Chapter 33

At the Lambert ancestral home in Linefort City.

Jasper’s hired muscle flew in by chopper and, while still several feet from the ground, yanked Vincent out and dumped him right at the doorstep of the Lambert ancestral horne,

Vincent, well into his fifties, nearly broke every bone in his old body!

“Dammit… Do you even know the law? This is assault, pure and simple!”

The bodyguard, sporting dark shades, Just gave a lopsided grin and sneered. “Our boss said we’re doing you a solid, dropping you home. You know exactly how you treated Ms. Noella–don’t play innocent!”

Vincent was speechless.

This was completely different!

Noella was just a heartless country bumpkin while he was the high and mighty CEO of the Lambert family!

After making the delivery, the bodyguard hopped back on the chopper and took off.

Blown around by the helicopter’s downdraft, Vincent’s hair was a mess, his suit was wrinkled, and his face was caked with dust and dirt, making him look like a beggar.

The actual beggars at the Lambert ancestral home’s gate nearly mistook him for one of their

own.

Vincent was fuming. He whipped out his phone to call the cops, but, of course, there was no signal!

Maddox, who was in charge of guarding the old homestead, spotted Vincent and hurried over to greet him.

“Mr. Lambert, why didn’t you give us a heads–up? Here to donate?”

Vincent was speechless again.

He was too proud to come back home without fanfare, always making a big show of donating like 30 to 50 grand, turning it into a spectacle the whole village knew about.

Vincent changed the subject. “How come there’s not even a proper road in this place?”

“Ah, Mr. Lambert, you’re here to fund road construction? That’s fantastic! I’ll go tell the mayor right now!”

Vincent quickly grabbed him.

“No, no, get me out of here first. My phone’s got no signal; I can’t make any donations to the village!”

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“What? Mr. Lambert, you’re also gonna build us a cell tower? That’s amazing!”

Playing dumb because of

didn’t want to shell out cash for these yokels. He

got a big deal to negotiate. Get me out of here. Does this village even have a

from ear to ear. “Sure do. Let me pull it here for

baffled. What kind of vehicle needed pulling?

get the “vehicle,” Vincent looked up

sweat, and tears to make something of himself in Tranquility City, to

house seemed to have been

top–notch materials, even planted Old Mrs. Lambert’s favorite osmanthus tree by the door–a mature tree of this variety could

was behind this renovation. Why would

Briony, secretly spruced up

about it, the more

amazing son–in–law!

to be underestimated, given its previous glory. Besides, they had always been a notch above the

unlike Noella, who was always so lukewarm towards those

need to talk about Briony’s engagement

thoughts, Vincent’s daydream was shattered when Maddox showed up

actual ox

clearly had seen better days,

the only ox cart we’ve got. Hop on, and we’ll make it to town by

“There’s transportation in

there, hop on a bus, and you’ll be in Linefort

Vincent remembered.

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it was such a hassle to leave! Linefort City had no airport; he would have to take

thought it wasn’t worth it since he couldn’t brag about it, so he donated

Once it gets light, the

nose and climbed atop the ox cart, dodging cow

signaled to a beggar, “Take Mr.

so violently that Vincent’s sandwich

as he watched Vincent’s retreating figure. He pulled out a smartphone equipped with satellite GPS and dialed Noella.

for roads and

“Appreciate it.”

face split

your help, our village would’ve been toast a long time ago, not to mention the renovations you funded for the ancestral home and the

It’s the least I could do.”

Maddox sent her

in the Linefort City mountains, where Old Mrs. Lambert had weathered her whole

days later, at Tranquility City

cop swung open the slammer door and let

beard and looking all

was gobsmacked at the sight of

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