Chapter 22
Vincent’s face was angry as he returned to his office at the Horizon Group headquarters.
He sat in his executive chair, and his eyes shone and gleamed with hostility.
“Damn it! This damned Taylor family,” he muttered.
“The Taylor family, those insolent fools, how did they have the courage to curse his master behind his back!
“This is unforgivable! They are looking for trouble!
“No. I must immediately sever all ties and cooperation with the Taylor family. Anyway, they no longer deserve a place in this world,” said
Vincent.
With this thought and determination in his eyes, Vincent pressed the button on his desk intercom.
“Come in! Find all the contracts related to the Taylor family and bring them to me!”
In no time, an employee wearing the Horizon Group uniform rushed in, carrying a thick stack of documents.
“Mr. Dunn, here are the documents you requested,” he said.
Vincent’s phone began to ring before the employee could finish his
sentence.
Seeing the displayed caller ID, he immediately sprang up from his chair. He waved to the employee who had entered the room.
Then, he said, “You can leave now. Remember to close the door behind you.”
The employee was dedicated and did as instructed. He promptly turned and left the office, closing the door behind him and leaving Vincent alone.
On this side, Vincent looked reverent. He then connected the phone by assuming a devout demeanor and a respectful and cautious tone to answer the call.
“Master, are you looking for me? How may I assist you?” asked Vincent.
That’s right. The call was indeed from Gavin,
sty,
ready exchanged contact information with Layla, and they had agreed that Layla would call and contact him after the bidding event.
He could then go to the Taylor family to inquire about clues about that year.
However, Gavin waited for Layla’s call in vain. When he tried to reach out to her, Layla didn’t answer. He had no idea about what was happening now. Thus, he decided to contact Vincent directly.
voice came through
your bidding conference ended?” asked
be precise, I didn’t even attend this bidding conference, so it ended long ago,” replied
Gavin hesitated for
as he sounded puzzled, he said, “Does that mean the members of the Taylor family have
early!” Vincent immediately nodded and
They
must have known
Gavin about the Taylor family’s schedule and
heard a puzzled tone
“Huh? Has it been over for a while? Did it end so early?”
it
this side
puzzled as he listened to the
was so strange?” thought Vincent.
before he could figure it out and comprehend what was
Taylor family requests an audience,”
Vincent
shrank
was the fiancée of his Master, Gavin.
longer necessary, Layla differed from
aware of the deep affection between Layla
a blood relative of the
be considered a
and hurriedly replied to the person near
let Miss Taylor in!” said Vincent.
short while, Layla, whose eyes were still red
greeted her with a somewhat forced smile as the
the following second,
as Layla knelt straight before Vincent.
my
this sight when he witnessed
not daring to accept
What are you doing? Please get up, get up!”
Mistress?
strange title odd, but she couldn’t afford to worry about such details in her current situation as she was too
agreed to her family’s request to meet Vincent, but spending a night with him was absolutely out
That was impossible!
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Vincent to spare her family,
he refused to agree, she was willing to die rather than
Vincent and began apologizing,
all my fault!
Huh? Mr. Dunn, why are you kneeling on the ground? Why are you kneeling, too?” said Layla,
that Vincent had
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