Chapter 41 – The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion

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Steven chuckled sheepishly. His thoughts wandered to Danika Zellweger, and his expression crumbled. “Filthy bitch! Let’s see if Eustace will bother to look after you when Yvonne’s back. When that happens…”

Danika stood at the packed arrivals at Parrington Airport. Soon, she found the two men she had been waiting for.

“Gilbert! Zack!” She waved at them. They heard her voice and headed over.

“Didn’t I tell you not to come? Why are you here?” Gilbert’s gentle voice was peppered with disapproval. Danika merely grinned at him-she knew he had only said so because he didn’t want to trouble her. “I’m free today anyway. I thought I’d pick you guys up, and we could have lunch together.”

“Okay.” Gilbert nodded and said nothing else. The trio walked toward the airport parking lot. Zack was awfully quiet during the entire walk, which drew Danika’s attention. “Zack, what’s wrong?”

“I’m fine.” Zack shook his head, but Danika didn’t believe him. Still, she refrained from pressing on because. they were all adults who had their own secrets. Even siblings needed some amount of space between them.

She opened the car door and asked casually, “Gilbert, Zack, what did you guys do abroad? Why were your there for so long?”

Gilbert glanced at a worried Zack and reluctantly answered on his behalf, “Nothing. Just dealing with some company matters.”

As Danika drove out from the parking lot, Steven met up with Yvonne at the airport. He pointed in Danika’s direction and said, “She’s that woman.”

“She does look attractive,” Yvonne remarked and nodded.

“I looked into Danika Zellweger-she’s a doctor at Parrington Hospital and has a good reputation.” He smirked, looking unbothered. Yvonne was surprised. “Oh! She’s not just a Barbie doll, then.”

Right. Eustace would never fall for a Barbie doll.

While driving, Steven muttered nervously, “Eustace called away the bodyguards at the entrance this morning. I think he’s done putting me under house arrest.”

That should have been a good news, but Steven felt uneasy about the sudden change. Hence, the first thing he did after he was free was to hurriedly fetch Yvonne from the airport.

“He’s about to make a move on our family.” She stared at her phone screen, which was showing their free- falling stock price since the morning. Eustace must have had something to do with this.

Steven was slightly taken aback, and his eyes burned with fury. “Does he think the Quinceys are better? We’re not afraid of him.”

“That’s true, but there will be no winner if we go against each other.” She sighed and added, “Drop me off at Quincey Group.”

Danika brought her brothers for a meal at Fig Garden. In their private lounge, she told them everything that had happened to her recently. The two men looked grave after learning about the abduction.

“Faye Lawrence!” Gilbert repeated her name with a murderous look in his eyes.

“Taking down the Lawrences is easy since they are in a dire situation anyway. The Dickmans, however…” Danika’s eyes darkened when she brought up the Dickmans. Gilbert nodded knowingly and announced, “I’ll deal with the Lawrences. When I take them down, I’ll take over as many assets as possible.”

Apart from avenging Danika, his other goal was to take this opportunity to strengthen his capability. His trip abroad revealed the yawning gap between him and the others. It was impossible to protect the important people around him with his lousy capabilities at the time being.

“Okay. I’ll gather some information and send them to you. They might be of help,” she replied.

Zack munched on his food and sounded exasperated. “I can’t help much on the business side. You all know that I’m a loser when it comes to this.”

Growing up, Gilbert and Danika were geniuses, but Zack was only good at computers. Even then, Danika was better than him at computers, which explained his bitter mood at that moment.

“Zack, didn’t you always say that good looks are an asset?” she joked.

Zack smiled bitterly and sighed. “Well, today, I learned that good looks are worth nothing.”

“Alright now. If you think you’re not being helpful, why don’t you keep an eye on the Dickmans and figure. out what they’ve been up to, especially the projects they signed?” she suggested. Knowing that the Dickmans were a huge conglomerate, it would be wiser to bid her time than attempt to take them down right away.

“Sure.” Zack nodded. During Danika and Zack’s conversation, Gilbert peeked at his phone and frowned.”

The Dickman’s stocks have been tumbling since this morning. This is abnormal. Someone must have pulled some tricks behind the scenes.” He glanced at Danika. “What a coincidence! Danika, did you do this?”

She was caught by surprise and froze. “No, it wasn’t me.” She was not influential enough to manipulate the stock price of the Dickmans’ company.

“It wasn’t you?” Gilbert frowned and thought hard. Danika went back to eating, but she was thinking about someone. Could it have been him? She was reluctant to accept the reality, but no one apart from Eustace Quincey had the motive or ability to crush the Dickmans.

“Mr. Quincey, Dickman LLC’s stock has reached the price limit,” Over at Quincey Group, Vincent handed Eustace a tablet. Eustace took a glance and nodded with satisfaction. “Keep an eye on them. Whatever project they’re after, I want it too.”

“Yes, sir.” Vincent nodded and silently prayed for Dickman LLC, whose owners were in hot water after Steven offended Eustace.

He wanted to speak but was interrupted by a knock on the door. He opened the door and was shocked by who he saw. “M-Miss Dickman!”

“It’s been a while, Vincent.” She smiled at him and asked, “Is Eustace in?”

“Yes, he is.” Vincent turned around to steal a glance at Eustace. Yvonne strolled into the office, smiling from ear to ear as she looked at the man behind the desk. They hadn’t seen each other for some time, but Eustace remained as handsome as ever.

“Eustace,” she called.

He frowned but remained unemotional. “Why are you here?”

“Work’s not too busy. I thought I should visit home,” she explained, unconcerned about what Eustace was feeling. Shall we have lunch?” she asked. Although Dickman LLC was in trouble, she knew Eustace too well to rush the conversation.

After some hesitation, he nodded. “My treat.”

“Great.”

While chatting, the two walked out of the office. Vincent watched them leave and was filled with unease.

“The relationship between Miss Dickman and Mr. Quincey…” he mumbled and shook his head. “That is something I could never understand.”

At the restaurant, Yvonne was chatting merrily while eating. “I still prefer Parrington’s food after all these years!”

“Then, stay,” he replied.

“Yeah, I’ll think about it.” She nodded thoughtfully, as though she was considering his suggestion. In the middle of the lunch, something came to her mind, and she asked, “Your grandpa’s birthday event is around the corner, isn’t it?”

“Yes. It’s next week.” He nodded.

“Well, I came home right in time! I haven’t met him in a while. How’s his health?” she asked with a natural closeness that was not unfamiliar to Eustace. He placed his fork and knife on the table and answered, “He’s doing fine.”

“That’s good to hear.”

“You’re not here just for life updates, right?” He leaned back against his chair and stared right through her as if he could read her mind.

She smiled, put down her fork, and pouted. “I really can’t hide anything from you.”

He chuckled. Yvonne came home right when Dickman LLC went up in flames, and he wasn’t that dense. not to connect the dots.

“Steven told me everything. That was indeed his fault, and I shall apologize to you on behalf of him,” she addressed Eustace with great sincerity, genuinely hoping that the two families would not turn against each other for a woman. Although Danika Zellweger was attractive, Yvonne didn’t think too much of her, as countless lovely ladies surrounded Eustace over the years. She believed his interest in Danika would fade over time.

To her surprise, he stared at her coldly without a word. She started feeling anxious. “Eustace, you know Steven. That’s who he is. And he didn’t know the relationship between you and that lady.”

“Since you know him well, you should also understand that I’ve been going easy on you for not sending him to jail,” he said icily.

“Eustace…”

“She’s not his first victim. I don’t care if your family wants to protect him as long as you can face the consequences of doing so. It’s none of my business anyway. But this time around…” His expression sank as he went on.

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