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Joe smiled before he said, “Remember what you have said today! I might need you to do something for me in the future!”
Albert nodded before he replied, “Mr. Smith, don’t worry! You can give me orders to do anything for you!”
At this time, Master Lennard who had been lying on the ground as he held onto his stomach suddenly began crying and begging for mercy. “Big brother, please let me go! I will not dare to do this anymore in the future. Please, forgive me and let me go.”
Albert sneered before he said, “You are a liar! I must teach you a lesson. My subordinates are coming to get you now!”
Joe asked in a low voice, “How are you going to deal with him?”
Albert replied coldly, “I’ve already said that I will chop him up into pieces before feeding him to the dogs! How could I not keep to my word? I have a friend who owns a dog shelter. He has so many dogs there, they could probably finish eating ten scumbags like him!”
As soon as Master Lennard heard Albert’s words, he was so frightened that he started trembling in fear. Then, he cried as he continued begging for mercy. “Big brother, I have a family that I have to look after. Please just let me off this time! I will certainly remember your kindness…”
Joe glanced at him but did not feel any sympathy for him at all.
After all, he was nothing but a deceitful liar who would only cause more harm to this world. If he continued messing around in the Feng Shui industry, he could cost some innocent people their lives!
To put it bluntly, he was just a deceitful liar who deserved to die.
Moreover, Master Lennard had completed the ‘dragon encapsulation formation’ today simply because he wanted to scam Jasmine of her money. If Joe had not been there today, Jasmine would undoubtedly have lost her life.
Furthermore, the Moore family owned a very big business, and if such a huge enterprise were to collapse, Joe could not imagine the number of people who would be affected by this! If so, Jasmine would not be the only one affected because of what Master Lennard had done!
Hence, Joe felt that there was no need for a scumbag like this to remain in this world.
Before long, some of Albert’s subordinates showed up and dragged Master Lennard away.
Master Lennard continued crying and howling, complaining about how miserable and pitiful he was. He even said that he regretted his actions, but no one sympathized with him at all.
Joe simply stared at him before he shook his head. He had already told him that a bloody disaster would befall him today. Unfortunately, Master Lennard refused to believe him, and so, he could only accept the consequences of his actions now.
After solving all the problems, Albert quickly thanked Joe for everything that he had done before he drove Joe home.
***
Upon returning home, Joe realized that Claire was still looking for a job.
Joe did not say much because even though he really wanted to start up a new company for Claire, she did not seem interested in the idea at all. Therefore, he did not want to say too much.
Besides, he did not want Claire to tire herself out. If he started a company for her, she would have to deal with a lot of work at the early stage of the business. With Claire’s character and persistence,
Joe knew that she would definitely push herself, and she would only be suffering in the end.
Later that evening, Joe received a phone call from his good friend, Douglas.
Ever since Joe had helped Douglas teach the adulterous pair a lesson at the hospital, Joe had not seen Douglas again. The main reason was simply that there were too many things that had happened at home recently, and he really did not have any time to visit him at all.
Douglas informed Joe over the phone that he had recovered and could finally be discharged from the hospital today.
Since Joe had helped him to reclaim his restaurant and get a compensation that was worth a few million dollars, the first thing Douglas wanted to do after getting discharged from the hospital was to treat some of his close friends to dinner.
Joe agreed immediately because he was glad that his good friend was finally going to be discharged from the hospital.
Just then, Claire walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower and asked Joe casually, “Who is calling you so late at night?”
Joe replied, “Douglas has just been discharged from the hospital. He wants to treat us to dinner. Let’s go together tomorrow.”
Claire nodded and replied, “Okay.”
At noon the next day.
Joe and Claire went to the Maple Hotel by car.
The Maple Hotel was not the most expensive in Aurous Hill, but it was among the most exclusive and luxurious in town, indicating Douglas’s sincerity in treating them.
In fact, he spent quite lavishly on this meal as he had booked the premium dining suite in the hotel. It was luxuriously decorated and was spacious enough to accommodate twenty people with the minimum spending of seven to eight thousand dollars.
Many people had already arrived in the suite when Joe and Claire arrived. Besides Douglas and Loreen, there were also a few college mates.
Loreen hadn’t had a good time lately.
She had come to Aurous Hill from Eastcliff for some time now for the main purpose of getting to know the chairman of Emgrand Group. However, she had never had a chance to even see the man himself after working for so long in the company.
Moreover, although she had gotten to stay in the office when she was the administrative director, after she was transferred to the sales department, she had spent less and less time in the office which critically reduced her chances of meeting the chairman.
However, she had stumbled into another dilemma now. She had been obsessed with the mysterious man ever since she was rescued by him the other day. If truth be told, she even felt as though she had fallen in love with him at first sight. Hence, her desire to meet the chairman was not as great as before, and on the contrary, she was more eager to meet her savior.
Yet, she would never have guessed that the chairman of Emgrand Group and her mysterious savior was actually the same guy—Joe.
As Joe and Claire walked into the suite, Douglas rose to his feet quickly and greeted them, “Hey, buddy! Claire! Welcome! Come, have a seat.”
Douglas greeted the couple very respectfully. His heart brimmed with admiration and appreciation toward this good buddy of his.
Loreen looked a little haggard and depressed as she held a lot of secrets inside her. When she saw Claire, suddenly, she had the urge to spill the beans.
She barged forward, and holding onto Claire’s wrists, she said weakly, “Claire, come, sit with me. I want to tell you something.”
Claire replied with a warm smile, “What is it? What happened to you? Why do you look so listless?”
Loreen sighed. “It’s all because of my mysterious savior! You know what, I think I’ve fallen in love with him! I see him everywhere… Whenever I close my eyes, I see him. He is even in my dreams, but I can’t find him! What should I do…”
“Umm… I don’t know how, either…” Claire shrugged helplessly. Ever since Loreen had been rescued by that mysterious guy, she had wanted to find him and marry him, but where and how could you find a guy amongst the crowd of people? That was like finding a needle in a haystack.
Cold sweat drenched Joe’s forehead as he listened to the ladies’ conversation. Had Loreen truly fallen in love with him? That was preposterous! He could never ever let Loreen know that he was her savior, otherwise, all hell would break loose!
After a few drinks and a hefty meal, Douglas stood up, beginning to liven up the atmosphere. “Guys, thank you all for coming today! I would like to make a toast to you all! Cheers!”
Then, he drank bottoms-up.
A few of them who were quite close to him also yelled, “Cheers!”
Joe smiled lightly and took a sip from his wine glass.
“Douglas, I heard that you are a big boss now, with the fancy new restaurant of yours and two million in cash in your hands. In fact, you know someone from the underworld, don’t you? You must look after us in the future.”
A coquettish woman dressed in enchanting clothes with heavy makeup on her face smiled charmingly.
“Joanne, do you ever listen to yourself? Douglas is our best buddy, he will undoubtedly give us a hand if we need help.”
A man with a square face spoke up. He picked up his glass and downed it in one go.