Chapter 35 – Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches

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Loreen was genuinely bewildered. What was going on? All the men were also panicking. Was the young man actually Mr. Smith?

They had almost laid their hands on him too. They were literally digging their own graves!

Albert growled at the rest of the gang “And you fools too! What are you standing there like stupid logs? Apologize to Mr. Smith now!”

“Mr. Smith, we’re so so sorry. We were a bunch of fools to not have recognized you! Please forgive us!” All the men knelt down simultaneously and apologized profusely. Bill was equally terrified. He slapped himself in the face while begging for mercy. “Mr.

Smith, I’m terribly sorry, please forgive me for my rudeness and spare me!” Albert slapped himself in the face too as a punishment and said nervously, “Mr. Smith, I’m so sorry for my incompetence that resulted in my boys offending you and your friends.”

Joe took a glimpse at Loreen and said calmly, “I’m just here to treat my wife’s friend to a meal.” He then turned to the rest of the crowd and said coldly, “They are not my friends.”

Loreen was completely shocked! Joe wasn’t bluffing after all. He did make a reservation in Heaven Springs and it was indeed the most luxurious Diamond Suite. The most important element of all was that this suite was reserved for him by Don Albert himself! When she recalled how she had looked down on Joe before, her face blushed timidly. She was very ashamed of herself.

Meanwhile, Harold trembled in horror when he heard their exchanges! What was going on? Joe the loser was really Don Albert’s friend? How was it possible? Wendy was equally shocked. As it turned out, Joe really did know Don Albert! Not only that, but Albert was so polite to him! She then turned to look at Gerald again. He had fainted in the middle of his own blood at the moment!

The Don wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said firmly, “Mr. Smith, don’t worry, this will never ever happen again. You can come to Heaven Springs and use the Diamond Suite any time you please. If my men still can’t recognize you, I’ll gouge their eyes out myself!”

Joe nodded and said to Loreen, “Hey, we’ve had our meal, so why don’t we get out now? It’s so chaotic and messy here!”

Loreen regained her composure by Joe’s voice and asked reflexively, “What about them?”

She was a little worried as she looked at Harold, Gerald, and Wendy’s miserable state.

Joe replied calmly, “Let Albert handle them.”

Albert said instantly, “Mr. Smith, don’t worry, I’ll call for an ambulance and send them to the hospital immediately!”

“Okay,” Joe nodded and continued, “I’ll leave everything to you, that’s all.”

Loreen, who was still in a daze, followed Joe out of Heaven Springs. Her heart was still thumping vigorously, her breathing heavy even after they exited the restaurant. She took a peek at Joe, who had an inexpressive expression on his face as if nothing had happened. She felt as if he was covered with a layer of fog that made him even more mysterious and profound.

“Joe, about today…” Before she could finish, Joe interjected in an indifferent voice,

“Loreen, I hope you can keep what happened today a secret, please. If Claire finds out that I’m connected to someone in the underworld like Don Albert, she will be very angry.”

Loreen nodded reluctantly. “Alright, I understand.”

After Joe and Loreen left, Albert called the ambulance and sent the injured people to the hospital. Wendy sustained fractures on the facial skeleton due to the assault that resulted in a deformed face. It could be said that she was disfigured now. One of Harold’s arms was completely broken too and he needed a long time for it to return to its functional state. As for Harold, he suffered a severe concussion due to the heavy blow to his head. Although he was out of danger after the emergency rescue, the subsequent effect from the brain damage would be his worst nightmare for the rest of his life.

Loreen had agreed with Doris Young of Emgrand Group to start working tomorrow. After leaving Heaven Springs, Joe sent her back to the hotel where she was staying and then left. Loreen was still in shock from what happened at the restaurant earlier while pondering about her future prospects. She was assigned an important mission for her trip to Aurous Hill this time. From the obvious perspective, she was here for her new job at Emgrand Group, but she had a much larger hidden agenda from her family.

Her father had told her that according to top secret information, the Smith family, the most prominent family in Eastcliff, had found their young master who had been missing for many years. They had even bought the entire Emgrand Group as a gift to the young master to practice and sharpen his entrepreneurship skills. In other words, the young master of the Smith family was in Aurous Hill now and he was the new chairman of Emgrand Group.

In Eastcliff, which was filled with mysterious and powerful families, although the Thomas family was at the upper-level of the social pyramid in Eastcliff, they were still on the second rank of the pyramid. The Smith family was much more powerful and prestigious than they were. Now that the identity of the young master of the Smith family had not been revealed yet, the Thomas family hoped that Loreen could grab the opportunity to be in touch with him in advance. It would be even better if she could be in a relationship with him and get married. Loreen was a little repulsed by and reluctant about such an arrangement, but she didn’t dare to oppose it when she was given such an important duty of revitalizing her family status.

The sole purpose of her coming all the way to Aurous Hill to work at Emgrand Group was to get in touch with the mysterious chairman and find a chance to attract his attention. Loreen was regarded as one of the beauty icons of Eastcliff’s upper-class circle. She was confident that with her appearance, knowledge, abilities, and elegant figure, she would have a chance with the young master of the Smith family. If she could marry him as she had anticipated, it would bring the Thomas family to the next level! This would move them to the top of the social pyramid in Eastcliff! She began to have a thrilling sensation in her heart regarding tomorrow’s appointment when she thought of this. At the same time, she was equally anticipating meeting the mysterious Mr. Smith. She couldn’t help but imagine him. How old was he? What did he look like? Was he tall and handsome like prince charming?

She took out her phone and clicked on a video streaming app. Then, she clicked on the video in her collection folder that had been viewed tens of millions of times. It was the popular video where Joe had humiliated the sales manager at Emerald Court with several suitcases of cash. She had analyzed the video numerous times.

The incident took place in Aurous Hill, which happened to coincide with the time that the young master of the Smith family had been found. Therefore, she concluded that the mysterious ultra-rich man in the video was actually the young master of the Smith family, who was also the new chairman of the Emgrand Group. She scrutinized the video carefully, watching and observing the mysterious man whose back was the only part visible in the video. From the vague video, she deduced that the man was in his twenties, tall and thin, although his face was blocked. Nevertheless, his body figure was very studly and athletic, which was comparable to long-legged K-pop idols. With such a body figure, he must be quite smart and handsome looking!

However, out of nowhere, a peculiar feeling suddenly appeared in Loreen’s heart. Why did the man look a bit like Joe? Very quickly, she shook her head, denying her own thought. Joe was the son-in-law of the Wilson family, which was absolutely incomparable to the Smith family at all. If he really was the young master of the Smith family, why would he still stay with the second-rate Wilson family? She must be overthinking this!

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The next day, Loreen arrived at the Emgrand Group headquarters early in the morning. Miss Young, the vice-chairman, personally handled her appointment letter. She took her to the administrative department for a brief tour, introduced her job scopes, and then added, “Loreen, if you have any queries, you can ask me directly or come to my office to see me.”

Loreen nodded gratefully and asked tentatively, “Miss Young, may I know if I would have a chance to meet the chairman? I will be in charge of the company’s administrative affairs and if I don’t consult him directly, I’m afraid that I might mishandle his requirements.”