Ch. 2461..2470

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2461

now if Hugo is telling the truth right away!" Josiah said calmly.

"Yeah. Dad's right! Grandpa, if you don't believe what I said, you can send someone to the southern region to investigate. That way, you will know for sure!" Hugo beamed, realizing that his father was backing him up indirectly.

"Josiah's right! Instead of debating here, we might as well just send someone over to conduct a detailed investigation on Cynthion Group! That's the safest option!"

The elders nodded and agreed with Josiah's suggestion.

After all, what was true could not be changed.

If Cynthion Group was truly as great as Hugo claimed, it should not be difficult for them to investigate and prove it.

Once they confirmed everything, they would be able to make a swift decision of whether to work with Cynthion Group before they lost the opportunity.

"Good! I have no objection!" Jayden sneered.

He never believed that Cynthion Group had much potential and was pleased that Josiah proposed to look into Cynthion Group's background.

"Sure! It's settled then! Third Elder, one of you will lead a team to the southern region to look into Cynthion Group's background. Once you find something, report back to me immediately!" Seeing as everyone agreed with Josiah’s suggestion, Caleb placed the order decisively.

"Yes!" The third elder said, before leaving for the southern region.

"It's a good thing that we are at least trying another approach," Hugo sighed a breath of relief as the third elder left.

Due to Caleb and the elders' overconfidence and Jayden's arrogance, the collaboration with Cynthion came close to being destroyed.

Thankfully, with Hugo's tireless effort, something changed.

His father, Josiah, skilfully handled Jayden, who posed most of the challenges.

Hugo couldn't help but agree that his father was far more experienced than he was.

If everything went well, the third elder would look into the background of Cynthion Group and Caleb would make the right call to work with Cynthion Group.

All problems would be resolved and the effort he put into this deal would not go to waste, as he did his best to defend his family's gain.

"Alright, that's the end of the discussion for now! Regarding the collaboration with Cynthion Group, we will place it on hold until the third elder returns. You may all go!" Caleb said.

With that, the debate ended and everyone left the main hall.

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2462

Meanwhile, on Leon's end.

Accompanied by Renee, he arrived at the best five-star hotel in the area and reserved a presidential suite.

Inside the room, he set his luggage down and turned to look at Renee. "Miss Morrison, thank you. I'm all settled here, so you can go home now."

"There's no hurry! Mister Wolf, there's something I'd like to ask you; Jaxon Feaks from the Feaks will host a business banquet tonight. He invited a lot of elite members of the community, so I'm wondering if you are interested in attending that," Renee said hesitantly.

"Business banquet? I'm not interested!" Leon was taken aback and instinctively shook her head.

Though he did not know what kind of business banquet Renee was speaking of, he could imagine that the elites merely had to socialize or discuss business.

He did not know many people in the western region, let alone members of the western region elite community, so he had no interest in participating.

"Hold that thought! The Feaks are one of the major herb merchants here, and they make a living by selling herbs and medical equipment. Mister Feaks is hosting this banquet mainly to auction off some precious herbs and I even heard there are spiritual herbs," Renee explained.

The western region was different from the southern region in terms of its geographical features. The area was surrounded by mountains and forests that produced herbs, so it was considered heaven for all of those who came searching for specific herbs.

In any other region in Sky County, herbs that grew for centuries were rare, but these could be easily discovered in the western region. Now and then, extremely rare spiritual herbs would be found.

This was precisely how Hugo managed to gather all the herbs Leon needed within 2 weeks.

Also, all spiritual herbs grew absorbing energy from the earth and if ordinary people took them, they would prolong their lifespan. For martial artists, longterm consumption of such herbs would help with their training.

Herbs like the Sunlit Herb and motherwort were even more beneficial for martial artists.

The Poisonwielder took risks and committed mass murder for the sake of a motherwort, in the hope of breaking through the bottleneck of his training with it.

Naturally, consuming the herb on its own could not compare with consuming the alchemical pills Leon produced, but it would help to some extent.

In conclusion, these precious herbs were useful to martial artists as they could strengthen the foundations of younger martial artists in the family and allow them a smoother path in the training that followed.

As an ancient family of martial artists, the Feaks made a living as herb merchants as well. Hence, they were hosting this banquet to profit financially by selling rare herbs and building a connection with the elites to increase their family's influence.

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"What? Did you just say that there will be spiritual herbs selling in the banquet?

Really?" Leon was shocked and could not believe what he just heard.

Spiritual herbs were extremely rare, regardless of their grades. To his bewilderment, he was told that spiritual herbs would be sold at the banquet, and it caught him by surprise.

For a moment, he could not tell if Renee was telling the truth.

"Of course! What's wrong? Finally interested in the banquet, huh?" Renee smiled.

She learned from Hugo that Cynthion Group needed a tremendous supply of precious herbs to produce alchemical pills. Assuming that the herbs sold at the banquet might be of use to Leon, she informed him about it to see if he would like to participate.

"Yeah, I'm interested. Miss Morrison, where will this banquet be held and how do I get in?" Leon asked, his interest piqued as he was desperate to see what kind of spiritual herbs would be sold.

If there was a spiritual herb, that would be ideal.

"The banquet will be held at Mister Teaks' private villa. I don't have anything else to do, so I can take you there tonight," Renee said.

Hugo once purchased two hundred Energy Nurturing Pills from Cynthion Group's sales drive, and the pills were proven to be much more effective than most herbs. With those pills, she naturally had no interest in participating in the Peaks' banquet.

However, Leon was here as the Morrisons' guest and there was some conflict over the collaboration, so she figured she could try and leave Leon a good impression to help salvage the deal between Leon and Hugo. Hence, she chose to take Leon to Jaxon Feaks' business banquet.

"Sure. Thank you. Miss Morrison, it's getting late and to express my gratitude, I'd like to treat you to a meal. Is that okay?" Leon asked.

It took him over seven hours to hurry over from the southern region and he did not even have his lunch, so he was starving. He intended to eat before going to the business banquet with Renee.

"Sure. I'll take you up on your offer, then," Renee said with a smile.

Since there was still some time since the banquet, she did not refuse Leon's invitation and the two left the room to head downstairs for a meal.

On the first floor of the hotel, Leon and Renee ran into a young couple stepping into the hotel.

The couple acted intimate. The woman was in her midtwenties, around Renee's age. She was a beauty with great fashion sense, making her just slightly less beautiful than Renee. The young man by her side was handsome and tall, exuding a noble air that belonged to someone with a powerful family background.

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2464-After spotting one another, the young woman looked shocked and dragged the man next to him over. "Hey, isn't that Renee?"

"Ariella! Why are you here?" Renee was equally shocked.

The young woman before her was Ariella Oxford, the second unwed daughter of the Oxfords and one of the few friends Renee had in the elite community.

The Oxfords had a long history of producing martial artists, but they were not as powerful as the major families.

However, the Oxfords' ancestors were related to the Morrisons so the two families were friends for decades.

Since Ariella and Renee were around the same age, they grew up together and considered each other sisters.

"Oh, I'm here to dine with my boyfriend," Ariella said, pointing at the man next to him.

The man was Joshua Hacket, the eldest son of the Hackets.

Like the Oxfords, the Hackets were also an ancient lineage of martial artists and were business partners with the Oxfords for years.

A little over a year ago, Joshua and Ariella met and the two soon fell in love, becoming a couple.

At this point, they were already exploring the possibility of an engagement.

"Mister Hacket, it's been a while." Renee glanced at Joshua and greeted him.

As Ariella's best friend, she saw Joshua a couple of times.

"Indeed! Miss Morrison, you've grown even more beautiful since we last met."

Joshua smiled and stared intently at Renee.

Not only was Renee the eldest unwed daughter of the Morrisons, but she was also exceptionally beautiful and her beauty was unmatched in all of the western region.

Though Ariella was beautiful as well, she could not hold a candle to Renee's beauty.

Joshua saw Renee a few times, but he could not help feeling captivated each time he saw her, so this time was no exception.

If Arielle was not next to him, he would not stop himself from staring at Renee for a while longer.

"Renee, who's this?" Arielle noticed Leon and was instantly confused as to who he was.

"This is Hugh Wolf, a friend of mine. Hugh, allow me to introduce the second daughter of the Oxfords, Ariella, and the eldest son of the Hackets, Joshua,"

Renee introduced them.

"Friend? Renee, is he your boyfriend?" Ariella glanced at Renee, then at Leon pointedly.

"What?" Renee was shocked as she did not expect Ariella to misunderstand.

"Ariella, that's nonsense. Hugh is a guest of the Morrisons, not my boyfriend,"

she explained.

"No? I don't think so! Renee, I saw you coming downstairs from the hotel. Don't lie!" Ariella refused to believe it and leaned closer to whisper in Renee's ear with a smirk, "Renee, you look reserved most of the time, yet here you are in a hotel with your boyfriend in broad daylight. Have you finally come to your senses?"

She even batted her eyes pointedly at Renee.

This was the best hotel in the area and for a man and a woman to be seen together coming out of a hotel room, they were likely engaging in unspeakable activity in the room.

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2465-"I-" Renee was utterly stunned.

Both she and Leon indeed just reserved a hotel room, but she was only doing so to help Leon settle down, so what Ariel la imagined was far from the truth.

"Ariella, you're mistaken. Hugh here is my family's business partner and I'm here to help him settle down." Renee snapped out of it and explained, only to realize that her words were not helping.

"It's fine, Renee. You don't have to explain. It's normal to have a boyfriend at your age, so you don't have to lie. Besides, we are all adults and intimacy is normal. I can understand," Ariella said with a smile, clearly not believing what Renee said.

"She knew that the Morrisons were the most powerful family in the western region and Renee held a high status as the eldest unwed daughter of the family.

If Leon was truly a business partner, Renee would never tend to his needs given how proud she was.

It was unrealistic to consider that.

In all of the western region, no one in any of the powerful families deserved the pleasure of being served by Renee.

"But," Renee wanted to explain but did not know where to start.

"Miss Oxford, you've misunderstood! This isn’t what you think. Miss Morrison and I are just friends," Leon hastily explained in an attempt to help Renee.

"What? You won't even admit to what you did? Mister Wolf, you are a man. Are you not going to take responsibility?" Shocked, Ariella shot him a displeased look, assuming that Leon was trying to evade responsibilities after having his way with Renee.

As Renee's good friend, she could not tolerate such actions.

"No, I'm not doing that," Taken aback, Leon shook his head instinctively. He soon realized that his response was problematic and swallowed his words, but it was too late.

"I thought so. It's a good thing that you are willing to take responsibility. Renee is the most beautiful woman here in the Western region with countless suitors pursuing her.

Since you have the pleasure to be her boyfriend, you need to treasure her."

Ariella nodded, her expression easing.

"That's right. Mister Wolf, you're lucky to be with Miss Morrison," Joshua agreed enviously.

He did not know who Leon was, but Leon was hardly exceptionally handsome, nor did his presence command respect. Judging from what he could see, he felt that Leon fell short when compared to him.

Hence, he could not understand how Leon attracted the most beautiful woman in the western region.

"I-" Leon's expression darkened as he struggled to find his words.

Both he and Renee exchanged resigned and helpless looks in silence.

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As Renee and Leon were speechless, Ariella changed the subject. "Renee, are you and Mister Wolf going to dinner now? Why don't we all go together?"

"Well," Renee glanced at Leon.

Ariella was her best friend and it has been a while since they last met, so she wanted to spend some time with her.

However, Leon was the first to ask her to dinner and she already accepted his invitation. Hence, she needed Leon's permission if she wanted Ariella to join them.

"I don't mind!" Leon shrugged.

He knew that Ariella was Renee's friend and he could tell that Renee wanted her to join, so he saw no point in stopping her.

"You're asking permission to dine with your friend, yet deny that you're dating.

How stubborn," Ariella noticed Renee's glance and chuckled.

"Seriously," Renee was slightly irritated, but could not argue.

After all, Ariella already jumped to a conclusion and it was indeed quite odd forthem to be seen in a hotel together.

No matter how hard she tried to explain, it would only worsen. Hence, she gave up and believed that Ariella would soon come to realize it was a misunderstanding.

"Alright. Let's all go to eat together!"

With Leon's approval, Ariella grabbed Renee's arm and went to the reception to order a room, before placing orders for food.

Following the waiter, the four arrived at a luxurious private room.

They all took their seats and the waiter started serving dishes.

"Mister Wolf, which family do you belong to?" While food was being served, Joshua asked.

As the eldest unwed daughter of the Morrisons, Renee was a lady of high status. Hence, if Leon was her boyfriend, he had to be the heir to a powerful family, or he would not be worthy of Renee.

However, he could not think of a single family with the name Wolf in the western region, which baffled him.

"Oh, Hugh isn't from the western region. He is from the southern region," Renee explained.

"The southern region? I see!" Realization dawned on Joshua, but he soon realized that something was off. "Hang on.

There's no powerful family with the name Wolf in the southern region either!" he said in confusion.

The southern and western regions were located next to one another so he heard of all the powerful families in the southern region before. Still, he did not know any family that shared the Wolf name.

"Mister Hacket, I'm not from any major family." Leon shook his head.

"What? You're not from any major family? Who are you, then? " Joshua was shocked.

Naturally, he was not the only one. Ariella was stunned as well and the two stared at Leon in disbelief.

They already mistook Leon for Renee's boyfriend.

In the world of martial artists and ancient lineages, it was known for people to date and marry people of equal status. To their bewilderment, Renee was dating someone not even from a powerful family.

This completely caught them off guard and the two were stunned.

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"I'm the vice president of Cynthion Group in the southern region."

Leon was not Renee's boyfriend and did not know what Joshua and Ariella were thinking. Hence, he did not think much of it and told the 'truth'.

"Vice president of Cynthion Group? What is that?"

Both Joshua and Ariella snapped out of it and exchanged confused glances.

Neither of them heard about this budding enterprise and they had no clue as to what the company was about. Most importantly, they assumed Leon was at least an extremely wealthy and powerful figure if he was not from any powerful family.

To their bewilderment, he was merely a vice president of a small business in the southern region.

This meant that he was miles away from being Renee's equal and none of them could understand why Renee fell for such a man.

"It's no wonder!" Realization dawned on Ariella.

She was confused at first as to why Renee refused to acknowledge that Leon was her boyfriend. However, with such a difference between their statuses, she realized that Renee was likely hiding it because she did not want her family to oppose it.

This was the only explanation she could think of.

"Miss Morrison, how could you date an ordinary man? He's just a vice president of some company! He's hardly your match!" Joshua said in shock.

Unlike Ariella, his initial thought was that Leon did not deserve a woman as beautiful as Renee.

Upon learning about Leon's humble background, he was filled with contempt and felt extremely jealous of Leon. He could not figure out how Leon captured Renee's heart as it was simply unbelievable.

"Mister Hacket, I'll say this one last time. Hugh isn't my boyfriend. Also, Cynthion Group is great. Even if he is just a vice president, he isn’t as mediocre as you think he is," Renee said in displeasure.

Joshua and Ariella may not know anything about Cynthion Group, but she did.

The Energy Nurturing Pills produced by Cynthion Group worked wonders and held great value for martial artists in aiding their training.

Hence, its influence rivaled most powerful families, or her brother would not try so hard to strike a deal with Cynthion Group.

On top of that, she learned that Hugh was a relative of the chairman of Cynthion Group from an earlier discussion.

Though Hugh was merely a vice-president, she assumed that he held an important role in the company considering his connection with the founder.

Seeing how Hugh stood strong when he faced pressure from Jayden and the elders, she instinctively realized there was more to him.

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"Cynthion Group is great? I haven't even heard of it before! How great can it be?" Joshua scoffed in contempt.

He did not hear of Cynthion Group before, which meant that it was not owned by any major family.

Hence, he assumed that it was merely a small business and felt that both the company and its vice president were beneath him.

"If you haven't heard of it, it only means that you lack knowledge! Cynthion Group is a unique pharmaceutical firm and the alchemical pills they make can boost martial artists' strengths and help them with their training." Renee snorted.

Hugh was the Morrisons' guest and Hugo entrusted the mission of taking care of him to Renee, hoping that this could salvage the business deal between Cynthion Group and the Morrisons.

However, Joshua kept disrespecting Cynthion Group and Hugh. If Hugh took the insults personally, the Morrisons would only suffer losses in return.

With that thought in mind, she glared at Joshua.

"Here I thought it's more than that. So it's just a puny little pharmaceutical firm,"

Joshua sneered in contempt.

He never saw the Energy Nurturing Pills and did not know what they could do.

All he knew was that rare herbs could help with martial artists' training. Since Cynthion Group was a pharmaceutical firm, he assumed it was similar to the Feaks who sold herbs to martial artists.

That did not seem like a big deal.

However, Ariella stepped on his foot under the table before he could continue.

"Joshua, just stop!"

She glared at him and signaled him to quiet down.

She agreed with Joshua and felt that Cynthion Group was merely an ordinary pharmaceutical firm, so she did not think much of it. However, regardless of Hugh's status, he was still Renee's boyfriend.

Yet Joshua mocked him in front of Renee, which meant that he was indirectly mocking Renee as well. Hence, Ariella swiftly stopped him from continuing to prevent him from upsetting Renee.

"Oh" He jolted and realization dawned on him.

Though he was the eldest son of the Hackets, Renee was the eldest daughter of the most powerful family in the Western region. She was far more powerful than he was and he could not afford to cross her.

If his words somehow upset her, he or his family might have to pay for it.

With that thought in mind, he swallowed his words and dared not to run his mouth.

"Hmph!" The dark expression on Renee's face eased slightly once he quieted down.

Leon, on the other hand, matched Arthur and the Southern Boss in terms of strength and status. Joshua was the son of a somewhat powerful family, which made him far from reaching Leon's level.

Hence, Leon saw no point in arguing with him now that he quieted down.

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"Renee, speaking of the pharmaceutical industry, reminds me of something!

Jaxon Feaks is holding a bouquet tonight to auction rare herbs! Joshua and I plan on going. Would you like to join us?" Ariella asked, swiftly changing the subject.

"Sure! That's where Hugh and I plan on heading anyway! Let's all go together!"

Renee nodded.

She was slightly appalled by Joshua for what he said about Leon, but that did not affect her friendship with Ariella.

Moreover, Leon wanted to participate in the bouquet and she promised to go with him, so there was no reason for her to reject Ariella's proposal.

After dinner, the four drove out of the hotel and to the venue for the bouquet.

In a luxurious mansion on the outskirts.

This mansion belonged to Jaxon Feaks. It was spread over a great area with wonderful scenery. Surrounded by splendid lights, it looked majestic.

At the gate, two guards stood on each side to welcome guests who arrived.

When Leon, Renee, and the others arrived, luxurious cars were parked everywhere.

They arrived outside the mansion and Renee informed the guards her name.

The guards then escorted her and the others into the mansion.

"Mister Feaks' mansion sure looks grand!" Leon said as he walked past the yard, taking in the luxurious interior.

Though his house in the Heavenly Waters Estate was grand, it fell short in comparison to the mansion before him.

"What a country bumpkin!" Joshua sneered in contempt.

However, since Renee was still around, he dared not comment on it.

"Of course! The Feaks is a lineage that sells herbs and has accumulated a fortune bigger than most powerful families," Renee explained.

Though the Feaks were hardly significant in terms of status, they were a giant in the pharmaceutical industry, which accumulated enormous wealth over generations.

While they could not compare with others in terms of strength in martial arts, even the Morrisons, who were the head of the region, would fail to compare with them in terms of wealth.

"I see!" Leon said.

Cynthion Group was a pharmaceutical firm so he knew a lot about the industry and knew about the potential in this market. This was precisely how Cynthion Group gained its success.

Naturally, Cynthion Group was unique in the sense that it sold alchemical pills that were unique and irreplaceable. Hence, other pharmaceutical firms and the Feaks could only dream of achieving the same accomplishments as the Cynthion Group.

The only drawback for Cynthion Group was that it just started and had a relatively weak foundation. Hence, its influence fell short when compared with families that established themselves for decades.

Still, given its potential, Cynthion Group would rise in time.

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2470-"We're here! Let's go in!

While Leon was deep in thought, the group traveled past the yard and arrived at the main hall.

The hall was crowded with guests who dressed their best, engaging in heated conversations.

Most of the guests were the younger elites from the western region, including heirs and heiresses.

Though the items to be sold included rare herbs that could help with martial artists' training, martial artists in the first and second generations were all too powerful for these herbs to be of any use.

Hence, Jaxon only invited younger individuals to participate instead of people from the first and second generations.

Without exclusive spiritual herbs, this bouquet would be considered an ordinary gathering for youngsters, who had a lot of common topics.

"Quiet down, everyone! The beauty of the western region. Miss Renee Morrison, has arrived!"

Just then, Renee and the others arrived and her looks instantly drew everyone's attention.

Someone shouted and all the guests focused on them and they became the center of attention.

All the men stared at Renee longingly and passionately.

"Miss Morrison, welcome. It's an honor that you came here," A young man in a suit, looking in his thirties, stepped forward from the crowd.

He was none other than Jaxon.

As the eldest daughter of the Morrisons, Renee held an extremely high status in the youngest generation and as the host of the bouquet, Jaxon needed to welcome her to express his respect for the Morrisons.

"You're too kind, Mister Feaks." Renee smiled.

"Oh, Mister Hacket and Miss Oxford. You're here as well. Welcome," Spotting Ariella and Joshua, he greeted them as well.

Since they were of equal status to him, he did not display the same level of enthusiasm as he did with Renee.

"It's been a while, Mister Feaks," Ariella and Joshua greeted politely.

After a brief exchange of pleasantry, Jaxon turned to Leon in confusion, unable to identify him. "And who is this?"

He was not the only one who wanted to ask this question. None of the guests knew Leon and they were all wondering why he was with Renee.