His Precious Love novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63 Because I Trust You

“You did pretty well this time,” Curtis praised benevolently. “You guys must be tired, so go home and get some rest. Have someone else take over your shifts.”

“I’ll stay here and watch over her, Mr. Faymon.” James chose not to leave. “She got hurt because I was negligent, and I fear there might still be other accomplices hiding around inside the hotel.”

Curtis’ eyes flashed briefly at that, but he quickly responded, “You’ve already taken the guy down, so there’s no need to feel guilty anymore. Go on home. I can manage on my own for now, but I’ll be needing your help quite a bit in the next few days to come.”

Seeing how insistent the man was, James had no choice but to leave with Cillian.

The room fell into silence right after they exited.

Curtis stood there pondering over something before picking up his phone from the table, walking to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and dialing a number.

The call went through almost immediately.

“What can I help you with, Curtis?” A woman’s gentle, soothing voice rang out from across the line.

“Sorry to bother you at this hour.” Curtis gazed out the window and at the view with a blank expression. “My dad said he hadn’t seen you for a long time. Are you still in Saintnam, Aunt Sienna?”

“That’s right. I’ve been rather busy,” Sienna answered. “I might have to be here for one or two months.”

“You sure are working hard. Will you be back for our huge family gathering?”

“We’ll see about that. I’ll try to make it.”

“Okay. Let me know if you do come back. I’ll pick you up myself.”

Sienna chuckled. “You’re being too courteous, Curtis! We’re family, are we not? I know you have so much to do at Faymon Group. There’s no way I’d let such a busy man like you come and get me.”

The man curled his lips frostily, albeit still sounding warm. “It’s precise because we’re family that I have to fetch you personally. Besides, you’re my aunt and also my dad’s favorite sister.”

“Okay, then. I’ll talk to you when the time comes.”

“Sure. Well, then, I shan’t bother you anymore.”

The call lasted only five minutes. Curtis stared out the window while clutching his phone.

Gabriel stood nearby silently. It was as though no one was there.

After about ten minutes, Curtis turned to him expressionlessly. “What is my aunt doing in Saintnam?”

Gabriel adjusted his glasses. “It has something to do with a collaboration with Imperial Corporation. Also, she’s withdrawn two hundred and thirty million to invest in Jade Group, the current biggest enterprise in Saintnam. She’s now the second-largest shareholder.”

“Jade Group owns the biggest tobacco company in the world. They also sell these things in secret. The profits are huge, so she’s pretty smart to have chosen them.” Curtis raised an eyebrow and sneered. “But both her companies in Spaunia and Boguia have already shut down, and her ex-lover ran away with two hundred million. Where did she get the funds to invest in Jade Group?”

“You may have been too busy to hear that Mr. Jared’s getting a promotion,” Gabriel said. “There are some people trying to butter him up by sending him gifts and cash, but he never accepted anything from them. They gave all that money to Ms. Sienna instead.”

Curtis snorted upon hearing that. “My aunt may seem intelligent, but she’s clearly not the brightest bulb around, huh? Doesn’t she realize that playing dirty with me will only make things difficult for her son?”

“Ms. Sienna’s always been reckless with money, so she must have become desperate after running out of it and losing her lover.” Gabriel had a helpless expression on his face too. “Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gathered all that intel from her informants and asked her foster son’s wife to talk to Ms. Garland. Besides, look at how worked up she got when the negotiations fell through.”