grow more, then his position might be threatened. Leon might even end up replacing him!
He would not let that happen!
He needed to kill Leon off before Leon had the time to grow!
He had to stop any future problems.
“Mister Mercer, I’ve already been trying to kick Leon out of the company, but he has Ariel helping him. He won’t be easy to deal with. Do you have any good idea?” Michael almost lost his position himself after losing the bet the last time. He was wary of Leon and was forced to pin his hopes on Ashwin.
“I have an idea! Leon managed to obtain the cooperation of the Wick Group for the company. Miss Young regards him very highly and wants to put him responsible for the later parts of the cooperation. In the future, he will be the one who approves of all the products we send to the Wick group!”
“Miss Young is giving him a lot of power. The more power he has, the more responsibility he will have!”
“As long as we figure out a way to do something to the products, he will be punished if any problems happen!
Ashwin smiled sinisterly.
“What a good idea! Let’s do it then!”
“Mister Mercer, just let me know if you ever need me for anything. As long as we can chase that guy out of the company, I’m willing to do anything for you!” Michale had a happy look on his face as he immediately
voiced out his intentions.
The two of them would work together!
At Ariel’s office, Ariel put a document on Leon’s desk.
“Leon, this is the information on the company’s products as their details. Miss Young asked me to let have a look. You’ve done very well to obtain the contract with the Wick Group this time. Miss Young is prepared to put you responsible for following up on the deal.”
“I’m in charge of assisting you and helping you with everything. You’ll be the one with the highest responsibility for this matter. No matter what you need, you can issue orders or sign in for anything. You just need to report it to her after the fact,” Ariel said briefly.
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She knew very well that the Wick group was the biggest client of the company at that moment. Iris putting such a large responsibility on Lon was both because she placed a lot of importance on Leon and also because she wanted to take the chance to train Leon.
However, Iris was worried that Leon would not be able to handle it alone, so she still arranged for Ariel to
help Leon.
“Yes, I understand,” Leon picked up the document and started to read it in detail.
“Also, once you’ve looked at the information, I’ll bring you over to the factory so you can look at the products yourself.”
“Miss Young gave you a lot of responsibility this time. You have to take proper responsibility for it so you don’t betray her expectations!” Ariel added.
“Alright, I understand. I definitely won’t disappoint Miss Young!” Leon’s heart jumped as he felt a surge of
warmth.
Even though he did not know why Iris gave him so much responsibility, he could tell from Ariel’s expression that Iris put a lot of trust in him!
With his feelings for Iris, he would face it with all he had!
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“Ariel, I’ve already looked through the information. Let’s go have a look at the factory.”
“Yes, alright,” Ariel nodded, and the two of them left the office together.
When they were out of the office, they got the parking lots.
Ariel opened the door of her BMW, and was about to get in the car when she looked back. She quickly noticed that Leon merely stood on the spot like a wooden puppet, not looking like he planned on getting in.
“Leon, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and get in,” Ariel urged in confusion.
“It’s fine, I’ll go there on my motorcycle!” Leon pointed at his bike.
“It’s not the peak hour right now. Driving will be convenient. Why do you want to use your bike?” Ariel was confused.
“What do you think? I just don’t want to get left behind on the way again!” Leon glared at Ariel.
“You…” Ariel’s face suddenly reddened as she recalled out she kicked Leon out of the car the last time.
“That was just an accident…”
“Don’t worry, I won’t kick you out of the car again,” Ariel said with a blush. As she said that, she could not stop herself from laughing.
“No need, I won’t trust you!”
“I’ve already gone through it once. I don’t want to fall into the same place twice!” Leon rolled his eyes.
It was not the first time he saw Ariel being unreasonable.
For the sake of his safety, he felt like he needed to be careful!
“Fine then.”
“It’s not too far anyway, there’s no difference if we ride or drive.”
“If you want to ride, then let’s go on your bike,” Ariel did not mind it and was not the type who would bother with such trivial matters.
After that, Leon got on his bike, and she sat behind Leon as they left the company.
At the traffic light, Leon stopped with a screech. Two mounds of softness slammed into his back, giving him a beautiful feeling.
How… big…
Leon’s heart seemed to have skipped a beat. He already knew that Ariel had a great figure, but he never expected such softness and bounciness. It was no worse than Iris.
Only, the two of them were different. Ariel had a hot and sexy body, while Iris’s was more perfectly proportioned.
“Leon, y–you… Are you doing it on purpose?!” Ariel’s face reddened as she glared at Leon.
“Of course not…”
“You should just hand on tight, or my back will be hurt by you slamming into me,” Leon said seriously.
“What nonsense! You’re just an idiot who’s trying to get some cheap thrills! I’ll pinch you to death!” Ariel was incredibly angry as she reached out to pinch Leon’s waist.
Leon bore with the pain as he stepped on the gaze. The motorcycle shot forward.
Ariel was not prepared for it, and her body violently slammed forward again…
Elegante had a total of three factories under them. They were all situated in different areas of Springfield City.
The biggest factory was in the industrial area of the Economic Development Zone.
The factory produced about fifty percent of its products, equaling the two other factories combined.
The products that they supplied to the Wick Group would all be produced there.
So, Leon and Ariel only needed to check on this factory and did not need to go to the other two.