All of a sudden, a thick and solid hand fell on Richard’s shoulder whilst he was still frozen in shock. That palm landed on his shoulder heavily, shocking him out of his daze. Then, Taylor’s icy voice sounded by his ear. “Mr. Harper, I hope you keep what you saw today to yourself. After all, the fact that your ex-girlfriend got herself a husband leagues better than you is an extremely embarrassing thing for you as a man…”
Taylor made a living based on his looks. He was an artist on the level of a national treasure. Just going by appearances, Richard was no match for him. Moreover, he was the largest shareholder of Asco International. Therefore, the only aspect Richard could confidently win against him was his age.
For a while, Richard’s mind went blank again. He didn’t even know how he left the Harpers’ mansion. By the time he came back to his senses again, he had been unceremoniously thrown out of the house. Sitting in the snow outside the door, he looked back and saw a small robot wearing a tiger hat closing the door. The robot even fiercely said to him, “Don’t come back again! If you return, I’ll set the dog on you!” The Samoyed barked in agreement.
After the door closed, all sounds from the inside were cut off. Getting up from the ground, he walked away alone. Suddenly, he received a call from Mrs. Harper. “Hurry up and come back! Huffs Technology is going under! Moreover, Xyla’s parents tried to commit suicide by jumping off a building and are hospitalized right now. If Huffs Technology collapses, their debt will amount to several billion! This debt will fall on your shoulders if Xyla’s parents pass away because you are husband and wife!”
Inside the Edwards Residence, Michael was watching the news. The news of Huffs Technology’s chairman and his wife committing suicide by jumping off a building had already spread throughout the entire Bayside City. Furthermore, the daughter of the Huffs Family and popular debut actress, Xyla Huff, was inundated with a debt of several billion in an instant. As thousands of shareholders lost their money, they blocked the gates of Huffs Technology, demanding to be reimbursed. Regrettably, the place was completely deserted. Knowing that the Harper Group had a long-standing cooperative relationship with Huffs Technology, they then rallied at the gates of the Harper Group to collect their dues.
Asco International had been suppressing Huffs Technology recently. However, the former was not very involved in electronics, so it did not have enough strength to pressure the latter. Coincidentally, the Michel Group, which was just the right counterpart against Huffs Technology, entered the market aggressively and cornered Huffs Technology so badly that it couldn’t withstand the pressure. Therefore, the speed of Huffs Technology’s collapse was staggering. With the fall of the Huff Family, the entire Bayside City fell with it. Even the giant Mitchell Family was steadily being pushed back. The Michel Group is way too powerful!
Michael had been suppressing the Mitchell Family too. With both Asco International and the Michel Group looming down from two sides, the Mitchell Family was struggling. However, Michael was beginning to worry that the Michel Group might monopolize the electronics industry in Bayside City of Cethos… After all, it was a foreign investor! Besides, he also suspected that Linus was taking advantage of his anger and making use of him to jointly take down the Mitchell Family. Once the Mitchell Family collapsed, the entire electronics industry within Bayside City would be dominated by the Michel Group, an outsider. Even so, I won’t be able to contain my anger if I don’t bring down the Mitchell Family…
On the other hand, Sophia didn’t have as many worries as Michael did. She was preparing the clothes she would be wearing to the premiere. As a crazy fan, going to watch the premiere of her idol’s new movie was a huge affair. Therefore, she needed to have a sense of ritual and a set of cute clothes to wear there. After getting dressed, she came out and stood in front of Michael, proudly saying, “Look, dear!”
Looking up from his phone, he glanced over, and his mouth twitched…
The premiere was held at 8 that night. Hence, Sophia and Michael headed to the nearest cinema. Sophia had reserved the entire cinema in the name of Taylor Murray’s Top Fan, Sirius, and invited the nearby fans to watch the premiere for free. By 7:40 PM, the cinema was filled with Taylor’s fans—she had reserved several cinema halls, including Riverdale’s one and only giant screen.
She appeared very quickly, wearing a hooded sweater. The front was printed with Taylor’s cartoon image while the back was printed with his name. Everybody was dressed in the same outfits, feeling extremely jubilant. When they saw Sophia, they came over and greeted her, “Sirius, you’re here!”
Upon hearing those words, everybody was amazed. As expected, she’s a model! With her height, she’s at least 1.85 meters without high heels!
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