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.
through Vincent’s
your bidding conference ended?”
didn’t even attend this bidding
hesitated for
puzzled, he said, “Does that mean
Vincent
They
Gavin, the all-knowing master of the great powers, who must have known about the Taylor family’s disrespectful behavior and intended to make the Taylor family disappear.
Gavin about the Taylor family’s
puzzled tone in Gavin’s
it been over for a
it seemed
didn’t say much to Vincent on this
listened to the busy tone on the
strange?”
it out and comprehend what was happening,
Taylor family requests an audience,” said his
thought Vincent inwardly.
shrank again.
fiancée of his
was no longer necessary, Layla differed from
one hand, Vincent was aware of the deep affection between
was not a blood relative of the Taylor family.
be considered a part of the Taylor family.
and hurriedly replied
Taylor in!” said
whose eyes were still red from
greeted her with a somewhat forced smile as the office
in the following second, her action
was a thud as Layla knelt straight before
my God!”
by this sight
aside, not daring to accept Layla’s grand
lost voice, “Mistress! What are you doing?
Mistress?
title odd, but she couldn’t afford to worry about such details in her
family’s request to meet Vincent, but spending a night with him was absolutely out of
That was impossible!
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she intended to sincerely plead with Vincent to spare her family,
agree, she was willing to die rather than give her innocence and purity to anyone
began
is all
blame falls on me. I don’t know when I offended Mr. Dunn. I apologize, and I… Huh? Mr. Dunn, why are you kneeling on the ground? Why are you kneeling, too?” said Layla,
finish her apology, she noticed that Vincent had also knelt on the ground at some
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