The phrase “She has me” reached the ears of Eugene and his entourage, clear and unambiguous.

Eugene instantly sobered up. He cautiously shifted his body and observed Dexter, who was still standing in the shadows. Dexter took out a cigarette and asked calmly, “Mr. Jablon, a lighter, please”

“Of course!” Eugene failed to find a single lighter on himself. He nudged his secretary beside him with his foot and whispered, “Lighter’ Lighter!”

After much fanfare, he finally found a lighter. He hurriedly lit Dexter’s cigarette, and its weak flame revealed the man’s indifferent gaze.

“Mr. Russell… You. This. I’m also a man, I understand! Eugene said, thinking he had offered some comfort

Dexter slowly puffed on his cigarette, letting out a stifled chuckle. “What do you know?”

Which man could bear the fact that his ex-wife had left with her first love? Eugene couldn’t say it directly, so he found a roundabout way to explain, “Women, well, I think Ms. Olsen, whom we just met, is quite a fine lady. Yes, quite good indeed!”

Dexter brushed off the ash from his cigarette and said, “She’s like my younger sister. She doesn’t count.”

With a sigh, Eugene scratched his head, at a loss for words. He stood dumbfounded at the door with Dexter until the latter had finished smoking a cigarette. Dexter stared at the scattered ashes on the ground. “Mr. Jablon, how much do you know about the Bastille family’s affairs?”

found himself in a bit of a predicament as he stammered, “Not much, just… what has been rumored out there.”

their eyes, Morgan was helping Josie to stand up. She brushed off

behind her at a

Group’s shareholders, and ousted his own younger

illegitimate child. For the past six months, he has been teaming up with

he was somewhat filled

“Other companies?”

that they’re from Wavery. Although we don’t know who’s behind it, they’re powerful and ruthless. So, it’s not like Morgan

a fellow townsman from Rivodia, Eugene held a certain degree

Perhaps I really do know these

mentioned

fiddled with a lighter. He said simply, “It’s a company under Russell

Eugene could even react, Dexter nonchalantly tossed the lighter into the former’s hands and

tall and upright, walked into the night, a pleasing sight to behold.

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